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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

UI play dramatizes Reagan assassination attempt

DI STAFF January 29, 2015

The workshop production Falls for Jodie will open in the Theater Building’s Theatre B starting at 8 p.m. Friday and running through Saturday. Based on a true story, the play tells the story of John...

Q&A: comedian Chloe Hilliard

JUSTUS FLAIR January 29, 2015

Chloé Hilliard is marketed as a “larger than life comedian” given her towering  6-1 frame and dark afro. After competing on last season’s “Last Comic Standing,” Hilliard...

Q&A: Bahamas

EMMA MCCLATCHEY January 29, 2015

Canadian musician Afie Jurvanen — popularly known by his stage name Bahamas — has ridden a steady road to success since the release of his first album, Pink Strat, recorded in a cabin in Ontario in...

‘Super Scalpers’ commander gaming industry

CONOR MCBRIEN January 29, 2015

The supply of new Nintendo products has not met the demand, as I am discovering the hard way. I’ve been struggling to secure an order for Nintendo’s latest hand-held gaming console, the New...

Drink of the Week: 8-Bit Pale Ale

DI STAFF January 29, 2015

Every once in a while, I like to judge a book by its cover — at least in the beer cooler. It’s hard for the eye not to be drawn to the colorful can of Tallgrass Brewery’s 8-Bit Pale Ale,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...