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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

Lane: Law school without LSAT has broader implications

JOE LANE February 19, 2015

At some point during junior or senior year of high school, every student hoping to go to a four-year college must take the ACT or SAT at least once. From the beginning of our high-school careers, we’re...

Prall: Here comes the megadrought

JACOB PRALL February 19, 2015

NASA released a study Feb. 12 with a clear, simple message: Get ready for the worst. The study found that as the century unfolds, the risk of droughts will increase dramatically. Their frequency...

Editorial: Support gay conversion therapy ban

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 19, 2015

Iowa can once again be one of the first states in the nation to adopt legislation to promote gay rights. Conversion therapy attempts to convert a patient’s sexuality from homosexual to heterosexual....

Softball notebook: Gyerman shining, walks an issue for Hawkeye Softball

CHARLIE GREEN February 19, 2015

The Iowa softball team has had an up-and-down start to the 2015 season. The Hawkeyes are 3-5, and coming off an 0-3 weekend at the hands of no. 1 Florida and North Carolina State. While the game with...

Baseball notebook: Hawkeyes heading south again

RYAN RODRIGUEZ February 19, 2015

Iowa baseball head coach and his team met with members of the media Wednesday to discuss the Black and Gold’s opening weekend as well as what he expects to see looking ahead to this week’s...

Minnesota’s conference to lose at the Big Ten championship meet

IAN MURPHY February 19, 2015

More than once this season Marc Long, Iowa’s head swimming head coach, called the Big Ten Championship meet one of the fastest meets in the country. His statement is not hyperbole. The Big Ten...

Hawkeyes begin Big Ten Championships with a bang

ROD ENGBLOM February 19, 2015

The Iowa women’s swimming team started out the Big Ten Championships at Ohio State Wednesday by breaking a school record for the 200-medley relay.  The relay team of Allison Orvis, Emma Sougstad,...

Wrestling notebook: Potential rematches abound for Iowa in National Duals

JORDAN HANSEN February 19, 2015

There’s a good chance that Iowa is going to see a few very familiar faces this weekend in the National Duals. Three teams that Iowa has already faced and beat this year — Ohio State, Minnesota...

How Iowa came to host the National Duals

CODY GOODWIN February 19, 2015

When Mike Moyer started the process of finding a host for this season’s National Duals, he primarily looked at schools with strong fan bases, rich histories, and teams that would be in contention...

NFL Combine profile: Louis Trinca-Pasat

DANNY PAYNE February 19, 2015

Iowa fans are very familiar with Louis Trinca-Pasat. He started 38 games over three years for the Hawkeyes, making his fair share of plays for head coach Kirk Ferentz and Company.  Of course, that didn’t...

Hawkeyes have no time left for valleys

DANNY PAYNE February 19, 2015

Two weeks ago, the Iowa men’s basketball team was at one of the highest peaks of head coach Fran McCaffery’s Iowa career. It had won at Michigan for the first time since 2008 and beat then-No....

Iowa school breakfast programs see low enrollment

BILL COONEY February 19, 2015

Low-income students in Iowa public schools are less likely to enroll in low-cost breakfast programs compared with other students across the country. According to the Food Resource and Action Center —...

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