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Retention vote ousts justices for first time since 1962 By Sarah.Haas iowastatedaily.com In a historic vote, Iowans removed three Supreme Court justices in response to their decision that said the ban on same-sex marriages was unconstitutional. The retention vote has not ousted a Supreme Court justice since its inception in 1962. Chief Justice Marsha Ternus, Justices David Baker and Michael
Streit were removed. “It has never happened before in Iowa,” said Steffen Schmidt, professor of political science. “It’s very rare anywhere around the country where retention votes come up, and so that alone makes it a national story.” Schmidt said voters usually do not vote to remove a justice unless he or she is incompetent or corrupt. “But what does it mean to be incompetent? In this case I think it
means the justices didn’t abide by the moral and ethical positions of a lot of Iowans,” Schmidt said. “So once you have a system of judicial retention, you have to expect that one day the voters are going to vote out the judges.” Bob Vander Plaats, Sioux City businessman and politician, organized a movement to remove the judges through the group Iowa for Freedom. The group said the jus-
tices’ vote in the decision allowing same-sex marriage was an affront to Iowans who disagree with the court’s decision, and do not think gay Iowans should be granted the right to marry. The group gained momentum in recent months with steady streams of monetary support. Vander Plaats said his educational campaign paid off by the results of Tuesday’s vote. He said he hopes to use the momentum to encourage legislators, the governor and
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the judiciary to uphold the values of Iowan voters. “I think Iowans researched the issue and cast an informed ballot,” Vander Plaats said. “They stood up for freedom by voting no and removing three activist judges.” Schmidt said the vote has large cultural and political implications. This vote sets a precedent for fu-
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GSB voices concerns with Ames City Council By Kayla.Schantz iowastatedaily.com The Government of the Student Body raised student concerns and discussed university-related issues in a joint session with the Ames City Council on Wednesday. One of the main topics addressed was the Campustown redevelopments. Jeremy Davis, City Council member, said that a main priority is “keeping the student nightlife and entertainment,” something that has been a concern in the renovations. “We don’t want to change too much the vibrant feel of the student life,” said Jami Larson, City Council member. “We would like to add more than just the bar scene to the Campustown at night.”
Chet Culver, democratic candidate for governor, takes over the stage with his family, friends and staffs Tuesday at Hotel Fort Des Moines. Culver said he was proud of his work, citing accomplishments including balancing the budget, a high bond rating, raising the minimum wage, expanding preschool and children’s health care among a number of other items. Photo: Karuna Ang/Iowa State Daily
Culver reflects on term By Tyler.Kingkade iowastatedaily.com
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No one was there. With reports of a couple-hundred people arriving at the Republican election night headquarters in West Des Moines, barely a trickle of staff, volunteers and supporters had arrived for the Democrats at Hotel Fort Des Moines. A few hours later, Republican Terry Branstad was declared the governor-elect in the state of Iowa with 52 percent of the vote.
Catch election coverage at 7 p.m. Thursday only on newswatch As Gov. Chet Culver stood on the stage at the Hotel Fort Des Moines with his family, his father, former U.S. Senator John Culver — who lost his seat to Charles Grassley in 1980 — looked on to watch his son accept defeat. “I want to thank the people of Iowa, those who voted for me and those who didn’t vote for me, for
giving me the chance,” Culver said. Culver said he was proud of his work, saying he delivered on accomplishments including balancing the budget. “This campaign was not about the next election it was about the next generation,” Culver said. As the speech concluded, “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey was played, and a crowd full of staff and volunteers, some in tears, some hugging each other.
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Farm to ISU
ISU Dining proposes meal plan changes By Karen.Jennings iowastatedaily.com
By Kaleb.Warnock iowastatedaily.com Governor-elect Terry Branstad has big plans for Iowa businesses. His first priority is to attract jobs and keep them in Iowa. He plans to begin implementing his aggressive five-step plan to revitalize the declining Iowa job market and make it easier for small businesses to get off the ground. However, he did not provide any specific timeline for the plan. Overall, Branstad plans to increase exports by 20 percent during the next five years to create 13,000 new jobs. This would require an increase of $1.8 billion to a total of $9 billion in exports to create 12,600 new jobs. Branstad said he will revitalize Iowan business by providing K-12 entrepreneurship education, tax credits for startup business and decrease corporate property tax. “We need to make it easier to start businesses in our state,” Branstad said. “We also need to restructure the department of economic development so we can have an effective public-private partnership.” He also plans to give a 50 percent tax credit to businesses that pay tuition and offer jobs to college students. Aside from helping to alleviate student debt, by giving the tax credit to businesses, Branstad said that by 2015, Iowa will be graduating more than 5,000 stu-
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Branstad takes with the public after learning about defeating Democratic opponents Chet Culver and Patti Judge on Tuesday in West Des Moines. Branstad said he would work to bring the state out of debt and restore stability to Iowa’s economy. Photo: Dylan Boyle/Iowa State Daily
Nancy Levandowski, director of ISU Dining, presented the proposed changes for student meal plans to the Inter-Residence Hall Association last week. These plans include cutting $180,000 from the funding for the Farm to ISU program. The Farm to ISU program has been around for three years. The program is an organization of Story County and supports diversifying farmers. It contains a network of 500 farmers who provide quality food to Iowa State. The program involves 1,077 farms and about 328,000 acres of land, most of which are located in Story County. Only 57 of those farms produce for the local market. “The program not only allows thousands of students the opportunity to enjoy agricultural products from Iowa, but it also allows the opportunity DINING.p10 >>
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Sometimes the ‘Right’ choice is very, very wrong Well, that was just fantastic, wasn’t it? It’s not that we didn’t see the Republican takeover coming from a mile away — we did. It’s not that we were naive regarding the effectiveness of our efforts to contribute some semblance of pragmatism to the whole process either. People were very crabby with this recession mess we’d gotten ourselves into, and we knew it was going to cause a dramatic, right-sided swing in our politics when it was all over. It’s what happens if our country’s “I want it now” mentality isn’t satiated with immediate results to, say, the worst recession since the 1930s. That might make us cynical, but at least we can say we told you so. It seemed like this election was the dying breath of a generation so desperately clinging to an ideology their old politics used to stand for. The wave of conservative thought has been riding an ever-growing wave of fearmongering and do-as-I-say legislation, and in some cases outright bigotry that, as we’ve seen for the last 10 years, has been effective. Controversial as he may be, Clinton made it work, and he’s far less fly than the man sitting in the Oval Office. He’ll have to cross a few items off his to-do list, but we’ll give Obama credit here: He got it done. We’re better off than we could be, folks. Uninformed diatribes on Obamacare need not object here. You’ve already forgotten about the oil catastrophe, even if others haven’t; health insurance got a much-needed kick in the rear for the oppression it had shoveled onto the general public; and the banks were kept from falling apart. It’ll be interesting to see how Obama handles the next two lame-duck years. Back home, we’re inclined to think the people who sat on the Supreme Court were doing a fantastic job, but what the hell, let’s throw ‘em out. Who’s the governor who nominated those “clowns”? Oh, right, he’s back in office. That’s awesome. I guess this means he’ll know a few people looking for those kind of jobs — overqualified folks politicked right out of their well-deserved positions. Because people think “the gays” are “icky.” We would like to see Culver go ahead and get on the fast-track with a judicial nominating committee and put some quality folks back into the positions, or even just reappoint the judges — Strait and Turnus were appointed back in the day by Branstad. There are people who are ashamed to live in this state right now. The funny thing about the other day was that the folks who hopped on their Rascal power scooters and made it to the polls — in droves, mind you — probably didn’t understand that their votes weren’t keeping Iowa from becoming the “gay marriage Mecca” social conservatives sensationalize it to be. Have you been outside? Do you think people really want to come here at this time of year? Even the farmers leave. Aside from that, Iowa wouldn’t be, by any means, the first state to have legalized Gay marriage. Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont and Washington, D.C. — that’s right, our nation’s capitol — all recognize and will actually perform marriages between same-sex partners. In addition, Rhode Island, Maryland and New York all recognize the marriages as legitimate, although they won’t be performed in the state. If you’ve got something to say, do us a favor and tell us about it. Let’s get some nice, public discourse going on the matter — or forever hold your peace.
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Time to upgrade browsers By Victor.Hugg iowastatedaily.com
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ince Windows 95, Microsoft has been including its browser, Internet Explorer, in its line of operating systems. Although Internet Explorer is well past its peak in terms of popularity, the versions of the browser still supported by Microsoft commands 59.65 percent of the Internet browser share as of September 2010. Yet for its popularity, Internet Explorer — IE for short — does not appear to have any advantages over other modern browsers apart from the fact that it is included in the world’s most popular operating system. In Microsoft’s earlier days, IE developers made the decision to not adhere to agreed upon web standards. Indeed, as a big software company, Microsoft believed that the web should have to conform to what they thought was right. The World Wide Web Consortium, often shortened to the W3C, has long been an opponent of IE and its painstakingly slow development process concerning web standards. This criticism carries weight among the web developer community, as the W3C is the main organization responsible for the standardization of the languages used to control the content and design of websites: XHTML, CSS and so forth. Even to novice web developers, IE’s frequent failure to render HTML correctly has resulted in hours of laughter and frustration. Lulled into complacency, Microsoft was never a leader in the development of new and efficient browser technologies. Tabbed browsing is a prominent example: Tabs did not come to Internet Explorer until version 7 was released in late 2006, when Windows Vista shipped.
This was woefully behind other browsers; the first tabbed browser with any significant presence on the web was released in 1997 — it was called Netcaptor. At the time, the Wall Street Journal raved: “Tabbed browsing is the biggest fundamental improvement in the web browser in years.” Imagine if a company released a new laptop that utilized technology created in 2001. We would laugh, because in the computer world, something that is nine years old is considered ancient. In an effort to distinguish itself and to help cement its share in the browser market, unique additions like ActiveXbased controls quickly came to IE; and with it the existence of malicious security exploits. IE has been the subject of many security reviews, as a rather significant portion of the spyware and viruses that make its way across the Internet are able to do so by way of bugs and other flaws found in
the IE security architecture. IT experts roll their eyes at the unsurprising news reports that begin with, “Users of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer are being urged by experts to switch to a rival until a serious security flaw has been fixed.” Even national governments are discouraging its citizens from using the browser, as reported in January by the BBC: “France has echoed calls by the German government for web users to find an alternative to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer to protect security.” Despite these reports, Microsoft continues to — in what can only be interpreted as a vain attempt to maintain face — insist that IE8 is the “most secure browser on the market.” As if its failure to adhere to proper security or international web standards were not sufficient, IE is empirically the slowest browser on the market today. Benchmarks are regularly performed on all of the latest browsers by wellknown and reputable web-
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sites like Ars Technica, Tom’s Hardware and Lifehacker. A variety of tests are performed like the startup time, memory usage, page load time, JavaScript execution speed and the rendering efficiency of plugins like Flash and Java. IE performs so comically abysmal in these tests that some websites have started to exclude them from the suite of benchmarks. The only thing IE does well in is something called Silverlight, which is a web application framework created by — surprise, surprise — Microsoft. Some benchmarks even show that, on average, Firefox ties with IE when measuring how well Silverlight is handled; embarrassing, to say the least. There are myriad of factors you should take into account when deciding which Internet browser to use on your computer. Adherence to web standards is important, because you can be confident that you are looking at a website in the way the developer intended. With the pervasiveness of malicious software like worms and viruses, it’s sensible to avoid a browser known for its lack of security. When it comes to surfing the web, we can all agree: the more speed, the better. Finally, look at other features, like extensions that can be used to more effectively block advertisements — imagine never having to look at a YouTube or Facebook ad again. Should you find yourself using Internet Explorer, whether it is out of complacency or simply because you didn’t know vastly superior alternatives exist, I recommend downloading and installing a faster and secure alternative; Mozilla’s Firefox and Google’s Chrome are my personal favorites.
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Where did the reasonable people go?
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ast weekend, three friends and I drove a total of 34 hours to attend Jon Stewart’s “Rally to Restore Sanity” in Washington, D.C. The rally served as a reminder that reason has not been eradicated by fear, despite the feartouting media. The true value of the rally rested in Stewart’s closing comments: “With that being said, I feel good, strangely, calmly, good. Because the image of Americans that is reflected back to us by our political and media process is false … if the picture of us were true. Of course our inability to solve problems would actu-
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graduate student in psychology. ally be quite sane and reasonable. Why would you work with Marxists, actively subverting our Constitution? Or racists and homophobes who see no one’s humanity but their own?” And yet, despite the satisfaction I received from being among 200,000 individuals touting reasonableness over fear, I find myself already needing another reminder that the image we’re shown of Americans is not entirely true. Because yet again, I find myself post-Election Day, disappointed in the outcome of a
vote I humbly deemed important — that vote outcome being the decision to oust Chief Justice Marsha Ternus and associate justices Michael J. Streit and David L. Baker. “The court legislated from the bench ... they governed from the bench and they even attempted to amend our constitution from the bench ... this is not their role. The Legislature makes the law,” said Bob Vander Plaats, a Republican attorney from Sioux City. The fact that Vander Plaats is an attorney both shocks and sickens me. Even the Iowa State Bar Association could not withhold its disappointment in this
vote. I ask those who ousted these justices for their “legislating from the bench,” would you also oust the Supreme Court justices who ruled in Brown v. Board of Education? That too was an unpopular decision and a decision that overruled several laws. Where was this anger toward “judicial activism” after the Citizens United v. FEC decision? This decision not only overruled two previous court cases, but also threw away years of campaign finance laws. I struggle to see how Varnum v. Brien is an example of judicial activism and Citizens United is not.
We have now effectively handicapped Iowa’s ability to possess an objective judiciary that is untouched by the threats of political whims and special interest groups. We were among the first to integrate schools, the first to allow women to practice law, and now, we have put the possibility of future landmarks at risk — by forcing a precedent that preserving majority opinion is more important than preserving our state constitution. Where did all the reasonable people go? Not to mention, putting three more unemployed people in this economy is not a sane idea.
Judicial retention message is murky
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n Tuesday, Iowans voted not to retain three of our state’s Supreme Court Justices. As I have heard, the motivation was to “send a message,” with the message being that Iowa won’t stand for judges who disagree with the majority. That is not a very American message. Our government (both Iowa’s
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and the United States’) was constructed so the judicial branch would be above politics and bipartisanship. Judges are not representatives of the majority, and that’s why they have traditionally been able to uphold justice
and protect the liberties of all citizens. Our Supreme Court Justices had done just that. They made an unpopular decision that granted civil rights to a minority. And for this, we have removed them, showing that the majority of Iowans do not respect the judicial branch and by extension the democratic government to which it belongs.
History has shown that America needs nonpartisan Supreme Court Justices to protect our minorities. Iowa has shown that we will degrade both the judicial and democratic systems in opposition to that protection. This election result may be a response to what some call “legislating from the bench,” but when we the people try
to control the Supreme Court, we are “judging from the polls,” which is a violation of the judicial branch and insult to the entire three-branch democratic government. So, we wanted to send a message? Message received: the majority of Iowa will do whatever it can to prevent the minority from gaining rights, Justice(s) be damned.
‘No’ voters lack judicial system knowledge
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n a sequel to John F. Kennedy’s “Profiles in Courage,” the Iowa justices, dismissed for their equal-protection of the law ruling on same-gender marriage, could be given pages of honor in such a book. They did the right thing within the law and were sacked by the
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holier-than-thou that put themselves above the law. The self-centered, vengeful no voters, like Bob Vander Plaats, are their own heroes atop pedestals of their imagination, looking down on all the lesser; thus these
three Iowa Justices. To wit, John Boehner revealed himself to be his own hero, and for doing no more than common folks do every day, every year in every minute. Sobbing in self pity and admiration, Boehner (sob-sob) gave a born in a tavern twist to the old log-cabin yarn.
In Boehner’s up from poverty epic (sob, poor but great): I worked in my father’s tavern (sobsob), worked all sorts of dirty jobs (sob, but none of ‘em on reality TV, sob), and oh my, I worked my way through school (sob, only guy to ever do that). Boehner and Vander Plaats look down on
heroes Washington, Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR and JFK; all born into silverspoon-in-the-mouth privilege. Meanwhile in Iowa, the Constitution does not mean what an independent judiciary says it does, it means what Bob Vander Plaats says it means.
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Nebraska, Oklahoma top Daily’s rankings Editor’s Note: Nine weeks into the season, the Daily has ranked the Big 12’s football teams in order, from strongest to weakest, top to bottom. National rankings and performance will be taken into consideration, but hopefully we can watch enough football to make informed opinions. Ties will be broken through unscientific methodology. 1. Nebraska Cornhuskers Last Week: No. 3 (+2) Key Player: RB Roy Helu Jr. — 28 rush, 307 yards, 3 TD Outlook: The Cornhuskers bullied their way back into the top spot this week, showing off some mid-90s power football against the Tigers. Barring a huge mistake, Big Red holds its own ticket to the Big 12 North title. 2. Oklahoma Sooners Last Week: No. 2 (0) Key Player: WR Ryan Broyles — 9 rec., 208 yards, 3 TD Outlook: It was Landry Jones to Broyles all day — stop if you’ve heard this story before. Bob Stoops wins the easy ones, and they’ll have to if a red-hot Baylor is to be kept from the top of the charts. 3. Baylor Bears Last Week: No. 4 (+1) Key Player: RB Jay Finley — 15 rush, 116 yards, 1 TD Outlook: The darlings of our poll, even if the BCS doesn’t agree. The Bears are fun to watch, Robert Griffin III is walking on water, and even if the Big 12 title isn’t sitting in Waco, Baylor is absolutely not a fluke. 4. Oklahoma State Cowboys Last Week: No. 5 (+1) Key Player: RB Kendall Hunter — 28 rush, 143 yards Outlook: Hunter is a consistent runner, Weeden doesn’t make mistakes, and the Cowboys are probably still rated too low. Blackmon comes back this week, and the Pokes will get some national attention. 5. Missouri Tigers Last Week: No. 1 (-4) Key Player: QB Blaine Gabbert — 18/42 pass, 199 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Outlook: Maybe we just rated the Tigers too high; maybe they were bound to fall. One way or another, Mizzou has a very winnable schedule the rest of the year, and they are fast enough to rise again. 6. Iowa State Cyclones Last Week: No. 8 (+2) Key Player: RB Alexander Robinson — 17 rush, 117 yards, 1 TD Outlook: Paul Rhoads is hotter than Baylor right now, jumping up coaching lists nationwide. The Cyclones have to play their best game to prove last year in Lincoln wasn’t an aberration. 7. Kansas State Wildcats Last Week: No. 6 (-1) Key Player: RB Daniel Thomas — 29 rush, 101 yards, 1 TD Outlook: The Wildcats have lost three out of four, but the competition has been tough, so they aren’t sliding like some of our other squads. Can anyone take pressure off of Daniel Thomas? 8. Texas A&M Aggies Last Week: No. 10 (+2) Key Player: QB/WR Ryan Tannehill — 36/50 pass, 449 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Outlook: Jerrod Johnson may be the next JaMarcus without the codeine or NFL contract. Tannehill looked great against Texas Tech, but the road is grim for the Aggies until Thanksgiving. 9. Texas Longhorns Last Week: No. 7 (-2) Key Player: QB Garrett Gilbert — 8 rush, 79 yards, 1 TD Outlook: We didn’t know people could frown on a Slip ‘N Slide, but Mack Brown sure is. Gilbert has more yards per rush than per pass since the Big 12 season started. 10. Texas Tech Red Raiders Last Week: No. 9 (-1) Key Player: WR Lyle Leong — 5 rec., 67 yards, 3 TD Outlook: The Red Raiders are alone at the bottom of the South. Oklahoma and Mizzou the next two weeks. Sticks Sheffield is starting to get playing time. At least Weber State is on the schedule? 11. Colorado Buffaloes Last Week: No. 11 (0) Key Player: QB Cody Hawkins — 17/44 pass, 187 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT Outlook: Cody Hawkins at quarterback? Meh. At least they could get their first Big 12 win against Kansas! 12. Kansas Jayhawks Last Week: No. 12 (0) Key Player: RB Angus Quigley — 14 rush, 69 yards, 4 rec., 56 yards Outlook: Quinn Mecham at quarterback? Meh. At least they could get their first Big 12 win against Colorado!
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‘Bye’ to Ames High ISU victorious in last match before return to Hilton By Jake.Calhoun iowastatedaily.com The ISU volleyball team played its final match at Ames High School on Wednesday night, defeating Baylor in three sets (25-22, 25-22, 25-14). No. 12 Iowa State (17-5, 10-4 Big 12) completed its season sweep of Baylor (12-12, 5-8) with a squad that was able to execute, despite not being 100-percent healthy. “I thought we did a really good job of blocking the right way and putting our defense in the right spot,” said coach Christy Johnson-Lynch. “I was really impressed with their ability to stay focused on game plan and executed throughout the match.” Senior Victoria Henson sported a medical wrap on her right thigh after pulling her hamstring in practice. However, this did not affect her play, as she etched out a match-high 11 kills. “She was kind of a gametime decision. We just didn’t know if she would go or not,” Johnson-Lynch said of Henson. “She told me she was ready to go. I wasn’t sure if she should play or could play, but we decided to give it a try and we wanted to limit her out there as much as we could.” Due to her injury, Henson refrained from dig-
ging throughout the match. However, she still managed two assisted blocks, adding one whole block to the team’s total of seven. Henson now sits just 40 kills away from tying Kristin Hugdahl’s all-time mark of 1,620 set in 1995. Middle blocker Jamie Straube hit double digits in kills for the 10th time this season with 10, alleviating some of the usual pressure placed on Henson to produce offensively. “I have that mentality of knowing that [Henson] wasn’t feeling the best, but I want to go into every game thinking I want to get as many kills as I can, I want to do as much as I can for the team,” Straube said. After winning a close contest in set one, 25-22, the Cyclones found themselves behind by as much as six points before creeping back to within an earshot on the scoreboard. A service ace by Caitlin Mahoney notched the score at 12-12, triggering an opportune comeback for the Cyclones. The Lady Bears were only able to tie the score once before the Cyclones took set two, 25-22, heading into the locker room at intermission. The teams battled in an evenly contested bout to start the third set before Iowa State went on an 8-0 run to pull away down the stretch and find itself leading, 21-11. Straube’s final kill put the match away for the Cyclones in the third set, 25-14.
Outside hitter Victoria Henson, jumps up for a block against Baylor on Wednesday at Ames High School. Henson had 11 kills and 28 total attacks to help the Cyclones gain a 3-0 shutout against the Bears. Photo: Bryan Langfeldt/Iowa State Daily
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Cyclones cap season with win By Dan.Martin iowastatedaily.com “Golf is 90 percent mental, the rest is physical”, is a famous quote among golfers, once uttered by renowned golf expert Jim Flick. The ISU women certainly had a lot to contemplate entering the Challenge at Onion Creek on Monday and Tuesday. They had finished no worse than fourth place before Monday and Tuesday. It was the same course where they had broken several course records at last year, and it was the final tournament of the fall season. The No. 32 Cyclones proved themselves to be up to the task, as the whole team battled through the weather to its first tournament victory of the season. “It was awesome,” coach Christie Martens said. “That was our goal, to go down and get a win, and so it was really exciting that were able to go and stay strong and bring home the win.” The Cyclones came out of the gates strong Monday. They took the lead with an opening round
287 in the opening 18. In the afternoon’s second round, the Cyclones kept their stride, firing a 288. They led the tournament exiting the first day with Illinois and Augusta State only two and three strokes behind. “We knew we had a really good chance. I just told them to stay focused,” Martens said. “They are all really good at staying level-headed.” The last round kicked off early Tuesday morning with an extra challenge for the Cyclones to endure: the weather. “It was super windy the last day; I think our scores were a reflection of that,” Martens said. “That was a tough day, the last day.” The winds were so intense that teams had to delay their trips home after the tournament ended. Martens said the team didn’t arrive home until almost 1 a.m. With the victory in their sights, the Cyclones were determined to beat the weather and the other players. It was then that ISU senior Victoria Stefansen willed herself to her best round of the tournament, shooting a 70.
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“She was awesome,” Martens said. “She played so well the last day. It was really good for her confidence, and we felt so good for her. She’s done so much for our team. That was really cool to see.” Her final round 70 did more than secure her with a third-place finish individually. It also secured the team win for Iowa State against the University of Arkansas-Little Rock, who came out on fire in the
final round. In a round that no other team shot under a 306, Iowa State remained in first with 884. The Cyclones are in action Feb. 13 at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic.
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Iowa State eager to return to Hilton court By Dan.Tracy iowastatedaily.com Water flooded its doors in early August. Now ISU fans will get their first chance this year to flood the doors of Hilton Coliseum when the ISU women will open their 2010-2011 season with an exhibition game against Division II Minnesota State-Mankato. “I am just so excited to even think about playing at Hilton Coliseum,” said coach Bill Fennelly. “That place is so special to so many people, and the chance to get back in there is going to be important to our school, to our team and to our community.” Entering his 16th year at the helm, Fennelly will coach an ISU squad coming off of a 2009 campaign in which it went 25-8 overall, 11-5 in the Big 12 and made its second consecutive NCAA Sweet
Sixteen appearance. With practice beginning six days earlier this season, Fennelly believes his team is eager to get on the court and face an unfamiliar opponent. “Our kids are getting a little stale, they’re tired of practicing and they need to play in a game,” Fennelly said. The Cyclones return six players from a year ago who have the experience of playing at Hilton and will welcome in five new players who have not yet experienced the “Magic” of an ISU home contest. “I kind of don’t know what to expect, and I’ve heard that it’s magic, so that’s exciting. I’ve never really played in front of thousands or anything like that,” said junior guard Lauren Mansfield, one of five newcomers. The most experienced Cyclone on this year’s team is the lone senior,
guard Kelsey Bolte. A preseason All-Big 12 selection, Bolte is one of three returning starters for the Cyclones, along with sophomore center Anna Prins and sophomore forward Chelsea Poppens. “They haven’t been on the floor ... yet, but I think they’re going to be excited,” Bolte said. Another group of players that will be playing at Hilton Coliseum for the first time will be the Mankato State Mavericks. The Division II National Champions in 20082009, the Mavericks are coming off of a season in which they finished 15-13 and 10-10 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The
Mavericks have lost their top two scorers from a year ago in Liz Trauger and Tiffany Moe but return their other three starters for a team that is predicted to finish eighth in the 14-team NSIC. Although Iowa State does not have a scouting report on the Mavericks, Fennelly said he is excited to see how his team plays against someone other than the male scout team. “We’re going to play someone that doesn’t know everything we do and doesn’t know every little thing about us, so the things that don’t work in practice might work a little better from time to time [in the game],” Fennelly said.
Guard Kelsey Bolte drives to the basket against Texas Tech last season. Photo: Tim Reuter/ Iowa State Daily
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Brittny Rebhuhn, sophomore in performing arts, and Chris King, senior in performing arts, rehearse a scene of “Arabian Nights” in October at Fisher Theater. Photo: Kelsey Kremer/Iowa State Daily
By Julia Ferrell Ames247 Writer ISU Theatre will open its second show this year, “The Arabian Nights,” on Nov. 5 at Fisher Theater. The show is directed by guest director Egla Birmingham, a theater professor from Western Illinois University. “The Arabian Nights” is a play adapted by Mary Zimmerman from the collection, “The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night.” The show centers on a Persian sultan, Shahryar, who is betrayed by his unfaithful wife. In a rage, Shahryar decides to marry a new virgin every night, only to execute each Where: Fisher Theater the following morning. The When: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5, sultan takes a new wife, 6, 12 and 13 Scheherazade, who en- Nov. 2 p.m. 7 and 14 chants him by telling him Cost: $8 student stories. The ISU performance includes 19 cast members, many of whom play more than six characters each. Although she plays only the lead female, Brittny Rebhuhn, sophomore in performing arts, believes the ensemble’s many characters are what make the show unique. “We couldn’t do something without everyone in the cast. Everyone’s on stage the entire time, so you have to be present and you have to feel what’s going on all the time,” Rebhuhn said. “Otherwise you’re going to miss something. You not being engaged will cause the audience to not be engaged.” At one point in the show, the ensemble must
Cast members of “Arabian Nights” take the stage at the beginning of the second act during the first dress rehearsal at Fisher Theater. The production will open at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Photo: Kelsey Kremer/Iowa State Daily
‘Arabian Nights’ arrives perform “The Confusion Story,” a scene in which the whole cast acts out six different stories at once. Rebhuhn said the scene represents Shahryar as his character develops and he becomes confused about how he feels. The other stories in the show feature genies and thieves, but two that stand out most for Rebhuhn are “The Jester’s Wife” and “The Wonderful Bag.” In “The Jester’s Wife,” a jester
is ordered to be married against his will. The jester soon discovers his new wife is unfaithful, and when the king finds out, he threatens to injure the men who had affairs with the wife. To save their health, the men must tell stories to the king. “The Wonderful Bag” is a story of two characters who find a bag and both claim it belongs to them. A judge requires each of them to name the contents of the bag and
Brittny Rebhuhn, sophomore in performing arts, and Chris King, senior in performing arts run through a scene of Arabian Nights during rehearsal in
the closest will receive it. All the stories in the show revolve around aspects of the Arab culture. To help them better understand the show’s material, the cast asked an Arabic professor to come to the first week of rehearsal. The professor taught the actors about traits in the culture, and they decided to incorporate some aspects into the show. In the performance, actors never show the bottoms of their feet and al-
most every task is done with the left hand. “The Arab culture is something that we don’t really touch on at school. And it’s a shame because it really is beautiful,” Rebhuhn said. “[‘The Arabian Nights’ is] a very different play and it takes you out of your world … we open your eyes to this beautiful culture, in the set and in the costumes, that’s so rich. It makes you appreciate things more.”
Brunnier Art Museum reopens after damaging floods
By Shanna Delfs Ames247 Writer
The Brunnier Art Museum was hit hard by the August flood, but proudly announced its opening Tuesday in the Scheman Building. The floods that hit Ames dramatically impacted Scheman and specifically the Brunnier Art Museum, which is a part of
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and Mark Adams. The exhibit was expected to be on display a week before the flooding and is now on display for the semester. The entire Brunnier Art Museum has undergone renovations and changes in its appearance since the flooding. The ground floor areas still need some reconstruction, but other parts of the museum have been revamped due to the flood.
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Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin When: 8 p.m. Where: M-Shop What: This indie-pop group is not to miss. Tickets are $8 students and increase $2 day of show. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - indie with The Lonely Forest - indie Dave Beck - folk, indie 8 p.m. at The Maintenance Shop $8 for students, $10 for public. $2 increase day of show. All ages.
Comedy Magician Derrick Hughes When: 11 p.m. Where: The Memorial Union Great Hall What: Sure to be a hilarious and magical experience — we’d expect nothing less from a comedy-magician. Free to students.
Dorothy Witter, program assistant, prepares for work at Brunnier Museum, which reopened Tuesday. Photo: Bryan Langfeldt/Iowa State Daily.
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The Brunnier Art Museum’s hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. “Surviving the crisis was enough in itself,” said Allison Juull, communications manager for University Museums. “We hope no one forgets about us, and still comes to visit the museum and looks forward to the gallery walk coming up.”
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The Ames Progressive Craft Fair When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: The Ames Progressive: 118 Hayward Ave. No. 3 What: Find out what kitschy items local crafters created.
Cowboy Indian Bear - folk The Wheelers - post punk Adam Hawkins 8 p.m. at the Ames Progressive $5, all ages. Damon Dotson -Singer-songwriter 10 p.m. at Mother’s Pub $5, 21+
FRIDAY Sweet Tater - Americana, folk 7 p.m. at Stomping Grounds Megan McCormick - Country rock 9 p.m. at The Maintenance Shop Free for students, $5 for public. All ages.
Brother Trucker - Rock, roots music 10 p.m. at DG’s Tap House $5, 21+ KTop -Alternative 10 p.m. at Headliners 21+
SATURDAY The Burnin’ Sensations -Rock, cover songs 9 p.m. at Mother’s Pub $5, 21+ Voodoo Method - funk rock with Obsidian’s Dream - alternative rock 10 p.m. at Headliners 21+. Hyentyte - Funk rock, jam band 10 p.m. at DG’s Tap House $5, 21+
The Wheelers play the Ames Progressive at 8 p.m. Thursday. Photo: Dylan Boyle/ Iowa State Daily
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Franchise frightens By Gabriel.Stoffa iowastatedaily.com
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old-school get-in-your-head rationale is really one of the main reasons I can appreciate “Paranormal Activity” and its sequel. I’m not saying you should
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Don’t be shy. You can’t let the world judge you too much. That’s what Maude would say. So go ahead and ask that pretty girl or handsome guy to a night on the town. You have nothing to regret. So here are some date ideas if you make Haroldstyle first impressions. And they don’t require another student loan.
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rush out to see “Paranormal Activity 2,” but if you have a date coming up or just want something scarier than election results to make it hard to go to sleep, then watch it.
Watch the first one at some point as well; you don’t have to have seen it to understand the second, but they are connected, and the first is pretty solid itself.
Throw things into Lake Laverne There’s nothing more romantic than flinging an object your significant other crafted into a body of water. He or she may be confused, but if you qualify your actions by telling him or her you did it “so I’ll always know where it is,” he or she will swoon.
Go antiquing You may only be in your 20s and too young to have accumulated a wealth of objects indicating you are a crazy old lady hoarding stuff in a box car, but if you go to an antique shop to browse for relics on a date, you’re well on your way.
Have a picnic on a hill Lunch atop a hill, ideally one blanketed with daisies, while listening to Cat Stevens. And remember: If you want to sing out, sing out.
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here’s just something about handheld cameras that gets an audience going. “Paranormal Activity 2” is yet another of the scary movies set on seeming like a reality show. I generally like the thinking behind the scheme: Have actors who aren’t wellknown so everything feels more “real,” do interview-like things that make it all feel as if it really happened, and don’t go overboard on effects. Personally, I like my horror to be cheesy or mindbending, so “Paranormal Activity” isn’t really my type of scary show. I was certainly impressed with the attention to detail for not only the realism of the home as to appearance of a family living there, but to the details involved in the haunting. There are the unseen movements of something slamming doors and playing with the dog, but there are also little things that aren’t the center of attention that move slightly. The slight movements on the corner of the screen are like the slight movement out of the corner of your eye that you aren’t certain happened. It adds marvelously to the chill-upyour-spine factor. The story itself is insignificant enough to be summed up simply as a family is being haunted, so don’t give the storyline too much thought. There are some relevant plot details, but you’ll understand those if you watch. Mostly I don’t want to give anything away by accident, as mulling over what some of the events may mean is part of the fun in the flick. Despite the applause I give for making a movie that audiences can enjoy, I have to sit back and wonder at what terrible franchise thoughts are spinning in movie executives’ heads. As “Paranormal Activity 2” is a sequel, and it is a sequel that doesn’t have a definitive ending, it can be stretched out as far as money supplied will take it in either the sequel or prequel direction. The original “Paranormal Activity” was creepy and got into the audience’s head with sudden scares and eerie suggestions that this could all happen to you. While the sequel does this to an extent, it doesn’t have the same caliber as the original. Normally you can just play this off as a flaw to sequels, but in this case the question has to come up as to how damaging the sequel is to the original. As people loved the first one and have enjoyed the second, it is likely that they will make a third. A third movie will probably be a waste of time and space. The all-of-a-sudden scares that made the original so frightening to audiences are recycled and used well enough in the second film. But if they go to a third, well, there are only so many times before jumping out and yelling “Boo!” just becomes ho-hum; maybe it would still scare some people, but you can get that experience in many 30-second videos on YouTube. For the most part “Paranormal Activity 2” is a good watch and does the job of letting an audience feel a little fear well. My worry comes with what may come next; not as in what new fright-fest will hide behind the door, but what lame franchise may be starting up — think the “Saw” series with all of its sequel nonsense. I also fear that the moviemaking powers-that-be will want to tune up the effects. This would likely be devastating to what the theme is supposed to be: simple and sudden. That’s what many horror films nowadays don’t understand. It’s not that hard to frighten people, but for some annoying reason a lot of filmmakers are jet-set on trying to be so scary that the fear is lost in the computeredited gore and violence. The lack of blood and guts and the
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Daily Horoscope : by Nancy Black and Stephanie Clements
Capricorn: Take Time.
Today’s birthday (11/4/10). Don’t worry about a demanding partner. Listen to their words, while paying attention to the mood. What do they really want? Sometimes you just need to hear what’s missing in order to transform challenges with respect and compassion.
Level: medium INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every number 1 to 9. For strategies on solving Sudoku, visit
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Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Household matters demand your attention. You wonder how you’ll get everything done and still manage your travel plans. Prioritize ruthlessly.
To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- You’re ready to take off on a bold adventure into parts unknown. On a practical note, pack for the destination. Do laundry, and then decide if you need something new.
Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- You could easily obsess over a partner’s injury or illness. It’s okay to show concern and even better if you understand the treatment or meds completely. Rest.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Others add opinions to your situation. Listen, and then research the facts before you decide what to do. That way you have confidence in the choice.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Your work environment contains a hazard that demands attention now. Repair flooring or carpet to prevent accidents. Reduce clutter to a minimum.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Huddle privately with your coworkers. More gets accomplished in private today. There’s time later to go public, but first get consensus from the team.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 6 -- An older person obsesses over creative details that don’t quite come together. Don’t force the pieces to fit together or you might break them.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Finalize one more question before you present your ideas to the group. Consider the feelings of others as you add the finishing touch.
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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is a 6 -- Family circumstances rearrange your schedule without asking. Surprise! Juggle the new priority and use spare moments to handle what you’d planned before. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- A new face enters the picture, bringing heartfelt feelings and a deep understanding of your career goals. Expect big changes, and take time for yourself. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 6 -- Your finances alter when an older person reveals long-term arrangements. Allow this information to soak in before making any plans. Consider yourself fortunate. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Don’t freak out! An older person presents a problem, but you grasp a solution with minimal difficulty. Rely on your own values and information gleaned from research and study.
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To the guy that ran into that squirrel with his skateboard...are you okay? ... Heres to finding acorns in your backpack that have fallen from that tree...what a nice little surprise..just sayin ... wearing leggings for pants is a privilege not a right. ... Crow season is back in Ames...may the cars and sidewalks be covered in shit and the city do nothing at all. ... There is a direct correlation between the naughtiness of the Halloween costume and how high maintenance she is… I’m just sayin’ ... To the guy with the Cubs umbrella that I had an umbrella war with, I don’t like you. Just an FYI but when I came over to borrow some milk, I actually did have milk. I just like talking to you. ... How many texts in a row without a reply do you have to get a restraining order ... If you give a guy a fake number, it probably shouldn’t be your mom’s cellphone number. Just sayin’ ... To the people making out in the middle of the libraryget a room. Or at least go to the tiers. ... I was going to work out, but then I signed up for Netflix ... To most of the cashiers in Ames, no I do not want my things in a sack...but I would like them in a bag. ... Just because I wear cowboy boots and flannel doesn’t mean I’m trying to be a cowboy. Plus it’s not as if I ride a horse to class. ... To the girl who ran over my foot with her bike in the crosswalk in front of Gilman: You have now made me a self-hating bicyclist. I hope karma finds you soon! ... I will give five dollars to the first three people who look me in the eyes and introduce themselves when walking between classes. ... 15% A’s don’t out weigh 70% F’s... Just Saying
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Iowa State University’s students, faculty and staff total over 63% of the population of Ames truly making it a college town.