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Fennelly to undergo treatment By Daily staff
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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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Football: Photo courtesy of Grant Mahoney Grant Mahoney stands with his mother, Deb, when he was young. Mahoney, a kicker for the ISU football team, reminisces about his mother, who died of breast cancer when he was 15. October marks the 27th anniversary of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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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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protests spread to Iowa
By David.Bartholomew @iowastatedaily.com
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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