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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

Podolak to be honorary captain

BRENDAN STILES September 18, 2009

The Iowa Hawkeyes announced on Thursday that former running back and current radio analyst Ed Podolak will be the team’s honorary captain on Saturday for Iowa’s game against Arizona at Kinnick Stadium. As...

Hitting the links in Iowa, teeing it up in Vegas

MITCH SMITH September 18, 2009

Las Vegas isn’t just a hotbed for those looking for a quick gambling thrill. On Nov. 6, the city of sin will host the eighth-annual National Collegiate Golf Championship. Iowa students with a passion...

Sand volleyball playoffs set to begin next week

IAN MARTIN September 18, 2009

Iowa may be 1,500 miles from the shores of Miami, but over the past week, 47 teams have found their way to the Hawkeye Recreational Fields to whip up their visions of the beach with some sand volleyball. Played...

Women’s tennis team talks Serena

PATRICK RAFFERTY September 17, 2009

Serena Williams has many people talking tennis. Fans of the U.S. Open, which aired worldwide, caught Williams’ tirade. The female American tennis star threatened an official who called Williams for...

Flag football power rankings

MITCH SMITH September 17, 2009

Officials released the first installment of UI Recreational Services’ version of the AP poll on Wednesday. There are no computer rankings, no combining of polls, and no mathematical formulas. The intramural...

Team America shuts down Celtic Force

MATT SCHOMMER September 17, 2009

While the mosquitos drew first blood Wednesday night at the Hawkeye Recreational Fields, Team America quickly followed with an opening drive touchdown en route to a 26-0 win over Celtic Force. Led by...

Hawkeye football wary of flu

AMIE KIEHN September 17, 2009

It’s flu season. After Wisconsin’s football team was crippled last week because 10 players were coping with the flu, other teams are heeding to a strict precautionary regimen to avoid such potential...

Rowing team gets new home

TRAVIS VARNER September 17, 2009

The Iowa rowing team has a new home — the P. Sue Beckwith Boathouse. Days from completion, the boathouse is a state-of-the-art facility that cost the university approximately $7.2 million to complete....

The art of digging

EVELYN LAU September 17, 2009

Any volleyball player will say height is an advantage. Being tall allows for a player to elevate high above the net to block a shot or soar through the air to slam down an offensive kill. However, any...

Women frosh golfers get feet wet

J.T. BUGOS September 17, 2009

The first event in a college athlete’s career is often the most nerve-racking. In basketball, it can lead to clanging iron or maybe even whiffing air on the first couple shot attempts. In golf, the...

Soccer player Blakesley is happy to be a Hawkeye

ROBBIE LEHMAN September 17, 2009

Rachel Blakesley wears No. 13 for the Iowa soccer team. She came close to not wearing a number at all for the Hawkeyes — or any other team, for that matter. The No. 13 has donned Blakesley’s soccer...

Ferentz: Bulaga ‘day-to-day’

SCOTT MILLER September 16, 2009

The case of Bryan Bulaga is getting more confusing by the day. After being held out of Iowa’s 35-3 win over Iowa State on Sept. 7 because of an unspecified illness, the Hawkeyes’ left tackle is listed...