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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

Soccer slips by Drake

DI SPORTS STAFF October 1, 2009

In its final nonconference game of the season, the Iowa soccer team pulled out a 1-0 win over Drake in Des Moines on Wednesday. Senior midfielder Jackie Kaeding found the net for the second time this...

Flag-football standings change

TRAVIS VARNER October 1, 2009

Some surprising changes have happened in this week’s intramural flag-football men’s open league top 10. Sigma Pi A, TKE, and the Lemon Party climbed to fourth, fifth, and sixth in the rankings after...

Cunning Stunts remains unbeaten

MATT SCHOMMER October 1, 2009

“We failed,” sophomore John Fagg said. That statement summed up the second half for Ball $treet Journal Wednesday night at the Hawkeye Recreation Fields. The score was tied 20-20 just before the...

Bulaga cleared to play

SCOTT MILLER September 30, 2009

Bryan Bulaga sported a wide grin as he parked his moped behind the Hayden Fry Football Complex on Tuesday, and for good reason. The junior left tackle was finally cleared to resume full activity on Monday...

Commentary: Nittany Lions a total class act

JON LINDER September 30, 2009

On a chilly, rainy night in Happy Valley, the warmest hearts were those of Iowa’s defeated hosts. I was lucky enough to be one the soggy, gold-clad Iowa fans who witnessed the exodus of the “White...

Three Big Ten squads play road openers this week

BRENDAN STILES September 30, 2009

Three Big Ten teams — Penn State, Michigan, and Wisconsin — have had the luxury thus far of playing all of their games at home. And who can blame them? Beaver Stadium, the Big House, and Camp Randall...

Men’s tennis player from around the world

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI September 30, 2009

Canadian Tom Mroziewicz first picked up a tennis racket when he was 5 years old, in Bandung, Indonesia. The sophomore on the Iowa tennis team learned how to hit the ball from his father, Wojtek, a semipro...

Men’s golf ties for 4th

DI SPORTS STAFF September 30, 2009

The Iowa men’s golf team shot the best round of the day in the Virginia Commonwealth Shootout to finish in a fourth-place tie on Tuesday. The Hawkeyes shot 5 over to finish with a total of 881 (17 over)...

Red Spartan Hill Raiders clinch playoff berth

IAN MARTIN September 30, 2009

With two touchdowns, another long catch from freshman Ryan O’Donnell, and the late emergence of freshman Ryan McKean, the Red Spartan Hill Raiders defeated the Iowa Pharm Team, 33-20, at the Hawkeye...

Hawkeyes silence doubters, look to avoid possible trap

BRENDAN STILES September 29, 2009

Before even getting on a plane to State College, Pa., last week, the Iowa Hawkeyes heard their game with Penn State would be ugly. They heard that the “White House” on display inside Beaver Stadium...

Rowing starts season strong

TRAVIS VARNER September 29, 2009

The Iowa rowing team started its season with a clean sweep, capturing first place in all three events at the Head of the Des Moines regatta on Sept. 26. The Hawkeyes finished first in both the collegiate...