Owen Raefield covers the biggest performances and storylines from Iowa’s 55-0 beatdown of Northern Iowa on Saturday.
On a cool night, somewhere in between the last days of summer and first days of fall, the finale to the Hy-Vee Ampitheater’s inaugural season took place. Starring Arizona’s Gin Blossoms, hundreds turned out on their feet for the band in North Liberty’s newest venue.
Week two of college football gave us a pair of early Game of the Year candidates. Unfortunately for the Big Ten, those games came at their expense. This week, we’ll take a look at Iowa’s cathartic win over Iowa State, Oregon’s early-season struggles, and Ohio State’s meltdown against Texas.
The Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers set Week 1 scoring records in a wild opening game of the 2026 season. Alex Izienicki details the 59-37 win for Chicago.
Owen Raefield breaks down the biggest players and plays from Iowa’s dramatic 16-13 victory in the Cy-Hawk series.
Week one of college football is in the rearview, but it feels like we’ve somehow already experienced a full season’s worth of drama. This week, we’ll dive into the (lack of) updates about Iowa’s quarterback battle, the “Bail Mary” in Ann Arbor, and the stakes of this weekend’s Ohio State-Texas game.
This month’s installment of Diary of a Wallflower reflects on the power of music in an essayistic, poetic manner.
If you want to learn some tips on how to completely ruin a date for yourself before it even happens, then strap in—it’s “How-to” time. (photo via giphy.com)
Decolonize your mind and read about Bernie Sanders’ political positions!
#Oscarssowhite again? Seek out other movies and decolonize your mind through film!
Read about a person actively working to decolonize our minds through music: Esperanza Spalding.
Tired of New Year’s Eve being a letdown year after year? Here’s some tips on how to make the kick-off to 2016 suck a little less. (Photo via: Visit London)
Iowa City Observations is a continuing column in which I venture out into the streets of Iowa City and ask people to inspire me, as well as make probably irrelevant observations about Iowa City itself.
Interested in Japanese films? Here are some films that worth watching.
Even if you’ve heard of the Didgeridoo, read this installment of What’s That Sound to learn more about its history and its presence in today’s music scene.
Decolonize your mind: Classrooms cannot remain spaces occupied by prejudiced attitudes and passivity towards them.
