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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

Iowa gears up for Michigan State

SCOTT MILLER October 23, 2009

Michigan State might be the quietest second-place team in the history of the Big Ten. After starting the season 1-3, including a two-point home loss to Central Michigan, the Spartans were all but discarded...

Volleyball returns home to face Northwestern

EVELYN LAU October 23, 2009

All Sharon Dingman wants is a little consistency. The Iowa volleyball team upset then-No. 18 Michigan State in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Oct. 11. Then, Dingman’s crew dropped two-straight Big Ten matches...

Hawkeyes host Head of the Iowa Sunday

TRAVIS VARNER October 23, 2009

The Head of the Iowa regatta is back. After a hiatus made longer by last year’s flood, the Iowa rowing team will once again display its skills in front of a home crowd during the Head of the Iowa regatta...

Wildcats down Hawkeyes in extra time

ROBBIE LEHMAN October 23, 2009

The story of the Iowa-Northwestern soccer match was supposed to be about the promotion of “Pink Weekend” and raising awareness for breast cancer. But the weather stole the headlines. Here are a couple...

Pride sells for field-hockey prospects

JORDAN GARRETSON October 22, 2009

There is no high-school field hockey in the state of Iowa. No sticks. No striking circles. No penalty corners. Still, the Iowa team has cemented itself as a national power in the sport. With no in-state...

Student committee to hold meeting on fan cheers

JON LINDER October 22, 2009

Most bowl representatives and stadium officials around the country would attest Iowa has great fans. To say Iowa has great fan traditions, however, would seem hyperbolic. To remedy Iowa’s apparent...

Soccer takes on ’Cats

ROBBIE LEHMAN October 22, 2009

Forget black and gold attire. Pink will be the preferred color to support the Iowa soccer team tonight. The Hawkeyes will host Northwestern at the Iowa Soccer Complex at 7 p.m. in the first event of a...

Beamesderfer, Dean honored

DI SPORTS STAFF October 22, 2009

The National Field Hockey Coaches Association announced its 2009 Division-I Senior All-Stars on Wednesday, and two senior members of the Iowa field hockey team — Tricia Dean and Meghan Beamesderfer —...

Women’s tennis in regional

DI SPORTS STAFF October 22, 2009

The Iowa women’s tennis team will begin play at the Midwest Regional tournament at 9 a.m. today. The tournament will run through Oct. 27. Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern,...

An intramural champion

MITCH SMITH October 22, 2009

Derek “White Chocolate” Johnson is an intramural-sports lifer. Voted the DI Intramural Athlete of the Week last week, Johnson, 22, is a fifth-year senior studying marketing and management. The Urbandale,...

DCD defense dominates Dirt Show

MATT SCHOMMER October 22, 2009

After Wednesday night’s game at the Hawkeye Recreation Fields, DCD has still only allowed one touchdown all year. The squad’s sterling defense shut out Dirt Show, 27-0. Initially, it didn’t look...

Commentary: Clear minds yield low golf scores

J.T. BUGOS October 21, 2009

I am not a golfer. If I know one thing about my athletic prowess, it’s that golf does not suit me. It’s not that I tried once and stopped. I get out on the course a few times a year and hack until...