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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

Gatens closing in on return

SETH ROBERTS November 11, 2010

When Matt Gatens walked out of the Carver-Hawkeye Arena tunnel barefoot, he wasn't just missing his shoes. For the first time in two weeks, the Iowa shooting guard wasn't sporting a clunky black cast...

Iowa football’s unsung hero

J.T. BUGOS November 11, 2010

Adam Robinson is the unsung hero. The leading rusher for Iowa's No. 34 scoring offense in the Football Bowl Subdivision, Robinson is largely overshadowed by quarterback Ricky Stanzi and his No. 3 rank...

Homegrown hero transforms Iowa golf

BEN WOLFSON November 11, 2010

Mark Hankins' tenure as Iowa's men's golf coach started slowly. One tournament win his first year. None his second. One his third. Now, with four-straight tournament wins this fall, it's safe to say the...

Woman killed in crash

DI STAFF November 11, 2010

A Denison, Iowa, woman was killed when a semi rear-ended a car on Highway 218. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a truck driven by Brandon Bachman, 34, and a Ford Taurus driven by Kevin Nau, 50, both...

Spotlight Iowa City: Tireless volunteer ‘lives’ at Old Capitol

NINA EARNEST November 11, 2010

Only one little boy gave Vilda Sutherlin a hard time on an Old Capitol Museum tour. She calmly explained he had two options: He could cooperate and finish the tour with the rest of the group or stay behind...

Business students bag for Haiti

ALAN TOUSSAINT November 11, 2010

In one hour, approximately 20 business students filled 3,000 plastic bags with a special food mixture and packed them in boxes for a 2,000-mile journey to Haiti. Their efforts took place in the Pappajohn...

UI may cut six more grad programs

ARIANA WITT November 11, 2010

The University of Iowa Graduate College could soon shrink even more. The college plans to send six more graduate programs to the state Board of Regents for possible termination, said John Keller, the...

Schools criticized on First Amendment rights

HAYLEY BRUCE November 11, 2010

Members of the Christian Legal Society said it is unclear how a pending lawsuit will affect the University of Iowa chapter of the student organization, and an attorney on the case said such action is just...

Judge delays North Liberty land deal

HAYLEY BRUCE November 11, 2010

A 6th District judge ruled in favor of 20-plus plaintiffs requesting a temporary injuction against the city of North Liberty and 380 Development Group on Monday. The decision comes after the plaintiffs...

Ex-CIA agent highlights abuse of power

NINA EARNEST November 11, 2010

She's jumped out of airplanes, fired automatic weapons, and waded through swamps. And now, Valerie Plame Wilson wants Americans to speak truth to power. Plame Wilson, the Central Intelligence Agency...

Dorm rooms may get personal recycling bins

ALISON SULLIVAN November 11, 2010

Every University of Iowa dorm room could soon get an individual recycling bin under a new proposal. UI Student Government Sen. Sunny Kothari proposed the initiative to help fund the project, originally...

Many student voters stuck to 21-only

SAM LANE November 11, 2010

Statistics from the Johnson County Auditor's Office may reveal what some had suspected going into the election: many UI students would vote on the 21-ordinance and not some other items on the ballot. For...

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