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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

Point/counterpoint: Should athletes use stem cells in injury rehabilitation?

DI STAFF October 18, 2011

Yes What do Peyton Manning and Terrell Owens have in common? They play in the NFL, have relatively decorated careers, and are sitting out this NFL season because of injuries — Manning with neck problems...

Tradition bias creates untrue Top 25

IAN MARTIN October 18, 2011

Clemson and Wisconsin won't play each other for the BCS national championship, even though they should be given just as much a chance as LSU and Oklahoma. And this was determined before an official game...

Intramural football: Back Dat Pass Up tramples Makin Bacon

TOMMY REINKING October 18, 2011

In a game between two undefeated teams, Back Dat Pass Up dominated Makin Bacon, 38-12, to finish regular-season intramural football play on Monday night. Dat Pass (4-0) scored a touchdown on every possession...

Hawkeye football announces plans to honor military

DI STAFF October 18, 2011

The Iowa football team will honor American veterans before its game against Michigan on Nov. 5, according to a release. Veterans Day is Nov. 11. A public-address announcement will be read prior to kickoff...

Iowa men’s hoops tickets go on sale

DI STAFF October 18, 2011

Four new ticket packages for the upcoming Iowa men's basketball season went on sale on Monday, according to a release. The Weekend Package includes 13 games played on Saturdays and Sundays and costs $174....

Women’s cross-country finishes 18th

DI STAFF October 17, 2011

The Iowa women's cross-country team scraped the top half of the Wisconsin Inter-Regional Meet on Oct. 15, finishing in 18th place out of 44 teams with an overall team score of 489. Senior McKenzie Melander...

Starting center Brommer out a month with knee sprain

DI STAFF October 17, 2011

The Iowa men's basketball team hasn't completed a full week of practice, but it's already ailing. Senior center Andrew Brommer is expected to miss three weeks due to a sprained MCL in his right knee,...

Softball’s May-Johnson kicks off Pan-Am Games

DI STAFF October 17, 2011

Iowa softball assistant coach Stacy May-Johnson is competing in the Pan American games with the USA softball team in Guadalajara, Mexico. Opening ceremonies were held Oct. 14, and the team will challenge...

Iowa’s D-line keeps pressure on Northwestern

SETH ROBERTS October 17, 2011

Dan Persa faked a handoff and scrambled left. He scrambled right. He scrambled backwards. That's when Iowa defensive end Broderick Binns grabbed the Northwestern quarterback's ankle, holding him in place...

Give #PersaStrong his due

JORDAN GARRETSON October 17, 2011

Micah Hyde is disappointed to see Dan Persa go. "He's a great player. He loves to compete," Hyde said on Oct. 15, after the Hawkeyes dealt with Northwestern's dynamic quarterback for the final...

Hawkeye baseball falls to Blackhawk Junior College

TOMMY REINKING October 17, 2011

Iowa's pitching shone, but the offense struggled in a 5-3 loss to Black Hawk Junior College at Banks Field over the weekend. The game was the last on Iowa's fall exhibition schedule, in which the team...

No. 13 Iowa field hockey claims 4-2 victory over No. 18 Indiana

NICK SZAFRANSKI October 17, 2011

You've probably heard of the "Billy Goat Curse" or the "Curse of the Bambino." It's less likely that you've heard of the Iowa field-hockey team's "Senior Day Curse." The...