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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

Women harriers set themselves up for success

MICHELE DANNO September 10, 2009

Going out with friends, drinking, or dancing until daylight is the usual agenda for many college students on a Saturday night. Most don’t have to worry about waking up at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday to run...

Men’s cross-country team knows nutrition

SEAN MORGAN September 10, 2009

On average, a collegiate cross-country runner will cover 80 to 90 miles a week in an attempt to keep himself physically prepared for competition. How these athletes prepare to run those 90 miles may be...

Football team recalls iconic decal

AMIE KIEHN September 10, 2009

In 1987, Neil Young stepped on stage in Lincoln, Neb., laden with a heavy heart, a guitar to his back and a harmonica hanging below his lips. The singer/songwriter was set to perform to the tens of thousands...

Women’s golf looks to contend

J.T. BUGOS September 10, 2009

The Iowa women’s golf team finished fifth at the Big Ten championships last spring, carding their team’s season-best 18-hole score of 305 in one day of play. The top-five finish was the highest the...

Freshman tennis player towers over the rest

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI September 10, 2009

Garrett Dunn has always been the tall kid. You’ve seen his type —standing in the back middle of the class picture, a head above everyone else. The one with the awkward lean in his neck from craning...

Iowa’s iron woman

ROBBIE LEHMAN September 10, 2009

If a soccer team were a car, midfielders would be its engine. And Iowa center midfielder Alex Seydel is the gas fueling the Hawkeyes’ vehicle. The senior has never missed a game in her career at Iowa,...

Ferentz favors Robinson in the backfield

SCOTT MILLER September 9, 2009

The Paki O’Meara experiment didn’t necessarily go as planned in Iowa’s opener on Sept. 5 against Northern Iowa. Consequently, three days after the junior running back ran the ball nine times for...

Slater’s Sloppy Seconds wins flag-football opener

IAN MARTIN September 9, 2009

In the first flag-football game of the year, Slater’s Sloppy Seconds was able to overcome an early deficit and defeat an experienced team of sophomores and juniors in the Brown Bombers, 19-12. Slater’s...

All eyes on Big Ten this weekend

BRENDAN STILES September 9, 2009

This weekend, all eyes will be on the Big Ten. As a conference, the spotlight will be shining on Columbus, Ann Arbor, and Minneapolis, where there are enormous games taking place — ones that will either...

Commentary: No time like now for Hawks

BRENDAN STILES September 9, 2009

I hear it all the time. Kirk Ferentz, Ken O’Keefe, and Norm Parker don’t change their philosophies. But I understand why. They like to keep things simple. What you see is what you get. And more...

Freshman steps up volleyball game

EVELYN LAU September 9, 2009

Emma Krieger Kittle knows all about expectations. The Iowa City native could have been a college basketball player. She could have followed the rest of her family — spanning four generations — in...

Point/counterpoint: Biggest concern for Iowa football?

DI SPORTS STAFF September 9, 2009

Defensive play There was a lot to hate about Iowa’s victorious embarrassment at the hands of Northern Iowa. From the Hawkeyes’ defense doing its best to snuggle 172-pound freshman Carlos Anderson...