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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

A mingling of prose and pop culture

MARISA WAY February 11, 2010

When he was working on the book By Myself: An Autobiography with longtime friend David Trinidad, one could say that D.A. Powell heard music. Powell, a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, mentioned...

Spending an evening in the east

CAROLINE BERG February 11, 2010

In 2000, St. Raphael Orthodox Christian Chapel found fertile soil in Iowa City. Over 10 years, the chapel has matured and attracted a congregation of more than 100 Syrians, Russians, Romanians, Greeks,...

Bringing acrobatics to the Englert

TOMMY MORGAN JR. February 11, 2010

Usually a home for music, theater, and film, the Englert is about to play host to a new type of performer: the acrobat. The Peking Acrobats will flip, tumble, and skate their way into the Englert Theatre,...

A legend returns

ERIC SUNDERMANN February 11, 2010

When William Elliott Whitmore steps onto an Iowa City stage, toting tattoo covered arms, a banjo, and a bottle of Jack Daniel’s, he feels at home. “The shows, man, they are always just so damn fun,”...

Another Parisian romance

MARISA WAY February 11, 2010

Lucy Silag’s novels have given her plenty of reasons to celebrate. The Iowa Writers’ Workshop student sold the movie rights to make her first novel, Beautiful Americans. The third novel in the series...

10 minutes of fame

JOSIE JONES February 11, 2010

This is Amy Haeussler’s favorite part of the year. Not because Valentine’s Day is soon approaching and not because she will graduate in a few months. What Haeussler loves most about February is the...

Grammy winner performs for Haiti

SARAH LARSON February 11, 2010

Sid Mali wanted to give back. After seeing the devastation in Haiti, Mali knew the right cause. He reached out to his friends in the music industry, and the result is the J. Holiday Pre-Valentine’s...

Wells Tower reads his shorts

REBECCA KOONS February 11, 2010

Wells Tower loves everything about language. Since childhood, he has had an unwavering passion for all things involving the written and spoken word and the realm of linguistics. He recalls storytelling...

Legendary jazz drummer performs

ERIC ANDERSEN February 11, 2010

Winard Harper doesn’t let his status as a master percussionist in the jazz world get to his head. He realizes it is as important to stay on the road, playing shows and hosting workshops. “In this...

My funky Valentine

JOSIE JONES February 11, 2010

As many women are being spoiled with Ghirardelli chocolates and a dozen perfect red roses on Valentine’s Day, Angie Toomsen will light up the stage with songs about shredded love letters and slashed...

Guest: City should bring back debate on urban chickens

ALICIA AMBLER - GUEST OPINION February 11, 2010

In late 2009, several Iowa City residents presented a petition to the City Council with approximately 700 signatures requesting a review of the city ban on chickens in city limits. After selecting a new...

Should the state grant in-state tuition to illegal immigrants who live in Iowa?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF February 11, 2010

YES Ah, illegal immigration. Next to gay marriage and abortion, the issue is guaranteed to incite some of the most visceral, impassioned debates in the political arena. Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad, D-Des Moines,...

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