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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

Verhille: The new Black Ops II downloadable content doesn’t disappoint

DAN VERHILLE January 31, 2013

To the untrained ear, Downhill, Grind, Mirage, Hydro, and Die Rise might sound like words you’d expect to hear from an X Games announcer, but they’re actually the brand-new Call of Duty Black...

Writers’ Workshop Graduate returns to Iowa City for debut novel

JUSTUS FLAIR January 31, 2013

Ben Nugent found Iowa City an easy place to fall in love with. “I miss the languorous pace at which evenings used to progress in Iowa City. People getting together in a house with peeling wallpaper...

UI Theater Gallery Series production Trouble: A Foot to present dark comedy

EMILY BURDS January 31, 2013

Chaos descends on a cabin in the middle of the Rocky Mountains. There are feet in cabinets, axes in hands, and a woman in a chest. This is Marek Muller’s quirky creation Trouble: A Foot. As part...

Where to dine this weekend: Clinton Street Social Club

BEN VERHILLE January 31, 2013

A typewriter sits beneath “Murderers’ Row,” a 16-year-old bourbon of AH Hirsch is locked in a birdcage, and an Old Fashioned rests on a solid ash bar top. This is the scene of a classic...

Coralville acting company prepares for multiple performances

AUDREY DWYER January 31, 2013

A common object — a urinal, symbolizes a town’s outrage at corporate greed. A scene set for a town like that of Gotham City. Jesse Jensen, the director of the satirical comedy Urinetown, written...

Beer of the Week: Dugges High Five! India Pale Ale

DAN VERHILLE January 31, 2013

Name: Dugges High Five India Pale Ale Product of: Dugges Ale & Porterbryggeri, Landvetter, Sweden Size: 1 pint 9 fluid ounces Serving Style: Chilled bottle, Pint glass Sweden may not always be...

KRUI Iowa City hosts back-to-school show

AUDREY DWYER January 31, 2013

With students back from winter break and spring classes underway, what’s the only thing missing from that list of school essentials? A Back-To-School Bash. KRUI radio, the University of Iowa’s...

Duo’s music and poetry performance inspired by roboticist

AUDREY DWYER January 24, 2013

A writer, pianist, and composer reach beyond the boundaries of technique to find repetitive harmony unlike any other executed in a performance of poetry and music. A poet with a knack for testing the...

Stewart: DmC Devil May Cry Review

SAM STEWART January 24, 2013

Crazy stories, insane difficulty, and ridiculous amounts of style are all trademarks of the action-game genre, and few series have ever implemented all three of these characteristics as well as Capcom’s...

What to eat this weekend: The Share Wine Lounge & Small Plate Bistro’s crab cakes

BEN VERHILLE January 24, 2013

Are you looking to have an exquisite evening with your special(ish) person without having to spend all your money on an expensive steakhouse dinner? Keep true to that New Year’s resolution by having...

Performance of The Mountaintop to be held in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr.

JUSTUS FLAIR January 24, 2013

“I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Few people will fail to...

Yacht Club celebrates 10th anniversary

JUSTUS FLAIR January 24, 2013

The Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., is marking its 10-year anniversary with an all-day celebration. The event features a variety of bands, giveaways, and drawings. Live music will begin at 1 p.m. and continue...