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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

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...

Q&A with SNL star Seth Meyers

DAN VERHILLE August 23, 2012

On Wednesday night, Iowa City was fortunate enough to host the head writer of “Saturday Night Live,” Seth Meyers, as part of the University Lecture Committee series. After an hour of jokes...

Local classical bands highlight this week’s Friday Night Concert Series

EMMA McCLATCHEY August 23, 2012

Two Iowa City-based bands will find ways to twist up classic genres for the Friday Night Concert Series’ show this week, the program’s first since the return of the University of Iowa’s...

Cherished portraits help families cope at UIHC

RANA MOUSTAFA August 23, 2012

Grace Rosauer lived for five days. Because of a fatal condition called trisomy 18, she was born 3½ weeks premature, weighing 4 pounds, 0.9 ounces, 16½ inches tall. Doctors at the University of Iowa...

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...

Comedian Michael Ian Black to perform standup at IMU

SAMANTHA GENTRY August 23, 2012

Michael Ian Black is a man of many trades, but when it comes to comedy, his “mission on this planet” is to provide at least one person with joy during his act. “I’m just here to...

Coralville Center for Performing Arts to celebrate first year

DI STAFF August 23, 2012

With a year of performances under its belt, the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts will celebrate its first birthday on Saturday and Aug. 26 in an event called “Show Us Some Razzle-Dazzle...