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Weather cancellations, announcements

• Parks Library will close at 8:30 p.m. Feb. 24.
• Cirque du Soleil DELIRIUM (Feb. 24, Hilton) has been postponed to Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24; tickets will be honored for the Sunday evening performance. For those who prefer to attend the Feb. 25 matinee at 2 p.m., tickets will be exchanged for best available seats. More info: www.center.iastate.edu, (515) 294-8808.
• ISU Theatre's "Arcadia" (Feb. 24) canceled.
• Brunnier Art Museum: No public hours Feb. 24; Brunnier Bash masquerade ball (Feb. 24) canceled; Gallery Walk (Feb. 25) canceled
• Reiman Gardens is closed Feb. 24, and will reopen at 1 p.m. Feb. 25 for Tropical Sunday.
• The Feb. 25 Concert and Symphonic Band concert has been rescheduled for March 2 (7 p.m., Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall).
• The Ames city snow ordinance goes into effect at 11 p.m. Feb. 24. Vehicles on snow routes must be moved.

Iowa State MBAs aim to be Big 12's best

A team of Iowa State MBA students was judged to be one of the two best among Big 12 North Division schools in last weekend's MBA case competition at the Gerdin Business Building. It will now compete in the Big 12 "Final Four" round at the University of Oklahoma March 9-11.

News release.

Wanted: High school students to fight off computer hackers

Organizers of Iowa's second High School Cyber Defense Competition are looking for more teams willing to stay up all night to defend their networks from hackers. The competition will be overnight from May 18 to 19 at Iowa State University. See www.iasga.org for more information.

News release.

Pruetz

ISU anthropologist's study is first to report chimps hunting with tools

Assistant Professor of Anthropology Jill Pruetz led a study finding chimpanzees in Senegal are regularly making and using spears to hunt other primates -- making it the first to report habitual tool use by non-humans while hunting other vertebrates.

News release.

Scott Rodenburg, a freshman in pre-business prepares for the opening of the Barista Cafe.

New student-run cafe offers campus, community more options

Students will hold a grand opening of the new Barista Cafe at 4 p.m., Monday, Feb. 26, in Buchanan Hall on campus.

News release.

MSNBC to telecast presidential debate at Iowa State

MSNBC will telecast a Republican presidential candidates debate live from Iowa State University Nov. 6, 2007. The debate also will be streamed live on MSNBC.com.

News release.

ISU study finds discrimination leads to greater drug use in African-American teens

Research led by psychologists at Iowa State has found that incidents of racial discrimination are the strongest predictors of subsequent drug use among African-American teens.

News release.

Welch Avenue to be covered in snow for skiing and snowboarding competition

Iowa State University's Ski and Snowboard Club will cover Welch Avenue with snow and host the 2007 Campustown RailJam Saturday, Feb. 24, from 8 to 10 p.m.

News release.

Funds for new endowed chair boost software engineering program

A $1.5 million commitment from Iowa State alumnus Long V. Nguyen and his wife Kimmy of McLean, Va., will create an endowed chair in software engineering in the department of computer science. "Iowa State University is committed to leadership in this exciting discipline," said ISU President Gregory Geoffroy. "This chair will help us recruit an established star in software engineering to support these efforts."

News release.

Air Force biological defense expert and veterinarian to speak on bioterrorism Feb. 26

A U.S. Air Force public health officer, who was honored by the former Republic of Zaire for his efforts in controlling their Ebola outbreak, will speak at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, in the Sun Room, Memorial Union. Col. Donald L. Noah is an international expert on protecting animals and humans against biological terrorism. He will talk about "The Threat of Bioterrorism: A 'One-Medicine' Perspective."

News release.

New facility at Iowa State focuses on student academic success

The Hixson-Lied Student Success Center, a new facility designed to help Iowa State students perform better in the classroom, will officially be dedicated during a ceremony Friday, Feb. 23, at 1:30 p.m.

News release.