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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

Saturday, they prance

Saturday, they prance

December 17, 2015

Didn’t make it to the Englert’s Nutcracker? Don’t worry, the holiday season has more ballet to offer. On Saturday, the University of Iowa Youth Ballet and School of Dance will perform the Winter...

Life after finals (there is a bit)

Life after finals (there is a bit)

Jasmine Putney, [email protected] December 17, 2015

Their eyes are dead and bloodshot. Their clothes are disheveled, looking war-torn. They cling to their food supply with irrational protectiveness. They trudge around in a sleep-deprived haze. Though it...

Camaraderie in disillusionment

Camaraderie in disillusionment

Girindra Selleck, [email protected] December 14, 2015

As students flock to the library in preparation of this week’s exams, we see the rare instance in which the university’s study spaces attract more visitors than Iowa City’s bars, even on a Saturday...

Dancing into memory

Dancing into memory

December 10, 2015

By Claire Dietz  |  [email protected] Three dancers relax and chat in Thai — almost as though someone simply forgot to close the curtain after their performance — underneath a screen declaring,...

Not shying back in Chi-Raq

Not shying back in Chi-Raq

December 10, 2015

Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq, a modernized telling of Lysistrata, will open at FilmScene on Friday. By Girindra Selleck [email protected] Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq, a modern-day adaptation of Lysistrata...

Two actors rehearse an intense scene from the play, "Cowboy Mouth" for the Undergraduate Directors Festival on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. The festival will be showing four plays at the Theatre Building from Thursday to Saturday at 8:00 PM. (The Daily Iowan/Rebecca Bright)

Through the sunset, at home


December 10, 2015

After a four-year absence, the Theater Department’s Undergraduate Director Festival returns with plays from four directors. By Isaac Hamlet [email protected] In the boiling seconds of a dramatic...

Begging goes musical

Begging goes musical

December 10, 2015

Charles Dickens’ iconic novel comes to the stage in City Circle’s production of Oliver. By Gracey Murphy [email protected] Seventy strangers crowd a busy London crossing in Victorian street...

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Tickling the keyboard

December 10, 2015

Iowa’s Laptop Orchestra will play the computer keyboard rather than the piano keys. By Adam Buhck [email protected] An orchestra, for most, conjures thoughts of bellowing brass, whispering woodwinds,...

The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown

December 10, 2015

   It is that point of the year. You are scrambling to study for finals. You are finishing up the last week of classes — and if you are anything like me, you are trying to turn in all your final projects...

’Tis the season to be munching

’Tis the season to be munching

December 10, 2015

Relieve some holiday stress with these delicious potluck-ready treats. By Jasmine Putney [email protected] Though December is characteristically full of festive cheer, the holiday season can...

Under siege, with fun

Under siege, with fun

December 10, 2015

Video game Rainbow Six Siege is great with friends but slightly less so on your own. By Jordan Ryder [email protected] Rainbow Six Siege made me sad. I’m usually not a team player, but this is...

Local restaurant Swankie Frankie's provides the public with very interesting hot dogs that would make anyone salivate over. Swankie Frankie's recently ran a promotion where Jenna Lee won and created her own hot dog called, "All of Me." (The Daily Iowan/Glenn Sonnie Wooden)

A dog life wins in Iowa City

December 10, 2015

Despite its impending closing, Swankie Frankie rewards a design-your-own-hot-dog contest winner. By Grace Pateras [email protected] Mac and cheese, meat chili, onions, sauerkraut, and crushed...