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Active Minds hosts Chalk It Out event

Tragedy in Anamosa stuns community

The state of Iowa was shocked to hear that two staff members, Lorena Schulte, a nurse, and corrections officer, Robert McFarland, were killed in an escape attempt on March 23 at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Anamosa. A third staff member, Lori Mathis, also a nurse, was held against her will while [Continue Reading »]

Chalk It Out

Tired of being cooped up and inside?  Want to get some fresh air, positive messages, and compliMINTS?  The Active Minds club is hosting a Chalk It Out event on Thursday, April 22 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. outside the bookstore, on the Cedar Rapids campus.  They will [Continue Reading »]

His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh: A life remembered

On Friday April 9th, Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Philip had passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle. Prince Philip was born on June 10th, 1921, in Corfu in the Kingdom of Greece. He was a member of the Danish and Greek royal families and the great-great-grandson of Queen [Continue Reading »]

Thoughts about daylight saving time

Daylight saving time is something people either look forward to or despise, depending on one’s schedule.   Interestingly, eight senators on both sides of the aisle have begun to push against this tradition with a bill called the Sunshine Protection Act. The bill itself would essentially no longer make changing [Continue Reading »]

Rolling blackouts from southern storm affect Iowa

Texas and Oklahoma were hit with a record-breaking snowstorm and freezing cold temperatures from Feb. 13 to the 17.  Dallas residents had pipes freeze and burst, something Iowa residents are relativity familiar with. However, much less expected to Iowa residents was the warning that they may face rolling blackouts because [Continue Reading »]

Social media’s growing impact on college students

CONTRIBUTED: During this unprecedented year, college students have been stripped of many face-to-face experiences. Social media has filled that void and allowed for students to connect with each other.   Keanen Wells, a student at Kirkwood Community College, said he has quickly become an avid user of several social [Continue Reading »]

Boulder: the latest shooting

On March 22, 2021, 21-year-old Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa opened fire in a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, killing 10 people.   This has rocked the nation hard, especially since citizens had barely gotten back up on their feet from the Atlanta spa shootings, which killed eight [Continue Reading »]