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Sign Ideas for CYhawk
Hoping to see lots of sign and cutouts in the crowd. Thinking of doing some type of a Hilton 6th man poster myself. What are others doing? Thinking there will probably be some Francon scale posters for sure.- cyclone87
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- Forum: In-State Rivals
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ISU Proposes 7% resident tuition increase per year over next 5 yrs
This is the result of continued state funding cuts to the University. It appears a good education in this country will only get harder to attain unless you are wealthy or connected to someone wealthy...- cyclone87
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- Forum: Campus Life
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Another Funding Cut
An additional funding cut is on the way for ISU in the upcoming fiscal year (proposed ~$6 mil). This is on top of the ~$9 mil mid year cut that was recently leveled on the university. Going to be hard to support record enrollment with dwindling resources. I wonder if they will propose...- cyclone87
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Uber Ames
Uber will begin operating in Ames tomorrow (Tuesday August 4th), it will be the 4th city in Iowa to offer Uber rides: http://amestrib.com/news/uber-begin-offering-rides-ames-tuesday Will be nice for those trying to find a way home from the bar, many nights during the school year there are not... -
breakfast/brunch buffet Ames
I am wanting to eat at a breakfast or brunch buffet in Ames Sunday morning. I have had Valentino's brunch buffet before and am looking to find another one in the area to try out. I know the Iowa Stater has a breakfast buffet, but I've seen mixed reviews on it. Are there any others in Ames... -
Jethro's wants to open in Ames
Jethro's wants to open in Ames sometime next year (2015). Will be the Jethro's BBQ n bacon bacon concept. Still looking for a site to build or building to renovate. http://amestrib.com/news/jethro-s-owner-wants-open-ames -
New bbq place
I see there is a new bbq place opening in Ames in the space where Capanna Coffee used to be. Its called Down Home Cookin' and BBQ. Anyone know anything about this place. Always excited to try new restaurants when they come town Here is their facebook... -
Jarvis injury
Anyone hear anything about West's injury? Hope he can go next week. -
Ames/ISU in 3D
Anyone else notice that Ames is in 3-D now on google maps (google earth). Kind of cool, and I wonder when this happened and how many other places are in 3-D. -
Ames 150
Ames will be celebrating its sesquicentennial this summer around the 4th of July and it looks like there are a couple interesting bands that will perform live for the event. I think Robert Randolph and Buckwheat Zydeco would be pretty fun to see live. Sounds like some other good events as... -
Pollard considering assigned seating in student section
I think assigning a seat to students would help the madness rushing in before the game and prevent people from coming in off the hillsides to sit in the student section. They should seriously consider this. Athletic director addresses concerns at senate meeting - Iowa State Daily: News -
official enrollment numbers
wow, looks like the estimates were off by a little over 1,000. Fall 2013 enrollment: 33,241 (increase of 2,201 students from last year) Iowa State University enrollment is 33,241 - News Service - Iowa State University- cyclone87
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- Forum: Campus Life
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SEZ quotes today
I posted this in another thread, but maybe it should have its own. Some promising remarks on the SEZ project from president Leath today. It's good to hear directly from Leath that they are seriously considering moving this project forward within the next couple years. interesting quotes on... -
FS: ISU vs UNI hillside (1 ticket)
1 GA hillside ticket to the UNI game (wife can't make it), $50 SOLD- cyclone87
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- Forum: Ticket Exchange
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Paddy's remodel
Actually sounds pretty interesting, although I'm skeptical that much else will change (poor ownership/management there imo). Will have to give it a try this fall sometime though. One-on-one: Paddy's Irish Pub's John Heverin - Iowa State Daily: News -
Brick City Grill in Ames
This looks like it might be a good place to go for watching away games. Menu looks really good, an improvement over Brewers imo. Welcome to Brick City Grill -
Brewfest 2013
Thinking about going to Brewfest Saturday at Principle Park. Wanted to know what people who have been to this before think of it. How are the crowds/lines, is it worth the $25 ticket, etc. http://brewfestdsm.com/ -
Clyburn MVP
Will Clyburn was named MVP of the college All-star game. Congrats Will!- cyclone87
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- Forum: Mens Basketball
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Home owners insurace
My wife recently got a job in Ames and we decided to buy a house (in Ames). We need to get home owners insurance as part of our loan application process. We are fairly new to all of this and I thought it might be helpful to get some opinions from people who have been through it all before... -
New up-scale Italian restuarant coming to Ames
I posted this in the Texas Roadhouse thread and there seemed to be some interest so I figured I would make a new thread to discuss it. Looks like they already have a facebook page, you can see mock-ups of what it will look like inside and out and other info. Looks nice...