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How to Go Vegetarian the Right Way

Ethos Magazine | Posted 05.04.2012

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Switching to a plant-based diet can lessen your contribution to global warming and the overall use of resources. It can also boost your health.

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Calls For End To Controversial Tuition Program

Posted 04.18.2012

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If you are rich or your child is a star athlete, you might not worry about paying for college. But the vast majority of Iowa families make big sacrifi...

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The CRAZIEST College Parties

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.22.2012

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Not all parties are created equal. Tailgating and hitting up the bars near campus are all just a part of the average college experience. Yet, there...

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Joe Biden: It's Santorum Vs. America

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.01.2012

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Vice-president Joe Biden doesn't think there's anyone who agrees with presidential hopeful Rick Santorum when it comes to higher education. Biden, ...

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Religious-Themed Business Course Canceled At Iowa State University

Ames Patch | Posted 01.20.2012

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Iowa State University canceled a business management course that some faculty say would have advocated an evangelical Christian point of view and used...

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Will College Kids Caucus For Paul?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 03.09.2012

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Ron Paul's biggest foe in the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses may not be Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann or even Newt Gingrich. It could be a hangover. Paul is ...

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Iowa State Coach Shows Nation What He's All About

AP | Posted 11.19.2011

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AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads has endeared himself to Cyclones fans with his energy, enthusiasm and passion. Now the rest of the nation ...

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Battle Of The States: Iowa State Stuns Oklahoma State

AP | LUKE MEREDITH | Posted 01.18.2012

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AMES, Iowa — Bedlam will still be a huge deal for Oklahoma State. It just won't be nearly as big as it could have been after the Cowboys let th...

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Norma Lyon, 'Butter Cow Lady,' Dies At 81

AP | By MARGERY A. BECK | Posted 08.28.2011

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-- Norma "Duffy" Lyon, whose life-size butter sculptures of cows, Elvis and even Jesus and his disciples delighted Iowa state fairgoers for nearly ha...

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Student Graduates After Taking One Course Every Semester For 19 Years

Posted 06.26.2011

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For Iowa State student Kathy Vitzthum, not graduating college was not an option. Vitzthum, 48, will graduate summa cum laude from Iowa State Univer...

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WATCH: ODES TO GAGA: Performances By College Students Across America Inspired By Lady Gaga

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sure Lady Gaga has inspired a lot of Halloween costumes and questionable fashion trends, but the most aspirational thing about Gaga is her commitment ...

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Iowa State Students Talk Voting, Judicial Retention (WATCH)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Iowa State student and HuffPost Eyes and Ears correspondent Tyler Kingkade canvassed his campus not to get out the vote, but to find out why students ...

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Playing for Keeps: Students Who Rock Hunger

Dan Silverstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last week, as Midnight Madness showcased college basketball players with visions of massive wealth and self-indulgence written all over their face...

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Debt Dictates Students' Adult Life

iowastatedaily.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jessica Moore and her husband, Matt, quickly obtained jobs in their areas of study upon graduation. The Moores critically review each dollar earned an...

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Students At For-Profit Colleges Struggle With Massive Debt

Iowa State Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Katie Bushnell graduates with a bachelor's degree in a little more than a year, she'll be approaching $90,000 in debt from student loans without ...

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Ames Chosen For Intermodal Transport Hub

iowastatedaily.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced [Feb. 18] that it was awarding a grant of nearly $8.5 million to help build an intermodal transport hu...

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Ex-AP Hostage Terry Anderson Back in Beirut to Teach U.S. J-Students How to Report Accurately on Middle East

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Unfortunately, I wasn't scared enough, and I wasn't cautious," Anderson admitted. "I got caught because I refused to take the precautions that I probably should have."

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Green Business: Saving Money Vs. Making Money

GreenBiz | Matt Alderton | Posted 05.25.2011

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When University of Minnesota graduate Osman Rashid and Iowa State University graduate Aayush Phumbhra decided to start a business, their objective was...

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