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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

Local bands battle, measure for measure, for spot in summer festival

NICK FETTY February 26, 2009

American music festivals have grown immensely in popularity over the last couple decades, with new ones popping up in every part of the country each year. On Friday, five Iowa City bands will compete to...

Family Groove Company brings funky Sound to Yacht Club

DAN WATSON February 26, 2009

The band Family Groove Company isn’t a family. It’s not a company, either. But the band members got one word in their name right: groove. The Chicago four will bring their funky sound to the Yacht...

Horde: Horde has high hopes for heavy metal, looks to Picador performance

REBECCA KOONS February 26, 2009

It appears as if today, pure, unadulterated heavy metal is absent from the popular music scene. But it’s the “power of the riff” that propels John Hopkins and the rest of the Horde members, who said...

Sex advice and the UI law school for Dan Savage

JED MILLER February 26, 2009

John Edwards, Tom Vilsack, and Dan Savage — these three men have very little in common. Edwards and Vilsack are prominent politicians, while the last rose to fame as a sex-advice columnist. The connecting...

Poet Bialosky returns to read from Intruder

RACHAEL LANDER February 26, 2009

While completing their degrees, some Iowa Writers’ Workshop students can only dream of coming back to Prairie Lights Books as the featured author of the night. For graduate Jill Bialosky, it will become...

Beatles cover band on the long & winding road to Iowa City

MELEA ANDRYS February 26, 2009

It’s been 25 years worth of hard day’s nights, and Mark Benson has been workin’ like a dog. “Even though we’ve been at this for quite some time, we still study videotapes to make sure we’re...

Twittering Obama

NATE WHITNEY February 26, 2009

Tuesday evening, I live Twittered President Obama’s speech to Congress, which I’m now columnizing for your reading displeasure. Follow the DI Opinions page on Twitter at twitter.com/diopinions. The...

Corps values of discrimination, condemnation

BRETT EDWARD STOUT - GUEST OPINION February 26, 2009

We have become unfortunately accustomed to government math that doesn’t work, but it is our duty as Americans to confront that math when it is absurd. The New York Times has reported that the U.S. Armed...

Oblique angles in sexual harassment

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 26, 2009

Sexual harassment is a serious issue, it can’t be said too often. But the very ubiquity of the matter can lead to its misunderstanding, ignorant dismissibility, and exploitation. The university’s new...

Menu: Zesty hamburgers and Boston baked beans

DI ARTS STAFF February 26, 2009

With the cold winter weather dragging into March, we’re all becoming anxious for summer. Grilling is synonymous with the hot season, where foods such as burgers, potato salad and baked beans are staple...

Getting way under the skin

RACHAEL LANDER February 26, 2009

Most people associate scars with visible markings on the skin. But not every wound is such a noticeable reminder of pain. Deep emotional scars, which leave no trace of pain to the naked eye, are often...

Talking about more than the vagina

JED MILLER February 26, 2009

There is never a normal night at the Alley Cabaret. Walk through the dark hall, onto the stage of the Englert Theatre, and expect to see anything from juggling to classic plays. This weekend, the 1920s-inspired...

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