News Archive
Thursday, January 6 2005
News
Students organizing tsunami relief project
Iowa State students are organizing a campus-wide, fund-raising effort to aid victims of the South Asian tsunami.
Weather-related notices for Thurs., Jan. 6
- Iowa State University offices are open today. Officials encourage employees to put safety first when determining whether they should travel to campus.
- Drivers should park in lots that have been cleared.
- Campus dining -- OPEN today: Hub Cafe (11 a.m.- 2 p.m.), Memorial Union Food Court (7 a.m.-3 p.m.), MU Cafe (7 a.m.-4 p.m.), Onion's (8 a.m.-6 p.m.), Hawthorn Market and Cafe (7 a.m.-3 p.m.), Westside Market (7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.). NOT OPEN TODAY: Business Cafe, Design Cafe, Gentle Doctor Cafe, Courtyard Cafe, Hazel's Kitchen at Reiman Gardens.
- The mathematics department will be closed Thursday, Jan. 6.
- Students are on semester break, so no classes are scheduled this week.
- Send weather-related announcements to online@iastate.edu
Madrigal Dinners Jan. 14-15
The music department's Madrigal Dinners Jan.14-15 will feature a 17th century-style banquet with musicians, dancers and jesters.
Regents Universities Iowa Job Fair Jan. 7
The annual Regents Universities Iowa Job Fair will be held Jan. 7 at the Polk County Convention Complex. The fair, hosted by alumni associations at Iowa State, University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa, connects Iowa employers with Iowans seeking jobs
500-plus orchids
More than 500 orchids, such as the one named "Spring" (shown), are on display in the Reiman Gardens conservatory through March 5. General admission is $7.
ISU in the news
Reel life to real life
The Des Moines Register
Lessons in leadership can be found at the movies, says ISU business professor Anthony Hendrickson. His 10-week course on leadership draws parallels between pop culture and real life.
Ag students spend winter break in Antarctica
Successful Farming's Agriculture.com
A dozen ISU students are in Antarctica through Jan. 8, studying penguins, glaciers and ecology of the region.