By Sam Odeyemi The NBA Playoffs just kicked off and this is where all the hard work in the offseason and regular season pay off. This year’s playoffs are going to excite with teams like: Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, San Antonio, Boston, Orlando, Oklahoma City, Denver and Dallas. These and other teams are more than capable of winning it all. Eastern Conference #1 Chicago Bulls vs. #8 Indiana Pacers Chicago is the #1 overall seed with a 62-20 record; they have the league’s best ranked defense and arguably, the MVP in Derrick Rose. The bench has played well and … Continued
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KRUI Sports Staffer Sam Kienzle dishes up foul words and more on this week’s Bottom 5.
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
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
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.
Brad Gaspelin interviews Katie Crouch about how her life shaped her writing style and what its like to be a best-selling author.
Brad Gaspelin Investigates a GM corn crop recently deregulated by the USDA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAMZjO6w4Jw This is a new track from Ponytail’s album Do Whatever You Want All of the Time. Ponytail is a five piece group based on the spazzy guitar riffs and creative stylings from Baltimore. Ponytail was named in 2007 as the “Best Live Band” by the Baltimore City Paper. They have toured with groups such as Battles, High Places, Hella, and many others and still on the up and up.
On Campus: Iowa baseball brings in the Hoosiers. If the weather holds up, the Hawkeye baseball team will play three games against the Indiana Hoosiers at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City. Indiana is one of the top teams in the Big Ten, with a 21-11 overall record and a 4-2 mark in the conference. Iowa will look to win their first Big Ten series, as they are currently 2-4 against Big Ten opponents. Friday’s game starts at 6:05 and will be featured on the Big Ten Network, while both Saturday and Sunday’s matches are scheduled for 1:05 Hawkeye women’s … Continued
This week’s episode spotlights “The Happy Landfill” with DJ Jacob Lane. Lane describes his show as a “landfill” because he strives to include all types of music, news bits, and jokes to entertain his audience on Thursdays from 6-8p.m.
