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November 4, 2010 | Volume 206 | Number 53 | 40 cents | iowastatedaily.com | An independent newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890.
THURSDAY
Iowa Supreme Court
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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Campustown
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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