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

A fashion-focused play gives back

DI STAFF February 13, 2014

For Valentine’s weekend, City Circle Acting Company will present the fashion-focused play Love, Loss, and What I Wore — and give a little something back in the process. The play will open at 7:30...

Your V-Day drink: Passion cocktail

DI STAFF February 13, 2014

Primary alcohol: Tequila & Grand Marnier Serving size: 6- to 8-ounce stemmed glass This drink is the perfect combination of delicious and sensual flavors in combination with tequila and a bitter...

American sports culture

SIQI WANG February 13, 2014

The Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, allows both the country I’m from (China) and the country I currently live in (United States) to compete against each other in many different sports. But outside...

Valentine’s Day culinary advice

BEN VERHILLE February 13, 2014

Did you forget to find someone to date again? Or are you here, desperately seeking advice on where to take that newfound girl because oops, reservations mean you have to plan in advance. To clarify, by...

UK TV is the new British invasion

EMMA MCCLATCHEY February 13, 2014

Anglophilia — the obsession with all things British — is not just reserved for Jane Austen aficionados and tiara-wearing Americans waking up at 6 a.m. to watch the royal wedding. In fact, thousands...

Local band performs second show

MCKENNA PAULUS February 13, 2014

One might wonder how a band could come up with the name Teen Daad. The words may not make much sense, but guitarist Jeff Roalson said picking a name for the group took a long time, and it was not a fun...

Delorean ventures back to Iowa City

JENNIFER HOCH February 13, 2014

In October 2013, SCOPE members were just as shocked as anyone when news broke about the band Delorean’s kidnapping in Mexico City. Not only did it result in the cancelation of several tour-performances,...

Old Capitol hosts Poe exhibit

ISAAC HAMLET February 13, 2014

Edgar Allan Poe has captivated the imaginations of readers for around 180 years. Though most known today for macabre tales and mind-rattling poems, Poe was also a renowned literary critic in his time and...

A festival of new music

CASSIDY RILEY February 13, 2014

The locally grown food movement not only puts money in the economy, it also provokes pride in growers and consumers alike to know the food served on kitchen tables around Iowa come from right here. The...

Vaudeville vixens perform

JUSTUS FLAIR February 13, 2014

A small group of four, with none of the members more dressed up than swingy skirts over leggings, will soon transform into vaudeville vixens. Practicing steps and comparing different versions of songs,...

Dance speaks volumes

CASSIDY RILEY February 13, 2014

You can feel the adrenalin coursing through your veins as the sound of the fiddle gets quicker and quicker until its pace matches your racing heart. Fast. So fast you can imagine the fiddler's bow coursing...

Lane: Valentine’s Day the right way

JOE LANE February 13, 2014

Valentine’s Day is a holiday that fills countless hearts with joy every year. However, there are millions of others across the country who still have to go through the tragic ordeal of getting dressed...

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