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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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Undergraduate Dance Concert includes 12 original pieces

GRACE HAERR May 7, 2015

Moving beyond your comfort zone is a hard but important part of both learning choreography and artistry. In this year’s Undergraduate Dance Concert, students are challenged to do just that. University...

Review: Avengers: Age of Ultron is another ‘okay’ blockbuster

CONOR MCBRIEN May 7, 2015

The first Avengers film presented something spectacular, but Age of Ultron fails outdo it. The highly-anticipated sequel pulled in a sweet $191.3 million on its opening weekend, falling somewhat short...

Review: Bringing sound to the stage

ISAAC HAMLET May 7, 2015

In its U.S. Spring Tour, the hit international podcast “Welcome to Night Vale” leaps from listeners laptops and iPods and onto a stage backed with their iconic shade of purple. Its most recent...

The art of video game storytelling

JORDAN RYDER May 7, 2015

A few weeks ago in my review of Ori and Blind Forest, I noted how Ori succeeded in provoking emotion in the player but didn’t weave its emotional plot with its gameplay. That observation got me thinking...

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...

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