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ContactNews ServiceAnnette Hacker, manager, (515) 294-3720 Office: (515) 294-4777 |
News'Breaking Down the Barriers' improves outreach to communityAn Ames/Iowa State University committee that works to improve multiculturalism and diversity in the community has new information to assist anyone involved in a bias incident. Promotions, new staff in Student Affairs DivisionVice President for Student Affairs Tom Hill has announced promotions and new staff in administration, enrollment services, financial aid, the Department of Residence and the Memorial Union. ISU food scientists on History ChannelThe History Channel's "Modern Marvels" program Feb. 15 will feature the work of George Washington Carver and modern day ISU food scientists Jay-lin Jane and Perminus Mungara. The program airs from 9 to 10 p.m. Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Conference Feb. 25Students may attend the fourth annual Collegiate Entrepreneurs Iowa Conference at North Iowa Area Community College, Mason City, for free. The conference is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25. 
Barjche 2005Iowa State's annual modern dance concert, Barjche, will be held at Fisher Theater Feb. 10-12 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. It's been a tradition at ISU since the early 1940s. The diverse performance features the talents of more than 60 students who serve as dancers, choreographers, lighting designers, costume designers, stage managers and crew. Tickets are $6 and may be purchased at the Stephens Auditorium box office or through Ticketmaster. Scholarships for entrepreneursISU students interested in entrepreneurship programs may apply for $1,000 Pappajohn Scholarship awards. Court: ISU Foundation subject to open records lawsThe Iowa Supreme Court recently held that the Iowa State University Foundation's fund-raising function for Iowa State is subject to Iowa's open records laws. President Geoffroy statement | Foundation statement | Court decision Free public creative writing symposium Feb. 20-22The Iowa State University Creative Writing Program will hold a free public symposium on "Wildness, Wilderness and the Creative Imagination" in the Memorial Union Sunday to Tuesday, Feb. 20-22. Private fund-raising up 71 percentPrivate fund-raising at Iowa State is up 71 percent halfway through the fiscal year, Iowa State University Foundation officials report. Flaxseed growth offers market opportunitiesU.S. consumption of flaxseed and flaxseed oil is on the rise, offering opportunities for Iowa growers. $1.5 million gift to ag entrepreneurship programA $1.5 million gift from Roger and Connie Underwood, Ames, will establish an entrepreneurship program for students in the College of Agriculture. Clinic offers online "relationship check-up"An online "relationship check-up" for couples is available on the Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic web site. Black History Month eventsLectures, food tastings, a history quiz bowl and a pageant are among several Black History Month activities at Iowa State. Veishea town hall meeting March 7ISU students faculty, staff and Ames officials are taking steps to improve community relations, following the November release of two Veishea reports. Activities include a March 7 "town hall" meeting. Search begins for dean of new collegeThe search for the first dean of Iowa State's College of Human Sciences is under way. Two current ISU colleges (Family and Consumer Sciences and Education) will be combined into the new College of Human Sciences on July 1. |
Students design storefrontsISU students in graphic design studio classes recently presented design proposals to businesses in the Ames Main Street Cultural District. The 23 students re-designed new identities, signs and storefronts to bring an updated, inviting look that would enhance the district's revitalization efforts. In the newsWith America at war, Hollywood followsUSA Today Military themes in TV, movies and video games reflect the current conflict in Iraq. Doug Gentile, ISU assistant professor of psychology, says games with scenarios ripped from the headlines could have a "profoundly different effect ... for a generation now growing up under the threat of terrorism and at war. It's not going to be an exercise in nostalgia." Study: Students see video games as harmlessWashington Post ISU psychology professor Craig Anderson is among the top scholars studying video game violence. He says a recent study at the University of Maryland confirms his sense that young video game players consider themselves immune to the mayhem depicted in today's technologically sophisticated, gory games. "Any of us who do this kind of research certainly face the wrath of the ubiquitous 14-year-old who doesn't believe there's anything harmful in anything that they do," Anderson said. Police lineup flaws spur new approachChicago Tribune A Wisconsin man imprisoned nearly two decades for a crime he didn't commit was positively identified in a police lineup, but later freed on the basis of DNA evidence. ISU Distinguished Professor Gary Wells says traditional police lineups are flawed, because they allow victims to confidently pick the wrong person. Instead, Wells advocates a "sequential" lineup, in which suspects are brought in one at a time. AthleticsCyclone men top Texas TechThe Cyclone men defeated No. 25 Texas Tech, 81-68, Saturday. Anderson speeds800 speedster Ada Anderson runs the third fastest time in the nation at the ISU Classic. |
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