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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

18 holes of fun

J.T. BUGOS September 1, 2009

The sun was still slowly creeping just partly above the horizon, and all was quiet at the Finkbine Golf Course pro shop around 6:30 a.m. Then, the sharp, metallic crack of eight tee shots broke the early...

Frosh golfer ambitious, decorated

J.T. BUGOS September 1, 2009

New Hawkeye Kristi Cardwell has been playing golf since she was 5. In eighth grade, she started playing competitively. After a successful prep career, she will enter her first season on the Iowa women’s...

Producing under pressure

RYAN YOUNG September 1, 2009

The man behind one of the most famous kicks in Iowa football history has one simple philosophy this season: produce under pressure. Junior place-kicker Daniel Murray, now a name etched in the massive...

Big Ten Preview: Hawkeyes in Big Ten Top 3

BRENDAN STILES September 1, 2009

Expectations are sky high in Iowa City this fall, and why wouldn’t they be? The Hawkeyes enter 2009 ranked 22nd nationally and ended 2008 with four-straight victories to finish with a 9-4 record, including...

Hawkeye secondary boasts experience

JON LINDER August 31, 2009

Shaun Prater’s February OWI was disappointing. Jordan Bernstine’s dislocated ankle in camp was disheartening. The returning talent and youth in the rest of the Iowa secondary is almost disorienting. All-America...

Video: Football Forum – Iowa secondary

DI SPORTS STAFF August 31, 2009

Be sure to visit dailyiowan.com every day throughout the 2009 football season for The Daily Iowan Football Forum, an in-depth discussion among DI and Daily Iowan TV football reporters about the Iowa Hawkeyes. The...

Big Ten Preview: Spartan quarterback saga continues

AMIE KIEHN August 31, 2009

Football and politics have a lot in common. For one, it’s wise not to believe the hype. While polls are great indicators of depth in college football and political candidates alike, they can be misleading. One...

Commentary: Recent two-deep overhyped

BRENDAN STILES August 31, 2009

Yes, it’s that time of year again. Just a week before the No. 22 Iowa Hawkeyes open the season against Northern Iowa, head coach Kirk Ferentz released his two-deep on Aug. 28 for the first game of the...

Field hockey goes 0-2 in ACC Challenge

JORDAN GARRETSON August 31, 2009

The Iowa field-hockey team opened its season this past weekend, hosting part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at Grant Field. Challenge? For a Hawkeye club playing its first game since losing eight seniors...

Soccer goes 2-0 at home

ROBBIE LEHMAN August 31, 2009

On its first weekend series, the Iowa soccer team posted two shutouts to tally its first and second wins of the season, beating Montana on Aug. 28 and South Dakota State on Sunday, 2-0. After sluggish...

Golfers go even in Day One at Challenge

CLARK CAHILL August 31, 2009

It’s something every competitive golfer fears — one bad swing that can turn a great score into an average score in seconds. Iowa junior Vince India fell victim to that scenario Sunday afternoon when...

Parkersburg celebrates life of fallen coach in first win

IAN MARTIN August 31, 2009

Hit by a tornado that killed nine residents one year, then the shooting of a beloved football coach the next year — Parkersburg, Iowa, has been through some of the worst things imaginable. But the small...