A student perspective on prescribed burns Wildfires are typically not set on purpose and can cause massive destruction like the ones happening in California this year. In contrast, prescribed burns are areas set on fire purposefully with an end goal favoring the management of that land or a [Continue Reading »]
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Grab Your Tennis Shoes One of the best proven ways to ward off depression and anxiety is exercise. Simply going out for a light walk can do wonders on your psyche. Find a route you enjoy or a friend to walk with to keep you motivated even when you don’t feel [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Contributed Content: What is Grief? It’s what we feel in response to a loss, even if it is the loss of your typical schedule or your sense of safety and control. Grief can be complex – to get more technical, it’s the process of social, somatic and emotional reactions to perceptions of loss. But what the heck does [Continue Reading »]
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With the sweep of COVID-19, many people have been struggling. For students scraping pennies together to purchase food, there are options. The Kirkwood Community College student food pantry helps students keep refrigerators and cabinets stocked. The food pantry hands out perishable and non-perishable food. There are fruits and [Continue Reading »]
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Many local restaurants wish to thank retired and active service members for their sacrifices by treating them to a meal on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The following is a list to help Kirkwood’s active duty and retired service men and women as just a small way of saying [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Submitted by Counseling Services The Kirkwood Counselors have been offering Zoom Informational Sessions on Tuesdays throughout the semester, during Activity Hour. Below are the Tuesday Tune-Up sessions for November and December. We’d love for you to join us! Stress Less · Tuesday, Nov. 3, 11:15 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. · Hosted by Mary Gesing, Kirkwood [Continue Reading »]
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Becoming a graduate from Kirkwood Community College on May 16, 2020, it was a very challenging last semester and last days experience in the United States. As COVID-19 struck and forced facilities to close and to move from in-person classes to online classes, it became necessary to adapt and readjust the learning process. [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Contributed Content: If you have ever felt the need to talk to someone, to get a different perspective, to find a neutral listener, to learn new ways of coping, or just to feel like you’re not carrying a burden alone, you have found some of the reasons people benefit from [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Contributed Content: Library Services on the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Campuses has made many changes to our space, services, and resources in the months since March, when the college closed up its buildings and moved online. We worked in that time to meet as many student needs [Continue Reading »]
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My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent. Ruth Bader Ginsburg U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on September 18th, 2020. She passed away due to complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer. She was 87 [Continue Reading »]
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