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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

Iowa places 48 athletes on academic all-Big Ten list

DI STAFF December 8, 2011

The Big Ten announced its 2011 Fall Academic All-Conference team on Wednesday, and 48 athletes from Iowa made the list. The Hawkeyes set school records by having 11 field-hockey players and nine women's...

Hawkeye field hockey’s Griesbaum regional Coach of the Year

DI STAFF December 8, 2011

Iowa field-hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum was named the 2011 West Region Coach of the Year on Wednesday by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association, according to a release. Griesbaum's 12th season...

Iowa men’s tracksters ready to start repeat bid

ELDON GIANNAKOUROS December 8, 2011

The Iowa men's track team has plenty to be confident about. The Hawkeyes are just a few months removed from a triumphant 2011 outdoor season that they capped with a victory at the Big Ten outdoor championships....

Iowa wrestlers look to Ballweg for 149

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD December 8, 2011

Iowa's 149-pound wrestlers need to get tough so they can produce a starter. The Hawkeyes (5-0) will host Northern Iowa (1-2) in Carver-Hawkeye Arena tonight and will continue to iron out their problem...

Drama overshadows Iowa men’s hoops woes

MATT COZZI December 8, 2011

Perhaps overlooked in the technical-foul drama of Iowa's 80-60 loss to Northern Iowa on Tuesday was the Hawkeyes' lack of perimeter defense. The Panthers were red-hot from the 3-point line in the first...

Iowa women’s hoops loses again at Hilton

MATT COZZI December 8, 2011

The streak continues. The Iowa women's basketball team lost to Iowa State on Wednesday night in Hilton Coliseum, 62-54. Iowa (5-4) hasn't won in Ames since 1989. Head coach Lisa Bluder's squad struggled...

IC police: Man hit person with golf club for taking PSP

DI STAFF December 8, 2011

Iowa City police charged a local man after he allegedly hit a person with a golf club after one of his PlayStation Portable games was stolen. Cartis Lamonte Washington, 32, 1231 Sandusky Drive, was...

IC man charged for allegedly punching pregnant woman

DI STAFF December 8, 2011

Iowa City police arrested a local man after he allegedly hit his pregnant girlfriend in the stomach. Curtis Lee Brown, 36, 1037 Cross Park Apt. A, was charged Nov. 29 with third-offense domestic-abuse...

UICCU to stop accepting UBill payments

DI STAFF December 8, 2011

The University of Iowa Community Credit Union will no longer accept U-Bill payments, after the termination of the UI's arrangement with the credit union. Other payment options include paying online...

Russell brings jazz and blues to the Mill

HANNAH KRAMER December 8, 2011

The musical preferences of Catherine Russell might surprise those who are only familiar with her smoky alto voice caressing the notes of classic jazz and blues songs. She loves such artists as Dolly...

Pensions cost Iowa City millions

ASMAA ELKEURTI December 8, 2011

Iowa City's budget may soon be the target of another financial burden. As wages and pensions continue to increase and state contributions dwindle, Iowa City may have to come up with millions of dollars...

Safety, security crucial for proposed Johnson County Justice Center

AUDREY ROEN December 8, 2011

Architects for the proposed Johnson County justice center will be tasked with creating a jail with fewer "blind spots." Though the necessity for a new jail was initially prompted because...

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