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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

Point/Counterpoint: Should drafts should have an age limit?

DI SPORTS STAFF June 23, 2009

YES If you had told me on the evening of my high-school graduation I could either go to college and attempt to complete a four-year degree or make millions playing a sport for 10 years, it wouldn’t...

Lunch-box initiative hopes to engage student fans

PATRICK RAFFERTY June 22, 2009

Looking for a way to add excitement to the upcoming football and men’s basketball seasons, the Iowa athletics department is off to a great start with its lunch-box program. Starting with the 2009-10...

Women’s hoops honored for volunteering

AARON COOPER June 22, 2009

The Iowa women’s basketball team was recognized during a ceremony June 19 at Linn-Mar High School for its community service when it received the 2009 Iowa Governor’s Volunteer Award. The Hawkeyes...

Gatens has appendectomy

ROBBIE LEHMAN June 22, 2009

Iowa guard Matt Gatens had surgery to remove his appendix Sunday morning. The stomach pain put a scare into Gatens and his family, but the sophomore was feeling well enough to take calls and see visitors...

Offensive tackle Calloway suspended after OWI

BRENDAN STILES June 22, 2009

Iowa offensive tackle Kyle Calloway will be suspended for the Hawkeyes’ home-opener against Northern Iowa on Sept. 5. The announcement came from head coach Kirk Ferentz shortly after the fifth-year senior-to-be...

Future frosh Printy shines again

AARON COOPER June 19, 2009

Behind 37 points from incoming Iowa freshman Jaime Printy, Active Endeavors/McCurrys was able to defeat Coralville Hy-Vee on Thursday night in Game Time League action, 93-82. Printy was able to weave...

Incoming Hawk Nesbitt guides Game Time squad to win

ZACH CHRISWELL June 19, 2009

L.L. Pelling/Cullen Painting took advantage of having the only future Iowa women’s basketball player on the court. Incoming freshman Trisha Nesbitt finished the game with 12 points, six assists, and...

Gymnastics camp gaining in popularity

CLARK CAHILL June 19, 2009

Even the boiling hot temperature and muggy atmosphere in the Field House North Gym could not keep participants from enjoying the annual Iowa Women’s Gymnastics Summer Camp. The nearly 75 girls who took...

Columbia grad to run for Hawks

AARON COOPER June 19, 2009

The Iowa women’s cross-country team will seek its fourth-consecutive NCAA appearance this fall, and it will have to do so after losing the top two runners from the NCAA-qualifying team that placed 24th...

Tucker goes off in Prime Time victory

TRAVIS VARNER June 18, 2009

Anthony Tucker caught fire Wednesday night in his Prime Time League showdown against Hawkeye teammate Matt Gatens, propelling the Vinton Merchants to a 102-95 victory over Jill Armstrong of Lepic-Kroeger...

Frosh shines again in Culver’s and Gatens Real Estate/McCurry’s match-up

J.T. BUGOS June 18, 2009

Iowa sophomore-to-be Andrew Brommer, playing for Culver’s of Coralville, nailed a 3-pointer from the wing to open the scoring in the game between Culver’s and Gatens Real Estate/McCurry’s. Culver’s...

Hawk camp goes swimmingly

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI June 18, 2009

When Iowa swimming head coach Marc Long came to the Hawkeyes’ summer camp in 1983, the program was the hottest team in the Big Ten, fresh off back-to-back Big Ten championships in 1981 and 1982. Since...