Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
15 hours ago by
Independence Day 2008, like July 4, 1826 and July 4, 1831, will long be remembered as a special day in the history of American independence. On the Fourth of July in 1826, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, Founding Fathers and presidents, both died. On the Fourth of July in 1831 James Monroe, primary author of the Constitution died.
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
52 minutes ago by Virginia Zantow / Daily Staff Writer
After hundreds of years of performances and interpretation, English and theater students will tell you Shakespeare speaks to every generation. The multi-generational cast of this weekend's Searching for Shakespeare performances demonstrates this while they wrestle with the classic themes of love and hate.
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
18 hours ago by Rashah McChesney
Ragbrai riders cycled into town Tuesday and had a number of entertainment options to introduce them to Ames - a Cy look-alike contest and an international food fair on campus, a climbing wall and beer garden on Main Street and numerous other activities.
The headlining act of the night was the band Styx, which played at 8 p.