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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

A combo of Drake and Emily Dickinson

MICHAEL CROCE September 5, 2013

Dessa is a poet, an author, a rapper, a singer, an educator, a streetwise philosopher, and an overall artist with a powerful voice (on and off the page) and dexterity for nailing the right notes among...

Zappa pushes boundaries

SIQI WANG September 5, 2013

Grammy-Award-winner Dweezil Zappa will bring his show “Zappa Plays Zappa” to the Englert stage this weekend. The American rock guitarist and occasional actor hopes to use music as a tool to...

Late Night Burritos

BEN VERHILLE September 5, 2013

Ayy, Mami. Just in case I end up on the wrong side of the Pedestrian Mall, I felt as if a new late-night food venue would be a good idea to locate. I feel that this weekend will be spent with more time...

Trevor Talks Boston

ISAAC HAMLET September 5, 2013

Walt Steadman is a Harvard dropout who just survived a shooting in a Boston café. He is one of the main characters in Douglas Trevor’s new novel, Girls I Know, from which he will read at 7 p.m....

A Very Sexy Comedy

JUSTUS FLAIR September 5, 2013

Plunged into darkness and silence as the lights cut out and the air conditioner stopped whirling, Riverside Theater seemed to be an ominous place. Huge, dim, and empty, the theater, 213 N. Gilbert...

Apple Nation Rises

EMMA MCCLATCHEY September 5, 2013

“Fresh” is an ongoing obsession for foodies, and when it comes to apples, there’s nothing fresher than right off the branch. Wilson’s Orchard, 2924 Orchard Lane N.E., has thousands...

Byrd: Listen to Latham on Syria

MATTHEW BYRD September 5, 2013

The political conversation in the United States and many other Western countries has been dominated in recent weeks by the horrific revelations that Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad likely used chemical...

Tilly: The SpongeBob solution

ZACH TILLY September 5, 2013

When Bikini Bottom’s residents were faced with the existential threat of an Alaskan Bull Worm speeding toward the city limits, Patrick Star knew just what to do. “We should take Bikini Bottom”...

Editorial: Take opportunity to legalize marijuana

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 5, 2013

On Aug. 29, the U.S. Justice Department announced that federal prosecutors would not target state laws allowing for the use of marijuana for personal or medical reasons, leaving cannabis activists across...

For runners Montuclard, Trost, Iowa was no-brainer

RYAN RODRIGUEZ September 5, 2013

Iowa freshman cross country runners Astrid Montuclard and Katharina Trost are accustomed to running long distances. However, this year, they’ll deal with some distances that even they have never...

Cafone impressing Hawkeye coaches, teammates

DANNY PAYNE September 5, 2013

There are two things very evident about Natalie Cafone — she is very athletic and a good teammate. To prove the former, look no further than the Iowa sophomore’s high-school résumé. Cafone was...

Iowa soccer defense anchoring quick start

JACOB SHEYKO September 5, 2013

The Hawkeyes defense last season was historically good. What’s scary for their opponents is it could be better this year. It’s hard to imagine this Iowa soccer team improving upon a season...

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