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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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UI a cappella group will perform

JULIA JESSEN April 12, 2012

People are breaking out in song on every other channel on television today. Such shows as "Glee," "The Voice," "Smash," and "The Sing Off" create a singing sensation,...

Singer/songwriter Briar Rabbit plays the Mill

JORDAN MONTGOMERY April 12, 2012

Phillip-Michael Scales began writing songs in middle school, but he has learned a lot about music since then. The Chicago transplant grew up outside Detroit and studied music at the Berklee College of...

UI professors to host science-fiction film conference

JORDAN MONTGOMERY April 12, 2012

Science fiction is a genre that means entertainment to most. But two assistant professors at the University of Iowa studying the subject will hold a conference to explore how science-fiction filmmakers...

Lecture covers Iowa artist’s work

JULIA JESSEN April 12, 2012

The couple depicted in Iowa native Grant Wood's American Gothic painting are known across the world. A man stands stoically next to a woman, holding a pitchfork and wearing glasses. His overalls are dressed...

Q&A with Jessica Jenkins, the editor-in-chief of earthwords

DI STAFF April 12, 2012

The Daily Iowan sat down with Jessica Jenkins, the editor-in-chief of earthwords, the undergraduate literary review at the UI, which accepts submissions from all undergraduate students. The publication...

Q&A with Jessica Jenkins, the editor-in-chief of earthwords

DI STAFF April 12, 2012

The Daily Iowan sat down with Jessica Jenkins, the editor-in-chief of earthwords, the undergraduate literary review at the UI, which accepts submissions from all undergraduate students. The publication...

Tracks from the Past: the Who, Quadrophenia

DI STAFF April 12, 2012

My dad says the Who is the world's greatest rock and roll band. Quadrophenia, this week's tracks from the past, was the group's sixth studio album and second rock opera. And in my opinion, it's the best...

Beer of the Week— Samuel Adams Alpine Spring

DI STAFF April 5, 2012

The closest to thing to alpine terrain at the University of Iowa is walking up the hill from the IMU to the T. Anne Cleary Walkway. But that doesn't mean we can't enjoy this week's beer of the week —...

Nirvana — In Utero

DI STAFF April 5, 2012

Kurt Cobain would probably hate me. When Nirvana's In Utero, this week's tracks from the past, was released in 1993, I was probably watching "Boy Meets World." That was almost a decade before...

Writer and activist Eli Clare gives a workshop

JULIA JESSEN April 5, 2012

Eli Clare reads from the book in his quaking hands, and the constant tremors seem to disappear. Listeners are lost in the cadence of his voice as beautiful imagery pours from his mouth. "My writing...

Iowa-born band returns to Gabe’s

JORDAN MONTGOMERY April 5, 2012

Eufórquestra's genre-blending sound melds Afrobeat, rock, funk, and more. With its new live album, Let Us In, music lovers can relive the group's shows long after the musicians leave Iowa City this weekend....

Theater Department presents Big Love

SAMANTHA GENTRY April 5, 2012

In the dimly lit Thayer Theater, the audience sits on both sides of a ramp-like structure that has a white bathtub spotlighted on the far side. Deanna Brookens, who plays the role of Lydia, emerges from...