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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

Drink of the Week: Blue Vodka Lemonade

DI STAFF April 30, 2015

It’s lemonade-stand season again and for adults, that means an ice-cold cocktail on the porch. Put a bit of a twist on the vodka lemonade by using UV Blue next time you mix this simple drink. EXPERIENCE:...

Review: Mortal Kombat is high on moves, short on story

JORDAN RYDER April 30, 2015

Before starting my critique, I offer this caveat: I am not a fighting-games fan, and the last one I played was several years ago (Soul Calibur IV I think). That being said, I found Mortal Kombat X to...

Forbidden Planet stokes gamers’ nostalgia

CONOR MCBRIEN April 30, 2015

How easy it is to can nostalgia and sell it back to those who long for the days when video games cost a quarter per play. The appeal of Forbidden Planet for most people is twofold: It is an arcade and...

Art forms collide for ArtsFest

DI STAFF April 30, 2015

Most people know Studio Arts as either a bus route that takes one to Walmart or a far-off University of Iowa building unique in that it once was a Menards. But on Friday, Studio Arts will be transformed...

Iowa City Pizza: Mesa, Falbo’s, and Pizza P.O.D.

MICHAEL KADRIE April 30, 2015

Pizza is far from uncommon in Iowa City. There’s a dizzying array of potential places to treat your taste buds to cheese, meat, and vegetables piled atop cooked dough. I endeavored to try to taste...

Hancher brings Cantus choral group to town

LILY ABROMEIT April 30, 2015

When Chris Foss sent in his audition tape to join one of the most prestigious men’s choral ensembles, he never expected to be accepted into Cantus after graduation and then travel the world, giving...

Free Comic Book Day to bring special issues, writers and artists

JASMINE PUTNEY April 30, 2015

In the glossy pages of a comic book exists a world of characters who have flourished under the care of writers and artists. From action-packed issues featuring colorful crusaders to comedic portrayals...

Acting in the dark

ISAAC HAMLET April 30, 2015

Having a room full of people staring at you, silently waiting to be entertained, is a deep-cutting fear for some. Even after months of rehearsing, analyzing, and memorizing a script, stage fright can bite...

Englert welcomes ‘Welcome to Night Vale’

CLAIRE DIETZ April 30, 2015

If Iowa City is a quirky town, Night Vale puts it to shame. The popular podcast “Welcome to Night Vale” describes a desert town in which everything strange is normal, and the normal is strange...

New Play Festival explores air disasters, Bigfoot, and much more

GRACE HAERR April 30, 2015

For the University of Iowa New Play Festival, the largest event of its kind in the US, graduate students working towards their MFAs in theater are given five weeks to create, collaborate, rehearse, rewrite,...

Guest Opinion: The importance of sharing

GUEST OPINION April 30, 2015

Celebrate Phil We’re hearing more and more about the “sharing economy” these days. It’s great to see so many innovations based on cooperation, peer-to-peer exchanges, and the potential...

Guest Opinion: Phil is right here

GUEST OPINION April 30, 2015

I remember seeing the black-and-gold “PHIL WAS HERE” signs for the first time when I was a freshman, walking across the Pentacrest. Back then, I did not know it was Phil’s Day, who Phil...

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