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January 31, 2011 | Volume 206 | Number 89 | 40 cents | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890. ™
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Egypt demonstrations
Staff members gather, discuss Blue Sky force
Gathering in protest
By Matt.Wettengel iowastatedaily.com Unease and tension filled 302 Catt Hall on Friday, Jan. 27, as a group of about 30 faculty and staff members and a few students gathered for the second in a series of three meetings to discuss budget Whiteford proposals in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The college has given up $13.55 million over the past three years, according to a handout provided at the forum. Despite this year’s record enrollment, Michael Whiteford, dean of LAS, clarified that tuition dollars aren’t something that the college can use when planning its budget. “[Student tuition fees] are one-time dollars,” Whiteford said. “We get our budget cut ... by taking permanent dollars and we’re allowed to do certain things with one-time dollars, it’s a very interesting and strange thing. So we have a number of departments right now that owe us permanent dollars but are sort of awash
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Legislation
Bills would require proof of citizenship By Tyler.Kingkade iowastatedaily.com Iowa House Republicans say they are aiming to stop fraud with bills drafted, which would require proof of citizenship be provided for voting and applying for financial aid for college. Rep. Mark Brandenburg, R-Pottawattamie, sponsored House File 113, which would require proof of citizenship or lawful residency in the country to apply for federal financial aid for Iowa colleges. Anyone who cannot provide proof would not be awarded student financial assistance by the higher education institution. HF 113 directs community colleges and Regents universities to require proof for students applying for federal financial aid at public colleges. It would prohibit a university from providing scholarships or other aid to someone who cannot provide citizenship proof. Republican lawmakers met this month with newly-elected Secretary of State Matt Schultz, who was elected championing that he would require an ID to vote. Less than a month into the 2011 session, a voter ID bill has already
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ISU Dining class
Students learn to spice it up for Super Bowl
Anwar Muhammad, president of the Egyptian Student Association, spoke of the unrest in Egypt to a crowd of supporters Friday in the Free Speech Zone in front of Parks Library. Photo: Matt Wettengel/Iowa State Daily
Association speaks out against police brutalities in Egypt By Katherine.Marcheski iowastatedaily.com A peaceful protest was held Friday, Jan. 28 in the free speech zone in front of Parks library to raise awareness of the political unrest that took place in Egypt this week. The demonstration attracted a crowd of at least 50 people at any given time and encouraged outsiders’ participation. Members of the Egyptian Student Association and local community supporters gathered in efforts to protest the brutalities and misconducts that were committed against the people of Egypt. It was an act promoting peace and solidarity for the protesters in Egypt who were harmed by authorities for their demonstrations against the government. Citizens were shot at, tear gassed, beaten,
Watch it: Check out a video of the protest with this story online at iowastatedaily.com arrested and some even killed as a result of their activism. Internet and phone services were disconnected in Egypt on Thursday, Jan. 27 and remain inaccessible, causing an uproar with civilians who are unable to make contact with friends and family. Omar Manci, an Ames resident and Iowa State graduate, was one of the main speakers at the event. “[The authorities] put a lockdown on information coming in and out of Egypt”, Manci said. “This was an effort [by the government] to stop people from organizing and coming out and protesting.” Friday’s demonstration was to express the deep concern for the fate of Egypt and to bring awareness to Americans during this critical time. Americans have rights that Egyptians have been deprived of for years, Manci said. President Mubarak has been in power for
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over 30 years and the people want change. “It is not about economics or power, it is about the human and political freedoms that are being deprived”, Manci said. Citizens of Egypt have been struggling through unemployment, illiteracy and corruption with little positive support
from outside forces, said Anwar Mohamed, president of the Egyptian Student Association and graduate student in political science. Americans are fueling these tragedies through their taxes. “Eighty million people live in
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Horticulture
EARTH program provides service opportunities
By Karen.Jennings iowastatedaily.com Students gathered at Frederiksen Court Community Center on Sunday to learn some new ways to spice up their Super Bowl parties. A cooking class, offered by ISU Dining, took one of the program’s chefs and allowed 14 students to learn some new recipes. This was the second class offered this school year, but Nick DeGroote, chair of the cooking class, said they will be holding more classes on a monthly basis. “Every semester the council meets to think of events for the semester, and someone said why not a cooking class,” said DeGroote, junior in biology and pre-medicine. “We contacted [ISU] Dining and they said they love doing it, so it was pretty easy on our part.” The class featured many recipes, including main dishes, sides and appetizers. “They came up with the concept for it,” said Jeremy Bowker, ISU Dining chef who taught the cooking class. “They looked for a Super Bowl theme, so I formulated the menu based on what I like to eat.” As the instructor of the course, Bowker
People gather in the Free Speech Zone to support the protest held by the Egyptian Student Association on Friday. The demonstration attracted a crowd of at least 50 people. Photo: Matt Wettengel/Iowa State Daily
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A year-old horticulture program, EARTH, provides students with service opportunities. A group of ISU students spend a semester educating K-12 students about food production in the Virgin Islands. Courtesy Photo: Mike Reinert
Education and Resiliency Through Horticulture, otherwise known as EARTH, is a year-old program funded by a donor to the College of Agriculture. The program takes a handful of ISU students each semester down to the Virgin Islands, St. John, to educate food production to the students of Gifft Hill, a K-12 school. “There is a donor to the College of Agriculture who has been donating to Iowa State for years,” said Michael Reinert, assistant professor of horticulture. “He donates for other programs and lives down in this little school on St. John as well and wanted to find a way to put together these two programs, Iowa State and [Gifft Hill].
Through discussions through the Iowa State foundation, [they] came up with some initial ideas of how to potentially do that. “This donor also wanted to build a sports field for the school, so he contacted ISU for help, which resulted with one of my colleagues designing the field. The school was so happy with the field, and the cooperation that the idea of trying to put the two schools together, led to the idea that we could bring Iowa State and Gifft together through horticulture,” he said. St. John is an island with no flatland; its soils, which primarily consist of soft bedrock, can’t sustain the crops grown here in Iowa. “The origins of the island are volcanic,” said Kevin Duerfeldt, graduate
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