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

Creeping concerns about preschool proposal

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 17, 2011

Finger painting and learning the ABCs just got a little more costly for Iowa’s 4-year-olds. At Monday’s press conference, Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds launched their proposal to repeal...

Q&A: UI instructor Dylan Nice

DI STAFF February 17, 2011

University of Iowa TA Dylan Nice uses his writing to put a creative spin on real-life events and helps his students do the same in his creative nonfiction writing class. The Daily Iowan: How would you...

Hellogoodbye to play pop set at Blue Moose

RILEY UBBEN February 17, 2011

Fans who fell in love with the sunny, short-short-sporting band in Hellogoodbye’s early music videos will be happy to hear that singer Forrest Kline hasn’t lost his sense of humor. “It’s not very...

Old Capitol Museum displays ’60s and ’70s IC memorabilia

ERIC HAWKINSON February 17, 2011

It’s hard to picture a scene of young people picketing the streets of Iowa City, throwing stones through Iowa Book windows, and screaming chants, while police try to remain in control. This picture...

Taste of art through Craft Crawl

LAURA WILLIS February 17, 2011

Nancy Westvig remembers the time when a young couple stopped in her pottery store, Fired Up Iowa City Inc., for a weekly date night. “People got mad at them for talking in the theater, so they would...

10-Minute Festival returns for 14th year

JESSICA CARBINO February 17, 2011

A young man rolls across stage and pops up claiming he is a superhero. A young girl talks about her horrid experiences of being sexually assaulted. And a goofy character dressed in a furry costume turns...

Local bands, businesses host fundraiser for charity

JESSICA CARBINO February 17, 2011

A group of local bands if taking “will play for food” to a whole new level. For the first time, several local businesses and bands are helping the Johnson County Crisis Center Food Bank continue to...

Creative choreography shines in Faculty/Graduate Dance Concert

SAMANTHA GENTRY February 17, 2011

When it comes to performance art, audiences only see the finished product. For the University of Iowa Dance Department, many elements contribute to an entertaining concert: lighting, costumes, music. But...

Cash Cab host to peform stand-up routine

EVAN CLARK February 17, 2011

Ben Bailey is good at multitasking. The host of Discovery Channel’s game show “Cash Cab” sits behind the wheel of a yellow van in New York City traffic while grilling his passengers about anything...

Darfur’s human face

GUEST OPINION February 17, 2011

When I first met Bakr, I wasn’t looking to discuss the struggles of humanity, and I wasn’t feeling particularly benevolent or philanthropic. I needed a ride home, and when my friends and I climbed...

Printing predicaments

TAYLOR CASEY February 17, 2011

Numerous unsuccessful print jobs. Thousands of pages lost. Trees killed, and money wasted. Like anyone else who has ever attempted to print in the Main Library, I have found these hassles infuriating....

Real budget battle to come

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 17, 2011

Democrats and Republicans made their bed last October, and now they are lying in it. While the participants have changed, the budget impasse the 111th Congress created is worse than ever. The cuts proposed...

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