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Protesters in Iowa City call for closure of Fiji fraternity after alleged

sexual assault; house is vandalized by Adria carpenter, Sept. 1 A crowd of more than 2,000 people gathered at the University of Iowa’s Fiji fraternity on Tuesday night to protest an alleged sexual assault by members of the fraternity last year, calling for the preparators to held responsible. Although most protesters were peaceful, some vandalized the Fiji house with graffitti and broken windows.

Students die-in on Pentacrest, protesting the ‘perpetual state of stress’

caused by UI’s lax COVID rules by Adria carpenter, Sept. 3 The die-in protest was organized by COGS, the union that represents graduate student workers at UI, to “demand better COVID policies across campus,” including vaccine and mask mandates, online course options and robust testing protocols.

New Iowa Poll finds majority approve of Gov. Reynolds’ overall handling of pandemic, but disapprove of her mask and vaccine policies

by Paul brennan, Sept. 27 A majority of Iowans approve of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ overall handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they also disapprove of the governor’s actions on face masks and vaccines. Those seemingly contradictory results are included in the latest Iowa Poll published by the Des Moines Register, which, like past polls, showed a partisan divide on pandemic opinions.

Video: Englert Theatre reopens to the public, ‘excited’

for the path forward Story by Genevieve trainor, video by Jason Smith, Sept. 15 After a long hiatus, the Englert Theatre is once again opening its doors to the public, albeit with strict COVID-19 procedures in place. Interim Executive Director John Schickendanz and Board President Carl Brown sat down with Little Village to discuss the theater’s updates and future direction.

WATCH New beginnings at the Englert Theatre