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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

Readers celebrate local connection to French history

RANA MOUSTAFA September 20, 2012

Four days; 96 hours; 5,760 minutes. That’s how much time event organizers have allotted for a public reading of War and Peace. This weekend, UI students, staff, and community members will take...

True West creates distinct mood Riverside Theater show

JUSTUS FLAIR September 20, 2012

A small room filled with plants bursting out of pots and roaring Western music created a distinct mood when entering the Riverside Theater on Sept. 13 for a performance of Sam Shepard’s True West. The...

Beer of the Week: Before During And After Christmas Beer

DAN VERHILLE September 20, 2012

Product Of: Evil Twin Brewing, Copenhagen, Denmark. Imported by Twelve Percent LLC, Brooklyn, N.Y. I picked Before During And After Christmas Beer for one reason: the label. This Danish ale is a bit pricy...

Local metal band Blizzard at Sea looks for funding

EMILY BURDS September 13, 2012

Daily Iowan reporter Emily Burds chatted with Steven Douglas Ross, the guitarist and vocalist of local metal band Blizzard at Sea, about funding the band's upcoming album and why he sees the process as...

Eight UI International Writing Program residents to share stories and perspectives

EMMA MCCLATCHEY September 13, 2012

One week after arriving in Iowa City from Afghanistan, International Writing Program writer Mohib Zegham went to see President Obama speak on Sept. 7. What he observed as he surveyed the crowd, he said,...

UI grad student awarded $30K through Jaffe Writer’s award

RANA MOUSTAFA September 13, 2012

It took three years of careful observation for nonfiction writer Inara Verzemnieks to get the complete story of a group of people living at a rest stop on an interstate in Portland, Ore.  That diligence...

PC and PS3 users still waiting for Skyrim’s newest downloadable content, Hearthfire

DAN VERHILLE September 13, 2012

Do you like to do chores? Do you like to collect lumber and feed the chickens? Is real-life hide-and-seek just not cutting it? Would you rather organize shelves in Skyrim than clean your real room? If...

Outdoor cinema raises money for a permanent downtown Iowa City location

ALICIA KRAMME September 13, 2012

Drinks? Check. Snacks? Check. Music? Check. Outdoor movies? Check. FilmScene Starlight Cinema, presented by M.C. Ginsberg, will jazz up the Riverside Festival Stage in Lower City Park for the first time...

UI Honors Program event benefits Crisis Center of Iowa

ALICIA KRAMME September 13, 2012

The University of Iowa Honors Program will bring its dancing shoes to the Old Brick this weekend to present their take on the popular TV show “Dancing with the Stars.” The event,“Diversity...

Beer of the Week: Big Sky India Pale Ale

DAN VERHILLE September 13, 2012

Name: Big Sky India Pale Ale Product Of: Big Sky Brewing Co., Missoula, Mont. Serving Style: Chilled bottle Size: 12 fluid ounces The Big Sky IPA is an India Pale Ale with a traditional taste at a...

Jazz after Five brings UI student’s Brazilian Jazz to the Mill

SAMANTHA GENTRY September 13, 2012

When Jose Gobbo composes a song, he tries to create a story in which he develops a set of characters. But the University of Iowa graduate student studying jazz performance said his method of composing...

First Friday series to feature artist behind Dubuque Street parking ramp mural

EMMA MCCLATCHEY September 6, 2012

Every day, hundreds of Iowa City residents walk past Solidarity — the mural on the north wall of the Linn Street parking ramp that depicts a black and white, graffiti-style web of grasping hands —...

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