Lost
Lost student ID near Main Library, Iowa City
near the Main Library steps
Lost
listing
Posted
6 days
ago
Description
Hi, I'm Grace Nguyen. I lost my student ID yesterday around 12:30 pm near the Main Library on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City. I had been studying in the Hardin Library and stepped out to the Ped Mall by the Pentacrest to grab a quick snack, when I realized the ID wasn't in my pocket. It’s a blue plastic card on a light-blue lanyard, with a small sticker from a math course I finished. I’m anxious because someone could misuse it, and I hope it turns up on the way to class or by the Main Library steps.
Approximate last-seen location
near the Main Library steps
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