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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

Local band drops highly anticipated second album

RANA MOUSTAFA December 13, 2012

Iowa City’s local rock and roll band Item 9 & the Mad Hatters will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. The concert will be a celebration of the band’s second...

Euforquestra to host annual benefit show

AUDREY DWYER December 13, 2012

The band members of Euforquestra travel all over the country, but they keep Iowa City close to their hearts. The guys will return home for their annual benefit show, Home for the Holidays III Benefit,...

The Mill celebrates 50th anniversary

EMMA MCCLATCHEY December 13, 2012

While more than 200,000 small businesses have closed their doors in the last few years, super-corporations Walmart, Taco Bell, Crate and Barrel, and Kmart — all established in 1962 celebrated 50th anniversaries. An...

Tallgrass to perform for Iowa Shares benefit concert

SAMANTHA GENTRY December 13, 2012

In the intimate environment of the Englert Theater, pounding rhythms of "Dirt Stomping Soul" will vibrate through the space. Audience members will enjoy a night of giving back while sitting...

UI students and faculty anticipate The Hobbit

JUSTUS FLAIR December 13, 2012

Theories of alternate realities have been around for centuries. Most were concerned with aliens and extraterrestrials, but J.R.R. Tolkien took a different approach when he created his own world in his...

Stewart: Nintendo Land manages to rise above tech demo status

SAM STEWART December 13, 2012

Nintendo Land For the release of its new system, the Wii U, Nintendo has concocted Nintendo Land*, another great pack-in meant to show off its new controller’s bells and whistles. But unlike Wii Sports,...

Iowa City businesses do their part during the holidays

AUDREY DWYER December 13, 2012

With tables stocked with delicately laden treats and handmade gifts, a local pop-up store creates an atmosphere that embraces the spirit of the holiday season. “Merci,” the French word for...

Want to win a DVD copy of Ted?

DI STAFF December 6, 2012

Want to win a DVD copy of Ted? Send us a tweet with your answers for the following questions to @DrDaily by 11:59 p.m. Dec. 9, and you’ll be entered in the contest. Follow @unipicturesiowa for hints...

UI undergraduates and graduate students join together for performance

AUDREY DWYER December 6, 2012

Choreographers and dancers look within themselves, overcome self-doubt, and step out of their comfort zones to discover something beautiful. They spend hours perfecting movements with hopes of getting...

The Mill to host high school student jazz concert

EMMA MCCLATCHEY December 6, 2012

Take away the grand stage, the sharply dressed conductor, and the sheet music. Now add some horns and drums, a dash of style, and a whole lot of chemistry, and you’ll get jazz — a complex genre...

New Years’ Celebration themed play opens

EMILY BURDS December 6, 2012

Champagne Gods will be on stage at 8 p.m. today through Saturday in the Theater Building’s Theater B. Both said they are excited for everyone to see what has become of the play since it first appeared...

Local artist manipulates Elmer’s glue into layers of enamel

SAMANTHA GENTRY December 6, 2012

A wood panel lay on a flat table in an art studio in which NPR can be heard among the swift movement of a paintbrush and the clanking of paint bottles. Artist Heidi Van Wieren works on the wooden surface...