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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Lane: The American Dream… depending on where you live

JOE LANE May 15, 2015

The American Dream is one of the more connotation-laden phrases in U.S. history. Throughout the past couple centuries, individuals and families have flocked to the United States for this one simple aspiration....

Evanson: The college job placement façade

KEITH EVANSON May 15, 2015

Congratulations, 2015 University of Iowa graduates, you did it. You’ve finally reached the end of a long line of final exams, term papers, and all those all-nighters that went along with them. You...

Reiland: So long, farewell

JORDYN REILAND May 15, 2015

I only applied to two schools: Bradley University and the University of Iowa. But let’s be honest… It was always going to be Iowa. And I can thank my Aunt Tracy for that. She recommended it one Sunday...

Editorial: Rejecting automated traffic cameras

DI EDITORIAL BOARD May 15, 2015

Earlier this week, the Iowa Department of Transportation rejected the appeals of four Iowa cities to maintain use of several automated traffic-enforcement cameras. The cameras have been at the center of...

Golfers seek strong finish

ROD ENGBLOM May 15, 2015

With the college golf season near the end, plenty of work is ahead for the Iowa men’s golf team. Iowa is competing in the NCAA regional, and it finished the spring season strong, placing second...

Point/Counterpoint: What should have been the Story of the Year?

DI STAFF May 15, 2015

Iowa wrestling not winning NCAA team title The Iowa wrestling team faltering at the end of the wrestling season should have been the The Daily Iowan’s story of the year. Heading into the postseason,...

Hawkeyes fall to Rutgers

RYAN RODRIGUEZ May 15, 2015

The Iowa baseball team dropped the first game of its final series. The Iowa baseball team dropped its series opener at Rutgers on Thursday, 5-3, in Piscataway, New Jersey. The loss drops the Hawkeyes...

Beginning of the end for the track and field team

COURTNEY BAUMANN May 15, 2015

As finals week comes to a close, finals weekend is just getting started for the track and field team. Six Iowa athletes rank first in the Big Ten in their events — Vinnie Saucer Jr. (100-meter), Lake...

Story of the Year: Iowa women’s basketball

RYAN RODRIGUEZ May 15, 2015

2015 was a wild year for Iowa sports. An up and down season for Kirk Ferentz’s football program, Fran McCaffery taking the men’s basketball team to its first win in the NCAA Tournament in his tenure,...

Year-in-Review: The year that was

2016 campaign kicks off The early half of 2015 marked the start of the 2016 presidential campaign. More than a handful of candidates have joined the race. Among Republicans, there are six declared candidates:...

Getting in on the ground floor

GRACE PATERAS May 15, 2015

The soon-to-come reopening of the IMU ground floor will offer students something a little different, including expanded academic opportunities. The grand opening, set for June 1, will mostly open the...

With first job offers, graduates miss out on vital money

BEN MARKS May 15, 2015

As the latest generation of college graduates take their last finals, and walk across the stage, they face the challenges of their first professional job and salary. But according to a recent study, many...

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