ISU class assignment: Write essay on 9/11 from terrorists’ perspective A recent assignment in an Iowa State University course on international studies is getting national attention.

The government is set to start the process of giving students of classes 6 to 9 assignments from November 1 in the absence of annual examinations.

Last week, some Rancho Buena Vista freshmen participating in an elective seminar class were given the following instructions: "Stand in a circle. Each of you is now gay or lesbian, and you are ...