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

Beer of the Week: Goose Island Sophie

DI STAFF June 23, 2011

The beer of the week is Goose Island’s Sofie, a Belgian Style Farmhouse Ale. Bottled in Chicago, the saison brew is aged in oak barrels with orange peels and fermented with wild yeasts. Because of...

80/35 festival organizers set main stage list

DI STAFF June 23, 2011

Organizers from 80/35 recently released their final acts for Wellmark Main Stage at the Des Moines music festival. Saturday Noon — The Chatty Cathy’s *Play-In Addition Noon — Rebel Creek *Play-In...

UI professor releases new album

NINA EARNEST June 23, 2011

John Rapson needed seven years to complete his latest album. He transcribed. He composed. He recorded. Yet everyone involved had the chance to contribute a significant idea. “They’re not just realizing...

Wisconsin reggae band visits Iowa City

NINA EARNEST June 23, 2011

He set his eyes on a Bob Marley record when he was 10-years-old. The boy spotted it on a road trip with his parents, but knew nothing about the Jamaican legend or the genre to which he belonged. Yet Andrew...

Gabe’s holds fourth dubstep summit

LUKE VOELZ June 23, 2011

Alex Versackas wants people to look beyond the wobble-wobble. The noise is a colloquial reference to the grinding, distorted bass sound heard in dubstep, a style of electronic dance music headling this...

Q&A: Model & former UI student Abigail Conroy

JULIANA FABIANO June 23, 2011

The recent popularity of shows such as “America’s Next Top Model” and “Project Runway” seem to have started a trend with young women trying to start fashion careers. The Daily Iowan sat down...

New chamber music festival debuts

LINDSAY DOUGLAS June 23, 2011

His British accent flowed off the stage with words that opened the minds of audience members who came prepared to be inspired. The speaker, a poet, librettist, and lyricist, stood before a crowd of roughly...

Iowa’s mainstream media lack substance in caucus coverage

ADAM B SULLIVAN June 23, 2011

Around 10 other reporters and I were hanging out with Tim Pawlenty in Des Moines this past weekend. The former Minnesota governor had just finished talking to a crowd at a Strong America Now event and...

Banana republic, Africa-style

KIRSTEN JACOBSEN June 23, 2011

When considering profitable or worthwhile international business ventures, it’s always important to hedge your bets. So why not buy up 800,000 acres of “abandoned refugee camps” in western Tanzania...

Willingness to cut the budget means it’s time to revisit food subsidies

DI EDITORIAL BOARD June 23, 2011

With a looming federal deficit and bipartisan support for fiscal restraint growing in Washington, it’s become clear that now is the best possible time to implement substantial agricultural reform. But...

Iowa City Community lends a hand to Alzheimer’s funding

CONRAD SWANSON June 23, 2011

Brittney Robinson hustled around Coralville’s North Ridge Pavilion on Wednesday morning. The small woman seemed to be everywhere at once as she flitted around a room filled with informational pamphlets,...

Absent Printy makes difference in Game Time loss

ERIK PAPKE June 23, 2011

The crowd that showed up on Wednesday evening to see one of the most anticipated matchups of the Game Time League season left disappointed. The expected battle between Jaime Printy and Kachine Alexander...

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