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This cardinal-colored bird has served as Iowa State’s beloved mascot since 1954.
Who is Cy?
According to tradition, kissing here at midnight officially makes you an “Iowa Stater.”
What is campaniling?
CALS stands for this
What is the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences?
This iconic bell tower stands in the middle of central campus.
What is the Campanile?
Despite being a Cyclone, Iowa State’s mascot takes the form of this animal
What is a cardinal?
Cyclone fans know it’s time to dance when this DJ Will Gill song blasts through Jack Trice Stadium.
What is Juicy Wiggle?
Stepping on this symbol in the Memorial Union supposedly means you'll fail your next exam.
What is the Zodiac?
This historic building is home to CALS
What is Curtiss Hall?
This building contains the Great Hall, Maintenance Shop and Gold Star Hall.
What is the Memorial Union?
Before Uber or CyRide, students could pay just 5 cents to ride this between downtown Ames and campus in the late 1800s
What is a train?
This Iowa State women’s team brought home the 2026 Big 12 Championship.
What is women's golf?
These two famous residents of Lake LaVerne share their names with characters from Arthurian legend.
Who are Lancelot and Elaine?
From cattle and sheep to horses and pigs, students in this Iowa State organization have been connecting over livestock since 1919
What is Block & Bridle?
This historic home was the first building on the Iowa State campus
An Iowa State alumna helped create this famous three-ingredient treat made with cereal, marshmallows, and butter
What are Rice Crispy Treats?
Wearing No. 10, this Cyclone holds down the back row as Iowa State volleyball’s libero.
Who is Rachel Van Gorp?
The Campanile's carillon currently contains this many bells.
Opened in 1943, this ISU farm was the first student-managed farm in the nation.
What is the Ag 450 farm?
Built in 1912 as the Veterinary Quadrangle, this present-day campus building once housed Iowa State’s veterinary students
What is Lagomarcino Hall?
Iowa State was home to the development of the first electronic version of this now-everyday machine
What is the digital computer?
This former Cyclone guard became the first Iowa State men’s basketball player to win an Olympic gold medal.
Who is Tyrese Haliburton?
Since 1963, students have traded their normal appearance for cardinal-and-gold body paint while competing in this spirited Homecoming tradition.
What is Yell Like Hell
Established in 1905, Iowa State created the nation’s first professional department and four-year degree program in this field
What is agricultural engineering?
Built in 1897, this campus structure once held approximately 162,000 gallons of water and is named for Iowa State’s first dean of engineering
What is the Marston Water Tower?
Research at Iowa State discovered that oil from this plant, famous for its effect on cats, also works as a mosquito repellent
What is catnip?