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Sketch Squad: Iowa State's newest club
Sketch Squad is a new club on campus which teaches students the art of sketchnoting and uses sketchnoting as a learning tool. Courtesy of Priyankaa Krishnan Sketch Squad will make its debut at Iowa State as the first sketchnoting club — a growing trend in education— this fall. Sketchnoting originated from Purdue University and has grown in popularity because of its ability to help students retain information more than written note taking.
All Iowa State nominees receive Goldwater Scholarship
Iowa State is home to four Goldwater scholars this year — the highest number of selections an institution can be awarded. This year’s scholarship recipients from Iowa State are: Jacqueline Blaum, Atte Kadoma, Nikita Kozak and Matthew Ryan. These individuals first applied in early September to be selected as Iowa State's nominees. In January, universities chose their four nominations and submitted them to the national level.
The only girl in the room: women in male-dominated majors
During the Engineering Career Fair on Sept. 25, 2018 many students interviewed with companies in hopes of an internship or co-op. The Engineering Career Fair brought in hundreds of employers ready to listen to students' speeches and presentations. Megan Petzold/Iowa State Daily Women at Iowa State account for almost half of the student population and, on average, produce higher grade point averages according to the Iowa State Department of Institutional Research.
'BlacKkKlansman' screening chronicles the experiences of Ron Stallworth
Students awaiting the screening of brand new film BlacKkKlansman at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Carver Hall. Over 100 students were in attendance for the showing. Jillian Alt/Iowa State Daily “All the power to all the people,” was the resounding message from the film "BlacKkKlansman" shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday in a packed Carver 101. The 2018 film shows the true story of a black Colorado cop who goes undercover with the Ku Klux Klan.
Ericka Hart: 'Where are all the black people?'
Ericka Hart, a breast cancer survivor and sexual educator, came to Iowa State on Tuesday to deliver messages on diversity, inclusion and how the adversity she faced affected her life.In her lecture titled, “Where are all the black people?” Hart said she chose its name because of how often she has had to ask this question in her life.Hart started her lecture with audience participation, instructing everyone in the audience to pair up and look in each other’s eyes for five minutes in silence.
Swimming is freedom for Osage teen with spina bifida (with photos)
OSAGE | One Osage High School junior is no stranger to persistence.From the moment he was born, Ryan Hemann has been beating the odds. Hemann, now a happy, thriving teen, does everything a normal teen does, just with a little help.Hemann has spina bifida, a birth defect which prevents the spinal cord from forming correctly.
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