Places that maybe you haven’t heard of: Murnen House

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Welp.

Ok, so you probably actually have heard of Murnen House. But in case you haven’t, you’re looking at the single sketchiest, most dilapidated building owned by the college. Located behind the KAC and formerly home to the Bike Co-Op, Murnen is now…uh…maintained by the film department, who use it as a set for student films.

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How to Be a Person: Cleaning Up your Lady Beetles

SWARMS ARE ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING SO THIS WAS HARD TO POST (via iastate.edu)

SWARMS ARE ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING SO THIS WAS HARD TO POST (via iastate.edu)

This post was co-authored by Gracie Potter ’17, Jack Quigley ’16 and Molly Narkis ’17.

Do you feel itchy most of the time? Are you constantly cold and sweaty? Does it feel like bugs are crawling all over your exposed skin? If you don’t have a drug problem, you’re probably just terrified of Asian Lady Beetles. It’s no secret that this campus suffers from an extreme infestation; nearly everyone has found at least one of these little bug-bugs all up in their biz-nass at some point or another. Not to worry, though! These creepy crawlies are easily dealt with if you know the right techniques. A few of our editors have teamed up in order to share their most effective beetle eradication strategies.

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