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TOP: COURTESY OF HEATHER MATSON Democrat Heather Matson was seated to the Iowa House in District 38.

267 women ran for office this year, 118 were seated. A record year for women in politics

BY MADELYN.OSTENDORF @iowastatedaily.com With the House and Senate divided between parties, this midterm election was not a win for Democrats or Republicans, but for the women who were chosen to represent their constituents. 2018 was a groundbreaking year for women in politics. Nationally, 267 women were candidates for seats of power: 16 for governors, 23 for senators and 237 for representatives. 118 are slated to hold seats for the next term. Women also won two-thirds of the seats that the Democrats flipped from previous Republican control. Zoey Shipley, the president of Iowa State’s Vote Everywhere club, cites this record breaking year to be an inspiration to women of all ages, even if they aren’t interested in politics. “It just shows to any woman, any little girl, that anything you put your mind to you can do,” Shipley said. “Women

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LOWER LEFT: KENNEDY DERAEDT/ ISD Kim Reynolds celebrates being the first elected female governer on Nov. 6. Reynolds, Republican candidate for Iowa governor hosted an “Iowa GOP Victory Party” at the Hilton in Des Moines.

MIDDLE: CHRIS JORGENSEN/ ISD Cindy Axne, Democratic representative-elect in Iowa’s third district, addresses the crown at the Embassy Suites in downtown Des Moines.

City council to tackle parking issues BY DEVYN.LEESON @iowastatedaily.com The Ames City Council directed staff to explore and create options relating to parking in downtown Ames at their Oct. 16 meeting. These options included looking into the costs associated with a comprehensive parking study, considering the different wants and needs of employee parking and evaluating parking rates. As a result, city staff created three options based on research, community feedback and previous discussions at city council meetings. The first of these options is to start a comprehensive parking study to look at parking supply and demand, parking alternatives, a report on area developments and community outreach. “It will be important to have an outreach plan that focuses on Downtown business and property owners regarding existing and future needs,” according

to city council documents. “While staff expects to leverage as many digital communication/outreach tools as practicable, it does not feel the study requires expansive public meetings or workshops” The project is projected to cost $70,000 and would not be funded through the city’s parking fund, but rather through a combination of the general fund and the unobligated Road Use Tax Fund. The second option would give immediate relief to alleviate issues relating to employee parking in the downtown area. Currently, employees parking in the 4-hour parking spaces have to move their car and leave their area of work periodically to pay at the meters. Employees and business owners in the downtown area have complained that there is a measurable amount of productivity lost with the current set of parking options. Option two would allow for employees to buy a “hang-tag”

for five dollars to have unlimited parking in the 4-hour parking stalls. Night parking restrictions would still apply. Staff has concerns with making sure parking passes are only being given to legitimate employees, and there are general concerns that this could lower the circulation of cars in the downtown area, reducing the amount of money businesses receive, according to city council documents. The third option would implement the revamping of all current meters in the downtown area to accept credit cards, which would reduce the loss in employee productivity from “feeding the meters.” The cost of this option would reach nearly $197,340, meaning council would also have to consider increased rates to cover the transition costs. Staff recommends option one, as it

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IOWA STATE DAILY Need a place to park but don’t have a permit? Parking meters are located in various lots around campus. These meters can be used at any time, but be sure to check the signs for time limits.

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POLICE BLOTTER 11.10.18 Connor Brian Davis, age 19, of 8664 E Binkley Road, Stockton, Illinois was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated, possession of drug paraphernalia, improper rear lamps, and possession of alcohol under the legal age at Lincoln Way and Lynn Avenue (reported at 1:13 a.m.). Marquis Haynes, age 19, of 901 W Nevada Street Marshalltown, Iowa, was arrested on a warrant held by another agency. Report initiated at Lincoln Way and Welch Avenue (reported at 1:38 a.m.). A 17-year-old female was referred to Juvenile Court Services for possession of alcohol under the legal age. A 16-year-old female was referred to Juvenile Court Services for possession of alcohol under the legal age. Brett Kenneth Galles, age 19, of 140 Beach Road Unit 6346, Ames, Iowa, was cited for possession of alcohol under the legal age.

Marcus Faen Phiakhamta, age 19, of 331 Oxbow Trail, Dakota Dunes, South Dakota was cited for possession of alcohol under the legal age. Kaitlyn Sue Lenhart, age 19, of 5709 100th Avenue Storm Lake, Iowa, was cited for possession of alcohol under the legal age. Olivia Hildreth, age 20, of 2203 Riverside Drive – Humboldt, Iowa, was cited for possession of alcohol under the legal age. Lauren Noma Rosburg, age 19, of 211 Dotson Drive, Ames, Iowa, was cited for possession of alcohol under the legal age (reported at 1:32 p.m.). Jared Michael Graeve, age 19, of 2129 Hazel Road, Earling, Iowa, was cited for possession of alcohol under the legal age (reported at 1:47 p.m.). Stuart Dennis Boston, age 19, of 3909 Marigold Drive, Ames, Iowa, was cited for possession of alcohol under the legal age (reported at 1:55 p.m.).

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Finalists for Ames Public Library director speak to public BY ELI.HARRIS @iowastatedaily.com The Ames Public Library has been on a national search a for a new director. On Oct. 26, the library announced that it has narrowed down its selection to only three candidates. The search to fill the position was initiated after current director Lynn Carey announced her retirement. She is planning on leaving the position in January 2019, ending her time as director for more than 30 years, according to a press release from the city. There are many job duties of a library director. Besides being responsible for the fiscal, operational, and personnel-oriented duties of the library, a director is responsible for ensuring that the mission and objectives of the library are being met. Beyond this, the director must report to the Library Board of Trustees on the condition of the institution. In order to give the candidates exposure to the public, presentations have been scheduled so the public can meet the finalists. The final presentation will be held Tuesday. Eric Seuss is the final candidate and will be speaking in the auditorium of the Ames Public Library at 4 p.m. He is currently the director of the Marshall Public Library in Pocatello, Idaho. Since 1996, Seuss has been the director of four different public libraries. He has a master’s degree in information and library studies from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in government and English from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana. The first presentation was Nov. 6 and featured Cheryl Heid. She is currently serving as the library director for the City of Grimes, a position she has held since 2015. From 2000 to 2015, she was the Technical Services Assistant Librarian for the Johnston Public Library. Prior to 2000, she served as a teacher at St. Anthony Catholic School and Forest Ridge Girls Correctional Facility. Heid has a master’s degree in library and information science that she earned at San Jose State University in San Jose, California. The second presentation occured Nov. 8 and featured John Thill. He is currently the Public Services Manager at the Meridian Library District in Meridian, Idaho. He’s held the position since 2016 and was the Head of Reference/Librarian at the Napa County Library in Napa, California. Thill also served as a library assistant at several other libraries in California. He holds a master’s degree in English from the University of California in Riverside, California. “The public is encouraged to attend the public presentations and share feedback on the candidates,” according to a press release from the City of Ames.

IOWA STATE DAILY “From what I am hearing and looking at as well as the USDA crop report, soybean harvest is around 75 percent complete,” said Mark Licht, assistant professor and Extension Cropping Systems Specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.

An unusual harvest season

Moisture levels and increased yields extend harvest BY MEGAN.NEMEC AND KATIE.BRINKMAN @iowastatedaily.com Due to increased moisture and rainfall amounts this year, crops were expected to be affected in various ways this harvest season, revolving mainly around grain quality. The state saw about two weeks of rainfall on the front side of harvest, pushing back harvest and progress for farmers as well. “From what I am hearing and looking at as well as the USDA crop report, soybean harvest is around 75 percent complete,” said Mark Licht, assistant professor and Extension Cropping Systems Specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. “Corn harvest is slower this year and is the slowest we have had, looking at right around 50 percent completion.” Contrary to what was most predicted, moisture has not caused many issues with yield in both corn and soybeans. “Soybeans are generally yielding 40 to 70 bushels per acre, 50 to 65 probably catches the majority; corn yields are seeing huge variation, I would say 190 to 230 bushels per acre is catching the majority,” Licht said. This year, crops are actually yielding more, making moisture issues, such as the quality of the crop, have more of a negative impact on the markets for farmers. “We are talking projected yields for both corn and soybeans,” said Chad Hart, associate

professor of economics, Crop Markets Specialist and Extension Economist. “It’s a massive crop coming in and coming in late with quality issues, which is the biggest thing bothering the market right now.” Those involved in the agriculture industry have stressed that this year’s moisture levels have caused various problems ranging from molds to rots. “I think the rainfall is one of the large contributors of the poor quality of our grain this year,” Licht said. “The rainfall made poor stalk quality, ear drop, sprouting in both corn and soybeans. Because of the moisture and drying, we saw soybean pods shattering, which is largely moisture related.” Issues, such as mold found in grain that farmers are trying to sell, cause reductions in price. “We are getting beat down on price because it is a big crop, a low-quality crop, and because we are scrambling around trying to figure out what we are going to do with it,” Hart said. With this year having such a big crop, how farmers store, market and sell their grain is going to be crucial. Crops with quality issues stored on the farm in bins needed to be watched carefully. “Get it dried, get it cooled off as fast as you can, try to get it delivered off the farm by about March 1-15,” Licht said. “Don’t try to hold it much longer than that because the quality will decline quickly.” Marketing is a way for farmers to capture future prices for a portion of the crops they will

produce. “Crop insurance is built to help farmers be more aggressive in looking at pre-harvest marketing opportunities,” Hart said. Looking ahead for better prices is something farmers are far too familiar with. “Grain prices are pretty low but they will likely improve,” Hart said. “What farmers are looking for storing the crop because they know commonly lowest prices occur now and they start to rebuild. Hopefully, by springtime better prices will be available/” Farmers have found themselves in a unique situation this year due to the varying amounts of moisture across the state followed by a high yielding crop. “You hate to have quality issues at the same time as you have a large quantity because those things reinforce the low price environment that we find ourselves in during this harvest,” Hart said. Jack Hughes, a sophomore in agronomy, is from Woodstock, Illinois, and goes home to his family farm on the weekends to help with harvest. “It’s interesting to see how crops turn out after you planted them in the spring,” Hughes said. Hughes lives on his family farm that has been around since 1829. His farm is a little over 1,000 acres that harvests corn and soybeans. “It’s been an okay year for harvest,” Hughes said. “We harvested our corn early compared to

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Ceremony honors Iowa State veterans BY SARA.PETERSEN @iowastatedaily.com One hundred years ago on Sunday, bells rang out all across the nation. People cheered, participated in parades and celebrated the end of the first World War. Ninety years ago, the Memorial Union was built in remembrance. This year, both events were recognized and celebrated at the Gold Star Hall Ceremony on Monday. The Gold Star Hall Ceremony was held in the Great Room of the Memorial Union. This annual event serves to remember and pay tribute to fallen servicemen who graduated from Iowa State. “This event is for the hopes, dreams, and the loved ones these

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KENNEDY DERAEDT/ IOWA STATE DAILY ROTC students Jackson Koster and Colin Long sing the National Anthem at the Gold Star Hall Ceremony. The ceremony was held Monday in the Great Hall of the MU. This year’s ceremony honored three fallen WWII service members, and celebrated the 100 anniversary of the end of WWI.

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Alternative winter breaks Outdoor Recreation Programs offering students affordable trips

BY JORDAN.HAMANN @iowastatedaily.com For students still looking for a way to spend their winter break, Iowa State Outdoor Recreation Programs is offering an affordable trip for students. According to the Outdoor Recreation Program, the Winter Excursion trip still has five spots available for students looking to go to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. “Everything is pretty much included on the trips. Trip leaders, transportation, food while on site, any permits, tickets, etc.; all of that is included,” said Jerry Rupert, assistant director for Outdoor Recreation Programs for Iowa State Recreation Services. The trip will consist of a four day, three night stay with options of cross country skiing & snowshoeing, and an added bonus is to build snow shelters and sleep in those overnight, if students choose to. It will cost $266 for passholders and $466 for non-passholders. Other trips that were previously offered inc luded Snowboarding and Skiing in Jackson Hole, Wyoming; Fun in the Sun trip overseas to Costa Rica; Backpacking the Ozark Highland Trails in Arkansas; and Canoeing and Hiking in Big Bend National Park, including a stop at the Rio Grande all in Texas. These trips no longer have spots available but are normally offered every year by the Outdoor Recreations Program. This year the program offered its first overseas trip to Costa Rica. In the program’s almost 50 year history, they had not previously offered an overseas trip. The Outdoor Recreation Programs sets

10 spots for each trip with between two or three trip leaders. For river trips, there are 12 spots set with four trip leaders. Rupert said the reason the groups are so small as to make the quality of the trips more personable and an overall better experience for students. The Outdoor Recreation Programs will have between 100 and 120 students and trip leaders sign up per year. For spring break, The Outdoor Recreation Programs will be offering eight trips. Two trips that students can look forward to are surfing and skiing/snowboarding trips to California and Utah. The trips for spring break will open for students to sign up at 8 a.m. on Jan. 14.

COURTESY OF IOWA STATE OUTDOOR RECREATION Students have the option to go skiing or snowboarding in Colorado or Wyoming as an alternative winter break trip.

COURTESY OF IOWA STATE OUTDOOR RECREATION A trip to the beach for surfing or soaking up the sun is one of many extended trips put on by Outdoor Recreation Programs.

Name changes on Faculty Senate agenda BY KAITLYN.HOOD @iowastatedaily.com

TAYLOR HAGIE/ IOWA STATE DAILY An Iowa State faculty member presents a question at the faculty senate meeting in the Memorial Union on Oct. 9.

Declaring a new minor and canceling another, a name change request to a department, a new masters program and a change to the catalog for summer programs will all be discussed at this month’s Faculty Senate meeting at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Memorial Union. Faculty Senate will continue to discuss the addition of a feed technology minor to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. According to the Faculty Senate agenda, the need for this minor comes from the fact that “Iowa’s economy is heavily dependent on grain and livestock production … [and] feed technology is a critical component to the success of these industries.” The minor will allow students a more in-depth look at how new technologies are impacting the industry and allows students to gain skills which are transferable to other parts of the industry. The Senate will also be discussing the cancellation of the technology and social change undergraduate and graduate minor. According to the Faculty Senate agenda, “Over the past two decades, a number of programs at

ISU have expanded and new programs have developed that address learning goals similar to those covered in the original TSC minor.” In addition to changes with minors, there is a name change request in the Graphic Design Department. The department wants to replace the Masters of Arts in graphic design with a specialization in environmental graphic design to a Master of Arts in experiential graphic design. This will leave the department with two masters programs instead of three. The name change is said “to align more clearly with best practices in the discipline,” according to the Faculty Senate agenda. There is also a proposal for a masters program in event management in the College of Human Sciences. This program will help better prepare students for the fast paced and growing world of the events and meetings industry. Finally, the Faculty Senate will discuss a catalog change to the summer options here at Iowa State. The proposal, according to the Faculty Senate agenda, states “the [Records and Classification Subcommittee] recommended that the practice of allowing Summer Option for students in dismissal status should be stricken from the Academic Progress and Probation policy.”

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OPINION

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White women are failing us Stop voting against women’s rights, minority rights and human rights BY PEYTON.SPANBAUER @iowastatedaily.com Congratulations white women, we’ve done it again! After 53 percent of white women voted for Donald Trump, no one thought we were going to be so arrogant again, but we certainly showed them wrong. We’ve proven yet again that we are willing to sacrifice our gender in support of our race. Throughout the nation, white women voted without empathy and in support of bigotry, xenophobia, racism and anti-semitism. With predictions of a blue wave and reports of a record number of young voters and early ballot turnouts, Nov. 6 and the nastiness of election season could not some sooner. Amongst a majority of young voters, there were high hopes for current political tides to turn. In big ways, landmarks were crossed and barriers broken. In others, the same story unfolded. The 2018 midterm elections gave us our nation’s first two Native American female congresswomen ever: Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland. Davids, who will represent Kansas, also openly identifies as a lesbian. Colorado, which has been previously known as the LGBT ‘hate-state’, elected the nation’s first openly gay governor. Trump’s islamophobia did nothing to deter the appointment of Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar as the first two Muslim women in Congress. Historically, red states also elected

to back Trump-endorsed Republican, Brian Kemp. Overall, white women across the nation voted for Republicans on average of 49 percent. Closer to home, J.D. Scholten made remarkable strides against Republican incumbent and white supremacist Steve King in Iowa’s 4th District Congressional race. In a largely white and, therefore, Republican state, Scholten came within 10,523 votes of King’s majority, proving that change is on the way. Kim Reynolds, unfortunately, was also re-elected governor of Iowa by a three percent margin. Reynolds, who has been outspoken about her support of the fetal heartbeat bill, the nation’s strictest abortion legislature and stands by King and his Nazisympathizing ways. Women who voted for politicians like Reynolds and King across the United States this midterms have made the conscious decision to vote against women’s rights, minority rights and human rights. Whether or not you fully support aspect of the politicians you vote for, a vote for racists is a vote for racism, the same way a vote against women’s rights is a vote against all women. While African-American women seem to be the most ‘woke’ at the polls, white women need to wake up to the fact that white, male politicians do not have our best IOWA STATE DAILY interests at heart. Columnist Peyton Spanbauer argues that white women are voting for their race rather than their White women need to stop casting votes in gender. Spanbauer cites support from white women helped boast the re-election of Steve King blind support of our race, rather than in sup(R-Iowa.) port of our gender. We need to begin voting with others in mind. We need to remember their first female and minority representatives. However, it’s clear that one demographic is that, as white women, others face diff erent, A record number of women ran for office. still unwilling to get on board. In battleground and many more forms of oppression than us. Millennial voter turnout increased 188 per- states where it mattered most, white women Just because we are white in America, does cent from 2014. Florida passed Amendment 4, failed to take empathy and rationality into not mean we are no longer held responsible giving millions of convicted felons in Florida, account in the voting booth. for upholding the rights our gender deserves. or roughly 40 percent of their male AfricanIn Texas, Democratic candidate for Senate Women cannot succeed until every woman American population, the right to vote. The Beto O’Rourke only received 39 percent of white of every color and every background has an Democrats even won back the House. women’s votes. Things were worse in Georgia equal chance in this country. In those regards, These are noticeable changes from the where only 25 percent of white women sup- white women, it is on us to stop voting for trauma of the 2016 presidential election. ported Stacey Abrams, the majority choosing Republicans.

EDITORIAL

Steps to resolve climate change must be taken now We are taking the environment for granted, and it needs to stop. A recent report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) details the harrowing crisis that we could be facing by 2050. Why is that? Carter Roberts, president and CEO of WWF-US, said when the report was released: “Natural systems essential to our survival — forests, oceans, and rivers — remain in decline. Wildlife around the world continue to dwindle.” According to the report:  Populations of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians alike have, on average, declined by 60 percent between 1970 and 2014.  The Earth is estimated to have lost about half of its shallow water corals in the past 30 years.  A fifth of the Amazon has disappeared in just 50 years. The Living Planet Report 2018 also revealed that the portion of the planet’s land that is free of human influence is projected to plummet from 25 percent to under 10 percent, as species extinction rates are now more than 1,000 times higher than before human involvement. The bottom line: current efforts to protect the planet are not keeping up with the spread of man-made destruction. WWF-UK Chief Executive Tanya Steele said, “We are the first generation to know we are destroying our planet and the last one that can do anything about it.” So how have we done this much damage to our ecosystem in just 30 years compared to the history of the planet, 30 years is nothing; it’s not even a blink of an eye. The situation has become so dire that we can no longer speak in centuries, or even decades. Politicians in power need to accept that climate change is a legitimate issue as soon as possible — every second we delay means the destruction of one

more square mile of rain forest or the extinction of one more species of wildlife. The politicization of climate change is a development that is hindering the progress we should be making. And if they’re not willing to, then as citizens we need to elect politicians who will take action and stop the needle. If you doubt the veracity of climate change, don’t just parrot what you see in the news. Read the studies. Understand the conclusions they draw. It’s easy to yell over commentators discussing the issue, but it’s much more difficult to challenge the cold, hard facts. It is the responsibility of every human being to inform themselves on this absolutely critical issue. Only then can we progress forward on stopping the countdown toward complete environCourtesy of Getty Images mental destruction.

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Horton-Tucker goes off in win KATLYN CAMPBELL/ IOWA STATE DAILY Freshman Talen Horton-Tucker runs the ball down the court during the game against Texas Southern at Hilton Coliseum on Nov. 12. The Cyclones won 85-73.

BY NOAH.ROHLFING @iowastatedaily.com The biggest name of Iowa State’s four freshmen hadn’t had a great offensive start to the season. Through two games, Talen Horton-Tucker shot 5-for-20 from the field and had hit two of 10 attempted 3-pointers. He was making up for it with tough defensive work — ahead of schedule for a college freshman — but the offensive output hadn’t arrived. Prohm had said before the Cyclones’ win over Missouri that Horton-Tucker needed to work on his shot selection. On Monday night, the lid fell off the basket for the Chicago native. And once the first shot of the night went down, Horton-Tucker didn’t let up. It led to the first big game of his Iowa State career: 26 points on an efficient 8-for-14

shooting (5-of-9 from 3-point range), five rebounds and four steals. “It boosts our confidence and my confidence,” Horton-Tucker said. “My teammates, they kept telling me, ‘Keep shooting, you’re gonna make them.’” The Cyclones ended their three-game home stretch with an 85-73 win over Texas Southern — a non-conference opponent that beat fellow Big 12 school Baylor in its season opener — to move to 3-0 heading into a tough Maui Invitational slate. Horton-Tucker was on form. However, the heralded freshman was not the only Cyclone wing to be hitting on all cylinders Monday. Senior Marial Shayok, a Virginia transfer, was step-for-step with Horton-Tucker in scoring with 26 points on 10-for-20 shooting. All in all, the Cyclones got 52 of their 85 points — 61.1 percent — from their starting

wings on a night Iowa State had a grand total of one bench point, courtesy of Zion Griffin. Prohm warned to temper expectations for Horton-Tucker on a nightly basis, despite the big performance against the Tigers. “He’s gonna be up and down at times,” Prohm said. “I think it’s everybody’s job to continue to give him confidence. “I think he’s growing on the defensive end, that’s the biggest thing.” Without four rotation players for the entirety of November (at the very least), the Cyclones don’t have much in the way of a margin for error. That showed Monday, as a cold streak for Iowa State on the offensive end of the floor led to Texas Southern cutting an 18-point lead down to nine with 11 minutes to play. Unsurprisingly, Horton-Tucker and Shayok were the catalysts of a Cyclone run to put the game out of the Tigers’ reach and shake the

Cyclones out of their slumber. For Iowa State to continue rolling as the level of its competition goes up, the wing duo will have to take on a large scoring burden going forward, if Monday’s game is any indication. Iowa State has an unblemished record as Maui approaches, but the Cyclones have by no means been perfect. Prohm said going forward the Cyclones need to make sure everyone gets the right shots, and Shayok called it a lack of focus. “[Texas Southern], they kept attacking us,” Shayok said. “We gotta do a better job just to stay locked in.” No matter the level of the opponent, Monday served as Horton-Tucker’s coming out party as a Cyclone, and a reminder of Shayok’s ability. Iowa State might need a few more 20-plus point outings from the two of them before the end of December to keep its season rolling.

Cyclones eye WNIT Championship game BY JACK.SHOVER @iowastatedaily.com After winning its first two games of the Preseason WNIT tournament, Iowa State finds itself in the semifinal game of the tournament against Auburn. The game is set to tip off at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Iowa State is sitting at a 2-0 record after beating Niagara 95-35 and Northern Illinois 70-60. In the WNIT, Auburn beat Nicholls State 80-59 and New Mexico 79-76. Auburn was projected to finish eighth in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) out of 14 teams. In two games this season, Iowa State has been averaging 82.5 points per game while holding their opponents to 47.5 points. For three games, Auburn has been averaging 85.3 points per game and holding its opponents to 61 points. In Auburn’s only game outside of the WNIT, it beat Grambling State 97-48. Auburn is led by guard Janiah McKay and for ward Unique Thompson.

Against New Mexico, McKay tallied 19 points on 6-12 shooting and added six assists and five rebounds. The 6-foot-3 Thompson recorded a double-double with 19 points and 19 rebounds. On the other hand, Iowa State is led by Bridget Carleton, who was an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American last season. This season Carleton has almost notched a triple-double in Iowa State’s first two games and has been averaging 17.5 points, 14 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 2.5 blocks and 1.5 steals a game. After Iowa State’s win vs. Northern Illinois, coach Bill Fennelly said Iowa State had the best player in the game in Carleton. Because of her prowess in dominating in multiple aspects of the game, Carleton has been named to the Wooden Award watchlist, Cheryl Miller Award watchlist and, most recently, the Naismith Award watchlist. Carleton said she believes Iowa State has many offensive weapons aside from herself. Before the game vs. Northern

KATLYN CAMPBELL/ IOWA STATE DAILY Senior Bridget Carleton looks for a teammate to pass to during the game against the Winona State Warriors at Hilton Coliseum on Nov. 4.

Illinois, Carleton said to the team that it is impossible for Northern Illinois to guard them with all of the shooters and post players Iowa State has on its roster. Fennelly said after Iowa State’s game vs. Northern Illinois that he wants Iowa State to average four double-digit scorers a game, but so far this season there has only been Carleton and one other player in double-digits each game. Against Niagara, the only other

double-digit scorer with Carleton was freshman Ashley Joens, who had 16 points. Against Northern Illinois, it was Madi Wise, who scored 12 points. So far this season, Iowa State and Auburn have been dominate off of the glass, averaging 49 rebounds per game for Iowa State and 46.7 rebounds per game for Auburn. Where Iowa State can separate from Auburn, is its 3-point shooting and shot blocking.

In its three games, Auburn has been shooting 27 percent from long range this season, while Iowa State has been shooting 34 percent. “It’s fun to play with all these girls because we can all shoot the ball, we can all put up points, hit 3-pointers,” Carleton said after Iowa State’s win vs. Northern Illinois. While Iowa State has the ability to shoot the three, the team has struggled with consistency from long range. In the preseason, Fennelly said the team’s 3-point shooting was a concern. Against Niagara, the team shot 39.1 percent from three, but in the next game against Northern Illinois, the Cyclones’ 3-point percentage dipped to 29.2 percent. “I think offensively we are a team that can score. Obviously, we are missing too many easy shots ... We’ve got to be more aggressive,” Fennelly said. Defensively, Iowa State averages 7.5 blocks per game, while Auburn averages 4.3. With a win vs. Auburn, Iowa State will vault itself into the WNIT Championship game to face off against the winner of Marquette and Miami.

LIFESTYLE

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FRIENDSGIVING RECIPE IDEAS BY KENDALL.SHARP @iowastatedaily.com Friendsgiving is a growing trend. People from all backgrounds can celebrate Thanksgiving with their friends before celebrating with their family. Finding recipes that everybody enjoys can be a struggle. Try the following recipes for an easy way to celebrate your friendsgiving.

Pumpkin spice muffins Ingredients: 1/2 cup canned pumpkin 1/2 cup milk 1 large egg 2 cups Bisquik baking mix 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Pumpkin Spice’s Streusel Topping Ingredients:

1 tablespoon Bisquik baking mix 2 tablespoons sugar 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 2 teaspoons butter

Directions KENDALL SHARP/ IOWA STATE DAILY Pumpkin spice is all the rage so why not put it in a muffin.

Combine pumpkin, milk and egg in a large bowl. Slowly add in your dry ingredients and stir until smooth. Scoop this mixture into 12 muffin cups. Mix together the streusel topping and sprinkle on top of the muffin mix. Bake the muffins at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

KENDALL SHARP/ IOWA STATE DAILY Gobble Gobble! it’s turkey time! Make sure to thaw your turkey in advance, so it’s ready for the big day.

Turkey breast The key to cooking a delicious turkey breast is to thaw your turkey breast for one to three days before cooking. Cooking times vary per the turkey breast’s weight. On average, turkey breasts can be cooked at 400 degrees for three hours.

KENDALL SHARP/ IOWA STATE DAILY Two words: Cheese and potatoes. Could you ask for more? We didn’t think so. Check out this tasty recipe.

Cheese potato casserole KENDALL SHARP/ IOWA STATE DAILY These maple-glazed green beans will knock your socks off with their contrasting flavors.

Ingredients 2 pounds diced hash browns 1 stick margarine 2 tablespoons minced onion 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 1 can cream chicken soup 1 pint of sour cream 2 cups crushed corn flakes

Sweet potato bites

Maple-glazed green beans Ingredients 3 cups of green beans 1 large onion chopped 4 strips of bacon chopped ½ half of dried cranberries ¼ cup of maple syrup

Instructions Boil water in a pot until water is bubbling. Cut off the ends of green beans. Cook clean green beans in water for 4 to 5 minutes. wIn a large skillet, cook onion and bacon until the bacon is crisp, then drain the bacon grease. Mix in the cranberries, and syrup. Toss the cooked green beans in the mixture.

Directions Mix all ingredients together except for the corn flakes. Spread the mix into a 9 x 13-inch glass pan. Put the corn flakes in a zip lock bag and crush them into small crumbs. Sprinkle the corn flakes onto of the casserole. Bake this mix at 400 degrees for one hour.

Ingredients 2 sweet potatoes Bag of marshmallows Brown sugar

KENDALL SHARP/ IOWA STATE DAILY A sweet treat that offers some health value? Sign us up with these sweet potato bites.

Directions Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into small one inch slices. Sprinkle slices with a pinch of brown sugar. Top each slice with marshmallow(s). Bake the slice on a cookie sheet for ten minutes at 400 degrees..

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allows for more solutions to parking in the downtown area. The city council will also provide direction on an ordinance relating to short term rentals in Ames. With the passage of a rental ordinance in May, the City of Ames limited the number of rental properties within seven neighborhoods near campus to 25 percent. As there is no language within Ames’ code that differentiates or defines short term rentals compared to any other rental, services like Airbnb would contribute to the rental cap. To avoid this, city council is looking into three options to define these short term rentals. Option one would allow for an annual licensing or a one-time permit of short term rentals for one-family and two-family occupancies that have short term rentals. “The City Manager’s recommendation was to proceed with the proposed zoning

Iowa State Daily Tuesday, November 13, 2018 classifications with an annual licensing option and to create a new Municipal Code chapter for licensing,” according to council documents. Option two would allow for new classifications of multi-family residencies with short term rentals, and gives a different path for those residences to get their short term rental approved. Option three would change the zoning standards for houses in the medical districts in Ames. under current zoning standards, short term rentals are not allowed within houses near Mary Greely, so the City Council is looking at options to change this. “Since the Council delayed any final decision regarding STRs pending further information being provided, Staff is now requesting final direction so that an ordinance can be written,” according to council documents. “The Council can incorporate any, or all, of the three options reflected above in this directive.”

IOWA STATE DAILY A combine harvests corn on Oct. 21, 2017. Combines are only able to run for about 10 hours before their 300-gallon fuel tank runs out of gas.

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last year, and bean are touch and go because of rain and equipment breakdowns.” When he was a kid, Hughes loved to ride with his dad and to help him out on the farm whenever he could. Now, he enjoys being able to run the big machinery that he once rode in with his dad. Regan Pleggenkuhle, sophomore in agronomy, also goes back home to help his family with harvest. Located in West Union, Iowa,

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men left behind,” said Captain Scott Curtis, professor of Naval Science at Iowa State. “All that is good in the world is, in some small part, due to their sacrifice.” Daryl Drake was on the ROTC staff in the 90s at Iowa State and has been attending the Gold Star Hall Ceremony for several years. “This is such a great way to honor the veterans who were also students at Iowa State University,” Drake said. The three servicemen who were remembered this year were William Howard Butler, Robert Vance Rannells and Richard Wayne Suesens. All three men served in World War II. William Howard Butler grew up on a farm, attended a one-room schoolhouse and enrolled at Iowa State for the purpose of joining the ROTC. Butler then joined the Army Air Corps three months after the Pearl Harbor attack. He successfully completed 16 missions to neutralize Japanese forces, and rose to Lieutenant rank in December 1943. In July 1945, Butler’s plane crashed shortly after takeoff in China, where he was stationed. Robert Vance Rannells also grew up on a farm, and spent his time either working, hunting, or being with his cousins. He enrolled at Iowa State in 1938, and worked at the college newspaper, “The Daily Student,” in 1941. In 1943, Rannells joined the Air Corps and got married to his college sweetheart. Rannells

Pleggenkuhle’s farm is about 1,500 acres that harvest corn and soybeans. “I usually go home about [every] weekend during October through November,” Pleggenkuhle said. “It just depends on what’s going on and what needs to be done.” Harvest for Pleggenkuhle has been “so far, so good.” His family were able to get beans done, but they still have a few acres left of corn. “It’s a good excuse to go home on weekends,” Pleggenkuhle said. “But, it’s fun to be home and reap the benefits from spring.” was an aircraft radio operator, and guided his crew through 20 successful bombings. His 21st mission was to bomb Tokyo during World War II in 1945. However, the aircraft went down before arriving to Tokyo, and crashed in the water. Richard Wayne Suesens grew up playing sports in school, and enrolled at Iowa State in 1937. In 1938, he enlisted as a Navy cadet. Suesens got married in 1940 and moved out west with his wife to where he would be stationed in the Navy. Suesens was a well-trained pilot who placed steel plates at the bottom of as many aircrafts as he could to protect against enemy fire. On the second day of the Battle of Midway in 1942, Suesens and his team of 9 flew into battle. Suesen’s aircraft, along with several others, caught Japanese enemy fire. Only two pilots survived. Suesens was pronounced killed in action, and six months later, the USS Suesens was named in his honor. “The Gold Star Hall serves as a living memorial to those who serve our country,” said Steve Winfrey, director of the Memorial Union. The words “For thee they died” are etched in an ISU coin given to the family members of the servicemen that are remembered each year. Those same words are etched into the wall in the Gold Star Hall, serving as a reminder of the sacrifice of these Iowa State servicemen.

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have historically been discouraged in getting involved, so I think this is going to show people that women want a place at the table, and they are going to start fighting for it.” In Iowa, Democrat Cindy Axne from the 3rd District and Democrat Abby Finkenauer from the 1st District flipped two previously Republican seats, ABBY and F inkenauer joined FINKENAUER Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York as one of the two youngest female representatives, both age 29. The Iowa House of Representatives gained five new female representatives, all of whom were Democrats. Previously, the record for women in the Iowa legislature was 35 seats, but in this past mid-term election, that record was surpassed as 45 women were elected, meaning that 30 percent of the 150-seat legislature is made up of women. “They were pretty much all in the Des Moines-area suburbs and that was kind of consistent with what we saw on the national level, and like it was on the national level that is a consequence of urban women coming out to vote for Democrats,” said Mack Shelly, chair of the political science department at Iowa State. During the “Year of the Woman” in 1992, 24 women were newly elected to the United States Congress, and that remained as the record for 26 years. In 2018, however, that record was surpassed by 31 new women elected to represent their states. Women broke records this year, not only in number of females elected, but in the identities of who was elected. Barriers of age, race, religion and sexual orientation have been pushed

through across the United States and even extending to territories of the United States. Democrats Sharice Davids from Kansas and Deb Haaland from New Mexico won their bids for their state Congress seats, becoming the first Native American representatives for their states, and Davids also became Kansas’ first openly LGBTQIA+ member elected to Congress. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, already made history in 2016 when she won a seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives, becoming the state’s first Somali-American legislator. This year, she and Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat from Michigan, became the first Muslim women to be elected to represent their states in Congress. Omar has also become Minnesota’s first woman of color representative. 4,000 miles across the sea, Guam, an unincorporated territory of the United States, has also elected their first female governor, Lourdes Aflague “Lou” Leon Guerrero. Guerrero served as a long-time Democratic legislator and won the governor’s seat for the Democrats for the first time in 15 years, defeating the Republican incumbent, Ray Tenorio, by over 8,000 votes. Dianne Bystrom, the director emerita of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, said the sudden spike in female winners across the nation may be attributed to who they challenged. A large number of the women, especially in the House, were Democrats running against incumbent male Republicans. “We know from research conducted in the early 1990s that when women run, especially for open-state races, they have just as good a chance, sometimes even better, to win,” Bystrom said. “So the biggest hurdle so far is convincing women to run. We had a record number of women running for political offices this year.”

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