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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

Englert Theatre kicks off 100th Anniversary celebration

EMMA MCCLATCHEY October 11, 2012

There’s just something about the Englert. It could be the “intimate, historic vibe” that Englert Executive Director Andre Perry credited the theater, or its “iconic” position...

StarLite Cinema to feature Close Encounters of the Third Kind

DI STAFF October 11, 2012

Trick or treat? StarLite Cinema presented by M.C. Ginsberg has both. Fans of the supernatural can join in on the festive spirit and watch Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind while sitting...

UI Theater program presents an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth

JUSTUS FLAIR October 11, 2012

The Lion King, West Side Story, and She’s the Man seem to have nothing in common. However, they are similar in that they are all modernized adaptations of Shakespeare. Adapting any of Shakespeare’s...

Home Movie Day celebrates 10 years

DI STAFF October 11, 2012

Home Movie Day is a worldwide celebration of amateur filmmaking, and this week marks the 10th anniversary. Iowa City area residents will have the opportunity to showcase their home movies 1 p.m. Saturday...

YouTube-famous duo returns to Iowa City

EMILY BURDS October 11, 2012

How does one become a national music phenomenon? Youtube, of course. Just ask the dynamic duo of Cal and Rez, who make up the band of Timefiles, which will perform in the IMU on Oct. 14. Joining forces...

City High students return to Mayberry

AUDREY DWYER October 11, 2012

This weekend, high-school students will use theater to bring to the surface issues often ignored. City High students will tell stories about bigotry, hardship, and opinions in the Iowa City community...

RAYGUN owner collaborates on illustrated book about the Midwest

SAMANTHA GENTRY October 11, 2012

For RAYGUN founder Mike Draper, the Midwest is the best name in the world because it’s not a real direction. In his illustrated book The Midwest: God’s Gift to Planet Earth, he writes, “It’s...

Opera tour stops in Iowa City

SAMANTHA GENTRY October 4, 2012

High-quality acoustics, local musicians, and a historical venue in Iowa City is what the Iowa Opera House Project needs to put on a show. This weekend, Dave Moore, Dustin Busch, Megan Drollinger, Milk...

Iowa City native Zach Wahls set to speak at IMU

EMMA MCCLATCHEY October 4, 2012

From walking to class as a University of Iowa environmental-engineering student to walking on stage next to the president at the Democratic National Convention, Zach Wahls has come a long way. "I've...

Original play by UI students melds violence and dancing

JUSTUS FLAIR October 4, 2012

Dancing and bullfighting may seem an odd combination and even a little dangerous, but both will occur this weekend inthe University of Iowa Theater Building. Audiences will be able to witness the combination...

Short film festival brings global culture to Sycamore

RANA MOUSTAFA October 4, 2012

The world’s first global film festival started on a side of a truck on Mulberry Street, Manhattan, in 1997, and this week, it is in Iowa City for the second time since its première. The Manhattan...

Game review: Borderlands 2 video game combines laughter with first person shooter

SAM STEWART October 4, 2012

Released: Sept. 18 While blasting my way through a wave of bandits, I stumble across an odd character named Face McShooty. He has a frame around his neck with two arrows pointing at his face, and he pleads...