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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

Richson: Gender politics and The Bachelor

BRIANNE RICHSON February 13, 2014

Despite my having Monday night class and thus cannot guiltily indulge in the current season of “The Bachelor,” I have social media and the Internet to thank for keeping me updated. And really,...

Editorial: Expand access to Pre-K

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 13, 2014

The Iowa Legislature has had a contentious start to the year, with proposals to increase the minimum wage, ban telemedicine abortions, and other issues that have made the closely divided body fall mostly...

Point-Counterpoint: Winter or Summer Olympics?

DI STAFF February 13, 2014

Summer The Summer Olympics are superior to the Winter Olympic Games for a multitude of reasons. They are far more rooted in tradition, have proven to be much more marketable, and are more exciting to...

Experience aids younger swimmers

RYAN RODRIGUEZ February 13, 2014

Even though over half of the Iowa men’s swimming and diving team is composed of underclassmen, the young swimmers have never felt more prepared to take on the Big Ten championships than this season....

Frosh breaking records

KATRINA DO February 13, 2014

Brittany Brown’s first race as a Hawkeye was one for the books — literally. The freshman rewrote the record book at the Big Four Duals on Jan. 18, when she broke a 31-year-old Iowa record for...

The Box Score: Sam Logic edition

MATT CABEL February 13, 2014

The land of Big Ten women’s basketball is dominated by stories of high-scoring players, putting up more than 20 points per game, but not much else beyond the first category of the box score. Sam...

The Rosster: Iowa basketball can be the team we thought it was

BEN ROSS February 13, 2014

The situation was grim in Champaign, Ill., on Feb. 1. Twelve minutes into its contest with Illinois, Iowa was up 21 points. Then the Illini started fighting. With nine minutes left in the game, Illinois...

Twain Elementary goes on lockdown

DI STAFF February 13, 2014

Mark Twain Elementary went into lockdown Wednesday after the Iowa City Police Department and the Division of Criminal Investigation were conducting an investigation at the 1600 block of Spruce Ct. As...

Local man allegedly closed account after issuing check

DI STAFF February 13, 2014

An Iowa City man allegedly closed a University of Iowa Credit Union account after issuing a check. Daniel Hodges, 18, was charged on Feb. 9 with second-degree theft. According to an Iowa City police...

Iowa woman allegedly chokes partner

DI STAFF February 13, 2014

A Marion woman allegedly choked her partner during a disagreement over music. Kumeka Jordan, 20, was charged on Wednesday with domestic-abuse assault impeding air/blood and causing bodily injury. According...

Area man allegedly chokes woman

DI STAFF February 13, 2014

A Coralville man allegedly broke door a down and attacked a woman. Ralph Costanzo Jr., 55, was accused on Tuesday with domestic abuse assault impeding air/blood-causing injury. According to a Coralville...

New leader for College Republicans

DI STAFF February 13, 2014

The University of Iowa’s College Republicans has a new head. UI junior Quentin Marquez, a political-science and international-relations major, is serving his first term as the College Republicans...

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