Tag: Iowa State Daily

Tara Deering-Hansen ’99

Falling in love with journalism was not what Tara Deering-Hansen had in mind when she started college. In fact, her first semester at Iowa State was spent as an agricultural engineering student. Deering-Hansen says she was weeded out after the first semester. Switching gears, she began her journey toward a career in journalism with an … Continue reading Tara Deering-Hansen ’99

So Long, Professor Abbott

Eric Abbott caught the journalism bug at age 5, when he licked envelope stamps and worked with a dog columnist at a newspaper in Osceola, Iowa, where his father was an editor. Fast forward 60-plus years, and Abbott boasts a plumb-full resume, chock-full of 41 years teaching experience, research trips to dozens of countries, numerous … Continue reading So Long, Professor Abbott

Iowa State Daily Transitions to ISD Media Group, Campustown

Since her freshman year, Danielle Ferguson, senior in journalism and mass communication, has called Hamilton Hall her home away from home. Between the many Greenlee classes she’s taken and her job as the editor in chief of the Iowa State Daily, Ferguson estimates she spends at least 12 hours in Hamilton every weekday. That all … Continue reading Iowa State Daily Transitions to ISD Media Group, Campustown

125 Years: An Iowa State Daily Milestone that Almost Never Happened

The Iowa State Daily‘s presence has been a staple of the university since 1890, when it was first published under the name The I.A.C. Student. Since its beginning the newspaper has been a student-run operation serving the Iowa State and Ames communities. As the nationally renowned student newspaper approached its 125-year anniversary at Iowa State, … Continue reading 125 Years: An Iowa State Daily Milestone that Almost Never Happened