For students living on campus or those surviving without a car, it can sometimes be a challenge to find something to do close to campus on the weekend. However, with a little digging it is obvious that Iowa State offers some great activities for students, ranging from craft classes to sporting events and movies. AMUSE found some of the best things to do on campus on a Friday night.

ISU After Dark

For more information, visit www.afterdark.stuorg.iastate.edu

After Dark is an organization that provides free activities for students on weekend nights; it is also an opportunity for students to have fun and meet other people. Activities put on by After Dark include BINGO, Casino Night, bowling and free movie passes to the Varsity II Theatres.

The first event put on by After Dark for the spring semester is Bowling and Billiards at the Memorial Union. Free with any student admission. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday.

Student Union Board

For more information, visit www.sub.iastate.edu

The SUB is a student planning committee for activities on campus. The SUB has a variety of free events that cater to many students such as films, fine arts, and Varieties. SUB films are shown on Thursday and Friday nights and are often non-Hollywood, indie films.

The Maintenance Shop

For more information, visit www.m-shop.com

For tickets, visit the Memorial Union ticket office

The M-Shop has been around since the 1970’s, and it often holds great events such as open-mic night, comedians and musicians during the evenings. Jack Johnson and the Smashing Pumpkins are just a few of the performers who have come to the M-Shop.

Local Metal Night, featuring On a Pale Horse with Only and Caligra, is coming up as one of the M-Shop’s first major shows. Tickets are $3 for students.

9 p.m. January 25

Workspace

For more information, visit www.mu.iastate.edu/workspace

The Workspace in the East basement of the Memorial Union is a “fully-equipped, multi-media studio that offers classes and studios” to work in, according to its home page. The Workspace offers rent-a-day studios, at $3/day, to work on individual projects, as well as group classes.

Classes include basket weaving, clay, fibers, glass, jewelry, dance, painting and woodwork. Although classes are not offered Friday evenings, they are offered many other nights and vary in price.

Division I Sports

For more information, visit the calendar on the ISU home page

For tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.com

One advantage of attending a large university is the opportunity to see some of the best athletes compete. Winter is a great time to stay warm and watch wrestling, hockey or swimming and diving.

The next home wrestling meet is against Wisconsin at 7 p.m. Friday in Hilton Coliseum, while swimming and diving compete against St. Olaf in Beyer Pool at 6 p.m. Friday.