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ISU women’s basketball coach Bill Fennelly will undergo treatment for a cancerous lesion on his vocal cords, the team announced Thursday evening. Fennelly, 54, will undergo radiation treatment for five weeks, starting later this month. The statement said doctors expect a full recovery. The 17-year coach of the Cyclones will continue coaching through the course
of his treatment. “It is important for me to face this health challenge Fennelly head on and continue to work with my staff and student-athletes,” Fennelly said in a statement. “My family and I appreciate the support of our friends and Cyclone Nation.” In 2005, Fennelly under-
went throat surgery to remove a similar growth in his throat that caused voice loss. At the time of the procedure, doctors prescribed regular checkups for about five years to watch for the condition’s return. “I’ve been really lucky,” Fennelly told the Daily before the beginning of the 2005 season. “When you hear the c-word, you get scared and I was a little scared, no question. “The thoughts and
prayers of so many people, it was humbling. You know that a lot of people care about you, but you find another level of that.” The coach, a Davenport, Iowa, native, made a full recovery and returned to the sidelines without missing any time. The Fennelly family is no stranger to health scares. Bill’s son, Billy, was found to have a congenital heart defect at age 8. Fennelly has long stressed the importance of family val-
ues in coaching his team and has compiled a 354-160 record in 16 years at Iowa State. Prior to his time in Ames, he coached at the University of Toledo for seven years, compiling a 166-53 record with the Rockets. The Cyclones have been to 12 NCAA tournaments under Fennelly, advancing to two Elite Eight and three Sweet 16 appearances. Fennelly will have no further comment on the matter, according to the statement.
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TCU likely to accept invitation to join Big 12 By Ryan Osborne and Lexy Cruz TCU 360 TCU will likely accept an invitation to the Big 12 Conference, according to reports. The offer would go into effect for the 2012-13 school year, CBSSports.com and the Austin American-Statesman reported Thursday. The Big 12 confirmed the conference voted unanimously to begin expansion talks with TCU in the following statement released Thursday: “Acting upon a unanimous recommendation of its expansion subcommittee, the Big 12 Conference Board of Directors has authorized negotiations with Texas Christian University to become the conference’s 10th member, and instructed interim commissioner Chuck Neinas to immediately begin discussions with TCU. The action of the Board was without dissent. On the advice of legal counsel, the University of Missouri did not participate in the vote.” Chancellor Victor Boschini acknowledged that talks with the Big 12 had begun but did not confirm whether or not TCU had accepted an offer. Brett Musslewhite contributed to this report.
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Remembering his mom ISU kicker reflects on his mother’s battle with cancer By Erin.Coppock @iowastatedaily.com This October marks the 27th anniversary of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’s a time spent focusing on spreading awareness, recognizing survivors and remembering those who have passed away from the disease.
According to the American Cancer Society, “Women have a 1 in 8 chance of having inMahoney vasive breast cancer at least once in their life, and a 1 in 35 a chance of dying from it.” For Grant Mahoney, 22, senior in communication studies and a kicker for the ISU football team, this statistic hit close to home. Mahoney was just 15 when
his mom, Deb Mahoney, passed away at 48 after losing her battle with breast cancer. Mahoney’s parents divorced when he was 2 years old, and because of this, Mahoney says his mom became his “best friend.” She was someone he could rely on and confide in, and even at a young age, she was someone he looked up to. It was hard not to love his mom because she was such a wonderful person, he said. “My mom was always so optimistic,” Mahoney said. “She was always smiling and was up-
beat. She walked in a room and instantly the mood changed for the better. She had a good spirit and took things with a grain of salt. She always just rolled with the punches, and even before her diagnosis, lived life to the fullest. She gave me the freedom I needed and allowed me to have fun, and she knew how to have fun as well.” Others could see how close Mahoney and his mom were. Tyler Clark, Mahoney’s childhood friend who is now
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Christie, Palin will not run ‘Occupy’ By Ashley.Seaton @iowastatedaily.com The GOP is trying to reorganize after Sarah Palin and Chris Christie announced they will not be running in the presidential election and caucuses will be starting sooner than expected after Nevada decided to move its caucus from February to January. Dianne Bystrom, director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center, reminds that with many debates and straw polls having already taken place in the past year, it is somewhat unreasonable to think a candidate
would enter the race after September. However, the decision of Christie, quickly followed by Palin, has left many members of the Republican party wondering why the candidates made the decisions they did, and what effect this may have on the caucus and primaries early next year.
cisive role to help elect other true public servants to office.” Palin is a very mediaoriented politician with more than 3.2 million Facebook friends and 670,000 followers on Twitter. Her lack of support by Republican organizations coupled with her large number of nonorganizational support-
Photo: Kelsey Kremer/Iowa State Daily Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waits backstage at the Tea Party of America’s Restoring America event Sept. 3 in Indianola. Palin announced she will not run for president.
Palin states in her letter to her supporters, released on ABC News, that “ ... at this time I can be more effective in a de-
ers nationwide may have led her to decide that her place in politics is to influence the masses verses running for office.
“We can only speculate that her own assessment of the strength of her candidacy was not strong enough to run for Presidency, “ said Steve Armstrong, chairman of the Linn County GOP. While both candidates are strong in the media, Christie’s decision not to run may have been more based on his lack of experience in the political realm. The two-year governor of New Jersey possibly felt he had too many responsibilities to his state and didn’t want to leave the job unfinished. While Christie
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In the same year that has shown us toppled dictators through the Arab Spring and mass public protests against the European debt crisis, the frustration about political and corporate abuse has hit home in recent weeks sparked by a grass-roots movement known as “Occupy Wall Street.” After what started as just a handful of camping protesters in lower
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>>MAHONEY.p1 a senior at the University of Iowa, claims Mahoney’s relationship with his mom was very unique and the bond between them was evident. Clark grew up with Mahoney and spent time with Deb, even going on annual trips with them and hanging around their house. “Deb had the famous ‘Mahoney positive attitude’ and whenever she and Grant were together, there was a lot of laughing,” Clark said. “She was very kind and caring and was a lot of fun to be around.” When Mahoney was in fifth grade and just shy of 11 years old, his mom was diagnosed with breast cancer for the first time. Even though Mahoney was young, he remembers the day vividly. “I remember she sat my brother and me down and just told us,” Mahoney said. “All I did was cry because I was little; I didn’t know what cancer was, I just thought people who got it automatically died. I really don’t remember a lot. “I know she only had a couple rounds of chemotherapy, but I don’t remember going to the hospital that much. Even through all the treatments, she always told me she’d be fine and that it was all part of God’s plan for her and our fami-
>> PROTEST.p1 Manhattan in the middle of September, the movement has turned into an almost instantaneous, nationwide protest against the financial institutions that the protesters say have come to completely dominate the political process in the United States. On Wednesday, the protesters in New York were energized when they saw their numbers swell to thousands as they received the support of the local unions. At the same time, several other protests sprung up across the country in cities like Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle and, most recently, Iowa. However, none of these protests appear to have a single speaker or leader who can articulate the grievances of the protesters as a whole. But one thing is clear: The protesters are fed up with the amount of corporate money and influence that has infiltrated the political process in so many ways. “A lot of the protests have to do with the dissatisfaction with amount of money in the political system,” said associ-
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ly. My mom is the reason why I stay close to God. I believe in God’s work and I did so even more after my mom beat cancer the first time. My mom always reminded me about the power of prayer and that is something I carry with me today.” Unfortunately, in 2004, Deb Mahoney was given news that the cancer had returned, but this time she was told the cancer had spread throughout her body. For Mahoney, hearing the news a second time was devastating and something that he still finds hard to talk about. “She told us that it had spread to her brain, her lungs and even her eyes,” Mahoney said. “I was older, so even though she told us she’d fight hard, I knew it was serious. I just remember crying; crying with her and crying with my brother.” This time around, Mahoney was more involved with his mom’s treatments. He went to doctor’s appointments, chemo treatments and would ask his mom and her doctors questions throughout the process. As Mahoney’s mom grew sicker, doctors allowed her to move back home and receive fulltime hospice care. “Even though my parents were divorced and my brother and I spent time each week at both of their houses, I stayed with my mom the month
ate professor of political science David Peterson. “Their manifesto is a laundry list of progressive causes.” This progressive identity appears to be consistent throughout the protests across the country as many of the protesters can be heard yelling, “We are the 99 percent,” in reference to their belief that the wealthiest Americans are not paying their fair share of taxes while wielding large amount of influence in the Washington. “The protesters want to shine light on the growing inequality in the United States,” said Steffen Schmidt, university professor of political science. “The wealthy are doing very well ... and this is a reaction to normal politics not listening.” More specifically, a continuous message the protesters have brought up is the overturning of the Citizens United case. In 2010, the Supreme Court made a landmark decision in the case Citizens United v. The Federal Election Commission in which it held that the First Amendment protects corporate funding of independent
political broadcasts during election season. In other words, corporations and other groups are free to give unlimited amounts of money to advertising a political agenda, usually in attack ads against a certain candidate. This drew much criticism because many argued that it allowed corporations to take over the campaign process and essentially drown out the concerns of the working and middle class. This was exemplified during the 2010 midterm elections in which many freshman tea party Republicans, who tend to be friendly to corporations, were swept into office behind deafening corporate support. With this, the protesters have not only set their sights on the Citizens United decision, but also the financial institutions that control much of the wealth in the country and fight so vigorously to keep every cent they earn. “The protests go beyond Citizens United,” Peterson said. “A lot of it is focused toward Wall Street. And continued energy and momentum is key for it to continue.”
before she died. It was real hard to see her like that. She was weak and tired and needed help doing the simplest things. She was a warrior, though. “I remember at night, I would lay with her. I’d have my head down on her chest and I’d just cry, but like usual, she was the one telling me it was going to be OK,” said Mahoney, tears forming in his eyes. “She would just always remind me that everything happens for a reason. She was a firm believer in fate and she would remind me that it was all part of God’s plan.” The wake and funeral were both emotional for Mahoney and are events that he still finds difficult to talk about. “The toughest thing was standing by the casket at the wake and seeing everyone who knew and loved my mom. The amount of support my family and I received was overwhelming and made the funeral more bearable,” Mahoney said. Clark, like Mahoney, was 15 at the time and remembers the wake vividly. “I remember watching a slideshow of Deb when we got there. I really lost it when I saw a picture of her, Grant and myself,” Clark said. “Having my mom next to me while watching it made it even harder because I couldn’t imagine what Grant was going through. I kept thinking, The same analysis was given by Schmidt, who noted that despite their left and progressive character, the protesters have a lot of support throughout the United States. “They are progressive and liberal,” Schmidt said, “but their positions actually have a lot of support among many Americans, ... and the unions jumping on board will provide lots of organization and money for the protests to continue.” These protests may seem out of the immediate interests of many Iowans, but surprisingly the movement has already made an impact in Iowa. On Wednesday night, more than a hundred people in Iowa City met as a “general assem-
what if it was my mom? It was one of the saddest things I have gone through and it was even harder watching my best friend go through it.” It’s been almost seven years since Deb Mahoney’s death, but Mahoney still finds her absence overwhelming at times. “Not a day goes by that I don’t think about her. The hardest part is not having that strong female figure in my life. I don’t have someone to talk to about relationships and other things that people talk about with their moms,” Mahoney said. “I have pictures and other things to keep her memory alive; one of my favorites is my tattoo. It’s a clover with the date she died written in the center. It’s only ink, but every time someone asks me about it, I get to tell them about her and how important she was and still is to me.” Mahoney can see in himself the ways he’s like his mom and loves that he has the same perspective on life his mom had. “I believe I’m a lot like my mom,” said Mahoney with a smile. “I try to live my life like she wanted me to. I try to see the good in every situation, and whenever things get tough, I tell myself to push through and keep on fighting, a lot like she did during her treatment. “She was a wonderful person and I miss her each and every day.”
bly” in Public Square One and voted to occupy College Green Park on Friday starting at 6 p.m. Additionally, many other protests are planned for this weekend in Des Moines, Dubuque, Fairfield, Mason City, Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids. Many also have called for campus walkouts by students and professors in an effort to express solidarity with the protesters. “They are protesting in cities all across the state,” Schmidt said. “Americans get organized when things are not going that well ... and there are a lot of frustrated liberals in Iowa.”
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Pay attention to possibilities under Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for another election, which if he wins would make his one of the longest in Russia’s or the Soviet Union’s history. He seemingly packs his power in a suitcase when changing offices, and with the potential to extend his reign, the old KGB colonel hopes to accomplish a new Eurasian Union. While he claimed that the breakup of the USSR was “the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century,” in light of everything we think there should be some suspicion over his new “Eurasian Union.” Putin admits it would be “naive to try to restore or copy what was in the past.” He defends his plan as an “integration based on values, politics and economies” between countries already closely aligned. His Eurasian Union would provide an “economic sound and balanced partnership” to help balance the power between Washington, the European Union and Asia. As Putin put it, a Eurasian Union could be “one of the poles of the modern world, serving as an efficient link between Europe and the dynamic Asia-Pacific region.” However, the facts of the issue raise concerns. Of the 15 republics that were in the USSR, three, Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania have joined the European Union. Ukraine, critical to a Eurasian Union, has been making attempts to join Europe and resist Russia’s influence. However, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan have shown interest in Putin’s plan. Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan have agreed to create strong economic alliances and lower barriers between themselves, and Putin expects Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to join quickly. Whether the other former members of the USSR will join are a matter of speculation, as well as a matter of great concern. This could be the old colonel’s resuscitation of the dead USSR, in which case Washington and the European Union should take some preventative actions. If you recall your Soviet history, you’ll agree that it’s a political actor we don’t want today. But Instead of raising Russia’s dead empire, it’s possible Putin has a cooperative union in mind. In that case, “an efficient link between Europe and the dynamic Asia-Pacific region” might be preferable. It’s hard to be certain; intentions are always a matter of speculation. The best course of action is caution and close observation. Is the old totalitarian coming to power? If so, policies and intervention should be considered or we may repeat some uncomfortable history. However, this is a new day, and there are possibilities for a productive Eurasian Union. Editorial Board
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teven Leath was selected last week by the Board of Regents as Iowa State University’s 15th president. Leath, currently serving as vice president for research and sponsored programs at the University of North Carolina, assumes his appointment here on Feb. 1, 2012. He holds three degrees in plant science, has served as a college associate dean, director of the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, research leader and plant pathologist with the United States Department of Agriculture and an extension plant pathologist at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Yet I worry about the selection of Steven Leath as president of Iowa State. By choosing Leath, the Iowa Board of Regents has taken a stance on the direction Iowa State for the coming years, and Leath ignores as issues of importance two integral aspects of our university’s future — gender equity and accessibility in academia and giving students an education in disciplines other than science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Craig Lang, president of the Iowa Board of Regents, said, “His specific experience with university research and technology transfer, and their application to economic development, will be an invaluable resource in leading Iowa State and its many contributions to the state of Iowa....” Though that is undoubtedly important, Lang seems to have forgotten that Leath’s concern for disciplines and the development of knowledge outside the STEM fields is essentially nonexistent. Developing students as informed citizens seems to be completely outside the realm of Leath’s vision for Iowa State. In the open forum
By Ahna.Kruzic @iowastatedaily.com of Sept. 23, the ISU community was invited to question presidential finalist Leath, and Leath’s disregard for an informed citizenry became painstakingly obvious. Leath stated that as a land-grant institution, we need to “train students that are employable.” Leath went on to explain that we need to train people to be “engines of innovation”; he sees prosperity in an innovation-driven economy. Iowa State University is not a technical college. Students choose Iowa State to become productive, informed world citizens, not to be “trained” to be good, profit-producing, abiding employees. We choose Iowa State to learn about our world and culture and experience new perspectives and paradigms; through this process we find a topic we’re passionate about and can eventually pursue a career in. We learn and grow as individuals and citizens — we don’t just get “trained” how to be employable; if students wanted that, we would have attended welding or mechanic school. Well-rounded education is necessary for a productive as well as informed citizenry; colleges must offer quality coursework in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Leath’s support must extend beyond the STEM fields. Adding to Leath’s disconcern for a wellrounded education, Leath does not hold gender equity as an issue of importance at Iowa State. Leath brushed off a question about furthering gender equity by saying this has “become less
of an issue than before ... most of our students are female...” Leath went on to say he is “increasingly concerned about the lack of males going to college...” But Iowa State’s females represent only 43 percent of students. In the STEM fields, women at Iowa State represent only 31.5 percent of enrolled students. There is a gross inequity in faculty by gender as well. Only 25 percent of tenured faculty are women; 41 of tenure-eligible faculty are women, and only 25 of those tenure-eligible women actually receive tenure. In Leath’s beloved engineering, women are only 7.8 percent of faculty. No matter how you look at it, Iowa State does not have an equitable distribution of women and men; it is ridiculous for Leath to be even remotely concerned about the “lack of males” at college — this is simply not the case at Iowa State. Lang has touted that Leath has demonstrated “extensive expertise in all areas that are critical to leading Iowa State University.” It is with the appointment of Leath as the 15th president of Iowa State that students and the state of Iowa must question the future of Iowa State. If a leader has been chosen that ignores the importance of development of well-rounded educated students regardless of gender, what does the future of Iowa State look like to the Board of Regents? As assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies Nana Osei-Kofi articulated, “As a public land-grant institution, we have a responsibility to educate the whole person, and this requires a commitment to thinking about knowledge and what it means to be an educated citizen, broadly.”
Ahna Kruzic is a senior in sociology from
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’d be ashamed to call myself a “liberal.” All over the news, in the papers and on the streets, anti-liberal opinions spew forth in a volcanic fury burning all who oppose, and there is no response from them. Liberals make no comment; they barely write a letter or two, they send less than a few private emails. There is a total lack of objection made to any arguments made by the mutinying right. Liberals have become as spineless as the president they elected. You’re apathetic, mute and utterly flaccid. Education costs soar as private profits rise; corporations today pay 10 percent of their profits in taxes compared to 40 percent in 1960. Three-fourths of corporate profits come from suppressing wages. Unions across the country are quelled. Eighteen percent of people don’t have the money to feed themselves. Poverty is more than 15 percent and unemployment is at a record high; those are facts. Where is your voice? In the midst of the worst economic and social conditions, you remain mute. Your president surrendered on health care insurance, the debt ceiling, the Bush tax cuts, the wars and damn near every issue that’s come to his table. You who have created him shall be like him. You do not hear,
By Ryan.Peterson @iowastatedaily.com you do not see, you cannot walk or sense; you are dumb to a world you don’t interact in. Not that the libertarians are any better; their only response is ad hominem attacks, intolerance and rhetoric. Both types of responses are detrimental to the truth. Our world needs honest debate and diverse opinions. Yet all our right wing can do is destroy the public it. You need to remove yourself from your private concerns to debate for the common interest. Me, myself and I; my corporation, my pocket book, my house: the rest of the world can be damned! Just listen to yourselves: the HPV vaccine causes retardation, Paul Revere warned the British, God creates hurricanes to punish homosexual toleration, Obama is a Muslim. These are beliefs or flat lies. The right wing inarguably defends these statements; beliefs cannot be proven or disproven, debated or argued. When all your arguments become a matter of
belief, the facts of the world cease to matter and you become an idiot. We’ll always disagree, but we don’t have to impose. Facts come to light through tests and trials. Is abortion constitutional; what should the capital gains tax be; what does the right to bear arms mean? Let’s get together, debate it and see what comes from it. That is the truth we can know. Divine truth cannot be our truth; nor can opinions, tastes or beliefs. So stop imposing them on the public. Facts need objections to bring clarity and understanding to them. A world free from intelligent interactions is deprived of reality. Don’t destroy belief by trying to prove it, and don’t destroy debate by forcing belief. We lose the world when we fail to hold and share arguable opinions. Thomas Mann wrote, “Opinions cannot survive if one does not have a chance to fight for them.” Can we no longer simply discuss an issue as equals with a civil tone? To remain silent may make you happy; ignorance is bliss, but it is also nameless. To bludgeon your opponent with your beliefs is just the same. It’s invigorating and critical to debate your opinion. Yet liberals turn away from it while “conservatives” destroy it. Intelligent debate requires tolerance for opposing opinions
and civility for your opponents. Others may be wrong, but then it’s your duty to show them why. Or, God forbid, they may be right, and you’d do well to listen. Without respect for your opponent and toleration for their ideas, the debate is useless. Without a point that can be debated, you can do nothing more than tyrannize. Civility, tolerance and interaction are necessary to find the truth. To attack the person or their character rather than their argument destroys the possibility of a debate and it short circuits the truth. If you never hear or consider another perspective, you’re incapable of stepping into the world. You become lost. The potential to define yourself, learn some truth and interact in the world is all around you. If you never raise your voice, you can never come to your own understanding of the true world. If you never tolerate nor respect another’s opinion, you’re just as closed, if not worse. We live in belief, unable to neither confirm nor deny what we think, and because of it we have lost our identity as well as our reality.
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Cyclones face tough teams after bye week By Cory Weaver, Daily staff writer This weekend, the ISU soccer team is back in Ames to face Oklahoma State and Baylor in hopes of getting its first conference wins of the season. Some tough practices in their bye last week could help the Cyclones (6-5-1, 0-2 Big 12) walk away with a pair of victories. “When we were having to wake up at 6 a.m. for practices and then going back in at 3 [p.m.], it helped us a lot to get in the mindset like you have to just keep going and keep going,” said sophomore midfielder Emily Goldstein. “We worked so hard last week and we just really focused a lot on attacking.” The first game of the weekend is on Friday at 6:30 p.m. against undefeated Oklahoma State (140, 3-0 Big 12), which happens to be ranked No. 2 in the country. While some teams may put that out of the picture and prepare like they would for any other team, the Cyclones see it as a chance for improvement. “We look at it as an opportunity to be able to knock off a team like that and be able to get our names known, and it’s a great opportunity to get to play against a great group of players,” Goldstein said. “It’s a chance for us to step up and really show people how good we really can be.” One potential threat for the Cowgirls is forward Krista Lopez, who leads the team with seven goals. Senior co-captain Emily Hejlik said they plan to use the mental aspect to help contain Lopez. “They don’t like it when you’re physical with them, so we put an emphasis on being physical because to get in their heads a little bit, they don’t like to be pushed around,” Hejlik said. “Definitely being physical is the main key for our success.” The second matchup of the weekend comes against Baylor (9-2-2, 1-1-1 Big 12) at 5 p.m. Sunday. The Bears have only allowed seven goals this season, and sophomore forward Brittany Morgan said they will have to capitalize on chances when they get them. “I think when we get the opportunities, we need to put them away,” Morgan said. “We’ve had opportunities in these past few games we lost and we didn’t put our chances away, so just getting any chance that we have, we need to score or get close or anything, just put our chances away.” So far this season, the Bears have scored 23 goals and the Cowgirls 37, and ISU coach Wendy Dillinger said a big focus has been making sure they’re ready when they lose possession so they don’t get beat on the scoreboard as well. “The biggest thing we’ve been focusing on is transition, quicker recognition defensively once we lose the ball so that we are in a better position once we do lose the ball to defend but also once we win the ball to get numbers forward,” Dillinger said. “I think that’s been the biggest focus is just being quicker in transition and also being more focused and disciplined to prevent silly mistakes.” All games are free at the ISU Soccer Complex and kickoff begins at 6:30 Friday night against Oklahoma State.
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Horse-collar SPORT: Football DEFINITION: An illegal tackle where a defensive player drags the ball carrier down by the inside collar of the shoulder pads. USE: Leonard Johnson was flagged for a 15-yard penalty after making a horse-collar tackle.
ISU men’s basketball player Royce White was named the Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year on Thursday. The award, which was voted on by the coaches of the Big 12 — none of which could vote for players on their own teams — is considered an honor by White. “It puts a little bit of pressure on
me,” White said. “While it’s an honor and I’m glad and thankful that they would consider me for something like that, my goals are much bigger. The team success is what’s most important to me at this point.” White, a sophomore from Minneapolis, transferred to Iowa State from the University of Minnesota after his freshman year having never seen the court. Having sat out all of last season per NCAA transfer rules, White cred-
its his teammates and coaches for helping him get to where he is and preparing him for this season. “I’ve worked hard, and there’s been a lot of people that have helped me with my game and my development as a basketball player all through my life,” White said. “[This award] is more so an honor for them.” Most of the Big 12 coaches know him very well. White said he was recruited by schools such as Kansas, Texas, Baylor and others — both as a
high school senior, when he was the No. 19-ranked player in the country according to Rivals.com, and when he was transferring away from Minnesota. “Those coaches know me, and they respect me — as I do them,” White said. “But I know when it comes time [for] game time, there will be no friendships.” White was also an Honorable Mention for First team All-Big 12, along with teammate Chris Allen.
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File photo: Manfred Brugger/Iowa State Daily Linebacker Matt Tau’fo’ou goes after Texas quarterback David Ash during the game against the Longhorns last Saturday. Iowa State lost to Texas 37-14. The Cyclones are preparing to take on Heisman trophy candidate Robert Griffin III and Baylor at 6 p.m. Saturday in Waco, Texas.
Defense prepares for Griffin By Jake.Calhoun @iowastatedaily.com As true as it was at the beginning of the season, the defense has never backed down from a challenge. With a defense that has been on the field more than any other unit for the Cyclones (3-1, 0-1 Big 12), the challenges only continue to mount as it prepares to face Baylor and its Heismancandidate quarterback Robert Griffin III in Waco, Texas. “That’s impossible,” ISU coach Paul Rhoads said of trying to sum up the challenge of facing Griffin. “He is a highly explosive and talented athlete who’s proven he can beat you with his legs as well as his arm.” For an ISU defense that gives up an average of 373.3 total yards per game, the challenge of stopping Griffin — who has passed for 18 touchdowns and only has 20 incompletions on the season — will start fundamentally. “I think we just need to get a lot of pressure on him,” said senior linebacker Matt Tau’fo’ou. “He didn’t seem too much like he liked being hit, so we’ve got to get back there somehow.” Griffin, who is commonly mentioned in the discussion for this year’s Heisman trophy, averages 328 passing yards per game and 11.1 yards per pass attempt in four games for Baylor (3-1, 0-1). The junior quarterback also leads the nation in quarterback rating with a mark of 230.3 while hav-
ing completed 82.3 percent of his passes — a full 6.6 percent above the next-highest completion percentage in the nation. Tau’fo’ou went onto say the defensive ends — seniors Jacob Lattimer and Patrick Neal — will be key in applying that pressure on Griffin. “The one thing I know about dual-threat quarterbacks is you have to stay in your rushing lane and you can’t let him break contain,” Neal said. “You just have to make sure he’s contained as well as possible.” Although Griffin will be the obvious focal point of the ISU defense Saturday, the BU offense offers many different weapons to be aware of as well. “You can’t really focus in on one player with Baylor,” said junior linebacker Jake Knott. “They have so many aspects of the Baylor offense geared toward fast-going, fast-paced. It’s not traditional at all. It’s one of those things we’re going to have to get ready for.” Baylor receiver Kendall Wright will be the biggest threat to the ISU secondary, averaging 15.5 yards per catch and having amassed 621 receiving yards in 40 receptions for seven touchdowns. Both of the latter stats tie his career-high in fewest attempts and most receiving touchdowns for his career. “With a receiver that has that many catches, you’ve got to find ways to double him or bracket him or build zones around him because that’s a large part of their offense,” Rhoads said of Wright. A strain for the defense this season has been the frequency of “sudden changes,” as Neal called it, in
which the defense has been abruptly forced back out onto the field after a turnover by the offense. “You’ve just got to be prepared for it and go out there and play football,” Neal said. “There’s nothing else you can do.” The average time of possession for the ISU offense has been 27:48, meaning the defense has played for the majority of a game in all four games this season. The mindset of the defense has had to stay composed in the tense times in which the offense gives up a turnover. “The way things started going in the season with turnovers, I think we’ve learned to expect the worst and just be ready at all times,” Tau’fo’ou said. “No matter how good our offense is doing or not, we just always have to be ready.” With a few exceptions, Iowa State has not traditionally been successful on the road, having gone 4-19 since 2007 and 4-8 in the Rhoads era. Those exceptions, though, have been the more iconic wins in recent program history, with victories at Nebraska and Texas in 2009 and 2010. “When we’re on the road, we feel more like it’s just us and there’s a lot more camaraderie and it’s us versus the whole area,” Knott said. “We kind of thrive on that, being the underdog in that type of situation.” Besides those victories, Iowa State has not won a Big 12 road game since 2005, when it traveled to College Station, Texas, to defeat Texas A&M 42-14. The game in Waco, Texas, is slated to begin at 6 p.m. and will be televised on Fox Sports Network.
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Cyclones face 5th ranked team By David.Merrill @iowastatedaily.com It wasn’t pretty, but Iowa State managed its seventh straight win against Kansas State, sweeping the Wildcats on Wednesday in three sets (27-25, 25-21, 25-23). Neither offense got into the flow as Kansas State hit .123, but the Wildcats kept it close. The Cyclones finished with a .218 hitting percentage. “I think it had more to do with errors,” said senior Kelsey Petersen. “Both teams were hitting out a lot. Everyone had a lot more errors than they did blocks.” The Cyclones finished with 14 total attack errors and three blocking errors.
Photo: Rebekka Brown/Iowa State Daily Right-side hitters Kelsey Petersen, left, and Tenisha Matlock jump up to block a spike from a Missouri opponent.
Senior outside hitter Carly Jenson and junior middle back Jamie Straube led
the way with 12 and 10 kills. The duo hit for .265 and .385. Iowa State now turns
its attention to No. 22 Oklahoma, which comes to Hilton Coliseum on Saturday. The Sooners are the fifth ranked team the Cyclones will play this season. They are 1-3 in the matchups against ranked teams. Coach Christy JohnsonLynch knows the team will have to clean up its play to beat the Sooners. “They run very low, flat sets and it makes it hard for the blocking defense to set up,” Johnson-Lynch said. “We have to find a way to slow down their hot hitters.” The Cyclones’ style all season has been to pinch the defense and swing out. This is going to be a tough task against Oklahoma, which runs a very fast offense.
The Sooners are on an eight-game win streak and are undefeated in conference play. Their success has come from their defense. Oklahoma is keeping opponents to just 1.63 blocks against the other teams’ hitters. Opponents are also getting just .083 service aces. “We definitely have to ball handle,” Straube said. “We can’t take little breaks like we did against Kansas State. “ Senior Suzy Boulavsky is hitting .351 for the Sooners this season and is averaging 3.63 kills per set. Oklahoma middle blocker Sallie McLaurin is averaging 1.68 blocks per set. The game will start at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Hilton Coliseum.
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The Iowa State Daily will be host its ninth annual Stuff the Bus food drive Friday and Saturday. The donations go to the Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc., said this year’s organizers Laura Bucklin and Jolie Monroe. CyRide buses will be parked at grocery stores around Ames, and the goal is to literally stuff the bus-
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62 “The __ of Pooh”: ‘80s best-seller 63 “Right away, Mammy” 64 It’s zero in free-fall—and, put another way, a hint to how the four longest puzzle answers were formed Down 1 Religious org., perhaps 2 George’s lyricist 3 Show little interest in, as food 4 Get ready for action 5 Sicilian resort 6 Unaccompanied 7 Biology text topic 8 Roadside attention getters 9 Water brand named for its source 10 Dam up
calumet KAL-yuh-met noun 1: a highly ornamented ceremonial pipe of the American Indians
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11 Fertilizer substance 12 Draw forth 13 Treaties 19 Water source 21 Surround with dense mist 22 Spherical opening? 23 Hirsute pet 27 Like the sticks 28 Sizzling 29 More fleshy, perhaps 30 Under the weather, e.g. 35 Anouilh play made into a Burton/O’Toole film 36 It’s not always easy to get into 37 “Tootsie” Oscar nominee 38 Assessment, for short 39 Popular trend 41 Pontiac muscle car 43 Sartre work 44 Paris-based cultural org. 45 “Gunsmoke” star 46 Popular purveyor of stromboli 47 Zippo 51 Deep blue 52 Play to __ 53 Named names 54 Two pages 57 Front-of-bk. list 58 Cote girl
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Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Today is an 8 -- Follow the rules to keep things in order. The impossible is beginning to look manageable ... even easy. Your friends are there to help. Take a class or seminar to increase skill. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Today is an 8 -- Find strength with structure. You could take on a home improvement or decoration
Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Today is a 9 -- Your typical persistent efficiency serves you well today. Call for reinforcements, if needed. An investment in your home could work. Draw the blueprints, and line up financing. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Today is a 9 -- Work may require some travel. See if you can squeeze in some fun, too. Follow an educated hunch, and collaborate with a colleague who has the knowledge you lack. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Today is a 7 -- Persistent action can open new doors. Try to guess the magic words, and send them out. Follow your intuition (and a map). Trust your heart.
2. Who did Gary Kasparov surpass in 1989 to become the highestrated chess player ever?
3. What method of execution employed at San Quentin was ruled cruel and unusual by 1996 courts?
4. What Brecht-Weill musical had working titles Scum, Pimp’s Opera and Beggar’s Opera?
5.What was the trademark for the world’s first synthetic fiber?
6. What percentage of alcohol is found in 80-proof whiskey?
7. What designer, famous for the “DK” label, was born with the last name Faske? ANSWER: Donna Karan
Gemini May 21-June 21 Today is an 8 -- As you care for your investments, watering the seeds that you planted, you may have to make a difficult decision that ultimately results in future growth.
Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Today is a 7 -- Draw a new door on the wall with a piece of chalk. Make your own opportunities. Dare to imagine invisible possibilities. Bring the chalk along. You never know when you’ll need it.
Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Today is a 7 -- Consider a simple, direct (yet creative) solution, rather than the more convoluted way. Stay calm to save money. Your spiritual practices clear your mind.
1. What wise guys are inextricably linked to the phrase “Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk”?
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Taurus April 20-May 20 Today is an 8 --Communications improve greatly and so does your attitude. You find excellent inspiration in a partner and friends. Take the next step with confidence.
Leo July 23-Aug. 22 Today is an 8 -- Everything’s possible today, especially if you can work as a team. Take advantage of new openings in the interaction channels. Do what seems right. Share the glory.
project. Get in communication with a distant friend for advice. Use your connections.
ANSWER: Nylon
Aries March 21-April 19 Today is an 8 -- Surround yourself with supportive friends. Listen and provide comfort and resources in return. Avoid charging ahead without checking the blueprint first. Ask your family for counsel.
Cancer June 22-July 22 Today is a 6 -- You’re both your best and worst critic today. Take your diatribes with a grain of salt, and pay attention to any brilliant ideas. Let others moderate. Make decisions later.
ANSWER: The Threepenny Opera
Today’s Birthday 10/07/11. Your magnetic attraction is increasing. Take advantage of this situation. You can really pull forward to accomplish goals and projects that seemed stuck before. Try a slightly different path to sidestep obstacles. The door is wide open. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
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Got spunk? We’re looking for you- an out on the town night prowler to document the evening happenings of the Ames bar scene. Needed: Photography experience, outgoing, creative personality. Reliable and available evenings. Must be over 21! Send us a email selling us on why you’re the one and showing off your best shot! ads@iowastatedaily.com
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