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I’ve been around Iowa City for a long time. I came here in 2017 through the University of Iowa’s REACH Program, which specializes in helping students with cognitive and intellectual disabilities. Through my first three years at the university, I worked in videography for local TV stations like City Channel 4 and PATV. After PATV...
Caleb Slater, a Des Moines native, has been politically involved since his high school years and got his start in the 2018 campaign season. He volunteered for Cathy Glasson, a nurse and president of the Service Workers International Union chapter 199. After getting a taste of political organizing, Slater’s sense of justice and activism drove...
Iowa City City Councilor Andrew Dunn announced his run for Councilor John Thomas’ council seat, which will be vacant in January 2024. The city council elected Dunn in January to fill the At-Large seat of former Councilor Janice Weiner, who left the council after she was elected to the Iowa Senate. This term will end...
The service industry often revolves around tips, with some servers depending on money to stay afloat. For one graphic design student, the focus of her thesis revolved around the exploitation of service industry laborers. Katie Kiesewetter is a Master of Fine Arts candidate in graphic design with a secondary focus in photography. Kiesewetter, originally from...
FilmScene at the Chauncey hosted the sold-out world premiere of “Standing Strong: Elizabeth Catlett” on Saturday, a documentary by Kevin Kelley and Marie Wilkes of New Mile Media Arts. Not only did the film premiere for the first time this weekend, but it also premiered on what would have been Elizabeth Catlett’s 107th birthday, chronicling...