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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 club hockey makes home out of unusual ice rink

TOMMY REINKING November 16, 2011

First-year Iowa club-hockey assistant coach Jim Doersam was shocked when told where his team would play its home games. Instead of a hockey-specific venue, instead of Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and even...

Intramural dodge ball: Us Off dominates first two matches

PATRICK MASON November 16, 2011

The Field House racquetball courts are the home of the 3-on-3 intramural dodge ball tournament this fall, and divisions two and five kicked off their seasons on Tuesday night. The 6:30 p.m. matches...

Iowa track’s Beattie brings international experience

CODY GOODWIN November 15, 2011

The Pan American Games is a major sporting event featuring thousands of athletes in a variety of competitions. It's considered the second to only the Olympics. Those who win Pan Am gold medals are...

Point/counterpoint: Who has been Kirk Ferentz’s best offensive player?

DI STAFF November 15, 2011

Brad Banks (quarterback, 2001-02) How is this even an argument? Brad Banks is the greatest offensive player of the Kirk Ferentz era, and any statement that says otherwise is nothing short of blasphemy. During...

Searching for a virtuous football program

IAN MARTIN November 15, 2011

Just two weeks ago, Penn State was the standard of how to run a clean football program in the murky NCAA. With a Washingtonian virtue, it was a successful team with a lack of NCAA violations and arrests;...

Prep playoffs: IC Regina survives comeback to go to finals

RYAN MURPHY November 15, 2011

For three quarters on Monday, the Regina High Regals (Iowa City) looked like the team that hadn't lost a game by fewer than 28 points all season. But in game's final period, the Beckman Catholic High...

Men’s hoops’ White earns conference honor

DI STAFF November 15, 2011

Iowa forward Aaron White was named the Big Ten's Co-Freshman of the Week on Monday, according to a release. White, a 6-8, 225-pound forward from Strongsville, Ohio, pounded Chicago State for 19 points...

Hawks thrash North Carolina A&T behind Gatens’ career-high

MATT COZZI November 15, 2011

North Carolina A&T may have thought it had a chance of mounting a comeback after the first 20 minutes of play against Iowa on Wednesday night, but Melsahn Basabe squashed those ideas quickly in...

Iowa men’s hoops hits offensive glass in victory

BEN SCHUFF November 15, 2011

Bryce Cartwright picked up a loose ball two minutes into the second half of Iowa's 95-79 victory over North Carolina A&T and passed it down the court to Matt Gatens. The senior guard attacked the...

Hawkeyes hope road woes are behind them

SETH ROBERTS November 15, 2011

The Iowa football team has been on the road three times this year. It returned to Iowa City with a loss each time. First came the triple-overtime heartbreaker at Iowa State. Then, the Black and Gold...

Ramos, Rasing upset at Hawkeye wrestle-offs

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD November 14, 2011

Two returning starters lost their weight classes in the Iowa wrestling team's wrestle-offs this past weekend. Sophomore Tony Ramos dominated junior Aldon Isenberg in a 15-8 decision in the second round...

McNutt deserves better

JORDAN GARRETSON November 14, 2011

  James Vandenberg fired a pass downfield toward Marvin McNutt. The senior receiver ran a well-executed route to lose his defender, but Vandenberg's throw was well short of its target. It didn't...