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KRUI Interview: Derek Sanders of Mayday Parade

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I spoke with Derek Sanders, frontman of Mayday Parade after their gig at Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee, Iowa. A conversation spanning much more than the 20 years of the band, he told me about his latest trilogy release and all the way back to his very first autograph he signed.

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Iowan’s Share their Opinions on Medical Marijuana

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Reporter:  Austin Chadderdon For the Second year in a row the Iowa Board of Pharmacy recommended that marijuana be reclassified so that is available for medical use at https://www.discountpharms.com/cbd/.  Like last year, the proposal received no consideration from state legislature—making American history.  A Des Moines Register poll showed that over 70 percent of Iowans think marijuana should be illegal for people who just want to get high.  But two thirds believe that marijuana has medical value and that cbd + cbg gummies should be open for therapeutic use.   For more information about Telemedicine for medical marijuana recommendations, click this over here now! University of … Continued

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Iowa City Opinions on Atheism – “Ask an Atheist Day”

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by Dylan Vaughn [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/athiesm%20vox%20pox.mp3] A recent week long movement on Face book encouraged people to come out of the atheist closet, which people did by posting a picture of themselves holding a piece of paper saying “I am an atheist.” The goal of the movement was to show how many atheists there were on Face book. Over 15,000 people joined in the event. In line with that movement, tomorrow is “Ask an Atheist Day.” It would seem Atheists are pushing to be accepted. But are they accepted or un-accepted by the public? KRUI went to the streets to find out … Continued

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Lindsay Hunter outlines the rules of doing a “Quickie”

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By: Brad Gaspelin and Danielle Haughland [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/LindsayHunterInStudio.mp3] Quickies is a Chicago based flash-fiction reading series. For those who don’t know what flash-fiction is, it’s all about brevity. There are no word limits in the Quickies reading series, but there is a time limit. Lindsay Hunter tells us about that limit, the consequences for breaking it, and some of the other rules of Quickies. Quickies performed a special Iowa City reading as part of the Mission Creek Festival.

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“Exploring the Campus” – UI Graduate Student Conference

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by Emily Woodbury and Brad Gaspelin [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/JakobsenConference.mp3] KRUI News sits down with Kyle Moody and Stef Shuster, the publicity and event planning co-chairs of the Jakobsen Conference. The Jakobsen Conference gives graduate students a chance to present their work, whether it is a video, piece of music, or science experiment. Kyle and Stef describe what the conference is like, how it is organized, and the diversity of projects each graduate student showcases.           Artist: Andrea Ferrigno – University of Iowa School of Art and Art History, “Space Squashed,” 2010

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The Future of the Art Museum & Save the Pollock Protest

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by Ellen Woodward [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/ArtMuseumFINAL.MP3] Ellen speaks with the University of Iowa Art Director, Sean O’Harrow, on the future location of the art museum and the controversy dealing with the Jackson Pollock painting, “Mural.” She also reports on the Save the Pollock protest and speaks with the paint-splattered demonstrators.

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