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.
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.
Mutliple teams from the old Big Ten West come out with upset victories in the first full week of the Big Ten conference schedule. Ryan Paris recaps the major storylines from the last week, as well as some of the biggest games coming up.
Alex Izienicki breaks down the Chicago Bears’ triumphant 27-7 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night, and how third string quarterback Case Keenum took control.
Owen Raefield breaks down Iowa’s dramatic 20-19 walkoff victory over Michigan in the Big House and what it means going forward.
Week three of college football was the final tune-up for the Big Ten before the conference schedule began. This week, we’ll talk about Iowa’s 55-0 victory over Northern Iowa, Northwestern’s final game before moving into Ryan Field, and the Southern California showdown between USC and Oregon.
If you want to learn some tips on how to completely ruin a date for yourself before it even happens, then strap in—it’s “How-to” time. (photo via giphy.com)
St. Lucia’s second album Matter is a blast from the past with more synthesizer than an 80’s themed prom – and just as questionable.
SWMRS provide the perfect cure for all those suffering from 90’s punk-rock nostalgia with “Drive North” (photo via Rolling Stone)
Read here about what is grinding my gears this week (photo via: urbandictionary.com)
I’ve made a horrible mistake so you don’t have to.
Decolonize your mind and read about Bernie Sanders’ political positions!
Read all about another reason for my RBF (Photo via: qz.com)
Bloc Party embrace their love of dance and electronic music in their latest album Hymns (Photo via: NME.com)
You’ve probably heard cimbalom in movies without realizing it, but read this article to learn all about its successful history! (Photo via: cimbalom.com)
Iowa City has become a political warzone in anticipation of this month’s caucus
