When the University of Iowa received suggestions from fans regarding what new song should accompany the Hawkeye Wave, there was a regular response.
“Let the kids decide.”
The University announced...
For the first five months of her pregnancy, Jamie Burdorf didn’t know she was carrying twins.
Doctors told Burdorf that baby A looked good, but baby B has some slight dilation around his kidneys...
Brandi Gloeckner is an avid sports fan, but she has never attended a Hawkeye football game. That will change on Saturday afternoon.
Brandi, a high school sophomore, will act as the Iowa football team’s...
Kelsey Harrell, Managing Digital Editor
• November 11, 2021
The coming weekend will be filled with excitement for Kid Captain Lucas Moore. His fun-filled day will begin by meeting the Hawkeye Marching Band drumline, followed by an opportunity to be the center...
Holly the pet rat crawled in between the folds of Bridgette Bissell’s hoodie, stopping to nestle comfortably in the crook of the teen’s neck. The 18-year-old giggled and stroked the rat’s soft...
Hannah Pinski, Opinions and Amplify Editor
• October 28, 2021
Madison Williams is a people person. The 9-year-old is involved in Girls Scouts, enjoys singing and dancing, and loves to give hugs.
So, when her parents Stephanie and Kevin Williams told her she...
Patsy Gendreau considers her family lucky.
After her son, Ayden, was diagnosed with VACTERL syndrome days after his birth, she said it’s fortunate the syndrome only affects a few body systems...
When Kale Schmidt was going through chemotherapy five years ago at the Stead Family Children’s Hospital, he and his family would look out over the field at Kinnick Stadium during home games. Kale...
Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor
• September 30, 2021
BraeLynn Krisinger, the Iowa football team’s Week 5 Kid Captain and a lifelong Hawkeye football fan, is prepared to cheer on her favorite team as it takes the field in Maryland Friday night.
The...
Kelsey Harrell, Managing Digital Editor
• September 23, 2021
This week’s Kid Captain Bentley Steven is excited to be back in Iowa City for game day at Kinnick Stadium with his family. He attended his first game in 2019 — the same year his mom started nominating...
Pedro Gonzalez nominated his 10-year-old daughter, Galilea Gonzalez, to be a Kid Captain two years ago because of the resiliency she showed at a young age.
Galilea will take the field on Saturday...
CC Hoover, the second Kid Captain of the Iowa football season, used to hate the Hawkeyes, her mother Katie said.
“At first, she absolutely hated everybody and everything and every mention of the...
