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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

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 —...

Hawkapalooza welcomes T-Pain

DI STAFF September 6, 2012

Hawkapalooza is back for another year to celebrate the first home football game against the Iowa State Cyclones. The festivities will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday in Hubbard Park where students, community...

Frozen yogurt booms in Iowa City

RANA MOUSTAFA August 30, 2012

The market for frozen yogurt has exploded in Iowa City. Downtown Iowa City's first frozen-yogurt business, Yotopia, opened in September 2011, but it will no longer be the only frozen-yogurt establishment....

Iowa City’s Classy Chassy Cruisers meet for fifth time

EMMA MCCLATCHEY August 30, 2012

A sea of sleek, stylized hoods, chrome bumpers, and round, protruding headlights covering the Sycamore Mall parking lot signal another gathering of Iowa City's Classy Chassy Cruisers car club. And milling...

Verhille: Review of In the Ice house

DAN VERHILLE August 30, 2012

It only takes a couple of pages of In the ice house for Genevieve Kaplan to prove she paid her dues in the harsh Iowan winters. In what could be considered tribute to howling winds and frigid temperatures,...

UI freshman shows promising theatrical future

JUSTICE FLAIR August 30, 2012

David Freeman became involved with theater in a fairly typical way. The UI freshman started for the same reason most children begin anything: It was entertaining. “When I was younger, just for fun,...

‘Bitch’ to perform at Iowa Women’s Music Festival

SAMANTHA GENTRY August 30, 2012

She's an electric violinist. She has an alligator. She's not afraid of boundaries. She's calls herself Bitch. The musician wanted to "carve out a space in the public arena of a woman who is super-empowered...

Video Game Review: New Mario Bros. 2

SAM STEWART August 30, 2012

Just as we all begin to quell our Olympic gold lust, New Super Mario Bros. 2 tempts us into relapse. As the sequel to New Super Mario Bros. for the DS, Mario Bros. 2 continues the series’ classic...

Beer of the week: Ommegang Abbey Ale

DAN VERHILLE August 30, 2012

Name: Ommegang Abbey Ale The Ommegang Abbey Ale is a versatile beer that will likely satisfy people willing to deviate from their normal light beer. The Abbey Ale comes from a "Belgian-style Abbey...

Verhille: Review of In the Ice house

DAN VERHILLE August 30, 2012

It only takes a couple of pages of In the ice house for Genevieve Kaplan to prove she paid her dues in the harsh Iowan winters. In what could be considered tribute to howling winds and frigid temperatures,...

Commentary: NCAA video game a college favorite

DAN VERHILLE August 23, 2012

A hypothetical guy wearing an Iowa football flat-bill walks up to a woman at a bar and boasts, “I’ve won six-straight national titles in my NCAA Football Dynasty; can I buy you a drink?” Why...

Book Review: Love in the time of delirium

DI STAFF August 23, 2012

Are you a Hunger Games fan? A Pinterest junkie? Well, then you may have come across the “pin” of the “25 Series to Read if you Love the Hunger Games.” This list has exploded on...