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Kip Kane, Staff Writer

Hello! My name is Kip Kane, I use they/them pronouns, and I am a second-year student at ECC. I am a first-year staff writer for the Observer. I am an avid creative writer, singer, and Dungeons and Dragons player. I am so excited to be on the Observer staff and can't wait to bring exciting news to people like you!

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The first-place emergency poster designed by first-year graphic design student Rosa Isela Lopez.

ECC art students design new emergency posters

Kip Kane, Staff Writer
May 14, 2023
Finn Galloza (left), Yvonne Hamilton (center), and Jennifer McDonnell (right) converse in the Jobe Lounge on April 19th, 2023.

Who Are You? A Survey of Queer Identity at ECC

Vick Lukaszuk and Kip Kane
April 21, 2023
A mock-up of a dorm room sits inside the Iowa Memorial Union.

Photos: A Peek Around the University of Iowa and Western Kentucky University

Kip Kane and Dominic Di Palermo
April 7, 2023
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A view of the Old Capitol building down the T. Anne Cleary Walkway on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City on March 29, 2023.

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One of many lounge areas inside the Burge Residence Hall at the University of Iowa on March 29, 2023.

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A informational mural of important female historical figures inside the Burge Residence Hall at the University of Iowa on March 29, 2023.

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The Pomerantz Center, the University of Iowas visitors center, gleams brightly on March 29, 2023.

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A case of Iowa-themed sports apparel, centered around the womens basketball team, displayed outside the Hawk Shop bookstore inside the Iowa Memorial Union.

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A streetlight displaying a University of Iowa banner stands tall on North Madison Street in Iowa City on March 29, 2023.

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The Old Capitol Building is located in the heart of the University of Iowas campus.

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ECC English Professor Wins Fiction Award

ECC English Professor Wins Fiction Award

Kip Kane, Staff Writer
March 25, 2023
A ticket to the Jen Kober show, which took place on February 18th.

Arts for all: The Performing Arts Department new ticket policy

Kip Kane, Staff Writer
March 5, 2023
The outside of the Box Office, located inside Building H.

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A sign pointing to the Box Office, located at the outside entrance of Building H.

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The left entrance to the Blizzard Theater, located in Building H.

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The Ghoulish Mortals sign at the front of the store.

Ghoulish Mortals: The scary small business in downtown St. Charles

Kip Kane, Staff Writer
February 12, 2023
Many ECC students work in pharmacies.

More than medicine: Inside the lives of pharmacy workers

Kip Kane and Vick Lukaszuk
December 9, 2022
Students sit beneath the cover of a rainbow parachute at Recess Day on Nov. 15. They duck under the colors to relive and reminisce about their childhood.

Photos: Keeping students young at Recess Day

Kip Kane, Staff Writer
November 26, 2022
At MediaFest 2022 (a national collegiate journalism conference), students had a chance to hear from numerous high-profile speakers in media, including Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein (the two Washington Post reporters who broke the Watergate story that ultimately lead to President Nixon resigning in 1974.)

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Students yank on a rope to secure victory at Recess Day on Nov. 15. They play tug-of-war to prove their strength and briefly become kids again.

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Beth Barnes (left) and Jessica Ramirez mix glue and contact solution to make slime at Recess Day on Nov. 15. They sit in a quiet room to relieve stress.

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The outside of a rainbow parachute billows while students are inside at Recess Day on Nov. 15. Here, a common elementary gymnasium activity is used to help students relive their youthful days.

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Recess Day: Relive your childhood

Recess Day: Relive your childhood

Kip Kane, Staff Writer
November 11, 2022
A box of Crayola chalk ready to be set out for Recess Day.

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A tower of Play-Doh set out to inspire students to be creative.

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Gordy Tobutt, also known as Glowby the Bubbler, swings a net filled with bubble solution in St. Charles Lincoln Park during Scarecrow Weekend on Oct. 8, 2022.

In the Hay at Scarecrow Weekend

Kip Kane, Staff Writer
October 23, 2022
The cast of Alicia in Wonder Tierra over Zoom during their single performance on Sept. 22, 2022.

Un mundo maravilloso: Exclusive interview with student director Taína Caraballo

Kip Kane, Staff Writer
October 2, 2022
Alexia Smiths extensive Lego collection.

Spectacular spotlight: What students do off campus

Kip Kane and Yesenia De La Torre
September 18, 2022
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