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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

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Good Will hunting zombies

Good Will hunting zombies

Adam Buhck, [email protected] October 14, 2015

The year is 1599. Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre has just been completed, and the playwright’s latest masterpiece, Henry V, is about to open.But while Shakespeare and his company are busy fending off...

The pentacrest is photographed on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. Iowa City is in a winter weather watch until Wednesday and is suspected to get 8-10 inches of snow. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Snow job training

Jasmine Putney, [email protected] October 14, 2015

Winter is coming. It’s only October, but Iowa natives know what’s heading this way. Temperatures 30 below zero and 6 inches of snow are as standard to Midwesterners as Christmas cookies and hot...

Schipper’s long shot pays off

Schipper’s long shot pays off

Girindra Selleck, [email protected] October 14, 2015

Sebastian Schipper’s new drama, Victoria — opening Oct. 23at FilmScene, 118 E. College St. — is a true tour de force from both a director’s and an actor’s standpoint. The film, shot in a single...

Moving past Soundcloud

Moving past Soundcloud

Girindra Selleck, [email protected] October 14, 2015

The self-proclaimed “hottest from [Lousiville] since Muhammad Ali,” Bryson Tiller, released his debut album Trapsoul as an Apple Music-exclusive late last month after an exciting and timely ascent...

Still life alive & well

Still life alive & well

Claire Dietz, [email protected] October 14, 2015

Steve Levin is unwilling to be confined by conventions. His artwork, begging for a second and even third look, can’t be boiled down to a “terse explanation.” Levin, a professor of art at Williams...

Lead vocalist Lauren Mayberry of the Scottish electronic band CHVRCHES, sings during their set on the Pentacrest in Iowa City on Friday, Oct. 9. The group performed a free show in honor of homecoming week. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

CHVRCHES is in session

October 12, 2015

By Girindra Selleck [email protected] It was a big Homecoming weekend in Iowa City. The Oct. 10 win over Illinois brought Hawkeye football to a best-in-years national ranking of No. 17 in the...

From Andes to alligators

From Andes to alligators

October 8, 2015

By Tessa Solomon [email protected] Frigid wind cuts through Ecuador’s Mount Chimborazo, but Baltazar Ushca has learned to live with the cold. He swings his pickaxe into the base of the glacier,...

The Janice improv group members Talitha Ford and Madison Glanz-Guessford practice on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. The Janice group is one of three improv groups on campus. (The Daily Iowan/Glenn Sonnie Wooden)

Improvising a night

October 8, 2015

By Isaac Hamlet [email protected] When improvising, there are no meticulously measured setups or practiced punch lines. Performers have only their wits, the support of their team, and an infinity...

Celebrating Latino culture

Celebrating Latino culture

October 8, 2015

By Cassandra Santiago [email protected] One-two to the left. One-two to the right. Don’t forget to move the hips, slow or fast, but to the beat. Now, that’s how you dance bachata. Bachata...

Nate Hua (left) and Liam Crawford (right) rehearse at the Love Me Tender dress rehearsal inside the Theatre Building on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Directed by Hiram Orozco, Love Me Tender will premiere Oct. 8th- Oct. 11th. (The Daily Iowan/ Courtney Hawkins)

Love & Che

October 8, 2015

By Grace Pateras [email protected] A chainsaw, some roller skates, and a human that turns into a bird are coming together tonight. Love Me Tender, Che Guevara, written and directed by University...

Drink of the week: Watermelon Peach Sangria

Drink of the week: Watermelon Peach Sangria

October 8, 2015

Watermelon, strawberries, oranges, peaches, apples, peach nectar, and sugar mixed with white wine, brandy, and peach schnapps. Experience: For the sake of full disclosure, I did not measure the fruit...

A crystal city

A crystal city

October 7, 2015

By Adam Buhck [email protected] Local folk/Americana group Crystal City will headline a show at 10 p.m. Friday at the Mill, 120 E. Burlington St. Acoustic-folk rocker Dan Tedesco and indie duo Field...