Iowa men’s wrestling coach Tom Brands has a number of trinkets, posters, and art pieces that adorn the walls of his office at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Among the items is a framed picture of Alex Marinelli.
The...
Jack Sieleman knew he would be an engineer when he was 7 years old.
Fifteen years later, after Sieleman graduates from the University of Iowa, he will head to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston,...
From a high school theater kid to a passionate dance major, and now as a future arts administrator, University of Iowa senior Carson Simpson has had quite the artistic journey.
Whether Simpson’s...
When he was in middle school, Tom Corbridge began playing the trombone. After his brother got mad at him for picking the same instrument that he played, Corbridge switched to percussion — which would...
University of Iowa fourth-year student Ben Stone has gone far beyond the typical responsibilities of an undergraduate employee at the Iowa Reading Research Center.
Stone is the lead computer programmer...
Going into graduate school, Victoria Muller Ewald said she never thought she could learn to code, let alone consider it would one day be integral to her research. Now, she’s involved in initiatives...
As a student of varying marginalized identities, including Afro-Latina, Muslim, and a first-generation U.S. citizen and university student, Zahra Aalabdulrasul always struggled to find a comfortable...
Emily Manders began her college career as a sports and recreation major. After she joined the University of Iowa Environmental Coalition, however, she realized sustainability was her true passion.
From...
To gear up for the Iowa caucuses, Hawk the Vote held a mock caucus in January 2020 with 300 participants packed in a room. At the time, the organizers didn’t know how drastically their student engagement...
Claire McDonnell made her first TikTok last September, and the short comedic clips on women’s social issues that she continued to publish quickly went viral on the platform. Direct messages filled...
While music is for many people a form of entertainment, to University of Iowa senior Jack Emptage — who plays the piano, baritone, harmonica, steel drums, mandolin, ukulele, and guitar — it’s...
Olivia Sandvold performed onstage as a mime in high school, creating a comedy sketch about incompetent superheroes.
Now, as Sandvold graduates from the University of Iowa with highest distinction,...
