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NewsClinic offers online "relationship check-up"An online "relationship check-up" for couples is available on the Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic web site. No. 3 Cyclone wrestlers top No. 6 OklahomaThe No. 3 Cyclone wrestling team climbed to a 15-1 dual record with a win over No. 6 Oklahoma Sunday. 
Ladysmith Black Mambazo performs for central Iowa youth. Zulu-gospel groups performs for youthHundreds of students from Des Moines and Pleasant Hill schools attended a matinee performance of Grammy award-winning singers Lady Black Mambazo at Stephens Auditorium Feb. 28.The group, which combines Zulu and gospel music, found fame with an appearance on Paul Simon's Graceland album. Student bridge-building contest March 5Student teams from several states will compete in a steel bridge-building competition Saturday, March 5, in Hilton Coliseum. The public is invited to watch builders erect their one-tenth scale bridges. The competition is part of the American Society of Civil Engineers Midwest Regional Student Conference. 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. The learning community advantageIowa State students share what they get out of their learning communities. Sleuths for sorry-looking plantsExtension plant pathologists help Iowans determine what's hurting their plants. Students join forces for marketing campaignStudents from Iowa State and other universities and colleges will design a campaign to help credit unions promote membership and financial literacy among low-income Iowans. It's part of a marketing conference on campus March 3-4. Iowa State architecture professor receives national teaching honorAn Iowa State assistant professor is among three new architecture faculty in the nation to receive an award for excellence in teaching from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. Health information on new web siteA new web site featuring health information for Iowa women and their families is a collaboration of Iowa State University Extension and the Iowa Department of Public Health. Entrepreneur forum March 2Kevin Kinzler, owner of an Ames construction company, will discuss entrepreneurship and the value of employee training at noon, Wednesday, March 2, in the Pioneer Room, Memorial Union. The event is free and open to the public. Participants may bring their lunches. Two Iowa State colleges to host Career Day Feb. 23The colleges of Business and Liberal Arts and Sciences will host a Career Day from 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, in Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State Center. The event is free and open to the public. Free bus transportation is provided from campus. Stinson garnering votes on ESPN pollESPN Player of the Week Cyclone Curtis Stinson is among leading contenders on ESPN's online "Big Man on Campus" poll. ISU scientist lauds genomics progressThe past decade has yielded new genomic tools for animal geneticists and breeders, thanks to significant developments in genomic mapping of farm animals, an Iowa State animal scientist said recently at the meeting of the American Assn. for the Advancement of Science. Grassley to speak SundayU.S. Sen. Charles Grassley will discuss trade and economic issues in a talk on campus Sunday (3 p.m., Memorial Union Sun Room). WOI Radio to go live with new southern Iowa stationFM 97.9 on Graceland University campus in Lamoni will go live at 5:29 p.m., Feb. 18. The station is the fifth in the WOI Radio Group, a consortium of Iowa public radio stations licensed to Iowa State. Kevin Klose, National Public Radio president, will be in Lamoni to bring the station on air. 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. 
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. 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. Cyclones best BaylorFreshman Rahshon Clark led the Cyclone basketball team in a 77-51 win over Baylor Tuesday night. Black History Month eventsLectures, food tastings, a history quiz bowl and a pageant are among several Black History Month activities at Iowa State. Ads a Super Bowl phenomenonFor some viewers, Super Bowl ads are a bigger draw than the game itself. ISU experts discuss the Super Bowl advertising phenomenon. |
Turner Classics line-up based on prof's researchJay Newell's research on product placement in movies underlies the March film package on the cable network Turner Classic Movies. The 12 movies, including Urban Cowboy starring John Travolta (above), feature subtle and not-so-subtle use of brand-name items as movie props. 
Presidential lecturer to discuss eyewitness identificationISU psychologist Gary Wells will discuss his groundbreaking research on eyewitness I.D.s and police lineups in the Presidential Lecture Feb. 7. 
On the "Today Show"ISU alumnus Sean McLaughlin spoke with Alumni Assn. director Jeff Johnson (right) during the weather segment of NBC's "Today Show" Feb. 13. McLaughlin fills in for Al Roker on "The Today Show" and is MSNBC's weather anchor. Johnson and other Alumni Assn. staff were in New York City for several alumni events. 
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 news'Lighten Up Iowa' promotes good healthABC News Dr. Marc Shulman of ISU's Thielen Student Health Center has lost more than 90 pounds through "Lighten Up Iowa." The program is helping thousands of Iowans to lose weight by increasing activity and eating more healthfully. Geoffroy: Learning communities make a differenceDes Moines Register For many students, learning communities can make the difference between a successful first year and dropping out, President Geoffroy wrote, in a Feb. 9 op-ed in the Des Moines Register. 
Travolta's Urban Cowboy' is in the lineup Greatest hits of product placementThe New York Times Assistant professor Jay Newell's research on product placement has prompted Turner Classic Movies to air a dozen movies in March featuring branding on the big screen. City dwellers plow money into farmlandThe Los Angeles Times In Iowa, close to 40 percent of the farmland sold last year went to investors, many of them from out of state. That's a dramatic shift from just a decade ago, said Mike Duffy, ISU economics professor and Extension economist. Alum featured on "Good Morning America"ABC News Iowa State architecture alum and former faculty member Bryan Berg (AKA "The Cardstacker") tackles the New York City skyline on ABC's Good Morning America to raise donations for tsunami relief charities. Working 18-hour days since Feb. 11 in GMA's Times Square studio, Berg has recreated landmark buildings with 178, 000 cards--one for each victim of the natural disaster. Berg and his creation will be featured again on Monday, Feb. 21, 7-9 a.m. 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. With 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." AthleticsCyclones lose at homeThe Cyclone men's basketball team dropped a home game to Nebraska Saturday. Cyclones top Texas A&MThe Iowa State women's basketball team defeated Texas A&M Saturday. Cyclone women prevailThe Iowa State women outlasted Missouri in Columbia Wednesday night, 76-70. Basketball tickets for $1Admission is $1 admission for the two remaining women's basketball home games. The Cyclones host Texas A&M Feb. 26 and Kansas March 1. Cyclones fall to BearsThe Cyclone women fell to No. 7 Baylor, 82-77, in a game in Waco Saturday. O'Neil on Academic All-America teamAnne O'Neil was voted to ESPN's District VII Academic All-America first team. Iowa State women rollThe No. 19 Iowa State women's basketball team racked up a 90-65 win over Oklahoma State Wednesday. Purdue coach to lead Cyclone golfersPurdue assistant coach Christie Hermes has been named head women's golf coach at Iowa State. Iowa State rolls over K-StateThe Cyclone men's basketball team notched its sixth straight victory with a 57-42 win over Kansas State Tuesday night. Anderson speeds800 speedster Ada Anderson runs the third fastest time in the nation at the ISU Classic. Cyclone basketball greats to be honoredJeff Hornacek, Jeff Grayer, Barry Stevens and Coach Johnny Orr will be among those at center court during the Feb. 12 Texas Tech game halftime. Their 1984-85 basketball team will be honored. Top indoor track meet Feb. 11-12Iowa State will host one of the top indoor track meets in the nation Feb. 11-12. Gymnasts top DenverThe No. 11 Cyclone gymnastics team notched a victory over 12th-ranked Denver Saturday. Cyclone women upend LonghornsThe No. 19 ISU women bested No. 13 Texas Saturday, 73-69, in Hilton Coliseum. Cyclone men top Texas in OTThe ISU men pulled over an overtime upset (92-80) of the No. 20 Longhorns at Texas Saturday. McCarney signs 24Football coach Dan McCarney recently signed 24 student-athletes in the Class of 2005. ISU over ColoradoThe No. 19 ISU women's basketball team notched a 103-76 victory over Colorado Wednesday. Six soccer recruits signedCoach Rebecca Hornbacher signed six student-athletes to the soccer team. |
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