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Members of the United States Armed Forces recently had soliders relgious affiliations branded on their worn dog tags. Students in the Army ROTC at Iowa State are also carrying the same religious branding. The branding identifies how to treat a person who has died during or outside of combat.

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By Emily.Eppens @iowastatedaily.com Walking through an unsafe green zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Mindy McGregor turned to her faith to get her through the situation. McGregor was not prepared when her battalion gave her a mission to take two military vehicles across the green zone, a term that designates unsafe areas of Iraq, during her deployment in 2004. McGregor, a representative at the Van Meter Veteran’s cemetery and a human resource officer in the military, had never been commanded to carry out a mission in a green zone. “I was the oldest person in the group, I was with a bunch of 20-year-old soldiers,” McGregor said. “The whole time I was praying, ‘Please Lord, please Lord, let us just get there [safely] and get back.’” Having a faith while in the military is not uncommon. Service men and women often feel the need to have a belief system to help them cope with their heavy work burdens and digest the possibility of life after death. “I can see where [the soldiers] would need that comfort,” said Jeanna Hampel, an assistant at the Van Meter Veteran’s cemetery. “It gives hope to those serving, especially overseas.” Though Hampel has not served in the military, she works closely with active duty members and their families. She and Mc-

Gregor are in charge of reserving plots and managing services and events within the cemetery. When choosing a plot for themselves or their spouse, soldiers and their families have the option to pick from 60 different religious symbols or emblems for their tombstone. These range from the familiar Christian cross to less dominant religious symbols, such as a tribal emblem or an eagle. If an individual feels that they do not relate to any of the symbols, he or she does not have to request one for the tombstone. “I only recall one time when someone made a rude comment [about a religious symbol],” McGregor said. “Someone made a comment about the Muslim star. Other than that, people have been very respectful.” McGregor said the person who made the comment about the Muslim star said they did not think that the symbol should be included because of the political and religious controversy around the Muslim faith. While some service members practice religion regularly, Hampel said that many of the servicemen and women she has met go through a phase of uncertainty regarding religion. Unlike McGregor, who said that her experience has brought her closer to her faith, some servicemen and women experience the opposite effect. Don Hills, a now non-active army medic, explained that when serving in an Iraqi war zone, there

is little time to think about faith when serving in combat. “Honestly, you don’t have time to think about the afterlife when bullets are flying by your head,” Hills said. “If you stop to think, you die. I’ve seen people stop and think, and they have died.” Hills said he started to question his religious beliefs while serving. “When you see a friend who is a good person bleed out in front of you, you really start to question things,” Hills said. “You start to wonder why a God would let that happen.” Hills served as an Army medic and later a firefighter. During his service, he saw many people, including friends, with incurable injuries and death. “I have to believe there is a God. I have to believe I will be able to see [lost friends] again,” Hills said. For some ROTC college students, the military-religion mix helps them see their faith more clearly, while others remain at a neutral standpoint. Mason Swanstrom, sophomore in interdisciplinary studies and ROTC student in the National Guard, said nothing much has changed in the two years he has served. His friends accept him for his beliefs and he accepts them for theirs. “It kind of depends on who you are around, it’s not really widely publicized,” Swanstrom

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Digital storage gives access to research By Kelly.McGowan @iowastatedaily.com Student, faculty and staff scholarly work is saved and shared around the world for free, thanks to the library’s digital repository. Anyone can download ISU research, publications, reports and creative work from 795 disciplines using the online source. The site has had over 2.6 million downloads since its start in 2012. A grey dot falls on a live world map on the web site’s home page each time a document is downloaded. “It impresses and almost mind boggles me how global the impact of this is,” said Ben Spick, senior in anthropology, who is the digital repository student assistant.

Work has been downloaded from over 200 countries and territories, including Cuba and Iran. Since its launch, there have been three downloads from North Korea. “A lot of research is hidden behind what is sometimes called a paywall, where you can only access research through certain journals if you have the money to buy a subscription,” Spick said. To provide journal access to students, some of these subscriptions cost the ISU library tens of thousands of dollars per year. An individual “JPASS” access to JSTOR, one source of academic articles, costs $19.50 per month for non-students. Spick said these costs create barriers and the repository frees

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In the first City Council meeting of the year, the council discussed the implementation of a residential highdensity evaluation tool for the Ames community. High-density housing, which mainly consists of housing in apartment buildings and complexes, has been an issue within the city since midNovember. The set of criteria used to understand what high-density housing will be classified as includes six steps: 1. Location and surroundings 2. Site features 3. Housing types and design 4. Transportation 5. Public utilities and services 6. Investment and catalyst For ISU students, what is determined as high-density housing could determine where students can live after undeveloped parts of the city develop. The CyRide board president, John Haila, said his main concern was the increased enrollment pushing developers to look for more and more high density housing. This is pushing development to the outskirts of the city, he said. “Ridership is up 70 percent, 1.4 to 7 million this year,” Haila said. “We’re buying used buses more so now than ever and with the pressure on the system because of the students. We have no problem with them coming, [but] there is a pressure.” Haila said as there becomes more high-density housing, students will expect a ride, no matter where they are. Haila’s statement sparked even further discussion about CyRide and its transit system throughout the night. City Council Member At-Large Matthew Goodman said “the distance from Iowa State has to be a piece” of the conversation. While some members remained adamant about how CyRide would play out as a factor in high-density housing development, some council members, such as Peter Orazem, keyed in on other details. “We don’t have good understanding of what the composition is in these buildings,” Orazem said. “We assume these are all students but that may not be the case.” Orazem said finding out what the demographics were in each highdensity building would help better forecast Land Use Policy Plan (LUPP) amendments in the future.The Ames City Council also discussed a hydraulic analysis of Riverside Manor. The city previously contracted with HR Green. The HDR model results showed increases in the water level of a 100-year flood upstream. Now, the city was provided with four options for a hydraulic analysis. It was discussed whether to continue with the 100-year flood evaluation model, or if it would be a better option to have an evaluation model for 500-year floods, considering there have been two 500-year floods since 1993. In order for the City of Ames to go with the 500-year model, Kelly Diekmann, director of Planning and Housing for the City of Ames, suggested it will cost around $3,500 to fund the project and consultation. “Peoples’ homes and lives are worth more than $3,500,” said council member Gloria Betcher. It was moved that Diekmann would look into how much money the 500-year flood evaluation model would cost the city, and it would be further discussed at the Jan. 24 meeting.

MLK Legacy Series begins with concert By Danielle.Ferguson @iowastatedaily.com

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Harrison Inefuku was hired to launch the digital repository initiative in 2012. Today, he is the digital repository coordinator for Parks Library.

A “Let Freedom Ring” concert will kick off the university’s Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series. A carillon concert will play Wednesday in honor of King, performed by TinShi Tam, carilloneur. The series begins Wednesday with the concert and will continue with additional events: 6 p.m. Monday, at Ames Middle School 3:30 p.m. Jan. 22, at the Memorial Union 7 p.m. Jan. 29, at the Memorial Union

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Tyler Steeve, age 20, of 5105 Buchanan Hall, Ames, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia at Buchanan Hall. He was subsequently released on citation (reported at 4:43 p.m.).

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The Iowa legislature began its session on Monday. Go online to the news section of the Daily’s app to read about what the Senate and House hope to focus on this year.

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Branstad delivers 2015 Condition of the State address By Alex.Hanson @iowastatedaily.com Gov. Terry Branstad believes “the condition of Iowa is strong.” Branstad delivered his annual Condition of the State address to a joint session of the Iowa Legislature Tuesday morning. The annual address allows Branstad to lay out his legislative priorities. Included in this years address were proposals for another balanced budget, ending bullying in Iowa, affordable education through $10,000 degrees and another tuition freeze, a plan to connect Iowans’ homes to broadband internet and plans to keep government more accountable. “Our work has put us on a bright, sustainable path,’ Branstad said. “Our budget is balanced. Our state maintains a budget surplus. Our economic emergency accounts are fully funded, and our unemployment rate is the 10th lowest in the nation.” Branstad’s plan for a balanced budget fully funds the states property tax cut, education reform, allocates $320 million for Iowa schools, allows a tuition freeze at Regent universities for a third-straight year and recommends $63.2 million to improve water quality. Branstad said he has asked the Board of Regents to develop a plan to offer students a set of degrees for just $10,000. He also proposed legislation to create the “Student Debt Reorganization Tax Credit,” which would allow students with debt to volunteer “for worthy causes” in exchange for

a tax credit to relieve their student debt. In addition to a balanced budget, the Connect Every Acre Plan plan would expand access to broadband internet across the state. “Together we can strengthen our rural infrastructure by connecting every acre in Iowa to highspeed Internet,” Branstad said. “Better access to broadband means ensuring modern farming methods can flourish in all Iowa fields as part of a modern infrastructure.” President Obama will travel to Iowa on Wednesday to lay out a plan to expand access to broadband across Iowa, a preview of part of his State of the Union speech next Tuesday. Branstad once again proposed legislation to end bullying in Iowa, something the legislature could not agree with in last year’s session. “Iowa common sense tells us that every child in Iowa deserves to go to school each and every day in a safe and respectful learning environment. They deserve a classroom and community that allows them to grow and flourish, not live in fear of when and where the bully will strike again,” Branstad said. “This is the year that we stand up to the bully. We can’t wait any longer.” The plan would require parental notification related to bullying, but would also allow “an extra layer of protection for students” by allowing an exception of those notifications if school officials believe it could lead to abuse at home. “The legislation also

launches a bullying prevention program, by empowering student mentors to take ownership of anti-bullying efforts in their schools,” Branstad said. Branstad also proposed a plan to make state Government more transparent and accountable. The plan would create the “Government Accountability Portal,” which would allow citizens seeking info to get a response from the state within one business day. “As state employees, we are here to serve the taxpayers,” Branstad said. “This tool is yet another step toward a more customer-service focus for taxpayers.” Branstad said a plan on infrastructure is needed as “roads and bridges face an uncertain future.” He said they also need to “a hard look at adequate road funding.” “Our farmers will find it more difficult in delivering commodities to market. Business and industry will look elsewhere when considering where to invest and grow,” Branstad said. “As the study found, sound infrastructure remains a prerequisite for economic development.” Other highlights of the speech included the “IowaNEXT Plan” to attract more business to the state, the “Center for Human Capital Enrichment Plan” to help train Iowa workers and a plan to strengthening domestic abuse laws by possibly tripling the mandatory minimum sentence. Reaction was mixed from Senate Majority Leader Michael Gronstal, D-Council Bluffs.

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Gov. Terry Branstad speaks at an early voting rally at Alpha Gamma Rho on Oct. 11. The Branstad-Reynolds team and other Iowa Republican candidates spoke at the event.

“What Senate Democrats are talking about are the folks that have been left out in the economy,” Gronstal said in an interview following the address with Iowa Public Television. “That’s what our focus is going to be about in this legislative session, growing the middle class.” Gronstal said many of Branstad’s ideas, such as the broadband and antibullying proposals, would help achieve that goal.

“What I see lacking is a middle class initiative and that’s the prism that Senate Democrats are going to look through on every proposal,” Gronstal said. “Does this help grow the middle class?” Branstad had support from the state Republican Party following the speech. “Governor Branstad just presented a bold and innovative agenda for continuing to move Iowa forward,” said Jeff Kaufmann,

chairman of the Iowa Republican Party. “For four years Governor Branstad and Lt. Governor Reynolds have worked with the Legislature to spur job creation, balance our budget, cut taxes, and implement transformational education reform.” The Iowa Legislature convened for the 86th session on Monday and will have several months to work with Branstad on legislation.

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The City of Ames and Campustown are looking at options for better parking and less congestion. Cars parked along Stanton Avenue on Jan. 12 dodge snow banks and slick roads after struggling to find parking space.

By Molly.Willson @iowastatedaily.com ISU students and permanent Ames residents share a city for the majority of the year, and they also share limited parking throughout the city. The influx of students has brought about concerns over housing, traffic, and now extra cars that have flooded neighborhood streets and other areas around campus. The greek community is not exempt from the concern of parking space. Back in October 2014, city staff held a meeting to gather input from the greek community and residents of the surrounding community to find out what problems and what solutions could be found in the area. “[There is] a request by the council to look at the parking ratios because there are some hindrances in our parking requirements for what the greek houses are looking to do in terms

of expansion,” said Karen Marren from the Ames Planning and Housing department about the need for revaluation of the parking situation. Residents offered multiple solutions at the meeting. Some of these solutions included encouraging students to leave their vehicles behind when they come to Ames, enforcing parking laws to a higher degree and more off-site parking locations. On Dec. 9, the council voted on the second reading of the ordinance to lower the parking ratio required for greek houses. Another place where there is a lack of parking for students is around the 700-person dorm that the Department of Residence hopes to have in place by spring of 2016. The approximately 700-bed dorm will not build or provide any additional parking spaces for students living there. “That was at the directive of President Leath

saying we’re not going to have residence hall projects pay for parking. I’d rather [Parking Division] have a structure that they figure out,” said Peter Englin, director of the Department of Residence. Another reason that parking in Ames has become an issue is the variety of residents living in neighborhood areas. Many upper-classmen at Iowa State live in residential areas next to singlefamily homes and young professionals. This diversity in a neighborhood can cause traffic and parking issues due to the different nature of the pattern of living those students in apartment complexes have compared to a family in a single house. “The hours that are kept are different. The amount of emphasis on social activity can be different. The number of trips in a car can be different. If you think about, for example, a student rental house in a Low Density neighborhood,

you might be more likely to have one car per resident than with a family of say five that might only have two cars,” said Gloria Betcher, city council representative for the first ward. The community as a whole is also dealing with the influx of cars in neighborhoods. The need for an overall

look at parking in the city of Ames is going to be necessary, according to Englin. Englin also said the amount of students the Department of Residence serves has grown 7,000 students since 2008. “Where are those apartments and residence hall beds? We [the department of residence] built

720, and were going to build another 700,” Englin said. “You can look at the building in the community. You can total it all up and we haven’t added 7,000 beds to Ames. So there was capacity within the community that needed to be filled and so part of that also goes to the parking plan. It is greater than one residence hall.“

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With the FAFSA deadlines quickly approaching, columnist Woods weighs the benefits of filing for aid against the hassle of filling out the forms.

Pros and cons of the FAFSA By Zoe.Woods @iowastatedaily.com

oney is on the minds of just about everyone, all the time. It especially takes center stage when paying for tuition is on the line. Some are fortunate enough to be awarded scholarships, and those awarded scholarships are few and far between. Only 10.6 percent, or one of every 10 students received scholarships on average in 2007-08, according to FinAid.org. That is a very limited group of people who get to partake in the coveted gift of free money. The other 89.4 percent have to figure something else out, like student loans. It isn’t just a walk in the park to get a loan. There is a lot of information required and papers to fill out to finally get the funds for your college education. A lot of the financial assistance is given by the federal government and with that comes the requirement of a FAFSA form, which has to be filed before any such help can

be given. Now, for first timers, this could be a lot to take in and could be a nuisance to parents to have to fill out tax information for the FAFSA. Unfortunately, it is the only way you can receive help from the federal government. The FAFSA prototype was developed in 1953, created by John Monro of Harvard University. It took about 40 years for the formula to be called the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the name by which we know it today. The federal government uses this form to figure out if the applicant qualifies for special financial assistance. If you do qualify for special financial assistance, or a subsidized loan, you receive special relief from paying your loans interest while you are in school. The Board of Education takes care of the cost up until the last day of your six month grace period following graduation, but then you have to take full responsibly for the loan. So be careful what you wish for. It may be nice to think you have money that is paying for every-

thing, but you just can’t forget that money has to be paid back. For those who do not qualify for the special financial assistance, or an unsubsidized loan, the interest that is put on your loan — about 4.66 percent, according to the Iowa State website — has to be paid by you while you are in school. It also has to be paid during other periods, like summer and the six months after you graduate. Otherwise, the interest accumulates and is tacked onto the total loan amount that you owe after the grace period is over. For a lot of people, the amount of money borrowed is a big deal. ISU students are handling more than $30,000 in debt after graduation, according to the Iowa State website. Qualifying through a FAFSA form for the special financial assistance also qualifies you for different grants that make your tuition cheaper, so you are in turn taking out fewer loans. Those who do not qualify have to take out the full amount needed to fund his or her education in loans.

The reason some may not qualify for the special financial assistance is because of his or her parent’s income. I think it is silly for the federal government to think that just because a certain child’s parents are making enough money to fund his or her education that the parents will do it. It becomes a sticky situation for a student who is still considered a dependent of his or her parent and does not qualify for the special financial assistance, and who still has to take out a large portion of loans in order to fund his or her education because his or her parents won’t fund it for them. That isn’t a bash on parents because every family has their way of dealing with life situations. Parents could be using college as a learning experience for their kid and paying for their education isn’t a part of the plan. It would just be nice if the federal government had some understanding that even if a student doesn’t qualify for the special financial assistance, it does not automatically mean that he or she does not need it.

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Allow private enterprise to provide housing By Ben Furleigh, ISU alumnus 1988 Recently, my daughter received a notice from the Jensen Group stating that “we hope you are enjoying your stay with us” but “renewing your lease at your current apartment will not be an option.” The reason given was that Iowa State University is planning to lease her apartment building and eight other buildings on the west edge of town for students. I’m starting to understand the pro-

cess for solving student housing shortages at Iowa State. First, accept more students than you know you have housing for without doing proper long-term planning. Second, wait until students complain about being stuck in former community rooms before making plans to build new dorms. Third, let building owners send out notices when renewing isn’t an option to students just before finals week and before negotiations are finalized. Fourth, sign an agreement

with private apartment building owners to lease to Iowa State for two years. Fifth, force current ISU students out, but offer them the option to sub-lease to the university at a higher rent after they move out their furniture. Sixth, pay to furnish the apartments and hire residence assistants to babysit. Seventh, don’t worry that you could end up replacing ISU students in nine apartment buildings with a different set of ISU students with no net gain. And finally, do all of this

under the “philosophy” that Iowa State should provide housing to students who want it and with the belief that students do better academically and socially if they live under the eye of the university. We’re going to end up with 400 ISU students moving out of their apartments for no valid reason and no written policy to back it up. The best strategy would be to let private enterprise do what it does better than government and provide quality housing at the lowest cost.

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Citizens of Paris and all across the world continue to rally in support of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo following the terrorist actions performed at their editorial office last week. In the aftermath, media outlets — print media in particular — have been forced to consider the fact that the publication of potentially inflammatory pieces, whether intentional or not, comes with an inherent risk. Even in societies that stand as bastions of liberty and progress, like western Europe, we are not free from the archaic notion that if someone says something you do not like, you are granted license to do that person harm. There are wars fought for land and there are wars fought for resources, but the wars that are fought over ideas are most dangerous. When passion is placed incorrectly, nothing is more dangerous than deeply held ideal. Using violence as a means to suppress the voice of your enemy is among the most basic forms of argument. The physical escalation of an ideological conflict is indicative of a debater who lacks the knowledge, tact and conscience to defend their position logically or in a productive fashion. These individuals belong to a different time, a time that has long passed. They, as well as their ideals, are backed into a corner and their only reactionary instinct is to fight against the ever-changing, everprogressing, societies in which they find themselves. Even in areas where extremists hold authority, it is often authority through fear. Such sentiment will never dominate socially progressive regions of the world. For that reason, those who committed this atrocity, a number of them having already been captured or killed, will forever be running. No place that values liberty and expression will tolerate their presence. Joern Mikkelsen, the editor of the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, which was the target of similar attacks after publishing images of the Prophet Muhammad in 2005, has stated in an interview with The Straits Times that his paper will not publish any Charlie Hebdo images — Charlie Hebdo published the Jyllands-Posten images in 2006 as a representation of their support and unity. “The truth is that for us, it would be completely irresponsible to print old or new Prophet drawings right now,” Mikkelsen said. Mikkelsen did not say that he would never print any such images, but that he maintains the right as an editor to “print all types of drawings again at some point, just not right now.” Mikkelsen is justified in his decision, as Jylland-Posten has been targeted several times, though they have not been successfully attacked since the incident in 2005. This attack was not the first of its kind and, tragically, it will not be the last. The sentiment that gives rise to these tragedies persists in even the most unexpected places. However, this attack will follow in the traditions of its predecessors in another way — it will not achieve its long-term goal. Print outlets and all other media will not allow the likes of extremist pressure to decide what is appropriate for publication or what the news will be. We must not allow censorship of any material that is vital for public consumption through fear.

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Bakken pipeline info needed to make key decisions By Mark Edwards, ISU alumnus class of 1969 Our government is based on the attempt to balance and protect the rights of individuals with the common good. Since 1776, we have experienced swings in both directions and grown stronger as a nation. It is our civic duty to protect both, regardless of party politics. In Iowa, we are facing issues such as water quality, agriculture, energy choices and economic development. Making good decisions depends on our right to be informed and

media access providing reliable information. How do we balance the common good of safe water, financial security and a healthy place to live for future generations with the corporation’s right to make a profit while using public property? The 1,134 mile long Bakken pipeline is proposed to cross our state from the Northwest to the Southeast corner, passing under our rivers and land. The limited liability corporation information and media coverage has framed the discussion simply as pitting environmental concerns against

job creation and economic benefits. What has given this drama more depth is the issue of “eminent domain.” How does state government give an international corporation the right to take and use an individual’s land? How does a profit-driven private corporation, dependent on eminent domain, need only the approval of three people, politically appointed by the governor to the Iowa Utilities Board? How do these three people, in a manner of a few months, determine what is in the interest of the entire public? How do they protect the indi-

vidual and natural resources? These are legitimate questions, and, just like voting, we need reliable information and time to make a good decision. I attended a public meeting presented by the corporation and still have many questions. Public information is lacking concerning corporate liability and exaggerated economic benefits, and the push to have this project approved within a few months seems highly suspect. What is the hurry, as it appears this project will not be good for individual rights or for the common good?

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Cyclones fall in matchup with Baylor By Chris.Wolff @iowastatedaily.com For the second time in as many games, the Cyclones faced off against a No. 3 team after upsetting then-No. 3 Texas in Hilton Coliseum on Saturday. This time, however, the Cyclones (11-4, 2-2 Big 12) were unable to pull off the upset against the new No. 3 ranked Baylor Bears (15-1, 4-0 Big 12). Baylor showed why they were the No. 3 team in the country and the top team in the Big 12, as they rolled up a dominating 7947 victory against the Cyclones. Iowa State missed 16 consecutive shots at one point in the first half, which allowed the Bears to run out to a 27-5 lead early in the game. It didn’t get much better from that point, as the Cyclones struggled to ever truly get back into the game. Against Texas, Iowa State hit a three-pointer as time expired in the first half, giving the Cyclones momentum going into the locker room and helping to spark a huge second-half comeback. This time, it was Baylor who hit the buzzer beating three-pointer just before halftime. The Cyclones went into the break down 19 and it never got much closer. Iowa State was able to cut the deficit to 15 at one point, but Baylor eventually pulled away and routed the Cyclones by 32 points. The Cyclones’ offense was led by junior Kidd Blaskowsky and freshman Byranna Fernstrom, who combined for 34 of the Cyclones’ 47 points. Blaskowsky finished with 20 points, her third career game of scoring 20 points or more. The junior hit a season high six three-pointers to lead the Cyclones offensively. Fernstrom was the second leading scorer for the Cyclones, with 14 points on 3-of-9 shooting and 7-of8 shooting from the free throw line. The rest of the Cyclones struggled offensively, as the next leading scorer only had five points. The majority of the team struggled shooting from the field, as Nikki Moody shot 1-of-13, Seanna Johnson shot 1-of-9 and Brynn Williamson never got her offense started and was held scoreless. The Cyclones will be back in action Saturday, when they take on Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan.

Jauan Wesley charged with OWI, suspended By Ryan.Young @iowastatedaily.com ISU wide receiver Jauan Wesley was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated on Tuesday and has been suspended indefinitely for violating the school’s student-athlete code of conduct policy. According to records, Wesley was being held in the Story County Jail for OWI first offense Tuesday morning. “We are aware of the charges filed against Jauan and we are disappointed,” Rhoads said in a statement released early Tuesday morning. “Jauan has been suspended indefinitely from the football team under the student-athlete code of conduct policy.” Wesley played in eight games for the Cyclones last season, one of four true freshmen to do so. Wesley caught 10 passes for 107 yards on the season.

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Finding their range Blake Lanser/Iowa State Daily

After defeating West Virginia on Saturday, Iowa State will play its next game against Baylor on Wednesday night. Baylor is holding its opponents to less than 57 points per game.

Cyclones search for offensive answers against Baylor’s complex zone defense By Max.Dible @iowastatedaily.com There is more than one way to disrupt a Cyclone. Oklahoma State controlled the ball and limited Iowa State’s possessions, which the Cyclones always want to maximize, as the team features the most productive offense in the Big 12. More possessions lead to more shots. More shots lead to more points. More points lead to more ISU wins. West Virginia pushed Iowa State to the edge, frustrating the ISU offensive flow by forcing 18 turnovers and pushing the ISU floor generals, sophomore Monté Morris and junior Georges Niang, to the bench with foul trouble late in a hotly contested game. Both strategies failed, but just barely. On Wednesday, in Waco, Texas, Baylor will attempt to use its one-ofa-kind zone scheme to exacerbate a problem —

poor shooting numbers — that has plagued Iowa State against major conference opponents this season, stretching all the way back to the team’s first loss against Maryland in November. “It is another very unique game because they play a defense that nobody else in the country plays, [which] cannot be simulated,” said ISU coach Fred Hoiberg. “Usually when you play a zone, it is more of a 2-3 look. With Baylor’s zone, it is just different.” What makes the Baylor zone singular is the implementation of both a 3-2 style, as well as a 1-3-1, which Hoiberg said pose different problems and change how the pestering defensive looks must be attacked. “[Against] a lot of zones, you get open shots. You do not get a lot of open shots against their zone,” Hoiberg said. “They do a great job of taking [those] away, and they take away the middle, which is where

a lot of zones you can attack.” The complex riddle that is the Baylor defensive front is something Hoiberg said can not be simulated in practice, adding that the answers must be unearthed in real time on the floor as the game is being played, which is a risky but necessary proposition. Baylor’s stylistic advantage has helped the Bears hold opponents to only 56.3 points per game on just over 38 percent shooting from the field, including a mark of roughly 27 percent from behind the three-point arc, which leads the Big 12. “It is a little funky,” Niang said of Baylor’s defense. “It is tough to play against, but I think coach draws up great schemes against all defenses.” Baylor’s defensive numbers are particularly troubling to an ISU offense, which drains nearly eight three-pointers every game and shoots the long ball more frequently than any

other Big 12 team. Even more disconcerting is the fact that despite leading the conference in production at more than 80 points per contest, Iowa State has only been able to muster 67 points per game during its last three outings. “We are going to have to shoot it well at Baylor if we want to have a chance to win,” Hoiberg said. “Sometimes it’s as simple as that.” Although Iowa State posted only 74 points against West Virginia, it was their offensive efficiency that allowed for the team’s triumph. The Cyclones shot 50 percent from the field, as well as 39 percent from three. If Iowa State hopes to move to 3-0 in true road games this season and extend their conference winning streak to seven games spanning two seasons, replicating those offensive numbers against the Baylor zone will be paramount. Perhaps the second most important factor will

ISU swimmers, divers return to Ames after winter training By Alex.Crowl @iowastatedaily.com ISU swimming and diving experienced some southern comfort in the Smoky Mountains and in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., taking a break from the below freezing temperatures in Ames during the break. The ISU diving team headed to Tennessee for its winter training and for the Tennessee Invitational, while the ISU swimming team traveled farther to Florida for its winter training. The diving team faced a unique environment and great competition in its event. “Overall, in Tennessee, I thought that we got what we needed to out of the meet,” said ISU diving coach Jeff Warrick. “It was a big meet experience, a lot

of divers, around fifty, and a lot of good divers as well. We need to be put in that position against some of the best competition.” Julie Dickinson had a standout performance in 3-meter diving for Iowa State, finishing ninth in prelims and twelfth in the finals. Elyse Brouillette was also given the opportunity to perform on a more elevated platform than what is regularly available to her. Brouillette has dealt with shoulder problems in the past, and this was her first work in 7-meter diving since her freshman year. “I think it was a good bonding trip for them,” Warrick said. “They are already a close-knit team, I just think it was another opportunity for them to work through the hard stuff. Practices that time of year can get tough and long with two-a-days, so

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Elyse Brouillette dives in the three-meter competition Oct. 18 against Nebraska. Brouillete will next compete Friday, when both swimmers and divers travel for their next meet at Illinois.

that kind of draws them together, but then we also did some fun things as well.” The swimming team did not have the opportunity to compete during

break, but was pushed hard in Florida during its winter training. “We get to train long course and we get to train outside, so they get in a

be the health of redshirt junior Jameel McKay, who strained his back before the game against Oklahoma State and has been dealing with pain ever since. “It did affect the way I was playing [against West Virginia], especially in the first half,” McKay said. “Then, in the second half early on it was hurting. I did not feel as fast or as explosive as I normally am, so I felt it.” Despite his discomfort, McKay grabbed seven boards, swatted five shots and netted six points in only 18 minutes. He will be needed against a Baylor squad that pulls down more than 41 rebounds per game, including 16 on the offensive end. “It is not something that is going to get healed in one day [or] two days. It is going to probably linger for maybe a week or so, but I just have to do whatever it takes to make it get better,” McKay said. “I am supposed to play Wednesday. That is the plan.”

fresh environment, instead of breathing in the stale air,” said ISU swimming coach Duane Sorenson. “Chlorinated air can get old after a while.” The swimmers trained four hours per day, two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon during their trip. The team was able to train and bond a lot because they were together so much.” Senior Kristy Kunkel described the winter training, her final winter experience with the ISU swimming team. “It was a really fun trip. This year, we had really good weather and we got to go to different pools,” Kunkel said. “Usually, we just train at the same pool. A new scenery was definitely better because it was new for everyone. We all trained really hard and had a lot of fun at the ocean.” Kunkel specifically pointed out an annual activity that the team partakes in every year at winter training. “We always do skits every year and so that’s the time where all of the team can joke around with each other and the coaches join in,” Kunkel said. “That’s a good bonding experience.” The ISU swimming and diving team will follow up its successful trips with a meet at 4 p.m. Friday at Illinois.

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SELF

SELFIE-ESTEEM Both high, low self-esteem promoted by social media

By Kaili.Meyer @iowastatedaily.com Private lives have become a thing of the past, as students begin to derive their self-worth and affirmation from “likes” and feedback from social media postings. Being hidden behind a screen not only allows users the ability to post perfectly edited photos or statements they may not say in person, but also opens the door for cyber bullying and renders the question of whether social media is a healthy medium for students to express themselves or a another source of added stress and lowered self-confidence. According to MediaBistro.com, 67 percent of Americans actively use a social media-networking site, with Facebook, Twitter and Instagram being the most used by college students. Studies have found that users only post their best moments on social media purposefully leaving out “the bad” to create a perfect “cyber-self” on these channels of communication. However, for most, this portrayed image to the world is only half of the story. This façade has been linked to what is now known as “smiling depression,” a term used to describe people who are depressed but do not appear so, according to psychcentral.com. When a person scrolls through Instagram and only sees posed “selfies” of others that are edited to hide any trace of a flaw and racking up likes, it can start to determine their self-worth. “You look through tons of pictures, and start

to believe you aren’t pretty enough, or thin enough, and that just sucks,” said Hanna Giegerich, sophomore in psychology. Then, comes the constant need to keep up with the number of likes or retweets as everyone else. “There have been times where I’ve thought poorly of myself because I see others getting more likes than me, as silly as that sounds,” said Jenna Pattee a sophomore in child and adult family services. Patricia Greenfield, a UCLA developmental psychologist, found that young people feel socially supported by having large networks of online friends with some never being seen face-to-face. Due to the incline in cyber relationships and decline in personal conversation, it is easy to feel the need to be constantly updated to news feeds on social-media platforms in order to “stay connected.” The University of Salford in the UK recently conducted a study that found 50 percent of people felt their self-esteem go down while using social media. Another study conducted by the University of Gothenburg in Sweden also found that as Facebook interaction increased selfesteem decreased. However, many students have found the positives in social media outlets, despite causing estranged relationships and lowered self-esteem in some users. Andrew Holmes, sophomore in industrial technology, believes social media can be a self-esteem booster. “Knowing there is a group of individuals that

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Social media makes it easy to compare ourselves with the online appearance of other people. This can lead to a low self-esteem, causing individuals to feel the need to appear a certain way on various media platforms, like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

follows me and appreciates what I post does make things better.” Pattee agrees with Holmes. “If you do get the amount of likes you expected or receive a lot of re-tweets your self-esteem goes up.” In contrast to many of the studies showing a correlation between lowered self-esteem and social media use, the nonprofit group Common Sense Media found one in five teens said social media has made them more confident. These findings are said to be because of the positive comments many ‘selfie’ posts receive. As of now, there is no definitive answer to whether or not social media is more damaging or beneficial to students’ emotional health. However, users are encouraged to draw conclusions from personal experience and familiarize themselves with both the benefits and downfalls of social media platforms and evaluate social media’s effects on their mental health.

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