The Decemberists delivers its most intricate story yet The Decemberists: The Hazards of Love What makes indie-folk band the Decemberists stand out from the crowd is its distinct ability to tell a story...

A new book about the ‘hidden’ world of cheerleading is the ultimate guilty pleasure, even though it shouldn’t be. People who think cheerleading isn’t a sport should Google “Stephen F. Austin...

There are those in Ecuador who say that life is too short to be the bull in a bullfight. But in South America, the lessons of the bullfight are fading as the popularity of the sport wanes and the popularity...

Some week, huh? Well, yeah, I know — many of you spent the last week in blissed-out wonderment (Performance-enhanced? Hmmm.) in some exotic location, Texas, maybe, or Florida. Perhaps Mexico. No offense...

All across Iowa City, spring is here. Temperatures are rising, the days are getting longer, and the flowers are blooming. Now is the perfect time for the community to get out and enjoy the sunny skies...

The Iowa softball team (26-5) looks to push its current win streak to double digits this afternoon when Division II’s William Penn visits Pearl Field. The nine-game stretch — which started with an...

The multitude of injuries and inexperience finally caught up. Unfortunately for the Iowa women’s gymnastics team, they caught up during the Big Ten championships last weekend in Champaign, Ill. Despite...

The Iowa women’s rowing team got its spring season off to a fast start last weekend, competing in the Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas. The Hawkeyes’ varsity and novice squads both finished...

A powerhouse on most accounts, top-seeded Oklahoma feels it has a lot to prove. Two of this year’s No. 1 seeds have never won a national championship, the Sooners and Duke, making the 2009 tourney important...

All season long, the Georgia Tech women’s basketball team has shown it’s not afraid to step out of its comfort zone. The Yellow Jackets traveled to Storrs, Conn., in its second game of the year to...

After grabbing a snack at Pat’s Diner in the Pappajohn Business Building Monday, UI sophomore Chelsea Fields decided to cover the purchase for the woman behind her in line, too. “Then I explained...

Some Iowa City residents are concerned that the district’s high-school enrollment — an issue the Iowa City School Board has discussed for years — is polarizing the city. Members of the Citizens...