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PART II From Soldier to student
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POINT Transition to civilian life harder after life-changing event
Editor’s note: “From soldier to student: The breaking point” is part two of a three-part series detailing the military and college experience of Division III Cyclone Hockey player Justin Brown, who is also a criminal justice studies major at Iowa State.
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Judge blocks Trump’s travel ban Protests, partial blocking follow immigration order By Danielle.Gehr @iowastatedaily.com
Justin Brown wears the date Aug. 2, 2016, on his right wrist — a physical remembrance of the day his best friend died. It’s 9:30 a.m., Brown’s friend, Anthony Walsh, is calling. He, among several others, has been trying to reach him all night. Brown answers the phone. Walsh asks if he’s heard about Sam Oden, Brown’s best friend. Brown, having just woken up, is confused. He hangs up, and sees the dozens of missed calls and text messages from Oden’s friends and family. He realizes that something terrible has happened. Brown immediately calls Oden’s mother. Oden’s sister picks up. “What’s going on?” Brown asks. “It’s true, Sam’s dead,” she says. Seven hours earlier, Oden was reportedly walking on Interstate 494, a busy interstate in South St. Paul, Minnesota. He was 19 miles away from his home in Edina, Minnesota. At approximately 2:22 a.m., Oden was struck and killed by a semi truck. Brown is confused. Why was this happening? Hadn’t he had his fair share of coping with death while he was in Afghanistan? He’s supposed to be preparing to come to Iowa State to play hockey. Instead, he’s speaking at the funeral of his best friend. “It’s hard to believe that today we are gathered here to celebrate Sam’s life. The day you left us I remember walking into your room, and the first thing I saw was a sign. It read, “Jesus replied, “you don’t realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”- John 13:7. It almost didn’t feel real, but as if you were talking to me, letting me know you made it up there safe. But today, I am lost,” Brown reads during his eulogy. Brown recalls the first day he met Oden. It was on the ice. “I just remember he had gotten into a fight at this showcase and [the other guy] was bigger,” Brown said. “Something about that, you want to help him, so I stepped in and helped him.” From that moment on, they became best friends. “Things just clicked on all four cylinders for us, just how it naturally happened, it fell into place,” Brown said. The two spent hours lifting weights, playing hockey and eating Chipotle. Anything they could get their hands on, they were doing it together.
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Sam Oden, right, was killed Aug. 2, 2016, after being struck by a semi.
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Brown wears a bracelet every day in honor of his best friend, Sam Oden.
President Donald Trump’s immigration ban, met with protests this weekend, was partially blocked by a federal judge Saturday. Trump signed an executive order Friday that bans citizens in seven countries with a Muslim majority — Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen — from entering the United States. Even green card holders from these countries may not be able to reenter the country. The University of Iowa has even issued a travel warning to its international students advising that they stay in the country because reentry may not be an option. This can also lead to immigrants from these countries to get stuck in American airports or face potential deportation. Protesters filled airports throughout the United States over the weekend holding signs saying “Welcome immigrants” and “We all are immigrants” in response to Trump’s executive order. Protesters and immigrants rejoiced upon hearing that a federal judge barred the deportation of internationals. Judge Ann Donnelly of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York protected refugees with applications approved by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, visa holders and others in her three-page order. She emphasized the “imminent danger” that these individuals would face if deported to their native country. The Trump administration has not published the executive order to the White House’s official website.
Getting to know the faces of Board of Regents Nine members volunteer time to govern universities By Jake.Dalbey @iowastatedaily.com Through tuition, budget proposals and education updates, the Iowa Board of Regents helps Iowa’s public universities run smoothly from year to year. The board is composed of nine members appointed to six-year terms, with one student regent. Each regent brings a different expertise to the board.
“It’s important to know the regents because they really are the governing body over the three universities,” said Kristin Failor, state relations officer for Iowa State. “It’s a tough job for them to have. The Iowa State Daily has highlighted each of the nine regents, shedding light on their prospective fields. President Bruce Rastetter Attending Ellsworth Community College and the University of Iowa, Rastetter was born and raised an Iowan. A co-founder of Hawkeye Energy Holdings, one of the largest ethanol producers in America, he then went on to become the current CEO of the Summit Agricultural Group,
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Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter, center, looks over notes during a meeting in the Memorial Union on Feb. 25, 2016.
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Jan. 26 An officer responded to a verbal dispute at Eaton Hall at 5:34 p.m. An individual reported damage to several rooms at the Nuclear Engineering Laboratory at 9:08 p.m.
Jan. 27 Michael Deichmann, 20, of 3824 Tripp St Unit 231, Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated, failure to use headlamps when required and open container in a vehicle at Indiangrass Court and Beach Avenue at 1:00 a.m. An officer investigated a
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JESSE EISENBERG HEADLINES ISU AFTERDARK Jesse Eisenberg, an actor known for starring in “Zombieland” and “The Social Network”, visited Iowa State for a Q&A session in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union on Friday during ISU AfterDark.
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Iowa State women’s basketball hosted TCU in Hilton Coliseum on Saturday in a Big 12 match up. Find our photo gallery online at iowastatedaily.com.
CALENDAR Jan. 30 Art + Issues: Building a Campus Community: Art + Issues is an open campus discussion facilitated by our educator of visual literacy and learning. Topics that relate to current events will be presented and attendees are encouraged to bring other discussion topics with them with a goal of generating understanding in a safe, inclusive, and inspiring space. People are invited to come and go during the two hour time frame as their schedule permits. The event is from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall. Intermediate Pottery Class: Surface Design: Take your basic throwing skills to the next level by adding surface design. Learn ways of creating patterns and texture on pottery, and ways to alter your forms into more interesting pieces. Students must have basic throwing skills to take this class. Cost: ISU $35, Public $45 - includes supplies. The class is from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at The Workspace A Deeper Black: Race in America: Ta-Nehisi Coates is a national correspondent at The Atlantic and author of “Between the World and Me.” Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series Keynote. The event is at 7 p.m. at the Great Hall, Memorial Union.
Jan. 31 College of Business: CEO speaker series: “CEO Perspectives,” Stan Askren, chairman, president and CEO of HNI Corporation, Muscatine, Iowa. Askren will share his career experiences and his perspective gained across multiple industries, companies, functions and roles. HNI is the second largest office furniture manufacturer in the United States, the global leader in the hearth industry and one of the leading Fortune 1000 companies at 4 p.m. at 5 p.m. at 1148 Gerdin Business Building. Interactive Session on Diversity: Lee Mun Wah is
a documentary filmmaker, author, educator and founder of the diversity training company Stirfry Seminars will hold an interactive session on diversity at 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union. Men’s basketball: 8 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State vs. West Virginia. Cost: Limited availability. Open Mic Night: Open mic night gives students the chance to show off their talents to their fellow students. Many are musicians, comedians, and poets. Sign Up starts at 7:30 p.m. The event begins at 8 p.m. at the M-Shop.
Feb. 1 F e b ru a r y C r a f t o f t h e Month: Hometown Love String Art: All day at the Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union. Hammer nails into a board in the shape of your state, pinpoint your hometown and add a string pattern. Lots of ways to personalize for someone special before Valentine’s Day or for any special occasion. Cost: $8. Career Fair: Agriculture and Life Sciences Career Day: More than 100 companies are scheduled to attend. The event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Great Hall, Memorial Union. R e t i re m e n t re c e p t i o n : Cheryl Maurer: Cheryl Maurer, a clerk in ISU Dining administration, is retiring Feb. 1 after 27 years of service to Iowa State. The event is from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Union Drive Marketplace mezzanine. Belly Dance Class: 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. @ The Workspace. Ditch the gym and get your steps in with Shiara at Belly Dance! This beautiful art form is great exercise, improves your posture, and more importantly, tons of fun.
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American Indian studies program looks forward Lecturer talks prospects, future By Emily.Hammer @iowastatedaily.com Although Iowa State has one of the oldest American Indian Studies programs in the country, operating since 1972, it is still only offered as a minor. Sebastian Braun, director of American Indian Studies and associate professor of anthropology, would like to see that changed and expand the American Indian Studies program. During his lecture Friday afternoon, Braun discussed where the program is now and where he’d like to see it go in the coming years. Opening with a discussion on Vine Deloria Jr.,
Braun mentioned “workshop anthropologists,” whom Deloria criticized in his book “Custer Died For Your Sins” for using Native Americans to exploit their own careers. Braun takes this book as inspiration to do the exact opposite by teaching American Indian Studies from a humanistic perspective and develop more courses. “American Indian Studies does not need to give up humanistic pursuits, nor should it,” Braun said.He said that the loss of humanities is the loss of creativity, a deep understanding of the wold, ethics and an understanding of what it is to be human. Braun also wants to see more Native students and faculty at Iowa State. He wants to work with a recruiter to bring in more Native students but hopes to soon see more Native faculty in areas outside of American Indian Studies.
“We need more ties to a host of other programs on campus,” Braun said in regard to ways to expand the American Indian Studies program. He added that the best student he ever had was an electrical engineering major. Rachel Tucker, treasurer of the United Native American Student Association (UNASA), liked seeing Braun’s plans for cooperation and involvement across campus. “It was helpful for me because I didn’t know any of the issues we’re facing,” Tucker said. “It was nice to see where we’re trying to go with the program. Ivory Hanson, president of UNASA, agrees. She added that it’s important for American Indian Studies to be more visible to students at Iowa State. “These issues are important to native students and non-Native students,” Hanson said.
‘A deeper black’ lecture National correspondent for The Atlantic to discuss race By Kyle.Heim @iowastatedaily.com Ta-Nehisi Coates, national correspondent at The Atlantic, will give a lecture on “A Deeper Black: Race in America” on Monday in the Memo-
rial Union. The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union and will be free to attend. Coates wrote the magazine’s recent cover story “My President Was Black,” which is a history of the first African-
American White House. He also is the author of “Between the World and Me,” which he wrote in the form of a letter to his teenage son about the challenges he will face growing up in America, according to the Iowa State events website.
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SWIMMING PHOTO GALLERY The Cyclones hosted the UNI Panthers for their last home meet of the season. Iowa State won 12 events and defeated the Panthers 188-110.
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IOWA STATE WRESTLING PHOTOS The Iowa State wrestling team fell twice over the weekend, losing to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State at Hilton Coliseum. Check out our photo gallery online at IowaStateDaily.com from the meets, as well as the “Beauty and the Beast” meet from Friday.
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Students urged to ‘speak up for what you believe’ By Kai.Creswell @iowastatedaily.com Seventy Iowa State student leaders assembled Saturday in the Memorial Union for the annual Iowa State Leadership Experience. Keith Robinder, interim dean of students, put it on his shoulders to break the ice and set the tone as students migrated around the event. He brought everyone into the first four rows of seats that lined the room. “For 10 seconds, do what you have to do to fill this room with energy,” Robinder said. After a giant gasp for air from Robinder, a communal cheer filled the room. “This (high-energy activity) allowed me to get out of my comfort zone,” Dawit Tilahun, sophomore in finance, said. “It prepped me to socialize and exchange ideas with other leaders in the room.” Two breakout sessions allowed student leaders to pick what specific skills they would like to develop. Topics included dealing with a crisis when the assigned leader is no longer there, awareness
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Opal Tometi, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, encouraged students Saturday at the Memorial Union to be honest and go against the status quo.
of soft skills and how it makes change easier and sharing a common vision. Mackenzie Krutsinger, sophomore in child, adult and family services, went through the Crisis Crunch Time Challenge, a workshop
featured at the event. She was surprised by how outgoing the activity was. “I enjoyed getting to know different people in leadership roles,” Krutsinger said. As a Hixson peer mentor, Krutsinger works with
freshman students and helps introduce them to the campus. She wanted to use this activity to help freshmen understand what leadership is. Chevonne McInnis, doctoral student in aerospace engineering, didn’t know
what to expect from the event. “I can start implementing these skills right away, like ways to start being more effective when I’m working, and also bringing more positivity to that environment in
general,” McInnis said. Wyatt Sickelka, sophomore in agricultural engineering, is part of a new leadership studies club. The club helps develop people’s leadership while giving them a chance to learn about leadership and themselves. Through the club, Sickelka said he got the opportunity to give back and lead an activity he went through last year. After the breakout sessions, everyone got back together and got ready for the closing keynote speaker, Opal Tometi, co-founder of Black Lives Matter. During her session, Tometi touched on the riveting Trayvon Martin shooting and trial, saying the trial showed that the U.S. legal system is corrupt and can’t recognize black bodies. As the trial progressed, it felt like he was being tried for his own death, Tometi said. Tometi said the trial motivated her. She urged those in attendance to be honest and go against the status quo. “Speak up for what you believe,” Tometi said. Emotions in the room ran high as Tometi’s final slide read “We are more powerful than they want us to think.”
Experts lead local discussion on race issues By Keeley.McEniry @iowastatedaily.com A panel of authors, professors and experts spoke Saturday on race issues at the Ames Public Library as part of Talk RACE, a discussion of race issues featured in “Between the World and Me,” a book by Ta-Nehisi Coates, American writer, journalist and educator. To open the event, the panelists discussed what they feel is a lack of substance in today’s educational system with respect to black history. “Education isn’t always knowledge,” said Joshua Barr, director of the Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Department. Barr recalled an instance where he went to speak in front of 600 students. Barr said he asked the students what civil rights activists they knew of besides Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks.
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Reginald Stewart, vice president for diversity and inclusion, leads the Talk Race: “Between the world and me” panel discussion Saturday at the Ames Public Library.
The question was followed with silence. Barr said that when students are not taught the substance behind the black history curriculum, or if it is taught once and not made a priority, students become uninformed of racism circulating in schools, in turn
paralyzing their awareness. Reginald Stewart, vice president for diversity and inclusion and keynote speaker of the event, said racism is not being brought to awareness like other issues. “The 22 push-up challenge brought awareness,” Stewart said. “So what about ending
gun violence and bringing awareness to this cause?” The 22 push-up challenge was a popular movement that brought awareness to the claim that, on average, 22 military veterans take their lives every day in the United States. The panelists said that
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Response to Baylor lawsuit perpetuates rape culture While the criminal justice system will decide the fate of the most recent sexual assault lawsuit at Baylor University, the way many close to the lawsuit are reacting is a low blow to efforts helping to prevent rape. A new lawsuit at Baylor University, which is in the Big 12 Conference with Iowa State, alleges that the 2009-15 football program had a culture where drugs, alcohol and sex were promoted and led to cases of violence and “the most widespread culture of sexual violence and abuse of women ever reported in a collegiate athletic program,” according to ESPN. This is not the first lawsuit of its kind in recent times at the school. Baylor’s former Title IX coordinator, who filed a complaint with the Department of Education, said she was made to feel unsafe when investigating alleged perpetrators because she was told they had a “potential for violence.” One of the former assistants who was with the program at the time of the allegations told reporters “that he couldn’t think of a single player who would ever retaliate in such a way, saying, ‘Absolutely not,’ when asked whether that was ever a concern,” according to ESPN. It simply does not matter whether he could think of a “single player” who might do something like this — and, in fact, making that statement at all is beyond harmful. Sexual assault and domestic violence often happen behind closed doors. Perpetrators can be family, friends, significant others or strangers. The only appropriate response when asked whether you think someone might have been involved in this is something along the lines of “I don’t know, but I certainly hope not because those actions are horrific and unacceptable in any circumstance.” With responses such as what the former assistant coach said, it is no wonder sexual assault and domestic violence occur so frequently. In 1,000 rapes, 994 perpetrators will walk free, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. Of those 1,000, only 310 are reported to police, and the vast majority of those perpetrators will not face incarceration. There is a problem in our system. On top of dealing with the aftermath of their assault, victims may feel uncomfortable reporting, may feel no one will believe them and often they will get no justice for what was done to them because our society seems to think we need to take the perpetrator’s side first. We should be supporting those who report, so as a society we can stand for the justice that victims deserve and once and for all take a stand against rape culture. Yet, in so many cases, when reporting happens, too many people seem to “remind” the world that these allegations are just that — alleged — or people who know the alleged perpetrators dismiss the allegations without even considering they could be guilty. It has to stop. We don’t necessarily have to turn against the defendant, but we have a moral obligation to believe the plaintiff and support them as they carry out their lawsuits. Because if we don’t, we thus continue to discourage reporting and we will never be able to prevent sexual assault.
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Students of the ISU Chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws march at the Veishea parade on April 20, 2013. Columnist Sinclair argues that the legalization of Marijuana would provide millions, if not billions, of dollars in revenue, make the drug safer and reduce prison overcrowding.
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do not advocate the use of marijuana, nor do I judge anyone for using marijuana. Smoking marijuana is someone’s choice, and although I do not personally smoke it, that does not mean I am against it. On the contrary, I am in favor of legalizing marijuana. Marijuana has already been legalized in a few select states, including Colorado and Washington, and has enormous support across the country. According to a 2016 Gallup poll, 60 percent of Americans support the legalization of marijuana. Beyond just popular support, there are numerous benefits to legalizing marijuana. The legalization of marijuana would provide millions, if not billions, of dollars in revenue, protect users by making the drug safer and reduce prison overcrowding. In terms of economic benefits of marijuana becoming legal, enormous profits await the people and the government. Once legalized, marijuana can be taxed just like tobacco and alcohol. It’s estimated that the marijuana industry could “generate up to $28 billion in tax revenues,” an additional income that the government should happily welcome. This industry also would encourage the creation of small businesses and would thrive in communities across the country. If this estimate is not convincing enough, look at the amount of money made in states that have already legalized marijuana. Colorado was
expected to make about $70 million in marijuana tax revenue per year. In 2016, it had collected more than $150 million in taxes from legal marijuana sales by the end of October, according to Fortune. Washington has had similar success. The state is averaging $2 million a day and has the potential to reach $270 million a year, according to Tax Foundation. In addition to making money, the United States will also save money by legalizing marijuana. Removing marijuana from the Schedule I category and making it available for recreational use would result in a monumental drop in the amount of arrests for the possession of marijuana. Prisons in the United States are overcrowded. About 2.3 million people are incarcerated, according to Prison Policy Initiative, and 1 in 5 people in prison are locked up for a drug offense. Most are there for the possession of drugs, as there are four times as many arrests for drug possession than drug sales. Marijuana is the most commonlyused illicit drug in the country. Decriminalizing it would thin out prison populations and save taxpayers thousands of dollars. It would also allow police officers to focus on more violent and dangerous criminal activity. Legalization also would keep more Americans safe. There are currently no regulations on the production of marijuana, which means anything could be included in it. Consumers have no way of knowing what environment it was made in and how it was made. Legalizing it would enforce safety standards and an ingredient list for anything legally sold. This would eliminate the risk of someone smoking an unknown substance in the product.
Marijuana is a controversial issue. There are certainly health concerns that come with marijuana use. Shortterm effects include an altered sense of time, mood changes, impaired memory and altered senses. Longterms effects include brain development issues, if used as a teenager. But perhaps the most significant health concern is that marijuana is an addictive substance. While these are all valid concerns, marijuana is not vastly different than alcohol and tobacco. All of these substances are addictive and have their own set of health concerns. Alcohol causes an estimated 88,000 deaths annually in the United States, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths annually, and tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Marijuana, on the other hand, seems almost harmless compared to these two substances, considering you cannot overdose on marijuana. There is also very little evidence of deaths directly related to using marijuana. And yet for some reason, marijuana has been shunned from society while tobacco and alcohol have been embraced. Legalizing marijuana isn’t a hard decision. By controlling the substance and making sure it’s correctly handled, illegal marijuana can become a thing of the past. A clear set of rules and procedures to producing and selling marijuana will benefit everyone. Jails will become less crowded, marijuana will become a safer product and the economy across the nation will get a boost. This issue won’t be solved overnight, but I hope America will soon see the benefits of legalizing marijuana.
New-age interior design is uncozy, unseemly By Alex.Felker @iowastatedaily.com As anybody in the restaurant industry could substantiate, there are just as many profits to be won or lost in interior decorating as there are in the actual preparation of any food or drink, the service, the pricing, the advertising or the restaurant’s location. With very few exceptions, in very few cases and even fewer locales, a restaurant must be cozy. After having visited a few cafes, restaurants, eateries and drinkeries in Ames with this “new-age,” industrial, interior motif and decoration — or, rather lack of decoration — I felt the need to express some thoughts on this subject, which has been weighing down my conscious. First: However inconveniencing, a coffee house of any pretensions must have rugs. This same aphorism holds true, albeit to a lesser degree, for other eateries.
Coziness cannot be achieved without textile. Carpet, rug, tapestry, drapery — they offset the cooling nature in hard woods, tiling, glass, bare metals and brick, and all the other “hip” and trendy surfaces many of these new-age establishments favor. They provide a certain feeling of hominess often absent in our cold, unforgiving world, and to ignore them in the designing of a restaurant’s interior is downright ignoble. This so-called industrial design motif, featured in many fashionable, young peopleminded restaurants (think Chipotle or Fuzzy’s Taco Shop) has gone on long enough. The bareness of it is painfully discouraging; oftentimes uncomfortable to the point of repugnance. It is a trend, of course, and will pass, just as the miserable, impractical, minimalist furniture of the early 2000s has since passed away into a forgotten obscurity. What bothers me the most are the chairs these places go in for. I visit a restaurant, or,
for example, a coffee house, to sit and enjoy myself and be comfortable. And when, for example, I am confronted by a fleet of cheap, cold, uncomfortable, unseemly, industrial matte black chairs that are as pleasing to sit in as the wiry, plastic-coated metal benches in front of the Thielen Student Health Center, then I am put off and put away. I don’t want to spend time in a place like this. The bare steel, the minimalist wall décor, the unfinished ceilings — these design choices, which are oh-so-regrettably common in establishments nowadays, all combine for a utilitarian atmosphere. Like the restaurant wants nothing more than to shuffle its customers through the door, through the line, through the table and through their food like a mass of hogs ran by a trough. Maybe that is all it really wants. I can understand why the whole deal is so popular. In keeping with the sleek design of current electronics, and, in keeping with the clean, sharp, fashionable lines many of the
young generation aesthetically prefer — or, that these designers think they prefer — they have tried to replicate this attraction in their interior spaces; spurred on by the easy maintenance packed alongside the lack of textile. Many of these places could be practically hosed off and bleached at the end of each day, like a factory floor or dive bar. It’s no wonder why some coffee houses or restaurants are so much more successful than many of their competitors. It is often because of their interiors. The best coffee house will be a warm, colorful, fuzzy place. There will be bookcases, carpets, vases, paintings, eccentrically mixed chairs and tables and a diversity of surfaces, materials and textures. Instead, many of the cafés and restaurants of today feature an atmosphere of cold, shiny, clean modern industry. I am sick of it, and sick of the degradation it has caused on behalf of self-respecting interior designers everywhere, and common decency.
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SPORTS
Monday, January 30, 2017
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Senior Becky Stochl dives during Iowa State’s final home meet on Saturday against UNI.
Iowa State leaves with one last win Alec Giljohann/Iowa State Daily
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Redshirt senior Quean Smith gets taken down by Oklahoma State’s Austin Schafer on Sunday at Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State fell to the Cowboys 34-3.
In the seniors’ last home event in Beyer Hall, the Iowa State swim and dive team was victorious over in-state rival Northern Iowa on Saturday. Savanna Townsend, senior and twotime team captain, expressed her feelings about the meet, which Iowa State won 188-110, being her last home event. “Bittersweet to put in so many hours; sad since this is the last time competing in Beyer,” she said. Senior Maddie Rastall shared similar feelings. “[I] was very focused on the meet, but after my last event, I realized this was my last event in Beyer,” said Rascal, who finished second in the 50-yard freestyle. “It was bittersweet, but winning was even better.” Head swim coach Duane Sorenson also had sentimental feelings toward the seniors’ last meet in Ames. “[I] ask the whole team to send out seniors out on top,” he said. “Just come out and take the challenge on.” Although it was senior night, many of the team points came from freshmen, as the team started to build an early lead. A team with all juniors, Kasey Roberts, Danica Delaquis, Harper Emswiler and Laura Miksch, finished first in the 200-medley relay. Freshman Jessi Storer added another strong performance in the 1,000-yard freestyle, finishing first in 10:31.19. Keely Soellner, another freshman, helped Iowa State gain momentum by finishing first in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:53.49, beating fellow Cyclone Brooke Evense. The wins piled up until the ninth event, the women’s 100-yard freestyle, when Northern Iowa’s Molly Lembezeder slightly beat Iowa State’s Maddie Rastall by about a half second. Before the loss in the 100-yard freestyle, the Cyclones won every event. On the diving platform, senior Julie Dickinson posted the best performance on the 3-meter diving event with a 301.05 score. She also had a 302.40 score on the 1-meter board. The Cyclones went on to finish second in three more events, including the 100yard butterfly, the 200-yard backstroke and the 200-yard individual medley. “Our freshman class has done an amazing job,” Sorenson said. “... They were on a mission to be one of the top classes ever at Iowa state.” The freshmen, who were big contributors to Iowa State’s big win, said the seniors still have more left in them. “They were the ones that got this meet going and showed up,” Rastall said. ”So [I’m excited] to see what they have to do at the Big 12 Championship.”
Cyclones fall to Cowboys 34-3 at Hilton Coliseum By Ben.Visser @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State wrestling was staring down the worst weekend in its history on Sunday against Oklahoma State. The Cyclones trailed 28-0 going into the 197-pound bout. Iowa State had never been shutout at home in school history. Oklahoma State sent out its backup Derek White to wrestle Marcus Harrington. Harrington got the first takedown. “I saw the score before I walked out and you never want to leave a dual without putting any points up,” Harrington said. It was the only takedown that was needed to prevent the first home shutout ever. Iowa State lost the meet 34-3. “You’re looking at a shutout,”
coach Kevin Jackson said. “I know that’d be history making in itself — that score is probably history making in itself, but you don’t want to get shut out even if it is the No. 1 team in the country.” Even though the Cyclones prevented the shutout, the 31-point margin is the worst home loss in school history. While it was important to prevent the shutout, the win was even more important for Harrington. He hadn’t won a match in a dual since Iowa on Dec. 10. “[A win] has been needed for a while, and I’m just excited to get back on that track,” Harrington said. He hasn’t always wrestled his hardest this season, but on Sunday, Harrington put together a seven-minute match. Despite the horrible team result, individually Iowa State’s wrestlers competed hard, which is something they couldn’t say when they lost to Oklahoma on Friday. “Our effort and energy was better man for man, we just have to get our offense off better,” Jackson
By Aaron.Marner @iowastatedaily.com Leading up to Iowa State’s (12-9, 3-7 Big 12) game against TCU (10-11, 2-8 Big 12) on Saturday, coach Bill Fennelly stressed two factors as the team prepared for its upcoming game. First, he said, the team needed to get to the free-throw line more. Second, the Cyclones had to win the rebounding battle. In Iowa State’s 72-69 win over TCU at Hilton Coliseum on Saturday night, those two statistics were all in the Cyclones’ favor. “The ball bounced our way,” Fennelly said. “The magic was in the building today.” The first quarter showed the importance of free throws and rebounding. Iowa State fell behind 22-8 after the first quarter, thanks to an 18-2 TCU run. The Cyclones hit just three of their 22 field goal attempts and didn’t get to the free-throw line once. TCU won the rebounding battle in the quarter, 16-14. Some timely shooting from Emily Durr kept Iowa State within striking distance as the rest of the team struggled to knock down shots.
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There’s nobody here to hold your hand. The coaches can do all of the extra training, all of the extra work, do x, y and z for you. After the Oklahoma match, Jackson said to put all of the blame on him. “If you haven’t been able to reach your true potential or wrestle the way you want to wrestle, it’s my fault,” Jackson said. “It’s coach Jackson’s fault for not being able to get you to do that. I’ll take it all. Blame it all on me. I’m the reason you can’t execute in some of those positions.” Powell said the coaches would do anything the wrestlers asked of them. “They’d bleed for us, to be honest,” Powell said. “They’d go to hell and back [for us] — and I’d follow them.” Hall expected a better effort from Iowa State against Oklahoma State. “Oh we are going to go out there and scrape,” Hall said. “They’re the top-ranked team in the country. We’re going to go out there and scrape. We don’t have anything to lose.”
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said. Jackson began his press conference on Friday saying that winning was a habit and losing was a habit, and right now, they’re in a losing habit. It showed on the mat. Of the 10 wrestlers Iowa State sent out, only three produced wins — one of which came on a defensive pin when Lelund was getting ridden hard. The other two that got wins — Earl Hall and backup Carson Powell — didn’t hide how they felt. “Personally, I think we all have to really look inside ourselves and decide if we really want it or not,” Powell said. “We have to go on that soul-searching journey to find if this is really what we want to do.” Hall said guys should know by the end of their redshirt year if collegiate wrestling is for them. “If you’re still here — we’re grown men, everybody is 18 and above, everybody lives by themselves, nobody lives with their parents anymore,” Hall said. “We’re grown men. Everybody has to step up to the challenge.
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Bridget Carleton holds onto the ball along the baseline during Iowa State’s 75-69 win against No. 22 Kansas State on Jan. 21. Iowa State is coming off a three-point win against TCU on Saturday.
“I think Emily was huge,” guard Bridget Carleton said. “She hit the first couple shots after that slow start — I know I wasn’t hitting anything in the first quarter — so [Durr] really kind of got the energy back up.” In the second quarter, Iowa State dominated the rebounding battle and got to the line much more often than TCU. Led by a 4-for-4 performance at the free-throw line by Carleton, Iowa State went 7-for-8 as a team in the second period while also outrebounding TCU 15-6. Iowa State’s biggest rebounding performance came from senior Seanna Johnson. Johnson, who finished with a career-high 19 rebounds, moved into third place on Iowa State’s career rebounding list. “That’s the kind of player she is,” Fennelly said. “When you look at it, most young people if you’re 1-for-10, you shut it down for the day. “That’s a kid that gets it. That’s a kid who’s a senior — the clock is ticking and the number of times she gets to wear an Iowa State uniform especially at Hilton is coming to an end shortly. That’s a great example to her teammates. Your shot might not be going in, but you can do the hard stuff.” In regard to free throws, Iowa State has been one of the nation’s best teams by free-throw percentage this year. The problem is that Iowa State rarely gets to the free-throw line. “They’re a very aggressive defensive team,” Fennelly said. “When you play that way you’re gonna foul a little bit more. “We really made a conscious effort for
two days to just get in the lane.” Iowa State continued to win the freethrow and rebounding battles in the second half. The Cyclones went 20-for21 at the free-throw line over the final 20 minutes along with a 20-16 rebounding edge. Carleton tied a career-high by going 10-for-10 at the charity stripe. Johnson pitched in with a 7-for-8 performance as well. “You gotta give all our kids credit, especially Bridget and Seanna,” Fennelly said. Durr agreed with Fennelly’s assessment. “I’m gonna give credit to [Carleton] on this one,” Durr said. “She started taking it to the basket. She knew her shots weren’t falling so it was key for her to get going. “Seanna drove it really well. I looked up and they had five fouls quick so you have to attack them when you see that they have five fouls and we’re in the bonus. Credit to [Johnson and Carleton].” For the game, Iowa State went 27-for29 (93 percent) at the free-throw line compared to 10-for-13 from TCU. The Cyclones, thanks to Johnson, finished with a 49-38 edge on the glass. Iowa State won the offensive rebounding battle 17-5, led by Johnson and Burkhall with six and four, respectively. Iowa State nearly gave away the lead in the final minutes but was able to hang on for the win. “The car was running out of gas and we had to push it to the locker room but at least we got to the locker room,” Fennelly said. “And we’re not knocked out yet.”
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Marching for more: What now? By Jacey.Goetzman @iowastatedaily.com Over a million people participated in women’s marches Jan. 21 after President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Globally, others joined in. Numbers ranged from 100,000 in London to 30 in Antarctica. Early projections show an estimated 2.5 million people gathered for women’s marches across the globe. In Des Moines alone, 25,000 attendees were reported. “There are a large number of people that are not happy with the outcome of the election,” said Kelly Winfrey, assistant professor in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication. “More importantly, with the things that Trump has said about women and the stances he’s taken on policies related to women.” The marches demonstrate a unity around opposition as women, Winfrey said. “Much like in other times in history with the women’s movement [...] women are uniting around a common cause that’s based on their gender,” Winfrey said. “It’s not something we’ve seen a lot [...] in the past 30 years or so because [...] a lot of the big issues have been addressed in legislation.” For Natalie Weathers, junior in communication studies, that unity was felt Jan. 21 when she attended the women’s march in Des Moines.
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A protester holds a sign that reads, “Not my president, unfit to lead,” during the Women’s March on Jan. 21 in Des Moines. Thousands circled the Iowa State Capitol to raise awareness for women’s issues.
“[The march] was very empowering […] I was not expecting the number of people that came out to support [women’s rights,]” Weathers said. Weathers said she was apprehensive because of the fact that Iowa was a red state. When she showed up, however, she was overwhelmed by the smiles on peoples’ faces, the signs that people had and the way they greeted one another. “It was a genuine sense of peace and comfort at this time,” Weathers said. “I mean, the inauguration that happened the day before […] to come and be among thousands of people who had the same beliefs as
you […] it brought so much hope.” Amy Bix, professor of history, said there are some interesting historical comparisons that suffragists faced in 1913. “There’s kind of a story that, in those days, the incoming President Wilson arrived in [Washington, D.C.,] by train and he looked around and there weren’t any crowds,” Bix said. “And he said, ‘Where is everybody?’ And somebody said, ‘They’re all off at the women’s march.’” Bix said the story can be taken with a grain of salt, as it may or may not be true — but it does parallel a narrative seen with Trump’s
inauguration crowd and the response calling for women’s rights. “Marches can demonstrate to people that there are others like them […] that can be mobilizing,” Winfrey said. “The problem is that sometimes marches are just marches.” There is one question moving forward, Winfrey said. “Is this a one-off thing, where there was a march and then nothing happens afterward […] or does this start a larger political discussion and movement to address the issues that were underlying the march in the first place?” Bix agreed that one day is
BROWN p1 “Sam, you are my best friend, a brother. I only knew you a few short years, but it felt like a lifetime. God put you in my life for a reason, and for that I am forever grateful and blessed. I know now, that you are resting with the Angels in a much better place. Thank you for all the great memories and laughs, your impact on my life has truly made me a better person.”
RETURNING TO HOCKEY Four months before Oden’s death, Brown was attending sniper school in Hawaii. With the war coming to a close, combat deployments were slowing down. Brown wanted to explore opportunities within civilian life. His mind went straight to returning to his childhood passion: hockey. “I wanted myself to experience what it’s like to be a student and go to a university and not have any other obligation except for being a student and playing hockey,” Brown said. He researched different schools and their hockey programs. He knew he wanted to be close to home, as he had spent thousands of miles away from his family and friends for the last three years. He ultimately chose to attend Iowa State, where he enrolled as a sophomore in criminal justice and would play for Cyclone Hockey. Prior to his time in the
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Justin Brown has found friendship in Joey DeLuca, right, a junior forward on the Cyclone’s Division III team. The two found an instant connection during practice, where they opened up about their past.
U.S. Army, he played junior hockey but didn’t find any luck. He bounced around to different teams, yet couldn’t crack a roster. He had needed an opportunity to grow up. “I was stuck in just being a little kid. That phase coming out of high school, you don’t have any real things to do in life,” Brown said. He enlisted in the Army in 2013 and was shipped off to Afghanistan as a SAW gunner. After nine months, he was re-assigned to Scholfield Barracks, Hawaii, where he would spend two and a half years attending sniper school. Serving in Afghanistan and Hawaii gave Brown the chance to mature into what
he considered a man. “[Growing up for me was] being able to show myself that I can take care of myself and do the things that I did without anyone’s help,” Brown said. “I think the things I’ve experienced kind of separate myself than somebody who just goes to college because that stuff grows on you.” He had lived through the death of a comrade, spent thousands of hours carrying 100-pounds worth of gear and walked hundreds of miles in extreme temperatures. He was ready to return home to his friends and experience life as a civilian again. He wasn’t prepared however, to cope with the death of Oden.
TIME ON THE TEAM Every time Brown steps onto the ice, he thinks of Oden. “I think of the player he is and the character that he brought to his teams,” Brown said. “I try to play to the best of my ability to honor his life and know that it was important.” He uses his military background to serve as a leader for his team. “I think overall, I just try to be somebody other players look up to,” he said. Brown found new friendships in Joey DeLuca, a forward on the Division III team, and Griffin Mason, a former forward on the Division I team. Their friendship would prove to be vital in the com-
impressive and great symbolically, but in the end to make a real change, the movement needs to be sustained. “These next four years are such unknowns, I think,” Bix said. “For women activists, I’d hope [that they use] this as an opportunity to reach across generation … to share perspective, to share experiences and to think collectively about ‘what’s the best strategy for moving forward?’” For Weathers, going forward, influencing the Senate and local government is the next logical step. For others feeling overwhelmed, Weathers suggested they take care of themselves and the support they need. “I know there are different communities right now that may feel like everyone is against them — I would say specifically Trump supporters and even some religious organizations — but one thing I want to say is … right now is not the time to think about our individual identities but to focus on the identities of others and those who need support,” Weathers said. The marcher encouraged others not to look past themselves, but perhaps inwardly instead. “That does not mean you deny your own morals and deny who you are [...] just show love and support to people,” Weathers said. It could be said, perhaps, that for the 2.5 million people globally, love and support was what Jan. 21 was all about. ing months of his freshman year. It was easy, as they were able to bond over hockey just like Brown and Oden had. “I met Justin through hockey at the beginning of the year and we kind of just clicked right away,” Mason said. “We’re kind of the same type of person, so I could tell that he’s one of those guys that really cares about his friends, and that’s kind of how I am too.” DeLuca realized Brown’s leadership role at the beginning of the season. “You can definitely tell he’s been a more mature figure for the rookies, and serving four years in the military, you definitely get a sense for a team and what it means to put yourself before the team.” Brown had nearly everything he could have asked for. He had new friends and a team that gave him a second chance at playing the sport he loved. “To wear the Cyclone Hockey jersey, it’s an honor,” Brown said. “It’s a huge blessing to be able to come home from the things I’ve experienced and be able to play hockey because I know for many, you dream of playing in the NHL, but for now it’s just about playing and essentially just keep working hard and honor those who can’t play the game anymore.” Brown wanted a smooth transition, but the death of his best friend would ultimately lead him to one of the darkest nights of his life.
BOR p1 School District. Mulholland was elected in 2013, and her term is set to expire April 30. Regent Sherry Bates A graduate from Iowa State, Bates has spent much of her career servicing her hometown of Greene County, where she worked as a social worker at the Greene County Medical Center. Bates also is involved with Greene County through her role numerous organizations. Her term will expire April 30. Regent Patricia Cownie Appointed by Gov. Terry Branstad to the Board of Regents in 2015, Patricia Cownie has served a variety of positions with different organizations and committees. Cownie is a member of the Board of Trustees at Drake University, and her term will expire April 30, 2021. Regent Milt Dakovich An Iowa State alumnus with a degree in civil and construction engineering, Milt Dakovich serves the board under his expertise of engineering. The serves as president of Aspro, Inc., an asphalt company, the Associated General Contractors and the Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa. Dakovich was appointed in 2013 and will remain a regent until 2019. Regent Rachael Johnson Serving as the board’s student regent, Rachael Johnson is currently an elementary and middle level education major at the University of Northern Iowa. She is heavily involved with education at Northern Iowa, where she is a member of student government. Johnson was appointed by Branstad in 2015 and will serve until 2021. Regent Larry McKibben Receiving education from all three public regent universities — he got degrees from the University of Iowa and Northern Iowa, and served as a graduate teaching assistant to Iowa State. Before the Senate, he served in his hometown of Marshalltown as the president of the Board of Directors for the local school district. McKibben was appointed in 2013 and his term will end in 2019. Regent Michael Richards After graduating from the University of Iowa College of Medicine, Michael Richards has been a part of several medical-based companies and organizations. Richards is the vice chairman of Quatro Composites, which manufactures equipment for both the aerospace and medical industries. Appointed in 2016 by Branstad, his term will expire in 2021. Regent Subhash Sahai A former lieutenant colonel for the Iowa Air National Guard, Subhash Sahai graduated from the University of Iowa with a focus in biology. From there, he became a medical director for the Van Diest Family Health Clinic in Webster City. Beyond his duties as a director, Sahai continues to help Webster City with periodic free medical services for those in need. Sahai was appointed in 2013 and will remain with the Board of Regents until 2019.
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