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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

Love and guts for Valentine’s with Sweeney Todd

Love and guts for Valentine’s with Sweeney Todd

February 11, 2016

Sweeney Todd, the beloved tale of gruesome murder and revenge, hits the stage just in time for a romantic Valentine's Day date. By Gracey Murphy [email protected] This Valentine’s Day, pie may...

Second City to hook up with Iowa City this Valentine’s weekend

Second City to hook up with Iowa City this Valentine’s weekend

Alex Kramer, [email protected] February 11, 2016

Big laughs and a celebrated past follow Second City whenever it graces audiences with a show. Lovers of sketch comedy, improv, and laughter may center Valentine’s Day plans on the Englert, 221 E. Washington...

Drink of the week: A Blue Lemon

Drink of the week: A Blue Lemon

February 11, 2016

Blueberry-flavored vodka, lemonade, and Sprite go into making this drink. The flavored vodka adds a nice twist to a fairly standard concoction. It’s not reinventing the wheel, but it is a refreshing...

(From left to right) Crystal Gurrola, Anya Kress, Erin Corcoran, Anthony Pucci and Kristen Vasilakos perform "Pineapple" during the Faculty/Graduate Concert rehearsal on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. The performance will be held on Feb. 11th, 12th and 13th at 8pm at Space Place Theater in North Hall. (The Daily Iowan/Valerie Burke)

UI Dance Department to stage graduate/faculty concert

February 11, 2016

Dance Department faculty members and graduate students will perform in Space/Place on Friday. By Isaac Hamlet [email protected] Emotions can be read from the bend of an eyebrow or the soft lifting...

When the revolution was here

When the revolution was here

February 11, 2016

By Cassandra Santiago [email protected] Almost everyone agreed Beyoncé won Super Bowl 50. Just hours before she took the stage with a Black Panther-inspired costume and backup dancers,...

10 minutes of freedom

10 minutes of freedom

February 11, 2016

Seven new 10-minute plays will grace the stage in the University of Iowa Theater Building this weekend. By Claire Dietz [email protected] Theater is often about pushing limits. This weekend, it’s...

Quiz: In the heart of happiness

Quiz: In the heart of happiness

February 11, 2016

Check out our full stories on: Ten Minute Play Festival Sweeney Todd The Second City Faculty/Graduate Dance Concert Charles Ray lecture Gaelic Storm The Black Panthers: Vanguard...

India calling Assassin’s Creed

India calling Assassin’s Creed

February 10, 2016

XCOM 2 is failing, but Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India offers an adequate substitute. By Jordan Ryder [email protected] I was supposed to review XCOM 2 this week, but that game is such a mess...

Southern soul of Mardi Gras invades Iowa City

Southern soul of Mardi Gras invades Iowa City

Adam Buhck, [email protected] February 9, 2016

Purple and green are popping up to join the ever-present gold around town. Iowa City’s Mardi Gras may never match New Orleans’s city-wide energetic extravaganza, but locals aim to please today. Augusta,...

See the world, on screen

See the world, on screen

February 8, 2016

Bijou and FilmScene offer a trip around the world, both literally and figuratively, with the Bijou Horizons Film Series. By Girindra Selleck [email protected] Watch five movies, win $1,500...

Sambit Misra (left) as Baba and Catie Councell (right) act out a dialogue during a dress rehearsal at the UI Theatre Building on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016. Food and Fadwa will premiere from Feb. 4-13.  (The Daily Iowan/Ting Xuan Tan)

Life occupied

Tessa Solomon, [email protected] February 4, 2016

  Honey seeps from layers of flaky phyllo dough, coating the golden baklava. Beside the dessert, finely chopped mint, parsley, and lettuce wait to become tabbouleh. The wooden table is piled with...

One must ask the right questions

One must ask the right questions

Jordan Ryder, [email protected] February 4, 2016

I don’t think I’ve felt this stupid since the Portal games. Of the 600 puzzles the Witness has, saying I managed to solve a fraction is charitable. But in a game this difficult, even the smallest victories...