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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

Film Scene is seen in downtown Iowa City on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022.

Iowa City’s One Book Two Book festival fully back in person

Grace Westergaard, Arts Reporter February 21, 2023

Iowa City’s One Book Two Book festival is notorious for celebrating student writing. This year’s festival is back after two years of cancellations and accommodations because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning...

Jean Ivonne Keller auditions for a spot in Jarod Valencia-Cheng’s upcoming fashion show “Come As You Are” on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Valencia-Cheng’s fashion show will take place in March.

Upcoming fashion show at Tru Coffee organized by UI senior promotes thrifting and authentic self-expression

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter February 21, 2023

Style can say a lot about a person. Jarod Valencia-Cheng, a University of Iowa senior who is planning a fashion show at Tru Coffee, wants style to say everything. Valencia-Cheng started collaborating...

University of Iowa student Katie Pribyl pets her horse Milo at the 7A Ranch in Oxford, Iowa, on Feb. 18, 2023.

Curious critters on campus — Hawkeyes and their unique pets

Parker Jones, Arts Editor February 21, 2023

Tortoises, snakes, lizards, geckos, horses, and more.  As an owner of an unusual pet myself, I’m always on the lookout for other people with kooky creatures, bizarre beasts, or other atypical animals. I...

Feb 6, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Actor Ashton Kutcher in attendance of the NASCAR Cup Series Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Review | ‘Your Place or Mine’ lacks vital chemistry

Parker Jones, Arts Editor February 14, 2023

Although he may have once been a fellow Hawkeye, Ashton Kutcher’s acting abilities have seen better days — or perhaps just better film writing. Netflix’s latest celebrity-strewn original stars...

Author DK Nnuro seen at a live reading at Prairie Lights in Iowa City on Wednesday Feb. 8, 2023.

Ask the Author | DK Nnuro

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter February 14, 2023

Derek Nnuro, or DK Nnuro, is a Ghanaian writer and graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He is the curator of special projects at the Stanley Museum of Art and an adjunct...

Inflatable bunnies sculptures are seen in the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. Sculpture artist Amanda Parer’s Intrude bunnies are part of a month long Winter Night Lights experience put on by the Iowa City Downtown District. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa City Downtown District’s Winter Night Lights dazzle Iowa City

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter February 14, 2023

While strolling through the Pedestrian Mall, it’s hard not to notice that Iowa City has become home to a host of six new inhabitants. Rabbits as tall as 40 feet have nestled in close to buildings...

David Harrington, a member of the Kronos Quartet, performs during the Michigan premiere of "A Thousand Thoughts"  at Detroit Film Theatre on April 12, 2019.

The Kronos Quartet performs ‘At War With Ourselves — 400 Years of You’ at Hancher

Emma Gaughan, Arts Reporter February 14, 2023

Stories can be told in many ways. Through music, lights, colors, imagery, words, and more, stories come to life and create an unmatchable experience. All of these storytelling aspects came...

Actors Bryan Lawler (left) and Marty Reichert (right) perform "Never Say No" in the opening night of The Fantasticks at Willow Creek Theater in Iowa City on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023.

Review | ‘The Fantasticks’ flips romantic comedy on its head

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter February 14, 2023

The small theater on Gilbert Street echoed with laughter on Feb. 10 as audiences settled in for a romantic comedy of epic proportions in the Willow Creek Theatre Company’s presentation of “The...

The Voxman Music Building is seen on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020.

Guest Artist Asya Fateyeva gives passionate saxophone concert at Voxman

Emma Gaughan, Arts Reporter February 8, 2023

The University of Iowa Voxman Concert Hall fell quiet as Asya Fateyeva walked on stage with her saxophone in hand. Everyone waited in anticipation as she prepared her instrument, nodded to the pianist,...

Photo contributed by Tegan Nia Swanson

Ask the Author | Tegan Nia Swanson

Ariana Lessard February 7, 2023

Tegan Nia Swanson read her debut novel “Things We Found When the Water Went Down” at Prairie Lights in Iowa City on Feb. 2. This “Nordic eco-noir” novel came together while Swanson studied...

Señor Fillmore, played by Johan Avila, helps Alma, played by Sara Alvidrez, with her work during a dress rehearsal for the University of Iowa theater department’s production of Braided Sorrow Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.

Review | ‘Braided Sorrow’ a tribute to women silenced by femicide in Mexico

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter February 7, 2023

Blue light bruised the dark stage where a young girl sat on a small box. She ran her fingers over her long braid before slicing it off with scissors. The play “Braided Sorrow,” originally written...

Customers play one of six pin ball machines in Double Tap bar in Iowa City. Double Tap opened its door in the summer of 2022 and features many vintage video gaming machines along with a full service bar.

Creative ways to spend your 21st birthday in Iowa City

Parker Jones, Arts Editor February 7, 2023

The expectations for a 21st birthday usually involve copious amounts of alcohol, a raging party, going to a bar or two, or other drinking-related activities. Despite being a college town with no short...