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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

Discussions on film

DI STAFF February 20, 2014

On Friday, the University of Iowa International Programs will host its monthly WorldCanvass; this month’s theme is A Century of Film. WorldCanvass is hosted by Joan Kjaer, the International Programs’...

Bill’s PBS debut

DI STAFF February 20, 2014

While many University of Iowa students have had a cup of coffee or stopped through Wild Bill's Coffee Shop, most don't know about the powerful story behind the hole-in-the-wall establishment. Minnesota...

Your Next Drink: Patron-a-Tini

DI STAFF February 20, 2014

Patrón-a-Tini Primary Alcohol: Patrón, with Cointreau and Grand Marnier Serving size: Stemmed glass I discovered this drink when I joined a good friend for some nice weekday conversation cocktails....

Forms of legs

SIQI WANG February 20, 2014

I remember the first time I needed to pay an additional fee for a checked bag on the airplane. I was on a return flight to Iowa City when I was asked to pay $25 for my checked baggage. In China, this had...

The new taste of jam

MCKENNA PAULUS February 20, 2014

Improvisation plays a huge role during a Cornmeal live show. The jam-band with bluegrass influences will sometimes go off on a 30-minute instrumental tangent without rehearsing any of the chord combinations...

A matter of cultures

CASSIDY RILEY February 20, 2014

For the past several years, immigration has been a hot-button political topic. Perhaps one of the reasons people in America are passionate about immigration is because it is at the core of what makes a...

Into the heart of paper

EMMA MCCLATCHEY February 20, 2014

A third-grader who turns a piece of notebook paper into an origami swan has dabbled in Jocelyn Châteauvert’s favorite art form: paper art. But Châteauvert doesn’t just fold paper. She...

Odysseys from today

ISAAC HAMLET February 20, 2014

Each of us has a story. For all the times we've heard "Oh, something like that happened to me once," we all have at least one that is definitively ours. Tales such as these can be heartbreaking,...

Richson: Taking the shock out of coming out

BRIANNE RICHSON February 20, 2014

Amid my weekend spent Googling and thus fangirl-ing over various Olympic athletes (specifically, skier Gus Kenworthy and his Russian-born puppy posse), I came across various articles splashing the information...

Ponnada: Fighting against Islamophobia

SRI PONNADA February 20, 2014

Marvel Comics, the American comic-book publisher that created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and many other favorite American superheroes, débuted a new superheroine this month that I hope...

Editorial: The danger of concussions

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 20, 2014

College athletes must always deal with the competing demands of sport and academia, making sure their performance doesn’t slip in either to continue playing. In high-contact sports such as football,...

Swimmers eye nationals

JORDAN HANSEN February 20, 2014

As the Iowa swimmers and divers began competition today in the Big Ten championships, there was more than a team championship on the line. This meet also represents the last time any of the swimmers or...

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