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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

Frustration abounds after another close loss for men’s basketball

IAN MARTIN February 21, 2011

All the way back on Iowa basketball media day — Oct. 14 — Fran McCaffery avoided the idea of a set number of wins being the goal for his new team. “What I’m trying to do establish is a style of...

Deja vu all over again for men’s hoops

SETH ROBERTS February 21, 2011

As Steven Tyler would say, the Iowa men’s basketball team’s 73-70 overtime loss to Michigan on Feb. 19 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena was the same old story and the same old song and dance. Almost every...

Wrestlers squeak past Gophers for Big Ten dual meet title

SAM LOUWAGIE February 21, 2011

The Hawkeyes, after jumping out to a quick 9-0 lead on Sunday in Minneapolis, dropped four of the next five weight classes — the last two in dramatic, fall-from-ahead fashion — and saw their lead slashed...

Officials warn about fake inspector

DI STAFF February 21, 2011

Johnson County Public Health has issued a warning of a phony health inspector targeting Iowa food establishments, a press release said. According to the release, the caller claims to be with the Health...

Groundwater OK at ash quarry

DI STAFF February 21, 2011

Groundwater testing of a quarry where the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa deposit coal and biomass ash showed levels safely below state and federal standards,...

City offices celebrate President’s Day

DI STAFF February 21, 2011

A number of city offices will be closed today because of President’s Day. According to an Iowa City press release, the Senior Center, the Landfill and Recycling Center, and the Animal Care and Adoption...

3 juveniles charged in vandalism

DI STAFF February 21, 2011

Iowa City police have charged three juveniles following a vandalism surge over the past four months, according to a press release. The three Iowa City residents have been charged with first-degree criminal...

Area man faces 4 charges

DI STAFF February 21, 2011

Police arrested a Riverside man earlier this month after allegedly finding a variety of drugs and weapons in his vehicle. Ronald Weiland, 18, Riverside, was charged Feb. 2 with possession of marijuana,...

Rec Center hosts Quadrathalon

JON FRANK February 21, 2011

Contestants jostled for speed rather than position on stationary rowing machines in the center of the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center on Sunday. The rowing machines sat in the center of the bustling...

Spotlight: IC native set to compete in the U.S. Open bowling

BEN WOLFSON February 21, 2011

Phil Schintler holds his bowling ball close enough that it touches his face. Dressed in a black Iowa polo and black jeans, the man slowly winds up and releases the ball. The black-and-gold-flaked ball...

Lawmaker wants civics test before high-school graduation

KATIE HEINE February 21, 2011

Grace Hoyland can swiftly list the three branches of government without much thought. And she said it’s only fair that all Americans can do the same. “[Some] people not born here know more than people...

Legislation could eliminate Planned Parenthood funding

RYAN COLE February 21, 2011

More than 50,000 Iowa women could soon see an increase in the cost of reproductive health care. Title X, enacted in 1970 as part of the Public Health Service Act, provides funding for family planning...

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