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Dancing with the Story County Stars

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Courtesy of the Heartland Senior Services of Story County

The Heartland Senior Services of Story County will host the third annual Dancing with the Story Country Stars at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Memorial Union. Tickets cost $15 for students.

Local celebrities ready to show off moves at fundraising event By Andi.Schieszler @iowastatedaily.com One of the top dancing programs on TV will come to Story County in the form of a fundraiser — Dancing with the Stars. The Heartland Senior Services of Story County will host a fundraising event at 6 p.m. Saturday at the ISU Memorial Union. Tickets are $25 for the general public and $15 for ISU students and can be purchased at the door. Dancing with the Story County Stars will be a twoand-a-half-hour event in which multiple local celebrities will each dance for 90 seconds. The Heartland Senior Services of Story County paired each celebrity with a local dance instructor. The Heartland Senior Services of Story County has hosted the Dancing with the Stars event for three years now and has raised thousands of dollars each year that goes to funding for senior services. Claudia Lemper, lecturer in plant pathology and microbiology, is one of the celebrities who is dancing at the event. Lemper got involved with the event after attending last year in support of a friend who was dancing. “I had a friend who did [Dancing with the Story

County Stars] last year and so I went [to be] part of the community and on community boards,” Lemper said. Lemper said she was chosen to be a dancer for the event because she has a lot of involvement in the community. While Lemper had danced in high school, she said she did not have much formal dance training before this event. “I mean, I’m not a dancer, but my family always danced,” Lemper said. “I’m a confident person to dance in front of a big crowd.” While Lemper danced in high school, she said she did not have much formal dance training before this event. While seven groups will dance, the Heartland Senior Center of Story County had to find people who are willing to commit the time to the event as well as be comfortable dancing in front of a crowd. “The hard thing is they have to find someone who is willing to do it,” Lemper said. “No. 1: commit the time and dance in front of people and be somewhat of a public figure,” Lemper said. The celebrity dancer is responsible for finding people who will attend the event and also for getting votes. Each vote is represented by a dollar that was donated.

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Student Government discussed a new financial agreement with the Student Union Board at the weekly Senate meeting at the Memorial Union. The contract, which was approved by the Senate with a vote of 30 to 5, is a three-year contract allocating a guaranteed $100,000. Another $50,000 may be allocated once per year, “with intended use being the use of Hilton Coliseum and all associated costs that are incurred with this undertaking,” according to the bill. The contract would go into effect July 1, 2016 and go until June 30, 2019. There was concern among the senators about the possibility of the extra $50,000 for possible events being allocated by just the finance committee and not Student Government as a whole. “The Senate has always had oversight of the finance committee,” said Finance Director Hamad Abbas. Student Government President Dan Breitbarth expressed frustration at the issues senators had because the contract was sent out two weeks ago and he received no follow-up questions. Sen. Cole Button, sophomore in finance, introduced a funding bill to increase campus lighting between Carver Hall and Parks Library. The proposal calls for two new light poles as well as replacing all light bulbs between Carver and the library with brighter, longerlasting LED bulbs. The bill was tabled by a vote of 22 to 16. Fitten called to table the bill to find a different route to get funding for the project. Sen. Khayree Fitten questioned if Student Government should pay additional funds to make a campus safer when tuition — particularly out-of-state tuition — is already being paid for issues like this. ”I’ve talked to many students about this and they are very excited and want this to happen,” said Sen. Emily Tosoni. The Senate discussed the Affordable Education in Iowa resolution, which would request $8.2 million in funding from the Iowa Legislature. This was passed with a vote of 32 to 3.

Candidates spread messages in Ames Huckabee urges group at Jeff’s Pizza to caucus

O’Malley looks for support as caucus looms

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Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor now running for the Republican nomination, made a plea Wednesday for potential voters to caucus for him when the first votes are cast next Monday. Huckabee, who won the caucus in 2008, has struggled to gain traction this cycle — currently hovering at only a few percentage points in most polls — but has already visited all 99 counties in Iowa and will attend 150 events just in January. Speaking to about 50 people gathered at Jeff’s Pizza on Lincoln Way on Wednesday afternoon, Huckabee joked with attendees, urging them to go caucus Monday, but, “If you’re thinking about caucusing for one of those other 320 people running, I would like to encourage you to stay home that night.” “It’s going to be cold out there,” Huckabee joked. Before taking questions, Huckabee told the audience that the 2016 election is important because what is at stake. Although outsider candidates like Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have locked in the most support, Huckabee pitched himself as someone who would shake up Washington and challenge the status quo. “I think the worst thing that has happened to the process of politics is that a handful of billionaires now control virtually every campaign and openly control the agenda of Congress in Washington,” Huckabee said.

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley was in Ames on Wednesday night for a campaign rally just five days before the Iowa caucus, touting his experience as Baltimore mayor and governor to garner support for his campaign. While O’Malley played nice toward fellow Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, he took a jab at — without naming — Republican candidate Donald Trump for his recent comments. “When the guy who is in the forefront of the Republican party is a man who makes increasingly more racist, fascist appeals, who says outrageous things like if he shot someone on Fifth Avenue his poll numbers still wouldn’t go down — this should tell all of us that this is no ordinary campaign year,” O’Malley said. And while it is no ordinary campaign year, caucuses are right around the corner. Currently sitting at only a few percentage points in most polls, he is hoping his supporters will “hold strong” to gain that needed 15 percent threshold he needs to be viable for Monday. “I’m telling all my supporters to hold strong,” O’Malley said. “Work as hard as you can to persuade a few people and lift us up in those precincts where we are short on viability, lift us up to viability, and in other precincts we will walk in with viability.” O’Malley believes his consistent approach he takes to his issues such as education, clean energy and gun reform will get that needed support.

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Former Arkansas governor and current Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee talks with supporters at a meet and greet at Jeff’s Pizza in Ames on Wednesday.

When asked about his tax policy, Huckabee explained to the crowd why he supports the fair tax, which would change the current tax system and replace it with a national consumption, or sales tax — similar to what most pay already at the state level. He also differentiated himself from other Republican candidates running for president. Huckabee said he is the only candidate who would protect Social Security, instead of making cuts to the program. “I remember some of my early paychecks, I need that money taken out,” Huckabee said. “No, they took it away. But they always said they’re taking it away and will give it back at retirement. It is not the government’s money, it is yours.” He also went after Ted Cruz — without directly mentioning him — for his stance on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Cruz has consistently said he wants to phase out the federal mandate that requires ethanol to be blended into fuel. Huckabee, although saying

the federal government does not have many good ideas, said the RFS is one of the few ideas implemented that actually has a positive impact on the economy. Huckabee asked why “anyone” in Iowa would support a candidate who would get rid of the mandate, adding doing so would cost Iowa 75,000 jobs because of how it benefits the economy in the state. Cruz, who says he is against the federal mandate because of principle, continues to sit atop the polls with Trump. Actor Jim Labriola, known for his appearances in the TV show “Home Improvement,” also spoke at the event. While mixing in jokes with the audience, he said he believes Huckabee is a “modern-day Ronald Reagan” and is the only candidate who can get the job done if elected. Huckabee’s stop in Ames on Wednesday was his second in the city during the month of January. He hosted a town hall at Oakwood Road Church earlier in the month.

“Of the three of us running, one of us has been remarkably consistent throughout the years on [gun safety], and that person is me,” O’Malley said. “I intend to be relentless in pursuing comprehensive gun safety legislation … and requiring background checks.” O’Malley will be back in Ames on Monday to host a town hall event before the caucus that evening. His idea of what the Iowa people need is what makes him think the caucus will be a successful effort. “I believe that the people of Iowa are looking for a new leader,” he said. “Iowa likes a fighter … I’ve been here on other occasions where John Kerry they never saw coming. Gary Hart was at 3.5 percent before finishing second place on caucus night. There is a fight and it’s going to be a good one.” Kayla Flyckt, graduate student in biochemistry, is still undecided for caucus night but because she says O’Malley has the best comprehensive clean energy plan, she thinks he could sway her. “I really like his ideas about climate change and a green future,” Flyckt said. Max McReynolds, graduate student in plant biology, is interested in using bio-renewables, which O’Malley supports. “It seems really cool a presidential candidate is pushing for that,” McReynolds said. While some news outlets and the Democratic debates have been focusing on the battle between the two front-running candidates Sanders and Clinton, O’Malley said people are starting to notice their other options for this race. “The only opinion I care about are the people of Iowa and what they’re going to do on caucus night,” O’Malley said.

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

Jan. 26 An officer investigated a property damage collision at 900‑Blk Hayward Ave (reported at 11:45 a.m.). Report initiated. An officer investigated a property damage collision at Lot 11 (reported at 11:50 a.m.). Report initiated. Harshal Udaya Shetty, 22, of 4324 Westbrook Dr Unit 11, Ames, IA, was arrested and charged with providing alcohol to an underage person at Eaton Hall (reported at 9:48 p.m.). Report initiated.

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

Seth Alexander Connell, 18, of 135 Beyer Ct Unit 1248, Ames, IA, was cited with possession of alcohol under the legal age at Eaton Hall (reported at 9:48 p.m.). Report initiated. Deepanshu Upadhyay, 19, of 135 Beyer Ct Unit 1248, Ames, IA, was cited with possession of alcohol under the legal age at Eaton Hall (reported at 9:48 p.m.). Report initiated.

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Jan. 28

Crafty Cocktail Night 6 - 7:30 p.m., Reiman Gardens

Poster Sale 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Cardinal Room at the Memorial Union Hundreds of choices from art prints and movies to music and pop culture. Proceeds from the sale support art programs at the Memorial Union.

Join Caroline Freese in making lovely oven-baked marbled clay dishes to hold small jewelry, coins or other treasures. This program is BYOB - you may bring beer, wine or a nonalcoholic beverages for yourself. Must be 21+ to attend. Pre-register through Reiman Gardens.

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Locations to caucus By Alex.Hanson @iowastatedaily.com The Iowa Caucus is scheduled for Feb. 1, and if you are not registered to vote in Iowa, you still have a chance to sign up or change your registration. If you’re not currently registered to vote, you can do so on caucus night if you bring the necessary form of identification. These same conditions apply if you wish to change your party registration, or if you need to switch your address to Iowa. To register at your caucus location, you must bring a photo ID, such as a drivers license, passport or student ID. You must also bring a document to prove your address, like a telephone bill, pay stub, bank statement or housing contract. A full list of cauucs locations is posted at www.iowastatedaily.com, but here the most common caucus locations if you live on campus or in an apartment. To

find the ward and precinct you live in, visit the Iowa Secretary of State website at sos.iowa.gov. Democrats: 1-2 Hansen Ag Center Atrium, 2516 Mortensen Rd (ISU) - WALLACE/WILSON DORM 2-1: Scheman Building - Room 220-300, 1805 Center Dr (ISU) - FREDERIKSEN COURT 2-2: Ames High School - Media Center, 1921 Ames High Dr - SCHILETER AND UNIVERSITY VILLAGE 3-1: Ames Middle School - Commons/Cafeteria, 3915 Mortensen Rd - UNIVERSITY WEST 3-2: Edwards Elementary School - Commons/ Cafe, 820 Miller Ave - UNIVERSITY WEST 4-1: ISU Memorial Union - South Ballroom, 2229 Lincoln Way (ISU) - BUCHANAN DORM, LEGACY, CAMPUSTOWN NORTH OF KNAPP ST. 4-2: ISU Memorial Union - Cardinal Room, 2229 Lincoln Way (ISU) - RICHARDSON COURT DORMS

The Iowa Democratic Party has a full list at iowademocrats.org. Republicans: 1-2: Friendship Baptist Church – Sanctuary, 2400 Mortensen Road - WALLACE/WILSON DORM 2-1: Ames High School Band Room, 1921 Ames High Drive - FREDERIKSEN COURT 2-2: Somerset Clubhouse, 2400 Aspen Road - SCHILETER AND UNIVERSITY VILLAGE 3-1: Oakwood Road church, 2400 Oakwood Road - UNIVERSITY WEST 3-2: Friendship Baptist Church – Fellowship Hall, 2400 Mortensen Road - UNIVERSITY WEST 4-1: St John’s Episcopal Church, 2338 Lincoln Way - BUCHANAN HALL, LEGACY, CAMPUSTOWN NORTH OF KNAPP ST. 4-2: Memorial UnionPioneer Room, 2229 Lincoln Way (ISU) - RICHARDSON COURT DORMS 4-3: Memorial UnionGallery, 2229 Lincoln Way (ISU) - UNION DRIVE DORMS

After Dark to return By Alex.Connor @iowastatedaily.com ISU After Dark will host its first event of the new year Friday night at the Memorial Union. Brian Imbus, hypnotist and mentalist, will perform at 9 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.

Imbus is one of the most requested entertainers in the United States, according to his website. He performs more than 200 shows across the country annually. Bingo, a place to take green screen photos, karaoke, fleece scarves making, frisbee spin art and scented gel activties will be scat-

tered across the Memorial Union all night for ISU students. ISU After Dark will also have a free nacho bar for students, available at 10 p.m. King Michael: A tribute to Michael Jackson will perform at 11 p.m. ISU After Dark will go until 1 a.m. Saturday morning.

Republicans to debate By Michaela.Ramm @iowastatedaily.com The final Republican presidential debate before the Iowa caucus is Thursday in Des Moines. The event will be hosted by Fox News and will take place at the Iowa Events Center in downtown Des Moines. The undercard debate will start at 6 p.m., with

candidates Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum and Jim Gilmore. The primetime debate will begin at 8 p.m., with moderators Megyn Kelly, Bret Baier and Chris Wallace. This debate will feature presidential hopefuls Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Rand Paul and John Kasich. Recently, Republican

candidate Donald Trump said he will not participate in the debate, claiming moderator Kelly is biased against him. The head of Fox News refused to remove Kelly as the moderator, so Trump announced he would boycott the event Tuesday. For live coverage of the event, follow Alex Hanson, @thealexhanson, and Michaela Ramm, @Michaela_ Ramm, on Twitter.

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Wrestler moves weight classes Nate Boston, came to Iowa State and redshirted at 125-pounds. Now Boston has moved up two weight classes and is ready to compete. Find out more through the story online.

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Hockey features strong leaders Cyclone Hockey features some strong leaders including Tony Uglem, Aaron Azevedo and Colton Kramer. Find out more through the story on the sports tab on the website.

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Gallery: Mike Huckabee visits Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee visited Ames on Wednesday for a last visit before the caucuses. Find a photo gallery of the event online and on the app.

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Gallery: Martin O’Malley visits Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O’Malley also visited Ames on Wednesday night. If you couldn’t make it to the event, find a photo gallery online and on the app.

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Celebrities visit ISU in support of Sanders By Sarah.Muller @iowastatedaily.com Three Hollywood actors came to Ames on Wednesday to rally supporters for Bernie Sanders in advance of the Feb. 1 Iowa Caucus. Justin Long, Brendan Hines and Jonathan Sadowski chatted with students outside of the bookstore in the Memorial Union. Long, known for his roles in films such as “Dodgeball” and “Live Free or Die Hard,” encouraged students to vote for Sanders, who Long believes is the most ideal candidate. “I believe [Sanders] has the most integrity and he’s the most decent and honest politician, to the point where I’m shocked that he is a politician,” Long said. The environment is Long’s biggest concern, he said, which causes him to stand firmly with Sanders. “Selfishly … I want the

world to be around in the next 30 to 40 years,” Long said. “[Sanders] seems to have a clear, definitive plan in terms of trying to reverse that.” The support of Hines, who has appeared in popular TV shows such as “Scandal” and “Lie to Me,” for Sanders comes from the candidate’s verbal passion for the working class. “Those are the people we need to help build up in order to make the country function the way that it is intended to,” Hines said. Sadowski, who is known for “She’s the Man” and “Friday the 13th,” has a more personal view on his support for Sanders. “I watched my mother work from [5 a.m.] till [7 p.m.] for 30 years every day,” Sadowski said. “I want a candidate that sticks up for my mom.” Sadowski said he wants a politician to protect his family’s stance for educa-

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Actor Justin Long has a photo taken with an ISU student at the Memorial Union, where he endorsed Bernie Sanders and urged caucusing.

tion. “People think this idea of free public university is radical, but it’s not,” Sad-

owski said. “We’re actually way behind the curve on this stuff.” The three celebrities

attempted to attend as many events as they could to gather “bodies for Bernie,” Hines said. Long said he understands Iowa’s importance during this time of the political year, even though he didn’t know of the extent until only days before. “My whole life, I’ve been hearing ‘caucusing,’ but I didn’t know exactly what it meant until yesterday,” Long said. Sadowski has seen enthusiasm from the students, he said. “Right now, the millennials have officially overcome the baby boomers as the largest voting majority in the United States, and this is a very important election” Sadowski said. “It’s shaping up to be a great race.” Hines said he sympathizes with college students for the pressure they endure while making large life decisions, but believes that the community aspect gets overlooked in the process.

“We all will eventually be working together as a nation that supports each other,” Hines said. “I don’t necessarily think that’s something people tend to focus on when they are … in college.” Hines hopes to reach out to students about their hesitations in caucusing and voting while on campus, he said. He believes that if everyone who thought their vote didn’t matter showed up and voted, it would make a difference. “Apathy is sort of a selffeeding mechanism … it doesn’t work out so well for Americans,” Hines said. On a personal level, Long said he admires the campus’ beauty and the eager students he has met. “It’s inspiring to see how many students are coming out for this and seem like they want to engage in the political dialogue,” Long said.

Future Student Innovation Center promotes collaboration By Jake.Dalbey @iowastatedaily.com Plans for the upcoming Student Innovation Center on campus are being finalized as new details emerge about the project. Proposed last September out of a vision created by ISU President Steven Leath, the building is being pitched as a center for collaboration among students of every college at Iowa State. “This is truly going to be a building of interdisciplinary design that will be nothing else like we have on campus,” said Dawn Bratsch-Prince, associate provost of faculty. ”It won’t be owned by one college, so we expect to see students,

for example, from textile and clothing, marketing or even industrial engineering all working together toward a single goal.” The Innovation Center will focus on providing a space for students to work while meeting others who share similar passions. “It’s an important project because it’s a space that anyone can use and it’s meant for everyone to use, it’s like the sense of community you get from walking into the Memorial Union,” said Megan Sweere, vice president of Student Government. The university’s chosen architects have begun meeting with the Student Innovation Center steering committee to finalize design plans.

Kieran Timberlake, an architectural company in Philadelphia, is one of the two companies hired to design the Student Innovation Center. Its work includes renovations and buildings for Harvard and Yale. The other company is Substance Architecture in Des Moines, which previously collaborated with Iowa State on the Olsen Building remodel and construction of the Bergstrom Football Complex. The price of the center is $80 million, however, grants and state funds have allowed the cost to be mitigated by almost 75 percent. “We’ve been very fortunate President Leath has been able to secure funding from donors and significant

funding from the state legislature,” Prince said. “So we’ve got $60 million of the $80 million we need already committed, which is a tremendous feat that we are very thankful for.” One of the most important aspects in the eyes of the Student Innovation Center committee is input from students on the proposed ideas for the center. Surveys were sent out near the middle of January to every ISU student, asking for opinions on what they’d like to see be incorporated into the building. “We sent out student surveys of which we’ve had great a response, almost a 12 percent input rate, which is great,” Prince said. “One of the questions we asked in the survey was,

‘would you be willing to be a part of a focus group’ and for those students who answer yes will be the students we reach out to with the architects.” The Student Innovation Center steering committee includes student representatives, whose input will greatly determine the design process moving forward. “Being in my position on Student Government, they were looking for representatives and it was something that I was interested in,” Sweere said. One of the most popular requests stated by students was the importance of an adequate number of charging stations and outlets, something Prince said she will take to the design

stage. Sweere and Prince, along with the rest of the Student Innovation Center committee hope the center will be a source of inspiration for universities and institutions across the nation. “Currently, there’s nothing like this on campus at the moment,” Prince said. “In higher education today, we see the importance of hands on learning and this is the type of building that will offer that. The project is projected to finish construction around the fall semester of 2019 and open doors the next semester in 2020. It will be located where the current Marston Water Tower stands between the Nuclear Engineering Laboratory and Sweeney Hall.

ISU student’s adventure leads him to 2016 Cultivation Forum in Arizona By Kendal.Gast @iowastatedaily.com Attending a forum may not sound special, but when an attendee is only one of six college students invited, it is. Six students from across the nation were selected by the Farm Foundation to attend the 2016 Cultivation Forum in Tucson, Ariz. Iowa State’s own Trey Forsyth was selected as one of the candidates to attend. The Farm Foundation is a non-advocacy public charity that focuses on the distribution of objective agriculture information. It accomplishes this goal by hosting symposiums,

forums and workshops throughout the country in cities and rural communities. Forsyth, junior in agriculture business, was first approached by Georgeanne Artz, assistant professor in economics, about the forum opportunity. “It was another great leadership opportunity,” Forsyth said. “The focus of the conference was on international trade since that’s along the lines of what I’d like to go into.” Artz is a co-faculty adviser for the agriculture business club in addition to her position as assistant professor. “He’s got good experience in his background

related to policy, he’s very active on campus and is a very good student,” Artz said in regards to why Forsyth was chosen as a representative by the Farm Association. Forsyth also participated in the Land O’Lakes scholar program during the summer of 2015. The program took him to Africa, where Forsyth worked on a project concerning rural cooperatives. Local communities were having difficulty organizing themselves and completing a registration process, and Forsyth had a hand in developing solutions. Forsyth walked away from the experience after learning valuable lessons

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regarding organization and communication skills, as well as information for a poster. Forsyth was not alone in his experience in Africa. Carly Cummings, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences student council adviser, travelled with Forsyth to Africa. “Trey [Forsyth] goes above and beyond to be the best leader that he can be,” Cummings said as to why Forsyth was chosen as a forum participant. “He really steps forward with any leadership role that he’s presented with the opportunity of fulfilling.” The project Forsyth completed in Africa was used as the basis for an

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Trey Forsyth, junior in ag business, prepares to present about the role cooperatives play in international trade and agriculture in Tucson, Ariz.

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s withdrawl from the upcoming Republican debate shows cowardice.

Trump selfish in debate withdrawl One could easily compare Donald Trump’s experience on the campaign trail to that of a boxing match that never ends. At every debate, he’s taken jabs at his competitors — of course — but also at individuals on the outside of the political world. Celebrities and reporters have each taken their fair share of uppercuts from The Donald, although, there is one journalist in particular who has received more bruises and gashes than the reset, and that’s Fox News host Megyn Kelly. Kelly infamously faced Trump as one of the three moderators for the first Republican debate in August, when she listed derogatory names Trump has used to describe women. Trump said in response that Kelly had “blood coming out of her wherever.” Ever since the two have been at each other’s throat, resulting in Trump’s withdrawal from the last Republican debate that will take place Thursday night on Fox News. Trump backed out because he accused someone of being biased against him. He is choosing to avoid his last opportunity to sway voters because a journalist pissed him off? That sounds more like the reaction a toddler would have rather than that of the next president of the United States. Picture this: say that Trump is elected. And say that he was to meet with some important world leader on an issue that greatly impacts all Americans. Say a month or two before the meeting, Trump said the world leader did something that led Trump to believe he or she was also biased against him. Is America just going to be OK that our president decided to skip that meeting last minute because of a personal matter? The answer is no because it would mean that our president cared more about his reputation than the nation that he swore to “make great again.” Granted, this is a hypothetical situation, but the same basic sentiment applies. Dropping out of the last debate before people cast their vote in a caucus is a disservice to the American people and to Trump himself. Trump is of course now seeing dollar signs following his announcement — not his own but the ones he feels he is taking away from Fox based on his absence. “Let’s see how much money Fox is going to make in a debate without me,” Trump said in a news conference. This speaks volumes about who Donald Trump is as a person because this debate shouldn’t be about the money. It should be about making sure the American people understand his platform before the public floods the polls. But what’s done is done, and his actions should be reflected in the caucus results come Monday night — maybe Trump will finally get a bruise or two.

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Columnist King believes the political TV advertisements of presidential candidates attacking one another are often full of half-true claims, negatively influence voters and don’t offer any legitimate options to solve the problems of the United States.

Guard against superficial politics Don’t let political advertisements sway your opinion By Scott.King @iowastatedaily.com

e’ve all seen pictures of politicians holding babies in front of crowds of potential voters. Politicians, of course, have a right to enjoy the heart-warming feeling of embracing a newborn just as much as the rest of us. However, if a politician were to hold a baby for the sake of using it as a prop for photo in order to convince voters of how loving and caring he/she is, then a problem arises. Now, whether politicians choose to hold babies as a superficial way to boost their rankings in the poles is impossible to know for sure, as we cannot read their minds to figure out why they do it. Negative ads and half-true claims on the other hand are, in my opinion, definitely superficial tactics politicians use to gain the favor of the public. Voters should keep an eye out for these tactics to avoid falling prey to their influence. When I see a political smear ad on TV, it almost makes me gag. How immature are American politicians that they spend millions of dollars insulting one another in front of the entire United States? When I see these ads, I can’t help but form a mental image of two 10-year-old brothers yelling at each other. “Hillary Clinton represents the worst of the Washington machine“ to me amounts to one brother telling his mom that the other stole his G.I. Joe. “Rand Paul is wrong and dangerous“ turns into the other brother arguing that he only did because his brother broke his toy truck. It all seems like a very superficial way to confront the mistakes of opposing candidates, as intellectual, well-informed arguments against the candidates’ decisions are rarely used. In other words, candidates are taking

the easy way out when they choose to destroy their opponent’s reputation instead of voicing plans for dealing with political issues. Some might argue that smear ads are important because they inform voters on the flaws of candidates. In some respect, I agree that candidates’ past mistakes should be taken into account. However, I think the better way to do this would be to calmly and respectfully point out a poor decision an opposing candidate made, why it was a bad decision, and what proof it offers that the candidate will make bad decisions in the future. In other words, use rational reasoning rather than simply ranting about all of the things an opposing candidate has done wrong. To be fair, there might be a good reason that rational arguments aren’t candidates’ preferred method of self-promotion. The reason might be that the average American doesn’t want to put forth the energy or time to digest confusing political issues. This could be because they’re busy or simply lazy and uninterested. Either way, treating elections like popularity contests is much less work. Unfortunately, when Americans interact with elections like they’re popularity contests, the wrong people end up representing our country. I also see smear ads as a way for a candidate to cast him or herself in a positive light without proving what positive things he or she has done and will do. Rather than confronting the complex problems the United States is facing, candidates are just hoping they can destroy their opponents’ reputations to the point that voters just assume they are the only rational choice, regardless of their political plans. I would like to see our country get to a point where voters make candidates feel shameful when they run negative ads. Negative ads often use half-true claims, which is also a superficial tactic for getting votes. Politicians are constantly trying to push ideas into Americans’ minds without having ample proof to back them up. I

consider false claims to be examples of superficial politics because they attempt to persuade voters without revealing the complexity of the issues they’re confronting. An example of a half-true claim occurred during the recent Republican debate. Donald Trump implied that it looked like there were “very few women. Very few children. Strong, powerful men.” In a country where terrorism is such a big topic, many people might become worried when they hear the crowds of Syrian refugees are of the same demographic as most known terrorists. They might then be comforted to know that if they vote for Donald Trump, they are unlikely to meet any of these “powerful men” as he has taken a stance against letting Syrian refugees into the United States. The truth is though that although some of the refugees are able bodied men, most are women and children. Now this is just one example of a half-true claim made by a politician, and it is important to understand that many more politicians have made claims just as misleading. In fact, there are entire organizations dedicated to fact checking politicians. For example, FactCheck.org “monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.” In the upcoming year, I would encourage people, especially college students who will have the opportunity to vote for the president of the United States for the first time, to pay close attention to smear ads and claims made by politicians. Smear ads are used for a reason, because they can persuade people even if they don’t offer any legitimate way to solve problems the United States is dealing with. Try to not be one of the people persuaded by such ads. Half-true claims can also have a misleading impact on voters who take politicians on their word, so stay weary of them.

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Iowa legislators must address puppy mills By Lisa Kuehl Iowa State Alumna In the coming weeks, the Iowa Legislature will once again have the opportunity to vote on improving the on-going poor conditions inside many of Iowa’s commercial dog breeding facilities. Currently, nearly 15,000 adult dogs are housed in 216 federally-licensed Iowa kennels. These large-scale “puppy mills” are engaged in the mass production of puppies for the retail pet trade, including for pet stores and online sales. In 2015, 177 of these Iowa facilities were inspected by USDA-APHIS officials, and 43 percent were

documented to be non-compliant with the care standards found in the federal Animal Welfare Act. Over half of these noncompliances dealt with inadequate veterinary care, some severe enough to lead to animal suffering and death. Iowa ranks second in the nation for the number of puppy mills we harbor. We are also the only one of the top four puppy-producing states with no current routine state-level oversight of these commercial kennels. It’s time that our legislators address this concerning statistic once and for all and help Iowa become a leader in companion animal welfare.

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Iowa legislators will soon have the opportunity to improve the conditions of Iowa’s commercial dog breeding facilities. Lisa Kuehl, an ISU alumna, believes the legislators need to address the poor conditions of puppy mills in Iowa.

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SPORTS Johnson, ISU struggle offensively Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016

ISU falls 72-62 to TCU in fourth straight loss By Trey.Alessio @iowastatedaily.com Normally, junior Seanna Johnson is a doubledouble machine — racking up points and snagging rebounds. But something was off Wednesday night against TCU. Four days prior, a scary moment occurred for the ISU women’s basketball team against No. 4 Baylor when Johnson was fouled hard underneath the basket. The crowd gasped as Johnson took a tumble and landed hard on her left knee. Everybody inside Hilton Coliseum held their breath as the trainers tended to her. They quickly breathed a sigh of relief when she ran out of the tunnel and re-entered the game several minutes later against Baylor. Johnson started against TCU on Wednesday. ISU coach Bill Fennelly said she was probably at 75-80 percent, if he had to guess. Early on, she didn’t light up the scoreboard like she normally does. Johnson only scored three points in the first half against TCU. “I think [her knee] probably limited her some,” Fennelly said. “She looked a little tentative. There were times where she, normally, would probably stick her nose in there defensively or rebound, and kind of shied away from contact. She tried to play, but, obviously didn’t play very well. But she tried, and you’ve got to give a kid credit for going out there and competing and doing the best she could.” Normally, Johnson drives through the lane to score, but something seemed to be off with her on Wednesday. Johnson found her way on the glass throughout the game. She finished with 11 rebounds but only had three points when the clock struck zero. But when Johnson has a bad day offensively, freshmen Bridget Carleton and Meredith Burkhall find a way to step up. Carleton scored 19 points in the second half against TCU.

FG%: 20-of-65, 30.8% By quarter: 1st: 5-of-13, 38.5% 2nd: 5-of-19, 26.3% 3rd: 3-of-16, 18.8% 4th: 7-of-17, 41.2% 3FG%: 7-of-29, 24.1% By quarter: 1st: 1-of-1, 100% 2nd: 2-of-10, 20% 3rd: 2-of-8, 25 % 4th: 1-of-6, 16.7% FT%: 15-of-23, 65.2% By quarter: 1st: 2-of-4, 50% 2nd: 2-of-4, 50% 3rd: 5-of-6, 83.3% 4th: 6-of-9, 66.75

“I just started being aggressive. Jadda [Buckley] had a lot of pressure on her. She had a good defender, so it was hard for her to get the ball in position to where she was able to score,” Carleton said. “Seanna, again, had a good defender on her, so I thought it was a good time for me to step up. I thought I could take my defender to the basket, which I tried to do as much as possible.” Burkhall said Johnson being banged up didn’t change anything for Iowa State’s scheme heading into the game. “[Johnson] came ready to play,” Burkhall said. “She said her knee was fine. We just tried to run our sets, but there was good defender on her.” TCU’s defense held Iowa State to 30.8 percent shooting from the field and 24.1 percent from behind the arc. However, Iowa State seemed to be missing a crucial piece to its offense. Johnson had 22 points and four rebounds against Baylor, 22 points and nine rebounds against Oklahoma State, 19 points and 10 rebounds against Texas Tech and 10 points and 10 rebounds against Kansas. She only had three points and 11 rebounds against TCU on Wednesday. Through Johnson’s offensive struggles and Iowa State’s sloppy first half, TCU went on a 17-2 run toward the end of the second quarter. Before that, the Cyclones controlled the game, but TCU’s run shifted the momentum for the rest of

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ISU junior guard Seanna Johnson dribbles the ball down the court against TCU on Wednesday at Hilton Coliseum. Johnson struggled offensively in the game, scoring only three points. The Cyclones lost the game 72-62.

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Nicole “Kidd” Blaskowsky guards a TCU player Wednesday night at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones lost the game 72-62, their fourth straight.

the game. “The easiest thing to say is basketball is a game you’ve got to make shots and our team can’t make shots,” Fennelly said. “When you shoot the way we shot tonight, we’re not going to beat anybody. I don’t care who it is. I thought TCU was good tonight. They’re well coached;

they played hard, but sometimes the stat sheets tell the whole story. I think the stat sheet tells a pretty big story tonight.” Iowa State struggled offensively all night, but Carleton and Burkhall carried the Cyclones on their backs. Carleton finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds and Burkhall ended

up with 12 points and four rebounds. However, Carleton and Burkhall’s scoring wasn’t enough as TCU took down Iowa State, 72-62. “I think if Bridget didn’t do what she does, the game isn’t even competitive because no one else could score,” Fennelly said. “I thought Bridget had a really good second half.

She wanted the ball. She hunted some shots — hit some tough ones.” Iowa State has now lost four-straight games, marking that for the first time since the 2013-14 season. The Cyclones will host the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 1 p.m. in Ames in hopes of breaking their current losing streak.

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Fighting for women’s rights ‘He Named Me Malala’ shows bravery of Malala Yousafzai By Dalton.Gackle @iowastatedaily.com In a new Fox Searchlight documentary film ‘He Named Me Malala’, Malala Yousafzai describes her advocacy for educating women around the world. “I’m telling my story, not because it is different, but because it is not,” Yousafzai said. Yousafzai spoke out publicly about the Taliban in 2012, criticizing them for their suppression of education, especially women’s education. In retaliation, the Taliban shot her in the head. She has since made a nearfull recovery and has been touring the world speaking about women’s rights and education. Yousafzai knew speaking out would come at great risk. “The defining moment is [Yousafzai’s] choice to step on camera and speak out against these tyrants and risk her life and her father’s choice to let her,” said director Davis Guggenheim.Advocati Guggenheim titled the film “He Named Me Malala.” “He” in the title refers to Yousafzai’s father, who knew his daughter would be different and chose to name her after an Afghan woman who rallied an army of men and led them to battle against the British army. And so she was named. But it was her choice to speak out, despite her father giving her a legacy behind her name. “Malala takes her own — she takes responsibility for her own actions,” Guggenheim said. “She said, ‘He did not push me. I chose to do this. I chose to speak out.’” However, we must not forget that Yousafzai would

not have decided to speak out without the diligent work of BBC correspondent Abdul Hai Kakar and New York Times reporter Adam B. Ellick. “I think it’s a journalistic responsibility to give a voice to a voiceless,” said Lisa Munger Oakes, lecturer in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication. All of the parties involved had to take into account the risk they were taking by filming Yousafzai speaking for women’s education. “You have to think about if it’s the right situation for you at the time,” Munger Oakes said. “There came a point when I was reporting overseas and I needed to be more loyal to my family at home than the next story. I still have friends over there that choose to risk their freedom instead.” Yousafzai and her father took the biggest chance, risking the rest of their family and the family’s school along with themselves. “If you ask Malala and her father, and I do in the movie, I think they feel very certain that they did the right thing,” Guggenheim said. “For them, they would rather die than not speak out. “It’s a part of their faith, that speaking out against tyranny is something that’s their duty to do.” Yousafzai feels her duty is to spread awareness to educate women everywhere. Guggenheim, by extension, wants women in places fortunate enough to have education to see Yousafzai’s story and let it fuel them. “My dream is that girls feel like it’s their movie and they own it,” he said. “It’s

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Malala Yousafzai, who recently won the Nobel Peace Prize, is featured in a documentary titled “He Named Me Malala.” The documentary displays Yousafzai’s efforts in advocating for educating women around the world.

too easy for us to make our heroes untouchable and put them on a pedestal, ‘well, I could never be like her.’” “Truth is, she is just an ordinary girl who became famous because she was brave, and she made an extraordinary choice in her life to speak out,” Guggenheim said. Guggenheim wants women to realize that any girl could do what Yousafzai is doing, especially by making the film highly accessible to young girls. “The idea is how do I tell the story from the point of view of a girl … and the way [Malala] was describing it had this sort of storybook [feel], almost like she was closing her eyes at night and remembering it,” Guggenheim said. To do this, Guggenheim instilled the use of a pastel-style animation during flashback scenes accompanied with voice over of Yousafzai, as if she

was reading us a bedtime story. “Imagine Malala being 11 years old and her head is on her pillow and she’s about to go to sleep and she was imagining the story,” Guggenheim said. “So the idea of animation was to sort of capture that feeling and to really make it feel like she was telling it to us.” As Malala said before, this issue is not unique and is often overlooked because of its commonplace nature. Something different has to be done to put a focus on the importance of women’s education. “I wanted to open up this world in a way that hadn’t been opened up — to show this part of the world and this narrative in a way that’s never been shown before,” Guggenheim said. For more infomation, visit the Fox Searchlight Web Page for “He Named Me Malala.”

The Knocks to feature electro-pop By Parker.Reed @iowastatedaily.com New York City electronic duo The Knocks will bring their infectious electro-pop sound to Iowa State at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Maintenance Shop. Tickets are $10 with a student ID and $15 for the public, with a $2 increase the day of the show. Tickets can be purchased at the MShop box office online via Midwestix. After being named by NME as one of the “20 hottest producers in music” in 2010, Ben “B-Roc” Ruttner and James “Mr. JPatt” Patterson started garnering plenty of attention in the dance music scene. The group’s Soundcloud page has gained almost 70,000 followers since its creation, catching the ears of plenty of music fans with remixes of tracks from The 1975, Passion Pit and Carly Rae Jepsen; not to

mention singles featuring vocals from artists such as Fetty Wap and X Ambassadors. The Knocks recently announced they will perform at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., in June and are set to release their debut album “55” on March 4, which will feature vocals from Walk the Moon’s Nicholas Petricca, among others. Los Angeles’s dancepop duo Cardiknox will open the show. The duo, Lonnie Angle and Thomas Dutton, began their 2016 North American tour performing with Carly Rae Jepsen and selling out New York City’s Baby’s All Right. Cardiknox’s upcoming album “Portrait” will be released March 16, featuring the singles “On My Way” and “Doors.” For more information, visit the M-Shop website and the SUB website.

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Engaged ... now what? How to plan your own wedding after the big question By Gianna.Camorani @iowastatedaily.com Some students pop the question and get engaged during their college career or shortly after they graduate, but some don’t know where to go from there. Planning a wedding has the opportunity to be both exciting and overwhelming. There’s several things a newly-engaged couple should take into account when first preparing for their upcoming nuptials. Setting the date “First things first, you have to set a date,” said Kaitlin Clevenger, student wedding coordinator at the Memorial Union. She recommends the couple give themselves as much time as possible to prepare. Clevenger has seen couples who have planned their weddings more than a year in advance and others who have given themselves about six to eight months. Creating a budget Clevenger notes that the biggest thing she needs to know from her clients up front is their budget and price range. Jamie Beyer, lecturer

in apparel, events and hospitality management, said setting a budget is important when looking for vendors and determining what is needed on the big day. Clevenger stresses the importance of deciding which things are of top priority and what the couple “must have.” “What I tell brides to do is to make a list of things that you know you can absolutely not do without at your weddings,” Clevenger said. Making the guest list Beyer said it’s important to know how many guests you want at your wedding. “Some people think it’s OK to put their guest list together last minute, but it’s risky because you might outgrow your venue or your budget,” she said. Caterers need a headcount so they can make the correct amount of food, and Clevenger recommends ordering extra plates just in case. Selecting a venue If a couple is getting married in the spring or summer, which is considered peak season, they may have to reserve the venue

pretty far in advance, Beyer said. She also said some couples want their ceremony and reception in different places, so in that case, they’d need to book two. Clevenger said couples also need to be aware of the capacity of the venues they’re looking at because their guest list has to fit within that number to avoid overcrowding or fire hazards. Lining up vendors Clevenger and Beyer recommend that couples figure out who their caterer, photographer, baker, florist, hair and makeup artist and entertainers are as soon as possible. They said during peak season, their bookings go fast. Beyer said couples need to make sure the vendors will be willing to work within their price range so they don’t go over the budget. Make the wedding yours “Don’t follow traditions that you don’t want to,” said Katie Gieseke, event manager at the Memorial Union. Clevenger, Beyer and Gieseke said some couples feel pressured to follow tra-

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Planning a wedding takes time and preparation. Couples must set a date for the wedding, create a budget, make a guest list select a venue, line up vendors and make the wedding their own.

dition or do what they think other couples usually do. Beyer said nowadays, “any-

thing goes” and “there’s no such thing as traditional anymore.”

“Have a wedding that reflects you and who you are as a couple,” Beyer said.

Tips for creating a wedding guest list By Emily.Barske @iowastatedaily.com

Many couples getting married want the guests they choose to have at the wedding to celebrate their marriage with them. Each couple will have budgetary and personal restrictions when putting together the guest list, and it can sometimes be difficult to choose who makes the cut. Here are some tips couples can use for setting the lineup. The first thing a cou-

ple should do is decide the amount of guests they would like at the wedding, according to bridalguide.com. In this first step, couples should keep in mind what their budget is and their personal preferences for the number of people they would like in attendance. However, sometimes the couple is not the only stakeholder in choosing wedding guests, but so are the parents of the couple. If this is the case, a couple might decide to choose 50 percent of the guests them-

selves and let the parents of each person decide on 25 percent of the guests, according to realsimple.com. To make sure tensions don’t arise with in-law invites, couples should set ground rules and stick by them so one person’s parents don’t overrule the guest list, according to theknot. com. After deciding the number of wedding guests, the couple might start the list making by putting together a “dream list,” according to theknot.com. On this list,

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the couple should put every person they may possibly want at their wedding. While this list may be far too lengthy for their budget or preferences, it will give the couple a starting place to begin eliminating guests. Deciding who to cut from a list might be difficult for some couples, but they can make it easier by setting rules for the process, according to bridalguide.com. One rule might be allowing only family members to bring a “plus one” and not extending an extra invite for

their friends to bring a date. Or the couple might only invite family and friends they see on a regular basis. If the list is still too lengthy, the couple might separate the list into two lists — one with people they must have at the wedding and one with people they want at the wedding, but not as much as those on the must-be-there list, according to theknot.com. Couples might send out invites to the must-bethere list and depending on the number of RSVPs they

receive, continue sending invites to the latter list at a later date. Ultimately, the couple should choose the best guest list it can without sacrificing personal and budget preferences, but they should also prepare to answer any questions people have about why someone wasn’t invited. Theknot.com suggests having a response prepared such as, “Of course we’d love to invite everyone, but unfortunately with the venue space and our budget, we aren’t able to.”

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DANCE p1 People who want to vote can vote on the Heartland Senior Center of Story County’s website. Online voting closes at midnight Wednesday. In addition to voting online, people can vote at the event. The winner is the person who can raise the most money. “What I said in my video is a vote for me is a vote for the Cyclones, so if you want to support the Cyclones and see the Cyclones win, then come and support us,” Lemper said.

One of the most important parts of Dancing with the Story County Stars is the dance instructor. The instructor picks the type of the dance, choreograph the dance and put it to music. Lemper’s dance partner is Rod Biensen, a ballroom dance instructor. Biensen decided to dance to swing because he has the most experience with the style, having started swing dancing lessons in sixth grade. “[My parents] got me going on this wonderful

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thing known as ballroom dancing, but it started with swing dancing is sort of where I began my swing career,” Biensen said. Biensen and Lemper will dance to “Swing the Mood” by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers. While this is Biensen’s first year as an instructor for Dancing with the Story County Stars, he does have an extensive background in dance. Aside from learning dance as a kid, he was an instructor for two different dancing academies, taught

middle school kids and now teaches with his wife at the Ames Golf and Country Club. Biensen hopes audiences will come out to support the event by enjoying some dances, making a difference, eating some food and hopefully learning some new dance moves to try out at the end of the night. “There’s really no losers. It’s all for the good of the Heartland Senior Services,” Biensen said. Lemper isn’t the only person dancing at the event with affiliations with Iowa

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Huge 400 Gun & Military Auction. Sat. January 30, Prairie du Chien, WI. Barrett 50 cal, Class III MAC 11, WWII. Colts, Winchesters, Browning, Remington. (608) 326-8108 www. kramersales.com

Iowa Newspaper AssociationRepresent newspapers across the country selling advertising solutions to national and regional companies. Work with base accounts plus responsible for new business development. Cover letter/resume: sfett@cnaads.com

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ANNOUNCEMENTS Lost clip earring on January 22nd. Blue stone on silver.HyVee West parking lot or inside store. Picture on Craigslist. $50 reward. 515-290-0659

HELP WANTED University Community Childcare needs assistant teachers to work with children 6 weeks to 11 years old. Morning hours needed. Eligibility for college work study a plus. For more information and application please call 294-9838 or email univcc@iastate.edu

HELP WANTED Substitute Shelter Care Educational Program (SCEP) Teacher Associates: Positions available serving all Shelter Care facilities in Ames and Des Moines. Various daytime hours. Starting salary of $19.024 hr. More information: www.heartlandaea.org

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HELP WANTED POLICE OFFICER: The Indianola Police Department is taking applications for the positions of Police Officer. Applications can be obtained by visiting http://www.indianolaiowa. gov/jobs.aspx Application deadline 3/18/16 EOE

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HELP WANTED CDL A DRIVERS- *$7,500 SignOn-Bonus MEDICAL BENEFITS on DAY 1 & EARN $65K+ your FIRST YEAR!!! *GUARANTEED PAY *Profit Sharing *401k WITH COMPANY MATCH & MORE! Email resume: mnhr@

FOR SALE RECRUIT an applicant in this paper, plus 19 other papers in central Iowa for one week for only $75!! Includes 25 words and runs in all the newspapers at one time! Call 800-227-7636 or order online: www.cnaads. com

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