Iowa State University Alumni Association| online edition | winter 2006

WINTER 2006
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VISIONS
Editor: Carole Gieseke
Associate Editor: Kate Bruns
Photography: Jim Heemstra
Print Design: Designgrid, LLC
Web Design: Kate Bruns
Editorial Assistant: AshLea Anderson

VISIONS is published in January, April, July, and September for members of the Iowa State University Alumni Association, Fisher-Nickell Hall, 214 Richardson Court, Ames, Iowa 50011-1370 or e-mail alumni@iastate.edu. Copyright 2005 by the ISU Alumni Association, Jeffery W. Johnson, president and publisher.

IN THIS ISSUE

Cover Story | By Carole Gieseke
Be our Guest: They'll feed you, pamper you, and put you up for the night! Iowa Staters in the hotel and restaurant business really know how to roll out the red carpet

Bonus Online Feature: Restaurant and B&B recipes from the featured establishments!

Good food, great service | By Kate Bruns
Waiters from a bygone era remember what it was like to serve formal meals to women in their dormitories and sorority houses

A shattered past | By Dave Gieseke
More than 70 percent of the 180,000 inmates currently in the U.S. federal prison system are incarcerated because of drug offenses. And they're not necessarily who you think they are.

Departments:
Getting Started | By Carole Gieseke
Bed, breakfast, baklava, and beyond

Letters
Letters to the Editor

Around Campus
A new twist on tornadoes...choosing a pet to suit your lifestyle...all eyes on Cy...and changes in store for VEISHEA 2006

College CloseUp | By Tracy Ann Raef
College of Veterinary Medicine

Association News
A momentous date for Iowa State: The groundbreaking of the ISU Alumni Center

Giving
ISU President Gregory Geoffroy discusses the important role that private support plays in recruiting and retaining the best faculty

Sports | By Kate Bruns
Jamie Pollard: Iowa State may just be his perfect job