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By Daily staff The Ames City Council will convene Tuesday evening to finalize the College of Veterinary Medicine construction project.

The council will discuss the resolution accepting final completion of Vet Med substation expansion construction. At the meeting, the council will officially declare the project complete and pay the contractor $1,259,132.43. The project was completed in 2011.

The council also will host a hearing on Vet Med substation capasitor banks. Essentially, the resolution will approve final plans and award a contract to Controllix Corporation of Walton Hills, Ohio.

The City Council will discuss the resolution approving a contract with URS Corporation in an amount not to exceed $462,509 for architectural and engineering services for the CyRide Facility Construction project.

The Ames Police also will present a staff report on penalties for parking.

Finally, the council will discuss a resolution approving an agreement with Benesch Engineering to facilitate value planning for a new water treatment plant. The plant was constructed to provide the Ames municipal utilities increased capacity to serve the growing industrial and residential growth, along with present customers.

The Ames City Council awarded the contract to FOX Engineering to develop a plan for a 15-milliongallon-per-day water treatment plant in September 2011. The value planning study is essentially a second opportunity to re-examine the impact of the project and to ensure that outcomes will reach targeted goals for service and price. The council is proposing that the study be performed before the final completion and opening of the facility.

The meeting starts at 8:30 p.m. in the council chambers.

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Campustown Action Association identifies 5 short-term, long-term goals for improving area Editor’s note: It’s been six months since Lane4 was dropped as the master developer for a Campustown renovation, but the conversation isn’t over. This series presents a variety of views on the future of the area.

Part one focuses on the business owners, especially members of the Campustown Action Association; part two focuses on the role of the city of Ames in Campustown affairs; and part three focuses on the relationship between the university and Campustown.

By Sarah.Binder @iowastatedaily.com Business owners, community members and city and university officials agree: Campustown could use an update.

“I think there is a way to do it, and I don’t think that it needs to cost millions of dollars or remove the uniqueness that we have there,” said Chandra Peterson, secretary of

Campustown Action Association and senior in political science.

CAA has developed five key goals for the area that can be acted on in the short and long term. For example, the goal of improving cleanliness could be achieved through everything from volunteer cleanup events to resurfacing older buildings.

The goals were developed based on the results of a survey conducted last semester. Campustown was viewed as “tired, run-down and dated” by 62 percent of survey respondents, but positive attributes such as its convenience, cultural vibrancy and local shops were praised. Still, 58 percent want to see Campustown as “vibrant and energetic” in the future.

Since Lane4 was dropped as the master developer for Campustown in June, CAA has hosted cleanup events, solicited input from the community and facilitated discussions on the future of Campustown.

“What we’re trying to do now is the much harder route, but it’s the necessary route given the businesses that exist,” said Ryan Jeffrey, vice president of CAA and owner of Arcadia.

Building cooperation Campustown Action Association is a business association, not a developer. One of its major goals is to facilitate communication between the many stakeholders involved in Campustown.

“There has to be a meeting of the minds. I really believe that there are a lot of common goals,” said John Haila, president of CAA and president of Haila Architecture.

Part of the reason CAA conducted the survey was to get more people involved, and the association’s monthly meetings are open to the public.

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Key goals 1. Make Campustown a social center with a broad range of entertainment options for all ages.

2. Broaden the diversity of local businesses with more choices as well as different services, different products and different scales of businesses.

3. Improve the visual appeal of the area in two ways. Improve the cleanliness of the area and make major aesthetic improvements.

4. Increase the strength of access for all transportation modes to Campustown, including continued improvements to parking, bike transportation and pedestrian improvements.

5. Create a strong collaboration between Campustown and other stakeholders such as Iowa State, the Government of the Student Body, the city of Ames, Campustown property owners and the South Campus Area Neighborhood.

Policy

Administrators recognize policy leaves gray areas Editor’s note:

This is the second installment of a series examining ISU policies that could potentially violate free speech.

By Kaleb.Warnock @iowastatedaily.com

Photo: Matt Rourke/The Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista, wave to the crowd during a South Carolina rally. Gingrich finished first in the state’s primary Saturday.

S.C. primary shakes up GOP field before Florida

By David.Bartholomew @iowastatedaily.com Last Saturday’s South Carolina Republican primary appears to have shaken up the field of candidates, just before the Florida primary next Tuesday.

With former Speaker of the House Newt

Gingrich taking in more than 40 percent of the South Carolina vote and all 23 delegates from the Palmetto State, the Gingrich shadow seems to be looming over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at a time when just two weeks ago many projected him

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Iowa State recently received criticism for several policies because of the “red-light” rating given by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a free-speech advocacy organization.

FIRE is especially critical of Iowa State’s policy on discrimination and harassment, claiming that it could potentially violate freespeech laws.

“Essentially, the university is reserving itself the right to punish speech that doesn’t meet the legal definition of harassment,” said Samantha Harris, the leader of FIRE. “It means that it’s protected by the First Amendment, and beyond that, it’s not even telling

students what speech is.

It’s saying that ‘we reserve the right to punish speech we think is inappropriate in the educational environment, even if it doesn’t fit the legal definition of harassment.’”

Iowa State’s Discrimination and Harassment Policy states, “While grounded in state and federal non-discrimination laws, this policy may cover those activities which, although not severe, persistent or pervasive enough to meet the legal definition of harassment, are inappropriate and unjustified in an educational or work environment. This policy will be interpreted so as to avoid infringement upon First Amendment rights of free speech. ... A determination as to whether discrimination or harassment has occurred will be based upon the context in which the alleged conduct occurs.”

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alcohol at Knapp Street and Welch Avenue (reported at 12:51 a.m.).

Aaron Raney, 21, of Hampton, Iowa, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at Chamberlain Street and Welch Avenue.

He was transported to the Story County Justice Center (reported at 1:12 a.m.).

Chad Hansen, 23, of Dolliver, Iowa, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at 100 block of Welch Avenue. He was transported to the Story County Justice Center (reported at 2:01 a.m.).

Benson Amollo, 28, of Waverly, Iowa, was arrested and charged with interference with official acts at Lincoln Way and Lynn Avenue. He was transported to the Story County Justice Center (reported at 3:17 a.m.).

Jacob Schoneman, 19, 6350 Larch Hall, was cited for underage possession of alcohol. Sean Gilbert, 18, 3390 Friley Hall, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia; he was transported to the Story County Justice Center (reported at 11:50 p.m.).

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Ruth Rice, 19, and Jacob Sherer, 19, both of Grimes, Iowa, were cited for underage possession of alcohol reported at 12:30 a.m.).

Kody Seaton, 19, of Shellsburg, Iowa, was cited for underage possession of

Oprah’s Paul Simon endorsement In the 26 years since Paul Simon released “Graceland,” his album has secured its place in music history. It’s considered by many to be one of the greatest records of all time.

Oprah Winfrey would not disagree. In the new documentary “Under African Skies,” which is premiering at Sundance, Oprah reveals “Graceland” is her favorite album ever (Stevie Wonder’s “Songs in the Key of Life” ranks second in her book).

Dillon Huss, 18, 2614 Helser Hall, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at 100 block of Sheldon Avenue. He was transported to the Story County Justice Center (reported at 1:23 a.m.).

“30 Rock” star Tracy Morgan was rushed to the hospital on Sunday night after collapsing at the Sundance Film Festival.

The actor was being honored at the Creative Coalition Spotlight Awards and fell unconscious shortly after his acceptance speech, according to Variety.

Morgan’s rep confirmed to CNN that his client is being treated after falling ill during the event.

Steven Tyler’s national anthem performance draws criticisms The national anthem has become one of the trickiest performances for even an experienced pro to belt out, as proved by Steven Tyler’s latest effort.

The Aerosmith frontman tackled “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Sunday’s AFC Championship football game, but not everyone was impressed.

The Bleacher Report warned Tyler, who now sits on “American Idol’s” judging panel, that if he were to ever turn in that performance on the Fox competition show, he wouldn’t be earning a golden ticket.

Jay Cutler, Kristin Cavallari expecting first child Former “Hills” star Kristin Cavallari and NFL quarterback Jay Cutler are showing no signs of their once-rocky history, as the celebrity couple has announced they’ve got a baby on the way.

“We are thrilled to announce we are expecting our first child together,” they told People magazine on Sunday. “It’s an amazing time in our life and we can’t wait to meet the new addition to our growing family.”

Cutler, 28, first proposed to Cavallari, 25, in April of last year after 10 months of dating, but the engagement ended abruptly in July. Months later, the Chicago Bears quarterback was seen cheering for his ex during her run on “Dancing With the Stars.”

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Allison Fetters, 20, of Des Moines, was cited for underage possession of alcohol at Birch Hall (reported at 10:42 p.m.).

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Agriculture

Chinese soybean imports decreased in 2011

By Xin Xue Daily correspondent

File photo: Iowa State Daily Farmer Gary Niemeyer, not pictured, unloads harvested grain from the auger on his farm near Auburn, Ill., on Sept. 26. Crops such as soybeans are now facing increased competition from foreign sources including Brazil.

China’s soybean imports totaled 52.64 million tons in 2011, down from 54.80 million tons imported in 2010, according to the official data published by the Chinese General Administration of Customs.

China’s soy imports appeared to decrease for the first time since 2004 due to increased soybean releases from state reserves, the government control on retail prices for edible oils and negative crushing margins for processing.

Dermot Hayes, Pioneer HiBred International Chair in Agribusiness and economics professor at Iowa State, said Brazil may overtake the United States as the largest exporter to China because the U.S. has a comparative advantage in corn, while Brazil has an advantage in soybeans.

“Keeping a good trade relationship is good for both parties, but China would be better off importing meat,” Hayes said.

To strengthen cooperation with Brazil and reduce its dependency on U.S. soybeans, China has been launching various international projects since 2010. In one instance, Chongqing Grain Group Co., Ltd. — one of China’s largest state-owned grain corporations — publicized that it will invest $500 million to build a soybean industrial base in Brazil.

“With establishment of a comprehensive industrial chain including the processing, warehousing and logistics of soybeans,

our purchasing cost for soybeans will be greatly reduced,” said Hu Junlie, president of Chongqing Grain Group.

Oil World, an independent forecasting service for oilseeds, oils and meals, said U.S. soybean producers and exporters suffered from the unprecedented competition from South America, and that record South American soybean disposals are seen as the major reason for reduced U.S. soybean crushing and exporting during September and October of 2011.

Other analysts predict that lower and unstable soybean future prices from the Chicago Board of Trade since mid-October won’t influence the China-U.S. trade pattern.

“Soybeans will not be a commodity in surplus because of the Chinese demand,” said Dan O’Brien, Kansas State University marketing specialist.

“It seems likely that U.S. soybean supply-demand balances will remain historically tight for at least the next one to two years,” O’Brien said.

It was reported that China’s self-sufficiency rate stands at about 22 percent now, and farmers are allowed only to plant nonGMO soybeans.

Therefore, cheaper and highquality U.S. genetically modified soybean supplies have caused a heavy blow to a large number of China’s processing plants leading them to bankruptcy.

From another perspective, China’s domestic soybean pricing power has been controlled by

international market, mainly the United States.

One Chinese government officer disclosed that international food businesses in 97 major Chinese oil companies own 66 percent of the total share capital.

Currently, more than 75 percent of China’s oil market and oil supply side of raw materials and processing are under the control of Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge, Cargill and Louis Dreyfus.

Liu Denggao, vice president of the China Soybean Industry Association, said, “Having a selfsufficiency rate lower than 30 percent, in the soybean trade, we are literally putting ourselves at the mercy of others.”

Brazil, which last month supplanted Britain as the world’s sixth largest economy, had its best year in exports mostly due to competitive prices and strong demand for its agricultural and mineral products, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research.

In the first 11 months of the year, Brazil had surpassed the United States as the largest exporter to China, with exports up 6.8 percent on the year at 19.8 million tons, while the United States exported 18.75 million tons, up 0.24 percent.

Although the adverse weather in large parts of Argentina and South Brazil at the end of 2011 gives U.S. corn and soybean futures a chance to go bullish on prospects of lower production in South American, Brazil has been a close partner in soybeans.

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Lecture

Organizations provide ‘normal life’ to Ugandan child soldiers

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For more than two decades, 30,000 children were forced to become soldiers for the Lord’s Resistance Army, a rebel group based in Northern Uganda. The country has been poverty-stricken and broken since the beginning of a devastating war and is in need of help to ease the physical and physiological damages done to these children.

ChildVoice International, a nonprofit organization based in New Hampshire, is working to reverse these problems. The group’s efforts include working to help alleviate the devastation seen throughout the country by building rehabilitation centers and providing volunteers to Northern Uganda.

Mary Chind, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for The Des Moines Register, and Dr. Neil Mandsager, a Des Moines obstetrician and current board member for ChildVoice International, will present about their recent trip to Uganda as a part of their involvements with ChildVoice International.

Their discussion will start at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Pioneer Room of the Memorial Union.

Chind’s photography exhibit, Silent No More: Children of War, is currently located in the Pioneer Room for public viewing.

>>SPEECH.p1 Students are subject to discipline by both the university policy and the ISU Student Disciplinary Regulations Code of Conduct.

Section 4.2.7A of the Code of Conduct states, “Engaging in First Amendment protected speech activities shall be considered acts done with a legitimate purpose.”

However, it seems to contradict itself later in the same section, instead stating that whether or not it is considered harassment is purely circumstantial.

According to 4.2.7B(2), “Engaging in First Amendment protected speech activities may not rise to the level of harassment, depending on the circumstances.”

However, one section specifically, has raised concern, where the policy states, “While grounded in state and federal non-discrimination laws, this policy may cover those ac-

“The children soldiers in Uganda were faced with an extreme ultimatum, ‘Be soldiers or be killed,’” said Bennett Coffman, president of Hope 4 Africa at ISU and senior in industrial engineering. “Many of these child soldiers were taken to Uganda, and they didn’t really know how to live life because they were physiologically damaged from the instance.

“ChildVoice International is working to help these children get help because they were brainwashed at a young age to kill people.”

Hope 4 Africa is one of the many organizations on campus dedicated to helping not only the children of Uganda, but of all African regions affected by poverty and war.

“The whole underlying mission is to help solve larger-scale problems in Africa by helping to provide a higher education,” Coffman said.

“Children are naive by nature. They are being taken advantage of and abused in Uganda. They don’t understand that there is a better way to live, so it’s our responsibility to show it to them,” said Christine Lim, president of ISUganda and senior in biology. “We raise money to help rebuild the community in Uganda. We give them a place to stay, rebuild schools and make their community more livable.”

ISUganda is a nonprofit schools-for-schools program at Iowa State.

“The children are forced to be in the war and

tivities which, although not severe, persistent or pervasive enough to meet the legal definition of harassment, are inappropriate and unjustified in an educational or work environment.”

The policy is essentially claiming it can discipline students for what is not necessarily legally defined as harassment by Iowa law. “[FIRE didn’t] like that language, but we have to manage a university community,” said Keith Bystrom, a member of the university council regarding FIRE’s reaction. “We also have the discrimination laws that tell us we have to manage sexual harassment and other types of harassment in our community, and we want to have policies that inform students and employees about what harassment will be considered to be violative and not tolerated.”

Although it is narrow, there is a gray area that lies between what the state of Iowa consid-

ers harassment — unprotected by free-speech laws — and what ISU considers harassment and will punish.

“The federal courts have built up some standards as to how far the government can go in regulating the content of speech before it violates the First Amendment,” said Frank LoMonte of the Student Press Law Center. “Harassment is one of those gray areas where it’s possible for speech to cross over from constitutionally protected to unprotected, depending on how often it is repeated, what the context is, who the target is and so on.”

It’s unclear both to the student body and university administrators what exactly falls into this gray area.

“We certainly may regulate something that is not in violation of Iowa’s criminal harassment statute,” Bystrom said. “I wouldn’t agree that the activity would be free speech without examining each individual situation.”

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Peterson said the five goals developed are broad because they wanted to emphasize things that everyone could agree on — such as a desire for diverse local businesses and entertainment options for all ages. After the goals have been distributed and discussed, CAA will work on developing action items to implement them.

“The potential is there. It’s just a matter of getting everyone on the same page and creating a plan that’s workable, affordable and achievable,” Haila said.

Things to keep “We want viable businesses to succeed,” Haila said. “We don’t want to chase them out.”

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“The South Carolina Primary was a surprise because Gingrich was not supposed to win, much less win by this much,” said Steffen Schmidt, university professor of political science. “The

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Matthew Goodman, Ames City Council member and owner of several Campustown restaurants including The Fighting Burrito, pointed out that Campustown has an incredibly diverse set of dining options and business owners in just a few blocks.

“For the small space that it occupies, that’s unparalleled,” he said. “I don’t want to see that go away.”

Several people also said the bar scene shouldn’t go away.

“I think that’s what makes Campustown vibrant, is that it re-

Gingrich win has raised a lot of red flags and the Romney campaign is very worried.”

Less than a week before the primary, Romney was riddled with campaign setbacks including strong debate performances from Gingrich, attack ads over his time spent at Bain Capital, his refusal to release his tax returns, faltering poll

Missing pieces “I believe that the community views Campustown as just an unsafe place, a place where college kids go to get wild,” said Tim Gleason, co-owner of Random Goods and property manager for the Champlain properties.

“To me, the big thing is just changing the perceptions of what Campustown businesses have to offer.”

CAA has identified creating an environment that is more welcoming to

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However, he did acknowledge that the policy could potentially violate free-speech laws in the right circumstance.

“It may be possible,” Bystrom said. “We do take the First Amendment and freespeech rights of individuals very seriously and we’re constantly answering questions and allowing people to speak on campus — and do things on campus that others complain about.”

Michelle Boettcher, assistant dean of students, also acknowledged that the policy could, in fact, violate Iowa law.

“The short answer is yes,” she said. “Just because you’re engaging in free speech doesn’t give you the right to say anything, anytime, anyplace, but it does give you the right to voice your opinion if it does not threaten or harm any person.”

Harris claims that the ambiguity regarding the policy could leave students at a loss when trying to decide if their actions will lead to disciplin-

ally is a focal point for a good part of our population after 9 at night,” said Dan Culhane, president and CEO of the Ames Economic Development Commission.

However, he said the area should also be a destination at 9 a.m. and noon.

numbers and a confirmed loss to former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum in the Iowa caucuses, which left him with only New Hampshire to claim as a solid victory. These problems, combined with picking up only 27.8 percent in South Carolina, have put Romney on the hot seat heading into the crucial Florida primary.

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they are sometimes even forced to kill their own parents or brothers and sisters. It is very emotionally not good for the children,” said Nidhi Shah, co-founder of UNICEF at ISU. “It leaves an impression on them. That really harms the physiology of the children and what UNICEF does is try to relieve the children that are victims of this war.”

Charitable organizations try to normalize life for children affected by war and poverty.

“Children are pretty resilient, so they try to give them a normal life by providing schooling, counseling, and coaching,” Shah said. “Many children feel guilty about it, but it’s not their fault and they need that to be explained to them.”

Chind and Mandsager will discuss the importance of helping these children and how their experiences in Uganda affected them.

“I would definitely recommend going upstairs and looking through the photo gallery in the MU,” Coffman said. “It’s really hard to put yourself into the situation when you’re not there, but the pictures do really good justice to the situation.

“They aren’t sad pictures; it makes you feel good that people from Iowa are going halfway across the world to do something to help them. I think that’s really cool to see that with your own eyes.”

Anyone can be involved and make a differ-

Illustration: Jordan Melcher/Iowa State Daily Iowa State’s discrimination and harassment policy has received criticism from advocacy groups because of its potential to violate free-speech laws.

ary action by the university.

“If they read the policy, I think it would be to refrain from anything that might be controversial or may of-

all ages as one of its five major goals.

“I think it needs to be transformed into a generally more attractive, more comfortable place,” Jeffrey said.

He said he would like to see more benches, open space and activities — things that inspire people to just spend time in an area, without needing a destination. Many CAA members also expressed a desire for more cultural activities and artwork, such as the mural painted in the spring of 2010.

Throughout the Lane4 process, there was a desire for more national brands and stores that appeal to people of all ages, such as a grocery store, and those desires haven’t gone away. Culhane said he sees potential for that type of reconstruction at the corner of Lincoln Way and Sheldon Avenue, where the former location

“The problem with Romney is his personality,” Schmidt said. “He’s very cautious, he doesn’t really have a fire belly and he’s not a rightwing conservative candidate. ... Gingrich, on the other hand, knows the South. He’s a rough fighter and Romney is the opposite of a rough fighter.”

The entire conversation of who is going to be the GOP’s presidential nominee has shifted definitively from Romney to a big question mark, making the Florida primary even more newsworthy.

“South Carolina was a big boost to Gingrich, but Florida is even more important,”said David Peterson, associate professor of political science. “He needs to keep his momentum going.”

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fend someone because there’s no way to know what might be punished by this policy,” Harris said. “We call that the chilling effect.”

of Taco Bell has sat vacant since November 2010.

Long-term goals Goodman said he’d like to see a major investment in the Campustown dining scene, such as an upscale pizza place with a microbrewery.

“There needs to be a pretty nice opportunity for people to spend money, eat food and drink beer,” he said.

Haila said his “pipe dream” for Campustown would be to see Welch Avenue and Chamberlain Street as a pedestrian mall with outdoor seating and cultural activities, inspired by a recent trip to Europe.

“It just felt alive and vibrant and a place you just want to go, to be,” he said. “And that’s when community happens.”

Peterson went on to say that if Gingrich can make a firm stance in Florida and come away with a win, there is the potential that he could overtake Romney as the eventual nominee. However, for the time being, he still believes Romney has the best chance.

Additionally, the other two Republican candidates left in the race — libertarian favorite Texas Rep. Ron Paul and Iowa caucuses winner Rick Santorum, who received 13 and 17 percent in South Carolina — also have to prove themselves in Florida, but the outcome for Santorum looks bleak, Peterson said.

“Santorum is in a lot of trouble going into Florida; he has no momentum,” Peterson said. “Winning the Iowa cau-

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ence by simply being aware of the situation in Uganda.

Shah spoke about why she felt other students needed to be educated and involved with the situation not only in Uganda, but in all poverty-stricken countries.

“I think everyone should be involved because it’s such a violent act,” Coffman said. “If we don’t advocate for these children and don’t do something about it, they will suffer so many consequences of the war and guilt. Every child has the right to food. Every child has the right to survival. Every child has the right to education.

If we do not fight for them, who will?

“Something needs to be done. Participate and raise your voice. Children are the future of the world. If you don’t have a secure childhood, how will you have a secure future?”

For further information or ways to get involved, Hope 4 Africa meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Memorial Union; ISUganda meets at 6 p.m. every other Tuesday in the Memorial Union; and UNICEF at ISU meets at 6 p.m. every Thursday in 1126 Sweeney Hall.

“Come together, raise your voice, bring your ideas, and if you feel passionate about any issues, just be a part,” Shah said. “Being a part of an organization is when you realize how much work is needed and how your contribution is going to help the future of the world.”

cus is just about the only good news he has seen in the last two weeks.”

As for Paul, the essence of his campaign appears to be more geared toward getting his message across as opposed to winning the nomination.

“Ron Paul will still float around with his dedicated group of supporters, but it’s clearly not enough to win the nomination” Peterson said.

“But I don’t really think he’s running to be the nominee, he’s running to get his message out.”

The South Carolina primary essentially narrowed down the race to two candidates, Romney and Gingrich. While it would be unfair to count Paul and Santorum out, the focus of the Florida primary and the contests after will be focused on the two leading candidates, Peterson said.

“Romney has money, organization and endorsements and can still afford to lose Florida,” Peterson said. “I still think Romney will be the nominee, but there is still a chance for Gingrich if he wins Florida.”

Schmidt had a slightly less optimistic view of Romney’s chances.

“I have no idea now who is going to be the nominee,” Schmidt said. “There are now serious questions of whether he’s a natural nominee and now he has an opponent [Gingrich] who doesn’t like him and will go after him.

Romney is going to have to prove himself in Florida.”

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In a letter from Matthew Christopher himself, “a bold breeze of inspiration has come with the new year.” In this case, that bold breeze is Christopher himself.

Christopher is not your typical ISU alumnus. Not only is he an Iowa native who lives in New York City designing wedding gowns, he also has been running his own wedding gown brand and business out of his apartment for 10 years.

A 1999 ISU graduate, Christopher is one of the few who came in knowing exactly what he wanted to do — design wedding gowns. Not only that but he succeeded and made it big.

A person would never believe that Matthew Christopher is run by less than a handful of people, including Christopher, his assistant and his parents who to this day still reside in Iowa.

He is the person you want to be.

Christopher has proven that with hard work and that key quality of persistence, anyone — even a small-town Iowa boy — can make it big.

When asked what is the most important quality you can have to get where you want to go, he said “persistence, persistence, persistence; all the time, non-stop.”

“Plus you have to wear a lot of hats in this business; any business really.

Not only do you have to sell your merchandise, you have to sell yourself, hardcore,” Christopher said.

Christopher, who is more than 6 feet tall, good looking and talented, has a personality large enough to fill any room. In a finely cut suit, hair slicked back with shiny shoes, Christopher wrote the book on how to sell.

That is probably why the Fashion Show committee joined up with Christopher to hold a trunk show to help raise funds for the 2012 show in April.

Photo: Kait McKinney/Iowa State Daily ISU graduate Matthew Christopher’s bridal gowns sell at high-end boutiques for thousands of dollars, but ISU brides-to-be received a 25 percent discount at his trunk show last week at the Memorial Union.

Christopher goes around the country promoting his brand of wedding gowns by holding trunk shows.

Last year, Christopher came back to

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Iowa State as the guest designer of the Fashion Show. Christopher wanted to give back to the show and the program even more. It was his idea to

hold a trunk show to help raise money.

In the past, the Fashion Show has hosted fundraisers in conjunction with food establishments such as Cold Stone Creamery, worked the concession stands at sporting events and has sold Fashion Show merchandise.

“This is something different and new,” said Kate Howe, one of the three Fashion Show producers. “We are planning to make this a yearly event and not just a one-time deal.”

The gowns, which usually run from $2,500 to $4,000, were marked down about 25 percent from their original retail price.

“This opportunity doesn’t come around that often for Iowa brides,” Howe said.

The Fashion Show is a big deal for apparel merchandising and design students. After having the first trunk show out of the way, the producers hope to pass on their duties to the 2013 staff and have an even better success.

FAIR TRADE

Global Mamas offers women Trend Magazine seeks opportunities in textile industry student models for issue

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By Ainsley Chapman ISD Style Writer

Trend Magazine is searching for student models for its latest issue, coming out on April 13. The open model casting will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. tonight, Jan. 24 in the Carver Auditorium.

Trend fashion directors Anna Mackin, Molly Charipar, Callie Flolid, Rochelle Anderson and Chris Dove have the task of selecting the models. No experience is required for student models. Trend asks that models know their approximate sizes in shirt, pant, dress, height and shoe size. It’s also recommended that models wear an outfit that expresses his or her personal style. “We just ask that they dress in their average style,” Mackin said.

The directors said they look for fun, bright personalities in the models. “It has a lot more to do with personality rather than looks,” Anderson said. “That makes a big difference.

The directors said the casting isn’t stiff and uncomfortable like people might expect. “It’s a really fun atmosphere,” Anderson said.

Trend is searching for models of all sizes, heights, genders and ethnicities. So don’t hold back. “We’re really looking for a variety of models, and every body size,” Charipar said. “We’re not looking for glamorous

Graphic courtesy of Trend Magazine Trend Magazine is seeking models of all shapes and sizes for its upcoming spring issue at a casting Tuesday night.

people.”

The directors plan to have all models selected for shoots by late February or early March. Approximately 30 models are required for the magazine, and many more after that for online expansion and upcoming events. The magazine will be much larger in page number this semester

than past years.

If you have any questions contact Anna Mackin at amackin@iastate.edu. If you are interested in modeling but can’t attend the casting, send a full-body picture and your sizes to Anna Mackin.

“If you’re unsure about it at all, just come,” Flolid said.

“You have nothing to lose.”

Jessica Galasso, graduate of Iowa State’s apparel merchandising, design and production department, spoke to students Thursday night about her journey from the sewing labs of LeBaron Hall to her new life halfway around the world in Ghana.

Galasso took on an internship at Global Mamas in the summer of 2010, later earning a full-time position at the company, which produces fair trade apparel and accessories made by artisans highly skilled in textiles, a dying trade in Ghana.

The company gives opportunities to women specifically, closing the country’s wide gender income gap.

One woman in particular gave Galasso hope for the future.

“She said if she wasn’t working with Global Mamas, she’d be selling tomatoes in the market and doing batik on the side because she enjoys it,” Galasso said.

Once the women begin to make money from working with the company, they “end up getting more respect from their spouses,” Galasso said.

“You can tell when the new workers start gaining more confidence because of their hair and their dresses.”

Emma Miles, senior in apparel merchandising, design and production, interned at Global Mamas last summer.

“I’m very interested in ethical fashion, and I absolutely

Photo courtesy of Global Mamas Global Mamas promotes fair trade by creating garments using the skills of Ghanian tradeswomen and the design experience of American designers.

love to travel,” Miles said.

“Ghana was someplace I’d never been.”

Miles was given responsibilities within the company that gave her far more experience than other internships would have provided, she said.

“I got to sample a product I designed in a print I designed,” Miles said, an opportunity rarely granted to interns.

A summer in Ghana working with artisans might not be on all students’ radars, but for Galasso and Miles, it’s a great chance to get involved with sustainable and ethical fashion.

“Honestly, I think I’m on an awesome path,” Galasso said.

Galasso said she first con-

sidered joining the Peace Corps until she met with her adviser, Ann Thye.

Thye learned about the Global Mamas company while researching fair trade organizations, and she finds the business gives interns a good balance of design and service.

“I liked the collaboration between people for on-trend products that someone would actually buy,” Thye said.

“People are working side by side.”

You can learn more about Global Mamas at its website, and you can find its products at Trade for Change.

Internship applications can be submitted at Women In Progress.

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Dissenting opinions can define Iowa As Iowans, our identity dissolves into Midwestern corn fields and synonyms for Idaho and Illinois; we have no Hollywood, Las Vegas or Disney World, and no strategic bases.

The only real recognition the other 49 states grant us is our brief caucus every fourth year.

Now it appears we may be losing that attention. We championed Rick Santorum only to see him marginalized in New Hampshire. Our indifference to Newt Gingrich made no difference to South Carolina.

Throughout history, Iowa’s top three candidates have generally won the party nomination. In 2008, we predicted Barack Obama’s nomination — he won our caucus with 38 percent of the vote. John Kerry also won the nomination in 2004 with 38 percent. And in 2000, George W. Bush won in Iowa with 41 percent.

However, this year, Jon Huntsman did not think Iowa mattered. He ignored the Iowa caucuses to focus on New Hampshire. All of this seems to indicate Iowa is losing prestige to pick winners.

Instead of this year’s Iowa winner continuing on to win other caucuses, we’ve seen the first three states claim different winners. As Santorum said in South Carolina, “Three states, three winners, what a great country.”

We could not agree more. After all, we are not 50 cloned states, but 50 separate states with separate preferences. The American strength that comes from our combination of 50 states lasts only so long as each state retains its own diversity.

The demand for unity destroys diversity. From the East Coast to the West Coast, Americans dress in Uggs, drink Starbucks and watch CNN or Fox News. While it may have an overall beneficial effect, popular culture undermines regional and local identities. We even want political unity.

Fifty different electorates from 50 different states balances out regional bias, private interests and politicized factions. It means our government body must debate and argue within itself to pass legislation.

Just as importantly, it means the president will not have unanimous support. Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney may win the presidency, but they did not win every vote. The president is more a politician who must balance issues and states than he is a tyrant with uncontested policies.

Iowa may no longer serve as a presidential forecaster, but its dissenting opinion can be equally valuable. It reminds politicians that the states are all different and diverse, and despite popular support there are dissenters.

Iowa’s identity does not have to dissolve as our caucuses lose their prestige. Even though we have few major attractions, we can have major opinions, and that is all we need to define ourselves.

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File photo: Emily Harmon/Iowa State Daily Former Speaker of the House and Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks Sept. 30 in the Memorial Union. After calling President Barack Obama the “food stamp president” some are questioning whether his remarks have racial undertones.

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Republican candidate calls President Barack Obama the “food stamp president.” Immediately the “liberal media” calls it racist. During a debate, the moderator asks him if he could understand how his remarks might be insulting, and he calmly answers no.

Maybe it is racist and insulting, but it heavily depends on the context and intention of the statement. Depending on what Newt Gingrich was substantively arguing when he made the claim, it is not necessarily a racist remark.

What I find more important is the sheer speculation concerning the remark. It’s being positioned as true and therefore non-racist.

Others argue that the remark was ignorant, but no one has presented the objective facts to discuss the remark in its entirety.

Gingrich defended the first comment, saying it was factual and that Obama has put more people on food stamps than ever before in U.S. history. If it’s true, it may absolve the first seemingly racist remark, but only if it’s true.

A bit of digging around the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will prove the point. In December, just after Obama took office, the unemployment rate was at 7.4 percent. Currently, the unemployment is 8.4 percent and projected to continue improving slightly month to month. In fact, the general trend since January 2011 shows a decrease in unemployment.

Unemployment matters as to whether Obama forced individuals on food stamps or it was a situation that simply came to him. In order to prove Obama is responsible, there has to be link between the unemployment, state of the economy and President Obama’s

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Gingrich thinks Obama is responsible, and in part he may be right — more individuals now receive food stamps than ever before. However, placing the entire fault solely on Obama isn’t quite accurate.

The rise of food stamps began in the most recent recession of 2008, a year before Obama took office. In eight days, the Dow Jones fell 22 percent. Unemployment went from 4.6 percent a year before the recession to 9.3 percent in 2009.

Of course, with an increase in unemployment and declining economic times, there are rising numbers of people who need food stamps to survive. The stamps themselves are an act to help people buy food, not necessarily a negative program in poor economic times.

However, we can’t know what food stamps would have done during the recession under Republican presidential leadership. But, given the severity of the recession and the impact it had, I believe it was beyond the power of any president to control.

Continuing research shows that the economic situation is starting to improve now, three years into President Obama’s term.

The economy is slowly recovering, and I’d be inclined to say that prospects are starting to increase under the president’s administration.

So it may not be completely fair to say that food stamps have increased under Obama; the

full truth is a bit more complicated. Gingrich wants to assert that Obama is responsible for higher rates of food stamps, but does that imply racism?

Gingrich doesn’t offer much support for claiming that the poor lack work ethic or that “black Americans should demand jobs, not food stamps.” And although the evidence I found does support his claim, there is a bit more to the story.

While unemployment rose for Caucasians during the recession, it jumped for minorities, reaching as high as 15.8 percent. Today, minorities are more likely to hold low skill and low wage labor, receive lower levels of education and inherit less economic and social mobility.

None of that says minority groups lacks work ethic. The evidence I see seems to present a chronic problem suggested by the cycle of poverty. You’re born poor and never get the education or receive the support to become anything more; it’s a cultural issue we have in the United States.

I can’t speculate what Gingrich meant when he made the comments. It’s possible that he was referencing nothing more than the increase in food stamps and a cycle of poverty among the poor. However, I believe he left out critical information that might contradict his point.

I can say for certain that his remarks were received with standing ovation, and I think they were specifically made to his audience. I believe he misrepresented figures in order to come to a conclusion he accepted, and I believe that conclusion does play into racial tension.

Ryan Peterson is a senior in political science, history and philosophy from Northfield, Minn.

Internet

Web reacts to Wikipedia blackout L iberty and sharing vs. censorship and piracy — this is the never-ending debate of 21st-century Internet.

I’m sure most of you discovered the encyclopedia-themed website Wikipedia was shut down, or blacked out, last Wednesday in protest of two anti-piracy bills, SOPA and PIPA. These bills were designed to control the pirating of entertainment and information from off-shore sites. SOPA and PIPA are being fought by millions around the world, as it stands to threaten our self-endowed right to a free Web. The Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act are heavily endorsed by the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as the record companies, film studios and publishing firms.

Those against the proposed bills include advocates of a free Web, such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, AOL, eBay and Yahoo. All have expressed support of Wikipedia’s website blackout demonstration against SOPA and PIPA. This is not a pro-piracy article. SOPA and PIPA are being fought because of the liberty-restricting design of the bills, not the principles of which the bill derives.

There have been other website-restricting bills enacted by Congress, such as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. DMCA removes specific, unauthorized content from the

By Scott.Watson @iowastatedaily.com Internet, whereas SOPA and PIPA would remove the platforms from which the unauthorized content is posted. This would allow the American government to shut down offshore sharing sites such as Pirate Bay and MegaUpload.

Many of the World Wide Web’s frequent blog users say these programs will not even work. These sites can simply change their IP address and continue their offshore pirate activities.

Meanwhile, other legitimate companies, such as Facebook, Google, YouTube and Yahoo, will feel the brunt of SOPA’s and PIPA’s overzealous legislations.

Since these bills target the platforms providing the unauthorized content, if anyone posts anything infringing the copyrights of other websites, companies, etc., the host website will be fined severely or removed from the Web completely. Other sources say the bills are poorly worded, which is at the root of these outcries. The way the bills are worded has created loopholes for the “rogue” websites that could avoid any condemnation altogether.

Along with not capturing the bad guys, it puts the legitimate websites in a very compromising situation, which is responsibility for all content posted by patrons.

“The standard for immunity is incredibly low and the potential for abuse is off the charts,” said the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

The copyright laws these websites are expected to follow are very strict. Perhaps you have noticed when listening to one of your favorite bands on YouTube, the songs are rarely the studioreleased version. To protect themselves from a good suing, YouTube — or the poster — must change the song slightly. This poses potential problems for future websites and businesses. Along with the risk of infringement, new businesses will also need to hire lawyers and jump through many legal hoops to get off the ground.

America has built a reputation in computer and Internet innovation. These new bills would stagnate creativity, causing us to fall behind in technology and Web services. Under SOPA and PIPA, today’s top websites, such as eBay, Facebook and Yahoo, would have surely struggled to rise in popularity. Imagine waking up tomorrow, checking your phone and finding your favorite websites, which you have come to know and love, have all at once disappeared. It’s a virtual nightmare.

Thanks in large part to the

vast support from the online community, discussions of rethinking SOPA and PIPA are being considered to find a more direct approach to solving the pirate problem. There are talks of revamping SOPA and PIPA, but there are better options that can appease everybody.

With the exception of the pirates, there is an alternative act that may please everyone. It is called the OPEN Act. This bill differs from SOPA and PIPA by shutting down the platform on which the copyright infringing data starts. The bill instead shuts off the ads and search engine hits, known as the “financial transaction providers,” which fund the original website. This would eliminate the funds that keep the offshore pirate sites operating, starving them to death and forcing the site down. This approach preserves the sanctity of an uncensored Web and targets the attack on the “rogue” sites.

The Internet is a relatively new frontier, and we are still learning how to make it a fair place for all.

As long as we continue to strive for what is just and don’t accept censorship for the sake of convenience, we will continue to travel to unimaginable heights.

Scott Watson is a junior in

communication studies from Ventura, Iowa.

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By Jenna Fryer The Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Danica Patrick became a worldwide sensation at the Indianapolis 500, challenging for victory and becoming the first woman to lead laps in the showcase race.

Patrick’s shift to stock cars is long under way and her ties to IndyCar were cut further on Monday — she said she won’t run in this year’s Indy 500.

Her focus is entirely on NASCAR, she said skipping the Indy 500 was a “business decision.”

“I hope to do it in the future, and maybe it will be a double,” she said. “But at this point in time, after a lot of conversations, it’s just going to be the Coke 600 and I think it’s going to be a big challenge. It’s just is something that didn’t work out, as far as the business side of things. ... For this year, it just didn’t happen.”

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HIV-positive ex-wrestler imprisoned for assault CINCINNATI (AP) — A former professional wrestler was sentenced Monday to 32 years in prison for having sex with women without telling them he had tested positive for HIV. Andre Davis, 29, was sentenced on 14 counts of felonious assault. Davis, who wrestled using stage names including Gangsta of Love and Sweet Sexy Sensation, was convicted in November.

Prosecutors had said Davis violated state law by not telling a dozen sex partners about his HIV status or lying to them.

Davis told the judge Monday that he was a “sex addict” and that his addiction grew worse when he lost his dream of becoming a professional wrestler after getting the HIV test results.

“Drugs and alcohol are terrible, but sex is something everybody wants,” he said.

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Crack-back SPORT: Football DEFINITION: An illegal block in which an offensive player lining up outside the tackle box comes in and blocks a defender below the waist.

USE: Hines Ward has been flagged numerous times for crack-back blocks.

Photo: Grace Steenhagen/Iowa State Daily Junior guard Tyrus McGee goes up for a shot. McGee later scored a 3-pointer tying the game up with 15 seconds left on the clock. The final score was 71-68, Iowa State won.

Since 2005, the ISU men’s basketball team had lost 13 straight games on the road to Big 12 opponents.

That was until the calendar turned to 2012 and the Cyclones (14-5, 4-2 Big 12) won two games — in the state of Texas, no less — by 24 points on the road.

“I like the fact that these guys embrace the challenge of going on the road,” said coach Fred Hoiberg. “We’ve outrebounded all three opponents in the Big 12 on the road and if you do that, you’re going to give yourself a chance to win.”

In defeats of Texas A&M (74-50) and Texas Tech (76-52), Iowa State has begun to change the notion that the team can’t win on the road, as had become its reputation over the years.

Hoiberg said in Monday’s new conference that more than anything else, he’s happiest with the fact that his team has played as one and has leaned on one another well.

“That’s what I’ve been most impressed with this group about, is how we’ve gone on the road [and] really

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come together,” Hoiberg said.

“We’re all we’ve got, those 12 to 13 guys that we travel with.

That’s it. We’ve got to bond and play as a team, and we’ve done that.”

Redshirt senior guard Scott Christopherson didn’t gush about his team’s ability on the road when asked about the recent success.

What he did do was heed a word of caution and echo what his coach said about the team playing as one when they’re away from Hilton Coliseum.

“What are we, 2-1? We’ve got a lot of road games ahead of us before I say we’re good on the road,” Christopherson said. “For some reason, we’re able to kind of come together.

I think we realize when we’re on the road, it’s just 13 or 14 guys in the locker room and our coaches and that’s all we’ve got.

“I think we’ve done a really

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By Caitlyn.Diimig @iowastatedaily.com After relinquishing 10 turnovers against Texas A&M, freshman Nikki Moody didn’t let the pressure get to her against No. 17 Texas Tech on Sunday.

Moody helped lead the Cyclones to their first conference win of the season in a 6649 contest against Texas Tech while committing seven assists and only two turnovers during the game.

“Nikki is doing well,” said coach Bill Fennelly. “It’s very tough to be a point guard in this league. It’s very tough to be a freshman point guard in this league.”

The majority of studentathletes who have become professional after leaving the Iowa State team were point guards.

That includes the recently graduated and third-round WNBA draft pick Kelsey Bolte.

“Playing point guard is the best position at Iowa State.

It’s also the worst,” Fennelly

said.

“We want someone that embraces the position the way it has been played Fennelly in the past.”

W h e n Fe n n e l l y recruits, he shows each of the prospective athletes the Cole names and faces of all the players who have become professional athletes and tells them that to succeed, they must have the same drive the former athletes had while playing at Iowa State.

“If you do not have the skill set, the mindset and the toughness to do what they do — you’re in the wrong place,” Fennelly said.

Senior Chassidy Cole also stepped up to lead the Cyclones as the point guard

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File photo: Jordan Maurice/Iowa State Daily Guard Chassidy Cole celebrates after a play against Texas Tech on Sunday. Cole scored 10 points in the Cyclones’ 66-49 win against the Lady Raiders.

Wrestlers to show off on mat Walk by the ISU wrestling room on the second floor at Lied Recreation Athletic Center and you will see pictures of all the national champions and All-Americans who have competed for the Cyclones.

Wrestlers will get to experience their own Hilton Magic thanks to intramurals.

“To be eligible to participate in the Intramural Sports Program, you must be a current ISU student who has paid their ‘activity fees’ or a spring 2012 Rec Pass holder,” said Linda Marticke, intramural sports coordinator.

Marticke puts on an intramural wrestling tournament each spring for both seasoned and amateur wrestlers.

“We offer a Novice Division

for individuals who have never wrestled or have a maximum of two years with their high school varsity team,” Marticke said. “The Championship Division is for skilled wrestlers who have a minimum of one year of varsity high school experience.”

Wrestlers are required to “make weight,” just like scholarship athletes.

“All wrestlers were required to weigh in on Thursday, Jan. 19,” Marticke said. “Three different weigh-in times were offered during that day. If they did not make their weight, they were moved up or down to the appropriate weight class.”

The finalists in the Championship Division weights, 133-197, weigh in again on the final day and receive an additional five-pound allowance.

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Recall Paterno fondly

On Sunday morning, the world lost perhaps the greatest football coach that ever lived.

Joe Paterno, the winner of two national championships and the most games (409) in the history of college football, died of lung cancer at the age of 85.

The man who has been the face of State College, Pa., since 1966 left this world amidst the worst scandal of his — or likely anyone else’s — life.

But that’s not the most important thing we should be thinking about at this moment in regards to Paterno.

This board didn’t comment on the scandal until now because it’s been discussed more than any other subject — Tim Tebow included — and one more commentary about how awful what happened to those boys is wasn’t necessary.

What we should be thinking about in the wake of Paterno’s death is not his role in what happened to those boys, but rather the profound impact the man had on Penn State University, college football and the world.

The Penn State football program — save for Jerry Sandusky, apparently — was the model of everything people should strive for in athletics and the molding of young men.

Paterno and his wife, Sue, donated millions to the university, so much so that the library is named after them.

We’re sure you’ve heard all the gushings in the last two days , and it likely has you feeling somewhat conflicted.

How do you mourn someone who may or may not have not done all he could to stop the abuse of young boys when he was such a great man?

We have an idea.

How about we separate the two.

Collectively, we — as both sports fans and people — should remember fondly the fiery man with thick glasses and high voice who preached teaching his players how to be men as much as players.

The Sandusky scandal should never be forgotten and, although it’s a huge one, it’s but one blemish on an eightdecade-long list of positive notes.

Joe Paterno was a great man and a great coach who didn’t do enough in a terrible situation.

But that doesn’t mean we can’t miss him for everything he did do.

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in mechanical engineering, is the defending champion at 157 pounds. He expressed his gratitude to be able to wrestle on the same mat as some of Iowa State’s greats.

“The fact that intramural wrestling is allowed to use the ISU wrestling room is a great thing,” Ryan said. “Those who compete should be extremely grateful for the opportunity.”

“However, I compete in intramurals not because I get to use the wrestling room or because I get to wrestle in the same place as champions like Kevin Jackson, Jim Gibbons and Bobby Douglas. I compete because of my love for the sport,” he said.

Ryan, an Iowa native, is familiar with a few of Iowa State’s wrestlers.

“I know and have wrestled

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Redshirt sophomore forward Royce White said he thought the team had a different “level of focus” when on the road, which contributed to the togetherness that Hoiberg and Christopherson spoke of before.

“It’s definitely a different level of focus when you’re surrounded by the enemy,” White said. “It’s a war. And any time you go on the road, especially in this league, against tough competition, it’s definitely a war and a battle.”

Iowa State heads back to the state of Texas for the second time in four days on Tuesday to take on Texas in Austin, Texas.

The Cyclones beat the Longhorns 77-71 on Jan. 4 in Hilton Colosseum on the

strength of guard Chris Babb’s 3-point shooting.

Going into the second matchup, Iowa State could rely on another shooter, sixth man Tyrus McGee. The junior college transfer and winner of the latest Big 12 Rookie of the Week award has tallied 17 and 20 points in games against Oklahoma State and Texas Tech on 11-of-20 shooting (55 percent) from 3-point range.

“He came up huge for us, made huge plays against Oklahoma State, then came back on Saturday [against Texas Tech] and gave us another spark off the bench,” Christopherson said. “It was good to see him step up and play really well. We definitely needed it.”

Hoiberg had nothing but good things to say about McGee on Monday and reminisced about recruiting the Stringtown, Okla., native.

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The energy McGee brings now — energy Hoiberg and his staff have said repeatedly they rely on — was evident to them then.

“He was my No. 1 target last year,” Hoiberg said. “I went and watched a junior college event and fell in love with the kid. More than his shooting was just how hard he played, and you could see that.”

McGee’s vocalness and success from 3-point range will be key for the Cyclones on Tuesday against Texas.

Hoiberg said the Longhorns have gotten better since the two teams last met.

He was quick to add, though, that his team has too.

“We’ll tweak our game plan. They’re doing a few things differently,” Hoiberg said. “They’re a better team than they were a few weeks ago. But I think we’re a better team than we were a few weeks ago.”

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>>WRESTLING.p7 a few guys on the ISU wrestling team,” Ryan said.

“I got beat really bad in junior high by Tanner Weatherman,” Ryan said. “I know Kyven Gadson just from seeing and talking to him at multiple freestyle and folk-style tournaments.”

Samuel Smith, a sophomore heavyweight in animal science, is a newcomer to the sport.

“This is my first time wrestling in a competition,” Smith said. “My favorite part of wrestling is the fact that it is just you out there. You control everything that happens.”

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“You get a lot of credit when you’re the point guard when things go well and you get a lot of the blame when it doesn’t,” Fennelly said.

Cole finally earned her credit on Sunday.

She scored a 3-pointer at the buzzer to bring Iowa State up by six points to the first half and launching her team off the bench with cheers

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“I always regretted not wrestling in high school, so when I saw the opportunity to wrestle, I jumped all over it,” Smith said. “I have always loved the sport, so it was a no-brainer to give it a try.”

Tournament dates are 9 to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Sunday, 9:30 to 11 p.m. next Monday and 9:30 to 11 p.m.

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“I really appreciate the stamina and skill that it takes to be a good wrestler,” Marticke said. “I also appreciate the passion that these young people bring to this sport.

“I know they miss it once they leave high school,” Marticke said, “and I’m glad that we can give them a tournament to once again get on the mat.” and smiles.

“Her play yesterday, you don’t want to say it was the highlight of the day, but it probably was,” Fennelly said.

The momentum from the shot carried through to the second half, allowing the Cyclones to go on a 15-point run and never look back.

Iowa State will take on Kansas State on Wednesday in Manhattan, Kan.

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Hockey

Cyclones win defensive battle in sweep of Illinois

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File photo: Grace Steenhagen/Iowa State Daily Forward J.P. Kascsak dribbles around a Lindenwood defender in Iowa State’s 4-3 loss on Dec. 2. The Cyclones picked up their first road sweep this weekend against No. 12 Illinois.

The ISU hockey team finally notched its first road sweep Friday and Saturday with a pair of wins against No. 12 Illinois. The No. 7 Cyclones started the weekend with a come-from-behind 4-2 win Friday night and finished the weekend with a defensive battle, winning the game 2-1.

On Friday, the Cyclones were down 2-1 going into the third period but tied it up 9:46 into the period with a goal by forward JP Kascsak. Kascsak followed his own shot to the net and put away the rebound.

Only 29 seconds later, defenseman Dominic Toigo scored the

game-winner on a slap shot.

The Cyclones got some insurance with a goal from forward Derek Kohles.

Kascsak, who also scored the game-winning goal Saturday, has been on a hot streak lately. He had nine points (four goals, five assists) in his last five games. Last week, he said that in practice they were working on “getting the puck to the net and getting support all the way there,” and it showed on his goal Friday night.

“It didn’t work out in the first or second period, but it worked out in the third,” Kascsak said. “Kohles kept driving the net, [James] Buttermore and I were driv-

ing the net, we were shooting the puck and finally got a few in there.”

That line accounted for two goals.

Goaltender Paul Karus started both games for the Cyclones and stopped 28 of the 30 shots on Friday night and 24 of the 25 shots on Saturday night.

ISU coach Al Murdoch said it is a “great accomplishment” to win at the “Big Pond,” a nickname for Illinois’ arena because of its larger ice size.

Moving forward, the Cyclones have three more weekends before the CSCHL tournament and all feature matchups with some of the best teams in the ACHA. Next

weekend, the Cyclones will play No. 9 Robert Morris in Ames. The next weekend, Iowa State will travel to play at No. 4 Lindenwood, then will return home for a pair of games against No. 15 Central Oklahoma.

The Cyclones have not played against Robert Morris or Central Oklahoma yet this season, but the Cyclones were swept at home earlier this season by Lindenwood.

“It’s going to be like playoff hockey the next three weekends,” Murdoch said. “Three weekends in a row of outstanding hockey. It’s going to be great for the fans, great for the players, and we’re excited about it.”

Gymnastics

Iowa meet presents opportunity to overcome falls

By Isaac.Hunt @iowastatedaily.com ISU gymnastics coach Jay Ronayne spoke at Monday’s news conference of reflection over the past few weeks, along with talk about the upcoming meet against Iowa.

“Nobody likes the Hawkeyes, that’s just the way it is,” Ronayne said. “They might like them as people, but as a team no one likes them.”

The meet Friday against Iowa (1-0-1, 1-0-1 Big Ten) will take on a whole new meaning of

the word “desperation.”

Iowa State (0-2, 0-1 Big 12) will be preparing for an event that isn’t just another meet.

“This is the biggest meet of the year for us,” Ronayne said.

“Even if the [Cy-Hawk] Series Paulus wasn’t on the line, there’s a lot of pride that could be bruised, or it could be the best day of a young athlete’s life.”

Ronayne spoke about the standout of this

season, Celine Paulus. The senior is off to the best start of her career and it isn’t going unnoticed.

“She has been stellar,” Ronayne said. “She’s been doing this since she was 4 years old. To have the best season of your life at 22 years old, that says a lot. She’s taken control of her gymnastics.”

The struggles of this season were also a big topic.

The Cyclones have counted falls in different areas with different gymnasts in the first two

meets of the year.

Ronayne said the shaky landings and falls have been big contributors to Iowa State’s 0-2 start.

The Cyclones will have to come into the meet focused and determined to come away with a victory.

“We need to do a lot better,” Ronayne said. “If we make mistakes at all, we’re in trouble. It was different people that made the mistakes, which makes me a little more comfortable because I know those mistakes can be fixed.”