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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

Iowa diver Veronica Rydze earns Big Ten award

DI STAFF December 7, 2011

The Iowa women's swimming and diving team claimed its second Big Ten weekly award of the 2011-12 season — its first for diving — on Tuesday, according to a release. Senior diver Veronica Rydze...

Hawkeye men’s tennis player Hagan gets regional title

DI STAFF December 7, 2011

Freshman men's tennis player Matt Hagan was named the U.S. Tennis Association Missouri Valley Player of the Year at a sectional meeting on Tuesday, according to a release. The Missouri Valley section...

Iowa men’s hoops hits the road

BEN SCHUFF December 6, 2011

Melsahn Basabe responded quickly when asked about his mental approach heading into in-state rivalry games such as the one in which he'll play tonight. "It's kill or be killed," Basabe said....

Iowa’s women pentathletes more than teammates

CODY GOODWIN December 6, 2011

A family is usually a group of people from a common stock; the average family might be considered a mother and a father with a child or two. But a different kind of family exists in a small group of...

Point/counterpoint: Who will win the BCS Championship?

DI STAFF December 6, 2011

LSU (13-0, 8-0 SEC) First, a disclaimer: This article was written at about 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 4, several hours before any of the official BCS bowl matchups were announced. That's how confident I am...

Intramural dodge ball: Sons of Thunder 2 advances to quarterfinals

ALEX FRENCH December 6, 2011

Sons of Thunder 2 used back-to-back wins to advance to the quarterfinals of the single-elimination intramural dodge-ball playoffs on Monday night in the Field House. Thunder defeated the DodgeFathers,...

Iowa football’s graduation rate eighth among bowl teams

DI STAFF December 6, 2011

The Iowa football team's graduation rate is the eighth-best of the bowl-bound schools in the country, according to a release. Kirk Ferentz's team is one of only nine to score 80 percent or better on...

Hawkeye soccer earns academic honor

DI STAFF December 6, 2011

The Iowa soccer team received further recognition after a season in which it tied the record for most wins (13-4-2) and set the highest winning percentage (.737) in school history. The Hawkeyes were...

Iowa women’s tracksters set personal bests at intrasquad

CODY GOODWIN December 5, 2011

The Black and Gold Intrasquad meet on Dec. 3 was the unofficial beginning of the Iowa women's track and field season. The exhibition, held in the Recreation Building, served as a measuring tool to help...

Iowa men’s track looks tough

PATRICK MASON December 5, 2011

The Iowa track and field teams kicked off the indoor season on Dec. 3 with its annual Black and Gold intrasquad meet. The Gold squad won the men's meet by one point, 46-45, at the Recreation Building...

Men’s gymnasts begin season with intrasquad meet

RYAN MURPHY December 5, 2011

Iowa men's gymnastics head coach JD Reive didn't expect a perfect meet from his team in Sunday's Black and Gold Intrasquad meet. As he said, "It's only Dec. 4." But the performance his...

Bluder’s bunch falls to Kansas State in overtime

DI STAFF December 5, 2011

The Iowa women's basketball team was unable to get a win in the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge, losing in overtime to Kansas State on Dec. 3, 81-78. The loss dropped Iowa to 5-3 on the season. "They...