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Attending college is not only about excelling academically, but also using those skills outside of the classroom. For Sydney Mason, a member of Walk it Out, attending college means working with local businesses to celebrate diversity, fashion, and raise awareness for HIV/AIDS-related issues. Walk It Out (WIO) is one of several student organizations recognized at the Hawkeye Leadership & Service Awards held on May 1st at the Iowa Memorial Union.
Waste audits help improve recycling efforts Story by Hanna Rosman When sorting through someone else’s garbage, you never know what you’ll find. Participants in the annual waste audit in the Burge Carnival Room encountered stale food, clothing, and even some dollar bills. This year’s waste audit for Burge and Daum halls happened on April 3.
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Student Health & Wellness has launched an initiative to aid freshman that are negatively affected by the secondhand effects of peer alcohol use. Their new class “Look Once, Think Twice” began fall 2012 and is specifically designed for students who are found responsible for being in the presence of alcohol, but not necessarily consuming any.
Implementing sustainable practices on the University of Iowa campus requires creativity, attention to detail, and in-depth research. For Fred Kurt, operations manager at Hillcrest Market Place, improving sustainability also means saving money and increasing productivity while continuing to serve 3,250 meals to students daily. “I was always digging for the details, doing audits finding out how
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According to arrest and citation data from Fall of 2012, UI Greek women have successfully reduced their arrest and citation rates to just 70% of the all-female undergraduate rate at UI. Greek men have successfully decreased their arrest and citation rate as well and are currently no more likely to be arrested or cited than non-Greek undergraduate men.
This Valentine’s Day, treat your significant other to something unique rather than that box of gamble chocolate and a packed restaurant. Especially for the guys out there, very few things are more impressive than to know your way around a whisk or to crack an egg one-handed.
In Chinese and Vietnamese culture, marking a new year in the Spring means family, friends, and hope. To Rosanna Nguyen, a UI senior and president of the Vietnamese Student Association (VSA), it also means bringing people together and sharing her culture with others.
In the multi purpose room in Mayflower Hall on a Sunday night, students are sitting one-on-one with each other. Rather than conversations about music or a new movie that came out, there are tutoring sessions taking place covering fundamentals of math, chemistry, and rhetoric.
Ben Soltau is a musician, singer and songwriter originally from Eastern Iowa. He has been involv... Read more
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Jake McVey has become one of the most in demand young acts in country music. Performing 300 shows... Read more
After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her ... Read more
Have you ever completed a high or low ropes course? Ever wanted to try? With an ACCT Practitioner... Read more
Want to stay in shape this summer? Tired of running on the treadmill? Then Summer Bootcamp is for... Read more
