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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

Verhille: Review of In the Ice house

DAN VERHILLE August 30, 2012

It only takes a couple of pages of In the ice house for Genevieve Kaplan to prove she paid her dues in the harsh Iowan winters. In what could be considered tribute to howling winds and frigid temperatures,...

Beer of the week: Ommegang Abbey Ale

DAN VERHILLE August 30, 2012

Name: Ommegang Abbey Ale The Ommegang Abbey Ale is a versatile beer that will likely satisfy people willing to deviate from their normal light beer. The Abbey Ale comes from a "Belgian-style Abbey...

Video Game Review: New Mario Bros. 2

SAM STEWART August 30, 2012

Just as we all begin to quell our Olympic gold lust, New Super Mario Bros. 2 tempts us into relapse. As the sequel to New Super Mario Bros. for the DS, Mario Bros. 2 continues the series’ classic...

‘Bitch’ to perform at Iowa Women’s Music Festival

SAMANTHA GENTRY August 30, 2012

She's an electric violinist. She has an alligator. She's not afraid of boundaries. She's calls herself Bitch. The musician wanted to "carve out a space in the public arena of a woman who is super-empowered...

UI freshman shows promising theatrical future

JUSTICE FLAIR August 30, 2012

David Freeman became involved with theater in a fairly typical way. The UI freshman started for the same reason most children begin anything: It was entertaining. “When I was younger, just for fun,...

Verhille: Review of In the Ice house

DAN VERHILLE August 30, 2012

It only takes a couple of pages of In the ice house for Genevieve Kaplan to prove she paid her dues in the harsh Iowan winters. In what could be considered tribute to howling winds and frigid temperatures,...

Iowa City’s Classy Chassy Cruisers meet for fifth time

EMMA MCCLATCHEY August 30, 2012

A sea of sleek, stylized hoods, chrome bumpers, and round, protruding headlights covering the Sycamore Mall parking lot signal another gathering of Iowa City's Classy Chassy Cruisers car club. And milling...

Frozen yogurt booms in Iowa City

RANA MOUSTAFA August 30, 2012

The market for frozen yogurt has exploded in Iowa City. Downtown Iowa City's first frozen-yogurt business, Yotopia, opened in September 2011, but it will no longer be the only frozen-yogurt establishment....

Ponnada: Don’t go with the sext flow

SRI PONNADA August 30, 2012

A man was charged last week for stealing a phone at Union Bar in January and posting several naked pictures of a woman that he found on the phone to the woman’s Facebook wall in an attempt to blackmail...

Evans: The rich, the poor and the struggle with Multiple Sclerosis

BENJAMIN EVANS August 30, 2012

I care very little about the Republican National Convention — in fact, I don’t care at all. Nothing of significance gets done, and the conventions have become ceremonial more than anything else. But...

Rule change makes way for special interests

DI EDITORIAL BOARD August 30, 2012

Every election year, voters question the influence of their vote. Voting is encouraged, because it is among the best and most influential ways to participate in a democracy. However, the Republican-nomination...

Former Iowa grappler Marion arrested for assault

DI STAFF August 30, 2012

Former Iowa wrestler Montell Marion was charged with domestic-abuse assault with intent to cause injury on Tuesday. According to law-enforcement reports, Coralville police responded to a complaint at...

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