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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: Rare Vos Amber Ale

DAN VERHILLE April 11, 2013

It should be no secret to anyone who reads my columns that I’m a big fan of the folks over at Ommegang. I’ve stayed away from reviewing another one of their beers for as long as possible, but in the...

Stage managers: The theater’s backbone

EMMA MCCLATCHEY April 11, 2013

In the theater world, they are the coaches, athletes, pilots, waitresses, interpreters, hall monitors, first-responders, drill sergeants, psychiatrists, scribes, architects, and masterminds. And no,...

Verhille: And the ‘Poo’ award goes to … Electronic Arts

DAN VERHILLE April 11, 2013

For the second year running, Electronic Arts has won the 2013 “Worst Company in America” tournament hosted by the consumerist.com. As the March Madness-style bracket wound down to the consumers’...

Stewart: Dark Moon is Full of Bright Ideas

SAM STEWART April 11, 2013

The GameCube was the first Nintendo home system to release without a Mario game, instead launching with a strange game called Luigi’s Mansion. Rather than the revolutionary new Mario experience we were...

Beaver’s Night Out: The Pit

BEN VERHILLE April 11, 2013

Warm weather means Iowa cookouts, and no Iowa event is complete without pulled pork and barbecue. After my visit this week, I’ve found there is no place better to satisfy your cookout cravings than...

Eleventh-Annual Iowa City Documentary Film Festival challenges convention

AUDREY DWYER April 11, 2013

When words and photos can no longer tell a story, filmmakers navigate to the obscure corners of reality to reveal the world in a new light. “What I realize about being a photojournalist, and now...

Walk It Out Multicultural Fashion Show celebrates differences in the Iowa City Community

JUSTUS FLAIR April 11, 2013

Fashion runways are filled with models who all look fairly similar and engage in nearly identical walks and turns. This will not be the case Saturday, when seven groups will present their unique styles...

Iowa City celebrates the centennial birthday of Bill Sackter

SAMANTHA GENTRY April 11, 2013

A $2 bill is the home to Thomas Jefferson’s face for many. But for Bill Sackter, it was his lucky piece. The bill remained in Sackter’s pocket, wrinkled and nearly transparent, for more...

Gravitt: Objectivism seen on the Iowa City City Council

GUEST OPINION April 11, 2013

“Let them eat cake,” said a 6-1 vote in City Council on April 4, led by Councilor Michelle Payne. This was done in response to my requesting a bus shelter to be provided at the planned relocation...

Evans: Sticky situation

BENJAMIN EVANS April 11, 2013

Endorsements are a primary function of any newspaper’s editorial board, including The Daily Iowan Editorial Board. Candidates and policies, parties and issues all come under intense scrutiny, and...

Editorial: Increased federal funding a step towards discovery

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 11, 2013

President Obama announced last week a new federally funded initiative to map the human brain as part of his administration’s program to take on the “Grand Challenges” of the 21st century. The...

Staff and facilities seal fate for Iowa’s out-of-state golfers DePalma, Phillips

RYAN RODRIGUEZ April 11, 2013

Usually when one looks at a recruitment map for athletes at the University of Iowa, they get a picture of a cluster of students from in-state and the surrounding Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, and...

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