2008 Woodie Awards
Over the course of last weekend, demolition crews began tearing down two buildings on the east section of Kirkwood's Cedar Rapids campus. Buildings Four and Seven were slated for demolition - the first phase in a series of projects that will create an additional parking lot.
The Kirkwood Board of Trustees met on Oct. 13 with a busy agenda. The trustees considered construction bids for the Rec Center parking lot. The board approved a $147,000 bid from area contractor Pierce Tobin. Tom Kaldenberg, director of facilities, said Kirkwood has considered the construction of a parking lot east of the Rec Center since the facility opened.
You are standing in a crowd of thousands on a cool summer night waiting for your favorite band to come on stage, except all you hear is silence. Noise is all around but you hear nothing. It's not a dream - it's what a deaf person goes through everyday. Today, Americans have one of the most complete and expressive sign language systems, which was derived from the French signing system.
Members of The University of Iowa's International Writing Program came to Kirkwood Community College Oct. 20 to share their stories and experiences in the field of literature. Zoltan Pek is a fiction writer from Hungary. He wrote short stories for many Hungarian publications and has published two short story collections.
It's not every day that prize-winning Lipizzans, Friesians and their trainers gather in Cedar Rapids to hold exhibitions and clinics on rare and exotic horse breeds. In fact, it only happens once a year in the Midwest. Kirkwood hosted the third annual Rare Breed & Dressage Horse Expo at the Iowa Equestrian Center on Oct.
Disasters natural and man-made prompted Kankakee Community College in Illinois to create an associate degree program in emergency management, a spokesman said. The program, touted as among the first of its kind in the state, may begin offering classes this spring.
What's more dreadful than Dracula and more despicable than a demon? The flu. After last year's shortage of flu shots, students wonder if they should be worried about a repeat this year. Amy Ganske, campus nurse, and Diane Davis, a nurse with the Linn County Public Health Department, say "no.
A new year has brought in new faces at Kirkwood Student Senate. The group is made up of students representing campus clubs and organizations. Senators approve new clubs along with their budgets as well as organize campus events and distribute information about them.