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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

East: Tangible memories

KRISTEN EAST May 14, 2015

I remember walking down Washington Street on a brisk December day last year when the freezing temperatures were almost too much to handle. The hood on my boxy parka nearly consumed my face because of how...

Editorial: Keeping China in check

DI EDITORIAL BOARD May 14, 2015

In 2012, President Obama made a speech highlighting a specific goal of his foreign policy: a “pivot” to East Asia, where his administration would overturn the Bush-era paradigm of a Middle...

Point/Counterpoint: Who should have been Newcomer of the Year?

DI STAFF May 14, 2015

Lefteris Theodorou Lefteris Theodorou, after a tremendous freshman season for the Iowa men’s tennis program, should be the Newcomer of the Year. He was the best player in a freshmen class for the Hawkeyes...

Hawkeyes Ready for Regionals After Lengthy Layoff

KYLE MANN May 14, 2015

It’s been two weeks since the Iowa men’s golf team played at the Big Ten Championships in Newburgh, Indiana, but individual Big Ten champion Carson Schaake and the Hawkeyes have been eagerly...

Iowa to host Florida State

DANNY PAYNE May 14, 2015

After defeating North Carolina on the road in last season’s Big Ten/ACC, the Iowa men’s basketball team is scheduled to host Florida State as part of this year’s Big Ten/ACC challenge...

Iowa heads to Rutgers

RYAN RODRIGUEZ May 14, 2015

After closing out senior weekend with a sweep of the Minnesota Gophers Sunday, the Iowa baseball team will try to end its regular season on a high note when the team travels to New Jersey for a three-game...

Newcomer of the Year: Whitney Jennings

KYLE MANN May 14, 2015

Not many freshman Iowa athletes made a meaningful impact on their respective teams, but Lisa Bluder and the Iowa women’s basketball team missed the memo. Freshman guard Whitney Jennings of Logansport,...

Tornado risk hard to predict

CINDY GARCIA May 14, 2015

With two tornadoes hitting the state this month and summer fast approaching, the risk is unclear for Iowans. Tornado-risk prediction is inherently difficult, especially months or weeks in advance, officials...

Iowa City item of study for presidential cultural exchange program

BILL COONEY May 14, 2015

Two young professionals from Southeast Asia will spend May in Iowa City as part of a cultural-exchange program started by President Obama. Genevieve Yee from Brunei and Aria Widyanto from Indonesia are...

Bike shop business continues for 6 years

GRACE PATERAS May 14, 2015

Each week, The Daily Iowan will provide an in-depth look at a local business. All three full-time staffers at 30th Century Bicycle, 312 E. Prentiss St., ride their bikes to work each day. The independent...

UIPD adding two new police dogs to force

ALYSSA GUZMAN May 14, 2015

During police-dog training, it’s not uncommon to hear commands being shouted out by police officers in German, Czech, and Dutch. Not just anyone can call out these foreign phrases and expect a...

UI student’s photos go viral

BEN MARKS May 14, 2015

When Taylor Yocom posted 33 pictures online, the University of Iowa senior never imagined that only one year later, those photos would lead to international recognition. The photos are a series of black...

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