By Sam Louwagie samuel-louwagie@uiowa.edu Tom Brands knows what a nervous wrestler looks like. Bobby Telford took the mat Friday night with Iowa’s dual against No. 1 Penn State hanging in the balance. And even though Telford had failed twice in those circumstances already this season, Brands knew his heavyweight wasn’t nervous. “Cool customer,” Brands said [...]
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Wrestling: No. 3 Iowa upsets No. 1 Penn State 22-16 in a sellout at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
By Cody Goodwin cody-goodwin@uiowa.edu Iowa head wrestling Tom Brands issued a challenge, of sorts, to his third-ranked squad last Tuesday afternoon when he was asked about facing top-ranked Penn State on Friday night. More specifically, he wanted “answers,” “statements,” and “exclamation marks.” After the Hawkeyes (16-1, 6-0 Big Ten) sent the Nittany Lions (8-1, 5-1) [...]
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Family Relations Committee sees hard work pay off during the Big Event
More than 900 families, some young some old, walked across the long black stage as hundreds of eyes watched them. Each year, families walk across the stage as their names and the number of years they have been involved with Dance Marathon is called out. While many are experiencing their first Big Event, there are [...]
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Firefighters respond to malfunctioning alarm at the IMU, Big Event continues on
Three and a half hours into the Big Event, a bit of a surprise came at the Iowa Memorial Union. Around 10 p.m. all the doors — which were ajar to allow people to come and go as they please throughout the IMU — shut. The only reasons the doors shut are because a fire [...]
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First of many Dance Marathon families take the stage
The ballroom settled into silence. A mother stood tall and told the story of her son who lost the fight to cancer a one year, two weeks, and 2 days ago. Dawn Deekman was the first of many Dance Marathon families who will take to the main stage throughout the Big Event. Deekman’s words had [...]
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Dance Marathon officials get crowd pumped
The Big Event opening ceremonies began with a roar that shook the ballroom. For the 19th year, students, alumni, volunteers and families came together Friday and Saturday for one cause. “You’re going to laugh, you’re going to cry,” said Nic Rusher, the executive director of Dance Marathon. “You’re going to have a really good time.” [...]
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Big Event kicks off with high expectations
Chants of “For The Kids” swell in the ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union as both student dancers and volunteers hope their preparations pay off tonight. And experience comes in handy for those that are returning this year. “To prepare for Dance Marathon, having done it last year, I took a couple different strategies on [...]
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School Board’s diversity policy in question after Education Department voices concerns
The proposed diversity policy before the Iowa City School Board may be in trouble following concerns expressed this week by the state education department. In a letter obtained by The Daily Iowan, Iowa City Community School District Superintendent Steve Murley was informed Friday about the Education Department’s concerns with the proposed diversity policy. Specifically, the [...]
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Defense wants to block witnesses in murder trial
The defense has made a motion to block testimony of three witnesses in a first-degree murder trial. Justin Marshall, 22, is accused of slaying former Broadway Condominiums owner John Versypt in October 2009. Thomas Gaul, one of Marshall’s attorneys, alleged outside the presence of the jury that new evidence shows three jailhouse informants violated Marshall’s [...]
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