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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...

Beer of the Week: Dead Man Ale

DI STAFF April 19, 2012

Since 1989, the Oregon-based brewery Rogue Ales has produced 60 different ale varieties. Each was brewed with its non-pasteurized process and is made with no preservatives. The Dead Guy Ale is a hazy...

Tracks from the Past: Weezer by Weezer

DI STAFF April 19, 2012

My friend Mark bought Weezer's début album at a garage sale in 1997. I stole it from him a few weeks later and have enjoyed listening to it since. Weezer's Weezer is this week's Tracks from the Past. As...

Dreamwell Theater presents Baby with the Bathwater

SAMANTHA GENTRY April 19, 2012

Rachael Lindhrach is quite willing to get into the drama trenches with her actors. The director of Dreamwell Theater's production of Baby with the Bathwater sits on a bench with two cast members and the...

Tracks from the Past: Weezer by Weezer

DI STAFF April 19, 2012

My friend Mark bought Weezer's début album at a garage sale in 1997. I stole it from him a few weeks later and have enjoyed listening to it since. Weezer's Weezer is this week's Tracks from the Past. As...

M.F.A. choreography student presents thesis performance

SAMANTHA GENTRY April 19, 2012

A disco ball spins lightly in the center of the gymnasium as females in floor-length formal dresses and males in tuxedos dance among tables scattered around the high-school prom scene. But this isn't...

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...