Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, IA
3 days ago by Sara Bishop
Rainy skies didn't dampen spirits at the Des Moines Arts Festival on Friday. ISU students made up a large portion of the Emerging Iowa Artists Program at the Des Moines Arts Festival this weekend. Fifteen of the 24 Emerging Artists chosen for the festival were ISU College of Design students or recent graduates, according to the College of Design Web site.
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, IA
1 day ago by Kyle Ferguson
Every once in a while, a production that has a huge build-up in hype before its release lives up to all the expectations placed on it and is worth the months of trailers and commercials. Will Smith's latest movie, "Hancock," is not that production.
Smith plays Hancock, an amnesiac who wants to remember what happened to his life, who he is and why his body is completely impervious to harm.
The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL
3 days ago by Soni Kumar
Graduate student Evan Wagman taught the ceramics camp held at SIUE in the week of June 16 and taught the elements of ceramics to the children one on one.
Young boys and girls from grades 6 to 12 arrived at SIUE to learn some crafty skills to better make their clay creations.
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, IA
3 days ago by Sara Bishop
A special treat is happening this weekend - the Des Moines Arts Festival.
The festival will take place in Des Moines' Western Gateway Park, June 27-29.
"It's the largest cultural event in Iowa," said Stephen King, executive director of the Des Moines Arts Festival.
Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA
4 days ago
My ears, not to mention my self-esteem, were tired and battered after listening to the newest album from G-Unit, Terminate on Sight (T.O.S.), set to be released today. It is an album riddled with all the bad stereotypes of rap - loud and obnoxious beats, references to violence and drugs, and of course the unrelenting objectification of women.
Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA
4 days ago by Kathleen Serino - The Daily Iowan
"There are 26 of us traveling on that old church bus running on vegetable oil playing hopscotch across the country. Yeah, I would definitely call it a circus," 23-year-old Sean Carlson said about his creation, the F*** Yeah Tour (new sibling of the F*** Yeah Fest), while changing lanes on a California highway.
Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA
4 days ago by Alexis Baker - The Daily Iowan
Once named "America's Best Songwriter" by Time magazine, she is more than what many have dreamed - "the female Bob Dylan." She is Lucinda Williams, and on the evening of June 29, she will be here.
Williams will begin her summer tour on June 28 opening for John Mellencamp in Milwaukee before coming to Iowa City's Englert Theatre.