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Commemoration of champions: Eagles celebrate national title
By Rich Brown, Sports Editor
- Unexpected power outage disrupts classes
On April 8, Kirkwood Community College suffered a power outage at its main campus. The area surrounding the campus was also impacted, including the Kirkwood Apartments and the traffic lights on Kirkwood Boulevard. The outage occurred shortly before 2 p.m. and lasted approximately 42 minutes. According to [Continue Reading »] - Eagles’ star guard trading in wings for Panther claws
In her two years at Kirkwood Community College, sophomore guard Jenna Twedt, science, averaged 15.1 points per game on 38.7% shooting from three, won 68 games and helped deliver a national championship as a freshman. In the fall, she will be taking her talents to Cedar Falls to [Continue Reading »] - Commemoration of champions: Eagles celebrate national title
Kirkwood Community College fans, athletes and their families came together at Johnson Hall on April 1 to celebrate the men’s basketball team’s fourth National Championship. On display were the team trophies for the NJCAA North Central Championship, Region 11 Championship and the Division II National Championship. Also [Continue Reading »] - Life-saving event on campus: Marketing Management class calls campus community to action
Next week, ImpactLife will return to Kirkwood Community College to assist with the second on-campus blood drive this year. The event will be held in Iowa Hall on Tuesday, April 15, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The drive is hosted by Kirkwood’s Marketing Management class, led by Instructor Tara [Continue Reading »]
Feature
- MVP finds his future: Lucas Lueth blazes trails on and off the court
By the time redshirt freshman Lucas Lueth, Eagle basketball’s dynamic guard, ICCAC All-Region Academic award winner, and NJCAA Division 2 National Tournament MVP, was approaching graduation from Ames High School, he had already garnered several collegiate offers, including offers from NCAA Division II schools. Lucas had also attracted [Continue Reading »] - Student voices for sustainability, reducing waste
On April 1, the Kirkwood Sustainability Club and Community College Initiative student Vidya Vakkottummal partnered to present “Turning Your Trash Into Treasure,” a presentation highlighting the importance of recycling and the issues within the college’s recycling process. Vakkottummal is a part of Kirkwood’s CCI’s program, where students all [Continue Reading »] - Exciting change coming to library book collection The Kirkwood Library began providing services to the college in 1967. At that time, we had about 5,200 books. We now have over 50,000 print books. That’s in addition to over three times that number of ebooks. The classification system we have been using for our print books [Continue Reading »]
- High school art invitational displays young talent
- Planting possibilities with new seed libraryThe Sundberg Library at Kirkwood Community College has added a seed library, a collection of seeds students can use to start their own home garden. To access the new seed library, students can go to the front desk in the library and ask to browse the seed collection. [Continue Reading »]
Student voices for sustainability, reducing waste
By Lauren Smith, Opinion Editor
Sports
MVP finds his future: Lucas Lueth blazes trails on and off the court
By Rich Brown, Sports Editor
- MVP finds his future: Lucas Lueth blazes trails on and off the courtBy the time redshirt freshman Lucas Lueth, Eagle basketball’s dynamic guard, ICCAC All-Region Academic award winner, and NJCAA Division 2 National Tournament MVP, was approaching graduation from Ames High School, he had already garnered several collegiate offers, including offers from NCAA Division II schools. Lucas had also attracted [Continue Reading »]
- Eagles’ star guard trading in wings for Panther clawsIn her two years at Kirkwood Community College, sophomore guard Jenna Twedt, science, averaged 15.1 points per game on 38.7% shooting from three, won 68 games and helped deliver a national championship as a freshman. In the fall, she will be taking her talents to Cedar Falls to [Continue Reading »]
- Commemoration of champions: Eagles celebrate national titleKirkwood Community College fans, athletes and their families came together at Johnson Hall on April 1 to celebrate the men’s basketball team’s fourth National Championship. On display were the team trophies for the NJCAA North Central Championship, Region 11 Championship and the Division II National Championship. Also [Continue Reading »]
- Kirkwood Women’s basketball finishes fourth at nationalsDespite starting the season 33-0, the Kirkwood Eagles could not complete the perfect season to bring home their ninth national championship. Instead, they finished fourth in the nation. “Being undefeated heading into the nationals was a great achievement,” said head coach Kim Muhl. “It is extremely difficult for [Continue Reading »]
- Kirkwood Men’s basketball team brings home its fourth national championshipFollowing a program record 33 wins, the Kirkwood Community College men’s basketball team has brought home its fourth national championship. The Eagles took down the Parkland College Cobras in a 55-54 thriller led by redshirt freshman guard Lucas Lueth and freshman point guard Germaine Benson, who combined [Continue Reading »]
- Champions are made in the off-season: Eagle golfers build strength and endurance for the upcoming season
A casual player of the game of golf could claim that hitting a golf ball isn’t all that difficult. Babe Ruth, the legendary baseball player, observed, “It took me 17 years to get 3,000 hits in baseball, but I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.” [Continue Reading »] - Double the March MadnessWith March right around the corner, Kirkwood Community College students will find the days growing longer and warmer, but the hottest place to be on campus will still be Johnson Hall. Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams could potentially play all of their ICCAC playoff tournament [Continue Reading »]
Art & Life
- Support Pride Club, sweeten your dayKirkwood Community College finals got you stressed out? Take a break and enjoy a sweet treat April 15 or 17 by heading down to the Pride Bake Sale. Not only will you be satisfying your sweet tooth with homemade goods, but you’ll be helping fund club activities and [Continue Reading »]
- Walk this way: Discover the beauty of Iowa on foot
Looking for a way to make the most of the return of warmer weather? Consider the often underrated pastime of taking in the scenery and fresh air on a walk. A quick Google search yields seemingly endless results promoting the benefits of walking daily. Countless articles report the [Continue Reading »] - The Land of Fire: Azerbaijan’s rich culture, hidden gemsKirkwood Community College students were formally introduced to the small but energetic country of Azerbaijan at the Global Spotlight earlier this month. Deniz Shahmammadova, tourism and hospitality management major, gave a thorough and informative presentation on her homeland. Azerbaijan is located between the Caucasus Mountains and the [Continue Reading »]
- Campus events build connections: Meet new people, make new friends
Kirkwood Community College hosts events multiple days a week for its students, and research supports that students who attend events have a better college experience. Seth VanderTuig, director of Student Life, said he believes it is of utmost importance to have an event for every student. According to [Continue Reading »] - Everyday objects become masterpieces of an artist
Offering a subversive glimpse into femininity by dressing common household items, jewelry, and clothing in girly glamor to the point of excessiveness, Ali Hval showcases the extreme and often suffocating and restrictive work that goes into performing femininity and all the roles that come with it. The [Continue Reading »]
Walk this way: Discover the beauty of Iowa on foot
By Marloe Spencer, Photo Editor
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Opinion
- Sharing resources for parent-studentsEvery community in the world faces certain challenges or needs to be addressed, regardless of the saying, “the grass is always greener on the other side.” The more you spend time in that other side, the more you realize it is not as green as you thought it [Continue Reading »]
- Making your voice heard through activismOn Saturday, April 5, protests erupted nationwide. Drawing crowds in countless cities and towns across the U.S., protesters gathered to speak out about the actions of and policies championed by the Republican party, President Donald Trump and head of the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk. Hands Off! [Continue Reading »]
- The balancing act: Managing your time Students awake to an almost endless to-do list every day full of a variety of tasks. Study for this class, write a paper for that class, go to work, go to practice, do the dishes, make food for the week. If we’re walking the dog, taking the kids [Continue Reading »]
- Celebrating World Bipolar DayBake a cake and get the candles, it’s almost Van Gogh’s 172nd birthday. It’s also almost World Bipolar Day. A day meant for promoting awareness and reducing stigma surrounding bipolar disorder, World Bipolar Day is observed on Vincent Van Gogh’s birthday, March 30. Van Gogh is known for [Continue Reading »]
- The art of perseverance amidst fearAccording to a National Health Interview Survey conducted in 2019 by the CDC, adults aged 18-29 were more likely than any other age group to experience symptoms of depression. With 75% of students in college being between 18 and 24, according to the National Center for Education, depression [Continue Reading »]
- Volunteering at Chain Reaction Bike Hub offers rewards As an international student at Kirkwood who came to study here on a fellowship program called the Community College Initiative, my CCI peers and I are required to complete 75 volunteer hours during our stay. In the beginning of the fall semester, our program coordinator, Elizabeth O’Brien, introduced [Continue Reading »]
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