The University of Iowa is a Big Ten school located in Iowa City, IA. The U of I mascot is Herky the Hawkeye. The University Library is the largest library in the state of Iowa and among the largest in the United States. The college is quite liberal and was a pretty "happening" place back in the 60's-70's when the city was crawling with hippies and activists. Today the city is home to the 2nd largest (per capita) gay population.