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The Memorial Union Zodiac - To Walk Around or Step It Through

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Do you Walk through or around go the zodiac in the Memorial Union?

  • Walk Around - An Iowa State Tradition

    Votes: 268 83.5%

  • Walk Around - I'm scared that I'm going to fail my next test

    Votes: 12 3.7%

  • Walk Through - It was designed to walk over so the zodiac levels the same floor after time

    Votes: 10 3.1%

  • Walk Through - I don't even know what I'm talking about so just walk some hallway

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Walk Through - I think suspicion's are dumb so walk over the zodiak (aka look I'm cool)

    Votes: 24 7.5%

  • Walk Through - I'm a ****

    Votes: 7 2.2%
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Lately I saw one of those dumb accounts like "Iowa State Girls" Instagram and posted a "hilarious" video (someone linked to Facebook). It was a drunk of coeds hanging out in the Gold Star Hallway in the Memorial Union and being well, drunk, and stomping around on the zodiak and basically playing it like hopscotch.

I graduated in 2007 and the video actually made me pretty ******* pissed off. I started to wonder, what if students think about the zodiac throughout the years.

So, do you walk through or around go the zodiac in the Memorial Union?

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The Zodiac​

Architect/designer William T. Proudfoot chose to incorporate the ancient symbols of the zodiac into the north entry floor -- classic Greek/Roman mythology for a classic-Greek/Roman-style building. In the 20's, the zodiac was not as well known as it is now. Proudfoot planned for intentional wearing away of the bronze forms by placing them above the surface of the floor - to be sculpted further by building users until, eventually, they would be the same level as the floor. We know that by 1929, students had decided that if you stepped on the zodiac, it was unlucky – that you'd flunk your next test. Rumor has it that the students created this "curse" because they liked the raised effect of the zodiac and they wanted to preserve the zodiac signs even though it went against what the architect originally intended. Now most students, hedging their bets, walk around. If you accidentally invoke the curse, you can throw a coin in the fountain to take it away!
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Kickin’ It with Jerome Tang: Coaching in the Big 12, embracing college hoops, and more

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Grant Mahoney and Jeff Woody react to the Big 12 preseason selections before welcoming on Kansas State Head Basketball Coach Jerome Tang to discuss his career in the Big 12, his journey to Kansas State, his favorite Iowa State teams, and more. Presented by Kelderman Manufacturing.


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Kickin' It with Jerome Tang: Coaching in the Big 12, embracing college hoops, and more

Grant Mahoney and Jeff Woody react to the Big 12 preseason selections before welcoming on Kansas State Head Basketball Coach Jerome Tang to discuss his career in the Big 12, his journey to Kansas State, his favorite Iowa State teams, and more. Presented by Kelderman Manufacturing. https://youtu.b
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SUMMER SERIES: All-American, Denver Nuggets Guard Curtis Jones joins Jake Brend

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Former Cyclone and now Denver Nuggets guard Curtis Jones joins Jake Brend on the CycloneFanatic Summer Series to discuss his new NBA contract, his time in the NBA Summer League and some of his favorite moments in a Cyclone uniform. The Summer Series is brought to you by Fareway Meat & Grocery and Netusil Financial Services by Raymond James.

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SUMMER SERIES: All-American, Denver Nuggets Guard Curtis Jones joins Jake Brend

Former Cyclone and now Denver Nuggets guard Curtis Jones joins Jake Brend on the CycloneFanatic Summer Series to discuss his new NBA contract, his time in the NBA Summer League and some of his favorite moments in a Cyclone uniform. The Summer Series is brought to you by Fareway Meat & Grocery an
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Speed! A deep dive.

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One aspect of the Iowa State football program that has consistently seemed to lag behind—especially compared to other teams in the conference—is player speed.

Even during the Campbell era, this was a noticeable issue. However, more recently, coaches like Hank Poteat and Noah Pauley have raised the standard, emphasizing speed in the players they recruit.

Let’s take a look at the high school 100-meter dash times under 11.0s for some of our current players.

For reference:
  • Kene Nwangwu: 10.55s
  • Darien Porter: 10.69s
Current Players:
  • WR Brett Eskildsen: 10.52s
  • WR Dominic Overby: 10.54s
  • RB Aiden Flora: 10.61s
  • S Jeremiah Cooper: 10.65s
  • DB Connor Welsch: 10.66s
  • CB Khijohnn Cummings-Coleman: 10.71s
  • CB Mason Ellens: 10.73s
  • S Carson Van Dinter: 10.73s
  • CB David Coffey: 10.75s
  • WR Karon Brookins: 10.80s
  • LB Will Hawthorne: 10.82s
  • RB Abu Sama: 10.84s
  • RB Carson Hansen: 10.85s
Future Players
  • WR Jeffrey Roberts: 10.69s
  • S Tyrell Chatman: 10.78s
  • S Bryson Williams: 10.88s
Beni Ngoyi and Xavier Townsend never ran below 11.0s
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Should I replace furnace and AC together?

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Seen some good house threads in here lately, so figured I’d start another one to check CF’s pulse on my situation.

We moved into a new house in January. Furnace and AC are from 1995, so 30 years old. Couple of weeks ago AC stopped keeping up due to a leak on the condenser. Technician was able to weld on the coil, but did his best to “patch” it up with foam spray. If the leak is small then it may be fine for years, but I have a feeling the issue will be back later this summer or next year at the latest. Anyhow, I have them coming back late this afternoon to look at my system and give me a quote. Options may be.

1) Replace coils on the unit.

2) replace the AC entirely (pretty sure the current unit is also undersized for the house).

3) replace furnace and AC due to their age and if you are going to do one May make sense to just do both so that one unit is not new and the older is 30 years old.

Thoughts?
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Road Game Rankings

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Fun podcast by Williams & Blum last Wednesday. Login to view embedded media
I loved hearing them talk about this year's football road trips. Here are their rankings based on the Williams & Blum Fun Meter:

#1 Jonesboro for Arkansas State.
#2 Boulder for Colorado.
#3 Covington, Kentucky for Cincinnati.
#4 Fort Worth for TCU.
#5 Stillwater for Oklahoma State.

So, what do you think? Do you agree? Disagree? How would you rank them? What would you recommend for the road trips?

K-State isn't included because the Ireland trip is in its own category.
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Chris Williams on VSiN with Tim Murray

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On Monday, our own Chris Williams hosted VSiN College Football Betting Podcast’s Tim Murray and then was a guest on Murray’s podcast.

I think many of us may undervalue the quality of Chris’s contributions. We may be too familiar with him and he is often so casual and goofy. However, he really holds his own with one of the betting industry’s best on these podcasts. It is really impressive and he is indeed a “big shot.”

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Cytown Update

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Did anyone hear Jamie Pollard on last night's Coaches Corner radio show? I missed some details as was doing something else but thought I heard the university had secured a large donation that might speed the development of the area over what was originally projected. I did hear Pollard and others had met with hotel chains to discuss possibilities of new construction in the north part of the area.
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Position Preview: Cornerbacks

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Jackson Pence previews the cornerback room.

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Position Preview: Cornerbacks

The opening game of the season in Dublin, Ireland is just 31 days away and to keep you prepared for the upcoming season, we will continue with our position previews every weekday through July 25. Up next is the cornerbacks. A group that has some holes to fill after a brillant season last year. R
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***2025 UFL Season Thread***

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The 2025 UFL season kicks off Friday, March 28 with St. Louis at Houston, 7 p.m. CT on FOX.

FOX will have a Friday night game each week. Other regular-season games will be split among FS1, ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2.

Active rosters are limited to 50 players. Here are the Cyclones on active rosters to start the season:

TEAMPLAYER#POS
BirminghamLa'Michael Pettway80TE
St. LouisMike Rose27LB
St. LouisWillie Harvey51LB
St. LouisChase Allen87TE
St. LouisHakeem Butler88WR

Also, Anthony Becht (HC) and Seneca Wallace (QB) are on the St. Louis staff and Marc Lillibridge is the GM for San Antonio.
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Peak off season content ("Every game ever")

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What if you could go back in time and relive any Iowa State football game in history?

With newspaper recaps, occasionally digitized programs and ticket stubs, photos of most teams (as well as photos from the games) and occasional video footage, this series might continue!

If there is interest to learn about games beyond the 1892-1949 time in Cyclone football history, do let me know.

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Every Game Ever

Here, you can find a massive database, containing information on every Iowa State game, ever.
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MBB: 2026 Guard Marcus Zelee Commits to Iowa State

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Marcus Zelee announced his commitment to Iowa State today, making the guard the third commit in T.J. Otzelberger‘s 2026 class.

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2026 Guard Marcus Zelee Commits to Iowa State

Marcus Zelee announced his commitment to Iowa State today, making the guard the third commit in T.J. Otzelberger's 2026 class. 1000% Committed #CycloneNation Man! This journey was a long process THANK YOU GOD!! Thank you to all the ones who supported me along this process I couldn't ask for more!
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Need Info/Guidance on Prepaid Funeral Plans

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Not a fun topic, but...

As I prepare to enter my 8th decade on this planet I need to get this taken care of.

I have my plot and my will/trust done.

I don't really know how it works. I don't want to walk into a Funeral Home knowing nothing.

Any dos and don'ts or pitfalls to watch for. Or recommendations.

Not necessarily specific local providers.

TIA


"I plan to live forever. So far, so good." Steven Wright
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