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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

First Floodwater Comedy Festival descends

DEVYN YOUNG April 16, 2015

A lot can happen in a year. For Annie Levitz and Kristine Moffitt, this year brought them something they never saw coming: a comedy festival. The first Floodwater Comedy Festival will take over downtown...

Embracing the German Forest

DORA GROTE April 9, 2015

Rumbling stomach cramps, universally synonymous with hunger, remind us of a necessity in our lives. But that growling isn’t always paired with food. That gut churn, the gastric acid muffled in our...

UI produces English language opera The Rivals

DORA GROTE April 9, 2015

From today through April 12, the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts will host The Rivals, a 2011 opera following the story of misguided deceptions among several sets of lovers and would-be lovers....

Iowa City International Film Festival descends

DORA GROTE April 9, 2015

The 13th Iowa City International Film Festival will take place Friday and Saturday in 105 Adler . The festival, presented by undergraduates in the UI Cinema Department, features documentaries...

Review: Ori and the Blind Forest is cute and mostly fluffy

JORDAN RYDER April 9, 2015

Run, dash, and jump, jump again over a spider as big as you are, and be on your merry way. Every time I did this in Ori and the Blind Forest, I smiled at how smoothly it all worked together. Ori is a...

Preview: Patiently awaiting Project Cars

CONOR MCBRIEN April 9, 2015

Simulating the simple act of driving a high-performance car is reserved for car enthusiasts only. Having been pushed back not just once,‭ ‬but‭ ‬twice‭ ‬in one week,‭ ‬it would seem that...

Drink of the Week: Loaded Bloody Mary

EMMA MCCLATCHEY April 9, 2015

Why prepare a drink and a meal when you can consume both at once? The Dirty Dog restaurant in Waverly, Iowa, invented this mammoth of a cocktail, which is as nourishing (and caloric) as any item on its...

Wild Bill’s still going strong

LILY ABROMEIT April 9, 2015

The java industry has changed since 1975, when a cup of coffee went for 20 cents.  Wild Bill’s, a coffee joint located in North Hall, fondly remembers these days — not just for the cheap...

Gathe Raho takes A Capella beyond Pitch Perfect

DEVYN YOUNG April 9, 2015

In 2012, the comedy musical Pitch Perfect premièred and captivated the country. Apart from a funny performance by Rebel Wilson and catchy cup-drumming by Anna Kendrick, Pitch Perfect’s strongest...

A fashion show for the ages

GRACE HAERR April 9, 2015

Doubts about diversity at the University of Iowa will be delightfully dismissed by members of Walk It Out in their sixth-annual Multicultural Fashion Show on Saturday. Walk it Out is a student organization...

Turning software, dance, and styrofoam into sound

MICHAEL KADRIE April 9, 2015

Driving rhythm echoes from a multitude of machines, filling the practice space with noise. Huddled in the epicenter, nested in a mass of wires and computers, six composers rehearse a new composition...

One-woman show explores real estate stress

ISAAC HAMLET April 9, 2015

Iowa City serves as a literal backdrop for Housebroken. A map of the city stretches over the back of the stage, dotted with images of such landmarks as the Old Capitol and Kinnick Stadium. To either...

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