When students think about campus life, most of the attention goes to Linn, Cedar, Benton and Iowa Hall. While these buildings are important, they aren’t the only places where meaningful work happens. Several halls often go overlooked despite the impact they have on campus and beyond. In this [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]In the United States, the debate on whether social media has a positive or negative impact on students is constantly rising. Social media is used for so much more than just entertainment. It helps and hurts our mental health, academics and everyday social interactions. But the question does [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]When we talk about diversity and inclusion on campus, we often speak about race, culture, nationality and gender. These conversations are important. But there is another community among us that is too often overlooked or misunderstood: Students with disabilities. Disability services are not charity. They are not special [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Most days pass in a blur of responsibilities, notifications and half-finished thoughts. We move from one task to the next without much time to pause and process. Journaling creates a small but meaningful pocket of stillness — a place to slow down and actually hear yourself think. At [Continue Reading »]
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Kirkwood Community College’s visual communication and design program will merge with the digital arts program, Dean of Arts and Humanities Jennifer Cunningham confirmed on Feb. 20. The degree program will no longer be available to new students starting in the fall of 2026. However, the classes that are [Continue Reading »]
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Iowa citizens and historians have been pushing back against the decision to close the Iowa City archives. The move to close the public archives was announced on June 17, 2025, with budgetary issues being cited as the reason to do away with the State Historical Society of Iowa [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]With the rise of generative artificial intelligence, one major talking point at Kirkwood Community College surrounds the fate of the education field and AI literacy. Some would argue that AI literacy is essential for college education, while others reject the idea of having AI tools help with assignments, [Continue Reading »]
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The United States and Israel combined forces for a preemptive attack on Iran on Feb. 28. The strike on Tehran, Iran’s capital and largest city, left many of the country’s top leadership dead including Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. According to the Independent, the attack was a [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Students choose to attend junior, or community, colleges for an array of reasons: They are more affordable and closer to home, or people are unsure of what they want to get out of a college education. For student-athletes considering junior college, they also have their own reasons that [Continue Reading »]
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