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Amber Connett keeps a faded black-and-white picture inside her wallet at all times. The picture is of her parents, smiling in a photo booth in a time when big hair and trucker hats were in style. Connett said she doesn’t know the exact details of where or why the photo was taken. But to her, that doesn’t matter. The significance of the photo is derived from what it represents: a time when her parents were both

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Beginning of an addiction Amber said her mom told her that her prescription drug addiction began soon after Amber was born. She said she did not notice her mother’s addictive behavior until her grand-

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By Amber Hovey Daily staff writer It’s not often one hears someone say, “Washington thinks oil companies are owned by space aliens.” But John Felmy, chief economist of the American Petroleum Institute, said just that in a lecture Tuesday. Felmy’s lecture addressed the American Petroleum Institute’s importance and the government’s “misunderstanding of” the oil and natural gas industry in the United States. Felmy is responsible for economic, statistical and policy analysis at API. There are 9.2 million jobs supported by the oil and natural gas industry directly and indirectly, Felmy said. The key topic in Felmy’s discussion was the use of the United States’ oil and natural resources as a way to create jobs, government revenue and energy independence. More than 1.4 million jobs and more than $800 billion can be generated by increasing the development of oil and natural gas in the U.S., Felmy said. Felmy contributed global oil prices to many factors, including global economic growth and exchange rates and inflation. Thiry-eight percent of America’s energy consumption comes from oil, while 25 percent come from natural gas. However, vast amounts of oil and natural gas resources in the U.S. have been made unavailable through environmental laws. “[The United States] need[s] to figure out if we want to continue economy in balance between the U.S. and the rest of the world or exploit our own resources,” said Barbara Hill, lecturer of geological and atmospheric sciences. Felmy spent 11 years forecasting the oil and energy industry for Data Resources, Inc., under McGraw-Hill and served as director at Princeton Energy Research before joining API.

alive and in love — before her mom was addicted to prescription drugs. Decades after the photo was taken, Connett, senior in agricultural and life sciences education, sat in a wooden chair in a secluded section of Parks Library. She reached into her back pocket to pull out her wallet and removed the photo of her parents. “It’s from when they first started dating,” she said. “I don’t get it out much because it’s pretty old and about to fall apart.” Connett flipped the photo over to reveal a message from her mother to her father. It read: “Donnie, I love you dearly and I hope we’re together till death do us part. Love, Jennie August 22, 1987.” Donnie and Jennie Connett were together until Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008. On that day, Jennie died from a drug overdose.

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In September 1985, Liz Kirke was a senior at Iowa State studying graphic design when she was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. “[Liz was] a darling person with a persistent attitude, which motivated her to finish out her final term at school Kirke and remain in the Chi Omega [sorority] house as her fatal condition progressed,” said her mother, Loral. “She was vivacious and enthusiastic, and all who knew her would consider her a best friend with her ability to make people feel good.” Liz’s condition progressively got worse, and it was only about three-and-a-half months after Liz had been diagnosed when she passed away on Jan. 15, 1986. The Kirke family lost two children to pulmonary hypertension; Liz’s older brother had passed away at 16. Her father, Robert, said that all of the Chi Omega members came to Liz’s funeral and each put a flower on top of her casket. He said the family was extremely touched by how much love and support their daughter’s sorority sisters showed their family and that they will always have a soft spot in their hearts for the women of Chi Omega. A few months after Liz’s death, Chi Omega paired up with Tau Kappa Epsilon and created a Veishea float in her memory. This sparked the idea of starting a scholarship fund in honor of Liz, and every year since

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Gary turns self in for armed robbery By Alex.Erb @iowastatedaily.com ISU sophomore wide receiver Albert Gary turned himself in to the Story County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday morning. After the police issued a warrant for his arrest the previous day, Gary posted a bond of $25,000 later on Tuesday.

Gary, 22, has been charged with first-degree robbery which is a class B felony. According to a news release issued Gary by ISU Police Capt. Aaron Delashmutt, the Iowa State Police responded to a call from a man claiming to have

been robbed at gunpoint on Central Campus on June 19. The man reported that he was approached by approximately six men and that one brandished what appeared to be a handgun before patting him down. Police arrived on the scene to find the group of men fleeing to the north and gave chase. While the police never caught up,

they were able to recover four pellet guns. Further investigation yielded Albert Gary, senior in liberal studies, as a possible suspect. He was identified by several witnesses. In addition to the first-degree robbery charge and upcoming court date on Nov. 28, Gary has already served a three-game suspension for his alleged involvement.

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Kris Humphries returns to Twitter as Kim thanks ‘blog dolls’ We don’t know what’s up with estranged newlyweds Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries behind closed doors, but some are looking to their online lives for clues. Humphries, who previously was spotted talking it out with Kardashian at his Minnesota home with the pastor that wed the couple in August, has made a return to Twitter. The 26-year-old New Jersey Nets player and his reality star wife, who filed for divorce on Oct. 31 after just 72 days of marriage, reportedly would have tiffs over potentially building their lives in Minnesota. But whatever Kardashian’s thoughts may be on the state, they haven’t swayed Humphries. “There’s no place like home,” he tweeted Monday, in his first post since Oct. 30. No matter how much he loves home, though, Humphries had to jet back to NYC “for business,” People magazine reported. Kardashian, meanwhile, is managing her relationship with her “blog dolls,” aka those who follow the 31-year-old’s posts on KimKardashian.com. She apologized to fans Monday for not being around as often. “I just wanted to thank you guys for your support these last two weeks,” she wrote. “I took a break from blogging for a while, but I’ve missed you guys so much and I want to start sharing my updates with you again ... [A]s always, my loyal blog dolls have been nothing but supportive. You all know who you are, so thank you!”

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Police Blotter: Nov. 10 Steven Kindred, 53, of Ogden, Iowa, was arrested and charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct (reported at 5:18 p.m.). James Schmidt, 19, 2414 Melrose Ave., was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated (reported at 11:33 p.m.).

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Jeremy Adamowicz, 18, 3429 Friley Hall, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of drug paraphernalia and underage possession of alcohol; he was transported to the Story County Justice Center (reported at 8:50 p.m.). A vehicle that left the scene struck a car owned by Hui Zhou in Lot 201 (reported at 9:25 p.m.). A resident reported being bitten by a pet cat in University Village (reported at 10:07 p.m.). Max Smith, 19, of 2812 Lincoln Way, was arrested and charged with harassment (reported at 11:50 p.m.).

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On Dec. 9, 2008, Amber was sitting in a lecture class at Curtiss Hall when she received a text from her boyfriend, Marcus, saying that she needed to call her dad because her dad was getting arrested and he wanted her to come home immediately. “I was like, ‘Why is he going to jail?’ I thought that was weird,” she said. “I thought he was joking.” Amber left her class and went to the foyer in Curtiss Hall to call her dad. When she was talking to him on the phone, Amber began to realize why he really wanted her to come home. “A lightbulb popped up in my head and I said, ‘Where’s Mom?’ and he said, ‘I can’t tell you,’” she said. “He didn’t want to tell me about my mom over the phone.” When Amber arrived at her family’s home later that day, she said Jennie’s body had already been taken and only a stain on the bed and the smell of tea and vomit remained in her room. “What I think happened was that she was so out of it, and she was lying on her back, that she got sick and choked on her own vomit,” Amber said. According to the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner, the cause of Jennie’s death was mixed drug intoxication or overdose.

Getting worse Amber said her mother’s addiction became significantly worse when Amber was a senior in high school. At that point, Amber’s sister Jessica, now 23, had just moved out and Amber had been talking about moving away to go to college. Amber said she thinks her mother’s downfall may have been linked to her mother having the “empty nest syndrome.” “I don’t know if she just panicked and thought she was going to be alone,” Amber said. “I was almost afraid to go to college. I thought maybe I should go to DMACC and stay home to take care of mom.” Amber said she knew that if she went to college, she would have been the first to do so in her family. So she decided to take the leap and apply at Iowa State. “My mom was so proud when I was accepted,” she said. “She became a diehard Cyclones fan.” As Amber was settling in at college, Jennie was quitting her prescription drug habit, Amber said. However, her sobriety didn’t last and she eventually relapsed.

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been addicted to prescription medication, she said she believes her mother’s addiction made her a better person. “I wish she hadn’t been on them, but I know if she weren’t, I wouldn’t be such a hard worker,” she said. “I wouldn’t be so dedicated to things.”

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then, Chi Omega’s philanthropies have helped raise money for the scholarship. In the past, they have hosted events such as barbecues, kickball tournaments and chili dinners. Liz’s younger siblings, Katie and Matt, both members of greek chapters at Iowa State, were active in helping with philanthropies and raising money for their sister’s scholarship fund. The scholarship is meant to help aid a design student each year who is chosen by faculty members based on certain qualifications such as GPA, work ethic and financial need for the scholarship. Every year, the Kirkes attend the award ceremony to congratulate the scholarship recipient. “The scholarship is very touching to our family because it reminds us of our daughter,” Loral said. “It means a lot to us to see a young student with such potential — especially in the field in which Liz was interested and dedicated to — carrying on the enthusiasm and passion she held while attending Iowa State.” This year, Chi Omega is hosting its first annual Chi-O Cones, an all-you-can-eat ice cream bar, to raise money for the Liz Kirke Memorial Scholarship. The event runs from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursday at 227 Gray Ave., and tickets cost $4. Members of Chi Omega are committed to making Chi-O Cones a success because of the inspirational life Liz lived. “This event is important to me because it represents how Chi Omega believes in helping others out in the community,” said Chelsea Schwiesow, philanthropy chairwoman and senior in dietetics. “This scholarship is used to help out a hard working student and someone who deserves the financial assistance. “Liz Kirke was a Chi Omega that believed wholeheartedly in these values, so I think it is wonderful that her legacy still continues and is honored in this award.”

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Amber said she blames herself for not speaking up about her mother’s addiction. “I always thought, ‘Just call the cops,’ or ‘Do something cause she’s going to die if you don’t,’” she said. “And then she did die.” While Amber said she wishes her mom wouldn’t have

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mother’s funeral in 2003. “Going to the funeral, she was kind of out of it,” Amber said. “I just thought she was depressed, but right there afterward, I started noticing more and more and more.” Jennie was normally a fun-loving, “crazy” person, Amber said. When she was on prescription drugs, Jennie was distant and spacey, Amber explained. “After she got the medicine — if she was on it — she just wasn’t there,” Amber said. Few people in their hometown of Reasnor, Iowa, knew of Jennie’s addiction, Amber said. She explained that the situation was “hush, hush.” While Jennie’s addiction was kept out of the public eye, signs of her addiction were ever-present in the Connett household, Amber said. She said she even witnessed exchanges her mother had with people to buy or trade pills. “I would be in the car, but I couldn’t do anything about it,” she said. “I would just let it happen.”

abuse cases in central Iowa. “It’s really uncommon to do a search warrant drug bust and not have some sort of illegal prescription drug at the scene,” Kickbush said. Kickbush said there are a variety of prescription drugs people are selling, buying and trading. Some of the most popular drugs are hydrocodone, codeine, Adderall and OxyContin. “If there’s a market for it out on the street as far as people selling individual pills, we’re seeing it,” he said. “Where there’s a need, people are finding it.” Kickbush said he has seen all sorts of different people who abuse prescription drugs. He said some abusers are professional men and women or mothers and fathers. “It hits all demographics,” Kickbush said. “There’s not one person you can put your finger on and say, ‘That person is a prescription drug abuser.’” Prescription drug abuse is also hard to monitor because prescription medication is so abundant in society, Kickbush said. “Honestly, we live in a society where, when people have aches or pains, they run to the doctor and want a pill,” he said. “And the doctor prescribes it to them and the pharmacist fills it.”

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Refocusing our attention could bring out truth The most basic part of our judicial system is that everyone, regardless of class, religion, gender,or any number of other bases, is innocent until proven guilty. To protect people from governments, whose powers are almost infinitely larger in scale than any individual’s power, we charge prosecuting attorneys with a heavy burden of proof. That said, hearing that public figures hire or contact noted defense attorneys does not inspire confidence in us. Yet that is exactly what former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain have done. Paterno requested of a criminal defense lawyer that he represent him in the child sex-abuse case, should he be needed. Cain hired a defamation lawyer to represent him after one woman came forward claiming he’d committed sexual improprieties. Why, if they are as blameless as they insist, do these and so many other public figures call so much attention to themselves? Hiring an attorney is no admission of guilt, but hiring one before any legal charges have been made only calls additional attention to an issue. Hiring a high-profile attorney is hardly a discreet way to resolve the situation and, especially where there are allegations of sexual abuse or misconduct, discretion is probably the thing most valued by both parties. The idea of a self-fulfilling prophecy, that doing one action certainly will lead to another, may or may not be bunk, but calling attention to yourself when grave accusations confront you does not lend itself to your credibility. Hearing charges repeated by news agencies with a large audience does not help credibility. Especially in Cain’s case, we have to ask, is reacting defensively and redirecting his attention and efforts away from the office he has insisted he actually wants? Or is he preparing for an offensive against the character of his accusers? If the accusations against him are truly false and baseless, then what need has he to give them the time of day? One advantage of the attention these two individuals have drawn to themselves is that their refocused spotlights may shine even brighter in the truth’s direction, whether it leads to their exoneration or conviction. The increased scrutiny that their moves toward legal representation draws may very well lead to the rest of us knowing the truth. The attention also could serve as a warning to others. Whether the allegations are true or not, they are surely unwanted; there are never enough reminders to refrain from sexual misconduct. The sanctity of an individual’s person is one of the most important bases of civil society. Editorial Board

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e have a problem. While the gulf between the rich and the poor runs deeper than we would anticipate, the selective amnesia with which the media conducts its vanguard role over society must at least worry those who care. The mainstream media seem to have sworn, for the most part, to guard the affairs of the powerful at the expense of the poor and the most vulnerable of society. This might seem like the rant of a disillusioned progressive or the last reflections of a disappointed man. If only that were so. There is empirical truth to the gaping realities at the heart of our society. In the case of Joe Paterno and Penn State University, nothing can more justify that feeling of dejection. The powerful accusations of sexual abuse of young boys against Penn State’s former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky are troubling. But above all, this is a classic case of selective amnesia. While it is now clear that the university abated the heinous molestation of these young Americans, one cannot help question the long stretch of absence displayed by the media over the course of time. Where was the national press all the while? How come a matter that had been brought to the attention of law enforcement from the onset never arrived in the court of public opinion for which the media is the conveyor belt? Why did we let down innocent children whose dreams have now been subjected to a jolt? As these and many more questions rent the curiosity of a probing public, we are now subjected to an obsessive feed by the media on the news, almost suggesting that it broke a golden find. The news cycle is awash with interviews of persons allied to the scandal in one way or the other, yet to hide its guilt in the whole affair, the national media has ignored the real subject: the victims. We’ve been witness to a continued glorification of football, Paterno and his accomplices, among them Sandusky and ousted Penn State President Graham Spanier, by a media that had been wholly absent from the news at a time when the orgy could have been curbed. When ABC’s George Stephanopoulos recently interviewed a mother of one of the victims, the feeling of betrayal was raw in her voice. A mother had been let down not just by her country, but by those she had entrusted the most — including the media. It is the harsh

File photo: Carolyn Kaster/The Associated Press Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno chats with former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel before a 2009 game in State College, Pa. Both coaches legacies’ are tarnished by scandal.

By Benson.Amollo @iowastatedaily.com betrayal in this case that calls to question whether trust has entirely died. The media pays the most attention to “mediocre” issues ranging from lying politicians to philandering partners, whom they immediately let off the hook. It is worrying that as the Penn State gang continues to enjoy the media glare, the victims are jostling to be heard. Their voices have been muted and no one seems really bothered by what they are going through. Yet, we are talking about young men whose promising futures had been cruelly snatched from them by persons who belong in the old boys’ network in which impunity is a definitive benefit. Few wonder how Sandusky, facing such serious accusations, is out on cash bail living a normal life. Who will speak up for the weak? There was indeed a longer-than-usual cover-up of the wrecking of the boys by a conniving academic institution (or is Penn State just a football stadium?), but the most fallible player in this deflection is the media. A media that helps feed America’s football obsession,

in never-disappointing measure, should have known what the right thing to do was. Football, a huge income earner for colleges and the U.S. economy in general, should not and ought not to have loomed large over society’s moral fabric despite how loose that fabric might’ve hanged. In the case of the victims we are talking about people whose hopes of conquering their dreams have been dwarfed, how are they ever going to seek high-profile positions such as public office with this psychological smear that will be used against them? Suppose someone like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama had been victims of such defiling, would we be talking about them in the length and breadth that we do? Where are the good old days of muckraking? Wasn’t it a glorified act by a committed press that ushered in Watergate and saw a society stand up to what could have been a sorry end? Why is the U.S. mainstream press, which also claims strong commitments to ethical etiquette, playing to the tunes of the powerful? Is it just enough to hinge all this on media ownership and influence? It is utterly wounding to witness the continued marginalization of the helpless by their last best hope: the media.

Benson Amollo is a graduate student in journalism and mass communication from Nairobi, Kenya.

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eading and understanding those terms and conditions that most people ignore is so long and boring yet full of valuable information that even I fail to glance over. I, along with so many others, want to get into a free service, obtain a legal download or anything else that would require a terms of service document, as fast as possible. This document is the intersection of privacy and convenience, and something needs to be changed. Tech companies such as Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon continue to push the envelope with their products, which offer convenience to all of us, or at least a majority of us. While doing so, they are pushing the envelope with that terms of service document that a majority of us agree to. When certain features of a certain technology have been in use for some time, critics find various stories where the features have violated someone’s privacy. Some of these features include having the geo-location enabled on your cellphone or allowing your photos to be tagged and shared. These tech companies are being held responsible from a legal standpoint, through this often-ignored document that we, consumers, all agree to. Furthermore, if our privacy is violated, we should be held responsible because we agreed to it. To prevent this, some people have deleted their Facebook accounts or disabled geo-location,

By Derek.Jensen @iowastatedaily.com but one key element that we all live for in technology is immediately gone. That element is convenience and we continue to allow technology companies to push the envelope on affecting our privacy because we love the added convenience that the whole industry foresees. Sure, we as consumers should read through the entire terms and then agree to them. The reality is that we don’t, and we reach scenarios of someone finding or doing something that violates our privacy under a specific technology. When people choose to not agree with the document, they are unable to use that technology themselves. This would be OK only if that technology was very experimental and offered no convenience to its users. We put ourselves into the great dilemma of privacy vs. convenience, and usually convenience wins. If we choose privacy, we’re seen as a laggard or just a stubborn outsider that doesn’t want to adapt. In a recent interview with Nick Bilton, lead technology writer at The New York Times, he said that the tech industry is not being held responsible, so the U.S. Congress is working on legislation that puts more responsibility and control on these companies to protect consumers. The responsibility lies in data mining. Data mining is when

Photo courtesy of Thinkstock Terms of service are often skimmed over and agreed to by consumers too focused on convenience to worry about privacy. Designing an educational user experience could give consumers more control over privacy.

the technology industry collects data about users, which is seen in terms of service, to provide convenience of their service to you. The problem lies when companies don’t relay the information to the user. Did you know that Google, by default, gathers your search history? In the same interview with Bilton, he said that Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, told him “it would be too confusing” when he recommended to put a banner that says to turn off that default setting. Yes, it could be confusing, but education is needed and a balance needs to be made. I do believe Facebook does a good job of this when new features are introduced. And even Apple has done a good job of letting users know when the terms and conditions of iTunes change when purchasing a new song. But Facebook changes your default settings sometimes when new features are introduced, and

Apple continues to add and edit their massive document that we all agree to. So two big things need to happen. First, the terms of service documents need to be reworked or organized in a way that allows for a concise level of reading and understanding where consumers are comfortable in hitting “agree” or “accept.” Second, an educational user experience needs to be designed and integrated into these services when new features or changes to these technologies are introduced that allows for better understanding and user control over privacy. Privacy and convenience will always be on a very tight balance, and these changes are just the beginning of responsibility over privacy for the rewards of convenience.

Derek Jensen is a senior in communication studies from Pella, Iowa.

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Iowa State remains focused in final stretch By David Merrill Daily staff writer As the season winds down, Iowa State hosts Kansas State on Wednesday night. This is one of just two home matches remaining for the No. 13 Cyclones (20-4, 11-2 Big 12) and three total matches left in the season. With the postseason fast approaching, the Cyclones are staying focused at the task at hand. “You have to make sure you stay focused with each team,” said sophomore libero Kristen Hahn. “Most teams get better as the season goes on, so if they’re going to be playing at the top of their game, you have to make sure you are too. “We make sure to stay within ourselves and stay focused on each team.” The last time these two teams met, the Cyclones came away with a sweep of the Wildcats (18-9, 7-6) in Manhattan, Kan. Senior outside hitter Carly Jenson put in a team-high 12 kills and Hahn added 23 digs. Junior middle back Jamie Straube had an impressive performance as well, chipping in 10 kills and three block assists while hitting .385 for the match. With Kansas State being a swing-blocking team, Iowa State is going to try to run fast-paced sets against it in order to catch it off guard. “K-State swing blocks, sometimes on the slide, which is kind of weird,” Straube said. “You don’t have a lot of time [to recover], so we can beat them with the faster stuff.” The Wildcats’ main weapon comes in the form of Kaitlynn Pelger. The sophomore middle blocker averages 4.19 kills per set and is hitting .322 on the year. Iowa State was able to stifle her in the teams’ first meeting. Pelger recorded just nine kills and a .056 hitting percentage in that match. Despite being able to keep her in check, ISU coach Christy Johnson-Lynch considers her to be one of the top players in the league. Kansas State also managed to out-dig the Cyclones 8-5 in the previous meeting. “They’re really athletic,” Johnson-Lynch said. “When we played them, their setter was out, so that’s going to be a huge difference. We had a pretty tough time with them, without their starting setter. They definitely have some weapons.” The Wildcats’ starting center, Caitlyn Donahue, was injured during the previous matchup. She is second in the Big 12 in assists, averaging 11.05 assists per set. Donahue sits right behind ISU setter Alison Landwehr, who is averaging 11.42 assists per game and has 2,237 assists going into the match.

DES MOINES — With 10:27 left while down 50-37, Iowa State looked dead in the water. Then something clicked. The Cyclones (2-0) clawed back from that deficit and after some clutch free throws at the end of the second half, they were able to survive a thrilling game at the Knapp Center as they defeated Drake 71-64. “I’ve been asking this team to play the ‘Iowa State way’ and I thought we did that the last 10 minutes down 13 on the road,” said ISU coach Bill Fennelly. “We were lucky to survive against a good team that had great playing.” “This is one of those games that, hopefully down the road at the end of the season, you look back on that changed our season a little bit.” The Cyclones’ offense seemingly came out of nowhere. Freshman Brynn Williamson hit a 3-pointer and caused a turnover on the next possession. Then, with junior Chelsea Poppens converting an old-fashion three-point play and Williamson draining another three, the deficit was cut to three as momentum the Bulldogs had worked all game for was gone. After Drake (2-2) had its

biggest lead of 13 with 10:27 left, Iowa State went on a 17-0 run that grew to a 21-5 Williamson run that ended the game at 71-64. “I feel like we just found our energy,” Poppens said. “Brynn hit a few shots Poppens that really got us going, we got excited and the momentum kept going.” For Iowa State, it was a tale of two halves. In the first half, the Cyclones shot 25 percent from the field and only managed five total buckets. They were bailed out from that by converting from the charity stripe, making 14-of-18 free throws compared to the Bulldogs’ 3-of-6 mark. In the second half, the Cyclones were one point short of doubling their first-half total. The Cyclones shot 55.6 percent from the field and banged four threes after not making a single one in the first half. Poppens went 6-of-9 in the second half and had 16 of her 18 points in the second half. It was no secret that Drake came to play. On the defensive end in the first half, Iowa State

Photo: Jake Lovett/Iowa State Daily Iowa State’s Jessica Schroll drives to the basketball against Drake on Tuesday night at the Knapp Center in Des Moines. Schroll scored 13 points in the Cyclones’ 74-64 win against the Bulldogs.

could not stop Drake’s offense. Junior Stephanie Running was on fire, making nine of her first 11 shots. She had 18 points in the game, which more than doubled her previous careerhigh of eight points. When asked about how much of his game plan he devoted to Running, Fennelly joked, “Obviously not enough.” True freshman Kyndal Clark had 15 points on the

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For almost every American, Thanksgiving Day has taken on another very popular name throughout the years. “Turkey Day” has become the slang term for the holiday that rooted itself in the first colonization of America for an obvious reason. According to History.com, the official website of the History Channel, 46 million of the 235 million turkeys consumed in 2007 were eaten on Thanksgiving Day. The turkey entree has become an American symbol for a holiday that remains unique to the United States, but has also inspired the use of smaller poultry for Thanksgiving feasts. The University of Illinois Extension website reveals that the largest turkey ever recorded weighed in at 86 pounds, which they compare to the size of a large dog. In turkey production, the birds are given a specific brand of feed in order to encourage and regulate weight gain. The website also stated that a turkey can obtain a weight of 30 pounds only 18 weeks after birth. The age of the bird also can affect the taste. For example, a 16-week-old turkey is called a fryer, a 5- to 7-month-old turkey is a young roaster, and a year-old turkey is called a yearling. An older bird yields tougher meat.

For Thanksgiving poultry, turkey may be the best option for feeding a large group, but other options can sustain a smaller crowd. Many people engage in small get-togethers with only a spouse or a few friends in order to celebrate. If each of these people made a Thanksgiving turkey, there would be leftovers overflowing American freezers and refrigerators for months on end.

While cranberry sauce is a staple for Thanksgiving dinner, it is also a great addition to the foods you eat every day. You can make turkey and cranberry Monte Cristo sandwiches with your Thanksgiving leftovers. You can also use raw cranberries to decorate your home for the holidays in many different ways, such as stringing popcorn and cranberries to make a garland for your tree. Cranberries are beautiful in decorations and are also extremely healthy. They are full of antioxidants and studies have shown that the consumption of cranberries has potential health beneﬁts against cancer, aging,

Fowl such as geese and duck can be used as an alternative to a hefty turkey. According to Saveur website, a 4-pound duck feeds roughly three people. At times, the poultry of choice depends on the region in which the celebration is occurring. For example, quail is often thought of as the poultry of choice for the Texan version of Thanksgiving Day. A Cornish game hen also can be used as a small-quantity alternative to the bulky turkey purchased by most Americans. This small bird typically feeds one to two people and can also be stuffed and seasoned in a variety of ways.

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cups cranberry juice cocktail cup honey tablespoon grated orange peel Juice of 1/2 an orange cinnamon stick bay leaf teaspoons minced peeled ginger teaspoon ground coriander teaspoon coarse salt teaspoon ground black pepper whole cloves teaspoon cayenne pepper 12-ounce bag fresh or frozen cranberries

1. Combine the cranberry juice cocktail, honey, orange peel and orange juice in heavy medium saucepan. Bring mixture to simmer over medium heat, stirring until honey dissolves. 2. Add the cinnamon stick, bay leaf, ginger, coriander, salt, black pepper, cloves and cayenne pepper and simmer for about 2 minutes. 3. Add cranberries and simmer until berries burst and sauce is thick, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. 4. Remove from heat. Discard bay leaf. Refrigerate cranberry sauce until chilled.

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Herb-roasted potatoes Try a twist on the traditional this holiday by preparing these roasted potatoes instead of mashed potatoes. They are sure to impress all of your guests. 1 2 1

pound red potatoes tablespoons olive oil teaspoon crushed rosemary Salt and pepper, to taste

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Scrub the potatoes to ensure they are clean, and leave the skins on. 2. Quarter the potatoes and spread them evenly in a 9x13 baking dish. 3. Sprinkle the olive oil, rosemary, salt and pepper over the potatoes and toss. 4. Bake for about 1 hour or until the potatoes are tender on the inside and golden brown on the outside.

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