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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

Big Ten Football Previews: Michigan, Michigan State

DI STAFF August 31, 2012

Michigan Brady Hoke won 11 games and a BCS bowl in his first year at the helm in Ann Arbor last season.  But one goal eluded him: a Big Ten championship. “We had a disappointing year a year ago...

Hawkeye Trio to receive Homecoming at Oakland Tourney

CARLOS SOSA August 31, 2012

When the Hawkeye volleyball team takes the court tonight against Eastern Illinois, a trio of players will receive a homecoming for the first time together. Sophomores Alex Lovell, Erin Leppek, and Alessandra...

Barnett’s vocal and on-field leadership guides the Field Hawks

CODY GOODWIN August 31, 2012

Jessica Barnett’s mindset works like a switch. Before the senior takes to the pitch, whether it’s practice or a game, she gets into her zone. She said it’s her time to get mentally prepared...

Senior Hawkeye tennis player leads squad by example

KEVIN GLUECK August 31, 2012

Garret Dunn, who stands 6-8, is often mistaken for a basketball player. But the senior is proving to be a great leader on and off a different kind of court at the start of his last Hawkeye campaign: the...

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,...

Hawkeye Football Position Previews: Running backs

SAM LOUWAGIE August 30, 2012

Greg Davis can’t count on much when it comes to his team’s running-back situation. After watching almost all his options at the position vanish over the summer, Iowa’s new offensive coordinator...

Big Ten Football Previews: Nebraska

BEN ROSS August 30, 2012

The Nebraska Cornhuskers ran for an average of 217 yards per game last season, good for 15th in the nation. They’ll have no shortage of offensive talent returning, and those numbers should only improve...

Iowa men’s golfers benefit from new clubs

TOMMY REINKING August 30, 2012

Not all golf clubs are created equal. In fact, the technology in golf clubs has advanced so dramatically that some older clubs are archaic in what they offer. “My driver has more than 100 different...

Iowa volleyball frosh Radke continues to learn

CARLOS SOSA August 30, 2012

Erin Radke was the Gatorade Player of the Year her senior year in South Dakota. Here at Iowa, however, her rank is a bit different. She has just begun her freshman year of college. As freshmen, most...

Hawkeye soccer’s Catrell surges at start of her junior season

TOM CLOS August 30, 2012

Ashley Catrell scored 5 goals during her first 24 months in Iowa City. It’s taken her two weeks to double that. The junior forward had limited playing time during her freshman and sophomore seasons,...

Former Iowa grappler Marion arrested for assault

DI STAFF August 30, 2012

Former Iowa wrestler Montell Marion was charged with domestic-abuse assault with intent to cause injury on Tuesday. According to law-enforcement reports, Coralville police responded to a complaint at...