by in Arts & Leisure
Jim (left) and Precila Holland (right) dressed up as Albus Dumbledore and Sybill Trelawny, two Hogwarts professors in the Harry Potter world. They took part in the Deathly Hollows midnight release Friday at the Borders on 72nd and Dodge streets. After much speculation, the fate of "the boy who lived" was finally revealed to millions of fans, many of whom began reading the series when Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, was released in 1997.
by Charley Reed in Arts & Leisure
After 18 months, one Tri-wizard tournament and the return of "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named," the cast of the Harry Potter films is back for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. While this fifth installment is the darkest yet, the film is a welcome bright spot after the disappointing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
by Patrick Doty in Arts & Leisure
In anticipation of the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the Gateway went in search of local fans of the series. The answers included below are from student employees within the Milo Bail Student Center.
Kristi McGrath, biology, senior
Have you read the first six Harry Potter books? No.
by Scott Stewart in Arts & Leisure
Editor's Note: Out of respect for those still reading the novel, the Gateway will not publish plot details in this review. However, those wishing to avoid any spoilers may wish to avoid the review anyway, as it is impossible to comment on the book without giving some hints away.
by in Arts & Leisure
John Baltaro displays, just after midnight on July 21, the first purchased copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows at the Borders on 72nd and Dodge Streets. Midnight releases like the ones at Borders occurred nation-wide. Even though reviews of the book were published before its official release and spoilers had leaked on to the Internet, fans came out in record numbers to purchase the last book in the series, which has spanned over 10 years.
by Ashlee Schuette in Arts & Leisure
July 21 arrived partly cloudy and cool but that was just fine with the nearly 16,000 fans packing the grounds at Westfair Amphitheatre in Council Bluffs for the third annual River Riot, sponsored by Iowa Western Community College's 89.7 The River.
In short: CD reviews in under 200 words
by Charley Reed in Arts & Leisure
Darkest Hour's Deliver Us is almost a great album. Almost.
In short: CD reviews in under 200 words
by Charley Reed in Arts & Leisure
If you've never heard of the Editors before, then you are truly missing out.
In short: CD reviews in under 200 words
by Charley Reed in Arts & Leisure
It has been seven years and the band may not be as whole as it once was, but the Smashing Pumpkins have returned. Their sixth studio album, Zeitgeist was released on July 10.
2008 Woodie Awards
