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FRIDAY

Haiti Earthquake

‘Don’t cry, keep faith’ Mikelange Olbel, graduate student in interdisciplinary studies, and other Haitian students draw on each other for support during a conversation about the Haitian earthquake Thursday. Olbel and the others said they believe that, despite the tragedy, Haitians can still be filled with joy. Photo: Logan Gaedke/Iowa State Daily

Haitian students organize aid efforts in the face of disaster, awaiting word from families, friends By Tessa Callender and Kyle Peterson Daily Staff Writers On Jan. 12, Haiti took a devastating blow when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake occurred, the largest the area has ever experienced. With family and friends still unaccounted for, Haitian students at ISU look to each other for support. Their stories are diverse. “I was born here and two months after I was born my mom took me to Haiti. I grew up in Haiti till I was 14 years old,” said Vanessa Philogene, senior in journalism and mass communication. James Smith, graduate in liberal studies, was born in Haiti and came to the U.S. before being adopted. But they are united by a common bond, and are helping each other through this agonizing period. Some have heard from family in Haiti. “I just got word today that my two brothers and my mom, they’re fine.” Smith said. Others still have not. “A few of my family right now is in Port-au-

Interested in donating? To make a five-dollar contribution, text YELE to 501501 or go to yele.org. Text HAITI to 90999 to donate 10 dollars to the Red Cross, or visit www.cnn.com/impact to make more donations and find out how else you can help aid the recovery from this disaster. Prince and we haven’t heard from them,” said Mikelange Olbel, graduate student in interdisciplinary studies. Philogene’s cousin is a doctor in Port-au-Prince at a hospital that collapsed during the quake. “We still haven’t heard anything,” Philogene said. “She has three children, so we really don’t know.” But in their adopted home, thousands of miles away, they’re determined to make a difference. The group is encouraging students and community members to contribute to relief efforts in Haiti, and to donate $5 by texting YELE to 501501.

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“If Iowa can elect the first black president and fight for same-sex marriage, then Iowa can also be the forefront of the aid to Haiti,” Olbel said. They’ll be in front of Park’s Library tomorrow from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. raising awareness of the cause. They’re also organizing a canned food and clothing drive for Jan. 19 – Jan. 22. They also emphasized the need for long-term support, “This is a time to really help re-build a nation,” said Silentor Esthil-Henderson, senior in history. “There is a positive that can really come out of this tragedy, to tell you the truth.” The disaster also bonded them to each other. “This experience really brought us together,” Philogene said. Between them, their slogan has been Pa kriye, kimbe lafwa, which in Creole, means, ‘Don’t cry, keep faith’. “There’s no doubt in my mind that the people of Haiti are going to get through this, because they’re very strong people,” Smith said. In the midst of disaster, each student knows brighter times for Haiti lie ahead.

Vanessa Philogene, senior in journalism and mass communication, and James Smith, alumnus, share their concern for Haiti’s recovery. Photo: Logan Gaedke/Iowa State Daily

“I know that god makes everything happen for a reason, and he has a purpose for Haiti, and I know his purpose is nothing that is bad or small,” Philogene said. “I know it’s going to be bigger and greater.”

FIRST LEGO League

Legislative session faces budgetary, time constraints By Alexander Hutchins Daily Staff Writer The state legislature, now in its fifth day of session, faces severe budgetary confinements and a shortened 80-day session. Gov. Chet Culver kicked off the session with his address Tuesday, outlining his goals for the state legislature. Steffen Schmidt, professor of political science, wrote in an article for the Des Moines Register that Culver remained positive in the face of a difficult situation for the state, likely due to the upcoming gubernatorial race, in which Culver is likely to face steep competition from former Gov. Terry Branstad. Culver promoted maintaining government support of education through the budgetary shortfall, a move Schmidt said was wise as a piece of promotion. Schmidt was dubious about how well Culver’s lofty goals will be achieved in the current eco-

Culver

Quirmbach

nomic climate. “Combining good policy and good politics is the hardest thing to do,” Schmidt said. Sen. Herman Quirmbach, associate professor of economics, spoke positively of the upcoming legislative session despite the 80-day duration and budgetary concerns. Quirmbach said the main focus of the session will be on budget issues. “We have a steep falloff in revenues,” Quirmbach said in a phone interview with the Daily. Cutting spending is a major priority, but the senator said he would focus on maintaining the state’s quality of services while considering the cuts.

“We’ll also be examining tax credits,” Quirmbach said. Quirmbach was one of two senators to vote against the Iowa Film Tax Credit, which he said has cost the state $37- or $38 million. The Film Tax Credit would be one of the first programs on the chopping block, but Quirmbach said the legislature would be careful not to cut tax credits that bring real investment to Iowa. “We’ll have to make cuts I prefer not to make,” Quirmbach said. “Everyone will have to take a share of the pain.” Quirmbach said he believes Iowa is still in a better position than most other states in the midst of the recession. No specific funding pledges were mentioned by Culver in his speech Monday. “Higher education is now forced to cut programs and raise tuition more to keep the univer-

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“Team Venom” of Glidden-Ralston school district discusses robot design with judges. FIRST LEGO League is a robotics competition for students age 9-14, originally founded by Segway inventor Dean Kamen to promote science, technology and engineering. File Photo: Iowa State Daily

Competitors strive for victory By Alexander Hutchins, Daily Staff Writer The FIRST LEGO League event will bring children from across Iowa to the ISU campus Saturday to explore transportation and practical applications of science and engineering. The FIRST LEGO League event has been held

in Iowa for about nine or 10 years, said Brandon Newendorp, graduate student in mechanical engineering. Newendorp is an event coach who helps the teams at competition time and helps organize the seven regional qualifiers. Newendorp had been working in the FIRST

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1. Extreme Research Weekend: Beginning Internet Genealogy Time: 10:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. Saturday Location: Iowa Genealogical Society Library,

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on the Internet. Learn about search engines, genealogical Web sites and more. Get the tools you need to conduct a successful online search and discover new information about your family. Space is limited. Preregistration is required for this free class.

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Kartic Ramesh, graduate student in computer science, plays pool in the Underground of the Memorial Union on Thursday. During POPular hour, students can play billiards at half price. Photo: Kelsey Kremer/Iowa State Daily

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Time: 5 – 8 p.m. Sunday Location: Underground, Memorial Union Description: Dollar games, shoes and sodas for students.

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The information in the log comes from the ISU and the City of Ames police departments’ records. All those accused of violating the law are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Harry Lewis, 20, of Norwalk, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. (reported at 1:30 a.m.) Jared Bielenberg, 20, 2605 White Oak Drive, was arrested and charged with willful injury. (reported at 3 a.m.) Douglas Bryner, 58, 1358 Barkley Court, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated – first offense. (reported at 6:07 p.m.)

Alyson Trotter, 21, of Gilbert, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated – first offense. (reported at 12:20 a.m.) Megan Reberry, 22, 1220 Walton Drive unit 103, was arrested and charged with public intoxication – first offense. (reported at 1:45 a.m.) Dennis Tehan, 31, 610 Seventh St., was arrested and charged with public intoxication (reported at 2:01 a.m.) Joseph Summers, 21, 4700 Mortensen Road unit 214, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated. (reported at 2:07 a.m.) Jefferson Gostele, 30, of Story City, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated. (reported at 2:17 a.m.) Vonzell Osburn, 30, 215

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S. Franklin Ave., was arrested and charged with contempt [failure to attend OWI post-treatment], public consumption and simple interference with official acts. (reported at 3:50 a.m.) Melissa Batzer, 19. 1516 Roosevelt Ave., was arrested and charged with public intoxication. (reported at 5:24 a.m.) Matthew Guest, 25, 3218 Lincoln Way, was arrested and charged with willful failure to appear. (reported at 5:30 a.m.) Vehicles owned and/or driven by Amanda James and Vanessa Striegel were involved in a property damage collision. (reported at 5:46 p.m.) James Pratt, 28, 1316 S. Duff Ave., was arrested and charged with public intoxication. (reported at 9:17 p.m.) Jessi Foster, 29, of Nevada, was arrested and charged with open container and operating while intoxicated. (reported at 9:22 p.m.) Cindy Davis, 36, 527 Lincoln Way unit 112, was arrested and charged with simple assault. (reported at 11:26 p.m.)

damage collision. (reported at 5:33 p.m.) A vehicle driven by Jeremy Reeves struck a parked vehicle, causing property damage. Reeves was cited for striking an unattended vehicle. (reported at 7:44 p.m.) Bradley Kleich, 19, 202 E. Lincoln Way unit 150, was arrested and charged with simple assault. (reported at 11:31 p.m.) Jan. 12 Michael McMurray, 33, homeless shelter, was arrested and charged with public consumption. (reported at 1:06 a.m.) Okela Barnette, 32, 3803 Tripp St. unit 10, was arrested and charged with theft in the fourth degree. (reported at 4 p.m.) Adam Wishman, 25, 2115 Prairie View West unit 103, was arrested and charged with theft in the third degree. (reported at 3:30 p.m.) Jan. 13 Dominic Pogwizd, 43, 828 Grand Ave. unit 1, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated and carrying a concealed weapon. (reported at 12:03 a.m.) Derek Alshouse, 26, of Clive, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. (reported at 3:30 a.m.)

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Editorial:

People:

changing times

Random act of kindness restores holiday cheer for start of new year

Remember when legends went out with class? When Joe Montana announced his retirement, he meant it. Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show” career ended with two simple, touching farewell episodes. When we look back to the golden days of the Carsons and Montanas, we remember their milestones — not their second and third comeback attempts, their line-up shuffles or their “will they or won’t they” press conferences. They were great. They were legends. And they didn’t mess around with things like that. We’re pretty sure Carson would be disappointed to see the circus his “Tonight Show” has become. People are laughing — but the laughter has a bitter ring. Whose fault is it? We don’t know. Maybe it’s Jay Leno’s, for not accepting that his time as a late-night comedian is running out — or for not being a good enough “lead-in” for Conan O’Brien’s “Tonight Show.” Maybe it’s Conan’s, for not giving NBC enough confidence to commit to his show. OK, it probably isn’t Conan’s fault. In fact, we’ll bet it’s NBC head Jeff Zucker’s fault, for being so damn wishy-washy. You want to promise “The Tonight Show” to Conan? Fine. Then you need to commit to Conan. And, for God’s sake, don’t keep Leno hanging around like a pathetic ex you’re stringing along on the side, just in case it doesn’t work out with the person you’re almost pretty sure you’re going to stay with. Come on, NBC. Think about it. You don’t tell Brett Favre he’s still on the team but he can only play second-string because you’ve promised the starter spot to Aaron Rodgers. It doesn’t matter that Favre is in the twilight of his career. You just don’t do it. He’s Brett freaking Favre. And you don’t put up a bunch of red tape to prevent Favre from going to another team in the NFC North for a year. Because when that year is up, he’ll lead the Vikings to a 12-4 record, and they’ll advance in the playoffs while you get knocked out by the Arizona Cardinals in the last few seconds of the first round game. Do you get it, NBC? If you’re so afraid to let Leno go to another network, why snatch away his “Tonight Show” spot? If you think he’s strong enough to compete with Conan, why shove him into a weak primetime show? You just don’t do that. He’s Jay freaking Leno. What we have here now is what you might call a mess. Leno’s legacy is marred. Conan must sacrifice either his principles or his shot at hosting “The Tonight Show.” And poor Jimmy Fallon has to continue to hope no one notices he’s not funny enough to have his own show. When did the retirement fake-out become the norm? Why don’t people take a lesson from Michael Jordan and retire with dignity ... and then switch to baseball, and then come back to basketball, and then really retire ... and come back for a stint with the — oh. Maybe he’s not a great example. We applaud Conan O’Brien for his refusal to participate in what he called, in a written statement, the “destruction” of an American tradition. As he stated, “The Tonight Show” has aired directly after the evening news for 60 years. “The Tonight Show” has become, in its own right, a legend of Johnny Carson proportions. You don’t mess around with that to make room for another show and compensate for poor business decisions. You just can’t do that. It’s the freaking “Tonight Show.” Editor in Chief

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here are many reasons in life to hate people. I’ve sure had my fill of those reasons lately. December marked a month of patience for me, as I quit my part-time job due to a genuine mistake (and what I consider poor managerial skills), I dealt with finals and was part of a car “crash” in a parking lot. Final exams alone are enough to put a college student on edge without adding an insurance investigation and jury summons to the mix — not to mention Christmas shopping, bell ringers and being unable to get through traffic. However, I tried to deal with the whole situation with as much grace as I could muster. The “crash” I spoke of was more of a “bumping” in a parking lot. Having checked my mirrors and finding no reason not to begin backing my car, I slowly removed myself from the parking space. Halfway out, my passenger noticed taillights of another car. By that time I felt a bump, got out of the car, and checked both mine and the other woman’s car. We were both halfway out of our parking spots. “Oh, did we hit?” the woman asked as she came out of her car to inspect the cause of the bump. My passenger wiped off both bumpers. “Yeah, but there doesn’t seem to be much damage,” I said, straining my eyes. I was ready to get back into my car when the woman suggested we exchange information anyway. “I started backing out and thought I should see if anyone was behind me,” she said. I was mystified. Did she just admit she hadn’t even looked behind her before she started backing? No wonder I hadn’t seen any tail lights or another car backing out. She hadn’t started until I had. “That’s when I saw you coming and laid on my horn. Did you hear it?” I admitted I hadn’t heard anything, and my passenger agreed. Either she had the quietest horn in all of vehicular history or she hadn’t done it until we’d already bumped. “Yeah, it was a little late,” admitted her male passenger. Good grief. Then she started talking about insurance, and here is where claims come in. Her insurance says it’s all my fault, even though my insurance actually came out and took pictures of all my damage, ruling it a 50-50 fault. How is it possible that someone sitting at a desk can decide whose fault it was when he or she didn’t even assess the damage? Besides, my estimated damage was worse than hers. And still, I can barely see anything wrong. With all the stress of insurance claims, unruly drivers, final exams and quitting my job, I was feeling pretty fed up with people at that point. Understandably, of course. Still, I didn’t like feeling grouchy with complete strangers

With the severe weather this winter, many people have found themselves in need of a helping hand. Photo: Courtesy/Jupiterimages

for no reason. Did I mention that this all was right about the time when the first snow storm hit and the plows blocked in all of our cars? Everyone was digging out his or her car that week. I was having a tough time getting my car’s tires to get enough traction to make it through the giant snow pile behind my car. Another student was digging his car out a little beyond my own and must have seen our similar predicaments, because to my surprise, he came over to help me with my car. He didn’t want anything in return; he simply thought he could help me with my car. It put a lot of things in perspective for me. After yet another call from the woman’s insurance company over Christmas break, I tried to find a reason not to work myself up into a rampant rage. And then I found it. Just

when I thought I’d had enough of the world and of stupid people, I remembered the student who helped me dig out my car for no deeper reason than just being kind. The holidays may be over, but people are still going to be rude, stupid and just plain inconsiderate. Instead of giving in, remember random acts of kindness and how one act can change your day. Happy New Year, and good luck this semester.

Sarah Tisinger is a junior in journalism and mass communication from Bettendorf.

Family:

Memories make amends

ometimes I feel like the people who love me the most have little reason to do so. Whenever I go home to El Paso, Texas, my mom must constantly remind me to go visit my grandparents. “Mija, your grandpa gave you 50 dollars. You should go see him and thank him,” she said to me for the third time last week. I always agree with her and say that I’ll go later in the afternoon, but it’s usually two or three days before I actually do it. I just don’t know what to talk to them about, or so the excuse goes. When I finally get around to going, I sit in my grandparents’ house at their dining room table — the same table I sat at when I was a toddler and lived with them. Where my grandma encouraged me to finish my food as I’d sit for hours picking at my bowl of caldo or plate of calabasas, because I didn’t like vegetables. Where I’d come home from grade school, tell my grandma about what I learned and eat my afternoon snack, a burrito of beans and roasted jalapenos or red chili. Where my grandma would listen to me read her Bible as a way of practicing my Spanish. But these days I just sit there, watching my grandma eat, sometimes eating with her because by now I’ve learned if you turn down a plate of food in a Mexican household, you offend your host. But then again, who would want to turn down a plate of homemade Mexican food? We don’t talk much. Mostly, I just stare at her and smile when she looks up. I’ll bring up the weather, or ask about what the reporter on Univision is talking about. But mostly, we just sit. Finally, after checking my

This column was written by Sarah Tenorio and originally published in the The Daily Nebraskan, the student newspaper of University of Nebraska.

phone’s clock several times, I decide I’ve been there for a sufficient amount of time and get up, kiss my grandma’s forehead, squeeze her hand, and go on my way. I usually leave their house with a weight of guilt in my heart. If you knew everything they’ve done for me, you’d be disappointed too. In my younger years, my relationship with my grandparents, especially my grandma, was very different. My mom, brother and I lived with them from the time I was 3 until I turned 10. In that time, my grandparents gave me everything they could. At age 5, I really wanted one of those mini cars called Power Wheels. I wanted the Barbie pink convertible that I’d seen in a Sears catalog. My grandpa found one just like it in a dumpster and, although it had no batteries, my brother, the neighborhood kids and I played with it for weeks, taking turns pushing each other in it. Another time I wanted a small table and chairs I’d seen in a catalog so I could play tea time with my grandma. My grandpa found scraps and built me one. My grandma showed her love in a different way, by filling my stomach, my pockets and my heart. Never too tired or too busy to play with me, she played with Barbies or tea cups with me for hours. We would sew, make tortillas or walk to Kmart or downtown. She took me everywhere: San Diego, Dallas, Phoenix and anywhere else my aunts and uncles lived. She and I would just hop on a Greyhound with a Kmart bag full of burritos and end up somewhere else. We stayed

out of town for weeks in the summer. Although most children might cry for their moms after only a few days away from home, my grandma kept me from missing my mom or my bed. At home in El Paso, she cooked for me every day, no matter how picky I was. When I didn’t like what she made that day, she would whip up the surefire meal: pinto beans from the pot with pieces of corn tortilla mixed in. I was so picky I wouldn’t eat the oats from oatmeal and she would use a strainer just to extract the sweet cinnamony milk from oatmeal for me to sip. When I complained about being really bored, she slipped me five or 10 dollars to play with, or to go to Kmart and buy anything I wanted. And she almost never denied me a dollar when the ice cream man drove by. Yes, many say my grandma spoiled me. But we had good times together. When I got to middle school, she started getting sick. She couldn’t move around as easily. The trips away and the cooking became rare, but I still considered her my second mom. On spring break and some weekends, I would stay with her, helping her in and out of bed, changing her clothes, tidying up her house. At night, we would share her bed. I’d hold her hand, rubbing the age spots on it, while she prayed for everyone we knew. Then we’d talk until she fell asleep. I’d giggle when she started snoring. She doesn’t have that bed anymore. She sleeps on a hospital bed with rails on both sides. My grandma’s had so many surgeries, it’s hard to remember them all, but most have been risky. They

say she’s not strong enough to handle them most times. Her memory slips in and out. Sometimes she forgets her grandchildren’s names, but never mine. She’s not the grandma I know. Not the grandma who rode roller coasters, who traveled 15 hours straight on a bus with a 5-year-old granddaughter, not the grandma who told me stories of her childhood or helped me read in Spanish. For a while now, it’s become hard for me to relate to my second mom because of the toll old age has taken on her. My mom says I should try harder to talk to her. Make her laugh, she says, tell her about your life. But it’s hard to do it when all I get is an empty or confused stare. I sat beside her on the last night before I came back to Nebraska. Still quiet, with nothing to say, I stared at the dining room table, remembering all the meals and talks we shared there. Then I stared at the living room and thought of all the playing we did there. The house is filled with memories of me and my grandma. Then I realized, how could I be so selfish? This woman raised me, and I abandoned her, just because she was getting older and I couldn’t relate. Yet her face still lights up when I enter the door, and her eyes fill with water when I leave for a long period of time. I know she prays for me every night. She sends me a little money when she can. And I still avoid her. I realize now that it’s not too late to make memories with her. I have to try harder to connect with her, but she deserves my time and my affection. I don’t want to wake up one day, when it’s too late, wishing for all the memories we could have had.

Sports Men’s Basketball

Football

vs. Iowa State (11–5)

Nebraska (12–5)

Where: Devaney Center, Lincoln, Neb. When: 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16 Media coverage: Big 12 Network/ESPN360

ISU, Nebraska skirmish for redemption

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Building a future

Editor’s note: Daily staff writer Jake Lovett recently sat down with ISU football coach Paul Rhoads. This is part two of a two-part series to feature Rhoads and the team’s successes. See yesterday’s paper for a reflection on the 2009 season.

Focused on the details, Rhoads works toward a championship program By Jake Lovett Daily Staff Writer

By Michael Zogg Daily Staff Writer After a disappointing loss to Texas on Wednesday, the Cyclones will have little time to recuperate, traveling to Nebraska to take on the Cornhuskers on SaturBoozer day. The Cyclones won’t be the only team trying to bounce back in Lincoln, however, as Nebraska is coming off a similarly disappointing game, an 8472 home loss to No. 3 Kansas in which they led by one point at halftime. The loss was the team’s first at home this season. Nebraska is led by senior guard Ryan Anderson, who scores 11.2 points per game and leads the Big 12 with 2.2 steals per game. The Cornhuskers have a balanced team offensively this season with two players averaging double digits and 10 players averaging five points or more. Junior guard Charles Boozer is questionable for the Cyclones. Boozer injured his knee while driving to the basket against Texas on Wednesday.

Wrestling vs. Iowa State (6–2)

Illinois (5-2)

Where: Hilton Coliseum When: 7 p.m. Saturday Media coverage: Clone Zone

Cyclones follow Ward’s success to Illinois dual By Shane Lucas Daily Staff Writer Before opening the Big 12 dual season, the ISU wrestling team will face a team it hasn’t seen in a meet in more than 45 years. The meeting between Ward the second-ranked Cyclones (6–2) and No. 25 Illinois (5–2) on Saturday at Hilton Coliseum will be the teams’ first matchup since 1964. While the teams haven’t met in a dual in a long time, they aren’t Sorenson complete strangers to one another. Three individual matchups between the schools occurred at the Midlands Championships earlier this season, resulting in three ISU wins from Duke Burk, at 174 pounds; Jake Varner, at 197 pounds; and David Zabriskie in the heavyweight division. Illinois’ biggest threat will be 184-pound senior John Dergo, who is ranked second in the weight class nationally. However, Cyclone junior Jerome Ward is on a hot streak since grabbing the 184 spot for himself. After going 4–0 in the Cliff Keen National Duals, Ward was named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week and passed Iowa’s Phil Keddy to jump to the eighth-ranked 184-pounder in the nation. Illinois boasts two other national top10 wrestlers in their weight classes: Ryan Prater at 141 and Patrick Bond at 197, both of whom are ranked 10th. Varner defeated Bond at the Midlands, and ISU sophomore Dalton Jensen will have the task of taking on Prater while he continues to fill in for injured senior Nick Gallick. Jensen has recorded three wins by fall since taking over as the regular starter at 141. The 157 weight class will remain a tossup for the dual, as Jackson has split time between Nate Carr Jr. and Andrew Sorenson. Sorenson was given the nod for the rest of the Cliff Keen duals after Carr was defeated by major decision against Bloomsburg University. Three Illinois natives in Burk, Ward and Nick Fanthorpe (133) will more than likely see the mat against the Illini. The dual is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

The story is just beginning. As with all good stories, the hero saved the day, and those he saved feel forever indebted to him and his shining armor. With this story, though, the hero cannot ride off into the sunset. There is no happily ever after, yet. But you can rest assured ISU football coach Paul Rhoads wants nothing more than a happy ending. “What we’re looking to build is a championship program,” Rhoads said Tuesday. “We want to win a Big 12 North title; we want to compete for the overall Big 12 title.” Rhoads said he’s often wary of becoming satisfied with the successes the program’s seen in his first year at the helm. Almost as soon as the Insight Bowl was over and the Cyclones had returned from their desert conquest, Rhoads and his coaching staff set out, again, on the recruiting trail, seeking out players to turn a program with only a Co-Big 12 North title under its belt — from the 2005 season — into a championship program. “You identify recruits, you evaluate recruits, you sign recruits, you develop football players and you learn how to win close football games and move on,” Rhoads said. Iowa State played in five games decided by seven points or fewer in 2009. The team won three of them, beating Nebraska, Colorado and Minnesota. The Cyclones lost games to Kansas State and Kansas by a total of six points. “If you’re going to become a championship football program, you don’t lose those two football games,” Rhoads said. As with this season, Rhoads said he would not define his team’s goals in terms of wins, although the 2009 season will undoubtedly be the measuring stick for the progress Iowa State will make under Rhoads in 2010. “Our goal is to continue to improve and fight toward becoming a championship program, and we’ll do that on a daily basis,” Rhoads said. ––– Paul Rhoads’ new kingdom is not the only one in our story. To the east — roughly 138 miles — lies a kingdom that is reaping the benefits of its own regime change 11 seasons ago. No, skies haven’t always been bright over Iowa City since Kirk Ferentz was named head coach in 1999, but things have never looked better for Iowa State’s rival in black and gold. “Everybody wants a program like that,” Rhoads said. “It’s not Iowa State trying to be Iowa ... everybody around this part of the country — and from coast to coast — would like to have a program like that one.” Ferentz was 11-24 in his first three seasons at Iowa, but in his fourth, the Hawkeyes went 11-2 and made a berth in the Orange Bowl, where they lost to USC 38–17, along with winning a share of the Big Ten championship. Since his rough start, Ferentz has gone 70-31 and claimed two conference titles. “Kirk struggled in his first few years at the University of Iowa,” Rhoads said. “We’re proud to come

ISU coach Paul Rhoads celebrates after his team sealed a victory in the Insight Bowl on Dec. 31. Rhoads hopes to build on the success of 2009 into 2010 and beyond. Photo: Paul Connors/The Associated Press

out of the chute like we did in our first year of, hopefully, many at Iowa State.” However, Rhoads insisted in not comparing the Cyclones’ potential timeline to that of the Hawkeyes under Ferentz. Rhoads said it would be “unfair” to the players currently inside the system to put a target date on becoming a championship contender. Rhoads did say, though, that a championship in 2010 — a year in which the schedule includes home games with No. 18 Utah and No. 21 Texas Tech, and road games with No. 7 Iowa, No. 2 Texas and Oklahoma, which was just one vote outside the final top 25 poll — would be “one heck of a task.” “I’m not sitting here, pounding my desk, saying, ‘We can do it in 2010,’” Rhoads said, “because the schedule is miserable — it’s a bear. But I’m not going to tell this football team they can’t. We’ll accomplish it when the time arrives.” ––– There are scribbles all over his desktop calendar, as well as multi-colored Post-It notes with nearly illegible writing on them. Each day is filled with meetings and team workouts, and two weeks are reserved for just one thing: recruiting. Rhoads said he is “extremely excited” about his first full recruiting cycle, but acknowledged that he and his staff are far from done. “We have two more weeks on the road, with little doubt we’re going to end up with a positive, full class,” Rhoads said. According to espn.com’s Scouts, Inc., Iowa State has 25 players committed for the class of 2010, including six junior college transfers, whom Rhoads expects to make an immediate impact next season. Scout’s, Inc. ranks eight of the ISU commitments as three-star recruits, but does not rank JuCo trans-

fers on their five-star scale. The Cyclones brought in seven three-star players in last year’s class, and this season, eight is good for 46th nationally. However, Rhoads has yet to bring in any four- or five-star players, something Big 12 rivals Texas and Oklahoma are both ranked in the top 10 in. Rhoads said he and his coaching staff want to increase the team’s speed on the defensive side of the ball, and he emphasized finding that speed in the secondary and linebacker positions. He also said the coaches want to increase the depth on the offensive line, although just one player from this year’s unit will not return next season. Three of the three-star commits are offensive linemen while one is a running back; four are on the defensive side of the ball. “We had good numbers on the defensive side of the ball, but we’re going to be a young football team next year,” Rhoads said. The Cyclones must replace eight starters from their much-improved defense. Rhoads said his team will be a “young football team that’s a talented football team” and will rely on several true freshmen and the JuCo transfer players. In 2009, Iowa State got steady production out of junior safety David Sims, who led the Cyclones with four interceptions. Sims transferred into the program from Butte College before the 2009 season. It will also be key for the freshmen Rhoads brought in during his abbreviated recruiting period after his hire in December 2008 to develop and become everyday players. “For this program to become an established program that can fight for championships, we’ve got to develop all of that talent,” Rhoads said. Iowa State will develop its talent from within through its offseason running and lifting program, before starting into its “Fourth Quarter” program the sixth week of the spring semester. Rhoads said

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Inconsistency plagues offense By Travis J. Cordes Daily Staff Writer During the past few weeks, one thing has become clear about the ISU women’s basketball team: The defense is good. In the opening two games of the Big 12 season, the Cyclones (12–3, 0–2) have held two of the conference’s top three offenses under their season scoring averages by a substantial margin. But unfortunately for the Cyclones, there has recently been another brutally obvious perception of the team: The offense needs help. While the team leads the conference by giving up just 52.2 points per game, Iowa State has slid into a funk offensively, managing to score just 44 and 47 points in its previous two games against Nebraska and Texas A&M. “Confidence is a big part of it,” said senior Alison Lacey. “I went through a slump last year, and it’s just something you have to shake yourself out of. Once that first shot goes down, it’s a lot easier to get back.” Just as it’s been all year, Lacey is the surefire star of the team. She sits in the top 15 of four major Big 12 statistical categories and has scored double figures in all but one of the team’s 15

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ISU center Anna Prins attempts to shoot over Nebraska’s Cory Montgomery on Saturday. The Cyclones will try and turn around their struggling offense against Colorado Saturday night. File photo: Logan Gaedke/Iowa State Daily

games this season. But that’s where the impressive offensive statistics end for the Cyclones,

as inconsistency has plagued the rest of the team and catalyzed its struggles on offense.

At one point this season, guards Kelsey Bolte and Whitney Williams had two of the six highest 3-point percentages in Division I, but have gone 1–22 from behind the arc since then. And nobody else has stepped up to fill the void. “Alison Lacey is really good, but you can’t win in this league by yourself,” coach Bill Fennelly said. “We’re defending decent enough to stay in games, but we’re really having trouble scoring, and we have to keep searching for more ways to do that.” Iowa State will attempt to jolt its offense on the road Saturday at Colorado, where freshman center Anna Prins will get a chance to play back in her home state for the first time. And it’s safe to say that Prins will

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likely feel extremely comfortable playing at the Coors Events Center in Boulder once again. Located just 10 – 15 minutes from her house in Broomfield, Colo., Prins will revisit the arena in which she cut down the nets in three consecutive seasons as the Class 4A Colorado state champion. “I’ve been looking forward to this all year,” Prins said. “Obviously, I’m excited to see my family and I’ve played in that gym before, but it’s going to be a whole new experience playing a college game on that court. Colorado will counter the continually hot Lacey and Colorado native Prins with its own star in Brittany Spears, who ranks fifth in the Big 12 in scoring (18.4 per game) and rebounds (8.6 per game). Tipoff in Boulder is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CT on Saturday.

the “Fourth Quarter” program focuses more on mental toughness training as much as physical training. “The culture of your football program and the mental toughness of your football team is built in January through August,” Rhoads said. “This is where you start to win football games ... If you don’t start them now, you don’t have a chance in the fall.”

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––– As the bottom of the hour draws near, so does the coach’s next commitment. He’s scheduled for a 9:30 a.m. film ses-

It’s in the details. As he talks, a part of his coaching staff is in a meeting, looking at special teams lineups for the 2010 season. “Guys over there are meeting about special teams personnel already for 2010,” he said. “Why? Because they can — that’s the right thing to do. They’re already plugging in players for our special teams for 2010. That’s attention to detail. It’s that kind of attention to detail that permeates this program that will allow us to continue to improve, as we move forward.” Rhoads harkened back to Royal in saying “Status quo is for losers.” If Iowa State wants the same happy ending its leader is seeking, it must believe that. He certainly does.

sion, studying the new players committed to the program, as well as the players the staff will recruit in the two weeks remaining. Rhoads tells a story about an article he read, following Texas’ national championship over USC in 2005. “Stemming from a conversation [Texas coach] Mack Brown had with [legendary Texas coach] Darrell Royal ... Royal said ‘Now, that one is gone. Now you’re going to be measured on what you do in 2006,’” Rhoads said. “If you get satisfied ... If I sit back here and put my legs up on my desk and start smoking cigars and not worry about every single little thing in the program, then we won’t improve.” He wants improvement. Improvement is simple, he said.

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China not loosening grip on Google By Joe McDonald and Michael Liedtke AP Business Writers SAN FRANCISCO — China’s government gave little indication Thursday that it is willing to loosen its control over Internet search results, pushing Google Inc. closer to the brink of closing up shop and leaving the country. In the government’s first official statement since Google issued its ultimatum two days earlier, a Chinese official endorsed the country’s current rules governing Internet content. “China’s Internet is open,” said Jiang Yu, a foreign ministry spokeswoman. “China welcomes international Internet enterprises to conduct business in China according to law.” Google is still hoping that it can persuade the Chinese government to agree to changes that would enable its Chinabased search engine to show uncensored search results. “We are optimists,” Google spokesman Scott Rubin said. If a compromise isn’t worked out within the next few weeks, the company intends to

shut down its search engine at Google.cn and pull out of China completely. Rubin said Google hasn’t set a deadline for breaking the impasse. Google has been in touch with the Chinese government to alert officials about its plans, but Rubin didn’t know whether the two sides have scheduled additional meetings yet. Images from the 1989 Tianamen Square cropped up in Google.cn’s search results Thursday, leading some Web surfers to conclude that Google had begun to defy the government’s rules requiring censorship of many politically sensitive issues. But Rubin said Google. cn is still censoring its results to comply with China’s law and protect its employees there. Google is prepared to abandon the Internet’s biggest market because of computerhacking attacks that pried into the e-mail accounts of humanrights activists protesting the Chinese government’s policies. The assault also hit at least 20 other publicly traded companies, according to Google. IDefense, the security arm of VeriSign Inc., issued a report saying the attacks hit at least 34

The State Department tried to get some answers Thursday. David Shear, a deputy assistant secretary of state who deals with China, met over lunch with a high-ranking representative of China’s U.S. embassy. The Chinese ambassador to the United States is likely to be summoned to the State Department in the coming days, agency officials said. One of the human-rights activists whose e-mail was hacked said she was notified of the intrusion on her account in a Jan. 7 call from David Drummond, Google’s top lawyer. Tenzin Seldon, a Tibetan rights activist and sophomore at Stanford University, said she allowed her laptop to be inspected by Google’s security experts, who found no viruses on the machine. Seldon, 20, has a new Gmail password and a new hope for free speech in China now that Google is taking a stand against the Chinese government. “They are trying to give more freedom of expression to people in China and Tibet,” said Seldon, whose parents are Tibetan refugees. She believes the Chinese government may be willing to

compromise on its censorship rules because “Google is like the Internet, and the Internet entrepreneurs in China will need it there to succeed. Being without Google would be like trying to build airplanes without steel.” Also Thursday, a Beijing law professor and human-rights lawyer, Teng Biao, wrote on his blog that someone broke into his Gmail account and forwarded e-mail to another account. Teng said he did not know whether he was one of two Chinese activists mentioned by Google as hacking targets. “Google leaving China makes people sad, but accepting censorship to stay in China and abandoning its ‘Don’t Be Evil’ principles is more than just sad,” Teng wrote. Another Beijing humanrights lawyer, Jiang Tianyong, said his Gmail account was hacked in November and important materials were taken, the Hong Kong-based China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group announced. Jiang has represented Tibetan activists and advised people with AIDS who are seeking government help. Outside Google’s China offices, people continued to mourn the possible loss of the world’s most popular search engine. Some people even poured small glasses of liquor, a Chinese funeral ritual. The Global Times, known for a fiercely nationalistic tone, took an unusually conciliatory stance Thursday, warning that Google’s departure would be a “lose-lose situation” for China. “Google is taking extreme measures, but it is reminding us that we should pay attention to the issue of the free flow of information,” the newspaper said. Saying China’s national influence and competitiveness depend on access to information, the newspaper wrote, “We have to advance with the times.” A Google departure could give a boost to local rival Baidu Inc., allowing it to pick up Google users and advertisers, analysts said.

maintaining a long-term focus. “Overall I thought it was a very good speech,” Quirmbach said. “It was honest and forthright.” Schmidt was less enthusiastic about the Culver’s plan to save the state money by increasing efficiency. “I have not seen many government efficiency programs that saved a dime,” Schmidt said. Quirmbach said the I-JOBS

program, highly touted by Culver in his speech, has been a very positive program even if the particulars are argued over. With the shorter session for the legislature, Quirmbach said the emerging programs to be discussed at the conclusion of the session are most likely to take a hit. He said there is no funding available for these programs this session, so their absence is unlikely to be significant.

formation and goods move through a community. This year participants will build vehicles to navigate an obstacle course to model that movement of things through a community. The robot vehicles will navigate a test track with obstacles to avoid and targets to hit. The vehicles will even have miniature figures hanging on their vehicles that should be kept safe during

the event. Newendorp said the event, which occurs across the nation and worldwide, is often organized by universities. State governments and private companies may also help organize the events. “The goal of the FIRST LEGO League is to show kids what engineering and science are all about,” Newendorp said. Newendorp said the FIRST LEGO League is a great event because it shows children that engineers solve real-world events with real-world tools. Chris Tourek, graduate student in mechanical engineering, said he expected more than 3,000 people to attend the event, including up to 700 participants. “We’ve been preparing since the last event concluded,” Tourek said. “The last few months we’ve really been ramping up.” Judges for the event will include ISU professors and professionals from the transportation and information technology industries. Tourek said the engineering students love being part of the project for the chance to inspire children to get excited about science and engineering. “We get into it because we love seeing kids have fun,” Tourek said. This year the event is actually expanding and will be using Pearson, Hoover, Howe, Black Engineering and Sweeney halls, as well as part of the College of Design building. Roughly one third of the 215 teams from the start of the events will now be competing in the regional championship. The team that wins Saturday will go on to the world championship in Atlanta. The event is open to the public. “We always like to get others involved,” Tourek said.

Flowers, fruits and a bottle of liquor, items associated with a traditional Chinese funeral rituals, are placed on Google’s logo outside the company’s China headquarters in Beijing on Thursday. In China’s first official response to Google’s threat to leave the country, the government Thursday said foreign Internet companies are welcome but must obey the law and gave no hint of a possible compromise over Web censorship. Blue characters at right are a Chinese word for ‘Google.’ Photo: The Associated Press

companies, including Google. In a separate report Thursday, computer security experts McAfee Inc. said its investigation determined the hackers exploited a flaw in Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer browser. Microsoft confirmed the

weakness in a Thursday advisory and said the security hole can be closed by setting the Internet zone security to “high.” The company did not immediately issue a software fix, though. Google traced the attacks on its computers to hackers in China, but so far hasn’t directly tied the chicanery to the Chinese government or its agents. IDefense says its anonymous sources in the intelligence- and defense-contracting industries have determined the attacks originated from “a single foreign entity consisting either of agents of the Chinese state or proxies thereof.” Jiang said China prohibits email hacking. In the United States, the White House applauded Google for confronting China about its censorship after discovering the hacks. “The United States has frequently made clear to the Chinese our views on the importance of unrestricted Internet use, as well as cybersecurity,” White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said. “We continue (to) look to the Chinese for an explanation.”

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from PAGE 1 LEGO League for seven years. He said 72 teams will compete in the championship Saturday — 215 teams in Iowa competed in the seven previous qualifiers. The theme this year is “Smart Move,” which explores the process of how people, in-