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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

Beer of the week: Trois Pistoles

DI STAFF September 29, 2011

This week's beer of the week is Trois Pistoles from the Unibroue (Hah, like unibrow?) Brewery in Chambly, Québec, Canada. Trois Pistoles is a bold Belgian ale that has a 9 percent alcohol content. Along...

Review of Wilco’s new album, The Whole Love

DI STAFF September 29, 2011

Wilco's new album, The Whole Love, showcases a band that sounded better when the members were suffering from depression and prescription-drug addiction. The Whole Love is the first album released by the...

Local authors read to honor new art project

DI STAFF September 29, 2011

This weekend, as part of Oktoberfest, a dedication of Iowa City's newest art project will take place. The North Side Marketplace Literary Walk, a recently completed Iowa City Public Art Project, will...

Englert shows "National Theatre Live" broadcast

CARLY HURWITZ September 29, 2011

This weekend, the Englert Theatre will bring some international theatrical humor across the Atlantic to Iowa City audiences. Miriam Gilbert, a University of Iowa professor of English, is one of the people...

Jazz organist plays at the Mill

JORDAN MONTGOMERY September 29, 2011

The Joey DeFrancesco Trio's shows today are the first in a series of performances that Hancher will sponsor in 14 relatively small venues in eastern Iowa. The group will perform at 7:30 and 10 p.m. today...

Collaborative art exhibit at Public Space One

JULIA JESSEN September 29, 2011

The papier-mâché car protruding from a mural-covered wall immediately captures the eye of anyone who steps into the Public Space One gallery; swirling colors flow across the floor, and in the next room,...

Students in the UI undergraduate theater program show off their directing techniques

SAMANTHA GENTRY September 29, 2011

Creating a festival put together by four directors with different ideas, with plays ranging from comedy to heavy rock shows, is the challenge for UI theater students this weekend. The Undergraduate Directors'...

Iowa City welcomes the 16th-annual Brewfest

MADISON BENNETT September 29, 2011

Drink less for better. Drink for taste, not for effect. That's the motto of the Bier Guy at John's Grocery's, Doug Alberhasky. And it's the message he's promoting for the 16th-annual Iowa City Brewfest. Iowa...

UDems/UI Republicans Showdown: UI appropriations — UI College Republicans

GUEST OPINION September 29, 2011

Editor's note: The University Democrats' response was supposed to run today, but they missed the deadline. Their editorial will run tomorrow, instead. Since 2001, state appropriations to the state Board...

‘Irvine 11’ disruption not an act of free-speech heroism

WILL MATTESSICH September 29, 2011

You don't have to spend much time watching cable television or listening to talk radio before you hear people being interrupted and cut off. In these contentious times, there's always going to be a temptation...

Stretching, snapping the truth

WILL MATTESSICH September 29, 2011

We expect politicians to tell half of the story. We expect them to imply things that might not be there. Stretching the truth is the norm. But how much stretch from politicians is the American public willing...

Cops should use more discretion, less violence

GUEST OPINION September 29, 2011

On the night of Sept. 22nd around 2 a.m., I was walking home with a group of friends. As we were walking home we saw a man passed out on the side of the road, face first. We were concerned about his safety,...

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