Iowa City News

This winter break is a period of dead time for most students, and while they are likely continuing working in part-time jobs there is significantly more free time open throughout the break than students are accustomed to. Here are some top things to do during break:

• Relax - And we don't mean party.

A bomb scare has left Burge residents locked out for at least two hours today after a suspicious looking package was found. According to our staff, members of the Johnson County Bomb Squad arrived not long after they were ordered out, and they were still on the scene until past 9:00.

One resident left Burge to stay with a friend in Daum around 4:30 after staff went down the halls warning students of a security hazard.

Open Source, the idea that working collaboratively (especially on free software), is what the Open Source University Meetup at the University of Iowa is all about.

"I personally believe that software is often made best when made by a group of like-minded people simply working together," said Ryan Kopf, President of the Open Source University Meetup.

The group is so enthusiastic about open source, they call themselves awesome (OSUM). Their first meeting was held earlier today, and their next meeting is planned for December 13th in the IMU at 10am.

Just recently I added a new video to our YouTube page, featuring several events happening soon. These include an Open Source University Meetup on December 6th, a showing of The Dark Knight this upcoming weekend, and more.

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