"We want to make sure that marginalized communities on campus feel safe here." flathatnews.com/2025/10/22/s...

An Associated Press analysis finds that the number of Black students enrolling at many elite colleges has dropped in the two years since the Supreme Court banned affirmative action in admissions.

“The Board of Regents must protect those institutions and not put them at risk by signing onto a partisan agreement.” Iowa House Democrats ask Iowa Board of Regents to refuse higher education compact iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/10/22/i...

"Students now have been bombarded with visuals since they got a phone, making them “savvy” enough to discern “what’s performative and what’s authentic.” www.theeduledger.com/students/art...

#NoKings #Iowa Ames!

Frog sighting at Indianola, Iowa #nokings event. Several hundred people lining the main drag through town with flags and signs.

Saturdays are usually for gameday attire. Not this week. Thanks, @raygunsite.com #NoKings

“Despite rumors on social media, police say there is no evidence that the clowns are armed.” 😆 www.pinejournal.com/news/local/p...

You need a cat to interrupt your scrolling.

Iowa faculty, student groups ‘reject’ calls for universities to join federal compact iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/iowa-...

Iowa lawmakers call on Regents to join Trump administration higher ed compact iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/10/13/i...

Nothing feels better than returning home to one's own toilet after a day full of car shows and fall festivals with only porta-potty access. Well maybe some things, but this is pretty good.

Accidentally used my mom voice in public and everyone around me thought they were in trouble

Needed this last week.

This week has been 1000 years

“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow

how quickly universities have moved from “our mission is an expression of free speech” to “we are pleased to announce the elimination of the Office of Diversity and Equity” or whatever

Sigourney Weaver sends her love & a warning to fans seeing the movie ALIEN at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. 👩‍🚀🤖😻👽

I have never seen such a blistering rebuke of a President by a federal judge. He is telling us clearly to stand up for our liberty against a dictator. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Portland’s Antifa headquarters.

Hey! If we applied the same can do attitude to UNIVERSITIES as we do to late night, we could get them back to their mission of serving the public good too!

Iowa State University fires employee for social media posts after Charlie Kirk death iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/09/25/i...

A favorite part of our downtown. iowastatedaily.com/322616/arts-...

Yikes. “AI-related energy usage already represents 20% of global datacenter power demands.”

Residents of a San Francisco Bay Area city are on the lookout for an aggressive squirrel that has sent at least two people to the emergency room for medical treatment.

Canada would like a word. 😆 iowastatedaily.com/322556/opini...

Clever. It’s their season. www.nrn.com/fast-casual/...

post a concert photo you took

Conservative law firm leading investigation into undercover DEI videos at UI, ISU www.thegazette.com/article/cons...

The University of Iowa’s place in national rankings dropped out of the top 100 for the first time in its history of being included in the U.S. News and World report as some Iowa universities climbed, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/09/23/i...

Cloudy clouds.

What was I thinking ordering an unsweetened tea from McDonald’s in south Louisiana. 😑

Campus tour today. No I don’t need to see the animal harvesting demonstration. 😳

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, the largest private provider of scholarships to minority students.

New Orleans missed the memo about First Day of Autumn. 🍂🍁

Timeline cleanse. My seat mate for a flight today. His name is Percy.

Happy Batman Day to all those who celebrate! #Batman #BatmanDay #comics #comicbooks #dccomics #DCAllIn

Wait, so you can throw a yellow card after the final whistle? #LIVEVE ⚽️

When E. Jean Carroll comes up with a good idea, we should all pay attention. And she has one here! open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, saying the freedom the company used to have to speak up on social issues has been stifled by corporate parent Unilever.

Somedays I wonder...why do we even have laws and regulations? Oh right, we were once a democracy where science mattered. 🧪 www.hcn.org/articles/dec...

“United States senators calling for firings and then college presidents complying is straight-up censorship.” www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Iowa lawmakers call for termination of ISU employees for online comments on Charlie Kirk iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/09/15/i...

“Stay strong. Be brave. And if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor.” ~Stephen Colbert

“It wasn’t really pretty from our end of it.” ~Matt Campbell Understatement of the season? 😆 Glad Cyclones recovered for the win! ♥️💛🌪️ #BlueCy

Highway turtle rescue on the pizza run before CYCLONE football. 🐢 #BlueCy ♥️💛🌪️