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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

Dance speaks volumes

CASSIDY RILEY February 13, 2014

You can feel the adrenalin coursing through your veins as the sound of the fiddle gets quicker and quicker until its pace matches your racing heart. Fast. So fast you can imagine the fiddler's bow coursing...

Vaudeville vixens perform

JUSTUS FLAIR February 13, 2014

A small group of four, with none of the members more dressed up than swingy skirts over leggings, will soon transform into vaudeville vixens. Practicing steps and comparing different versions of songs,...

A festival of new music

CASSIDY RILEY February 13, 2014

The locally grown food movement not only puts money in the economy, it also provokes pride in growers and consumers alike to know the food served on kitchen tables around Iowa come from right here. The...

Old Capitol hosts Poe exhibit

ISAAC HAMLET February 13, 2014

Edgar Allan Poe has captivated the imaginations of readers for around 180 years. Though most known today for macabre tales and mind-rattling poems, Poe was also a renowned literary critic in his time and...

Delorean ventures back to Iowa City

JENNIFER HOCH February 13, 2014

In October 2013, SCOPE members were just as shocked as anyone when news broke about the band Delorean’s kidnapping in Mexico City. Not only did it result in the cancelation of several tour-performances,...

Local band performs second show

MCKENNA PAULUS February 13, 2014

One might wonder how a band could come up with the name Teen Daad. The words may not make much sense, but guitarist Jeff Roalson said picking a name for the group took a long time, and it was not a fun...

UK TV is the new British invasion

EMMA MCCLATCHEY February 13, 2014

Anglophilia — the obsession with all things British — is not just reserved for Jane Austen aficionados and tiara-wearing Americans waking up at 6 a.m. to watch the royal wedding. In fact, thousands...

Valentine’s Day culinary advice

BEN VERHILLE February 13, 2014

Did you forget to find someone to date again? Or are you here, desperately seeking advice on where to take that newfound girl because oops, reservations mean you have to plan in advance. To clarify, by...

American sports culture

SIQI WANG February 13, 2014

The Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, allows both the country I’m from (China) and the country I currently live in (United States) to compete against each other in many different sports. But outside...

Blending cultures, note by note

CASSIDY RILEY February 6, 2014

The lights come up on the stage. The audience members hear the piano playing a soft melody. Then comes the consistent clapping in the background mixed with a drum beat. Many recognize the song and expect...

Makeovers like the tide

JUSTUS FLAIR February 6, 2014

It may seem a bit counterintuitive to write a show about a makeup empire in the hopes of better capturing the attention of theater-going husbands, but that's exactly what Darrah Cloud did. Cloud, who...

Dark, classy, and loud

MCKENNA PAULUS February 6, 2014

Etnik has never been to America, but in his first visit to the States, he is going to have the chance to perform with dub-step superstar Skrillex. Following that performance, the techno DJ will bring...