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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

Hawkeyes to challenge Northwestern’s multi-threat offense

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD October 26, 2012

The challenge is obvious — Kain Colter is talented and dangerous. And with the Hawkeyes coming off a heartbreaking, and somewhat embarrassing loss, the mobile quarterback-reciever combination Colter...

Big Ten co-title at stake in Iowa field hockey’s final regular season weekend

CODY GOODWIN October 26, 2012

Iowa’s field hockey regular season has come down to today’s game against No. 14 Michigan. Win and stay alive for a share of the Big Ten regular season title. Lose, and it all goes for naught. “It...

Iowa soccer needs help on Friday and win Saturday to get into Big Ten tourney

TOM CLOS October 26, 2012

This weekend, the Iowa soccer team will get one final opportunity to salvage its season and clinch a spot in the Big Ten Tournament for the second-straight year. That is, if it gets some help. The Hawkeyes...

Hawkeye volleyball focused on Big Ten “grind”

CARLOS SOSA October 26, 2012

The Hawkeye volleyball team is in the midst of what fellow Big Ten players and coaches describe as the “Big Ten grind.” Iowa, however, is experiencing a tough side of the grind — they are...

Iowa men’s tennis looks to gain experience at Northwestern Invitational

KEVIN GLUECK October 26, 2012

The Iowa football team isn’t the only Hawkeye sports team heading to Evanston, Ill., this weekend. The Hawkeye men’s tennis team is heading to the Chicagoland area to compete in the Northwestern...

Foreign exchange grad student leads Iowa women’s cross-country

LEVI LYNOTT October 26, 2012

Mareike Schrulle’s loyalty and faith is what brought her to Iowa. And not just her own, but also the loyalty and faith that head coach Layne Anderson had in her. During the recruiting process that...

Hawkeye men’s cross-country ready for Big Tens

JALYN SOUCHEK October 26, 2012

The Iowa men’s cross-country team continued to improve during the 2011 season, so a high finish at the Big Ten cross-country championship seemed reachable. But when the time came, the competition...

Iowa field hockey’s Drake flourishing away from home

CODY GOODWIN October 25, 2012

Ann Arbor was split right down the middle on a late November afternoon in 2008. The brisk autumn air breezed through the University of Michigan’s Phyllis Ocker Field as Sarah Drake began her warm-up...

Happy returns for Hawkeyes football’s Cotton

SAM LOUWAGIE October 25, 2012

Jordan Cotton received a text message from his father, Marshall, on Oct. 20. It was Marshall Cotton’s birthday. And the former Hawkeye player wanted to see his son score a touchdown against Penn...

Iowa soccer will say farewell to polarizing careers

TOM CLOS October 25, 2012

Amid all the disappointing finishes over the last month, and with its season on the brink, the Iowa soccer team will take a moment to honor its group of departing upperclassmen Saturday. The careers of...

Penn State’s height stymies Hawkeye volleyball

CARLOS SOSA October 25, 2012

Two things were blatantly noticeable in Penn State’s win over the Iowa Hawkeyes in straight sets (25-15, 25-19, 25-15) on Wednesday night: Penn State’s height and the errors committed by each...

Ferentz laments injured lineman, continues to support Vandenberg

SAM LOUWAGIE October 24, 2012

Kirk Ferentz knew he wouldn’t have to worry about Brandon Scherff’s attitude almost immediately after the left tackle broke his leg. Scherff lay on the field on Oct. 20, his lower body surrounded...