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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

Ferentz, Barta push for BCS bowl

BRENDAN STILES December 3, 2009

Election Day may be in November, but the week leading up to the announcement of all 34 college football bowl games seems to have politicking left and right. When Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz held a press...

Boston College ousts Bluder’s Bunch

JORDAN GARRETSON December 3, 2009

The Iowa women’s basketball team was outmatched in terms of size, experience, and number of players in its Big Ten/ACC Challenge game against Boston College on Wednesday night in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Those...

Commentary: Wahlin shines in loss

EVELYN LAU December 3, 2009

With time running out, the Iowa women’s basketball team trailed Boston College by one possession. Looking to get the tying basket, it wasn’t surprising which Hawkeye player took the ball for the...

Women’s tennis boasts new coach

PATRICK RAFFERTY December 3, 2009

Katie Dougherty has always wanted to be a head coach in the Big Ten. She got her wish at Iowa. Now, she’s hoping to make the most of it. Her résumé is filled with experience from Big Ten schools...

Ferentz staying put, Stanzi expected to play

BRENDAN STILES December 3, 2009

On a day when Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz made himself available to discuss the No. 9 Hawkeyes’ bowl options, the first question fired at him pertained to a coaching rumor. Ferentz’s name has been...

Leading athletes by faith

AMIE KIEHN December 2, 2009

Jim Goodrich is seated, waiting patiently on a stiff black couch inside the Hawkeye Football Complex. Fitted with soft-rimmed glasses and what appears to be his signature, worn running shoes, the director...

Iowa loses 70-64 against Virginia Tech

SCOTT MILLER December 2, 2009

The Iowa men’s basketball team faced an unfamiliar conundrum inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena Tuesday night against Virginia Tech. The Hawkeyes shot ball exquisitely well from outside — so well, in fact,...

Commentary: Tucker’s progress might be key

BRENDAN STILES December 2, 2009

Before Tuesday night, the Iowa men’s basketball team had struggled all season long from 3-point range. It even reached the point where the inside play of both Jarryd Cole and Brennan Cougill meant the...

Women’s track taking strides to improve program

MICHELE DANNO December 2, 2009

Rebuilding is an understatement for the 2010 Iowa women’s track season. Despite the Hawkeyes’ 11th-place finish in the Big Ten last year, the program managed to recruit 23 freshmen from around the...

Women’s basketball faces Boston College in Challenge

JORDAN GARRETSON December 2, 2009

Despite taking place on the familiar floor of Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the contest against Boston College (3-3) at 7:30 p.m. today poses a difficult challenge for the Iowa women’s basketball team (5-2). The...

Volleyball hopeful for future

EVELYN LAU December 2, 2009

After tying for the best start in school history, the Iowa volleyball team lost much of its steam near the end of its season. The Hawkeyes ended their 2009 campaign with a 3-0 loss to Indiana on Nov....

Men’s track to hold throwing clinic

DI STAFF December 2, 2009

Iowa men’s field throwers from past and present, along with the current Iowa assistant coach Scott Cappos and Illinois coach Mike Turk will host the 2010 Iowa Hawkeye Track and Field Shot Put and Discus...