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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

Hawkeye women swamp UNI

Hawkeye women swamp UNI

December 5, 2016

By James Kay [email protected] The Iowa women’s basketball team decimated Northern Iowa, 88-39, in Carver-Hawkeye on Sunday. It was the largest margin of victory against Northern Iowa in 22 meetings...

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz speaks during a press conferencing covering Iowa's bowl placement on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016. The Hawkeyes will play Florida Gators in the Outback Bowl on Monday, January 2, 12:00 PM on ABC. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Hawks excited by Outback selection

December 5, 2016

By Jordan Hansen [email protected] For the fifth time under head coach Kirk Ferentz, the Iowa football team will play in the Outback Bowl. The Hawkeyes will take on Florida on Jan. 2 in Tampa,...

Gerdin Athletic Learning Center is seen on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016. The center offers a refueling station and provides a quite learning environment for student athletes. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Gerdin Center to get facelift

December 5, 2016

The facility will receive $6.3 million in renovations in the years to come. By Naomi Hofferber [email protected] With the study requirements placed on student-athletes, the University of Iowa...

No borders, some makeup

No borders, some makeup

December 5, 2016

A few UI students début their first performances in drag. By Brett Shaw [email protected] Putting on heels, hair, and makeup to appear as a convincing woman is something that many females don’t...

Iowa tight end George Kittle celebrates a touchdown during the Iowa-Iowa State game at Kinnick on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. Iowa head Iowa State to one field goal to defeated them, 45-3. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Iowa headed to the Outback Bowl

December 4, 2016

By Jordan Hansen | [email protected] The Iowa football team is headed to Tampa, Florida to play the Florida Gators on January 2nd in the 2017 Outback Bowl. "We are thrilled to extend an invitation...

Life after fleeing Syria

Life after fleeing Syria

December 2, 2016

By Laura Scott  [email protected] One of the first things Monzer “Moe” Shakally bought after stepping off the plane from Damascus, Syria, was a huge, puffy jacket. The other thing he bought?...

Jack Stapleton reads names of those lost to AIDS in front of the Capital Building at the University of Iowa on December 1, 2016. Stapleton has worked at the UI AIDS clinic since 1986. (The Daily Iowan/Karley Finkel)

Community honors AIDS victims

December 2, 2016

By Jack Berning [email protected] Various University of Iowa student organizations and events highlighted the Nov. 29 to Dec. 7 IC Red Week, including the Reading of Names on Thursday to honor those...

Megan Gustafson attempts a free throw during the exhibition game on November 6, 2016. The Hawkeyes defeated the Flyers 61-35. (The Daily Iowan/Osama Khalid)

Hawkeyes maintain their swagger

December 2, 2016

By Michael McCurdy [email protected] Coming off a hard-fought game versus No. 1 Notre Dame, the Iowa women’s basketball team hopes to bounce back in Carver-Hawkeye at 2 p.m. Dec. 4 against...

Iowa Head Coach Tom Brands reacts to a call at the 2013 Big Ten Wrestling Championships at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Illinois on Saturday, March 9, 2013. (The Daily Iowan/Tessa Hursh)

Wrestlers focus on ranked challenger

December 2, 2016

By Pete Ruden [email protected] For the first time this season, the Iowa wrestling team will face a ranked opponent when it takes on No. 20 South Dakota State today. Iowa heads into the dual ranked...

Iowa's 185 pound Alex Meyer tries to take down Cornell College's Brian Cristion during the Iowa City Duals at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena, in Iowa City, Iowa  on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. Iowa out wrestled both Cornell College 45-0 and Iowa Central College 55-0. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

Roots of Hawk success in Southeast Polk wrestling

December 1, 2016

By Pete Ruden [email protected] It all started in Pleasant Hill, Iowa. Cory Clark and Alex Meyer were seniors on the Southeast Polk wrestling team, while Keegan Shaw and Meyer’s younger brother,...

Iowa's no. 2 Ally Disterhoft watches as her teammates and opposing team players scramble to get the rebound of her free-throw during a basketball match at the Carver Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. Notre Dame defeated Iowa 73-58. (The Daily Iowan/Ting Xuan Tan)

Notre Dame wears Hawks down

December 1, 2016

By James Kay   [email protected] The Hawkeye women’s basketball team (5-3) battled hard against No. 1 Notre Dame before falling, 73-58, to the Fighting Irish Wednesday night in Carver-Hawkeye...

Michael Gerson talks about AIDS in sub-saharan Africa as part of IC Red at the IMU on Nov 30, 2016. (The Daily Iowan/Osama Khalid)

Gerson details AIDS fight

December 1, 2016

By Addison Martin [email protected] On Wednesday evening, University of Iowa students and faculty faced the cold to gather at the IMU to hear Michael Gerson, a Washington Post columnist, former...