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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Jazz and Western swing band Hot Club of Cowtown will perform for a sold-out crowd

EMILY BURDS May 16, 2013

The Englert Theater, 221 E. Washington St., will swing with the acoustic sounds of one of the world’s most well-known mixes of jazz and Western-swing bands, Hot Club of Cowtown. The band will perform...

Beer of the Week: Summit Brewing Co.

DAN VERHILLE May 16, 2013

I wandered into John's Grocery this week with my mind full of questions about which beer to review for my last Beer of the Week at The Daily Iowan. The questions were quickly solved when I met some of...

Where to eat this weekend: Pagliai’s Pizza

BEN VERHILLE May 16, 2013

Pizza, the easiest choice and possibly the most commonly consumed cuisine on college campuses, is often done incorrectly, in my humble opinion. Boring, droll, and overly processed — sometimes there...

UI freshmen to bring show choir to campus this coming fall

JUSTUS FLAIR May 16, 2013

With shows such as “Glee” and movies such as Pitch Perfect bursting into the pop-culture scene, it is no surprise show choir is becoming more popular than ever. Show choir at a college level,...

Q&A: Terrence Simien and The Zydeco Experience

EMILY BURDS May 16, 2013

As a kickoff to Iowa City’s Summer of the Arts, one of southern Louisiana’s historic cultural musicians and Grammy winner, Terrance Simien, will perform at 6:30 p.m. Friday on the Pedestrian...

Friday and Saturday Night Concert Series starts with Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience

EMMA MCCLATCHEY May 16, 2013

With Mardi Gras beads around his neck, an accordion in hand, and a Creole/southern Louisiana drawl, Terrance Simien embodies what he says are the two most important aspects of zydeco music: culture and...

UI Youth Ballet to present 10 pieces for Spring Concert this weekend

SAMANTHA GENTRY May 16, 2013

Ten girls dressed in blue and purple leotards plié on stage holding up Hula-Hoops to aid the main character, Nikolai, as he looks for the answers to three of life’s questions. “The Three...

Evans: Highest paid state employee shouldn’t be football coach

BENJAMIN EVANS May 16, 2013

They call me an “intellectual” — you know, one of those guys who can type words into a word processor with relative ease and get a relatively mediocre response. I say this not to garner sympathy...

Overton: Living-learning agnosticism

JON OVERTON May 16, 2013

I like evidence. It usually helps me decide where something sits on the vast spectrum of horrible to wonderful. But not today. Today, it leads me to agnosticism: a great big who-the-hell-knows. Starting...

Editorial: No armed guards in Iowa City Schools

DI EDITORIAL BOARD May 16, 2013

The Iowa City City Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday evening to approve a request from the Iowa City police to apply for federal funding to install armed Student Resource Officers in the city’s two public...

Point/Counterpoint: Who will win this season’s Conn Smythe Trophy?

DI STAFF May 16, 2013

Patrick Sharp Hockey is starting to capture a national audience, in large part thanks to the Chicago Blackhawks’ impeccable run to begin the season. You know, the one in which they didn’t...

Iowa baseball finds reasons to keep playing

TOMMY REINKING May 16, 2013

The Iowa baseball team can’t make it to the Big Ten tournament. It was eliminated after a loss to Michigan State on Sunday. But the squad still has one series left against Purdue from today through...

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