After the Chicago Bears won their second straight game without quarterback Caleb Williams, Alex Izienicki recaps what worked in their 23-12 victory over the New York Jets.
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
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
Owen Raefield recaps what went wrong in the Iowa Hawkeyes’ 31-14 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday in Kinnick Stadium.
Week 3 of the NFL season was filled with improbable wins, and KRUI’s Payton Gloria covers the major headlines from a jampacked slate of 16 games.
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.
Editors from “earthwords,” the University of Iowa’s undergraduate literary review, visited “Live From 380” this week. Check out their interview here to learn about the group’s upcoming events and submission deadline.
Every Tuesday night at 7, KRUI’s marketing staff tells you what you really need to know about life in Iowa City on “The Real Freshman Orientation.”
On this week’s Lit Show, Justin Torres, a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and a current Stegner Fellow at Stanford, discusses his debut We the Animals: A novel. Listen to the full interview over at The Lit Show. Torres is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and he’s currently a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford. His fiction has been published in The New Yorker, Glimmer Train, Tin House, and elsewhere.
This week on The Lit Show, Writers’ Workshop graduate Alexander Maksik discusses his debut novel, You Deserve Nothing. Listen to the full episode at litshow.com: http://litshow.com/archive/season-04/alexandermaksik Set at an international school in Paris, the novel focuses on 33-year-old star teacher, Will Silver. His senior seminar in English not only introduces students to the best, fiercest writing of Shakespeare, Faulkner, Albert Camus, and Jean-Paul Sarte—it challenges them to define, then defend, their personal values. With the verve and tenacity of a French philosopher, Silver attacks his pupils’ assumptions about literature and living; and under his guidance they become better readers, wiser … Continued
Tune into Local Tunes Tuesday night starting at 10 PM and ending at midnight to listen to local band “The Treats” play some of their songs live in the studio. So far, there’s no word on if they will be playing fully electric or acoustic; you’ll have to tune in to hear. We’ll also be playing some Dead Larry from their latest album “As The Radio…” one of the best local albums in recent times, Kelly Pardekooper from his 2007 release “Brand New Bag,” also some David Zollo and more! You can check out more about The Treats here. Also, we … Continued
On this week’s Lit Show, host Joe Fassler speaks with four Iowa City writers who’ve been inspired by Dean Young, the acclaimed poet who received a life-saving heart transplant on April 15, 2011.
By Dolan Murphy One of KRUI’s new shows this semester, The Rastafarian explores Jamaican culture and reggae music from 3-4pm every Tuesday on KRUI 89.7 FM. This week’s episode was an exploration of the foundation on which Roots reggae was built – a little bit of ska, a little bit of rocksteady, and some skinhead reggae. Here’s the playlist: 1. Jimmy Cliff, “Miss Jamaica” 2. Toots & the Maytals, “A.B.C.” air break 3. Prince Buster & the Skatalites, “It’s Burke’s Law” 4. Clancy Eccles, “Fattie Fattie” 5. The Silvertones, “Old Man Say” interview excerpt – Derrick Harriott 6. Derrick Harriott, … Continued
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KRUI will be broadcasting live Iowa City Book Festival readings and other related content from 11 AM to 6 PM on Saturday, July 16, 2011. Check out our scheduled programming here and be sure to tune in!
Members of the KRUI marketing staff and SCOPE Productions teamed up on the Ped Mall to celebrate the Decemberists concert.
