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THURSDAY

NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY ILLUSTRATION BY ALISON DONAGHY “On Oct. 11, 1987, half a million people participated in the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. It was the second demonstration in our nation’s capital,” according to the Human Rights Campaign.

30 years of acceptance and community

BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com This year will mark the 30th anniversary of National Coming Out Day. The event was first created on Oct. 11, 1987, when people participated in a March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, according to the Human Rights Campaign.

Coming out is the process of publicly sharing one’s identity that may have been previously hidden or not discussed.

“It was the second such demonstration in our nation’s capital, D.C., recognizing that the LGBTQ

community often reacted defensively to antiLGBTQ actions, came up with the idea of a national day to celebrate coming out and chose the anniversary of that second march on Washington to mark it,” according to the Human Rights Campaign.

The event was founded by Rob Eichberg, a psychologist and author, and Jean O’Leary, founder of Lesbian Feminist Liberation.

Coming out matters, especially since people who know someone who does identify as LGBTQIA+ are more likely to support equality laws, according to the Human Rights Campaign.

“National Coming Out Day is an opportunity for

LGBTQIA+ people to get together and share their experiences within the heteronormative and cisnormative culture that we live in,” said Roslyn Gray, president of The Pride Alliance. “It is a chance for solidarity and healing but there is no requirement to come out. Some people find it beneficial and others don’t but it’s helpful that such a space exists.”

Brad Freihoefer, director of The Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success, said they see National Coming Out Day as the time to celebrate the process of coming out and a day to continue positive energy.

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Discussing Latinx students’ classroom experience

BY VICTORIA.REYNA-RODRIGUEZ @iowastatedaily.com “My existence is resistance,” said Sarah Rodriguez-Jones, assistant professor in the school of education.

On Wednesday, three women, Liz MendezShannon, vice president for diversity and inclusion, Kimberly Greder, associate professor of human development & family studLIZ ies and Sarah RodriguezMENDEZ-SHANNON Jones, assistant professor in the school of education, gathered to

discuss the socialization and education experiences for the Latinx youth in the United States.

“At Iowa State … we are a historically white [institution],” Greder said. “So it is very important to identify our identities and how we socialize across campus.”

Greder and the other two women on this panel all agreed on the importance of making Latinx students feel more included and wanted in the classroom. In recognizing this, they also realize that in demanding inclusivity, you are, “inviting conflict,” Mendez-Shannon said.

But despite how difficult it can be, this discussion brought attention to the

importance of teachers decolonizing their syllabus and curriculum.

“I think as teachers, it is also letting ourselves be vulnerable and being those continual learners that we say we are,” Greder said.

Through this statement, Greder recognized the fact that it is not always easy for teachers to make their classroom a more inclusive place, and it certainly does not happen all at once.

“It’s about the small wins,” said the moderator Jose Rosa, faculty fellow for diversity and inclusion and professor of marketing.

Mendez-Shannon also recognized the importance of making Latinx students in the classroom feel wanted and included not

only for their own well-being, but also for how they perform in the classroom.

“Imagine … you’re reading all these things that you do not relate to, and you’re trying to get an ‘A’ in the class,” Mendez-Shannon said.

This relates to the importance of decolonizing the curriculum and realizing if students are unable to relate to the literature and discussions in the classroom, they cannot be expected to succeed.

“Relationships and experiences shape who we are,” Greder said, Again, focusing importance on the socialization situations Latinx students experience in the classroom.

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CAMPUS BRIEF

Iowa State Daily Thursday, October 11, 2018

Crossword

Across 1. Deer guy 5. Dian Fossey subjects 9. Walking tall 14. Snoop (around) 15. Son of Leah and Jacob 16. One unlikely to bring home the bacon?

17. Work on galleys

32. Dogwood, e.g.

33. Sock part 34. Pottery oven 35. Drag through the mud 37. Gardener’s bagful 38. Rescuer of Odysseus 39. Irene of “Fame” 40. Gainesville is about halfway between it and Jacksonville 41. Authorize two bros’ get-together?

45. “Double Fantasy” artist 46. Measurement named for a body part 47. Songwriter’s dream?

54. Rites of passage 55. Heathrow postings: Abbr.

56. Point a finger at 57. Dark purple 58. Charlie Brown cry 59. Title role for Michael or Jude 60. New newts 61. “Off with you!”

18. Works by Raphael and Michelangelo, e.g.

20. Signed agreement mailed by someone in prison?

22. “… kissed thee __ killed thee”: Othello 23. NYC-based insurance co.

24. Backs a fashion venture?

31. Eyelid inflammations

Sudoku

Down 1. Job detail 2. Commotion 3. Analogous 4. Avenges a wrong 5. Runway shapes 6. Bob __, first NBA player to be named MVP (1956) 7. FEMA recommendation, maybe 8. Storage structure

9. Like some press conference answers 10. Go back (on) 11. “A Summer Place” co-star Richard 12. Dessert conveyance 13. “Rizzoli & Isles” airer 19. More ridiculous 21. Spanish 101 word 24. 1986 rock autobiography 25. Windbreaker fabric 26. Cook, as dumplings 27. One may be rolled over 28. Weasel kin 29. Patterned fabric 30. Ward of “CSI: NY” 31. Two percent alternative 35. Skipped 36. C-ration successor 37. Throws here and there 39. Fails to understand 40. Funk 42. Musical scale sequence 43. Produce a change in 44. Scary Wild West circles?

47. Meet, as needs 48. Norwegian saint 49. “Won’t do it” 50. Plenty, in slang 51. Bonneville Salt Flats site 52. Peacekeeping acronym 53. Name on a Canadian pump 54. Mgmt. degree

POLICE BLOTTER

10.09.18

Cameron John Hill, age 18, of 229 N. Martha St. - Roland, Iowa, was cited for driving under suspension (reported at 1:19 a.m.).

Ruben De Carlo Islas, age 19, of 1222 Monona St. - Boone, Iowa, was arrested on a warrant held by another agency (reported at 1:56 a.m.).

Cole William Mcafee, age 22, of 2685 504 Chestnut Ave. - Anita, Iowa, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated, turning from improper lane, and failure to prove security against liability (reported at 1:53 a.m.).

Animal Call, Sheep Teaching Farm - An officer responded to a report of an injured animal (reported at 8:28 a.m.).

Criminal Mischief, Center Drive - An individual reported damage to a vehicle (reported at 6:09 p.m.).

Assault, Martin Hall - An officer initiated an assault related investigation between two individuals (reported at 5:09 p.m.).

Drug Violation, an officer initiated a drug related investigation (reported at 9:37 p.m.).

CALENDAR Thursday, Oct. 11, 8 p.m.

Divide and Conquer: Stopping Cancer One Cell at a Time in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union.

Monday, Oct. 15, 8 p.m.

Why Good Nutrition Should Be a Global Priority and How to Make it So in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.

Tuesday, Oct. 16, 6:30 p.m.

How Archaeology Killed Biblical History in the Campanile Room in the Memorial Union.

Tuesday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m.

Where Are All the Black People? in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.

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NEWS

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Scam targets international students

BY MIA.WANG @iowastatedaily.com

IOWA STATE DAILY Using a practice known as “caller ID spoofing,” callers can alter the number that appears on a caller ID display and make the call appear to come from anywhere the scammer wants.

In the past few months, a series of phone scams have been aiming at Iowa State international students. The callers often threaten to deport or arrest students unless immediate payment is made.

International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) sent out a mass email titled “IMPORTANT: AVOID SCAMS!” to all Iowa State international students on Monday.

In the email, it states “unfortunately, a number of international students have become victims of phone scams over the last few years, sometimes cheating students out of thousands of dollars! Please don’t let this happen to you!”

In most cases, scam callers make phone calls directly to students claiming they are with the police department, U.S. government or the international students’ home government.

Zhen Yan graduated from Iowa State in August. He got a phone call informing him about an urgent package from the Chinese consulate. Yan said he was 90 percent sure it was a scam; however, he made the decision to hang up the phone and dial it back.

“I soon found out Chinese consulate’s operating hours start at 9 a.m.,” Yan said. “I got the call around 8:30, so I knew right then and there the call is not real.”

Xiao Tang, senior in design, said he received multiple scam calls last week. The calls were from a number with a Chicago area code, and they all started with automatic messages in Mandarin.

“It wasn’t a real person speaking,” Tang said. “It’s a pre-recorded message saying they have an important notification for me from the Chinese consulate, and if I don’t get the notification on time, there will be consequences.”

Tang said he knew they were scam calls because one of his professors received a similar phone call during a class period.

“I think the callers are targeting international students, but they don’t know which numbers actually belong to us,” Tang said. “A professor of mine got the same phone call. He put his phone on speaker and asked us if anyone knows what the person on the phone is saying because the message is in Chinese.”

Anthony Greiter, Iowa State University police officer, said the callers manipulate students’ emotions when they make the

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14,850 pounds of plastic saved by ISU Dining

BY KATLYN.CAMPBELL @iowastatedaily.com Over the summer, many companies banned plastic straws from their businesses, and Iowa State University Dining staff members hope to reduce their plastic consumption by finding alternatives to plastic packaging within dining locations on campus.

Starbucks, McDonald’s (at it’s U.K. and Ireland locations), Alaska Airlines and the city of Seattle banned plastic straws altogether, according to National Geographic.

From an environmental standpoint, it takes 22 gallons of water to make one pound of plastic, according to the Water Footprint Calculator.

During the last academic year, ISU Dining took a step towards eliminating Iowa State’s plastic footprint by ending late night meals at Conversations dining.

14,850 pounds of plastic was saved by eliminating the late night meal option at Conversations, said Karen Rodekamp, ISU Dining manager.

Despite the effort to reduce plastic consumption and promote a healthier environment, students were not happy that the late night meal option was taken away from them, Rodekamp said.

One of the main reasons plastic packaging is the go-to option at ISU Dining locations is because of the ease it allows when transporting food products across campus.

Sandwiches, salads and fruit cups sold in the ISU Dining cafés are made at a commissary located by Towers.The food must then be stacked

on carts in a van and driven across campus before it reaches its final destination.

Merry Rankin, director of sustainability at Iowa State, said students want to be certain that their food won’t leak and will maintain its shape.

The most alternative food packaging options – that are not plastic based – do not have a solid structure for housing salads, sandwiches and fruit.

Rodekamp said she thinks it is possible to switch from plastic containers to more environmentally friendly options, like wrapping sandwiches in paper or casing salads in cardboard boxes, but Iowa State students as well as her ISU Dining team has to be convinced the alternatives are going to work.

“Years ago, ISU Dining invested in a compostable container for all those yogurt parfaits… which was really great but still when they get into our consumer’s hands they were still going to the trash,” Rodekamp said.

Rankin said she thinks composting is an option for Iowa State, but still presents a few obstacles.

“Even if we had bins available there’s the consideration of where do we place the bins,” said Rankin. “How are they then picked up, who picks them up, who pays for them to be picked up?”

Rankin also said the Office of Sustainability is looking into the logistics of implementing compostable containers on campus for students.

“We have a compost facility but everybody that takes items to the compost facility pays to have items at that compost facility,” Rankin said.

Currently ISU Dining composts food within the dining centers but doesn’t have the funds to

KATLYN CAMPBELL/ IOWA STATE DAILY The MU Market & Café contains sandwiches, salads, fruit cups and more food items housed in plastic packaging.

provide readily available compositing opportunities to students.

In order to interest students in composting, one suggestion Rankin has is to put signage on the food packaging items. Rankin said she believes more messaging would help students create a habit for composting.

“Now one thing that I think could be very beneficial is somewhere on the packaging having something that basically said ‘Don’t forget to compost me when you’re done, I’m compostable’,” Rankin said.

To reduce the plastic packaging on campus in

the longterm, ISU Dining must find a food container that can transport efficiently, display the product appropriately and travel properly once in the hand of the customer, Rodekamp said.

“I think the biggest win or the easiest option would be if we could find a product that was manufactured in a green process,” Rodekamp said.

Last month Rodekamp presented on ISU Dining at the Midwest Food Recovery Summit in Des Moines and cited “review of packaging” as a future plan that she will continue to look into.

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NEWS

Iowa State Daily Thursday, October 11, 2018

Meet the candidates for sec. of state Democratic: Deidre DeJear

Republican: Paul Pate

COURTESY OF DEJEAR FOR IOWA

BY TALON.DELANEY @iowastatedaily.com Deidre DeJear is the first black candidate to win a primary nomination for a major political party in a statewide office in Iowa. She won a neck-and-neck matchup for the Democratic nominee 51 to 49 percent in June, and will face Republican incumbent Paul Pate in November.

Born in Mississippi, DeJear moved to Iowa to attend Drake University in 2004. DeJear started her own small business, a marketing firm called Caleo Enterprises, during her senior year at Drake in 2008. Caleo Enterprises has worked with more than 300 small business to this day.

If elected, DeJear will make her main focus increasing voter turnout. She said she wants to implement an automatic voter registration program to maximize participation among voters.

Her program would immediately register eligible Iowans to vote when they receive a driver’s license from the Department of Transportation (DOT) or other valid state ID. “That’s the first part of my plan, increasing voter registration,” DeJear said. “We live in a digital age and we need to update our registration methods.”

The second part of the plan is to use voter data from the DOT to map out a statewide educational strategy, where DeJear’s office would work with communities inform them about candidates on the local, state and gubernatorial levels.

“Typically you see 50 to 55 percent [of eligible voters] voting in the general election,” DeJear said. “I know we can do better than that.”

However, 12,279 Iowa State students come from outside the state. Many of these students don’t have an Iowa driver’s license or state ID. DeJear has a plan for these students as well as college students across Iowa.

“I will work with college leadership and help them think of ways to orchestrate voter registration on campus,” DeJear said. “Our students, whether they come from Iowa, Oklahoma, Illinois or any other state are coming here to live. We shouldn’t take away their ability to vote, because what our government does affects them.”

DeJear said she believes the Iowa Secretary of State should be a non-partisan position, and should focus on voter rights regardless of party affiliations.

“We need to help Iowans in a non-partisan way,” DeJear said. “That part is the key. It doesn’t matter what political side you’re on, we need everyone to vote in this democracy.”

DeJear criticized Pate for voter ID reform he pushed in recent years. He pushed legislation that shortened the time period for early voting from 40 days to 29, and would limit eligible forms of identification voters can use to cast a vote.

Much of Pate’s voter ID law is being put on hold by the Iowa Supreme Court due to an impending lawsuit, filed in part by Taylor Blair, a junior in industrial design and president of Iowa State College Democrats. DeJear thinks legislation like this is a waste of valuable state resources.

“The state spent hundreds of thousands of dollars investigating this [voter fraud] issue,” DeJear said. “Nothing was found. He’s trying to treat a symptom that doesn’t exist.”

She also cited the turnout for the Iowa primaries, which saw just over 13 percent of Iowa voters actually cast a vote, as the Iowa Secretary of State’s failure to encourage voter initiative.

The turnout in the June primaries was the highest it’s been in eight years with 279,124 votes, but DeJear thinks Iowa can and should do better.

“His job is to be a leader,” DeJear said. “He should be held accountable for this kind of result. If our democracy depends on the votes of the people, 13 percent isn’t enough.”

DeJear worked on multiple political campaigns, including the 2012 Barack Obama campaign, but she never thought she’d run for an office herself.

“I had worked on campaigns to get other people elected,” DeJear said. “I’ve always been passionate about getting people to vote, and my friend insisted that I should run [for Secretary of State]. I was skeptical, I didn’t have the money or the recognition, but I’m happy we took that on and I’m excited to follow this race to the end.”

DeJear studied broadcast journalism and politics at Drake University. She served on the Student Senate during her enrollment and co-founded Back 2 School Iowa, a non-profit which collaborates with communities and corporations “to provide resources to inspire youth in continuing in their education and build their future careers,” according to her website.

COURTESY OF PAUL PATE

BY DEVYN.LEESON @iowastatedaily.com Paul Pate is running for a third term as secretary of state, using his past accomplishments as the basis for his reelection campaign.

Pate served as an Iowa senator for the 24th and 26th districts, a term as secretary of state under Governor Branstad and mayor of Cedar Rapids. In 2014 — 20 years after first being elected to the position — Pate returned as Iowa secretary of state under Gov. Terry Branstad with many ideas on how to enhance the lives of Iowans.

Most recently, Pate pushed for voter ID laws in Iowa while also starting initiatives to register more eligible voters. While voter ID has been a contested issue in the state, Pate said it isn’t as controversial as some make it out to be.

“It isn’t about rampant fraud going on, it’s actually about protecting what you value,” Pate said in a debate with his opponent, Deidre Dejear, on Iowa Public Television (IPTV ).

“When you left your home, you locked your door at your house. You didn’t lock your home because there are a rash of burglaries in your neighborhood, but because you value the things inside your home, and voting is one of those things that we value.”

Pate supported this in the debate, and on his website, by citing a poll from the Des Moines Register which said a majority — nearly 70 percent — of Iowans support voter ID laws.

Pate said the law serves to keep voter integrity rather than disfranchise people as it has been in effect for more than 40 special elections since it was passed by the Iowa Legislature. Calling it a soft-rollout, Pate said no one was disenfranchised in the process even though they asked for an ID. The “soft-rollout” was not part of the original bill as much of the voter ID law is not currently in effect due to pending lawsuits and litigation in Iowa courts.

As a result, voters in Iowa will and have been asked to show a voter ID before they vote, but they won’t be legally required to do so as long as they sign an oath saying they are the same person they are claiming to be.

Dejear voiced her concerns with voter ID laws during the discussion on IPTV. “We need each and every eligible voter in our

state to be given an adequate invitation to vote,” Dejear said. “Last primary election only 13 percent of registered voters voted in the primary.

Iowa is better than 13 percent.”

Other sections of the bill that Pate supported have gone into effect. In previous elections, voters had 40 days to do early and absentee voting but has now been reduced to 29 days before the election. The bill also eliminated straight party voting in Iowa.

These policies are part of Pate’s promises to “make it easy to vote, but hard to cheat” according to his campaign website.

Some of his “easy to vote” goals led to his implementation of online voter registration in 2015, and within five months of the programs launch, over 10,000 new voters had registered.

Online registration has helped over 250,000 Iowans register to vote since 2015. Iowa is currently at an all time high for active registered voters with more than 2 million individuals registered leading Iowa to currently rank 6th nationally for voter registration, according to Pate’s website.

Pate’s policies also made voting more accessible to Iowans serving in the military overseas.

“It’s important that those defending our freedoms overseas are easily able to cast their ballots back home, and we were able to extend the time to request special submarine absentee ballots to 120 days,” Pate said, during his reelection announcement. “They have our back over there, so we need to make sure we’ve got their back when it comes to voting.”

The Safe at Home program was one of Pate’s first initiatives after being elected. This program aims to protect victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking and stalking by keeping their address confidential.

The program is designed to allow Iowans to take preventive action steps if they feel at risk and passed unanimously in the Iowa senate in 2015.

“Now, hundreds of Iowans are safer and able to lead a more normal life thanks to this program,” Pate said when he announced his reelection bid. “Many have been able to vote for the first time in several years.”

Pate expressed gratitude to his colleges and hopes to help the organization “conduct clean and fair elections, and to offer service at the speed of business, not the speed of government.”

OPINION

Thursday, October 11, 2018 Iowa State Daily

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COLUMN

FAT CONTENT MISCONCEPTIONS

BY NOAH.GALLOWAY @iowastatedaily.com Negative thoughts come to mind when we think of the word fat. The connotation of the word “fat” influences our decisions in the supermarket. We see food labels and good feelings are felt when a particular product has “low-fat.” Our brains are wired to avoid whole fat foods — particularly in dairy. Low-fat products will add salt and sugar to replace the taste fat gives the product.

This is very unhealthy and the lack of fat in a diet will leave the consumer unsatisfied. Whole fat products tend to leave consumers more content with a smaller portion while sugar and salt are very addictive and they often lead to excessive over-eating.

Salt is the lynchpin to make sure the low-fat food product maintains a good taste.

Kristen Mucci-Mosier, author of Low in Fat, High in Salt and Sugar? said, “The high salt content is there mostly to compensate for taste, but simultaneously, it increases our risk for complications from high blood pressure like heart attack, kidney disease and stroke, as well as risk of asthma, kidney stones, osteoporosis and stomach cancer.”

Low-fat food products are known to taste awful so the producers came up with a remedy, just add a bunch of salt and sugar.

“Similar to salt, sugar is often loaded into low-fat items to enhance taste,” Mucci-Mosier said. “Not to mention, corn is subsidized by the government so high fructose corn syrup, the synthetic sweetener in most boxed foods, is super cheap to come by, making it an alluring ingredient for big companies.”

It’s disappointing to know that so many Americans are being deceived every day.

Low-fat foods are not healthy for you.

Consuming a certain amount of fat is good for us, it sustains us through the daily grind.

“Fat does not make you fat. No, not even dairy fat. For instance, a 2013 review published in the European Journal of Nutrition found that people who eat full-fat dairy tend to be leaner than those who opt for low-fat versions. And in a 2016-released longterm study of 18,438 middle-aged women, consumption of highfat dairy, but not low-fat dairy, was associated with reduced likelihood of becoming overweight through the years,” according to

IOWA STATE DAILY The Food and Drug Administration has proposed changes for nutrition fact labels to help educate the public on healthy eating habits and prevent obesity.

the European Journal of Nutrition.

Eating a whole fat product is very satisfying and filling and it allows the hunger pangs to subside.

“Fat is an incredibly satiating nutrient, filling you up, slowing down the release of sugars into your bloodstream and helping to prevent overeating,” explains Brian Quebbemann, a bariatric surgeon with the Chapman Medical Center in California and president of The N.E.W. Program.

“By eating the full-fat form of dairy products, you might actually eat fewer calories throughout the day than you would otherwise,” he said.

Low-fat food products are deceptive in making you think that they are the healthier alternative to whole fat foods. However, to make up for this lack of fat, low-fat foods tend to have an excess in salt and sugar. This is more unhealthy than whole fat foods and should be avoided during your next trip to the grocery store.

EDITORIAL

Find civility in discussion The first amendment of the Constitution grants freedom of speech to all citizens. People can say what they want, when they want, to whomever they want. However, in recent years, the “how they want” has become a point of issue.

In the months leading up to the 2016 presidential election, violence was erupting at protests all across the United States. Protests and counter-protestors were making the decision to tear up the other side’s posters, throw punches, etc., instead of having a civil debate.

This hits close to home too. At the 2015 CyHawk game, which featured a Republican party tailgate, Jovani Rubio was holding a sign that read: “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.”

A woman, later identified as Shelby Mueller, walked up to them and ripped the sign.

It’s not just politics either. Recently, when a traveling preacher came to campus, students could be seen and heard screaming profanities at the man, instead of having an actual discussion.

What do all of these scenarios have in common? Not furthering a discussion about the topic or problems at hand.

If people stop screaming and start listening and having a civil debate, they might even learn something. A quote on the National Speech and Debate Association reads: “Discussion dilutes division. If we just stick to our own opinions, then we aren’t being exposed to other people’s ideas.”

Obviously, there are groups of people who are set in their ways, and having a civil debate with them doesn’t do anything. That is perfectly ok. However, this does not mean shouting profanities at them will get anything done.

Does you screaming at a campus preacher look good on snapchat? Maybe. But it doesn’t further the discussion.

No side of a debate is right. No side of a debate is wrong. That is why it is a debate. But if we can all take the time to stop and listen, we may be able to change the other side’s view, or even change our own.

CHRIS JORGENSEN/ IOWA STATE DAILY Matt Bourgault, a traveling preacher, argues with a student about religious beliefs at the Agora outside Parks Library on Wednesday afternoon.

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Iowa State Daily Thursday, October 11, 2018

FEATURE

Johnson and Scott Iowa State’s sophomore duo is ready to step into the spotlight in year two

BY SPENCER.SUCKOW @iowastatedaily.com There’s a lot in common between Rae Johnson and Kristin Scott.

The two are true sophomores from the high school class of 2017, who appeared in more than 30 games last year and started four games apiece for the Cyclones as freshmen. They’re also from the state of Minnesota, where each set multiple records for their respective high schools on the way to being named All-State selections and Miss Basketball finalists.

They even committed to Iowa State in the same week, five days apart in February 2015.

They knew nothing of each other before that, as they went to schools located roughly two hours apart with significant differences in size.

However, once they went on a visit together, they made it a point to visit campus together from then on.

Over time, they discovered they had more in common, and a bond formed shortly after that.

“I’d say personality — we have the same humor and everything,” Johnson said. “So we get along that way.

“We’re best friends. We have a lot of similarities. We clicked right away.”

Now going into this season, both have another added similarity: the two are trying to get more playing time in what coach Bill Fennelly described as a fluid starting lineup.

Both will readily admit they had their share of struggles last season when it came to adjusting to life as Division I basketball players.

Specifically, both mentioned the pace of play in the Big 12 was the hardest adjustment to make and adapting to the speed and physicality of major conference basketball led to, at times, roller coaster-like freshman years.

Now the two have gotten a taste of what it

MIKINNA KERNS/ IOWA STATE DAILY Left: Rae Johnson drives against Oklahoma State on Feb.10, 2018. Right: Kristin Scott looks for a pass against Oklahoma State on Feb. 10, 2018.

will take to succeed, however, both are coming into 2018 with an increased level of confidence.

That confidence is shared by their coach, who believes now that the two are fully adjusted to college life, they can better focus on improving their craft.

“Every coach will talk about that the biggest step that you want from your players is how they move from their freshman year to their sophomore year,” Fennelly said. “Rae and Kristin, it’s the same thing. I think they had good offseason, and Rae and Kristin are going to have a big part in what this team is about.”

Fennelly did admit the path to increased playing time now and in the near future is probably a little easier for Scott, due primarily to her size at 6-foot-3 and the fact fellow post players Meredith Burkhall and Ines Nezerwa

will be graduating after this season.

With that being said, Fennelly also praised Johnson’s versatility at guard, and said she’ll have the advantage right away for early playing time because the year she has under her belt.

On top of that, Fennelly mentioned at another point during his press conference as many as 12 players have seen significant reps in practice thus far, leaving plenty of room for both to leave an impression.

In terms of how they plan to leave impressions, both emphasized they wanted to increase their shooting percentages first and foremost.

Johnson struggled in particular last year, shooting just over 27 percent from the field, but says she feels she can make up for it in other areas while she works to improve her shot.

“I can bring a lot of defense to the team,”

Johnson said. “I think that’s the best possible way I can get playing time.”

Scott was a bit better from the floor, shooting at a 37 percent clip overall, but she struggled significantly from beyond the arc by shooting under 15 percent. That’s a problem for someone who plays as a stretch-post player, and Scott says that being more reliable, both from the outside and as an overall player, will be her biggest emphasis.

“I just need to have a more consistent game this year,” Scott said. “I can’t be on and off.”

From how they got here, to where they are now, the similarities run deep for Johnson and Scott. And in an ideal scenario for the Cyclones, the hard work both are putting in will pay similarly large dividends this season and beyond.

Changing the rules of the game: Sean Donaldson

Carleton named to Big 12 First Team

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BY JACK.SHOVER @iowastatedaily.com

On Tuesday, Ames Public Library welcomed Sean Donaldson of the African American Museum of Iowa to speak upon the triumphs of various black athletes that are held dearly

by Iowans. These athletes included the likes of Edward Butler, Thomas Hill and Iowa State’s own, Jack Trice.

Throughout Donaldson’s presentation he emphasized the importance of these athletes’ integrity and achievements during times of widespread segregation.

“An athlete’s ability to push on is crucial,” Donaldson said. “And their achievements and success is a testimony to their own willpower.”

Donaldson said these stories that can date back to the late 1800’s still serve a purpose and hold importance to locals today.

“I think it’s important to remember that some of the history we think about with the African American community, we think about it as being far in the past or restricted to the south,” Donaldson said. “But a lot of the same issues

that were faced there were faced here in a different way.”

The story of Jack Trice serves as an example for Donaldson’s point. The discrimination that was associated with the South was apparent here in the midwest. In a football game where Iowa State faced off against the University of Minnesota, Trice sustained a collarbone injury but opted to continue on with the game. Soon after attempting a tackle on a Minnesota ball carrier, Trice was trampled by multiple players. Although the doctors cleared him for Iowa State’s next game, he soon died of internal bleeding.

In working for the African American Museum of Iowa and creating these presentations, Donaldson believed he served his community.

“I’ve always been inspired by underdog histories and by being able to share these things I get to remind myself what it means to really stand up for what you believe in,” Donaldson said.

Donaldson concluded his presentation with a powerful quote from Jackie Robinson which reads, “I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking of me … all I ask is that you respect me as a human being.”

On Wednesday, the Big 12 unveiled its selections for preseason awards for the upcoming women’s basketball season and Iowa State’s Bridget Carleton was named to the preseason All-Big 12 First Team.

Carleton, a senior, has been named to the All-Big 12 First Team as a sophomore and junior. As a true freshman, Carleton was named an Honorable Mention selection and Big 12 Freshman of the Year.

I n ad d i t i on t o A l l - B i g 1 2 honors, Carleton was an Honorable Mention All-American last season.

As a junior last season, Carleton averaged 19.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.2 steals and 0.9 blocks. She led Iowa State in points, rebounds, steals, blocks and 3-pointers on the 14-17 team last season.

SARAH HENRY/ IOWA STATE DAILY Then-junior Bridget Carleton making her way into Bears territory during the game against Baylor on Jan. 17 at the Hilton Coliseum.

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Ruth E. Carter on building Wakanda

BY TREVOR.BABCOCK @iowastatedaily.com Costume design became world design when Ruth E. Carter worked on Marvel’s blockbuster superhero film “Black Panther.”

The Oscar-nominated costume designer showed off a wealthy amount of detail for over a thousand costumes she created for the world of Wakanda during her lecture at Stephens Auditorium on Monday night.

The world Carter built for “Black Panther” with her costumes required intense research. The eight tribes which exist in “Black Panther’s” fictional country of Wakanda all take inspiration from real African people. Carter said while working on the film the designers had the idea the entire continent of Africa could have stemmed from Wakanda, so she tried to include as much detail as she could in her costumes from real African tribes.

“It was important to be geographically correct, historically correct, and give it a place in time that was the future so people could relate to it,” Carter said.

Each of the eight Wakandan tribes all received their own palette of colors, clothing and jewelry, making each tribe truly stand out. This has a major impact on the visual appeal of the film.

“We see all of this interesting color and interesting vibe and we coordinate all of these looks that you see when you see people passing by,” said Carter during the lecture.

Carter worked with her own team of designers and also with Marvel Studios’ visual development team on the film. Certain things the studio had to be more hands on with than others, mainly any costumes a character would be fighting in. Carter explained in her lecture some of her ideas were rejected by Marvel. However, Carter said Marvel Studios doesn’t have a strict environment and the freedom to create is very much there.

“Films like ‘Black Panther’ do not get the level of artistry that they have based on one person’s idea,” Carter said. “They’re based on many ideas that come together to perfect something. They take an idea from one level and bring it to the next level. Then it’s scrutinized by a group of creatives, and it’s not necessarily

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scrutinized for what’s wrong with it, it’s sometimes scrutinized for where it could be better.”

Carter said Marvel Studios didn’t want the designers to feel limited in their creativity. Many elements of “Black Panther” started out as bigger ideas from the studio to kickstart development before being handed off to designers to fine-tune them.

Carter is known for her work in historical and biographical films such as “Selma” and “Malcolm X.” Carter got her first foray into the blockbuster superhero movie genre with “Black Panther.”

“The budgets gets bigger but in comparison to what you need to get done they’re all the same,” Carter said. “We are dealing with no more time frame then we would on a smaller film and we have a whole lot more to get done. ... There were multiple streams happening at the same time that were extremely expensive and I still had to rely on the same skill set used on all my other films.”

Outside of her department, Carter heavily collaborated with director, Ryan Coogler, production designer, Hannah Beachler, and director of photography, Rachel Morrison.

“We used a lot of blue screen and green screen so it was imperative that I know what the design looked like on paper because, when the costumes got to set, I was not going to see anything but the costumes,” Carter said. “The rest of [the set] was a stairstep, that would lead to what eventually in post production would be a talon fighter, and everything after that a huge area of blue [screen]. In working with them, we were very clear about our set.”

Carter described “Black Panther” as highly collaborative, highly creative and an inspiring effort.

“It was really creating a world. Creating a world that is made up,” Carter said. “We were kind of like the elder council of this creative environment that was producing something bigger than life itself.”

BAD BAD HATS

BY TANNER.OWENS @iowastatedaily.com

Indie rock outfit Bad Bad Hats are making their return to the Maintenance Shop.

The Maintenance Shop regulars come to Ames on Oct. 12 and perform at 8 p.m.

The Minneapolis-based trio combine earthy guitar and subtle synth with lead singer Kerry Alexander’s crisp, poignant vocals to provide a one-two punch of infectious indie rock.

Fresh off the release of their sophomore album “Lightning Round,” the band is now taking their expanded playlist on a nationwide tour.

Audiences can expect what their website describes as a “balance of sweet and sour.” The band can bound effortlessly from the gloomy, sentimental “Absolute Worst,” to the pounding drums and infectious chorus of “Midway.”

Alexander’s stage presence is not something to overlook either.

“They’re all

super nice,” said Angela Chamberlain, the M-Shop co-director. “She has a very interesting stage presence where she’s really funny in the way she introduces songs. She does it in a way that the audience actually listens.”

The band set out on a mission to prove themselves on their new album, which is named after the segment found in many game shows.

“The lightning round is where you really need to prove yourself. It’s fast paced,” said Alexander in a City Pages interview. “So for the second album it’s like you’ve heard us before. Now this is our chance to show that we mean business, that we’re not just a one-trick pony.”

Doors for the event open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase on MidwestTix’s website or at the door. Prices are $14 or $10 with student ID.

COURTESY OF SUB Fresh off the release of their sophomore album, Bad Bad Hats is now taking on a nationwide tour.

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“Coming out is a continual process, National Coming Out Day is a space for us to honor the process that certain members of the Iowa State community have to go through and maybe others may not,” Freihoefer said. “It is important to talk about why that is and what that process is to come out.”

Freihoefer also said coming out is an ongoing process at Iowa State and for individuals who are not “out of the closet yet,” it is important to see there is a community.

“Hopefully, it provides a safe welcoming space for folks to come out,” Freihoefer said.

Project director for diversity and inclusion and LGBTQ+ initiatives, nicci port, stressed the importance of celebrating the day and showing individuals they are valued.

“It’s not about pulling people out of the

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closet,” port said. “It’s more about, for those people who are out, it’s a visibility piece for the rest of us.”

Because of the climate on campus and in the nation, Gray said having a space to discuss personal experiences can be “very healing.”

Gray also spoke about various organizations on campus, such as The Center, that works to help student feel accepted.

In celebration of National Coming Out Day, The Center is hosting a pop up photo shoot.

It will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Center, 1064 Student Services Building. The photo shoot will have pride flags and other props to use for the photos.

“It takes a lot of bravery and a lot of courage to come out and talk about your story and it is very personal,” Freihoefer said. “Coming out is still a really big deal and it can have impacts across different components of student life.

COURTESY OF GETTY IMAGES “National Coming Out Day is an opportunity for LGBTQIA+ people to get together and share their experiences within the heteronormative and cisnormative culture that we live in,” said Roslyn Gray.

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scam calls.

“When international students hear a language they are familiar with, they are going to believe it a little more,” Greiter said.

Greiter said that callers utilize fears international students have surrounding immigration policies. If they are able to cause fear and anxiety in students, they get leverage to scam money.

“International students are far from home, and they have a lot to lose,” Greiter said. “They are under special circumstances to study here, and deportation means more to them than domestic students.”

In its email, ISSO also gave tips to international students on how to distinguish scam calls.

“It is a scam if:

-They say they threaten you with deportation or arrest and say you must pay them in iTunes gift cards.

-They repeatedly tell you not to hang up or they will come to your house.

-They say they are from the US government and you must pay a fine to avoid deportation/ arrest.

-They say they are from the IRS and you did not pay enough in taxes and you must pay now (The IRS will never call you on the phone).”

Greiter said because of all the levels of safety the callers have on their numbers; it would be extremely difficult to locate and arrest them.

If they are in another country, the U.S. law enforcement doesn’t have the authority to enforce the law.

“What we can do is to write a report, and victims can take this report to the bank and try to get their money back,” Greiter said.

When someone chooses to come out, it may be on this day, it may very well not be, it may be on a whole host of complexities in a student’s life that determines when will be the time for them.”

Freihoefer gave advice on what to do if someone shares their coming out story.

“Start with a ‘thank you,’ if someone has the honor of someone coming out to them, it is important to say ‘thanks’ because it takes a lot of courage to say that,” Freihoefer said. “Be supportive; ask if there is anything you could do; if it’s something with gender, ask what pronouns you should call them by.”

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