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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

Mission Creek hosts first Tech Conference

DI STAFF April 3, 2014

Iowa City's Mission Creek Festival has established itself as the home of musical, literary, film, comedy, and culinary arts. And on Friday and Saturday, the festival will cater to technology connoisseurs...

Your Next Drink: White Grape Flower Martini

DI STAFF April 3, 2014

Primary Alcohol: St. Germain and Pearl Cucumber Vodka Description: A martini with a light and refreshing flavor, made by the mixologists at Graze and winning the people’s choice for best cocktail at...

Korean flavors burst at MCF

DI STAFF April 3, 2014

The following specialties were prepared by chef Masae Yoshino Judge from Leaf Kitchen, 301 1/2 Kirkwood, for Wednesday’s Small Plates Dinner, part of the Mission Creek Festival. The Kochuchang Fried...

Q&A: The Head and the Heart

JENNIFER HOCH April 3, 2014

In between the release of a new album, performing at various venues around the globe and rarely finding time to sit still, Tyler Williams, the drummer for The Head and the Heart took a moment to speak...

A food extravaganza

BEN VERHILLE April 3, 2014

Mission Creek is back in town to bring a sense of unity to the culinary community in Iowa City. With a large portion of the festival emphasizing a culture of fine dining, it makes sense that cooperation...

Music and literature under one roof

ISAAC HAMLET April 3, 2014

Imagine sitting at home, taking refuge in your choice chair. A book, with pages yellowed by the breath of time, rests pleasantly between steady fingers. Now place yourself in the midst of a euphoric crowd...

Downtown retailers transform into concert spaces

EMMA MCCLATCHEY April 3, 2014

Farms, beaches, valleys, and stadiums facilitate some of America's largest music and arts festivals. But rather than gather in one huge (and most likely litter-strewn) space, Mission Creek Festival spreads...

Connecting kids to the arts

CASSIDY RILEY April 3, 2014

This week Iowa City, a community known for its rich arts scene, literature, and unique eateries, has turned the cultural dial all the way up for this year's Mission Creek Festival — a weeklong extravaganza...

Whitmore to play sold-out show

MCKENNA PAULUS April 3, 2014

Outsiders may stereotype Iowa as full of rows of corn and possessing a monotonously horizontal landscape. But those of us in the state typically see things a little bit differently. One "insider,"...

Guest opinion: Suicide prevention is everyone’s business

GUEST OPINION April 3, 2014

I commend The Daily Iowan for printing Nick Hassett’s brave column “Two Ways to Stop Suicide.” I am sorry for Nick’s loss of his high-school friend, whose life was snuffed out too...

Ponnada: Nobody wins in high school

SRI PONNADA April 3, 2014

When I was younger, I used to get picked on at school all the time. I was convinced that it was because I wasn’t like the other kids. I looked different, I talked in a foreign accent, and everyone...

Editorial: McCutcheon decision dangerous

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 3, 2014

The United States has had a long history with campaign financing, a troubling history of late. Balancing the competing interests of ensuring free speech and warding off corruption is no easy feat, but the...

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