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

Founder of Black Sheep Bikes to share bike-building knowledge with the UI community

SAMANTHA GENTRY March 28, 2013

The warmth of the morning Sun caresses the cyclist's skin when embarking on a journey through the Rocky Mountains. As the Sun sets, the temperature drops 20 degrees, and the cyclist adds layers of clothing...

Gravitt: The Iowa City oligarchy has spoken

GUEST COLUMN March 28, 2013

In 2012 during the Regenia Baily administration, small businesses and their welfare and workforce was the concern of council, but this has changed with the Matt Hayek administration, as illustrated in...

Bianchini: Everyone is equal

FRANCESCA BIANCHINI March 28, 2013

Scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed was like sifting through a sea of red. No, the coloring on my computer wasn’t functioning incorrectly. The overwhelming red on my newsfeed was filled with photo...

Editorial: Form long-term solution for SEATS

DI EDITORIAL BOARD March 28, 2013

City officials from Iowa City, Coralville, and the surrounding area met with Johnson County Supervisors Janelle Rettig and Terrance Neuzil Wednesday in Coralville to discuss the funding shortfall threatening...

Women’s tracksters head to Pella

DI STAFF March 28, 2013

The Hawkeye women’s throwers will compete Friday at the Central Invitational in Pella, Iowa. The meet is slated to take place in the Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium beginning at noon. Junior Jasmine...

Iowa men’s golfers head west for tournament

KEVIN GLUECK March 28, 2013

The Iowa men’s golf team is doing something that it hasn’t done all year — heading west to play in California. The Hawkeyes have had a month off from competition to begin the second half...

Iowa’s Simpson is breaking records on the track

DANNY PAYNE March 28, 2013

Jasmine Simpson broke the 6-year-old hammer-throw school record just five days ago — a mark set by Becca Franklin in 2007. Simpson’s throw of 197 feet, 7 inches (60.23 meters) was not only amazing...

Five of six Hawkeye men swimmers will compete in NCAA’s today for the first time

JALYN SOUCHEK March 28, 2013

Six members of the Iowa men’s swimming team will begin NCAA competition today in the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis. The men’s NCAA swimming championships are set to begin at...

Hawkeyes head to spring without a quarterback

BEN ROSS March 28, 2013

The Iowa football team started spring practice earlier this week, and coming off a 2012 campaign that saw the squad go 4-8, Iowa’s revamped coaching staff should have its hands full as the snow thaws....

Commentary: Men’s hoops getting important lesson in NIT

TORK MASON March 28, 2013

I felt like Selection Sunday was a joke, with teams including Middle Tennessee State and Boise State receiving at-large bids while teams such as Virginia, Maryland, and Iowa were left out. I thought it...

Marble carries Hawkeye basketball to first-ever NIT Final Four appearance

TOM CLOS March 28, 2013

Iowa had been this far in the NIT only twice before in program history, losing both games in heartbreaking fashion in the friendly confines of Carver-Hawkeye Arena. But this year was different from the...

Local man accused of inappropriately touching his half-sister

REBECCA MORIN March 28, 2013

A local man has been accused of inappropriately touching his half-sister while she was sleeping. David Hamm, 41, was charged Jan. 11 with third-degree sexual abuse and incest. The female victim reported...

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