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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 dodgeball rule changes increase intensity

RYAN MURPHY December 1, 2010

The dodge ball played in the UI's intramural tournament is not your typical game of dodge ball. The image of a wide open gym with a dozen balls flying all over the place and overcrowded teams with only...

Hawkeyes refocus for bowl game

SCOTT MILLER November 30, 2010

Karl Klug wasn't even sure Iowa would go to a bowl game. Not after losing three-straight games to close out the regular season. Not after three-win Minnesota beat the Hawkeyes on Nov. 27. Not after a team...

Men’s basketball set for season’s first true away game

SETH ROBERTS November 30, 2010

Toto, you're not in Iowa City anymore. The Iowa men's basketball team (3-3) will play its first true road game of the season tonight, squaring off against Wake Forest (3-3) in Winston-Salem, N.C. Tip-off...

Point/Counterpoint: Which conference will win this year’s ACC/Big Ten Challenge?

DI STAFF November 30, 2010

ACC Last year was the Big Ten's first victory in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in the contest's 11 years of existence. And as for now, it will remain the league's only one. The problem for the Big Ten in...

Women’s swimming and diving hopes to send Hawkeyes to the NCAAs

MAGGIE CUNNINGHAM November 30, 2010

Junior Daniela Cubelic and senior Katarina Tour — who are both among Iowa's all-time top women's swimmers — have the same personal goal: to reach the NCAA championships in their respective events. "As...

Volleyball looks to learn consistency in off-season

IAN MARTIN November 30, 2010

A team that was supposed to make the leap in 2010 actually took a step back. After two seasons that built up high expectations, the squad fell short of almost every goal it set for itself. And Hawkeye...

Golf team inks two new recruits

BEN WOLFSON November 30, 2010

With the Iowa men's golf team's rise to No. 12 in the country, the Hawkeyes' recruiting seems to have risen in the rankings as well. Iowa recently signed two top-150 players, Joseph Winslow and Brian Bullington,...

Commentary: Mystery of the disappearing football team

SCOTT MILLER November 29, 2010

MINNEAPOLIS — If you're looking for an explanation of Iowa's late-season collapse, its pedestrian 7-5 record, or its inexcusable 27-24 loss to Minnesota, you're better suited reading another column....

Point/counterpoint: Was Iowa’s loss to Minnesota the worst defeat in the Ferentz era?

DI STAFF November 29, 2010

YES Iowa's loss to Minnesota on Nov. 27 was the final devastating blow to a season full of disappointment. Before the season started, nobody could have predicted that Iowa would fall in TCF Bank Stadium. The...

Men’s basketball posts 111 in rout of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville

DI STAFF November 29, 2010

The Iowa men's basketball team (3-3) defeated Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (1-5) on Nov. 26, 111-50, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The 61-point win was the team's largest margin of victory in 44 years. Edwardsville...

Commentary: Iowa’s bench players have already exceeded expectations

SETH ROBERTS November 29, 2010

A 61-point victory is always nice, but what does Iowa's 111-50 drubbing of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Nov. 26 actually mean? The Hawkeyes played a Cougar team that won five games last year and...

Volleyball falls to Ohio State in Walters’ final match

IAN MARTIN November 29, 2010

The Iowa volleyball team's last match of the season against Ohio State on Nov. 27 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena was an appropriate swan song considering the team's season. It was hard-fought against a good team,...