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10.05.2018 Vol. 219 No. 034
Mandala Magic By chance rather than choice, Kyrstin Myhers stumbled upon an intriguing assignment.
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Students stand united
KENNEDY DERAEDT/ IOWA STATE DAILY The Iowa State University College Democrats organized a Vigil for Survivors and Anti-Kavanaugh Rally and brought candles, signs, chalk and voter registration papers.
SARAH HENRY/ IOWA STATE DAILY Students participate in the PWI BlackOut in support of Colin Kaepernick’s rally against police brutality and social injustices across the United States.
‘I believe you, I support you’
BSA stands with Kaepernick
BY JESSICA.KINDSCHI @iowastatedaily.com
BY MIKE.BROWN AND WHITNEY.MASON @iowastatedaily.com
The College Democrats at Iowa State held an emotion filled “vigil for survivors; an AntiKavanaugh rally” Thursday night. Students showed up on the windy, cold night by the Fountain of Four Seasons to share their stories regarding sexual assault or support those who are survivors. S tudents and communit y members joined together to stand against Judge Brett
Kavanaugh and those who support him. Signs were held that said “KavaNOPE” and presented a number to call the elected senators of Iowa. Kavanaugh is currently under fire for a sexual assault allegation from more than 30 years ago, with more allegations rising to the surface since. One committee member who voted to move Kavanaugh out of the Senate Judiciary
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Wearing all black, a diverse pool of roughly 65 Iowa State students gathered in front of the George Washington Carver statue adjacent to Carver Hall on Thursday. The students, wearing all black, organized the clothing scheme in support and solidarity for the activism shown by former professional
football quarterback Colin Kaepernick. “Standing with Colin Kaepernick doesn’t mean that we’re standing against the American flag,” said Nyakota Ding, freshman in biology and pre-med. “It’s all about having everyone feel safe in their homes, safe walking around the streets, safe just doing anything they’re doing without being approached in a horrifying manner.” D i n g s a i d i t ’s i m p o r t a n t f o r
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‘How you cope with trauma and live without fear’ BY CAITLIN.YAMADA @iowastatedaily.com As a child, many are told to be aware of their surroundings and to not talk to strangers. The phrase “stranger danger” is engraved in children’ minds. Some parents and grandparents were allowed to explore the neighborhood when they were children, as long as they were home before the street lights turned on. In 2014, 466,949 entries were made by law enforcement agencies into the National Crime Information Center’s Missing Person File, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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Of the children who are kidnapped, about 3 percent are abducted by non-family members, and only around 100 are kidnapped each year “in the stereotypical stranger abductions,” according to the Polly Klass Foundation. Jaycee Dugard, Colleen Stan and Elizabeth Smart fell into this 3 percent. These three names littered the newspaper stands. All of these people were abducted by a stranger and kept in captivity. Elizabeth Smart will speak to Iowa State about how she dealt with her trauma and moved on with her life at 7 p.m. Friday in Stephens Auditorium. Smart was abducted at the age of 14 from her home at knifepoint and was held in captivity by a self-proclaimed prophet named Emmanuel (Brian
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David Mitchell) and his wife Wanda Barzee. Smart was moved between California and Utah, was forced to wear a headscarf and veil over her face when in public and, for a period of time, was shackled to a tree with a metal cable. Smart was rescued nine months later and now she travels around the country to “educate, inspire and foster change,” according to the Lectures Program. The Iowa State Lectures Program reached out to Smart after the death of Celia Barquín Arozamena. “[Students] were concerned about their safety and about violence and started to ask questions about ‘how do we go
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