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A young man poses for his photo outdoors on a sunny day.Anthony Ferguson started a community organization, Young, Black, and Educated. Photo by Bill Adams.
Young, Black, and Educated
Published: 2013.05.15 | By Betsy Bates | 7:00 AM
Published: 2013.05.15
By Betsy Bates
7:00 AM
Junior Anthony Ferguson initially came to the University of Iowa in the fall of 2011 to play for the Hawkeye football team. However, after one season, he felt a calling to something greater. He left the team and created a community organization, Young, Black, and Educated. Story
 

Reviving Towncrest

Published: 
2013.05.16 | By Tom Snee | 10:01 AM
architectural rendering of Towncrest neighborhood

An analysis by a group of University of Iowa business students suggests that Iowa City focus its efforts to redevelop the Towncrest neighborhood on a piece of city-owned vacant land at the corner of First Avenue and Muscatine Road. Architectural rendering provided by Iowa City Department of Planning and Community Development. Story

Bright Lights, big prizes

Published: 
2013.05.15 | By Tom Snee | 10:47 AM

A student from Waterloo Columbus High School was recently named the state’s top high school entrepreneur in a contest sponsored by the University of Iowa and the accounting firm Ernst & Young. Story

LGBT students honored at UI's 13th annual 'Rainbow Graduation'

The Daily Iowan: LGBT students honored at UI's 13th annual 'Rainbow Graduation'
Published: 
2013.05.15
photo of Dr. Georgina Dodge speaking at the podium in the Old Capitol Senate Chambers during the UI Rainbow Graduation

Twenty-five LGBTQ students were recognized at the University of Iowa’s 13th annual Rainbow Graduation on Tuesday, and the community took the opportunity to honor the graduates and recent strides made at the UI. Story from: The Daily Iowan

The Daily Iowan

UI's Noonan says social, cultural changes contribute to rise of unwed parenting

The Gazette: UI's Noonan says social, cultural changes contribute to rise of unwed parenting
Published: 
2013.05.15
Brittany Honer helps her daughter, Kaitlin Ansell, 5, across the monkey bars at Jacolyn Park on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Cedar Rapids. A U.S. Census Bureau reports a big spike among unwed mothers in the 20 to 24 age range, which includes Honer, 22. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Social shifts, along with cultural differences, are among the top reasons unmarried parenting has become more common, says UI associate sociology professor Mary Noonan in a story on the rise of unwed parenting nationally and locally. Story from: The Gazette

The Gazette

Armed with iPads

Published: 
2013.05.15 | By Heather Spangler | 09:29 AM

Twenty one future teachers will enter their classrooms armed with iPads and big ideas for using them thanks to an award created by University of Iowa College of Education alumna Linda Baker, who earned her English and secondary education degrees at the UI in 1968. Story

Young, Black, and Educated

Published: 
2013.05.15 | By Betsy Bates | 07:00 AM
A young man poses for his photo outdoors on a sunny day.

Junior Anthony Ferguson initially came to the University of Iowa in the fall of 2011 to play for the Hawkeye football team. However, after one season, he felt a calling to something greater. He left the team and created a community organization, Young, Black, and Educated. Story

O say can he sing

Published: 
2013.05.14 | By Bill Adams and Tom Snee | 11:37 AM
A young man singing the national anthem at baseball, softball, and basketball gamesVideo by Bill Adams, interview and text by Tom Snee

If you've been to a Hawkeye athletic event over the last four years, chances are good that you've seen Nils Thorson perform. Not as an athlete, but as the guy who sings the national anthem before the start of the game. Video

Task force recommends screening all adults for alcohol misuse

Time Magazine: Task force recommends screening all adults for alcohol misuse
Published: 
2013.05.14
Photo of a tall glass of beer in a bar. Jimmy Anderson/Getty Images

Nearly 30 percent of adults drink more alcohol than is considered healthy, and there are serious consequences for them, their families, and their communities, says U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Member Sue Curry, dean of the UI College of Public Health. Story from: Time Magazine

Time Magazine

Old Gold: 'On, Iowa,' rescued from oblivion

Published: 
2013.05.14 | By David Mccartney | 10:03 AM
Sheet music cover for "On, Iowa," 1919

The UI’s Chicago Alumni Association offered a $250 prize in 1916 for best original song about the University of Iowa. “On, Iowa,” a fan favorite now performed at every football and basketball game, did not make the final cut. Story

Spencer native son, Chuck Swanson, remembers home

Spencer Daily Reporter: Spencer native son, Chuck Swanson, remembers home
Published: 
2013.05.11
Vince Nelson smiles while listening to music in his hometown of Spencer, Iowa

Chuck Swanson, a Spencer native and director of Hancher at the University of Iowa, enjoys the energy exchanged between Terrance Simien and his Zydeco Experience Band, and the young children at Fairview Elementary as part of the SPOT program. Story from: Spencer Daily Reporter

Spencer Daily Reporter

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