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September 20, 2010 | Volume 206 | Number 19 | 40 cents | iowastatedaily.com | An independent newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890.
Student life
Switching schools DMACC transfer shares problems from the change
A collision resulting in an injury and involving at least one ISU student stopped eastbound traffic Sunday afternoon on Lincoln Way at the South Dakota Avenue intersection. A blue Dodge Dakota and a Dodge minivan hit head-on, said Ames Police officer Cole Hitten.
“I’m sure the weather contributed a little bit to the accident,” Hitten said. “There’s slick roads, and some people can’t slow their speed in time to at least lessen the damage of the impact.” The driver of the van, whose identity has not been released, was treated by medical officials, Hitten said. “He may have been a stu-
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Construction
Curtiss Hall begins first renovation phase next month By Whitney.Sager iowastatedaily.com
Angela Ruden transfered to Iowa State from DMACC, majoring in microbiology. She had a less-than-enjoyable experience adjusting to Iowa State. Ruden explains how unprepared she felt for her high-level classes. Photo: Zhenru Zhang/Iowa State Daily
I am also worried about not knowing what to do because I am in the higher-level courses and they expect all of us to know how to do everything. [Professors] don’t take into consideration that there may be transfer students, like me, who haven’t been taught how to do things the way a university would want them done. I felt completely lost the first day of class and everyone was prepared, but I didn’t know I needed to do pre-labs and that I had to have a special lab notebook. I never learned this stuff at DMACC, and they didn’t tell me coming into class.” — Angela Ruden, sophomore in microbiology plete responsibility of figuring out the transfer on her own. Greg Millar, senior transfer admission counselor at Iowa State, has been working as a counselor with the university for 16 years. Millar works to ensure students transition well from other programs.
“We do a lot in our office to ensure that students, if they take the courses at a community college that will fit into their programs here at Iowa State, will lead to a seamless transition,” Millar said. “We
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Election 2010
Grassley a no-show at debate Challenger conducts ‘empty chair routine’ By Tyler.Kingkade iowastatedaily.com DES MOINES — Democratic Senate candidate Roxanne Conlin debated Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) Sunday, although Grassley was Conlin not actually present. Conlin’s campaign held a debate at the Central Des Moines Public Library and conducted the “empty chair routine,” leaving an open podium where Grassley would have stood. A room Grassley filled with mostly Conlin supporters listened to Conlin answer questions for herself and for the absent senator, while at times playing clips of Grassley from appearances on IPTV, C-SPAN and other video footage. “He was here [Friday] to listen to Sarah Palin speak,” Conlin said after the event. “Apparently he spends a lot of time
Head-on collision on Lincoln Way involves student By Torey.Robinson iowastatedaily.com
By John.Lonsdale iowastatedaily.com Angela Ruden felt she knew going to a four-year university right out of high school wouldn’t be the path for her. Ruden, sophomore in microbiology, thought going to a community college was the best choice. She decided to go to Des Moines Area Community College for two years before transferring to Iowa State. Ruden’s parents always supported her choices, and money was never a contributing factor in her decision to attend DMACC. “I mainly decided to go there so I could have a better transition from a small high school to college and then a smaller college to a larger university,” Ruden said. In fall of 2009, 982 students transferred from an Iowa community college to Iowa State, according to the ISU homepage. With smaller class sizes, DMACC has 19-30 students per classroom. Coming to a student population of 28,000, Ruden said the biggest change for her was having 300 students in a classroom with her. Although class size isn’t a problem, Ruden feels that when talking about academics, the transition from a community college to a bigger university is not as smooth as it should be. “I am very concerned about what to expect from my teachers and my harder courses like organic chemistry,” Ruden said. “I am also worried about not knowing what to do because I am in the higher-level courses, and they expect all of us to know how to do everything. They don’t take into consideration that there may be transfer students, like me, who haven’t been taught how to do things the way a university would want them done.” Ruden said. “I felt completely lost the first day of class and everyone was prepared, but I didn’t know I needed to do pre-labs and that I had to have a special lab notebook. I never learned this stuff at DMACC, and they didn’t tell me coming into class.” Overall, Ruden said that she personally had a bad experience transferring from DMACC to Iowa State. With teachers that didn’t know what they were doing or acting like they didn’t want to be in the classroom, DMACC did not teach Ruden what a university would expect of her in her classes. DMACC advisers were clueless when Ruden brought up the transfer program at Iowa State, leaving Ruden the com-
Traffic
Part of the ground floor of Curtiss Hall will be closed next month due to removal of toxic substances. Asbestos and lead paint will be removed as the first of a number of phases that will take place over the next five years as the historic building is renovated. David Acker, associate dean of global agriculture programs, said Curtiss Hall is more than 100 years old. Since the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is one of the top
tweeting, and perhaps that time could better be used.” Grassley’s campaign calls the event a “publicity stunt,” although Conlin said the idea came from Grassley’s wife, Barbara, while she campaigned for Republican Congressional candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks. When pressed on whether it was a publicity stunt, Conlin said, “Well, it’s
gotten some publicity.” Conlin will formally debate Grassley on Oct. 26 on WHO Radio. She said she believes Grassley is reluctant to debate her and defend his record. Early in the event, Conlin brought up the Medicare doughnut hole she accuses Grassley of creating.
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Student Services
LGBT offices undergo facelift with new library By Adam.Hayes iowastatedaily.com Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Student Services has always had limited space and resources — at least it was that way since Brad Freihoefer was hired to coordinate the services and office.
Until now. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Student Services Center now maintains a new, updated library. The process of converting the old library into the current center involved
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Lecture
Sudanese president speaks to refugees on unifying country By Sarah.Haas iowastatedaily.com
Since Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) did not show, the Conlin campaign played clips of Grassley from various appearances on C-SPAN, IPTV and other video to allow him to ‘answer in his own words.’ Photo: Tyler Kingkade/Iowa State Daily
five “really strong” colleges of agriculture in the nation, it is time the building gets a facelift. “We need to look cutting edge and look the best,” Acker said. The renovations will have two themes: student-centered and sustainability. Acker said the CALS looked at how it is currently serving students in Curtiss Hall and determined what ways it could improve those services. “It’s like a treasure hunt,”
The President of the Government of Southern Sudan, General Salva Kiir Mayardit, said the referendum on whether to unify or separate northern and southern Sudan is a crucial step in maintaining peace in the troubled region. To an audience of hundreds of Sudanese refugees from around the Midwest, the president explained that the referendum, which is scheduled for Jan. 9, must include all Southern Sudanese, including those living in Northern Sudan. “It was not your choice to come here but you were forced to flee your own country to come as refugees,” Salva Kiir
Mayardit said. “We thank the United States of America and their people for sheltering our refugees, those who ran away from war. Those who came with the determination have graduated from the universities with different qualifications. But what do they do? I want to assure you that you will go back to your country once we finish all of these problems.” Salva Kiir Mayardit led an interim government the resulted from efforts of the Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement, which fought for the establishment of a democratic Sudanese government. SPLM ended its war with the government in 2005.
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