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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

Rainy Tuesday on the University of Iowa campus. Old Capital on October 14th, 2014.(DailyIowan/AnnaKilzer)

Staples raps into Iowa City

December 10, 2015

By Girindra Selleck [email protected] On Saturday, SCOPE will welcome Long Beach rapper Vince Staples to the IMU Ballroom stage at 7 p.m. Staples, 22, makes his stop in Iowa City on his sold-out...

Marsalis graces the Englert

Marsalis graces the Englert

Devyn Young, [email protected] December 10, 2015

One of the most famous families in jazz will be in Iowa City this weekend. The Ellis Marsalis Quartet, presented by Hancher, will play at 7:30 p.m. Fridayat the Englert, 221 E. Washington St. Marsalis...

Student paintings are shown inside the EPB on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015.

EPB gets makeover

December 8, 2015

By Tessa Solomon [email protected] Take a trip to the Writing Center and meet Maya Angelou. Resting outside the center’s entrance, her gaze welcomes each stressed student and patient teacher....

Drive, Obama said

Drive, Obama said

Tessa Solomon, [email protected] December 7, 2015

Travel with President Obama from the court to the campaign trail and eventually into the Oval Office in Sports Illustrated senior writer Alexander Wolff’s new book, The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and...

Janet Schlapkohl performs during a dress rehearsal for "Coming of Age in Chore Boots" at Riverside Theater on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. The one woman show starring Schlapkohl, who also wrote the play, will be opening on December 4th. The play will be showing until December 19th. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

Beyond doing chores

December 3, 2015

Coming of Age in Chore Boots gives Riverside audiences one woman’s perspective on the slice of history she grew up in. By Isaac Hamlet  |  [email protected] History allows for several perspectives....

Dancers perform inside Thayer Theatre on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Interrupted is a collaborative dance performance showing at Theatre Building starting December 2nd thru December 5th. (The Daily Iowan/Courtney Hawkins)

World Interrupted

December 3, 2015

Interrupted: A Collaborative Performance will feature an interdisciplinary performance with many different art forms. By Jasmine Putney [email protected] Aerobics class, crutches, and cell...

Members of the Nolte Dance Academy dance during rehearsals for this years production of The Nutcracker at the Englert Theatre on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. The Nutcracker opens on Dec. 4 an runs until Dec. 6. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

The Nutcracker prances out again

December 3, 2015

Nolte Academy’s annual presentation of The Nutcracker adds in artwork from Maroger Fine Arts. By Gracey Murphy [email protected] Beauty can be found with one flick of the wrist, swish of a brush,...

Holiday season jazzes out

Holiday season jazzes out

December 3, 2015

It is never too early in December to get in the holiday spirit, and the University of Iowa School of Music plans to help Iowa City get excited for the holidays. At 6:30 p.m. today, the music school...

Pulling himself up by the boots

Pulling himself up by the boots

Girindra Selleck, [email protected] December 3, 2015

Boots (actual name Jordan Asher) erupted into public awareness late in 2013 with the release of Beyoncé’s acclaimed surprise release self-titled album. In addition to providing four original tracks...

Amateur performers do a group drag dance at The Mirage in the Iowa Memorial Union ballroom on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. The Mirage aims to promote diversity and inclusion at the University of Iowa. (The Daily Iowan/Lexi Brunk)

No mirage, run and diversity

December 3, 2015

The Mirage brings the IMU casino games with a twist — condoms as chips in honor of sexual health and diversity. By Grace Pateras [email protected] A condom casino, drag kings and queen, belly...

The Festival of the Trees bidding will take place December 5, 2015 and December 6, 2015 on the first floor of the IMU at the University of Iowa. (Daily Iowan/Karley Finkel)

A festival of trees

December 3, 2015

The IMU will welcome some foliage this week when Campus Activities Board sponsors the annual Festival of Trees. On Monday morning, the student organization transformed 30 trees with a flurry of decoration....

Fallout you can live with

Fallout you can live with

December 3, 2015

Xbox Fallout 4 is a perfect balance between two different kinds of games. By Jordan Ryder [email protected] I surveyed empty streets of Lexington through a sniper scope. Everything was still,...