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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Bell ringing for charity begins again

CAROLINE BERG November 19, 2009

The steady jingle of bells resounding outside malls and local businesses is as familiar to the holiday season as Bing Crosby singing “White Christmas.” And the sight of a bundled up volunteer ringing...

Student filmmakers début work

ERIC SUNDERMANN November 19, 2009

Forget about winning Oscars or making millions in Hollywood. Budding filmmakers have to start somewhere, and usually that’s submitting work to any film festival possible. “It’s really nerve-racking,...

U.S. should pressure Israel to tear down its wall

PATRICK HITCHON - GUEST OPINION November 19, 2009

Last week, we commemorated the 20th anniversary of the demolition of the Berlin Wall. The Wall was built in 1961 to prevent the mass exodus from the communist German Democratic Republic to the Federal...

We’re all in this together

SIMEON TALLEY November 19, 2009

President Obama’s trip to China this week garnered a lot of attention — and with good reason. It seems like with each passing day, China’s clout on the world stage increases. China is seen as not...

UI jurisdiction expansion should not be misused

DI EDITORIAL BOARD November 19, 2009

Soon, UI administrators will have more power over students than ever before. They will extend their jurisdiction to include off-campus charges filed against students. Under the new policy, if students...

Dodge-ball fans hit Field House

MATT SCHOMMER November 19, 2009

It only took a few short minutes for Cale’s Team to defeat Smooth Obturators in an intramural dodge-ball game Wednesday night in the Field House. The 10-2 victory all but assures a spot for Cale’s...

Men’s tennis recruits far and wide

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI November 19, 2009

At least once a year Iowa men’s tennis assistant coach Steve Nash finds himself in a foreign country, trying to order off strange menus at restaurants and remembering to stay on the left side of the...

NCAA looks into student-athlete gambling

CLARK CAHILL November 19, 2009

Throwing down money on fantasy football and the ever-popular March Madness brackets at the end of the NCAA basketball season are common-place for many people, including college students. But for student-athletes...

Women’s cross-country season full of near misses

MICHELE DANNO November 19, 2009

Some may consider the 2009 Iowa women’s cross-country season a rebuilding year because of the loss of 2008 star duo in Racheal Marchand and Sarah Perry. But at the start of their campaign, the Hawkeye...

Men harriers finish injury-plagued season with high heads

SEAN MORGAN November 19, 2009

Without Ricky Stanzi, Iowa’s football team has stumbled as of late. Imagine if they lost Pat Angerer and Adrian Clayborn in the same week. This worst-case scenario became a cold reality for the Iowa...

Family ties common in Iowa wrestling

J.T. BUGOS November 19, 2009

The Iowa wrestling program is no stranger to having brothers on the same squad. What the program isn’t accustomed to, however, is having an uncle and a nephew who view themselves as brothers. Freshman...

Hamlin’s return inspires ‘Bluder’s Bunch’

EVELYN LAU November 19, 2009

“No Regrets. No Excuses” read the back of JoAnn Hamlin’s shirt Wednesday night when Iowa hosted No. 19 Kansas in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. It is also the mentality she brings to the Iowa women’s basketball...

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