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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

Former DITV sports reporter makes laughs for a living

Former DITV sports reporter makes laughs for a living

Sarah Stortz, [email protected] March 22, 2018
Beginning as a sports reporter for DITV, Tom Garland dropped everything to pursue a career in standup comedy.
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Iowa City hosts its annual film festival

Elly Woods, [email protected] March 21, 2018
Returning for the seventh year in a row, LUNAFEST film festival comes to Iowa City.
Alum revolutionizes roots-Americana music

Alum revolutionizes roots-Americana music

Joshua Balicki, [email protected] March 21, 2018
Ryne Doughty’s roots-Americana music is deeply set in real-life experiences. Doughty will perform at 6 p.m. Friday at Big Grove.
Pieta Brown: The geography of music

Pieta Brown: The geography of music

Troy Aldrich, [email protected] March 21, 2018
Pieta Brown brings her homegrown music back to her roots with a senes called This Land is Your Land.
Prairie Lights bookstore on Monday, Nov. 13, 2017.

Prairie Lights hosts poetry reading from two Iowa graduates

Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduates Chris Glomski and Geoffrey Hilsabeck will read from their poetry collections at Prairie Lights today.
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LUNAFEST visits Iowa City to lift girls up

Sarah Stortz, [email protected] March 21, 2018
Returning for the seventh year in a row, film festival aims to promote female empowerment
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The Cactus Blossoms performs at Big Grove Brewery

Troy Aldrich, [email protected] March 9, 2018
The Cactus Blossoms take their US tour to Big Grove Brewery. 
Head of Special Collections Gregory Prickman (back) and Peter Balestrieri, the curator of Science Fiction, Special Collections (front), work on the Star Trek exhibit in the Main Library Special Collections on April 22. Star Trek is celebrating the 50-year anniversary of the original Star Trek series. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Improving disability resources in art museums

Elly Woods, [email protected] March 8, 2018
As part of a series of SmART Talks in March, panelists will gather to talk about improving disability resources in art museums.
Chuck Swanson, Executive Director of Hancher Auditorium, stands inside the atrium of Hancher on Friday, Mar. 2, 2018. Swanson has been the Executive Director since 2002. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

‘Chuck’ Swanson: Quintessential cheerleader for Hancher and the arts

Charles Swanson attended the UI in 1972 during Hancher’s first season. Now, he continues Hancher’s legacy of providing exquisite artistic performances to audiences, while also creating important connections and sentiments for the organization’s future.
The University of Iowa School of Music is being moved to the newly built Voxman Building. The building is located at 95 East Burlington Street.

University of Iowa School of Music plans international music trip

Sarah Stortz, [email protected] March 8, 2018
After staying close to home in the United States for a few decades, a couple of UI music professors are ready to give students a global perspective.
Flat Black Studio's interior is seen on Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2018. Soul Sherpa, a Cedar Rapids-based funk/soul band, recorded at the 24-channel studio during summer of 2017. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

Cedar Rapids band Soul Sherpa debuts its new album this Friday at the Mill

Troy Aldrich, [email protected] March 8, 2018

Soul Sherpa has played in Iowa City for roughly two years, and the fusion-jazz-inspired music collective has only two singles to show for the work. The band will bring a fresh set of tracks to the Mill...

Nuns and their production of books in Renaissance Italy

Nuns and their production of books in Renaissance Italy

Nuns and their production of books in Renaissance Italy