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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

Commentary: No time like now for Hawks

BRENDAN STILES September 9, 2009

I hear it all the time. Kirk Ferentz, Ken O’Keefe, and Norm Parker don’t change their philosophies. But I understand why. They like to keep things simple. What you see is what you get. And more...

Freshman steps up volleyball game

EVELYN LAU September 9, 2009

Emma Krieger Kittle knows all about expectations. The Iowa City native could have been a college basketball player. She could have followed the rest of her family — spanning four generations — in...

Men’s tennis coach here to stay

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI September 9, 2009

When it comes time for college, normally most people want to get as far away from home as possible. Upon graduation, they normally get a job somewhere other than where they lived or went to school. Nowadays,...

Waiver worthwhile

PATRICK RAFFERTY September 9, 2009

For the last three months, Merel Beelen has been in limbo. A member of the Iowa women’s tennis team, she applied to the NCAA for a hardship waiver after last season. That organization recently approved...

New wellness center big on aquatics

MITCH SMITH September 9, 2009

When the new Campus Recreation & Wellness Center is completed next summer, the Iowa aquatics program hopes to make a big splash in the community. With physical-education classes, men’s and women’s...

Linebacker Hunter honored

DI SPORTS STAFF September 8, 2009

The Big Ten has recognized Iowa linebacker Jeremiha Hunter for his play this past weekend, naming him the co-Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week. The junior received the honor on Sunday after blocking...

Moeaki emerges for Hawkeyes

BRENDAN STILES September 8, 2009

When the Iowa Hawkeyes left the field on Sept. 5 with a 17-16 victory over Northern Iowa, all the talk afterwards was about the game’s ending. And rightfully so. The Hawkeyes had to block two field-goal...

Commentary: Ferentz had rare off day

JON LINDER September 8, 2009

Kirk Ferentz has had some mighty fine days leading the Black and Gold. Sept. 5 was not one of them. Every coach has off days, and sometimes they occur when you have to lead a team against a supposedly...