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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

Folk band returns to Iowa City

HANNAH KRAMER February 25, 2010

The connotation of the name Death Ships is much harsher than the band’s folk sound — and the group knows it. On its website, the members warn those expecting long hair and death metal might be in for...

So much more than female anatomy

MARISA WAY February 25, 2010

Emily Mecklenburg’s passion for theater and medicine have one unexpected trait in common: vaginas. “For both acting and being a doctor, you have to learn a set of skills,” she said. “I love theater;...

Tasting spring through architecture

HANNA ROSMAN February 25, 2010

D. Fairchild Ruggles thinks studying art is like time travel. The art historian will give a lecture titled “The Alhambra: Real and Imagined” at 5:15 p.m. today in the Main Library’s Shambaugh Auditorium....

Mixing a dash of salt with poetry

CAROLINE BERG February 25, 2010

That time of the year again: The women of Salt Lines are calling everyone with a uterus to throw up their hands, be proud of their childbearing hips, and embrace their oscillating emotions. It’s National...

Nonfiction from two points of view

JOSIE JONES February 25, 2010

Honor Moore is no prima donna. She is excited to work with new talent. “I’m very interested in a series that combines faculty and student reading,” said the Bedell Visiting Writer in Nonfiction....

Morphing beyond the bluegrass sound

REBECCA KOONS February 25, 2010

Trampled By Turtles is more than first meets the ear and anything but formulaic. Trying to tag the band with various genre labels proves to be futile, because the band has transcended the bluegrass/roots...

UI alum returns to read from poetry

JOSIE JONES February 25, 2010

Kevin González started writing what he called songs in seventh grade. “They were pretty terrible,” he said. “But I liked writing song lyrics, and that kind of merged into poetry.” The poet will...

Acting through a multitude of topics

SARAH LARSON February 25, 2010

Can we ever be free of fate? Joe Luis Cedillo asks this question in his new play, Dry. The piece covers a variety of topics ranging from Hiroshima and the Enola Gay to Greek mythology and family dysfunction. Dry...

Musician Ed Gray keeps it local

MARISA WAY February 25, 2010

Many musicians aspire to pack up their instruments and move to faraway places that, seemingly, promise fame and fortune. Ed Gray found the music scene he was hoping for right here in Iowa City. “It’s...

Delving into the world of ceramics

TOMMY MORGAN JR. February 25, 2010

In ceramics, round is not always what the artist is angling for. Visiting ceramics artists Christa Assad, Josh DeWeese, and Lorna Meaden plan to demonstrate what inspires them and how they make their...

Successful trombonist returns to UI

ADAM SALAZAR February 25, 2010

In a short period of time, Paul Pollard has done what many aspire to achieve. Yet the classically trained trombonist, now a member of the New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, has remained grounded in...

Liferuiner takes over the Picador

ERIC ANDERSEN February 25, 2010

Kevin Kellett has witnessed more drama in his first year as bassist for the hard-core band Liferuiner than many other musicians see in a lifetime. Not only has he nearly been sucker-punched in the face...

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