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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

Freshman pole vaulter has promising future ahead

MATT SCHOMMER March 3, 2010

Kyle Reid’s future is so bright he’s got to wear … glasses? While it’s not the secret to the decathlete’s success, it could be his trademark. Of all the athletes competing in the decathlon,...

Season football tickets will increase next season

DI STAFF March 3, 2010

For the first time in three years, season ticket prices for home Iowa football games will increase, according to a release sent on Tuesday by the Iowa athletics department. After a season in which the...

Intramural hoopster towers over competition

JOVANA SIMIC March 3, 2010

Standing 6-9, Shea McMurray dominates on the basketball court. And his intramural hoops team, Cruncheazy — ranked third in the Men’s Open League — has benefited from his, well, big contribution. Thanks...

Tune Squad sitting atop women’s intramural basketball

JERRY SCHERWIN JR. March 3, 2010

There are four divisions in women’s intramural basketball with 19 teams in all, yet one squad reigns supreme. Tune Squad, a team made up of seven freshmen and one junior, is making sure its name is...

Printy is Big Ten’s best

EVELYN LAU March 3, 2010

At 15, Jaime Printy became the youngest player in Iowa history to orally commit to the women’s basketball team. She didn’t even expect to play her freshman year. But because of teammates’ injuries,...

Intramural sports gain international flavor

MATT COZZI March 2, 2010

For international students, the cross-continental journey usually doesn’t consist of considering intramural sports. Nevertheless, more international students seem to have found themselves adding the...

Chino Stoppaz edge Defenstrators

KYLIE SEBERT March 2, 2010

In an undefeated intramural Co-Rec basketball showdown Monday night at the Field House, Chino Stoppaz edged Defenstrators, 38-37. Both teams entered the contest with 3-0 records, and prime defense by...

Student dives into a new culture in Spain

MITCH SMITH March 2, 2010

Deidre Freeman wanted to study abroad, but one problem held her back. She’s an athlete. As a senior on the Iowa diving team facing hectic training schedules and weekly competitions, studying abroad...

Big Ten tourney picture clearing up

BRENDAN STILES March 2, 2010

With only one week left before the men’s Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis, the picture is almost in focus. A major shift in the standings occurred Feb. 24, when Purdue’s Robbie Hummel suffered a...

Without a star, balance leads men’s golf

JESSIE SMITH March 2, 2010

Most teams have a go-to player, someone a squad depends upon when its success is in jeopardy. But not the Iowa men’s golf team. Eight of the nine players on the Hawkeyes’ roster have seen tournament...

Point/Counterpoint: Which college team has been the most dominant this year?

DI STAFF March 2, 2010

Connecticut women’s basketball Iowa wrestling, Penn State volleyball, Connecticut women’s basketball. Which of these three is in a class by itself? Hint: It’s the team that hasn’t even had a...

Men’s track and field team places in top-half at Big Ten Championships

MATT SCHOMMER March 2, 2010

The Minnesota men’s track team might soon be able to call itself “Déjà U.” For the second-straight year, the Golden Gophers blew away their conference foes en route to another Big Ten championship...