Iowa

at the University of Iowa. Matt obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut and his master’s degree from the University of Iowa. His graduate degree is in student affairs and he has worked in education since graduating. Matt is also a first-year doctoral student in the Higher Education and Student Affairs program. After graduating with his master’s, he received a job as an Academic Advisor at the University of Missouri. He returned to the University of Iowa when offered the…

Making the decision to go out of state or in state or stay in state is probably one of the toughest you will make. Should I be staying in state or would it be my best bet as to go out of state taking some risks hoping for success. Take time to think about what you really want to do, because once you decide it’s not to easy to switch up. Attractions, activities, the environment, and cost are big role players when it comes to moving away for college. Go through a thought process before making…

Ellana was adopted from Manchester Iowa when she was three she has two adopted sisters and two adopted brothers. When she was adopted she moved three different times. The family that she was adopted from lived in Ossian then moved to Iowa when she was ten. When she moved to Cresco she was outgoing and loved to help others. Plus, she liked being around other people. Mainly I think Ellana and I have many things’ in commen with her and I think we both have many connections’ in our own way. She is…

Broken Heartland’s thesis is not limited to the existence of rural poverty and its causes, but the politics of hate and ethnic scapegoating. Davidson’s chapter on “The Growth of Hate Groups” begins with a depiction of the meeting of the Iowa Society for Educated Citizens, a far-right anti-Semitic hate group at Colony Village Restaurant off I-80. Davidson describes the German prayer above the doorway to the meeting room, the prayer’s message of acceptance is juxtaposed with the group’s hate. The…

The Walking Burger A Consumer Review on The restaurant, Zombie Burger Zombie Burger in Des moines Iowa greeted my family with the most realistic zombie statues and post-apocalyptic vibes while entering the restaurant. I definitely agree when critics claim their food and drinks are “to die for”. Some popular burgers customers love are “zombie unicorn”, “three little pigs as told by the wolf”. This Burger joint has way more than your standard juicy burger, and has been recognized on Food…

thought about what area of higher education I wanted to learn more about. After thinking of a few different individuals I decided to interview Sabrina Tapps-Fee, a Senior Admission Counselor and Coordinator of the Tour Guide program for the University of Iowa. I decided to interview Sabrina, because admissions is an area of higher education that really interests me. I knew Sabrina had a long history working in admissions and I was interested in learning more about her experiences. To begin…

In Broken Heartland, Osha Gray Davidson argues the “farm crisis” and the pain it brought to communities in Iowa was only part of a longer decline of rural America brought about by failed governmental policy and the rise of industrial agriculture, which is turning once prosperous small towns into what he terms as “rural ghettos.” He argues that without a substantial course correction rural America will continue to decline and the residents of these rural ghettos, “bitter, desperate, and cut off…

College of Chiropractic in Davenport and has been a chiropractor for 39 years. Dr. Elbert opened his first office in Ames Iowa in 1978. He then moved to his second clinic in Ogden Iowa in 2002. Dr. Elbert has been active in many civic and chiropractic organizations. He studied under Dr. C.S. Gonstead at the Gonstead Clinic in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin and Dr. Larry Troxell in Davenport, Iowa. Dr.…

Introduction Drake University is a private, mid-sized, co-educational college located in Des Moines, Iowa. The campus is on a 150-acre property that has 84 buildings, 35 associated parking lots and is interspersed with multiple green spaces and commons. Drake University’s enrollment is increasing yearly and is continuing to incorporate new programs, which has sparked the need for new buildings and renovations. As development occurs, stormwater management has become an increasing concern in…

The soldiers of the 22nd and 28th Iowa defined themselves as citizens fighting in the defense of the republic. Their political attitudes as expressed in their own extant letters and their newspaper of choice, the Iowa City Weekly Republican, provide motive for their killing of Butler’s bloodhounds. Historians have agreed that the United States Army of the American Civil War was a force of volunteer citizen-soldiers and were conscious of their role as a political weapon. A republican ideology…