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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

Clegg: The problem with environmental advocacy

CHRIS CLEGG April 23, 2015

Wednesday marked the 45th anniversary of Earth Day in which billions of people worldwide pretended to care about things such as the environment, cleaner air, and recycling. OK, well, maybe some of us actually...

Editorial: DEA has the chance to leave a different legacy

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 23, 2015

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s chief, Michele Leonhart, is stepping down amid heated congressional hearings into her agency’s scandals involving sex parties and compromised information...

Iowa men’s basketball to play Marquette in Gavitt Games

DI STAFF April 23, 2015

The Iowa men’s basketball team added a notable game to its 2015-16 schedule on Wednesday, as the Big Ten and Big East unveiled plans for an inaugural series of games. The Gavitt Tipoff Games, named...

Olympic Wrestling Trials headed to Iowa City

DI STAFF April 23, 2015

Carver-Hawkeye Arena will again play host to the Olympic Team Trials ahead for the Rio de Janeiro games in 2016. The trials will take place on April 8-10, 2016, and will decide the Olympic team members. Iowa...

Iowa set for first-round match against Wisconsin

BLAKE DOWSON April 23, 2015

The Iowa men’s tennis team will head to Champaign, Illinois, today for the Big Ten Tournament, planning to take it one game at a time. Iowa came into the year with hopes of making the NCAA Tournament,...

Softball falters against Missouri

JORDAN HANSEN April 23, 2015

Midweek games have not been kind to Iowa (16-34, 7-10 Big Ten) this season, and that trend continued in a 10-2 run-rule victory by Missouri (32-10, 11-7 SEC) on Wednesday evening in Columbia, Missouri. To...

Frankos sees big action midweek

IAN MURPHY April 23, 2015

Junior Jimmy Frankos locked up the starting catcher job a season ago, and there was little doubt he would be the starter this season. However, a wild box cutter appeared and derailed Frankos with a...

Hawks sneak past Northern Illinois in extra innings

RYAN RODRIGUEZ April 23, 2015

Freshman Nick Gallagher was sitting pretty on the mound for the Hawks Wednesday night, having moved efficiently through the first seven outs of his start against Northern Illinois. He didn’t...

Notebook: The other safety

DANNY PAYNE April 23, 2015

A year ago, Jordan Lomax was learning on the fly, trying to find a way to play a new position while stepping into a leadership role in the defensive backfield. After losing his starting spot at cornerback...

Students discuss sexual assault at summit

CELINA CARR April 23, 2015

Applause, shouts, and laughter could be heard through the cracks of the IMU Second-Floor Ballroom on Wednesday. However, there was no concert or comedy show; the event that took place covered a serious...

Organ transplant patients commemorate 5,000 surgeries

LI DAI April 23, 2015

Wednesday, on Earth Day, a few who have received organ transplants participated in a small tree-planting event to commemorate 5,000 organs transplanted at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The...

Daymond John to speak on campus

BENJAMIN TOWAR April 23, 2015

Daymond John, founder of FUBU and cast member on “Shark Tank,” will visit the University of Iowa today for the Hawkeye Innovation Summit in the IMU Main Lounge. Students, staff, and “Shark...

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