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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

Point/Counterpoint: Which Iowa rookie will have the best NFL season?

DI STAFF September 5, 2012

Three Daily Iowan sports staffers debate which Hawkeye rookie will have the best results during the NFL season. Marvin McNutt, Philadelphia Eagles Iowa was among some of the more popular schools during...

Notebook: Meyer rewarded for clutch performance

SAM LOUWAGIE September 5, 2012

Mike Meyer didn’t even get to see the ball sail through the uprights. He lined up on the slippery Soldier Field turf for a crucial 50-yard field goal in the fourth quarter on Sept. 1. As he kicked...

Big Ten Notebook: Michigan looks for redemption, Purdue to face Irish

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD September 5, 2012

Michigan head coach Brady Hoke said the Wolverines “put the last game to bed” once they returned to Ann Arbor at 5 a.m. Sunday. The squad (0-1) hopes to find victory against Air Force (1-0)...

Hawkeye defense tightens after allowing long touchdown

BEN ROSS September 4, 2012

CHICAGO — Micah Hyde had a tough time early in the game against Northern Illinois. The senior cornerback was called for pass interference late in the second quarter. And he got beat to the sideline...

Commentary: Bullock shows Hawkeyes can always find a running back

SAM LOUWAGIE September 4, 2012

CHICAGO — Even Kirk Ferentz admitted he “didn’t know what to expect” out of Damon Bullock. And if Bullock’s own head coach felt that way leading up to Iowa’s escape from...

Field hockey wins big in home opener at Grant Field

CODY GOODWIN September 4, 2012

The Iowa field-hockey team has a history of scoring 10 goals against Missouri State. The Hawks outscored the Bears 10-2 last year. This year was no different. An offensive frenzy led Iowa (2-1) to a 10-0...

Iowa soccer still undefeated, but shutout streak ends

TOM CLOS September 4, 2012

The Iowa women’s soccer team carried a pair of streaks into the third weekend of the season. They finally allowed a goal, but they still haven’t lost. And yet, head coach Ron Rainey wants...

Iowa women’s cross-country wins first meet of the year

DI STAFF September 4, 2012

The Iowa women’s cross-country team got off to a fast start in its first race of the season on Aug. 31, winning the Early Bird Open hosted by Western Illinois. The Hawkeye team was represented well,...

Hawkeye men’s XC dominates Early Bird Meet

DI STAFF September 4, 2012

The Iowa men’s cross-country team started off the season strong with a victory in the Early Bird Open on Aug. 31 in Macomb, Ill. Because of the high temperatures, the men ran a 6-kilometer race...

Hawkeye volleyball goes 2-1 on weekend

DI STAFF September 4, 2012

The welcome home party wasn’t everything Michigan natives Alex Lovell, Alessandra Dietz, and Erin Leppek had hoped for. Hawkeye volleyball went 2-1 over the weekend at the Golden Grizzly Invitational...

Iowa soccer faces ISU, Valparaiso with shutout streak on the line

TOM CLOS August 31, 2012

Three hundred thirteen days is a long time. That’s how long it’s been since the Iowa women’s soccer team last allowed a regulation goal. The Hawkeye’s goalkeeping trio — sophomore...

Hawkeye men’s cross-country coach uses first meet as ‘fact finding mission’

JALYN SOUCHEK August 31, 2012

The men’s cross-country team will travel today to Macomb, Ill., for its first competition of the 2012 season: the Western Illinois Early Bird Open. The Hawkeyes will compete against seven other schools,...