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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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A family looks at jewelry during the Spring Art Expose in the IMU Main Lounge on Saturday Apr. 21, 2018. Put on by the UI Fine Arts Council, the Spring Art Expose celebrates local artists.

After almost 50 years, an abrupt end to Fine Arts Council

Josie Fischels, Arts Editor September 17, 2019

After almost half a century offering fine-arts showcases such as the Holiday Thieves’ Market and Riverbank Art Fair/Spring Art Exposé, the University of Iowa has discontinued the student-run Fine Arts...

An Iowa fan celebrates a turnover on downs during a football game between Iowa and Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames on Saturday, September 14, 2019. The Hawkeyes retained the Cy-Hawk Trophy for the fifth consecutive year, downing the Cyclones, 18-17.

Documentary brings story of the Cy-Hawk trophy to the big screen

Austin J. Yerington, Arts Reporter September 15, 2019

It may come as a surprise to current Hawkeye and Cyclone fans that the two teams haven’t always gone head-to-head every football season, but now Iowa and Iowa State fans alike can learn about the start...

Binge Break: Hustlers biggest asset is its heart

Binge Break: Hustlers biggest asset is its heart

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor September 15, 2019

There are a lot of great things that can be said about Hustlers – the film based on the true story of a group of strippers who started drugging and stealing from rich men after the 2008 financial crisis...

Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise the clown.

‘It Chapter Two’ isn’t clowning around

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter September 15, 2019

If you’ve watched the ‘90s version of It, it probably won’t come as a surprise that 2019’s It Chapter Two is significantly more visually interesting than its miniseries counterpart. For the most...

Audra McDonald Portraits. CREDIT: Allison Michael Orenstein

Audra McDonald brings songs and stories to Hancher

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter September 15, 2019

Hancher Auditorium was packed with people on Sept. 14, all eagerly awaiting the arrival of musical powerhouse Audra McDonald. When she made her entrance, the audience cheered for so long that McDonald...

The cast of Uncle Vanya performs at the Riverside Theatre on Thursday, September 12, 2019.

Photos: Uncle Vanya (9/12/2019)

Megan Nagorzanski, Photojournalist September 12, 2019

The cast of Uncle Vanya performs at the Riverside Theatre on Thursday, September 12, 2019.

Riverside Theater brings new translation of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya to Iowa

Austin J. Yerington, Arts Reporter September 12, 2019

Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov is a play that most people have been exposed to in some form or another, be it the “History of Theater” general education class or a production put on by a local university...

Author T Kira Madden reads aloud from her memoir, “Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls” at a reading at Prairie Lights bookstore on Thursday, September 12, 2019. The memoir highlights Madden’s experience growing up biracial and queer, and Madden spoke on the topic with openness and humor. (Jenna Galigan/The Daily Iowan).

Author T Kira Madden shares her memoir at Prairie Lights

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter September 12, 2019

First time nonfiction writer T Kira Madden visited Prairie Lights Thursday night to read an excerpt from her memoir, “Long Live The Tribe of Fatherless Girls.” The memoir is written as a series of...

Post Malone performs during the 61st Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Post Malone’s new album echoes a modern American joy and sadness of living our individual lives

Kyler Johnson, Arts Reporter September 12, 2019

I don’t think there’s a single week that I don’t sit in my room and use my speaker to have music playing the background — this week, it’s been Hollywood’s Bleeding, the latest work from Austin...

Audra McDonald Portraits. CREDIT: Allison Michael Orenstein

Audra McDonald to grace Hancher Auditorium with her signature soprano voice

Sarah Stortz, Arts Editor September 11, 2019

Dressed in a blue robe with her thick, black hair tied back, Broadway performer Audra McDonald played the frumpy waitress Frankie in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, which ended its Broadway run...

M.F.A Ceramics student Nicole "Dia" Webb poses for a portrait on Monday, September 2, 2019.

Graduate student sculpts ceramic figures to change the world

Ashley Dawson, Arts Reporter September 11, 2019

Ceramic bodies, busts, and tools scatter the workspace of graduate student  Nicole "Dia" Webb in the Visual Arts Building on the west side of the University of Iowa campus. Webb is a second-year graduate...

Students eat a “midwestern-style supper” during the Global Buddies program kick-off on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. Global Buddies is a program that pairs international students with domestic students.

Global Buddies host informational kick-off party for program participants

Ashley Dawson, Arts Reporter September 10, 2019

Pen pals – the epitome of childhood cultural friendships. Children all over the world wrote letters to send to other countries for domestic kids to read and reply to. In grade school and high school,...