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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’s basketball edges Wisconsin

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

The Iowa women’s basketball team (17-12, 10-8) closed out its regular season with an 86-80 overtime win on Sunday against Wisconsin (20-9. 10-8) in Madison, Wis. With the victory, the Hawkeyes secured...

Golden Gophers down GymHawks

ROBBIE LEHMAN March 1, 2010

Déjà vu struck for the Iowa women’s gymnastics team on Sunday. A few botched routines against No. 33 Minnesota led to a 194.625-194.200 loss for the No. 32 Hawkeyes in the Field House. “It’s...

Men’s tennis overcomes slow start, defeats DePaul

SETH ROBERTS March 1, 2010

Resiliency separates the good teams from the great teams. After a sloppy start in doubles play, the No. 55 Iowa men’s tennis team (6-1) stormed back in singles competition to notch a 7-0 victory over...

AquaHawks finish sixth

PATRICK RAFFERTY March 1, 2010

It’s been 14 years since the Iowa men’s swimming and diving team did what it just did. The Hawkeyes sealed a sixth-place finish with 223 team points on Feb. 27 at the Big Ten championships — their...

Commentary: Hawkeyes’ heart on display in win

BRENDAN STILES March 1, 2010

Victories have been sparse during this season for the Iowa men’s basketball team. But there is one facet the team has shown plenty of this year: heart. No, it isn’t a statistical category, but Iowa’s...

Iowa downs Indiana for 10th win

SCOTT MILLER March 1, 2010

Three days after getting run out of the gym by Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., Iowa (10-19, 4-12) pummeled Indiana (9-19, 3-13), 73-57, inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday night. With the victory, the...

Sex-abuse trial to begin

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

The trial of Jonathan Schiefer, a man charged with kidnapping, burglary and sexual abuse will begin today. Schiefer, 34, was charged in July 2008 amid a rash of sexual assaults near the UI campus. No...

Man gets 5 years’ probation for having sex with 12-year-old

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

A North Liberty man was sentenced to five years of probation for lascivious acts with a child. Scott Christenson, now 19, admitted to having sex with a 12-year-old girl in June or July 2008, according...

UI, codefendants deny suit claims

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

The University of Iowa, state Board of Regents, and a UI professor have submitted their answer in a lawsuit involving a former visiting professor. Ravi Sood, who worked in the nuclear-medicine department...

Area man charged with attempted murder

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

Iowa City police charged an 18-year-old Solon resident with attempted murder after he allegedly left a local man with two gunshot wounds in his hands. Dakota Lee Williams, 18, Solon, was charged Feb....

6 establishments fail alcohol stings

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

Six Johnson County establishments, including three in Iowa City, failed recent compliance checks by selling alcohol to minors. Iowa City police cited employees at Hy-Vee, 1201 N. Dodge St., Kum &...

Spotlight Iowa City: Student, enchanted by literature, creates blog

EMILY BUSSE March 1, 2010

Ash Bruxvoort discovered a zest for reading as a curious preschooler who perched herself every morning in the kitchen, a children’s book (or newspaper) at hand, reading aloud while waiting for breakfast. “My...

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