{"id":143,"date":"2016-10-10T11:41:36","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T16:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/caitlin\/?p=143"},"modified":"2016-10-10T11:41:36","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T16:41:36","slug":"fact-or-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/caitlin\/2016\/10\/fact-or-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact or Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi There! It\u2019s been a while, but I\u2019ll just blame it on the midterms and lack of sleep.<\/p>\n

Going to school in Iowa I hear a lot of stereotypes about my school and this state, especially when I go back to California for winter or summer break. After dropping two emotional and intense blog posts a few weeks ago I decided to have some fun fact or fiction items from someone who lives in Iowa 9 months of the year, and loves it year round. (Too cheesy? \u2013 yeah probably)<\/p>\n

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  1. We bleed Black & Gold wherever we go. (Fact)<\/strong>
    \nWe don\u2019t care if it\u2019s not a game day, we don\u2019t care if we aren\u2019t even in Iowa City a Hawkeye fan will make it known that we are a Hawkeye fan. No matter where you go around campus you will see hundreds of students and residents wearing black and gold. Let\u2019s put it this way, if you don\u2019t bleed black and gold you can get out of here.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Iowa is Flat (definitely fiction)<\/strong>
      \nAnyone who lives, or has lived in Iowa City can attest for the fact that Iowa is most definitely not flat. There is at least one hill in Iowa and it happens to be smack-bam in the middle of our campus. If you walk up that hill once every day or 365 days you have successfully climbed Mount Everest, and although I\u2019m not a mountain expert I know that they are certainly not flat.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. All we do is party (Fiction)<\/strong>
        \nI mean sure, we like to work hard and play hard but that doesn\u2019t mean we aren\u2019t well-rounded people. Any student you meet around campus, will be involved in some type of extracurricular or student organization. Not only are we involved in them, but you best believe we are passionate about them. I guess you could say we are just great at multi-tasking.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. \u201cIowa Nice\u201d is a thing (Fact)<\/strong>
          \nPeople talk about Southern Hospitality, and considering I\u2019ve never lived there I can\u2019t speak on the truth behind it. But Iowa nice is most definitely a thing. The people in this state know how to treat people right. They are always respectful and kind, they are always ready to lend a helping hand, and it\u2019s because they just want to. Don\u2019t expect a hidden agenda because there isn\u2019t one. And coming from someone who grew up in a completely different state environment, it is contagious.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          1. Iowa is actually the Hawkeye State (Fact)<\/strong>
            \nI\u2019m pretty sure even the State fans know this.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            1. Iowa is a fly-over state (Fiction)<\/strong>
              \nThis place, in the middle of \u201cnowhere\u201d is more special than you would think. Iowa and Iowa people have a special place in my heart. The memories created here make it so much more than just a place on a map. It makes it a home, and place where the friends I have made are so much more; they are family. There is a beautiful feeling when you come to Iowa that makes this place so much more than a fly-over state. And anyone who spends more than a minute here knows that.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              Until Next Time<\/p>\n

              Go Hawks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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