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Update—Dec. 15:
Faculty, staff making sweet musicYou might notice a coworker tapping out a 4/4 rock beat on his computer keyboard. Perhaps one of your colleagues is constantly humming a catchy tune while going about her daily routine. Or maybe your officemate, when he thinks no one is looking, displays his air-guitar skills that brim with surprising tenacity. (The last circumstance might be unique to the fyi office.) It seems a certain subset of University of Iowa employee is running rampant throughout campus: musician. Oh sure, they might be masquerading as faculty members in such prestigious departments as internal medicine, or perhaps they provide valuable services at places such as the Women's Resource and Action Center, but underneath these day-job personae lie souls that long to sing, strum, and slam the skins.
Low and behold: It's "Holiday Tubas"
The University of Iowa Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble once again braved the elements to present its annual "Holiday Tubas" performance on the steps of Old Capitol. When they weren't running inside Old Cap to unfreeze their instrument valves, the players breezed through holiday tunes ranging from "Jingle Bells" to "Frosty the Snowman."
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Libraries preservation specialists reach out to area museums
It takes a certain type of person to clean floodwater muck off of delicate baskets, historical books, and vinyl records. “You have to be patient. You have to have steady hands. And you have to pay attention—you have to keep observing and testing,” says Nancy Kraft, head of the preservation department at University of Iowa Libraries. One wrong move, she explains, and you could destroy the item you’re trying to preserve. When Kraft saw the devastation this summer’s floods wrought on two Cedar Rapids museums—the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa, and the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library—she wanted to provide that skill and attention to detail to help them recover as much of their collections as possible.
Photo feature: President's Residence turns 100The University of Iowa President’s Residence, a neo-Georgian home perched on a bluff overlooking the Iowa River, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The home was completed in 1909 for a total cost of $25,067. President MacLean was the first to move into the house in 1909, which at that time also housed the President’s Office. Today, the President’s Residence still serves as the private home of the UI president and hosts hundreds of University events throughout the year.
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