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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

Is there a constitutional basis for overturning health-care reform?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF April 1, 2010

YES By Jonathan Groves Despite the Democrats’ best wishes, attorney generals from at least 14 states have filed a lawsuit challenging various provisions of the recently signed health-care-reform bill....

Softball falls to Iowa State in Ames

DI STAFF April 1, 2010

Errors were the difference in Wednesday’s game in Ames as the Iowa softball team lost to Iowa State, 7-3. The Hawkeyes are now 16-13-1 on the year, and the Cyclones improved to 22-13 with the win. Iowa...

Basketball only part of big picture for Vervinators

MATT COZZI April 1, 2010

Teams that played the Vervinators during the intramural-basketball season probably didn’t know what was behind the team name. For the squad composed of freshmen and sophomores, their relationship with...

Cruncheazy thumps Team Bob Saget

DI STAFF April 1, 2010

No. 1 seeded Cruncheazy used fast breaks in a 69-46 intramural Men’s Open Elite Eight victory over No. 2 seeded Team Bob Saget Wednesday night inside the Field House. Both squads entered the game undefeated,...

GymHawk gives back

ROBBIE LEHMAN April 1, 2010

Wednesday is the Iowa women’s gymnastics team’s designated day off from practice. Jenny Donar uses it to … work. Most of her life, she has trained in gymnastics, continually honing her skills in...

Commentary: Pitching prowess trumps the long ball

JORDAN GARRETSON April 1, 2010

I enjoy watching pitchers repeatedly throw first-pitch strikes. I savor watching pitchers repeatedly retire the side 1-2-3. And I absolutely love watching pitchers repeatedly baffle an entire lineup...

Baseball wins late-inning thriller

J.T. BUGOS April 1, 2010

Three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning propelled Iowa to a 6-5 victory over South Dakota State on Wednesday. Following a pair of Jackrabbit errors that scored senior Hawkeye Ryan Durant and redshirt...

Examining the McCaffery search committee

BRENDAN STILES April 1, 2010

Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly. Oregon State’s Craig Robinson. And for now, Minnesota’s Tubby Smith. The firm that linked these men with some high-profile vacancies in college athletics in recent years...

Court clears law dean of bias

DI STAFF April 1, 2010

A U.S. District judge has dismissed with prejudice a free-speech and equal-protection lawsuit filed against the outgoing dean of the University of Iowa College of Law. During the 2006-07 academic year,...

Osborn trial date set

DI STAFF April 1, 2010

The trial has been set for an Iowa City man charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of his girlfriend, according to court records. Eric Scott Osborn, 26, reportedly went gambling with his live-in...

Many back broadband plan

MARLEEN LINARES April 1, 2010

Local residents may soon have more access to the digital world. A new federal plan aims to both expand broadband access across the nation and make it more affordable. The National Broadband Plan, created...

Spotlight Iowa City: A new way of regarding music

MATT SCHOMMER April 1, 2010

Watch out “MTV Cribs,” a new video sensation is captivating the attention of teenage viewers worldwide. No, not another raunchy tape of Paris Hilton or the newest Miley Cyrus song — it’s UI sophomore...

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