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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Beer of the Week — Autumnal Fire

DI STAFF September 15, 2011

The Capital Brewery, a relatively young brewery located in Middleton, Wis., is the producer of the beer of the week this week. The Autumnal Fire is a German style lager known as a Doppelbock. The brew...

Colombian Bomba Estéreo performs at IMU

LUCY TRANKINA September 15, 2011

The lights flash, and the hum of electronic beats and folk music fill the air. Bomba Estéreo's music combines familiar aspects with elements that will surprise the audience. The Colombian band will perform...

Q & A with Megan Flanagan

DI STAFF September 15, 2011

The DI sat down with Megan Flanagan, the managing director of the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, to talk about how the show is running during the opening months of production. DI: How was...

Chicago Afrobeat Project brings concoction of sound

CARLY HURWITZ September 15, 2011

The Chicago Afrobeat Project describes its sound as a sort of concoction of flavors. Take Ben & Jerry's ice cream for example. The group members said their genre is like a juxtaposition of Rocky Road...

Adderley reads play, The Boat House

SAMANTHA GENTRY September 15, 2011

Seeing the beauty of the red sand beaches in Hana, Hawaii, would not have been so powerful an experience for Eva Adderley had she not met Ruth, one of the locals. Ruth contended that before Adderley could...

Iowa cellists come together for festival

JULIA JESSEN September 15, 2011

Booming, resonant bass lines and soaring high notes will fill the air this weekend as dozens of bows touch dozens of strings at the Iowa City Cello Daze, a two-day festival celebrating all things cello....

UI expanded housing is logical

GUEST OPINION September 15, 2011

I appreciate The Daily Iowan's concern about students placed in expanded housing ("UI over-housing woes absurd," Aug. 30, 2011). It's a concern I share. In order to reduce the number of students...

Constitution Week is super serious

WILL MATTESSICH September 15, 2011

Apparently, Constitution Week isn't serious enough. According to some in Iowa City, the tone of the mass email sent from Associate Provost Tom Rice's office to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution...

Constitution, Bill of Rights relevant to students

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 15, 2011

Miranda rights can easily be tied to lines of dialogue heard while watching reruns of "COPS" or "Law and Order" on late-night television. But when fiction turns into reality, students...

Jade Rogers to miss 2011-12 season

DI STAFF September 15, 2011

Iowa women's basketball forward Jade Rogers will undergo knee surgery and miss the entire 2011-12 season, head coach Lisa Bluder announced on Wednesday. Rogers missed time as a freshman last season because...

Top-50 prospect Woodbury picks Hawks

SETH ROBERTS September 15, 2011

Fran McCaffery has done it again. The Iowa men's basketball coach secured his second top-100 recruit in the class of 2012 on Wednesday, when center Adam Woodbury committed to the Hawkeyes in an evening...

Men’s golf looks to build depth

BEN SCHUFF September 15, 2011

Ian Vandersee swung with ease on the driving range during Wednesday's practice session at Finkbine Golf Course. That same ease was missing from his swing during the Gopher Invitational on Sept. 11-12. Competing...

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