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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

Men’s swimming and diving ready for Shamrock Invite

PATRICK RAFFERTY January 29, 2010

Nearing the end of the regular season, the Iowa men’s swimming and diving team can feel the urgency. The Hawkeyes (6-1) have dropped only one dual meet on the season, showing consistency and improvement...

Women’s swimming and diving heading to South Bend

MITCH SMITH January 29, 2010

The Shamrock Invitational will be a special meet for Iowa senior Julie Feingold. In her collegiate swimming career, she’s never had the chance to compete in her home state, Indiana. Oddly enough, she’ll...

Intramural basketball tips off this weekend

MATT COZZI January 29, 2010

Cold weather can’t stop UI students from heating up the Field House hardwood. One of the most popular intramural sports, basketball in the men’s league also serves as one of the most competitive...

Wrestling hosts Penn State

J.T. BUGOS January 29, 2010

Brent Metcalf walked into the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex with five stitches above his right eye and yellow-purple shading below, compliments of Purdue redshirt senior Nick Bertucci’s knee. The 149-pounder...

Hawkeyes look to rebound against Michigan

BRENDAN STILES January 29, 2010

If consistency served as last week’s lesson for the Iowa men’s basketball team, this week’s tutorial is to focus on finishing. On Wednesday, the Hawkeyes seemed to be in control against a talented...

Bluder’s Bunch tired of moral victories

JORDAN GARRETSON January 29, 2010

Plenty of games could have been categorized as “moral victories” for the Iowa women’s basketball team this season. There was the loss to then-No.19 Kansas on Nov. 18, 2009, when the Hawkeyes led...

Iowa falls to Ohio State, 65-57

SCOTT MILLER January 28, 2010

No. 20 Ohio State (15-6, 5-3) only led for 166 seconds in the second half, but it was enough to knock off Iowa (8-13, 2-6), 65-57, in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday night. The Buckeyes closed out the...

Game pace a difference-maker

BRENDAN STILES January 28, 2010

For 37 minutes Wednesday night, the Iowa men’s basketball team had No. 20 Ohio State right where it wanted. And the game’s pace was at the level Iowa head coach Todd Lickliter wanted. But in the...

Odd-man-out gets even on track

MATT SCHOMMER January 28, 2010

Freshman sprinter Kevin Dibbern doesn’t seem to fit the mold of a Division-I athlete, let alone one who excels. From his exterior, he appears more suited to follow in the footsteps of Bobby Fischer than...

Senior flies solo

ROBBIE LEHMAN January 28, 2010

Three years ago, Jenny Donar was just another member of the Iowa women’s gymnastics team’s incoming 2007 class. Now, she is the only one left. Grades, homesickness, and family issues have given her...

Intramural model not profitable

IAN MARTIN January 28, 2010

With the financial crunch at the UI, many departments are scrambling to balance budgets. But intramurals doesn’t have any problem operating in the red. Intramurals had expenses of $140,550 last year,...

UI students take advantage of Field House

MATT COZZI January 27, 2010

When the Field House opened in 1927, Iowa basketball was home. Fans gathered in droves to see the Hawkeyes play. But when Carver-Hawkeye Arena opened in January 1983, they moved. Still, basketball remained. The...