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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

Printy’s missed free-throw one of many missed opportunities

JORDAN GARRETSON December 7, 2009

The Iowa women’s basketball team trailed Michigan 52-51 with 11 seconds remaining inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday evening. Freshman Jaime Printy — who had previously been a perfect 16-of-16...

3-point shooting propels Hawkeyes over Prairie View A&M

SCOTT MILLER December 7, 2009

“The eye in the sky doesn’t lie” — or at least that’s what Prairie View A&M head coach Byron Rimm thought. That phrase — which is common around NFL circles but can pertain to basketball,...

Commentary: Minding the grappling gap

RYAN YOUNG December 7, 2009

AMES — There may have been a little Hilton magic floating around Sunday night. Or maybe No. 1 Iowa is about as bulletproof as a weeping Tim Tebow after an Alabama curb stomping on prime-time TV. Granted,...

Top-ranked Iowa wrestling edges No. 2 Iowa State, 18-16

J.T. BUGOS December 7, 2009

AMES — The top-ranked Iowa wrestlers took down No. 2 Iowa State in a dual that came down to the last match in hostile Hilton Coliseum in Ames. The Hawkeyes won four of the first five weight classes before...

Iowa headed to Orange Bowl

SCOTT MILLER December 7, 2009

Since the conclusion of Iowa’s regular season two weeks ago, the Hawkeyes have been inextricably linked to the Fiesta Bowl, one of the five famed Bowl Championship Series games. In fact, until the afternoon...

Lack of vitamin D linked to lymphoma progression

DI STAFF December 7, 2009

Researchers from the UI and Mayo Clinic have found that the amount of vitamin D in patients being treated for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was strongly associated with cancer progression and overall survival....

Man charged with assault

DI STAFF December 7, 2009

Police arrested an Iowa City man after he allegedly bit a bar employee on the shoulder and back. Meredyth Rice, 22, 831 E. Jefferson St., was charged with assault causing bodily injury. According to...

Two charged with robbery

DI STAFF December 7, 2009

Police arrested two Iowa City men after they allegedly robbed a store on Dec. 5. Jose Murcia, age unknown, 28 Forestview Trailor Court, and Rogelio Fernandez, 23, address unknown, were both charged with...

Woman charged with theft, identity theft

DI STAFF December 7, 2009

Police arrested a former accounting firm employee after she allegedly used a client’s account information to pay her own bills. Tabatha Benningfield, 24, address unknown, was charged with first-degree...

GOP picks Cardella for supervisor election

DI STAFF December 7, 2009

The Johnson County Republican Party nominated Lori Cardella for the upcoming county Board of Supervisors election on Jan. 19, 2010. The seat was vacated when former Supervisor Larry Meyers died on Sept....

Franchise fee could hit UI

JOHN DOETKOTT December 7, 2009

A proposed city utility fee increase could put even more of a strain on the UI as it works to cut millions from its budget. Officials estimate the proposed 2 percent franchise fee would cost the UI around...

Keeping tabs on UI ITCs

EMILY BUSSE December 7, 2009

This winter, UI students won’t have to trek through the frigid weather to the nearest computer lab only to find it full. Their cell phones will be able to help them avoid that. UI Information Technology...

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