When starting my journey at Kirkwood Community College, it was always likely that I would have to move to Cedar Rapids, and with that came the question as to how I should best approach my living arrangements. Many questions came to my mind, like if it would be [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Making friends in college can be harder than it looks. New students arrive on campus surrounded by unfamiliar faces while returning students often find themselves in classrooms filled with people they have never met. Yet building meaningful friendships is an important part of the college experience, providing students [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]“There’s something kind of indelible, if inscrutable, about human voice and the way it gets expressed in writing” said Tim Robbins, assistant English professor, during the Faculty Lecture series on Sept. 10 at Kirkwood Community College. Robbins said he had been thinking a lot about the effects [Continue Reading »]
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The construction of two data centers in the Big Cedar Industrial area raises concern among Kirkwood Community College students and faculty, who worry the effects of the large data campuses will hurt local communities and the environment. The $576 million Google data center and a second $750 [Continue Reading »]
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Twenty-five years after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the lessons carried forward remain rooted in family, coworkers and a community united in the face of tragedy. Cortez Davis and Lucas Rundle, firefighters for the city of Cedar Rapids, both said that family became a core value in their lives since 9/11. Rundle graduated [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]A trend that has been common so far for the Eagles this year has been dominance, and this week has been no different. Volleyball goes undefeated in six games against elite competition, and golf finishes top three in the Mustang Fall Invite. Eagles Weekly is a weekly article [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]It was a pretty relaxed week for Kirkwood in terms of game play, but it led to another impressive week for all sports. The men’s golf team took home the NJCAA Fall Preview first place trophy. While women’s volleyball took down a ranked conference opponent. The softball team’s [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]The Kirkwood athletic season has started off strong with the volleyball amassing an early seven game winning streak. All but one game has been played in Illinois for non-conference matchups, many of which are ranked opponents. Making the Eagles flawless start even more impressive. Eagles Weekly is a [Continue Reading »]
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New Identity After a season where Kirkwood’s volleyball team finished fifth in the NJCAA DII National Tournament with a 37-3 record and two-time First-Team All-American setter Kaci Johnson went on to play Division-I volleyball at Lindenwood University, the Eagles found themselves with a new identity coming into the [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]On May first, the Kirkwood Eagles athletic department announced that Nate Oakland, assistant coach with the Northern Iowa Panthers, would be taking over as the head coach of the women’s basketball program following the retirement of Hall of Fame coach Kim Muhl. In his 20 years of experience, [Continue Reading »]
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