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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

UI Indian Student Alliance hosts A’Capella competition

HANNAH KRAMER February 9, 2012

The phrase "gathe raho" means "keep on singing" in English, and that's exactly what these a cappella performers plan to do. Seven college teams from around the country will compete...

Speakers and musicians commemorate Darwin Day

JORDAN MONTGOMERY February 9, 2012

Six years ago, the first Darwin Day celebration was planned at the University of Iowa, but a blizzard forced all of the events to be canceled. Since then, the yearly tradition has grown larger, and this...

Beer of the week: Sierra Nevada Bigfoot

DI STAFF February 9, 2012

This week's beer of the week is the Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. The brew is a barley-wine ale. But despite its name, barley wines are very much beers and often strong and intense beers at that. The Bigfoot...

Let’s Get It On— Marvin Gaye

DI STAFF February 9, 2012

You shouldn't need an excuse to play this week's tracks from the past, but because Valentine's Day is less than a week away, you should be bumping Marvin Gaye's 12th album, Let's Get It On, with the volume...

F*** Love Valentine’s Day Cabaret

DI STAFF February 9, 2012

F*** Love. It's the sentiment heard throughout the world every Valentine's Day. A day that brings despair to those without a significant other and those with a significant other who has no idea what gifts...

Bluegrass group to go Yachting

DI STAFF February 9, 2012

Hailing from their home in Kansas, the members of Split Lip Rayfield will travel to Iowa City this weekend for a show in Iowa City. The group will play at 9 p.m. on Saturday at the Yacht Club, 13 S....

Cover band to rock the Blue Moose

DI STAFF February 9, 2012

Mike and Joe is a Chicago-based cover band specializing in popular alternative tunes. The group will perform at the Blue Moose Tap House, 211 Iowa Ave., at 9 p.m. Friday; admission is $5. Formed more...

Iowa Opera House Project visits Englert

SAMANTHA GENTRY February 9, 2012

Around 1,500 opera houses dotted small towns around Iowa in the late-19th century. Now, some 300 remain and native Iowan Sam Knutson wants to keep that tradition alive with the help of local musicians....

Percussionists play at the Riverside Recital Hall

JULIA JESSEN February 9, 2012

As the thunder rolls in, the storm begins and creates symphonies of deep reverberation. This music is not exactly the natural occurrence one might expect — it is the sound of performers in Iowa Percussion...

UI theater production creates a buzz

JORDAN MONTGOMERY February 9, 2012

In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) tells the story of how the buzzing bedroom apparatus was first employed in 19th-century medical-exam rooms. The play, nominated for three Tony Awards in 2010,...

Comedy company visits Englert

JULIA JESSEN February 2, 2012

Naked flesh. And lots of it. That image comes to Nick Rees's mind as his most memorable moment while touring with the Second City comedy troupe. "I did a show where we got streaked by 25 students...

UI Theater presents Jenga

SAMANTHA GENTRY February 2, 2012

The classic wooden game Jenga stands in the middle of a back room of the University of Iowa Theatre Building, surrounded by multicolored fairy-wing costumes. In this Gallery Series production, two...

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