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

Notebook: Iowa grapplers ready for league championships

CODY GOODWIN March 7, 2013

Tom Brands was momentarily caught off-guard during his chat with the media on Wednesday afternoon. The Iowa wrestling coach was answering a question that pertained to the upcoming Big Ten championships,...

Iowa men’s gymnastics serious contenders for Big Ten Championships

RYAN PROBASCO March 7, 2013

The No. 8 Iowa men’s gymnastics team is not used to contending for high-level accolades. The squad has been in the lower tier of the conference for nearly a decade — and this year was not supposed...

Notebook: Johnson has found her place with Iowa women’s hoops

TORK MASON March 7, 2013

Morgan Johnson stands just one game away from holding the Iowa record for the number of career games played. But four years ago, she wouldn’t have guessed she’d have even one game played on...

Iowa women ready to find identity in Big Ten basketball tournament

MATT CABEL March 7, 2013

For the second time in five days, the Iowa women’s basketball team will play the Northwestern Wildcats. They’ll suit up in the Sears Center, where the stakes will be a bit higher. It’s...

UI to review Ferentz football hiring

KRISTEN EAST March 7, 2013

University of Iowa officials have called for a review of Athletics Department procedures related to head football coach Kirk Ferentz hiring as an administrative assistant in 2012 the man who became his...

Pre-trial reset for men involved in trailer park shooting

CASSIDY RILEY March 7, 2013

Pretrial conferences for John Mulbah and Norman Dudley, two men connected with an Aug. 16, 2012 shooting, have been reset for April 16. The shooting took place at Breckenridge Trailer Court as a result...

Nite Ride expands route

JORDYN REILAND March 7, 2013

Nite Ride has expanded its West Side route to include West Benton Street. According to a University of Iowa press release, Nite Ride, a free shuttle service offered to women by the UI police, has expanded...

Iowa City sees record water main breaks due to drought

JORDYN REILAND March 7, 2013

Iowa City has experienced a record number of water-main breaks in the past year, and officials attribute this to last summer’s drought. According to a city of Iowa City press release, before last year’s...

Local landlord faces additional ‘peeping’ charges

CASSIDY RILEY March 7, 2013

Three local women are suing a local apartment complex landlord for his alleged “peeping.” Elwyn Miller was arrested on Nov. 1, 2012, for allegedly peeping on female residents through holes...

Local group works to increase use of technology among women

WHITNEY BLAKEMORE March 7, 2013

The recently formed “Tech Chicks” in Iowa City has one goal: improve women’s involvement of technology. The Iowa Tech Chicks started in January as a way for women to improve their technical...

Iowa legislator proposes bill to expand current online gambling limits

BRENT GRIFFITHS March 7, 2013

Printers in Iowa City and across the country will soon be humming to life as they spit out countless copies of the NCAA Tournament brackets. And as one of the biggest athletics events of the year nears,...

U.S. Department of Education focuses on gender-based violence

CASSIDY RILEY March 7, 2013

Leaders in Iowa schools have been asked by a federal agency to initiate more effort to stop gender-based violence in schools. On Feb. 28, the U.S. Department of Education wrote a letter asking chief...

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