* out of ***** Sitting in a crowded theater waiting for Dear John to appear on the silver screen, a man asked, “Why are we seeing this?” After viewing Nicholas Sparks’ latest book-to-film adaptation,...

The Grateful Dead is a band that spawns countless tribute and cover acts. While each shares an abiding love for the Dead, Dark Star Orchestra takes it one step further. Dark Star performs its shows based...

The hungry media storm over President Obama’s handling of the “Christmas Day Bomber” is now starting to calm. Obama’s speech detailing the changes in security following the event added more fuel...

“No matter how I look at this issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow...

Thousands of students, families, community members, and others whose lives have been touched by cancer gathered in the IMU this past weekend for 24 hours to support those in the battle against the disease. The...

Before venturing to the 35th-Annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational in Nebraska on Feb. 5, the Iowa women sprinters hadn’t had many opportunities to perfect their individual races. Injuries, illnesses,...

The adage of “strength thrills, speed kills” could not be truer for the Iowa men’s track team. The Hawkeyes had several outstanding efforts over this past weekend at the Meyo Invitational in South...

The Iowa men’s gymnastics team traveled to Chicago this past weekend hoping to repeat last season’s victory over Illinois-Chicago. Behind stellar performances on the rings and vault by freshman Matt...

Christine Kuczek wasn’t about to let a case of walking pneumonia keep her from swimming on senior day. Despite the illness, the senior shone in her final regular-season meet, helping the Iowa women’s...

The Hawkeyes had to win this meet. When the Iowa men’s swimming and diving team opened its inaugural season in 1927, it faced Illinois. And it was only fitting the last meet in the Field House pitted...

The saying “What goes around comes around” applied to the Iowa women’s gymnastics team during this past weekend. Before the team’s dual meet with Ohio State on Feb. 6, the GymHawks made a trip...

Iowa needed a break from Evan Turner. It never got one. Playing all 40 minutes, Ohio State’s All-American forward tied a career high of 32 points and led the Buckeyes (18-6, 8-3) to a 68-58 victory...