My Life as a Student: Temperamental roommates, 7:30 a.m. physics finals, and Airliner pizza—in the first excerpts from a yearlong journal project, six undergraduates share their experiences at the UI. – ChangeAbility: Technological devices...
THE RUN FOR THE ROSES: The Hawkeyes played "never say die" football in the 1991 Rose Bowl before falling to Washington, 46-34, and Iowa fans never faltered. -- RADIO DAYS: For over 70 years, the UI has been on the air, broadcasting news, music,...
FLYING THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE: A graduate of the Writers' Workshop takes a candid look at the new captain Frank Conroy—who is determined to keep the program flying high. -- LET'S GET PHYSICAL: We invite you to discover the lighter side of the...
ON CAMPUS: Find out what's been happening at the UI—from a unique research station to be built on the Mississippi River to the first Korean Culture Festival to a breakthrough in human genetics. -- IN CLASS: Rediscover the power of your...
Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane," Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper. Scrapbook also includes awards presented to Birkby by Iowa Press Women, Inc....
The WCTU of Iowa held an annual convention each October in churches across the state. Women became members of the WCTU of Iowa upon signing the WCTU of Iowa Constitution, pledging to perform temperance work, and paying annual dues.
Thomas O. Melia is Deputy Executive Director of Freedom House. In this capacity he oversees the nonpartisan organization’s research and analysis; its advocacy eff¬orts; and its assistance programs to counterparts on five continents. On behalf of...
Elizabeth George, one of America's best known and most respected detective novelists, reads from her latest book, With No One As Witness. Issues of racism within the police are brought to the fore in this latest of the Lynley and Havers series....
Deirdre Leahy, from Dublin, Ireland, attended "The Advanced Novel: Through A Different Lens" course with Ashley Warlick during Iowa's Summer Writing Program 2008. Deirdre is a graduate of University College Dublin and has a Masters in Film Studies....
Shivali Shah is an immigration attorney, journalist, and immigrants' rights activist. Shah was a founder of Kiran: Domestic Violence and Crisis Services for South Asians in North Carolina where she _rst starting working with battered wives of...
IN CLASS: Students discover everything they wanted to know—and more—in a class that analyzes the links between sex and culture. -- A Grand Experiment: Medical experiments move out of the laboratory and into the kitchens and everyday lives of...