Jan Aronson, a New York City artist, will put down her paintbrush and pick up a laser pointer. The enthusiastic artist will fly in today to give lecture on portraiture in a one-hour Power Point presentation...

The first thing Marina Franklin thinks of when someone brings up Iowa City is her ex-boyfriend. He was originally from Mount Ayr, Iowa, but he went to the UI. Franklin recalls going to Mount Ayr once...

Imagine Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video paired with poodle skirts, prom dresses, and zombies. Is this a combination that is too good to be true? Not for the Iowa City Community Theatre....

Full equality for gays and lesbians is the civil-rights issue of our time. Men and women who want to preserve and protect the ideals of this nation are being booted from the military because of who they...

Bad economic news is plentiful. Unemployment is creeping toward 10 percent nationally, cash-strapped states are cutting education budgets, and the job market is absolutely terrifying. Is there any good...

After months of negotiations, the Senate Finance Committee approved its health-care reform bill on Tuesday. The sharp partisan split — Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, was the only Republican who voted for...

With another intramural season about to begin, The Daily Iowan's intramural sportswriters hand-picked the 25 best indoor volleyball team names. 25. G Fly — Representing UI urban culture. 24. 319 Shocktarts...

Co-Recreational When you browse through the Co-Recreational scores, two teams stand above the rest. Perennial powerhouse Bi-Sexual Chocolate didn’t allow a point until its final game, a 43-12 triumph. On...

Playing at home is a big advantage for baseball, basketball, and football teams. The benefit is thought of so highly that MLB Commissioner Bud Selig believed the All-Star game would be more competitive...

For the second-straight year, the Iowa women’s basketball team enters the season after losing five seniors to graduation. But unlike last year, Lisa Bluder’s squad boasts just one senior. Because...

Adjusting from player on the court to fan on the sideline isn’t an easy task. So former Iowa basketball player Abby Emmert made a compromise. After four years with the women’s basketball team, from...

In college sports, physical skills and talent aren’t enough. And Iowa sophomore tennis player Chris Speer is a model specimen of hard work and determination. As a youngster growing up in suburban Chicago,...