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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: Two Hearted Ale

DAN VERHILLE June 27, 2013

Name: Two Hearted Ale Product of: Bell's Brewery, Inc. Comstock, Mich. Serving Size: 12 fluid ounces, 7 percent ABV Serving Style: Glass bottle to pint glass Widely held as one of the world's best...

Between the Lines program seeks to educate kids on culture and literature

MEREDITH CULLEN June 27, 2013

Imagine Arabic, Russian, and American writers, from different backgrounds and experiences, coming together for two weeks of collaboration and learning. This uncommon yet valuable experience is made possible...

Seldom Seen music festival combines urban and rural influences

BRETT KARLAN June 27, 2013

The comment was something one might expect from an old farmer reclining in a chair on his front porch. Certainly, it was odd coming from the mouth of a 21-year-old festival organizer sitting at a noisy...

All Iowans Read program continues with The Year We Left Home

LU SHEN June 27, 2013

No matter who you are, where you come from, where you have been, or whether you lived through the farm crisis of the 1980s, there are always aspects that resonate with Iowans in The Year We Left Home. Jean...

Bad Seed to premiere at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts

HOPE WILSON June 27, 2013

The Iowa Summer Rep, a theater company of University of Iowa with both student and professional actors, will venture off the beaten path of classic theater productions to present Bad Seed this weekend....

Q&A with Iowa blues legend Dennis McMurrin

BRETT KARLAN June 27, 2013

Dennis “Daddy-O” McMurrin is one of the most renowned guitar players in Iowa. He has been playing guitar and singing for almost 50 years with a wide range of bands, including most recently...

Iowa City’s new High Ground Cafe keeps coffee local

STEFAN JURAN June 27, 2013

A couple of workers start conversing with a customer in order to perfect her espresso order. In the corner, an older couple seem to be discussing the stories they briefly glanced over in that morning’s...

Kuntz: The unfinished fight for equality

KATIE KUNTZ June 27, 2013

Same-sex couples in Iowa have been able to legally marry since 2009, when the Iowa Supreme Court ruled in Varnum v. Brien that laws against same-sex marriage violated the implied equal protection clause...

Ziemer: Whistleblower or traitor?

JEREMY ZIEMER June 27, 2013

Among the public, there is a debate brewing over whether Edward Snowden, the source of the recent NSA leak, is a whistleblower worthy of praise or a traitor worthy of prosecution. A whistleblower is...

Editorial: A victory for gay rights

DI EDITORIAL BOARD June 27, 2013

The Supreme Court of the United States made a pair of historic decisions on Wednesday that together represent a significant victory and advancement for the gay rights movement. In a 5-4 ruling in United...

Iowa’s White a finalist for World University Team

CODY GOODWIN June 27, 2013

Hawkeye men’s basketball player Aaron White was announced as one of the 16 finalists for the 2013 USA Basketball Men’s World University Games Team. The USA Basketball Men’s Junior National...

Women’s hoops nonconference schedule announced

MATT CABEL June 27, 2013

The Iowa women’s basketball team announced its entire nonconference schedule on Wednesday. The team will play 14 games outside the Big Ten, including three games at both neutral and away sites. The...

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