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Sketch Squad is a new club on campus which teaches students the art of sketchnoting and uses sketchnoting as a learning tool. 

Sketch Squad: Iowa State’s newest club

Macy Ott
June 28, 2019
The 2019 Iowa State Goldwater Scholars: Jacqueline Blaum, Atte Kadoma, Matthew Ryan and Nikita Kozak. 

All Iowa State nominees receive Goldwater Scholarship

Macy Ott
May 21, 2019
The mission of the Multicultural Center at the Memorial Union is to establish a sense of unity between all students and staff of color on Iowa States campus.

Students favorite study spots

Macy Ott
May 5, 2019
Pay It Forward 3

Pay It Forward Club looks back on a year of service

Macy Ott
April 29, 2019
Timmy Ham, artist, talks about how he first got started out with painting Vans kids shoes at the Art and First Amendment lecture on April 10. It is crazy to see how you can go from painting shoes to working with other companies, said Ham. 

Professional street artist speaks to students: First Amendment Days

Macy Ott
April 10, 2019
Common Ground: Talking About Belief, a panel on freedom of religion and beliefs, featured panelists representing different religions. The panelists consisted of a Hindu, a Christian, a Zen Buddhist, an Atheist and a Jew. Panelists answered questions about their own religions and beliefs at this panel Monday in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union. This event was a part of First Amendment Days 2019, which is a week-long celebration of the First Amendment put on by the Iowa State Daily and the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication.

Religious leaders find ‘common ground’ in opening lecture of First Amendment Days

Macy Ott
April 8, 2019
People from various colleges attend the 2019 Transforming Gender and Society Conference organized by the ISU Womens and Gender Studies Program held in the Memorial Union on April 6. The conference touched on topics such as gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity and age.

Global Issues and Resistance Session

Macy Ott
April 7, 2019
People from various colleges attend the 2019 Transforming Gender and Society Conference organized by the ISU Womens and Gender Studies Program held in the Memorial Union on April 6. The conference touched on topics such as gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity and age.

Writing through a feminist lens and empowerment through writing spoken during the “Diversity in Writing” Session

Macy Ott
April 7, 2019
Florence George Graves, award-winning investigative reporter and editor, delivers speech on her experience when reporting the imbalance of power between women and men in Washington on Monday night at Memorial Union. 

Florence George Graves spoke on covering women in D.C.

Macy Ott
April 1, 2019
Cross stitch workshop instructor, Amy Bannister, helps attendees choose patterns for the feminist cross stitch project in the Memorial Union Workspace Tuesday, March 26.

Feminist cross stitch workshop

Macy Ott
March 26, 2019
Sally Deters, Jazzmine Brookes, President Wendy Wintersteen, and Natasha Greene were four of the five women on the womens empowerment night panel. The women talked about their experiences in their fields dealing with being a women. The panel was held Wednesday March 6 in the Memorial Union. 

International Women’s Day celebrates equality around the world

Macy Ott
March 7, 2019
Sally Deters, Jazzmine Brookes, President Wendy Wintersteen, and Natasha Greene were four of the five women on the womens empowerment night panel. The women talked about their experiences in their fields dealing with being a women. The panel was held Wednesday March 6 in the Memorial Union. 

Leaders at ISU discuss experiences at Women’s Empowerment Night

Macy Ott
March 6, 2019
couple holding hands

The Talk: Removing doubt on consent

Macy Ott and Caitlin Yamada Macy.Ott@Iowastatedaily
February 21, 2019
During the Engineering Career Fair on Sept. 25, 2018 many students interviewed with companies in hopes of an internship or co-op. The Engineering Career Fair brought in hundreds of employers ready to listen to students speeches and presentations. 

The only girl in the room: women in male-dominated majors

Macy Ott
February 12, 2019
Jimmy Patino, assistant professor of Chicano & Latino Studies at the University of Minnesota, lectures about Chicano activism in immigration on Monday night in the Memorial Union.

Chicano movement lecture: Struggles for immigrant rights in San Diego

Macy Ott
February 11, 2019

Chicano Activism Preview

Macy Ott
February 10, 2019

Feminist Friday highlights struggles for mothers in the academy

Macy Ott
February 8, 2019
Items of clothing from the Business Attire Pop-Up Shop on Sept. 12, 2018. The event was created out of concerns students had about not having funding for business outfits to wear to interviews, business fairs and internships.

Business attire pop-up shop gives new life to old clothes

Macy Ott
February 7, 2019
Feminist Friday

Feminist Friday Preview: Mothering in the Academy

Macy Ott
February 6, 2019

First Feminist Friday of 2019: Social Justice

Macy Ott
January 25, 2019
Students awaiting the screening of brand new film BlacKkKlansman at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Carver Hall. Over 100 students were in attendance for the showing. 

‘BlacKkKlansman’ screening chronicles the experiences of Ron Stallworth

Macy Ott
January 23, 2019

First Feminist Friday of the semester to focus on public library philosophy and social justice

Macy Ott
January 22, 2019

BlacKkKlansman Screening Preview

Macy Ott
January 20, 2019
Laura Bestler, program coordinator II at the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, accepts a certificate for being a Women Impacting ISU 2019 calendar honoree. Bestler was recognized under the words “problem solver” as she works with students and faculty across campus. The Women Impacting ISU 2019 calendar was debuted at the end of a reception held to honor those selected to represent Iowa State in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union on Jan. 16. Free copies of the calendar were distributed following the event.

Women Impacting ISU Calendar Ceremony

Macy Ott
January 16, 2019
Erika Hart talked about her experience with her mother’s death. Hart said, “When my mom passed I didn’t see anyone else my age having people’s parents pass, who looked like me, so it made me beg the question, where are all the black people?” Ericka Hart, activist, cancer survivor and sexuality educator, gave a lecture, “Where Are All the Black People,” on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Great Hall.

Ericka Hart: Where are all the black people lecture

Macy Ott
October 16, 2018

Lecture: Where Are All the Black People?

Macy Ott
October 15, 2018

Mental Illness, Tragedy and Transformation: The Mark Becker Story

Macy Ott
September 27, 2018
Abbey Meyerholz, a senior in history, responds to the question, How are you feeling on the Color Wheel of Emotion. She said that the pop-up event, Opens the door for communication and is a way for people to heal. The ReACT Gallery, located in the Christian Petersen Art Museum, held a pop-up event to discuss violence against women. The event was held Sept. 21 from 1 to 4 p.m. 

Art exhibit brings attention to violence against women

Macy Ott
September 23, 2018
Marjorie Agosín points to a slide on the projector during her lecture on Human Rights in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union on Sept. 17.

Chilean-born U.S immigrant stressed social justice using life experiences

Macy Ott
September 17, 2018

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