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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

Menu: A Happy Holiday Feast

DI ARTS STAFF April 23, 2009

Earth Day has yet to gain the revered status Valentine’s Day, Halloween, and other secular holidays have in American society. This is understandable, given the populace’s love for Farmers’ Markets...

Hungry Girl chomps for college students

MELEA ANDRYS April 22, 2009

Pop Quiz: Do your meal options rotate between fast food, ramen noodles, and anything that isn’t covered by a thick layer of mold in your fridge? Was the last thing you “cooked” a bowl of cereal?...

Disney slips in bayou mire with black princess

MELEA ANDRYS April 22, 2009

The latest addition to the Disney throne isn’t rising to power quietly. Though Disney’s first black princess won’t make her theatrical debut in The Princess and the Frog until December, the Internet...

‘Progressive’ turns 100, Rothschild speaks

JENNA SCHEIRMAN April 21, 2009

Throughout The Progressive’s 100-year history, the magazine has emphasized the rights of all individuals and has remained true to its forward-thinking values. “The Progressive has always believed...

311 review: Decent, though oddly removed

RACHAEL LANDER April 20, 2009

311 played a semi-decent show on April 18 at the Field House. Though the concert wasn’t good enough to warrant day-after talk, it held its own. I’ll be honest — when 311’s Nick Hexum and S.A....

Bitch Please: Nas or Talib Kweli?

SHAWN GUDE AND NICK FETTY April 20, 2009

Welcome to Bitch Please, the newest offering from The Daily Iowan’s rabble-rousing Arts and Culture staff. Bitch Please is a place where two DI staffers argue about all that is wonderful in the entertainment...

You don’t know what you got till you’re 17 again

REBECCA KOONS April 20, 2009

Film Review: 17 Again Zac Efron makes us wonder if maybe everything does happen for a reason. 17 Again is the story of Mike O’Donnell, who misses out on his chance to become a successful basketball...

Dancing noir, dancing Picasso

KATIE HANSON April 17, 2009

Nearly a year of work and dance will culminate in this weekend’s UI dance department thesis concert. Oh, the honors thesis. For prospective graduate students, it’s a hulking, inescapable piece of...

2 weeks of dance at Iowa Dance Fest

DAN WATSON April 17, 2009

The third-annual swinging and grooving celebration known as the Iowa Dance Fest will kick off tonight at Chait Galleries Downtown. A large golden pipe organ rested in the background as two seasoned Iowa...

Menu: A sweet meal

DI ARTS STAFF April 16, 2009

Going home for Easter was great, wasn’t it? Your grandma made her famous cheesy mashed potatoes, your dad carved up a mouth-watering ham, and some rabbit left you so much chocolate that the average individual...

311 to perform Saturday in the Field House

DAN WATSON April 16, 2009

Growing up in Council Bluffs, UI junior Quinn Walsh had an advantage in the alternative-rock scene. Just across the Missouri River, in Omaha, is the birthplace of one of rock’s most popular bands, 311. “I’ve...

Richard Guy Wilson: Exploring the geometry of place

NICK FETTY April 16, 2009

Around a year ago, Richard Guy Wilson, a Commonwealth professor of architectural history at the University of Virginia, got a call from the White House asking if he would speak there for Thomas Jefferson’s...