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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

Mill concert to benefit women’s rights

JASMINE PUTNEY February 19, 2015

“Women’s rights are like the canary in the coal mine,” former Sen. and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in October 2014. “If you don’t protect women’s...

Grateful Dead tribute band to play Gabe’s

GRACE HAERR February 19, 2015

This year, thousands of Deadheads around the world — including in Iowa City — will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the advent of the Grateful Dead, which burst onto the rock ’n’ roll...

Torture, terrorism, and paranoia

ISAAC HAMLET February 19, 2015

Felicity wakes up next to a man she can’t remember marrying. Zamir, her apparent husband, insists that the previous night they met at a Hooters, got drunk, and hitched up. None of this is helped...

Gaming convention returns

JORDAN RYDER February 19, 2015

The 24th-annual Gamicon, the biggest and longest-running gaming convention in eastern Iowa, will be held at the Sheraton Hotel, 210 S. Dubuque St., Friday through Feb. 22.  The event will feature...

Film fest aids Girls on the Run

JUSTUS FLAIR February 19, 2015

When Academy Award nominations were announced last month, many were outraged over the lack of women and people of color in the nominees. However, Iowa City film buffs may get a taste of diversity through...

Review: Evolve

JORDAN RYDER February 19, 2015

Pushing leaves aside as you slowly walk through a jungle, you can feel your heart pound. You concentrate your entire being on listening and being as quite as possible. Suddenly, a monster three times the...

Exhibit honors 150 years of Iowa Law

DI STAFF February 19, 2015

Iowa Law, dubbed the oldest law school west of the Mississippi, opened its doors in Des Moines in 1865 before settling in Iowa City three years later as the University of Iowa College of Law. Now, the...

Drink of the Week: Pinkus Munster Alt

DI STAFF February 19, 2015

The Bread Garden Market is chock full of organic juices, vegetables, and granola — and, it turns out, organic beer. Pinkus-Muller Brewery in Münster, Germany, is the first organic, USDA-approved brewery...

Folk artists gather for new festival

JASMINE PUTNEY February 12, 2015

Actor, singer, and songwriter Chuck Mitchell has been around the block, from New York City and California to a farm outside of Detroit, and finally to a Mississippi River house in Iowa. With every move...

Q&A: rock ‘n’ roller JD McPherson

EMMA MCCLATCHEY February 12, 2015

Fresh off the release of his new album, Let the Good Times Roll, on Feb. 10, rocker JD McPherson plans to bring this belief to Iowa City tonight, where he will kick off his new tour. McPherson sat down...

Step Afrika to stop at IMU

ISAAC HAMLET February 12, 2015

Step dancing, or stepping, is a form of dance performed in many African-American fraternities and sororities. At 10 p.m. today in the IMU, Step Afrika, the first company dedicated to stepping, will perform. “The...

Dan Gable to discuss Foxcatcher

EMMA MCCLATCHEY February 12, 2015

One of the state of Iowa’s most famous athletes, Dan Gable, will speak on one of the 2014’s most acclaimed films at 3 p.m. Saturday at FilmScene, 118 E. College St. Gable, a former Hawkeye...