Skip to Main Content
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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Flag football power rankings

MITCH SMITH September 17, 2009

Officials released the first installment of UI Recreational Services’ version of the AP poll on Wednesday. There are no computer rankings, no combining of polls, and no mathematical formulas. The intramural...

Team America shuts down Celtic Force

MATT SCHOMMER September 17, 2009

While the mosquitos drew first blood Wednesday night at the Hawkeye Recreational Fields, Team America quickly followed with an opening drive touchdown en route to a 26-0 win over Celtic Force. Led by...

Hawkeye football wary of flu

AMIE KIEHN September 17, 2009

It’s flu season. After Wisconsin’s football team was crippled last week because 10 players were coping with the flu, other teams are heeding to a strict precautionary regimen to avoid such potential...

Ferentz: Bulaga ‘day-to-day’

SCOTT MILLER September 16, 2009

The case of Bryan Bulaga is getting more confusing by the day. After being held out of Iowa’s 35-3 win over Iowa State on Sept. 7 because of an unspecified illness, the Hawkeyes’ left tackle is listed...

Commentary: Controversy kept to minimum thus far

RYAN YOUNG September 16, 2009

Iowa fans have suffered through a lot over the last four years. The staunch — yet sporadically fickle — members of Hawkeye Nation are used to controversy. And don’t forget about those seemingly...

Big Ten in position to improve image

BRENDAN STILES September 16, 2009

Last weekend might not have gone entirely as planned for the Big Ten, but the conference did manage to regain a little credibility. The team that made the biggest national impression was Michigan, which...

Men’s tennis ‘up-and-coming’

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI September 16, 2009

The Iowa men’s tennis team finished tied for seventh place with two other Big Ten teams last year, but just barely. With just a point to go, the Hawkeyes fell to Wisconsin, 4-0, at the Big Ten Tournament...

Women’s tennis adds ex-Baylor Bear

PATRICK RAFFERTY September 16, 2009

The Iowa women’s tennis team just got stronger. Transferring to Iowa for her senior season, Zuzana Chmelarova last attended No. 6 Baylor University, which boasts three players in the top 50 and has...

Women’s cross-country transfer expected to lead the pack

MICHELE DANNO September 16, 2009

Not many people would trade going to school in the nation’s largest city for attending school near the world’s largest truck stop, but the Iowa women’s cross-country program managed to lure graduate...

An extra opportunity

MATT SCHOMMER September 16, 2009

Students have heard of extra credit, extra mayo, and even extraterrestrials. But extramurals? Currently, Iowa only offers students a chance to play other schools at this level in two sports — basketball...

Smooth Obturators still perfect on defense

TRAVIS VARNER September 16, 2009

The Smooth Obturators dominated in every aspect of the flag-football game Tuesday night, shutting out Dirt Show, 40-0, at the Hawkeye Recreational Fields. In its third game of the season, Smooth Obturators...

Men golfers take fifth in Gopher Invite

CLARK CAHILL September 15, 2009

Taking extra time to work on chipping and putting tends to have a positive effect on golf scores. The Iowa men’s golf team put in extra work on its short game before Tuesday’s final round of the Gopher...