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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

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Go-Go Jungle jams at Yacht Club

DI STAFF December 8, 2011

As J.J. Jungle slaps his bass, Go-Go Ray makes beats, and Mike D provides the electric vibraphone sound, the Yacht Club audience will feel the musical pleasure from the psychedelic funk-rock show. ...

Cornell College performs Company

DI STAFF December 8, 2011

The musical Company, created by George Furth and Stephen Sondheim, opened on Broadway in 1970. It was nominated for 14 Tony Awards and won six. Now, it will be brought to life once more on the stage...

The Chamber Singers of IC sing for the holidays

DI STAFF December 8, 2011

The Chamber Singers of Iowa City will perform "A Service of Lessons and Carols" featuring songs from the group's recently released Christmas album, On Christmas Day. It will give a concert...

Beer of the week: Samichlaus lager

DI STAFF December 8, 2011

This week's beer of the week is one of the strongest lagers in the world, at 14 percent alcohol by volume. And the Samichlaus (Swiss-German for Santa Clause) is as strong as it is rare. The beer is...

Q&A with Paperback Rhino improv group

DI STAFF December 8, 2011

The Daily Iowan sat down with Chloe Metzger of Paperback Rhino, Iowa City's longest-running improvisational group to discuss the group's recent success at the Upper Midwest Regional Champions in Minneapolis...

UI students present Vaudeville Dreams

SAMANTHA GENTRY December 8, 2011

Playwright Janet Schlapkohl doesn't discriminate. In a world in which people are constantly labeled because of how they look or act, all of that seems to disappear in her play Vaudeville Dreams. The...

UI Dance Department presents original work

CARLY HURWITZ December 8, 2011

A trio of dancers adorned in lingerie-inspired costumes move gracefully to an eerie soundtrack as they use personal stories to express themselves through dance. UI junior Hope Spear, the choreographer,...

Afro-Cuban Jazz Summit Concert shakes IC

JULIA JESSEN December 8, 2011

The rhythm of the conga drums radiates in all directions. It creeps across the floor to the audience members, vibrating through the soles of their shoes up to their chests. There it resides, pounding...

UI professors: HPV editorial misses the mark

GUEST OPINION December 8, 2011

The Nov. 29 editorial "Recommend Pap smears, not vaccines, to prevent cervical cancer" completely missed the mark with regard to HPV vaccines. We are researchers and clinicians at the University...

Obama-esque progressivism the root of the problem

JOE SCHUELLER December 8, 2011

On Tuesday, President Obama paid a visit to Osawatomie, Kan., and gave an economic speech at the high school. It was a picturesque American gathering — small town Midwest, red, white, and blue bunting...

Sign petition, support alcoholic innovation

DI EDITORIAL BOARD December 8, 2011

A new Iowa City initiative seeks to adjust and amend a long-standing alcoholic-beverages law in the state (and the ears perk up). No, this particular initiative has nothing to do with the 21-ordinance...

Iowa baseball announces dates of winter camps

DI STAFF December 8, 2011

The Iowa baseball team announced the dates of its winter youth camps on Wednesday, according to a release. Head coach Jack Dahm will oversee three different camps: an evaluation session for high-school...

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