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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: Skittles Martini

DI STAFF May 14, 2015

Nothing goes better with a $3 sushi roll than a $3 martini. If you go into Formosa — the Pedestrian Mall’s resident sushi joint — on a Tuesday or Thursday, you can purchase any number of drinks for...

Preview: Summer Games

JORDAN RYDER May 14, 2015

As we finish finals and our dreams of summer are close to reality, let us take a moment to look forward to the games that summer will offer.  The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt is being released May 17,...

Dual review: Assassins Creed Chronicles: China

Jordan Ryder: I was intrigued from the start by China, so I was pleased to find that game works very well for the most part. From a play perspective, the movement and assassination technique flow nicely...

Q&A: Bureaucrat-turned-author Matt Johnson

LILY ABROMEIT May 14, 2015

UI alumnus Matt Johnson is on a journey from D.C. bureaucrat to published author. Throughout his career in government and public policy, he began to become more and more interested in the stories of Americans...

Q&A: ‘Zombie’ novelist Aleksandar Hemon

JASMINE PUTNEY May 14, 2015

Today, Aleksandar Hemon, National Book Award finalist and author of The Lazarus Project, will read from his newest novel, The Making of Zombie Wars, at 7 p.m. at Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St.  The...

Chilean group Inti-Illimani kicks off Friday Night Concert Series

DEVYN YOUNG May 14, 2015

“Once the music starts, the Ped Mall really comes to life,” said Lisa Barnes, the executive director of Summer of the Arts and the Friday Night Concert Series. Inti-Illimani will perform Friday...

Youth Ballet stages Alice in Wonderland

CLAIRE DIETZ May 14, 2015

Many prestigious ballet companies such as the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, and the National Ballet of Canada have performed their own take on Alice in Wonderland. Now, the University of Iowa’s...

Trailer for local Christmas film to show at Cannes

MICHAEL KADRIE May 14, 2015

While Iowa eagerly readies itself for Kris Kringle’s annual holiday visit,  Santa tows along a rambunctious talking dog named Toby, who finds himself stranded in Iowa City and forced into mischief. So...

Bands find inspiration in poetry, psychedelia, & medieval chanting

ISAAC HAMLET May 14, 2015

Stories can be told from the peaks of crescendos, fingers flying from one side of a keyboard to the other as notes and chords are overlaid by words. This is how Christopher Ford chooses to tell his stories. Friday...

Dancing through pain

JUSTUS FLAIR May 14, 2015

When a well-known Olympian is injured and forced to retire, the world mourns. The person’s accomplishments are celebrated, and the public questions where he or she will go from here. But when you...

Prall: The need for bullet trains in the U.S.

JACOB PRALL May 14, 2015

Tragedy struck an Amtrak train on Tuesday night. Seven people were killed and hundreds were injured after the train, travelling close to 100 mph, derailed going around a curve. This only illustrates how...

Korobov: Is Jeb Bush a RINO?

MICHAEL KOROBOV May 14, 2015

Considering we are over a year away from the 2016 presidential election, it is astounding how early presidential candidates have to start being … “presidential.” Some of us political junkies,...

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