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By Karen.Jennings iowastatedaily.com Candles sit on a table in the back of the Great Hall in the Memorial Union on Saturday. These candles were burning in remembrance of Dance Marathon children that have passed away. Photo: Kelsey Kremer/Iowa State Daily

Hannah Hebron, senior in elementary education, and Austin Dobbels, junior in agricultural biochemistry, take a break from dancing and play Twister during Dance Marathon on Saturday in the Memorial Union.

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Lied Recreation Athletic Center is under renovations, and most of them are currently in the completion stage.

Due to the August floods, Lied has had areas in the facility renovated, said Michael Giles, director of recreation services.

“The total replacement is about $500,000,” Giles said. “Funding for Lied damage repairs will come from insurance and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.”

Renovations include new turf in the track area, new racquetball courts, new flooring in hallways, replacing service desk furniture and installing new athletic lockers, Giles said.

Most of the renovations have been completed. The turf and racquetball courts have been completed and flooring is nearing completion.

There will also be new installments in the women’s and men’s locker rooms. “[The reason for renovations to locker rooms is] to allow for removal of existing lockers and install new lockers,” Giles said.

The men’s locker rooms will be temporarily closed for renovations.

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Multicultural

Students fill the Great Hall of the Memorial Union on Saturday for the Dance Marathon Morale Dance, a dance the participants do once each hour for 15 hours. The dancers spend the entire day on their feet dancing and playing games with children from the Children’s Miracle Network.

This year’s Dance Marathon event raised $264,000 for the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. Photo: Kelsey Kremer/Iowa State Daily

Students from Dance Marathon perform a dance Saturday in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.

Participants are required to fundraise $200 on their own in order to attend the annual 15-hour event.

Photo: Yue Wu /Iowa State Daily

Facets of fundraising Student raises $10,000 through video contest

By Frances.Myers iowastatedaily.com Anyone who came to the Memorial Union on Saturday found it was flooded in teal.

All day and into the night, ISU Dance Marathon held its 14th annual 15-hour fundraising event, called “Kickin’ it for the Kids.”

This year’s event raised $264,000, which will go directly to the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital through Children’s Miracle Network in order to help children with life-threatening illnesses, giving financial and emotional support to hundreds of families across Iowa.

Fundraising for Dance Marathon is done throughout the year. In order to attend the annual event members must raise at least $200 on their own accord.

Small fundraising events are held throughout the year to help members reach their goal. Some members will find their own ways to raise money such as creating online donation pages or asking fam-

Video Refer:

$264,000 The amount of money this year’s event raised. The money will go directly to the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital through the Children’s Miracle Network. It will help provide support to children with life-threatening illnesses, and to these children’s families.

ily and friends.

One ISU Dance Marathon member chose a slightly different way to raise some money. Tyler Stafford, senior in advertising, entered the Ford Focus Global Test Drive Contest in late December in an attempt to win $10,000.

Applicants for this contest were told to submit a short video that was no longer than two minutes in length explaining why they should be considered to be a test driver for the 2012 Ford Focus, how they would start something for a good cause with $10,000 and how they were uniquely qualified to create user-generated content based on activities during the program.

“It seemed easy enough,” Stafford said. “Make a video, get people to vote, potentially win

Look for coverage of Dance Marathon’s event on channel 18 on Tuesday’s Newswatch program at 6:30 p.m. $10,000. Even if my chances were not good, I figured I might as well throw my hat in.”

Stafford has been active in Dance Marathon for four years.

Dance Marathon is an organization Stafford is nothing short of passionate about.

“Very few organizations give you the opportunity to truly see how your money is affecting the lives of others. Dance Marathon does that, and to me that is very moving,” he said.

Stafford entered the contest about a week after it started in hopes of winning the prize money and using it to create an educational fund for ISU Dance Marathon.

“The educational fund could go to a lot of different things: scholarships to college for college-bound miracle children, tutors for the kids while in the hospital so they don’t get left behind or school supplies for the kids when they are out of the hospital,” Stafford said.

When he first entered the contest, Stafford had no high expectations of winning.

“To be totally honest I thought

my chances were pretty slim,” Stafford said. “There were some problems with me choosing Dance Marathon from the get-go because it didn’t fall under one of the three categories that Ford wanted the charities to fall under — Education, Environment or Hunger. Because Dance Marathon didn’t fall under one of these three categories, I decided to tweak it and propose that the money would go to start an educational fund within Dance Marathon. It took a while for Ford to approve it, but after a few weeks of my video being up, they did.

“I first went to my YouTube fan base,” Stafford said. “I have over 18,000 subscribers on YouTube, and they are the best YouTube fans in the world. That helped a lot. I also then made a Facebook group to remind people that they could vote every day for the contest, and I would send out annoying spam through the group to give these daily reminders. It was well worth it.”

Within a few days, Stafford’s

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Support services work to close gap

By Jaleesa.Epps iowastatedaily.com Iowa State is home to more than 27,000 students who come for a college education.

Included in the university’s population are students from diverse backgrounds. Recent and past studies have shown that students from particular backgrounds are less likely to graduate from college than the majority.

Research links financial difficulties to dropout rates. A considerable amount of college dropouts come from low income families, first generation students and students who have limited English proficiency.

Nationally, 57 percent of students complete their bachelor’s degrees within six years, but the percentages are even lower for Blacks and Latinos. Nationally, only 49 percent of Latinos and 40 percent of Blacks graduate within six years.

“There are several reasons why students of color may drop out,” said Santos Nunez Galicia, assistant dean of students and director of Multicultural Student Affairs.

“Sometimes it could be academic preparedness, and other times it could be from a lack of a support system. Students need to feel like

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Water and pollution

Fluoride level decreased in Ames’ water

By Elisse.Lorenc iowastatedaily.com

Schainker: ‘[LANE4] wants to enter into a memorandum of understanding’

Schainker: Well first of all, they tried to get substantial input from different parts of the community over the last nine or 10 months, maybe it’s been longer, and they’re putting together

The city of Ames Water and Pollution Control Department lowered fluoridation levels in Ames’ drinking water from 1.0 milligrams to .07 milligrams Jan. 13.

The department was driven by data collected from organizations such as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.

“Fluoride is just a natural mineral that occurs in our water at a level of about 0.3 to 0.4 [milligrams] per liter,” said Phil Propes, superintendent of the Ames Water Treatment Plant. “The American Dental Association and other research groups have found that about 1.0 [milligrams] per liter of fluoride is an optimum amount to help prevent tooth decays. So we supplemented the naturally-found fluoride in our groundwater and brought it up to 1.0 [milligrams] until Monday.”

The department was relying on six to seven years worth of research that the CDC and EPA had been jointly collecting, said John Dunn, director of Ames Water and Pollution Control.

“We sat in a webcast [Tuesday] that was led by the EPA and the CDC, and they were

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Editor’s Note The following Q&A is between Jason Arment, opinion editor, and Steve Schainker, Ames City Manager. This is the first in a weeklong series of interviews with members of the Ames and ISU community about the changes LANE4 proposes to make in Campustown.

By Jason.Arment iowastatedaily.com Arment: For Campustown’s renovation, we had heard that it was maybe going to be considered that eminent domain be used to get properties so that renovation could go forward on Lincoln Way. Is that factual? Is eminent domain being considered?

Schainker: The next step how we thought it was

going to be, they were going to come forward at the next council meeting, but I don’t think it will be until the end of February, beginning of March. LANE4 will come before the city, and I think, before they move on to their next step — which will be going from broad concepts into more detailed — they’re going to have to spend a lot of money to hire consultants. They want to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the city and the university to get some agreement on some broad concepts. So at that time, they’ll be proposing a memorandum of understanding that will, I think, try to lay out the incentives or what they need from the city and what they need from the university. So I think we’ll know at that time what their final position is or what their position is going to be.

I think in the interim, they’re trying to contact property owners and trying to negotiate the purchase of those properties, and they’re try-

ing that to get some early estimates of what the construction costs will be. When you add the land costs and the construction costs, they’re going to have to determine how much they’re going to ask in the way of incentives from the city of Ames, so I think all those specifics will be clarified or brought up by LANE4 by the end of February I think — within a month.

Arment: So what I understand is that LANE4 wants some reassurance that if they do go to the trouble of laying this out, when it’s all said and done they will be able to go ahead with it.

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Cole Nelson, 21, 147 Waterfront Dr., was arrested and charged with driving under suspension, operating while intoxicated and interference with official acts (simple). (reported at 4:04 a.m.)

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Alan Schluetter, 19, 5221 Willow Hall, was cited for underage possession of alcohol. (reported at 10:27 p.m.)

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Tyler Chiri, 25, 4315 Maricopa Drive. unit 3, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. (reported at 12:30 a.m.)

Officers assisted a 19-year-old resident who was suffering from an alcohol overdose. (reported at 12:40 a.m.)

Kwasi Amartey, 26, of Carroll, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated. (reported at 1:45 a.m.)

Nathan Hogan, 23, of Fort Dodge, was arrested and charged with driving under suspension and operating while intoxicated (second offense). (reported at 1:52 a.m.)

Andrew Mohling, 22, 200 Stanton Ave. unit 501, was arrested and charged with a nuisance party. (reported at 1:56 a.m.)

Robert Kelly, 37, 3404 Coy St., unit 1, was arrested and charged with domestic assault D felony. (reported at 6:23 a.m.)

Lucas Palkert, 19, 3221 Willow Hall, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. (reported at 7:35 p.m.)

Anne Hinderaker, 34, of Story City, was arrested and charged with third-degree theft. (reported at 8:30 p.m.)

Brittany Scanlan, 20, 440 E. Seventh St. unit 232, was arrested and charged with serious

assault. (reported at 10:57 p.m.)

Jan. 17 Conrad Gredell, 20, 1226 Willow Hall, was arrested and charged with public intoxication and underage possession of alcohol. (reported at 12:09 a.m.)

Todd Robertson, 22, 1210 Walton Drive, unit 202, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated. (reported at 12:52 a.m.)

Taryn Vorwerk, 22, 4717 Mortensen Road unit 308, was arrested and charged with public intoxication (second offense). (reported at 2:14 a.m.)

Mitchell Fisher, 22, 4912 Mortensen Road, unit 112, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated. (reported at 2:30 a.m.)

Luke Furnas, 32, 428 5th St., unit 202, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. (reported at 8:57 a.m.)

A pickup driven by Erica Cleveland collided with a parked vehicle. (reported at 9:53 a.m.)

A staff member reported a man was acting in a strange manner. (reported at 9:54 a.m.)

Officers assisted a juvenile who fell while snowboarding. (reported at 1:43 p.m.)

A vehicle that left the scene struck a pickup. (reported at 4:41 p.m.)

A patron reported the theft of items from a hallway. (reported at 6:49 p.m.)

Jan. 19 Erin O’Grady, 26, 320 E. Sixth St., was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated (second offense) and driving under suspension. (reported at 1:53 a.m.)

Officers assisted a resident who was experiencing emotional difficulties. (reported at 4:28 a.m.)

Calvin Bryant, 19, 214 E. 16th St., was arrested and charged with bribery. (reported at 9:20 a.m.)

Vehicles driven by Karen Bolluyt and Douglas Westbrook were involved in a property damage collision. (reported at 10:26 a.m.)

Officers initiated a drugrelated investigation. (reported at 2:59 p.m.)

Louis Caligiuri, 47, 1533 Ridgewood Ave., was arrested and charged with public intoxication (third offense) and first-degree harassment. (reported at 4 p.m.)

A patron reported the theft of racquetball equipment. (reported at 5:46 p.m.)

Eric Donald, 23, 812 E. Seventh St., was arrested and charged with violation of a protective order. (reported at 6 p.m.)

Kim Kardashian is lashing out at MTV following reports that 90 girls at a Memphis high school became teen moms over the past year.

“I find it so sad and disturbing,” the 30-year-old reality star writes on her blog. “It seems that shows like ‘Teen Mom’ are all of a sudden making teen pregnancy seem cool in the eyes of young girls. The kids from these shows are all over the news, even on the covers of magazines, and have become almost like celebrities, but girls, these are not people you should idolize!”

Kardashian goes on to say she would never have dreamed of taking on such a huge responsibility at that age.

Kelly Clarkson begs Gwyneth Paltrow to make an album Gwyneth Paltrow just might have her biggest fan in Kelly Clarkson.

The “American Idol” champ is so impressed with the “Country Strong” star’s vocals that she’s urging her to head into the recording studio.

“Gwyneth Paltrow please make an album,” Clarkson tweeted yesterday. “You have such an honest and captivating voice!”

Paltrow certainly seems game.

In an interview with Y! music earlier this month, the Oscar winner says she’s always ready for another tune up.

Monica marries Lakers player Shannon Brown Monica may be known for her powerhouse vocals, but the “Angel of Mine” singer certainly kept quiet about her recent marriage to L.A. Lakers player Shannon Brown.

The couple had an intimate wedding at their home last November in Los Angeles, according to HipHollywood.

The pair met on the set of Monica’s video for “Love All Over Me” in the summer of 2010 and within months, 25-year-old Brown asked Monica for her hand in marriage.

Taylor Swift, Jake Gyllenhaal dine together Taylor Swift’s song “You Belong With Me” might describe her feelings for Jake Gyllenhaal -despite reportedly splitting in December, the twosome were recently spotted dining near her Nashville home.

On Wednesday, Swift, 21, and Gyllenhaal, 30, enjoyed a meal together at Bound’ry restaurant, reports People magazine, but according to one onlooker, the duo didn’t appear to be on a romantic date.

“They were cordial to one another, but not affectionate,” an eyewitness tells People. “There was no holding hands, but they seemed happy together. They sat next to the fireplace just chatting away.”

Halle Berry, Prince’s exes engaged to be wed Singer Eric Benet is engaged to be married to Prince’s exwife, Manuela Testolini.

Benet’s rep confirmed the happy news to Us Magazine.

“They are engaged and very happy,” the rep said.

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Young audience brings up issues in network technology

By Ben.Theobald iowastatedaily.com Technology is always evolving our lives with new networking devices, though it can also evolve into a different audience that it wasn’t necessarily intended for. “Younger people tend to be more inclined to technology than older people,� said Kevin Scheibe, Associate Professor of supply chain and information systems. “Smart phones and iPod touches, things that are connected, certainly have enabled a newer, younger generation. There is a draw technologically.�

Young audiences now have access to services that were not intended for them. “Technology is designed with a particular audience in mind, but it gets adapted to other applications,â€? said Brian Mennecke, associate professor of supply chain and information systems. “There is a theory in our ďŹ eld called ‘structuration theory;’ the basic idea is you can’t consider technology by itself, you have to consider technology in the context of people. “When a technology is put out in that context,â€? Mennecke said, “applications for it in terms of the basic functionality that it offers generally are appropriated in ways that were not anticipated by the designers.â€?

However, with technological devices comes the ability to adapt to a new audience; in this case, the creator of the device would be able to change the device to make it safe for a young audience. “As the designer sees different appropriations for it, they have to adapt the technology; they have to make a set of controls, but I suspect that most people don’t do much with that,�

Mennecke said. “People probably don’t think of how someone else might appropriate that device.�

Facebook, the most popular social networking site that has reached more than 500 million users and topped Google as the most visited site in 2010, has become a concern as more kids have been getting access to the Internet.

According to the terms of Facebook, a user must be at least 13 to use Facebook, considering it is a social networking cite on the Internet.

It’s no surprise to Scheibe that these rules are often broken or not considered by the user. “The thing about these online networks is that people develop a digital persona,� Scheibe said. “You have this person, a digital manifestation of yourself, that actually is out there and

>>REPAIRS.p1 “Locker installation starts Monday,� Giles said. “Only one locker room will be shut down at a time.�

According to Recreation Services’s website, the men’s locker rooms will be reopened Jan. 31. Once that is complete, the women’s locker rooms will be start. The women’s locker room will be reopened Feb. 7.

Next up for repairing is the roof. Renovations to the

>>CHARITY.p1 video quickly became the most viewed and voted for video in the contest. After voting was cut off, Ford did phone interviews with the people who had the top videos. “I had my interview, and they told me they would let us know on a speciďŹ c date,â€?

Stafford said. “That date came and went, and I thought that they just must have gone with someone else.�

The next day Stafford realized he was wrong.

roof are set to be completed in February. “There will be installation of sky lights in the track area, “ Giles said.

To include the project going on at State Gym, together this is a huge project.

There is so much to do that the carpenters can only work on one recreation center at a time. “It is our intent once we open State and get equipment there, we will focus on Lied

and get it up to today’s standards,� Giles said.

The August oods affected most of Iowa, and one step at a time, everything is coming back together. “The ood was unfortunate, and I hope we don’t have to go through it again,â€? Giles said. “Lied in a way is getting a facelift,â€? Giles said. “If you want to take the positive out of the negative, this will be the good.â€?

“The next day I got a phone call though and heard the awesome news,� Stafford said. “When I got the news that I won I couldn’t control myself. I started running around screaming and calling everyone I knew� “Tyler’s video received over a thousand more votes than the next highest video, and he was contacted for an interview,� said Kayla Hunefeld, senior in advertising and director of public relations for Dance Marathon. “ISU Dance Marathon was also contacted

at this time to make us aware that Tyler was a ďŹ nalist in this competition. Ford chose Tyler’s video based on number of votes and his interview and awarded ISU Dance Marathon $10,000 to be used to create an educational fund.â€?

Stafford’s prize package included not only $10,000 to go toward creating an educational fund for Dance Marathon; he also won an all-expensespaid trip to Spain for him and a friend to test drive the new Ford cars on a private test track.

>>RATES.p1 they belong in order to be successful, socially and academically.�

At Iowa State, the enrollments of ethnicities are varied, but there are six minority categories — Black, Asian, Hispanic, PaciďŹ c Islander and American Indian.

When combining the graduation rate of these minorities to the white majority, there is a noticeable disparity. The disparity may be caused because of the fact that there are substantially less minorities than the white majority or because of other underlying issues like culture shock and a lack of a support system.

One of the ways a minority student could gain a support system within the ISU community is through a family of programs and centers designed speciďŹ cally for them. There is the Multicultural Center whose primary mission is to develop a sense of community between students, staff and faculty of color on the ISU campus. The center provides computers, study

>>LEVELS.p1 talking through a tremendous amount of statistical calculations, looking at all the different sources of uoride,â€? Dunn said. “They studied how much uoride people get in their diet, how much uoride they get through toothpastes, they looked at what the exposures of uorides were from small children up to ... adults.â€?

It’s because of all these outside sources of uoride and a larger awareness of dental health that has the HHS and

persists.� “These 13-year-olds, they’re not thinking about the next 10 years. When they’re engaging and doing these things online, they’re creating a digital presence,� Scheibe said.

Mennecke There have been many issues with Facebook in terms of accountability of what they’re posting in statuses or pictures. “The question that is being brought up is whether it is right for people to discriminate against you based upon inforScheibe mation that you are conveying about yourself that is not necessarily protected by law,�

Scheibe said.

It seems that the case of posting online begs the question: Is the user protected by the First Amendment?

Bugeja Scheibe said a metaphor appropriate for Facebook is a glass house — users must be careful of what they post for the public to see. “If you’re conveying an impression of something that might be viewed as unreliable, would it be inappropriate for an employer to see that and then judge you accordingly?� Scheibe said.

Michael Bugeja, director of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication has been a critic of Facebook, according to an analysis he made in a piece called “Facing the Facebookâ€? that was in the Chronicle of Higher Education in 2006. “I’ve learned many things about Facebook in the past ďŹ ve years,â€? Bugeja said. “No matter who says what about its deleterious effects, that company will continue to take advantage of every user without those users knowing it, because Facebook’s main concern is proďŹ t.â€?

The terms of any website like Facebook are like a contract — once you sign up, or in this case, click the “I agreeâ€? tab, you are bound to them. “If an incident arises, well, sorry, you clicked ‘I agree’ and didn’t read the terms,â€? Bugeja said. “Facebook is about proďŹ t at the expense of your privacy. Until a federal judge reviews these terms and declares them ‘unconscionable,’ meaning the contract is unjustly one-sided, people will continue to fritter away their privacy so that Facebook can data mine content and sell, sell, sell.â€?

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rooms and a kitchenette. There is also the Black Cultural Center that provides study rooms and a kitchenette. Students can also ďŹ nd support within clubs and activities on campus. “Support plays a big role. If a student of color has at least one person of support, then they can be retained,â€? said Japannah Kellogg, program director of student support services. “That’s where we try to improve retention rates among minorities. We try to connect students with organizations,â€? Santos said.

The Multicultural Student Affairs office works to improve the retention of multicultural students with an emphasis on academic success and student leadership development. Another program is the Student Support Services Program, which is program through TRiO that helps students overcome class, social and cultural barriers to higher education.

Both programs provide free tutoring, career planning and ďŹ nancial aid advising. They are an example of programs at Iowa State that are closing the disparity gap one student at a time.

CDC recommended lowering the level uoride, Propes said.

Fluoride is a natural mineral. In Ames it can be found in groundwater, which supplies Ames’ drinking water.

The mineral acts as a barrier for teeth, preventing bacteria from forming cavities on the tooth’s enamel. “Primarily it’s for kids whose permanent teeth haven’t erupted through the gums yet; that’s where the greatest beneďŹ t for uoride in drinking water comes,â€? Dunn said.

However, Dunn stresses all things in moderation. Fluoride has been proven to help with oral health in small doses, but he stresses the adverse affects of high doses. “It’s a matter of trying to maintain the maximum oral health beneďŹ t while minimizing the potential health risks,â€?

Dunn said.

By lowering the amount of uoride, the department hopes to hit the level that will give the residents of Ames the oral health beneďŹ ts they need without any drawbacks.

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Govs. Culver, Branstad praise Iowa’s economy

Changes bring good signs for Ames economy

There’s one thing Gov. Terry Branstad and former Gov. Chet Culver agree on: “how Iowa’s economy continues to grow.”

The Iowa Department of Economic Development recently announced that more than 230 jobs have been planned or proposed for the Iowa as a result of awards from the department.

“Today’s awards represent hundreds of new, well-paying jobs in communities across Iowa,” Branstad said.

The Iowa Economic Development Board approved projects and proposals for proposals in Muscatine, Cedar Rapids, Johnston, Des Moines, Story City, Sioux City, Lamoni, Corydon, Indianola and Ames.

“These awards help illustrate Iowa’s commitment to attracting innovative companies to the state,” Branstad said.

Culver told Iowans in his final Condition of the State address Jan. 11 that Iowa is “leading the nation out of the recession.”

Among the various companies planning to settle in Iowa or expand their existing locations are technology provider HewlettPackard in Des Moines; Pioneer in Johnston; Bridgestone Bandag, a leading commercial retreading system franchise of Muscatine; Divine Engineering of Cedar Rapids; Rasmussen Mechanical Services of Sioux City; Valley of the Moon Commercial Poults Inc., looking to start a commercial turkey egg hatchery in Lamoni; and TS Investments, developer of the software program Floorgraph, in Indianola.

For Ames, M&S FlowMatics received $70,000 from the Demonstration Fund to manufacture additional prototypes of a flow meter, which was originally developed by the Seed Science Center at Iowa State.

Additionally, that same fund gave $50,000 to C2 Development of Ames to support its efforts to design, develop and manufacture LED application products.

Culver said that along with this great growth of jobs, the economy also grew as 13 of Iowa’s 19 largest businesses reported doubledigit stock gains last year. Iowa is the only state to have 14 consecutive months of continued economic growth.

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Sallie Mae offers FAFSA help with online chats It’s that dreaded time of year again — time to file your FAFSA and apply for scholarships.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid helps students qualify for federal or state aid.

Sallie Mae, the only financial services company that specializes in education, will host an online chat session to answer questions students have about how to go about saving money Thursday, Jan. 27 from 8–9 p.m.

Members of the Financial Planning Association will also participate in the chat.

The online chat will also feature tips on how to live using smart money habits.

Sallie Mae recently did a national study and found that 28 percent of families did not submit a FAFSA last academic year. According to the study, half of those people said they did not submit one because they did not think they would qualify for any amount of aid.

The form to apply for FAFSA asks more than 100 personal and financial questions.

Starting Jan. 30, families will be allowed to transfer tax form data from their IRS forms to the FAFSA form.

March 11 is the priority deadline to submit a FAFSA form this year. Applications submitted after the priority deadline may not be able to receive the maximum award possible.

Students and parents can post tips for filling out FAFSA forms and managing money through the end of January on Sallie Mae’s Facebook page. Those who participate will be entered in a weekly drawing for prizes.

To participate in the online chat with Sallie Mae and certified financial planners, go to facebook.com/salliemae.

For more financial information and tips on filing FAFSA forms, visit www.sallimae.com/ fafsa or www.financialaid.iastate.edu.

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By Nicole.McIntosh iowastatedaily.com Duff Avenue was one of the original 12 blocks that formed the entire town of Ames in 1864. Almost 150 years later, it remains a vital business section for the city. Business on Duff is growing and changing every day.

“South Duff area is going to change a lot in the next 12–24 months,” said Dan Culhane, President of the Ames Chamber of Commerce. “This is a good sign for the economy and shows that it is a legitimate market for a variety of businesses.”

One of the newest additions to Ames is the expansion of the Gary Thompson Oil Co. buildings, both for their offices and new tenants at 400 Duff Ave. With the closing of Home Furniture Store right next to their existing offices, Gary Thompson Oil Co. decided to grab the opportunity to create new offices and lease out a few more.

“We think it will be a good addition to have,” said Rick Thompson, vice president of the company.

The Thompsons are creating two buildings out of the area where the furniture store was and remodeling their offices.

US Cellular is in their current building, and they will move to the newer building at the end of February.

Happy Joe’s, located on South Duff Avenue, suffered severe flood damage after floodwaters consumed the business Aug. 11. New businesses, like Buffalo Wild Wings, are now moving in to the South Duff area. File photo: Iowa State Daily

Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar will fill the spot in the Thompson’s building. They are projected to open March 21.

The restaurant, which has 14 other locations across Iowa, has made it a priority to get a spot in the Ames area.

“The Ames market is one that we have been after for a while,” said Christopher Stafford, representative for both parties with Ruhl and Ruhl Commercial Real Estate Company. “It has all the right pieces for a Buffalo Wild Wings. The student

>>INTERVIEW.p1 kind of a conceptual plan of the square footage, the kind of uses they’re going to have in their project, and to get into more detail, they’re going to have to hire some consulting firms and engineering firms. They’re going to have to create a lot more specificity in their construction costs, so they’re about to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to get more detailed information on the project.

So I think they don’t want to move ahead unless they know that the university or the city is willing to be a partner in the project. They’ll have to define what they expect of us in the way of, let’s say the city incentives. Because if the city is going to give no incentives at all, the project might not work financially for them, so why should they go ahead and spend the additional money for engineering firms and such if the council can’t help in the project?

Now, they’ll have to come forward and specify what they want from the city and the university and then both parties will have to say, “Well that’s too much, we can’t give that much.” It doesn’t mean because they asked for it, they’re going to get it. If it’s a partnership, I think they’re going to look for things the university can contribute, the city can contribute and of course, they have to be a partner in it and have a financial implication, a financial role in it too.

Arment: Where exactly is this company from that is doing this?

Schainker: They’re from Kansas City, Mo., and they’ve done projects I think in Manhattan, Kansas; Lawrence, Kan. and KU Med Center in Kansas City, Kan. So they’ve worked before in college towns or similar types of collegecommercial areas like we’re talking about here in the Campustown area. That’s why they were selected I believe.

Arment: That was my next question. Did they come to you or I guess they were selected ...

Schainker: The council put out an RFP with the president of the university expressing a willingness to partner with a developer to help redevelop the Campustown area.

The goal was, and I want to make sure you understand this, was not to eliminate the student activity centers in Campustown. We know that it is a focal point for students.

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population, the family population and the sports draw.”

The restaurant will have 5,320 square feet along with an outdoor patio seating area.

The restaurant is a sports bar that serves New York-style buffalo chicken wings as its specialty along with other American food.

US Cellular will occupy the other 300 square feet of the building. There will be more spaces available in their building next door.

Gary Thompson Oil Co. will be occupying one of the offices.

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what they want to do is add to it, to bring in a broader spectrum of customers to the area. So it would not be totally student-dominated in terms of the businesses that were there. They wanted to diversify its appeal but not to in any way eliminate the student activities and businesses there. They wanted to build upon it and make it a more diverse attraction for the community at large.

Arment: OK, I’ve heard through the grapevine that some people are not very on board with the idea of selling their establishment or their property. And the properties that come to mind are, I think Mayhem is one of them that I’ve heard and I’m not quite sure who else, I haven’t actually hit the streets yet. So I guess if there are people that are obstructing what LANE4 wants to do, is the idea of appropriating that area through eminent domain or some other means like that within the bounds of what could happen? Or is that something that is completely out of bounds?

Schainker: Well to do that it will take city council action, so that is something that is yet to be determined or even discussed. It is yet to be determined by the city council. It is premature to say what would happen. I think that’s the kind of dialogue that will take place in about a month.

Arment: Is there a hard date on when this [eminent domain] will be talked about in the city council?

Schainker: No, I think the best projection is the end of February, which I think there is a Feb. 22 meeting or the first meeting in March.

Arment: We’ve talked a little bit about how some people will have to leave Is it just one of those things where if we’re going to put new things in, some of the old buildings will have to come down and I guess maybe some people will have to look to relocate?

Schainker: Well that’s up to the developer. There’s the possibility

Other national companies who have been looking to getting into the Ames market have noticed this project.

Stafford says he believes the demand will be strong for property along South Duff Avenue.

The recently demolished Twentieth Century Bowling Alley building leaves room for the Bundy family, also represented

by Stafford, to make more opportunities available for growth.

Old George’s Pizza, Happy Joe’s and Puerto Vallarta are a few other

that people can be brought into the project or you can see that they’re not affecting all the buildings in there. So you could build around certain buildings. I do know that change is difficult for people and what is being offered is something that dramatically changes the area and some people say that’s for good or bad.

Arment: Well one of my fears is called gentrification and it’s not necessarily an intentional thing. But it’s where businesses come back to a run-down area of town and start fixing things up and relocates some people but then the surrounding rent goes up. So then maybe Mongolian Buffet which is just to the west may not be able to hang in there or India Star or Thai food... And also, from what I’ve heard, it seems like the things that would interest white people are going in there.

If that happens, we’re going to have the minority business owners... not be driven out, but through necessity of increasing rent they have to leave.

Schainker: Well, when we’re talking about a grocery store or a pharmacy, I can assure you that people of all races and colors can use that.

I do understand what you’re saying about the impacts it may have not only on the people that own property, but the surrounding people.

Arment: I guess in my mind... I have a great respect for small business owners, I don’t like seeing them uprooted. And if the intention is to fix something up, you don’t necessarily have to destroy something to fix it. I mean some of those businesses may be broken down, but ... instead of wiping out people that have been there for so long ...

Schainker: Now another thing to look at is that it predominately services students right now, and they tell me that 20 years ago there were men’s and women’s fashions that served all parts of the community. There were all sorts of attractions that people went to, not just students. So you could also say that that’s OK, it should be student centered and we shouldn’t change that. Or we should try to do something to attract other type of activities that would bring a more diverse group into the area. I’m just asking the question, I’m not drawing any conclusions either.

closed businesses that may see a turnover in the months to come as well.

How does all of this growth hold up for a neighborhood that has been heavily affected by flooding in the past?

When the new buildings are built, they raise the ground elevation up to meet the newly-established flood codes.

This ensures the buildings will survive any future floods that may come.

“The water that was there would not have been a concern for the building anyway,” Stafford said.

Arment: If they were here, doesn’t that say that because there were so many students, the market itself allowed those things to perish and move away?

Schainker: Good point. We’d have to find out why they moved out wouldn’t we? The fact is they may not be there now, and I think it’s the vision of the council and the president of the university to try to diversify the attractiveness of that area. To add to it, not to detract from student activities, but to add to it so by doing this it may be even more financially viable for the people who are there. So they may have a more diverse customer base on which to survive. Hopefully not to hurt the student activity.

Arment: But part of the plans do include turning the Ames Progressive into a parking lot I think. It’s where they have independent concerts, I believe they have a salon in there, it’s mostly known as a music venue in front of the Ark. The Ark will probably have to take a hike as well, which is unfortunate because I buy pet stuff there. I guess we’re just talking about the winds of change and whether people are going to like it or not in essence.

Schainker: I can tell you that one of the top six priorities of the city council was to rejuvenate Campustown, to redevelop Campustown. That’s how we got into the project. Interesting enough, it appeared to be an important goal of the ISU administration too. So it was nice when we both came together with the same kind of goal and are working together on this project. Now people may disagree on what that means, what is the definition of revitalize, rejuvenate or redevelop. And that’s maybe where the dialog is going.

Arment: Well, I appreciate you talking to me.

Schainker: Whatever happens, it’s going to be done in a public session. The discussion of all these topics, the magnitude of the incentives, what type of incentives... And I use incentives. Eminent domain could be considered as an incentive, there are dollar incentives and there are other incentives.

Whatever the developer thinks is warranted to complete the project; they’ll be asking the university and the city for in this memorandum of understanding. So it will come before the council.

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Educate yourself to speak out for, against LANE4’s plans As you can see in today’s Q&A with City Manager Steve Schainker, the City Council expects to hear proposals from LANE4, the property management group hired by the city to “revitalize” Campustown, in late February or early March, in which they’re expected to ask the council to be willing to use its power of eminent domain to acquire properties from owners who might be unwilling to sell their Campustown properties.

Much like the position we, as a staff, were in around this time last year, when it came time for senators to vote to support the Cyclone Cinema proposal, we realize we haven’t gone far enough in putting information out to educate the community about the goings on of the plans to “revitalize”

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Campustown. Starting today — and until LANE4 makes its presentation to the City Council — we’re committed to providing you with the information you need to become active in a citywide conversation surrounding the company’s proposals.

But we’re going to take this opportunity to call our community’s leaders to do the same. City Council members Tom Wacha, Jami Larson, Riad Mahayni, Matthew Goodman, Peter Orazem and city staff owe it to the city, its student-residents, and its Campustown business and property owners to raise the level of commu-

nication with those who’ll be affected most by the project. Jeremy Davis, who represents Campustown’s residents, property owners and business owners on the City Council, Mayor Ann Campbell and ISU President Gregory Geoffroy owe us more than the rest. And, representing the student body’s interests in official capacities, Matt England, the student body’s ex-officio representative to the City Council, Luke Roling, the GSB president, and our respective senators owe it to the student body to be clear and straightforward about what — exactly — this project will entail. Because it will

involve sacrifices for many in the hope that we’ll reap the rewards of a revitalized business district across the street from Central Campus at the project’s completion.

And that request is going to involve the aforementioned taking on personal responsibility for making sure that the community is educated to the best of their abilities. Because our only goal is to have a conversation in the community about the proposal and to get that conversation started.

It won’t be good enough for President Geoffroy to assume that Jeremy Davis is taking care of communicating with Campustown’s business owners.

And it won’t be good enough for GSB’s senators to assume that Matt or Luke are taking care of

representing their constituents’ interests to LANE4, the City Council and President Geoffroy, as plans move forward. We might very well lose the Chicha Shack, Headliners, Project 20/20, El Patron, Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches, Grandma’s Attic, Cy’s Roost, Fighting Burrito, Asylum, Mickey’s Irish Pub, Copyworks, Mayhem Collectibles, U.S. Bank, Birthright, Domino’s Pizza, India Palace, Ames Progressive, Joy’s Mongolian Grill, Planned Parenthood, Little Taipei, Kum&Go, Pizza Pit and Welch Ave. Station, among many more. All of us need to pay attention.

To prepare to speak up — in support or in opposition — for LANE4’s plans.

So, please, take notice.

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Residents must formulate opinions

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eople of Ames, please take note.

You have roughly 30 days to formulate an opinion about the proposed renovations to Campustown by LANE4. Sometime at the end of February the city council will meet and hold an open forum to discuss whether eminent domain is on the table when it comes to incentives that can be offered to LANE4. LANE4 is seeking assurances that when it comes time to build, they will not be hindered.

Let me make very clear that I am not trying to vilify LANE4 as a company. My thought process is this: LANE4 provides a service. They are simply trying to do something the city council expressed interest in having done. To me LANE4 is a tool, something that exists only because of its utility. It is up to the community to tell its leaders whether or not LANE4 should be undertaking this project at all.

What project? You might have just asked yourself that. Many of you have never seen the plans before, and that is something that I find very troubling. How can GSB accurately represent your thoughts if you have no idea whats going on? How can Iowa State know what you want?

Before very recently there were no startling developments. I simply thought the free market would either allow or deny LANE4; that is, property owners would either move, or they would not, and LANE4 would have to deal with it if they didn’t.

Now that eminent domain has been put on the table as a possible incentive for LANE4, things change dramatically. If you aren’t familiar with eminent domain, I’m about to break it down to its simplest definition: The government seizing land and paying fair market value for the land to the property owner.

Eminent domain has stipulations, however. For instance, the seizing is supposed to be for the good of the community. An easy example of this

Property group, LANE4 is looking to develop Campustown. LANE4 is working on rennovations in other places in Ames, but the Campustown facelift is of main focus for students. The blocks indicate areas LANE4 plans to revitalize. All plans are still subject to change. Graphic: Aaron Hewit/Iowa State Daily

is seizing land for roads, but it can be used for other projects.

The Supreme Court ruled in Kelo v. City of New London that the city can use eminent domain to seize land for for economic development that is for the good of the community.

Don’t think that this means if a land owner challenged a decision to use eminent domain that they would have no chance in court.

I haven’t had the chance to read the case in its entirety just yet, or much of the verbose opinion about it

from others.

What I can tell you from my preliminary glances is that the United States Supreme Court looked closely at the plans that were being proposed.

An interesting part of the court’s opinion in Kelo v. City of New London, as written by Justice Stevens, reads, “We emphasize that nothing in our opinion precludes any State from placing further restrictions on its exercise of the takings power. Indeed, many States

already impose ‘public use’ requirements that are stricter than federal baseline.”

Maybe at some point in the future Iowa will set a new precedent regarding eminent domain that has the names Ames, LANE4 and Campustown somewhere in the mix.

The paradigm that existed where people could choose to stay where they were changed when I found out “eminent domain” was indeed being discussed as a prospective incentive for LANE4.

The idea of owners not selling is not a hypothetical one. I was told

by Rob Josephson, co-owner of Mayhem, that his landlord, Dorus Haynes, would not be selling her property. I have also heard from other businesses that their landlords will not be selling either, but they were not willing or confident enough to go on record saying this.

This means that, barring property owners changing their minds and selling, eminent domain will be necessary for LANE4 to go forward as planned.

You need to start thinking right now. Start thinking about your opinion.

I know, some people seem to just have their opinion. Believe me, though, the best opinions are well examined, and have their metal tested regularly.

I’m not saying that there aren’t arguments for LANE4’s Campustown renovation being a good thing. I will be going over some of these in future columns.

What I’m saying is that you need to become interested right now, this very second.

If you are a freshman and decide not to go to the open forum that will be held by the city council to air your opinion, don’t complain in three years if things aren’t the way you would like them to be.

The governing institutions of Ames want to have an open discourse concerning what the students want. I know this because this was communicated to me when I spoke with Steve Schainker, the city manager.

Things are more complicated, and that is what I am trying to convey. I will be back to examine many aspects of LANE4, believe that.

The utility of this column is to get you to start thinking, to galvanize you, to prepare your thought process to be orated in front of men at the city council meeting at the end of February.

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Redevelopment plans aim to create lively atmosphere

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think many students at Iowa State might agree with me that Campustown could use a facelift or at least an infusion of useful daytime businesses. We at the Daily were informed that many years ago, Campustown was more than just bars, music venues and sandwich shops. There used to be interesting daytime stores and small businesses in Campustown that opened before noon. The Campustown redevelopment plans are simply aiming to recreate this family and student friendly area that formerly existed just a stone’s throw from Friley Hall.

The proposed changes for the Campustown area on Welch Avenue make me think of the summer I spent studying in Brunel, on the west side

of London. The interesting thing about living in Brunel, like many small towns in Europe, the town was built for walking. We could walk to get groceries, I walked into town to buy a soccer ball one day, and if we wanted to go out to eat, we walked there.

Right now if you live in Campustown, you are an equal distance from either Hy-Vee and you probably need a bus or car to get there. If you want to go browse some small shops you have to go to Main Street, another bus ride away.

But, if you want to go to bars, you have more than enough options right on Welch Avenue. The city and university have been pushing to redesign Campustown so that

we have the amenities we need as students nearby within walking distance. The planned grocery on Welch Avenue will go into competition with the C-store in the Union Drive Community center, which will give all the students in the area more choices about where they can find snacks and food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Having more parking should make Campustown a more lively area, allowing people from outside Iowa State to enjoy the shops and bars alongside students.

There will be newer, better-designed buildings on Welch so you won’t have to deal with bars retrofitted into existing space, sometimes with bathrooms the size (and condition) of outdoor port-a-potties.

I admit there are many great businesses that currently reside in Campustown. Everyone needs to realize that LANE4’s plans for the area are still very preliminary. I’m hoping that some of the businesses in Campustown are able to work with the developers to maintain a presence there in the future. Nobody is yet being pushed forcibly out of the area and even if some businesses decide to sell, they could rebuild elsewhere in town.

With the upgrade of Campustown, it would be really cool if we get businesses of the caliber of Olde Main or Buffalo Wild Wings on Welch Ave. in the future.

Major change like this always is tough. I know I have a very specific

picture of Campustown in my mind and LANE4’s vision is much different from my own. Without higherincome businesses in Campustown, there is not money to fix up the buildings, but without the area being fixed up and redesigned, new businesses won’t come in. If LANE4’s plans succeed, both parts will be accomplished at the same time.

I urge you to learn more about the plans for the development project, and to get in contact with city council members to express your thoughts and any concerns about the project. I’m sure they will consider the thoughts and needs of students as they make their final decision to approve or disapprove LANE4’s development plans.

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Local businesses foster community atmosphere

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Campustown locations vital for Ames economy

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rue local businesses are few and far between nowadays.

Most restaurants in Ames, although locally owned, are franchises. Same goes for almost all of our stores/retailers.

In Ames, we are very lucky, we get to purchase items from businesses who are owned by people who not only live in Ames — putting money back into the Ames economy by living here of course — but care about their customers too.

I’m talking about the businesses in Campustown.

These businesses sell items targeted at students and at the Ames community in general. They offer us with the goods and services they know we want and do their best to provide them to us. One aspect of local businesses that national chains can’t seem to lock down is the idea of “community”.

Going into a business, knowing the owner, knowing all the other shoppers and the value it adds to your experience.

One such business exists in Ames, and that business is in jeopardy of being moved and forced to close its doors.

That business is Mayhem Collectibles on Lincoln Way. With many Campustown businesses, they are concerned about what will happen when the Campustown redevelopment project begins. Mayhem has been in Campustown for the last 21 years. The business sells trading cards, comic books, other collectibles and is planning on selling video games starting in April. The business employs nine people and has a second location in Des Moines. “If we weren’t in Campustown, we probably wouldn’t even be in Ames, in my opinion,” said

Kristen Norris, Ames resident, reads a Spiderman comic book at Mayhem on May 16. Mayhem has been nominated for a Will Eisner award for best comic book shop. The winner will be announced July 23 at Comic-Con 2010 in San Diego. Mayhem last won an Eisner award in 2008. File photo: Iowa State Daily

Chris, one of the employees.

You might be thinking, that’s quite a radical statement to make about the city of Ames, but he’s right. Mayhem collectibles has something other businesses don’t have, not only do they have the standard sales floor you’d expect of a retail business, they have a separate part of their store that is a dedicated game room.

Every night of the week there are card games, tournaments and other games being

played.

When the store closes at night, the game room stays open, and that’s where this business thrives.

Mayhem isn’t just a comic book store, it’s a community.

The games aren’t just games, they’re a social event.

Friday nights at Mayhem, where the game that night is “Magic the Gathering” draws out about 50 or so people.

This wouldn’t be possible if they weren’t in their current

Mayhem isn’t just a comic book store, it’s a community. The games aren’t just games, they’re a social event. “ location. If they were forced to move by a certain development firm, they’d have to seriously consider where they

Campustown

Ames should not utilize eminent domain to transfer properties

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n its quest to make Campustown more of an attraction for the population of Ames not affiliated with the University, the city of Ames may allow the use of eminent domain to transfer properties from their current owners to the development corporation, LANE4, that was selected to revitalize the area.

While eminent domain has its civic uses, it should never be used to forcefully end a business negotiation process that is not progressing.

Business transactions require the consent of both parties. A meeting of the minds is necessary — each party must see an advantage in the transaction.

Eminent domain has been used to construct parks, roads, infrastructure systems, museums and other places with large benefits to the public community. Each person benefits from these, and not in a financial way — which would be lopsided and unfair — from the use of eminent domain for public projects.

The use of the state’s power of eminent domain is simply unjust if it is used for the benefit of private enterprises.

Directly assisting a private business is not a legitimate use of the state’s coercive, forceful power.

In doing so, the state favors one party over another and awards financial assets to the favored party. But favoritism — especially economic favoritism — has no place in politics.

Politics and government are only concerned with public affairs affecting the whole community.

Financial gifts to select individuals or corporations are an appalling abuse of government authority.

Politics is supposed to be an activity in which we can all participate for the good of the whole.

Politics is supposed to be about things that unite us, things that bind us together — not, as in the case of business development, things that divide us. There are only so many owners of LANE4.

Only so many people will benefit from its takeover of Lincoln Way from Hayward Avenue to Stanton Avenue.

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Government engineering of the economy — giving land, resources and permissions to those companies willing to build the government’s vision of economic life — is wrong.”

Eminent domain used for private development allows one party to benefit at the expense of another. The wealthier party is able to convince the people with the authority to make eminent domain happen that he is able to deliver what they want.

Government engineering of the economy — giving land, resources and permissions to those companies willing to build the government’s vision of economic life — is wrong. The free exchange of property allows viable businesses to emerge. Each business in Campustown has its clientele.

They are not derelict, they are not a waste of space.

It should not be surprising that the area across the street from campus is filled with businesses frequented by students living on and around campus, who attend classes at that campus. The other residents of Ames are more than welcome to join in the life of Campustown.

But they should understand the businesses there will deliver, as their first order of business, the goods according to what their primary customers — the students — want. Of course there will be a dozen bars and clubs, tattoo parlors, restaurants offering inexpensive food from all over the world, and a coffeehouse.

There are areas for shopping already in Ames. There are already four groceries in Ames and many more pharmacies. The “Future Phase” labels on LANE4’s graphic of their plan for Campustown are dangerously vague, as is the enormous entertainment label.

And while there probably is a market for groceries, entertainment venues and other businesses that would appeal to the greater Ames population in addition to the students, those projects should be undertaken by local members of the community who actually have a stake in it — not a development corporation from Kansas City, Mo. Even if LANE4 would receive a benefit from the city’s use of eminent domain the procedure would still be unjustified.

Governments do not exist to provide individual benefits to people. The community is not made better by an individual going out and shopping — it is made better by groups doing so. Community life is not improved by individual pleasures and individual accumulation of money.

The outward appearance may be improved, and the material quality of life might be improved, but communities exist to provide spaces where people interact and are not isolated.

On interfering with one another, John Stuart Mill wrote that a man’s “own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant.” He went on, writing that a man “cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear [from doing] because it will be better for him do so, because it will make him happier, because, in the opinion of others, to do so would be wise or even right.”

Why? Because it is “in the opinion of others.” Economics is left to individuals in their private capacities. Politics and government exist to accommodate our interactions with others.

Redevelopment of Campustown might be in order. In fact, it probably should change to a more downtown-like area.

But such change should not be accomplished through eminent domain.

Economic decisions should be made by the people experiencing those economic dynamics on a daily basis — the business owners and their clients. They should not be made using the political and coercive process.

could move, or if they’d even want to reopen to begin with.

Most of their customers would have to drive to their Des Moines location or just not go at all.

And that’s what makes Campustown so great. The idea of truly local businesses and the communities and friendships it can create.

It’s Mayhem Collectables, and it’s also so much more. It’s the perfect location with just the right mixture of demo-

graphics that allow the Iowa State experience to thrive.

To the administration and to the city it may just be another way to earn tax revenue, but to many of us it’s a way of life. It’s where we live, where we eat, where we go out on weekends. It’s where we meet friends and make friends.

It’s where memories are made and where good times are had. That is truly something we should cherish and protect.

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GSB liason addresses student concerns for Campustown facelift Greetings, fellow ISU students. For those of you who do not know, the city of Ames has a very unique position within its government: the Ex-Officio Student Liaison to the Ames City Council. I currently hold this GSBappointed position, and one goal of mine this semester is to have open communication from the city council and GSB to the students and vice-versa. Throughout the coming semester, I hope I can communicate to you what is going on in the city of Ames right now, and most importantly, how it will affect you, as students and residents of this city.

The biggest issue that most students ask me about currently is the Campustown redevelopment project. I hear a lot of concern from students as to what will happen to the Campustown that we have all come to know and love. You have probably heard something about LANE4 and Campustown revitalization already, but I would like to shed some light on some of the questions I’ve been asked.

How much of Campustown is going to be redeveloped?

The city of Ames and Iowa State University, along with the developer, LANE4 Property Group, have indicated the target revitalization area as the land one-half block south of Lincoln Way, from Stanton Avenue to Hayward Avenue. Regardless of any early concept plans you may have seen at this point, this is currently the targeted area.

How much has LANE4 been paid to redevelop Campustown?

Neither the City of Ames nor Iowa State University have paid LANE4 Property Group, the developer selected to work on a redevelopment project, any money to date. The City Council approved a Master Developer Agreement with LANE4 on May 25, 2010, which simply gave LANE4 the security as the master developer to proceed with the process. Lane4 was selected through an RFP (Request for Proposal) process that included lots of public and City/University input.

Their extensive experience in other college campustowns across the country set them apart from the competition. The work LANE4 has done thus far and the information you have seen in their presentations has not cost Ames or ISU students anything. They are doing this because they are excited

Matt England is the Ex-Officio Student Liaison to the Ames City Council about the future of Campustown, and they see the potential that exists there, as do the City of Ames and Iowa State University.

What is the next step in the redevelopment process?

By late February or early March, a Memorandum of Understanding will be discussed among the City of Ames, Iowa State and LANE4 Property Group. By signing this document, Ames will be showing LANE4 that they are willing to incentivize the development with various tax incentives.

This is the next stage of development and will again cost the City or ISU students nothing.

What will I do on Welch during reconstruction if all the bars are torn down?

LANE4 has indicated that they will complete the project in a “phasedmethod,” as opposed to the rumored “leveling of the land.” We will still have a Campustown where we can all still go and enjoy ourselves during redevelopment, as they will be staging the revitalization process over a two-year timeframe. Also remember, the south half of the block will remain at this time.

What will happen to the bars and restaurants that I love in Campustown?

While it is true that some existing businesses in Campustown may not remain in the Welch area, it is the goal of the project’s leaders (the City of Ames and Iowa State University) to create a more diverse entertainment life in Campustown that will attract a broader cross section of our residents, while still retaining some of the staple establishments of the Welch scene.

The project is still in its very early phases, and at this time to say with certainty that Bar XYZ will not exist when the project is finished is unreasonable.

I hope I’ve been able to answer some of the questions you might have had surrounding Campustown while shedding a little light into this exciting project. The City of Ames and Iowa State University, as well as GSB and myself personally are very excited to see this project continue forward, and I’m sure you will be hearing more about it soon.

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Iowa State continued its early-season Big 12 struggles Saturday with an 87-54 loss at No. 14 Missouri.

The Cyclones (14-6, 1-4 Big 12), playing their second-consecutive conference game on the road, and their tired legs were evident from the tip. Iowa State shot just 19-of-70 from the field, a measly 27 percent.

Missouri (17-3, 3-2) on the other hand, shot 43 percent, including hitting on 10 of its 29 3-point tries.

The Cyclones scored the game’s first points, but the 2-0 advantage would be their only lead. The game was as close as a fourpoint Missouri lead midway through the first half, but the Tigers would stretch the lead out to 48-26 at intermission before taking the 33-point victory.

This was the Cyclones’ first loss by double digits and the worst loss for first-year coach Fred Hoiberg. The previous worst loss came Wednesday, a nine-point loss at Oklahoma State. Iowa State has now lost four of its last five games.

Jake Anderson led the Cyclones with 20 points, the only ISU player to reach double digits. All five Missouri starters scored in double figures.

Iowa State now moves on to face two of the Big 12’s worst performers in 2011, Texas Tech on Wednesday and Oklahoma on Saturday.

Cyclones lose to finish weekend final

Oklahoma wins dispite strong ISU performances

By Darrin. Cline iowastatedaily.com The wrestling woes continued for the Cyclones on Sunday, this time they were on the short end of a 29-13 decision against visiting Oklahoma State.

The Cowboys (8-2-1 , 2-1 in Big 12) came into Hilton Colesium as one of the hottest teams in the country. Despite strong performances from Max Mayfield, Jon Reader and Andrew Sorenson, the Cyclones (6-7, 0-3) were unable to manufacture enough offense to compete with the nation’s sixthranked team.

Chris Perry, nephew of Oklahoma State coach John Smith, started things off on the right foot for the visitors. In the opening dual at 184 pounds, the battle of redshirt freshmen between Perry and Iowa State’s Cole Shafer went

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the way of the Cowboys with a pin in the second period.

The still rehabilitating Jerome Ward took the mat for the Cyclones against an undefeated Clayton Foster. Ward showed vast improvements and pushed the No. 3 Cowboy until the final whistle. Despite multiple strong shot attempts, Foster defended each try and escaped with a 3-1 win.

“For him not to take those opportunities when they are presented to him by a very tough guy is very disappointing,” Jackson said.

Kyle Simonson collected the only win for the Cyclones at the first meet against Oklahoma State this season. Facing Blake Rosholt — the youngest member of the Rosholt wrestling dynasty at OSU — Simonson was unable to duplicate his performance

Cole Shafer gets flipped onto the mat by Oklahoma State’s Chris Perry during Sunday’s match at Hilton Coliseum. Perry defeated Shafer 8-2 and the Cyclones lost to the Cowboys 13-29. Photo: Rebekka Brown/Iowa State Daily

falling 7-2.

Brandon Jones gave Iowa State a quick six points, recieving a forfeit at 125 pounds. Jordan Oliver proved why he was number one at 133 pounds. The Cowboy sophomore rolled through Iowa State’s Ben Cash with a 21-8 win.

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State forfeit at 141, the visitors held a 22-6 lead. Max Mayfield has been making the most of his opportunities afforded him at 149 pounds. Trailing 3-0 in the second period, Mayfield capitalized on a scramble to get the takedown and in the final round, the native of Davenport picked up

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Hockey Cyclone trio fuels easy win against Golden Eagles Matt Cohn, Brian Rooney and Cort Bulloch all achieved hat tricks over the weekend as the Iowa State Cyclones easily handled the University of Minnesota-Crookston Golden Eagles.

On Friday, Cohn notched his achievement as the Cyclones (18-14-0) cruised 12-2. In Saturday’s contest, Rooney and Bulloch got their own hat tricks late in the third period as Iowa State again blew out the Golden Eagles (4-7-0) 14-2.

This was the first series for Iowa State without coach Al Murdoch and starting goaltender Erik Hudson, who are in Chicago training for the World University Games.

“Things aren’t going to change here too much,” said associate head coach Brian Wierson. “I think the guys responded well to coaching just the way we wanted them to.”

Iowa State jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first period Friday. On Saturday, however, the Cyclones held a 5-1 lead going into the third.

But six straight goals in an 11-minute span propelled Iowa State past the D-II opponent, who was clearly outmatched the entire series, similar to the Cyclones’ victory over Iowa in December.

“Minnesota-Crookston came out hard, but we really can’t afford to ease up at all with our schedule,” said Cohn. “We just got to keep working hard.”

Sophomore Paul Karus got the start in both games in place of Hudson in front of the net. Midway through the second period Saturday, Wierson pulled Karus to give freshman Scott Ismond some playing time. The two gave up a combined four goals in two games, but didn’t face many shots, since Iowa State held the puck for most of the series.

“I think we kind of knew what kind of games it was going to be,” said freshman Marcus Malmsten. “We knew if we just played hard and play the way we can, we were going to win big.”

The Cyclones are now four games over .500, and haven’t lost since a road defeat at perennial powerhouse Lindenwood University.

Next up is a home series next weekend against the Rams of Colorado State University.

one more point to send the match to overtime.

Despite the outstanding performance, Mayfield lost the match in sudden death overtime, 6-4.

“Max gave himself a great chance to win that match. He competed to the best of his ability and un-

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Scary end to Beauty and Beast Trent Weatherman ‘choked unconcious’ in final match

By Jake. Calhoun iowastatedaily.com The collective breath of those in attendance at Hilton Coliseum on Friday was held as Trent Weatherman lay unconscious on

the mat after getting pinned in his match against Oklahoma’s Chase Nelson.

“It looks to me like he was choked unconscious,” said ISU coach Kevin Jackson. “They caught it real late and I’m sure he probably was unconscious during the whole time.”

Weatherman had been fighting a hold and eventually got choked out, which lead to him becoming

unconscious.

Jackson said by the time the team doctors noticed that Weatherman was not responsive, some time had already passed.

“If you get laid on your back it’s a real concern when you lay on your back that long and you don’t move, then you get a bit nervous,” Jackson said.

While he was lying on the mat, the medical officials evaluated

Weatherman by asking him what his name was, what day it was and what year it was, all of which Weatherman answered correctly.

However, Jackson says he still was not himself.

“He was responsive in that way, but he wasn’t normal and he wasn’t himself and that’s for sure,” Jackson said.

The team doctors were not made available for comment.

Track and field

Team finds success at ISU Open Cyclones kick off indoor season with ‘good results’

By Clint. Cole iowastatedaily.com The ISU track and field team kicked off the indoor season by hosting the ISU Open Friday and Saturday at the Lied Recreation Athletic Center.

The Cyclones made a great showing at the season-opening meet, winning four titles on day one, and five titles on day two.

Coach Corey Ihmels was optimistic about the results from the meet.

“We’ve had some good results all the way around,” Ihmels said. “I think if you can look at every event area, we’ve had some positive things happen.”

On Friday, junior Laishema Hampton won the women’s weight throw with a throw of 62 feet 1/2 inch. Redshirt senior Josh Koglin

won the men’s weight throw with a distance of 60 feet 1 1/4 inches.

The ISU distance medley relay ‘A’ team, which includes Rico Loy, Brian Sandvig, David Lantz and Joel Limo won their event with a time of 9:50.09.

The women’s distance medley relay ‘B’ team won their event with a time of 11:39.74.

“It’s our first competition back from break,” Ihmels said. “So I just kind of wanted to get out and have everyone be really competitive in whatever event they’re in and not really worry about the time or the distance or the height.”

On Saturday, junior Lucy Kennedy won the women’s mile run with a time of 4:48.52. Senior Hillary Bor won the men’s mile run with a time of 4:12.83. Junior Meaghan Nelson won the women’s seeded 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:42.75, which is a new personal best for her.

Cyclone volleyball player Hannah Willms made her track and field debut by winning the

Yonas Mebrahtu celebrates with Joel Limo after Limo finishes a race on Friday at Lied Recreational Center. Photo: Yue Wu/Iowa State Daily

women’s seeded high jump with a height of 5 feet, 8 3/4 inches.

Danielle Frere made a new personal best by throwing the shot put 51 feet, 1 1/4 inches in a winning effort.

“All in all, the kids have competed hard and we’ve had some pretty

good results,” Ihmels said.

The ISU track and field team was hoping to be competitive at this meet and get ready for the rest of the season.

“By and large, I think I’ve seen a pretty competitive group out there this weekend,” Ihmels said.

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Quality athletic facilities tend to parallel a program’s recruiting abilities to bring in top talent, no matter the sport, and the current outdoor track does more harm than good in that regard.

“It will definitely help recruiting,” said assistant coach Kristy Popp.

“Right now we don’t take too many recruits up to the outdoor track. It’s not real pretty to look at.”

What also will help recruiting, as well as give the team a better competitive edge, is the ability to host outdoor meets.

“We’ll be able to host a couple

meets a year,” Popp said.

“And we’ll be able to host the Iowa Games, which can give a lot of kids the opportunity to see the campus. Overall it will be a good thing.”

And some of the younger members of the team are looking forward to that opportunity.

“I think it will be awesome,” said freshman jumper Nick Lucs.

“The track we’re on now really needs an upgrade, and it will be great to practice and compete [on the new track].”

Fellow freshman triathlete Anna Holtermann agreed with

Lucs’ assessment.

“It’s very exciting,” Holtermann said. “It’s cool to have indoor meets, but the ability to have outdoor meets as well will be nice.

And just having a better place to practice outside is going to be good for us.”

Ihmels recognized the plan for the new facility would not have occurred without the aid of athletics director Jamie Pollard.

“It’s exciting that Jamie’s got a commitment to the Olympic sports,” Ihmels said. “And in the end we’re excited to continue moving forward”

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A recently approved plan for a new ISU athletics facility complete with a outdoor track, soccer field and softball diamond has coaches and players excited for the future.

“Essentially we’re operating right now with the remnants of an outdoor track,” said ISU track and field coach Corey Ihmels.

“The ability to have a new facility that we can bring a recruit to and host meets with will be a huge key to our success as we move forward in the Big 12.”

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to 157 pounds to fill in for the injured Trent Weatherman, but unfortunately for the Cyclones, Oklahoma State’s Neil Erisman came in looking to dominate and clinched a major decision over Carr Jr. Iowa State concluded the dual with the perennial fan favorites, Andrew Sorenson and Jon Reader. Sorenson brought the crowd and coaches alive in his match against nemesis Dallas Bailey. Bailey edged Sorenson at the National Duals, but Sunday’s match went to Sorenson, 5-3.

For Reader it was the same match, different day. The AllAmerican manhandled Mike Benefiel, amassing over four minutes of riding time and finishing the match with an 11-2 major decision. Reader notched his second dominating victory of the weekend with the win.

“The guys that have been consistent for us continue to be consistent, when you talk about Jon Reader and Andrew Sorenson,” Jackson said.

“So it’s not a guessing game of how we want these guys to wrestle, we have prime examples of how we want them to wrestle and what we want them do.”

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Cyclones reach season high final

By Chris. Cuellar iowastatedaily.com The Cyclones used five scores at or above 9.850 to fuel a 195.250-194.550 victory over Missouri at the Beauty and the Beast event on Friday night.

Coach Jay Ronayne’s squad used season-high scores on vault, uneven bars and the floor exercise to put together a season-high total.

For the first time this season, Iowa State’s all-around performer Michelle Browning didn’t win the overall individual scoring, but her teammates pulled great scores together to complement the junior.

“This is exactly the way we scripted it from the beginning, so it bodes well for the near future and it feels great to have a W,” Ronayne said.

Freshman Michelle Shealy finished just 0.075 points behind Missouri’s allaround winner, Mary Burke, but put together a solid evening in her third meet for the Cyclones.

Shealy’s clean 9.875 routine on the balance beam only was outshone by senior Jody McKellar’s 9.900 on the uneven bars.

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The score tied her career best and posting the total so early in the season leaves big aspirations for the rest of the season.

“I’ve never felt so excited, the crowd right from the beginning kept us energized,” McKellar said. “I did one 9.9 routine last year but I felt like this one was more solid than that one. I was really happy with it.”

McKellar also won the Marie-Rae Sopper Outstanding Performer award for the meet.

Browning, Iowa State’s high scorer coming into the meet in three out of the four events fell on the balance beam, dropping Iowa State’s total, but recovered with a meet-high 9.800 on the floor exercise to close out.

“She is just a very focused athlete, which is what sets her apart from everybody else,” Ronayne said of the junior.

“Some kids, just because they are a superior athlete they can get away with stuff, they might

There’s a first time for everything.

For Texas A&M, it was winning in Hilton Poppens Coliseum.

The Aggies (17-1, 5-0 Big 12) held off a late Cyclone run in the second half to finish with a 60-51 victory.

Senior Aggie forward Danielle Adams finished the game with 25 points and 12 rebounds, above her Big 12-leading 22 points per game average.

Adams was working in the post for the majority of the game against sophomore center Anna Prins. Prins is 6 inches taller than Adams.

“I tried to get her down low and score over her, but she is a very physical and tough player,” Adams said. “I had my work cut out for me, so I had to

make some adjustments.”

Junior guard Sydney Carter also was key in the victory. She had 13 points to go with four assists, a block and two steals. Carter expressed that Adams’s versatility is something that allows the offense to run smoothly.

“You never know where to guard her,” Carter said. “She can take you down low and rebound her own misses. You also have to guard her on the outside because she can knock down the shot.”

Texas A&M used a tight pressure defense the entire game that forced 20 Cyclone turnovers. Iowa State point guard Lauren Mansfield was charged with eight turnovers, but some off those came off of dropped passes by her teammates. Iowa State gave up 17 points off the 20 turnovers.

The Aggies defense also played well in the paint. They finished the game with 12 blocks, six of those by Adams.

Carter was in charge of pressuring Mansfield for the majority of the game, and coach Gary Blair called her the team’s most valuable player.

“We go as far as Sydney,” Blair said. “She’s going to guard the other team’s best player, she’s going to do the little things right and she’s going to play 40 minutes if she has to.”

Coming into the game, Blair wanted to focus on shutting down the Cyclones’ Chelsea Poppens, and was effective in doing so. Poppens was held scoreless and had two rebounds and four turnovers.

For Carter and the rest of the team, getting their first win at Hilton Coliseum was a confidence booster for the team going forward.

“I just think its a sign that this team is mentally and physically tough,” Adams said.

“It gives us the confidence to know that we can walk into an opposing gym in the Big 12 and get a win.”

Fennelly receives technical foul

By Dan. Tracy iowastatedaily.com With 3:51 left in the first half of Saturday’s game against Texas A&M, ISU coach Bill Fennelly adamantly disagreed with a no-call on a turnover by Kelsey Bolte and was issued a technical foul by official Clarke Stevens.

As both teams headed to their benches for a media timeout, Fennelly continued to argue his point to Stevens

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not have the mental edge that Michelle has. That’s her advantage. She can just shut off any mistake and move on.”

The 5,970 fans in attendance for the Beauty and the Beast event was the second largest crowd to ever see an ISU gymnastics meet.

“We just warned [freshmen] about how many people there would be but they did a great job and they were ready for it,” Browning said.

The young team relied on the freshmen to come up big to boost the total on Friday.

Shealy, Camille SanterreGervais and Hailey Johnson all posted career highs in their third meet, a testament to the squads focus in the busy environment.

“We love it and we tell the girls that haven’t experienced it before that this is an amazing event,” Ronayne said.

“It’s an electric atmosphere, it’s all about you, and so they already know that before they walk in here. Once they walk in here, it’s like ‘Dang!’, they love it.”

The Cyclones are heading to Utah next week for a quadrangular, and return home for Big 12 action against Oklahoma on Feb. 11.

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before the ISU coaching staff guided Fennelly back to the ISU bench.

“I can’t comment on the officiating, and I apologize to the fans and especially to my wife.

That’s the first technical foul I’ve had in a long time so that was not smart,” Fennelly said following the game.

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“My Irish temper came out, and I wasn’t smart enough to control it, so I apologize for that,” Fennelly said.

Texas A&M guard Sydney Carter made both free throws coming from the technical foul call as the Aggies finished the first half on a 6-4 run to take a 29-26 lead into the break.

“It was a hard game to call,” said Texas A&M coach Gary Blair.

“Both of us wanted to get every [call], we just can’t have it that way all the time.”

The technical foul was the first for Fennelly this season, but not his first in a game against the Aggies or with Stevens on the officiating crew.

Fennelly received a technical foul after arguing a no-call in the first half of the Cyclones’ 65-53 loss to the fourth-seeded Aggies in the 2008 Big 12 Tournament semifinal game.

Stevens was one of three officials to call that game.

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Aggies outlast Cyclones for ďŹ rst-ever win at Hilton Coliseum

By Kelsey. Jacobs iowastatedaily.com Saturday marked the end of a 19 home-game winning streak for No. 20 Iowa State as it was taken down by No. 6 Texas A&M 60-51.

The last time the Cyclones (13-5, 1-3 Big 12) lost at home was Jan. 9, 2010, against Nebraska.

The Aggies (17-1, 5-0) not only ended the Cyclones’ home streak but also won for the ďŹ rst time ever at Hilton Coliseum. “We knew it would be hard to score on them,â€? said coach Bill Fennelly. “We had enough oppor-

tunities to score, so the pace and the tempo was what we had to do to stay in the game. We’re just struggling to ďŹ nd that third and fourth scorer game in and game out.â€?

Iowa State, who struggled with slow starts its ďŹ rst three Big 12 match-ups, came to Hilton ready to play the ďŹ rst half.

The Cyclones controlled the pace of the game and kept the Aggies’ best player, Danielle Adams, to 11 points in the ďŹ rst half. Adams had 34 points against Texas on Wednesday. “[Adams] never drops a ball, she catches

pretty much everything that’s thrown to her,� said guard Kelsey Bolte. “You just have to get positioned and stay behind her and make her go to the middle. She’s great on the outside too.�

Bolte led both teams in scoring the ďŹ rst half, going into halftime with 15 points and 8 rebounds. Point guard Lauren MansďŹ eld was the only other signiďŹ cant scorer, as she contributed 7 points.

The Cyclones struggled with turnovers, and the Aggies scored 18 points off turnovers. The Aggies also led the Cyclones 18-10 on points in the paint. The A&M defense stiffened in the second half, and the Cyclones weren’t able to score a ďŹ eld goal for the ďŹ rst six minutes of the half.

Ultimately the Cyclones weren’t able to hold on, mostly due to lack of scoring from players other than MansďŹ eld and Bolte, particularly in the post. MansďŹ eld and Bolte ended the game with 13 and 25 points respectively. “We continue to struggle to score,â€? Fennelly said. “We were 4 for 18 in the post. Kelsey Bolte is just amazing [with] what she’s been doing for this team.â€?

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Saturday’s game of two-ontwo pitting Iowa State’s Kelsey Bolte and Lauren MansďŹ eld against Texas A&M’s Danielle Adams and Sydney Carter ended in a 38-38 tie.

However, the game of ďŹ veon-ďŹ ve that counts in the winloss column ended in a 60-51 victory for the No. 6 Aggies (17-1, 5-0 Big 12) over the No. 20 Cyclones (13-5, 1-3 Big 12). “I think the difference in the game was their best player had 25 points and 12 rebounds, our best player had 25 points and 12 rebounds, their point guard had 13 points, our point guard had 13 points,â€? said ISU coach Bill Fennelly. “The rest of the players were the difference in the game, and that’s the nature of college basketball.â€?

Bolte and MansďŹ eld ďŹ nished the ďŹ rst half with 22 of Iowa State’s 26 points and ďŹ nished the game with 38 of the team’s 51 points. “I have no doubt that the other girls’ shots will come, they just have to stay conďŹ dent

ISU guard Kelsey Bolte drives to the basket in the ďŹ rst half of the game against Texas A&M. Photo: Jake Lovett/Iowa State Daily

and keep shooting the ball,�

Bolte said. Bolte has been on a tear in Big 12 conference play as Saturday marked the Ida Grove native’s fourth-consecutive 20-plus point outing.

MansďŹ eld, the Big 12’s second-leading point guard in assists per game, had a tough task in trying to hold onto the ball against the Aggies, who came in leading the nation with a +11.41 turnover margin. “I don’t know if our strategy worked, I thought she had a heck of a game,â€? Texas A&M coach Gary Blair said of MansďŹ eld. “The difference in

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MansďŹ eld, who averages 3.29 turnovers per game, wasn’t alone as the Cyclones turned the ball over 20 times, becoming the 14th team this season to turn the ball over 20 or more times against the stiing Aggie defense. “I tried to look after the ball,â€? MansďŹ eld said. “I kind of struggled a little, but I just had to keep my dribble, we knew that they’d be in the passing lanes.â€?

Fennelly believed her turnovers were due more in part to her teammates’ mistakes than her own. “She gets credited for eight turnovers, half of those aren’t her fault,� Fennelly said.

The team’s second, third and fourth-leading scorers — Hallie Christofferson, Anna Prins and Chelsea Poppens — combined for only nine points on 4-of-17 shooting. “We’re just struggling to ďŹ nd that third and fourth scorer game in and game out,â€?

Fennelly said. “In Colorado we had one, tonight we had two, hopefully, the next game we can get to three.�

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clude two members from each house that act as the liaisons by passing information to each house. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Interfraternity Council] has delegate meetings, as well as presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s council meetings where myself and the executive vice president of [Interfraternity Council] meet with the 28 chapter presidents,â&#x20AC;? Knust said.

This year, both the councils will make strategic plans to accomplish goals during the next ďŹ ve years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our council and executive council individual goals are geared to make the strategic plan a success in areas our Greek community need improvement,â&#x20AC;? McHale said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to lay the groundwork for the programming we will do for the next ďŹ ve years,â&#x20AC;?

Knust said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I also want to cultivate a relationship with the two smaller councils, the National Panhellenic Council and the Multicultural Greek Council.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we all focus on some events, we will be able to become more visible in more entities,â&#x20AC;? McHale said.

Other goals that the Interfraternity Council and the Collegiate Panhellenic Council have are to get the endowment fund off the ground and give Greek students scholarship opportunities.

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order to reach their goals, and with help from advisers, they are able to stay on track. The Office of Greek Affairs assists the presidents into their new positions, with both graduate assistants and two full-time staff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each council has a graduate student adviser that we communicate with multiple times per day,â&#x20AC;? Knust said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They make sure we are making progress toward our goals and meeting deadlines.â&#x20AC;?

Meetings for the councils have been occurring since the ďŹ rst week of the semester, and many goals are already put into place.

Activities held by the greek community are visible to the ISU community. Both the councils work to ďŹ nd ways to work with non-greek groups that are interested in hosting events. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are always open to collaborate with other organizations on campus; it just takes some background information, and we would love to be on board,â&#x20AC;? McHale said.

With a fresh start and new agenda for the councils, there are many possibilities to what they can accomplish this upcoming year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very rewarding to work with so many people all toward a common goal â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to better our greek community,â&#x20AC;?

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As the director of greek affairs, Plagman-Galvin spends her entire week working with students, graduate assistants and her own staff working on everything involved with the greek community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Collegiate Panhellenic Council, Interfraternity Council, National Panhellenic Council and the Muticultural Greek Council are the four governing councils, and there are 35 officers on those councils,â&#x20AC;? said Plagman-Galvin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a direct responsibility of supporting those officers who support the 50-plus chapters at Iowa State,â&#x20AC;? said Plagman-Galvin.

Directing officers in the right directions and providing resources to do so, PlagmanGalvin also works with advisory boards and corporation boards to keep things involved with the greek chapters running smoothly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We work on facility issues, advising issues and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very reciprocal; myself and the staff are able to provide that support to the community,â&#x20AC;? said Plagman-Galvin.

Plagman-Galvin has been a part of the ISU greek community ever since she was an undergrad. With a degree in journalism and mass communication and minor in business, she was able to experience ďŹ rst-hand what the greek system was like.

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University of Charlotte to receive her masters, but she returned to Iowa State in 2004 as the director of greek affairs.

Being one of the few fulltime staff members working in the Office of Greek Affairs, Plagman-Galvin has to perform a balancing act while working with many kinds of people to keep things moving. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The students I work with the most are the governing council officers and chapter presidents. I also spend an entire day every week working with supervising staff that arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a part of our office such as the graduate assistants, IFC/CPC advisers and the Panhellenic adviser assistant,â&#x20AC;? said Plagman-Galvin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;20 percent of my week is just supervision.â&#x20AC;?

With the weekly schedule constantly changing, there are also many seasonal and long-term goals PlagmanGalvin works to accomplish.

Every ďŹ ve years, Greek Affairs creates a new strategic plan of long-term goals to accomplish. The previous strategic plan ended in December 2010. Greek Affairs has been developing the 2011-2015 Strategic Plan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the past ďŹ ve years, we have emphasized on recruitment, retention, prevention, leadership and academic scholarship. We have work groups and task forces to work on this strategic plan.

With 30 to 40 teams working on this, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of meetings, e-mails and a lot of time,â&#x20AC;? said Plagman-Galvin.

E-mails, phone calls and many other means of communication are key to making Plagman-Galvinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job effective to the students, individual chapters, groups, advisers, ISU staff and also parents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes the e-mail ďŹ&#x201A;ow is exponential. With 700 to 800 new students joining the greek community each year, parents call mostly be-

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Apart from goals and concerns for the future of the greek community, PlagmanGalvin reďŹ&#x201A;ects on the current and past successes of the greek community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year, we started a new greek leadership class.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a two-credit class thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a new initiative to go along with the strategic plan,â&#x20AC;? said Plagman-Galvin.

With the student body increasing over the past four years, many chapters have increased their member amount substantially.

As numbers for chapters increasing, initiating new programs has also been a large part of PlagmanGalvinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career at Iowa State. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the very ďŹ rst successes since I have been director was forming the Multicultural Greek Council.â&#x20AC;?

Some of the multicultural chapters on campus were not involved with a larger governing council, so Greek Affairs helped them become part of the greek community at Iowa State. Currently there are four multicultural chapters involved at Iowa State.

In her free time, PlagmanGalvin likes to spend time with her three-year-old and seven-year-old. Her husband also works at Iowa State. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We enjoy ISU activities, and spending time my kids.

Ames has a lot to offer in the community. We really just enjoy our family time.â&#x20AC;?

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Each new semester brings new opportunities and leadership roles for students across campus. The greek community started 2011 with new council members, reďŹ&#x201A;ecting on successes from the past and making improvements for the future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thanks to the hard work of councils past, we have a very good foundation from which to work off,â&#x20AC;? said Josh Knust, junior in mechanical engineering and President of the Interfraternity Council.

The Interfraternity Council and Collegiate Panhellenic Council serve as the main connections between the individual greek houses and the greek community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Interfraternity Council] is simply a group of Greek men who have immense pride in the activities of our community and a drive to improve the greek experience,â&#x20AC;? Knust said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[It] is not so much of a governing body as it is a resource for the greek community.â&#x20AC;?

The Collegiate Panhellenic Council serves the same purpose but is made up of sorority women. Both councils have 12 officers, all from various sororities and fraternities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would personally like to see, as many presidents would, a positive image of our greek community ďŹ&#x201A;ourish on campus, and for the realization of our chaptersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; accomplishments to be visible to all,â&#x20AC;? said Erin McHale, senior in child, adult and family services and president of the Collegiate Panhellenic Council.

Both Knust and McHale had previous experience in the greek community before taking on the presidential seats in the councils. Involvement in these councils has helped prepare them for their upcoming roles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s president was Daniel Renner, who happens to be a member of my chapter,â&#x20AC;?

Knust said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was vice president of recruitment last year during that time, and seeing his passion for the Greek community inspired me to continue my involvement.â&#x20AC;?

McHale began her involvement outside of Collegiate Panhellenic Council while helping potential new female members during rush week as a recruitment counselor, also known as a Rho Gamma. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was a Rho Gamma two years ago for the greek community, and that inspired me to run for vice president of recruitment last year,â&#x20AC;? McHale said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being vice president was inspiration to remain active in the greek community as my time remains here. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very rewarding to work with so many people.â&#x20AC;?

With high hopes for the upcoming year, the councils meet twice a week in order to reach their goals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our [Collegiate Panhellenic Council] executive board meetings are Wednesdays, and our delegate meetings are on Thursdays,â&#x20AC;?

McHale said.

The delegate meetings in-

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