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Fatema Aftab, sophomore in electrical engineering, is excited for the week of Veishea.

International students share opinions about Veishea

Rachel Sinn
April 14, 2013
Mark Sterner relives a past experience of driving while under the influence of alcohol with his friends. Sterner got in a severe accident, which killed three of the four other people in the car with him. He came to Iowa State in the hopes of using his experience to influence the choices of ISU students when it comes to drinking and driving.  

Mark Sterner speaks to students to prevent more DUI deaths

Rachel Sinn
April 9, 2013
St. Thomas Church members stop on March 29, 2013, at the Armory to pray during the stations of  the cross ceremony. Members stopped at 15 stations throughout campus in the worship to honor Good Friday. 

St. Thomas Church celebrates Good Friday with stations of the cross

Rachel Sinn
March 29, 2013
Bob Cohoon, freshman in electrical engineering, is the founder of the Facebook group Iowa State Secret Admirers.

Iowa State Secret Admirers Facebook page creator tells all

Rachel Sinn
March 28, 2013
Damian Strohmeyer, photographer from Sports Illustrated, talks about his photography career and gives tips for shooting various sports on Thursday, March 7, 2013, at the College of Design. 

Sports Illustrated photographer advises students to be respectful

Rachel Sinn
March 7, 2013

Guinea fowl thought to be student prank

Rachel Sinn
February 8, 2013

Students baffled at guinea fowl’s oncampus presence

Rachel Sinn
February 5, 2013

Blessed Feathers to perform during Veishea

Rachel Sinn
January 31, 2013
The new student group, the Men of Color Collective, makes plans for the semester. 

Men of Color Collective gives students a chance to talk about issues

Rachel Sinn
January 30, 2013
Branden Sammons, an incoming freshman in software engineering, was diagnosed with stage 2 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma cancer last summer. His plans to attend Iowa State were put on hold. On Jan. 13, Sammons moved into his dorm, and will start classes on Monday, Jan. 14.

Finally a Cyclone: freshman Branden Sammons delayed college to fight cancer

Rachel Sinn
January 14, 2013
Elliot Hunt talks with ISU Mountaineering and Climbing Club members. Members of the club climbed Mount Rainier during Winter Break.

ISU Mountaineering Club completes first climb of 2013 on Mount Rainier

Rachel Sinn
January 14, 2013
Veishea and Alcoholism

Veishea committee strives to distance itself from party reputation

Rachel Sinn
January 1, 2013
Students Study Spanish Cuisine

ISU students discover tastes of Spain through culinary study abroad program

Rachel Sinn
November 28, 2012
Michelle Browning, senior in child, adult, and family services, works on a service project during her study abroad experience in Peru.

Students encounter life-changing experiences in Peru

Rachel Sinn
November 28, 2012
Engaged couple Nathan Miller and Audrey Hubbard became well known when Millers proposal at mass campaniling went viral.

The Ultimate Cyclone Proposal: Student couple reflects on viral photo of marriage proposal

Rachel Sinn
November 9, 2012
Christopher Jacobs, junior in chemical engineering, wrote a book. Olympus Falling, while he was a freshman at Iowa State. He has since expanded the story to three full-length novels. 

ISU student creates book trilogy from dorm room

Rachel Sinn
November 6, 2012
Khayree Fitten, a freshman in political science, is the republican college representative for Iowa State. 

Khayree Fitten encourages students to become interested in politics

Rachel Sinn
November 2, 2012
Irma Tello sophomore in Math poses for Day of the Dead.

Dia de los Muertos embraces death as a part of life

Rachel Sinn
November 1, 2012
Students take exams at the online testing center Friday, Oct. 19, in Carver Hall. Despite a second online testing center in Gilman Hall, the Carver location is often full to capacity.

Gilman Online Testing Center underutilized

Rachel Sinn
October 22, 2012
Rachel Johnson, a 37-year-old senior in history, with her family. Johnson, who is Deaf, believes herself to be culturally Deaf, as opposed to deaf with a lower-case d. Members of the deaf community find this distinction to be highly important.

Deaf with a capital ‘D’

Rachel Sinn
October 12, 2012

Psychology researcher argues excessive smartphone use is detrimental

Rachel Sinn
October 11, 2012
College Dems v Republicans Graphic

College Republians take 2012 College Campaign Debate

Rachel Sinn
October 10, 2012

Michael Reyes encourages Latino students to fight for equality

Rachel Sinn
October 9, 2012
Jonathan Webb teaches WLC 105X. WLC 105X, American Sign Language I, is a new class offered at Iowa State. It will also taught in the spring semester. Webb hopes that the ASL classes will grow and become a new major.

American Sign Language course offers better understanding of communication

Rachel Sinn
October 5, 2012
Alexandra Goldina, junior in advertising, leads a discussion at the Cuffs meeting on Thursday, Sept. 20. The Cuffs club discussed the popular Fifty Shades of Grey book series and how it relates to BDSM practices in the real world.

Cuffs Club calls “Fifty Shades of Grey” an inaccurate portrayal

Rachel Sinn
September 24, 2012
Alex Blumberg says the best education he has is in his pre-school. Adam Davidson and Alex Blumberg visited Iowa State University from New York to give a lecture of Planet Money LIVE, based on the NPR show, Wednesday, Sept. 19, in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. The lecture was sponsored by Greater Iowa Credit Union.

‘Planet Money’ hosts provide comical spin to economics

Rachel Sinn
September 20, 2012

Iowa State Center courtyard to be renovated

Rachel Sinn
September 19, 2012
Nathan Durbala, right, is on a convoy to Baghdad to Saddam Husseins palace estates in October 2010.

ROTC student credits military for successful return to school

Rachel Sinn
September 18, 2012

Margaret Sloss Women’s Center welcomes all

Rachel Sinn
September 18, 2012
Tipping your waiter/waitress

Always waiting around: Student waitresses give tips on customer etiquette

Rachel Sinn
September 6, 2012

A dying tradition: Story County game warden encourages new hunters

Rachel Sinn
September 5, 2012

Ronald E. McNair Program set to end in September

Rachel Sinn
September 4, 2012

College of Design: Making the cut

Rachel Sinn
August 28, 2012
Lasting Impressions tattoo artist Cameron Morris tattoos passer-through Kristopher Strange on Friday, Aug. 24.

Campustown tattoo artists paint the town

Rachel Sinn
August 27, 2012
Nathan Shiminek and Amanda Veen pose next to a CyRide bus.

CyRide drives transportation around campus, Ames

Rachel Sinn
August 23, 2012

International students are encouraged to ask for help

Rachel Sinn
August 22, 2012
Branden Sammons, a lifelong Cyclone, accepted his offer of admission to Iowa State, filled out his housing contract and even paid his tuition before doctors told him he had stage III Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He now faces a six-month delay to the start of his schooling.

Life’s biggest hurdle: Student puts college on hold, battles cancer

Rachel Sinn
August 21, 2012
Logan Worden Profile

Cyclone clinches Iowa Dairy Princess crown

Rachel Sinn
August 20, 2012

ISU alumna builds on her accomplishments in architecture

Rachel Sinn
August 20, 2012

ISU Police training in session for new academic year

Rachel Sinn
August 17, 2012

Caffeine myths, busted

Rachel Sinn
July 23, 2012

ISU professor Rick Sharp works with Speedo, Olympics

Rachel Sinn
June 1, 2012

Professor hopes research will motivate children to be active

Rachel Sinn
April 25, 2012

Iowa State policies offer process to ensure discrimination does not occur

Rachel Sinn
April 24, 2012
Senlin Chen, assistant professor of kinesiology, displays the Sense Wear armband and food journal used in his research on middle school students Tuesday, April 24, at Forker Hall.  The armband is used to determine how much energy the subject expends.  

Chen hopes research will fight obesity in adolescents

Rachel Sinn
April 24, 2012
Bobby Bailey, co-founder of Invisible Children, speaks about his experiences in Africa and the challenge of bringing issues to light Monday, April 9, at the Sun Room in the Memorial Union. Bailey spoke about the difference in media coverage of swine flue versus malaria.

Invisible Children co-founder shares experiences of Kony campaign, trips to Africa

Rachel Sinn
April 9, 2012

Lecture on Invisible Children brings Kony 2012 to ISU

Rachel Sinn
April 7, 2012

ISU professors research vaccine for AIDS

Rachel Sinn
April 5, 2012

Undergrads show off research at the Capitol

Rachel Sinn
April 4, 2012

Governor to recognize 24 Iowa State students at ‘Research at the Capitol’

Rachel Sinn
April 3, 2012

Storm spotter educates audience on tornadoes, storm chasers

Rachel Sinn
April 2, 2012

Harvard red meat study: exaggerated dangers to your health?

Rachel Sinn
March 27, 2012

Former ISU student knocks out fitness for pregnant women

Rachel Sinn
March 20, 2012

Donors should prepare before attending ISU Blood Drive

Rachel Sinn
March 18, 2012

Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity offers students, faculty chance to discuss racism, solutions

Rachel Sinn
March 2, 2012
Nikki Cavan, senior in accounting and psychology, encouraged ISU community members to discuss their stories and struggles with racism at a rally against the current racial controversies at Iowa State on Friday, March 2. Many students as well as some professors discussed personal stories of racism they have encountered. The rally was outside Parks Library in the free-speech zone.

Students, faculty gather to rally against racism

Rachel Sinn
March 2, 2012
While certainly containing fewer calories than ice cream, frozen yogurt still is not a healthy alternative.

A cold battle: frozen yogurt vs. ice cream

Rachel Sinn
February 28, 2012

Therapy master’s program and clinic to shut down

Rachel Sinn
February 21, 2012

Health experts doubt P.I.N.K. Method diet’s long-term effectiveness

Rachel Sinn
February 12, 2012
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