At Kirkwood there is a program that recognizes first-generation students and helps them learn important skills and tricks for college. What determines a first-generation student? Any student whose parents did not graduate from a four-year college is a first-generation student. That means even if students have older siblings who have graduated [Continue Reading »]
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Ever since the Derecho hit Cedar Rapids last year, the conversation about the significance of trees has expanded. The fact that the city’s logo is a tree, puts the impact of loss and destruction into perspective. According to City Arborist Todd Fagan, Cedar Rapids lost close to 80,000 [Continue Reading »]
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Now that students are moving outside to enjoy the increasingly nicer weather, the Twin Pines Golf Course in Cedar Rapids has announced they will be opening a mini golf course this year. The City Council and Parks and Recreation Department helped Twin Pines make this a reality. According [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Well, it is not the most interesting skincare topic out there but someone’s gotta do it. Covid is still around and even though vaccinations are available it doesn’t mean students can’t keep up with proper hand hygiene. So, here are some sanitizers that get the job done. The [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]The pandemic has proven difficult for the Performing Arts Department at Kirkwood Community College but that hasn’t stopped students from honing their craft. The Lunch and Listen concert was a delightful showcase of all the hard work students and community members put in to deliver a concert with [Continue Reading »]
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Those who enjoy sports of all kinds can appreciate the hard work and dedication of athletes. The years of training, injuries, and miles traveled to get to the skill level of an accomplished competitor are something to be admired. There are so many sports out there. But it [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]In addition to the current state of our government (ongoing pandemic, recession, lag in education, etc.), comes an added problem: The HB531 bill. What is HB531? It is a 48-page bill with more than 60 voter suppression laws that were introduced after the last runoff election in Georgia. [Continue Reading »]
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As students enter a new way of modern-day life after COVID, the question is how will everything look? What will the job market look like in the next five to ten years? How does technology affect education? To answer these questions, a few of Kirkwood Community College’s professors [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]As we celebrate this year’s Black History Month, we pay tribute to those who told compelling news stories and made some of the technology still used today. This time we put the spotlight on pioneers in journalism and technology. These are the forgotten trailblazers that have helped pave [Continue Reading »]
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After the dumpster fire that was 2020, we could all use a bit of optimism. So, now that we have entered a new year, here are some possible trends or predictions on how we will live post-pandemic. Fashion The colors grey and yellow will be everywhere, according to [Continue Reading »]
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