Photos by Rachel Jessen Iowa City’s original Hancher Auditorium, destroyed in the 2008 flood, is being rebuilt from scratch. The new Hancher will seat 1,800 and is scheduled to host its first show in the Fall of 2016. Little Village recently sent a photographer to document the ongoing project, and shed light on those who’ve […]
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‘Innovation is Encouraged’: UI Office of President asks faculty to submit revenue strategies
In a letter sent to faculty on Sept. 1, Prof. Chaden Djalali, dean of the University of Iowa’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (CLAS), invited faculty to partake in what he called “a wonderful opportunity” to come up with new revenue strategies for the University of Iowa. “Suggestions might include new online courses or […]
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Wetherby Park seeks volunteers to help maintain Edible Forest project
Wetherby Park Day of Service Wetherby Park — Friday, Sept. 11 at 3 p.m. In recognition of the National Day of Service set for Sept. 11, Backyard Abundance and Iowa City’s Parks and Rec. Department are inviting area residents to Wetherby Park from 3-5 p.m. this Friday to help maintain its Edible Forest project. Founded […]
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God help us all: Trump, Rubio, Walker and Paul to tailgate the Iowa-Iowa State game
Joined by fellow GOP candidates Marco Rubio, Scott Walker and Rand Paul, presidential hopeful (and national enigma) Donald Trump will visit Ames, Iowa this Saturday to tailgate before the Iowa-Iowa State football game. Just imagine: hordes of drunken, near-rabid football fans descending upon Ames for one of the most bitter in-state rivalries in the country, only […]
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Regents president Rastetter ‘disappointed’ by Faculty Senate no confidence vote
Following this afternoon’s UI Faculty Senate meeting at which a vote of no confidence in the Iowa Board of Regents was passed, Regents president Bruce Rastetter has issued the following statement: Statement from Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter on University of Iowa Faculty Senate Vote of No Confidence The landscape of higher education is changing […]
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6th Annual Roast of Iowa City: Submit your roast by Sept. 15 for a shot at fame/infamy
Join us on Oct. 4 at the Trumpet Blossom Cafe for Little Village’s sixth-annual roast of Iowa City, hosted by comedian Megan Gogerty.
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Notes from the Inside: I was wrong
Notes from the Inside features writing by inmates serving time in Iowa prisons. Little Village editors have made only minor adjustments for style. When I was asked to join hospice for the first time, it was around five or six years ago. I thought, “This is not for me.” I am not the kind of […]
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Political Cartoon: ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?’
Mere hours before the Iowa Board of Regents selected J. Bruce Harreld as the University of Iowa’s next president, a survey conducted by the UI chapter of the American Association of University Professors found that only 1.8 percent of faculty and 2.6 percent of other respondents answered in the affirmative when asked if the candidate […]
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5 Iowa City residents explain what Hawkeye football means to them
As the first weekend of September approaches, so does the start of the University of Iowa’s football season. Depending who you ask, game days in our “Big Ten” town are either infamous or famous, and while the Hawkeyes are heroes to some, other residents eye upcoming home games with annoyance, if not down-right dread. For […]
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Q&A: School board candidates tackle sustainability issues and STEM education
This week, Field to Family, Backyard Abundance and Ecopolis co-hosted a school board candidate forum on sustainability issues and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education in the Iowa City public school system. They’ve shared their questionnaire and all the candidate responses exclusively with Little Village. You can watch their forum, held Sept. 1 in the […]
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Sara Paretsky named 4th annual Paul Engle Prize winner
Sara Paretsky, feminist author of the acclaimed bestselling V.I. Warshawski mystery series, has been named the the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature’s fourth Paul Engle Prize winner. Following the announcement, Paretsky, who was born in Ames, Iowa, said, “We all have one or two fundamental questions about life—about our own lives—that we keep returning […]
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Graduate student union releases statement condemning Harreld appointment
Following this afternoon’s announcement of J. Bruce Harreld as the next president of the University of Iowa, the UI graduate student union (COGS) has released the following statement: The Board of Regents’ unanimous election of Bruce Harreld as President of the University of Iowa shows how far the Branstad-appointed Board is willing to go to […]
