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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 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,...

Beer of the Week: Bourbon County Band Stout

DI STAFF December 6, 2012

Name: Bourbon County Brand Stout Outside John’s Grocery Wednesday afternoon, beer enthusiasts waited patiently for the delivery of several special brews. Most notably, customers turned out to try...

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...

UI freshman theater student hails from across the pond

JUSTUS FLAIR December 6, 2012

Luke Millington-Drake is nothing if not dedicated to performing. The native of London traveled to Iowa City in March to present a three-minute audition for the Iowa Center for the Arts selection committee. “It...

Artist creates painting book to spread awareness about organization

RANA MOUSTAFA December 6, 2012

“It all started with a cow,” reads the mission statement of Heifer International. Heifer is a nonprofit organization that began in the mid-1940s, donating cows to European countries to aid...

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...

Local dance company joins the Englert for annual performance of the Nutcracker

JUSTUS FLAIR November 29, 2012

Toy figures execute perfect spins and turns among striking ballerinas, fulfilling children’s Christmas fantasies. Children’s playthings coming to life is a dream many people may have had,...