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 »]
[Continue Reading »]Contributed Content: Library Services has recently created a new internal homepage especially for our current students and faculty. The easiest way to access this new page is to use the Library button in MyHub, found under Student Links and Employee Links. It is also linked within Talon’s Student Tools, [Continue Reading »]
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This November will mark the first opportunity for many Kirkwood Community College students to vote in a presidential election. The long lines and the anticipation of election night is a little over a month away. On Nov. 3, many felons in Iowa will be joining in at the [Continue Reading »]
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Collecting: Big risk big rewards Out of all the hobbies in the world collecting is perhaps the only one most every human alive has heard of and perhaps even tried. The reasons for this vary from its simplicity to its exclusivity. This has made it so collecting objects [Continue Reading »]
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Kirkwood students have been doing their best to properly quarantine themselves during this recent COVID-19 pandemic that has reached out to Iowa, with 1,849 confirmed cases at the time of writing. One student and his family have gone to great lengths to be as safe as possible. Sam [Continue Reading »]
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Below is a list of community resources that could be useful throughout the duration of the pandemic and beyond. For Food Support: CommUnity Food Bank (formerly The Crisis Center) of Johnson County 1121 S. Gilbert Court, Iowa City 319-351-0128 Hours of Operation: Monday: 12:00-4:30pm Tuesday: 12:00-7:00pm Wednesday: 12:00-4:30pm [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]KCC Library Contributed Column “Information Search Strategies: Good and Quick” In an ideal world, we students and scholars would have infinite time to thoroughly research each topic of interest and carefully assess and evaluate every article, book, or video we find. However, in the rush of our daily [Continue Reading »]
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LEGO has been an important part of a lot of children’s lives. It has provided an outlet for many to express their creativity and have fun with their imagination. A unique part of LEGO are the minifigures, also known as the little people in Lego sets with C-shaped [Continue Reading »]
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