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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

Captains ready to lead soccer

ROBBIE LEHMAN August 28, 2009

When the Iowa soccer team hosts Montana at 7 p.m. today and South Dakota State at 1 p.m. on Aug. 30 at the Iowa Soccer Complex, it will count on two contrasting Hawkeyes to lead a charge toward victory. The...

V-ball off to Chicago

EVELYN LAU August 28, 2009

Heading to Chicago for the start of its season, the Iowa volleyball team will have a homecoming of sorts. With five players hailing from the Land of Lincoln, traveling out-of-state may feel less like...

Frosh runner continues string

MICHELE DANNO August 28, 2009

In the past five years, both the Iowa men’s and women’s cross-country programs have experienced some of their most successful seasons in Hawkeye history. Since 2004, Valaparaiso High School in Indiana...

Big league fun

MITCH SMITH August 27, 2009

Is this Iowa? No, it’s heaven. The Urbandale Little League All-Stars became the first Iowa team to represent the Midwest Region since 2005 this week, playing on what most Little Leaguers consider the...

Hawks ready to tee it up

CLARK CAHILL August 27, 2009

Having been one of only 30 teams in the nation to participate in the NCAA championships in May, the Iowa men’s golf team is having a hard time quelling the urge to look up at even loftier expectations. But...

Gowen, Cano win contest

IAN MARTIN August 27, 2009

The winners of Tuesday’s punt, pass, and kick competition during the Kickoff Classic at Hubbard Park became official on Wednesday — UI graduate student Marlene Cano and senior Matt Gowan took home...

Intramurals changes jersey policy

MATT SCHOMMER August 27, 2009

Maybe UI students should be afraid to get their hands dirty. Cases of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus have increased yearly from 2005 to 2008 in people 18 years and younger, according to a...

In footsteps of defensive giants

SCOTT MILLER August 27, 2009

Kirk Ferentz knew this day would come. There would come a time when his two defensive tackles, his two players that epitomized Iowa football more than anyone else, his two staunch leaders on the field...

O-line a question mark

BRENDAN STILES August 26, 2009

For a group of football players who normally don’t ask for the spotlight, the Iowa offensive line comes into the 2009 season providing plenty of intrigue for fans. While most of the questions revolving...

Big Ten Preview: Illini offense Juiced up

JON LINDER August 26, 2009

For Big Ten fans, it’s scary to imagine the league’s best passing offense as better this season. It’s even scarier for Illinois fans, who know their team’s defense will likely be much worse. With...

New field-hockey captains take up reins

JORDAN GARRETSON August 26, 2009

The departure of eight seniors from last year’s Iowa field-hockey team, including three former captains, leaves a significant leadership void. That doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of excited Hawkeyes...