“We didn’t know what to expect,” said co-founder Amanda Thomas-Murphy. “We said we would be happy if 10 people performed with us, but the response was huge! So many members of the community from all over the state stepped up, participated and made our first Pride season amazing.”
Hawkeye Marching Band
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Meet the University of Iowa’s first female drum majors, leaders and entertainers during WWII
When UI drum major Analisa Iole stepped onto the Kinnick Stadium football field this past fall, she was celebrated as the Hawkeye Marching Band’s first female major since WWII. But who were Iole’s predecessors, the women who served as leaders in the community while U.S. service members (including Nile Kinnick) were overseas?
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Retiring Hawkeye Marching Band director Kevin Kastens will lead his final Kinnick halftime show this weekend
The Nov. 18 Iowa football game against Purdue will be Kevin Kastens’ last as director of the Hawkeye Marching Band. After 170 halftime performances, this will be his finale.
