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LUDACRIS

Ludacris first gained worldwide acclaim more than 10 years ago with his debut album, “Back for the First Time,” and he stars in the “Fast and the Furious” franchise. Ever since, he has had dynamic performances and timeless hits, including “Stand Up,” “Get Back,” “Number One Spot,” “Money Maker,” “My Chick Bad” and “Rest of My Life.” With the upcoming release of “LUDAVERSAL,” fans can look forward to more great music from Ludacris.

For fans of: Snoop Dogg, Lil Jon, Usher

ANDY GRAMMER

TIMEFLIES

Timeflies released its debut album “The Scotch Tape” in 2011 and has since then gained popularity by starting “Timeflies Tuesday,” a series in which the duo is able to stay connected with fans by releasing remixes, performing live covers and freestyling over original beats. Its second EP, entitled “Warning Signs,” was released in late 2013 and features the singles “I Choose U” and “All The Way.” For fans of: 3OH!3, Hoodie Allen, Sammy Adams

Andy Grammer emerged in 2012 as one of the biggest success stories in the music business. He performed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “Good Morning America.”

He shared the stage with Taylor Swift, Train and Colbie Caillat, and he is the first male pop star since John Mayer in 2002 to reach the Top 10 on Adult Pop Radio with his first two singles, “Keep Your Head Up” and “Fine By Me.” For fans of: Train, John Mayer, Parachute

Cassadee Pope debuted “Frame by Frame” in the upper echelon on the Billboard charts — No. 1 Top Country Albums and Top 10 all-genre Top Albums after winning season 3 of NBC’s “The Voice.”

Cassadee is one of only two solo women in the past five years to top the Country chart with a debut release. Selling over 1.7 million tracks to date, the petite powerhouse also made an impressive ascend to the No. 1 spot on the iTunes country charts with her Republic Nashville debut album and gold-certified lead single “Wasting All These Tears.”

For fans of: Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Hunter Hayes

Twenty One Pilots

CASSADEE POPE

DAVID

COOK CRIS CAB

Twenty One Pilots is a group based out of Columbus, Ohio, that has been selling out venues in its hometown. The duo signed to Fueled By Ramen, after being courted by over a dozen labels. For its label debut “Vessel,” the duo merged elements of hiphop, indie rock and punk like in “Car Radio,” “Holding On To You” and “House of Gold.”

For fans of: Neon Trees, Fall Out Boy, Walk the Moon

Cris Cab became a musician with his feet in old and new worlds: the U.S. and the Caribbean.

He takes influence from The Police, Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff and Gregory Isaacs. His most popular video was a cover of Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow.” 2012 saw the release of Cris Cab’s full-length mixtape, “Echo Boom” featuring the single “Good Girls.”

For fans of: Hoodie Allen, Sublime, Chiddy Bang

DOWN WITH WEBSTER

David Cook won the American Idol crown in season seven and went on to sell over 1 million copies of his self-titled debut album. His songs from have sold over 2 million tracks and ringtones combined. Cook’s Idol coronation single, “The Time of My Life,” was certified platinum and is not only the biggest single debut but also the highest-selling coronation single in the show’s history.

For fans of: 3 Doors Down, Daughtry, Kris Allen

Down With Webster is a six-member Canadian rap rock band from The Beaches area of Toronto. Originally formed for a middle school talent show, the group signed with Universal Motown after releasing “Time to Win, Volume 1.” Three songs were certified platinum in Canada with its songs “Rich Girl$” and “Your Man.” In 2013, it released “Party For Your Life,” which would later be released as the title track from its upcoming album due to drop in January 2014.

For fans of: 3OH!3, Forever the Sickest Kids, All Time Low

Fears is a six-piece pop rock group from Vermillion, S.D. After recording its debut PARADISE Paradise EP, “The Secret to Dropping Out,” these high

FEARS SARA HAZE

Sara Haze grew up in Orange County, Calif., and started writing and recording her own music at the age of 14. She has had over 100 film and TV placements, including “Safe Haven,” “The Hills” and “America’s Next Top Model.” In May 2013, Sara made a debut at the Grand Ole Opry. Sara’s latest album is titled “My Personal Sky.” For fans of: Colbie Caillat, Little Big Town, Gloriana Other free entertainment as part of Veishea consists of comedian David Koechner, Cyclone Idol hosted by Kristian Bush of Sugarland, Club Veishea, a

LUKE CHRISTOPHER hypnotist, the Regurgitator and the “Veishea Says I’m Funny” student comedy competition. Club Veishea features DJs, electronic dance music and will be headlined

school seniors quickly tore through the Midwest in 2009. The group has since released its most recent EP, “Battle Scars.” Along with its original music, the band has released several covers on YouTube, including a cover of “Payphone”

by Maroon 5, which has accumulated over 2.8 million views.

For fans of: The Cab, The Maine, The Summer Set

Luke Christopher is an LA-based rapper, singer, songwriter and producer who started in a makeshift studio that was under his bunk bed.

Christopher has a unique and innovative sound with a feel good element from the old school soul he samples. He has a large following on YouTube with some of his popular tracks including “The Alphabet,”“On Fire,”“Hell Of A Rhyme” and “The Social Network.”

For fans of: Asher Roth, Sean Kingston, Whiz Khalifa

by Shaun Frank on April 11.

Students with a valid student ID can buy tickets online through MidwesTIX. 12,000 tickets will be available per night (Friday

and Saturday). These tickets will be available to students, faculty, staff and alumni beginning on Monday until 4 p.m. April 11. Tickets sold during this time to anyone

JAMIE LYNN SPEARS Jamie Lynn Spears is already a seasoned entertainment veteran at 22 years old, following in the footsteps of her sister, Britney Spears. Her official music debut is a country ballad, “How Could I Want More.” The song was written by Jamie Lynn Spears along with Nashville songwriter Rivers Rutherford.

For fans of: Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson with a valid ISU ID number will be at a special rate.

Tickets sold on April 11 and 12 will not be at the discounted rate.

ISU alumni may contact

the ISU Alumni Association to purchase tickets. Tickets will be switched at the concert venue for wristbands and the concerts will be held at the outdoor venue, rain or shine.

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

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

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A vehicle that left the scene collided with a parked truck at Lot 47 (reported at 8:15 a.m.).

Fabian Burse, 18, no permanent address, was arrested and charged with criminal trespass at Schilletter Village (reported at 8:07 a.m.).

Dillon Blazina, 22, 216 Stanton Ave, Apt 207, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated at Hazel Avenue and Lincoln Way (reported at 3:16 a.m.).

Jacob Meier, 22, 1412 East Detroit Ave, Indianola, was cited for open container at Hayward Avenue and Mortensen Parkway (reported at 3:16 a.m.).

Sara Greer, 22, 528 Welch Ave, Apt 16, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated at Lincoln Way and State Avenue (reported at 3:52 a.m.).

Brady Majors, 19, 4780 Helser Hall, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. John Harrison, 18, 4780 Helser Hall, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and underage possession of alcohol at Helser Hall (reported at 9:20 p.m.).

Jan. 11 Charles Abel, 21, 2215 SW Woodland Drive, Ankeny, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at Ash Avenue and Gable Lane (reported at 12:39 a.m.).

Jesus Garcia-Frutos, 21, 3164 390th St, Ellsworth, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at Chamberlain Street and Welch Avenue (reported at 1:33 a.m.).

Nicholas Gartelos, 18, 4407 Wilson Hall, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance. He was subsequently released on citation (reported at Wilson Hall (reported at 2:32 a.m.).

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William Lytle, junior in history, teaches Drew Kart how to set up a trap to catch small animals in the field. The ISU Army ROTC department hosted the Boy Scout winter survival event at Pammel Woods on Saturday.

Cadets teach winter survival course Central Iowan Boy Scouts learn to set traps, start fires, find water

By David.Gerhold @iowastatedaily.com On Saturday, a group of more than 200 Boy Scouts from all around central Iowa took part in a winter survival training on campus. In a variety of indoor and outdoor classes, Army ROTC cadets taught them how to build a shelter, start a fire and find water sources.

“It’s all going very well; we tried to keep them as active as possible,” said Trenton Speer, senior in interdisciplinary studies.

“The more they are able to move around, the happier they are.”

Since some of the Boy Scouts have been to winter survival trainings in the past, the cadets try to get a different take on the classes

Part of our hope is that some of them will later say, ‘Hey, I want to do that, I want to ... join the ROTC.” Todd Eipperle, Boy Scouts field director

they teach, Speer said.

“Some of the Scouts last year wanted a little more in depth information on cleaning and skinning the game, so one of our cadets made a life-sized replica of an animal that we used as a dummy to demonstrate how to skin and clean game prior to using it,” Speer said.

One of the outdoor classes taught the most effective way to gather water in a winter environment when everything is frozen.

“It basically comes down to how to collect the

cleanest snow possible, how to filter it as well as proper ways to boil and clean the water because in the end you have to consume it,” Speer said.

Dalton Ballard, 12, has been a Boy Scout for almost a year. He said he found some stuff very easy while other parts offered more of a challenge for him.

“It’s far too cold out here, but I think that’s kind of the point,” Ballard said.

“Most fun for me was the maps and compass class where we had to find certain coordinates all by ourselves.”

Some of the Scouts already knew about the basic skills of winter survival, but that was not a bad thing at all, said Todd Eipperle, field director for the Boy Scouts.

“Redundancy doesn’t hurt, because there are always things that you may have forgotten. Maybe something new comes up that they didn’t know before.”

Eipperle said that not only do the Boy Scouts

learn how to survive outside in the cold weather, but they also learn how to interact with actual soldiers from the Army ROTC. “Part of our hope is that some of them will later say, ‘Hey, I want to do that, I want to go to Iowa State and join the ROTC,’” Eipperle said.

Boy Scout Russell Seibert, 15, said he enjoyed the hands-on approach of most classes, because they allowed him to practice what he already learned.

“I also took away some ways of teaching the younger Scouts,” Seibert said. “I observed the cadets and how they talked to them, because I want to do that myself in the future.”

Speer said that at the end of the day, a lot of information was thrown at the Boy Scouts.

“But if they learned at least one thing from each class, then they’ll have everything they need to know if — God forbid — they ever got into a survival situation like this,” Speer said.

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ISU researches soybean fungus causing death of plants Pathogen causes Sudden Death Syndrome in 17 states, Canada

By Morgan.Ball @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State University has recently conducted genome sequencing for a fungus that causes Sudden Death Syndrome in soybean plants.

Madan Bhattacharyya, associate professor of agronomy, is the leader of the soybean research team. Bhattacharyya and other colleagues proposed the research idea in the annual “Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome” meeting in 2009.

The director of the North Central Soybean Research program, David Wright, liked the idea of the project and funded the research project in 2010.

The project cost less than anticipated, and the team had a small amount of

researchers.

The soybean research team is diverse and has a variety of experience levels. The team consists of four graduate students, six postdoctoral scientists, one assistant scientist, a scientist from Turkey as well as four undergraduate students.

The pathogen Fusarium virguliforme causes Sudden Death Syndrome and was first reported in Arkansas in 1971. Data shows that the pathogen has spread to the northern U.S. states and has even spread to Canada.

Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan are three out of the 17 states that have been hit recently.

The pathogen is a major threat to crop production. In 2010, 2.1 percent of soybean yield was infected by Sudden Death Syndrome. Around $820 million was wasted in the United States because of the pathogen.

Iowa was also affected by the soybean loss in 2010.

Around $300 million worth of Iowa’s soybeans were in-

fected. There are no effective chemicals to spray on the crops, and by the time the plants show any symptoms, it is too late to do anything to save the crops.

Iowa State University is trying to learn how the pathogen infects the soybean species. The team is trying to figure out the function of each gene that might play a role in the Sudden Death Syndrome development.

“Low cost and the growing importance of this serious pathogen were two motivating factors in pursuing the project,” Bhattacharyya said.

Research of this kind might lead to the engineering of the Sudden Death Syndrome resistance gene in transgenic soybean plants.

The researchers on the project conducted a draft genome. A draft genome is the genome sequencing of the pathogen, which identified 1,332 genes unique to the soybean Sudden Death Syndrome.

Sequencing is helping others around the globe

to also conduct similar research.

“To our knowledge, this pathogen does not infect other plant species, but there might be a disease similar to this in other species,” Bhattacharyya said.

The research will help to answer other questions related to the pathogen.

The comparing of genomes will be very beneficial to future research.

The research lab has been receiving funds from the Iowa Soybean Association since 2000. The program has also received funds from the United Soybean Board and North Central Soybean Program.

Educating the community and the world about the research findings is very important to the continuity of the project. The data is presented at national and international meetings, and the sequence data is deposited in the National Center for Biotechnology Information. The information is also published in professional papers.

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Micheline Ngaki, postdoctoral research associate, works on cross-pollinating two soybean plants. a team of researchers is studying the fungus that causes Sudden Death Syndrome.

Iowa State agrees to pre-engineering program with Iowa Western

By Morgan.Ball @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State has teamed up with Iowa Western Community College to promote a pre-engineering program.

The program allows students the chance to begin their education at a community college with a direct path that will lead them to a smooth transition to Iowa State. Both institutions will work together to prepare courses that will help keep the students on the right track.

Students can expect to take a lot of basic classes; calculus, physics, English and other general education classes will be a part of the curriculum.

The courses are structured to help prepare the students for Iowa State. Once at Iowa State, students can then begin engineering courses right away.

“The order of the courses may be flexible, but [they] are very important,” said Gary Mirka, as-

sociate dean of academic affairs in the College of Engineering.

Within this program, the students can choose what courses they want to take and when. Students may attend Iowa Western for two semesters or can attend for four semesters and receive an associate degree before going to Iowa State.

The pre-engineering program gives students the chance to attend a university for a lower tuition cost for two years while still allowing them the confidence of getting into the engineering program at Iowa State University.

Iowa Western is hoping to bring in more students with this new program The program gives students the chance to work with an adviser from Iowa Western and Iowa State University. The advisers work together and with the students to design a course of action.

“This allows students to work with advising staff at Iowa State and Iowa Western at the same

time, ensuring a smooth transition between schools,” said Kim Carter, Iowa Western’s dean of mathematics, engineering and industrial technologies.

“The articulation agreement between the two colleges provides a solid educational pathway for students to follow.”

The idea of universities working with community colleges is not an entirely new idea.

Iowa State has close ties with Des Moines Area Community College, Iowa Western and Kirkwood Community College. The relationships between community colleges and universities are very important.

Iowa State’s Admissions Partnership Program takes pride in creating long-lasting relationships with the community colleges. Iowa State’s engineering program also has the Engineer Admissions Partnership Program to help with the partnership at Iowa Western.

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participating in programs of this sort should increase due to the marketing and publicizing of the programs. Iowa Western said they expect to have 20-30 students en-

rolled in the program next fall.

Iowa State wants to continue to acknowledge that programs like the pre-engineering program exist.

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STANDING FOR MORE Dance Marathon raises more money than previous year

By Brian.Keck @iowastatedaily.com Smiling, laughing, cheering, crying and, of course, dancing, these were just a few of the things that happened at the Memorial Union on Jan. 25.

Dance Marathon is a 15-hourlong celebration of a year’s worth of hard work of thousands of ISU students raising money for the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital.

This year marked the 17th anniversary of Iowa State Dance Marathon, which began with a herd of eager participants waiting around in the dining area of the Memorial Union.

This year Iowa State Dance Marathon was able to raise $427,350.17 for the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital.

Iowa State Dance Marathon was able to increase from last year’s total of $327,032.16, a difference of $100,318.01.

Once 9 a.m. came around the lights started flashing, the music booming and 1,000 plus energetic students began snaking their way into the Great Hall.

Seen and shouted throughout the crowd of dancers were the letters FTK, which stands for “For The Kids.”

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It’s amazing all the love you get from the college students, and they are just treating the kids like they are super stars.”

Dale Weber, father of a miracle child

“There are young people out here who are caring for children who have a hard start in life,” said Pat Perkins, grandmother of miracle child Suzie Moorman. It is so inspiring to see all the college students give up their weekend to celebrate and cheer for these kids they’ve never met, she said.

At the top of each hour, a different family was able to share its battles with all the dancers and was able to personally give thanks for making Dance Marathon possible.

“It’s amazing all the love you get from the college students, and they are just treating the kids like they are super stars, it’s like they have hundreds of big brothers and sisters,” said Dale Weber, father of a miracle child.

After Tessa Huff, the mother of miracle child Gracie, finished speaking about her daughter, a flash mob broke out involving her boyfriend. He then proposed to her and she said accepted.

“It was a complete surprise,

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Khloe kisses her sister, Kennedi, on stage after performing covers of popular songs during Dance Marathon 2014 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.

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Students dance during Power Hour at Dance Marathon 2014 on Saturday. Proceeds from the event were donated to the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital.

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I was up on stage talking about Grace, next thing I know there was a flash mob and my fiance was proposing,” Huff said.

The day was filled with a variety of activities including arcades, lazar tag, karaoke, bounce houses and much more.

There were a variety of performers who came to celebrate, including Jamie Lono, Paradise Fears and appearances from the Iowa State Dance and cheer squads, swimming team, women’s soccer, volleyball and football team. “[The kids] have this way of living life so unabashedly, without apology or regret and to me it’s unbelievably inspiring,” said Sam Miller, lead singer of Paradise Fears.

The families who attended were able to express their gratitude to the hundreds of students that made Dance Marathon possible by individually thanking them during the “Thank You Circle.”

Going to the Hospital and being able to use things Iowa State Dance Marathon provided just makes it feel more like home, said Gary Eyles, father of a miracle child.

Outside of Saturday’s event, Dance Marathon continues to fundraise and put on other events throughout the span of the year.

“People don’t realize the things they do outside this day, all the little things they do and connections you make with these students,” Eyles said.

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Amy sings karaoke during Dance Marathon 2014 on Saturday. Karaoke was one of many different activities children could participate in throughout the night.

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Participants dance during the morale dance, performed at the top of each theme hour. Students raised a minimum of $250 to participate in the event.

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Dance Marathon participants read cards posted on the “Why We Dance” wall displayed in the Browsing Library from Dance Marathon 2014.

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Students dance to a mash of songs during a morale dance section of the night in the Great Hall during Dance Marathon 2014 on Saturday.

Comic store honors long-term customer with weekend of gaming

By David.Gerhold @iowastatedaily.com Charlie Fisher loved games. At least once a month, he would come all the way from Fort Dodge to Ames and visit the Old Curmudgeon Comics store in West Ames.

“Everybody knew him by face and by sight,” said Chris Pellack, co-owner of Old Curmudgeon Comics, now re-named The Shield Comics & Games. “He was a fixture in the Ames gaming community.”

In December, Fisher passed away at the age of 42. The autopsy revealed he had blood clots in his lungs.

“I actually broke down and started crying when I heard the news about his death. He was such a nice guy. Quiet, but always a very fun guy to be around and he would always have a good word for you,” Pellack said.

Fisher left behind a large collection of gaming miniatures. Instead of just auctioning them off like his sister had suggested, Pellack said he wanted to do something bigger.

“We basically decided to throw a weekend-long party to honor Charlie and his passion for games,”

Pellack said. “So this weekend, we played all sorts of games all Saturday and Sunday long.”

The Charlie Fisher Memorial Gaming Weekend is going to be an annual event from now on, Pellack said. “Charlie would have loved this, I’m sure of that.”

Charlie’s sister, Hope Hartig said she was absolutely stunned when she heard about the weekend.

“It makes me so happy that he’s honored in that way. He was all about games, that’s what he loved,” Hartig said. She described Charlie as an introverted and socially reserved character.

“It was very hard for him to break out of his shell,” she said. “He never dated, never got married and never had children.”

What really made him open up were games, Hartig said. He was passionate about all different kinds of games, his favorite being Warhammer 40k.

“I remember when I first met him, I had bought a big Warhammer starter box and didn’t know what to do with it,” said Jet Dehoet, one of the visitors of the Memorial Gaming Weekend.

Dehoet said that Charlie immediately came up to him, sat down for more than five hours and taught him how to play it.

“Charlie was always out there trying to find someone new to play with.

His excitement about the games he played was extremely infectious,” Dehoet said.

Hartig said there was no store in the town where Charlie lived, so he would always travel to Ames and participate in tournaments.

“He was really like a big kid, he knew everything about games and was insanely good at them, but in public he’d sometimes wear shirts with holes in them, because he was completely oblivious about things like that,” Hartig said.

For Christmas, he would buy a Nintendo Wii for his nephews, Hartig said. “He believed in games bringing people together and it was true. We’d always have a great time playing with him.”

John Piegors, junior in biochemistry, said he came to the Memorial Gaming Weekend because he loves to play the card game YuGi-Oh and took part in the tournament at The Shield.

“I didn’t know Charlie Fisher, but I think it’s cool that the community sticks together like that,” Piegors said.

He said often people tend to associate the gaming community with negative stereotypes.

“They say we’re fat, overweight and have no lives, but an event like this clearly proves them wrong,” Piegors said.

For a town this size, the gaming scene in Ames is ridiculously strong, Dehoet said.

“That can be attributed to the fact that we have a lot of really passionate students around here, who, even after they graduate will just keep coming in and playing games, just like Charlie did,” Dehoet said.

Hartig said that for people like Charlie, it can be really hard to connect socially.

“Having a game in front of you can have a huge impact on your selfconsciousness and it makes you grow as a person,” Hartig said.

The tradition will live on, Chris Pellack said. Next year, The Shield will continue hosting the Memorial Gaming Weekend.

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Riley O’Connor, left, and Jon McGerr enjoy playing Warhammer 40k during a gaming tournament put on by Shield Comics in memory of long-time customer Charlie Fisher.

“We will keep the store open and play games until the last person leaves the store, then on the next day,

we will open up and start all over again,” Pellack said.

“That way, the legacy of Charlie Fisher lives on.”

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Adam Guenther, GSB election commissioner, talks to a student who is interested about running for a position in GSB.

GSB election offers chance for students to be involved Each year a few brave students step up and begin their campaigns toward being the next president of the Government of the Student Body. Many of these candidates, along with their running mates, have spent weeks if not months preparing their platforms for what they hope to accomplish as the next leaders of the student body.

Just this past week, senior Hillary Kletscher, sophomore Khayree Fitten and freshman Richard Martinez announced they would be running for the coveted position that comes with a great deal of responsibilities. As the year continues, they will voice their opinions on student issues and explain how they will work to make life better for the student body in the coming year.

Unfortunately, many students will not take the time to get to know these candidates or even vote on election day. This is an opportunity for students to speak up and tell these candidates what matters to them when it comes to the Iowa State community. It’s an opportunity for students to be part of the political process.

Anyone of these candidates could be the future president who speaks on your behalf when it comes to student policies, student fees, tuition, funding for clubs and organizations and acts as your voice at the Iowa Legislature, with the Iowa Board of Regents and with the Iowa State administration. Whenever someone will be representing you and acting as your voice, it is paramount that you know if you agree with what they will be saying.

Politics begin locally and Iowa State’s student GSB leaders could easily be major political leaders in the future.

Everyone has to start somewhere, and this is an excellent time for these candidates to learn to be leaders, but also for the student body to learn to be an informed community.

Studying these candidates and learning what they stand for when it comes to the Iowa State community is not difficult. Both Kletscher and Fitten have Facebook pages dedicated to their campaigns, as well as websites.

The election process will see several debates between the candidates in the coming months. The vice presidential candidates, senior Michael Hoefer running alongside Kletscher, and junior Gabriel Walsh running with Fitten [Marinez running mate is still unknown], will face off in a debate Feb. 17.

The presidential candidates will then follow with a debate Feb. 27.

All students will have the opportunity to cast their votes on March 4 and 5.

All three candidates, being current students, can be reached through email and around campus. Don’t be afraid to approach them and start a conversation about where they see the future of the student body. Doing this can help you grow as a constituent, and hopefully be more apt to stay informed in city, state and federal elections in the future.

As students of the Iowa State community, decisions being made about the student body should concern and interest you. You might even discover that you want to step up and act as a representative of the student body in the future. With the elections just getting started, there is still an ample amount of time to add your voice to the GSB election process.

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Tattoos are a more common way of self-expression for our generation that is rarely offensive in the workplace of a changing demographic.

More and more college graduates have tattoos and they should not have to be stereotyped as ‘rude or rough and tough’ because of them.

By Shannon.Holmes @iowastatedaily.com

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kay, there is no backing out now.

Ready. Go.” I flinched as the needle jabbed into my left wrist repeatedly. There was a small, forced, smile on my face, while breaking my friend’s hand as the artist, Chicago permanently pushed ink under my skin.

Jab jab jab. Wipe. Jab jab jab. Wipe. Finally, after thirty minutes, I had a shiny, slightly puffy, blue tattoo on my left wrist.

While living in Florida, during an internship at Disney I was, “stabbed,” as my tattoo artist so gracefully put it. From then on I had the responsibility to cover my tattoo at work, whether it was with makeup, a band-aid, or long sleeve shirts.

How annoying, but it was worth the pain.

There is no reason for tattoos to be hidden in the workplace. I’m not causing you any physical or mental pain with my blue semicolon tattoo. I don’t run up to you, rub it in your face, and tell you that its wrong that you don’t have a tattoo. Oh, wait. That’s what people do to me, when they don’t “believe” in tattoos.

When our generation-the generation that will be running the world in a few years-when 40 percent of college “20 somethings,” have a tattoo, shouldn’t that be enough not to discriminate? Theoretically, let’s say a recent college student who graduated top of his University walks into an office for an interview. Here’s the kicker: he has a huge tattoo that starts at the neck and reaches down to his calf. He is ordained this way because he believes in Buddhism, and the Thai orthodox family in which he comes from believes tattoos serve as amulets. Many religions believe in the power of tattoos like Buddhism, as does Hinduism, (some) Christianity, American Indian tribes, and many more.

Denying someone of a job because of their religion and beliefs is illegal and that includes the religious tattoos.

It is 2014. We don’t have flying cars quite yet, but our technology and research is advancing everyday. We’re closer to the cure for cancer, biofuel and more. The ideology on tattoos is still stuck in the dang 1800s. Ladies, we can show our ankles in the workplace, why can’t we show our tattoos?

Men, you have the freedom to shave, or grow a ruggish beard, why not bare your tattoos with

pride? Times are changing, as they always have and always will. I believe we need to flex and move with said changing times or else we’ll be doomed to, dare I say, boredom.

Tattoos don’t matter.

Granted, some people did admit to not appreciating tattoos in the workplace, but most didn’t mind someone having a small wrist tattoo or one behind the ear. As long as the worker was professional, respectful, and kind. What is on your body does create a kind of aura, or how people view you, but your personality is entirely different. I have nine piercings in my ears, and a tattoo, but I go out of my way to be kind to others, love puppies, and could watch Disney movies all day. Just because someone is “tatted up” does not mean they are rude, does not mean they will brush you off, and definitely doesn’t mean they are rough and tough.

Although, being all for the tattoos in the workplace movement, I do understand some credit points against it.

For one, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Some take a look at a tattoo and will complement it, and some will comment that you have dirt on your skin. Some parents will shield their children against

anyone with a tattoo, while others will point out the tattoo and exclaim that “the lady has art on her!”

Studies and surveys have also shown that older generations find tattoos a distraction, so a company could potentially lose clients because of that. Why do they care what I look like if I am doing a good job? Out of respect, I do cover up my tattoos for interviews, but I do let my potential employer know that I do have a tattoo. Most companies that don’t approve of tattoos have implemented a dress code with the carefully worded, “no visible tattoos.”

If you don’t have curse words, anything immoral or sexual, you should be allowed to show the world the thing you paid a fortune for.

Tattoos have a special meaning to me, mine especially.

Times are changing, more and more companies are allowing their employees to unveil their approved tattoos. If you’re thinking about getting “stabbed,” just think about where you want it, if you don’t mind covering it up, and if you don’t mind explaining it to everyone under the sun. Who knows, maybe ten years from now tattoos in the office buildings and classrooms will be a regular occurrence.

Internet abounds with useless information

By Alexander.Maxwell @iowastatedaily.com

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he time has come for us to stop using the Internet. Many of us use the Internet almost every day, and if we continue to do so the problems caused by its use will only continue to get worse.

It may not be obvious, but not all of the Internet is useful. For example, many pictures are created and shared online by cats who constantly fail to use proper English. On some social sites there are occasionally postings that are not actually relevant to many of those who see them. In addition, many online media outlets such as newspapers and magazines have websites that continue to be maintained, despite the fact that the general public obviously prefers to receive information regarding current events via physical, paper-based forms.

However, not all of the Internet suffers from such uselessness. As an illustration, about 30 percent of all Internet traffic is pornography. While it is commendable that there is such a large amount of persons curious about the uninhibited expression of affection, there is only so much that one person can enjoy.

Personally, I do not have enough time to become that sexually educated, unfortunately meaning I will not be able to see much of this valuable material.

Many people attempt to use the Internet as a place to perform research or to learn about new things. Tragically, this has resulted in libraries being all but abandoned, and increasingly reliant on billboard advertising. Many young people seem to have forgotten that the librarians who inhabit our libraries are usually experts in everything, while the Internet is not.

We must also remember that the Internet is a fairly new creation, especially when compared to other fields of knowledge. Physics is a few thousand years old, and has only very recently provided actual useful information.

Psychology is still fairly useless. Even philosophy, which can be considered one

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It has become more difficult for our generation to find useful information because of the absence of intellectual material and the increased reliance on billboard advertising.

of the oldest areas of human intellect, has never been practical in any way to anyone, ever. For the Internet to become mature enough to elicit beneficial data, we must leave it to the experts to develop it over another few hundred years at a minimum.

I am not the first to understand that using the Internet is a problem. Although there has been previous research done on its usage, the results of such studies have not had enough of an impact on us.

Some researchers have argued that we should simply reduce our Internet usage.

As I have clearly shown, this would not be nearly enough to solve any Internetrelated problem. This is akin to suggesting that a heroin addict should just take it easy, rather than quit altogether.

Most people I have informally interviewed regarding this subject have expressed concern that quitting the Internet may be a difficult task. Luckily, because most people using the Internet are not extracting anything of value from it, stopping its usage should not be a difficult task for most users. A worthwhile

suggestion to help transition people off of the Internet is to suggest replacing the time formerly spent on browsing with tasks that are far more productive such as watching television, learning magic tricks or jousting.

Even though we are sometimes reluctantly willing to admit that using the Internet is not a useful way to spend our time as humans, we often disregard that doing so also disturbingly wastes the valuable time of our personal computers.

While no one knows why computers were created, as their masters, we at least owe it to them to seek better ways in which they may be used. Hopefully in doing so we will benefit ourselves by discovering better ways to find new information, maintain our social relationships over physical distances and learn more about the vast diversity of human sexual expression.

In the end, stopping our use of the Internet can surely only make us more productive, and in all likelihood will vastly increase the overall quality of our lives.

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Sophomore forward Georges Niang celebrates after sinking a 3-point shot during Iowa State’s 81-75 win against Kansas State at Hilton Coliseum. Niang was 4-of-6 from the 3-point line.

Iowa State has been out of sorts in recent weeks.

Nobody can attest to that more than Matt Thomas. The freshman guard watched his 3-point shots rim-out, moved to the bench after the team’s first loss and was told to shut down his Twitter account to avoid the negativity.

Saturday was the perfect medicine.

Thomas hit four 3-pointers in the first half, and No.16 Iowa State (15-3, 3-3 Big 12) hung on to defeat No. 22 Kansas State (14-6, 4-3) 81-75, snapping its three-game losing streak.

“I tried to stay off of that,” Thomas said of Twitter. “You just have to block out some of that negativity and just worry about what you have to do on the court.”

After starting in each of the Cyclones’ first 15 games, Thomas moved into a bench role after Iowa State’s loss against Oklahoma. He hadn’t reached double-figures in scoring since Dec. 2, and watched frustratingly as shots didn’t fall.

When Thomas took a pass in the left corner near the midway point of the first half Saturday, he rose without hesitation. Following a 1-of-11 stretch beyond the arc during Iowa State’s losing streak, Thomas’ shot swished through the net.

Less than 30 seconds later, the sharpshooter stroked another 3-point shot. He went 4-of-4 on 3-pointers before the break and ended the game with 14 points, tying a career high.

“When the first one goes down that’s a pretty good feeling rather than missing,” Thomas said. “Just continuing to shoot with confidence is what I’ve got to do.”

Iowa State moved to a 12-point lead at the break before Kansas State evened the score at 50-all with 13:11 to play. The Cyclones quickly re-extended their lead to 11 points, but the Wildcats never faded, retying the game at 66-all with five minutes remaining.

Defense prevailed for the Cyclones as senior Melvin Ejim, who scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half, blocked a 3-point attempt by Kansas State’s Shane Southwell with 31 seconds to play.

“I think we were just not hitting the big red panic button,” said sophomore Georges Niang, who broke the 66-all tie with a 3-pointer, and ended with 18 points.

Unlike recent games when the Cyclones played tense and watched defensive lapses cost them narrow games.

“Guys put those losses behind us.

They wanted to come out and win in the worst way,” said ISU coach Fred Hoiberg. “When this team made runs on us in the beginning of the second half … our guys didn’t panic. It would have been easy to do that because of our recent struggles.”

The key thing Iowa State did differently? “Win,” Niang joked, before getting serious.

“We got back to the little things,” Niang said. “We were getting loose balls.

We were getting after it on the defensive end and playing with energy.

“I think when we do that we’re a tough team to beat.”

Even more so when the freshmen step up as Thomas and guard Monte Morris did Saturday. Morris played crunch time minutes for the Cyclones defensively and scored seven points while dishing out five assists.

“He’s the smartest defender I’ve seen for a freshman,” Hoiberg said.

“He’s the best we have right now. If we need stops, he’s going to be on the floor at the end of the game.”

Likewise for Thomas and his 3-point shooting, which, after starting the season 23-of-73 entering Saturday, was jumpstarted in the win.

Hoiberg was asked afterward if Thomas should maybe continue to avoid Twitter after his career performance.

“Tell him to keep it off,” Hoiberg joked. “I don’t think he listened to me.”

Thomas said there might be another reason for his sudden surge.

“I think it might have been the pink socks, actually,” joked Thomas, who didn’t shut down his Twitter but rather went into a lull.

There was no negativity to be found Saturday evening. When Morris clicked on his phone in the locker room post game, the talk was all about the ISU freshmen. This time, they returned to positive messages the Cyclones were accustomed to seeing.

“It was good to see both of us out there at the same time contributing,” Morris said. “I went back to my phone after the game and got a lot of tweets with me and [Matt] in it.”

ISU President Leath provides clarification on Palo case

By Alex.Halsted @iowastatedaily.com Should Fred Hoiberg decide guard Bubu Palo deserves time on the court for the ISU men’s basketball team, ISU President Steven Leath won’t be inserting his opinion.

While Leath disagrees with a district court’s ruling Jan. 16 to grant Palo a temporary stay that has allowed him to rejoin the team, he told a small group of reporters Saturday he respects the decision and any subsequent one made by Hoiberg.

“It’s obviously different than I view the situation, but we respect the court’s decision, of course,” Leath said. “I philosophically don’t see any reason for me to try and coach from the President’s office. It’s his responsibility now. Fred knows that, he understands that and I think he appreciates it.”

The ISU Office of Judicial Affairs charged Palo with violating the university’s Code of Conduct relating to sexual misconduct in September 2012 stemming from criminal charges of sexual abuse in the second degree that same month.

Criminal charges were dismissed in January 2013, and an administrative law judge ruled in May 2013 that charges by the university relating to the code of conduct were “not founded” according to court documents. Palo returned to the team and played 17 games during the 2012-13 season.

Leath heard an appeal of that decision during the summer and reversed it, removing Palo from the team Aug. 30, 2013.

“I agreed with most of (the administrative law judge’s) findings, essentially all of his findings, except his interpretation of our policy,” Leath said.

Leath didn’t go into specifics of the case on Saturday citing federal law but said he, “listened to hours of recordings, read pages of text messages and other court materials.” Ultimately, he, with input from other university personnel, decided Palo had violated the code of conduct.

“Everybody involved with the university saw it in the same way,” Leath said.

“Interestingly, the only people that saw it differently were people outside the academy who had never worked with our misconduct policy.”

Since Aug. 30, Palo has appealed Leath’s ruling to the Iowa Board of Regents, which affirmed the decision Dec. 5. Palo appealed the regents’ decision to the district court, which granted him a temporary stay to rejoin the team while the appeal plays out.

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday denied a request by the regents for an immediate stay to keep Palo from rejoining the team. Palo dressed and sat on the bench Saturday for the first time since last spring.

“It was definitely still a little weird, but

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Senior guard Bubu Palo sits on the bench during his first game of the 2014 season after rejoining the team days earlier. Palo will be a member of the team while the district court hears his appeal. ISU President Steven Leath says he respects the court’s decision and supports Hoiberg.

it’s nice to kind of get that first game out of the way,” Palo said. “Hopefully now it’ll be smoother from here on out.”

In recent weeks Leath has come under fire for the timing of his decision, which Palo and his attorney Matt Boles say kept Palo from being able to transfer. Leath said those qualms were never brought up while he heard the appeal.

“The appeal came to me June 10. The parties thought it was reasonable that I give them two weeks to provide the information and then they wanted two weeks to rebut,” Leath said. “So there the first month was gone.

“I had a long-scheduled multi-week trip to Africa that was part of ISU’s program over there. By the time I got back it was August. I wanted to do a thorough, careful job, so I asked all parties would they have any objections if I waited until the end of the month. Nobody had any objections.”

According to a statement by Iowa State last week, Leath notified Palo and Boles Aug. 21 his decision would come within 10 days. The statement said Boles “did not raise any concerns with respect to the decision timeline.”

After Leath removed Palo from the team Aug. 30, Boles contacted ISU Athletic Director Jamie Pollard to inquire if Iowa State would support a waiver to transfer.

Pollard notified Boles that both he and Leath would support the waiver.

“He knew we would sign an NCAA waiver if he asked for it,” Leath said. “It’s interesting that they didn’t ask us for it.”

Boles had no comment last week after Iowa State released its statement.

In Judge Thomas Bice’s decision to grant Palo a stay, he wondered why Palo’s scholarship was renewed in June. Leath said the appeal arrived on his desk after that decision had been made.

“I asked athletics, ‘Is he on scholarship?’ They said, ‘Well, we renewed it,’” Leath said. “I felt it was inappropriate to renege on an agreement.”

Since Palo was granted a stay to rejoin the team, Pollard has been vocal in his disagreement with the court’s decision.

Leath was asked what he would tell perspective student athletes given the recent backlash.

“When you come out of (Jack Trice Stadium), it says ‘Honor Before Victory,’” Leath said. “As President, I take that seriously and I won’t retrench on that. I’m proud of it.

“If you don’t value honor before victory, don’t play here.”

Leath added one more point for student-athletes looking at Iowa State.

“The last six student-athlete misconduct cases that have come before us, every single one of them has ruled for the student athlete except this one,” Leath said.

“That should tell everybody something.”

As to why Palo was allowed to remain

a student at Iowa State despite not being able to participate in intercollegiate athletics, Leath said he wanted to give Palo an opportunity to complete his academic career.

“The fact that I let him stay in school and be on scholarship is somehow being used against us, which is also puzzling because stronger punishment is recommended,” Leath said. “I thought as a president, the student is good academically, he was a senior, we are an educational institution, let’s give him an opportunity to finish his degree and go on and go forth, because that could affect him for the rest of his life.

“The fact we were gentler and kinder is somehow being used as a criticism, which to me is nonsensical.”

For now, Palo will remain a member of the team while a district court hears an appeal. There is no timetable as to when the case will be wrapped up.

“Hopefully this thing gets resolved soon and there are no hard feelings on either party and we can put this behind us and worry about basketball,” said senior Melvin Ejim.

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Cyclones defeat Hawkeyes, focus on teamwork

By Will.Musgrove @iowastatedaily.com The old cliché about rivalry games, “throw out the record books,” rang true at the Cy-Hawk games this past weekend.

The No. 7 Cyclone Hockey team (28-8-2, 11-50 CSCHL) beat in-state rival Hawkeyes (13-10-1) 1-0 Jan. 24 at the ISU/Ames Ice Arena and 5-2 Saturday at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena.

Even though the Cyclones won both games, their performance on the ice wasn’t quite what they expected.

“I recognize the colors of Iowa, the black and gold, but I didn’t recognize who was playing for us,” said ISU coach Jason Fairman after Friday’s game. “I didn’t have any idea who that team was.”

Division I Iowa State has historically outperformed Division II Iowa, beating them by an average of six goals in the past four years. The Hawkeyes were able to reduce this average to two goals in the most recent series.

The Cyclones also saw a drop in shots on the net against the Hawkeyes from last year’s 112 to 90, as well as a drop of converting these shots into goals from nine to seven percent.

Fairman sees this as a wake-up call since the conference playoffs

I didn’t recognize who was playing for us. I didn’t have any idea who that team was.”

ISU coach Jason Fairman

and American Collegiate Hockey Association tournament are just around the corner.

“We did take a bit of a step backwards,” Fairman said. “And my message to the guys was that next week we need get back to business because from here on out, it is not going to be an easy road.”

ISU forward Nate Percy said this regression is due to the fact the Cyclones abandoned their team-oriented systems and played a more individual style of hockey.

“It was a lot similar to the first Indiana game [Jan. 10] we played, where we just tried to put as many pucks on net as we could,” Percy said. “It is a little frustrating, though, when guys start trying to make cute plays and just keep firing the puck in on the net.”

ISU goalie Scott Ismond said Iowa State needs to focus on the tiny details of hockey and work on being more mentally prepared. In the coming

weeks he believes the team will be working on the rudiments of hockey.

Game preparation will be the main element the team will try to improve for upcoming Lindenwood, Fairman said, as he was confused on how Iowa State can be so good against some teams and struggle against others.

“I don’t know how to explain how we can go out and dominate teams like Robert Morris and Ohio at minutes at a time and play our best hockey. Then there were stretches this weekend were I didn’t recognize what team was playing,” Fairman said. “I don’t have the answer, and that is frustrating because that is my responsibility.”

Iowa State was the clear favorite going into the games against Iowa, but the Hawkeyes ended up being tougher to put away than the Cyclones thought.

“Yes, absolutely,” Ismond said when asked if the Cyclones underestimated the Hawkeyes. “We thought it was going to be a lot easier week than it was.

[Iowa] came out and got great goaltending and they played a good series. It is one of those things where you learn from experiences from before that you can’t take a team lightly.

“Fortunately, this time around it didn’t end up costing us a game.”

Iowa State goes undefeated in tennis double header

By Max.Dible @iowastatedaily.com The theme was aggressive play for the ISU tennis team in its home opener, a double header against Southeast Missouri State and Nebraska-Omaha, in which Iowa State didn’t lose a match.

Climate control factored heavily into the Cyclones’ strategy.

“When you play indoors you have to try and step up a lot more because you’re not going to have any elements disrupting how you play,” said freshman Lydia Green.

“It’s going to be faster, so if you don’t step up you’ll end up hacking around the baseline, and you can’t do that forever.”

Iowa State’s aggression served not only as a plan of attack, but as a counterattack strategy as well for junior Meghan Cassens.

“I tried stepping in a lot,”Cassens said.

“The girl in the second match was very athletic and got to a lot of balls. By moving in, I took time away from her so she wasn’t able to get to as many balls as she would have otherwise.”

The call to aggressive play had the potential to backfire as ISU coach Armando Espinosa had cautioned that fatigue could play a factor in back-to-back meets.

Yet the Cyclones handled their business so efficiently in the first meet that there was plenty of gas left for the final push.

Cassens talked about the role fatigue played, or rather didn’t play, for her on

Friday.

“Both of my matches were pretty quick,” Cassens said. “I probably struggled more in the first match if anything.”

The approach worked as the Cyclones swept both Southeast Missouri State and Nebraska-Omaha, 6-0 and 7-0, respectively.

“I was very pleased with how we competed and with the energy we had,” Espinosa said. “Overall, I thought we played so much better than we did in Florida, so it was a great day.”

The results Friday in Ames were a significant improvement on Iowa State’s opening meet of 2014, in which the Cyclones fell to Florida Gulf Coast, 6-1.

“I think there was a big jump from the first day in Florida to now, but again, we’re playing under perfect conditions,” Espinosa said. “It’s so much easier, but we were able to capitalize.”

A young team, Iowa State plays three freshmen in the lineup, and gelling is important to current and future success, Espinosa said.

“We have a close knit group,” Espinosa said. “I’m very excited to see what they can do as the season progresses.”

Next up for the Cyclones is North Dakota. The two teams will meet Friday in Ames.

“We’ve seen [North Dakota] in different tournaments,” Espinosa said. “They’ll be another good team. Again, I don’t really care who we play. As long as we’re getting better, the wins should come.”

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60 Prima __: opera star 61 Schoolchildren 63 Time relaxing in a chalet, and where the first words of 17-, 25-, 39-, and 51-Across may appear 66 Some nuclear trials 67 Earth’s natural satellite 68 Archaic 69 Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo 70 Graph’s x or y 71 Nintendo’s Super __ console Down 1 Actress Messing of “Will & Grace” 2 “I challenge you to __!”

3 Took out, ganglandstyle 4 Conservative Brit 5 Bordeaux boyfriend 6 Offer at Sotheby’s 7 Great bargain 8 “Honor Thy Father” writer Gay 9 1,000-year Eur. realm 10 Come back into view 11 In a total fog 12 Use wool clippers on

13 Owned, in the Old Testament 18 K.C. Royal, e.g.

22 “Charlotte’s __” 25 Ball-__ hammer 26 Normandy river 27 Naturally lit courtyard 29 Clothing patch type 31 Pale or malt brew 32 Baseball’s Hodges 34 PC-to-printer port 36 “Sesame Street” puppeteer 37 Had a meal 38 FDR successor 40 Italian dessert made with espresso 41 Like much postChristmas business 42 Drudge 47 Black Sea port 48 Old USSR spy gp.

50 Golf instructors 51 TV from D.C. 52 Sharp, as an eagle’s eyesight 53 Photocopier supply 54 Only U.S. president born in Hawaii 56 Foot-to-leg joint 57 Hotel cleaning crew 60 Cozy rooms 62 U.K. business abbr.

64 Chicken __ 65 French king

Aries (March 21 -- April 19) Today is a 7 -- Confer with your team and make a plan accounting for each of your abilities. Use their ideas and approach. You’re already ahead of the game. Talk about what you’re learning. Wax philosophical.

Taurus (April 20 -- May 20) Today is a 6 -- Complete financial paperwork: invoices, expense reports, tax forms... If you don’t understand, don’t be afraid to ask. Get in touch with old clients or friends who can provide new work. Choose love you can depend on.

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(May 21 -- June 20) Today is a 7 -- A good partner helps you get farther, and could also provide a unique opportunity that you wouldn’t discover otherwise. Provide motivation, plus facts, and win the prize. Collect an old debt as a bonus.

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Cancer (June 21 -- July 22) Today is an 8 -- You can find the right words to make an excellent deal. Get busy and take advantage of your great productivity today. Include time for romance. Let your partner share your appreciation. Provide a healthy dose of great service.

Leo (July 23 -- Aug. 22) Today is a 7 -- Indulge passion and imagination. It’s a nice day for romance. Write a love letter and seal it with a kiss. But don’t forget your career obligations.

You find the balance. Share fun and laughter.

Virgo (Aug. 23 -- Sept. 22) Today is a 6 -- Study new ways to save at home. Pay attention to unnoticed or forgotten stuff.

Spend wisely to improve your decor. Keep your promises. Your plans develop as you go along.

Good news comes from far away.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 -- Dec. 21) Today is an 8 -- Write, record or organize about your new escapade. Include new support or information. Do it for love.

Write a practical document. Find just the right tone. Private efforts bear fruit. Mutual admiration grows with a partner.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 -- Feb. 18) Today is a 7 -- Have a private conversation with a supervisor or at home. Allow yourself to get persuaded. Ask questions and take notes. Run errands.

Watch for hidden agendas. Work smarter as you assimilate new ideas.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 -- Jan. 19) Today is a 7 -- A roommate helps you understand. Share the pertinent facts. Your input is appreciated. Dexterity solves a problem. You’re on a roll. Keep saving as much as you can.

Introspection and quiet prove soothing.

Pisces (Feb. 19 -- March 20) Today is an 8 -- Work on the plan you made. Gather new information. Use your wit and charm. Friends keep you on track to profit. You’re gaining respect.

Contact your team and talk about the important things.

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Libra (Sept. 23 -- Oct. 22) Today is a 7 -- Your past work speaks well for you. Make new friends. Check out an interesting suggestion. For a fresh perspective, ask a child. Cash in coupons and ask for help. Team projects go well.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 -- Nov. 21) Today is an 8 -- Renew career activity. Consult an experienced and trustworthy financial advisor.

Take action to forward your next profitable adventure. Friends offer good advice. Chat in private. Find a smarter method.

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