They rock: Students update Horticulture Center garden

Student planting in Horticulture Center garden

Looking at the bright yellow fist-sized blooms of marigolds, Katie Robinson said she was happy. Happy? She was in the second week of classes kneeling in the dirt, in the middle of a heat wave. But the senior horticulture major was right where she wanted to be.

Black Excellence RSO fosters positive community for students

Jaden Echols in front of the ISU logo in the Bone Student Center

For many new students, finding a group of friends can be one of the most overwhelming parts of arriving on campus. Jaden Echols realized this firsthand, and was one of the catalysts who sparked the formation of the Black Excellence registered student organization (RSO).