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(Iowa City, Iowa), 2015-07-02 THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2015 THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ 2016 Area gears up for Fourth ELECTION Sanders’ star still rising Some Iowans are feeling the ‘Bern,’ but experts don’t know if Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign will continue. By REBECCA MORIN [email protected] For Rod Sullivan, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is like no one he has ever met. Sullivan, a Johnson County su- pervisor and an Iowa City resident, has met Sanders and said the sena- tor was refreshing. “You don’t meet many people like that, period,” Sullivan said. “Let alone politicians like that. I thought Fireworks go off over a Ferris wheel in Coralville’s Morrison Park during 2014’s Fourth of July celebration. The night ended with a fireworks show after a day of activities, including a parade and a it was pretty amazing.” carnival. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores) When the time comes, Sullivan said, he knows whom he will vote for — he By SHAFIN KHAN feels the “Bern.” [email protected] Sanders has been creeping up on former owa City and Coralville are getting ready to of Coralville from its inception to today. day Secretary of State roll out the red carpet for our nation’s birth- in the Coralville City Hall. Hillary Clinton since Sanders day celebrations this weekend. This year, the Friday night concert will he launched his cam- Candidate Coralville will host its annual 4th FEST. feature the Sidewinders and Loverboy. The paign in May. It began last weekend with a 5K around Sidewinders will open at 6:30 p.m. in Morri- Last week, a Bloomberg Poli- the city and a mini marathon for kids. On son Park. Attendees are encouraged to bring tics Poll put Sanders at almost the I Wednesday, the Carnival opened at in the blankets and lawn chairs. The nine-piece halfway point with 24 percent of Aquatic Center Parking Lot, 1513 Seventh band, which performs pop and rock classics, potential caucus-goes polled saying St., and it will continue at 5 p.m. today. has played at the Iowa State Fair and var- he would be their first choice. Fifty On Friday, the carnival will open at noon, ious festivals around Iowa. It covers popu- percent of people polled said Clinton and concession stands will open at 3 p.m. lar songs such as Michael Jackson’s “Billie would be their first choice. The max- and run until dark. Food vendors will in- Jean” and Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive.” imum margin of error for the poll is clude typical Americana foods, including The main act, Loverboy, will throw it plus or minus 4.9 percentage points. funnel cakes, corn dogs, hamburgers, giant back almost 30 years. It’s known for its rock Thomas Whalen, an associate pro- tenderloins among the fair-food style Fried sound, bandanas, and red leather pants. Its fessor of social science at Boston Twinkies and friend candy bars. most famous song is “Working for the Week- University, said he believes Sand- Also on Friday, there will also be a end,” but the group has other hits, includ- ers’ spike won’t subside soon. Coralville history presentation; Tim Walch, ing “This Could Be the Night,” “Hot Girls in “I think he’s going to climb a little an area author, will share his new book, Im- Love,” and “Queen of the Broken Hearts.” bit more,” Whalen said. “Ultimately, ages of America: Coralville, and Rex Brand- At 10 a.m. Saturday, the area’s largest at the end of the day, he is going to statter, a local historian, will give an oral Fourth of July parade will begin. It will run lack [enough money].” history of Coraliville. Walch’s book includes for two miles, starting at the Geico/ McGre- But Sanders’ goal isn’t to have a seat hundreds of photographs that tell the story gor’s parking lot on Highway 6 W. in the Oval Office, one expert said. Whalen said, however, he thinks SEE FOURTH, 3 Sanders’ role in this election is to SEE SANDERS, 3 Weepies hit IC with new album Some By STACEY MURRAY [email protected] critical of The Weepies returned to Iowa City on Wednesday night for a concert at the En- glert Theater after recording its first full- length album in five years. The band per- animal formed at 9 p.m. and donated portions of the ticket sales to the theater to support local arts organizations. The two-person group is on tour to promote its album Si- research rens, which came out earlier this year. The Weepies, composed of husband The UI will pay 5 percent and wife Deb Talan and Steve Tannen, is known around Iowa City for its indie mu- more to take care of research sic. But it is an national act, having sold animals. more than 1 million records. The couple have a musical and roman- By ANDREW POTOCKI tic history. According to their website, the [email protected] two began writing together the first night they met. They now have three children The University of Iowa now pays and five records. more to care for animals used for re- Talan was diagnosed with Stage 3 search purposes on campus. breast cancer in December 2013. By Jan- The 5 percent increase, which began uary 2014, she was undergoing chemo- Deb Talan of the Weepies smiles during a performance in the Englert on Wednesday. The group is touring in support of its new Wednesday, is intended to help with therapy. In 2014, she was declared can- album, Sirens. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores) food, water, and other expenses for the cer-free, and the duo started recording animals, said Heather Gipson, a UI again. The latest album consists of 16 her chemotherapy. pended moment. They hang together assistant vice president for Research songs. Because they couldn’t travel while “No one song could capture that like a bunch of photographs from a Compliance. Talan was receiving treatment, they year,” Tannen says on the Weepie’s certain time. It was intense, but there “This is a problem affecting many worked in their home and had guests re- website. “Sixteen seems like a lot to was beauty and inspiration, too. Deb public universities, but the university cord wherever they happened to be. release at once, but each song reflects made it back. And we’re still here.” Talan continued to record during a different angle of that long, sus- SEE RESEARCH, 3 WEATHER DAILY IOWAN TV ON THE WEB INDEX HIGH LOW CLASSIFIED 6A-7A 75 59 • SCAN THIS CODE CHECK DAILYIOWAN.COM FOR HOURLY DAILY BREAK 8B • GO TO DAILYIOWAN.COM UPDATES AND ONLINE EXCLUSIVES. 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Production Manager 335-5789 Out of town: $40 for one sememster, $80 Heidi Owen UIHC Food Services employee Hunter Penniman serves fajitas at the UIHC Marketplace on Wednesday. The Marketplace recently underwent renovation to include an updated for two semesters, $20 for summer eating area. (The Daily Iowan/Mikaela Parrick) session, $100 all year. Send address changes to: The Daily Iowan, Advertising Manager 335-5193 100 Adler Journalism Building, Iowa City, Renee Manders Iowa 52242-2004 Advertising Sales Staff Bev Mrstik 335-5792 The other side of Medellín Cathy Witt 335-5794 By GIRINDRA SELLECK [email protected] A Medellín, Colombia, photography collective is attempting to redefine the culture of its hometown. “We wanted to show a Follow us on Twitter different side of Medellín and of Colombia,” said Mar- @TheDailyIowan garita Valdivieso, one of the nine members of Mono Col- lectivo. With an emphasis on the everyday and intimate portraits of citizens of Me- dellín, the group is work- ing to shift the outdated perception that Colombia’s culture revolves around the international drug trade. Mono Collectivo is a pho- tography collective estab- A child admires photography in Art Building West’s Levitt Gallery during the Medellín exhibit on Wednesday.
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