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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: Is McCaffery a good hire?

J.T. BUGOS March 30, 2010

YES A strange feeling came over me when I found out Fran McCaffery would be the next Iowa head men’s basketball coach. Rarely felt during my tenure as an Iowa student, the feeling was so shocking I...

Baseball hosts South Dakota State

J.T. BUGOS March 30, 2010

Aided by its first series sweep since May 2007, the Iowa baseball team will ride a four-game winning streak into a two-game home stand with South Dakota State beginning today. The Hawkeyes had dropped...

Tennis coach reinvigorating team

JON FRANK March 30, 2010

Playing under a new head coach can be like transferring schools. Old philosophies and expectations are thrown out the window. Such was the case for the Iowa women’s tennis team after the Hawkeyes parted...

GymHawks handle adversity

ROBBIE LEHMAN March 30, 2010

A snowstorm caused the Iowa gymnastics team to arrive in Columbus, Ohio, for the Big Ten championships at 2:30 a.m. on March 27. Despite the complication, the No. 30-ranked Hawkeyes finished third —...

Men’s tennis opens Big Ten play with split

SETH ROBERTS March 30, 2010

Nobody ever said Big Ten play would be easy. One day after the No. 66 Iowa men’s tennis team thrashed unranked Michigan State, 5-2, to open the conference season, it received a 6-1 beating at the hands...

Men’s golf rallies for second-place finish

JESSIE SMITH March 30, 2010

The No. 42 Iowa men’s golf team entered the Florida Atlantic University Spring Break Invitational with a tangy taste on its tongue after last year’s eighth-place finish. The Hawkeyes carded a 291...

Watkins earns Big Ten honor

DI STAFF March 30, 2010

The Iowa softball team earned its second individual award of the season on Monday. After going 6-for-7 over the weekend against Michigan State, sophomore Liz Watkins was honored as Co-Big Ten Player of...

Same meet, different results for men and women’s track

MATT SCHOMMER and MICHELE DANNO March 29, 2010

The men’s and women’s track teams went to California over the weekend, but the squads came home with entirely different impressions. For the men, the weekend in the Golden State proved to be a more...

Women’s gymnastics places third at Big Ten championships

DI STAFF March 29, 2010

The Iowa women’s gymnastics team posted its best finish in six years at the Big Ten championships on March 27. The Hawkeyes tallied a team score of 195.575, their highest of the season en route to third...

Three GymHawks honored

DI STAFF March 29, 2010

The 2009-10 All-Big Ten team selections were announced on March 27 before the Big Ten women’s gymnastics championships in Columbus, Ohio. Iowa had the second-largest representation with three student-athletes...

Men’s golf surges for second

DI STAFF March 29, 2010

After a slow first round, the Iowa men’s golf team secured a second-place finish at the FAU Spring Break Championships on Sunday. The Hawkeyes were in the bottom half of the pack after shooting a first-round...

Softball takes two from Spartans

DI STAFF March 29, 2010

The Iowa softball team opened its Big Ten schedule with a pair of wins over the weekend, sweeping a two-game series with Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich. Iowa (16-12-1, 2-0) defeated the Spartans...