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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

Women tracksters eye Drake

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI April 23, 2009

The Iowa women’s track and field team this week will head to Des Moines for the 100th-annual Drake Relays, the state’s most prestigious track and field meet. The first Drake Relays were run in 1910...

Men’s track psyched for Drake, hoping for wins

ZACH SMITH April 23, 2009

For one three-day period toward the end of April each year, the eyes of the track and field world center on Des Moines. And while the state’s capital is home to the host Drake University, the Hawkeyes...

Baseball rallies in ninth against Northern Iowa

RYAN YOUNG April 23, 2009

The streakiest hitter on the Iowa baseball team came through in the clutch Wednesday night. After extending his hitting streak to 12 games in the bottom of the first, junior outfielder Ryan Durant stepped...

Mitch King looks to NFL draft to fulfill childhood dream

BRENDAN STILES April 23, 2009

It’s no question how dominant Mitch King is on the gridiron. From his coming out party against Wisconsin that earned him Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors in 2005 to being named Big Ten Defensive...

D-line moves on but with question marks into new season

SCOTT MILLER April 23, 2009

It has been awhile since Iowa has had question marks along the defensive line. Four years to be exact. The Hawkeyes’ 31-10 victory over South Carolina in the Outback Bowl on New Year’s Day marked...

Officials work to keep schools safe

CLARK CAHILL April 23, 2009

While it’s not possible to stop every random act of violence, local officials say, prevention at high schools has become much more advanced. Monday marked the 10-year anniversary of the Columbine High...

School district cuts library positions

REGINA ZILBERMINTS April 23, 2009

Iowa City School District officials recently announced they will reduce several library positions — a move one librarian called a “big mistake.” At Shimek and Hills Elementary Schools — the two...

Magistrate distribution questioned

ZHI XIONG April 23, 2009

Johnson County could gain two magistrates if the state court administrator has his way. “He just doesn’t have that authority,” said Judge Warren Bush, who is suing State Court Administrator David...

Students show off vegetable garden

MARY HARRINGTON April 23, 2009

From a small plot of West Campus land, a new university garden will provide fresh crops for IMU diners. The new student-run garden will grow vegetables for volunteer gardeners and on-campus eaters alike,...

Freshman seminar numbers to rise

ANNA LOTHSON April 23, 2009

Seeing the secret life of a surgeon, learning intricacies of a courtroom, crunching a university budget, or picking at the brain of an engineer — they all have one thing in common. Each will be the...

Speaker: Porn misuses women

SHANE ERSLAND April 23, 2009

While a pornographic-video producer described a scene from his movie, nervous laughter from various UI students filled the darkened auditorium of the Becker Communication Studies Building. Robert Jensen...

Mike Currie elected UISG president

MICHELE DANNO April 23, 2009

After accusations of cheating, backstabbing, name calling, and voting delays, Go Party was victorious in what UI Student Government President-elect Mike Currie called “the longest, hardest-fought campaign”...

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