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State University of Iowa Code for Coeds, 1962-1968
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Destination Iowa City is a friendly college town located on the banks of the Iowa River in the southeastern corner of the state. Like the University, it is growing rapidly, and when you include the student population of 16,000 Iowa City holds some 41,000 people. Federal highways 218 and 6 run through the city, and the new completed Interstate 80 has four Iowa City exits. The Rock Island Railroad serves the city, and a national airline makes regular stops at the airport. Cedar Rapids, a city just twenty miles north of Iowa City, also has an airport with planes coming from many parts of the country. Once in town, you'll see that the University liberal arts campus is located on Clinton Street, which is also the "main street" of Iowa City. The merchants cater to you, the student. There are three local banks ready to handle your checking account, numerous department and drug stores to handle your everyday needs, and many clothing shops to suit your every taste. Bookstores abound on Clinton, and they may be the scene of your first purchases in your new "hometown." The main campus, or Pentacrest, is just a few blocks south of your dorm home. You will have many of your classes in Schaeffer, Macbride, and University Hall, and the Physics Building, the four buildings which surround the gold-domed Old Capitol, the administrative center of the University. Once the home of the state government, Old Capitol symbolizes the U of I and is a living monument to the students who have studied here for more than one hundred years. To the west of the Pentacrest, across the Iowa River, are the University Hospital (including a Student Health Center), the Law Building, the Hawkeye Football Stadium and Field House, the new Pharmacy Building, and the men's residence halls. On the west bank of the river stand the Art Building and the University Theatre. Coming back across the river via the footbridge, you find yourself ready to survey the northern section of the campus. On the riverbank itself is the Union with its large new addition. Looking up the hill you'll see the Chemistry and Dental Buildings, the parking ramp, Calvin Hall, Gilmore Hall, and the Women's Gym. Continuing in the same direction you can see the new Business Administration Building on Clinton, just across from the Pentacrest. Further east stands East Hall, center of the Speech Pathology and Psychology Departments and the College of Education. Nearby is the Music Building, Zoology Building addition, and the new Physics Research Center. To the south of the Pentacrest are the Communications Center, the Engineering Building, a new English Building, and the Main Library. At first glance the U of I's campus looks big and puzzling, but soon it will take on the familiarity that comes from traveling your path in the flow of traffic that is life at Iowa. 7
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Destination Iowa City is a friendly college town located on the banks of the Iowa River in the southeastern corner of the state. Like the University, it is growing rapidly, and when you include the student population of 16,000 Iowa City holds some 41,000 people. Federal highways 218 and 6 run through the city, and the new completed Interstate 80 has four Iowa City exits. The Rock Island Railroad serves the city, and a national airline makes regular stops at the airport. Cedar Rapids, a city just twenty miles north of Iowa City, also has an airport with planes coming from many parts of the country. Once in town, you'll see that the University liberal arts campus is located on Clinton Street, which is also the "main street" of Iowa City. The merchants cater to you, the student. There are three local banks ready to handle your checking account, numerous department and drug stores to handle your everyday needs, and many clothing shops to suit your every taste. Bookstores abound on Clinton, and they may be the scene of your first purchases in your new "hometown." The main campus, or Pentacrest, is just a few blocks south of your dorm home. You will have many of your classes in Schaeffer, Macbride, and University Hall, and the Physics Building, the four buildings which surround the gold-domed Old Capitol, the administrative center of the University. Once the home of the state government, Old Capitol symbolizes the U of I and is a living monument to the students who have studied here for more than one hundred years. To the west of the Pentacrest, across the Iowa River, are the University Hospital (including a Student Health Center), the Law Building, the Hawkeye Football Stadium and Field House, the new Pharmacy Building, and the men's residence halls. On the west bank of the river stand the Art Building and the University Theatre. Coming back across the river via the footbridge, you find yourself ready to survey the northern section of the campus. On the riverbank itself is the Union with its large new addition. Looking up the hill you'll see the Chemistry and Dental Buildings, the parking ramp, Calvin Hall, Gilmore Hall, and the Women's Gym. Continuing in the same direction you can see the new Business Administration Building on Clinton, just across from the Pentacrest. Further east stands East Hall, center of the Speech Pathology and Psychology Departments and the College of Education. Nearby is the Music Building, Zoology Building addition, and the new Physics Research Center. To the south of the Pentacrest are the Communications Center, the Engineering Building, a new English Building, and the Main Library. At first glance the U of I's campus looks big and puzzling, but soon it will take on the familiarity that comes from traveling your path in the flow of traffic that is life at Iowa. 7
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