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FEATURE
Mouse alternative
Computer and video game aficionados will be pointed in the right direction
with this new gadget, designed by two Iowa State University mechanical
engineering professors. Its technology allows a user to move the cursor
across the screen with the slightest of thumb movements.
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May 3
Commencement this weekend
Iowa State will honor and send off an estimated 3,167 graduating students
May 7-8 during spring commencement exercises.
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May 3 Residence depart. trims $1.7 million from
FY05 budget Helser Hall will close for a year and the Linden Dining
Center will remain closed as part of efforts to cut residence department
expenses by $1.7 million. More.
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May 3
Aerosmith concert Tuesday
Legendary rockers Aerosmith will give a concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. May 4
in Hilton Coliseum. Tickets still are available.
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Apr. 30
Union remodel
A two-year renovation project at the Memorial Union will modernize about a
dozen meeting rooms, remove barriers to accessibility within the building,
add two elevators, create an east access to the Sun Room and South Ballroom,
and link every level of the building to the adjacent parking ramp.
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Apr. 30
Researchers study how small towns thrive
An Iowa State study shows that thriving county seat towns rely on human
resources (service clubs and local merchants who are invested in civic life)
and small, homegrown businesses rather than tax breaks to attract "big
ticket" industrial projects.
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