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Interview: KRUI With The Plain White T’s

At When We Were Young 2025, fellow Chicago area natives Plain White T’s sat down with me as we discussed how the local scene has changed, their tour with We The Kings, and how Las Vegas scares us all the slightest bit. We started the conversation out by sharing a mutual love of Death Cab for Cutie:

By Kif Richmann On Campus: Saturday, Sunday Softball at home. The Iowa Hawkeye softball team welcomes a Big Ten opponent to Pearl Field for the first time this season as Michighan State comes to Iowa City.  Iowa is off to a 2-2 start in the Big Ten, and MSU is 2-4; although both teams are above .500 in overall record.  Saturday’s game is scheduled to start at 2:00 pm, while Sunday’s game is bumped up to 1:00. Off Campus: Track and Field travels up Highway 1.  If you can make it to Mt. Vernon this weekend, you can check out … Continued

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By Kif Richmann Baseball and basketball highlight the first weekend of April, but if you want to take a short road trip, you can also catch some track and field. On Campus: Let’s play three for Big Ten opener. The Iowa baseball team will look to warm up the bats and warm up Duane Banks Field as they take on Michigan State on Friday (6:05), Saturday (1:05), and Sunday (1:05). Iowa needs to get back in the win column as they’ve lost two in a row and five of the last seven. Michigan State will put up a challenge, at … Continued

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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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By Kif Richmann With the NCAA tournament on TV, and Iowa baseball, tennis, and volleyball in town, there should be plenty of action to keep any sports fan entertained this weekend.   On Campus: Hawkeye men’s tennis hosts Ohio State on Friday. Since mid-February, the Hawkeye men have won 5 of the last seven matches. Ohio State, however, will test that run, as the #4 Buckeyes have a Big Ten best 16-2 overall record.  OSU also boasts Blaz Rola, the #5 player in the NCAA and most recent men’s tennis Big Ten athlete of the week.  The match is scheduled … Continued

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Wondering what to do with your time this weekend? Here’s a few things you can check out around Iowa City or in your living room. On Campus: The Hawkeyes say goodbye to Jarryd Cole and TJ Sayre on Senior Day Saturday in Carver. Jarryd Cole stayed consistent through some of the toughest years of Hawkeye basketball, while  playing under Steve Alford, Todd Lickliter and Fran McCaffery. Throughout his tenure he remained a steady interior presence and never complained, fussed, or talked about transferring.   Tip off is at 3:05 pm and the game can also be seen on ESPN. Women’s … Continued

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