Eighth annual WGS student conference to be held Saturday
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program (WGS) will host its eighth annual student conference from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in room 3580 of the Memorial Union Saturday. Rose Cooney, program specialist for the...
View Article“Conversations with the Earth”: Monday Monologues for Earth Day
Monday Monologues at Parks Library will feature “Conversations with the Earth,” a series of performances by three campus groups celebrating Earth Day on Monday. In conjunction with the Office of...
View ArticleJubilee Gospel Choir holds final concert of semester
Jubilee Concert Choir at Iowa State will be hosting its final concert of the semester at 3 p.m. Sunday at Friendship Baptist Church. “We’ve been preparing for a long while,” Timmie Abikoye, a freshman...
View ArticleWomen’s and Gender Studies program holds eighth annual conference
The Women’s and Gender Studies program held its annual student conference 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Memorial Union. The event featured keynote speaker Meggie Mapes, a professor of communication...
View ArticleStudents, Sloss Center host events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
When Mariana Castro Azpíroz, a graduate student in English, learned April was Sexual Assault Awareness Month, she immediately considered the Sloss Center as a safe space to talk about difficult topics,...
View ArticleMulticultural Business Network: Preparing students for professional...
Multicultural Business Network (MBN) at Iowa State aims to connect multicultural students and all students, and is not limited to any one group or one major. “Our mission is to provide opportunities...
View ArticleDEI Directive update: VP of DEI office to close in July
The Iowa Board of Regents received a progress report at its meeting Thursday from university presidents on action taken and response regarding the 10 diversity, equity and inclusion directives...
View ArticleMusic, the unifying piece: Jubilee Gospel Choir
Jubilee Gospel Choir, a student organization, aims to provide students with an opportunity to sing gospel music in a safe and judgment-free environment. Jubilee held its final concert of the year April...
View ArticleEducation appropriations bill brings DEI prohibitions to Regent universities
Recently approved education appropriations from the Iowa Legislature include a 2.5% increase in funding for the state’s university system and prohibitions on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)...
View ArticleSecular Student Alliance aims to foster open-minded debate
The Secular Student Alliance at Iowa State aims to provide a space for atheists, agnostics, those questioning their beliefs, those affiliated with no religion and open-minded religious students....
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‘Dottore! Dottore!’: Inside Italian graduation traditions
Instead of spending the day in a cap and gown to celebrate graduation, one University of Urbino graduate flaunted around town wearing an inflatable costume. In the United States, there are commencement...
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