My daughter Sylvia’s red polyester gown and graduation announcements lay on a table at home, ready for City High’s commencement later this month. We’ve been commencement-heavy in recent years, first with our son Nathaniel’s high school graduation in 2011, then the commencement ceremony for his instrument repair program in Minnesota last year and now Sylvia’s high school…
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‘An Evening at the Ecopolis’ presents optimistic vision for Iowa City
What will the environment of Iowa City look like a few decades from now? Jeff Biggers, the UI Office of Sustainability’s writer in residence, suggests that it’s…
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Comedian Chris D’Elia just wants to make you laugh this Friday, is that so wrong?
It’s about that time for Hawkeye students. One more weekend before the dreaded finals week. Do you stay in this weekend, and get a headstart on studying? Or…
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Letter to the Editor: UI Power Plant Representative responds to Old King Coal
I read with interest your article in the April 16 issue about the role King Coal plays at the University of Iowa Power Plant. Technical controls and programming are…
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White Rose exhibit explores students’ non-violent resistance in Nazi Germany
A variety of University of Iowa departments are joining together to spread the story of a non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany. The White Rose…
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Join the Million Robot March
In 1979, University of Iowa football coach Hayden Fry had the visiting team’s locker room walls painted pink. Fry said he did it because “pink is often found in girls’ bedrooms, and because of that some consider it a sissy color.” In 2005, UI doubled down by adding pink urinals, showers, floors and lockers. Many Hawkeye fans find it funny, while others see it as a leftover from a time when coaches motivated players by calling them “homo,” “girl” and in Fry’s own words, “sissy.”
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UI School of Music takes a crack at German Operetta with ‘Die Fledermaus’
Interested in cooky German operettas? Of course you are. This weekend at the Englert Theatre, the UI’s School of Music will be performing the famous…
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HBO’s Girls using Brooklyn neighborhood as an IC stand-in
Filming for Hannah Horvath’s first semester at the University of Iowa has already begun, and although the crew of HBO’s Girls haven’t made their way to Iowa City quite yet (a plan previously confirmed by director Jesse Peretz), they have been using a central Brooklyn neighborhood as an Iowa City stand-in. The show made waves […]
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Art City: ‘Art and Life in Africa’ brings new depth to the UIMA’s permanent collection
When entering a museum or gallery, viewers hold certain expectations for encountering art. The museum is well-suited to display a…
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Old King Coal: University of Iowa making slow progress on its renewable energy agenda
I’m standing on the Burlington Street sidewalk, opposite the University of Iowa Main Power Plant downtown, waiting. I scan the building: a complicated…
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KRUI is turning 30 and feelin’ flirty
KRUI, the University of Iowa’s student-run radio station, is turning 30 years old, so it’s time to party. This Thursday, the station is throwing an all-ages show at the Blue Moose Tap House to kick-off a year of celebration. So even if you prefer Spotify to terrestrial radio, you can still support a very special […]
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How screwed are we? First annual Iowa Climate Festival may have the answers
Co-hosted by the American Chemical Society, various UI departments, the City of Iowa City and statewide organizations, the first-ever…
