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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Three decades of music

DI STAFF November 21, 2013

Acclaimed pop and jazz singer/songwriter Rickie Lee Jones has been in the critics’ spotlight for more than three decades. The performer, who is on tour, will play at the Englert Theater, 221 E. Washington...

Winter Farmers’ Market begins

DI STAFF November 21, 2013

Iowa City’s first winter Farmers’ Market will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Iowa City Marketplace, formerly Sycamore Mall. Farmers’ Market supervisor Cassidy Bell said the winter market has...

Author talks latest project

JUSTUS FLAIR November 21, 2013

Patrick Irelan has written a little bit of everything — instructional material, family memoirs, nonfiction, and fiction. Now, the University of Iowa graduate will read from his latest project, a collection...

Your next drink: Black and Gold

DI STAFF November 21, 2013

Black and Gold: a specialty-beer combination that encompasses both the Irish spirit of Micky’s pub and the Hawkeye spirit of Iowa City. Primary Alcohol: Guinness and hard cider My experience with this...

Passion for fashion

SIQI WANG November 21, 2013

My initial impression of American fashion came from the television show “Gossip Girl.” I used to watch the series during high school when I was in China, and I was immediately attracted to the fashion. The...

An intimate gastropub

BEN VERHILLE November 21, 2013

“Looking for a classy pub to shoot back some classy drinks and enjoy great food while talking with friends? Moonrakers is part of a trio of restaurants that also includes One Twenty Six and Hearth. One...

Life of a dealer

ISAAC HAMLET November 21, 2013

“Something I was very interested to learn is that, drug dealers, when they’re robbed, there’s a code. If the drug dealer doesn’t fight back and gives [the robbers] the money, the robbers will...

Happier laughing

MCKENNA PAULUS November 21, 2013

Comedian Kathleen Madigan opts for a simpler lifestyle in order to not sacrifice the one thing she loves most — freedom. Madigan could be making much more money and garnering more fame, but she is glad...

A collaboration of arts

EMMA McCLATCHEY November 21, 2013

The word “creative” is ascribed to a range of artists, from painters and sculptors to poets, fictions writers, essayists, and actors. But perhaps the best expression of creativity results when these...

Hooked

CALLIE MITCHELL November 21, 2013

KayLynn Hoing lies on the piercing table in a big open event hall at the Midnight Ballroom in Marshalltown, Iowa. Her head hangs as boyfriend Troy Blocker — who calls himself a “professional...

For Senator Harkin: Gratitude

ZACH WAHLS November 21, 2013

Senator Tom Harkin has a long record of fighting for what he believes in, and all Iowans should miss that courage and resiliency when he finishes what is now his fifth and final term in 2015. Thank you...

Richson: Assaults going unreported

BRIANNE RICHSON November 21, 2013

It’s easy to turn on autopilot when scrolling through my university email account, but there’s a particular message that always manages to catch my eye amidst a sea of invitations to research...

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