Nothing like some good ol’ rock ’n’ roll to plug in your CD player as you cruise down I-80 on your next trip home. • Wilco, “I Must Be High” Jeff Tweedy’s voice does something others just...

Last weekend’s weather had me dreaming. Sunday’s sunny, cool breeze made me dread the impending winter and thirsting for one last camping trip. Camping always makes me think of two kinds of food —...

Next spring, Jerry Bruckheimer will release Prince of Persia: Sands of Time starring Jake Gyllenhaal as the title character (and Ben “Gandhi” Kingsley as the ethnically ambiguous villain). The movie...

Lindsay Mac has gracefully turned her classical orchestral training sideways. “I’ve seen cellists do some wild stuff,” she said. “But no strumming and singing.” In essence, Mac plays her cello...

Living now, in a time with much government involvement in our daily lives, it seems our liberty is being threatened more than ever. Justin Sugg’s Oct. 12 column, “Why stop at medical marijuana?”...

I love fair trade. It makes you feel good knowing that instead of opting for the requisite sweatshop-made garment, your shirt was stitched by a well-paid worker in a comfortable environment. I know this...

On Tuesday, the three-member county statutory committee — which consists of the auditor, treasurer, and recorder — whittled the field of 16 candidates vying to fill the vacant Board of Supervisors...

Gary III needed only two touchdowns to advance out of the first round of the men’s open league flag-football playoffs Tuesday night. A third-quarter touchdown catch by sophomore Mike Witt gave the team...

The Iowa men’s tennis team will travel to Tulsa Okla., today for the second time this season. The Hawkeyes will compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association regional tournament after having a week...

The Iowa wrestling team announced its 2009-10 season schedule on Tuesday. The Hawkeyes are set to host seven home meets, including Oklahoma State, Penn State, and NCAA runner-up Ohio State. Three duals,...

I am not a golfer. If I know one thing about my athletic prowess, it’s that golf does not suit me. It’s not that I tried once and stopped. I get out on the course a few times a year and hack until...

In NCAA cross-country, schools bid for the honor of hosting the Pre-National and national meets. In the mind of Iowa’s head men’s cross-country coach Larry Wieczorek, Iowa’s Ashton Cross-Country...