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Come celebrate KRUI’s 27th birthday, and help kick off this year’s Mission Creek Music Festival, with Rubblebucket, tonight at Gabe’s!!
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
The producers of the Mission Creek Festival came into the KRUI studio on Saturday March 26.
By Kif Richmann Mallory Husz committed to play volleyball at Iowa under Cindy Fredrick. When Fredrick was released from the program, it sent Mallory’s life careening. [audio:http://krui.fm/assets/sports//Huszfinal.MP3] The Iowa women’s volleyball team is now getting set for spring competition, and Mallory, now a senior, will be one of five returning starters. Although Iowa finished 7-21 in 2010, the Hawkeyes expect big gains led by Husz and other experienced leaders.
Listen to KRUI’s exclusive Mission Creek Mix for Mission Creek 2011.
By Jeremy Blumberg The bottom five… it’s a long way to the top. 5. Kicking Off New Rules: One of the rules implanted into the NFL at the owner’s meetings was that the Kickoff will now start from the 35 yard line. The whole point of this rule was to eliminate wedge blocking to reduce the number of injuries. But if that is the case, why is wedge blocking still allowed? Last year, a rule was added stating that no more than 3 players could be placed to form a wedge, in an effort to prevent injuries. If the … Continued
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
The Robert Lucas Elementary School Girl Scout Troop visited KRUI earlier this week to learn about how a radio station works, while on their way to earning a music badge. The girls took a tour of the station, did an on-air interview, and made some beautiful KRUI-inspired art! Check it out below.
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz met with the media to discuss spring practice, position battles, and put the final wraps on the rhabdo issue.
