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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Javi Rivera pours a spicy mango jalapeƱo margarita at Coa Cantina in Iowa City on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. The bar is a popular destination for signature cocktails, while also providing non-alcoholic options.

Coa Cantina nails spicy and sweet with these cocktails of the week

Stella Shipman, Managing Editor September 10, 2024

Just up an eerily lit stairwell off of Clinton Street, bass music pounding louder with each step, are the sleek wooden bars and brick studio walls of Coa Cantina, Iowa Cityā€™s beloved tequila bar. Despite...

A child plays with beads during a Sensory Saturday event at the Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. Attendees glued various sensory objects like feathers, googly eyes, beads, fabric, and paper to popsicle sticks.

ā€˜Sensory Saturdaysā€™ provides an inclusive community for Iowa City youth

Isabelle Lubguban, Arts Reporter September 8, 2024

The Robert A. Lee Recreation Centerā€™s arts and crafts room was already open, with a single long, narrow table in the center of the space. On top of it was a container of googly eyes, a bag of popsicle...

Palacer Dignitaries carrying the Benin Bronzes during the restitution ceremony.

The Stanley Museum made history this summer with the restitution of Benin Bronzes

Charlie Hickman, Arts Editor September 3, 2024

On Nov. 28, 2017, French President Emmanuel Macron made strides in the African art restitution movement. Macron spoke at the University of Ouagadougou in West Africa and directly addressed the history...

The crowd dances to Chappell Roanā€™s performance during the final day of Hinterland Music Festival at the Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater in Saint Charles on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. Chappel Roan's combination of midwest aesthetics and pop has brought midwest fashion to the national stage.

Midwestern fashion unites voters and music-lovers

Charlie Hickman, Arts Editor August 27, 2024

On the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, former President Barack Obama sent the crowd into uproarious laughter with a joke about vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz. ā€œYou...

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Social media and its heavy-handed presence in this current election cycle

Isabella Nekvinda, Arts Reporter August 27, 2024

Just before former President Donald Trump was rushed off stage at his Pennsylvania rally on July 13, he lifted his fist in the air over the crowd of shocked onlookers, covered in blood and surrounded...

Study spots are seen outside of Art Building West in Iowa City on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

The best and worst study spots on campus to cram for finals week

Sophia Connolly, Arts Reporter May 1, 2024

The most stressful time of year for students is fast approaching: finals week. Students may have anticipated the end of the semester or be completely off guard and stressed. No matter how you feel,...

The artists of ā€œThe Future is Indigenousā€, a fashion show displaying the work created by local Indigenous artists at the Englert on Saturday, April 27, 2024. This is the first year that the fashion show was held.

The Future is Indigenous Fashion Show redefines Indigenous art

Sophia Connolly, Arts Reporter April 30, 2024

Models at ā€œThe Future is Indigenousā€ fashion show strutted the Englert Theatre stage on April 27 donning ribbon skirts and shirts, every piece telling its own story. As the stage went dark, the...

A microphone placed on the stage for the Open Mic Night at the Joystick Comedy Arcade in Iowa City on Monday, December 6, 2022.

Joystick rebrands to multi-genre entertainment venue Alley Cat

Avi Lapchick, Arts Editor April 25, 2024

Joystick Arcade, the popular underground comedy club below Studio 13 in Iowa City, will soon become a venue featuring more than just stand-up and karaoke. This weekendā€™s show, headlined by comedian...

Joe Hermann works at the greenhouse in Biology Building East on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The gardening team works to cultivate native plants and grow greens for the UIowa Food Pantry.

Digging into the weeds of gardening: the rise of native planting

Isabelle Lubguban, Arts Reporter April 23, 2024

Iowa was once 70 percent natural tallgrass prairie, housing native plant species like purple coneflower, butterfly milkweed, and big bluestem. Today, however, less than 0.1 percent of those prairies...

Bo Ramsey tunes his guitar before a performance at The Black Angel Restaurant on Sunday, April 14, 2024.

The Black Angelā€™s newfound venue parallels the Mill

Isabella Nekvinda, Arts Reporter April 16, 2024

In a final goodbye to fans and artists of the Mill, the local bar and music venue posted its hopes for the future of the Iowa City live music scene on Facebook in 2020. ā€œAfter 17 years of...

Martha Gordon practices yoga in her studio in Iowa City on Thursday April 11, 2024. Gordon has practiced yoga in Iowa City for over 20 years. (Shaely Odean/The Daily Iowan).

Mirrors, mats, and a change in mindset: How yoga shaped my life beyond the mat

Avi Lapchick, Arts Editor April 16, 2024

When I first met my yoga instructor Martha Gordon last August, I arrived at her weekly hot yoga class physically and mentally unprepared for how her practice would change my life. I had done yoga only...

Doctors in Concert at the Coralville Center for the Preforming Arts on April, 5th, 2024. Isaac Samuel and Joel Berger preforming. (Emma Gutzman/The Daily Iowan)

ā€˜Doctors in Concertā€™ celebrates medicine, music for UI Stead Family Childrenā€™s Hospital

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter April 9, 2024

Some of Iowa Cityā€™s musically-talented doctors traded their white coats and stethoscopes for instruments and microphones for an evening of giving on April 5. The ā€œDoctors in Concertā€ event returned...