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Greek houses excluded from rental housing code

By Emelie.Knobloch @iowastatedaily.com

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students in the Core commit their time to learning and make the studio their second home.

The Ames City Council passed the first ordinance exempting fraternities and sororities from the Rental Housing Code.

Before this ordinance, the rental housing code said that fraternities and sororities were required to complete inspections annually and share bathrooms with no more than eight people.

The fraternities and sororities have never been inspected for Rental Housing Code compliance before.

“There are houses that have let nonmembers rent,” councilman Peter Orazem said. “There should be something that switches these houses back over to the landlord-tenant relationship.”

Fraternities and sororities were an exemption from the bathroom privacy section of the Rental Housing Code.

“It is possible to say that nonmember rental can put them back in the Rental Housing Code,” Judy Parks, city attorney, said.

According to the council action form, the fraternities and sororities aid in the management of their facilities and therefore can make sure their own safety is protected.

“This is all stated very vaguely,” councilwoman Amber Corrieri said. “We need to have a definition of a fraternity and sorority in here.”

The council action form says a case can be made that greek housing should be added to the list of uses that are exempt from the Rental Housing Code.

The list of uses that exempt from the Rental Housing Code include hotels, motels, university housing and statelicensed health and custodial facilities.

“We are trying to stay away from the details tonight,” councilman Matthew Goodman said. “Tonight we may put the nonmembermember conversation off to the future.”

According to the council form, if the greek housing inspections were re-initiated, there may be problems involving access windows, restroom occupancy and S traps.

S traps are common plumbing defects found in older houses.

If fraternities and sororities were to ever be inspected for Rental Housing Code compliance, it is probable that this type of housing would cease because of cost, according to the council action form.

The exemption of sororities and fraternities from the Rental Housing Code does not exempt sororities and fraternities from the zoning ordinance.

“Although we are proposing to exempt them from the rental housing code, it does not solve the parking dilemma,” Seana Perkins, the building official of the inspection division of the fire department, said.

The parking requirements for the fraternities and sororities are found in the zoning ordinance.

Previous discussions with fraternity and sorority members identified problems with additions or redevelopment of the existing houses with their current parking.

According to the council action form, at least three fraternities have expressed their intention to either expand or

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Student members of the Black Student Alliance marched from the Multicultural center to the front lawn of Parks Library while carrying signs on Tuesday at noon.

MESSAGE Black Student Alliance remembers Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with re-enactment

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“H

e was a small man, but his words made him bigger than everybody else; that is the legacy that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. left on this earth,” Thomas Hill, senior vice president of student affairs, said.

Hill spoke as part of the firstever March on Parks, planned by the Black Student Alliance, yesterday to commemorate the birthday of King.

In a symbolic march from

the Memorial Union to the front of Parks Library, around 10 students re-enacted the civil rights marches from the 1960s. During the march they sang hymns, such as ”We Shall Overcome” or “This Little Light of Mine,” and held up signs for equal rights.

“I’m so happy with how it all went. The low number of students that showed up does not matter at all,” Teonna Flipping, BSA communication director and senior in speech communication, said.

According to Flipping, the

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Senior Vice President for Student Affairs Thomas Hill both participated in the walk and spoke to student members of the Black Student Alliance. Students marched while singing and carrying signs calling for equality.

We are all equal and we have to fight to maintain that status.”

TEONNA FLIPPING BSA communication director and senior in speech communication

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Core Design Program takes time, but useful

By Michelle.Goodman @iowastatedaily.com The students in the design program spend a countless number of hours each week perfecting their work in the Core Design Program with hopes of being accepted into the professional program the following year.

“It’s a love-hate relationship,” said Kaitlyn Brown, a junior in interior design. “The Core program prepared me for time management and general design.”

The undergraduate curriculum in the College of Design is divided into two phases. The first is a one-year pre-professional Core Design Program. Classes in the Core Design Program create a shared language, experience and community that exposes students to all disciplines within the College of Design.

“There are 11 1/2 credits that you have to take in the Core in order to apply to your program in May,” Brown said. “You have to make a portfolio over the course of two classes.”

Design 102 and Design 131 are classes that are both required studios in the Core Design Program. The work completed is later used in the student’s portfolio.

In Design 102, students are given assignments to make a

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Alison Knutson, freshman in design, works on her poster project which involves making a poster based off an article she had read. The article had to be about a social problem; she chose anti-war.

poster, a group passage way, paper tool, space container, section cuts of the space container and drawings.

“You get assigned a random

tool, and then you have to make it out of paper,” Brown said. “I had to make a 3D model of sheers out of paper.”

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ISU kinesiology lecturer traveled to Kenya to teach importance of exercise

By Lauren.Sroubek @iowastatedaily.com College students sometimes struggle to fit exercise into their daily schedule because of school, work or other commitments. That struggle is not just a concern for college students, though.

Tyanez Jones, a kinesiology lecturer, traveled to Kenya last semester to teach the importance of exercise.

Jones traveled to Kenya for 14 days as an exercise psychologist to raise awareness about the benefits of exercise to the Kenyan community.

Initially, Jones set up her trip through the Community Life International Missions Association, to set up a health clinic open to the Kenyan public. Each station would explain the significance of physical and medical health.

Natives from 42 tribes would travel six or seven miles to receive non-conventional medicine treatment. Jones shared her knowledge of different exercises to many age groups, primarily in the Masai tribe.

“I had to convince the staff that was already established there that exercise is necessary,” Jones said.

After Jones successfully convinced the medical staff, she was ready to aid the Kenyan public as

their first exercise psychologist.

“People there were already very active,” Jones said, “they walked everywhere they went. [They walked] to the market, school or the medical tents.”

Jones and the medical staff had different stations set up for patients to be evaluated, taught and aided to receive the right exercise to help them feel better. She also showed her patients how certain exercises can be used to prevent pain.

When patients came to her tent, they would point to the joint or muscle that was bothering them.

Jones had a translator by her side that would assist her in communicating with the natives.

Battling the language barrier, Jones learned a few phrases in Swahili, their native language. Jones could articulately say in Swahili how many times a day people should do the exercise or what kind of prescription they should take. Either Jones would show them exercises that would lessen the pain or have her assistant say what she couldn’t explain in Swahili.

Jones also provided exercise bands, jump ropes and soccer balls to the children and adults.

“The children were very excited about the soccer balls, so they played

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as soon as they got their hands on the ball,” Jones said. “However, they were ecstatic about the jump ropes, too, and we ended up teaching them some jump rope games.”

In Jones’ mind, she already knew she wanted to focus on upper and lower body exercises. Depending on the patient’s age, she had several exercises to present. For example, squats, lunges, hip flexors or target muscle groups like pectorals, biceps or triceps, were Jones’ focus.

Jones firmly believes that exercise makes people feel good. It is beneficial to include in a daily routine.

“Exercise can improve people’s activity threshold,” Jones said.

“Exercise is used to strengthen and improve muscles.”

Although language was a major barrier into teaching over in Kenya, Jones said that the experience was nothing she had ever seen before. She learned that it is important to build relationships with people before you can teach.

“Hopefully, [the Kenyan natives] thought it was enjoyable as much as I did,” Jones said.

Jones also hopes that they remain active and continue to motivate and challenge each other to do their best and challenge each other to do their best.

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J. C. Penney plans to close down 33 stores New strategies struggled to earn positive results, closures coming

By Danielle.Ferguson @iowastatedaily.com Roughly 2,000 people will soon lose their jobs with the closing of 33 J. C. Penney stores.

The store released a statement on Jan. 15 saying that closing 33 underperforming stores is part of a turnaround effort in order to “focus its resources on the company’s highest potential growth opportunities.”

By cutting the locations, J. C. Penney said it estimates a result in annual savings of approximately $65 million.

Of the 33 stores closing, the J. C. Penney in the Muscatine Mall is one of them and is expected to close by May 1, a store employee said.

A store manager in Ames said he wasn’t supposed to comment on other aspects of the situation.

J. C. Penney media relations responded to a phone call inquiry as to where employees who lose their jobs will go after stores close.

The email response read: “Eligible associates who do not remain with the company will receive separation benefits, and, if possible, we will assist associates in identifying other job opportunities at nearby J.C. Penney stores.

Additionally, we are offering all associates a two day, on-site career training class. These classes will assist associates in writing resumes, filling out applications, answering interview questions and more.”

February 2012, the store’s stock exchange was approximately $40.

By February 2013, it had dropped to approximately $22 and is now at a price of $6.70.

Transformation Timeline 1. Feb. 1, 2012: J. C. Penney began company transformation.

Feb. 2012 stock exchange value: approx. $40

11.9 percent in the quarter. JCP blamed it on “failed merchandising and promotional strategies” with a net loss of $586 million.

2. March 12, 2012: J. C. Penney announced new team to transform the business into “America’s favorite store” by simplifying business model

8. Sept. 26, 2013: JCP announced it plans of public offering of 84 million its common stock at $9.65 per share with proceeds going to “general corporate purposes.”

3. April 28, 2012: J. C. Penney reported net loss of $55 million for first 2012 quarter — comparable store sale loss of 18.9 percent from this time the previous year.

9. Oct. 8, 2013: JCP reported improving sales trends in September, increase in sales on jcp.com — better than company average.

4. Feb. 27, 2013: J. C. Penney released fiscal year stock results of 2012: For the year, JCP reported a net loss of $985 million. The company started to focus on a new marketing campaign.

Public offering of shares of common stock generated approx. $785 million in cash proceeds.

5. For the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, J. C. Penney anticipated total sales of approx. $2.635 billion, a decrease of approx. 16.4 percent from $3.152 billion in the same period last year. They partially blamed this on construction in some of the stores.

6. May 22, 2013: J. C. Penney announced five-year $2.25 billion loan credit facility and tender offer.

7. Aug. 20, 2013: Fiscal second quarter: Net sales of $2.66 billion compared to $3.02 billion in the fiscal second quarter of 2012.

Comparable store sales declined

J. C. Penney Transformation Feb. 1, 2012 was the first day of the company’s transformation, a statement from the store said.

This plan includes a new pricing strategy, a new corporate identity, a change in monthly promotional timings and changes to merchandise content and presentation, a press release said. The plan has month-to-month plans up to 2015, all in hopes of becoming “America’s favorite store.”

On March 12, 2012, the store announced that it was attempting to build a team of executives and retail veterans to transform the business and “become America’s favorite store …

10. Nov. 7, 2013: Update on progress of turnaround: reported sales increase in October, increasing good performance in jcp.com.

11. Nov. 20, 2013: Paid $200 million to loan; total debt at end of fiscal year 2013 quarter was reported at $5.612 billion, but increased sales on the website.

12. Dec. 3, 2013: Store said comparable store sales grew 10.1 percent compared to last year’s Thanksgiving holiday season.

13. Jan. 8, 2014: Company said its pleased with holiday performance.

14. Jan. 15, 2014: Announcement to close 33 under-performing stores, with a predicted annual savings of $65 million.

redefining the J. C. Penney brand and shopping experience.”

The plan included reinventing the J. C. Penney merchandise portfolio, looking into global brands, creating a brand makeover and reimagining the store experience.

The company said it was simplifying its business model to drive its revamp on April 5, 2012.

In the January press release, Chief Executive Officer Ron Johnson stated, “Simplicity is one of the guiding principles of our transformation. In years past, we’ve motivated our customers with endless promotions and discounts, and that required a lot of process-oriented work.

At the new J. C. Penney,

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J. C. Penney announced that they were closing 33 stores, including a store located in Muscatine, Iowa. However, these closures will not affect the store located in North Grand Mall.

we’re beginning to inspire customers with great merchandise, an exciting shopping environment and ‘Fair and Square’ pricing.”

This is about the time the store changed its advertising and marketing schedule to more of a monthly basis to meet with customers’ lives, one statement said.

A Business Insider article reported that J. C. Penney had 590 sales promotions in 2011. This plan plunged sales promotions to 12, or on a monthly basis.

The store reported an adjusted net loss of $81 million for the following quarter. The previous quarter, the net loss was $55 million.

“We have now completed the first six months of our transformation and while business continues to be softer than anticipated, we are confident the transformation of J. C. Penney is on track,” Johnson said in a financial release.

“The transition from a highly promotional business model to one based on everyday value will take time and we will stay the course. This month we simplified our pricing, launched the first of our new shops, and accelerated our marketing efforts to

focus on brands, products and value. Early response to these efforts has been very encouraging.”

J. C. Penney reported a net loss of $985 million for the 2012 year.

On April 8, 2013, Johnson stepped down

from the company. The board of directors appointed Myron E. Ullman, III, who was CEO prior to Johnson until 2011.

Last December, Johnson was criticized

by FOX Business strategy consultant Steve Tobak as being one the worst CEOs of 2013, saying Johnson’s move on transforming J. C. Penney’s whole business strategy was risky.

An excerpt from the article reads: “The results were a complete disaster as customers fled, revenues plummeted, and cash dwindled. Johnson was canned in April but so much damage was done it’s still not clear if the 100-year-old chain will ever recover.”

As of current, J. C. Penney hopes to focus on improving its remaining 1,100 stores throughout the nation. However, its New York Stock Exchange value is at one of the lowest points it has been at in the past ten years: $6.57 as of Jan. 24.

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“Ask an Economist” website answers public’s questions

By Julie.Paulson @iowastatedaily.com The ISU department of economics is now offering a new web service, “Ask an Economist,” which has been designed to answer any and all questions the general public has about economics.

This service was started because the department received many questions from students and the public at large about current economic issues and even economics in general.

“It is not uncommon to get questions out of the blue,” said John Schroeter, interim chair of economics and economics professor. “It is more efficient to create a central portal and route [the questions] to the appropriate person.”

The service has only been available for the past few weeks, and only in the last few days has the public actually started to using it.

“We have received about ten questions,” says Shroeter. “Three have been answered so far.”

The entire economics department is involved in the project, answering questions based on their area of expertise.

“We look and decide who is a good person [to

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The department of economics developed a website called “Ask an Economist” that allows students and the general public to submit questions they have about current economic issues or economics in general.

answer each question],” says Schoeter. “We have a pool of about 35 faculty members, plus staff and graduate students. Five [ISU economists] have been called on so far.”

In a statement, Schroeter also said that the “Ask an Economist” website is intended to make it easier for people to submit questions related to economics and to make sure

those questions are given and answered by the proper faculty members.

The service is for the general public to ask basic questions. It is not intended to be homework help,

financial advice, a way of advocating political issues or research support.

According to the official “Ask and Economist” webpage, the questions answered are “reasonable

questions that could be interesting and informative to a wide range of people.”

The department receives a wide array of questions on numerous topics, but the category that most people ask about is taxes.

“We all pay taxes,” Schoeter said. “It is present in everyone’s mind, and there are a lot of political debates and proposals for changing the structure, and for raising and lowering taxes, as well.”

“So far, we have had a very positive response,” said Kristen Senty, a communications specialist in the department of economics. “It is very encouraging. There is a lot of curiosity and questions being asked, and it is very productive.”

Questions are submitted anonymously to the website. The anonymous questions are then posted with the answer publicly.

Response times may vary, depending on the depth and volume of questions asked.

To ask a question, or to read answers to questions submitted by others, the “Ask an Economist” website can be found at http://www.econ.iastate.edu/node/add/ ask-an-economist.

Obama calls for change with or without Congress support Raising federal minimum wage, tax code reform needed

By Lissandra.Villa @iowastatedaily.com In his sixth State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama delivered a clear message: He plans on making changes whether Congress is with him or not.

In Tuesday’s address from the House chambers, Obama said he would soon issue an executive order that would raise the minimum wage of federal contracts.

“This will help families. It will give businesses custom-

ers with more money to spend.

It doesn’t involve any new bureaucratic program. So join the rest of the country, say yes. Give America a raise,” Obama said.

During last year’s State of the Union Address, Obama called for an increase in the federal minimum wage to $9 per hour.

This year, Obama expressed support of the bill Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Rep. George Miller (D-CA) have put together, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour.

“I think that is so important because it is totally unacceptable that people who work full time can still be living below the poverty line,” Zoe Kustritz, president of the ISU College Democrats, said.

>>BSA p1 march was all about the message and honoring King’s legacy. She said that she was grateful for every student who showed up.

“I think that students are aware of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and what he did, but I don’t think that most of them care,” Flipping said. ”And I’m not sure why that is the case.”

Flipping said she guesses that people got too comfortable with equal rights.

“We ... don’t think about the struggle people went through to make sure that we are in the position we find ourselves in today,” Flipping said.

This message not only applies to black people, but to all people, no matter the race, the gender or the sexuality, Flipping said.

“We are all equal and we have to fight to maintain that status,” Flipping said.

In front of Parks Library, Hill wrapped up the march with a speech.

He talked about the impact King had on him and what students can learn.

Hill said, “Dr. King was one heck of a student. He graduated from college at the age of 15, and then he went on and

>>DESIGN p1 “You can always tell when there is an assignment due date coming up. It will be like 3 a.m. and the studio will be packed,” Brown said.

While students spend numerous hours in the studio before a due date, Brown said she spent far more than 30 hours in the building each week while in the Core program. Some of the drawings that are assigned are still-life, so they must be completed inside the studio.

According to the college, the goal of the Core Design Program is to give students the opportunity to make more informed degree choices. Brown said that one of the hardest parts of the program was predicting what the professors were looking for.

“If you ask your professor for their opinion, they won’t give you it,” Brown said. “It is your design.

They will tell you that you need to fix this somehow, but they will

The last time the federal minimum wage was raised was 2009.

“The economics of raising the minimum wage just [are not] there,” Jon Laudner, president of the ISU College Republicans, said. “When you do that, you put workers out of jobs because employers still have to meet their bottom line, and if that means laying off workers due to increased cost of labor, they’re going to have to do that to maintain that bottom line.”

Obama called for changes in the tax code to close loopholes.

He said money saved with tax reform could be used to upgrade infrastructure such as roads.

“I will act on my own to slash bureaucracy and streamline the permitting process for

got a [doctorate].”

From his perspective, he did his thing in the right way, an example that the entire current generation should learn from, Hill said.

“If you want to be successful in life, don’t come in here and tell me how good you look or how fly you are, because that isn’t going to cut it,” Hill said. “You’ve got to come in with some knowledge and some experience. You don’t do that by just talking about it.”

Hill said that everybody should think about King and his impact.

“And then ask yourself, what are you going to do to honor this man, to continue his legacy, to make this world a better place? Education is the start of that. Without it, you are not going to do anything,” he said.

Gulshan Shaikh, junior in industrial engineering, said she was running on her way to her homework session when she heard Hill talking to the other students.

She said she didn’t know about the March on Parks, but she said Hill’s speech was so intriguing that she had to stop and listen.

“I admired his passion, and he had some very important things to say — [like] how we should take action on an

not tell you how to fix it.”

Completing the program results in students having the opportunity to apply to multiple programs at the end of their first year and to experiment with interdisciplinary work at the earliest stage of their college education.

Brown applied for the interior design program last May and was accepted. She still spends numerous hours in the studio each week, but she said that the Core program was more timeconsuming and stressful than the professional program.

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key projects, so we can get more construction workers on the job as fast as possible,” Obama said.

This was another example of how he acknowledged he would act without Congress. “[Last year] he called on Congress a lot. This year, I didn’t expect him to do that as much because of the division in Congress,” Laudner said. “It did live up to my expectations that he would continue to talk about using executive action … to get some of those policies enacted without going through Congress.”

Obama also reported America holds its lowest unemployment rate in five years, has a recovering house market, has cut its deficit in half, has a growing job market and has produced more oil rather than imported

for the first time in 20 years.

He asked Congress to make 2014 the year immigration goes through reform, a process that was stalled by the House of Representatives despite Senate passing an immigration reform bill last summer.

Affordable healthcare, Obama’s priority because of the Affordable Care Act, and accessible education were also emphasized in his address.

“There are millions of Americans outside Washington who are tired of stale political arguments, and are moving this country forward,” Obama said.

“They believe, and I believe, that here in America, our success should depend not on accident of birth but the strength of our work ethic and the scope of our dreams.”

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Dr. Hill wrapped up the march by giving a short speech. He talked about the impact King had on him and what students can learn from his legacy and his impact on the world.

individual level,” Shaikh said.

Shaikh said that the lack of participants could be due to the fact that it was cold outside and that a lot of students were running from one class to another.

Flipping said she agrees with that.

“We are thinking about making this an annual event, but we’ll probably move it to summer so that we have more attendants,” Flipping said.

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Alison Knutson, freshman in design, works on her poster project. “I like design. I can use my imagination and it takes me away from life and reality. I’ve always wanted to be a graphic designer.”

replace their building in the near future to the planning staff.

Other issues brought to City Council’s attention include Charlie Yoke’s bar in Campustown.

Charlie Yoke’s has been issued a six-month renewed liquor license after going through the Ames Police Department liquor license renewal process.

“If we give Charlie Yoke’s a pass, what does that say to everyone?” councilman Tim Gartin said.

Charlie Yoke’s has been issued 33 citations during the 12-month renewal period.

They have also made 50 calls for service during this period.

“I have owned the bar for a year-and-a-half,” Jason Crimmins, owner of Charlie Yoke’s, said. “I bought a slow bar and it got busy.”

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Gov. Terry Branstad is currently serving out his fifth term as Iowa’s governor. This makes him the longest-serving state executive in the United States currently in office.

Political term limits are not fit for Iowa After last night’s State of the Union address by President Barack Obama and the ensuing national discussions, many of us are also turning our eyes to the chief executive of our very own Iowa. Gov. Terry Branstad is by all accounts a familiar face in Iowa, currently serving a record fifth four-year term, making him the most experienced state executive currently in office.

On top of that already impressive achievement, Branstad recently announced that he will seek a sixth term, which would surpass George Clinton of New York as the longest-serving governor in United States history.

While the coming election is far from decided, incumbent governors have a higher than 90 percent victory rate and Branstad looks to be as energized as ever for his coming campaign.

With this potentially historic election coming up, an ages-old issue has resurfaced yet again: term limits.

Term limits on our government offices have been proposed intermittently for decades, yet in Iowa we have maintained the ability of our public officials to run in and win elections as long as they wish.

The arguments for term limits seem to make sense. They would help prevent the type of out of touch, insider politics that we hear so much about.

To be sure, time spent as an elected official is time not spent as an average citizen.

The view from the capitol building is surely different than from anywhere else in the state, and our officials could very well find themselves changed by their time in office That change worries some, as it may signify that someone elected to buck the system has become a part of it, whatever it may be.

In addition, legislators and other officials who continually campaign are giving less time to their actual duties. By returning to the campaign trail year after year, an incumbent takes time off from what they were elected to do in the first place.

Even with these problems in mind, term limits are unnecessary.

As the old adage goes ‘we have term limits; they are called elections.’ This sums up why we in Iowa, and those in other areas of the nation do not need to implement constitutional constraints on how long our officials can serve.

Any representative, senator or governor that is shirking their duties should be seen for what they are: not the best candidate for their position.

Those that fail to follow through with campaign promises of implementing reform and bringing a fresh mindset to government can likewise be seen as no longer fit for duty.

Term limits could rob states like Iowa of wonderful politicians, whose only crime was serving diligently for too long.

Likewise, the experience that incumbents bring can be seen as a positive quality, since they will have a better feel for their office and the issues to be dealt with.

It can be tempting to assume that imperfect government needs quick and continuous turnovers, but in reality our elected officials will never be perfect.

Keeping this in mind, it only makes sense to open our elections to any and all candidates, be they new faces or old hands.

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Hello technology, goodbye jobs

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n a situation akin to classic sci-fi novels, the American people are experiencing more and more the loss of their jobs to technology.

Though the need for certain jobs has been erased since the industrial age revolutionized the speed and accuracy with which we could manufacture, machines are continuing to replace the need for humans in the workplace even today.

Just last month, Applebee’s announced its plans to put tablets at the tables of more than 1,800 locations this year. Mike Archer, president at Applebee’s, suggests that the tablets will be used to make the payment process easier and faster for customers.

And Applebee’s isn’t the only food chain who has made the leap to provide a technologic dining experience; Chili’s and other restaurants have announced or have expressed interest in the same program.

Naturally, the public was concerned about their jobs.

Though Applebee’s assures them that they won’t be replacing any of their staff with this technology, the tablets’

ability to handle payment and eventually ordering leaves little for waiters and waitresses to do.

However, incorporating tablets into the restaurant experience is merely one of the ways in which technology is rendering humans unnecessary. Grocery stores are just one of the businesses that have been utilizing the selfcheckout system for years now at an attempt to help eliminate lines and waiting by offering a more effective experience.

But are these systems really more convenient? One study suggests that selfcheckout stations might not be providing the easy shopping experience businesses had hoped for but might in fact be pushing customers away. According to the article, about 84 percent of those surveyed said they needed help when using the self-checkout, and 60 percent said they prefer the regular, employee-based checkout stations.

And while store owners may also argue that their use of self-checkout stations simply provides an alternate opportunity for shoppers and in no way affects the job security of their employees, the space taken up by a selfcheckout could have been

used as a station for another employee.

Herein lies the bulk of the issue. With an increasing number of businesses turning to technology to run its day-to-day operations, the number of jobs available for people has gone down. With the frail economy, it makes sense that business owners would seek out the cheapest means of production and operation, but where does that leave the people they’re replacing?

This past December was the weakest month for job growth since January 2011, CNN claims. But while economists are attempting to chalk it up to a fluke, the statistics also say that only 62.8 percent of adults are in the job force now — the lowest level since 1978. Prospects do not seem good for eager job hunters.

There appears to be a trend in the technology boom, too. According to the Associated Press, half of the 7.5 million jobs lost during the recession were middle wage jobs. At least two-thirds of those were replaced by technology.

There is certainly an argument that believes technology still demands the need for human-based jobs because someone will always

need to be there to fix the machine. However, the skills and education required to fix those machines often times exceeds that required by the job the machine is now doing. And with the lower availability of jobs comes the lower availability of money to pay for said education. The population seems to be in a bit of a dilemma.

The country and our way of life is advancing. The inventions of new technologies have definitely helped society grow in the past. The invention of the car may have eliminated the need for carriage drivers, but did create the need for new jobs, such as taxi drivers and mechanics.

What’s important is that there is a balance between technology helping humans to complete a task more efficiently and erasing the need for humans entirely.

Financially, using technology instead of humans makes sense. However, it can be too easy for companies and corporations to get so caught up in making more money, that they forget there are people out there who truly depend on that paycheck.

There is a place for technology in every workplace, but it should never take the place of a human working.

General education credit requirements waste students’ time, hinder education

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e come to college in search of one thing: knowledge in our chosen program of study. Getting a college degree is supposed to help us easily find an entrylevel job after graduation. Eagerly, we follow our designated four-year plans to a tee, in the hope of achieving the most out of our education.

There is a flaw in this system. In reality, students are being cheated out of valuable course hours by taking classes that will never be of much use in their future careers. These precious hours are wasted on what are known as general education requirements.

From the start of our first semester, general education classes fill the credit count towards our graduation. These courses are supposed to turn young, fresh college students into well-rounded adults.

Each college at Iowa State requires a certain number of credit hours in the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences and mathematics.

Each of those categories carries valuable knowledge to offer the students attending Iowa State, but students are required to take a ridiculous amount of these filler classes before graduation.

As a journalism major in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, I am obligated to take: 10 humanities credits, eight natural science credits, nine social science credits and three mathematics

credits in statistics. It is not the courses that are bothersome; it is the amount of credits needed in each subject.

This past semester, I decided to take an entry-level astronomy class to satisfy three of my eight required natural science credits. Granted, I did learn a lot, but most of the time I kept asking myself why I needed to take a science course and how am I ever going to use this in my professional career. Honestly, I will likely never use the information I learned that semester.

Now, I am stressing over what science credits I should enroll in to complete the natural science requirement.

Like many students in my situation, this subject is not a strength, so it is difficult to find courses that will fill the requirement yet allow me to succeed.

Students from every program of study are dealing with what they feel is a burdensome amount of general education requirements.

Marco Del Rosario Rivera, a freshman in pre-architecture, was required to take Econ 101. When asked how he felt about taking the course, he stated, “I won’t use any of the stuff taught in Econ 101 in my future career, but I had to take it.”

Those three credit hours could have been used toward a class that could have gotten Rivera one step closer to his final career goal.

In the College of Engineering, there is not as strong of a focus on the humanities and social sciences, but students are still required to take a variety of math and science classes.

Natalie Hanson, a sophomore in bio-systems engineering, explained that they only have a general education requirement of 15 credits, unlike the 32 credits most LAS students have to take.

“We don’t have as many general education classes as liberal arts students do, but sometimes the basic classes, like science, seem redundant.”

By taking a large amount of courses that are either unneeded or redundant, students are losing out on opportunities to improve themselves in their path of study. Whether students search for an internship or that first job, employers only worry about one thing: How well can you perform the tasks assigned to you?

It won’t matter that you took organic chemistry as a political science major or that you can recite the life cycle of a high mass star.

Now, colleges should not get rid of general education requirements completely, but lessening the amount would be a good start. In doing so, students are able to take the maximum amount of courses in their actual field. As a result, we will have gained an exceptional amount of knowledge that will allow us to have all of the marketable skills needed in today’s job market.

College should be the training facility for the future of our local, national and global economy. If our colleges want to produce the best and the brightest in their field, there should be more of a focus on the courses that will be applicable in our professional career, not the courses that have nothing to do with our future careers.

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The memory still remains when the Cyclones lost to Kansas on Jan. 9, 2013, where McLemore made a 3-pointer and sent the game into overtime. Kansas beat the Cyclones 97-89.

By Dean.Berhow-Goll @iowastatedaily.com He considers himself pretty good at judging whether the ball is going to go in or not. This time, he felt sure it was going left.

Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg saw the ball leave Ben McLemore’s hands. He was lined up perfectly with the release and the bucket.

And once he saw it trailing left, he said, “We got it.” But McLemore’s shot banked in, tying the game at 79 and spurring overtime, which Kansas completely controlled riding a tidal wave of momentum and won 97-89.

“Well, it stills pains me,” Hoiberg said of last season’s overtime loss in Lawrence, Kan. “When it went off his hand it looked like it was 3 feet to the left, but from my angle it looked so far left and then it banked and went in.

It was a hard one to handle.”

Georges Niang had fouled out and was sitting at the end of the bench, ready to celebrate Iowa State’s first win at Kansas since 2005.

From his angle, it was going left and his spirits temporarily lifted thinking a win was imminent. But McLemore’s shot banked in.

“I was sitting toward the end of the bench because I figured we had the game in the bag,” Niang, who hasn’t beaten Kansas in his career, said. “I sat there and thought that looks a little off to the left and then it hit

the backboard and I was like wow that just went in.

“That loss still sticks with me to this day.”

Naz Long only played a single minute in the game, but he remembers it perfectly, sitting on the left side of the bench and feeling his heart jump —possibly the biggest win of the season was about to take place. But McLemore’s shot banked in. And Long’s heart sank at once.

“That’s something that all of us haven’t forgot,” Long said.

Melvin Ejim was the only player on this year’s team on the floor for the shot. He chased Kansas’ Elijah Johnson around a screen before he kicked to McLemore.

Ejim crashed the glass in case he missed. But McLemore’s shot banked in.

Instead Ejim found his way back to the bench with his head down through a scattered group of Kansas players celebrating the chance to go win the game in overtime.

“It was a crazy deal, but it’s happened to us before,” Ejim said. “It’s part of the game, guys make big shots and make big plays. You’ve just got to be able to come back and play. Last year we just didn’t have it, they just had the momentum and it was all in their favor.”

One year later, the road trip to Phog Allen Fieldhouse between No. 6 Kansas (15-4, 6-0 Big 12) and No. 16 Iowa State (15-3, 3-3) might not

come down to something like a bank shot in at the end of regulation.

Hoiberg believes it’s all about rebounding and getting back in transition.

In the first meeting of the season the Jayhawks dominated the glass, outrebounding the Cyclones 53 to 36.

A bulk of those came from Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid, both of whom are potential No. 1 picks for this summer’s NBA Draft.

The pair combined for 28 rebounds, 33 points and knocked down 14-of-24 shots on the night, helping Kansas to a 23-10 advantage on second-chance points.

In Big 12 play, the Jayhawks remain the only undefeated team and Hoiberg said they are playing like the best team in the country, rolling through four-straight ranked opponents (Kansas State, Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Baylor) before cruising past TCU 91-69 on Saturday, but that did not stop him from saying that they are excited to go play the best at one of the best venues in the country.

“I thought we had a great week of prep and practice and hopefully that will carry over with these couple days leading into this Kansas game, because you have to have [confidence],” Hoiberg said. “If you go down there and you’ve got your tail between your legs, you’re not going to have any prayer to come out with a win.”

Cyclones continue to build off Moody’s overtime energy

By Alex.Gookin @iowastatedaily.com As his team huddled around him after 40 minutes of action, ISU women’s basketball head coach Bill Fennelly was looking for answers.

Two weeks before, his team was undefeated and sitting at the top of the Big 12 race. Now, the Cyclones

sat on a four-game losing streak and were headed into overtime against a team who hadn’t won a Big 12 game.

On the first possession of overtime against Texas Tech, junior guard Nikki Moody took matters into her own hands. She sank a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired on that opening possession to energize a

team that lacked energy in its four losses.

The energy Iowa State lacked in their four losses was brought back to life in Moody’s overtime outburst as she scored nine of the team’s 13 points to propel the Cyclones to their first win in two weeks.

“When she hit that 3 as time was expiring for the shot clock, I think it

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gave everybody a little extra motivation and confidence,” said senior forward Hallie Christofferson. “Her play was definitely what we needed and it showed at the end [of the game].”

In the loss to Oklahoma on Jan. 21, Fennelly applauded Moody for her effort saying she seemed to be the only one that showed up to play. Her 16 shot attempts were the most out of anyone on the floor as she led the team in points and assists.

Against Texas Tech, Moody got some help as all five starters scored in double-digits for the first time all season. Perhaps even more impressive than her nine overtime points were her six assists which helped her account for 34 of the team’s 85 points.

“Before the team went into the locker room, I pulled her aside and said, ‘If you play like that the rest of the season, this team is pretty good,’” Fennelly said. “That was as good a 12 minutes as any point guard has ever played here.”

With former Cyclone stars like Lyndsey Medders and Stacy Frese, being labeled as “the best,” if only for 12 minutes, is no small compliment. However, Moody is focused on the

scoreboard results and not on the stat sheet.

After falling to West Virginia at home less than two weeks ago, the Cyclones hope to steal a win on the road from the Big 12’s second-place team, the Mountaineers.

Christofferson provided a large chunk of the offense in the first meeting between the teams, but Moody hopes to be a leader if and when West Virginia pressures Christofferson.

“Hallie is the biggest leader on the floor and if they are double or triple-teaming her, I have to step up,” Moody said.

“Hopefully I can get the ball to draw more people towards me so we can get her more open.”

The Cyclones also hope to defend the perimeter better, as West Virginia outscored the Cyclones 36to-6 from behind the arc.

Fennelly emphasized that limiting mistakes defensively and confidence in shooting would be keys to the game.

The contest will be Iowa State’s fourth top-25 matchup of the File photo: Brian Achenbach/Iowa season when the No. 23 State Daily Cyclones take on the Nikki Moody scored nine points No. 20 Mountaineers in the overtime win against at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Texas Tech on Jan. 25, which Morgantown, W.Va. broke a four-game loss streak.

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Serve pizza for Super Bowl

By Lauren Grant AmesEats Flavors Ditch the nachos and dip; that’s so 2013. Surprise partygoers by whipping up a thin crust pizza loaded with Super Bowl favorites.

Ultimate Potato Pizza ■■ Store-bought thin pizza crust

■■ 1 clove of garlic

■■ Olive oil ■■ 1 cup pizza sauce

■■ 6-8 strips of bacon, cooked, chopped ■■ 4 green onions, chopped ■■ 1 cup shredded cheese, your preference

Try Cowboy Caviar Directions:

By Lindsay MacNab AmesEats Flavors

This classic, fan-favorite appetizer dip is one that is often overlooked.

Cowboy Caviar is cheap, healthy and most importantly, super tasty.

Ingredients: ■■ 1 15-ounce can black beans

Drain and rinse black beans, hominy, corn and tomatoes. Mix together in a large bowl. Add in green onions, avocados, lime juice and lemon juice. Gently toss in the bowl together.

Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy.

Tips:

■■ 1 15-ounce can white hominy ■■ 1 15-ounce can whole kernel corn

This recipe can be served with tortilla chips, or used as a filling for tacos or quesadillas.

To reduce sodium, purchase lowsodium canned varieties.

Red onion can be substituted for green onion.

If fresh lemons and limes aren’t available, bottled lemon and lime juice can be used.

■■ 1-15 ounce can diced tomatoes ■■ 3 green onions, thinly sliced ■■ 2 avocados, cubed (small) ■■ 1 1/2 Tablespoons lime juice ■■ 1 1/2 Tablespoons lemon juice ■■ Salt (to taste) ■■ Pepper (to taste)

Ingredients:

■■ Store-bought thin pizza crust

■■ 3 medium russet potatos, skin on, baked

Cowboy Caviar, a cheap and healthy appetizer, can be used as a dip with tortilla chips or as filling for tacos or quesadillas.

Philly Cheesesteak Pizza

Ingredients: ■■ 1 cup sour cream

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tled ranch. You can also drizzle more ranch dressing on top of pizza when it comes out of the oven.

■■ 1 packet ranch seasoning ■■ Hot sauce (we prefer Sriracha)

■■ 1/2 lb. roast beef, sliced ■■ 1 bell pepper, thinly sliced ■■ 1 white onion, thinly sliced ■■ 1 cup mushrooms, sliced (optional) ■■ 2 cups provolone, shredded (pepper jack is a great alternative)

Directions:

Directions: Preheat oven to 425 F. Combine sour cream and half of a packet of dry ranch seasoning. Spread evenly on pizza crust.

Slice baked potato in 1/8- to 1/4-inch slices and lay evenly over crust. Sprinkle bacon pieces, green onions and shredded cheese on top of the pizza.

Bake for 12-18 minutes. The crust should be golden brown and cheese should be bubbly.

Dot hot sauce on pizza, if desired, otherwise serve it on the side.

Cut pizza into small squares and serve. *Note: To make this easier, substitute the sour cream and ranch packet for bot-

Preheat oven to 425 F. Brush pizza crust with a small amount of olive oil. Peel garlic clove and slice in half. With cut side down, rub garlic across the oiled pizza crust, then discard clove.

Spread pizza sauce evenly over crust.

Sprinkle 1 cup of shredded cheese over the sauce, followed by the beef, pepper, onion and mushrooms (if using). Top the pizza with the remaining cup of shredded cheese.

Bake at 425 F for 12-18 minutes. Crust should be golden brown.

Cut and serve. *Note: For a personal touch, buy pizza dough from a local bakery or restaurant and roll it out yourself.

Restaurant of the Month: Wallaby’s Bar and Grille

By Morgan Casey AmesEats Flavors The biggest Sunday in sports is fast approaching, with Denver and Seattle facing off in Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2. Those looking for a place to watch the big game don’t have to travel far. Wallaby’s Bar and Grille has been serving homemade food since 1988 and has the whole package for sports fans and food lovers alike.

Wallaby’s is located in front of West HyVee on Lincoln Way. It serves up a great atmosphere with sports memorabilia from floor to ceiling and 34 televisions to watch the big game.

Voted one of the “101 Best Sports Bars in

the U.S.” by CNN Travel, Wallaby’s offers an extensive list of appetizers, wraps and a burger menu worth bragging about.

They feature the halfpound Dingo Burger for those with a large appetite, as well as the popular, open-faced Wallaby Burger. I recommend substituting the sweet potato fries for your side, because they’re an item that’s worth the extra dollar. Other features include an All-American pork tenderloin, stacked enchiladas verde for when you’re in a mood for a fiesta and a kids’ menu for those little appetites in your life.

Once you’ve gotten dinner and drinks down the hatch, you may be in the mood for some-

thing sweet. Without fail, Wallaby’s has you covered. Wallaby’s signature dessert is the Wally pie, a delectable slice of ice cream cake. However, perhaps Wallaby’s bestkept secret is the Cookie Monster, a plate-sized chocolate chip and oatmeal cookie served warm, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzled in chocolate sauce. The Cookie Monster is a must-have item, but let this be a warning: this cookie is meant to be shared with friends.

From drinks to desserts, and everything in between, Wallaby’s Bar and Grille is the place to be on Super Bowl Sunday for food, friends and, of course, football.

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As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, keep your New Year’s resolutions in mind and choose light beer over regular beer. The calorie difference may not be that significant but can add up.

Grab for light beer, not regular

By Philip Canada AmesEats Flavors

With the Super Bowl this weekend and New Year’s resolutions still on the mind, you may want to take special consideration to your drink of choice.

Many game-day drinks have more calories than you think. Budweiser and Coors Banquet contain 145

and 149 calories respectively, per beer.

Instead, try a light beer. Bud Light contains 110 calories per 12 fluid ounces and a can of Coors Light has a slim 102 calories. The amounts between regular and light beer may not seem that significant, but depending on how many cans you drink, the

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With more people thinking about their calories when they drink, beer companies have added several lines that have fewer than 100 calories. Bud Select 55, Miller 64 and Miller 64 Lemonade are just a few brands that have advertised a lower calorie drink.

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Another way to incorporate their mother or grandmother’s dress is to use the lace of their old wedding dress and wrap it around the flower bouquet stems.

“It’s a nice way to incorporate it without putting it all over your dress,” said Kayse Carter from PureBridal in Ames.

Carter says fit and flare dresses are the most popular right now. These dresses are similar to mermaid style dresses. However, instead of going back in after the hip, they go straight down and then flare out.

“It’s a lot more flattering on everybody’s shape because it focuses on the smallest part of your body, which is the waist,” Carter said.

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Little says once a bride feels comfortable in a certain shape, Stacey’s knows what will look good on her body. Whether it be lace, satin, et cetera.

“Two girls with the same body type may walk out with completely different dresses,” said Ashley Redeker from Modern Dress in Boone, Iowa.

Redeker said if a bride is afraid to try on a certain type of dress, they encourage them to try it on. This way, they may see how great they look in a dress they may have not picked out themselves.

Little said there are more than 500 shades of bridal gowns.

“It’s like going to Home Depot and picking out a color scheme for your house,” Little said.

She said most guests at the wedding will not notice if a dress is white or ivory unless something is up against it to comparison.

“Ivory tends to compliment more skin tones than white,” Little said. Stark white looks better on darker skin tones.

“Lately, a lot of brides bring in their mother’s or sister’s veil,” Redeker said. “Our seamstress will revamp them and modify them so it fits to their dress or style.”

Redeker also said brides have brought in pieces from their grandmother’s dress or other items and had them sewn to the inside of their wedding dress.

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Many girls have dreamed of the perfect wedding dress for as long as they can remember. A wedding dress can come in many shapes, sizes and styles and is one of the most important aspects of a wedding because it shows the woman’s character and her unique sense of style.

“Different styles are so dependent on the body type of the bride,” said Candi Little from Stacey’s Prom and Bridal in Urbandale, Iowa. She said every bride is so different when it comes to dresses.

“When a bride comes in, we ask her questions about the venue, the feel she wants for the wedding and to keep an open mind,” Little said. “We want our brides to be knowledgeable so we have them try on different shapes so they can say been there, done that.”

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By Samantha.Berrafato @iowastatedaily.com Many young girls love to dream about their wedding — from the dress they will wear, to the type of flowers on the tables. But one of the most important things that girls dream about is where they get married. Destination weddings are a dream in themselves, but before you book a flight, make sure you know what you are doing.

There are many different factors to consider when planning a destination wedding. The first thing to consider is where to go. The most popular destinations are Hawaii, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Mexico. People enjoy these areas because of the climate and beautiful scenery and some couples also like the cultural differences, and cuisine.

These locations are fairly close to the United States, yet deciding whom to invite can be a hassle. When making a guest list, it is completely up to a couple on who receives an invitation or not. Some couples will invite only close family and friends, whereas others will invite everyone they know.

Once the guest list is made it is a good idea to send out save-the-date cards right away — some experts say even a year in advance. Sending them out earlier is better, since that will give your

guests time to save money, take off work and book their tickets and rooms. When you send out your save the dates, be sure to let your guests know of any discounts or deals the location has to save them some money. Providing any airline information or cheaper hotels in the area is a

good idea as well.

Some guests may want to do something while they are at this destination, so having a list of activities for them or even planning one group activity so everyone can spend time together may also be a good idea.

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Something to keep in mind when your wedding day arrives is that your guests have most likely traveled a long way for you and your special day. A nice gesture would be to leave a small gift, such as a wedding favor, so they know that you are grateful for them being there with you.

Some of your guests may not be able to come to your destination wedding for various reasons. Many couples have a hard time deciding what to do when loved ones can’t make it to their wedding. One solution is to have a separate celebration back in your hometown where anyone who could not make it to the destination wedding has a chance to celebrate with you.

Another solution is to help guests, who you and your fiance both agree should be at your wedding, pay for a part of the trip. Even simply paying for the hotel room could help this person, or even a few people, be there.

Whatever you decide when planning your destination wedding, the most important thing is for you and your spouse to agree on the decisions being made.

Choose a place that will help you celebrate your love in a way that speaks to you and your spouse. There may be a few hiccups down the road when planning, but don’t let that stop you from having that wedding you dreamed of since you were young.

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Engagement rings to match your personality Different stones, cuts and metals for that special person’s band

By Alesha.Olson @iowastatedaily.com There are many varieties you can get to make your wedding band or engagement ring tailored for you. Three main criteria you should be considered when picking out or customizing the ring you are going to wear for the rest of your life: stone, cut and metal.

1. Stone

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Wedding rings can come in a variety of different cuts and set in many different kinds of metal.

These rings are all set in white gold and include trillion-, marquise- and princess-cut stones.

Lane Jahn from Riddle’s Jewelry says the diamond is of course the most popular, but if you like to think outside the box, colored diamonds, rubies, sapphires or even the color of your birthstone is a worthy alternative.

Depending on the trend for the season you can see a

Proposal represents pair, meaningful tips to help

By Samantha.Pearsall @iowastatedaily.com

The where depends on the who The proposal spot is the personal stamp of the relationship. There is no right or wrong place; it is something that mirrors the relationship. The location is to represent a connection between each other.

Bride-to-be Kayla Novak was swept off her feet in a proposal of grandeur, taking place in front of a waterfall, while happily married Jessica Drenth admits she wouldn’t have had her humble proposal in her hometown any other way. It is what happens at the proposal spot that makes it worth remembering.

It’s a memory either way “A proposal is a commitment to each other, nothing more,” Drenth said.

The excess flowers, confetti and flying doves are nice, but when it comes down to it, the sincerity is what is remembered. Novak believed the true genuineness of her proposal came from the sheer surprise of it.

“Being surprised exposes the true feelings in that very moment,” Novak said as she stressed her appreciation of not knowing what was coming. She thinks she would have been overtaken with nerves and stress if she knew the moment was coming. No matter how it is done there will always be an element that is remembered. If it is personal, it will never be forgotten.

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It is no secret the one popping the question may get a little queasy — you’re asking a question that can change your life. Therefore, a tip here and there is highly appreciated.

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variety of colors.

2. Cut You can get numerous types of cuts for your stone. The cuts below are the most popular, but Jahn said jewelers are always creating their own.

• Round and oval (circular) • Pear and marquise (resemble a diamond shape) • Princess, brilliant, asscher and radiant (resemble a square shape with different engravings of how the stone is cut) • Heart • Trillion (triangle)

3. Metal Shari Busse of Shari K’s Jewelry says as of now white gold, yellow gold and platinum are the most popular metals. There are also tungsten, titanium and cobalt which are very hard metals. These are best used for men’s wedding bands because they are durable.

An important thing to think about with the band

is how long the ring will maintain its shine. Busse says if your ring starts to look dull take it in for radium plating. The jeweler will dip the ring in your choice of metal to preserve and maintain a shiny coating.

When cleaning the ring, Emily Fincham from JcPenney recommends bringing it in about every six months or when you start to notice it is losing its sparkle or shine. This is when they will check to make sure none of the prongs on the ring are loose, which could lead to losing a stone.

Make sure you understand the insurance and/or warranty you receive when purchasing the ring. Some rings come with certain perks while others do not.

Understand the fine print before making such a large purchase.

Most importantly, make sure it is the ring you or your loved one will want because you will be wearing it on your finger for quite some time.

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Happy to have it happen either way, Minasola practically had to orchestrate the occasion when her then-boyfriend decided to propose standing in a log cabin in the woods.

Being an outdoorsy couple, she wanted nature to be a part of the moment.

Minasola made him take her outside and get down on his knee. When there was no ring, she wasn’t sure if he was playing a joke on her.

Learn from her experience, make sure it seems like the real deal. Even if it is sharing the open air, the memory should be special for the one getting the ring and the one kneeling.

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