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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

Point/Counterpoint: Who’s better — Michael Jordan or LeBron James?

DI STAFF February 21, 2013

Michael Jordan I don’t know why this is even a debate. Michael Jordan is hands-down the greatest player in NBA history. Now there’s no doubt whether LeBron James is the better athlete (although...

Hawkeye tennis star Estenssoro ends up where he wanted to be all along

DOMINICK WHITE February 21, 2013

Journeyman Juan Estenssoro has found a place to call home in Iowa City. Estenssoro’s route to becoming a Division 1 athlete was far from ordinary, taking lots of twists and turns along the way. Estenssoro...

Mexico native Balboa brings unique background to GymHawks

RYAN PROBASCO February 21, 2013

Gymnastics are not very popular in Monterrey, Mexico — the hometown of Iowa’s Javier Balboa. That alone, however, wasn’t enough to keep Balboa off the mat. His love for the sport, his teammates...

Iowa men’s swimmer Taylor’s family history is thick with Hawkeyes

JALYN SOUCHEK February 21, 2013

It was 2005, and the Iowa Hawkeye football team was competing in the Capital One Bowl game against LSU. Current Iowa senior swimmer Mitch Taylor remembers sitting alongside his grandfather, Dick Taylor,...

Notebook: Hawkeye grapplers begin their postseason on Friday night

CODY GOODWIN February 21, 2013

Iowa’s Ethen Lofthouse collected an 11-7 victory over Edinboro’s Vince Pickett on Feb. 16. That was the first time the junior had won a dual match in Carver-Hawkeye Arena since Jan. 6, when...

Iowa Senate study bill addresses regents changes

BRENT GRIFFITHS February 21, 2013

The Iowa Senate is considering a study bill that would impose restrictions on the Board of Regents as well as change the way that one member is elected. Senate Study Bill 1163, introduced by Sen. Jeff...

Roughly 4,000 undergraduates named to Dean’s list

JORDYN REILAND February 21, 2013

Roughly 4,000 undergraduate students were named to the Dean’s List for the last semester. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List, a student enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,...

Man accused of possessing contraband

REBECCA MORIN February 21, 2013

A Coralville man was charged after allegedly smoking cannabis out of a toilet-paper roll. Scott Bohnenkamp, 46, was accused Feb. 19 with possession of controlled substance and possessing contraband in...

City launches new financial assistance program

JORDYN REILAND February 21, 2013

Iowa City’s Economic Development Division introduced a new financial assistance program. According to a city press release, the assistance program called “Building Change” was established...

Woman claims UIHC caused her to choose between her life and her unborn child

CASSIDY RILEY February 21, 2013

A Farmersburg woman filed a lawsuit against the state of Iowa for causing her to choose between her unborn child’s life and her own, according to a court document. On Sep. 23, 2010, Regina Cross was...

Man accused of assaulting victim with pool cue

JORDYN REILAND February 21, 2013

An Oxford man has been accused of assaulting a man with a pool cue. Leonard Fevold, 67, was charged Tuesday with assault causing bodily injury. According to a Johnson County Sheriff’s Office complaint,...

Iowa City fire chief retires after 35 years

ALLIE WRIGHT February 21, 2013

Andy Rocca is a lifelong resident of Iowa City. And for the past 35 years, he has served the area to which he is so attached. “It’s just been a phenomenal career; I mean, I look back with...

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