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All About Larch
100

Built in 2020 with 146,000 square feet, this building is a space for students to create their own items and is where multiple SAE clubs meet.

What is the Student Innovation Center?

100

This tower is located just north of the Memorial Union on central campus, and was built as a memorial to Margaret MacDonald Stanton, the first dean of women. 

What is the Campanile?

100
There are approximately this many Student Organizations at Iowa State (+- 50).

What is 800?

100

This other state university in Iowa is much worse than Iowa State.

Who is the University of Iowa?

100

This is the general Larch address.

What is 140 Beach Road

200

The Office of Student Financial Success and the Student Employment Center are both located in this building.

What is Beardshear Hall?

200

The Library on campus is named after the 11th president of the University and his wife. The Library is called _______.

What is Parks Library?

200

This is the RA On Duty phone number.

What is (515) 291-0738

200

These are Iowa State's school colors.

What is Cardinal and Gold?

200

There are this many public bathrooms in Larch.

What is three?

300

Engineering Career Services is located in this building, south of the library and just east of the water tower.

Where is Marston Hall?

300

This used to be the largest student-led festival meant to celebrate the different colleges at ISU. These included Veterinary Medicine, Engineering, Industrial Science, Home Economics, and Agriculture.

What is VEISHA?

300

located next to State Gym and Beyer Hall, the Student Health Center provides all of the same services that standard medical clinics can. What is the name of the Health Center? 

What is the Thielen Student Health Center.

300

If you walk over this campus landmark, it is rumored you will fail your next exam.

What is the the Zodiac?
300

There are this many washers and dryers in Larch.

What is 14 of each?

400

This building is where the ISU Creamery is located.

What is the Food Sciences Building?
400

Iowa State University was founded in this year.

When was 1858?

400

The Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success, International Students and Scholars Office, and the Military Affiliated Student Ceter, along with many other resources, are all located in this building.

What is the Memorial Union?

400

This building is considered "the living room of the student body."

What is the Memorial Union?

400

This is the maximum capacity of Larch Hall.

What is 544 people?

500

This Building is just west of the library and is named after the ISU professor credited for making the first electric digital computer.

What is Atanasoff Hall?

500

 Beardshear Hall is named after William Beardshear, a former president of the university. He was appointed to this position during this year.

When was 1891?

500

Tutoring is offered for a variety of different courses at ISU. This year, tutoring costs this much per session.

What is free?

500

These are the two swans that used to live in Lake Laverne.

Who are Lance and Ellie?

500

Out of Maple, Willow, and Larch, Larch was the last to be built. It is also the last building made before the department of Residents "Master Plan" was implemented. Larch Hall was built in this year.

When was 1971?