Students make their way to Kinnick Stadium for Kickoff at Kinnick on Friday, August 23, 2019. Kickoff at Kinnick is a University of Iowa tradition where Freshmen and transfer students form an I on the field.
UI freshmen: What it means to be a Hawkeye
University of Iowa freshmen talked to The Daily Iowan about coming to the UI and what it means to be a Hawkeye.
Beginning this semester, The Daily Iowan is implementing the Inclusion & Engagement Initiative. We are committing to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our newsroom and improving the representation of all members of our community in our coverage.
The first project under this initiative highlights our newest Hawkeyes, exploring their excitement to join the Hawkeye community. We hope that through active community engagement, we will better represent our fellow students and fulfill our role as a news source for the whole community.
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Sophie Berning & Hannah Jorgensen
Berning: I’m from Kansas City, Missouri. I lived here for like the first six years of my life and then moved away, so I’ve always been a Hawkeye fan. My parents loved Iowa, so I decided to move back here, and it feels a little more like home. [OnIowa] has just been really fun to see the community. I feel like it’s a community here, like everybody’s a family almost. DI: What do you think it means to be a Hawke...
Kadel Coakley
I’m from Dubuque, Iowa. [The UI] had good programs that I was interested in, and it seemed like a good place away from home. DI: What’s been your favorite part of OnIowa? I liked the rock climbing a lot. DI: What are you most excited about campus life? Studying what I’m interested in; I’m doing journalism and political science....
Carolina Nicasio
I’m from Aurora, Illinois. Q: Why did you choose Iowa? Because my older cousin goes here and really likes it, and another girl who’s a sophomore right now really likes the school, too, and she was telling me a lot of great things about it. And also because they gave me really good financial aid. I’m studying anthropology. DI: What’s been your favorite part of OnIowa? My favorite part of OnIowa has ...
Emma Grace Teggatz & Braxten Jones
Teggatz: We’re both from Cedar Rapids. DI: Why did you choose Iowa? Teggatz: Because I’ve known it my whole life, and both my parents went here, and I like the facilities and I like the campus overall, and I think the student body is great. DI: What’s your favorite part of OnIowa? Teggatz: My favorite part of OnIowa has been meeting other students. DI: What are you most excited about on cam...
Chris Wu & Vincent Gu
Wu: I’m from San Diego, California. My favorite part of OnIowa has been the weather. It’s cool, not like California. Gu: I come from China. I came to Iowa because I just like it here. People here are friendly.
Bennett Paluch
I’m from Chicago, Illinois. DI: Why did you choose Iowa? I chose this school because I love the atmosphere here. It’s been great. I only got here yesterday, but it’s been really fun. DI: What are you looking forward to about campus life? Joining student organizations and getting to know people. I’m looking forward to working towards my degree. I’m in the Tippie School of Business, and...
Jonathan Blake
I chose Iowa because I got a lot of scholarships and financial aid, and I’m from Miami, Florida. I’m studying finance. My favorite part of OnIowa would probably be [Kickoff at Kinnick] because we’re in the stadium. I’m looking forward to learning and having a great time.
Delilah Crespo
I’m from Chicago, Illinois, and I’ve always wanted to go here since seventh grade. My major brought me here. I’m studying biology. DI: What’s been your favorite part of OnIowa? Meeting new people in my dorm at Mayflower and everywhere else. DI: What are you looking forward to at the UI? Meeting new people this year....
Evelyn Santillan
I’m from a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. DI: Why did you choose Iowa? Mostly because of the Wave, you know, waving at the kids. I’m hoping to one day go here for med school, too, and work at the Children’s Hospital here. DI: What’s been your favorite part of OnIowa? I’ve gotten to know the campus a lot and also meet a whole bunch of the people on my floor that I didn’t know. DI: What ...
Nyla Noble
I’m from Dubuque, Iowa, and I chose Iowa because it feels like home. It’s very welcoming, everyone's very nice and happy. Yellow’s a great color, and what really won me over was the rec(?) room in the dorms, because I need closet space. I like how everyone’s involved. The activities at [OnIowa] are great. It’s like high school but on a different level. DI: What are you looking forward to about ca...
Jackson Fedler
I’m from Williamsburg, Iowa. I chose Iowa mainly because of the music department. I actually cried when I saw the rooms, and then I didn’t do a music major, so I feel a little bad about it, but I’m definitely in it for art and psychology. And I love the place, because I live close to here, so it is home for me. DI: What’s your favorite part of OnIowa? My favorite part of OnIowa is just meeting diff...
Ariela Sakanovic
DI: What does it mean to you to be a Hawkeye? More opportunities and less restrictions. DI: What are you most excited about this year? Well, my goal is to become a doctor, so it's a good first step. And yeah, so that's mostly what I'm most excited for. [I’m from] Waterloo, Iowa. DI: What brings you to the University of Iowa specifically? I just heard a lot of great reviews. And a lot of my friends, family frie...
Alyssa Ferguson
To be a Hawkeye, I think that we all work really hard and that we all help each other as a community. I believe that Hawkeyes help Hawkeyes, and we're all kind of a family to each other. I'm very excited about the classes. Because coming to college versus high school, I get to choose the classes I'm doing, and so it's more so going to be interesting things that I want to hear about. I'm most excited...
Haley Lightfoot
It's like a part of this community, someone who just loves Iowa and loves to be here. I'm excited to rush. I'm from a small suburb of Chicago called Lake Zurich. I just fell in love with the campus when I toured here. I knew since junior year that I was coming to Iowa; I only applied to two schools. It's a lot homier [here]. Lake Zurich's not cold, but Iowa is just so warm and welcoming, and I ...
Nikole Malina & Nathan Diercks
DI: What does being a Hawkeye mean to you? Malina: To go to school with my friends, study hard, cheer on the Hawkeyes. DI: What are you most excited about? Malina: I'm excited to meet new people and pursue a career I want to be in. I’m from Muscatine, and I grew up loving the Hawkeyes. DI: How is Iowa City different than your hometown? Malina: It's definitely busier and bigger. DI: Wh...
Ethan Page
DI: What does it mean for you to be a Hawkeye? It’s really hard to say at this point since I’ve only been here since Thursday. I will say certainly I like it more here in Iowa City more so than Des Moines. It definitely feels more like home. I’m originally from Boston. I would say I guess being a Hawkeye for my first five days has been that Stretch component that they really talk about, and ki...
Mikey Waller
DI: What does it mean to you to be a Hawkeye? I’d say to me, being a Hawkeye is knowing that you’re going to come here and you’re going to grow from it and you’re going to meet people who are nothing like you. In a sense, you’re going to get to know all these different cultures and different aspects of the world, and through that you’ll be a better person coming out of it. DI: What are y...
Clara Miller
DI: What does it mean to you to be a Hawkeye? I think it means helping people when you can and trying your hardest even if you really, really, really don’t want to because it will help you in the long-run. DI: What are you excited about this year? I'm really excited to meet more people and make new connections, because that's how you go further in the workplace. DI: Where are you from? I'm fro...
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