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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

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Joffrey Ballet, Hancher to debut new Nutcracker

Joffrey Ballet, Hancher to debut new Nutcracker

Justus Flair, [email protected] April 12, 2016

The year’s first event on Hancher Auditorium’s new stage lacked showy lights, glitzy costumes, and staggering production value, but it made up for that in significance. The Joffrey Ballet will...

DITV: Slam poetry

DITV: Slam poetry

April 11, 2016

University of Iowa students are getting the chance to express themselves on stage doing slam poetry, a competition where students recite their own work. The annual event, called Fire and Ice, is hosted...

DITV: April 11, 2016

DITV: April 11, 2016

April 11, 2016

Mens freestyle 57 kg Dan Dennis gets his hand raised after beating fellow Iowa alumn Tony Ramos during the campionship round of the Olympic wrestling trials in Carver Hawkeye on Sunday, April 10, 2016. Dennis defeated Ramos in two straight matches to represent the USA in Rio this summer. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

Dennis on road to Rio; Ramos to leave Iowa City

April 11, 2016

Daniel Dennis tops Tony Ramos in two-straight bouts to earn the right to head to Rio; Ramos says he will leave the Hawkeye Wrestling Club. By Courtney Baumann  |  [email protected] The 57-kg...

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April 11, 2016

Illustration by Alex Kroeze

Maybe some quiet in the fire zone

April 11, 2016

By Kaylyn Kluck | [email protected] The noise levels of gunfire on shooting ranges and hunting grounds in Iowa may get a little quieter. Gov. Terry Branstad recently signed House File 2279 into...

photo by Jordan Gale/The Daily Iowan

Recap: Mission Creek Festival comes to a close

April 11, 2016

By Girindra Selleck and Tessa Solomon [email protected] | [email protected] This year’s Mission Creek Festival, held April 5-10, saw hip-hoppers, krautrockers, proto-punks, slam...

Molinaro headed to Rio as Metcalf ends Trials disappointed

Molinaro headed to Rio as Metcalf ends Trials disappointed

Brent Metcalf believes he is the best 65 kg wrestler in the United States. He wasn’t, however, on Saturday afternoon — something he readily admitted to. Metcalf was the seed No. 1 and favorite...

photo by Brooklyn Kascel/The Daily Iowan

Recap: PHOX rocks the Mill for Mission Creek Festival

Justus Flair, [email protected] April 8, 2016

PHOX filled the Mill on Thursday night for Mission Creek, a far cry from their performance in the venue four years ago that had, according to lead singer Monica Martin, "like, six or seven people." After...

photo by Jordan Gale/The Daily Iowan

Recap: Son Lux at Gabe’s for Mission Creek

Son Lux’s appearance at Gabes, 330 E. Washington St., marked the band’s first performance in Iowa City, and it is sure to leave an impact. The trio hailing from Brooklyn, New York, have been celebrating...

Illustration by Zebedia Wahls

Kembrew McLeod and Lisa Jane Persky, a match made in the underground, recreate the world of ’60s punk

April 7, 2016

Forty 40-year-old photographs, printed on vinyl and hung by giant safety pins, cover the white walls of the Englert Theater’s second floor gallery. Black and white faces smile, smirk, and smize from...

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Artists to show off work during Spring Art Exposé

Isaac Hamlet, [email protected] April 7, 2016

Art can draw from an unending palettte of sights and textures to color our emotions. Artists use tempered talents to express thoughts and truths unrestrained by the limitations of spoken syllables. On...

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