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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

Team Miralax runs wild in Co-Rec division

JERRY SCHERWIN JR. April 15, 2010

Team Miralax came into the Co-Rec intramural basketball playoffs with one goal in mind: repeat. The squad, which won its second championship on April 7 after toppling top-seeded Blar, 56-47, used 3-point...

Softball nips Wisconsin in doubleheader

DI STAFF April 15, 2010

The Iowa softball team defeated Wisconsin, 1-0 and 14-1, on Wednesday during a double-header in Madison. The Hawkeyes improved to 22-14-1 overall, 8-1 in the Big Ten, and Wisconsin fell to 10-24 overall,...

Iowa’s ‘leprechaun’ leaps over competition

MATT SCHOMMER April 15, 2010

The only things that have stood in trackster Jordan Mullen’s way this season are a series of 42-inch hurdles — and even those have yet to slow him down. The freshman has stormed out of the high-school...

Men’s golfers find their stroke

JESSIE SMITH April 15, 2010

Winning seasons come in cycles. Certain successful cycles may take a little longer to come by than others. From 2000 to 2007, the Iowa men’s golf team sat in what seemed to be a concrete seat at the...

Men’s gymnastics psyched for NCAA qualifier

NICK GANS April 15, 2010

The gymnasts are healthy. The lineups are set. Practice is over, and the most important meet of the year is here. The Iowa men’s gymnastics team has set its sights on one target: to show the country...

McCaffery: ‘I have to engage the students. I have to go to them’

SCOTT MILLER April 15, 2010

The Daily Iowan: How have these two weeks been since you’ve been hired? Fran McCaffery: It has been very busy, as you can imagine, on a lot of different fronts. With regard to the players we have, that’s...

Spotlight Iowa City: A helping hand for local education

KELLIE PETERSEN April 15, 2010

Sarah Richardson’s lifetime love of learning is not limited to personal education. While the 47-year-old has furthered her own knowledge by taking classes in Ancient Greek at the University of Iowa,...

Staff Council executives want unified voice

LISA BRAHM April 15, 2010

Newly elected University of Iowa Staff Council executives said they hope to reshape the group, making it more prevalent on campus and promoting a unified voice. The council elected four at-large members...

Iowa State University student’s death likely caused by meningitis

MICHELLE HILLENBRAND April 15, 2010

After the death of Iowa State University student Travis James Good on Tuesday was linked to bacterial meningitis, University of Iowa officials said students worried about the disease can consider getting...

UI looks to enhance study of aging, ‘brain drain’

SAM LANE April 15, 2010

From the sweeping cornfields of Iowa to Minnesota’s lakes to the rolling prairies of the Dakotas, populations across the Midwest have at least one thing in common: They’re getting older. As the disappearance...

Second diversity officer candidate emphasizes cohesiveness

MITCHELL SCHMIDT April 15, 2010

Striving to increase diversity is nothing new to Eveadean Myers, the second candidate for the University of Iowa’s chief diversity officer position. Myers, who is the vice president for equity, diversity,...

UI professor recognized for work on water

JOSEPH BELK April 15, 2010

A University of Iowa engineering professor will be the recipient of a prestigious national award for excellence in water research. The National Water Research Institute will announce next week that Professor...

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