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BY TALON.DELANEY @iowastatedaily.com Short-term rentals such as Airbnb may be illegal under the city’s rental regulations. To resolve this issue, the Ames City Council is starting their Tuesday meeting at 4:45 p.m., giving the council an extra hour and fifteen minutes. “Those who are contemplating this type of business venture or who are concerned about short-term rentals in their neighborhood are encouraged to attend the meeting,” according to a city-issued press release. The regulation passed in May and limited the amount of rental properties in the neighborhoods surrounding Iowa State’s campus to 25 percent. The regulations were amended in August to allow rental properties to continue if they existed as early as Oct. 27, 2017, or if a homeowner was only renting certain rooms of their property. The council is concerned about whether this rental cap applies to short term rentals like Airbnb, so the decisions will determine whether or not short-term rentals are allowed in three categories: The first category suggests homeowners “could offer a room in their owner-occupied residence,” the second declares “an owner-occupied home could be rented in its entirety for no more than 90 days a year,” and the third category explores whether someone can buy a home for short-term renting only, according to the press release. The council will also discuss using public funding to fix flooding issues in the city’s infrastructure. They will vote to renovate land alongside 1008 S. Duff Ave. and 1016 S. Duff Ave. These areas border Squaw Creek and saw nominal flooding over the spring and summer seasons. Ames saw high amounts of rainfall throughout 2018, so much that the city issued a public warning in October urging residents to stay safe during storms. The results of the annual Ames satisfaction survey will be revealed at the meeting. These results are gathered from 536 participants in a personal questionnaire. Respondents were part of two categories: Iowa State students and permanent Ames residents, and each group returned 268 surveys. The population of Ames in 2017 was 66,498, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Respondents were asked their opinions on adjusting tax rates and altering law enforcement activity, to record their personal happiness levels on a 1-4 scale.

JORDYN DUBOIS/ IOWA STATE DAILY New Iowa State dean of veterinary medicine, Dan Grooms, gets to know students in the vet school. Grooms started his position as dean on Oct. 1.

BY JORDYN.DUBOIS @iowastatedaily.com Growing up just north of Columbus, Ohio, Dan Grooms lived on a farm in an agricultural community. Grooms was inspired to give veterinary school a thought after watching the work that his two uncles did as veterinarians. Dan Grooms started as the Stephen G. Juelsgaard Dean of Iowa State’s College of Veterinary Medicine on Oct. 1.

“I think growing up on a farm with cattle and dogs and cats and everything, animals were always a part of our family’s life,” Grooms said. But Grooms can point to the specific experience when he knew he wanted to become a veterinarian. When he was younger, Grooms showed cattle at country fairs through 4-H and FFA. One day, a steer ended up gorging himself on corn, which is a problem for cattle because their first stomach is a fermentation bag. All the corn

in the first stomach ferments very quickly and produces bad things for the steer. Grooms’ local veterinarian, Bill Taylor, came to the farm to help save the steer. Although his steer was unable to be saved, Grooms remembers the dedication of the veterinarian. “What I remember is how hard he worked, and the fact that he came back every 6 to 8 hours to try and treat the steer,” Grooms said. “That made an impression on me with how

hard he worked to help my animal and hopefully save his life.” Grooms received his Bachelor of Science from Cornell University in 1985, followed by his degree in Veterinary Medicine from Ohio State University in 1989, and finally his doctorate in veterinary prevention medicines from Ohio State in 1997. As an expert in infectious disease for cattle, Grooms said he was really attracted to the idea of infectious

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ISU physicists study Higgs boson BY BRIAN.MACKLEY @iowastatedaily.com For the last 10 years, Iowa State physicists Chuhui Chen, Jim Cochran and Soeren Prell have been collaborating with physicists around the world on the Large Hadron Colliders ATLAS experiment. The ATLAS experiment, which is taking place at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland, has recently announced after years of searching, they have observed the Higgs boson decay into a pair of bottom quarks. In a general sense, a “quark” is a subatomic particle that is believed to give protons and neutrons of an atom their masses. There are six different types of quarks and physicists are trying to find how the Higgs boson gives these quarks and other particles their masses. After only discovering Higgs in 2012, this observation of its decay into two bottom quarks is a breakthrough in understanding the elements of the Higgs boson. This discovery could also lead to further discoveries, including the discovery of dark matter.

“There is four times more dark matter in the universe than visible matter, almost all of the universe is dark and there is a lot of stuff that we have no idea what it is,” said Prell, professor of physics. The experiment has required physicists to rely on hundreds of computers and detectors to observe large sums of data, then to sort it out and simplify it . Currently at Iowa State, physicists have been working on developing quality and control tests, as well as procedures to help upgrade the innermost layer of the ATLAS detector. Weighing approximately 7,000 tons and being 151 feet long, the ATLAS detector is a lot like a large digital camera that observes the proton collisions that occur in the Large Hadron Collider. Due to radiation damage, as well as the creation of better technology, the parts within the detector need to be swapped out periodically for the experiments to become more precise. “It is such a big detector and so complex you really don’t want to replace things once they are in there, so we intend to build the inner component of the detector and leave it there for the next ten years,” Prell said. “That is why it needs vigorous quality control checks to make sure that, yes, this can last

COURTESY IOWA STATE NEWS SERVICE A diagram of the ATLAS particle physics experiment at the Large Hadron Collider in the CERN laboratory.

the next ten years until the end of the experiment.” The team at Iowa State is also currently working on analyzing the current data in search of new physics. Iowa State doctoral student Carlos Vergel Infante is currently in Switzerland, taking shifts working on the experiment. “We and our group make an effort to send every graduate student for at least some period, typically a year, to the actual experiment,” Prell said. “It’s very different whether you are far away and only look at data in your own lab than actually go to the real experiment.”

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10.19.18 Spencer Thomas Parry, age 21, of 1425 Coconino Rd Unit 106 - Ames, IA, was arrested and charged with public intoxication (reported at 12:37 a.m.). An officer investigated a property damage collision (reported at 12:07 p.m.). An individual reported being harassed (reported at 3:51 p.m.). 18-001198

10.21.18 Susan Grace Sullivan, age 18, of 204 Beach Ave Unit 826 - Ames, IA, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at Lincoln Way and Beach Rd (reported at 12:23 a.m.). Cassandra Marie Cox, age 18, of 445 E Pine Ridge Dr - Polk City, IA, was arrested and charged with public intoxication (reported at 12:58 a.m.).

An individual reported the theft of a bike light Theft, Physics Hall (reported at 4:35 p.m.). Marcus Lee Van Domelen, age 18, of 926 Hayward Ave - Ames, IA, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and unlawful possession of prescription drug at Lot 61H (reported at 8:40 p.m.).

10.20.18 An individual reported being harassed Harassment, 162 University Village (reported at 12:25 a.m.). Kevin Anthony Winefeldt, age 31, of 1607 Wheeler Dr - Ames, IA, was cited for driving under suspension (reported at 1:25 a.m.). Jason Anthony Cox, age 19, of 12705

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John Paul Ringelestein, age 18, of 221 Beyer Ct Unit 1541 - Ames, IA, was arrested and charged with possession of alcohol under the legal age and public intoxication (reported at 2:55 a.m.). An officer responded to a report of a dog that bit another dog (reported at 4:20 p.m. on 10-11-18). Mason Howard West, age 18, of 236 Beach Rd Unit 5253 - Ames, IA, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. (reported at 10:18 p.m.). Daniel William Rohloff, age 18, of 236 Beach Rd - Ames, IA, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Iowa State students to receive free HIV, STD testing BY KENDALL.SHARP @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State students will be able to receive free, confidential HIV and STD testing Wednesday from 11 a.m to 4 p.m. Primary Health Care will provide this testing outside the Memorial Union on the west side of the building facing Lake LaVerne. Representatives from Student Wellness and Thielen Student Health Center will be

at the event to answer sexual health questions. They will be able to direct students to resources around campus and near Ames. HIV testing is done by drawing blood with a finger prick. If the test shows positive, the patient is asked to go through another test to confirm the diagnosis. The second test is required to know for sure that you have HIV. Other STD testing is done by a urine sample, mouth or anal swab. These test results take a few days to process.

Approximately one in two people in the United States become infected with a STD at some point in their lives, according to American Sexual Health Association. Primary Health Care hopes to normalize good sexual health practices by having their mobile clinic in a public area. All students, faculty and staff are welcome. If you are unable to attend the mobile clinic, Primary Health Care provides HIV and STD testing in their Ames office 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

IOWA STATE DAILY The Primary Healthcare Clinic in Ames provides free STD testing, including an HIV test.

MLO hopes to prioritize students in new position BY VICTORIA.REYNA-RODRIGUEZ @iowastatedaily.com

MEGAN PETZOLD/ IOWA STATE DAILY Micheal McCormick, Francis Goelet Professor of Medieval History at Harvard University, discusses what might have caused the fall of the Roman Empire on Monday.

The fall of Roman Empire Harvard professor uses science to study past BY MEGAN.TESKE @iowastatedaily.com Michael McCormick, Francis Goelet Professor of Medieval History at Harvard University, visited Iowa State on Monday night to discuss his studies on the fall of the Roman Empire with the science of the human past. More specifically, McCormick talked about new ways to study the human past through life sciences, computer science and environmental science by using whole genome sequencing, ice cores and more. “[People] tend to think the human past as some kind of great cathedral,” McCormick said. “[The] human past is a giant, messy, scraggly construction site.” Now, revolutionary changes are transforming everything about human life, the environment, the economy and how our human knowledge is changing. One of the big historical problems in life is the fall of the Roman Empire, not only because of its prominence in the past, but also because no one has seemed to figure it out yet. That is what McCormick and some of his colleagues are trying to figure out.

McCormick and his colleagues pose questions about the Roman economy, distribution of wealth, population growth and decline, migration, environmental changes and how the Romans responded. McCormick looked to answer these questions not by the usual historical way, but by using life science, computer science and environmental science to get his answers. “These are questions in many respects that we were unable to ask just a few years ago,” McCormick said. “We could ask, but we could not answer them.” There were two main focuses of this study. The first focus was on the migration and mobility in the ancient Mediterranean and where all the people came from. Their second primary focus was on ancient pathogens. They found that Romans had extraordinary urban wealth, defenses, cities and were very resilient in overcoming the collapse of the empire. McCormick and his colleagues used many different tools to get their findings. Archaeological findings, isotopes and ice cores were just a few things that were used to uncover clues to answer all of McCormick’s pressing questions. Isotopes are various forms of atoms that have slightly different atomic masses and can be used to tell us the origins of people and textiles, among other things. Whole genome sequencing is a new process that allows people to analyze the entire genome at a single time. McCormick used whole genome sequencing and mitochondrial DNA to see how the pandemics affected the Roman economy and

population. He found that Yersinia Pestis, or the Bubonic Plague, was the cause of the Justinianic Pandemic that terrorized the the Eastern Roman Empire, specifically its capital Constantinople and cities around the Mediterranean Sea. Ice cores were used to tell them about the environment and how it changed over the time of the Roman Empire. They can tell about metal production in the Roman Empire as well as the climate, wind direction, temperature precipitation and more. The findings told of excellent warmth, moisture and stability. “The fall of the Roman Empire will look different in 2028,” McCormick said. “And it certainly looks very different tonight from the way it looked about 10 or 15 years ago.”

“These are questions in many respects that we were unable to ask just a few years ago.” — Michael McCormick

The new Multicultural Liaison Officer (MLO), Christy Oxendine, has plans for the multicultural students of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) community. Beginning in student affairs and housing, Oxendine has a history of working with college students. From beginning as a hall director and making her way to academic advising, she realized this is what she loves to do. “Being able to meet with students, that’s why I do what I do,” Oxendine said. However, Oxendine’s career at Iowa State did not start in the liberal arts and sciences community. She started here as coordinator of international students for the College of Engineering in January 2017. After working with the other Multicultural Liaison Officers, Oxendine knew this was a community she wanted to become further involved in. “I knew the work that they did for our multicultural students on campus and I really wanted to apply for that opportunity,” Oxendine said. By Sept. 5, she was the new MLO f o r t h e L A S c o m m u n i t y. S o f a r, O xendine has loved her new position and feels it ’s a great fit for her. She feels she better understands these students because of the fact that she is a woman of color living in Iowa herself, and she can relate to the students’ experiences here in Ames. Although there are still some learning curves she is having to adjust to, Oxendine has plans for expanding the outreach programs for multicultural students in the LAS community and creating better opportunities for not only first year students, but also sophomores, juniors and seniors. Oxendine said she is “a big proponent of asking what students need and forming an outreach around those needs” and thinks it’s important “to hear from our students themselves.” Making her student’s her first priority, Oxendine is greatly looking forward to helping and improving the LAS community for multicultural students.

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Indianola mayor considers resignation BY DEVYN.LEESON @iowastatedaily.com Kelly Shaw, mayor of Indianola, Iowa, and senior lecturer of political science, said he is considering resigning following months of turmoil between himself and the Indianola City Council. In an age where attack ads and political polarization are common, Shaw said, the danger is that young people see this and say it is too costly and negative KELLY SHAW to get engaged in politics. Shaw said his first term as mayor went well, but following elections in 2017, his city council changed out of his favor, and the impacts of that are reaching beyond his life as mayor. “It’s really becoming impactful on my family and that is really something I have to be aware of in my job as mayor, my job as a public official in the state of Iowa and my job as a father,” Shaw said. “For me to stay, things would have to change, and for it to change in such a way it would mean certain members of my council would have to resign.” Shaw said he can personally take a lot of flak, but it is different when that pressure is aimed at his children. “Both of my children have had insults hurled their way regarding me as a mayor … and a number of the lies that council has pushed about me,” Shaw said. “The hassle and angst this has created in my family is just not worth it.” While Shaw said the environment is the problem. However, Bob Kling, a member of the Indianola City Council, said that environment is a result of his actions as mayor. In the case of his daughter being harassed in school, for example, Kling said

Shaw’s actions are to blame. “To me there is nothing to this, and he has blown everything out of proportion because he can’t take responsibility for his actions,” Kling said. “I know the facts on that, and the facts on that are that he bullied a high school student on facebook using his own title as mayor, the high school student and his daughter were friends.” Shaw said this is one of the lies being spread and it first came to light through an anonymous fax received by the high school. After the school investigated the issue, they deemed the situation did not fall under their definition of bullying, but Shaw said she was still treated poorly. Another claim Shaw used to demonstrate how some of these rumors are spread was with a letter addressed to S haw from Barb McMurry, a managing broker at Iowa Realty in Indianola. In a letter sent out on Feb. 15, McMurry claimed Shaw was threatening individuals at a candidate forum in October of the previous year — before Shaw was elected to his second term. “Not only was your tone confrontational and condescending, but the lack of respect for those present was obvious … the pacing around the room and even behind us was troubling to quite a few in the audience,” wrote McMurry. “Some were even fearful that perhaps you had a gun and might become violent.” Shaw said he was confused when he first received this letter as he doesn’t have an open or concealed carry permit or any indication as to how someone could have thought he did. There were other letters that Shaw has received that he finds to be unfair.

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diseases when he went back to graduate school. His main focus was on viral diseases, bacterial infections and how to prevent them. When an animal is sick, that causes a huge impact economically and can potentially cause a huge risk in food quality and safety. Grooms wanted to learn not just how to treat the animals when they are sick, but how to stop them from getting sick before an issue occurs. “Any time an animal gets sick there are lots of negative consequences, so the proper way to deal with this stuff is to prevent it from happening in the first place,” Grooms said. Before coming to Iowa State, Grooms was a professor and department chair of large animal clinical sciences at Michigan State University. Grooms spent 21 years at Michigan State, with most of his time looking at ways to prevent infectious disease, whether it is vaccines,

“There’s a lot of great things going on here in [VetMed] at Iowa State.” - Dan Grooms

SARAH ESTES/ IOWA STATE DAILY A map demonstrates the distance between Ames, where Shaw lectures, and Indianola, where Shaw resides as mayor.

management practices or disease surveillance. Grooms represented cow veterinarians from all over the United States and North America when he was elected into the leadership role of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. This organization provides continuing education, advocacy and representation to veterinarians at a national level. The leadership role is a four-year commitment, starting out as an elect, vice president, president and then past president. This gave Grooms a chance to work with veterinarians from the United States and Canada and provide leadership within the cow veterinary profession. Grooms also served on the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Committee on Animal Health. The committee includes animal representatives from across the industry to advise the secretary of agriculture on issues animal health issues at the federal level. Currently, Grooms serves on the Council of Research for the American Veterinary Medical Association. His job is to advocate for animal research and oversee policies. If Congress was thinking about doing something that might impact animal research, Grooms would be the voice for the American Veterinary Medical Association. “Our job as council research is to chime in and say this is a good idea or a bad idea or here’s a better idea,” Grooms said. “That’s been really rewarding in that we’re helping our profession and hopefully our society.”

For his future at Iowa State, Grooms said at this point, he has no major plans because not only is he new to the university, but also to the state of Iowa. “Although certainly the veterinary profession is small so I know quite a bit about what goes on, but probably at this point not enough to have big plans,” Grooms said. Maynard Hogberg, retired Iowa State animal science professor, also worked alongside Grooms at Michigan State. “I’m excited he’s at Iowa State because he’s a good collaborator and a good person to work with,” Hogberg said. “I’m pleased he’s at Iowa State, and he will bring a lot to the program.” D.M.V. Kent Hoblet, current dean of veterinary sciences at Mississippi State, was a mentor to Grooms in college. Grooms said his career has mirrored Hoblet’s over the years as they both started in practice and went back to work in academia. Back in academia, Grooms worked as an extension appointment for 17 years. Here he would take the knowledge from the university, translate it into the field and put it into practice. Both Hoblet and Grooms then moved into a department chair position followed by a dean position. “He was a great mentor, I’ve kinda watched how he has led and kinda tried to mirror some of the things he did over time,” Grooms said. “I guess it’s helped him be successful, and I hope it helps me be successful as well.”

Grooms is dedicating his first 90 days as dean to learning about the college and the people in it. He said he wants to figure out how the school works and find any problems that need to be addressed. After the 90 days, Grooms plans on looking at the strengths and weaknesses and planning accordingly. “What are the opportunities we can build on here, what are the strengths we can capitalize on, or where are the big holes that are really important for us to think about addressing,” Grooms said. Celebrating success, whether as individuals, teams or the entire college of veterinary medicine is important for Grooms. “People need to know when we’re doing great things,” Grooms said. “I strive to do that every day, whether its a simple thank you, or sending someone an email congratulating them on getting a grant.” As for his leadership style, Grooms said he has no desire to lead as a dictator. His goal is to put together a leadership team that works well together, trust each other, and make great decisions. “‘So how does it feel to be dean?’” Grooms said. “Well it’s exciting. There’s a lot of great things going on here in the college of veterinary medicine at Iowa State. I’ve only hit the tip of the iceberg as knowing the good stuff that’s going on here. Every day I’m learning about some really cool stuff.”

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Iowa State Daily COLUMN

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With new voter ID law, Iowa State needs to support students

IOWA STATE DAILY Students work out on ellipticals at State Gym. State Gym is one of two gyms at Iowa State that offers exercise equipment, classes and other exercise activities to students and faculty.

Take care of your body BY MEGAN.PETZOLD @iowastatedaily.com Being 10 weeks into our 15-week semester, I have begun thinking what I should be changing in how I run my life here at college. My New Year’s resolutions were that I wanted to exercise more and I wanted to spend more time studying for my classes. So far, I’ve taken more time studying for tests and I’ve done all the typical things that are supposed to get you to remember things better. However, I have not yet convinced myself to take the time to exercise. I think this is a widespread problem. A large amount of my peers have told me they’ve wanted to exercise more but never end up getting around to it. There are many benefits to exercise that I think should be more well known. As most of you probably know, running is good for the heart. To be more specific, running and other exercise can reduce vascular diseases, reduce risk for diabetes and metabolic syndrome and it can reduce one’s risk for cancer. It might not seem like a huge problem to most college students, but getting into a good,

healthy exercise routine now will hugely benefit you later in life when some of these medical issues become more prominent. Along with that, doing some kind of daily activity has been shown to improve your mental health and mood. For college students, especially during midterms, doing 60 minutes of some kind of daily exercise can make you feel better, remember more and sleep better. Exercise is something everyone should be doing once everyday or every other day. Even if you are comfortable with your body or how you look, there are so many other benefits to working out than weight loss. “More than 60 percent report not getting enough physical activity (three or more days of vigorous exercise for at least 20 minutes or five or more days of moderate exercise for at least 30 minutes a week),” according to Northwestern. We can do better than this. Even though being in college makes everyone extremely busy, we all need to put some time aside to take care of our minds and bodies. Whether you want to exercise because you want to lose weight, be healthy, relieve stress or be more productive, it is something everyone should do more than we do now.

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Civil discourse on college campuses BY VENKATRAM GOPAL Free the Facts Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: six blind men encounter an elephant for the first time. They place their hands on the animal to figure out what it looks like. Naturally, they come away with wildly different conclusions. On their way home, the men have a heated debate, each one defending their woefully incomplete view of the elephant. One man felt the trunk; he argues it’s a serpentine beast. Another felt the tusk and insists it’s covered in a shell, and so on. When it came to debates over public policy, my college experience was a lot like this parable. My friends and I would argue over public policy without a complete picture of the issues involved. And it wasn’t just us. Sadly, many students at my school seemed content with simply defending the positions endorsed by their political parties. In this way, college campuses are a reflection of the deep polarization afflicting the rest of the country. Only 42.3% of 2016 freshmen categorized themselves as “middle of the road” as opposed to 51.9 percent in 2001. Students are stuck in echo chambers

The state of Iowa’s controversial new voter identification law is stirring up confusion among students. While some of the provisions of the 2017 law were blocked by a county judge in July, voters registering at the polls will still be required to show a valid ID and proof of residency in order to vote. Iowa State has provided students proof of residency through AccessPlus, but Iowa State IDs will not be allowed as valid forms of identification. Ideally, the university would be advocating against the new law simply because it makes voting more difficult for students. Voting is a habit — if students stop voting due to the complexity of the process, it is unlikely that they will continue voting. However, the administration is not taking a key step toward simplifying the process for students. It is undeniable that modifying Iowa State IDs to become acceptable forms of identification would greatly facilitate students’ voting process. Secretary of State Paul Pate, the main proponent of the new ID law, said as much when he urged President Wendy Wintersteen to make the necessary changes. The university, however, refuses to do so, citing the prohibitive costs of placing expiration dates — one of the main changes — on Iowa State IDs. There are also concerns that students are too careless with their IDs and that opportunities to commit voter fraud could actually increase. However, these concerns overlook the other required document for registration. To commit voter fraud, one would have to access the AccessPlus page of their target while also utilizing the target’s ID. While the university has certainly made steps with the proof of residency to make the voting process easier for students, they are still not doing enough. It is the duty of the administration to leave no stone unturned in their endeavors to assist students, and we need to take this next step to secure the future of our democracy here at Iowa State.

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of partisan opinions… how do we fix that? Many organizations exist to get students civically engaged, but most of them follow a partisan stance. This is why nonprofits such as Free the Facts are important. Instead of providing opinions, Free the Facts provides students with unbiased information and lets them form their own solutions.

While the men in the parable never resolved their debate, I’m optimistic that students can overcome partisan differences and see the elephant in the room for what it is. Getting involved with organizations like Free the Facts is a great way for students to change their campus atmosphere. Let’s not let partisan differences blind us to the task ahead.

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SPORTS

Iowa State Daily Tuesday, October 23, 2018

NOTEBOOK

ISU prepares for Texas Tech BY AARON.MARNER @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State didn’t play a game this weekend due to a scheduled bye week, giving the Cyclones extra time to prepare for their next game against Texas Tech. The Red Raiders are 5-2 (3-1 Big 12) and have won five of their last six games since losing the season opener. Texas Tech is also 2-0 on the road in Big 12 play, having won at Oklahoma State (41-17) and at TCU (17-14). Monday, coach Matt Campbell spoke during the Big 12 coaches teleconference about his team’s recent play, their upcoming challenge against Texas Tech and more. Cyclones rolling with two straight wins Iowa State’s season didn’t start how Campbell and the team planned. The Cyclones lost their opening game at Iowa, 13-3. The following game against Oklahoma was another 10-point loss. After knocking off Akron, Iowa State dropped to 1-3 with a loss at TCU. Since then, however, Iowa State has regrouped to win its last two games. “I know I said this at the beginning of the year that I really like this football team,” Campbell said. “The character, the leadership, really since last January it’s a group that has really done a great job of coming to work every day to get better. “I don’t remember exactly what was said after that [TCU] game, other than it would be easy at that point to be frustrated, let things slide and go the other way.” In the two games since that TCU loss, Iowa State has controlled the tempo and found ways to exploit weaknesses. The Cyclones have increased their defensive pressure, setting the school record (and then tying it the next week) with seven sacks against Oklahoma State. Iowa State’s defense only allowed one touchdown against West Virginia; the other score came on a blocked field goal that was returned for a touchdown. Freshmen set to duel Saturday Iowa State received a breath of fresh air against Oklahoma State when true freshman quarterback Brock Purdy stepped in for redshirt sophomore Zeb Noland, who had started the previous three games. He’ll be battling Texas Tech’s Alan Bowman, a freshman quarterback in the same position as Purdy. Purdy led Iowa State to a win over the Cowboys and carried

MIKINNA KERNS/ IOWA STATE DAILY Quarterback Brock Purdy throws the ball before being hit during the first half of the Iowa State vs. West Virginia game on Oct. 13. Iowa State defeated West Virginia 30-14.

that momentum into a win over Will Grier and West Virginia the next week. After outdueling Grier, a player who had good odds of winning the Heisman Trophy, Purdy’s next quarterback matchup is the opposite side of the spectrum. “In our sport today, it’s definitely unique,” Campbell said. “[Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury] has always done a great job of developing quarterbacks. No matter who he’s put in, those guys have seemed to always play at a really high rate.” Bowman has a bit more experience. He has played six games, twice as many as Purdy. He’s also the Big 12 leader in several passing categories, including completions, attempts and yards. Bowman and Purdy have the same touchdown-to-interception ratio (3.5-to-1) and both have completed over 70 percent of their passes, which puts them in the top-10 nationally. Defense emerges as one of Big 12’s best Iowa State’s defense has taken a step forward at the same point in the season as last year. The Cyclones have made their mark in second halves, especially.

The Cyclones have found ways to give opponents new looks. The last two weeks, that has been with extra blitzing. Against Texas Tech however, blitzing may not be the answer. Bowman has a high completion percentage (eighth in the country), but the Red Raiders are fourth in the Big 12 in passing yards per attempt. That means Texas Tech tends to throw short routes rather than going for big plays all at once. One of Iowa State’s keys on defense could be JaQuan Bailey. Bailey, a junior defensive end, is tied for fourth in the Big 12 in sacks with 4.5. “When sometimes you only have three down linemen, there are only three guys rushing the passer, the offenses are able to get extra hats on those down guys,” Campbell said. “There’s two linemen working on just one defensive player. “JaQuan is put in a situation sometimes that’s different than being in a four-man front all the time. It can definitely be a challenge.” Bailey has made the most of his junior season so far. Along with his 4.5 sacks, Bailey is third in the Big 12 with 9.5 tackles for loss.

Cyclone men’s golf fall season ends with disappointment Barker led the way once again, firing a firstround 65, the lowest round score of his career. By the end of the Fighting Irish Classic, Barker shot a career low 203 and finished in seventh place.

BY MATT.BELINSON @iowastatedaily.com While the Iowa State men’s golf team goes into the offseason with “a bitter taste in their mouths” after a disappointing performance at the Big 12 match play tournament, the Cyclones had some early season success that led to national recognition. Iowa State is currently ranked No. 43 nationally by Golfstat and No. 47 by Golfweek as they take a twomonth break from play. Multiple top-six finishes to begin the year Iowa State kicked off its 2018-19 campaign with a trip to Madison, Wisconsin, for the Badger Invitational. Iowa State finished tied for third place, overcoming a sloppy first round of play, filled with 26 bogeys. Sophomore Lachlan Barker gave the Cyclones a 206 score at the Badger Invitational which was good enough for Barker to be named the runner-up. Two weeks later, the Cyclones once again stayed in the Midwest for the Windon Memorial, hosted by Northwestern. The team collected another top-three finish in large part because of a career-best performance from junior Tripp Kinney. “It was so great to see him perform like he did, because we need him,” said coach Andrew Tank. “He shot a lot of birdies and

JILLIAN ALT/ IOWA STATE DAILY Lachlan Barker practices at the Iowa State golf facility on Sept. 28.

continued to play like he did after the Badger Invitational.” Kinney tied his career-low by shooting a 207 at the Windon Memorial. Notre Dame hosted Iowa State at the Fighting Irish Classic, a competition Iowa State had not been to since the 2004-05 season. While Iowa State did fall from previous tournament finishes to tie for sixth place,

Off to big second year for the Cyclones Only three tournaments in and Lachlan Barker has already made an impact on the team’s early success. Barker had two top 10 performances in the Cyclones’ first three tournaments and has a team low 70.56 stroke average, making him Golfweek’s 82nd best collegiate golfer. “He is a level head on our team,” Tank said. “I know every day that he is never too high or too low which is great to have someone that is consistent in a sport that can change quickly from hole to hole.” At Big 12 match play, Iowa State fell in the first matchup to Oklahoma and never recovered, losing all five matches over the weekend. Although Iowa State saw no match victories, Barker did his part, grabbing a 4-1 individual match record for the Cyclones. No other golfer for Iowa State had more wins than Barker at match play. Even though he is a sophomore, Barker knows what he wants his legacy at Iowa State to be. “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.” Offseason full of decisions Iowa State will not return to the course until Jan. 28, which Coach Tank said offers time for reflection and an opportunity for the team to build off the first half of the year. Tank made notice of the Cyclones’ lack of execution and the tendency to start slow at tournaments which he says brings a challenge to the whole team. “I told the guys that they will have to decide what they want to be and perform like,” Tank said. “In a perfect world you get back out there and play and move forward but we are going to have to sit with this loss till January.” Tank did not let the negativity of the moment overshadow Iowa State’s strong first start to the season. “We overcame a lot of adversity in some of our first tournaments and got some victories so that is always a good sign,” Tank said. “Lachlan has two great finishes for us and Tripp gave us a big one too early on in the year. “I believe we will be stronger once the spring rolls around.” Iowa State men’s golf will not play again until the Arizona Intercollegiate in Tucson, Arizona, on Jan. 28.

LIFESTYLE

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Iowa State Daily

DIY HALLOWEEN

How to stand out with your costume this year BY JULIA.MEEHAN @iowastatedaily.com Max Muchring “My buddy has a Jackie Moon jersey from Semi-Pro, which I’m going to borrow for my costume,” said Max Muehring, freshman in pre-business. “I would need to get a wig and some short shorts, I doubt I will do it but I’m going to look into it.”

Spooktober is in full swing and the hunt for the best Halloween costumes has begun. The holiday is no longer a night event. It is an entire halloweekend. As Halloween approaches, some students are prepared with multiple costumes, while others scramble in their closet the day of. Overpriced costumes are out of the question for many college students. If you’re stuck, keep calm and let these DIY costume ideas spark some inspiration. Erin McGrath “I am ready for halloweekend with numerous ideas already in my mind such as, a hippie, a vampire and a devil,” said Erin McGrath, freshman in pre-interior design. “My sole influence is Pinterest and I suggest to everyone to not knock till you try it.”

Additionally, some couples are preparing to bust out their best looks. There are many ways to win the best couple costume for the night. If you’re a diehard sports fan, you could try creating a similar look from the classic movie “Sandlot,” Wendy Peffercorn and Squints. If you like Gossip Girl, consider going as Chuck and Blair this Halloween. Another TV show couple is Jim and Pam, from the Office. Another costume to be considered is Jackie and JFK. If you’re feeling a tad rebellious, Tarantino’s famous Pulp Fiction characters, Mia Wallace and Vincent Vega will do the job. For couples looking for a scary costume, you can reenact the Purge with dressing formal and wearing creepy masks. As well as dressing in all black and throwing on some skeleton, possibly zombie makeup or bloody scars. If you’re hoping for a light-hearted costume, consider being a salt shaker and pepper shaker. If that is not your vibe, the typical Barbie and Ken is the what you two should dress up as. Who doesn’t love rocking leg warmers and an ascot? Maggie Braun “Luckily my boyfriend has everything he needs to be a lifeguard, the swim trunks and a lifeguard tee,” said Maggie Braun, a freshman in engineering. “I plan to get a red one piece and throw on a pair of red gym shorts, which I already own to finish the look.”

Several college students plan to spend their halloweekend with friends. Read on to find costume ideas for you and your friends. Spice Girls is the squad many people have wanted to be a part of. Many There is a Spice Girl to fit anyone’s personality such as, Scary Spice, Sporty Spice, Baby Spice, Ginger Spice and Posh Spice. If you’ve always wanted to go as a cheerleader what’s better than doing it with your girls and recreating East Compton Clovers from Bring It On. For all the dudes out there grab your guys and recreate the T-Birds with some sleek hair, denim jeans, and a leather jacket. Even better get out your baseball gloves and ball caps to look sportier than ever as the Sandlot crew. For the guys out there without a partner, here’s your time to look spiffier than ever and go as the 2018 Bachelorette candidates. We all enjoy spending our Saturdays in detention so why not snatch a bad boy, a snobby, rich girl, a total nerd, a typical jock and a weirdo for this year’s Halloween as Breakfast Club.

Holler at your buddy because these DIY Halloween ideas scream best friends forever. For your pal and you, Ferris Bueller and Cameron are a well-known friendship who bicker but love each other till the end. On top of them, Napoleon Dynamite and Kip will make everyone in the room laugh hysterically. Ready to travel back in time, Wayne’s World, Wayne and Garth are the greatest friends to dress grunge and tattered for Halloween. Who doesn’t have a dog as best friend? This halloweekend recreate Shaggy and Scooby-Doo’s unforgettable friendship before its ruh-roh too late. Van Whitaker “I was thinking for Halloween I would go as the Spooky Scary Skeleton from the dance remix,” said Van Whitaker, a freshman in industrial engineering. “All I would need is a pumpkin mask and wear all black clothing. Sounds pretty quick and easy for me.”

Another costume for you and your bestie would be the Princess Diaries best friends, Mia and Lilly. Who doesn’t want a BFF who is princess of Genovia? It might all be a total fantasy, but we can dream about the life for a night. The essential to complete the costume are the basic private school uniform: plaid skirts, button-up shirts, kneehigh socks, and a tie. For Mia, somebody must rock the mane and glasses while the other dressed as Lilly, wears a half-up, half-down hair do. People may start to hate on you but reenacting the controversy blue and black or white and gold dress might go down as the most creative costume. It is pretty simple to make, grab a blue and white dress and glue black and gold lace strips to the dresses.

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costumes for this Halloween

1. Riverdale Vixens 2. Zack and Kelly from Saved by the Bell

If you prefer to wear a solo Halloween costume this year, here are some ideas. If you’re a man with a beard, a lumberjack costume may work for you. Find a flannel, throw on some jeans and put on your working boots because you’re ready to chop some wood. If some of you wish to be the next Tom Cruise here is your time to shine. You might have to invest in a flight suit to recreate Top Gun.There is a DIY option, which entails an army green jacket, a white tank top, jeans and a pair of aviators. Grace Pollack

“Previous years, I have created m y ow n c o s t u m e s s u c h a s , Winnie the Pooh and Mike Waz owski, ” said Gr ace Pollack, a sophomore in pre-interior design. “This Halloween I am dressing as a piñata; it’ll be more time consuming but I’m up for the challenge.

“I’m buying a plain tube top and a bodycon style skirt. Then I’m going to hot glue party streamers onto the pieces to completely cover them. Then I will make the horns by cutting cones out of card stock, covering them with streamers as well and hot gluing them onto a headband.” For all the blondes out there, grab yourself a briefcase, everything imaginable that’s pink, and your chihuahua named Bruiser. Hello, dress as Elle Woods who has it all in Legally Blonde this Halloween. Feeling malicious this season, recreate Cruella de Vil. To create this costume, you may have to change your hair color for the night with black and white spray-in hair color. You will need to wear a black slip dress, a faux fur coat, preferably white, a black handbag, red opera length gloves, red pumps and finished with red lipstick. Halloween brings out the creepy, frightening costumes. Whoever said dolls are adorable? This Halloween switch it up and dress as a dead doll. Everyone enjoys binge watching Stranger Things so why not go as Eleven for Halloween. Even better all night you can carry and eat Eggo waffles around. Trick or Treat yo’ self this Halloween with the endless DIY costume ideas. These do it yourself costumes can be created from your closet which makes it cheap and affordable for anyone on campus. Creep it real this halloweekend either with your witches, ghouls or boos.

3. Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe 4. Wednesday Addams 5. Spice Girls 6. Baywatch 7. Salt Bae 8. Bob Ross 9. Where’s Waldo? 10. Darla from Finding Nemo

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to how someone could have thought he did. There were other letters that Shaw has received that he finds to be unfair. Shaw was called a liar in one letter for referring to himself as a professor when, in fact, he is a “senior lecturer,” while on another occasion, someone requested the university disclose all of Shaw’s emails containing the words “witch,” “campaign,” “harassment” and “manager.” “Someone must have thought I was using my work email for city business, which is absolutely bogus,” Shaw said. W hile Shaw said these attacks were unfounded, Kling said they reflect public opinion. “He has irritated a lot of the people in the community, and really this comes down to him and the people he has irritated,” Kling said. “The council is not writing these letters, it is people in the public.” The frequent letters, emails and overall hostility is something Shaw said is new since the last election as a majority of the current Indianola city council was in favor of City Manager Ryan Waller. Shaw said the election came down between Shaw and people who supported the city

Iowa State Daily Tuesday, October 23, 2018 manager, but, when allegations of harassment and intimidation were brought up against the city manager, Shaw started an investigation by a third party into the claims. Some in Indianola saw this as a political investigation, but Shaw said it was his responsibility as mayor to have an investigation into those allegations. The results of the investigation came back with some of the allegations “inconclusive” and others “unsubstantiated.” “He, along with a couple other individuals brought false allegations against the city manager,” Kling said. “The city manager himself asked for an investigation, he was investigated and nothing was found, in several instances, in fact, said people were lying. So it was all false allegations.” While Kling said all claims were found false, Shaw said the inconclusive results just meant there wasn’t a recording or video evidence of the allegations as the burden of proof fell on the alleged victims. Shaw denied the city manager could have called for the investigation into himself as Kling claimed. Now Shaw says the narrative has been made that he is trying to be retributional, and the resulting environment is one that is damaging to young people wanting to get involved in politics. “It’s effect on the younger generation is

IMPORTANT DATES  2014: Shaw elected for first term  Dec. 14, 2015: Ryan Waller selected as City Manager  Oct. 30, 2017: Ryan Waller’s investigation finishes, Indianola city council split on asking Waller to resign  Nov. 7, 2017: Shaw reelected by a vote of 1,186 to 1,040. Bob Kling wins his election against a city council incumbent.  Feb. 15, 2018: Letter sent to Mayor Shaw

accusing him of threatening people with a gun at a candidate forum from before the election  October 2018: Nine months after the new city council took office, Mayor Shaw considers retiring as pressure builds.

pretty devastating,” Shaw said. “This negativism, while it works, puts people off of the political process in a way where people are uninterested in ever learning how to affect the political process. People are throwing up their

hands and asking ‘why would I subject myself to that?’ And I am doing much of the same after four years in office. Why would I stay in office if the climate has my wife, my kids and myself subject to this abuse.”

“Its effect on the younger generation is pretty devastating. This negativism, while it works, puts people off of the political process in a way where people are uninterested in ever learning how to affect the political process. People are throwing up their hands and asking ‘why would I subject myself to that?’ And I am doing much of the same after four years in office. Why would I stay in office if the climate has my wife, my kids and myself subject to this abuse. The danger is that young people see this and say it is too costly and negative to get engaged in politics. It is a symptom of the times, and we see it at all levels of government.” — Kelly Shaw, mayor of Indianola

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