Night Out on the Town

At the popular Channelside entertainment district is Splitsville, a bowling alley, pool hall, restaurant bar. It has something for all ages. Sunday night the family joined Hawkeye Staff Member Terry Armstrong for a game of bowling and dinner. It was more important to state that all had fun no matter what our scores were.

However, we were looking forward to dinner, bowling and watching the San Diego - Denver game on the television over our lane. However a group of young individuals ,"tools," began playing on the adjacent lane and asked the staff to switch the game to The Simpsons. I balked, but to no avail since every other television was tuned to the game.

Moving Day

On my run through the University of Iowa campus I noticed many moving in for the 2008-09 academic school year. A couple of observations.

• It appears there is some sort of competition between those who live in the dorms and the Greek system. I saw t-shirts signifying life in the residence halls as well as those that promoted "Be Greek." Let the competition begin.


• To the very athletic young lady who was outpacing me on the run--my goal is to stay up with you.


• Mr. and Mrs Claypool, the lawyer and his wife who figures out my taxes every year--yes, that was me who ran by you and said "hello."


• Young ladies who were seen walking around with your "toolish" boyfriends--you can do better. But if you are stuck up and snobbish, stick with these "tools." You deserve them.


• Thank you to all who came a week early, not only to enter the Greek system or claim your space in your dorm room, but to get a feel of the town. Here are a couple of tips. 1. Pedestrians have the right of way. 2. There is no stop sign at the west end of Market Street by the Union. 3.Parents and future students--you can not save parking spaces by standing in them until someone pulls the car around. My dad tried to do this when I was a freshman, and it doesn't work.

Classes begin Tuesday, August 26.