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Presidential finalists announced By Kaleb.Warnock @iowastatedaily.com
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Creation and Destruction Photo: Yue Wu/ Iowa State Daily Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery draw of the lines of the mandala sand painting during the The Mystical Arts of Tibet in the Memorial Union.
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Tibetan monks teach lessons of cultural learning By Paige Godden @iowastatedaily.com
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Tibetan monks have started building a sand mandala in the Memorial Union. An opening ceremony for the creation of the mandala marked the beginning of a four-day series of events that is planned to teach the ISU community about the mandala and Tibetan culture. Before the monks begin work on the sand mandala they must work through a few steps. The first, said one monk, is to examine in the site. In this case, the decision was to build the mandala in the Main Lounge of the Memorial Union. The monks then request per-
mission from the local deities so the monks do not encroach on their territory. The monks then have to dispel obstacles or hindrances through chants and music. Immediately after the opening ceremonies in the MU, the monks began drawing lines for the mandala. According to the monks, the creation of a mandala helps maintain memory and is about meditation and the happier things in life, such as love and the reduction of stress. The monks said the mandala is also about finding the center and essence of ultimate beliefs. The mandala will be completed at 11 a.m. Thursday, and the dispersal of sand will be at 12:45 p.m. The dispersal of sand is the destruction of the mandala, an act to symbolize that all life will come to an end.
Events Tuesday, Sept. 20 Mandala Construction: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Community Sand Painting: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21 Mandala Construction: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Community Sand Painting: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Symbolism of the Sand Mandala: 8:15 p.m. (Sun Room, MU) Thursday, Sept. 22 Mandala Completion: 10 to 11 a.m. View Completed Mandala: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Closing Ceremony: 12 to 12:45 p.m. Dispersal of the Sand: 12:45 p.m.
Photo: Kendra Plathe/ Iowa State Daily
Robbery at Swift Stop
An armed robbery was reported Monday at 12:12 p.m. at the Swift Stop located at 3406 Lincoln Way, the Ames Police Department said in a press release. The police said an employee told police that a male had entered the store, displayed a handgun and demanded money. The supsect then fled the scene, having received an undiclosed amount of money. No injuries were reported. The suspect was described as a black male, in his 20’s, 5’8� tall and had a stocky build. The police said in the press release that the description of today’s robbery suspect is similar to the description of the suspect who robbed a Kum & Go store yesterday. Daily staff
CRIME:
Robbery at Kum & Go An armed man escaped with an undisclosed amount of money after robbing the Kum & Go service station at 4506 Lincoln Way, Sunday Sept. 18 at 6:14 a.m. An employee on the scene stated that a male had entered the store, brandished a handgun and demanded money from the store employee. The suspect fled from the scene heading east. The suspect escaped with undisclosed amount of money, and although there was one customer present at the time, no injuries were reported. Daily staff
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The Iowa State Presidential Search committee announced the two finalists for the presidential search, who will be visiting campus next week for open forums and meetings with Leath student representatives. “I think we are looking forward to very strong candidates coming to campus,� said Dean of Business, Lahb Hira, co-chair of the presidential search committee. “Both are eminently qualified candidates and they are looking forward to being president of Subbaswamy Iowa State University.� After selecting four finalists, Steven Leath, vice president for research and sponsored programs for the University of North Carolina System Chapel Hill, and Kumble Subbaswamy, provost of the University of Kentucky Lexington were left after two of the other candidates withdrew from the search. The two candidates will be visiting campus on Sept. 21 through the 23, and the 22 through the 24 to participate in open forums and interact with ISU faculty and students. “The students will be represented when those groups of elevated leaders meet with the candidates,� said Roger Underwood, co-chair of the committee. “I think that students will be very involved, as long as they participate in the forum.� The open forums will be held in 2019 Morrill Hall Sept. 22 at 3:45 for Subbaswamy, and Sept. 23 and 3:45 for Leath. Students will be able to pose questions to the candidates and interact directly with them. The candidates will also be meeting with the deans of all of the colleges, the GSB leadership, the graduate student body president and representatives for the current president of ISU as well. Although the current president, Geogory Geoffrey, will be missed, Underwood was confident with the committee’s decision. “The committee and I are just excited to bring the candidates to campus. Both candidates have said that they have big shoes to fill,� Underwood said. “We think these candidates are qualified to be the next [president].� Neither candidate was available for comment.
Open forum schedule ! Kumble Subbaswamy: Sept. 22 at 3:45 in Morrill Hall room 2019 ! Steven Leath: Sept. 23 at 3:45 in Morrill Hall room 2019
Photo: Huiling Wu/Iowa State Daily Buddhist monks chant in the Main Lounge of the Memorial Union hoping to bring healing and peace. A group of Buddhists travel all over the United States to promote wisdom of Dalai lama’s Buddhism.
Mascot
Cy takes a tumble at UConn Beloved mascot falls down stairs and breaks arm By Jeremiah.Davis @iowastatedaily.com Cy the mascot just can’t seem to stay away from the limelight. The ISU mascot, who is currently entered in the Capital One Mascot Challenge – a competition in which fans were caught illegally voting for Cy – also was involved in some controversy over the weekend. While the facts are still unclear, what is known is that Zane Brugenhemke, who was the student inside the Cy costume, broke his arm after falling down steps at Rentschler Field during Iowa State’s 24-20 victory against Connecticut. How exactly Brugenhemke fell is what is in dispute. One account says that Brugenhemke, in the costume, tripped and fell, breaking both bones in his left forearm. Another account claims he
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File photo: Gene Pavelko/Iowa State Daily Cy pumps up the crowd before the start of the Iowa vs Iowa State game on September 10. Reports claim that Cy was allegedly pushed at the game against UConn, resulting in the mascot’s broken arm.
Regents
Board meets for funding discussion The Iowa State Board of Regents will be meeting today in Des Moines at the West Des Moines Sheraton Hotel to discuss several items, many of which will directly affect ISU students and programs. One item will be the potential repeal of the Grow Iowa Values Fund and eventual replacement with new business development programs. GIVF was originally a $5 million program, but in response to the continued budget cuts, it has been reduced to $1.5 million. Accordingly, Iowa State has cut $424,000 from the infrastructure allocation and $7,459,000 to the original project allocation. The program itself is designed to build and sustain projects that will lead to increased commercial activity to new and existing Iowa companies. There is also a need to identify and assist new projects that can contribute to Iowa’s economy. Fund cuts have removed the projects to improve existing companies and have left only ones for new companies. They also plan to discuss the Iowa State Recreation fee deferral. The original recreation fee for the current academic year was $321.60. Because of the incompletion of the new State Gym recreation facility, however, the Regents will be considering refunding students $89.95 per semester of activity fees for full-time students. The Regents will also be releasing information regarding the uniform crime statistics for the recent quarter. Daily Staff
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