Iowa City Owl

With Herman Cain tied with Mitt Romney in some polls, Tuesday’s debate promised to about differing policies rather than attempts by third tier candidates to get some attention. Everyone agrees, that what occurred was a fight.

The word “occupy” has taken on new context in the past few weeks. The meaning of the word itself has not changed, but rather the mental image that comes to mind when a person hears or reads it. Whereas it simply used to mean that a structure had persons using it for a specific purpose, now the word invokes visions of protesters, signs, tents and in some cities, police.

The most violent night Cairo has experienced since the overthrow of Hussein Mubarak left dozens killed and injured. The casualties were both civilians and military personnel leading the interim prime minister, Essam Sharaf, to call for calm and peace to quell the seeds of division.

Interest in former Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ life and work has soared after his death last week at the age of 56. Several books about the innovative technology leader will be on the market soon. “Steve Jobs,” a biography by Walter Isaacson due out in November, has seen a huge rise in sales at amazon.

Yesterday, well over 300 different people showed up to participate in Iowa City's local version of Occupy Wall Street. Click for pictures from the event. They gathered around pitching tents, collecting donations of food and water, and putting up signs declaring themselves.

People will be gathering starting at 6pm this evening in College Green Park for an event they're calling Occupy Iowa City. An offshoot of Occupy Wall Street has been making itself known for the past few days, passing out fliers in downtown Iowa City to promote the upcoming "occupation" of college green park on the corner of Dodge and Washington, two blocks from downtown.

Comedy Central has been bringing rising comedians to campuses across the country as part of their fifth college tour, and Iowa City is included this year. This evening at the IMU, the University's Campus Activities Board presents Jermaine Fowler, Rory Scovel, and Nick Thune starting at 10pm.

Occupy Wall Street started as an idea on an email list in Canada. Adbusters senior editor Micah White told the Vancouver Courier, “We basically floated the idea in mid July into our [email list] and it was spontaneously taken up by all the people of the world.

There are lots of great events coming up in Iowa City over the next couple of weeks, ranging from the Englert Tehatre's Anniversary Celebration to several University Speakers. The Englert Theatre 99th Anniversary Celebration The Englert Theatre, part of Iowa City’s historical achievements since its opening in 1912, is celebrating its ninety-ninth anniversary by opening its door to the community that has helped it thrive, and offering great acts including the much anticipated Poison Control Center, Iris Dement, and Pieta Brown – all in one weekend.

If you want to get away from Iowa city for a minute Des Moines can offer you a change in scenery. During the month of October there are a few events worth breaking out of your shell to come and have a peck at.