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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

Stephanie Michelle poses for a picture at The Psychic Shop in Iowa City on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Michelle specializes in tarot readings and psychic readings, noting that October is a busy month for her business.

Local spiritual community emphasizes the value of self-discovery

Isabelle Lubguban and Kyrsten White October 22, 2024

As the days of October ebb away, Iowa City’s spiritual community continues to flourish amid bustling Halloween preparations. Sound therapy bowls sing and psychic orbs roll into use as ethereal entertainers...

A Double Vision cocktail sits on the counter of Wild Culture Kombucha on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. The taproom and lounge was sold to Kyle Crossett and Brittany Quaid in 2020.

Wild Culture reimagines classic cocktails

Stella Shipman, Managing Editor October 22, 2024

With a sun-drenched sitting area on one end and a dimly lit den of couches on the other, a long bar stretching between them like a center of gravity, Wild Culture’s taproom is an accommodating space...

Review | Students react to Netflix’s ‘Heartstopper’ season three tackling mental health themes

Review | Students react to Netflix’s ‘Heartstopper’ season three tackling mental health themes

Kayla Person, Arts Reporter October 21, 2024

On Oct. 3, Netflix released the highly anticipated third season of ‘Heartstopper,’ the live-action adaptation of the queer romance graphic novel series written by Alice Oseman. Since its initial...

FilmScene at the Chauncey Hotel is seen on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. Writers Kerry Howley and Susanna Fogel visited to discuss the film adaptation of their New York Magazine profile.

Adapting ‘Winner’ to the big screen

Riley Dunn, Digital Editor October 20, 2024

Reality Winner. Over the past eight years, that name has sparked comments and controversy ever since Winner leaked a classified government report to newspaper outlets following the 2016 election. Winner’s...

The Nightmare Before Christmas Light trail at The New York Botanical Garden, in the Bronx, is shown Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The trail officially opens on Friday September 27. The trail, which encompasses 8,300 square feet, will be open through November 30 on Thursday through Sunday evenings.

Christmas or Halloween movie: Students debate ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’

Flynn Milligan, Arts Reporter October 16, 2024

Rolling Stone recently ranked Henry Selick’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” the eighth greatest animated film of all time. The film was recently re-released in theaters on Oct. 11, to the enthusiasm...

Head Projectionist and Facilities Director Ross Meyer demonstrates how to use an 8mm film editor inside the projection room of the FilmScene theater at The Chauncey on Oct. 9. To preserve film history, Meyer and other projectionists at FilmScene take time to inspect and transport film with caution and care.

Reel change: the importance of understanding cinema

Charlie Hickman and Olin Myhre October 15, 2024

The projector whirs as film stock unspools into chugging machinery and diligent projectionists strain to lug large metal containers across a cluttered room. This is a common scene in FilmScene’s...

A painted bus transit stop as seen on Van Buren street and Jefferson street on Sept. 9. It is one of four newly-decorated bus stops across Iowa City.

Bus stop mosaics unite Iowa City neighborhoods

Isabelle Lubguban, Arts Reporter October 8, 2024

In collaboration with the fifth annual Iowa City Climate Fest, art installations made the city’s most popular form of public transportation pop. Several bus shelters got eye-catching makeovers throughout...

Tournament finalists Brandon Capper and Herve Cantrell face off in the final round of the University of Iowa Extra Life Charity Challenge: College Football 25 tournament held in the Kinnick Stadium Ted Pacha Family Club on Sept. 28. Each of the two made it through five rounds of competition to make it to the final matchup.

Transforming digital play into powerful philanthropy

Kate Wolfe, Arts Reporter October 8, 2024

For years, gamers have been stereotyped as solitary figures hunched in dark rooms isolating themselves through escape into virtual realms. However, this image couldn’t be further from the truth....

Audience members watch a dinosaur onscreen during a free outdoor showing of Jurassic Park run by FilmScene in the Park in Iowa City on Oct 5. This was their final outdoor movie screening of the summer.

FilmScene caps off its park series with roaring showing of “Jurassic Park”

Flynn Milligan, Arts Reporter October 8, 2024

FilmScene wrapped up its series, “FilmScene in the Park,” on Saturday, Oct. 5, with its showing of the original “Jurassic Park,” the Academy Award-winning film directed by the legendary Steven...

Catharine Otto discusses her work at her Gallery Walk event at The Artifactory in Iowa City on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. Otto primarily creates fiber art projects with wheat and various other mediums.

Catharine Otto finds calling in unique medium

Isabelle Lubguban, Arts Reporter October 6, 2024

Catharine Otto’s culturally rich work was showcased at Iowa City’s Artifactory in a gallery on Oct. 4. These unique installations are made entirely of wheat. Cards distributed at the gallery featured...

The Old Capitol Building is seen on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. Recently, the University of Iowa dropped its overall ranking among U.S. universities according to the annual U.S. News and World Report college rankings.

UI faces internet and system outage Sunday

Emma Jane, News Reporter October 6, 2024

This is a developing story, check back for updates.  A widespread IT outage Sunday has taken down internet access, uiowa.edu, and multiple campus IT systems, particularly impacting off-campus users....

Smith Likongwe addresses the audience during an International Writer Program panel held in the Iowa City Public Library on Sept. 13. The panel focused on storytelling in the digital age.

The weight of the world is in the word

Haya Hussain, Arts Reporter October 1, 2024

The defining attribute that makes a writer a writer is debatable — it’s a job title, a history of published work, or an ambition to actualize the abstract. Most of all, though, what makes a writer...