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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

Drink of the Week: Warm Pumpkin Spice Latte Shot

DI STAFF September 25, 2014

In order to celebrate the changing of the leaves, I’ve invented an easy shot that will knock your shorts off and replace them with yoga pants: The Warm Pumpkin Spice Latte Shot. Primary alcohol: Spiced...

Review: Hyrule Warriors

CONOR MCBRIEN September 25, 2014

Hyrule Warriors feels a bit like Flintstones Vitamins. If players want the comfort of familiar faces and scenery to lift their spirits, here’s their game. The Legend-of-Zelda-flavored candy coating provided...

UI students take on Tennessee Williams

DEVYN YOUNG September 25, 2014

Tennessee Williams’ 1953 play, Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen, will be staged by the University of Iowa Theater Department at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday in 172 Theater Building. Williams,...

Jazz After Five plays on

ASHLEY MURPHY September 25, 2014

On Friday evening, the Mill will host its weekly Jazz After Five from 5 to 7 p.m. Piano and bass duo Blake Shaw and Grace Leong will perform their mash-ups and styles of standard jazz tunes. The event...

Oktoberfest ushers in autumn

ELENA BRUESS September 25, 2014

With autumn having arrived this month and October just around the corner, Iowa City is preparing for changing colors and cooler temperatures. While children start to pick out their Halloween costumes and...

Dustin Lynch will bring country back

JASMINE PUTNEY September 25, 2014

The Iowa City community is frequently exposed to a variety of musical performances: the loud banging of rock, the deep bass of rap, the quiet melody of folk, and the various sounds of jazz. But the storytelling...

‘Girls rock’ at Iowa Women’s Music Festival

MADDIE CLOUGH September 25, 2014

Live, local music has been represented in Iowa City for years. Unfortunately, the musicians recognized are predominantly men. The Iowa Women’s Music Festival aims to give rising female musicians...

Graywolf Poetry Tour to stop at Prairie Lights

DI STAFF September 18, 2014

At 7 p.m. Friday, Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St., will welcome poets Matthea Harvey, Jim Moore, and Katie Ford, who will read samples of their works If the Tabloids Are True What Are You?, Underground,...

Drink of the Week: Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale

DI STAFF September 18, 2014

Pumpkin-flavored drinks and pastries are ubiquitous this time of year, but it’s not every day you come across a pumpkin-based beer. If you’re looking to add a little spice to your beer selection this...

We sing the body eclectic, part 2

EMMA MCCLATCHEY September 18, 2014

In this two part series, The Daily Iowan explores the blossoming tattoo and piercing industry in the Iowa City area, from its cleaned-up shops and artists to body modification trends amongst college-age...

The return of Soul Fest

JASMINE PUTNEY September 18, 2014

In the mid-1960s, during a time of turbulence in the United States, many African Americans sought to regain connection with their ancestry and re-establish the black culture in America. They began to use...

Retta takes the stage

ELENA BRUESS September 18, 2014

The lights go out in the audience and light up a small stool and a microphone. The crowd members filling the University of Iowa Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge go quiet. A moment’s pause, then —...