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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

The Daily Iowan

Review: Resident Evil comes back again (and again)

CONOR MCBRIEN January 22, 2015

While still profitable,‭ ‬the Resident Evil franchise has been laid out on the hallway carpet of the gaming industry,‭ ‬a once-intimidating name now associated with games and films of contentious...

I.C. Kings to take on the Mill

DI STAFF January 22, 2015

Accessorized with beards, mustaches, and an engaging sense of humor, the Iowa City Drag Kings diminish the notion of gender norms through unabashed entertainment. The Kings will perform at the Mill,...

A new spin on EDM

ASHLEY MURPHY January 22, 2015

EDM. Most music listeners of today know what the three letters stand for, whether they actually listen to electronic dance music or not. Thoughts of raves, bright lights, and highly produced music come...

Local playwright remembers Rwandan genocide

DEVYN YOUNG January 22, 2015

Between April and July of 1994, more than 800,000 people were murdered in the small East African country of Rwanda. Those killed were members of the Tutsi ethnic minority and their supporters, and it took...

Q&A: Neurologist and author Lud Gutmann

CLAIRE DIETZ January 22, 2015

Lud Gutmann was a professor emeritus at West Virginia before coming to University of Iowa about a year and a half ago. Gutmann is a UI clinical professor of neurology and the author of several narrative...

Jack Lion fuses jazz and electronic

ISAAC HAMLET January 22, 2015

In jazz, the ability to dig into emotions of the moment is one of the genre’s most defining features. With a rich history of improvisation, it might perplex some why jazz musicians would dabble in...

Navigating film’s craziest season

EMMA MCCLATCHEY January 22, 2015

Images of civil rights protests and deadly war are contrasted with pink hotels, washed-up celebrities, and the awkwardness of puberty in this year's varied—and contentious—Academy Awards nominees for...

Osgerby: Don’t jeopardize Iowa City’s reputation

PAUL OSGERBY January 22, 2015

Earlier this month, the Iowa City Charter Review Commission held a special meeting, with an open forum for the public to comment in order to address some potential big changes to the City Council. However,...

Manfull: In defense of snipers

ERIN MANFULL January 22, 2015

Everybody has a hero. As little kids, heroes jumped out of comic books and chased away the bad guys. As we grew up, our heroes began to morph from spandex-clad men and women fighting street crime to more...

Korobov: Require civics tests across the country

MICHAEL KOROBOV January 22, 2015

When the Cold War ended in the early 1990s, the result was not only a victory for the United States but a win for democracy across the globe. Liberal democracy, as a form of government, multiplied in countries...

Editorial: Assert military presence in Ukraine

DI EDITORIAL BOARD January 22, 2015

Eastern Europe teeters on the brink of war.  Fighting in Eastern Ukraine has cost nearly 5,000 lives since April, 2014. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko denounced Russia on Wednesday, accusing...

Nagel passes away

DI STAFF January 22, 2015

Former Iowa head football coach Ray Nagel has passed away. He was 87. Nagel served as Iowa’s head coach for five seasons, beginning in 1966 and ending in 1970. He was named head coach on Dec. 11, 1965,...

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