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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

Golfers go even in Day One at Challenge

CLARK CAHILL August 31, 2009

It’s something every competitive golfer fears — one bad swing that can turn a great score into an average score in seconds. Iowa junior Vince India fell victim to that scenario Sunday afternoon when...

Soccer goes 2-0 at home

ROBBIE LEHMAN August 31, 2009

On its first weekend series, the Iowa soccer team posted two shutouts to tally its first and second wins of the season, beating Montana on Aug. 28 and South Dakota State on Sunday, 2-0. After sluggish...

Field hockey goes 0-2 in ACC Challenge

JORDAN GARRETSON August 31, 2009

The Iowa field-hockey team opened its season this past weekend, hosting part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at Grant Field. Challenge? For a Hawkeye club playing its first game since losing eight seniors...

Commentary: Recent two-deep overhyped

BRENDAN STILES August 31, 2009

Yes, it’s that time of year again. Just a week before the No. 22 Iowa Hawkeyes open the season against Northern Iowa, head coach Kirk Ferentz released his two-deep on Aug. 28 for the first game of the...

Big Ten Preview: Spartan quarterback saga continues

AMIE KIEHN August 31, 2009

Football and politics have a lot in common. For one, it’s wise not to believe the hype. While polls are great indicators of depth in college football and political candidates alike, they can be misleading. One...

Video: Football Forum – Iowa secondary

DI SPORTS STAFF August 31, 2009

Be sure to visit dailyiowan.com every day throughout the 2009 football season for The Daily Iowan Football Forum, an in-depth discussion among DI and Daily Iowan TV football reporters about the Iowa Hawkeyes. The...

Hawkeye secondary boasts experience

JON LINDER August 31, 2009

Shaun Prater’s February OWI was disappointing. Jordan Bernstine’s dislocated ankle in camp was disheartening. The returning talent and youth in the rest of the Iowa secondary is almost disorienting. All-America...

Mason writes Anheuser-Busch about cans

DI STAFF August 31, 2009

UI President Sally Mason voiced disappointment in a letter to Vice President Carol Clark of Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. on the organization’s “Fan Can” marketing promotion. Mason is concerned...

Spotlight Iowa City: The art of living healthily

CHRIS CURTLAND August 31, 2009

Frank Cheng is 85 years old. But that doesn’t keep him from executing a nearly flawless tai chi pose he calls “tiger ascending the mountain.” “My stability is a little off today,” Cheng said...

Teen preps for Broadway

KATHRYN STINSON August 31, 2009

Thirteen-year-old Alex Ko feels a certain connection to Billy Elliot, the lead character he will play on Broadway in October. After all, in Billy Elliot the Musical, Billy defies his father’s wishes...

Dairy farmer hangs on

KEVIN HOFFMAN August 31, 2009

Steve Leazer watches as his colossal, curious cows follow each other into crammed, narrow stalls, where they’ll have a day’s worth of milk squeezed from their udders. He is one of the more fortunate...

Frosh seminar big hit with students

LAUREN MILLS August 31, 2009

Thirteen students watched as UI professor Edward Wasserman crouched and bounced, demonstrating a horse-jockey position that he researched on Google. But the students were not studying horses. They were...

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