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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

Menโ€™s gymnastics faces Big Ten championship contender this weekend

NICK GANS โ€ข March 5, 2010

The Iowa menโ€™s gymnastics team will need to be at its best this weekend when No. 4 Illinois heads to Iowa City on March 7. Not only will the No. 10 Hawkeyes compete against a contender for the NCAA...

Menโ€™s golf off to Dallas

DI STAFF โ€ข March 5, 2010

After three weeks off, the Iowa menโ€™s golf team is anxious to shake off the dust and get back outside. The Hawkeyes are set to travel to Dallas for the third-annual Black and Gold Alumni Match. Junior...

Alexander brings more than points and rebounds to Bluderโ€™s Bunch

JORDAN GARRETSON โ€ข March 4, 2010

Kachine Alexanderโ€™s gaudy statistics can be listed for hours. And those accomplishments didnโ€™t go unnoticed this season. On Monday she became the 18th Hawkeye ever to be named to the first-team All-Big...

Increased football ticket prices not scaring students

JESSIE SMITH โ€ข March 4, 2010

Even though season-ticket prices for 2010 Iowa home football games will increase for the first time in three years, UI students donโ€™t foresee fans shying away from Kinnick Stadium come September. โ€œI...

Wisconsin hands Iowa historic 20th loss

BRENDAN STILES โ€ข March 4, 2010

The Iowa menโ€™s basketball team fell on the wrong side of history Wednesday night in Madison, Wis. Crushed by No. 15 Wisconsin, 67-40, the Hawkeyes tallied their 20th loss of the season โ€” a school...

Senior gymnasts remember careers

NICK GANS โ€ข March 4, 2010

Senior years may be filled with midterms, meeting employers, and memories. But four Iowa gymnasts are continuing to build on the latter. Jon Buese, Danny Kuklinski, Joel Snyder, and Reid Urbain make up...

Swimmers on edge for NCAA invitation

PATRICK RAFFERTY โ€ข March 4, 2010

Freshman Jordan Huff, sophomores Duncan Partridge and Paul Gordon, and senior Brian Farris were in a race against the clock Wednesday night. After posting a school record-breaking time of 6:27.66 in the...

Female participation in intramurals slowly dropping

JOVANA SIMIC โ€ข March 4, 2010

Despite many opportunities in the world of intramural sports at the UI, female participation is slowly decreasing. Originally housed under the Womenโ€™s Physical Education Program, Recreational Services...

Iowa travels to Wisconsin tonight

SCOTT MILLER โ€ข March 3, 2010

Iowa head coach Todd Lickliter has won 15 Big Ten games in his nearly three years in Iowa City, but none of those have come consecutively. His teamโ€™s big victory over Michigan State in 2008 was followed...

Freshman pole vaulter has promising future ahead

MATT SCHOMMER โ€ข March 3, 2010

Kyle Reidโ€™s future is so bright heโ€™s got to wear โ€ฆ glasses? While itโ€™s not the secret to the decathleteโ€™s success, it could be his trademark. Of all the athletes competing in the decathlon,...

Season football tickets will increase next season

DI STAFF โ€ข 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 โ€ข March 3, 2010

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