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University registrar Laura Doering signs the 2017 Women Impacting ISU calendar during the reception Wednesday.

Student keeps community informed on weather

By Andria.Homewood @iowastatedaily.com

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ith Iowa weather constantly changing, students and staff on Iowa State’s campus will always be in the know thanks to a new Twitter account.

The Iowa State Weather Twitter account, @IowaStateWX, is a new way for students and staff to get the weather forecast specifically for Iowa State. Every morning at 7:45 a.m., the account posts a one-minute video about the day’s weather. This forecast is put together by a weather committee and information from various weather resources.

The account was launched in October by Jacob Vos, a member of the Iowa State American Meteorological Society (AMS) and a freshman double majoring in meteorology and journalism and mass communication. He brought up the idea during one of AMS’s meetings, gained support and

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was approved to launch the account.

“My goal is to inform students and staff about what’s going on in the weather in a new, modern and concise way and have fun,” Vos said.

Vos said the account won’t only include forecast videos, but he will also send out forecast updates, or focus on a specific event on campus.

“If there are any events going on during the day, […] I will tweet out the forecast for that,” Vos said. “If there’s a winter storm or if there’s a rain event going on, we’ll have coverage on Facebook and Twitter.”

Vos also hopes that as the account grows, he will be able to start accepting weather photos from followers.

He wants the account to be a part of the Iowa State and Ames community and have it be their go-to source for weather. “[The Twitter account] is for Iowa State and it’s for Ames, it’s based on information just for Ames,” Vos said.

Women Impacting ISU reception honors campus achievements

By Rachel.Ori @iowastatedaily.com The women featured in the 11th annual Women Impacting ISU were honored Wednesday in the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics.

Three students, four faculty members and five staff members were chosen to be included in this year’s calendar. Sixty-two women were nominated for the calendar, with a selection committee of 15 narrowing down this number to the selected 12.

The selection committee was made up of two students, five faculty members, seven professional and scientific employees and one merit employee.

The 12 women were chosen based on their achievements in service, teaching, research, administration and various other activities. With titles such as “Role Model” and “Advocate,” each honoree was clearly respected and adored by not only those who nominated them, but by the crowd in attendance.

The director of the Catt Center, Dianne Bystrom, opened the reception, thanking all those in attendance and congratulating the women being honored. She explained where the idea for the calendar came from.

“The idea came from Iowa State students in 2005,” Bystrom said.

Inspired by another public university that had a calendar honoring women at its school, Iowa

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Alumni donate $93 million to ISU Foundation

By David.Perrin @iowastatedaily.com Students, faculty and education: The foundation of many public universities. But without money, a university the size of Iowa State would not be possible.

Iowa State’s largest funding campaign, the Forever True, For Iowa State campaign, has received one of its largest donations to date, reaching an astonishing $93 million from two married university alumni who wish to remain anonymous.

The donation was announced during a news conference Wednesday morning in the Memorial Union.

“It is the dream of every dean to experience a gift of this magnitude,” Beate Schmittmann, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said. “It presents a tremendous opportunity to expand the liberal arts and sciences of this university.”

The gift, which represents an equity stake in Curriculum As-

sociates Inc., an educational consultant firm located in Billerica, Massachusetts, will have a direct impact on the student body.

“This company is a leader in educational technology,” Larissa Holtmyer Jones, president and CEO of the Iowa State University Foundation, said. “Its products have proven impact on accelerating student growth, helping students get on grade level at a faster pace and contributing to closing the achievement gap.”

The donation, which will take the form of an endowment, will have an impact on the entire university in the coming future, specifically impacting the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, the theater program and the emerging programs in data science.

Provost Jonathan Wickert said this gift is fantastic for the university.

“It’s very exciting because the initial area of focus for the gift will include some areas on campus that have not necessarily been the beneficiaries of gifts like this

in the past,” Wickert said. “Our theatre department, for instance, it is an outstanding program and so many of our students learn and grow and really find their place at Iowa State in the program.”

Though a school of science and technology, Iowa State’s arts and humanities programs have been recognized nationally. The hope for this gift is to continue its outstanding enrollment rate as well as to allow it to expand into new areas of communication excellence.

“It’s an incredible gift because it will be transformative for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,” Wickert said. “That’s very important because every student on campus takes classes in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, so this gift literally will benefit every student on our campus.”

More specifically, however, university will begin to see the money in direct ways. The money will begin to take the form of scholarships and internships as well as doing its part in attracting more skilled, educated and renowned

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Iowa State President Steven Leath announced Wednesday the $93 million donation to the Iowa State University Foundation.

faculty from all over the country and the world.

Other programs that may begin to see the impact from the donation will include study abroad,

undergraduate research and any other initiatives that will provide students and scholars with “trans-

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StuGov elects new diversity chair

By David.Perrin @iowastatedaily.com Diversity is quickly becoming one of the largest topics of the new year, with even Iowa State Student Government sharing a part in it.

In the first of many meetings for the spring 2017 semester, Julian Neely was was confirmed as a member of the executive cabinet after a 22-0-0 vote.

“Julian was previously on diversity committee,” Sen. Koki Tomoeda said. “He was representing

Black Student Alliance.”

Neely was the top choice for the cabinet position, as his previous roles in leadership have and will continue to put him ahead of the pack.

He hopes to make diversity a larger role within Student Government by incorporating religion into the agenda for the remainder of the semester and for the rest of his academic career at Iowa State.

Because Neely is such a young addition to the Student Government roster, his sophomore status will allow him to make a larger impact in the long run. Had a

senior won the cabinet position, not as much impactful work could have been completed.

One plan the diversity committee has for the near future is to host a “town hall meeting” for those who represent the diversity committee here on campus, Tomoeda said.

Groups to be included in these meetings could include disability and multicultural organizations, as well as many others. “[Neely] was really looking forward to meeting with all the other

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POLICE BLOTTER The information in the log comes from the ISU and City of Ames police departments’ records.

All those accused of violating the law are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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reation Center at 10:43 a.m.

An officer investigated a property damage collision at Lot 59E 6:16 a.m.

Jeremy Cox, 19, of 255 Richardson Court Unit 3247, Ames, Iowa, was cited for possession of a controlled substance at Lot 61A at 8:32 p.m.

An individual reported the theft of a bicycle at Lied Rec-

CALENDAR Jan. 12 Youth Program: Caterpillar Club: Join the youth program at Reiman Gardens from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Thursday for their popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.

Exhibit Opening: Red: Join University Museums in celebrating the opening of Red, an exhibition that explores the cultural and aesthetic diversity of this vibrant hue from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Christian Petersen Art Museum at 1017 Morrill Hall.

R e t i re m e n t re c e p t i o n : Mark Grootveld, manager of facility services for the Ames Laboratory, is retiring.

Attend his retirement reception from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at 301 Spedding Hall.

Jan. 13 Public hearing: Regents’ agenda: At this public hearing, individuals have an opportunity to provide early input on agenda items for the state Board of Regents Ja n . 17 m e e t i n g i n D e s Moines. The public hearing is from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Gold Room of the Memorial Union.

52nd Annual ISU Madrigal Dinner: The 52nd Annual ISU Madrigal Dinner is presented by the department of music and theatre. As guests dine by the illumination of candlelight, they will be royally entertained by the Iowa State Singers, Musica Antiqua, Shy of a Dozen and Orchesis II dancers.

Social hour precedes the 6:30 p.m. dinner. Tickets are $46 to $50.

Gymnastics: Attend the Trimeet vs. Towson and Wisconsin, Oshkosh at Hilton Coliseum 6:30 p.m. for $5.

Men’s hockey: Attend the ISU vs. University of Illinois (American Collegiate Hockey Association) hockey game at the Ames/ISU Ice arena at 7:30 p.m. for $5 to $10.

Jan. 14 FIRST LEGO League State Championships: The robotics rounds take place in the lower level of Howe Hall. Iowa FIRST® LEGO® League Championships, a STEM event that showcases some of Iowa’s most creative kids, is free and open to the public. The event is all day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

52nd Annual ISU Madrigal

Dinner: The 52nd Annual ISU Madrigal Dinner is presented by the department of music and theatre. As guests dine by the illumination of candlelight, they will be royally entertained by the Iowa State Singers, Musica Antiqua, Shy of a Dozen and Orchesis II dancers.

Social hour precedes the 6:30 p.m. dinner. Tickets are $46 to $50.

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The RED exhibit explores the role of the color red in society and artwork across multiple media and time periods.

RED exhibit unveiled

By Matthew.Carlson @iowastatedaily.com What comes to mind when you think of the word “Red”? Perhaps the color, maybe a favorite sweater. It could even be the album that contains your favorite Taylor Swift song. Whatever you think of, you can experience red in the form of an art exhibit on display by the University Museums.

The RED Exhibit opened Monday and will run until Aug. 4.

The official opening of

the exhibit will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Thursday in the Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall.

The exhibition was curated by Nancy Gebhart in hopes of getting visitors to do some self-reflection about the color and see how their thoughts and feelings are communicated through art.

“In my opinion, the best art is both academic and emotional, and I hope visitors to the exhibition see something that they can relate to

and something that challenges them,” Gebhart said.

Twenty-seven artists are featured on display, including nationallyknown artists Dale Chihuly, John Buck and Sister Mary Corita Kent.

The art exhibit also shows statements by 24 Iowa State faculty members from 17 different departments about the importance of the color red in academic life on campus.

Regular museum hours are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

Ames Community Celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Celebrate with song, story and birthday cake. An Ames tradition! The program begins at 6 p.m. at the Ames Middle School.

Schedule change deadlines

University holiday-offices closed, classes recessed

Starting a new semester can be hectic, especially if you’re in need of a schedule change.

Registering for classes for the spring semester

Sole Hope Volunteer Day: Spend an hour or two of your MLK Day helping others and upcycling at The Workspace from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sole Hope encourages a $10 donation.

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ends Friday, and a late registration fee applies.

Schedule changes without signatures from advisers or instructors ends on Friday at 10 Enrollment Services Center.

The last day to change a full semester course from audit to credit is

Friday.

The last day to drop a full semester class or a first half-semester class without the drop appearing on your permanent record or counting toward the allotted number of dropped classes also ends on Friday.

Jan. 17 Candidate forum: VP for enrollment management and student success: A public open forum with candidate Katharine Johnson Suski, admissions director, Iowa State, at 2350 Beardshear Hall at 11 a.m.

Meeting: Faculty Senate: The Faculty Senate represents the general faculty of Iowa State University and participates in shared governance of the university with the administration. Attend their meeting at the Great Hall of the Memorial Union from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Wheel Pottery Class: Get your hands dirty and make beautiful things at The Workspace from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The program begins Jan. 17, last for eight weeks and is $105 for ISU students.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PHOTOS Check out our photo gallery online at iowastaetdaily.com of the Iowa State women’s basketball game against the Oklahoma Sooners.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME Check out more coverage online at iowastaetdaily.com of the Iowa State men’s basketball game against Oklahoma State University.

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BLACK STUDENT ALLIANCE BOWLING

Men’s basketball: Iowa State goes against Kansas at Hilton Coliseum at 8 p.m.

Tickets are limited.

Service project: Crowdsourced mapping: The geographic information systems (GIS) facility is holding a Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Ser vice event.

Volunteers will help create crowd-sourced maps of the world to help with disaster relief efforts. The event is free, however, the deadline for registration is Jan. 13.

The event is in 206 Durham from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Curious what the Memorial Union looked like years ago? For Throwback Thursday this week take a look at the patio facing Lake Laverne.

Couldn’t make it out to bowl with the Black Student Alliance Wednesday night? Find our photo gallery of the event online at iowastatedaily.com.

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Participants go into the child’s pose during Artful Yoga at the Christian Petersen Art Museum on Wednesday.

Artful Yoga goes red

By Reagan.Clay @iowastatedaily.com The color red can represent energy, passion, anger, power, desire, war and love. Red is an intense color with different symbolic meanings in different cultures.

On Wednesday night, the color was used to celebrate art and yoga.

Artful Yoga enhances the yoga experience by going beyond the physical aspect of yoga to attract an artistic awareness. The theme of the yoga correlates with theme of the exhibit and changes each semester; this semester is the color red. Wednesday was the first red session.

“Good art causes a reaction, good or bad, everybody is different,” said Nancy Gebhart, museum educator of visual literacy and learning. “Yoga fol-

lows that idea as well.”

At the class, Gebhart discussed the art pieces that fit the theme in the room.

Each art piece correlated with the color red.

Gebhart also asked faculty members before the class what the color red meant to them. Their answers are printed on the walls in the exhibit.

“Red stimulates our nervous system, including increasing our respiration and blood pressure, much like passion itself,” wrote Ann Marie Fiore, professor in the apparel, events and hospitality management department.

Artful Yoga started in the fall of 2011. Many different themes have accompanied the yoga practice since.

“In the spring of 2015, we had a laser-themed exhibit,” Gebhart said. “We did the yoga in the dark

with all different kinds of colored lasers. The color of a laser would correlate with the body part we were focusing on.”

Since then, the event has developed a core group of regulars.

“I come to yoga because I find it to be really relaxing and an easier way to engage in the art,” Sydney Marshall, Iowa State alumna, said.

Marshall has been coming to yoga for the past two years.

“Artful Yoga is a good opportunity to use emotional language to show full expression with each pose,” Andrew Zaman, instructor of the class, said.

No prior yoga experience is needed to participate in the yoga class, but participants must register online before going to the class.

Classes take place at 5:30 p.m. the second Wednesday each month.

FREE ADMISSION DAY AT REIMAN As part of furthering their reach and educational value, Reiman Garderns opened its doors to all Wednesday. Find our gallery online.

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TIMELAPSE: IOWA STATE VS. KANSAS In preparation of the Iowa State vs. Kansas men’s basketball game on Monday night, check out our timelapse of last y e a r ’s I o w a S t a t e v s .

Kansas Janurary men’s basketball game at http:// isdhoops.com/video/iowa-state-vs-kansas-timelapse-jan-25-2016.

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There have been two confirmed cases of the flu on campus and two cases of the norovirus since the start of the semester.

Flu season infects ISU

By Haley.Knudsen @iowastatedaily.com and Emily.Hammer @iowastatedaily.com

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Students are camping outside of Hilton Coliseum ahead of Iowa State’s game against Kansas on Monday. The ESPN Big Monday Game has caused students to line up as early as last Saturday, more than nine days before the game.

Braving the elements Cyclone fans begin to camp out ahead of Kansas game

By Ivan.Vega @iowastatedaily.com Passionate, excited and willing to do the extreme for the basketball team.

Yes, these words might be used to describe Iowa State seniors Matt Thomas, Deonte Burton or even Monté Morris.

But instead, these words describe students Marcus Faust, Jason Terrell and Matt Stubblefield.

Temperatures are hovering in the single digits, with wind gusts in the double-digits. And it’s the first few days of the spring semester. But this game is one of the most important games and all Iowa State basketball fans have marked it down on their calendar.

Iowa State (11-4, 3-1 Big 12) will square up against No. 2 Kansas (15-1, 4-0 Big 12) at 8 p.m.

Monday — as part of ESPN’s Big Monday — and will go for its third straight home win against the Jayhawks.

Marcus Faust, sophomore in marketing, was the first person to get in line outside of Hilton Coliseum, setting up his tent just hours before Iowa State’s home game against Texas on Saturday.

His intensity and commitment to the team instantly popped out.

“To me, cheering on my school is the biggest experience of college,” Faust said. “[It is] just the biggest part of the magic here in Hilton.”

An avid Cyclone fan from his childhood, it’s not the first time he has withstood the elements like this.

Last year, Faust camped out for the annual Cy-Hawk basketball game and said he has developed a community feeling with the rest of his “Cyclone camping family” since the first game he attended.

Along with Faust, in line is fellow student Jason Terrell, junior in civil engineering.

Terrell got to the line two days after Faust around noon and instantly connected with his fellow campers.

“I only think about the game,” Terrell said when asked about his mentality through the blistering winter weather. “I just think about it as a long-term tailgate.”

A common misconception when people hear about these students who camp out is that they don’t go to class — or even shower, yet all these students swear they do.

“We don’t miss class,” Terrell, who still makes his 8 a.m. class each day, said with a grin on his face. “Everyone here holds themselves accountable to go to class. We make a chart with everyone’s schedule.

“This cold still beats engineering.”

Being a Cyclone fan at Hilton Coliseum is surreal for anyone who has come through the ranks or attended a home game.

Matt Stubblefield, sophomore in political science, arrived in line on Monday too. A fan since childhood, Stubblefield is in the middle of his third campout, his last being the Iowa game last season.

And while Stubblefield doesn’t know everyone who is outside camping by name, he knows that should anything ever

happen with any other member, he would help the way they would help them.

This came into action on Tuesday — just six days away from the game — when Stubblefield helped fellow campers whose tent blew away.

“Cyclone Nation looks out for another,” Stubblefield said on why he left his own tent to help out is fellow tent-out friend.

“Just a small bump on the road, that’s all.”

While many may think that he and his friends are crazy, Stubblefield doesn’t think so.

It’s a feeling of togetherness that keeps him going.

That is a commonly-found feeling outside the steps of Hilton Coliseum.

“As soon as I get inside Hilton, you get excited,” Stubblefield said. “It makes it all worth it.”

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Sniffling, sneezing and coughing are inevitable when flu season rolls around. Students go to class with boxes of tissues and walk around with blankets, all to fight the flu.

College students should be wary of their health because viruses spread easily among close groups of people. Whether it be living in the dorms or going to large lectures, students should take the proper precautions to avoid getting sick.

“We had one, maybe two cases [of the flu] at most in all of November and December, which is very light compared to what we normally see,” said Laura Knowles, nursing and patient services supervisor at the Thielen Student Health Center.

But there have been two confirmed cases of the flu on campus since returning from break and two cases of the norovirus reported, Knowles said.

“It does make us nervous that we have seen two cases within the first two weeks of school,” she said.

This virus is extremely contagious, which is contributing to the rapid spread of the bug.

“If people aren’t washing their hands well between classes, if people aren’t using hand sanitizer during this time of year, it increases everyone’s risk,” Knowles said.

The No. 1 way for everybody to protect themselves from the flu is to get the vaccine. It is important to note that the flu vaccine cannot make you sick with the flu.

Always covering your coughs and sneezes in your elbow, washing your hands and throwing tissues away are easy ways to prevent getting sick. If you are at the gym, wipe down the gym equipment before you begin.

Knowles recommends going out and buying Clorox wipes to kill the bug on surfaces. This is especially important to do for students living in dorms with community bathrooms.

Although it is common for people to confuse the two, the norovirus and flu have distinct symptoms.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the flu has symptoms consistent with fever, coughing and headaches and can last up for two weeks.

Thielen began administering flu shots in August to prevent an outbreak of the flu from spreading around campus. The flu vaccine protects against the main flu strains but does not protect against all strains.

Unfortunately, this means a student can still get sick with the flu even if they have had the vaccine.

Nationwide, 143 million doses of the flu vaccine have been distributed so far, which is better than last year, Knowles said. This could be the reason why the flu has not been as extreme this season.

The flu vaccine will not protect against the norovirus.

On the other hand, the norovirus causes vomiting, nausea and diarrhea, according to the CDC. A person infected with the virus develops symptoms of the illness within one to two days and usually gets better within one to three days.

The norovirus can cause from 570 to 800 deaths per year, most commonly seen in high-risk patients like infants or the elderly.

“If someone we have seen has the norovirus, when that person leaves the room, [we] wipe down the surfaces and the table they were sitting on so it kills the norovirus. We keep the waiting rooms wiped down as often as we can,” Knowles said.

If a student is really ill, Knowles said to stay home.

“With influenza, we say 24 hours fever free and you’re probably good to go back,” she said. “With the norovirus, we say 24 hours of no diarrhea.”

Thielen has registered nurses available to talk to on the phone if a student believes they are sick, or they can schedule an appointment through the health center, which can be reached at any time by calling 515-294-5801.

Ames Public Library’s Bookmobile will now stop on campus

By Jenna.Hrdlicka @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State community members will now have access to the Ames Public Library without ever having to leave campus, thanks to a new campus stop by Ames Public Library’s Bookmobile.

The Bookmobile is a mobile bus where Ames Public Library members can browse, request, pick up, check out and return library materials. It will now be parked in the small parking lot east of Parks Library near Morrill Hall and The Hub from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Thursday, beginning Jan. 12.

One of the major benefits to the Iowa State community that this campus Bookmobile stop will bring is convenience, said Beth McNeil, Iowa State Univer-

sity library dean.

Iowa State community members can either browse from the collection on board the bus or request items online ahead of time and pick them up at the mobile during its stop every Thursday.

There are typically between 3,000 and 3,500 items on board, including workbooks, large print books, CDs, DVDs and a full range of both popular fiction and non-fiction books, said Tracy Briseno, Ames Public Library customer account services manager.

The bus acts as the local branch of the public library, bringing the library’s services closer to residents by stopping at designated spots all over town each week, Briseno said.

In order to check out items, individuals must have an Ames Public Library card.

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The Ames Public Library’s Bookmobile will be parked in the parking lot east of Parks Library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Thursday.

on the spot at the Bookmobile with a valid photo ID and proof of residence.

This new campus stop is just the beginning of the partnership between Parks Library and the Ames Public Library, with possible further collaborations in

the future.

“We see it as the beginning, almost the first step, of a renewed relationship between the two libraries, so that it’s almost seamless,” McNeil said.

Staff from both libraries expressed excitement for

this partnership and the possibilities that it could bring.

“This has been a partnership that we’ve kind of dreamed about for a number of years,” Briseno said.

“Half of our population in Ames is part of campus, just if you include college students, let alone staff and faculty. We use our Bookmobile as a local branch, and so being able to provide popular materials to and partner with Parks Library is just amazing.

“To be on campus, to be right where people are at, we know it can be difficult for college students in particular to get over to the main library, so this way we can really serve them where they’re at.”

This partnership will also benefit Iowa State by opening up a wider range of items and services, due

to the combined assortment from both libraries.

“It’s just a real opportunity for complimenting the collections we have here and better meeting the library needs of our campus community,” McNeil said.

What will McNeil be browsing on the Bookmobile Thursday?

“I am very interested in current fiction,” said McNeil, who will possibly be stopping by the mobile with Lynne Carey, Ames Public Library director, during the event.

Special events and appearances will accompany the Bookmobiles’ debut campus stop, according to Inside Iowa State, with one of them possibly being Cy, McNeil hinted.

The Ames Public Library will also be live streaming before the event on its Facebook page.

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DG’S: INSIDE THE CENTER OF AMES’ MUSIC SCENE For almost 10 years, DG’s Tap House has been a central part of the Ames music scene. Throughout its history, it has gained a reputation of having a positive environment.

By Jacob.Beals @iowastatedaily.com For almost 10 years, DG’s Tap House has welcomed guests and musicians through its doors. Throughout its history, it has gained a reputation of having a positive environment, which has attracted bands from around the country to come and perform at the bar.

Adam Brimeyer is the general manager of DG’s Tap House. Over the years, he has watched the bar grow and develop into what it is today. Brimeyer started working at DG’s as a doorman in 2007, and since then, he has taken on bigger roles at the bar.

In the beginning of the bar’s history, live music was not a primary part of the venue, but DG’s eventually started booking more acts.

“2009 was when we kinda decided to make the jump to taking the live music more seriously, and that’s when I started working with them on a more regular basis,” Brimeyer said.

The business now doubles as a bar and concert venue. DG’s is a hot spot for the Ames’ local music scene and artists who tour through town. Ben Foster, local musician and Doctor Murdock band member, said DG’s is vital to Ames music.

“It’s the best place to play at in Ames,” Foster said. “They really care about the bands.”

When looking at DG’s lineup from year to year, several musicians and bands make it a point to stop at the bar every tour cycle. Groups that make it a tradition to play at DG’s come from places as close as Des Moines and Minneapolis to as as far away as Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Las Vegas.

Joe Scarpellino is the bass player in the band Dead Larry, which is based out of Minneapolis. Scarpellino said his band comes to Ames at least three times a year, and he described DG’s as warm and inviting.

“They cater to artists so well, they feed us every time,” Scarpellino said. “It’s a lot of Iowa venues, they do a lot of hard work and they are very humble about it.”

The bar strives for hospitality. Brimeyer believes that the happier the artist, the better the show, and he acknowledged the struggles bands can face with touring.

“Sometimes people forget the road is work,” Brimeyer said. “It’s not easy living in a van with four or five other people.”

DG’s employee and local musician Rudy Miller thinks the bar has a good reputation because of the positive environment within it. He said the staff members there open their arms to everyone and they do not tolerate discrimination of any kind.

“I feel like everyone at DG’s is genuine, whether it be the door guys, or the bar tenders, or even the sound staff,” Miller said. “We always try to make people feel at home and make them feel like rock stars.”

Friendly faces and a welcoming feeling are two things Foster said he regularly sees and experiences when he goes to DG’s as a musician and as a guest.

“Every time I go up there I see friends, and I’ve gotten to know the bartenders pretty well,” Foster said. “Some of them are pretty good friends of mine too. It definitely helps to go up there and see friendly faces.”

The bar isn’t the only thing with a positive reputation in Ames; the crowds are also loved by artists. Scarpellino described the town’s audiences by saying

that many of them get into the show and pay close attention to the music.

“We’ve had absolutely insane shows in Ames just because the people want to hear it; they’re ready for it,” Scarpellino said.

Useful Jenkins, another Minnesotabased group, also makes sure to stop in Ames at least a couple times a year. Pat Forsyth, guitar player and singer from the band, said they always see a good-sized and energetic crowd when performing at the bar.

“They’re very receptive,” Forsyth said.

“From song one, there’s people on the dance floor dancing, which makes our jobs easier.”

Musicians agree that the venue’s setting creates an intimate and close environment for performances. Miller said the crowd comes right up to the stage and gets in on the show when he performs with his band, Kickstart the Sun. “If a band plays with a lot of energy, then the crowd will feed off of that, and it restarts the cycle,” Miller said.

Along with being manager of DG’s, Brimeyer is also the venue’s sound engineer.

Miller, Forsyth, Scarpellino and Foster all said his sound work has made playing at DG’s an even bigger pleasure.

“Having a good sound guy is literally the most important thing, at least in my opinion, of having a successful show,” Forsyth said.

Brimeyer has been a help when it comes to giving advice as well. Foster said Brimeyer has given him tips and constructive criticism over the years that has helped him.

The venue has also given back to artists in a positive way. The bar has let bands like Dead Larry and Doctor Murdock play live when they were starting out. Mark

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McGuiness, member of Dead Larry, said that DG’s gave them the chance to open shows for bigger acts at the bar, which in turn helped spread the word in the music community about their band.

McGuiness believes that DG’s is combing a causal feel with a professional one, and he thinks that they are giving back to the overall Midwest music community by bringing acts from around the country into Ames.

“They (DG’s) are always willing to support the local music, but they’re always looking around to bring in bands from around the country and around the midwest to enrich the music community,” McGuiness said.

Over the years, DG’s Tap House has become more than just a stop for these bands. To many of them it is a tradition.

The musicians who stop in Ames are not the only ones to benefit from DG’s, however. Miller believes the whole community of Ames has something to gain.

“DG’s is always bringing in acts from around the whole entire United States, and that’s why it’s so central,” Miller said. “In a way, it’s kinda putting Ames on the map.”

Overall, Brimeyer hopes that guests at the bar will be able to get away from the world for a while when at a show. He said that there is a certain type of magic that seems to resonate with people when they are having a good time at the venue, and he hopes to continue seeing that in the crowds that come through the door.

“No matter what’s happening around the world and in each person’s life, they can spend a brief moment of just being here and enjoying the music that we’re creating and the environment that we are all creating together,” Brimeyer said.

Josh Turner to perform new music in Des Moines

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Neil Patrick Harris will play Count Olaf in Netflix’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events.”

‘Unfortunate Events’ returns

By Parker.Reed @iowastatedaily.com In visual media, viewers often like to compare how different actors portray an identical character and whose performance was more effective. Fans of the Batman films often discuss all of the depictions of the Caped Crusader on screen and his arch-nemesis, the Joker.

Come Friday, we’ll have the chance to discuss a similar topic about a lesserknown villain who hasn’t been put on screen in nearly 13 years.

The last time Lemony Snicket’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events” was officially adapted for a visual medium was in 2004 when Jim Carrey took top billing as Count Olaf. When the film adaptation was released to theaters, then-President George W. Bush had just been re-elected for a second term and some of the highest-selling albums in the United States came from

the likes of Avril Lavigne and Ashlee Simpson.

Since then, we’ve seen the introduction and evolution of smartphones, we’ve gone through three presidential terms, we’ve witnessed the fall of Lavigne as a pop powerhouse, and, perhaps most importantly to this new adaptation, we’ve watched Netflix change how we consume television.

Instead of Carrey this time around, Neil Patrick Harris will take the reigns as the sinister Count in Netflix’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” on the streaming service Friday.

“I mostly drew from the text. I wanted it to be as true to the material as possible given that [Snicket] is actively involved in this iteration,” Harris said to The A.V. Club in 2016. “Plus, I hadn’t really read the books before, so it was all fresh and new to me.”

The initial eight episodes will cover the first four books in the series — compared to the film adaptation’s representation of the first three —

with each book being split into two episodes.

“So it’s essentially almost a feature film per book,” Harris said. “It’s almost two hours per book. It’s kind of a great structure because it gives you the whole first episode to start it, create the conflict … then the second episode will be from that point into resolution.”

The film adaptation received some negative reactions from fans because of its softening of the source material. Count Olaf was given a more comedic edge to better meet Carrey’s talents, but Harris ensured readers that Netflix’s version will stick closer to the source material, without sacrificing a unique style of its own. “[The show is] pretty faithful [to the books],” Harris said. “Yeah, there’s divergence. There’s some red herring storylines. There’s some musical numbers.”

“Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events” will be available to stream via Netflix on Friday.

For country music singer Josh Turner, releasing a new album has been a goal of his for quite some time. His last album, “Punching Bag,” came out in 2012, and Turner said his new album has been a long time coming.

Turner is currently on the road on the edge of the new record’s release and will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and range in price from $42 to $72.

The release date and title for his latest album have yet to be announced, but Turner said the album is close to being finished and the tracks on the record have been decided.

Turner said that putting the finishing touches on the album has been an exciting time for him, and he is more than ready for the record to be released.

“The record is pretty much finished ... it’s a relief to have those words even come out of my mouth,” Turner said.

Turner wrote three of the songs on the new album and co-wrote another.

Some of the music was cut recently, while other songs were cut a long time ago.

Turner said he is proud of the album, although he mentioned that some of the music feels old to him because of how long ago he produced it, but he is excited to see fan reactions.

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Josh Turner will perform in Des Moines on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

“I don’t feel like I have the best perspective on [the album] right now because I’ve lived with these songs for so long,” Turner said.

“The fans are going to view this as a new product so I’m really interested to see what they think of it and how they perceive it.”

Turner said the record will have some music that fans will be used to, along with a couple of surprises.

Showgoers at upcoming performances can expect to hear a few of the songs that will be on the new album.

He also wants fans to know that he appreciates their support.

“I just want to thank the fans for being patient,” Turner said. “I know that they’ve been chomping at the bit for quite a few years now for new music from me, and I just want them to know that I’ve been working hard,” Turner said.

As for live concerts, Turn-

er and his crew have been in the process of reconstructing their show to help make the experience feel fresh.

They have also created a new set list, and Turner said it will include the hits and favorites of his fans.

“We’re actually on the verge of kind of tearing the show up and starting from scratch, and doing a new set list, and learning some new songs, getting rid of some songs, and just kind of freshening things up because we’ve been doing the same set for so long,”Turner said. “But we’ll still have a good time in Des Moines and we’ll be playing all the hits that everybody knows and loves.”

Turner said his band and crew are like a family out on the road, and that they make a big impact on his tour because of the fun they create together and the common goals they share. Going on tour can be stressful for Turner at times because of the pressure that comes with it, but he is driven by the fact that he is able to use his passion to provide for his family and impact others.

“I have to keep reminding myself that this has been my passion,” Turner said. “God gave me a talent to do this and he’s called me into this business for a reason and, not only that, but when I get stories from fans about how my music has made a positive difference in their life, it’s things like that that keep me going and keep from crumbling under the pressure.”

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Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad proposed $34 million in higher education budget cuts Tuesday as part of a larger $110 million slash.

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The American Cancer Society recommends that women receive annual mammograms between the ages of 45 and 54, and screenings every other year after age 54.

Too much treatment

Unnecessary screenings for breast cancer increase risk of false positives

By Beth.Woodruff @iowastatedaily.com

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Danish study published early in January 2017 found that 1 in 3 women diagnosed with breast cancer, after a mammogram, may be treated unnecessarily.

Experts have also found that women with low-risk, non-invasive ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are receiving the same treatment as women with highlyaggressive forms of cancer.

These same experts believe that DCIS poses such a low threat that it should be seen merely as risk factor for cancer, and not a reason to start aggressive treatments.

In a given year, about 40,000 women will die from breast cancer, and this has been a trend that has remained relatively stable in the past 13 years.

Similarly, the chances of dying from breast cancer have hovered right around the 3 percent mark since the early 2000s.

The overall lifetime risk of a woman developing breast cancer is about 12 percent.

The point is that despite the improvements in mammogram technology, the death toll caused by breast cancer has been left relatively unchanged.

While annual mammograms do lead to

a 19 percent overall reduction in deaths related to breast cancer, there is a 10-year cumulative risk of 61 percent of a falsepositive test result after a mammogram.

While the scientific community is not arguing for the abolishment of mammograms, it is asking for a revision on how they are conducted.

The American Cancer Society recommends that women receive annual mammograms from ages 45 to 54, and then screenings every other year after age 54.

But it was discovered that the risk of false positives increases for people who are receiving mammograms annually. Studies have also found that 7 to 9 percent of women receive unnecessary biopsies after 10 years of annual screenings. The higher risk of false positives after more screenings seems very logical.

Doctors have said that the more you look for something, the more you will find it.

In the case of breast cancer, you may find something like DCIS and unnecessarily treat it.

Mammograms need to be conducted in a manner that is not one size fits all, so to speak. Several analysis models, such as the Gail model, have been developed to take a more individualized approach to determining the risk of breast cancer.

The Gail model takes into account factors like age at the time of someone’s first period, age at the time of their first birth

and how many relatives have been diagnosed with breast cancer. The revised Gail model also takes into account breast density as an underlying factor.

Besides having a more individualized mammogram experience, it is important that women are knowledgeable and informed about decisions regarding mammograms. Women who make informed decisions tend to be more knowledgable, have an increased quality of life and have a more accurate perception of their individual risk of cancer.

Some ways that doctors can ensure that women are making the most informed decisions possible is by providing resources such as educational videos or pamphlets. If doctors don’t provide adequate information, women should turn to scholarly journal articles to ensure they are well informed.

While mammograms are indeed lifesaving tools, they need revised to reduce the harm they are causing to more than 61 percent of women. Doctors need to do individualized analyses of patients to determine if mammograms are truly necessary at the time, and be more hesitant to aggressively treat benign growths.

The overtreatment of breast cancer needs to be carefully evaluated. While some growths are harmful, nonessential radiation and surgeries come with their own risks.

Dear professors: Cut the syllabus talk short

By Alex.Felker @iowastatedaily.com An open letter to all the faculty and staff on this chilly, wet, gray first week back: Dear professors, lecturers one and all — I respectfully ask of you to please contain your enthusiasm, and, as a troop, muster some restraint and stop dwelling so painfully upon your syllabi and all its minutiae.

I promise your class will not implode if you do not verbally express to them up front exactly which chapters of “The Sound and the Fury” they must have read by March 7. They can manage this sort of thing themselves, and, if not, there are probably more imminent problems that will come up for them in the meantime.

Why not ask students to read the syllabus before ever coming to that first day of class? Would such a thing really be asking so much? And, if you think your syllabus to be so important as to not leave it in the suspect vortex of students’ free time, then why not hold a quiz on the syllabus’ more important particulars on that first day?

Such would still be less miserable than the 45 minutes of near-verbatim, soul-sucking droning that plagues so many lecture halls this first week back

but this is something I will allow.

It really was a work of art. There, in less than a few thousand words was all the information I could ever ask for. Everything was neatly laid out and easily digestible. I will not mention this professor’s name for the sake of propriety, but I expect good things from them. They have set the bar high.

Here’s the hardtack: We don’t need paper copies of the semester schedule. Leave that for Blackboard; this is what it was designed for. Upload to it all of the PDFs your heart could ever desire.

Next, leave out the reporting of all the meaningless details. I don’t need you to verbally relate to me what percentage of my final grade will be accounted for

by Assignment No. 3A. If I am in a desperate enough state to require this sort of information, I will discover it for myself in my Courtesy of Getty Images own spare time.

I grant that it is important to Columnist Felker proposes that professors stop wasting class time with syllabus talk. spend some time, in these first from break. their lives. You should be able to few classes, discussing the exIf you cannot get the whole accomplish this in a reasonable pectations you have for your syllabus out of you in less than 20 amount of time, and the campus students and the course itself. or 30 minutes, something must will be a better place for it.

But there are less miserable ways change. There is no need for this.

This past Tuesday I was wit- to do so than what is now the Say what university policies need ness to a great thing. It was a status quo. to be verbally mentioned, say one-page syllabus. No, I do not Take it upon yourself, for the what important, pertinent details exaggerate — this is no hyper- sake of humanity, and all that is for the course that there are to be bole. I am considering having it good in this beautiful world, to said, and then allow yourself and framed. keep the syllabus talk brief and your students to move on with I will grant it was two-sided, the printers less busy.

It’s a good thing Gov. Terry Branstad is proposing budget cuts in higher education. As anybody knows, what a state that’s struggling economically needs to do most is disinvest in its young people’s future, disinvest in its ability to attract other state’s intelligent young people to its own universities and disinvest in what are its essential engines for economic development and stimulation. He’s made a good start.

He announced, Tuesday, $34 million in higher education budget cuts as part of a larger $110 million slash.

And, though the Iowa Board of Regents has publicly verified that tuition rates are “locked-in” for 2017-18, there is a murky future beyond. Recent increases in tuition have already stirred wide debate and opposition.

The defending claim is that higher education was one of the only sizable remaining sources for such a funding cut — a funding cut necessitated by a $37 million deficit in what the regents had requested and ultimately received.

The other sources that were “saved” from cuts: K-12 schools, property tax credits and Medicaid.

Is this really the best route? Is there no other way?

Aside from spirited opposition in the state Senate — in which some Democrats have argued Branstad ought to either dip into the State’s $728 million reserve fund or reduce its recent corporate tax giveaways as an alternative — this Editorial Board believes there is simply no excuse for cutting funding from higher education in a time when it is most desperately needed.

Economic growth does not happen on its own. It is a process, and far from simply planting the seed there is a required watering, fertilizing and tending. This is where higher education comes in. The university system does more than simply produce qualified graduates who go on to work and create and produce — it is a mecca; a mecca for economic development.

Think Iowa State’s Research Park.

Think the Ames to Des Moines Cultivation Corridor. Think the University of Iowa’s Hospitals and Clinics. While it is of course unclear the degree to which these proposed budget cuts would affect such institutions — if at all — there is an inherent implication in the cut that Iowa’s universities aren’t as much of a focus for the state as they have been in the past.

Iowa should be proud of its public universities. They are of excellent quality, possessing of an esteemed history and are arguably its most integral public institutions. It should brag of them. And how could the state realistically do such a thing in the shadow of corresponding budget cuts? Does it not value these institutions? Because that’s what Branstad’s actions imply.

This should have been the absolute last resort. The absolute final considered solution to a problem that could have realistically been addressed elsewise. And, instead, Branstad has chosen to pursue this solution in the face of all the above observations.

What kind of message does that send?

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Monte Morris dropped 30 points on Wednesday.

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Iowa State sophomore Meredith Burkhall shoots the ball during the Iowa State women’s basketball game against Oklahoma on Wednesday.

IOWA STATE FALTERS LATE

By Aaron.Marner @iowastatedaily.com For the past few weeks, Iowa State has had an unfortunate pattern in several of its games.

Take an early lead. Hold it for the first half. Give it away late. Lose in the final minutes.

Against No. 22 Oklahoma (13-4, 4-1 Big 12), it was the same story, except Iowa State’s (10-6, 1-4 Big 12) small halftime lead didn’t last quite as long as the Sooners won, 67-57.

Coach Bill Fennelly said he blames himself for the recent results.

“The obvious thing is this team has got to be coached better,” Fennelly said.

Oklahoma used a combination of several defenses to stifle the Iowa State offense. The Sooners jumped out to an early 6-0 lead due to turnovers on two of Iowa State’s first three possessions, thanks to a halfcourt trap.

“Obviously we weren’t shooting the ball like we needed to,” sophomore Bridget Carleton said. “We missed

some open looks that would usually fall for us. Their defense started to pressure us a little bit so that kind of got us out of rhythm.”

In the third quarter, Oklahoma again switched up its defense. It used a fullcourt press to speed up the Cyclones, who didn’t make their second field goal of the second half until the 5:09 mark in the third quarter.

“At the end of the day, it’s about my responsibility to put this team in a chance to win games,” Fennelly said.

“I think every game we’ve lost in the Big 12 and you add Mississippi State to it, we’ve been in the game with a chance to win.”

The Cyclones had a chance to blow the game open late in the second quarter, but a pair of 3s by Ankeny, Iowa, native Maddie Manning, and a missed Iowa State layup allowed Oklahoma to draw within two points at halftime.

Iowa State’s big three of Jadda Buckley, Seanna Johnson and Bridget Carleton combined to shoot just 13-for-40 (32.5 percent) from the floor. The trio hit three of their 18 3-point attempts.

When the big three struggled, Mer-

edith Burkhall stepped up. Burkhall posted her third career double-double and hit 5-of-11 shots from the floor.

“When our guards drove, I wanted to fill behind, and knowing that their post player wanted to sit in the lane, I wanted to find the opening,” Burkhall said. “Filling behind, looking for my shot and being confident and shooting it.”

Fennelly said he was happy with the effort he got from Burkhall.

“Meredith was good early,” Fennelly said. “She tried, she competed. She had 11 points, 11 rebounds. I thought she did some good things.

“We’ve got to coach her better so that she doesn’t make the little mistakes that hurt.”

With a 1-4 conference record, Iowa State knows it can’t afford to keep losing close games. At some point, the Cyclones have to start winning the nailbiters rather than coming up short.

“We’ve lost six games, and five of them, we were in the game with a chance to win the game,” Fennelly said. “But again, no one cares. You’ve got to win the game.”

The Cyclones have made defense part of their identity this season, but it was the team’s bread and butter — offense — that boosted it to a victory Wednesday.

Iowa State (11-4, 3-1 Big 12) rolled past Oklahoma State (10-6, 04 Big 12) 96-86 in Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the first of a three-game stretch over six days.

From the very beginning of the game, it was obvious it would a high-scoring contest.

The Cyclones and Cowboys combined to shoot 38-for-64 in the first half while Oklahoma State shot itself in the foot by turning the ball over 12 times.

Iowa State got off to a quick start, taking a 16-6 lead about a quarter through the first half. But the Cowboys slowly chipped away at the early lead.

Helped by a 15-point first half from Phil Forte, Oklahoma State pulled ahead late in the first half, but the Cyclones quickly responded to take the lead back. Iowa State held the lead and went into halftime up 47-46.

The second half started just as close as the first half end.

Both teams jostled for the lead from the outset, as the deficit stayed within five points through three-quarters of the second half, but the Cyclones pulled away to wrap up the victory.

Monte Morris racked up a game-high 30 points along with five rebounds and five assists.

Markus Simmons takes 125 by storm

By Curran.McLaughlin @iowastatedaily.com It was the opening match for Iowa State wrestling’s Beauty and the Beast dual with Arizona State in Hilton Coliseum on Friday.

The dual was to start off with the lowest weight, 125 pounds.

Markus Simmons walked onto the mat wearing a gold singlet and his usual black tights underneath.

Michael Nguyen lined up across from him.

Once the whistle blew, Simmons quickly had his leg taken away from him as Nguyen tried to score the takedown.

Simmons’s leg twisted toward him sideways as the two scrambled for position.

In a matter of seconds, Simmons went from being in danger to being the danger as he snatched Nguyen’s leg and took him to his back.

Simmons recorded the pin in 1:30 to a roaring cheer.

The victory echoes what Simmons’s first year in the Cyclones’ lineup has been like so far — explosive and sudden.

The redshirt freshman, who has a 14-4 record, is currently ranked No. 15 in the nation at 125 pounds

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rides hard and he looks to turn, he looks to pin, he looks to dominate,” coach Kevin Jackson said. “When you’re looking to dominate, [the] wins are going to fall in place.”

Simmons constantly wrestles on the attack.

He’s scored more than 10 points in six matches this season and has recorded two falls.

Simmons’s aggressive style, paired with his size, gives him a better opportunity to score on his opponents, which opens up a better possibility to scoring bonus points in duals and

tournaments.

“He’s a tough, gritty type of wrestler,” Angel Escobedo, volunteer assistant coach said. “He’s going to put up a lot of points and he’s not going to give up.”

Simmons keeps his plan of attack simple, stating he always has three moves in mind before the whistle blows.

Simmons said he doesn’t particularly prefer one move over another but rather looks for whatever his opponent is willing to give up.

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Simmons wasn’t always projected as the 125 pounder, however. Many Iowa State fans assumed

last season he would fill in the spot at 133 if Earl Hall wasn’t granted his fourth year of eligibility by the NCAA. Simmons cut down to 125 and wrestled the spot away from Kyle Larson after defeating him at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open by technical fall.

Simmons said the coaching staff wanted him to go up from 133 to 141 during the offseason.

After summer, Simmons determined he wasn’t going to be able to gain the weight and chose to go down and contribute at 125

instead.

Simmons benefits from a size advantage at 125, but that comes with a price.

Simmons has struggled several times throughout the season with his weight, most notably missing the Midlands Championships.

The challenge for Simmons is spreading out the weight loss throughout the week to try and make his final weight cut easier.

“It’s tough trying to lose all the weight at one time,” Simmons said. “My coaches [were] just trying to stay on me and keeping it down, that way my body can get used to me being down at that weight.”

Jackson and his staff are still trying to figure out a strategy to make cutting the weight easier for Simmons but said it’s up to Simmons to make that effort to make weight.

“He’s got all the ability in the world, he just needs to stay connected to his nutrition plan,” Jackson said.

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The early Cy-bird gets the parking spot

By Madison.Tuttle @iowastatedaily.com With the crowds Iowa State athletic events draw, it may be difficult to find a good place to park. While both Hilton Coliseum and Jack Trice Stadium have large parking lots, you have to arrive early to get a spot.

Hilton has a large parking lot on the south side that offers public and permit parking. Signs are setup around the lots, and people check parking passes before the game to ensure everyone is in the right spot.

Alec Garringer, senior in music education, is a regular attendee of football, volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball games. He said he arrives about an hour early to basketball games.

“I park in one of the public parking lots south of Hilton Coliseum,” Garringer said.

He said he has not had trouble finding a parking spot at any of the basketball games he has driven to.

Because it is usually colder during basketball season parking as close to Hilton as possible is ideal.

While basketball games draw large crowds, more than 50,000 people have been in attendance at every home football game since the 2011 season.

While a lot of parking is available, most of it is for pass holders, and the other public lots are on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Garringer, who lives in west Ames, said his usual football routine is to “park on campus and then walk to the stadium.” He said CyRide is too crowded on game days and that it’s easier for him to get back to

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Students’ cars are parked in the parking lot of Jack Trice Stadium on Tuesday. When Jack Trice Stadium is not hosting events, students with parking permits can park in the lot.

west Ames if he drives.

Jesse Lafler, junior in mechanical engineering, said he walks from his apartment to football and basketball games.

Jamie Pollard, Iowa State’s athletic director, discussed some parking expansion ideas in an open letter he wrote in December.

“We are working with campus officials to develop a comprehensive plan to capitalize

on the space east of University Boulevard (across from the stadium) that will 1) increase and improve game-day parking; 2) provide more efficient and lighted space for campus recreation; and 3) further enhance the entrance to Iowa State University,” Pollard said.

“This project has the potential to provide significant improvement to game-day parking and may include a pedestrian

walkway over University Avenue (improving game day safety), relocation of RV parking to an area specifically dedicated to RVs (electrical hookups, lighting, permanent restrooms, etc.) and more prime surface parking for fans donating to the Cyclone Club.”

For more information, visit the Iowa State Parking Division or Iowa State Athletics website.

Put the brakes on risky winter driving

By Emma.Blickensderfer @iowastatedaily.com Although this winter season has been more mild than some in the past, it is still crucial to be aware of road conditions when driving.

One of the dangers to look out for is black ice.

Tyler Roelfs, manager at En-Tire Car Care, said black ice looks just like regular pavement, which is why it is so dangerous.

“If it’s freezing temperatures, the moisture in the air can freeze to the surface and look like dry pavement,” Roelfs said. “[Drivers] just need to slow down and take precaution.”

Roelfs said he found himself as a passenger of an accident because of black ice and that even the most experienced drivers can end up in a bad situation because of it.

Dustin Tapp, operations manager of Central Iowa Towing and Recovery, said to prevent car accidents, drivers need to pay attention to the road.

“Keep plenty of room between you and the vehicle in front of you,” he said. “Put the phone down.”

He also said that if drivers choose to get behind the wheel in inclement weather, they should give themselves plenty of time and be prepared for all situations.

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When weather conditions are bad, it is important to stay on safe roads. Main roads are cleared first after snow.

“Make sure you are prepared to be stranded or stuck in a ditch,” he said. “It’s not a bad idea to let someone else know your route as well. If the unthinkable happens, it’s always better to be prepared.”

Another important aspect to driving

on ice is the quality of your tires. Roelfs recommends that the tire’s tread depth has a thickness of 0.125 inches when dealing with winter driving. The legal limit is 0.0625.

He also recommended to put the newest

tires on the rear end because most people do not buy all four tires at once, and to move the old tires to the front. This is because front tires are easier to correct if the front starts going out of control. But if the rear tires lose control, it is significantly more difficult for a driver to correct the rear end.

If car owners are skeptical about the condition of their tires, Roelfs said most auto shops do it for free.

A way to ensure your tire depth is sufficient is to use snow tires.

Lucy Holms, junior in communication studies, grew up in Des Moines and went to school in Colorado for a year. No matter where she has been, she always makes sure she puts on snow tires toward the end of November.

When weather conditions are bad, it is important to stay on safe roads.

Holms, a commuter student, will take the main road home for as long as she can. Even though she doesn’t like driving on the interstate, she will when side roads are icy.

Roelfs also said to stay on roads that see a lot of traffic because the heat from the vehicles will keep it safer, and those roads are cleared first.

“I-35 is usually in pretty good shape as well as in [Ames],” he said. “Stay away from country highways and gravel roads.

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Jacob Vos, sophomore in meteorology, reads the daily weather report Tuesday morning. Vos has been doing the daily weather report every weekday since October and updates the @IowaStateWX Twitter account seven days a week.

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insulating plastic wrap on windows.

Ames community members can also find AMS members in the spring, hosting weather radio programming events.

Iowa State AMS is open to everyone, as it is a society for not only meteorology majors but weather enthusiasts as well. Students in this society are given opportunities to practice forecasting, network and see the new technology in the meteorology field.

Students who are part of the AMS chapter are able to meet with meteorologists from the area to learn more about the field, and most students go on to intern with KCCI, ABC5 or WHO. “We’re one of the top [meteorology] programs in the nation,” said Dave Flory, senior lecturer and adviser for AMS. Flory, who has been with AMS for 12 years, said that it’s “about time” AMS has created a social media presence to get info to students and faculty.

“I think the chapter and the department should be more involved with university weather decisions,” Flory said. “I thing that has increased significantly over the past five years.”

Flory also said that Iowa State Weather will update followers when they need the information, rather than several hours later when a large station like KCCI or WHO gives their

“This is meant for students and staff to get information about weather happening in Ames and what’s happing to them today, tomorrow and the rest of the week.”

Vos is currently a one-man team for the forecast videos on Twitter. He starts early in the morning and records himself presenting the weather on his phone.

“I shoot [the forecast] on my phone, all the graphics get sent to my phone and then I edit it on my phone,” Vos said. “It takes about five to 10 minutes, then it’s on Twitter.”

Iowa State’s student chapter of AMS was established in 1996. Since then, the Iowa State AMS has received “Student Chapter of the Year” four times and “Chapter Honor Roll” seven times. Kris Tuftedal, senior in meteorology and president of Iowa State’s AMS chapter, said it’s all because of how active they are in the community.

“We go to schools from elementary to high school,” Tuftedal said. “We do ‘The Road Less Traveled’ here at Iowa State. We also do community outreach, so we just finished a coat drive for homeless people.”

Along with those things, Tuftedal also said they go out into Story County and help people “winter weatherize” their homes by putting

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own updates. The information they use for reporting the weather comes from sensors on top of the agronomy building.

So can this technology explain why this fall has been one of the more abnormal ones we’ve seen? In November, temperatures remained in the 50s and 60s for several weeks, sometimes even pushing into the 70s. Iowa also saw four tornado warnings on Nov. 28, 2016, which isn’t unheard of, but still very unusual.

“We had a large weather pattern that was set to block that colder air coming down from Canada,” Tuftedal said. “There was a big trough that dug down and caused a blocking ridge over the United States that allowed warm air to keep funneling up from the South.”

It was this trough that caused the warmer temperatures in November.

But the weather is starting to change.

Forecasted temperatures are starting to meet expectations of what January should feel like.

Tuftedal said the La Nina pattern in the Pacific will cause cooler temperatures in the North.

People can follow Iowa State Weather on Twitter @IowaStateWX or follow them on Facebook under “Iowa State Weather.” They can also check out the Iowa State AMS website: http://www.meteor.iastate. edu/ams.

State students went to the student body president at the time and put forward the initiative to create a similar honor for women at Iowa State.

The first calendar came out in 2007.

With funding from the Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, and coordination by the Catt Center, the calendar has grown into one of the most respected Iowa State traditions.

At the end of the reception, Kristine Perkins, public relations/student programs coordinator for the Catt Center, unveiled the 2017 calendar. The unveiling was met with enthusiastic cheers from the crowd.

The calendar is available for free at many locations around campus, including outside of the university bookstore in the Memorial Union and outside of Lagomarcino Hall.

Those honored included students Eliza-

DONATION p1 formative experiences,” Schmittmann said.

Students who aspire to be in the arts will continue to prosper thanks to the donation made to the foundation.

An example of such is Iowa State graduate Scott Siepker. Siepker became a performing arts student after discovering that his passion did not lie is his previous major of psychology.

“Without the open arms that the Iowa State University theater department offered [me], I would not be standing here,” Siepker said. “I certainly never would have realized my

STUGOV p1 members of the diversity committee,” Tomoeda said.

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beth Amado, senior in aerospace engineering; Haley Strass, doctoral candidate in counseling psychology; and Britney Williams, senior in kinesiology and health.

Faculty members honored were Monic Behnken, assistant professor of sociology; Ann Gansemer-Topf, assistant professor in the School of Education; Lisa Larson, professor of psychology and ISU ADVANCE faculty fellow; and Jane Rongerude, assistant professor of community and regional planning.

The staff members honored were Pat Augustin, secretary II for the department of chemistry; Anne Byrne, accountant for the Office of Biotechnology; Laura Doering, university registrar; Roberta Johnson, director of the Office of Student Financial Aid; and Margaret Van Ginkel, human sciences specialist and hotlines coordinator for the Extension and Outreach Center in Urbandale, Iowa. dream.”

Donations such as this will continue to create university graduates such as Siepker, who has no one but the university to thank for discovering his dream.

The Forever True, For Iowa State campaign has continued to accrue money, and is now valued to have raised about $592 million of its $1.1 billion campaign, surpassing the halfway mark of the goal not 16 months after it was initiated.

“It is because of the deep loyalty of our alumni, our donors, our friends, that we [the university] believe we can actually reach these goals,” President Steven Leath said. mittee for the entirety of his time at the university.

The second Student Government meeting will take place at 7 p.m. next Wednesday in the Campanile Room of the Memorial Union.

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