Archive | February 22, 2012

Notebook: Wahlin, other seniors preparing for last hurrah

By Ben Wolfson benjamin-wolfson@uiowa.edu Iowa point guard Kamille Wahlin has been a four-year starter for head coach Lisa Bluder’s team. She was described by junior center Morgan Johnson as “the best leader I’ve ever met,” and has stepped up even more in the wake of leading scorer Jaime Printy’s season-ending ACL injury. She’s averaging over [...]

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Hawkeye gymnasts excel on parallel bars

By Ryan Murphy ryan-e-murphy@uiowa.edu The Iowa men’s gymnastics team’s lowest-ranked event in 2011 was the parallel bar; the Hawkeyes were ranked 14th at the end of the season. But in 2012, it’s Iowa’s highest event. The Hawkeyes are ranked ninth in the country on the bars, and boast a 56.233 three-score average. The Hawkeyes’ overall [...]

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Swimmers look to technology, old and new, to improve times

By Ben Ross benjamin-d-ross@uiowa.edu With today’s emphasis on athletics, it’s no wonder some athletes look to mediums like steroids and other illegal substances to improve performances. Even the men on the Iowa swim team can’t deny looking for new ways to get better, but they don’t dabble in performance-enhancing drugs because of the illegality and [...]

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UPDATED:Police locate armed subject who triggered HawkAlert

Iowa City police officials said a man who set off a HawkAlert when he was reportedly armed in City Park has been located. In an email, Iowa City police Sgt. Denise Brotherton said, “Just heard on radio that the subject from Washington [County] we were looking for in city park has been located.” Brotherton said [...]

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UPDATED: IC Police search City Park, did not find reported subject

UPDATED: 12:03 p.m. Iowa City police say the call of a missing subject was reported by Washington Police this morning. Iowa City police Sgt. Denise Brotherton said the Joint Emergency Communications Center initially got the call around 8 a.m. to look out for a missing man.  She said the center received an updated report around [...]

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UI issues HawkAlert about armed suspect in City Park

University of Iowa officials have issued an emergency HawkAlert about a report of an armed suspect in Iowa City’s City Park. “Remain indoors and away from the area,” the alert says. Check back with The Daily Iowan for updates.

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