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Clinton concedes publicly
Community Clinton failures expresses addressed emotions
Students join to reflect on election
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Less than 12 hours after it was announced that Donald Trump would become the next president of the United States, Democratic rival Hillary Clinton gave her concession speech after postponing it to later in the morning. With 279 electoral votes, Trump stunned America on Tuesday morning as the country slowly began to shift red with Clinton only reaching 228. Delivering her remarks in New York, Clinton publicly conceded to now President-elect Trump, saying that “this is painful and it will be for a long time.” The Democratic presidential hopeful retained a smile throughout her speech, largely thanking the American people and her family for their endless support throughout the campaign. “This loss hurts but please never stop believing that fighting for what’s right is worth it,” she said. Clinton ultimately said that she hopes Trump will be a “successful president for all Americans.” “This is not the outcome that we wanted ... and I’m sorry that we did not win this election,” Clinton said. Near the same time as Clinton’s succession, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan spoke out on Trump’s recent victory, calling it a “political feat” and remarking that Republicans will do their part to help heal a divided country. “Donald Trump provided the kind of coattails that got a lot of people over the finish line,”
Students, staff and community members were able to share their concerns and emotions after the election at a discussion Wednesday. The discussion was one of several that the university put together in order to help those who work or live on campus feel more secure after Tuesday night’s results of the presidential election were revealed. Some students feel uneasy about the newly elected president, Donald Trump, because of the comments he has made during and prior to the presidential race. The “Let’s talk about the election” discussion was intended for members of the Iowa State and Ames communities to drop in and give their opinions about the election. Participants also were encouraged to write their strategies on posters around the room to keep diversity alive and thriving on campus. And conversations happened. One woman expressed the sadness over her father blocking her on social media after she posted her political views he saw as “liberal garbage.” She pointed out that not only have communities been torn apart by this election, but families whose opinions differ have as well. The feelings regarding the election have trickled down to children and have affected them as well. Many participants witnessed children wondering whether they have to pack up their belongings and leave, or if they will see their parents again. Young students in elementary school are influenced by their fami-
After the dust settled Wednesday morning, a president was chosen, Republicans gained control of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and supporters on both sides had very different emotions. University professors weighed in on surprises of the night, along with what the future under a Donald Trump presidency could hold, and why exactly the Hillary Clinton campaign failed. “There were a number of surprises,” said Ben Crosby, associate professor of English. “Clinton wasn’t able to win a single state in the upper Midwest with the exception of Illinois and Minnesota. There wasn’t a single surprise, but the fact that she lost the entire region is pretty shocking.” Crosby called Clinton’s effectiveness within the Midwest “appalling,” and noted that a nomination of Vice President Joe Biden for the Democratic Party may have led to a different result. Dianne Bystrom, director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, saw Virginia’s swaying poll numbers as an indicator that the race would be closer than originally thought. “When I saw Florida I knew the results may be longer,” Bystrom said. “North Carolina didn’t surprise you that much, but when Virginia was closer than it was thought to be, I knew it would be a long night.” Steffen Schmidt, university professor of political science, blames the rapid nomination of Clinton, despite her flaws, as a large rea-
Some voices were firm at the beginning — almost like everything was normal — before they broke. Other voices couldn’t even provide a sound when students tried to speak. The stories, which were brought back to light by the results of the presidential and senatorial election, came from pasts of discrimination and futures of fear. The pain could be heard in the voices that filled the Memorial Union Multicultural Center on Wednesday night where students gathered for a “post-election reflection,” which was hosted by Multicultural Student Affairs. Some students shared their feelings on the election. One student said Presidentelect Donald Trump questioned their basic rights as a human being with his actions, which made this election, their first, feel like a do-or-die situation. Another student said picking between Hillary Clinton and Trump was like picking between pig [fertilizer] and cow [fertilizer.] Students went on to share their displeasure with his policies, but after a few students started sharing, the personal stories started flowing. A story was shared from a woman. Tears started to flow before she began. She said she had been crying all day. She received a text message earlier in the day from her brother’s male fiance. The text
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StuGov addresses election, tuition increase updates By Linda.Brown @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State Student Government discussed the presidential election, heard updates on the possible tuition increase and funded several student clubs during its weekly Senate meeting Wednesday night. Straying from the usual format of the meeting, the Senate went straight into open forum, where the presidential election was a major topic of discussion. Sen. Raul Camarena first took the podium, where he explained to his fellow senators both his and his mother’s perspective as two people who are fearful of what’s expected to come. “As a Latino I can’t accept it, but as an American I have to,” Camarena said. “The reason I am talking is because Iowa State students should be informed. The moment we accept it is the moment we all come together. I want whites to accept us.”
President Cole Staudt addressed the election, as well. “After an election you should not be in fear, I hope and pray that Mr. Trump realizes he is the president for all,” Staudt said. “What students have been expressing is not new, we see it now because it is validated. I think it speaks to people not understanding that people from other countries are humans too. “I think it is all of our duties to educate. Show them they are real people. With real lives. We have to stay strong and keep fighting. I encourage everyone to stay strong. We are going to make change. We are going to be OK.” During committee reports, Staudt gave an update on the possible tuition increase that was presented to the Board of Regents. “This could create a situation where students will choose a major based on what they can afford,” Staudt said. “You should not have to choose a study based off of economic status.”
In addition, the Flying Cyclones requested funding for additional support toward achieving the academic mission of teaching all students alike. The Senate voted 18-6-3, with the bill failing. Sen. Cody Woodruff continued the general order with an appeal to the Flying Cyclones, however, in favor of funding for local flights. Being that one club was passed for funding, while another wasn’t due to the miscalculation of voting, the bill was voted on to make an appeal to funding of the Flying Cyclone request. The bill was persistent in a fail decision. It was later revoted to a pass. After the debate that spurred because of the appeal, the Senate addressed the support of making the American Sign Language a minor at Iowa State. It passed. The meeting adjourned after discussing new business for the upcoming Senate meeting.
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Eric Schultz speaks about the right to protest without violence during Wednesday’s meeting.
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Brown Bag Noon to 1 p.m., Reiman Gardens Topic: Holiday Decorating presented by Dan Brabec, Coe’s Floral and Gifts. Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy an education program. Attend each month and experience a new topic presented by local and regional professionals and lecturers. No preregistration is required. Cost is free for members and Iowa State University students with ID. The general public pays $8 for adults, $7 for seniors ages 65+, $4 for kids ages 4-17, and free for kids ages 3 and under. Using Digital Humanities for Research and Teaching 12:10 p.m. to 1 p.m., Parks Library Classroom 32 What is Digital Humanities, and why is it talked about so much in the academy? Preregistration is required. Seating is limited. Register through Learn (at) ISU. Keyword: LIB. We will explore these questions by looking at several uses of Digital Humanities as well as trying our hand at engaging in an actual Digital Humanities project! Cyclone Cinema: Suicide Squad 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., Carver 101 The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Lecture: Enduring Vietnam 8 p.m., Great Hall, Memorial Union “Reflections on a War and Those Who Served.” James Wright, President Emeritus and Eleazar Wheelock Professor of History at Dartmouth College, author of “Those Who Have Borne the Battle: A History of America’s Wars and Those Who Fought Them.” National Affairs Series
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Iowa State students fill out their ballots at the Union Drive Community Center on Tuesday. UDCC was one of the many polling locations located around Iowa State’s campus.
Voter turnout for Story County
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As Iowa bleeds Republican, the voter turnout results released by Story County reveal that 32,836 Ames voters made it out to cast their ballot as of 8 p.m. Tuesday. With 8,966 Story County residents having cast their votes at their assigned precincts by 11 a.m. Tuesday, doors opened for polling locations at 7 a.m. and closed at 9 p.m. Overall, Story County’s 43 voting precincts let in
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a total of 53,941 voters Tuesday, according to the county’s website. This pulled a 78.12 percent voter turnout rate for the county, beating its 2012 general election turnout by 8.89 percent — a 6,726 voter difference from the 2012 General Election’s voter turnout, according to storycountyiowa.org. With the turnout having increased, the total number of registered voters in Story County this election season also grew from the 2012 registered voter total of 68,203. Story County’s total
number of registered voters topped off in the county this 2016 election at 69,062 registered voters, according to the county’s website. The total number of satellite absentee voters in Story County — voters who cast their vote early because they are unable or unwilling to attend the official polling event — counted in at 5,534 absentee voters, according to the county’s website. The precinct with the highest closing voter turnout this election at 8 p.m. was Ames Precinct 16 or Ames 4-1, with 1,249 votes.
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Musical: Cabaret 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., Fisher Theater “No use permitting some prophet of gloom to wipe every smile away. Life is a Cabaret, old chum; come to the Cabaret.” The Nazi party is rapidly rising to power in Germany, but Sally Bowles, a singer in the Kit Kat Klub, an underground nightclub in Berlin, does not really notice. She has plans to be an actress or to find a wealthy man to marry her. Her instincts are to live in the moment and not take anything very seriously. The Master of Ceremonies at the club is also determined to keep the entertainment and fun going even though despair and the end of their world may be at hand. Warning: Adult content.
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STUDENTS ADDS ART TO COLLECTIVE WORK A student draws on a piece of cloth that Paul Wislotski provided at the Agora on Wednesday. Wislotski is a traveling Christian missionary of art and encourages students to add their own drawings to his collective art piece.
Enduring Vietnam lecture By Megan.Lutz @iowastatedaily.com James Wright, president emeritus and Eleazar Wheelock professor of history at Dartmouth
College, will give a lecture Thursday on reflections of the Vietnam War and those who served. The lecture will begin at 8 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. It is free to at-
tend and is part of the National Affairs Series. Wright is the author of “Those Who Have Borne The Battle: A History of America’s Wars and Those Who Fought Them.”
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Students differ on Electoral College By Emily.Hammer @iowastatedaily.com Before the Electoral College was created, the Virginia Plan suggested that Congress elect the president. A majority of states agreed to this, but a committee that was made to work out the details recommended something different, becoming what is now called the Electoral College. Some delegates supported popular election, but acknowledged it could be difficult to pass the proposal, due to the prevalence of slavery in the South. In 2000, George W. Bush won the presidency with 271 electoral votes. But Al Gore, his Democratic rival, won the popular vote with 48.4 percent, whereas Bush received 47.9 percent of the people’s vote. Several recounts of Florida ballots ensued before the dilemma went to the Florida Supreme Court, then the U.S. Supreme Court, before finally being taken back to the Florida Supreme Court. Instead of drawing it out any longer, Gore conceded. The American people didn’t let it drop, however. Criticism and questioning of the current voting system increased, with many wondering why the United States continues to use the Electoral College instead of the popular vote. It was announced Wednesday morning that Trump won with 276 electoral votes needed to secure the election, even though Clinton received 161,761 more popular votes. For some students, they feel that the United States needs to transition into running the election by popular vote. Drew Owen, senior in marketing, is displeased with the system of the Electoral College. “I think it should be a popular vote where each person’s vote is equal no matter where you live,” Owen said. “The Electoral College is based on population of each state, but it’s not fairly distributed based on the population per capita.” The Electoral College allocates votes to states in the same way that Congress does: two for each state across the board and a number of votes based on the population of the state. Some believe this can lead to overrepresentation of smaller states. Hannah Gorton, freshman in accounting and finance, also isn’t satisfied with the election system. “I think it needs some kind of reform because it doesn’t accurately represent public opinion,” Gorton said. “I don’t think it makes much sense that someone can lose the popular vote but win the electoral.” Some also believe that systems like the one in Nebraska and Maine better represent state citizens. In other states, if there is a 50 percent popular vote for one candidate and 49 percent vote for the other, the entirety of the electoral votes would go to the candidate with 50 percent. In Nebraska and Maine, however, the two statewide votes go to the overall winner of the state, and each congressional district gives the winner of the district’s popular vote their electoral vote. Theoretically, four votes could go to one candidate and the last one could go to another candidate. There are still some who don’t mind the Electoral College. Katelin Kremer, junior in marketing, doesn’t like the outcome of the election, but accepts the voting system. “I am not happy with it of course,” Kremer said, “but it comes down to having a good strategy.”
Student speaker and veteran Michelle Aberle gives a speech at the Veterans Supper on Wednesday in the Memorial Union.
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Community works to honor veterans Veterans Center spent months planning supper By Emily.Schroer @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State’s hosted their fourth annual community supper honoring veterans and their families was celebrated Wednesday in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. The event began with a social hour featuring music by veteran Danny Grause and continued with a ceremony and supper. The ceremony included a variety of speakers ranging from student veterans to honored guest James Wright, veteran, president emeritus and professor of history at Dartmouth College. The event’s Master of Ceremonies was Jathan Chicoine, director of the Veterans Center director. Alex Young, leadership and programming assistant of the Veterans Center, explained that extensive planning went into Wednes-
day’s event. “The planning really began even into the summer,” Young said. “We spent a lot of time just orchestrating — what is the event going to do, what do we like, what sort of things do we want to feature, who do we want to recognize. A lot of that took a lot of time because we tried to coordinate with so many different people in the community. Everyone from dinning to event management services to the registrar’s office — everyone had to take part. “The event has been a success, but it has been a long time coming.” Deborah Sheets, sophomore in kinesiology and health, talked about how she thought the ceremony was great and why she enjoyed it. She explained that this was her first year in the program and talked about her intentions to attend the regular Thursday night veterans dinner. “Every Thursday night, members of our community get together in the basement of the Memorial Lutheran Church,” Young said. “It is just a relaxed, very laid-back sort of environment where people just hang out together and talk about what is going on. There is really no business there. It’s a very much
informal setting. It is open to anyone that wants to join us.” Young discussed how the community has become greatly involved with the Veterans Day celebrations. “There is a lot of excitement in the community,” Young said. “We had such a great [turnout] — we had a huge amount of people want to donate their tickets to our community. It really was heartwarming.” He talked about the important things that make their community what it is. “There is a lot of tradition in the event,” Young said. While the number of people who attend varies, there are many people who attend regularly, which works well for their community, he said. The Veterans Center partners closely with the ROTC program to work together to help plan events such as Wednesday’ supper for the community. Young finished by addressing the rest of the celebrations for Veterans week. “We had our Gold Star Hall Ceremony, this event, we are having Thursday night dinner tomorrow and then Dr. Wright is having his lecture following that,” Young said.
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Iowa State faculty members gather in front of Parks Library on Wednesday to answer any questions students had about the presidential election.
By Danielle.Gehr @iowastatedaily.com Two police officers were shot and killed 20 minutes apart by the same man in ambush attacks in Urbandale and Des Moines earlier this month. The events led local police at the Ames and ISU police departments to take part in searching for the shooter. Now they are left to mourn the losses of fellow officers, whether they knew them personally or not. “We don’t work with Des Moines and Urbandale police departments on a daily basis or a weekly basis necessarily, but they’re close enough that we work with them regularly, and so we definitely feel for them,” said Anthony Greiter, an ISU Police officer. “It’s not just one person that impacted—it’s a department, it’s a law enforcement community, it’s the Des Moines community, the Urbandale community.” Both departments reached out to the Des Moines and Urbandale stations and sent several officers to the funerals of Sgt. Tony Beminio and Officer Justin Martin on Monday and Tuesday.
Upon receiving word that officers had been shot and killed, there was a concern over whether the perpetrator was heading toward the Ames community. The departments doubled up cops in each cop car to give each car extra eyes. The Ames Police Department kept its unarmed parking officers off of the streets since their uniforms may make them a target. For a while, the department was not given any suspect details, making it difficult to know exactly who it was looking for. “Anytime that something happens in the metro, we have a huge intersection with 35 and 30,” Greiter said. “We always expect something to come our direction. Whether or not it happens is a totally different story, but if we don’t expect it to happen, we’re not fully prepared.” Although they are prepared to handle difficult situations, local police officers never expected something like this to happen so close to their community. “We were on edge,” said Ames Police Cmdr. Jason Tuttle. “I think a lot of us never thought something like this
would happen in Iowa. It shouldn’t surprise us anymore, just the way things are going on around the country, [but] it kind of hit close to home for us.” While the Des Moines Police Department has implemented its own plan where peers were trained to handle any traumatic event in order to be there for their fellow officers who are going through the same thing, the Ames and Iowa State police departments offer counseling services for their officers. The Ames Police Department received a lot of counseling from its mental health advocate, whose job typically involves helping people with mental health issues in the community, but was able to be there for the officers. Still, situations like these are difficult to cope with. “I talked to a Des Moines officer [Tuesday] who said the events that happened earlier in the year with the two Des Moines officers getting killed in the car crash, he said, ‘I can grasp that. Accidents happen, people make mistakes, and that’s ultimately what causes car crashes. This
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stands united for diversity, inclusion By Nik.Heftman @iowastatedaily.com Students were met by more than fallen leaves and a chilly breeze as they made their way through the Agora on Wednesday morning. Iowa State faculty members huddled around four white boards standing outside of Parks Library. Three of the boards bore writing. One stood blank with a shelf of markers for students to use. “[We are] out here today to educate the community of students, faculty and staff,” said Jonathan Sturm, professor of music and president of the Iowa State Faculty Senate. “[We want] to give a sense of welcome and friendliness that I think is critical for all students to feel.” The Faculty Senate represents the general faculty of Iowa State and participates in shared governance of the university with the administration. It is made up of 82 representatives elected by the general faculty and divided into caucuses representing
each of the seven colleges. Its responsibilities include passing along courses and degrees for the university’s approval, governing the faculty and controlling the faculty handbook. On Tuesday, the Faculty Senate passed a resolution that read as follows: “The Faculty of the Iowa State Senate stand united for the ideals of diversity and inclusion at our university, and welcome all students to learn to the best of their abilities on our campus in an environment free from racism, sexism, bigotry, harassment and oppression.” Most resolutions take at least a month to pass. This resolution was adopted, unanimously, on first read. “We welcome all students to study here and feel safe in their studies free of the excess baggage of racism, sexism, bigotry, oppression,” Sturm said, “and we will have their backs if those issues present themselves.” Tuesday night’s resolution was developed in
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Now that the United States has elected Donald Trump as the president-elect, Barack Obama must ensure an end to injustices against Standing Rock.
Stand with Standing Rock after the election The long election season is over, and President-elect Donald Trump soon will outline his policies and vision for the next four years. While the battle for the White House has come to a close, individual battles on liberties and injustices still rage on. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has continuously and peacefully demonstrated and blocked the Dakota Access Pipeline, which is currently slated to run through land sacred to the tribe. Moreover, the tribe is fighting for clean water access that, as it claims, may be threatened by the pipeline. We encourage the Standing Rock Tribe to hold strong and work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to relocate the pipeline in a manner that suits both sides. President Barack Obama has indicated that moving the pipeline away from tribal lands and lands sacred to the tribe is an option. This option must seriously be vetted and considered as a way to end the environmental racism that is currently planned against the tribe. Moreover, the federal government should recognize the early treaties with the individual nations that outline land holdings. The Treaties of Fort Laramie in 1851 and 1868 expand the tribe’s land beyond its current reservation. But the U.S. government violated both of the treaties, as well as many other agreements with Native American tribes, to seize more land. These are but a few examples of the tribal injustices Native Americans face today. Lands flooded for hydroelectric dams, rivers and lakes polluted or overfished for commercial gain and eminent domain abuse has hit tribes across the country particularly hard. The indigenous injustice is clear and yet easy to accept. It is time for Obama to take action in his last days to ensure that the injustices stop. Now is also the time to start questioning Trump about how his administration will address similar issues. Trump will soon have the power to appoint a new secretary of the interior, who will oversee the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He should look for people who recognize the issues facing Native Americans today and who understand the challenges such as protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. Supporting and defending the Standing Rock Tribe is a great first step. But history shows that another incident like this will occur. It might not be with a Native American tribe, nor over a pipeline. But the patter will be similar, and the people should demand a response from their leaders. Allowing them the stay silent on important issues is giving them a free pass not to lead.
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In an effort to unify the Catholic and Lutheran churches, Pope Francis and Bishop Munib Younan signed a joint statement at the end of October with hopes of realigning the two religions and creating a shared Eucharist once again.
Unifying divided churches Pope Francis, Bishop Munib Younan hope to realign religions By Beth.Woodruff @iowastatedaily.com At the end of October, Pope Francis and Bishop Munib Younan, the president of the Lutheran World Federation, signed a joint statement in hopes of unifying the two churches once more. The statement had a common goal of realigning the two religions and creating a shared Eucharist once more. The agreement marked the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation, when Martin Luther published his 95 Theses — complaints essentially — about the Catholic Church. The joint statement was created to bring the two religions closer together and help create a unified Eucharist. The Joint Statement begins by emphasizing how an ecumenical dialogue brought the two churches back together and allowed them to overcome their differences. It continues on to say that in their division, they have “wounded” the church and hope to repair those wounds with a common Eucharist. The statement then calls on all members of both churches, not just clergy, to join to-
gether and recommit themselves to a unified church. This groundbreaking statement has moved the two churches even closer to becoming a unified front, but the Joint Statement was the second step in the unification process. In October 2015, on the eve of the 500th anniversary of the 95 Theses, Lutherans and Catholics banded together to formulate the “Declaration on the Way: Church, Ministry and Eucharist.” This specific declaration had the 32 “Statements of Agreement.” These were 32 places where the Catholic Church and Lutheran Church already had some overlap and were in agreement. The declaration also contained two very important statements to help encourage the future unification of the two churches. The first key point states that both Lutherans and Catholics should always begin looking at their faith from a unified perspective, rather than one that focuses on their religious differences. The second key point addressed by the “Declaration on the Way” is that Lutherans and Catholics must stay open to a continuous transformation by a mutual witnessing of faith. Pope Francis may have felt the need to create this declaration to increase conversations among the two churches. Francis has said that he feels the need for ecumenical dialogue between both Lutherans and Catholics is very important in repairing their relationship.
The “Declaration on the Way” helped to serve as a precursor to the “Joint Statement” that was released this year and helped set a precedence for what both churches are expecting from their followers. The two documents also help to serve as role model for the possibility of unifying other religions around the world. In 2014, Pope Francis helped extend an olive branch among Jewish, Muslim and Christian religions. Francis hosted a prayer summit at the Vatican, where the three religions’ prayers were said in multiple languages, as a way to tell each religion that it should be there for one another, not seen as polar opposites, when there is governmental turmoil. The common Eucharistic goal between Catholics and Lutherans is a huge milestone in religious history. The two separate religions are attempting to once again unify and focus solely on the works of Christ, rather than their own differences. These declarations and joint agreements made by the churches could be a monumental stepping stone toward a more unified religious world. While it is very possible that not every religion will be able to share a common table, as many religions vary more than Lutheranism and Catholicism, this could help patch rifts between all religions. If two once feuding Christian sects can come together as one, then there is indeed the possibility of a peaceful relationship among all religions.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Administrators must fight against hate By Future teachers in secondary education programs Dear President Leath and fellow administrators, We write collectively as future teachers. We write as students from various majors and areas of education. We write as individuals who will be influencing the future generations of Americans through the education system and international students if we choose to teach abroad. Due to this influence, we are compelled to express our concern about the racist posters recently placed on ISU’s campus and the reaction, more lack of a reaction, that the university had. On Oct. 27, 2016, racially charged posters were displayed around campus. These messages represented racist ideology and called for white supremacy on both a personal and systemic level. These tainted messages arouse memories of a similar incident occurring last year where students of color were
both physically and verbally assaulted at a football game. In those instances, there was prideful talk of white superiority as well. We were relieved that the racially charged posters found early Thursday were removed and this was addressed via an email from the administration. However, we believe that the reason provided for removing the posters downplayed the racist and discriminatory messages in them. The email from the university did not address these actions with proper fervor. With racially targeted slander being spread by a presidential candidate, racial tension and discrimination toward students of color has increased on campus. Although some efforts were made to make Iowa State University a more inclusive school for students of color over the past year, this recent event indicates that this effort was not great enough. As future educators, we are aware of the social institutions schools are and how they can
mold the minds of an entire generation. It is our responsibility to teach the next generation of Americans to be open minded and accepting of all human beings. With globalization, an increasing rate of human migration due to wars, climate change and political unrest, diversity is our future, and we must teach America that there has always been strength in our diversity. As future educators, the current state of our university worries us, and we believe that more must be done to improve ourselves and our nation. In order to improve the racial tension on campus, we must address the mentality behind these acts. Although reprimand is expected once the offenders have been located, this is not the only action that should be taken in order to address this. This act was committed out of fear, and it takes courage to fight the fear. As future teachers, we are taking on the task of fighting the fear. You are an administra-
tor of a university; you should be fighting the fear instead of using rhetoric that supports the acts on campus. You allowed the powers that created this act to continue, due to your apparent lack of awareness of the mentality on campus. As the president of this institution, you should take on responsibility for acts that were committed by students of this institution. The rhetoric you used for the email responding to these acts was unacceptable. You did not take responsibility for these actions committed by students of your institution. You did not tell your students what actions you will take to keep this from happening again. You did not give your students a sense of safety. You did not give your students a feeling of inclusion. The words in that email show that you will not take the steps that are needed to provide an inclusive and safe campus environment. We, as students, want to see action.
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Iowa State men’s basketball Steve Prohm calls to the Cyclones before a timeout during a second-round NCAA Tournament game against Little Rock on March 19. Prohm added two four-star recruits and one three-star recruit to his 2017 class on National Signing Day on Wednesday, giving him a top-20 recruiting class.
Steve Prohm inks three recruits By Ryan.Young @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State coach Steve Prohm added three members to his next recruiting class on Wednesday. Four-star point guard Lindell Wigginton and four-star forward Terrence Lewis signed their national letters of intent Wednesday, along with threestar guard Darius McNeill. With the additions, Prohm’s 2017 class now ranks 19th in the country and second in the Big 12 Conference, according to 247Sports.com. “My staff did a great job this fall of knowing what we needed and where we needed to get better,” Prohm said in a statement Wednesday. “I think that we got a group of guys that love to be in the gym and are dedicated to improving. They can all score the ball, are athletic and come from good families. We are excited to get them on campus.” Lindell Wigginton Lindell Wigginton is the best get for the Cyclones in the next class. In fact, Wigginton has the highest composite ranking in school history. “To get Lindell into our program going forward is huge,” Prohm said. “He’s a guy that can come on campus day one and [be] ready to compete physically, mentally, just from the competition that he’s used to going against at Oak Hill over the past three years.”
Wigginton, a 6-foot-2 guard from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, is the topranked player out of Canada in the 2017 class, according to Hoops Hype Canada, and currently plays at Oak Hill Academy in Virginia. Oak Hill Academy is perhaps the best basketball academy in the country. Past members include former NBA players Jerry Stackhouse, Carmelo Anthony, Ty Lawson and Rajon Rondo, to name a few. Coach Steve Smith, who started coaching at Oak Hill in 1985, boasts a 981-64 overall record and has won eight national championships. Last year, Wigginton averaged 16.4 points per game and was an honorable mention All-American for the Warriors. He picked the Cyclones over Oregon, Arizona, Arkansas, Baylor, Texas and others. “He’s a hungry kid. He thinks that he’s nowhere near where he needs to be,” said redshirt senior Naz MitrouLong, who has played with Wigginton’s older brother in the past. “He wants to go after everybody that’s ahead of him. I think it’s one of the best gets that the school could get. He’s going to be awesome for the program. Hell of a kid, person, and an incredible player. I’m excited for him.” Terrence Lewis Terrence Lewis is a 6-foot-5 forward out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who has potential to fill in to a role similar to that of former Cyclone Abdel Nader’s
a year ago. Lewis, a 247Sports four-star recruit, averaged 22.2 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.8 steals last season, and led Riverside High School to a 22-4 record and an appearance in the section final. He was also named the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Area Player of the Year. Lewis picked Iowa State over offers from Auburn, Illinois, Marquette and UNLV, among others. “I’m excited about him. He’s a guy who can really, really make shots, get out and run the wing, put pressure on the defense, but really good size at the wing position,” Prohm said. “He’s a guy who can fill in. Terrence is a guy who can get here and really fill his body out and become one of those really big wing, both offensive and defensive, standouts.” Darius McNeill Darius McNeill is a 247Sports threestar guard out of Houston, Texas, who garnered several Division-I offers. Last season at Westfield High School, McNeill averaged 14.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, and is currently the 11th-ranked player out of Texas. He picked Iowa State over offers from Baylor, LSU, Cincinnati and Texas Tech, among others. “Darius McNeill can play either guard spot. He’s super quick,” Prohm said. “He’s got a bright future. His upside is really, really high.”
Team-leader Earl Hall returns to ISU wrestling competition By Ben.Visser @iowastatedaily.com
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Iowa State women’s basketball coach Bill Fennelly gives direction to his team during the third quarter of the team’s exhibition game on Sunday at Hilton Coliseum.
Women’s basketball signs two recruits on national signing day By Brian.Mozey @iowastatedaily.com Rae Johnson and Kristin Scott signed their national letters of intent to play at Iowa State starting in the 2017-18 season Wednesday. Both players are from Minnesota, and coach Bill Fennelly is looking forward to working with Johnson and Scott in the coming years. “These are the two best players in the state of Minnesota, and we’re fortunate enough to have both of them in our program,” Fennelly said. “Minnesota has been a great place for us to recruit in and has brought us some great players in the past couple of years.” The last two Iowa State players from Minnesota were senior Seanna Johnson and redshirt freshman TeeTee Starks. Both of them came from Brooklyn
Park, Minnesota. Rae is a guard from St. Michael-Albertville High School and has been a three-time First-Team AllConference honoree. She’s started in all 88 games in her high school career and had one of her best seasons during her junior year. She averaged 16 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.6 steals per game during her junior season. Starks is familiar with Johnson from past teams the two players have been on and she’s excited to add Johnson to the Cyclone team. “We both played in the same AAU program and we played against each other in high school,” Starks said. “I’ll contact her after practice and congratulate her, but I’m sure it’s an exciting day for her.” It’s also an exciting day for Scott, who’s a center for Kasson-Mantorville High School in Kasson, Min-
nesota. She’s a two-time All-State selection and has started all 92 games in her high school career. During her junior year of high school, Scott averaged 22.6 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Fennelly was impressed that she’s averaging a doubledouble throughout a season and said Iowa State needs a player who can not only get a rebound but can score too. Johnson and Scott are ranked No. 1 and 2 overall prospects in the state of Minnesota, according to 5 State Hoops and Northstar Girls Hoops. Johnson and Scott are also ranked No. 91 and 96 overall in the country, according to ProspectsNation.com. “It’s great to have these two playing for our team next season,” Fennelly said. “This just helps our program continue its excellence for future years ahead.”
Iowa State wrestling is getting its leader back — mostly. Earl Hall had to sit out Iowa State’s first two matches due to NCAA sanctions after getting an extra year of eligibility. While the 133-pound wrestler will be able to compete in the third competition, it’ll have to be as an unattached wrestler at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open on Sunday. Even though Hall won’t be able to be coached by any of the Iowa State coaches as an unattached wrestler, he’ll still be looked on to provide an example to the rest of the Cyclone lineup. “I think this weekend is going to be — wrestle to your true ability and show these guys how dominant you can actually be, as opposed to just trying to win matches,” said coach Kevin Jackson. “Don’t worry about the win, go out there to score points and that’s going to allow you to dominate. That’s a visual that our guys need to see because they really know how talented he is.” In last season’s Cyclone Open, Hall opened the tournament with three straight bonus point wins — a technical fall, a major decision and a pin — en route to a first-place finish. The two-time All-American plans to have a similar performance this season in his debut. “I’m looking to score points,” Hall said. “Try to score as many points as I can. [I’m] looking to get falls and get off of the mat
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Earl Hall will be able to compete for the first time this season as an unattached wrestler at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open on Sunday.
as quick as possible.” Iowa State won’t need those bonus points in this competition, but after a disappointing weekend against South Dakota State and North Dakota State, the Cyclones will need Hall’s bonus-point potential. The Cyclones’ 197-pound wrestler Pat Downey knows what Hall is capable of. “Earl, he competes at a high level against higher ranked guys,” Downey said. “I feel like if you just look at that match with [South Dakota State’s] Seth Gross, I feel like that’s a great match for Earl. I’m not taking anything away from Seth Gross, he’s good by all means, but I wrestled with Earl before
I came to Iowa State two years ago at the Olympic Training Center. So I know him.” Iowa State will get a lot back on the mat with Hall’s return. But off of the mat, he is also the team’s vocal leader. Hall said he is usually the one talking to the team before competitions, hyping them up. “I honestly kind of see myself as the voice of the team sometimes,” Hall said. “I know my six [team] points, or three, or whatever I add to the team can only do so much. But I feel like I do a good job of keeping my boys loose and happy and confident. “I feel like once I get back into the lineup it’ll be great for everybody.”
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No music is untouchable for Oakes By Dan.Atwood @iowastatedaily.com One professor in the department of music is determined to show students there’s more to orchestral music than works from “old, dead, European men.” Gregory Oakes is an assistant professor of clarinet at Iowa State and the principal clarinet for the Des Moines Symphony. He focuses his attention on music written by living composers rather than what most people consider classical music. “In music, for some reason, people, especially in the classical world, emphasize that everything great already happened,” Oakes said. “My role and interest is to show students what there is right now that’s interesting and exciting.” For Oakes, that interest began in college while observing clarinetist Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr. The Verdehr Trio — which consisted of a pianist, a violinist and Ludewig-Verdehr on the clarinet — did not have a large selection of music available for their arrangement of instruments. Oakes said he watched and was inspired as the trio played music specifically written for them. After playing for the Colorado Symphony, Oakes went back to school to pursue the academic side of a music career. He said he enjoys the balance between teaching students in a close proximity and doing research. “A scientist maybe teaches chemistry classes, but they also spend time in their lab doing research,” Oakes said. “For musicians, research is performing and making recordings of the music.” Oakes said he spends much of his research time working with composers. “A lot of what I play is written specifically for me, but most of the music is much more recent and by people who are alive,” Oakes said. “When you think of classical music, you think of Bach, Beethoven, and other old, dead, European men when that’s not the total of the musical experience.” Kevin Judge, professor in the department of music and the principal bas-
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Gregory Oakes is an assistant professor of clarinet at Iowa State and the principal clarinet of the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra. He has performed at notable locations such as Carnegie Hall and has been a member of various orchestras.
soon in the Des Moines Symphony, said Oakes’s passion for the music he plays sets him apart from other musicians. “His showmanship and his charisma especially show in his performances, and it’s almost always contemporary, new music,” Judge said. “That can make it more enjoyable to listen to, to watch and to appreciate.” Judge said students learn quickly and hungrily from Oakes because of his passion for teaching and his impressive skill as a player. “I can’t speak highly enough of his skill. His students really take off quickly,” Judge said.
One of these students, ISU freshman Jena Nahnsen, said Oakes’s taste in music can take a little getting used to. “When I first heard the style of music he plays, I thought it was a little weird,” Nahnsen said, “but it’s grown on me, and the way he plays is incredible. It’s definitely not what you think of when you think of typical clarinet music.” When she first learned that Oakes would be teaching her, Nahnsen read his biography and said she was more than a little intimidated. “I thought, ‘oh my goodness, this guy is terrifyingly good,’” Nahnsen said. “But then during my first lesson, he just
wanted to get to know me before we even started playing, and he was really nice and easy to talk to.” Oakes said he hopes to challenge barriers in terms of what people consider music and how it’s played. He said he hopes students will escape the confines of playing only what “old, dead, European men” have made and embrace uniqueness. “The thing I find most exciting about [what I play] is that it’s expanding what we consider music,” Oakes said. “It’s about making that leap between saying ‘this is noise’ and ‘this is music.’ No one can tell you for certain which is which.”
The state of the cinematic franchise By Alexander.Gray @iowastatedaily.com
We live in the age of movie franchises. Star Wars, Marvel, DC, Jurassic World, Harry Potter, Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean. For better or worse, most of the movies put out today are either a sequel, prequel or somehow connected to a “Cinematic Universe.” Starting with “Iron Man” in 2008, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has become the highest grossing film franchise in history, now at more than $10.5 billion. Starting with “Iron Man 3,” Disney has been behind the production of the series, turning it from the average blockbuster into the money-making powerhouse it is today. “Captain America: Civil War” grossed more than $1.1 billion on its own. Seeing the popularity behind the MCU, multiple companies wanted to be a part of the money-making machine that cinematic universes have proven itself to be. Universal is starting its own classic movie monster cinematic universe, and Warner Bros. has the Godzilla Universe and the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Even Paramount is trying to cash in with the Transformers franchise. Unfortunately, all of the aforementioned universes have yet to achieve even a semblance of the same success as Marvel has. Universal tried to kick
off its series with “Dracula: Untold.” But middling responses and poor box office performance knocked it out of the series. Now the series will officially start with Tom Cruise’s “The Mummy.” With only one film currently released in the series at the moment, it is too early to tell how the Godzilla series will fare. The next film, “Kong: Skull Island,” looks promising, with a cast including John Goodman, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson and Brie Larson. That said, director Jordan Vogt-Roberts is fairly inexperienced and has yet to direct a film at the scale of a blockbuster. The DC Extended Universe is by far in the worst state right now, despite being highly profitable. While audiences have all been very polarized on the quality of the movies, critics have torn apart the series, with only “Man of Steel” above a 50 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and the other two both far below that. Financially, all of the movies in the DCEU have had the essential box office success, but one has to wonder how long that success can continue, and what effect the DCEU will have on the “Cinematic Universe” trend as a whole. Most casual audiences cannot tell the difference between DC and Marvel movies, and it’s not uncommon for Grandma to ask, “When will Batman join the Avengers?” With the constant expo-
sure to the superhero genre — Marvel puts out three movies per year now — many critics and audiences claim that at some point, we will reach a superhero movie fatigue. I don’t believe the volume of films is what will kill the genre. It’s true that probably none of the MCU’s films will go down in history as the next “Citizen Kane” or “Shawshank Redemption,” but they have been entertaining enough, and of high enough quality to keep audiences purchasing tickets. Despite being a relatively obscure character, “Doctor Strange” debuted last weekend at the No. 1 box office gross, as most of the MCU has. What will kill the fad of the superhero and cinematic universe is consistently bad movies. Unless Warner Bros. changes its practices soon, it could easily ruin a great thing for general audiences, comic book fans and production companies. When I saw “Doctor Strange” opening weekend, I couldn’t help but feel excited when watching the trailers preceding the feature presentation. Between “Star Wars: Rogue One,” “Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2,” “Logan” and “Wonder Woman,” I had a huge grin on my face the entire time.
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Dylan Boyle sings “This Land is Your Land” with a crowd on the steps of Beardshear Hall during his senior year at Iowa State after the First Amendment Day Freedom March.
Dylan Boyle’s final Iowa performance By Jacob.Beals @iowastatedaily.com The Ames community is one that holds a vast array of artists and musicians. Many of them have launched hobbies and careers out of their passions here in town. One of those artists is singer, songwriter and guitar player Dylan Boyle, who will play his final show in Iowa on Thursday at DG’s Tap House before moving out to Seattle, Washington. Boyle began performing in Ames while he was a student at Iowa State. Since then, he has played solo acts and performed with bands such as Electric Jury and Mumford’s. He said Nate Logsdon introduced him to the music scene in town after the two met at an open mic night. Bo Ramsey, Joe Price and Patrick Fleming are a few of the artists who have influ-
enced Boyle during his time in Iowa. He said the musicians inspired his playing and performance style. “Patrick Fleming has always been somebody that I’ve looked up to and learned a lot from, like how to put on a show and all that, and the work ethic he puts into things,” Boyle said. Along with his fellow musicians, DG’s Tap House’s venue has also had an influence on Boyle. He said he has performed at DG’s the most throughout his career. Joining in on Thursday night’s show will be Iowa artists who have worked with Boyle in the past. They include Dan Tedesco, Courtney Krause and Bleujack. Boyle said he and DG’s manager Adam Brimeyer planned the show so it would include some of Boyle’s close musical friends. Boyle hopes Seattle will offer him a music commu-
nity like the ones in Iowa. He said he appreciates the people around here and their support for underground art. “There is just a lot of support from this area for people doing things and letting people be weird,” Boyle said. “I feel like there is a pretty tight-knit community in Ames and down in Des Moines of people that put a lot of time into going out supporting art and everything.” Boyle plans on booking shows, playing open mic nights and making contacts when he heads out west. He plans to make music more of a full-time gig and return to play in Iowa in the future. “I’m hoping to do mostly music out in Seattle,” Boyle said. Hopefully I’ll be able to make a cool tour route between Des Moines and Seattle. I’m ready for a new adventure, and we’ll see how it goes.”
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Winterize your vehicle to enhance safety By Emma.Blickensderfer @iowastatedaily.com Winterizing vehicles is easy to forget in the midst of midterm exams, deadlines and elections. While snowfall and drops in temperature can make driving more dangerous, winterizing your car is a simple trick to enhance your safety.
A PRE-WINTER CHECK Richard Martens, owner of Ron’s Auto Repair Center, said the best thing to do is bring in your car for a pre-winter maintenance check. “Any full service repair shop will check things like your windshield blades, lights and tires to make sure it is ready for inclement weather,” Martens said. Some of the things auto repair shops do can be done on your own as well. “You can check these things yourself by turning on your car and making sure the heat and defrost controls work,” Martens said. “You should also turn your lights on and walk around the car to make sure they are working.” Martens also said that if you don’t want to spend any money and don’t want to do these tests on your own, an auto parts store can run these tests for free.
CHECK YOUR TIRES
With winter comes ice, which means having adequate tires is vital to your safety. Martens said people commonly think they need to go out and buy snow tires, but that is not the case. “Tread depth is key,” he said. “Winter tires are an option and give you far better traction, but they are not a requirement.” Hale said a trick he does to ensure his tires do the job is to put sandbags in the back of the car to get more grip. The cold air will also change the amount of air pressure tires need. Martens said cold air causes pressure to drop, and when the air pressure is too low, tires get flat and pop off.
WINDSHIELD CARE With winter comes freezing temperatures, which changes the way the fluid in your car works. “Switch your windshield wiper fluid to be de-icer, otherwise it’ll just freeze because it’s just water,” said Ryan Hale, senior in business. “It’s pointless if you don’t get that.” Martens said everyone should change their wiper blades before the winter because being able to see through the windshield is the most important factor when driving.
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Five ways to make sure your car is ready for winter include getting a pre-winter check, guaranteeing your tires are in good condition, taking care of your windshield, keeping track of your gas tank and keeping an emergency kit with you at all times.
WATCH YOUR GAS TANK Gas is another key fluid that will help decrease risk when driving in the winter. Both Hale and Martens recommend having at least a half tank of gas in your car during the winter months because the winter causes cars to burn through gas quicker,
and the cold makes it harder for cars to turn on.
HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT Due to icy, Iowa winters, Hale said it is important to always have a windshield scraper and de-icer spray to make sure your vision isn’t impaired.
He also said that having gloves and a blanket is a good idea in case your car breaks down on the side of the road. “You never know what can happen,” he said. “Driving on I-80 is crazy, and you need to be prepared to stay warm in case you get stranded.” Martens said that it is also
a good idea to have some other tools like jumper cables and a flashlight. A breakdown on the side of the road in a winter storm would be terrifying, Martens said, and could be prevented. Winterizing will help ensure the safety of yourself and others on the road.
What to know if you need a tow By Tyler.Mardis @iowastatedaily.com Whether it’s a car battery dying, skidding into a ditch or crashing a car, towing companies offer important services for when a car is in an undrivable situation. With winter approaching, the threat of ice, low visibility and low temperatures makes towing services in high demand. Kyle Dirks, manager at Butch’s Auto, said doing preventative maintenance is crucial in order to avoid having to be towed. Dirks said making sure you have enough gas in your gas tank, treating your gas tank as half is empty in the winter, as well as having windows scrapped of ice and snow are preventative measures that can help to avoid needing a tow. Mark Hansen, owner of Mark Hansen’s Complete Automotive Repair Service, also said to take preventa-
tive measures to avoid having to be towed. Hansen said to examine your tires in order to make sure that they are full and in decent condition. “Be proactive and not reactive,” Hansen said. By preparing to drive, you can prevent having to be towed in the first place. Although it is good to prepare, sometimes being towed is unavoidable. If you find yourself in need of a tow, there are things that can be done to help the process go smoothly. David Williams, towing and recovery specialist at Central Iowa Towing and Recovery, said that one of the things that people can do to help with the towing process is to know where their car is located. Without a location, a tow truck will take a significantly longer time in order to determine where the tow is needed. In addition to knowing where your car is located, it
is important that the towing company gets the keys to the vehicle. Dirks said that not having keys is a common issue. By not having the keys to the vehicle, there is no way to get into the vehicle to put it in drive, or to turn the vehicle on to aid in the towing process. If you are in need of a tow, it is also important to be prepared to wait. “Be patient,” Dirks said. This is something that is easy to forget. There are other people that need to be towed, and a tow truck will not instantly show up after a phone number is dialed. Although you may be running late or panicking due to being in a bad situation, the tow truck will not arrive any faster. It is also important to know that tow trucks cannot be on the road at all times. Williams said that if a tow ban, a ban on towing issued if conditions
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As winter nears, the threat of ice, low visibility and low temperatures increase the demand for towing services. Kyle Dirks, manager at Butch’s Auto, said preventative maintenance is important to avoid towing.
are dangerous to tow in, is in effect, it could take a significant amount of time before tow trucks are allowed to go onto the interstate. When the tow truck ar-
rives, Williams said, it is best if you stay at a safe place to avoid getting injured and to avoid getting in the way of the towing company. “No one plans a break-
down,” Hansen said. It is important to remember that towing a car is not planned. By knowing what to do and staying calm, towing can be an easy process.
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CONCEDE p1 Ryan said. In his victory speech last night, the business mogul turned presidentelect immediately worked to bridge the gap of division that America may be feeling, saying he is going to “rebuild and renew the American dream.” “As I’ve said from the beginning, ours was not a campaign, but an incredible and great movement,” he said. And perhaps the highest political leader to provide a comment on the recent victory of Trump was President Barack Obama, who said during a speech Wednesday morning that the Obama White House is
“rooting for his success in leading and unifying the country.” “Everybody is sad when their side loses an election,” he said. “But we have to remember that we are all on the same team. “We’re Americans first. We’re patriots first.” Despite not immediately speaking after the election results were largely in early Wednesday morning, Clinton kept roughly to tradition by calling Trump and privately conceding. During his victory speech, Trump said this of the phone call: “And I congratulated her and her family on a very, very, very hard fought campaign. She fought very hard. Hillary has worked very long and very hard
over a long period of time. We owe her a major debt of gratitude for her work to our country.” Concluding her concession speech Wednesday morning, where Clinton stood with her family behind her — including former President Bill Clinton — Clinton thanked the women who have supported her. “To all the women and especially the young women who put their faith in this campaign and in me, I want you to know that nothing has made me prouder than to be your champion. Now, I know, I know we have still not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling, but some day, someone will,” she said.
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FAILURES p1 soning behind the collapse of her campaign, as referenced in a column in the Des Moines Register. “Feminists bear a deep responsibility for insisting on a first female president at all costs, even if it was the highly flawed Hillary Clinton,” Schmidt said. “At the state level, liberal feminists also seized control of the Democratic Party, not fully aware of the difficulty a woman would have with a large constituency of voters in many parts of the country.” Using the Brexit vote as means to unite Trump’s campaign message, Bystrom sees that “angry, mainly white people” occu-
pied the voting population, allowing an upset against Clinton. This same group of people also led to Clinton losing the race,” said Crosby, who said she underestimated the motivation of “blue collar white voters” leading to a downfall. Schmidt also mentioned Clinton’s public distrust and how a nation of skeptics can lead to fewer votes. “The Clintons have been a highly flawed political family,” Schmidt said. “Clinton has always been secretive. And Clinton is tied to the also secretive Clinton Foundation and its offshoots.” Moving forward into the Trump presidency, Wednesday morning’s speeches by Trump, Clinton and Obama went a
long way toward settling national fears. “I think [Clinton and Obama] did help calm fears and that’s to their credit,” Crosby said. “They could’ve been bitter and resentful but they accepted the results with open arms.” Although he is skeptical as to whether Congress will allow Trump to go through with some of his more controversial plans such as an immigration wall, Crosby still thinks Trump can perform several actions without the use of Congress. “He probably will have support to overturn Obamacare as well as repeal Obama’s border, but I don’t know what he will be able to do rhetorically to win over his opponents,” Crosby said.
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Audience-based input for ground rules is written on a board to promote civil conversation at the PostElection Reflection on Wednesday in the Multicultural Center.
Hillary Clinton speaks at the Benton Auditorium on Jan. 12. Clinton conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump less than 12 hours after Trump was declared the next president-elect.
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lies and homes and reflect those beliefs. While some students were happy Wednesday morning, some woke up only to realize that the winner was someone who said demeaning things about their culture or race. A woman talked about how she will have to raise a Mexican-American daughter in “Trump’s America.” She will raise her daughter to be bilingual and to know her cultural identity, and she expressed her sorrow over the fact that her daughter will most likely be bullied for her heritage. A staff member viewed the results of the election and couldn’t hold back tears. She wanted to be able to tell her students of color that yes, they did care about them, but didn’t feel as confident after the election.
One young woman broke down in tears as she shared her story of how she felt after she feared her father voted for Trump. She couldn’t understand how a father of two women could vote for a man who has allegedly sexually assaulted women and has spoken in graphic terms about them. Participants in the discussion felt that Trump creates an atmosphere that allows hate to grow and be prevalent in society. They said they see him as the most powerful political figure with ideals that demean and discriminate against minoritized people, and many take that as encouragement to say other things that can be hurtful to people. A man described his cycle of emotions during election night as feeling angry, pissed off, fear and then anxiety.
POLICE p3 one happened to take two police officer lives, which is tragic, but this event is really difficult for a lot of us to grasp because it wasn’t an accident. It was calculated, it was intentional,’” Greiter said. Many of the officers had friends and close colleagues at the stations. Some officers were in police training with the officers who had been killed. One of the Ames officers is married to a Des Moines officer who was assigned to the sector where the shooting took place. Members of the community have
reached out to show their support for their local officers. Greiter had two girls with no police relations or connections crying and expressing their sorrow over what happened to him. Tuttle said they have created a wall in the station with all of the cards people from the community have given them. Tuttle explained that in their job, they typically only hear from people on their bad days and often only see the darker sides of peoples’ lives. It has been helpful in this difficult time for them to have people reaching out to them and showing their support.
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“The goal is to drop in and talk with one another, but also to participate on how we see the next steps in terms of diversity inclusion,” said Consuelo “Liz” MendezShannon, project director for diversity and inclusion in Hispanic/Latinx affairs. A participant believed that the racial problems in the United States were getting worse, mostly because of the election. He believed that the reason was mostly because of Trump and the kind of support he received after perpetuating racial stereotypes. One man felt hopeless after the election and wasn’t sure what to do or what he could do. Another participant spoke about how she may not have realized the subtle discrimination she has experienced as a woman before the presidential election.
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read that the couple was thinking of getting married in Canada, because they didn’t know if their marriage would remain validated after a Trump presidency. Malik Burton, junior in communication studies, wasn’t old enough to vote in previous elections but he remembers the scene in 2008, when Barack Obama was elected. “People were running up and down the streets, jumping and cheering,” Burton said. “I felt like the weight of the world was on my shoulders [watching this election.] This is the first time in my life that I am unsure of my future.” Torrell A. Foree, the coordinator for multicul-
UNITED p3 response to Monday night’s lecture dubbed “A Conversation on Safety, Justice and Students of Color.” The lecture features a panel composed of administrators and the Ames and Iowa State police departments. “It was clear to anybody in the room that the students of color in
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tural programming who hosted the event, said he came into the night with two goals. He said he wanted students to recognize they were in a safe space to express themselves. He also wanted folks to recognize the steps they can take to deal with the transition. “This election is a very special election, regardless of how it went, we recognize that folks would have needed this space,” Foree said. “There were some rumblings that students were already not feeling safe on campus, so we wanted to make sure we were proactive in putting this space together for students.” Josh Popoola was one of the students who said he didn’t feel comfortable in his own home and on
campus after the election. “Can I have marriage equality?” Popoola asked rhetorically. “Can I not be called a n-----? Is that too much to ask for?” Popoola said with the election of Trump, discrimination is not only validated but has become the mainstream. “I’m not afraid of Donald Trump,” Popoola said. “I’m afraid of fellow Americans who do not see me as a fellow American.” Martino Harmon, one of 25-30 faculty members in attendance, ended the night with a statement of his own. “Tonight I feel inspired,” Harmon said. “I know the power of young people. People have the power to overcome. “I am optimistic you will rally.”
the room did not feel welcome [at ISU],” Sturm said. “Racism and bigotry have been part of the human experience for centuries. “Why are we tolerating stuff that we figured out is not productive to the advancement of human society?” The Faculty Senate meets once a month, but twice in April. Sturm will be looking to pass an initiative soon related to
Open Access, a program that allows ISU faculty to publish their research with free online availability. “We have some big initiatives coming up,” Sturm said, “but making sure that all students are welcome on campus and that they feel safe to receive the education they want will always be on my agenda as long as I’m president of the Faculty Senate.”
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