2024 has left us with countless albums to be enjoyed. Some of our staffers at KRUI picked which of these albums were their favorites or held the most beauty in their eyes.
With the end of 2024, some of the KRUI staff made a playlist of their favorite songs released in the past year. Here are the tracks they picked along with why these songs were their favorite.
Origami Angel’s most recent album “Feeling Not Found” affirms their chops as emo, pop-punk stars and offers some jams for the internet age.
Chicago band Any Two Words’ debut album “Double Vision” tugs at the main themes of the genre of Midwest Emo. Its’ 13 song run is a mass of casual poetry.
Based on Rachel Yoder’s book of the same name, “Nightbitch” has been making its rounds at film festivals ahead of its December 2024 theatrical release.
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.
Chicago band Any Two Words’ debut album “Double Vision” tugs at the main themes of the genre of Midwest Emo. Its’ 13 song run is a mass of casual poetry.
Across the country and in Iowa, many rural areas are experiencing a shortage in doctors. The roles of nurses and physician assistants are altering their roles to help fill in those gaps.
Strangers of Necessity and Anthony Worden demonstrated the power of Midwest music on Friday night at Mission Creek.
Indigo de Souza performed for Mission Creek charming festival goers with a trip to memory lane, on a path that further steers onward.
An op-ed written by university students from several schools across the nation, calling on politicians to enact gun control.
A couple weeks ago, protest happened at Kinnick Stadium in support of the Palestinian people amid Israeli bombings of Gaza. A few days later, many Iowa City community members called on city council to support a ceasefire in Palestine.
Vivek Ramaswamy made a campaign tour stop in Iowa City earlier this month. Many of the things he said were lies or misinformed.
Iowa Women’s Basketball cruises to a win at home against Bowling Green. The stars showed out both on and off the court for this contest.
After hosting multiple transphobic speakers on campus, we at KRUI look into the YAF, it’s relationship to the Iowa Government, and its influence over the University of Iowa.
Pro-Palestinian protesters gathering on the Pentacrest in Iowa City came out to voice their stance against Israeli bombings of Gaza. They were met with some pro-Israeli opposition.
Protester demonstrated outside of the Iowa Memorial Union to express their frustrations over anti-trans rhetoric being platformed by the University of Iowa, and the YAF.
