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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

Intramural model not profitable

IAN MARTIN January 28, 2010

With the financial crunch at the UI, many departments are scrambling to balance budgets. But intramurals doesn’t have any problem operating in the red. Intramurals had expenses of $140,550 last year,...

Tucker allowed to practice, return unknown

BRENDAN STILES January 27, 2010

To say sophomore Anthony Tucker has been cleared to practice again with the Iowa men’s basketball team would be an accurate assessment. But whether he returns to the game-time hardwood this season remains...

Walk-on makes most of opportunity

EVELYN LAU January 27, 2010

Megan Considine had a decision to make. As a talented high-school basketball player in Byron, Ill., she fielded offers to continue playing the sport at the collegiate level. Bradley and other Missouri...

Freshman harrier a Renaissance woman

MICHELE DANNO January 27, 2010

Iowa assistant track and field coach Christi Smith said the moment she saw Missy Miller play basketball at Tipton High School, she knew she was fit to be a Hawkeye. Smith, a multi-event coach, said watching...

Diving into a family pastime

MITCH SMITH January 27, 2010

In the past 35 years, Bob Rydze has been named Big Ten Diving Coach of the Year three times. He has coached four Olympians, 31 All-Americans, nine Big Ten champions, and one NCAA champion. But Iowa’s...

Printy gets third Big Ten honor

DI STAFF January 27, 2010

Iowa guard Jaime Printy was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Tuesday after helping lead the Iowa women’s basketball team to back-to-back victories for the first time since Dec. 20-22, 2009. Against...

UI students take advantage of Field House

MATT COZZI January 27, 2010

When the Field House opened in 1927, Iowa basketball was home. Fans gathered in droves to see the Hawkeyes play. But when Carver-Hawkeye Arena opened in January 1983, they moved. Still, basketball remained. The...

Iowa faces Turner, Buckeyes tonight

SCOTT MILLER January 27, 2010

It was a horrific play — the kind that makes viewers turn away from the television and cringe as it’s replayed. Evan Turner, Ohio State’s All-American-class forward, sprinted down the middle of...

Wahlin perseveres through injury

JORDAN GARRETSON January 26, 2010

Kamille Wahlin isn’t only a starting point guard. On the hardwood, she controls the action for the Iowa women’s basketball team, effectively distributing the ball and draining shots. But the sophomore’s...

Commentary: Wrestling serves notice

J.T. BUGOS January 26, 2010

Iowa State head coach Kevin Jackson said it best earlier this season. Just as in the past two years, when the No. 1 Iowa captured its 21st and 22nd NCAA titles, the path heading toward a national championship...

Simbhudas a GymHawk cog

ROBBIE LEHMAN January 26, 2010

Sporting pig tails and a white long-sleeve T-shirt with “Canada” printed on it, Rebecca Simbhudas walked from the training room to the gym inside the Field House ready to go through warm-ups with her...

Molnar makes ascension up poll

PATRICK RAFFERTY January 26, 2010

Iowa sophomore Sonja Molnar has officially arrived. Moving up seven spots to No. 65 in the most recent Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s poll, she has made quick contributions to the women’s tennis...