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Shao, boyfriend stayed in hotel in Nevada, Iowa before death

By Makayla.Tendall @iowastatedaily.com Former ISU student Tong Shao may have died in a Nevada, Iowa, hotel, a previously sealed search warrant stated.

On Sept. 26, Ames Police Detective Chad Lovig was reviewing Xiangnan Li’s — the main person of interest in the homicide case of Tong Shao and her boyfriend — phone records and found that a recent call had been made to Budget Inn and Suites in Nevada.

After speaking to the owner of the hotel, Ken Patel, Lovig found that Shao and Li had stayed at the hotel Sept. 5-7.

Shao was with Li during their check-in Sept. 5 and was last seen walking alone in the lobby in the afternoon of Sept. 6, according to the warrant. Patel told Lovig that Li and Shao have stayed together at the hotel on other dates in 2013 and 2014.

According to the warrant, Li left “sometime in the overnight hours of Sept. 6 into the early morning of Sept. 7,” which was

“unusual for Li as Patel said he normally has had to ask Li to leave the room after the check-out time of 11 a.m.”

Li and Shao were also seen using a gold-colored car during their stay.

Shao’s body was later found in the trunk of gold Toyota Camry she owned in Iowa City. Patel told Lovig he did not see either Li or Shao leave the hotel, but their car was gone on the morning of Sept. 7, a day before a text message from Li’s phone was sent to Shao’s roommates presumably

from Shao saying she was texting from Li’s phone in Iowa City.

Police later determined Li had his cell phone in Chicago on a layover to China at the time the message was sent.

After Iowa City police found Shao’s body in Iowa City on Sept. 26, they found Shao’s head wrapped with a towel with a tag labeled “Premium Quality.” According to the warrant, Lovig found several towels with the same tag in the laundry room at Budget Inn and Suites.

“It is possible her death may

Looking back on MLK The legacy of an influencial activist still rings true today

By Berenice.Liborio Danielle.Feruson @iowastatedaily.com When Senior Vice President Thomas Hill was 18 years old, one of his role models was killed.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tenn., which shocked and disappointed both Hill and the rest of the nation. “[When] it happened, it was almost like it was in the neighborhood,” Hill said. “There was so much hope resting with him.

I mean he was that beacon, the hope ... and to have him be taken

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away from us, it was devastating.”

Hill attended Arkansas State University, about 70 miles from Memphis, where King was assassinated. Hill participated in marches after King’s assassination, a time when people were upset and took to the streets.

“Unfortunately, things got out of hand because there was some destruction that took place — people breaking windows and those kinds of things,” Hill said.

Old Iowa State Daily articles following King’s assassination said ISU students held gatherings and demonstrations in remembrance of King.

“Reaction to the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was seen on the Iowa State Campus yesterday in the form of an active demonstration in the Commons, Memorial Union, and a silent vigil on the steps of Beardshear Hall,” according to an April 6, 1968 Iowa State Daily article.

The same article also describes a demonstration where about 50 black students gathered in the commons of the Memorial Union with trays and glasses of water.

“All the demonstrators then stood; one Negro proposed a toast to ‘black unity on campus.’ Then, before the disbelieving stares of onlookers, they threw their glasses on the floor, turned over the tables and chairs and walked out,” according to the article.

In an article from the April 9, 1968, edition of the Daily, 70 students and Ames residents participated in a march in Des Moines on April 7, 1968, in remembrance of King.

Nearly 50 years later, after the death of Michael Brown went viral, another set of protesters took to the streets to share their voices.

Michael Brown was fatally shot by police officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. As days passed, hundreds of citizens responded in protests — some of which turned violent by both protesters and police — in reaction to the shooting.

Hill said he believes the events in the Ferguson case, though not the same situation, may bring back old issues relating to the Civil Rights Movement.

“You feared the police more than you feared other folk be-

cause they legally had guns and had the authority and all that and they abused that during the civil rights era,” Hill said. “And so what’s happening with Ferguson — while it’s not exactly the same thing — it’s along those lines.

You have the people who swore to protect and serve and those are the ones who are in some instances the ones hurting.”

Iowa State multicultural organizations have voiced their own thoughts by holding protests on campus, including a

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Demonstrators from the Ames and ISU community march across campus in a silent demonstration Dec. 12 , 2014.

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Marchers and Dr. King himself protest to end segregated schools, gain voting rights and demand more equal rights on Aug. 28, 1963.

have occurred in the hotel room at the Budget Inn and Suites in Nevada, Iowa,” Lovig said in the warrant.

Patel told Lovig that surveillance cameras at Budget Inn and Suites did not record and were live-feed only.

In previously released search warrants, police spoke to a friend of Li’s who told police that Li had called her, and he was upset after he overheard Shao “saying things about him that were not nice.”

Shao’s homicide case is still under investigation.

Loan education office hosts grand opening

By Danielle.Feruson @iowastatedaily.com A 30 minute conversation has the power to ease the minds of students who feel overwhelmed when it comes to paying for their college education.

Jennifer Schroeder, program coordinator for the new Student Loan Education Office, said that a one-on-one conversation with an adviser from the office can show students all of their options to properly manage loan debt and/or lay out a personal budget.

The Student Loan Education Office is a partnership among the Government of Student Body, the Division of Student Affairs and the Office of Student Financial Aid. The office opened in August 2014, but is having its ribbon-cutting opening ceremony Tuesday, at 10 a.m. The event is open to the entire university community outside the office at 0680 Beardshear Hall.

President Steven Leath, Vice President of Student Affairs Tom Hill, Office of Financial Aid Director Roberta Johnson and Government of Student Body President Hillary Kletscher will be at the opening to share a few remarks, followed by refreshments until about 11 a.m.

Since its opening, the office has seen more than 600 students for individual advising appointments and has done 39 financial presentations, which reached just over 2,000 students, Schroeder said.

“We were busy and we hope to be busier this spring and moving forward,” Schroeder said.

Students who had previously scheduled individual appointments came in for various reasons, such as student loan entrance/exit counseling and personal finance budgeting. Students who are borrowing private loans for the first time have to come into the office for budgeting and debt-management counseling.

Schroeder said there was an even distribution of both in and out of state residents, undergraduates of all classifications and even some professional and graduate students.

The biggest concern Schroeder said she hears from students is borrowing the whole amount offered on their financial aid award letter, but not necessarily needing all of it.

“We can have that discussion and say, ‘You’re requesting x number of dollars, but I think you really only need this amount,’” Schroeder said.

That conversation can be an eye-opener for some, she said, especially with freshmen.

“We ask them, ‘Do you plan to borrow like this for the remainder of your time here?’ and overwhelmingly students, especially as freshmen, haven’t thought about that,” Schroeder said. “I think it’s starting to get them thinking about it holistically and not just one year or semester at a time.”

Even if students don’t have that full conversation with an adviser from the office, Schroeder said the free information they provide will sometimes kick off a discussion with the student’s parents to how they are paying for college and, if they borrow money, how much is necessary.

“We also talk about other ways to cut expenses: splitting costs with a roommate, shopping around for textbooks, looking for student discounts. We’ve talked to them about different ideas to lessen their need for loans or money in general,” Schroeder said.

About 62 percent of ISU undergraduates graduate with student debt, down from the 74 percent 10 years ago.

The average amount of student loan debt an ISU student graduating with debt takes on is

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

Jan. 15 Richard Davidson, 33, of 119 East 13th Street, Ames, was cited for driving under suspension at Beach Avenue and Lincoln Way (reported at 3:29 a.m.).

Jan. 16 Brian Portillo, 25, of 5910 Lincoln Way, Ames, was arrested and charged with public intoxication and interference with official acts at Baker Street and Stanton Avenue (reported at 1:45 a.m.).

Connor Bartlett, 21, of 507 Hayward Avenue, Ames, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated (second offense) at Lincoln Way and Riverside Drive (reported at 2:08 a.m.).

An officer investigated a property damage collision at 600 block of Bissell Road (reported at 1:14 p.m.).

An officer initiated a drug related investigation at Larch Hall (reported at 8:07 p.m.).

Brett Urbas,19, of 2279 Birch Hall, Ames, was cited for underage possession of alcohol at Larch Hall (reported at 10:01 p.m.).

Jan. 17 Officers assisted an 18 year old female who was experiencing medical difficulties at Wallace Hall (reported at 12:11 a.m.).

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

A fire extinguisher was discharged for illegitimate purposes at Larch Hall (reported at 12:42 a.m.).

Officers assisted an 18 year old female who was experiencing medical difficulties. The individual was transported to Mary Greeley Medical Center for treatment at Wallace Hall (reported at 12:51 a.m.).

Brendan Schuler, 19, of 119 Stanton Avenue, Ames, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at 119 Stanton Avenue (reported at 1:47 a.m.).

Ashely Ort, 26, of 6100 Lincoln Way, Ames, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated at 100 block of Hyland Avenue (reported at 2:43 a.m.).

Kurtis Sankey, 19, of 825 Dickinson Avenue, Ames, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated at Dickinson Avenue and Steinbeck Street (reported at 3:03 a.m.).

An officer investigated a property damage collision at Lot 57 (reported at 2:13 p.m.).

A resident was found to be in possession of items prohibited by policy at Eaton Hall (reported at 6:29 p.m.).

An individual reported the theft of a car. The vehicle was later located. The investigation is continuing at Iowa State Center (reported at 11:02 p.m.).

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ESPN College GameDay hits Hilton Coliseum ISU men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg talks with ESPN College GameDay on Jan. 17 as the show was filmed at Hilton Coliseum. Hilton was packed with ISU fans, ready to show their spirit with signs and cheering. Iowa State beat Kansas 86-81.

Board of Regents to host special meeting

By Danielle.Ferguson @iowastatedaily.com The Board of Regents is holding a special meeting today to discuss University of Iowa President Sally Mason’s decision to retire.

The meeting is at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Main Lounge of the Iowa Me-

and in compliance with Iowa Code, authorize the executive director to develop a process and timetable for the presidential search at the University of Iowa, according to the Board of Regents.

Live streaming of the event will be available online at regents. iowa.gov.

ISU football adds JUCO defensive back Jarnor Jones

By Alex.Gookin @iowastatedaily.com ISU football coach Paul Rhoads announced that defensive back Jarnor Jones, a junior college transfer from Georgia Military, signed his letter of intent and has enrolled in classes for the Spring semester at Iowa State University.

Jones, a 6-foot-3inch, 210-pound junior

defensive back, initially signed with North Carolina State out of high school before transferring to Georgia Military, where he recorded 40 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, eight pass break-ups and two interceptions last season.

“To get an athlete of his caliber in a bounceback role is a nice pick up for our secondary,” Rhoads said in a statement. “He adds a dimen-

sion to our outside linebacker position whether that be nickel or into the boundary with a touch of athleticism that we can not only play physical but we can cover both zone and man.”

Jones was a threestar recruit, according to Rivals.com and ESPN out of high school, ranked the No. 28 safety by ESPN, with offers from Kentucky, West Virginia and Maryland.

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Student Loan Education office opens The Student Loan Education Office is opening this week. After reading the preview in the paper, go to the news section of the app for more info. There, readers will find everything they need to know about the new office, including hours and services.

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Cyclones swept on the road The Cyclone Hockey team traveled to Athens, Ohio to play the Ohio Bobcats this weekend. The Cyclones fell in both games to the Bobcats. To read about the team’s recent struggles on the road, go online to the sports section of the Daily’s website.

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Timelines of U.S. relationship with Cuba President Obama recently announced that he supports lifting the embargo and economic sanctions against Cuba. For a brief history on the United States’ relationship with Cuba, take a look at the Daily’s timeline on the news section of the app.

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Jan. 20 Student Loan Education Office ribbon cutting 10 to 11 a.m. at 680 Beardshear Hall President Steven Leath, director of student financial aid Roberta Johnson and office staff will officially open

the Studen Loan Education Office with a short ceremoney and open house.

Men’s basketball game versus Kansas State 6 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum Just days after defeating No. 9 Kansas, the ISU men’s basketball team is set to take on Kansas State.

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ONE PIECE AT A TIME FIRST LEGO League builds teamwork, ingenuity

By Dakota.Carpenter @iowastatedaily.com Hundreds of Iowa middle school students took Legos and turned them into working robots.

Students, science and Cy came together for the FIRST LEGO League competition hosted by Iowa State on Saturday in Howe Hall.

72 teams of middle school students came from all over the state to challenge one another using robots they programmed and constructed using only Lego parts. About 3,000 people were estimated to be in attendance.

Eva Christner and Bryant Dutcher are sixthgrade students from Ogden Middle School, and they participated in this year’s FIRST LEGO League Competition as the Micro “Chips” with six other students. Under the direction of their coach Mona Satre, sixth-grade science teacher at Ogden Middle School, the Micro “Chips” competed in three matches with their robot, Señor Chips, against other teams in the competition.

The league promotes science, technology and teamwork amongst students who are ages 9 to 14.

Each challenge has three parts: The robot game, the project and making sure students stick to the FIRST LEGO League core values, which include: working as a team, honor friendly competition and

display professionalism.

Dutcher and Christner learned to work with their teammates while they worked to build relationships with experts in the field. Christner said each person on the team was given a partner to brainstorm ideas with to come up with the final idea for the robot that would compete.

“We had practice three times a week,” Dutcher said. “We went through a couple different models, so it took us maybe a month [to build the robot].”

Each group’s Lego robot is faced with a series of themed challenges. Each team’s robot is programmed to move and pick up different objects at the touch of a button.

“It’s not remote-controlled. This is all pre-programmed,” said Wesley Brueland, mentor to Satre’s students and senior in aerospace engineering.

“When they’re out on the field, there’s no touching it or anything. They push the go button and it does what it’s supposed to and it comes back.”

Each task that the robot is able to complete in the challenge gives the robot’s team a variety of points.

Satre has been coaching the LEGO League team for the last 10 years and said she enjoys working with sixth-grade students. “[FLL] is excellent for the students. It gets them excited about science. It’s

an addition to my classroom,” Satre said. “Sixth graders start out all wild and crazy and come together as a group that can do pretty neat things.”

Brueland helped Satre’s students while they prepared for the competition. He also participated in LEGO league when he was in sixth grade, and he wanted to give back to students and get them excited about engineering.

“Wesley comes in and they see him as someone that used to be them and now he’s being an engineer,” Satre said. “He exposes them to science outside of the classroom.

Having a mentor like Wesley opens their eyes to college.”

Satre said that she wants to show her students that science can be exciting.

“I want them to get excited about science, to see that it’s not nerdy. That it’s exciting,” Satre said.

“It’s just like going to an athletic event and they can have just as much [fun] with science as anything else.”

Satre’s work of promoting science has given students such as Christner and Dutcher the opportunity to learn more about technology and engineering.

“We learn a lot about normal things we will do in life,” Christner said. “It’s a lot more than just building stuff. That’s the first thing that comes to mind, but it’s so much more.”

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Kids gathered from all around Iowa to participate in the FIRST LEGO League on Jan. 17 at Iowa State University.

The program is designed for kids to come together and learn more about science and technology.

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Team Lego Adrenaline switches gadgets on their LEGO robot during a round of the FIRST LEGO League competition Jan. 17. A total of 72 teams of middle school students competed in the event.

ISU professors provide input on Cuban embargo

By Michaela.Ramm @iowastatedaily.com Recently, steps have been made to normalize relations with a communist country that has been secluded from diplomatic relations with the United States for nearly 60 years.

On Jan. 7, President Obama called for an end to the Cuban embargo that has been in place since the Kennedy administration. The embargo was set in place in October 1960, almost two years after the overthrow of the Batista regime by Fidel Castro’s communist forces during the Cuban Revolution.

Obama’s plan would greatly change the relations with Cuba and the United States, opening more opportunity for trade and larger remittances between the two governments.

David Andersen, assistant professor in political

science, said ending the embargo would have a positive effect on the U.S. economy.

“If we can normalize things, it’s good for American business because they will buy a lot of our goods,” Andersen said. “Cuba is a great travel destination and they have good industries we could trade with.”

Andersen said the current Cuban president, Raúl Castro, is more ambivalent than his predecessor and most likely more open to talks with the U.S. Steven Fales, a retired agronomy lecturer, had the opportunity to visit Cuba in order to study food production and urban farming in the country.

Fales and 10 ISU graduate students traveled to the Cuba in 2011 under a strict educational sanctioned tour.

“The oppressiveness of the government was not obvious, but it was still there,” Fales said. “Everything was

controlled, including food and Internet access. They could not criticize the government, so they were not very free to talk.”

Fales said he found the Cuban people to be very warm and welcoming to him and his students.

Mary Wiedenhoeft, agronomy professor, traveled with Fales in 2011. She said the people were very proud of their history and seemed to thrive as well.

The Cuban people spoke highly of their government, due to the free education and health care.

Wiedenhoeft said there was only one instance throughout the trip that she felt was very politically clear.

“There was one meeting where we were sat down and given a presentation with a clear agenda,” Wiedenhoeft said. “That was about the Cuban Five, and that we should return home and try to advocate for their release.”

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The Cuban Five are five Cuban men who were arrested on American soil in 1998 and charged with espionage. Three of five were released recently in a proposed prisoner swap with Cuba for an American named Alan Phillip Gross.

The swap took place in December 2014.

Andersen said Cuba is one of the last remaining communist countries in the world and the U.S. is one of the few countries that does not have an ambassador placed in its capital, Havana.

Democrats say the embargo has done nothing to dislodge President Fidel Castro’s regime in Cuba and hail Obama’s plan as a good opportunity for better diplomatic relations.

Wiedenhoeft said she believes the embargo has not done the job it was meant to do.

“My understanding of the embargo was that it

was meant to bring down the Castros, but they’re still in power fifty years later,” Wiedenhoeft said. “It’s so funny we’re concerned with a communist island that is just not powerful at all, but we’ll do anything and everything for China, which is just as communist.”

However, Republicans in Congress have made it clear they will block any action made to pass this act.

Andersen said Republicans are not the only ones who don’t want to see the embargo end.

“Cuban-Americans who fled here when Castro came into power really don’t want to see the United States help Cuba in any way shape or form,” Andersen said. “By normalizing relations, it would give a massive boost to the Cuban economy and that should only help the new Castro stay in power.”

However, Andersen said he believes the younger

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generation of Cuban-Americans born in the U.S. would want to normalize relations.

This is because they have not experienced the fear their predecessors had in Cuba and they are curious to see their parents’ homeland and family members who still live there.

Fales said he believes the citizens in Cuba would want to see better relations with the U.S. “Among the people, I didn’t see any type of antiAmericanism,” Fales said.

“But they do feel that America has cheated them.”

Andersen said he believes nothing will be accomplished before the presidential election, but progress will most likely be made within the next 10 years.

“Obama has limited power in what he can do,” Andersen said. “It’s going to be up to the next president and most likely up to the next Congress.”

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by Linda Black

Today’s Birthday (1/20/15)

Collaboration wins this year. Nurture your relationships, your greatest wealth. Consider long-term visions. A new income source arises after 3/20. Declare your dream with a partner, and launch a new joint venture after 4/8. New opportunities for shared wealth arise after October.

Compromise, negotiate and network for best results. Stash away windfall coins. Speak your love.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries - 8

(March 21-April 19) Collaborate with friends on projects that inspire and make a difference. You can achieve remarkable results.

With the Sun and New Moon in Aquarius today, your team’s on fire.

Vision + action = innovation.

Taurus - 8

(April 20-May 20) Exciting new career opportunities appear.

Focus on advancing your position.

A new leadership phase dawns with the New Moon. Express your passion in your work. Explore your creativity. Go for a dream.

Gemini - 8

(May 21-June 20) Travel beckons over the next month with the Sun and New Moon in Aquarius. Go somewhere you’ve always dreamed about. Study and get your homework done first. The workload may be intense.

Cancer - 8

(June 21-July 22) Imagine your family’s future. New income is possible. Discuss long-term goals and how to get there. The best things in life are still free. Save for bad weather. Sort, file and organize. Manage accounts..

Leo - 7

(July 23-Aug. 22) A dream is within reach, if you work together. Encourage a miracle worker. Rely on each other. If you don’t take action, an opportunity dissolves. Watch the insubstantial sift away. Good manners help.

Virgo - 8

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Act decisively. Focus on your work over the next month with the Sun in Aquarius. A new level of service grows under the New Moon. You don’t want to go anywhere. Trust your own good sense.

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Libra - 8

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Discover an epiphany about life, the universe and everything. It’s all about love.

Share some. New opportunities to utilize your talents arise. Choose for fun and passion. Have it forward a larger dream.

Scorpio - 8

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Begin a new home phase under the Aquarius Sun and New Moon. Take care of household responsibilities and projects. Get family on board with the plan.

Take the first steps.

Sagittarius - 7

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You retain information especially well over the next month with the Sun and New Moon in Aquarius. You have a flair for storytelling. Write it all down. Begin a new phase in a creative dream project.

Capricorn - 9

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19) The Aquarius Sun and New Moon could inspire new income, in a new profitable phase. Expenses could rise as well, so keep sharp watch.

Don’t waste resources. Recycle for maximum use.

Aquarius - 9

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You have the advantage this month, with the Sun and New Moon in your sign, ushering in a confident, powerful phase. Keep your patience. Humility serves you well.

A loved one cheers you on.

Pisces - 7

(Feb. 19-March 20) Savor solitude and introspection. Make long-term plans. Something’s coming due. Be supportive.

Listen to the wisdom of an elder.

Visualize the dream. A miracle occurs when least expected.

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Robert Wallace, associate professor in ecology, evolution and organismal biology, inspects the fruit on a bitter orange tree in the greenhouse.

Bessey Greenhouse shelters hundreds of exotic plants

By Kelly.Schiro @iowastatedaily.com Pressing the button with the letter ‘R,’ in the elevator in Bessey Hall will take passengers to the roof, where they can escape to a tropical rain forest of sorts. It is home to banana plants, cacao trees and coffea plants.

Stephen Mahoney, the greenhouse manager, said the greenhouse was built in 1968 to house the botany, forestry and plant pathology departments —they have since been changed.

Mahoney oversees the maintenance issues and takes care of the purchasing needs such as fertilizer, insecticides, pots and containers. He also supervises five to six undergraduates in housekeeping and plant care.

“Plant care would include watering, fertilizing, repotting, trimming, transplanting seedlings and things of that nature,” Mahoney said.

The greenhouse houses about 600 different plants from all over the world and from all sorts of different climates in 12,500 square feet of floor space. There are desert plants, plants from the tropics and plants from Central America, South America, Africa and Asia.

“Former professor Richard Pohl was instrumental in collecting plant material from around the

world,” Mahoney said, “He would slip some plant material in from overseas a little under the radar.”

Maria McEnany, a December 2014 graduate, worked in the greenhouse for two and a half years.

She majored in agricultural studies with a minor in agronomy.

She heard about the opportunity from her sister’s friend who was graduating at the time she was starting school. She thought it would be a great opportunity to work with plants.

While doing housekeeping and taking care of the plants, she learned scientific names along the way as well as seeing how everyday fruits grew.

“With bananas, I had never seen them up close,” McEnany said. Her experience with the greenhouse introduced her to growing plants in an indoor setting that would later help in her current job at Stine Seed Company.

Robert Wallace, associate professor in the ecology, evolution and organismal biology department, has been working with the greenhouse and showing off the space to students for almost 25 years.

“Having a live plant showing the structures of the plant to a student that they can see in three dimensions is very valuable,” Wallace said.

Most of the time, people only see the product of

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Robert Wallace inspects the fruit on a banana tree. The tree is located in the greenhouse on the roof of Bessey Hall.

plants — chocolate, bananas or pomegranates. Seeing the way they are grown and then harvested is different than expected.

“Banana is not really even a tree — bananas don’t even produce wood,” Wallace said, “The fruits actually mature upward, as in the supermarket you would actually think they hang down.”

While bananas are considered berries, chocolate comes from the seeds of the fruit produced on the cacao tree. The fruit is cracked open lengthwise and reveals the white fleshy

covered seeds.

Wallace said people eat the juice that comes from the sweet and spongy aril that surrounds the seeds of pomegranates. Pomegranates are harvested before they mature so the wall of the fruit stays intact.

Wallace said there’s no doubt that seeing the live plant and all the different structures of plants helps students to learn about them.

The greenhouse is opened to the public 8 a.m to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m on Fridays.

Students participate in poverty simulation in honor of MLK day

By Emily.Eppens @iowastatedaily.com

Across 1 Pod used to thicken gumbo 5 Moonshine containers 9 “24” superagent Jack 14 __-chef 15 Jacob’s twin 16 Happen next 17 Military bed-making features 20 Rose pest 21 Pimply breakout 22 On the __: precisely 23 Civil rights activist Parks 26 Chancellor von Bismarck 28 Classic jazz vocal group originally composed of four siblings, with “The” 33 Financial claim 35 Sport __: versatile wheels 36 OB/GYN test 37 Goof 38 Comic strip with Snoopy 41 Md. neighbor 42 Pierre’s “There it is!”

44 Bigheadedness 45 “Should __ acquaintance ...”

46 “Special” lobbying faction 50 Mideast strip

51 In the mail 52 Magazine fillers 55 Intravenous process 57 Ride without pedaling 61 UN organ ... or what the first words of 17-, 28- and 46-Across comprise?

65 San Antonio battle site 66 Cookie added to a McFlurry 67 Banned fruit spray 68 Make into confetti 69 Enjoy a Kindle, e.g.

70 Printed goof

Down 1 Fed. workplace monitor 2 Surgeon general under Reagan 3 Make haste 4 Pain-relieving pill 5 Jumbo __ 6 Stars and Stripes land: Abbr.

7 Black-tie party 8 Relief 9 Italian pistols 10 Cape NNW of Cod 11 Second-hand 12 Franc replacement 13 What’s leftover, with “the” 18 Revered star

19 Not hoodwinked by 24 Revolve on an axis 25 Nick and Nora’s dog 27 Electrical unit 28 Be worthy of 29 Poet Stephen Vincent __ 30 Turn out to be 31 Cambodian currency 32 Happy sign for a Realtor 33 Jeans maker Strauss 34 Crease remover 38 Send down using chutes, as supplies 39 Fleecy footwear brand 40 Injured, as a ligament 43 Table support 45 Quaint coin-op eatery 47 Poet Pound 48 Crew member 49 A single time 52 Lab gel 53 Pastrami purveyor 54 Lose it 56 Remove, as a peel 58 With skill 59 High-five, e.g.

60 Rookie 62 Outback bird 63 Mediterranean __ 64 Clump of turf

When was the last time you had to choose between eating a meal or going without a home?

The Volunteer Center of Story County hoped to show what living in poverty looks like in Story County by hosting a poverty simulation event at Collegiate United Methodist Church as a way to honor Martian Luther King Jr. The event was composed of about 55 people who were all assigned a ‘family’ and an identity used for the simulation. Throughout the simulation, it was each family’s job to figure out how to provide food, shelter, appropriate childcare and cope with crises that a family living under the poverty line might face on a day-to-day basis.

“We started planning this event about two months ago,” said Ashley Maurer, generation coordinator with the Volunteer Center of Story County. “The idea behind it is to try to help people understand the challenges of living in poverty and the stress that it creates, and how that impacts not only month-to-month life but everyday life.”

Mower said the event has received a lot of Iowa State participation, some students taking it as a requirement for a class or internship while others were connected through ISU clubs and organizations.

The event was split into a ‘month’ and four 15-minute intervals marked a ‘week’ in the simulation.

Each family had its own diverse circumstance.

Some were recently unemployed, some abandoned by their ‘breadwinner,’ and some homeless or a family receiving government assistance for families in need.

Still others are without a family, often senior citizens living off of social security income.

“It’s a lot more difficult than I thought [it would be],” said Matthew McGill, sophomore in computer engineering. “There [are] a lot of unexpected costs that you can’t plan for. There’s just a lot to balance.”

In addition to the simulation families, services to help the families were run by volunteers. Some of these services included daycare, a bank, a pawn shop, social services and a general employer. If employed or school-aged, a family member was to spend seven minutes of the 15-minute week

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Tanatswa Tavaziva, senior in community regional planning, has to apply for childcare or risk losing her child during the poverty simulation.

at the general employer or school.

During the event, volunteers walked around and handed out cards that gave a particular circumstance that the families would have to deal with. Some cards were marked with ‘sickness,’ which meant missing a week of work and pay or a notice of a death in the family and transportation costs to attend the funeral.

Others held good news, such as a friend paying back money that they borrowed.

An illegal activities person was also elected to offer crime as a source of help to the families in need — if caught by the elected police officer, they were put in jail.

Jodie Hansen, a volunteer working as a pawn broker for the event, shared that

in her personal experience with living in poverty, asking for help is one of the hardest things to do. You get to the point when you cannot take the humiliation anymore.

“It’s a harsh critique that many people often get,” Maurer said. “It’s difficult for us not living in poverty to understand what it is actually like to live beneath the poverty line.”

The Cambridge food pantry collected 70 units of food at the event and will be set up throughout the week at a Nevada extension office and the Volunteer Center of Story County for further donations.

For more information on poverty in Story County and how to get involved in the fight against it, visit vcstory.org.

IOWA STATE DAILY

OPINION

Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015

The Bachelor Reality TV show possesses unrealistic qualities

By Madison.Ward @iowastatedaily.com

I

magine you were attending a party — I mean we’re in college so the phenomenon is not unheard of. You walk into said party and you start chatting to this person whom you have never met before, the conversation is going fine but let’s face it, this person is still basically a stranger.

Then five minutes into this semi-awkward conversation the person whips out a rose and asks, “Will you accept this rose?” The majority of us would initially be dumbfounded as to why this is happening, after all you just met this individual.

Then, that would be followed by the wondering of, why is this creeper handing out roses to random girls?

Does this plot line sound familiar? Probably, due to the fact that it is essentially the outline of the popular ABC reality show “The Bachelor,” just without the dramatic set up. The reason I took the events of the show out of context is to point out the pure irony that “The Bachelor” and all the spinoff shows were built upon.

Reality TV in and of itself is contradictory because of the lack of reality shown within them. But the irony not only exists in the blanket category of reality TV, it has worked its way into the shows themselves, specifically “The Bachelor” and caused them to contradict everything our society stands for, yet we continue to sprint to our TV’s to watch the drama unfold.

In case you’ve been living under water for the last 13 years, “The Bachelor” happens like this: one man stands in front of a gigantic house and waits for limos full of screaming women to pull up, and at the first cocktail party he meets them all through very brief conversations. At the end of the first episode, the bachelor will narrow down the women based on essentially who flirted the most and who showed the most skin. Then with each episode, he goes on dates with the remaining girls, both group and one-onone, to determine who he will kick to the curb or save with a rose at the end of the episode.

In the case of this season, the bachelor is Chris Soules from Arlington, Iowa — represent — and he is just beginning his journey of picking through 30 women to find his wife. Essentially, this show is a lot of pretty people going a lot of pretty places but there is nothing about it that would ever be considered okay in the eyes of society if it wasn’t on television.

Let’s start with the whole one man dating about 25 different women

thing.

I don’t know a single w o m an who wouldn’t get jealous if they caught their man even talking to another girl, let alone when they found out that he’s dating someone else. If one man was caught seeing 25 different women in real life it would either be on the news the next day or the basis for a really cheesy chick flick.

Yet, because of its addictive quality, we let it slide on television even though it is against our natural beliefs.

The last point that I personally see as most ironic are the “rules” put in place by the creators of the show. At the start of the episode that aired Jan. 12, Chris was given the option to bring back a girl he had just five minutes ago kicked off. On most other games shows, where you’re off the show that’s all she wrote, but the host of the show, Chris Harrison, reminded Soules that this is his real life and if he wants to bring her back, he can.

That statement killed me because they are doing just about everything in their power to make viewers believe that this is actually the bachelor’s real life.

Somehow, through some sort of tricky view psychology no doubt, the show has actually managed to persuade viewers that going on dates in helicopters and jumping off yachts on the first date is totally normal.

I don’t know about the rest of you but none of the dates I’ve ever been on included fancy, expensive transportation.

If all of this was not enough to bring you back to actual reality, there is one more thing that we should always bear in mind as we watch various extravagant dates: only two of the couples to emerge from the drama of “The Bachelor” are still together out of the 18 seasons that have been completed. That is .111 percent of the relationships that actually worked out. Turns out that happily ever after is a lot harder to see through fruition after the roses end.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

GSB voting scandal creates lack of trust

By Adam Guenther, senior in animal science and genetics In Thursday’s Iowa State Daily, Iowa State Government of the Student Body President Hillary Kletscher admitted to buying votes when she stated at the preceding GSB Senate meeting that “I [Hillary] bought some votes last year. I did,” during a discussion of overriding her veto from last semester over whether to have caps to spending on GSB elections for this coming March.

She also admitted to having bought candy and hot choco-

late for students through the campaign process in her attempt to bribing students for extra votes.

As the GSB Election Commissioner from 20122014, it is upsetting that our representatives to the administration of both President Hillary Kletscher and Vice President Michael Hoefer conducted themselves so unethically while campaigning and have been elected in error and in a fraudulent manner. That is why I have petitioned the GSB Supreme Court to have the Election Commission conduct an Election Violation hearing to determine if her viola-

tions of the election warrant the nullification of the 2014 Executive Slate election and that both President Kletscher and Vice President Hoefer be removed from office.

How can the students, college and residence representatives, and the administration trust that the interests of the students will be represented when they won through fraud, bribery and buying of their positions?

If we cannot trust and ensure the sanctity of our elections, what faith can we put in the leaders we have represent us when the foundation of democracy that is our elections have been

abused.

Hillary Kletscher admitted to buying votes in last year’s election and I know that the Supreme Court of our student government will see to it that justice is brought against her. If she cannot be trusted to abide by or respect the rules and laws that she swore to uphold and protect, what does that say about the people she surrounds herself with on her cabinet, what her real motives and interests are as president.

She ran on a platform of the “Year of the Student,” but this is the final straw in what she has turned into the “Year of Hillary.”

5 EDITORIAL

Free tuition to unprivileged students is step in right direction ISU President Steven Leath announced last week that he would offer free tuition to Iowa State to some Des Moines elementary school students. In a plan called ISU 4U Promise, students attending King Elementary School and Moulton Extended Learning Center have the opportunity to earn full tuition scholarships for four years to Iowa State, if they meet certain standards on attendance, behavior and ACT scores over their years in the school system.

For those, as well as countless other reasons, the full ride is by no means a free ride. These 400 to 500 students will not be allowed to complete only the bare minimum requirements at even the middle school.

Therefore, by the time that high school graduation comes around, these students will have worked hard for their reward.

King and Moulton schools were selected because they are located in Des Moines’ inner city and are more diverse than others.

The schools were also selected because, in a previous interview with the Daily, Andrew Wade, dean of students at Moulton, said many of the neighborhoods around the school are in poverty. This new program will provide the opportunity to go to college for many kids who would not otherwise have the chance to.

About $2 million every year will be needed to fund these childrens’ scholarships once they reach college. However, that money will be funded through private fundraising rather than using the university’s existing funds or scholarships. This means these additional students will be able to receive a college education without taking away from others’ scholarships or the university as a whole.

The most effective — and organic — means of defeating poverty is through education of the upcoming generation.

In her book “Changing the Odds for Children at Risk,” Susan B. Neuman says “America’s poor children do not fare well in our society. The odds are if a child is born poor, he’s likely to stay poor.” This assertion is supported by researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins studied 790 students from the Baltimore area, beginning in 1982, when the students were in first grade and ending with the subjects at the age of 28 or 29.

According to the study performed by Karl Alexander and a university report written by Jill Rosen, only 33 students who began in low-income situations worked their way into the high-income brackets and “if family had no bearing on children’s mobility prospects, almost 70 would be expected.”

Additionally, the report finds that “Of the children from low-income families, only 4 percent had a college degree at age 28, compared to 45 percent of the children from higher-income backgrounds.”

The disparity between the upward mobility for children who start poor as compared to those who start in middle or high-income households is evident. Therefore, this assistance is well placed among the people who clearly will be able to make the most use of it.

Neuman sums up the overall attitude of these high-risk students toward education by saying, “... he’ll find his skills are hopelessly behind his peers, only to drop further as academic standards get higher, his options increasingly narrowed to either staying behind, giving up or dropping out.”

Therefore, it is imperative that these children — at least those of the group that are impoverished — understand that there is a means for them to access higher learning if they apply themselves and consistently strive to succeed throughout their education.

This action — much like that of President Obama’s proposal of nationwide access to free community college — shows a promising investment in the country’s youth. We find that these actions are not only easy to support, but also that they are integral to the continued prosperity of the United States of America.

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THE FIGHT FOR FIRST After win, Cyclones aim for top spot in Big 12

By Max.Dible @iowastatedaily.com The hoopla has left Hilton.

As the traveling circus that is ESPN’s College Game Day moves on down the road to its next destination with the bright lights of the national spotlight in tow, it is Big 12-leading Kansas State that travels to Ames to play the part of spoiler in Iowa State’s encore to a season-defining victory.

There is neither time for reflection nor respite in any manner for an ISU team on the hunt for conference supremacy and ISU coach Fred Hoiberg refuses to suffer drawn-out celebration on the part of his players.

“You worry about getting over big emotional wins and you also have to get your guys over those tough losses,” Hoiberg said.

“You have got to put it behind you.”

One factor that should aid No. 9 Iowa State (13-3, 3-1 Big 12) in its quest for a return to an even-keel is that when Kansas State (11-7, 4-1 Big 12) takes the court against the Cyclones on Tuesday, the outright conference lead will hang in the balance.

For an ISU team that has not won the Big 12 regular season title in 13 years, the importance of protecting home court and claiming position at the top of the conference rankings cannot

be overstated.

“You hope they come out with the same type of effort because I know Kansas State is going to come out extremely hard,” Hoiberg said. “They are the firstplace team in our league, so I would hope that we would come out with some urgency.”

Urgency was not difficult for the Cyclones to muster against the Jayhawks, considering the gravity of the matchup and what the win symbolizes for the perpetuation of the ISU program to the greatest of heights.

Yet strangely enough, Kansas State not only poses a different challenge than its in-state counterpart Kansas, which has won 10 straight Big 12 regular season titles, but poses perhaps an even more difficult challenge where Iowa State is concerned. “[Kansas State] has really found itself. Bruce Webber’s teams are always going to defend you,” Hoiberg said. “All over the floor, they’re going to be up in you. You’ve got to take care of the ball. You’ve got to be smart.”

It is strange to fathom Kansas, a team that has been ranked in the top 10 for the entire season until this week, as presenting a reprieve for any opponent.

Yet, for Iowa State on the offensive end, that is exactly what the Jayhawks were — a breather. The primary reason for that is

because Kansas wanted to push pace and create the same sort of game that favors the strengths of Iowa State.

Iowa State took advantage of a game-style against Kansas, the likes of which Oklahoma State, West Virginia and Baylor prevented through various tactics of full-court pressure and ballcontrol deep into the shot clock, which forced ISU mistakes and relegated the Cyclones to more half-court offense than they would prefer to play.

Kansas, on the other hand, allowed Iowa State to get out in transition off of both missed and made baskets, which equated into 21 points in transition, 26 trips to the free-throw line, a litany of open three-point looks and an ISU shooting percentage that topped out at just under 51 percent.

The game against Kansas State has the potential to play out differently despite the Wildcats’ mediocre defensive production this season.

“If you can eliminate transition points and eliminate points from the line and force teams to score on you in the half-court, it’s a lot more difficult to do,” Hoiberg said. “We’re always going to try to get the pace established to where we want it … [but] sometimes we have more success than others.”

Success in any fashion is not something that has come easily to Big 12 op-

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Kansas’ Perry Ellis attempts to block a shot by sophomore guard Monté Morris during Iowa State’s game against Kansas on Jan. 17. The Cyclones defeated the Jayhawks 86-81. Morris had 11 points for Iowa State.

ponents of the Wildcats, who started the season 7-6 in non-conference play but have come on ferociously since, winning at Oklahoma and at home against Baylor.

“They’re a confident team right now,” Hoiberg said. “They’ve won four games, including a couple close ones.”

A big part of the Wildcats’ success in both road games and in close games, two descriptions likely to be applied to Tuesday’s con-

test against Iowa State, is due to guard Marcus Foster, who Hoiberg said is one of the best offensive threats in the country.

“He’s a bucket-getter,” said guard Monté Morris of Foster. “He can score the ball. He’s gotten a lot better since last year … and his release has gotten a lot faster.”

Another matchup within the matchup to watch is between the ISU front-line and forward

Thomas Gipson.

“He’s a tough guy to guard just because of how strong he is and how aggressive he is,” said forward Georges Niang.

Gipson’s play is a microcosm of his team’s and because of that, Niang added that he expects the game to be a physical fight to the finish.

Tip off between Iowa State and Kansas State is set for 6 p.m at Hilton Coliseum.

Blaskowsky steps up in Buckley’s absence

By Ryan.Young @iowastatedaily.com To say it’s been an interesting month for Bill Fennelly and company would be an understatement.

The Cyclones started out Big 12 play with a 3-2 record, their biggest win coming against then-No. 3 Texas at home. However, they’ve also been handed a blowout loss to Baylor and suffered a comeback loss to TCU earlier in the month.

Things just took another turn for the Cyclones and perhaps for the worst.

Sophomore guard Jad-

da Buckley, who suffered a stress injury in her right foot earlier in the season, has now been placed in a cast.

“In two weeks, she’ll have another evaluation,” Fennelly said. “But it’s going to be a while. Believe me, I’m not someone that hides anything from anybody. If I knew exactly what was going to happen, I’d tell you. I don’t know. I just know it’s going to be a while.”

Fennelly hopes to have a plan in place with Buckley’s situation by early February. Whether that means she will see action again this season or not remains to be seen. He also

CYCLONE HOCKEY Player of the Week #14 Jake Bruhn

Junior forward Jake Bruhn created Iowa State’s first goal in Friday night’s 6-1 win over Illinois and he fed linemate Trevor Lloyd for a one-timer goal and finished his own two-on-one goal in the Cyclones’ 4-2 victory over the Fighting Illini Saturday night to pick up the home sweep, but equally as important were his efforts on the penalty kill, where he kept Illinois from scoring with solid defensive play and nearly a dozen blocked shots.

Bruhn and the Cyclones head east this weekend to take on third-ranked Ohio Friday and Saturday and next play at home Jan. 23 against the Iowa Hawkeyes.

mentioned the possibility of a medical redshirt for the sophomore, but said he hasn’t made any decisions yet.

“I think that everything is a possibility right now,” Fennelly said. “It all starts with when we are told she is healthy to play. When we’re told that, then you work your way backwards … Depending on when it is, that’s when we’ll start.”

With Buckley, one of the team’s top guards, out for what Fennelly calls an extended amount of time, filling the void has become the top priority.

And so far, it seems like Nicole “Kidd” Blaskowsky is stepping up to fill Buckley’s missing shoes. The junior guard from Sugar Land, Texas has given the Cyclones a spark off the bench for the past two seasons. Now, with her in the starting line up, she doesn’t seem to be slowing down.

Blaskowsky is now averaging over nine points per game and is shooting over 40 percent from both the field and the threepoint line. Against Kansas State on Saturday, Blaskowsky finished the game with 15 points, all coming from behind the threepoint line.

“It’s definitely high right now,” Blaskowsky said about her confidence levels. “I think the main thing that’s helped me this far is just on to the next one and not getting so hard on myself about missing an open shot.”

Blaskowsky’s play hasn’t gone unnoticed, either. Fennelly says that her success has come at the right time, especially with the injuries that have plagued the team.

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Junior guard Nicole “Kidd” Blaskowsky moves the basketball up the court during Iowa State’s matchup with No. 3 Texas at Hilton Coliseum on Jan. 10. Iowa State upset the Longhorns 59-57.

“Kidd has been fantastic,” Fennelly said. “We’ve asked her to do a lot and she’s doing it. Her defense is better, she’s cut down on her turnovers a little bit and we know she can score. She’s getting a lot of minutes, and she’s establishing herself as a legitimate player in our roster and that’s what you need.”

But it’s not just pure talent or skill that makes Blaskowsky good. Fennelly said it’s Blaskowsky’s love for the sport that sets her

apart.

“I don’t think that there’s a kid on our roster that loves playing at Iowa State more than Kidd,” Fennelly said. “I think that you see it in the way she plays and the way she acts.

I think she’s doing a lot of really good things and I think that will just continue, I really do.”

After being thrown into the starting lineup, Blaskowsky doesn’t want to just try to fill somebody else’s shoes. She

says she isn’t going to let this chance slip away, but plans to take full advantage of the opportunity.

“Obviously it sucks that [Buckley] is out for a little while,” Blaskowsky said. “When we face adversity, somebody has got to step up and take that role.

I think I’ve done a pretty good job this far. When opportunities are in front of you, why waste it. I was always taught that as a kid and I think it’s definitely shown now.”

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Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015

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Dress for success at Dance Marathon

By Erin.Dungan @iowastatedaily.com This weekend marks Iowa State’s 18th annual Dance Marathon. Dance Marathon committee members set a fundraising goal of $1 million, more than doubling the amount raised at last year’s Dance Marathon event.

With such a significant goal, Dance Marathon Directors, Jessica Pearce and Austin Javellana, are hoping that one thousand to 1200 dancers will be in attendance at this year’s event.

Being in a room filled with nearly one thousand dancers for 12 hours at a time can be a recipe for discomfort for students who participate.

Pearce, senior in kinesiology, offered insight to prepare the dancers of what to expect during the event and how to stay comfortable.

“Really, all dancers need to bring are a coat and sweatpants to wear over shorts if you feel the need,” Pearce said.

“Pockets or a fanny pack are great to carry around other small essentials.”

Fanny packs are a dancer’s best friend. Kenzie Markland, junior in psychology and dancer team captain, said they’re great for small necessities like a cell phone, chap stick and wallet.

“They house all of our necessary items from our detailed schedule to our phone to take pictures,” Markland said.

Other items that

dancers easily forget to consider include deodorant, phone charger, change of socks, shoes and clothes.

It gets warm and stuffy as the day progresses and students participate in activities and dancing in the Great Hall.

“Wear anything comfortable and breathable,” Pearce said. “Wear tennis shoes, the Dance Marathon shirt you receive at early check-in and shorts.

The most important thing to remember is to come with a great attitude and leave your cool cap at home.”

It’s not too late for dancers to sign up for this year’s event. They can either go to www. dm.stuorg.iastate.edu and click “Register” or “Donate” at the top of the page, or they can go to early check-in to sign up.

Early check-in times are available Tuesday and Wednesday. Both days, there will be locations open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Gold Room of the Memorial Union and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the MWL and UDCC commons.

Children’s Miracle Network provides a total of 170 network hospitals with treatment, technology and research.

Some of the items that Dance Marathon has funded through its events include a patient library, parking and meal vouchers for parents, grief services, Bravery Beads and much more.

“Probably my favorite item is called a Zaky positioning tool,” Pearce

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Wearing a fanny pack filled with essentials like extra socks, deodorant, snacks and a phone charger is important to survive Dance Marathon. Make sure you aren’t left without the proper supplies in order to dance the night away.

said. “It is typically used for premature babies, has a simulated pulse and is temperature regulated to simulate a mother’s touch for babies that are being held in incubators for very intensive care.”

Additionally, Iowa State Dance Marathon is funding the building of a brand new University of Iowa Children’s Hospital that will grow and continue to provide outstanding care to the kids of Iowa

and beyond.

“There is no organization on Iowa State’s campus like Dance Marathon,” Pearce said. “It’s an experience like no other and you’ll probably be on a Dance Marathon

high for weeks. There’s no feeling quite like giving back to people that will never be able to repay you and being able to personally meet and share your life with so many of those people.”

Little Dresses for Africa Everyday New Year’s outfits creates clothing for kids from reused pillow cases

By Miranda.Pollitt @iowastatedaily.com

By Aletheir.Hanson @iowastatedaily.com The Workspace held an event Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and 1-4 p.m. Monday called Little Dresses for Africa.

Little Dresses for Africa is an organization that takes pillowcases and makes them into dresses for children in Africa.

Caroline Freese, senior in integrated studio arts and supervisor of Workspace events, was in attendance event.

“This event is recycling and reusing materials to make them wearable,” Freese said.

An outside organiza-

tion sends in an instruction sheet for the Workspace volunteers to follow and the Workspace sends back the finished products to the organization once the event is completed. Roughly 33 volunteers were present over the three-day span to help and assist in any way they could. Freese said this was a really good number for a volunteer-based event of this nature.

Wicitra Mahotama, senior in environmental science, was one of the volunteers Monday. This was the first time Mahotama’s had been to the Workspace and said he picked this one because he wanted to learn how to sew.

“I don’t know how to

do much,” Mahotama said.

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

This event catered to people of all skill levels because it required simple sewing and many students who could not sew could learn, or help in other ways like ironing out the pillowcases.

The Workspace supplies all the materials for the event. Most of the fabrics were donated and the Workspace has acquired a lot of equipment like sewing machines over the years that the event has been hosted.

The Workspace hosts this particular event once a semester and in the summer.

Many buy a new outfit for New Year’s Eve. However, most often the outfit is worn once, only to hang in the closet for the remainder of the year.

It’s time to take out the sequin tops, fur vests and sparkly jewelry to wear in your every day outfits.

Here are a few ways to transition your New Year’s Eve pieces into a day-to-day look.

A lot of people decide to purchase a fun, sparkly blouse for New Year’s Eve. These are great pieces to wear every day, paired with the right accessories.

To transition a sequin top, simply pair it with things that are comfortable and casual, being sure to mix textures.

One look to try out would be pairing the se-

quin top with an oversize fuzzy cardigan, leggings and ankle booties.

To accessorize the look put on a simple pair of stud earrings, a neutral eyeshadow and dark lipstick. This look allows re-use of a holiday blouse in a more casual way.

Sometimes bold jewelry is only for special occasions. But wearing a statement necklace or a sparkly earring is a great way to spice up a simple outfit.

Pair your statement jewelry piece with a simple v-neck t-shirt layered with a denim buttondown, colored pants and tall boots for a laid-back look. By layering a denim shirt over a tee, one can create a warm and simple look.

Pair a statement ear-

ring with your every day outfits by keeping all other accessories to a minimum. Try pairing your earrings with a simple sweater dress, tights and boots, along with dainty rings and bracelets. The key to sporting statement jewlery pieces with every day looks is to keep all other accessories, patterns and textures to a minimum.

Finding new ways to wear a formal dress can be difficult.

To dress down one’s New Year’s Eve dress, add a pair of sweater tights, short boots and a large scarf or sweater.

By adding warm accessories, one can not only stay warm in the harsh weather, but also have a cozy look for any day of the week.

Bring Vogue’s top trends of 2015 to ISU

By Nicki.DeVilbiss @iowastatedaily.com In a recent Vogue article edited by Jorden Bickham, the fashion magazine selected the top 10 trends from spring 2015 collections to provide the public with “The Ultimate Fashion Week Cheat Sheet.”

Follow these tips to rock spring’s most jaw-dropping looks on campus this semester.

1. BOHEMIAN EVENING

Pair a chiffon maxi dress in an intricate floral or paisley pattern with brown leather sandals and a denim vest for a girls’ night reminiscent of the romantic looks seen at Valentino.

2. TROUSER SUIT

Sport an all-white ensemble comprised of white skinny pants, an oversize white blazer, white flats and white clutch reminiscent of Christopher Kane for a meeting.

3. GINGHAM

Taking inspiration from Ralph Lauren. Pair a gingham skirt with a neutral knit sweater and white Converse or Keds to sport the trend more subtly for class.

4. SUEDE

Throw on a suede coat in a muted color, similar to Jason Wu’s, when transitioning from winter to spring.

5. AND THE BRIDE WORE

Channel Chloe’s bridal elegance with a white lace skater dress and flat gladiator sandals for simple elegance for class or a girls’ day.

6. DENIM

Let the denim do the talking with embellished jeans, a simple black Tshirt, black flats and a sleek ponytail inspired by Dolce and Gabbana for class or studying with friends.

7. NO WALLFLOWERS

Revamp spring’s go-to trend with a high-waisted floral pencil skirt, neutral blazer, neutral heels and matching leather handbag inspired by Miu Miu for an internship.

8. NEW FESTIVAL GIRL

Pair a shift dress in a rustic shade, such as rusted orange or copper, with flat gladiator sandals and a cardigan inspired by Chloe for a coffee date with friends.

9. MIDRIFF BARRING

Give new life to a patterned crop top by pairing it with a skirt in the same pattern, nude heels and a neutral clutch inspired by Michael Kors for a date night.

10. FRINGE

While a fringe skirt or coat might be distracting for campus, try a fringed bag reminiscent of Sonia Rykiel’s creation for a trip to the dining center or a night out on the town.

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MLK p1 die in at Parks Library on Dec. 10, where about 200 students and Ames residents “died” by lying on the ground for four and a half minutes to represent the four and a half hours Michael Brown’s body was on the ground.

On Friday, Dec. 12, about 300 Ames residents and ISU students participated in a silent march that began outside Parks Library and looped around central campus to protest what had happened in Ferguson, Mo., and Staten Island, N.Y. Hill said he thought both ISU protests were effective in that they were respectful and nonviolent.

In doing so, the protesters made their points clear. He said he believed that the silent march relates to the marches King used to lead.

“People did what they were supposed to do, had goals and went about their business. So in that regard, I think it was very comparable to the protest during Martin’s time,” Hill said.

One of the about 10 multicultural student organizations involved in planning the protests was

the Black Student Alliance.

Jayda Lewis, senior in political science and speech communications and president of the alliance, said the silent march exceeded her expectations.

“It was amazing,” Lewis said. “The march that we did was an even bigger turnout [than I thought] and what was really surprising to me was it wasn’t just blacks. There was an ample amount of different races and significant amount of whites in our march.”

Lewis said she found the fact that other campuses in Iowa and around the nation held silent marches to be inspiring. She said part of the reason they wanted to hold a peaceful silent march was because the group didn’t want to give off the impression that their protests would turn into ones similar to ones in Ferguson, Mo. “What we tried to shy away from was violence and doing something that is more empowering and movable,” Lewis said. “We wanted to do something more inspirational.”

Marchers held signs that said phrases such as:

“Black Lives Matter”, “my skin color is not a threat”, “I can’t breathe” and “it could have been me.”

After the march, Hill spoke to the group outside of Parks Library, thanking them for their willingness to participate and to “make it known that what is going on is unacceptable.”

“I’m a product of the ‘60s. In 2014, I never thought we’d be doing the same things we did in the ‘60s. While we made some progress, we’ve still got a long ways to go,” Hill said that day. “Anybody who decides that this isn’t important, we stand the chance of repeating history. We can’t do that.”

With the topics of racism that have resurfaced from Trayvon Martin to Eric Garner to Michael Brown’s case, Hill said he believes that we need more leaders like King to lead change.

Though, he also said he doesn’t believe there could be another Martin Luther King Jr. “I think [King] was the start,” Hill said. “He was one of the people to get this thing started. We need many Martins to get out there and do this.”

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