By Kendra Hill As the Iowa Lakes Men's and Women's fall soccer season comes to an end let meet up with the coaches and find out what went well for this season. "Our season was cancelled due to Covid," Said Blake Viedenkamp head coach of the Women's soccer team. "The fall season is the non... Continue Reading →
Recognizing ILCC Vet Techs
Morgan Larson, Writer National Veterinary Technicians Week October 11-17, 2020 Last week was National Veterinary Technician Week (Vet Techs), this seems like a great concept to encourage students who are in this program to strive for greatness during or after graduation. It’s a week to recognize current and future Vet Techs. What does it take... Continue Reading →
Cleaning Up Ditches: What a great way to start the month of October.
October Time, what does that mean to the students at Iowa Lakes? It could mean things like Halloween, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, or even just a time to sit back and relax the wonderful season of fall. There are so many things to look forward to this month, but here's the question you should be... Continue Reading →
The sound of music: Ayres leads Iowa Lakes band program with hard work
By Dalton Johnson, Staff Writer Around noon every Monday, Wednesday and Friday a blaring sound of instruments can be heard throughout the campus of Iowa Lakes Community College. That blaring of sound can then be heard turning into a mixture of swing rhythms and jazzy licks. That sound is the Iowa Lakes jazz band practicing their latest tunes. The director of the jazz... Continue Reading →
Kobe VS Jordan who’s better?
Staff writer Cody Van Den Berg Kobe Bryant is better than Michael Jordan because when Kobe first came into the league he was drafted out of high school. Another reason Kobe was the better is because when Kobe played his last game of his career, he scored sixty points and will be the only guy... Continue Reading →
My favorite animal and why yours is wrong. (Opinion)
by Makayla Secrist Staff Writer Giraffes? Dumb. Snakes? Weak. Lions? Lame. Dolphins? Ridiculous. You want something to really throw your obsession into and get tattooed on your face, look no further than the majestic oceanic creature the octopus. First off there are three different ways the plural of "octopus" is made. How many other animals... Continue Reading →
Why it’s important to enjoy outdoor activities during these interesting times
By Mitchell Hagenson, Staff Writer There have been many fun activities on and off campus for the college students to do during these interesting times. Activities like attending sporting events at the college to cheer on the student athletes to going to the movies with friends and even enjoying activities that the student senate puts... Continue Reading →
Why having a child at a young age could benefit you
By Kendra Hill Many of us think that waiting until you are in your mid thirties would be better to have a kid, while some of us think the younger the better. I believe that having the kid in your early to late twenties is healthier for you to have a kid. Not only is... Continue Reading →
Defending the Arts
By Dalton Johnson, Staff Writer Every year some schools must make the unfortunate decision to cut funding. This can take the form of cutting sports funds, lunch funds or reducing teacher pay among other things. Most often however, arts programs are the first programs to be on the chopping block for funding cuts. Some people do not see a need for arts... Continue Reading →
My Life Changer: 2020
Morgan Larson, Writer Morgan Larson Extra! Extra! New Decade New Pandemic. New deadly disease, promptly named “Coronavirus” or “COVID-19” is sweeping the globe at exponential rates. Read all about it! Hopefully, we can all remember the simplicity of the word “normal”, which is something that will need redefining for the future. We are currently in... Continue Reading →