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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

Outdoor cinema raises money for a permanent downtown Iowa City location

ALICIA KRAMME September 13, 2012

Drinks? Check. Snacks? Check. Music? Check. Outdoor movies? Check. FilmScene Starlight Cinema, presented by M.C. Ginsberg, will jazz up the Riverside Festival Stage in Lower City Park for the first time...

UI Honors Program event benefits Crisis Center of Iowa

ALICIA KRAMME September 13, 2012

The University of Iowa Honors Program will bring its dancing shoes to the Old Brick this weekend to present their take on the popular TV show “Dancing with the Stars.” The event,“Diversity...

Beer of the Week: Big Sky India Pale Ale

DAN VERHILLE September 13, 2012

Name: Big Sky India Pale Ale Product Of: Big Sky Brewing Co., Missoula, Mont. Serving Style: Chilled bottle Size: 12 fluid ounces The Big Sky IPA is an India Pale Ale with a traditional taste at a...

Jazz after Five brings UI student’s Brazilian Jazz to the Mill

SAMANTHA GENTRY September 13, 2012

When Jose Gobbo composes a song, he tries to create a story in which he develops a set of characters. But the University of Iowa graduate student studying jazz performance said his method of composing...

Local metal band Blizzard at Sea looks for funding

EMILY BURDS September 13, 2012

Daily Iowan reporter Emily Burds chatted with Steven Douglas Ross, the guitarist and vocalist of local metal band Blizzard at Sea, about funding the band's upcoming album and why he sees the process as...

Eight UI International Writing Program residents to share stories and perspectives

EMMA MCCLATCHEY September 13, 2012

One week after arriving in Iowa City from Afghanistan, International Writing Program writer Mohib Zegham went to see President Obama speak on Sept. 7. What he observed as he surveyed the crowd, he said,...

UI grad student awarded $30K through Jaffe Writer’s award

RANA MOUSTAFA September 13, 2012

It took three years of careful observation for nonfiction writer Inara Verzemnieks to get the complete story of a group of people living at a rest stop on an interstate in Portland, Ore.  That diligence...

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...

Local bands to compete in Yacht Club’s Battle of the Bands

EMILY BURDS September 6, 2012

"We're all from home." Well no, not literally, but this candid expression does reveal a lot about the 4 boys of local IC band "Home Grown" who are all from the midwest. David Slater,...

Zogby headlines local lecture on Middle Eastern conflict

RANA MOUSTAFA September 6, 2012

Even though two years have passed since the start of the Arab Spring, experts on Arab affairs in America are still trying to spread awareness about the revolution. “The Middle East remains critical,...

Unusual theater troupe brings their style to UI

SAMANTHA GENTRY September 6, 2012

Three sentences, two minutes, and one object is all UI theater students have to tell their life stories. This was one of many assignments the ensemble of the Neo-Futurists had to tackle before understanding...