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University of Iowa Recreational Services has recently expanded their popular Beach Body Bootcamp workout class at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center (CRWC). The class is expected to appeal to UI community members looking to get fit for the long-awaited summer season.
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.
Don’t start the semester feeling like this. This is your Monday morning wake-up call. Classes start in 8 days! Don’t start the semester getting blown away by the alarm, class load, and student life activities. Starting a new semester can be difficult after weeks of sleeping in, eating chips, and playing Xbox. Five weeks is
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This semester has been one of my favorite semesters, and I am so sad to see it go. Assisting Hanna with this blog has really been a real treat. Next semester, I will be studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain. I’ve been to Spain before (Madrid is my favorite city in the world), but I haven’t
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Finals are finally over. After a hard semester, all anyone wants to do is take a break. However, winter break is an excellent opportunity to get things done that you may not normally have time for. Consider this list of options – many of them can be done without missing out on all the fun
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If you’re on Foursquare, you’ve probably seen me, I’m the mayor of the Iowa Memorial Union and the Pentacrest (still working on winning back the Pappajohn Business Building). Foursquare is a location-based social network that allows users to “check in” virtually to real places. Each place has its own page with user-submitted pictures – and
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Tuition is costly, but included in the price are many perks only available to students. Lynda is one such perk. Lynda is just about the greatest thing ever invented. Ok, that may be a slight exaggeration, but the fact that students get it for free means there is no reason to not use it. Lynda is
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Image from College Fashionista. It is often tempting on chilly days to just roll out of bed and wear sweatpants to class. It’s simple, quick, and comfy. Even though it fits the lifestyle of a college student, dressing for the ultimate comfort rather than success may have more of a consequence than you think. What
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When crowds requested a mixture of Latin American music from the Des Moines based high-energy ban... Read more
If you're a follower of the Midwestern indie music world (or of American roots music generally) y... Read more
Ben Soltau is a musician, singer and songwriter originally from Eastern Iowa. He has been involv... Read more
Practice fundamental Taiji movement: Ward-off, Roll Back, Press, and Push in a Four Hands form. Read more
Celebrate Independence Day on the Pentacrest, watching fireworks from Hubbard Park. Read more
Tony Brown is a musician, songwriter, vocalist, artist and performer who has dedicated his life t... Read more
