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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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DI staffer details finding white supremacy card

DI staffer details finding white supremacy card

On Wednesday afternoon, it was reported that a white supremacy card was found in the University of Iowa main library. A photo of the card circulated on social media. A Daily Iowan reporter who works...

The cast of Global Express wait onstage at the Theatre Building on Tuesday, September 13, 2016. In it's 14th year, Global Express presents face-paced stage readings of literary works. (The Daily Iowan/Courtney Hawkins)

International Writing Program, theater ride Global Express

September 14, 2016

At the Theater Department’s Global Express event, writers in the International Writing Program see their works on stage in ways they never anticipated. By Claire Dietz  |  [email protected] Three...

Radio legend and former Daily Iowan Editor-in-Chief Dottie Ray dies at 93

Radio legend and former Daily Iowan Editor-in-Chief Dottie Ray dies at 93

August 9, 2016

By Girindra Selleck [email protected] KXIC radio legend and former Daily Iowan Editor-in-Chief Dorothy “Dottie” Ray died at the age of 93, a report from the radio station said Tuesday. The...

Literary lion McPherson dies

Literary lion McPherson dies

July 28, 2016

By Girindra Selleck [email protected] James Alan McPherson, a professor emeritus at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the first black author to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, passed away...

Photo by Sarah Hess

Twin City’s indie darlings make their way to Iowa City

June 16, 2016

By Tessa Solomon [email protected]   After high-school graduation in 2013, four teenagers from St. Paul, Minnesota, left their hometown, not for college, but for the stage. Three...

Shakespeare at sea opens Riverside in the Park

Shakespeare at sea opens Riverside in the Park

June 15, 2016

Riverside Theater’s Festival Stage production of Pericles opens Friday. By Claire Dietz [email protected] Dennis William Grimes keeps a notebook in his backpack alongside his heavily annotated...

‘The Pearl’ glistens again

‘The Pearl’ glistens again

June 14, 2016

After an eight-year odyssey, Hancher officials look ahead to the inaugural season in a new building. By Girindra Selleck [email protected] @gbselleck After nearly a decade of planning, design,...

Isakov reflects on career ahead of Englert performance

Isakov reflects on career ahead of Englert performance

June 10, 2016

By Claire Dietz [email protected]   Music has been part of Gregory Alan Isakov’s life since he and his brothers started a metal band in their basement. However, he never anticipated...

Hancher tickets become available, at long last

Hancher tickets become available, at long last

June 9, 2016

By Girindra Selleck [email protected] @gbselleck The wait is finally over. Tickets for the first series of shows in the new Hancher Auditorium went sale at 10 a.m. June 10, a press release...

IC police, FBI say Owens incident not a hate crime

IC police, FBI say Owens incident not a hate crime

May 17, 2016

By Girindra Selleck [email protected] After more than two weeks of tension about a fight involving UI freshman Marcus Owens that was initially believed by many to be racially motivated,...

Iowa freshman Marcus Owens speaks to The Daily Iowan reporters in Iowa City on Thursday. Owens is the victim of an alleged hate crime that occurred outside of Eden Lounge in downtown Iowa City. Local law enforcement is currently investigating the incident. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

Owens speaks out on attack

“Don’t touch my brother” was the last thing Marcus Owens said he heard before he was punched in the eye, then the mouth, which brought him down to the ground. He was then kicked, punched, and beaten. Owens,...

The University of Iowa campus looking west from Old Capitol and the Pentacrest.

UI reports sexual assault

April 23, 2016

The University of Iowa Police issued a crime alert on Friday regarding a report of sexual assault that occurred on campus. According to the alert, the sexual assault occurred on April 17 at the University...