Soil Compilation

News
Opinion: The University of Iowa must do more to protect its marching band and performers

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When a student dies under the university’s watch, it should become the concern of the entire student body. That is why, despite not being a member of the Hawkeye Marching Band or a student-athlete, I write today to call for more robust protocols and protections in the future to safeguard the health of some of the most dedicated and hardworking student-athletes on campus: the Hawkeye Marching Band.  It’s worth comparing what happened on September 5th to a similar tragedy that happened recently at Arizona State. This involved a draft pick, Matthew Mayich, who collapsed from heat exhaustion during an intense … Continued

Online Content
September 14, No New Jail Show

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As far back as my first punk show as an Iowa City resident, I would continue to hear calls to action to vote against a bill being proposed to spend $125 million on building a new jail within Johnson County. It seemed like a persistent issue with little in the way of progress, as those with any power to stop it were refusing to listen to the pleas of concerned citizens. So when I saw the announcement of a show to protest this very bill, I knew it was something I couldn’t miss out on.  In collaboration with Johnson County … Continued

Music
Riot Fest Gallery

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Riot Fest just wrapped a successful, yet muddy weekend in Chicago. From September 18-20, over a hundred thousand people graced the grounds, later mud pit, of Douglass Park. Here are some of my favorite selects from the weekend.

Sports
A Michigan Odyssey

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Initially, I wanted to write a story about what it was like to step into the Big House for the very first time. Then our travel plans went south, and then the game itself happened. So instead of just one story, this is a collection of tales from one of the craziest weekends of all time.

Know Your Lab

So, you’ve imbibed in the magic, ribaldry, and unparalleled majesty that is the Lab.

Perhaps it was a random decision; an accidental mis-click.  We’d prefer you think of it as FATE, but if you’re disinclined to those sorts of notions, we won’t press you.

But admit it: it was fucking awesome, was it not?  Was it not the most open, the most expressive, the most wonderful listening experience you’ve ever had (or at least a close second)?  If we’re all capable of being honest adults, I think we know what the answer is: “Sort of”.

Fair enough.  But it was certainly interesting, unique, and honest.  That you must concede.

And surely, in the aftermath of this sonic awakening, one question remains:  who the fuck was I listening to?

Well, toil in ignorance and uncertainty no longer!  For here is an ongoing and ever changing synopsis of every show on our dear Lab (a Labclopedia, if you will).  Learn of our dynamos, our heroes, our anti-heroes, our champions- our raison d’etre!

A gallery of rogues; a roll of honorables:  The Lab’s life blood and squishy organs!

The least hyperbolic series of show spotlights in all of human history!