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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

Cooking with Beaver: Ceviche for a Beach Day

BEN VERHILLE March 28, 2013

During spring break, I lived a dream … I was blissfully spending my days under the warm sun in some tropical paradise, eating only the finest cuisine and drinking the tastiest of drinks. The paradise...

Verhille: Does Bioshock Infinite live up to the hype?

DAN VERHILLE March 28, 2013

Game critics across the world have almost unilaterally agreed that Bioshock Infinite is one of the best games of the year, showering it with adulations and near-perfect numerical rankings. This reviewer...

Stewart: Monster Hunter is the Real Deal

SAM STEWART March 28, 2013

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate's title tells you everything you need to know about it. It's the Ultimate Monster Hunting game. With intricate mechanics and huge beasts to slay, it certainly lives up to that...

Top Chef of Iowa City is crowned

AUDREY DWYER March 28, 2013

Tuesday night's Top Chef: Iowa City competition sorted the wheat from the chaff with local cuisine. Chefs from 14 restaurants and four breweries joined together in lively competition at hotelVetro, each...

UI Emeritus Professor Hans Breder continues to study intermedia work with his exhibit "Collision Fields"

ADAM BURKE March 28, 2013

IOWA CITY/DORTMUND — Calling him a "pioneer" of intermedia, "ahead of his time," and an artist who "wrote art history," German newspapers celebrated the founder of the first...

Beer of the week: Xingu Black Beer

DAN VERHILLE March 28, 2013

Name: Xingu Black Beer Product of: Cervejaria Sul Brasileira, Santa Maria, Brazil Serving Size: 12 fluid ounces Serving Style: Glass pint (Preferably a flute glass, but don't drink this one out of the...

I.C. Kings to perform at fundraiser for UI Honors Program domestic violence awareness

AUDREY DWYER March 14, 2013

Leave your worries at the door. Tonight, let the true colors of personality unravel as the euphonious music guides the quest to identity. The University of Iowa Honors Program and the Feminist Majority...

Englert to host evening of speakeasy-style Scotch tasting, music

EMMA MCCLATCHEY March 14, 2013

Peter Balestrieri’s grandfather was a mason by trade, but throughout the 1920s and early 1930s, he operated a very different business from his home: bootlegging. “During Prohibition, families...

Cultures link up via video streaming at international theater performance

JUSTUS FLAIR March 14, 2013

Performing arts have long been viewed as a way to bring people together and entertain the masses, and now the University of Iowa International Writing Program and the Theater Department are taking that...

Verhille: Starcraft II: The Heart of Swarm

DAN VERHILLE March 14, 2013

Visually spectacular, elegantly refined, and brutally violent are just a few phrases that describe StarCraft II, The Heart of the Swarm. After following the series' original protagonist Jim Raynor throughout...

Stewart: The Perfect Throwback

SAM STEWART March 14, 2013

The Etrian Odyssey series, Atlus' throwback to classic role-playing games, does a great job of mixing the old with the new. Recent games such as Xenoblade Chronicles have succeeded by shedding as many...

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Micky’s Irish Pub

BENJAMIN VERHILLE March 14, 2013

May the Luck of the Irish be with ye. No, I’m not Irish, but Irish enough to celebrate my second-favorite green-related holiday. And Micky’s Irish Pub & Grill, 11 S. Dubuque St., is definitely...