Iowa State University honored slain student and former women's golf team member Celia Barquin Arozamena in pregame ceremonies Saturday before their football game with Akron at Jack Trice Stadium. The band formed her initials after coming onto the field and there was a video show in tribute to … [Read more...]
Iowa State University’s first woman president installed in ceremony on Ames campus
A ceremony in Ames today formally installed the first woman to hold the top leadership position at Iowa State University. Wendy Wintersteen was already the dean of the I.S.U. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences when she was tabbed by the Board of Regents to be the next president almost one … [Read more...]
Family of man accused of killing ISU student releases statement
The family of the suspect in the murder of a celebrated student-athlete at Iowa State University has released a statement. Ames Police arrested 22-year-old Collin Richards, formerly of Coon Rapids, for the killing of Celia Barquin Arozamena on Monday. She had been golfing by herself at an Ames … [Read more...]
Vigil honors slain Iowa State University student and golfer
Hundreds gathered on the Iowa State University campus last night to remember the life of a celebrated student athlete. Celia Barquin Arozamena was murdered Monday while playing golf on a course in Ames. Anna Yurrick is a missionary with St. Thomas Aquinas Church. She knew Barquin through their … [Read more...]
Iowa State to honor slain student and golf teammate Saturday
A former star on the Iowa State University women's golf team, stabbed to death Monday morning in Ames, was scheduled to be honored at halftime of this Saturday's ISU football game. Twenty-two-year-old Celia Arozamena, a Big 12 champion last year, was recently selected as the Cyclone Female … [Read more...]
Man believed to be homeless accused of killing ISU student and golf star
A homeless man who police say was living in a wooded area near the Iowa State University campus is now held on a $5 million bond, accused in Monday's murder of an ISU student on an Ames golf course. Twenty-two-year-old Collin Daniel Richards is charged in the slaying of 22-year-old Celia … [Read more...]
Man charged with murder in death of former ISU golfer
Ames Police have charged a man with first-degree murder after a former Iowa State University golfer was found dead at a local golf course. Golfers on the Coldwater Golf coursed just east of Jack Trice Stadium found a golf bag with no one around and called police around 10:20 Monday … [Read more...]
Regents to ask for more state money, increase tuition to fund state universities
The Iowa Board of Regents will ask the governor and lawmakers for an additional $20 million in state funding during the next legislative session and also plan to make annual increases in tuition at the three state schools. Board president Michael Richards told the board at their meeting Thursday … [Read more...]
Reynolds says ride on donor’s plane pre-approved by Ethics Board
Governor Kim Reynolds says she got state Ethics Board approval before accepting a free plane ride to Memphis to see Iowa State play in the Liberty Bowl last December. "We do that when we lead trade missions and when we do a lot of things," Reynolds said this afternoon. "We want to make sure that … [Read more...]
Board of Regents meeting interrupted by protest
Protestors interrupted the Board of Regents meeting in Iowa City today. The non-tenured track faculty were led by someone using a bullhorn demanding that the University of Iowa listen to their bargaining demands. They chanted "President Harreld you're no good, treat your workers like you … [Read more...]