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October 1, 2010 | Volume 206 | Number 28 | 40 cents | iowastatedaily.com | An independent newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890.
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Weekend allows families to learn about student life By Molly.Collins and Sarah.Binder iowastatedaily.com The events planned for Cyclone Family Weekend, starting Friday, will provide ISU students the opportunity to bring their families to their new home and let them have a taste of life as a Cyclone. Families will get to explore campus, discover what Iowa State has to offer and spend time with their Cyclone students. “One thing I’m looking forward to is having my parents see how everything goes up here, so that way they get a feel for what I’ve been doing,” said JP McKinney, freshman in software engineering. “I’m also in a fraternity, Phi Kappa Psi, so my family will get to meet all the other guys and see the kinds of things I’ve been doing,” McKinney said. Along with his parents, all five of McKinney’s siblings are joining him for the weekend. Almost 800 families are signed up to participate, said Adam Reineke, senior in computer science and Cyclone Family Weekend co-chairman. This is nearly double the number that registered last year.
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Authors advocate ethics, awareness of climate change By Elisse.Lorenc iowastatedaily.com Michael Nelson and Kathleen Dean Moore both share a purpose. Nelson, an associate professor of environmental ethics and philosophy at Michigan State University, and Moore, a distinguished professor of philosophy at Oregon State University, are both hoping to raise the level and quality of awareness about climate change. Both are environmental authors and recently published “Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril.” They hosted a discussion on the importance of taking personal moral responsibility for the planet Wednesday night in the Memorial Union. “We know the facts, we understand the facts,” Nelson said. “[ISU] ActivUs has also done very heroic work, kind of arguing us to act or try to just act, but to the intense frustration of both scientists and activists, we don’t seem to act and we scratch our heads and wonder why.” Nelson continued the discussion by stating people act on two premises: the first, he said, is factual, which is what sci-
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Mark Chivvis, senior in insect science, writes the quote, “Faith does not give you the answer, it just stops you from asking the questions,” in honor of Blasphemy Rights Day on Thursday in the Free Speech Zone. Kelsey Kremer/Iowa State Daily
Students blaspheme Club chalks campus as reminder of free speech By Rebecca.Bindert iowastatedaily.com ISU students celebrated the second annual international Blasphemy Rights Day Thursday by busting out the sidewalk chalk and writing feelings they have on any religion. From Bible verses to “God = poop,” students freely expressed thought. “The message of Blasphemy Day is that
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no one has a legal right not to be offended, nor may they use ‘offense’ as a justification for censorship,” said Kristoffer Scott, junior in electric engineering and president of the Atheist and Agnostic Society. “This event is not intended to be used as an opportunity to write hate speech. Since we are letting anyone write on the sidewalk, we don’t put our endorsement
on anything written.” “One of the goals of the event is to force students who are offended by our chalk to examine their attitudes toward free speech,” said Michael Dippold, UNI student and member of UNI Freethinkers and Inquirers. “Hopefully they will decide that they can still disagree with what we write while supporting our freedom to write it. “Similarly, we would hope that secular students recognize the right of religious people to exercise that same freedom, even if we disagree with their message. That is what the day is all about.”
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Industrial design is now College of Design major By Jacob.Stewart iowastatedaily.com
Push America: fundraiser Axel Holm, junior in landscape architecture, rides a stationary bike for Pi Kappa Phi’s philanthropy Push America outside Parks library Thursday. Pi Kappa Phi’s philanthropy is unique because Push America was created by members of Pi Kappa Phi. Photo: Kelsey Kremer/Iowa State Daily
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Previously a subsidiary of graphic design, industrial design is now available to students to claim as their major. The decision to add the major through the College of Design was made by the Board of Regents at their meeting Aug. 4 and 5. “Industrial designers find great jobs in a variety of places,” said David Ringholz, the professor heading up the newest section of design. “They make great team members because they are trained in creative thinking techniques and often the only people at the table with the ability to communicate visually.” Only 20 students are admitted to the program each year. This year’s class was filled before the beginning of the 2010 school year. Ringholz also expressed his desire to extend this program’s reaches to graduate students in the next few years. Iowa State is the only college in the state offering the degree, and 1 of 10 in the Midwest. Professor Ringholz firmly believes that this decision will only strengthen the college. “Adding industrial design to the other major programs ... makes [Iowa State] one of the most comprehensive colleges of design in the country,” Ringholz said. “Students inside and outside the college have been interested in majoring [in industrial design]
Industrial design applications:
transportation apparel and accessories electronics sporting goods medical products design research furniture exhibits interaction education product development
so the college decided now is the time.” The new major is available for students to enter after a year spent in a core design program. They then have to do three years of work toward a bachelor’s degree in industrial design. Hopefully with hard work and dedication, we’ll be seeing some brilliant student founded innovations in the workplace in the next few years. More information on the program is available at http://www.design.iastate.edu/ industrialdesign/