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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Is Occupy Iowa City’s teach-in worth skipping class?

DI EDITORIAL BOARD November 17, 2011

Yes It is definitely worth it to leave and miss class today to participate in Occupy Iowa City's Walkout — besides, that's kind of the point. Students are not just leaving class for the purpose...

Iowa softball to hold youth camps

DI STAFF November 17, 2011

The Iowa softball program announced on Wednesday it will hold a series of winter clinics in January. The camps will range in price from $25 to $100 and will all take place in the Bubble on Jan. 13-16,...

Intramural dodge ball: Blue Ballers open season with a win

TOMMY REINKING November 17, 2011

The Blue Ballers started its season off on the right foot with an 8-2 victory over URP in a Division 3 intramural dodge-ball matchup on Wednesday night. The easy victory for the Blue Ballers was primarily...

Hawk swimmers boast tigerhawk tattoos

BEN ROSS November 17, 2011

In most sports, spectators are able to discern who the athletes are by looking at their numbers. Swimming isn't one of those sports. A good way to tell many of the men's swimmers apart, then, is to look...

Iowa men’s hoops hope 3s mean three wins

BEN SCHUFF November 17, 2011

The Iowa men's basketball team has plenty of room for improvement. Head coach Fran McCaffery and his players would be the first to say so. But so far, the team's offensive totals have been noteworthy. The...

Bluder’s Bunch takes bite out of Great Danes

BEN WOLFSON November 17, 2011

Iowa and Albany were tied, 23-23, with five minutes left in the first half of the Hawkeyes' Wednesday night game against the Great Danes. Over the next five minutes, the Black and Gold scored 14 unanswered...

Binns leads with perfectionism — and really big hands

SETH ROBERTS November 17, 2011

Broderick Binns has really, really big hands. Saying they're like plates sounds cliché, but it's a measurement that applies to the Iowa defensive end; from fingertip to the heel of his wrist, his hands...

UNI student charged with credit card fraud

DI STAFF November 17, 2011

A Cedar Falls man was charged after he allegedly used his ex-girlfriend's banking information to pay off his credit card. Aaron Stockstell, 22, was charged Nov. 3 with identity theft and third-degree...

Coralville man charged with false imprisonment

DI STAFF November 17, 2011

Police charged a Coralville man after he allegedly assaulted a woman at her residence. Martel Horton, 25, 954 Boston Way No. 11, was charged Nov. 16 with false imprisonment, domestic abuse assault with...

Grinnell woman charged after alleged football ticket fraud

DI STAFF November 17, 2011

A Grinnell woman has been charged after allegedly posted a fraudulent Craigslist ad for tickets to the Iowa/Nebraska football game Nov. 25. Tabitha Jensen, 28, was charged Oct. 28 with second-degree theft. According...

Coralville woman charged with murder following fire

DI STAFF November 17, 2011

Police arrested a Coralville woman Wednesday alleging that she intentionally set a fire that killed a 14-year-old boy. Lillie Will Williams, 49, 419 10th Ave., was charged Wednesday with first-degree...

Iowa City musician uses alter ego as muse

JORDAN MONTGOMERY November 17, 2011

Local musician Mitchell Gardner has produced several LP records of his original songs. But his new project — set to be completed in February — is a rock opera based on conversations with his alter...

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