Old Capitol Museum 40th Anniversary Celebration Old Capitol Museum — Sunday, July 3 at 2 p.m. On Sunday, the Old Capitol Museum will celebrate 40 years of being a National Historic Landmark — the only one in Iowa City — and a museum. From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., visitors can enjoy a historic atmosphere […]
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Cheating ring investigated at the University of Iowa
An investigation by Reuters has found cheating services at the University of Iowa catered toward Chinese students. “Test-taking services. Paper-writing. Take Online Courses for you,” reads the profile of one outfit, called “UI International Student Services,” which has no official UI affiliation. Another company claims, “Your friends are all using us.” UI officials are questioning […]
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Iowa City named to ‘Drunkest Towns’ list
Iowa City was named the nineteenth drunkest town in the U.S. according to 24/7 Wall St. which published the list. Over 23 percent of Iowa Citians reported drinking to excess. Last fall, the University of Iowa was named the number two party school in the country, according to Playboy magazine. 24/7 Wall St. used data […]
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Letter to the Editor: Breaking down Harreld’s skewed perception of hate speech
The Daily Iowan recently interviewed Bruce Harreld and posed a question about hate speech. Harreld replied that the university would not be looking to take any policy stances about hate speech, even saying that “sometimes hate speech for one person is love speech for somebody else.” He went on to conflate hate speech with the […]
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Hancher and Joffrey Ballet announce collaboration for new ‘Nutcracker’ set in World’s Fair Chicago
In 1987, Robert Joffrey’s Chicago-based ballet company held the world premier of their production of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker at The University of Iowa’s Hancher Auditorium. At a press conference held Tuesday on stage at the nearly completed Hancher Auditorium — nearly eight years after the original facility was destroyed by historic floods — Hancher Executive […]
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Are Donald Trump frat houses coming to Iowa City?
Des Moines CityView reported today that Donald Trump is founding fraternity houses at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University. Written by Doug Burns, a “fourth-generation” newsperson and the co-owner of Carroll, Iowa’s Daily Times Herald, the article is an April Fools’ Day prank. “Two key features of the Trump Fraternity: a strict no-dating-fellow-students […]
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Finish your taxes with Johnson County’s free assistance
Tax season is reaching its peak and Johnson County is here to help with free assistance offered in Iowa City and North Liberty through Apr. 13 — right before this year’s Apr. 18 filing deadline. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA), which celebrated its 10th year of services last week, offers a series of […]
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Harreld hit with series of questions at UI Town Hall
At the first of several planned University of Iowa town hall meetings, the atmosphere turned heated as community members had a chance Tuesday to ask new UI President Bruce Harreld questions. The crowd partially filled the lecture hall in the Pomerantz Center with protestors on the perimeter and in the front of the room holding […]
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Plans and protest at UI Town Hall: LV’s live-tweets
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Film theorist to address reports of cinema’s demise at Friday talk
Is this Really the End of Cinema? Friday, Feb. 19 from 4:00-5:15 p.m. — E254 AJB (Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building) Preeminent film scholar and former University of Iowa Professor Dudley Andrew will return to campus for a talk, “Is this Really the End of Cinema?” on Friday, Feb. 19. He will address the […]
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UI’s Women’s Resource and Action Center to hold ribbon cutting at new space
WRAC at the Bowman House Opening Reception 230 N. Clinton St. — Tuesday, Feb. 16 from 4-6 p.m. The University of Iowa’s Women’s Resource and Access Center (WRAC), which long occupied the “Old Blue House” at the top of the steep hill on Market Street, will hold a grand opening for its new space in […]
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Writer Deborah Elizabeth Whaley on the influence of black women as creators and characters in comics
In her recent book, Deborah Elizabeth Whaley, an associate professor of American Studies and African American Studies at the University of Iowa, considers black female creators and characters working and appearing in sequential art. Black Women in Sequence: Re-inking Comics, Graphic Novels, and Anime introduces readers to a variety of creators from the past and […]
