In this week's Iowa Now Minute:

• UI students will read selected works by Edgar Allan Poe at a special evening of fright.
• Learn how you can do your part on campus and in the local community for Earth Month 2014.
• Nearly 120 students visited the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines for Hawkeye Caucus Day.
• With the help from the Macbride Raptor project UI freshman Brian Leal helped release an injured owl. (KCRG)