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Dakota Carpenter, Author

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A transportation service is available for all students, staff or visitors needing assistance to or from campus or a Greek property.

How ISU students can stay safe on campus

June 15, 2015

CIA Lecture

April 2, 2015

Other residence hall opportunities

March 30, 2015
The approved design plan for the new residence hall on Iowa States campus.

New residence hall to help with housing demand

March 30, 2015

Professors use Spring Break to finish taxes, prepare for second half of spring semester

March 16, 2015
Healthy Food (copy)

Campus food travels thousands of miles to reach students

March 9, 2015

Food travel information, activities

March 6, 2015

Safety Escort Services

February 24, 2015
A transportation service is available for all students, staff or visitors needing assistance to or from campus or a Greek property.

Help Van provides safe transportation for students, staff

February 24, 2015
7 Cups of Tea allows anyone who downloads the app to anonymously vent to trained listeners any time of the day.

Free app provides emotional support for students

February 16, 2015
The ISU poster sale houses a wide variety of posters, but there are ISU students that find some of the posters offensive.

Possibly offensive content pointed out in Poster Sale

February 11, 2015

Memorial Union hosts student veterans meet and greet event

February 5, 2015

New international students course

January 26, 2015

New International Student Course DCT

January 25, 2015
Groups of LEGO fans build with bricks at the FIRST LEGO League competition Jan. 17 in Hoover Hall.

Lego robots promote teamwork, ingenuity

January 20, 2015
Students outside Parks Library hold a moment of silence Thursday, Dec. 18, for the lives lost as a result of a terrorist attack on a Pakistani school on Tuesday, Dec. 16, where more than 100 innocent children and school staff were killed by the Pakistani Taliban. 

Pakistani Student Association honors Taliban attack victims

December 18, 2014
Tyler Tweeten and Andrew Jirik, both sophomores in pre-business, will be riding across the country with the funds that they have raised for cancer research.

70 days for 70,000 young adults diagnosed with cancer

December 15, 2014

GSB and Administration Enrollment DCT

December 5, 2014
President Steven Leath announced a 4.5 percent rise in enrollment on Sept. 10. For the 2014-2015 school year, Iowa State had its largest-ever enrollment of 34,732 students. The large enrollment number has led to overcrowding in places from dining halls to elevators.

GSB and administration look to solve issues from enrollment growth

December 5, 2014
People in Kansas City, Mo., draw chalk lines around their bodies Nov. 28 in protest to the grand jury decision to not indict Officer Darren Wilson, who shot 18-year-old Michael Brown in August. 

Ferguson protestors act in Kansas City

December 1, 2014
Iowa State is participating in the Its On Us national sexual assault campaign implemented by the White House administration in September. 

It’s On Us campaign shifts attention toward preventing sexual assault

November 20, 2014
Iowa State is participating in the Its On Us national sexual assault campaign implemented by the White House administration in September. 

It’s On Us Campaign resources

November 20, 2014

It’s On Us Sidebar 2

November 19, 2014

Resources and tips on sexual assault

November 19, 2014

How to help prevent a sexual assault

November 12, 2014
Hanna Peters, a freshman in apparel merchandising, practices a self defense move with Theodore Westhues, an Iowa State University graduate. The Cyclone Martial Arts Club taught self defense techniques at a fundraiser for ACCESS at St. Thomas Aquinas Church on Nov. 11.

Martial Arts Club teaches sexual assault self-defense

November 12, 2014
International students enjoy English conversation and learn more about American culture and the language with small group discussions over coffee or tea. American ISU students and community members volunteered to make the international transition to Ames easier.

Foreign students improve English-speaking skills

November 7, 2014
Allie Oberg, sophomore in elementary education, finishes the water-walk obstacle course outside of the library with a time of 1:19. Engineers Without Boundaries designed the course for Poverty Awareness Week to show the struggles of getting water for people in Ghana.

Engineers Without Borders teaches about poverty, water scarcity

November 6, 2014

Poverty Awareness Week schedule

November 6, 2014
International and minority populations at Iowa State University have grown, decreasing the white population by 4 percent. Information obtained from Office of the President.

Administration searches for chief diversity officer

October 30, 2014

Iowa State attracts multicultural students to campus

October 27, 2014
Various student organizations describe the purpose and activities of their organizations to the students attending the Jump Start event that Multicultural Student Affairs hosted on Sept. 2 in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union.

Multicultural students join increasing enrollment population

October 27, 2014
Yik Yak app statistics about ISU and how we compare to schools like UNI.

Yik Yak community continues to grow, new app goes nationwide

October 23, 2014
Yik Yak app statistics about ISU and how we compare to schools like UNI.

Yik Yak etiquette

October 23, 2014
Jennie Low, senior in child adult and family services, speaks about how the club should be a safe haven for students who struggle fitting in in normal classes. Low was diagnosed with a nonverbal learning disability. 

Alliance For Disability Awareness hosts first meeting

October 15, 2014
Tan NguyenCQ, senior in business economics and finance, Brandon KeeslingCQ, junior in industrial technology, and Vincent LinCQ, sophomore in political science and psychology, discussing Disability Awareness Week events. The open house was held at the Student Services building Oct. 13. 2014.

Disability Awareness Week hosts events for students

October 13, 2014

Disability Awareness Week events at Iowa State

October 13, 2014
Meghan Wood and Lauren Wood posing for prom photos. Lauren was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 4. 

Warning signs of seizures

October 6, 2014
Meghan Wood and Lauren Wood posing for prom photos. Lauren was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 4. 

ISU professor researches epilepsy questions

October 6, 2014
Michael Ballard is the only deaf Iowa State faculty member on campus. He instructs students in his introductory American Sign Language courses, most of whom are able to hear. However Ballard challenges his students to see through the eyes of a deaf person by restricting their use of verbal communication in his class. By next academic year, Ballard expects to see American Sign Language offered as a minor to Iowa State students.

ASL to be approved as new minor

September 28, 2014
Michael Ballard is the only deaf Iowa State faculty member on campus. He instructs students in his introductory American Sign Language courses, most of whom are able to hear. However Ballard challenges his students to see through the eyes of a deaf person by restricting their use of verbal communication in his class. By next academic year, Ballard expects to see American Sign Language offered as a minor to Iowa State students.

Silence: A voiceless classroom demonstrates ASL, Deaf culture for ISU students

September 28, 2014
The Environmental Health and Safety building is located northwest of campus, with a mission to protect students and the environment at Iowa State through safety and preparedness. Emergency phones have been installed to give added protection to students, which can be found throughout campus.

ISU safety departments give tips on being prepared, safe on campus

September 21, 2014
The Environmental Health and Safety building is located northwest of campus, with a mission to protect students and the environment at Iowa State through safety and preparedness. Emergency phones have been installed to give added protection to students, which can be found throughout campus.

Stay informed for emergencies with quick tips

September 21, 2014
Cast members of the ISU Theatre production Alice in Wonderland gather on stage to warm up before beginning the first dress rehearsal Tuesday, Nov. 27, on Fisher Theater. 

ISU Theatre celebrates 100th anniversary

September 15, 2014
The Bar, located near North Grand Mall in Ames, has been open for several years, but few know its true story. Cheryl Sondrol, raised in New York, and Danny Sondrol, raised in Ames, each owned their own bar and operated separately. It wasnt until the Sondrols decided to tie the knot that they became the joint owners of The Bar. Now Taylor Sondrol, their daughter, helps run the The Bar with her mother.

Setting The Bar: ISU student continues family tradition

September 11, 2014
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