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Central campus with the Campanile in the center
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Rofflehaus is a wiki for Iowa State University; Ames, Iowa; and surrounding area. Anyone can edit any page on this site. From making a simple spelling correction to authoring an entire article yourself: you are free to help Rofflehaus expand.

Current and Recent Events

Rofflehaus is back in style! We've upgraded the server software and solved that pesky "nobody can make an account" problem, so feel free to login or sign-up and start libeling local businesses like back in the day.

Rofflehaus has plenty of crap to read and improve, as well as many projects that could use your help.

This Month in ISU History
November 7: In 1850, William Beardshear was born. Beardshear was the 5th president of ISU (1891-1902).

November 13: In 1890, William Chamberlain leaves the office of the president. Chamberlain was the 4th president at ISU (1886-1890) after leaving the Secretary of Agriculture for Ohio (1880-1886).

November 16: In 1979, Alumni Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

November 18: In 1976, Henry Wallace (Class of 1910) died. Wallace served as vice-president under Franklin D. Roosevelt's; U.S. secretary of agriculture; and U.S. secretary of commerce.

November 19: In 1939, Tom Harkin (Class of 1962) was born. Harkin is Iowa's junior US Senator.

November 25: In 1985, a plane crash kills 6 members of the ISU cross-country team which spurs the creation of Forward.

November 27: In 1883, Adonijah Welch leaves the office of the president. Welch was the 1st president of ISU (1868-1883) and helped design the early campus and develop agriculture & mechanic arts courses. Both Welch Avenue and Welch Hall are named after him.

November 29: In 1977, the Golden Key International Honour Society was formed at Georgia State University and the ISU chapter was founded in April 1987.

This Month in Ames History
November 2: In 2001, the Deans List closes after being open since 1995. Big Shots opened a few months later to be closes 3 years later leaving Reign as the current occupants of the building.

November 3: In 1992, Edward Deases made a homemade weapon and killed a fellow prisoner and he received an additional life sentence to his portfolio after murdering their brother's girlfriend, Jennifer Gardner (see Deases Brothers for that juicy story).

November 6: In 1842, George G. Tilden was born. Tilden became the 9th mayor of Ames (1880-1881) and was the owner of the Tilden Store.

November 26: In 1864, Cynthia Duff sold some land to John Blair whom developed a railroad through Ames.

New to ISU?

Check out the new student guide and the buying textbooks how to. Need to find your classrooms? Or perhaps how to ride CyRide?

New to Ames/Iowa State University? Ames is in Story County, Iowa. Need some help navigating Ames? Maybe you'd be interested in some of the history of Ames or history of ISU?

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Rofflehaus's themes

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  2. City of Ames
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About Rofflehaus

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