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Michael Knowles and a Case Study of Tolerating Intolerance

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The student group Young Americans for Freedom once again were allowed by the university to host another transphobic speaker at the Iowa Memorial Union. The lecture was met with protests outside by students and those in the Iowa City community who showed up to support trans people.

Film
Refocus Roundup

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Five standout films from Filmscene’s annual Refocus Film Festival, with this year’s theme focusing on adaptation.

Music
Magdalena Bay at an Artistic Peak, Live in the Flesh

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On their sophomore album, indie pop duo Magdalena Bay manages to deliver an instant classic that showcases a progressive and genre-blending interpolation of pop music. This release cycle also featured a special performance at the University of Iowa.

Music
FEaST 2024 Preview

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Feed Me Weird Things, along with the help of the greater Iowa City community, bring forth this year’s FEaST festival from October 30th to November 2nd at The James Theater. The four nights and eight artists serve a variety of strange and esoteric palette of sounds.

Sports
Badgers

Kinnick Magic A No Show Vs Wisconsin

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It just wasn’t so for the Hawkeyes on Saturday night. They fought valiantly in their Big Ten opener, but unfortunately they fell short to Wisconsin (3-1, 1-0 in Big Ten) 28-17. Ultimately, it was two big special team blunders and a long Badger drive that cost Iowa (3-1, 0-1 in Big Ten). Both were fumbles, the first one was knocked out of Kyle Groeneweg’s hands the second came courtesy of Shaun Beyer’s foot inadvertently grazing the ball before being recovered by the Badgers. It was the latter one that stung the most for the Hawkeyes as it set the Wisconsin … Continued

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