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Ford testimony reflects ISU students’ feelings

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Iowa State students reported feeling angry, embarrassed and afraid after being sexually assaulted, when responding to Iowa State’s campus climate survey. Over half felt as if they were somehow responsible.

Christine Blasey Ford echoed these feelings on the national stage, testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, telling them that she felt ashamed and afraid after being sexually assaulted.

The campus climate survey revealed Iowa State students shared in Ford’s feelings of anger and shame after a sexual assault, as well as frustration with reporting procedures.

In Ford’s opening statement, she said since Kavanaugh did not rape her, she felt like she should be able to move on and pretend it did not happen.

The campus climate survey asked students why they didn’t report being assaulted and found similar themes.

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authorities. I wasn’t raped, so I didn’t feel it was a serious issue,” one student wrote.

Not recognizing sexual assault when it happens is a common barrier to reporting, said Tricia Ingram Williams, campus prevention and outreach advocate at the Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support (ACCESS).

“Many students don’t recognize that what has happened to them is sexual assault,” Williams said. “We often think of rape as occurring in a dark alley with a stranger as the perpetrator.

Unfortunately, the majority of sexual assaults are perpetrated by someone known to the survivor. It can be hard to admit to oneself that a sexual assault has occurred, none-the-less find the immense courage it takes to report.”

Of the 554 students who indicated they had experienced

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Pedestrian struck by vehicle on Lincoln Way

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Mr. CALS pg3 Harrison Furlow from the Dairy Science Club was named the sixth annual Mr. CALS winner.

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A pedestrian was struck at the intersection of Lincoln Way and Union Drive, according to the Iowa State Police Department.

The incident occurred at 7:50 p.m. on Monday and the driver remained on scene.

The individual was transported by ambulance to Mary Greeley Medical Center but was reported as conscious and talking when they left the scene.

“There was a large number of witnesses.

There was a lot of pedestrians in that area at the time,” Iowa State Police Sgt. Ryan Meenagh.

Meenagh could not give a description of the

individual or confirm whether they were an Iowa State student.

There have been previous accidents involving pedestrians on Lincoln Way. On Dec. 14, 2015, Emmalee Jacobs, an Iowa State student, was found lying in the street on the corner of Lincoln Way and Ash Avenue at 7:04 a.m., one block south of Union Drive, after being struck by a CyRide.

Plans have since been made to increase safety and make other parts of Lincoln Way pedestrian friendly.

“The city and Iowa State University have partnered on a study to address bicycle and pedestrian safety concerns along Lincoln Way through Campustown,” according to the

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There was elevated severity of vehicle-pedestrian crashes on Welch Avenue, according to the Lincoln Way Multimodal Safety and Operations Study conducted in February 2018.

Some recommended changes included updating the corridor signal timing, implementing Leading Pedestrian Intervals, which allow pedestrians to walk before vehicles get green lights, adding an ADA compliant crosswalk on Stanton Avenue and removing the concrete median near Stanton and Welch Avenue.

There are no current plans to change and improve pedestrian safety in the area where the recent incident occurred.

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Trevor Ervin George, age 24, of 4717 Mortensen Rd Unit 305, Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated, possession/ carrying firearm while under the influence, and excessive speed at 4717 Mortensen Rd (reported at 2:14 a.m.).

Nicholas Robert Campbell, age 21, of 2129 Hawthorn Court Dr Unit 8125, Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at North University Boulevard and Stange Road (reported at 2:51 a.m.).

Agil Muradov, age 33, of 917 Welch Rd Unit 5336, Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with burglary 2nd degree and assault at Wallace Hall (reported at 9:44 a.m.).

An individual reported the theft of a motor vehicle at Ames Intermodal Facility (reported at

10:47 a.m.). The vehicle was later recovered.

An officer investigated a property damage collision at Lot 61A (reported at 3:56 p.m.).

Wyatt Russel Runksmeier, age 20, of 4221 Toronto St, Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with possession of alcohol under the legal age at State Avenue and Arbor Street (reported at 9:30 p.m.).

Rodney Lynn Harris, age 23, of 3907 Tripp St Unit 301, Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance - marijuana 2nd offense, operating non-registered vehicle, violation of conditions of restricted license, and interference with official acts at 4912 Mortensen Rd (reported at 10:04 p.m.).

An officer assisted an individual who was experiencing medical difficulties at Buchanan Hall (reported at 11:12 p.m.). The person was transported to a medical facility for treatment.

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Intramural fields to undergo $10 million renovation

BY ADOLFO.ESPITIA @iowastatedaily.com A $10 million plan to renew the southeast intramural fields, east of the Maple, Willow and Larch Residence Halls, will begin construction following its approval in early September.

Plans for renovation began in the 2011-12 school year with the installment of lights for use at night. The construction was approved at the Board of Regents on Sept. 13 and will begin in spring 2019.

With growing enrollment and classes ending later in the day, schedule conflicts and demands for a space for intramural teams has increased said Gary Greenlee, associate director of facilities. Students with conflicting schedules will be able to enjoy the flexibility of a renovated field, Greenlee said.

In fall 2017, recreation services began plans to irrigate, light and reconfigure the fields.

With a reserve of $10 million, obtained over the years from student activity fees, new turf will bring a “great experience” for sport clubs and intramurals, Greenlee said.

“It gives us five more hours of programming, it expands our offerings and avoids conflicts with students,” Greenlee said. “Right now, we are pretty maxed out in outdoor space because we don’t have lights and that flexibility.”

With increasingly competitive sport clubs, Landon Wolfe, coordinator of the sport club council, agreed that lighting has been an issue for competing teams.

“Once we hit the middle of October, the sun goes down earlier, and students can’t get out there early enough,” Wolfe said.

“They’re having to stop based on the sun and having facilities with lighting would be a huge benefit.”

Aside from lights, renovation plans include a brick storage building, a pavilion, additional parking and a retention pond for irrigation.

The renovation will be paid for by recreation services’ reserves, without any increase to student activity fees.

“This is all coming out of our reserves, it won’t affect any other program,” Greenlee said.

“We’ve been saving since 2009 or 2010 and with the increase in enrollment and money from student activity fees, it gave us a little more money to do it right.”

Part of this transition includes crowding teams in the MWL field and Lied complex for the next two years. However, for two sport club council members, the renovation could be a great opportunity for sport club recognition and growth. Rose Echard, junior in apparel design and president of the sports club council, turned down participating in the lacrosse club partly due to late practice in a dimly lit area.

Over time, Echard learned limited availability caused some sport clubs to practice far away.

With a renovated field, Echard believes it will be a major benefit.

“This will benefit a lot of our teams, because we do have to share our fields with intramurals and other clubs,” Echard said. “I’m excited to see our sport clubs grow and become more recognized on campus.”

Vice President of the sport club council and senior in elementary education, Benjamin Bye, said a big issue for clubs was requesting more practice time. He believes the renovation will reduce the struggle in finding practice areas for clubs and intramurals.

“I’m excited to see Iowa State expanding their fields and being able to expand rec sports and help out the sport clubs,” Bye said. “That’s a huge benefit for everyone.”

WILLIAM SIBILSKI/ IOWA STATE DAILY First runner up, Justin Utt (Left) and Mr. Congeniality, Matt Stenzel (Right), pose with Mr. CALS, Harrison Furlow, following the completion of the Mr. CALS Competition held in the Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center on Monday.

Mr. CALS raises $1,900

BY MEGAN.NEMEC @iowastatedaily.com The sixth annual Mr. CALS competition was held Monday night, where men from 13 agricultural clubs on campus went head-tohead to earn the title of “Mr. CALS.” Mr. CALS is a men’s beauty pageant planned and held by Sigma Alpha at the Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center. This philanthropy event raises money for a special charity every year, this year being for Food at First in Ames.

The men competed in four categories including formal wear, agricultural olympics, line dancing and industr y-based questions.

The night started off with the formal category, where the men were escorted out by members of Sigma Alpha.

Each contestant was individually introduced and strutted down the stage in their best evening dress.

Next came a fan favorite, the ag olympics.

The contestants went through an obstacle course, which included searching for a bolt in a bucket of grain, then smashing an unknown hardboiled or normal egg on

their head.

If it was a normal egg, the contestant had to spin their head around a golf club 10 times in a row. In the last station, the men searched a haystack for a small object.

The olympics were done in three rounds.

First place went to Justin Utt, Collegiate Cattleman’s representative, second was Harrison Fur low, Dair y Science Club representative and third was Warren Jennings, Ag Systems Technology Club representative.

The next category was line dancing. The boys prepared and choreographed dances to “Any Man of Mine” where they showed off their best moves to the crowd, both as a group and individually.

Lastly, representatives ran around the audience with buckets asking for monetary donations that acted as votes. Furlow raised the most money and votes.

After these categories were complete, the top five contestants were announced.

Finalists included Justin Utt, Harrison Furlow, Matt Stenzel from AMMO, Matt Jones, Agricultural Education Club, and John Eden, Beginning Farmers Network.

The finalists moved to the final event of

agriculture industry questions.

Finalists drew questions from a bowl and had to answer on the spot. Questions ranged from, “How would you describe agriculture to someone who was unfamiliar with it?”, to “With the current trade disputes and low commodity prices, what do you think is the key for producers to get through these tough times?”

Nearing the end of the night, it was announced that over $1,900 was raised for Food At First in Ames.

U l t i m a t e l y, M a t t S t e n z e l , A M M O representative, received the title of Mr. Congeniality and first runner-up went to Justin Utt. The crowd cheered as Harrison Furlow, Dairy Science Club representative, was named the 2018 Mr. CALS and received a giant gold medal.

Cole Spain, agricultural education major, said his favorite part of the night was the question regarding the agriculture industry.

“It shows the contestants knowledge about the ag industr y and that ’s what this is really about, how we can represent agriculture as a whole here at Iowa State,” Spain said.

RAYGUN founder to speak at Iowa State

BY LEILA.DORIC @iowastatedaily.com Mike Draper, owner of Iowa-based clothing company RAYGUN, will speak in the Sun Room in the Memorial Union on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.

His lecture, “Making T-Shirts out of Pop Bottles” is part of the sustainability speaker series for the month of October. The series is to help celebrate 10 years of the Live Green!

Initiative at Iowa State.

Merry Rankin, director of sustainability, said there will be Live Green! inspired t-shirts made by RAYGUN for sale at the lecture and at the bookstore in the Memorial Union for $23.99.

The t-shirts are made from recycled content and by a fair-trade certified garment factory in

the United States. For every t-shirt sold half of the profits will go to supporting the Live Green! Initiative, Rankin said.

RAYGUN, the self-proclaimed “ The Greatest Store In the Universe” is a t-shirt company based in Des Moines, Iowa, is known best for their whimsical mid-western and political themed apparel, according to the lectures website.

The company was started by Mike Draper in 2005 and was originally known as SMASH. RAYGUN sells a variety of products including t-shirts that are screen-printed in their stores, posters, notebooks, stickers and many other items. RAYGUN has store locations in Des Moines, Kansas City, Mo., Iowa City and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, according to the RAYGUN website.

RAYGUN currently has 65 employees and

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sells about $4 million worth of products each year, according to the lectures website.

Draper’s lecture is sponsored by the Office of Sustainability, The Green Umbrella and the Committee on Lectures.

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Iowa State Daily Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Crime report 104 13 4 18 3 5 2015-2017

Alcohol or drug related arrests

Sexual assaults

Hate crimes

Burglaries

Alcohol referrals

Aggravated assault

PETER LEMKEN/ IOWA STATE DAILY The arrows show decreases and increases from last year, according to the ISUPD’s annual safety report.

BY DEVYN.LEESON @iowastatedaily.com Trends from the Iowa State Police Department’s annual report show incidents of sexual assault and alcohol violations are slightly up while other crimes remained consistent or went down.

The 2018 annual report on university crime statistics was released Monday, showing the statistics for crimes handled by university police from 2015 to 2017.

Situations handled by university police could include crimes which occur on university property, including leased facilities, events which interfere with any university obligation – whether legal, contractual or otherwise, or events occurring between members of the university community of students, faculty, staff and visitors to Iowa State property. Not all of the crimes had to happen on campus, but the majority

did, according to the report.

“This report also outlines educational programming that the ISUPD provides on a variety of topics including how to report crimes on campus, violent incident response training, personal safety, threat assessment, crime prevention, alcohol/ drug awareness and resources available to victims,” said Iowa State Police Department Police Chief Michael Newton, to start off the report.

In the report it explains the breakdown of the crimes reported and investigated from previous years until 2017.

Sexual assaults on campus have had a slight increase over the years; In 2015 the number of sexual assaults was 25, in 2016 it was 26 and in 2017 it was 29.

This coincided with an increase in alcohol and drug related arrests. In 2015, there were 326 arrests made for alcohol or drug related incidents compared to 365 arrests in 2016 and 430 in 2017.

While the number of arrests increased, the number of referrals decreased. In 2015 there were 309 referrals while 2017 had 18 fewer violations These referrals only happened for on campus incidents of alcohol.

Incidents of burglary and aggravated assault were also down since 2015. In total burglaries were reduced by 13, constituting a 62 percent decrease from 2015 to 2017. Similarly aggravated assaults were reduced by half, from 10 to five.

Incidents of dating violence, domestic violence and stalking stayed relatively consistent over the three-year period the statistic observed.

The report also outlined the resources available for people affected by crime and how to report crimes. According to the report, the university has been holding events to educate the public on these resources, and in 2017, there were 300 presentations made on campus safety and related resources accumulating more than 48,000 attendees.

Sen. Rita Hart makes pre-election visit to ISU

BY TALON.DELANEY @iowastatedaily.com Nearly 20 students, faculty and community members walked the puddled campus streets to meet Sen. Rita Hart, the Democratic candidate for Iowa lieutenant governor.

Iowa State College Democrats hosted Hart, who shared her ideas on political issues Monday evening in 211 East Hall and listened as the audience did the same.

“In the last two years we’ve seen some of the most devastating legislature in Iowa history,” Hart said. “We’ve seen the loss of collective bargaining, school funding and mental health funding, the privatization of medicaid, a restrictive abortion bill and diminishing water quality.”

To Hart, these policy changes are the result of incumbent Republicans’ reluctance to meet with their Democratic counterparts and negotiate socio-economic issues.

“These decisions were made behind closed doors, without concern of the people on the other side of the aisle,” Hart said. “That’s not the best way to do policy.”

Hart is a lifelong Iowan raised by a Democrat father and Republican mother. She said this upbringing, along with her professional history in elementary education, helped shape her political philosophy.

“I found her personal story really enlightening,” said Taylor Blair, junior in industrial design and president of College Democrats. “You can tell she’s ready to work with people. Her and Fred Hubbell are very pragmatic people, and

they’re actually talking about the issues.”

Hart is campaigning alongside Fred Hubbell, the Democratic candidate for Iowa Governor.

If they were to win, they would be the first Democrats to hold the governor’s office since Chet Culver and Patty Judge in 2011.

Hart said that she and Hubbell want to make up for that seven year absence.

“On day one we would start giving power over medicaid back to the state,” Hart said.

“We’re going to invest in mental health so the people of this state can be healthier, and invest in water quality. We’re actually going to pay attention to science.”

Hart worked for more than 20 years as an elementary school teacher in the CalamusWheatland and Bennett Community School Districts. She’s represented the 49th District

as an Iowa Senator since 2012.

Midterm elections are to be held Nov. 6.

According to a recent Des Moines Register and Mediacom poll, Hubbell and Hart are narrowly leading against current Gov. Kim Reynolds, 43 percent to 41 percent. “[Hart and Hubbell] seem like fantastic candidates for Iowa,” said Julia Stevens, a field organizer for the Hubbell-Hart campaign at Iowa State and political science student at University of California Santa Barbara. “I come from a conservative district back home, and it’s so important for politicians to work across the aisle with one another in those kinds of settings.”

Stevens also said her opinions are her own, and she is not a spokesperson for the HubbellHart campaign.

OPINION

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Iowa State Daily

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VA treats veterans unfairly

BY MEGAN.PETZOLD @iowastatedaily.com When soldiers come home from war, they are honored, respected and admired by all.

However, one thing gets cast aside is their health post-service.

The Veterans Affairs (VA) does what they can to help those who were injured, both physically and mentally. As much good as the VA does for those who served, it also ignores many issues veterans might have regarding their mental health.

To save time, space and money, veterans get pills prescribed for everything from bodily pain to surgeries to tackling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). While the rate of prescribing drugs to veterans has decreased, the VA still treats veterans with less respect than they deserve.

If the VA was to pay a little more attention to those who are suffering, the suicide rate in veterans could dramatically decrease. Recently, 33 year-old veteran Justin Miller called a VA Hotline, stating that he was having suicidal thoughts and had access to firearms. The hotline responder suggested he go to the VA Urgent Care as soon as he could. He did, was examined for four days, and discharged.

Less than 24 hours after he was discharged, Miller was found in his car, still parked near the facility, with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Even though VA clinicians held Miller under watch for four days, they didn’t do enough to prevent him from committing suicide.

What I don’t understand is how the VA thought four days was enough time to prevent a war veteran with severe suicidal thoughts and other mental health concerns from ignoring his thoughts and desire to live on?

There are more than 55 million records of veteran suicides, from 1979 to 2014. While this is a large number of years, 55 million veteran suicides is way too many, according to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.

Additionally, there are 2.1 million veterans

COURTESY OF GETTY IMAGES Columnist Megan Petzold argues the importance of treating our veterans properly when it comes to their mental health.

who go to the VA for mental health help.

However, a study states that 50 percent of those who returned from Iraq and Afghanistan needed help, according to the National Veterans Foundation. .In the year 2005, 22 percent of veterans sought veteran mental health treatment in the

private sector rather than getting help from the VA, according toAmerican Psychological Association. That number has increased along with wait times at many of the VA mental health facilities around the country.

I don’t understand how the United States and all those involved have been so comfortable

with the fact veterans more than likely will commit suicide and many are suffering from multiple mental illnesses which cause them to want to end their lives. They lived through hell, the least we could do for them upon return is provide them with the resources to get healthier.

EDITORIAL

Prioritize truth for the Kavanaugh nomination The United States Supreme Court has been a divisive topic within the political realm long before Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement in June.

The next individual to have a seat on the court has the ability to set the path forward for America’s justice system for the next 30 to 40 years — a responsibility and privilege not to be taken for granted.

And with Kennedy’s departure, a hole was left in the middle of court which left Republicans vying for and Democrats fightBRETT KAVANAUGH ing against a reliable conservative.

Yet less than one month after Kennedy’s predicted retirement, as protesters crowded outside the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington, President Donald Trump announced his nomination for the next justice — Brett Kavanaugh.

Republicans praised Trump’s decision in picking Kavanaugh for his alignment with the conservative wing. And with midterms looming, Kavanaugh’s nomination needed to be swift.

Should Democrats overturn the Senate in November, the GOP was fully aware that any nominee put forth by Trump could be blocked.

However, one thing the general public did not see coming, yet could have predicted in the #MeToo era, was the

accusation of Kavanaugh in the sexual assault of Christine Blasey Ford.

As last week’s hearings enthralled a nation — Democrats stood behind Ford while several Republicans suggested the delay in Ford’s coming forward was motivated by partisanship.

This political fighting is unnecessary, unnerving and inappropriate. When debating one’s appointment to the high court, the decision should not be based on maintaining a majority in the high court, but rather the credentials and history of the nominee — both at a public and private level.

This nomination especially shouldn’t be used to help bolster one’s campaign or run for political office.

It is clear that no matter the decision the Senate comes to following an FBI investigation regarding Kavanaugh’s past that this point of time will be written into history — both emblematic of the current political, and societal, climate as the United States begin to navigate the culture that has positioned us to this point.

What should be prioritized by the public, politicians and the FBI investigation is finding the truth. While the future of the court is important, what matters now for those involved — especially Ford and Kavanaugh whose lives are at the center of this debate — is the continued search for what really happened that night rather than the political circus the nomination has transitioned into.

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FEATURE

9,000 mile journey to Ames

BY MATT.BELINSON @iowastatedaily.com Lachlan Barker is not an average college student. Traveling over 9,000 miles to play golf for the Cyclones, Barker’s journey to Iowa State is one filled with good timing, genuine friendships and a passion for the game of golf.

The beginning of his journey Barker was born in Willunga, Australia, a town with a population of 2,308 people, according to a 2016 Census report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This part of Australia is on the rural side of the spectrum, with about 16 percent of citizens working as technicians or trade workers, according to the Bureau. Barker said his parents were not his introduction to the game of golf. Rather, it was his next-door neighbor.

“I was about five years old, and I was in our backyard when I heard a noise over the fence. My neighbor, Albert, was hitting golf balls in his backyard, and I was like, ‘Hey, what are you doing?’” Barker said. “He let me come over and give it a try, and I was trying to hit a few shots and immediately loved it.”

Barker said his parents never played golf, but his dad played rugby while his mom played netball, a sport derived from women’s basketball. Despite no one in his family ever playing the sport, Barker jumped right in.

“I asked my parents for golf clubs for Christmas that year, got them and never looked back,” Barker said.

From there, Barker became one of the best junior golfers in Australia. He won the South Australian Junior Championship and the Malaysian Amateur. During his time as junior golfer in Australia, he was awarded the honor of captain for the South Australian junior squad twice. His success caught the eye of Iowa State coach Andrew Tank, who knew Barker had the resume to be a great golfer for the Cyclones.

“The first time I heard about Lachlan was through my former boss and college coach,” Tank said. “He currently runs Australia’s national development program, and let me know that Lachlan was someone good to look into.”

Any potential employer will look at a candidate’s resume to see if they have the experience and talent to be successful. Tank saw both in Barker.

“On paper, his resume was strong because he was one of the best junior golfers in Australia at the time,” Tank said. “He had been to multiple international tournaments and had been competing well at every one of them.”

Tank has recruited many golfers from Australia to play for the Cyclones before but said he only visits the country about every two years.

He knew he wanted to see Barker play in person, so when it came time for Barker and other golfers to travel to the Junior World Tournament at Torrey Pines Golf Course in California, Tank went and watched. Barker and Tank had been in contact with each other prior to the event but had never actually met one another.

“I played my first round [at Torrey Pines] and did really well, I think I was leading the tournament,” Barker said. “Coach [Tank] came up to me and my mom after and said he would love to chat about me playing collegiate golf at Iowa State. After he gave his whole presentation, I basically verbally committed to go play at Iowa State.”

Barker and Tank met each other at exactly the right time, according to Barker who said his plans would have been different if not for the meeting with Tank that day.

JILL ALT/ IOWA STATE DAILY Sophomore Lachlan Barker practices at the Iowa State golf facility. Barker is an international student from Willunga, Australia.

“My full plan wasn’t college golf,” Barker said. “If he hadn’t come up to me, I probably would have gone back home to my university, which has no college sports, and eventually gotten my degree and turned pro off my own back.”

Barker said his entire indication of what Iowa State would be like only came from Tank’s pitch at Torrey Pines.

As stated by the NCSA (Next College Student Athlete), a recruit is allowed to make five visits to Division I schools, with

a visit usually lasting about 48 hours. Barker was one of the top golfers in Australia’s history but did not get to experience the typical recruitment process.

No campus tour. No facility tour. No meal with the coach.

“I never visited a college campus in the U.S., including Iowa State,” Barker said. “Some other schools had contacted me,

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BREAKING NEWS

Erin Freeman’s civil rights claim reaches $100,000 settlement

BY NOAH.ROHLFING @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State University settled an Office of Civil Rights complaint with former Iowa State tennis player Erin Freeman in August 2018.

Freeman received $100,000, according to records obtained by the Iowa State Daily.

The settlement included an agreement between the university and Freeman that Iowa State, Freeman and her attorney would not “actively seek or participate in press

coverage of the settlement.” The settlement follows a complaint filed by Freeman in early May that claimed the Iowa State athletics department created a “hostile work environment.”

The allegations in the original complaint frequently mentioned former assistant coach Olga Elkin, stating that Elkin “frequently engaged in openly hostile behavior towards both African-American players,” and alleged that Iowa State attempted to “drive me out of the Women’s Tennis program.”

As part of the settlement, Iowa State paid

Freeman $100,000 in total, a lump sum of $66,666.67 to Freeman and $33,333.33 in legal fees to Freeman’s attorney, Don Maurice Jackson of The Sports Group.

The payment was signed off by Iowa State President Wendy Wintersteen.

Freeman agreed to waive all liabilities between herself and the State, as well as dismissing the Office Of Civil Rights complaint.

Freeman, a senior studying journalism and mass communications, will still receive her academic scholarships from the university

for “the equal level of monetary benefits as her athletics scholarship for the same term of her athletic scholarship.”

The agreement states Freeman “agrees to voluntarily withdraw from participation of the Women’s Tennis team.”

According to the settlement, Freeman’s cooperation allows the university to “maintain Freeman’s roster spot and scholarship allocation for future use at its discretion and so that Freeman will not count against the university’s scholarship allocation under NCAA rules.”

LIFESTYLE

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Beat the bug before it beats you

BY JULIA.MEEHAN @iowastatedaily.com Students at Iowa State are exposed to coughs and sneezes from classmates, which also means they are exposed to the danger of catching contagious germs, viruses and bacteria.

Health specialists from CVS Drugstore and the Thielen Student Health Center shared methods to prevent getting sick, including over-the-counter medicine and what CVS and the Health Center can offer students.

“Thielen Student Health Center specializes in students,” said Greg Yeakel, a pharmacist at Thielen Student Health Center. “We are the moms away from home.”

Battling the common cold may be easier than people think. Jedidiah Bartlett, pharmacist at CVS Drugstore, said there has been a study on how increasing your intake of zinc and vitamin C could reduce or help make sickness less severe.

Other ways to prevent sickness include drinking fl uids throughout the day, getting a good nights sleep and staying active. Students should also consider cleaning their bed sheets. Washing them every couple weeks can help avoid the build up of germs.

“The best prevention is paying close attention to what you are handling because if you accidentally rub your nose or eyes it becomes an avenue for germs, viruses or bacteria to get in,” Bartlett said. “That is how things spread like a wildfire.”

One way to stay healthy is to routinely wash your hands or carry hand sanitizer with you because a lot of everyday items we touch, specifically cellphones, contain potentially harmful germs.

Another step is to cover your coughs and sneezes.

Immediately after sneezing or coughing, wash your hands for 20 seconds or the equivalent of singing the happy birthday song or the ABCs. When washing hands, clean in-between fingers, around nails, around jewelry and up your wrist.

If sick, try to keep your distance from others to prevent your sickness from spreading. The Thielen Student Health Center offers masks for the protection of yourself and others.

“We try to educate all of our patients. Pills often don’t fix it, it’s time that will heal on its own,” Yeakel said.

If your prevention efforts fail, there are many ways to remedy the common cold. Many over-the-counter products can cure symptoms student face. When encountering symptoms such as aches and pains its best to treat those with ibuprofen or Aleve.

On the other hand, fevers should be treated with acetaminophen or Tylenol. If you experience chills or hot flashes, check your temperature regularly in case of a fever.

“It is a common question for our staff to ask, ‘do you have a fever?’,” said Laura Knowles, R.N. at Thielen Student

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Health Center. “There is a difference, a low-grade fever is a friend that tells you that your body is fighting something. A high-grade fever is a different story. [When you have a high fever] is when we want to see you, so we can cure whatever you might have.”

“Numerous over-the-counter treatments provide the options of pills or liquid medicine. If you have chest congestion, Mucinex DM tablets are the route to go rather than the liquid because it ‘tastes awful,’” Bartlett said.

Sudafed is helpful for healing plugged or stuffed sinuses.

In order to purchase Sudafed, pharmacies requires customers to show their driver’s license to prove they are 18 years or older, Bartlett said.

Another popular over-the-counter medicine is Benadryl.

Bartlett said to take Benadryl at night because the medicine tends to make people drowsy. It is important to get at least six to eight hours of sleep when taking Benadryl as to not wake up drowsy.

There are other inexpensive paths to soothing the common cold, such as do-it-yourself dorm room remedies.

One of these remedies is to drink a hot beverage with honey. If you do not feel like doing it yourself, Starbucks has a drink called the honey citrus mint tea that is also known as the medicine ball.

The tea includes steamed lemonade, hot water, jade citrus mint green tea, peach tranquility herbal tea and honey.

“To soothe the throat, gargling salt water, salty as the sea, for a solid minute and a couple times a day works really well,” Bartlett said. “It is easy and inexpensive for students

at Iowa State.”

Thielen Student Health Center as well as the CVS Drugstore on campus offer vaccines for students. Students can be vaccinated for HPV, meningitis, pneumonia, and other diseases.

“Before heading to the doctor’s office or pharmacy I encourage you to check out cvc.gov for any sickness,” Bartlett said. “It is a really well written government website that will explain in a friendly manner for readers to supplement the knowledge about their sickness.”

Flu vaccines reduce the risk by about 60 percent to prevent making a visit to the doctor’s office for Influenza, according to the Thielen Student Health Center. Students can get a flu shot at Thielen or CVS for around $20.

Students can charge this to their U-bill if they get their flu shot at Thielen.

Stay active, drink fluids and always rest to prevent getting sick in the first place. Thielen Student Health Center and CVS Drugstore are on campus and there to help any student that in need.

STEPS TO PREVENTING ILLNESS:     

Wash hands Get plenty of rest Stay active and exercise Drink lots of fluids (water) Increase zinc and vitamin C intake

RESOURCES Thielen Student Health Center hours:

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Monday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thursday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Sunday: Closed

CVS hours:

 All Days, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Thielen: (515) 294-5801, Address: 2647 Union Dr, Ames, IA 50011 CVS: (515) 292-2990, Address: 2420 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50014

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NEWS

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but I never really got around to meeting with them. I guess you could say my decision was impulsive.”

Culture change Barker played golf for most of his life back in Australia, and he knew coming to the U.S. would present a different way of doing things.

Tank and past players from Iowa State had reached out to Barker and provided advice for how to transition to life at Iowa State the best he could.

“Lachlan and his family really value education, and that was very important to them. We had to make sure Lachlan was the right fit for college life and the responsibility of being on a team,” Tank said.

Barker understood coming to the U.S. for collegiate athletics was a big deal, and he was ready for the opportunity.

“Once I got over here I knew I had more structure to my day and my week would be constantly filled with things to do,” Barker said.

“I only knew Sam [Vincent] from some tournaments we participated in back in Australia.

There were some nerves when I first arrived, but they quickly disappeared.”

Tank said he saw Barker become more comfortable with the team right away and hit the ground running when he first arrived; he was not intimidated by the college golf environment.

Barker’s freshman season was filled with success. His stroke average broke Iowa State’s rookie scoring mark and he was second on the team in birdies (112), top-10 finishes (5), rounds in the 60s (5) and eagles (5). In his first official event for the Cyclones, Barker finished in 15th place by shooting 72-70-72 at the Badger Invitational.

While golf is a popular sport in Australia, Barker says that he noticed right away the U.S. takes golf more seriously. The size of the courses and the range of talent he faced also stood out to Barker.

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unwanted sexual interaction, 7 percent officially reported the incident. The survey defined unwanted sexual interaction as catcalling, repeated sexual advances or sexual harassment.

Of those who filed a report, 30 percent were satisfied with the outcome.

Two hundred twenty-one respondents indicated they had experienced unwanted sexual contact, which the survey defined as rape, sexual assault or penetration without consent. Ten percent officially reported the incident. Of those who reported, half indicated they were satisfied with the outcome.

Iowa State’s reporting rate, as found by the campus climate survey, is lower than the national reporting rate of female student victims. According to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network, 20 percent of female student victims report to law enforcement.

Karen Scheel, senior lecturer in psychology at Iowa State, said the myths that the victim provoked, enjoyed or lied about the attack often influence on report rates.

“It takes a tremendous amount of bravery to put yourself out there when you are in one of your most vulnerable moments, not knowing how you’ll be received and whether you will be attacked again,” Scheel said.

Williams said these issues can stem from a general lack of knowledge about healthy ways to discuss sexual violence.

“If we merely start by believing when our friends and family tell us about experiences of sexual assault, we can drastically reduce the amount of shame surrounding these discussions,” Williams said.

Another barrier to reporting could be certain aspects of the process, Williams said.

“Often, if a student comes forward with a report of sexual assault on a university campus

Iowa State Daily Tuesday, October 2, 2018 “Golf is a lot bigger over here. It gets a lot of attention almost every week,” Barker said.

“You have the Golf Channel over here, but back home you might see golf on TV maybe once or twice a month.”

Iowa State acquired another recruit from Australia this fall with freshman Jackson Kalz, who joins the Cyclones all the way from West Beach, South Australia. Kalz ranked fifth in the Golf Australia junior rankings and won the 2018 Northwest Amateur in Spencer, Iowa.

Kalz says he noticed the difference in the U.S. attention toward the sport as well.

“I saw the competition aspect of it is treated a lot more serious over here, and both Lachlan and I felt it our first tournaments just by talking with each other before I came to Iowa State,” Kalz said.

Kalz has only been around Barker for a brief period of time but already feels Barker’s influence and leadership.

“I knew him from back in Australia, so it was great knowing I would come here and have someone who is known for taking people under his wing as a mentor,” Kalz said. “Lachlan is so casual on the course and doesn’t let anything distract him. He told me some people take it too seriously and become panicked.”

Tank admired how quickly Barker wanted to learn and said he has gotten so much better since his freshman year in a variety of ways.

Coming to a new country and system can be difficult, especially when you’re far from home like Barker is.

However, despite being 9,367 miles from his hometown in Willunga, Barker said he only thinks about home during one part of the year.

“During the winter I think about home because our winters in Australia are like 50-60 degrees with basically no snow,” Barker said.

“The first winter I was here I kept thinking in my head, ‘Why am I here right now? everywhere I go it is so cold. I should have stayed home’, but other than that I don’t really think about home. I miss them and like to perform well for them, but my home doesn’t push me, I push myself because my goal is to win.” an investigation process will occur regardless of the student’s preferences,” Williams said.

Iowa State offers confidential resources as well as official reporting resources to survivors of sexual violence. The classification helps determine if a resource is required to disclose information to the university.

Confidential resources, such as ACCESS, professionals at Thielen Student Health Center and Iowa State Student Counseling Services, cannot share information that a survivor tells them. They are not required to file a report and are now able to be subpoenaed to testify against the survivor in court.

Iowa State also offers “campus confidential” resources, such as the Margaret Sloss Women’s Center and the LGBTQIA+ Success Center, are not required to file a report but are able to be subpoenaed.

The Office of Equal Opportunity, Dean of Students Office and Iowa State Police Department are all required to report sexual misconduct to the Title IX Coordinator and may be subpoenaed to testify in court.

RESOURCES Student Counseling Services 515-294-5056 LGBTSS 515-294-5433 Dean of Students 515-294-1020

Sloss House 515-294-4154 ISU Police 515-294-4428 Ames Police 515-239-5133 ACCESS 515-292-5378

MIKINNA KERNS/ IOWA STATE DAILY Sophomore Lachlan Barker practices May 8 at the Iowa State Golf Facility. Barker came to Iowa State to play for the Cyclones from Willunga, Australia, which is over 9,000 miles away.

Tank said Barker talks about home often, specifically about his hometown and his family’s history. Barker’s country is part of what makes him unique.

“We talk about it a lot,” Tank said. “He is actually the first South Australian player I have ever had, and he has taught me a lot about his rural hometown and the people he grew up with.”

Leaving his mark “He is an excellent ball striker, so I have learned the best way to keep my ball in play from watching him play,” Kalz said. “He takes an aggressive approach on the course and likes to take chances. I have taken aspects of his style and made [them] a part of my playing style.”

Even Barker’s coach notices how he approaches the game every day and appreciates

what Barker has provided to the whole team. “[Barker] is a level-head on our team, I know every day that he is never too high or too low which is great to have someone who is consistent,” Tank said. “He’s a smart golfer in how he understands what his game is and what he needs to improve for our team to be successful, which I know rubs off on the guys.”

He may be considered an underclassman, but Barker already knows what type of legacy he wants to leave at Iowa State.

“I want to leave this team in a better place than where I found it; the seniors told us that all the time last year, we should all want to improve something before we are finished,” Barker said. “I would like more personality to be left with the guys here, and I hope we all can break some records and achieve some big things.”

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