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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

Gusto Latino promotes diversity

JULIA JESSEN April 19, 2012

The infectious beat and flurried movements of Latin music and dance will take center stage at this year's Gusto Latino. "There are a lot of diversity events on the University of Iowa campus, but...

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey gives a reading

DI STAFF April 19, 2012

Art and writing will combine today in an event filled with different media of artistic expression. At 6:30 p.m. today, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey will read from her book Native Guard...

Bollywood dancer Madhavapeddi Murthy gives a performance

DI STAFF April 19, 2012

On Friday, Madhavapeddi Murthy will bring the Bollywood culture to Iowa City. Murthy and his dancers and orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. in North Hall's Space/Place. Admission is $5 for students, $10...

10th-annual documentary-film festival

SAMANTHA GENTRY April 12, 2012

Saying that Richard Wiebe's Univeristy of Iowa course Microcinemas and DIY Distribution requires class participation is an understatement. Not only do the students have required assignments, but they are...

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...

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...