BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 16, 2024) — We need your help! You can volunteer for the FIRST Tech Challenge student robotics competitions in West Burlington on January 20.

FIRST Tech Challenge students learn to think like engineers. Teams design, build, and code robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams. Robots are built from a reusable platform, powered by Android technology, and can be coded using a variety of levels of Java-based programming.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (January 16, 2024) — The Illinois Freedom Alliance has released an update on their plans to move forward after their original lawsuit against Amendment One was dismissed.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (January 15, 2024) — A member of the Monmouth College Board of Trustees has stepped up to fill a surprising void in the genre of American political biographies.

Brad Nahrstadt, a 1989 graduate of the College and a retired attorney, has written Alton B Parker: The Man Who Challenged Roosevelt. Published by the State University of New York Press, the 357-page book is available in hardback, with a paperback version due out later this year.

OXFORD, OHIO (January 15, 2024) — Carter Cline was named to the Dean's List at Miami University for the 2023 Fall semester.

Miami University students who are ranked in the top twenty percent of undergraduate students within their division for the Fall semester 2023 have been named to the Dean's List recognizing academic performance.

Congratulations to Cline, from Bettendorf, Iowa, for this academic achievement.