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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 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...

Hawkeye Swing Festival returns this weekend

COURTNEY SPEARS April 16, 2009

Swing, the biggest dance and music craze of the 1920s and ’30s, will swoop through the UI campus this weekend. The Hawkeye Swing Festival will return for its fourth year of lindy-hopping mania Friday...

Polish poet and essayist Adam Zagajewski to read today

BRIAN DAU April 16, 2009

Polish poet and essayist Adam Zagajewski isn’t afraid to tackle the big issues. His work encompasses a variety of complex topics, including vast landscapes, long passages of time, and the meaning of...

Electric Junction opens for Diplomats of Solid Sound at Yacht Club

NICK FETTY April 16, 2009

In 1987, Brian Waller and Brock Beekmann forged a friendship while attending Nodland Elementary School in Sioux City. Today, the two are the founding members of Des Moines-based psychedelic-indie-jam quintet...

Kabir expert Linda Hess to read translation

RACHAEL LANDER April 16, 2009

Beer gets countless beer fests, and the Renaissance gets Renaissance festivals. Now, a 15th-century Indian weaver and poet named Kabir gets one, too, this weekend, when the UI hosts its first Kabir Festival. Friday...

Festival examines poet Kabir

CAROLINE BERG April 16, 2009

Kabir may have lived and died in the 15th century, but his 600-year-old footprint is still visible today. The transcendental poet of north India has enjoyed generations of Hindu, Muslim, secularist, and...

Play gives an intimate look at the early 1900s

RACHAEL LANDER April 16, 2009

Have a desire to see beautiful lingerie? Well, go no further than the Theatre Building this weekend for the department’s latest play, Intimate Apparel. Intimate Apparel will open at 8 p.m. today in...

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...

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...

Alum returns with a chef competition

MARY HARRINGTON April 16, 2009

UI alumnus Brady Lowe’s gift to the rest of the country is his Iowa-inspired flair for food. He has established himself nationally as a Southern foodie, pairing high-end flavors for his clients. Now,...

Gift fee aids foundation

MEGAN DIAL April 16, 2009

Chuck Kierscht decided 40-some years ago that he wanted to give back to the UI after graduating from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Law. Now, at 70, he hasn’t stopped yet. The...

Learning outside the box

EMILY MELVOLD April 16, 2009

After entering the makeshift mosque, the men wandered to the front of the worship area, and the women crowded in the back of the room. During the mock prayer service, UI students were asked to remove...

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