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Omar Waheed has been at the Iowa State Daily for the past two years.

Waheed: Be greedier with your time

Omar Waheed
May 11, 2022
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Goodbye from the Diatribes

Omar Waheed
May 7, 2022
Ramadan Kareem and Eid Mubarak. I am so sorry for this

Satire: Ramadan Q&A

Omar Waheed
April 30, 2022
A 23 Orange CyRide bus makes its way down Osborne Dr. in the morning as one of the main free circulator routes.

CyRide to not require masks on buses effective immediately

Omar Waheed
April 19, 2022
Its protest time everyone. Grab your tiki torches and lets go defund the Daily.

Satire: It’s time to defund the Iowa State Daily and start our own platform

Omar Waheed
April 9, 2022
Look at this funny guy who runs the thing. Do you believe the jokes he makes are real? Possbily.

Humor: Students unable to ascertain satire from reality: an analysis

Omar Waheed
April 2, 2022
Learn the best ways to not get felt up for looking different with these handy tips.

Satire: Seven tips for Arabs at airports

Omar Waheed
March 25, 2022
Breaking News

Satire: BREAKING: CyRide to start charging students fare in wake of rising gas prices

Omar Waheed
March 25, 2022
March Madness is right around the corner and its time to break your wallets out and start gambling on your peers.

Humor: 10 gambling tips for March Madness

Omar Waheed
March 5, 2022
Marielle Kraft and Skout took to the stage to preview some new music Feb 24.

Marielle Kraft and Skout performed at M-Shop Feb 24

Omar Waheed
February 28, 2022
A double headliner show, Marielle Kraft and Skout, will perform at the M-Shop on Feb 24.

Marielle Kraft and Skout to perform at Iowa State’s M-Shop Feb. 24

Omar Waheed
February 22, 2022
A good boy subjected to unspeakable horrors synonymous with frat life, this dog has since been rescued.

Satire: Frat shut down for hazing dogs in “bring your dog to class day” at Iowa State

Omar Waheed
February 18, 2022

VOICES: Anas Yaseen

Omar Waheed
February 14, 2022
Prepare your fingers to blast messages at unsuspecting former lovers this Valentines Day.

Humor: Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to message an ex

Omar Waheed
February 12, 2022

VOICES: Opinion: Your story always matters

Omar Waheed
February 6, 2022

VOICES: Guernica by Siriaco “Siricasso” Garcia (edit status: ready for managing editor)

Omar Waheed
February 3, 2022

VOICES: Siriaco Garcia

Omar Waheed
January 31, 2022
Putting on a show to remember, the cast masterfully created a sense of panic for all attendees.

Satire: Iowa State’s Theatre Department puts on The Tale of Narcissus

Omar Waheed
January 28, 2022

Voices: Julian Neely

Omar Waheed
January 24, 2022
Fully embracing giving up on his resolutions this year, this student accepts failure while taking a shower fully clothed as all his motivation for the year is gone.

Humor: When to give up on your New Year’s resolutions

Omar Waheed
January 20, 2022

Humor Articles 2022

Omar Waheed
January 19, 2022
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VOICES 2022

Omar Waheed
January 16, 2022
Set those textbooks and notebooks ablaze as you do literally anything else besides study.

Humor: What you should have done instead of studying for your finals

Omar Waheed
December 11, 2021
90s Kids took the M-Shop to give a night to remember on Dec 4.

Betcha and 90’s Kids closed out a semester of concerts at the M-Shop

Omar Waheed
December 6, 2021
A prepared meal using Cy Meat, the plate features a bed of rice, tomatoes, rosemary, Cy Meat and a garlic creme sauce.

Satire: Iowa State’s Meat Lab launches new meat substitute ‘Cy Meat’

Omar Waheed
December 3, 2021
Coming to perform at M-Shop on Dec 2, Emily Wolfe will show off her talents as a performer.

Emily Wolfe and Betcha and 90’s Kids will perform at M-Shop this week

Omar Waheed
December 1, 2021
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Omar Waheed
November 30, 2021
Breaking News

BREAKING: Iowa State reports sexual assault at Alpha Tau Omega

Omar Waheed
November 19, 2021
In the middle of a song, a large portion of the cast took to the stage to perform one of the final pieces of Street Scene

Iowa State’s Department of Music and Theater performed the opera Street Scene

Omar Waheed
November 14, 2021
Our brand new all natural energy supplement, White Horse gives all the energy you need to take on your busy day.

Satire: AD: Introducing a new energy supplement for the busy college student, White Horse

Omar Waheed
November 12, 2021
The new flag for a new independent nation

Satire: Why Iowa should secede from the Union

Omar Waheed
November 5, 2021
Gone but never forgotten. RIP Cy

Satire: BREAKING: Cy found dead. Beaten to death by fans

Omar Waheed
November 5, 2021
A week of events capped off with International Night, the ISC hopes to illuminate different cultures around the world.

International Student Council to host International Week

Omar Waheed
November 4, 2021
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Daily Dialogue: Voter Rights and Registration

Omar Waheed
November 2, 2021
An impassioned performance, Elizabeth Moen showcased a mix of old and new music at Iowa States M-Shop

Elizabeth Moen rocks the M-Shop

Maximillian Lisowski and Omar Waheed
October 31, 2021
The Sloss Center discussed the origins of the Principles of Community in their latest entry to their lecture series, Feminist Friday.

Feminist Friday discusses the origins of the Principles of Community

Omar Waheed
October 24, 2021
Coming to Iowa State Oct. 19, Dr. Stephanie P. Jones will speak on language and communication justice in her lecture on Curriculum Violence: Antiblackness as Academic Rigor

Preview: Speaker Series Dr. Stephanie P. Jones

Omar Waheed
October 18, 2021

Welcome Back 2021

Omar Waheed
October 7, 2021
Pain

Satire: Does she actually like you?: An analysis

Omar Waheed
October 6, 2021
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Empath flunks out of psychology program

Omar Waheed
October 1, 2021
Showing off the results of grinding 24/7, entrepreneurship student Richard Dickens reminds us all about what it means to be about your money.

Entrepreneurship student finds hobby for fun, not to make money, has existential crisis

Omar Waheed
September 23, 2021
The second event in the Iowa State Daily’s series Daily Dialogue, Coming Out Week, offers a safe space for students to discuss issues pertaining to LGBTQIA+.

Daily Dialogue: Coming Out Week

Omar Waheed
September 22, 2021
Iowa State Universitys AFROTC members approaching the finish line of their 35 mile run honoring POW/MIA Day.

Iowa State’s Air Force ROTC observed POW/MIA Day by running from the state capitol to the MU

Omar Waheed
September 17, 2021
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Introducing Daily Diatribes, a humor section from the Iowa State Daily

Omar Waheed
September 15, 2021
The MU. Your destination to eat away your feelings before heading to your class.

Top 10 places to cry on campus

Omar Waheed
September 14, 2021

Humor Articles fall 2021

Omar Waheed
September 14, 2021
Daily Dialogue NAMI

Daily Dialogue: Suicide Awareness Month Panel

Omar Waheed
September 6, 2021
Iowa State Memorial Union

Welcome back: Student organizations at Iowa State

Omar Waheed
August 17, 2021
A (mostly) exhaustive list of where to find necessities if youre new in town.

Welcome back: where to get things

Omar Waheed
August 12, 2021
From left to right, Awki Nji, Kaleb Stevens, Elliot, Siriaco Garcia, Randy Garza, Paula Garza, Jordan Brooks and Jill Wells.

Ames ARTSPEAKS event showcases diverse artists from across Iowa

Omar Waheed
June 13, 2021
A Dose of Pride: The Iowa State Dailys Pride Month series throughout June.

Pride Month Series: A Dose of Pride

Omar Waheed
June 9, 2021
Gabryel Rudloff with her mother at her stand

Ames Art Walk makes its return after year-long hiatus

Omar Waheed
June 3, 2021
As new COVID-19 policies continue to unfold, Iowa State’s previous policies outlined yesterday were superseded through the Iowa Board of Regents decision to lift the state of emergency across Iowa.

Iowa Board of Regents lifts state of emergency across the state

Omar Waheed
May 20, 2021
Students maintain that they largely dislike webcam requirements, but they empathize with professors who would otherwise be teaching at a black screen.

Students dislike webcam requirements but empathize with professors

Omar Waheed
April 27, 2021
The Iowa State Rodeo Club will host its Cyclone Stampede event April 30 and May 1.

Rodeo Club to host 58th Cyclone Stampede

Omar Waheed
April 20, 2021
Ethan Cooper is one of the candidates on the ballot for the College of Engineering.

Student Government candidate profiles: Ethan Cooper

Omar Waheed
March 21, 2021
Finaldi is one of five candidates running to represent the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in the 2021 Student Government election.

Student Government candidate profiles: Alexandra Finaldi

Omar Waheed
March 21, 2021
Iowa State is hosting its biannual blood drive at Stephens Auditorium on Monday through Wednesday.

Students volunteer and donate at biannual Red Cross blood drive

Omar Waheed
March 9, 2021
Students attend the 2020 Sustainapalooza event.

Office of Sustainability to host Sustainapolooza

Omar Waheed
March 2, 2021
Iowa States Black Student Alliance logo.

Black Student Alliance aims to fill gap at Iowa State

Omar Waheed
February 16, 2021
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents author Isabel Wilkerson spoke at Iowa States annual Martin Luther King Jr. Speaker Event. The event was held on WebEx Monday night. 

Author Isabel Wilkerson speaks at virtual MLK Jr. event

Omar Waheed
February 9, 2021
Iowa States National Pan-Hellenic Council is to receive one of the largest plots in the Midwest. 

National Pan-Hellenic Council to receive plot

Omar Waheed
January 31, 2021
Iowa State has received the 2020 APLU grant for innovation for its work securing personal protective equipment for front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic among other innovative and entrepreneurial advances.

Iowa State receives APLU grant for innovation

Omar Waheed
November 19, 2020
The Iowa State Muslim Student Association has created a new program dubbed the Community Help Program.

Muslim Student Association creates Community Help Program

Omar Waheed
November 11, 2020
Enrollment at Iowa State is beginning to pick up after the pandemic.

National college enrollment numbers down for fall 2020

Omar Waheed
October 27, 2020
Local Iowan government leaders call on the federal government for COVID-19 relief.

Paschen gives position on Gov. Reynolds’ new quarantine policy

Omar Waheed
October 15, 2020
Iowa States annual semester blood drive is this week from Oct. 6 to 8. 

Blood drive draws high turnout

Omar Waheed
October 6, 2020
Tiffany Johnson, facilitator for Iowa States theater production of Perform the Protest: A Theatre Action For Our Time. The production played outdoor showings Sept. 23 to 26.

‘Perform the Protest: A Theatre Action for Our Time’ speaks on important subjects

Omar Waheed
September 27, 2020
Perform the Protest: A Theatre Action for our Time will perform at outdoor performances Wednesday through Saturday. 

Iowa State theater department adapts for latest show

Omar Waheed
September 21, 2020
ISU Cyclone Football “Varsity” Marching Band performed on the Sept. 12 football game vs. Louisiana with new safety measures and high spirits.

ISU Cyclone Football “Varsity” Marching Band implements COVID-19 safety measures

Omar Waheed
September 16, 2020
Letter writer Omar Waheed argues students need to hold Iowa State accountable for the current regulations around COVID-19. 

Letter: Iowa State needs to be held accountable

Omar Waheed
August 24, 2020
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