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September 16, 2010 | Volume 206 | Number 17 | 40 cents | iowastatedaily.com | An independent newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890.
Pakistan floods
Flood recovery
Change for a dollar
Lied Rec Center facility re-opens most services
Pakistan natives work to provide relief back home By John.Lonsdale iowastatedaily.com Umair Ilyas spent his 21st birthday in the air. The first day in September was important to Ilyas — not because it was his birthday, but because he was leaving behind his family, friends and the rest of the people of Pakistan. The rain started at the end of July. There was normal rainfall, and it wasn’t out of the ordinary for light flooding to occur. No warnings were issued and all the predictions from the meteorologists were wrong; no one saw it coming until it was too late. “It was a complete surprise to all of us,” said Ilyas, senior in electrical engineering. “My sister was the first one to tell me about it. Water was everywhere, cars were getting stuck. We live on an incline in Islamabad, and that’s when I realized that things were getting worse. “I called my friend who lived in Charsadda, which is fairly close to where I live, and he told me that the water in his house was rising 1 foot every five minutes until his entire house was flooded. He was lucky enough to be rescued by boat because he got on his Umair Llyas, Senior in Electrical Engineering and activities chair of the Pakistan Student Association, hopes to increase awareness and gain support for the victims of the fatal flooding that devastated Pakistan in August. Photo: Yue Wu/Iowa State Daily
Student health
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Biorenewables Research Lab
Flu clinics at UDCC available this month
By Torey.Robinson iowastatedaily.com Lied Recreation Athletic Center will open at 6 a.m. Thursday, said Mike Giles, director of recreation services. The final test came back negative for E. Coli, and the majority of services will be available for students and patrons Thursday. “We will not be able to open the racquetball courts or the turf on the first floor inside the track,” Giles said. Everything else in the building will be open, Giles said. This includes second and third floor rooms and equipment, locker rooms, basketball courts, fitness classes and bathroom facilities. Giles was unsure whether the building will have hot water. Lied has not had steam since the flooding and will not know until Thursday if hot water will be available. “We’re excited to get things moving and for students to be able to use the facilities again,” Giles said. Check iowastatedaily.com for more updates.
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College awarded money to fund annual Ag Week By Michaela.Sickmann iowastatedaily.com The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences currently has 3,298 students enrolled and hopes to showcase its college and attract more students. The college has received $7,400 in donations this year from outside sources and has already spent most of this money Maly on various projects. They asked for money to help fund their Ag week. The main issue is getting money for the outdoor tents in case of any unpleasant weather. The tents will cost $1,012.15 per day and the College of Agriculture is hoping to receive three days worth of money to fund the tents. Finance director Anthony Maly, senior in political science, discussed the funding for Ag week and has stressed
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‘Voice of Iowa’
By Abigail.Barefoot iowastatedaily.com Thielen Student Health Center began holding flu clinics Wednesday and will continue through the month. The events will be held at Union Drive Community Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each Wednesday and Thursday in September. Flu shots are being offered earlier than in previous years because the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended everyone more than the age of 6 months get the flu vaccination as soon as it becomes available this fall, according to a news release from Iowa State’s News Service. Students interested should bring their ISU ID when they stop by. The injectable vaccination will be $20 and the flu mist will be $25 with either charge going directly to students’ U-bills. The injectable flu shot is a needle injection in the arm containing dead flu viruses. The flu mist is a spray flu vaccine sprayed through the nose, containing live viruses, said Laura Knowles, Thielen Student Health Center program coordinator. Thielen Student Heath Center advises students to go to www.CDC.gov. The site provides additional information on the flu, vaccines, effectiveness of the shot and symptoms.
Brent Shanks, professor of chemical and biological engineering, left; and Robert Brown, distinguished professor in mechanical engineering, discuss the building Wednesday. Photo: Bryan Langfeldt/Iowa State Daily
Building intended for all disciplines By Chelsea.Davis iowastatedaily.com The new Biorenewables Research Laboratory claims to have the best view on campus. Located between the College of Design and Howe Hall, this four-story “green” building houses the Bioeconomy Institute, directed by Robert Brown, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering. “Biorenewables is the conversion of plant materials, crops, even microalgae
into fuel and building materials,” Brown said. Around 160 faculty are affiliated with the biorenewables program, representing virtually every college on campus. “The main intent is that this is an interdisciplinary building,” said Brent Shanks, professor of chemical and biological engineering. This collaborative effort shows up in the building’s architecture, artwork
ISU professor, career journalist Shelley dies ISU journalism professor emeritus John D. “Jack” Shelley, known as the “Voice of Iowa,” died Wednesday. Shelley was a staple in Iowa homes, famous for his work in radio and television broadcasting with WHO from the 1930s to the 1960s, where he anchored the 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts. In his time in broadcast, Shelley famously served as a World War II combat reporter. Covering events such as the Battle of the Bulge and first interviewing the crews that dropped
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the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, all while relating his coverage back to Iowans. Along with his work in Iowa media, Shelley was also an iconic figure of Iowa State’s journalism department, where he worked from 1965 to 1982, having obtained the status of professor emeritus. While teaching, Shelley taught some prominent journalists in the field, including Kevin Cooney, KCCI; Jerry Bowen, CBS Evening News; and Terry Anderson, the Associated Press. Daily Staff
Read it online: Find Shelley’s full obituary at http://www.news.iastate.edu/
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