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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

Freshman comes up big on baseball Senior Day

SETH ROBERTS May 9, 2011

Sunday was Senior Day for the Iowa baseball team, but a freshman stole the spotlight. Rookie outfielder Taylor Zeutenhorst knocked in both the tying and winning runs as the Hawkeyes (18-27, 7-11 Big Ten)...

UI reports budget surplus from Insight Bowl

JORDAN GARRETSON May 9, 2011

The Iowa Athletics Department netted a $382,500 surplus from the $1.8 million budget given to it by the Big Ten for the 2010 Insight Bowl, according to a report released by the university May 6. The...

DI Freshman of the Year: Melsahn Basabe

IAN MARTIN May 9, 2011

This year’s Daily Iowan Freshman of the Year Melsahn Basabe’s favorite moment of his first season included being on the wrong end of a YouTube clip. With 14:08 left in Iowa’s Feb. 6 game at Indiana,...

Men arrested on drug charges

DI STAFF May 9, 2011

Iowa City police arrested three local men on drug charges last week after executing a search warrant at their home. Robert C. Forslund, 20, and Joshua D. Kolof, 20, 410 E. Market St., were charged May...

North Liberty man arrested for assaulting officer

DI STAFF May 9, 2011

North Liberty police arrested a man after he allegedly spat on an officer after a reported assault. Joshua Kyle Showalter, 21, North Liberty, was charged Sunday with assault on peace officers and assault...

UIHC launches fundraising campaign

DI STAFF May 9, 2011

University of Iowa officials have begun a $500 million fundraising campaign for medical research and patient care at the Carver College of Medicine and the UI Hospitals and Clinics. "Iowa First:...

Professor on leave files lawsuit

DI STAFF May 9, 2011

University of Iowa radiology Professor Malik Juweid who has been on paid leave since January filed a lawsuit against the UI, the state Board of Regents, and numerous UI officials on May 6. According to...

Officials extend Nite Ride hours

DI STAFF May 9, 2011

University of Iowa police will extend Nite-Ride hours during finals week. According to a press release, Nite-Ride hours will extend from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m., ending on Friday. In addition, the Main...

Illinois man charged with OWI

DI STAFF May 9, 2011

Iowa City police arrested an Illinois man after he allegedly drove drunk through a person's yard. Todd Christian Leech, 21, Winnetka, Ill., was charged May 7 with OWI and possession of a controlled substance. Police...

UI to help protect against flooding in the south

JON FRANK May 9, 2011

When destructive flooding engulfed Iowa City and the University of Iowa campus in 2008, officials said, a number of Southern states were some of the first to send help. And now, the UI has a chance to...

Iowa Juvenile Home residents use art to cope

SARAH BULMER May 9, 2011

The artists' names were not disclosed, but their stories were on full display. A young, half-naked girl in pigtails stands behind a cage, forced to watch an older man touch himself. "Trust me,"...

Spotlight: UI senior keeping hands clean

RILEY UBBEN May 9, 2011

Michael Ireland knows the importance of a clean hospital. As the leading cause of illness in medical centers, hospital-acquired infections are responsible for almost 100,000 deaths each year in the U.S....

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