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Maximum Ames gets back to DIY roots BY KYLE.CRAVENS @iowastatedaily.com
IOWA STATE DAILY Cheap Fantasy performs in Morning Bell Coffee Roasters on day one of the 2017 Maximum Ames Music Festival.
Once a year, Main Street becomes the centerpiece for an event which brings fans of music and art from all corners of the country to Ames. The event is the Maximum Ames Music Festival (MAMF), a celebration put on by Maximum Ames, a local record label in Ames. This small company is a proponent of Iowan talent exclusively. The more people flood in and around Ames to see artists that embody the creative, diverse sound of Iowan music, the more Maximum Ames becomes closer to becoming a staple of independent artistry. The Iowan sound used to be characterized predominantly by grassroots or folk, but recently artists from Des Moines and Iowa City have emerged sharing music of all genres, from rock to hiphop. Today, Iowa’s musical output is diverse and exciting. Nate Logsdon is one of the co-founders of the company. He and his associates Chris Lyng and Christopher Ford started Maximum Ames in 2010, and it has steadily grown since. His label is now embedded in the Ames community and is known nationwide because of its touring acts like Christopher The Conquered or Mumford’s, which identify Maximum Ames in front of audiences.
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Green Dot aims to prevent power-based violence BY WILLA.COLVILLE @iowastatedaily.com Live it. This is the motto of Green Dot, and Jazzmine Brooks, Green Dot coordinator, wants the Iowa State and Ames Community to embrace it. Brooks hopes that eventually the power-based violence prevention techniques taught by Green Dot will be implemented into everyone’s every-day-life. Power-based personal violence is defined as an act of violence toward an individual in order to assert power or intimidation. Examples of this type of violence include sexual harassment, rape, domestic abuse and stalking. At the Green Dot Launch event on Sept. 26, members of the Iowa State community participated in a program similar to the first launch event in 2017. Attendees were given papers and visited stations where they learned about recognizing and preventing power-based violence. After visiting each station, each person’s paper was stamped. At the end of the program, if all boxes were stamped, participants had the choice of a Green Dot
themed t-shirt, button or popsocket. Participants who completed the program also had the opportunity to enter a raffle. Three different themed raffle prizes were given. The first prize was themed around student wellness and included water bottles, a draw string bag and other items donated by the University Bookstore. The second prize, which was academic themed, included coffee mug, folders, pens and miscellaneous school supplies. The final prize, ‘super-fan’ themed, included tickets to the Iowa State vs Kansas State football game as well as a t-shirt, cap and stickers. Angel Eason, Maple Hall director, handed out prizes as attendees finished the program. Eason said she has been interested in Green Dot since the beginning and likes what they stand for. “I knew it was something I wanted to get involved in,” Eason said. Like Eason, people from all areas of Iowa State have become involved with the Green Dot organization. Brooks explained that people on campus
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WILLA COLVILLE/ IOWA STATE DAILY People who attended the Green Dot Launch on Sept. 26 learned about preventing power-based violence by participating in activities like ‘Green Dot’ Jenga. Examples of green dots – such as calling 911 or distracting with a phone call – were written on each jenga block.
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35 French lady friend 36 Jerusalem’s land: Abbr. 37 Look after 41 Chicken __ king 42 Swindle 44 Prefix with classical 45 Bernese Alps peak 47 Bill Gates or Paul Allen, vis-à-vis Microsoft 51 Those, to Tomás 52 On an ocean liner, say 53 All for __: to no avail 56 Co. that merged into Verizon 57 Gas company with toy trucks 61 Egyptian snake 62 Summoned up 65 Curtain support 66 Shed __: cry 67 Muhammad Ali’s boxing daughter 68 Exec. moneyman, and a hint to 17-, 27-, 37-, 47- and 62-Across 69 Requirements 70 Aggravate
Down 20 Personal IDs 21 Ambulance destinations, for short 22 Comfy shoe 24 Biblical pronoun 26 Bic products 27 Subject for a meteorologist 33 Ross of the Supremes 34 “__ won’t be afraid”: “Stand By Me” lyric
Across 1 Theater attractions 6 Big fusses 11 Gallery display 14 Taxpayer’s worry 15 Real estate offering 16 Sinking ship signal 17 Takeout option 19 Wash. neighbor
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1 Animal pouches 2 Comments from the confused 3 Supreme Norse god 4 __-Salem, N.C. 5 Fr. holy woman 6 1994 Denis Leary film about a crook who acts as an arbiter 7 Gut-punch reactions 8 Batman and Robin, e.g.
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9 Italian tenor standard 10 Spiritual Arizona resort 11 “Keep dreaming” 12 Came by horse 13 Old Russian royal 18 Flower starter 23 Nick and Nora’s dog 25 Former Congressional gp. concerned with Communist infiltration 26 Univ. teacher 27 “The __ Kid”: ‘50s TV Western 28 Former Calif. NFLer 29 __ a kind: unique 30 Mental picture 31 Persian Gulf ship 32 Pretty close 33 Checker, e.g. 38 Provide critical comments for 39 Curious George creators Margret and H.A. 40 Actress Russo 43 Video file format 46 Boise resident 48 Trash bin 49 Old cowboy movies 50 Previously owned 53 Drug cop 54 Dating from 55 High hairstyle 56 Happy 58 Emerald Isle 59 Normandy battleground 60 One-horse carriage 63 Dixie general 64 St. Pete’s state
POLICE BLOTTER 09.22.18 Jameson Lee Muxfeldt, age 20, of 427 Lynn Ave - Ames, IA, was cited for possession of alcohol under the legal age at Lot G3 (reported at 1:49 p.m.). Leiah Marie Paustian, age 20, of 246 Hyland Ave Unit 213 - Ames, IA, was cited for possession of alcohol under the legal age at Lot G3 (reported at 2:09 p.m.). An officer investigated a property damage collision at North University Bloulevard and Haber Road (reported at 3:10 p.m.). An officer investigated a property damage collision at Lot B1 (reported at 5:21 p.m.). An officer investigated a property damage collision at Hilton Coliseum (reported at 6:19 p.m.). Officers provided information to an individual that reported an assault (reported at 4:07 p.m.). An officer assisted an individual who was experiencing medical difficulties at Elm Hall (reported at 11:23 p.m.). Isaac Warren Bichel, age 21, of 2954 Monroe Dr - Ames, IA,
was arrested and charged with public intoxication Hayward Ave and Mortensen Rd (reported at 11:38 p.m.). 09.23.18 A bicycle previously reported stolen was recovered. Elijah Rochleau, age 19, of 1108 South Fourth Street Unit 8 - Ames, IA, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia at Lincoln Way and Lynn Avenue (reported at 12:48 a.m.). An officer investigated a property damage collision at Lot 54 (reported at 1:20 p.m.). An officer investigated a property damage collision at 58 Schilletter Village (reported at 7:31 p.m.). An individual reported the theft of a bicycle at 71 Frederiksen Court (reported at 8:39 p.m.). An individual reported the theft of an ID card at Geoffroy Hall (reported at 10:07 p.m.).
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Thursday, September 27, 2018 Iowa State Daily
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Career fair conversations
Students discuss nerves, excitements
BY KIRSTIE.MARTIN @iowastatedaily.com The fall Business, Industry, and Technology Career Fair was held on Wednesday from 12 to 5 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum.
Lucas Minutillo Major: MIS Year: Junior Is this your first time attending the Business, Industry, and Technology Career Fair? No, this is my third year attending. What do you want to get out of attending the career fair? A summer internship. Which company are you most excited
to talk to? Schneider and Leapfrog Tech Are you nervous? Slightly, but not as much as the previous years. What were you most nervous about? The first step, shaking their hand and actually walking up to them. After that it kind of flows naturally. How do you think this experience will help you in the future? It helps a lot with getting interviews, and connecting with people. It helps with interpersonal skills as well.
Courtney Dust Major: Advertising Year: Senior Is this your first t ime attending the Business, Industry, and Technology Career Fair? First time attending this career fair. I have been to the Greenlee internship fair. What do you want to get out of
attending the career fair? To get myself out there and be able to get more comfortable talking to employers. What company are you most excited to talk to? Lands’ End, but turns out they aren’t here. I talked to Von Maur which was interesting, I learned a lot from the conversation. Are you nervous? Extremely nervous, I am not really a person that wears my personality on my sleeve. It comes out as I get more comfortable, so I get pretty nervous for these kind of things. What were you most nervous about? Selling myself, and getting what I want to say out in an effective way. How do you think this experience will help you in the future? I definitely think it will, it will help get the jitters out. In the future I will be able to use this experience.
Taylor Hagie Major: Advertising/ Marketing Year: Sophomore Is this your first time attending the Business, Industry, and Technology Career Fair? No, this is my second time attending. What do you want to get out of attending the career fair? Get my name out there, maybe apply for some internships and see what happens. What company are you most excited to talk to? Echo Marketing, Pella Windows and REG Are you nervous? A little bit, but less nervous than last year. But I remind myself, they’re just like me. How do you think this experience will help you in the future? To build my resume, and experience; which will in the end help me succeed. When you approach employers, do you use a elevator speech? I just wing it. I tend to tailor what I say to each company. For Enterprise Rent-A-Car I talked about my brand and image, like the fact that mine is a sunflower.
Leah Van Maanen
Major: Agricultural Business/ Accounting Year: Sophomore I s t h i s yo u r f i r s t t i m e attending the Business, Industry, and Technology Career Fair? Yes, but I attended the CALS Career Fair last year. What do you want to get out of attending the career fair? Network with company reps, and make connections for future references, as well as obtaining an internship. Which company are you most excited to talk to? Land-O-Lakes, I crushed it while talking with them last night. Are you nervous? No, I was eager. How do you think this experience will help you in the future? This career fair gives me experience to lean on in the future. Shangxuan Han Major: Computer Engineering Year: 2nd Year of Master Have you been at Iowa State throughout your entire academic career? No, I transferred when I was a sophomore from China. Is this your first time attending the Business, Industry, and Technology Career Fair? No, this is my third time.
Are you nervous? No, I just plan to try my best to take advantage of this opportunity. How do you think this experience will help you in the future? Teach me how to communicate with an employer. Most of the time in school we are asking other students and professors questions, but here they want to get to know us.
Kelsie Leathers Major: Apparel Design Year: Senior Is this your first t ime attending the Business, Industry, and Technology Career Fair? Yes, there usually isn’t a lot of apparel companies. What do you want to get out of attending the career fair? I’m graduating in December, so hopefully
a full time job. Are you nervous? No, we present a lot in design and explain ourselves. I feel like I do this everyday kind of. How do you think this experience will help you in the future? I think it’s good practice, and gets your name out there. Do you have any advice for freshman apparel majors? Come to the career fair, just to practice. Companies will give you feedback, and it helps with networking. Do you have a elevator speech? A little, I target it towards the company I am talking to.
Nicolas Orrante Major: Management Year: Senior I s t h i s yo u r f i r s t t i m e attending the Business, Industry, and Technology Career Fair? No, this is my third time attending. The other times I was just getting a feel for everything. What do you want to get out of attending the career fair? Get my resume to five different companies, and get at least
two interviews. What company are you most excited to talk to? Kum & Go, Wellmark, Vermeer Are you nervous? Just a little bit, but I feel like once I get in here I will get a feel for the atmosphere. What advice do you have for freshmen about the career fair? The first few years come here to see how it is. Junior and senior year research the companies so you have questions to ask them, and can avoid awkward conversation. The worst is when you’re trying to make a good impression on someone, and then there’s an awkward silence. How do you plan to stand out? By the way I talk to people. I feel like a lot of companies here, especially with my major, want diversity. I feel like a lot of companies nowadays are trying to become more diverse, I have that minority card to play, and it will help me.
Dillon Rover Major: Mathematics Year: Freshman I s t h i s yo u r f i r s t t i m e attending the Business, Industry, and Technology Career Fair? Yes. What do you want to get out of attending the career fair? An internship, possibly a job shadow. What company are you most excited to talk to? TMC Transportation and Zielgler Are you nervous? A little bit, but I feel like I’ve done this before. I’ve gone to different science fairs. What were you most nervous about? Keeping the conversation going, I haven’t really had to do that much. How do you think this experience will help you in the future? Help me figure out what I want to go into, and build skills. Donielle McGruder Major: Psychology Year: Sophomore Is this your first time attending the Business, Industry, and Technology Career Fair? No, this is my second time. What do you want to get out of attending the career fair? Get an internship, and to get more
experience. Are you nervous? I am always nervous for events or interviews, it gets easier though. How do you think this experience will help you in the future? Helps with selling yourself, we have to do this for the rest of our lives pretty much.
Silkia Carmona Major: Management Information Systems/ Marketing Year: Senior Is this your first time attending the Business, Industry, and Technology Career Fair? This is my second business career fair, but my third career fair. What do you want to get out of attending the career fair? Get a full time job. What company are you most excited to talk to? Land-O-Lakes and Emerson. Emerson I was really excited to talk to. Are you nervous? Oh yeah! I brought my friend for moral support (Donielle), I get nervous when I talk to strangers. How do you think this experience will help you in the future? Depending on the results, but yes it is helpful. ALL PHOTOS BY JILL ALT/IOWA STATE DAILY
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Iowa State Daily Thursday, September 27, 2018
Yellow Rose Drag Show Proceeds to benefit The Trevor Project
College of Design programs rank within top 25 nationally
BY MARIBEL.BARRERA @iowastatedaily.com Delta Lambda Phi fraternity will be hosting its third annual drag show on Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. “Come to have a lot of fun. Expect it to be fascinating, and probably out of your bubble, but not scary. Bring lots of single dollar bills,” said Paul Hengesteg, treasurer of Delta Lambda Phi, a fraternity for gay, bisexual and progressive men at Iowa State. The event will include performances from nine to 10 drag queens, ranging from amateur to professional. Ima Moista Towletta Beaverhausen, a professional drag queen from the Legendary Blazing Saddle in Des Moines, Iowa, will be the host for the night. The Blazing Saddle is Iowa’s oldest continuous-running gay bar, Hengesteg said. The Blazing Saddle will soon be celebrating its 35th anniversary. It is open 365 days a year and has been a fundamental part of the LGBTQIA+ community of Central Iowa since its opening. “I saw Ima on Wednesday of last week and she had really big hair,” Hengesteg said. Hengesteg and Derrik Wallace, president of Delta Lambda Phi, explained what goes into planning such an event and what they hope to achieve through the planning and execution of the Yellow Rose Drag Show. All proceeds from the event, including all tips received by the performers, will benefit The Trevor Project. The Trevor Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing resources such as a toll-free hotline and trained counselors for at-risk LGBTQIA+ youth, with a focus on suicide prevention. “That’s a big thing. Some people do this for their living. The fact that [the performers] are willing to donate all the money that
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they receive right back, that’s ... great [for] us, great for the Trevor Project [and] the LGBT community,” Wallace said. In past years, the number of attendees has been around 200, but this year’s show is expected to bring in anywhere from 300 to 400 people, Wallace said. “We’ve been planning this since April,” Wallace said. “It definitely takes the full fraternity to put this on. We have all of us in the fraternity, we have I think 18 volunteers ... from other Multicultural Greek Council organizations. It takes a lot of people, a lot of planning [and] a lot of work, but it all comes together for a great outcome at the end.”
In addition to the drag performance itself, the event will include a presentation on the history of drag and a panel of performers to answer audience questions. “We’re all in college, getting an education. [We’re all here to] learn, and learning doesn’t happen just inside the classroom. I think that an event like this can be quite powerful. This is an ingredient to creating a campus that creates a space for all people,” Hengesteg said. The cost of admission is $7 for students, faculty and non-ISU attendees. Tickets are available online at market-stuorg.sws. iastate.edu and will be available for purchase at the door.
ISU named best college in Iowa BY DEVYN.LEESON @iowastatedaily.com
IOWA STATE DAILY The view of the Campanile from Geoffroy Hall.
The age old question has been answered. Iowa State is the best college in Iowa, according to Time MONEY. Time MONEY rated Iowa State 375 out of more than 700 nationally ranked colleges and universities. The study also ranked degrees from Iowa State within the top 10 most affordable in the country. The study pointed to agriculture and science as a few of the reasons why Iowa State was ranked higher than other Iowa colleges. “Iowa State University, which sits 30 miles north of Des Moines, has an excellent agricultural college, as you might expect,” according to MONEY’s website. “But the math and science departments are also among the best at any state university.” More specifically, the study pointed to Iowa State’s pioneering in virtual reality calling the university a “leader” in the field. It also praised the research center at the university devoted to virtual reality. As far as affordability is concerned, MONEY said Iowa State has high
ratings in scholarship opportunities and financial aid. Students in need of grants get them at a rate of 97 percent and on average 79 percent of that financial need was met, according to the study. With its relative affordability compared to other universities, Iowa State is able to match and even surpass the graduation rates of other universities. “Iowa State’s graduation rate of nearly 74 percent is well above that of schools with similar student bodies, in MONEY’s calculations,” according to the study. “Students who do graduate report early career earnings averaging $52,700, which is 5 percent higher than similar students from other schools.” The average time it takes to graduation at Iowa State is 4.5 years with an average debt of $23,900. The rankings in this study are similar to ones found in a U.S. News and World Report study conducted earlier in the year. Iowa State was around the middle of their overall rankings much like in this study, but the University of Iowa was ranked above Iowa State. In the U.S. News and World Report study, it found all Iowa colleges have slipped in rankings.
Three programs within Iowa State’s College of Design have ranked within the top 25 in the nation in a recent survey done by DesignIntelligence. Iowa State’s undergraduate architecture program ranked 23rd, the undergraduate interior design program ranked 18th and the undergraduate landscape architecture program ranked eighth, according to a press release. Iowa State’s undergraduate landscape architecture program is ranked eighth in the nation for 2018-2019. This is three places higher than last years 11th place ranking. Additionally, the graduate landscape architecture program ranked 21 out of 49 accredited master’s of landscape architecture programs in the U.S and Puerto Rico, according to a press release. Iowa State’s architecture program ranked 23 in the nation. For 14 of the past 16 years, the program has been among the top 25, according to the press release. Iowa State’s undergraduate interior design program ranked 18th. Lee Cagely, the chair of the interior design program said “to be ranked 18 out of 25 is really astonishing, it’s great.” Cagley also said she was delighted to be ranked 18th and in the past only the top 10 have been released, but this year by reaching the top 25 ,Iowa State’s program can have it’s proper recognition. “This years ranking has to do with our breadth and depth of our undergraduate programs that gather together in the College of Design,” Cagely said. According to the press release, DesignIntelligence Quarterly “is a publication for leaders in design professions. The magazine’s annual report, “America’s TopRanked Architecture and Design Schools,” is the only national college ranking survey that focuses exclusively on design.” The 19th survey was conducted in May and June of this year on behalf of the Design futures Council, according to the press release. The survey “ranks programs from the perspective of leading practitioners who hire and supervise recent graduates in each of the design fields represented,” according to the press release. The press release also state that the publication received responses from more than 6,100 professionals who were asked about the schools they most admire, the ones they hire from the most and how recent graduates are performing in 12 key focus areas.”
Thursday, September 27, 2018 Iowa State Daily
OPINION
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COLUMN
Essentially, we are immigrants Immigrants come to the U.S. for similar reasons as immigrants from the past BY PEYTON.SPANBAUER @iowastatedaily.com When my great, great grandfather came over from Germany almost a hundred years ago, he didn’t become American overnight. It took generations of my family living in the U.S. to become American. From once being the descendant of German immigrants, I am now just, simply, American. If I were to call myself a German-American, that wouldn’t be accurate. I could be considered a European-American, that would likely be the most politically correct term. However, when I fill out a job application, school forms or sign up for something, I check the box labeled ‘Caucasian.’ The history of Italian immigrants in the U.S. will show they were once discriminated against and faced unwarranted violence on the basis that they were different from the rest of the white immigrants of the time. Now, Italian-Americans are just Americans. Another check in the Caucasian box. Similarly to the treatment of refugees in our country today, Irish refugees in the 19th century were despised. Brought over largely as a result of the potato famine, Irish immigrants were viewed as poor and needy. Religious tensions also arose between Protestant-Americans and the Irish-Catholics. So when did European-Americans become simply Americans? Same with Italian, Irish and other immigrants? What about Asian-Americans, Latin-Americans and AfricanAmericans, whose families have lived in this country far longer than my own? What about the Native Americans whose land was quite literally taken away them from? The U.S. has arguably always struggled with race relations, with boiling points before and during the Civil War and especially during the Civil Rights movement of the ‘60s. Seeing as history has a tendency of repeating itself, we again find ourselves in a time of heightened racial tensions in the U.S. With anti-Semitic messages coming from influential government leaders and more acceptable views on overt racism, our country is struggling to make inner peace. While the blame of economic misfortune is continually placed on ‘lazy’ immigrants and racial minorities continue to be scapegoated, it is important to remember that we all came from immigrants. Our ancestors came to this country for similar reasons that immigrants today are: for better opportunities and a chance at the promised “American Dream.” Our ancestors likely worked back-breaking jobs at low wages, just as immigrants today. Our ancestors may have faced discrimination in the face of adversity once they stepped on American soil, similar to immigrants today. So, really, what makes us better than them? In reality, there is no “us” and “them.” We all want the same thing, essentially – a happy, healthy family and the ability to provide for them. We’re all alike in sharing the belief that America can give that to us.
COURTESY OF GETTY IMAGES Columnist Peyton Spanbauer expresses that we are all immigrants and questions when do we lose the label in front of Americans.
EDITORIAL
Homeless people aren’t the only problem Following the death of women’s golf star and Iowa State student Celia Barquín Arozamena on Sept. 17, a sense of fear has infiltrated the community — rightfully so. What happened to Barquín Arozamena is unsettling and unnerving. For Celia, Mollie and all other women, the fear of being attacked, whether at night or during the day, can be constant. But this fear, no matter the circumstances, should not be used as a tactic to discriminate against the homeless population in Ames. It is unfortunate that the man charged with the first-degree murder of Barquín Arozamena is being identified not for his long-criminal history, specifically detailing violence against women, but rather his current state of living. As many things do, a debate regarding the homeless population in Ames has channeled its way through social media. On a post in Ames People — a Facebook group with roughly 20,000 members in the Ames community — one individual posted, “I’m extremely sickened that an innocent young woman was murdered senselessly in our tiny, exclusive city. Why on earth are we tolerating homeless people here?” On the opposite spectrum, another individual posted, “Homeless people are not the problem. Change my mind.” Each post garnered hundreds of comments and likes. On Tuesday evening, the Ames City Council dedicated a
portion of its meeting to discussing safety in the city. Outside of public officials, only one person spoke. This is disheartening. The forum needs more engagement and voice. Without it, it is impossible for the city to best know its next steps without understanding public input. That being said, it is a notable step for the city to be proactive in addressing the community on safety, as well as discussing initiatives and steps to ensure continued efforts. These efforts, Ames Police Chief Chuck Cychosz said, includeextending safety walks in the city to parks and natural areas around Ames — all of which are good steps. However, as the city works to better understand safety practices, it must also invest in helping its homeless population through extended resources and opportunities. Mayor John Haila said at the meeting, “This one tragedy will not define us as an unsafe community.” While that rings true, the necessity of a need for change is crucial. It is pertinent that in order to heal as a city following the tragic death of Barquín Arozamena, the community shows up and stays involved. Along with this, the city needs to invest in its homeless population through providing more resources. A group of people should not be stereotyped as dangerous. The homeless are not inherently dangerous.
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Iowa State Daily Thursday, September 27, 2018
COLUMN
Transfer rule needs work
Although rule provides freedom, it’s not flawless BY AARON.MARNER @iowastatedaily.com One of the great new traditions in college football has just begun. It started (at least around the Big 12) with Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy’s announcement on Monday, when Gundy said Jalen McCleskey, a senior wide receiver for the Cowboys, would be transferring from the program. McCleskey — one of the most accomplished receivers in Oklahoma State history — and his decision to leave signal the beginning of a new era of transfers. Thanks to a new rule within college football, players can participate in up to four games in a season without it counting toward their eligibility. That rule hasn’t affected Iowa State yet, but it could happen soon, just like it did in Stillwater. That means McCleskey, who played in four games, can be a graduate transfer after this season and finish his college career at any school that will take him for the 2019 season. At first glance, I liked the rule — now, it’s clear there’s still some work to be done. I’m all for players having more control. I’m not going to argue in favor of paying student-athletes right now, but it’s clear student-athletes have little freedom once they sign their National Letter of Intent and step on campus. I’m a big fan of giving more control to those student-athletes. This just isn’t the way to do it. This isn’t meant as an attack on McCleskey. He’s free to get the most out of his career, and I’ll never fault an athlete for doing what’s best for themselves, especially in a sport like football with notoriously short career spans. To his credit, Gundy didn’t attack the new rule. After all, it helps those teams just as much as it hurts them in the long run. For every Jalen McCleskey that leaves, a
Kelly Bryant (who is transferring from Clemson) could transfer in. My proposal for the new rule is simple. Give student-athletes a choice after each year. They can either transfer — without penalty, without having to sit out a year — or they can return to their current school. The idea of sitting out for a year after transferring is antiquated, anyway. Coaches don’t have to abide by that rule and neither do administrators. But that’s probably a topic for another day. McCleskey’s situation is the worst-case scenario for a team. The Cowboys played him as a true freshman in 13 games, letting him return punts and throwing him the ball enough for him to catch 29 passes for three touchdowns. He had 73 catches as a sophomore to lead the team. He scored five times as a junior and ripped off 109 yards against Iowa State. Yet four games into his senior year, when his role would (seemingly) be the biggest of his college career, McCleskey left. As far as coach Matt Campbell’s squad goes, those announcements, if there are any, could come after the Cyclones play at TCU this weekend. That’s game No. 4. Perhaps TCU coach Gary Patterson summed it up best. “I don’t think any coaches are going to be excited about the rule,” Patterson said on Monday. “I think the people that put the rule in place underestimated [the rule] ... I think it’s gonna end up being like the NFL. “Whoever did it [transferred] probably needed to leave anyway.” Patterson may have underestimated the support for the rule from his fellow coaches, but he has a point. Teams are going to suffer from this rule change and there’s no reason players can’t be given the choice to transfer in May or June rather than September.
KATLYN CAMPBELL/ IOWA STATE DAILY Coach Matt Campbell walks during the game against University of Akron at Jack Trice Stadium on Sept. 22. The Cyclones won 26-13.
Cyclones make small tweaks moving forward BY JACK.SHOVER @iowastatedaily.com With Iowa State due to visit Lubbock, Texas, on Friday, Iowa State is utilizing a bye this Wednesday to recover players and work on fundamentals, coming off a five-set loss to Baylor on Saturday.
TATE WEAVER/ IOWA STATE DAILY Senior Grace Lazard serves during the second set in the Iowa State vs. Baylor game on Sept. 22 in Hilton Coliseum.
Playing consistently ”We’re finding that teams are just scoring a lot of points directly off of our block, [we] block out of bounds,” said coach Christy Johnson-Lynch. Against Baylor, Yossiana Pressley, a sophomore, recorded 39 kills against Iowa State, which set a personal record for Pressley and a school record for Baylor. During the game which lasted five sets, Iowa State would bring as many as three blockers to try to shutdown, but Pressley was able to hit around and over the block and finished with a .390 hitting percentage. In addition, Johnson-Lynch said she wants to involve the right side middle more on the attack and wants the setter to vary who she is feeding the ball to. Outside hitter Jess Schaben, who is a two-time AVCA Honorable Mention All-American, leads Iowa State with 625 attack attempts. The player with the second most attempts is Eleanor Holthaus, who has 319 attempts. Another aspect of the game Johnson-Lynch said she wants Iowa State to improve is their coverage in recovering balls that have been blocked back onto Iowa State’s side. At this time, Johnson-Lynch said that Iowa State’s failures in that area is due to “bad discipline.” “It’s little things, but if each player does one little thing per set that equals three or four points, that’s significant,” Johnson-Lynch said. This season, Iowa State has struggled to separate from opponents at a consistent level.
The last three games in which the team has gone 1-2, Iowa State has averaged 2.1 blocks, 13.6 kills and a .258 hitting percentage per set, but their opponents have been averaging 1.8 blocks, 13.1 kills and a .251 hitting percentage. Hali Hillegas, Iowa State’s Honorable Mention AllAmerican libero, said the team also is utilizing the break to recover and spend time focusing on Iowa State’s next Big 12 opponent, Texas Tech. Facing Texas Tech After playing 16 games, Texas Tech is sitting at a 13-3 record and most recently beat Baylor 3-1. Johnson-Lynch said Texas Tech isn’t a team carried by a star player like Baylor and is instead a complete team at every position. “They’re usually a really scrappy team, and they like to keep a lot of balls up so I think it’s just how much we can rally on and try to win those long rallies,” Hillegas said. Of their players, Johnson-Lynch said their setter, Missy Owens, is good and keeps the block of opposing teams off balance with how she disperses the ball. Owens is averaging 9.92 assists a set. Iowa State’s starting setter, Piper Mauck, is averaging 10.41 a set. Johnson-Lynch said she wants Iowa State’s setter to do a better job distributing the ball on the attack. Another challenge Iowa State could face in Lubbock is the atmosphere. Johnson-Lynch said the Raiders play in a large arena that can create a quieter game environment than most other team’s arenas. She said this will require Iowa State to have to bring their own energy which is an area Iowa State has struggled with when they are down. Against the Raiders, Johnson-Lynch said she wants to see the team change and have a consistent mentality throughout the game.
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Evan Peters,The Great DuBois’:
Two acts bring different entertainment to ISU AfterDark
BY EMILY.URBAN @iowastatedaily.com The Memorial Union will host two very different entertainers for this month’s ISU AfterDark. Evan Peters will take the Great Hall’s stage for a moderated question and answer. Peters’ career has taken him down darker paths as his acting credits include being a series regular on “American Horror Story.” However, according to his July 2018 interview with GQ, his roles do not reflect his personality. “I’m goofy, I’m silly, I like to have fun,” Peters said in his interview with GQ. “I don’t like to yell and scream. I actually hate it. I think it’s disgusting and really awful, and it’s been a challenge for me. ‘Horror Story’ sort of demanded that of me.” Peters, a St. Louis native, grew up seeing Robin Williams and Tom Hanks as his role models. According to his GQ interview, the actor feels as though his more serious roles have hurt who he is as a person as well. “Yeah, I’m not doing it anymore,” Peters said. “I just made a decision. I said to myself, ‘I can’t do it anymore. It’s not me. It’s not who I am!’” Even though Peters feels his roles are a stretch, he has never once questioned the vision of his director of “American Horror Story,” Ryan Murphy. No matter if it’s a challenging role or a
scene that makes him feel uncomfortable, he is always loyal to the direction of Murphy. “I know there’s a bigger plan, and so I always throw it up to him, and I say, ‘I’m in your hands. Let’s do this. Whatever you need me to do,’” Peters said. The Great DuBois’ are a circus duo from Fusion Talent Group. The duo’s show includes “juggling, hula hoops, unicycle, aerial, circus stunts, contortion, magic and audience interaction all wrapped in a blanket of comedy,” according to their webpage. The Great DuBois’ variety show duo includes Viktoria Grimmy and Michael DuBois’. Grimmy is a fifth generation circus performer with experience including the Big Apple Circus, Ringling Brothers, circus work for Broadway and an appearance in the movie “Burlesque.” Dubois’ has been performing for 12 years to include over 600 shows at colleges, cruise ships, theaters and even the Tonight Show. ISU AfterDark offers other activities for students to participate in throughout the Memorial Union. Students can play a board games, a few rounds of bingo or trivia, catch a late night swing dance lesson, strut in some drag makeup, paint with string, watch some comedy or stand up for some karaoke. The event kicks off with The Great DuBois’ who will take the stage in the MU’s Great Hall at 9 p.m., followed by Evan Peters at 11 p.m.
COURTESY OF SUB The Great DuBois’ variety show duo includes Viktoria Grimmy and Michael DuBois’. Grimmy is a fifth generation circus performer with experience including the Big Apple Circus, Ringling Brothers and circus work for Broadway.
‘This is Not a Pipe Dream’ provides fun show with depth BY AVERI.BAUDLER @iowastatedaily.com It’s not often that a children’s play contains deep themes, but “This is Not a Pipe Dream,” a play that will be showing in Fisher Theater in the coming weekends, may be able to speak more to the adults in the audience than the children. Keaton Lane, a senior in journalism and performing arts, plays the father of painter René Magritte in the show. “‘This is Not a Pipe Dream’ is basically the life story of the famous surrealist painter, René Magritte,” Lane said. “It tells the story of how he came to be an artist and the struggles that he faced along the way in a kind of abstract style that really mirrors the style that he painted in.” Emily Heckle, a junior in animal ecology, plays the character of René Magritte’s mother in “This is Not a Pipe Dream” and said this show is unlike anything she has been a part of before. “It’s definitely the weirdest, coolest show I’ve ever been in here at Iowa State,” Heckle said. “It’s very vaudevillian, very charming and very cutesy, but it also deals with some really deep stuff that I wouldn’t necessarily find in another children’s show.” Heckle said although this show has a fun and fast-paced energy, it centers around Magritte, who often does not speak, forcing him to figure out how to live and express his emotions and words through his paintings. “This show is about how his art kind of saves his life and helps him,” Heckle said. “This is Not a Pipe Dream” also manages to bring Magritte’s art directly into the theatre by incorporating it into the set design. Heckle claims they decided to use his art in the manner so the audience can look at the art
in comparison to what’s happening in the play and see how it relates. “All of the show is based around different pieces of his artwork and where he would have drawn that inspiration from, which is really cool because we have his actual artwork all over the stage,” Heckle said. In addition to their respective characters, both Lane and Heckle also serve as members of the anonymous men’s chorus. “The anonymous men run around and do crazy things and do crazy bits,” Heckle said. “It’s a very physically-intense show. There’s a lot of flipping and somersaults and dumping water on people, it’s very Tom and Jerry-esque.” Beyond the craziness that accompanies the anonymous men, “This is Not a Pipe Dream” is a play which touches deep themes the cast and crew deal with in their daily lives. “This show is so special to me because, as someone who is studying theater, I totally understand what it’s like to question whether or not you should follow your passion,” Lane said. “Is it better to risk security and study something that really fulfills you, or settle for something that you don’t love to do but know will make you money?” Lane said these questions are ones that many performing arts students struggle with everyday in their classes, and that it is exciting to be a part of a show that validates the work they are doing and shows the audience that though their path is challenging, it is worthwhile. Both Heckle and Lane said they think this show is one everyone should try to see, and with a run time of under an hour, would be great for the whole family. “Doing a children’s show and trying to get these really heavy themes to kids in an accessible way was really bizarre to me when I first read it,”
MEGAN PETZOLD/ IOWA STATE DAILY Not a Pipe Dream’s opening night is Friday at 7:30 p.m. It is a play about René Magritte, an artist who struggles accepting his passion to paint due to his fathers disapproval.
Heckle said. “As you start to perform the script and read the script, it’s really neat to see how it can connect to all people.” Lane said though this show is considered a children’s show, people of all ages can learn from the story. “I think this show is important for people to see because it is just so human … there are parts
of the play that literally make me tear up every night,” Lane said. “I don’t know anyone who could come to this show and not find a moment that speaks to them and the experiences that they have had.” “This is Not a Pipe Dream” will be running in Fisher Theater Sept. 28 to 29 and Oct. 5 to 6 at 7:30 p.m., and Sept. 30 and Oct. 7 at 2 p.m.
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“It started with a few bands who were friends with each other and wanted to release music on vinyl,” Logsdon said. “We were all record collectors, and appreciate the medium, so we just dreamed of having our music in that format, and in the process of achieving that, we wound up with a label, and as an extension, the festival. It is that same vinyl aspect that draws in most of the artists we sign today.” The festival the label throws every year is perhaps the greatest testament to its impact on the town thus far. Maximum Ames Music Festival has become one of the town’s biggest events of the year. This is the eighth annual festival. People fill the historic streets of Ames to purchase goods from local vendors, while every venue in town hosts musicians from around the country. As well as welcoming visitors from other states who come to Ames for the music, the festival can be a great experience for the out-of-state or even out-of-country students and offers one of the best peeks into Iowa’s culture. The person tasked with taking on the extraordinary ornamentation of the festival is Mara Spooner, who has had a hand in organizing for the Maximum Ames label for some time now and previously has been integral to the organization of last year’s Pridefest. She also produces burlesque productions with Renegade Arts Collective.This is the first music festival Spooner is tackling as the primary planner, and she is anxious to be apart of such an important community tradition. “To many of us the festival is like a holiday,” Spooner said. “We get to all come together for a few days in our favorite locations and celebrate each other, share some music and bring new friends and musicians into our beloved
Downtown Ames.” S pooner is looking to continue the Maximum Ames Music Festival (MAMF) traditions people love, while also introducing new events and locations where attendees can enjoy their favorite artists. “Ames legend and internet icon Leslie Hall will be playing at the Ames Elks Lodge with [Hall]’s Yarn House Live,” Spooner said. “This is our first year collaborating with the Elks, and we’re stoked about it. Time Out is also a new venue for MAMF. The downtown arcade bar is hosting an indie/throwback night and a rock night.” As far as artists go, MAMF is set to include over 60 bands, and Spooner is breaking the precedents to the reaches as far as it will go for its guests. “This year MAMF is getting back to its local and DIY roots,” Spooner said. “Festival goers can expect many of their Ames and Des Moines favorites – as well as long-time friends of the fest from Colorado, [Los Angelos], Arizona, and as far away as Japan. I am personally really excited to see Electric Jury at the MAMF 8 closing ceremony. The bandmates are all incredibly talented audiophiles. Seeing them live is a special Ames treat. This show has often been some of my favorite MAMF memories.” Spooner has been quite busy preparing the eighth celebration of Ames culture, although rest assured, she wouldn’t have been able to tie everything together – with a bow on top – without her dedicated team. One of these members is Bryon Dudley, whose main involvement with the festival has been booking and organizing the bands into lineups for the individual shows. “Probably the main challenge of a festival like this is just all the moving parts,” Dudley said. “It’s a lot of people coming together to play shows, from all over the state of Iowa and
COURTESY OF MAXIMUM AMES Foxholes, a Des Moines-based indie rock group, are performing Thursday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m. at DG’s Taphouse.
beyond, and just making sure everyone’s on the same page so that they’re in the right place at the right time amounts to a lot of information to process. The most exciting part has probably been going through the performers’ applications and discovering some great new music being created here in the Midwest,” continued Dudley, “I play in bands, and book a fair number of shows, but, at the root of things, I remain a fan of music, so getting to hear some of these bands’ music for the first time and imagining them playing the festival was pretty fun.” Maximum Ames Music Festival will take place this weekend, Sept. 27 to 30 all over downtown Ames. Check out the times and locations of artists on Maximum Ames’ official website.
COURTESY OF MAXIMUM AMES Leslie Hall performs “Yarn House Live” Sunday.
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will have “more opportunities to get involved” with Green Dot this year. For example, at the launch event, nonfacilitators from Student Wellness, Thielen Student Health Center, Iowa State athletics and more led a different station. Laura Knowles, nurses and patient services supervisor at Thielen Student Health Center, helped attendees at one station. At the station, participants walked through a “maze” and were confronted with “red dots” or scenarios involving power-based personal violence. After being confronted with the red dot, participants were
asked to give an example of a “green dot” or a way to intervene and stop the violent situation from escalating further. Knowles said she was thrilled when Green Dot was introduced at Iowa State and has been involved from the get go. “Eventually it’ll be a campus-wide culture,” Knowles said. “We saw people come together for [Celia Barqín Arozamena], which was a tragedy. I hope that they will embrace this as well. There is always something that can be done [to prevent power-based violence].”