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Graduation rates higher for students on campus By Erin Coppock Daily staff writer According to a recent study conducted by the ISU Department of Residence, freshmen who lived on campus during the first year of college at Iowa State had a higher graduation rate compared with their off-campus peers. The study also found that living on campus during the first year resulted in an increased improvement of academic performance. Even though Iowa State does not have a mandatory policy to have freshmen live on campus during their first year, on-campus living provides many benefits to those who choose to take advantage of them. Because the majority of freshmen choose to live on campus for their freshmen year, Iowa State has 19 residence halls and three different apartment complexes to accommodate them. Living in an on-campus hall or apartment offers many benefits that living off campus does not, said Ginny Arthur, associate director of residence. “On-campus housing provides an environment that supports academic and personal success,” Arthur said. “We have staff and activities that encourage interaction, involvement and academic support. This past year, 88 percent of freshmen who lived on campus returned to Iowa State, making it the highest return rate in the past decade.
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SPORTS
Running to a Big 12 championship
Football
‘First complete game’ Cyclones put 4-game losing streak ‘to bed’ By Jake.Calhoun @iowastatedaily.com James White said it best last week when asked about Texas Tech’s Oct. 22 upset of then-No. 3 Oklahoma: “Any team is beatable.” A week removed from the first four-game losing streak for the ISU football team in the Paul Rhoads era, the Cyclones upset No. 19 Texas Tech 41-7 on Saturday in the team’s firstever victory in Lubbock, Texas. “It was a complete game,” Rhoads said Sunday night. “We’ve played good football, but we haven’t played a complete game [until now], and it was thoroughly a complete game.” With redshirt freshman Jared Barnett making his first start under center for the Cyclones (4-4, 1-4 Big 12), the ISU offense was able to get things going, jumping out to a 21-0 lead after the first quarter. Barnett, a native of Garland, Texas, completed 14-of-26 passes with 144 yards and one touchdown while accumulating 92 rushing yards and one touchdown on the ground as well. “It’s been crazy, just a whole bunch of excitement between me and the entire team,” Barnett said. “We’re just excited to get this first conference win under our belts and start moving forward.” Running back Duran Hollis had a career-high in rushing yards, amassing 101 with one score — a careerhigh 71-yard touchdown run on the Cyclones’ first drive of the second half.
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Photo courtesy of The Associated Press ISU quarterback Jared Barnett and wide receiver Darius Darks celebrate a touchdown against Texas Tech during Iowa State’s 41-7 upset of the then-No. 19 Red Raiders on Saturday in Lubbock, Texas.
Records in Iowa State’s football history First-ever win in Lubbock, Texas (1-5 all-time). Largest margin of victory (34) against a ranked opponent (22-point margin of victory against No. 20 Nebraska, 2002). Largest margin of victory against a ranked opponent as an unranked team (21-point margin of victory against No. 8 Missouri, 1981).
Largest margin of victory against a ranked opponent on the road (seven-point margin of victory at No. 22 Texas, 2010). Largest margin of victory overall since 2002 (58-6 against Tennessee Tech) and in Big 12 play since 2002 (45-3 against Kansas). Second time in school history with road wins against ranked opponents
Technology
IT finds solution for heavy Internet traffic
in consecutive seasons (2011 at Texas Tech/2010 at Texas; 1976 at Missouri/1977 at Nebraska). Most points (41) against a ranked opponent since Nov. 9, 1996 (42 at No. 7 Colorado). Most total yards (512) since Nov. 22, 2008 (626 at Kansas State). Via ISU Media Relations Department
Fundraising
Service plans to add more access points By Tommie.Clark @iowastatedaily.com A record-breaking number of students attending Iowa State can be a positive aspect of campus life but can also lead to problems. Due to the large number of students, many had difficulty connecting to the Internet at the beginning of the semester. “What may have appeared to have been a wireless problem wasn’t actually a problem with the wireless itself, but the way IP addresses were handed out to users,” said Jennifer Lohrbach, systems analyst for Information Technology Services. The campus wireless network is an intricate system that cannot become overloaded or else students will experience difficulty with signing on. “To use the campus wireless network, your device must connect to a wireless access point and then be assigned an IP address,” said Angela Bradley, director of systems, operations, network and communications for IT Services. “On the first day of classes, devices were connecting to the wireless access points, but the system that assigns addresses, the DHCP server, was overloaded. The
File photo: Dan Kassan/Iowa State Daily Iowa State University Foundation employees work at the call center in Durham Hall. The Foundation employs students to connect with alumni and ask for donations.
File photo: Kelsey Kremer/Iowa State Daily A huge increase in wireless network users on campus this fall has prompted the Computation Advisory Committee to invest $1 million in a project to improve the network infrastructure.
Internet on campus 60,000 devices on the network Between 55 to 60 percent are wireless DHCP system was not prepared for 300 to 400 requests per second $1 million recently awarded to increasing campus wireless expansion
DHCP system was designed to handle about 75 requests per second. It was receiving 300 to 400 requests a second. “After some configuration changes late Monday, Aug. 23, the DHCP problem was resolved.” The Network Infrastruture, Authorization and Directory Services team is the IT Services group that analyzed the problem and came up with the solutions for DHCP. The Network and
Communications team is performing site surveys, installing jacks and placing access points for better wireless coverage. “There was a huge increase in the number of wireless subscribers on campus this fall,” Bradley said. “We are seeing about 60,000 devices on the network, and between 55 to 60 percent are wireless. Our DHCP sys-
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ISU Foundation raises $1 million By Morgan.Sheperd @iowastatedaily.com The ISU call center made history this month, raising more than $1 million for the Iowa State University Foundation. “We don’t think any other program has accomplished raising [$]1 million in one month. The closest we’ve personally ever gotten was raising $932,000,” said programs manager Alec Bridenstine. As of Thursday, the Foundation had raised $1,119,694 for the month of October. Their goal was set at $775,000. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2011 the national household income was $52,954 and the unemployment rate was about 9 percent. Despite the negative economy and hardships many
people are facing, donors are still finding ways to contribute to the cause. Bridenstine said a combination of things contributed to the donor support that made this historic feat reality. “We have a lot of skilled students on the phone that are passionate about the university and want to improve Iowa State,” he said. “We also have a really solid alumni base that is more than willing to give back.” New donors are also helping. “We’ve had a lot of new callers recently. I know we’ve all been calling as much as we can and working hard to make our goals,” said call center employee Lauren Messina, freshman in animal science. The money donated by alumni can go toward anything they request.
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