Iowa City’s own magician talks to us about the art of astounding.
Slide Away Festival in Chicago
Slide Away Festival at The Aragon Ballroom on May 22nd and 23rd with Hum, Nothing, Chapterhouse, and more
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
by Brad Gaspelin [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/StrangeStoriesMarch10.MP3] A youth group fight club, an even younger designated driver, laws against peeing in Brazil, and Tyson’s tiger’s balls. These stories and more with your latest dose of weird, weird news.
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.
by Ridhi Madia [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/RidhiDanceCompFINAL.MP3] Saturday March 5 Indian dance teams from universities across the Midwest competed last Saturday at the IMU for a grand prize and a first place title for the year. Ridhi speaks with Rajiv Verma, the President of the Indian Student Alliance, on the organization and the competition.
KRUI News talks with Mr. Murthy on his teaching, his travels, and the Kuchipudi form.
[audio:http://krui.fm/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Antigone-Review.mp3] Brett Johnson reviews “Tattoo Girl.”
The founder of Wikipedia joined us for a panel discussion prior to his lecture in the IMU. Find out what he has to say about Wikipedia as an academic source, and more.
Jostna Dash interviews Bethany Welsh and Matt Anderson of the collegiate 4H group here at the University of Iowa. A new community service organization has been founded at the University of Iowa by freshman Bethany Welsh. 4-H is an organization administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture of the USDA. The organization plans on working closely with the youth 4-H of Johnson county and working with Iowa State University’s branch as well. [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/4HJostnaDashFINAL.MP3]
Emily Woodbury reports on the “No Cuts, No Hikes” rally that occurred on the steps of the Old Capitol.
