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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: Moudite Belgium Amber

DI STAFF October 27, 2011

Unibroue of Québec, Canada, has been brewing our beer of the week since 1992. Maudite (translates to "the damned one") is a Belgiun-style amber with a legend fit for this Halloween weekend. Pictured...

Punk-Pop band All Time Low plays at IMU

DI STAFF October 27, 2011

While the sound of punk-pop group All Time Low might not be heard on the radio often, the band's music is well-known by the genre's fans because of the group's rigorous tour schedule. The band will visit...

AnDa Union brings diverse musical style to IC

DI STAFF October 27, 2011

Thanks to the musical group AnDa Union, throat singing, the horse-head fiddle, and rich Mongolian folk music can be heard in Iowa City today. This Hancher event will begin at 7:30 p.m. today in the Englert...

They Might Be Giants performs alternative rock at Englert

DI STAFF October 27, 2011

The members of They Might Be Giants recorded songs on an answering machine and advertised the number in local newspapers. The band coined its creation "Dial-A-Song." The Brooklyn-based message...

City Circle Acting performs The Rocky Horror Show

SAMANTHA GENTRY October 27, 2011

The actors in The Rocky Horror Show aren't afraid to rub up against each other with pelvic thrusts. The lead character, Frank-N-Furter, struts across a dance-studio floor singing about being a sweet transvestite...

Paul Taylor Dance Company performs in IC

JULIA JESSEN October 27, 2011

Paul Taylor's dancers possess a different way of moving, carving their bodies through space as if they are swimming through something denser than air. Their dancing is musical, a full-bodied experience. "What...

UI Dance Dept. hosts Gala of ‘movement’

CARLY HURWITZ October 27, 2011

Late into the evening weeks before the University of Iowa's Dance Gala, dancers clad in spandex and sweats rehearse in a studio. Bodies stretch, turn, move, and work together. Musical beats envelope the...

Beyond Coal: Missing a bigger picture?

GUEST OPINION October 27, 2011

The Sierra Club Beyond Coal campaign has accelerated its effort at the University of Iowa by advocating the university to stop burning coal in its district combined heat and Power Plant. This worthwhile...

Switch from Electoral College to popular vote

MATT HEINZE October 27, 2011

The United States is a democratic republic. Or at least, I think it is. Ever since I was a wee boy in social studies class, that's what I've been told over and over again. Yet, lately before I fall asleep...

Occupy Iowa City’s statement of principles

GUEST EDITORIAL October 27, 2011

The Occupy Iowa City General Assembly approved the following statement of principles over the course of a two-part discussion on Sunday and Monday. In the fierce urgency of now: 1. We observe the destructive...

Iowa golfer Ihm honored

DI STAFF October 27, 2011

Iowa sophomore Steven Ihm was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week on Wednesday for his play on Oct. 23-25 at the U.S. Collegiate Championship in Alpharetta, Ga. Ihm tied for eighth place with a score...

Iowa fencing team leaves mark

ELDON GIANNAKOUROS October 27, 2011

Bethliz Irizarry joined Iowa's fencing club so she could actually hold a sword for once. "In high school, we had a fencing club, but we weren't allowed to touch the weapons. Someone did something...

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