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An unexpected discovery by an Iowa State University researcher suggests that the first humans may have arrived in North America more than 30,000 years ago – nearly 20,000 years earlier than originally thought. Andrew Somerville, an assistant professor of anthropology in world languages and cultures, says he and his colleagues made the discovery while studying the origins of agriculture in the Tehuacan Valley in Mexico. As part of that work, they wanted to establish a date for the earliest human occupation of the Coxcatlan Cave in the valley, so they obtained radiocarbon dates for several rabbit and deer bones that...

An English professor at Iowa State University warned students that they might get dismissed from the class if they argue against abortion or criticize the Black Lives Matter movement, according to her syllabus. The syllabus, which was obtained by Young America’s Foundation, was written by professor Chloe Clark, a 2016 Iowa State University graduate, for students who will be attending her English 250 class. The student who sent the syllabus to the organization wanted to remain anonymous, fearing retribution. Clark notified students that “othering” is prohibited in her class, as well as “any topic that takes at its base that...

The scientists have seen unexpected things in supercurrents—electricity that moves through materials without resistance, usually at super cold temperatures—that break symmetry and are supposed to be forbidden by the conventional laws of physics, said Jigang Wang, a professor of physics and astronomy at Iowa State University, a senior scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and the leader of the project. "The forbidden light gives us access to an exotic class of quantum phenomena—that's the energy and particles at the small scale of atoms—called forbidden Anderson pseudo-spin precessions," Perakis said. ... Wang's recent studies have been made possible...

My 3 point underdog Iowa State Cyclones took down the Sooners today in Norman! Our starting QB left the team yesterday!

A recent assignment in an international studies course at Iowa State University asked students to write a historical account of the 9/11 terrorist attacks from the perspective of Al-Qaeda. “Write a paper that gives a historical account of 911 from the perspective of the terrorist network. In other words, how might Al-Qaeda or a non-Western historian describe what happened,” stated the assignment, a copy of which was obtained by The College Fix.

The FBI is looking for a man who lives in the San Francisco apartment where agents found a large stash of what appears to be the deadly poison ricin. On Saturday, FBI agents searched the apartment, which belongs to Ryan Chamberlain, according to KGO, an ABC affiliate. The FBI said Chamberlain could be armed and dangerous. The apartment search was expected to resume Sunday. Chamberlain owns a Nissan that reportedly could be rigged with explosives. The FBI did not evacuate apartments during the search, and FBI spokeswoman Alice Heller said there was “no threat to public safety.” She said agents...

College conference realignment isn't taking the weekend off. Two media sources -- Jackson, Miss., television station WJTV and A&M blogger/radio host Billy Liucci -- report that Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive is meeting with Texas A&M officials today in College Station, Texas. Meanwhile, The Oklahoman newspaper reports Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott met today with officials from Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in Oklahoma City, presumably to invite them to join his conference. Scott also plans to meet with Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech, according to the newspaper. Sporting News' Matt Hayes reported Thursday that the SEC will likely only expand...

AMES, IA -- A new fraternity has formed at Iowa State University, limited to homosexual and bisexual men. Formation of the Delta Lambda Phi chapter, approved unanimously last week by Iowa State's Interfraternity Council, happened quickly. Brian Olechnowski, 22, of Long Island, N.Y., arrived as a graduate student in August. He was initially skeptical about the interest level of ISU students. But by September, the group had 11 members. By October, the group had raised the $600 petitioning fee and was recognized by its national fraternity. "There are definitely people not in overwhelming support of the fraternity," said Olechnowski, the...

AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Three classes at Iowa State University -- two of them in the past two weeks -- have been interrupted by a man who flashed students and then ran. A man wearing nothing but a trench coat, a Richard Nixon mask and tennis shoes entered a class auditorium Friday just as a meteorology exam began, said freshman Erik Triggs. The man opened his trench coat, danced around and ran from one door to the other while yelling, Triggs said. The previous incident happened Feb. 10 when a man fitting the same description interrupted a sociology class, said...

<p>Iowa State University student leaders voted 21-9 Wednesday to grant funds to a student organization that teaches about bondage and other sexual fetishes.</p> <p>The Government of the Student Body gave $94 to the group, called Cuffs. Leaders of Cuffs said they requested the money to promote the group and try to increase attendance at its meetings.</p>

The first qualification for a collegiate head coaching job is that you be a grown-up. That's not a requirement everybody in the profession meets this week, certainly not Iowa State basketball coach Larry Eustachy or Alabama football coach Mike Price. Each of them was caught acting like randy frat boys, and both may be summarily fired -- not because they're cheats or losers, but for this novel reason:Schools don't ask college coaches to do much anymore, they don't even ask them to set curfews or establish dress codes or graduate players, but if somebody mentions there's going to be a...

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa State basketball coach Larry Eustachy was suspended Wednesday after acknowledging he is an alcoholic, and the athletic director urged the school to fire him. Three hours after Eustachy said he has sought treatment but will not resign, athletic director Bruce Van De Velde held a news conference of his own to announce that Eustachy would be suspended with pay and should be replaced. Eustachy has five days to appeal to the president's office. Van De Velde said Eustachy was informed of the recommendation to fire the coach at 11:30 a.m. ET Wednesday, so that Eustachy...

Asking for oral sex, especially when it is not offered, doesn't exactly seem like a good way to represent a University, but that is exactly what junior Blake Overly said Iowa State men's basketball coach Larry Eustachy did at a late January party in Overly's apartment.'A girl asked if he wanted a beer, and he said, 'Yeah, I'll take a b***job.'The party was held after the bars closed in downtown Columbia, Missouri on the night of Jan. 21 after Iowa State had lost 64-59 to Missouri in the Hearnes Center.'Larry came up here and started partying and at first it...

Iowa State head coach Larry Eustachy, shown in a file photo, has said he showed 'bad judgment' in going to a party with college-age women. ISU coach blames alcohol for his behavior Photos show Eustachy, 47, kissing women, being kissed; school considers punishment DES MOINES, Iowa, April 28 — Iowa State basketball coach Larry Eustachy said drinking was a factor in his behavior at a student party in Missouri, where he was photographed holding a beer can and kissing female students on the cheek.