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Students file into the Hoover Hall auditorium on the first day of classes. Iowa State now has its largest-ever enrollment of 34,732.

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Many students attended the GSB growth and enrollment open forum to hear and discuss issues dealing with increased enrollment. A panel of administrators were available to answer questions and take note of student concerns, including President Steven Leath.

Issues at hand By Oscar.Alvarez @iowastatedaily.com A student concerned with the health center, one concerned with overcrowding, one concerned with tuition increase and another who considers himself homeless all voiced their concerns Wednesday night at

the Government of the Student Body’s open forum. President Steven Leath, Provost Jonathan Wickert, Vice President of Business and Finance Warren Madden, Chief of Staff Miles Lackey and Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Martino Harmon listened to students’ concerns about campus growth and enrollment.

The administrators and GSB coordinated the event because they said they are both still interested in creating solutions to any problems students feel were created by enrollment. “I’m pleased that so many people want to attend ISU. It speaks volumes of the experiences people have had,” Leath said. “We know if the student experi-

Permeable pavers Gradwohl answer building’s celebrates prayers to puddles 50 years of ISU labratory By Jace.Dostal @iowastatedaily.com

Buildings at Iowa State University are using effective new ways to reduce the runoff of excess rainwater. Sukup, Elings and the Biorenewables Building are using permeable pavers to help rainwater soak into the ground. “The biggest reason we are using them [permeable pavers] is that the west side of campus has some severe restrictions in storm water management,” said Kerry Dixon, coordinator of sustainable design with Facilities Planning and Management. When Sukup, Elings and the Biorenewables Building were built, off-flow of rainwater in the new and renovated buildings was required to be less than it was before construction, Dixon said. The new pavers were installed to help meet that goal. Permeable pavers control the flow of rainwater into the ground, said Mike Kunard, territory manager of AZEK Building Products, a company that manufactures permeable pavers. The average landscape can handle a flow rate of about 1 gallon of water per square foot per minute, Kunard said, but permeable pavers can handle 5 gallons of water per square foot per minute. “I love it,” Dixon said. “I was given a tour over at ABE [Sukup, Elings and the Biorenewables building] a couple weeks ago. It was absolutely pouring all morning. We get over there, it stopped raining, and [on] all of the sidewalks coming up were various puddles that everyone’s trying

to avoid, and you hit that plaza and it’s dry.” Driveways, patios, walkways and low slope rooftops are just a few of the places permeable pavers can be used, Kunard said. “We were looking for something that was lightweight and easy to handle, this [permeable pavers] kind of fit the bill,” said Gordon Woods, manager of heating plant maintenance. Recyclability is one of the best features of the new pavers, Kunard said. For every 1,000 square feet of pavers made, 500 tires and 1,500 one gallon plastic containers are removed from landfills. The pavers themselves can be recycled and made into new pavers. “That’s a benefit, that they do have recycled content in them,” Dixon said. “We’re trying to specify and use more products that have a higher recycled content. It’s just less product that’s winding up in a landfill somewhere.” The average price of AZEK pavers are about $8-$10 per square foot while the price of standard concrete is $5-$6 per square foot, Kunard Said. But Dixon said the increase in price shouldn’t prevent someone from using permeable pavers. “That is a first time cost, the long term cost for us not retaining the water on site is much higher,” Dixon said. “The use of permeable pavers pays for themselves very quickly,” Dixon said. Kunard sees the popularity of permeable pavers growing. He said people are becoming more environmentally conscious and they want to be more responsible for rainwater runoff.

By Kelly.Schiro @iowastatedaily.com Field school wasn’t exactly ideal, students had to live without running water and electricity for weeks. Not to mention working in the hot sun or rain during the days. It never stopped David Gradwohl from digging for artifacts. Gradwohl, professor emeritus of anthropology and founding director of ISU Archeological lab, was described as absolutely relentless by his early students. This year, the ISU Archeological Lab celebrates it’s 50 years of existence —if Gradwohl had not found a passion in digging for artifacts, the lab might not have been started. About Gradwohl “I attended the University of Nebraska, starting out as a freshman I had no idea what I wanted to do,” Gradwohl said. It was the summer after his freshman year when he had found his passion. Gradwohl went with a couple of buddies to do fieldwork in South Dakota. “We would live in a tent camp all summer without running water and without electricity,” Gradwohl said. It was his the first time working at a field site. They explored prehistoric and early historic Native Americans who had once lived along the Missouri River.

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A 4.5 percent rise in enrollment in the 2014-2015 school year has led to overcrowding in various places from dining halls to elevators.

Students voice concerns about campus problems at GSB open forum

ence suffers, enrollment suffers, and our reputation suffers.” Transportation was an issue that upset many students. Robert Dunn, senior in pre-business, challenged the administration to take a ride on CyRide to see the problems students face. “I will challenge you specifically to go on the 1 Red route going out to West Ames which is all

student housing and see if you’ll be able to actually get a seat during the entire ride,”Dunn said. Dunn also voiced his concern about rental rates on campus. “I lived in Ames before I became a student and the growth has affected rental rates. The demand for housing has made

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The ISU Archaeological Lab on its first field trip in 1964. Since then, the founder, David Gradwohl, has developed new courses for the anthropology program at Iowa State.

South Dakota State Historical Society was excavating the area before it was flooded by a reservoir. “I went from $1.375 an hour in union wages to $0.75 an hour and living in a tent camp without electricity and running water,” Gradwohl said. “But gee it was fun.” After his freshman summer Gradwohl took classes in anthropology and geology. Not only was the subject material interesting to him, but the instructors were passionate about the subjects they taught. “I always had an interest in rocks, minerals and fossils even as a kid,” Gradwohl said. After graduating, Gradwohl studied in Edinburgh, Scotland where he studied prehistoric archeology of Europe for a year. Upon returning to the U.S., he decided to pursue a degree in anthropology with a specialization in North American and European archeology at Harvard University. It was around this time when Gradwohl and his wife were interested in settling back into the midwest for family and to pursue Gradwohl’s interest in plains archeology. Coincidentally there was a position open at Iowa State for a full-time anthropologist. Gradwohl Begins at Iowa State Gradwohl was working to complete his Ph.D when he was hired at Iowa State, but his dis-

sertation wasn’t quite finished. Today, he wouldn’t have been able to get a job with an incomplete dissertation. Social science was blossoming in the 1960s. There were more jobs than qualified people to fill them, Gradwohl said. He was the first anthropologist hired to teach anthropology full-time at Iowa State. “I would never have the courage or naivete to do that again,” Gradwohl said. There was a lot of interest in social sciences and new courses had to be created. For Gradwohl, it was exciting to develop and create courses in the anthropology program. “It was the time in which President Robert Parks took over and he tried to install a program called ‘the New Humanism,” Gradwohl said. “It brought in new humanities and arts into what had been a university of agriculture, engineering and home economics.” Developing Classes Gradwohl said that often times professors with Ph.Ds weren’t required to take teacher certification classes. As a new instructor he tried to emulate professors he found effective when attending class. “The participatory aspect, I intentionally tried to incorporate,” Gradwohl said, “After we

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City of Ames, GSB host Safety Walk By Danielle.Ferguson @iowastatedaily.com Ames community members can give feedback about walking safety in the Campustown area. The Government of Student Body and the

city of Ames are holding a Campustown Safety Walk today. The mission of the safety walk is to find problems in the area, such as unlit areas or uneven sidewalks. This is a chance to give the city feedback

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The Cyclone Hockey team received a little help from some unexpected players this season. Jake Uglem and Zack Johnson stepped up after the Cyclones graduate nine seniors last season. To read the full story, go to the sports section of the Daily’s website.

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Oct. 23 An individual reported the theft of cash from a locker at State Gymnasium (reported at 6:46 p.m.). An officer initiated a drug related investigation at the Armory (reported at 10:36 p.m.).

Oct. 24 A 20 year old driver was referred to DOT officials for a .02 civil violation at Lincoln Way and University Boulevard (reported at 1:35 a.m.). Tr e vo r R i n g , 2 0 , o f 1 2 1 Beach Avenue, Apartment 207, Ames, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. Report initiated. Darren Clayton, 23, of 110I University Village, Ames, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at the Memorial Union (reported at 4:46 a.m.). An officer investigated a property damage collision at Lot 22 (reported at 12:03 p.m.). An individual reported the theft of license plates at Lot A3 (reported at 12:00 p.m.). An individual reported the theft of a bike at the Union Drive Community Center (reported at 12:24 p.m.). An officer investigated a property damage collision at Lot 1 (reported at 4:45 p.m.). Shane Behling, 21, of 200 Stanton Avenue, Apartment 202, Ames, was arrested and charged with criminal trespass, public intoxication and interference with official acts at Schilletter Village (reported at 11:38 p.m.). An individual reported receiving a harassing communication at Frederiksen Court (reported at 11:21 p.m.).

Oct. 25 Joshua Culp, 25, of 2601 Aspen Road, Ames, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at Pammel Drive and Stange Road (reported at 2:33 a.m.).

Nicholas Hyla, 18, of 1202 Willow Hall, Ames, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance at Lot 63 (reported at 8:42 p.m.).

The ISU football team had the week off after narrowly losing in Texas. So how did the Cyclones rank in this week’s Big 12 power rankings? Go online to the sports section of the Daily’s website or app to find the ISD sports desk’s ratings.

Keoni McCoy, 18, of 8130 Frederiksen Court, Ames, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia at Frederiksen Court (reported at 9:35 p.m.). Nadir Cornish-Tate, 18, of 201 Trueblood Avenue, Oskaloosa, was cited for underage possession of alcohol at Arbor Street and South Sheldon Avenue (reported at 10:28 p.m.). An officer initiated a drug related investigation at Armory (reported at 10:43 p.m.). Alec Watson, 18, of 4424 Wilson Hall, Ames, was cited for underage possession of alcohol at 119 Stanton Avenue (reported at 11:58 p.m.).

Oct. 26 Gabriela Trujillo, 20, of 514 East 26th Street Sterling, Ill., and Travis Waldschmidt, 21, of 7415 Frederiksen Court, Ames, were arrested and charged with public intoxication at Osborn Drive and Wallace Road (reported at 12:55 a.m.).

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No updates from police regarding Tong Shao There are no updates in the case regarding Tong Shao, said Scott Gaarde, Iowa City police sergeant. Shao was an Iowa State student who was

declared missing in September. Her body was found in the trunk of a car in Iowa City a week later. The main person of interest is Xiangnan Li, the last person believed

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to have had contact with Shao. Li is believed to be in China. Gaarde said Shao’s autopsy should be available in the next two weeks.

An officer checked the welfare of a residentWilson Hall (reported at 10:54 a.m.). An officer investigated a property damage collision at East Campus Parking Deck (reported at 4:06 p.m.). An individual reported the theft of license plates at the Memorial Union Parking Ramp (reported at 4:55 p.m.). An envelope containing cash was placed into secure storage until the owner can be identified at State Gymnasium (reported at 11:58 p.m.).

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Police create community relationships By Erin.Malloy @iowastatedaily.com The Ames and Iowa State Police Departments have embraced social media sites in recent years as a way to engage with the public and relay information to the community. Anthony Greiter, community outreach officer for the ISU Police Department, said one main goal of outreach programs is to get across the idea that police are approachable and real people. “We ultimately want to make people feel comfortable with us, whether it’s reporting that they’re a victim of a crime or reporting something suspicious that they experienced, seen or heard,” Greiter said. “We want people to know that they can come to us, and that’s a big part of our outreach efforts.” Their efforts have shown to be very effective, Greiter said. When Greiter came into the position more than a year ago, his goal was to implement social media so police could interact with community members on a platform they already use. He tries to focus equally on Facebook and Twitter, but they have very different audiences, he said. “We see a lot more of the faculty, staff, parent audience on Facebook and more of the student audience on Twitter,” Greiter said. “Having to balance both of those is a little bit difficult in that I have two very different approaches for those two platforms, but they’re both very beneficial

to us.” The officer-student relationship has improved since the department began having a social media presence, which has proven beneficial, Greiter said. “When there’s something negative in the news related to law enforcement and somebody latches on and decides to post something negative on our Facebook or Twitter, our community steps up and says, ‘Hey, you obviously don’t get who these people are. You’ve never interacted with ISU police if you think that’s how they would respond here,’” Greiter said. “Having our community back us up immediately and overwhelmingly is fantastic.” As new students cycle in each year, Geoff Huff, the investigations commander for Ames Police, said it’s important to stay active and engaged with them. “There are 5,000 or 6,000 new people every year who have never had any interaction with the police departments here,” Huff said. “We don’t know what their relationship was with the police department. We want to keep that engagement going. If we don’t do something all the time, we’re going to lose half of our population over the course of just a few years,” Huff said. The outreach programs and events are done to show the public that officers are human beings just like everyone else who has a good sense of humor Huff said. “We’re pretty easy-going most of the time,” Huff said. “A lot of times we’re dealing with some pretty

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Anthony Greiter of the Iowa State Police Department helps 10-year-old Carlos carve a pumpkin at the Ames Boys and Girls Club on Oct. 29. Local police helped youth carve pumpkins as a part of a police outreach program.

heavy material, so you have to keep a good sense of humor or you would just go crazy in this job. If I can get a message across to you and make you laugh at the same time, that’s what I try and do.” Lindsay Laske, sophomore in elementary education, said she started following the Ames Police account after she saw a funny tweet from them retweeted on her timeline. “They really do seem approachable,” Laske said. “I’ve never had a run-in with the police, but if I ever felt unsafe, I wouldn’t be afraid to call them.” Laske said she also follows the departments’ Twitter accounts for alerts if something were to happen on campus. The ISU Police Twitter account has nearly 6,700 followers, and the Ames Police Twitter account has around 5,500 followers. They maintain a friendly rivalry to see who can get the most followers. Huff said the account that is leading continuously switches back and forth. “Every time you have something really strange

or terrible happen, then you gain all these followers because people want to follow the story,” he said. “So we’re always one horrible incident away from beating [ISU Police].” While social media has its benefits for reaching the public, it presents unique challenges as well. Greiter said his goal is to get out as much information as they can so people can make an informed decision. However, finding a balance between accuracy and immediacy is difficult. When there was a suspicious package on campus last year—what Greiter refers to as “The Medieval Sock Scare”—he was on scene tweeting what he could without putting the bomb squad or officers in danger. Huff said that while social media is good for getting the word out quickly, an unintended consequence of all social media is that there is a public expectation that they’ll get information faster than sometimes possible. “If I put too much information out there, it’s basically going to aid the

bad guy,” Huff said. “We want our victims to get justice, and if we put too much information out there and they don’t, then that’s our fault.” Greiter said there is sometimes an expectation people have with social media that the officers should be providing a play-by-play of incidents as they occur. “If there’s an active shooter walking through the hallways, I’m not going to be tip-toeing behind him tweeting every move,” Greiter said. “We’ll get out as much information as we can as soon as we can so that students, faculty, staff and people in the Ames area can make an informed decision.” Despite the problems associated with social media, it can also be extremely beneficial. Huff said they have had one missing person found this summer because of Facebook. Somebody saw their post and remembered the picture while they were out jogging and found the girl. Students and the public will have an opportunity to see firsthand what happens on a night patrol shift

this weekend as part of a Trick-or-Tweet-Along. ISU Police will start its tweetalong on Thursday at 7:30 p.m., and Ames Police will begin at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. By using the hashtag #poltwt, students can follow along with the tweets and ask officers any questions they have. “In the past, people have asked questions about specific laws to general safety tips to whether we prefer Blizzards, McFlurries or Frosties,” Greiter said. “I will take just about any question and get an answer out.” Greiter said the best part of his job is the positive interactions with the community and highlighting those positive interactions. “A lot of law enforcement is interacting with people on what I consider the worst day of their life. But the fact that we can have these positive interactions and it encourages people to call us, even when it’s not the worst day in their life, that’s fantastic. Outreach goes beyond the presentations—it’s our daily interactions with the community.”

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Economics graduate fellowship established to honor Wayne Gross By Kelly.Schiro @iowastatedaily.com Wayne W. Gross earned a master’s degree in economics from Iowa State in 1967 and died a little over a year later in the Vietnam War. More than 45 years later, the Wayne W. Gross Graduate Fellowship will be awarded to an economics graduate student as early as next fall. The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, was friends with Gross while they were pursuing graduate degrees in economics. Gross was humble, never spoke ill of anyone and listened to people when they talked to him, the donor said. “This was simply something that I had thought a long time about doing, and now I could,” the donor said. “I felt a fellowship in Wayne’s memory would also go a long way towards

helping another human being to accomplish goals that Wayne made a deliberate choice to put on hold.” Gross put his future on hold to volunteer for the military. The donor was inspired to help graduate students pursue their education because Gross helped his country and the people around him. “It’s basically a fellowship that would fully support the graduate student during those last three years,” said John Schroeter, professor and interim chair of economics. “The award has to cover tuition, benefits and a stipend for students living expenses.” Zhixia Ma, fourth year graduate student in economics and president of the Economics Graduate Student Association, said the fellowship would help the student focus on his or her dissertation and reduce the pressure to get another job to pay for school.

Some graduate students in economics are able to get paid assistantships for financial support. Ma said getting an assistantship is competitive, as there are 40 available. Graduate students can also apply for paid research assistantships in the summer. “In a research assistantship usually students work with their major professor within their field of interest,” Ma said. “It helps them to set up the research skill in their own fields.” Graduate students with assistantships are required to do outside work, such as being a teacher’s assistant outside their area of study. “For most students I don’t think they can get enough funding,” Ma said. “If they can have some sort of fellowship that would really help.” As a result of having to divide their attention between assistantship duties and their dissertation, grad-

uate students in economics often have to stay more than five years. Ma hopes that her parents can help her financially, so she can finish school in five years. The Wayne W. Gross Fellowship recipient will be decided by the department chair. Professors may be asked for their opinion on candidates. The chair will try to find a student who closely matches the donor’s preferences. “A focus on agricultural markets would reflect Wayne’s background in agriculture, and I suggested a preference for industrial organization or economics of market organization to reflect my own speciality,” the donor said. The donor also hopes the recipient will learn more about Gross and visit the Gold Star Hall in the Memorial Union where Gross’s name is engraved on the wall, reminding them of Gross’s sacrifice.

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on elections Midterm elections may impact education policy By Alex.Hanson @iowastatedaily.com The midterm elections on Tuesday may flip the balance of power in the U.S. Senate, which could change the way ISU students and future generations receive their educations. Democrats and Republicans have very different ideas about how the government should manage education and help students. A flip in the controlling party in the Senate could lead to some major changes in education policy. Democrat Bruce Braley and Republican Joni Ernst, candidates for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat, have also taken very different positions regarding education. “Republicans in general don’t like things such as Common Core [State Standards], they want to have local control [of education],” said Mack Shelley, ISU political science professor. “Ernst is on record of saying, “Just get rid of the U.S. Department of Education.’” Ernst has said she would like to abolish the Department of Education at the federal level. Ernst was asked how eliminating the department would affect students during the Sept. 28 U.S. Senate debate. “It doesn’t do anything to those [students] who receive Pell Grants and student loans,” Ernst said. “Those are programs that are very necessary for our college students, but they can easily be housed in the Department of Treasury.”

Other Republicans, including Rep. Steve King, R-4th District, have said competition between providers of student loans can bring down rates. “One of the things we have done and pushed for is to provide competition on student loans,” King said. “If the government runs it, it sets the rates. If we let the free market and private markets compete, then competition can keep the rates down.” Democrats, including Braley, typically are the opposite, Shelley said. “Democrats in general want to invest. They don’t say spend; they say invest. In particular, Democrats like early childhood education. Democrats are more likely to want to put more money into higher education as well as K-12,” she said. Shelley also mentioned Democrats in Congress and the White House have pushed policy that makes it harder for companies providing loans to gauge or charge higher interest rates. Democrats are more likely to push for increased spending when it comes to funding. Republicans are generally in favor of spending cuts, which may affect education funding. Sen. Herman Quirmbach, D-Ames, chairs the Education Committee in the Iowa Senate and is also an economics professor at Iowa State. He said a reduction in funding would end up hurting students and teachers. “Fewer resources means fewer services,”

Quirmbach said. “We have record-high enrollments. We’re having to hire more people to teach more classes. If there were cuts in funding, we couldn’t hire as many instructors. That would mean that either the class sizes would get much larger, or we wouldn’t be able to offer enough sections to accommodate students.” Quirmbach also discussed how education policy at the state level — including two years of tuition freeze at state schools — and programs such as work study can ease the burden of student loan debt. “The Board of Regents agreed not to ask the students for more; that is instate undergrad tuition has not gone up,” Quirmbach said. “This year’s juniors are paying the same tuition as they did when they were freshman.” Quirmbach also mentioned that Iowa House and Senate Democrats are on board for a tuition freeze for the third year and that he will push for it in the upcoming legislature. Even though the parties are very different, should voters choose a candidate based on education? David Andersen, ISU political science professor, said not really. “People love to say they care about education, but they don’t tend to vote on it,” Andersen said. “There’s always something more important. Usually, the economy and national security.” Iowa polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Iowa women to make history in elections By Oscar.Alvarez @iowastatedaily.com The 2014 midterm elections will provide Iowa with the chance to make history. The only states that have never elected a woman to Congress are Delaware, Mississippi, Vermont and Iowa. This coming election may be the year that Iowa sends not one but three women to Congress. Republicans Joni Ernst and Mariannette MillerMeeks and Democrat Staci Appel are all running for spots in Congress this year, and all have the goal to become one of the first women Iowa sends to Congress. Ernst is looking to become Sen. Tom Harkin’s replacement as one of Iowa’s senators. Miller-Meeks and Appel are running for a seat in the House of Representatives. Miller-Meeks is running in District 2, and Appel is running in District 3. This is not the first time that three women have run for Congress in Iowa. The years 1992 and 1996 both saw four women run for U.S Senate and the House of Representatives. There have been eight women that have run for the U.S Senate in Iowa’s history and 21 women that ran for the House of Representatives. None won their respective elections.

“On average than men to sponsor women actually legislation focusing have about a 52 peron women and famcent chance to win ily issues.” an open-seat race Jonathon Laudand men a 48 perner, president of ISU cent chance,” said College RepubliDianne Bystrom, cans, believes womdirector of the Caren are important in rie Chapman Catt the political field. Center for Women “Obviously it is in Politics. just as important for Bystrom bewomen as it is for anybody. They’re lieves Ernst has a not particularly imgreat chance in her mune to any of the open-seat race. decisions that are “It’s a very hot, made in [Washingcompetitive race. ton] D.C. or in Des She’s been up in Moines,” Laudner nearly all of the said. “They have just polls, except someas much importance times I think it’s in making sure within the margin that the decisions of error, so I think made in politics are it’s a race that’s too equally beneficial close to call,” Bysto them as it is for trom said. everybody.” The second Laudner also race mentioned by believes that there Bystrom was the are obstacles womrace in Iowa’s 3rd en face in entering Congressional Disthe field of politics. trict between Staci “There are Appel and Repubsome stigmas that lican David Young. surround women “I also think that in politics, and I Staci Appel stands a would say that most good chance to get of them are wrong. elected. Again it’s They’re perpetuated an open seat race, it’s very competiCourtesy of Wikimedia Commons by men who have that old, ‘boys club’ tive. It’s a district in Carrie Chapman Catt was an ISU alumna who played a major role in the Women’s Suffrage Movementality,” Laudner Iowa, the 3rd Con- ment. The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics was made in honor of her. said. gressional District, “I think there have that is really seen as our two because they’re both average are more collabmost swaying district in in open-seat competitive orative, more bipartisan, been successful women more focused on problem- in politics, on both sides the state,” Bystrom said. “I races.” Bystrom said women solving and less tolerant of the aisle. If here is a would say in my 18 years in Iowa, this is the best elected to Congress prove of corruption than male struggle, it is because the politicians,” Bystrom said. men involved have that old, chance I’ve seen for women to be effective. “Research shows that “Women serving in Con- ‘boys club’ feeling and just in Iowa to be elected to Congress, either one or women political leaders on gress are also more likely won’t let go of that stigma,”

Laudner said. Zoe Kustritz, president of ISU College Democrats, thinks women can bring something new to Congress once they are sent. “I think that women definitely bring the perspective of being a woman. Those men obviously have no idea what the female experience is like, and that’s half the population,” Kustritz said. “It’s like the same argument for diversity. Diversity is important to have a variety of perspectives.” The feat of women impacting the political field outside Iowa would not have been possible without the help of women fighting for their rights in Iowa. There are multiple women whose impacts can still be felt today, like that of Carrie Chapman Catt. Catt in an ISU alumna who is regarded as a key figure in the ratification of the 19th Amendment of the United States. The university created the Catt Center in her honor. Hillary Kletscher, president of the Government of the Student Body, said the Catt Center provides an integral service to students. “The Catt Center empowers women to make a difference, and I think it really just goes back to having somebody to tell someone that you can do this, no matter who that is,” Kletscher said. “I think that is a really big deal in getting to the point where the glass ceiling for women in politics no longer exists.”

ELECTION

Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014

GOVERNOR CANDIDATES Party: Republican Age: 67 Hometown: Leland, Iowa Political History: •

TERRY BRANSTAD

Iowa House of Representatives: 1973-1979 • Lieutenant Governor of Iowa: 1979-1983 • Governor of Iowa: 19831999, 2011-present Job History: Founded Branstad and Associates, LLC

ISSUES: Education: In 2013, Branstad signed a nine percent increase in community college funding and increased funding to the regent universities in order to pass both tuition freezes for in-state students. Branstad also believes that curriculum for primary schools should be set by

school districts with only high standards set by the state. He created the Teacher Leadership Program that would provide incentives for experienced teachers to take on leadership and mentor other teachers. An education reform bill would also provide a $20,000 stipend to those in the top 25 percent of their class and who go into difficult subjects and stay in

Iowa for 5 years.

allow students to get more courses in at a faster rate, and students could also take courses for the same tuition as their school at other schools in order to get all of their classes in.

provide for a middle-class lifestyle. The key to create middle-class jobs would be making Iowa attractive to young professionals so companies would follow the professionals and locate to Iowa. Hatch would give fewer tax cuts to corporations and encourage small business in Iowa. Hatch also wants to increase minimum wage.

Environment/Climate Change:

the playing field for employers and new young workers who need valuable on the job experience,” according to his campaign site. He has also proposed eliminating youth minimum wages because, he said, the wage hinders employers from hiring teens. Repealing the youth minimum wage would provide students more opportunities

to learn how to work and stay focused, according to his campaign site.

Jobs/The Economy: Branstad believes that the key to creating a better economy for Iowa is to encourage the growth of private sector jobs. He also wants to encourage the expansion of Iowa businesses currently in place. He believes a competitive tax structure will create

the job opportunities Iowans need. Branstad also introduced Home Base Iowa, an act that promotes Iowa as an attractive state for veterans to live and work in.

Environment/Climate Change: Branstad said he wants to work with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to continue the nutrient reduction strategy.

Incumbent Party: Democrat Age: 64 Hometown: Hartford, Conn. Political History: •

Iowa House of Representatives: 1985-1993, and 2001-2003 • Iowa Senate: 2003-present Job History: Hatch Development Group, 1997

JACK HATCH Party: Iowa Party Age: 51 Hometown: Des Moines Political History:

Education: Hatch said he wants to continue making education affordable for college students and proposed a tuition lock that would make the current tuition rate during students’ first year stay the same until they graduate. He also proposed an accelerated plan that would

Bystander and publisher of El Comunicador.

ISSUES:

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JONATHAN NARCISSE

Co-chair Polk County Democratic Party: 1984-1986 • U.S. House of Representatives: Congressman Fauntroy 1984 and 1987 Job History: Narcisse is the editor in chief of the Iowa

ISSUES:

Party: Libertarian Age: 61 Hometown: Logan, Iowa Political History: None, Hieb is running to reform the government’s input on health care. Job History: Orthopedic surgeon: present

LEE HEIB Party: New Independent

Education: Narcisse has said one of his main focuses in the future in education is opting Iowa out of No Child Left Behind and the Common Core programs. He also suggests offer-

ISSUES: Education: Hieb said she wants to see education return to local control and that the government is spending money that should be spent on actual children on federal and state employees. By having local control, districts meet the desires and needs of students and

Party Iowa Age: 66

University and taught sociology and management at DMACC since 1994.

Hometown: Stanley, Iowa Political History:

ISSUES:

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JIM HENNAGER

City council member in three cities in Iowa: Fayette, Volga and Cambridge. • Ran for governor in 1998. Job History: Was a business manager of Upper Iowa

Education: Public primary schools in Iowa should “integration of computerized super learning” because the majority of Iowa students will go on to have jobs that re-

Jobs/The Economy: Hatch said he wants to continue to increase jobs in Iowa, and increase the number of jobs that would

ing free college to Iowans who attend public or private Iowa colleges in exchange for community service and staying in Iowa each year for every year for which college is paid.

Jobs/The Economy: Narcisse has said he wants to create a tiered minimum wage structure that would attempt to “level

their families, she said. She also said nutrition in schools should not be up to state or federal government.

Jobs/The Economy: Hieb believes the government has too much control over business, which stifles the growth of private business. Hieb said many “nebulous safety benefits” de-

quire computer skills, Hennager said. He also believes that the school year should be extended to 11 months and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hennegar wants to add six new Iowa public universities and create a regional center for higher education that focuses on technology, internet communications, alternative energy, alternative transportation and

Hatch is working with NextGen Climate, an organization devoted to spreading knowledge on how to combat climate change. Hatch wants to create a detailed plan on how to deal with climate change, how it will affect agriculture in Iowa and how it may increase or decrease the production of renewable energy.

Environment/Climate Change: Narcisse has said he believes Iowa’s efforts to protect air quality are adequate. He said there needs to be a collaboration between citizens, farmers, businesses and experts to create a plan to improve water quality.

mand too much money and time and discourages the growth of jobs. Hieb does not believe that raising the minimum wage will benefit Iowans, saying that the cost of production will increase the costs of goods produced.

Environment/Climate Change: Hieb has not provided a stance on the environment and climate change.

holistic medicine.

and manufacturing jobs within six years.

Jobs/The Economy: Hennager said he believes the minimum wage should be increased to $10 an hour with a 25 cents-peryear increase. He said the key to improving indstry and jobs is to create 1,000 new micro farms in 99 counties and then to create 1,000 retail

Environment/Climate Change: Hennager said he wants to see stricter laws for environmental safety. He proposes stricter laws for farm confinement operations, saying that fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides should be knifed into the soil and not sprayed.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATES Party: Republican Age: 65 Hometown: Storm Lake, Iowa Political History: •

Iowa House of Representatives: 1997-2003 • US House of Representatives: 2003-present Job History: Founded King Construction, 1975

STEVE KING

ISSUES: Education: King says competition for student loans in the free market would bring down interest rates, which would lead to less of a burden on student loans after college. King also said he supports the federal Pell Grant program, but says with a federal budget deficit, there

may not be money to pay for an expansion. King also believes more education decisions should be left for states to decide instead of the Department of Education.

Jobs/The Economy: King said government should “stay out of the way” when it comes to taxes and regulations, a tactic

which would then lead to job growth and creation. King supports lowering the corporate tax rate, as well. King supports the “Fair Tax” system, which would repeal all income taxes and replace it with a national sales tax. King does not support an increase in the minimum wage and says a minimum wage should be set at the state level, not by the fed-

eral government.

Environment/Climate Change: King said there is some evidence that the Earth is warming, but said it is still open to debate on whether humans are contributing. King said the government should not mandate regulations related to climate change, as they will hurt businesses.

Incumbent

Party: Democrat Age: 28 Hometown: Boone, Iowa Political History: None Job History: •

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JIM MOWRER

Iowa National Guard: April 2003 - April 2009, deployed to Iraq: October 2005 - August 2007 Pentagon: January 2010 - June 2013, Special Assistant to Undersecretary of the Army

ISSUES: Education: Mower believes students should have a chance to refinance and consolidate student loans after graduating college and also said he would support national service options [teaching, military] for debt relief to students after college. Mowrer also wants

to expand the federal Pell Grant program and said getting rid of the Department of Education is the wrong approach.

Jobs/The Economy: Mowrer said it needs to be easier for small businesses to create jobs and he would support tax incentives and elimination of red tape to speed up job growth.

Mowrer says he supports reform to the tax system, but wants to keep a progressive tax system. Mowrer also supports raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.

Environment/Climate Change: Mowrer believes human activity is contributing to climate change. Mowrer wants to invest in clean,

renewable energy, including wind energy in Iowa, and says it is an economic and national security issue. Mowrer supports EPA guidelines and regulations to limit outputs and emissions and noted that Iowa is already on track to meet new guidelines. Mowrer is against abolishing the Environmental Protection Agency.

ELECTION

Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014

U.S. SENATE CANDIDATES Party: Republican Age: 44 Hometown: Red Oak, Iowa Political History: •

Montgomery County Auditor: 2004-2011 • I o w a S e n a t e : 2011-present Job History: Lt. Col. in the Iowa Army National Guard

JONI ERNST Party: Democrat Age: 56 Hometown: Grinnell, Iowa Political History: Congressman for Iowa’s 1st District: 2006-Present

Job History: Trial lawyer in Waterloo, Iowa

BRUCE BRALEY

ISSUES: Education: Ernst is in favor of eliminating the federal Department of Education, saying that eliminating the department would not harm Pell Grants or student loans. Ernst said those services can be housed in the Department of Treasury. Ernst also believes the Common

ISSUES: Education: Braley said a large focus for him is to make college affordable for all college students. He helped introduce the Student Loan Affordability Act in 2013 to extend low interest rates for federally subsidized loans for two more years before interest

Party: Independent Age: 63 Hometown: Maquoketa,

ISSUES:

Iowa

Stewart said that Washington should stay out of education decisions and that those should be made at a local level. Stewart said the government getting involved in the student loan business has made the cost of college increase dramatically and is a way for gov-

Political History: None Job History: Founded Frontier Cooperative Herbs

RICK STEWART Party: Bob Quast for Term Limits Age: 44 Hometown: Blue Grass, Iowa Political History: None Job History: •

•

Professor, Brown Mackie College, St. Ambrose University Mid American Energy

Education:

ISSUES: Bob Quast has not laid out a position on education, healthcare and climate change, instead focusing his campaign on term limits, energy and government accountability.

Term limits: Quast said the American public is tired of both

BOB QUAST Party: Independent Age: 48 Hometown: Lamoni, Iowa Political History: None Job History: • •

Physical Therapist Small business owner

ISSUES: Ruth Smith has no specific proposals on education, healthcare and the economy, but has made brief remarks on statements on her position.

Economy: Smith said the national debt is the number one priority when it comes to fiscal responsibility. Smith

RUTH SMITH

Core that sets standards for public schools is not necessary and that states should be in charge of setting their own standards for curriculum.

Jobs and the economy: Ernst said that progrowth economic policies will unleash America’s economy. She said the free market is a great eco-

rates double to 6.8 percent. Braley takes issue with the No Child Left Behind law, saying that it punishes the successful students. He wants to eliminate the unfunded mandates associated with the law.

Jobs and the economy: Braley is in favor of raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.

ernment to raise taxes. Stewart says getting the federal government out of student loans and eliminating pell grants will lower the cost of higher education.

Jobs/The Economy: Stewart says that government regulations and new taxes kill jobs. Stewart said a reduction in those will promote

nomic tool, but federal government regulations discourage the creation of business, especially small business. Joni said she will make sure Iowa will have an influx of businesses and jobs if the markets remain open to the export of Iowa goods.

Health care: Ernst said she wants to

He is also in favor of legislation that would expand tax deductions on start-up expenses for small businesses. Braley wants to create a thriving middle class that is the key to economic success, and he believes that can be done if America and Iowa invest in manufacturing to create jobs and have goods to sell.

Health care:

job growth. Stewart also said that government “anti-poverty,” or welfare programs, incentivize people not to work which hurts the economy. Stewart also said eliminating the minimum wage, which has no positive effect on the economy, will help worker.

Healthcare:

democrats and republicans, and that independent candidates provide a better solution.

Accountability: Quast said he will stand up for the constitution, fight against government waste and says elected officials should be held accountable for misuse of government and unethical behavior.

said that the government should be held more accountable for regulations and taxation. She also said that corporate tax loopholes should be closed, but increased taxation should be the last resort.

should be evaluated for effectiveness and the overall need. Overall, Smith is running on campaign finance reform and making sure that government ensures equal opportunity for all citizens.

Healthcare: Smith has said that Medicare and Medicaid

IOWA SENATE — 23RD DISTRICT Party: Republican Age: 36 Hometown: Eastern Iowa Political History: •

•

District representative for Rep. Steve King’s office Member of Ames City Council

Job History:

JEREMY DAVIS

Employee with the state of Iowa for the Iowa College Student Aid Commission

Party: Democrat Age: 64 Hometown: St. Paul, Minn. Political History: Senator for Iowa District 23: 2003-Present

Job History: Associate professor of economics at Iowa State

HERMAN QUIRMBACH

ISSUES: Education: Davis believes local school districts should have the opportunity to make decisions that affect them locally. Davis also said Iowans have great opportunities for higher education, but he would support initiatives from the Iowa Board

ISSUES: Education: Quirmbach is the head of the Education Committee and supported bills that would fund the three regent universities more out of the state budget so tuition for in-state students would not be raised. Quirmbach said he would also fight for a third

of Regents that funds public higher education. Davis also said there is a need to support “effective educators” in public schools to bring Iowa back to the top of education.

Jobs and the economy: Davis said Iowa leaders need to continue encouraging small business owners and main street

tuition freeze because the state budget is in a capable position to pass another one. He said the state had allocated more funds to regent universities in the past and needs to return to the original amount.

Jobs and the economy: Quirmbach said he wants to continue to see

repeal the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, because it would put health care decisions on the shoulders of doctors instead of policymakers. Ernst voted against Medicaid expansion in Iowa. She said she wants to replace Obamacare with free-market alternatives so Iowans can choose health care options for themselves.

business owners. He would also like to encourage businesses and industries to relocate to Iowa, which would create more jobs for young professionals who are working in the state. While the property tax reform of 2013 will help small businesses, he said taxes on homeowners need to be reduced.

the Senate continuing to support initiatives that fund small business development centers and expand cultural projects. He said the top priority is to create a stable middle class. He said the Senate already passed a balanced budget that would not raise taxes while keeping a surplus of funds.

Braley supports the Affordable Care Act and said that Medicare reimbursement brought by the act helps providers accept more Medicare patients. Braley believes in continuing to fund Medicare and Medicaid, and he said that affordable health care would be a focus of his term in Senate.

Stewart said that the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, did nothing to fix healthcare issues like cost. Stewart also said government in the main cause is the main factor in the costs of rising healthcare. Stewart also said the Medicare and Medicaid programs provide poor healthcare and proposes discontinuing them.

IOWA STATE DAILY

OPINION

Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014

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Students have the option to change their schedule and drop a class up until Friday. The Office of the Registrar employs a $12 fee to drop a course. Megan Kalb/Iowa State Daily

In the current two-party system voters have limited say in selecting government officials. One possible solution to issues regarding this system is The Alternative Vote. This method involves individuals ranking candidates instead of choosing just one.

Amend voting system Two-party system binds voter’s choice By Zöe.Woods @iowastatedaily.com

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is the season for politics, a time where negative ads and campaign rallies dominate the spectrum, at least until November. So why all of the chaos? To win your vote, that’s why. Each candidate spends months of schmoozing trying to win over your decision to put them in office. Votes are the only thing keeping that candidate from either winning the seat or going back to his or her day job. The importance of votes more than likely outweighs the actual ideals that the politician stands for. That may sound harsh and unfair, but it pairs well with our voting system. An unfair strategy that has forced our country into a twoparty system. There are many things wrong with our two-party system and it all stems from a warning our forefathers gave us about the dangers our country would befall if we were to take on that type of government. John Adams and George Washington both warned our government about what a two-party system would do to our country, and it is sad to say that we have inevitably walked down that forbidden road. “There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution,” John Adams said in a letter

in 1789. We were also given warning as a young country by the one and only, George Washington in his farewell speech in 1796. “The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissension, which in different ages & countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders & miseries, which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security & repose in the absolute power of an Individual: and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of Public Liberty.” Currently, the two-party system has weakened our central government and has made it near impossible to get anything accomplished. Our government has shut down because of political gridlock, decisions can’t be made and there is constantly a tug of war between parties. Needless to say, our forefathers wouldn’t be proud of the situation our country has put itself in. Now there really isn’t anyone to blame for how this came to be, like everything else, you just blame the system. And for once that is the correct assumption. Our voting system is flawed and needs to be recalibrated to better fit our society. It will make our country stronger and better in the long run it will also be more run by the people Currently we run on a First Past The Post basis. Under FPTP “voting takes place in single-member constituencies. Voters put a cross in a box next to

their favored candidate and the candidate with the most votes in the constituency wins. All other votes count for nothing. We believe FPTP is the very worst system for electing a representative government,” the Electoral Reform Society states in their website. It’s hard to not agree once the facts are laid out and there is a viable reason to believe our current system is detrimental to our government and is only keeping us in a vicious cycle that is forever turning. If you were to weigh the pros against the cons of FPTP the cons would embarrassingly outweigh the pros to this method. Some of the reasons it doesn’t work and why it shouldn’t be implemented in our society is that representatives can get elected through a very small portion of public support. This is because it doesn’t matter by how much they win but only that they get more votes than the other candidates. Another reason is that it severely restricts a voters choice. This is because parties represent many different viewpoints. There isn’t an option for a voter to oppose the preferred candidate on the ballot if the views of the voter and the candidate differ. This system also wastes a large number of votes. Votes that are cast for the losing candidates, or for the winning candidate above the level they need to win that seat, count for nothing. It also eliminates any chance for a third party member to win an election because the third party will just split the votes with the candidate they are most alike, leaving the opposing side the victor. Shouldn’t all votes matter? With the FPTP method, there isn’t a way to escape the twoparty system, there is

however an alternative voting system that would put the power more into the hands of the people. So what is this alternative voting system? The Alternative Vote is a preferential system where the voter has the chance to rank the candidates in order of which the voter prefers. “The voter puts a ‘1’ by their first choice a ‘2’ by their second choice, and so on, until they no longer wish to express any further preferences or run out of candidates. Candidates are elected outright if they gain more than half of the first preference votes. If not, the candidate who lost [the one with least first preferences] is eliminated and their votes are redistributed according to the second [or next available] preference marked on the ballot paper. This process continues until one candidate has half of the votes and is elected,” according the Electoral Reform Society website. Through this system, a two-party system cannot exist because this method penalizes extremist parties who are unlikely to gain many second-preference votes. It also encourages candidates to chase second and third preferences, which lessens the need for negative campaigning and reward broad church policies, as stated by the Electoral Reform Society. All in all, it would give more power to the people and it would subsequently eliminate the two-party system allowing voters to chose from a wide range of candidates with multiple ideals. The winner would cater to a majority of the public representing what the majority of the nation wants. Stuff might actually get done in Washington with the implementation of the alternative voting method.

Show your support for Jeremy Davis I’m proud to support Jeremy Davis, candidate for Iowa Senate District 23, and I encourage you to cast your vote for Davis on November 4th, or earlier, should you choose to vote early on Saturday at the Ames Public Library or Ascen-

sion Lutheran Church. As a student at Iowa State, I know that we need to have a state senator who understands students. Through my conversations with Davis, I know that he understands the priorities of college students and he will fight to ensure that the cost of higher education is affordable while ensuring that the regent universities, like Iowa State, are operating

With October coming to a close, many students have plenty to be excited about. Halloween parties, Fall break closing in and even the fall semester winding down can occupy students’ minds. However, with a lack of focus, grades and class projects can slip away, hindering grades and wallets. Friday will be the final day students can drop a class without the penalty of it counting as a failing grade. In order to drop a class, you must get the signatures from your adviser, professor and then take it to 10 Enrollment Services. The process is lengthy and should make you really understand the purpose of dropping the class. If you decide to drop, be sure to know what all that includes. Dropping a class costs $12 upfront and is charged to your U-Bill and no cash is accepted. The charge goes directly to your U-Bill, which can make it even more tempting to drop the class with the thought that there is no penalty, as long as it’s done before the drop date. A lot of students realize they failed to meet the expectations of that class and use dropping before the deadline as a scapegoat for their actions. The true reason the drop with no penalty period of time is in place is so if someone is unsure that a class is not right for them, they can leave the class without it hurting their GPA. There is also the misconception that once you have obtained a pink slip that you do not have to continue going to that class, simply because you plan to drop the class. However, you do have to go back and get that professor’s signature. If the professor believes you have not been pulling your wait and slacking off, it is the professor’s decision whether to sign the pink slip or not. Many college students will take advantage of the no penalty drops because of laziness and unpreparedness. Keep in mind that students only have five of these drops, and while that may seem like a lot, it isn’t if they become abusers of the action. If there comes a time when you chose to change your major early in the semester, you might want to drop two or three classes early on, and still have a cushion for later in your career. Using the drops for productive, academic reasons are what they are there for. They are not there as an out for lazy behavior. If you do chose to drop a class, it is important to plan accordingly. Some professors do not have office hours on Fridays, so be sure to have the paperwork filled out beforehand. Also, plan for the $12 fine that is attached to your U-Bill, which you cannot pay in cash. If you have fallen behind in class because of unpreparedness, take that as a lesson and move forward with better learning habits to ensure the best academic time at Iowa State.

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Jonathon Laudner, senior in management information systems

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in the most efficient and effective manner. Tuition dollars, like taxes, should never be taken for granted, and I know that Davis will work hard ever day to earn your trust by making sure that your tuition dollars are spent appropriately and with transparency. Davis earned both his undergraduate and master’s degrees from our beloved Iowa State. He understands what

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Ryan Young/Iowa State Daily Caitlin Nolan digs the ball against Kansas on Oct. 22. Nolan broke the ISU record and tied the Big 12 record for digs in a match when she posted 43 digs. Nolan has exceeded the expectations this year for Iowa State.

The Iowa State volleyball team has certainly had its struggles this season, but replacing two time AllAmerica and current Team USA member Kristen Hahn has not been one of them. Junior libero Caitlin Nolan won the preseason battle for the right to step into Hahn’s position on the court and has been turning heads ever since. “She is certainly one of the best [in the Big 12],” said ISU volleyball coach Christy Johnson-Lynch. “I would put her up against just about anyone. She does both. She can play defense and pass. There are not many liberos who can be great at both.” Already a three time selection for Big 12 defensive player of the week a little more than halfway through the season, Nolan only continues to get better, as her best matches have come in the team’s last two outings. Nolan broke an ISU record and tied a Big 12 record on Oct. 22 with 43 digs in a five-set win against then No. 18 Kansas, the first ranked

opponent to fall at the hands of Iowa State all season. Nolan followed that effort by amassing 35 digs in a five-set loss at Baylor on Oct. 25, which is tied for the ninth best mark in school history. Nolan said that even she could not have predicted this level of success would come so quickly, if at all. “This was not at all expected,” Nolan said. “To be honest with you, I did not know I was even close to that record [during] that game. It was pretty cool. It has been a blessing.” Johnson-Lynch said that the signs of potential greatness were present in Nolan’s game long before she began setting records and winning awards. “It started many years ago in club,” Johnson-Lynch said. “We watched her probably since she was a freshman or sophomore in club. She has always been pretty talented. Some kids just kind of have a special touch, a special knack for how to pass the ball.” Nolan as a leader Senior outside hitter Victoria Hurtt and junior right side hitter Mackenzie Bigbee, both of whom

played with Hahn for multiple years and have AllAmerica selections on their resumes, described Nolan as a primary leader for the Cyclones both on the court and in the locker room. “She is being a great leader for this team,” Hurtt said. “I think that is what great players do. They come out every game and they look the same, act the same and play the same.” Nolan admitted that producing consistently amidst the pressure of elevating to a starting role, specifically one formerly occupied by a player as successful and well known as Hahn, required a shot of mental toughness. “I learned a lot from Hahn,” Nolan said. “She was a good leader. She was one of the most competitive people you are ever going to be around — not just in volleyball, but in everything you do. There is obviously going to always be a little bit of pressure. I can not say I did not feel it. I just did not let it phase me.” Aside from bringing energy and an unmatched verbal enthusiasm, as well as producing at incredibly

high levels, Nolan said she and Hahn are actually very different players. Because of that, Nolan shies away from making comparisons between herself and the former ISU star, which has helped her acclimate to her new, prominent position with Iowa State. Now comfortable in all of her numerous roles on the team, Nolan said creating the same type of presence that Hahn did day in and day out is at the top of her list of priorities. “Leadership means everything,” Nolan said. “We have a lot of young girls on this team. I would not say it is keeping people in check. It is more [about] when people have questions, being the first one to answer and letting them know I am always here.” The team and the coaching staff have taken notice of Nolan’s efforts and appreciate them. As the accolades and stats continue to pile up, the rest of the Big 12 is beginning to as well. “I knew she had potential,” Hurtt said. “I knew she was going to be great. I did not know she was going to be this great.”

ISU defense hopes to halt Oklahoma rushing attack By Beau.Berkley @iowastatedaily.com In a conference littered with talented quarterbacks, the Iowa State football team has already seen, and will continue to see, its fair share of top tier quarterbacks. First there was Kansas State’s Jake Waters, Baylor’s Bryce Petty and more recently Texas’ Tyrone Swoopes. On Saturday, the ISU defense will have Trevor Knight to contain, but even more worrisome than Knight is Oklahoma’s rushing attack, which has proven to be formidable this season. As a team, Oklahoma ranks third in the Big 12 in rushing offense with 192 yards per game, which also ranks them 41st in the nation. The Sooner’s ground game is led by true freshman Samaje Perine, who has

rushed for 657 yards on the season and 10 touchdowns, including a 242 yard, four touchdown performance against West Virginia. Joining Perine in the backfield is Alex Ross and Keith Ford, who together form what ISU defensive coordinator Wally Burnham called the deepest rushing attack his defense has played this season. “They are a power running football team, they are not a spread team, everyone thinks they are but they’re not,” Burnham said. “They got three or four of them [running backs] that can pound it through the middle and they got three or four that can break one and go a long way on you.” Protecting the Oklahoma running backs is a stout offensive line that linebacker Luke Knott said is different from many of the lines that Big 12 teams have.

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Linebackers Jevohn Miller and Luke Knott make a tackle against No. 7 Baylor on Sept. 27 at Jack Trice Stadium. The Cyclones fell to the Bears 49-28. Miller led the Cyclones in tackles with 17.

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and making sure his defense gets to ball carriers quick and wrap up. This season, Iowa State has been somewhat woeful against the run. Teams are averaging 209 rushing yards per game against the Cyclones and have scored 24 rushing touchdowns, the most against any defense in the Big 12. Knott said that a key to victory and an overall improvement on the defensive side of the ball, will be stopping big plays and being on the same page, something they failed to do against Texas on Oct. 18. However, against Texas, Iowa State was able to force three turnovers including a 51-yard fumble return for a touchdown from linebacker Jevohn Miller. “We created a few turnovers and scored a touchdown on defense and that’s huge,” Knott said.

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Meg, Lenny and Babe unite together to celebrate Lenny’s birthday in Crimes of the Heart. The play will be performed in Fisher Theater from Friday through Nov. 9 and tickets are on sale now.

‘Crimes of the Heart’ takes the stage By Haley.Brase @iowastatedaily.com In a small town of Hazlehurst, Mississippi, a trembling finger pressed on the trigger, envisioning freedom but resonated family turmoil for the MaGrath sisters. Babe, played by Meghan Berkland, a junior in performing arts, is the sister of Meg and Lenny. Secrets encircling her, she shot her husband because she did not like what he looked

like, or so she says. The play ‘Crimes of the Heart,’ will perform on Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9 at Fisher Theater. When Meg received a telegram from Lenny that Babe was in trouble, she came home from her dead end job, singing in California, immediately. Meg, played by Anne Feenstra, a senior in performing arts, is an obnoxiously hilarious character that the audience will immediately fall in love with. She

does not care about other people’s feelings, so she is bluntly out spoken. “This is certainly a comedy,” said Brad Dell, director of the play. “It’s hilarious as hell, but it’s also an incredibly heart felt comedy which is my kind of thing.” Dell has directed 75 shows: plays, operas and musicals, but has never directed the same show more than once. He is an energy fanatic and the actors easily pick up on that. “The biggest issues we

had in rehearsals is that sometimes we can’t stop laughing because we’re just having too good of a time,” Dell said. Relentless sass and sizzling feistiness boiled through each sister throughout the entire play, which will captivate the audience’s attention from beginning to end. Lenny, played by Samantha Koontz, a junior in performing arts, is the oldest of the three sisters. She is the motherly figure for

her family since her mother hung herself along with the family cat. Unlike her sisters, she devoted her life to taking care of their grandfather, since he once took care of Lenny and her sisters. The play is a realistic view of family since disagreements happen between relatives but they are always there to comfort each other when needed. The gut wrenching feeling of laughing too hard will be a constant occurrence in this play. As well as empathy

towards each sister as they confess and confront their secrets. ‘Crimes of the Heart’ will play at 7:30 p.m. on Oct 31, Nov. 1, 7, and 8 and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 2 and 9 at Fisher Theater. Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $11 for students. Single tickets are on sale through the Iowa State Center Ticket Office or ticketmaster.com. Tickets are also available at the door before the performance.

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The indie folk duo The Dodos will perform on Thursday at the Maintenance Shop with indie rock group JohnJuneYear opening for them.

By Parker.Reed @iowastatedaily.com The Dodos originally released an EP and an album under the moniker “Dodo Bird,” but after fans started referring to the band as simply “The Dodos” the band decided that the name stuck. The San Francisco

natives have released six albums to date. The most recent record in the band’s discography, “Carrier,” was released on Aug. 27, 2013. Even almost a decade into their musical career, the band can still get nervous before performing on stage. “It can be stressful for sure,” said Meric Long, lead singer of the group. “The

more you play, you don’t really have to think about it.” The indie folk duo, The Dodos, will perform on Thursday at the Maintenance Shop. The group’s latest effort, “Carrier,” was met with critical acclaim in August of 2013. However, the band stays humble. “I’ve learned over the years to try and stay clear of what people write about our records,” said Long. “It’s a slippery slope. People didn’t hate it, so I was happy about that.” The band expects to release their seventh record in early 2015. “It was great hiring The Dodos for this gig and we’re very excited to be having them play next week,” said Melissa Sheret, co-director of the M-Shop. “The MShop is very enthusiastic about having them come here and I think they feel the same.” Opening for The Dodos is John June Year, a three-piece indie rock group from Clinton, Iowa. John June Year has played with many Iowabased artists such as Bonne

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rent skyrocket,” Dunn said. Dunn finished his concerns speaking about the possibility of denying acceptance to students to alleviate rapid growth rates. Leath addressed Dunn’s points by talking about the administration’s involvement with the city. “We are trying to keep the town relationship very tight because we know these problems intertwine,” Leath said. Madden then spoke about the issues concerning CyRide. “This year the CyRide system is expected to have over 6.8 million [passengers]. That’s a phenomenally large number,” he said. Nick Bitz, junior in electrical engineering, voiced his concern about the housing on campus and how it has left him to find new housing. “I currently don’t have a place to live. I am still on a waiting list for all area apartments,” Bitz said. Harmon told Bitz to meet with him during the recess after the open forum to discuss the situation and see what they could do to get Bitz out of the habit of couch-hopping. One student was in a situation of having to wait

LABRATORY p1 got the archeology program established, I introduced participatory labs in the archeology and physical anthropology classes.” In lab, Gradwohl’s students were tasked with making stone artifacts and pottery to help understand the authentic artifacts they studied. In the biological anthropology labs, students learned to identify bones and guess at the human’s cause of death. He also had two-day field trips to archeological field sites. To this day, Gradwohl’s former students thank him for taking them on his popular twoday field trips. “They remember having fun, they may also remember getting rained and snowed on,” Gradwohl said, “But the thing they enjoyed was the process of trying to discover data and finding answers to questions.” ISU Archeological Lab Before Gradwohl had left Harvard he had been contacted by a man in the National Parks Service congratulating Gradwohl on the position at Iowa State and letting him know of funding for salvage archeology in Red Rock Reservoir along the Des Moines River. Iowa State and the National Parks Service paired

three weeks for his doctor appointment. “If a student is not healthy, they’re not going to class and that is not right,” Martino said. Senator Peter Myers also brought up the subject of tuition and how the growth rate might affect its increase. Leath mentioned that the tuition is decided by the regents and not presidents of the universities. The meeting was wrapped up with the questions of a few students left unanswered, but they were given the opportunity to walk up and ask senators of GSB and administration their questions. Leath gave comments after the meeting about the issues brought up by students and how soon he felt the issues would be dealt with. “Many students came forward and we got a good representation of the issues that are concerning many students,” Leath said. Leath felt that the issues brought up by students were already being dealt with by administration. “As far as projects with student health service, we’re already adding testing centers, adding IT capacity. We’ll see a lot of results even by the beginning of the year,” he said.

ISU students walk down the steps of Curtiss Hall and across Central Campus around noon on Sept. 10. The enrollment number of 34,472 students has led to overcrowding in many places.

up to fund research along the Des Moines River in conjunction with the ISU Summer Field School in Archeology for the summer of 1964. “There was nothing, we had no shovels, no trowels, no shaker screens, no nothing,” Gradwohl said. He had the money to requisition the tools from a store but was questioned why a sociology teacher would need shovels, luckily they were able to get the tools as well as a beat up truck to use. After heading to the field, Gradwohl realized he needed space to store all the tools and artifacts collected. Luckily, the Dean of the College of Sciences and Humanities, Chalmer Roy, understood the need for lab space. The ISU Archeological lab was given temporary space in the World War II barracks between Beardshear and Pearson until they received permanent space in the basement of East Hall. During the first summer in 1964 Gradwohl took 13 students, three of which were women as well as two wives and a couple of children. “The women were good workers, they were as good or better than the men,” Gradwohl said. During that summer

they stayed in an abandoned farmhouse without electricity. The boys and girls had separate dorms spaces. The crew worked in the fields, excavating sites during the day and listening to Gradwohl lecture at night. Gradwohl had a different approach to field school — women were allowed to work and were expected to work as much as the men, earning Gradwohl the reputation of being absolutely relentless. During that time women were rare in field schools in anthropology/archeology. A Former Student’s Perspective Nancy Osborn Johnsen, administer academic advisor and adjunct instructor for anthropology, was a student of Gradwohls’ in his early days of teaching. “The first day we were digging with shovels and it started to rain, I thought ‘Oh, good we can go home,’ and no we didn’t go home,” Osborn Johnsen said, “We stayed in an abandoned farmhouse in the dark.” After working in the field, Osborn Johnsen was hooked. She switched her major from history to anthropology. In the summer of 1966, she was running low on money for college and decided to spend the rest of

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it on summer field school. “I thought, ‘Well, if I don’t get to go to anymore college, then at least I will have had this experience,” Osborn Johnson said. During her time at field school her parents told her she received a scholarship from Iowa State, so she would be able to continue college. She was then hired to work in the lab and went on to be a teacher’s assistant, a field assistant and ran the lab for about 13.5 years. “It was great training ground for anyone who got to go there,” Osborn Johnsen said, “It’s a really good place for people to get socialized and learn about archeology.” Despite working in the field under the hot sun and through rainy weather, many students enjoyed learning from Gradwohl and still keep in contact with him today. Gradwohl estimates that he keeps in contact with 100-200 past students. Many of his students went on to be state archeologists, tribal preservation officers and a number work at national parks. Gradwohl retired in 1994, after which there have been two more directors of the ISU archeological lab. Gradwohl lives in Ames and enjoys the perks of being retired.

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