Student Stories

In 1894, Alle Buck’s great, great grandfather got off the train near Rhodes, Iowa and bought a farm with his brother. Today, Buck calls it home.

Cy isn’t shy. Cy dances, hugs and throws high-fives to enthuse and entertain Iowa State University fans.

Mixing, kneading and smelling the aroma of baking bread in the farm home where she grew up is a special memory for Krista McCarty.

It’s how she remembers her mom, who died of cancer when McCarty was just 11 years old.

Briana McNeal believes in dreaming big.

Ashlee Hespen, junior in public service and administration in agriculture from Conrad, Iowa, spent four months of 2010 as an exchange student at American University in Bulgaria.

Moving from Chicago's south side to Ames, Iowa was a culture shock for Brian Castro.

“I could hear myself breathe,” says Castro, a sophomore with a double major in animal science and global resource systems.

An op-ed piece for the Ames High School newspaper landed Sam Bird in Uganda, where he has taught students how to build beehives.

The Bronze Star is presented to individuals who have performed a brave or praiseworthy act while serving in the United States military during times of combat.

Tyler Bauman is one of those individuals.

Standing center stage under the dome of Iowa’s capitol building in Des Moines, Jennifer Blaser spoke to a crowd of more than 100 about the importance of student research.

Spring is a busy time at the Wildlife Care Clinic. Erica Eaves can attest to that. Early in April she spent one 10-hour day working with veterinarians trying to save a bobcat.

When the Iowa State University women’s basketball team made it to the “Sweet 16” B.J. Brugman was watching, analyzing and hoping for a win.