Burning Man Design students say the festival was a memorable experience p10 >>
THURSDAY
September 9, 2010 | Volume 206 | Number 13 | 40 cents | iowastatedaily.com | An independent newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890.
Students
Recruitment boosts enrollment to new high By Matt.Wettengel iowastatedaily.com For some it began at an early age, when aspirations of being a Cyclone brought Troy Davis jerseys under family Christmas trees. For others, it began on their first trip to campus, while some chose to follow their families’ legacy as Cyclones. Regardless of why students chose Iowa State, enthusiasm for the university was evident with the release of the record-breaking enrollment
numbers for the 2010 fall semester. As preliminary results indicated, Iowa State’s enrollment increased to a record-setting 28,682 students, compared to the previous record of 27,945 students, set last year. This was made possible due to successful recruiting methods and efforts focused toward student retention. Recruiting efforts entail almost everything imaginable, said Marc Harding, assistant vice president of admissions. Facebook, visits to
high schools and community colleges, campus visits, publications, phone calls and e-mails all play their own part in recruitment. “We try as the only land-grant university in Iowa, to visit every high school in the state, from Red Oak to Dubuque, talking about the educational opportunities for Iowans,” Harding said. Despite this, 50 fewer Iowa residents enrolled at Iowa State than last year. The decrease came as no surprise to Harding, who
actually found the slight decrease encouraging. “The number of high school seniors is dropping, so we’re holding onto our numbers,” Harding said. Out-of-state enrollment increased by 792 students, and international student enrollment is up 310 students since last year. These boosted numbers are the result of increased focus on out-of-state and international recruitment.
RECRUITMENT.p4 >>
ClubFest
Popular, obscure groups court new members
Ben Tallman, freshman in engineering, eats marshmallows frozen by liquid nitrogen Wednesdsay at the Society of Chemistry Undergraduate Majors’ booth during ClubFest, at the Memorial Union. Photo: Kelsey Keremer/Iowa State Daily
!
Online poll: Why did you come to Iowa State. Submit your response at iowastatedaily.com
Police identify driver, officers in shooting
By Matt.Wettengel iowastatedaily.com
By Sarah.Haas iowastatedaily.com
Whether amongst a group of friends or plugged into their iPods, Iowa State students, along with the 287 clubs vying for their attention, filled the Great Hall, South Ballroom, Sun Room, Oak Room and Campanile Room of the Memorial Union Wednesday eager to get involved and informed. Brianna Salgado, junior in communication studies and transfer student from Indian Hills Community College, attended ClubFest to peruse the variety of clubs and organizations present so she could get involved in her first year at Iowa State. “I came because I’m a transfer student and I really want to get involved in college, meet people, get involved; and not just go to class,” Salgado said. “I was excited to see how many people are involved in clubs and how many different clubs there are.” Reasons for clubs’ participation in ClubFest included the recruitment of new members and the promotion of their organization. The Physics and Astronomy Club participated in the event for the club’s first time, according to club president Michael Felderman. “We thought we should get out to get our club known,” Felderman said. “It’s a good way to get people that are interested involved. Our frozen marshmallows attracted people to our booth and we can show people the fun side of physics to try and get rid of the negative stigma that’s often associated with it.” ClubFest opened students’ eyes to a fraction of Iowa State’s more than 800 clubs and organizations and provided students an easy opportunity to get involved.
Ames police identified Julian Anthony Kral, 40, of New Ulm, Minn., as the driver shot by police around 1 a.m. Tuesday. Kral was released from Mercy Hospital and transferred over to the Story County Jail on Wednesday morning, according to a news release. He has been charged with two counts of assaulting a police officer, disarming a police officer, eluding a police officer and interference with official acts. The department also re-
Courts
O’Connor praises Iowa system Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on Wednesday told more than 200 elected officials and guests of the Iowa Bar Association from across the state that she admires Iowa’s court system. “Iowa has made a good choice,” O’Connor said. “That’s why people say, ‘As Iowa goes, so goes the nation.’” But she also warned the crowd of the dangers of special interest and campaign fundraising in judicial elections, like that of the big money campaign led by failed gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats to oust three Iowa Supreme Court justices. O’Connor said ousting justices based on one case is not a proper reaction. “Justice [David] Souter and I both look at the Court as the one safe place where a person can have a fair and impartial hearing to resolve a legal issue, and we have
28,682
Crime
Clubs vie for recruits
By Tyler.Kingkade iowastatedaily.com
And the number is...
to keep that,” O’Connor said. “[We] have to address the pressures being applied to that one safe place ... to have it where judges are not subject to outright retaliation.” O’Connor O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, nominated by President Ronald Reagan; the first female Arizona State Legislature majority leader; and was part of a panel speaking to the benefits of a merit-based system of selecting judges, like that in Iowa and O’Connor’s home state of Arizona. In Iowa, only four judges have ever been ousted by retention vote. None of them were Iowa Supreme Court justices. O’Connor warned the crowd against making any major changes to the judicial system. Republican gubernatorial candidate Terry Branstad said in August on
™
online
More online: Hear officials’ responses to Kingkade’s question about “judicial activism” online, at iowastatedaily.com
WHO 1040 AM Radio that he would plan to change the system. “I think the system is flawed,” Branstad said. “That’s the frustrating thing as governor. You only get to choose from the three that are nominated for the Supreme Court or District Court from two.” Those who get nominated come out of a vetting process by a nonpartisan commission. The commission consists of half lawyers and half non-lawyers. Branstad said he would favor a system similar to the federal level in which he would get to choose whomever he wanted
SUPREME.p4 >>
leased the names of the two officers who fired weapons at Kral after he allegedly attempted to accelerate toward the officers. Officers Patrick O’Bryan and Joshua Vander Zwaag were the officers involved. O’Bryan has been employed as a police officer for two years. Vander Zwaag has been employed as a police officer in Ames for a year and a half. Both officers have been placed on administrative leave. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and Ames Police Department are investigating the circumstances of the incident.
GSB
MU looks to enlist army of students for fundraising By Paige.Godden iowastatedaily.com The Memorial Union is looking to enlist an army of student organizations looking for fundraising opportunities, said Gail Ferlazzo, assistant director of the Memorial Union. At the Government of the Student Body meeting Wednesday night, Ferlazzo said the Union has brought in 15 beverage recycling containers which have been placed around the Union. Ferlazzo said student groups can watch over five or six of the containers for a month at a time and keep the money from the cans or bottles they redeem. Groups would be required to check the containers three times a week and would be responsible for removing any trash. Student groups will soon be able to sign up to volunteer at www.murecycling. iastate.edu. Ferlazzo also spoke about a $55,000 project that will soon begin. The four-seasons foun-
tain needs repairs. The fountain’s water softening equipment has failed, causing calcification on the women’s faces. The Union is looking at switching the fountain to deionized water, fixing the lights and repairing the rim and bottom of the fountain, which would cost about $38,000. The fountain’s rennovations are needed because it’s supposed to run from Veishea to Homecoming, but was turned off due to the calcification damage that the hard water caused. George Micalone, program coordinator for the Union, said there will be three more flat screen televisions installed. Micalone said the televisions will be set on MTVU, which is college specific program. As a partner to MTVU the campus will be able to participate in contests, and they have several grant organizations. Also the senate confirmed at-large members of the University Affairs and Finance committees.
Don’t Forget to Check Hy-Vee.com Tonight at 5pm! and find out what hot deals will be available during our weekend sale! Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.