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

The mavericks of baseball

MATTHEW BYRD July 24, 2014

3.5 out of 5 Stars Dan Bernstein, a Chicago radio host who is both smarter and snarkier than the average sports talker, was recently discussing the MLB All-Star Game when he remarked, “Baseball...

Piercing train of thought

MATTHEW BYRD July 24, 2014

5 out of 5 Stars Snowpiercer is the dark prince of the summer movie season. It’s rogue, subverting every expectation associated with the action and sci-fi genres, from how the basic plot mechanisms...

Japan comes to Coralville

ISAAC HERMAN July 24, 2014

There are few art forms that inspire more devotion from their fans than anime. This entire weekend, local fans will get a chance to demonstrate that devotion at AnimeIowa, the annual anime convention held...

I left my heart in Madrid

ANA BARRETT July 24, 2014

I have never felt as though I belonged in Iowa — there was always a part of me that felt I needed to be elsewhere, be someone else. Last month, my dream of studying abroad came true in Madrid, Spain....

Girls run the world

NAT ALDER July 24, 2014

Friday will see the release of Luc Besson’s Lucy a science-fiction action film starring Scarlett Johansson as a woman who, upon being forced to ingest an experimental drug, is given abilities that...

Hopping into town

EMMA MCCLATCHEY July 24, 2014

Dozens of red plastic tubes hang like oversized Twizzlers from the walls of 30hop’s walk-in cooler, some stretching as far as two stories up through the walls. Soon, these tubes will assist in a...

Theater beyond imagine

ELENA BRUESS July 24, 2014

Just south of downtown Iowa City, a local café bustles with action and excitement. Mostly looking over scripts and reading lines, around 10 men and women sit in a circle of chairs surrounding a small...

Ponnada: Binge drinking a dangerous gateway to popularity

SRI PONNADA July 24, 2014

Coming into college, I thought that I’d finally be far away from the cliquey-ness of high school. There are no popular kids in college — right? How can the notion of popularity exist in an institution...

Editorial: Reduce or remove Chauncey TIF funding

DI EDITORIAL BOARD July 24, 2014

At the center of the controversy surrounding the Chauncey is the city’s plan for funding the project. Last week, Iowa City’s Economic Development Council approved the allocation of $14.1 million...

Prime Time League final four power rankings

KYLE MANN July 24, 2014

With one week of the Prime Time League playoffs in the books, two teams have been eliminated from title contention. Four teams remain, and the following is The Daily Iowan’s power rankings. No....

Unkrich, Larson advance to Game Time final

WILL MCDAVID July 24, 2014

For the four remaining teams in Game Time’s playoff tournament, a win Wednesday meant a place in the championship game — a loss meant viewing it from the stands. In the first game of the league’s...

Without Dixon, Larson’s squad rallies to advance

NICK STEFFEN July 24, 2014

The loss of Randy Larson’s leading scorer did not affect his team as much as one would think in Wednesday’s game against Joe Johnston’s squad. In the contest, both teams had to fight...

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