*** 1/2 out of ***** College life has been portrayed in many various time capsules on the big screen. Animal House gave us the lovable losers from Delta House of the early '60s, PCU showed us the misuse...

The UI will present "Intolerance and the First Amendment: Islamophobia," a discussion of Islamophobia, human rights, and religious freedom, at 7 p.m. today in the Main Library's Shambaugh Auditorium....

To accompany a lifestyle he calls "unstructured," Nathan Englander shifts from one compulsive hobby to another while working on his literary projects. Whether it is rock-climbing or yoga, he...

African art Professor Christopher Roy will host a showcase of the cuisine and culture of Burkina Faso in an effort to raise money to assist the West African country. "Cook for Burkina Faso"...

On warm summer days, Mary Swander can be found near her old Amish schoolhouse, tending to her organic garden. By growing 90 percent of her own food and being active in Iowa State University's sustainable-agriculture...

Tucked away in the mountainous region of Clarksdale, Ariz., Don Reitz meticulously watches over the wood-fired kiln that bakes his artwork. A small lidded jar sits in the oven, cooking at 2,500 degrees...

Chase Garrett's hands arch like the spine of a frightened black cat as his fingers fly up and down the piano keys. He pounds away on the ebony and ivory, playing riffs, slides, and shuffles with precision....

The Kyle Hollingsworth Band has been known to play funk. But the four-piece group isn't afraid to jump into different styles, always keeping space for jamming. "What I've been doing is more funk...

For Charles Bernstein, poetry is about the possibility of truthfulness rather than about the actual truth. It's a form of nonfiction in which he believes he can use structures, lengths, textures, and styles...

One day after recently moving to Santa Cruz, Calif., Shane Book wandered through Trader Joe's grocery store and was pleasantly surprised to see David Lau, a familiar face from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. "I...

Lights are dimmed dark with spotlights floating around different square feet of the stage, and the audience catches glimpses of characters dressed in masks or top hats carrying canes. Newspapers are scattered...

Christmas mornings were pretty loud growing up in the Wiitala household. The norm for children on Christmas morning was to race down the stairs, furiously shred any wrapping paper in sight, critically...