
Innovative Financial Literacy Tool Educates College Students about Overborrowing, Provides Personalized Action Plan to Reduce Indebtedness (DES MOINES) — Today, Gov. Terry E. Branstad introduced “Student Loan Game Plan,” a unique online resource created by Iowa Student Loan® that helps students understand how overborrowing to pay for college can affect their financial future. The innovative […]
Mar 24 2011 | Posted in
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PELLA, Iowa — Central College will hold an international dinner featuring foods from every study abroad location on Wednesday, March 30. The meal is served in Graham Conference Center starting at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $15 per person, $6 for children 6-10 and students with a Central College ID. Children 5 and under are free. […]
Mar 24 2011 | Posted in
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Friday, July 26th, 1946 to Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011 Obituary: Paul Henry Roozeboom was born July 26, 1946 in Beach Grove, Indiana the son of Albert and Martha (Scotten) Roozeboom. He attended Camelback High School in Phoenix, Arizona for several years before his family moved to Pleasantville where he graduated from high school. Following high […]
Mar 24 2011 | Posted in
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Editor’s Note: The video contained with this interview is Parental Discretion Advised for some violent content. Brian Gott is currently CEW’s Heavyweight Champion. I recently caught up with Brian and asked him some questions about himself and his time in CEW. I asked Brian if he would describe some about himself and where he lives. […]
PELLA, Iowa — Two Central College students teamed up with Second Reform Church in Pella for a spring break mission trip to Pignon, Haiti, continuing work that has been done on previous trips. They worked with United Christians International, an organization that seeks to develop churches and train missionaries in Haiti. The group spent a […]
Mar 23 2011 | Posted in
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Garlic Mustard is an invasive plant that was brought over to the United States by European settlers as an herb. Unfortunately, with none of its native competitors present, garlic mustard has spread virtually unchecked across the county and can be found in over thirty states as well as parts of Canada. Not only do these […]
Mar 23 2011 | Posted in
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Penn Splits Road Twinbill with League Favorites Des Moines–Hitters were confounded Tuesday afternoon as Penn and Grand View battled to a doubleheader split in Midwest Collegiate Conference baseball action. Penn (15-7, 2-3 MCC) lost the opener 1-0, but answered back with a 4-2 win in the nightcap. The Vikings (10-9, 3-2 MCC), who were picked […]
Mar 23 2011 | Posted in
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Burnett to Face Best After Qualifying for Trials Huntington Beach, Calif.–Katie Burnett (Sr., Mesa, Ariz., Arizona) has climbed another rung towards her dream of being an Olympian as she recently qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials. The five-time All-American competed in the National Masters 20K Race Walk Championships on Sunday, March 13 and came away […]
Mar 23 2011 | Posted in
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GRINNELL, Iowa – Three Grinnell College athletes hope to make a splash this week when they compete in the NCAA Division III National Swimming and Diving Championships at Knoxville, Tenn. Imelda Wistey ’14, Michael Brus ’14 and Kelly Bruce ’12 will compete for the Pioneers, who have a diver at nationals for the first time […]
Mar 23 2011 | Posted in
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PELLA—Central College senior first baseman Katie Tenboer (Morrison, Ill.) is the Iowa Conference female athlete of the week. Meanwhile, senior Kiley Lythberg (Mount Prospect, Ill., Prospect HS) is the conference softball pitcher of the week while sophomore Joel Pulliam (Des Moines, Lincoln HS) is the league baseball pitcher of the week. Tenboer hit .480 with […]
Mar 23 2011 | Posted in
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