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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

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Drink of the Week: Old Fashioned

DI STAFF May 7, 2015

Finals are nearly upon us, and many students are about to graduate and become real-life adults. It seems like the perfect time, then, to try a more grown-up drink, leaving behind “whatever’s...

Dancing with wolves

JUSTUS FLAIR May 7, 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...

Putting comedy to the test

JASMINE PUTNEY May 7, 2015

Stemming from her belief that the more uncomfortable people are the more they will laugh, student standup comedian Caitlin Medina said she likes to include things people rarely think about in her routines. “I...

UI Museum of Art hosts mask competition, comedy show

CLAIRE DIETZ May 7, 2015

Before the flood of 2008, the home of the University of Iowa’s Museum of Art was evacuated, but now the museum hopes to keep itself in the public eye through a fundraising event titled Destination...

Documentary critiques cat declawing

MICHAEL KADRIE May 7, 2015

Chances are when you bring your new kitten to its inaugural veterinarian visit, the people there will offer you a variety of potential services: neutering, vaccinations, and, perhaps, a declawing procedure....