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Mohamed Ali, candidate for the ISU Dining director, speaks at his open forum Thursday in the Memorial Union.

ISU Dining hosts open forum

International students battle for right to stay Graduates navigate government regulations in order to work in United States

By Jake.Dalbey @iowastatedaily.com

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or graduating international students, the end of the semester is focused on determining their future status in the United States.

The months of December through February represent these students’ last chance at obtaining an Optional Practical Training form, known as OPT. Only through receiving one of these forms are students allowed to stay in the United States after they have completed their degree credits. The form allows them to stay though a job or co-op opportunity.

Jessica Fincham, international adviser with the International Students and Scholars Office, explained that the form allows students to work for 12 months after they finish their degree requirements.

“Twelve months is the post completion OPT. There are four forms of OPT: precompletion, postcompletion, cap gap and [science, technology, engineering and math] extension,” Fincham said. “Most of the students, if not all right now, are

asking for post completion, when they are nearing their postcompletion OPT, and if they are a STEM major, that will allow them to gain an additional 17 months.”

The students Fincham is referring to are split into categories based on their education and timeline statuses in the United States.

F-status students remain at Iowa State throughout the entirety of their program whether it be a four-year bachelor’s degree of four years or, at with the largest amount of time, six years with a doctorate.

J-status students are part of an exchange program in which international students come to the country, earn a degree and then must return to their country of origin to share their gained knowledge.

There are also H-1B students who, after completing a bachelor’s degree or higher, may work in the country temporarily. Of the 4,000 international students on campus, F- and J-status students are most common.

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More women become ISU police officers

By Kyndal.Reimer @iowastatedaily.com A smile shot across Deborah Larkin’s face as she remembered the early days of her career in law enforcement.

There was one thing that worked against her: She was a woman.

“Have I ever been treated differently on the job because I’m a woman?” Larkin said, a lieutenant at the ISU Police Department. “Are you kidding? Get out of town.”

Larkin landed her first job in law enforcement by suing the department. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces civil rights laws against workplace discrimination, had just been created. The department had hired a man who didn’t have a college degree; Larkin did. She explained lawsuits were a common method women used to obtain jobs. “[Women] had carved a path in the dirt to the equal employment office from all of our trips over there,” Larkin said.

Larkin has been in the field since 1981, when she was at the University of Nebraska. She was there for six years and then came to Ames, where she has been for the last 26 years. She started as a patrol officer and then shuffled through a variety of positions including detective, patrol sergeant and patrol lieutenant.

When Larkin first started her career, she was issued a uniform that included a pencil skirt, as opposed to pants like the men.

Larkin asked a male co-worker to order pants for her because she was not permitted to order them

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Carrie Jacobs is one of seven women within the ISU Police Department. Three women are in training, which they complete at this month.

herself. She never wore the skirt.

Larkin recalled that dispatchers used to screen calls and send only the men to the violent crimes, while women were assigned to routine calls that wouldn’t put them in danger.

Often times, women cops were assigned to sexual assault investigations because they were believed to be able to connect with victims solely because they were women. However, Larkin said that didn’t always work out.

“I worked with another woman officer that was the meanest of them all,” Larkin said. “She meant well, but she didn’t last long as a sexual assault investigator. She wasn’t sensitive enough for the victims.”

Despite the start, law en-

forcement has made a lot of progress in the last several years.

According to the National Institute of Justice, in the 1970s, only 2 percent of officers were women. Today, women make up about 13 percent of the police force, according to the Department of Justice.

Despite the rising numbers, gender inequality is still evident in the police department today.

ISU Police has 37 officers, seven of whom are female. It has three females on patrol who are in their training phase, three officers in administrative level positions and one at the academy.

Natasha Greene is one of the three female officers who are currently in training with ISU Police.

She got involved with the depart-

ment after working with it as the community liaison with Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support.

After working alongside officers in the department, she recognized how communityoriented the department was and immediately became fascinated with law enforcement. Since she was raised in a gendered society, Greene never thought of law enforcement as being a realistic occupation for her.

The laws have changed, but society has not.

“We are gendered at such a young age,” Greene said. “We are given a false assumption of what law enforcement entails or how it

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Candidate lays out plans for future

By Alex.Connor @iowastatedaily.com Mohamed Ali, the third out of four candidates for ISU Dining director, participated in an open forum 11 a.m. Thursday in the Gold Room of the Memorial Union.

Meeting with everyone individually before his presentation, Ali spoke to a room of about 20 people.

Having 24 years of food industry management experience under his belt, Ali is the director of auxiliaries’ operations at Ohio State University.

Ali currently oversees 17 retail dining locations and four regional dining facilities.

Beginning his presentation, Ali spoke about how one of the things he has learned throughout the years is to focus on the quality of food.

Ali then discussed the three trends that he intends to keep at Iowa State. These included buying local, product development training and collaborative partnerships.

A plan of action that Ali hopes to introduce, however, is maximizing local food sources, using organic food whenever possible, using more grains and plantbased foods and re-examining the role of prime vendors.

“Organic food is getting less and less expensive,” Ali said.

Ali would like to make the food friendlier to people on campus who may have dietary restrictions, such as vegans or vegetarians, or have a religiously restricted diet.

When discussing product development and training, Ali stated that he would like to centralize recipe development through processing and labeling by making sure ingredients and nutrition information is made available to ISU students.

He would also like to provide more in-depth training and to create a culture of culinary excellence.

Another focus of Ali’s was to provide more collaborative partnerships.

Ali said he would accomplish this by establishing working relationships with local and regional schools by sharing experiences and pooling resources.

He would also work with other university departments to enhance the local community partnership.

Ali stated that he believes in being upfront because it a system that works best.

“We all have the same mission,” Ali said.

One of the major points that Ali hit was to have a focus on financial performance.

Speaking on some ways that he had introduced partnerships back at Ohio, Ali discussed how the university had worked with student government when it came to dining, along with having monthly student critiques.

Once Ali completed his presentation, the forum allotted a 15-minute question and answer session.

John Gaughan, the last ISU Dining candidate, will have his open forum at 11 a.m. Friday in the Cardinal Room of the Memorial Union.

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Weather FRIDAY

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By Alex.Hanson @iowastatedaily.com

The city of Ames has released a list of closings related to the Thanksgiving holiday and break.

Ames City Hall: Closed Thanksgiving Day and Nov. 27 Ames Public Library: Open regular hours

this weekend Ames Community Center in City Hall: Closed Thanksgiving Day but open from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 27 Ames Municipal Pool and Ice Arena: Closed Thanksgiving Day but open Nov. 27 CyRide: Buses will operate on a break schedule on this

Saturday and Sunday.

Buses will operate on a weekday break schedule between Monday and Wednesday. Buses will not run Thanksgiving Day. Buses will return to break schedule between Nov. 27 and Nov. 29.

Break schedules are available at cyride.com.

Residence halls remain open over break.

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Very cold, below zero wind chills, mostly sunny

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Police Blotter The information in the log comes from the ISU and City of Ames police departments’ records.

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All those accused of violating the law are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Zhiyang Ling, 22, of 380 Carrie Lane Ct, Ames, IA, was cited for driving under suspension at Aspen Rd and Kent Ave (reported at 12:35 a.m.). Report initiated.

An officer assisted an individual who was experiencing emotional difficulties. The individual was transported to a medical facility for treatment at Armory Building (reported at 5:32 p.m.). Report initiated.

An individual reported the theft of a bike at 62 Frederiksen Court (reported at 0:09 p.m.). Report initiated.

An officer initiated a drug re l a te d i nve s t i g a t i o n 5 3 Frederiksen Court (reported at 11:46 p.m.). Report initiated.

Dining forum Friday

By Michaela.Ramm @iowastatedaily.com The final candidate interviewing for the ISU Dining director position will be on campus for an open forum Friday.

John Gaughan will host an open forum from 11 a.m.

By Alex.Hanson @iowastatedaily.com

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Gaughan is currently the general manager and director of operations for dining services at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania.

The various dining services Gaughan oversees include restaurants, kiosks, coffee locations and various other facilities.

The group hosted a similar forum in 2011, with 3,000 attendees turning out at the event.

Bob Vander Plaats, president of the FAMiLY LEADER, is a well-known socially conservative activist in the state, and candidates at the event are vying for an endorsement that carries weight with evangelical voters leading up to February’s Iowa Caucus.

Details about the event and how to follow coverage are below.

WHAT: FAMiLY LEADER Presidential Family Forum WHO: Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and Rick Santorum

WHEN: Friday, Nov. 20. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the forum will begin at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center, 833 5th Ave., Des Moines TICKETS: Those wishing to attend can buy tickets at presidentialfamilyforum. com/tickets LIVE COVERAGE: Follow Iowa State Daily editors Alex Hanson (@thealexhanson) and Michaela Ramm (@michaela_ramm) on Twitter for updates throughout the event. Photo editor Katy Klopfenstein (@KatyKlopper) will update with photos from the event.

Analysis of the event will follow at www.iowastatedaily.com.

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Volleyball 6:30 p.m., Hilton Coliseum

Nov. 29 Wrestling 2 p.m., Hilton Coliseum

International Night featured traditional dances, a food buffet and an international fashion show displaying various countries.

Find a photo gallery of the event online.

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Gallery: Ada Hayden stocking About 2,000 trout were stocked in Ada Hayden’s lake Thursday. Find a photo gallery of the fish stocking online.

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Supply Chain Initiative program Rep. Kraig Paulsen is working with David Spalding, dean of the College of Business, on new program.

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The Iowa State Daily will not print a paper over Thanksgiving break, but the website will be updated daily with current events.

Alison Phillips is an assistant professor of psychology at Iowa State and runs the Healthy Habits Lab.

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Building receives new art Indonesian painting moves to its new home with Intensive English and Orientation Program

By Alex.Cory @iowastatedaily.com A touch of art can add something bright to any campus building.

University Museums recently installed a historic painting for the Intensive English and Orientation Program in the Landscape Architecture building. The large painting used to hang in the presidential conference room in Beardshear Hall.

The painting, “Three Legong Dancers,” was created by Indonesian artist Srihadi Soedarsono and was originally a gift to Iowa State from Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Group, the largest poultry-feed producer in Indonesia. The painting depicts three women dancing in an expressionist style.

The Landscape Architecture building, which was constructed in 1901, was originally a horse barn and now houses the Intensive English and Orientation Pro-

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“Three Legong Dancers” by Srihadi Soedarsono hangs in the newly renovated Landscape Architecture building.

gram along with some parts of the English department.

“It really was a matter of luck,” said Betty Baker, program assistant for the Intensive English and Ori-

entation Program. “We were looking for art.”

Baker said the program had wanted to make the building look a little better so, when the painting need-

ed a new home, Baker said the program would make good use of it.

“The international theme makes it appropriate,” said Jacque Pohl, com-

munication specialist for the program.

Pohl said the international theme and painter made it a great fit for the building, which houses students from many different countries.

While another building was interested in having the painting, requirements for it included a multicultural environment and visibility, which the Intensive English and Orientation Program possessed. The program teaches English as a second language to students who want to enroll at Iowa State but need to enhance their English skills.

Landscape Architecture has just finished a big renovation process that included a new roof, a new interior paint job and a new floor.

The Intensive English and Orientation Program will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2016. “[The painting] certainly brightens up that space,” Baker said. “The faculty and staff do appreciate it.”

ISU alum to lead innovative initiative

By Alia.Mortenson @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State’s Supply Chain Initiative will have a new leader beginning in 2016.

Kraig Paulsen, currently speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives, said he will work with the College of Business next year.

Paulsen said he will take the position of director of the new Supply Chain Initiative project that provides students and local businesses the opportunity to work hands-on in the process of getting products on the shelves starting at the manufacturer stage.

David Spalding, dean of the College of Business, said students in the past three spring semesters have had the opportunity to take a class that is similar to what the Supply Chain Initiative is aiming to implement.

The class was a short,

in-depth study abroad in which students traveled to China to follow a product from the manufacturer to the distributor who put the product on shelves.

Spalding said students in the inaugural trip traveled to China, where they followed a spatula from Chinese factory to a Chinese port. Then they traveled back the United States in order to follow the spatula to the port in Long Beach, Calif. then to a distributor in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Finally, the spatula arrived at the Target in Ames.

The project was conducted during spring break, and while it was short, it was hands-on and informative, Spalding said. The Supply Chain Initiative’s goal is to provide more opportunities similar to this trip.

Paulsen said that while he is a former graduate from the College of Business with a degree in business management his connection to

Iowa State began before he was born.

Paulsen’s parents lived on campus when he was born while his father was going to school at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Paulsen said. He added that he has a deep love and passion for Iowa State and its students and that he is beyond thrilled to take the director position starting Jan. 4.

Paulsen said he will take over the project and start implementing it as soon as possible in hopes of making strides within the first six months. However, he did say that implementation does take time and that the project is in its early stages.

“The plan, while being an outline [and] written in pencil, [we want] to convert to pen in the spring,” Paulsen said.

Spalding said that being involved in the program will help boost the College of Business’ notoriety and

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Kraig Paulsen, speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives, will become the first director of the new Supply Chain Initiative starting Jan. 4.

make students more employable.

“It’s more than wanting to provide opportunities,” Spalding said. “It’s wanting to build strength in these opportunities.”

A recent study about supply chain management research productivity published in September’s “Transportation Journal” ranked Iowa State seventh in the world for publication productivity in the field of supply chain management from 2011-2013.

Spalding said the Supply Chain Initiative is being

projected as a developmental program for undergraduate students in which to get involved, whether in a classroom setting or a separate organization. He hopes it will improve the program’s standing as one of 10 fastestgrowing undergraduate programs in the nation.

Paulsen and Spalding said they are both looking forward to implementing and changing the way the College of Business looks at the Supply Chain Initiative, and they are trying to make it more academically important.

Startup Weekend returns After two years, Startup Weekend is returning to Ames.

Startup Weekend Ames is one of over 230 start-up events happening around the globe this weekend. While allowing participants to be creative and share their ideas, the event is also encouraging students to create their businesses in Ames rather than moving to bigger cities such as Des Moines and Omaha, Nebraska.

The event is being hosted Friday through Sunday in the Gerdin Business Building.

Participants will participate in a “pitchfire” Friday night. They will have 60 seconds to pitch their start-up ideas to the group, according to a press release from Iowa State’s Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship. After the top pitches are selected, participants will be able to choose teams and what projects they want to work on.

Teams will work Saturday on their ideas, which will include developing a product and finding customers to invest in the product.

Participants will also be learning from and get tips from local mentors.

Sunday will be the final day of the event.

Teams will have five minutes to present their ideas to a panel of experts and the audience. Various awards will be given, including consulting and coaching time with professionals.

“I think that the biggest benefit is just being around like-minded people that are really looking to either start something, create a product or create a service,” said Diana Wright, marketing and program coordinator for the Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship. “It gets people thinking creatively and working in a team environment and really encourages all the entrepreneurs in the Ames community to share things together and build things together.”

Students can register until the start of the event.

The student ticket price is $50, and tickets for the professional community are $99. To register, go to ames.up.co.

This week in news Paris recovers after attacks; ISU students stand with Mizzou

By Alex.Hanson @iowastatedaily.com Here’s a recap of the week’s biggest stories. Read the quick recap below, then test your knowledge with our online quiz.

Terrorists kill 129 in Paris; search for perpetrators continues Terrorists staged six separate attacks throughout the city of Paris last Friday, killing 129 people and injuring another 350.

The attacks have put France and the rest of the world on high alert.

A total of 89 people were killed inside the Bataclan theater, where hundreds had gathered to see the American band Eagles of Death Metal.

More were taken hostage in the theater until a police raid cleared the theater.

Three suicide bombers blew themselves up near the Stade de France in the Parisian suburb Saint-Denis. President François Hollande was present at the stadium during the explosions but was quickly evacuated.

Emily Wright, an ISU student studying abroad this semester, was present

for the attacks.

“It was the scariest night of my life,” Wright told the Daily on Sunday.

“I didn’t think I would ever have to experience something like that in my whole life. I didn’t even see any of the casualties, but just the thought that where I was was a target for a terrorist attack ... it’s sickening,” she said.

French police raided an apartment early Thursday morning, leading to the arrest of eight suspects and the death of two people connected to the attacks.

A woman reportedly blew up herself in the raid, which injured several officers.

People hiding in the apartment were “prepared to act” in another attack, officials told CNN. The mastermind behind the attacks, Abdel­ hamid Abaaoud, was killed in the raid, European officials told The Washington Post.

ISU students show support for Mizzou, protest racism at Iowa State Several student groups staged a protest inside Beardshear Hall on Monday to show support for the

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Students, staff and community members meet for a rally in Beardshear Hall on Monday evening. The rally was to show solidarity with the students protesting racism at the University of Missouri, and they called for action and reform from the Iowa State’s administration. More than 100 attended, holding signs that read “Black lives matter” and starting chants.

University of Missouri and voice concerns about racism at Iowa State.

The Black Graduate Student Association, Black Student Alliance, African Students Association, the Latino Graduate Student Association and Latinos United for a Change were among the groups present.

More than 100 students, faculty and others

gathered in the main entrance of Beardshear, where speakers talked about Mizzou and their experiences at Iowa State.

Attendees held signs that read “Black lives matter” and “#Solidarity” while occasionally erupting in chants and applause.

Some students were upset that ISU President Steven Leath was not pres-

ent.

Leath released a statement saying the issue was important, but he was out of town.

Bobby Jindal drops out of 2016 race Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal became the third Republican to drop out of the crowded Republican primary for president, citing 2016 as not being “his time.”

Jindal made the announcement on FOX News then released a longer statement saying it was been an honor to run for the nation’s highest office.

Jindal’s sudden announcement came to the surprise of many, as the two-term governor announced the day before

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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku. org.uk

Crossword

Across 1 Brother of Raúl and Juanita 6 Purple candle scent 11 Poetic time reference 14 Tequila source 15 Month in Madrid 16 Sprinkling on French fries?

17 Uses as a reference 18 Many pets 19 For example 20 Calendar entry 21 Kyrgyzstan city 22 Construction beams 24 Julia’s “Ocean’s Twelve” role 25 Legend of the links 27 Old __, Connecticut 28 “They went __ in a Sieve, they did”: Lear 30 Logan of “60 Minutes” 32 Words in a dish 34 Relinquish 36 Jazz double bassist Charlie 40 Web concerns ... and based on six familiar names hidden in rows 1, 4, 12 and 15 of this puzzle grid, what the black squares in those rows symbolize

43 West Texas city 44 Approaching 45 Tiny complaint 46 Uno y dos y tres 48 Migratory birds 50 Oaf 53 Some Staples employees 55 Bear whose bed was too hard 58 Source of much Indian tea 60 Sky light?

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62 Moo __ pork 63 Graduated series 65 10th-century Holy Roman emperor 66 Mountain end 67 Increases, with “up” 68 “It Wasn’t All Velvet” memoirist 69 Diddy ditty 70 Arraignment answers 71 “That’s all __, dude”: “Not my fault”

Down 1 Aspect 2 “Just tell me” 3 Librarian’s device 4 Nevertheless 5 Out of concern that 6 Summer quaff 7 Taken 8 More than harmful 9 Works on walls

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10 Mozart’s “__ fan tutte” 11 David Sedaris work 12 Lack faith in a truce, maybe 13 “Family Ties” mother 23 Space on a form 25 “I want results!”

26 Lawsuit goal 29 “__ Me While I Kiss This Guy”: book of misheard lyrics 31 Loaded, in Limoges 32 Big club 33 Cyberchuckle 35 Predatory bird 37 Singer and longtime owner of baseball’s Angels 38 Sch. 30 miles south of Providence 39 Bygone boomer 41 Elbows to nibble 42 Royal title 47 Bagel choice 49 Perfect 50 __ tag 51 “Ulysses” actor Milo 52 Take by force 54 Apology ending 56 Teaser 57 Parting mot 59 Dealership amt.

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Today’s Birthday (11/20/15)

Teach what you most want to learn this year. Your vision inspires, and communication comes easily. Take a long-term approach with love and money. Pay down debt and save. Lighten your load. Nourish and deepen cherished partnerships. Patience, compromise and listening take you higher. Explore new concepts, cultures and philosophies, and share insights. Your vitality grows.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries - 8

(March 21-April 19) For the next month, with the Sun in Sagittarius, it’s easier to explore new areas. Your capacity to follow orders right now helps you grow.

Don’t overspend out of guilt. Love is on the upswing.

Taurus - 9

(April 20-May 20) It’s time to gather up your harvest, as much as you can. Decorate your castle.

It’s easier to spark innovation when you get your team involved.

Let friends talk you into trying something really different.

Gemini - 7

(May 21-June 20) For about a month, let your partner take the lead. Share your feelings, and also listen. If you’re doing all the talking, slow down. Abundance leads to overload. Learn a management trick.

Cancer - 9

(June 21-July 22) It’s a very busy month ahead! Your capacity to make money is higher than normal, and so are temptations to spend. Make sure to end with a positive balance. Provide well for family. Let someone else cook.

Leo

(July 23-Aug. 22) Today is an 8 -- You’re on top of a cloud, full of ideas and passion. Get grounded, or you may float away. Make time for love, fun and games over the next month. Sleep well.

Virgo - 8

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) There’s not a moment to lose. Prioritize obligations so that you’re not overwhelmed. You’re lucky now, especially sensitive, and passions percolate. Spend time outdoors or in meditation.

Libra - 7

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Concentrate on your studies for the next month so you can rest easy during the holidays. You’re becoming more interested and interesting.

Don’t forget to collect an old debt.

And don’t sweat the small stuff.

Scorpio - 9

Although usually stated incorrectly, a student’s status in the United States through international study is not the same as his or her visa that was used to gain access to the country.

“A visa is the sticker in a passport. Immigration status is a status [such as F-, J- or H-status] that they hold in the [United States], and they must maintain that status,” Fincham said. ”They may stay here legally with an expired visa, however their immigration must always be active. Once a student graduates they get a new status not a visa.”

Daniel Moraes, senior in chemical engineering and international student from Brazil, is currently in the process of obtaining his Optional Practical Training form and beginning his post-ISU career.

“A few weeks ago, I just accepted a job offer, so I’m going to start working for the company under my student visa ... so I have 12 months to work for the company,” Moraes said. ”During that time, the company applies for my work visa, the H-1B. If I don’t get the visa, it means I’m going to have to go back home.”

Recently, the STEM extension program, which allows students with degrees in technology, science or math to stay in the United States for an additional 17 months, has been in danger of being cancelled. That would cut down a student’s stay after graduation from 29 months to 12. Created in March 2008 by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the program is very sought after and is handed out through a large lottery system.

“It’s a big issue stresswise, and, with many students, it’s a very popular topic right now,” Fincham said.

Talk of shortening or all together canceling the STEM program, as well as the fear of not being chosen out of the lottery, are pressures that are all too real for students like Moraes.

“When I first came, I

ISU POLICE p1 should be done. I think that holds women back from thinking that they can fill these roles.”

Greene and other officers believe that Iowa State is welcoming compared to other universities, and it has a majority of students who share the welcoming quality.

She admits that this does not stand true everywhere, unfortunately.

“While I’ve never been outrageously insulted by any of the students, it’s

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just wanted to study and wasn’t sure if I wanted to go back to Brazil to work there,” Moraes said. ”During my time here, I started dating someone, and we’ve been dating for about five years and think that familywise it would be best for us to stay here.”

From that point, finding a job was imperative for Moraes as it was the only way for him to stay in the United States and start a life with a family.

“It’s stressful on her as well,” Moraes said. “If I don’t find a work visa, I’m going to have to go back home and be on a longdistance relationship for awhile.”

Ardhendu Tripathy, graduate student in electrical and computer engineering as well as a senator for the Graduate and Professional Student Senate, sees clarity as issue for students when attempting to apply for the Optional Practical Training form.

“An essential thing about the work permit is that it’s not clear. Recently, there are conflicting reports as to whether the extension was just a stop gap, and there are proposals to bring it back,” Tripathy said. “In a sense, it is a conflicted area because the people who give out the visas they themselves are confused about what to do with them.

You cannot expect people who have not experienced such a process to have complete knowledge about what they are expected to do by themselves.”

The first step in applying for the form begins with the application. The application window opens 90 days before a student’s program ends and closes 60 days after a student’s program ends. Most students will choose Dec. 18 as their start date because that is the last day of the fall 2015 semester, and Feb. 16 as the last day to apply. This application must be received by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services so they may stay in the country legally while their request is being processed.

“Advisers will then rec-

ommend OPT, and it [is] printed on their I-20. [Students] then must submit various documents to our office, which is then mailed to [U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services],” Fincham said. ”This takes 90 days to process. They then get an [employment authorization document], which they must have in hand before they start work.”

But having these forms may not be enough to stay in the states once the 12-month program has begun.

“If a student is unemployed for 90 days [after the OPT start date], works less than 20 hours a week or is in a job that does not connect with their major, they will be in violation of their OPT and will have to leave the states,” Fincham said.

Because of strict guidelines regarding job placement and a relatively short window of unemployment allowed before a student’s status is revoked, competition among those applying for positions is common and stressful. Moraes sees the competitive nature of the lottery as a motivation to finish his school work and apply for jobs.

“For an employer to like you, you have to be one of the best. There are a lot limitations due to the lottery,” Moraes said. ”Because if in the future I decide I want to work somewhere, I really have to be one of the best candidates.”

Once students have been employed, companies must sponsor them in order for the government to grant them a work visa.

“Why would someone want to take the risk of hiring someone that may not be able to stay in the [United States]?” Moraes said. ”So I get involved on campus and do everything I can to stand out. If they have an American citizen and an international student who are very similar candidates, why would they take that risk? I try to be my best. So when they compare me with others they want to hire me, even if there’s a small chance I won’t stay.”

Even qualified students

who have completed their degrees can run into issues when attempting to be hired by companies given their level of education, which can lead to international students pursuing post-graduate degrees in an attempt to get a leg up on the competition.

“I have personally known friends who have graduated from [Iowa State], and I know it is a stressful time for them to find a job and gain OPT,” Tripathy said. “Most are people who have had master’s degrees or Ph.D.s, so I’m imagining for undergraduates it’d be even tougher. Usually, from what I’ve seen in my department and in my vicinity, the companies which hire international students only hire if they have an advanced degree.”

Ultimately, job security is the biggest concern for students who are a part of the international program. Students may receive multiple job offers in their hunt to stay in the country; however, it is meaningless if they cannot obtain their Optional Practical Training form.

“Some people have job offers in hand but cannot accept them until they get their OPTs back,” Tripathy said. “There have been scary situations where people have been teetering on the edge and think, ‘OK, if I’m unable to join by that time, I lose the job not because I can’t get a job but because I don’t have the OPT.’ I think it’s a normal thing for most international students to face in the [United States].”

For now, the International Students and Scholars Office will continue to help students throughout the upcoming months in preparing for applications, deadlines and various forms. Informational workshops are also available for those who are seeking extra help in eliminating any potential threats to staying inside the country, including Optional Practical Training application sessions designed for students to get the most out of their educational experience beyond Iowa State.

been interesting to watch some people interact with me,” Greene said. “If there’s both a male and a female officer on the scene, the students’ assumptions of who is in charge or who gets respect can be a little different and often is swayed toward the male.”

Sara Jensen, a lieutenant at ISU Police, has 13 years of experience under her belt.

She highlighted the fact that ISU Police has a philosophy that allows for anyone and everyone to have a place in the depart-

ment.

“One of the things that my chief told me when I was hired was, ‘You don’t have to prove yourself.

We’ve already hired you.

You be you.’ We take this philosophy and assume that each office is going to police in their own way, regardless of gender, as long as they’re in line with the department values and ethics,” Jensen said. “We’re very fortunate here. I’ve never felt like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m an outcast.’”

The female officers who are currently in train-

ing will complete it at the end of the month. They will then be active patrol officers.

“It sounds super corny, but the No. 1 reason I wanted to take this job is because I enjoy helping people,” Greene said. “Also the ability to want to learn more every day is extremely vital.

“I am fascinated by law enforcement, and I hope that in 20 years, I’m still trying to learn new things.

I believe that makes you a better officer, no matter what gender you are.”

“We’ve got to be in a position to make plays on balls,” Rhoads said. “That’s the first thing. There were too many balls that were

completed with [defensive backs] in the vicinity that we didn’t get a ball out.

We didn’t get the ball on the ground. The pass game

piece was the biggest piece of that damage.”

Iowa State will attempt to turn around its woes at 11 a.m. Saturday.

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The free-speech zone bill that Student Governement tabled does not promote free speech.

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Daydreaming has recently received flak, but many believe that there are benefits of letting your mind wander, including increased creativity.

Welcome daydreaming

By JoEllen.Keenan @iowastatedaily.com

I

n high school, students are often scolded for not paying attention to their teachers. But, while that teacher was reprimanding his or her student for not engaging in learning, spacing out like that may have actually been benefiting the student.

Daydreaming has gotten a bit of a bad reputation, especially when it comes to getting in trouble in school.

Contrary to the column of a former Daily columnist claiming that daydreaming is responsible for causing unhappiness, daydreaming is incredibly beneficial. As long as it’s a situation that doesn’t put you or others at risk, daydreaming won’t hurt you one bit.

This may be an unpopular point of view because, according to all those teachers who chastised us for letting our minds wander, daydreaming consumes our attention and makes us worse at completing any given task at hand. William James, one of the founding fathers of American psychology, said, “When absorbed in intellectual attention, we may become so inattentive to outer things as to be ‘absent-minded’...”

However, one cognitive psychologist argues that “having your head in

the clouds might actually help people to better engage with the pursuits that are most personally meaningful to them.”

Scott Barry Kaufman, director of the Imagination Institute in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, believes that we need a new measurement of intelligence that factors our deepest dreams and desires.

Michael Kane, psychology professor at the University of North Carolina, argues that whether for personal problem solving, planning for the future, imagining life possibilities or simply escaping the realities of the hereand-now, daydreaming is good. This is positive light daydreaming should be seen in.

Daydreaming has been proven to make you more creative. A new study conducted by the Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center shows that when our minds wander, we may be doing our planning and perhaps having some of our most creative moments. An article in the Wall Street Journal also found that people who daydream more are also better at generating new ideas.

The article explains the creative benefits of daydreaming as such: “When we’re faced with a difficult problem, the most obvious solution — that first idea we focus on — is

probably wrong. At such moments, it often helps to consider far-fetched possibilities, to approach the task from an unconventional perspective.

And this is why distraction is helpful: People unable to focus are more likely to consider information that might seem irrelevant but will later inspire the breakthrough. When we don’t know where to look, we need to look everywhere.”

Also, a 2012 Smithsonian study suggests that even though daydreaming might come off as a passive activity, it could actually be a the result “of a highly engaged brain state.” The same study goes on to say, “Daydreaming often leads to sudden connections and profound insights because it correlates with our ability to recall information in the face of distractions.”

There is also belief that daydreaming provides personal rewards, such as self-awareness, future planning, reflective consideration of the meaning of events and experiences, simulating the perspective of another person, moral reasoning and reflective compassion.

Of course, daydreaming needs to be done in a safe environment. But there are times when daydreaming should be encouraged. When you do, maybe you will end up in a place of more creativity and understanding than you were at beforehand.

The new meaning of Thanksgiving

By Courtney.Carstens @iowastatedaily.com

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hanksgiving Day is a little less than a week away, and, while it is supposed to be a day of giving thanks and gratefulness, I see now more than ever it’s becoming a day of rest before the shopping frenzy on Black Friday. We have quite clearly, and unfortunately, misplaced the meaning of Thanksgiving.

We should care more about the meaning of Thanksgiving for what it has traditionally symbolized and not what we can buy the next day. Our traditions need to revert back to the thankfulness we once possessed and not the selfishness that has consumed our society.

The first Thanksgiving Day feast took place in colonial times at Plymouth Rock to celebrate a

successful harvest giving thanks for what settlers grew. In 1623, the Pilgrims had their second Thanksgiving celebration to celebrate and be grateful for the end of a long drought that had threatened the year’s harvest.

What did both of those two beginning celebrations of Thanksgiving have in common?

They both centered around the idea of celebrating what people were thankful for. This is simply not the case anymore.

Not only has the holiday been skewed, but it has also turned violent. According to a website which tracks how many people have died on the day after Thanksgiving due to Black Friday-related activities, since 2006, there have been seven deaths and 98 injuries from Black Friday shopping. No one should get injured, let alone killed, for going shopping.

We aren’t in the Hunger

Games’ Panem where we send our children to fight to the death because we are forced into suppression by our government as our country tries to fend for itself. This is quite the opposite.

This Thanksgiving especially, we have so much to be thankful for in this country. We have been reminded in the last week just how real international threats are, so I would hope that fact alone would trump a discount.

However, as much as I don’t want to admit it, Thanksgiving isn’t really a family tradition anymore. According to a list of statistics compiled by CNN based on Thanksgiving 2013, the trend is to put more emphasis on preparing for the day or on going shopping rather than spending time with family.

The most alarming statistic was that 92.1 million people opted to hit the stores rather than spend time with family.

This appalled me because my family, no matter how small of a group we are, tries to make the Thanksgiving meal a priority. Now that I’m in college and don’t see my family as often as I wish I could, holidays such as Thanksgiving mean even more to me. And it’s not only because of the homemade food.

The meaning of Thanksgiving has been lost in this country.

A Pinterest pin reads, ‘“Black Friday: Because only in America, people trample others for sales exactly one day after being thankful for what they already have.”

We should be taking this day to be thankful for what we own and not what we could go out and buy. This Thanksgiving, remember to be thankful for those who surround us, the memories we’re making with them and the things we already have.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Syrian refugees pose too great of risk

By John Thompson State Central Committee for the Republican Party of Iowa It’s not fear mongering. It’s not sensationalism. It’s radical Islamic terrorism. Our policy of hope with foreign relations is not working. Hope ran through the streets of Paris last week with assault rifles and bombs.

I am sure there are many

good people among the Syrian refugees seeking asylum. I am sure many would be better off in Iowa. However, there are also jihadists among them. Inviting them to our nation defies reason.

The Islamic State group exists whether or not we say its name. It wants to kill us. It does not want us to not take refugees. It will send jihadists with the refugees, and it will attack us here in our home. If you think that to reject

Student Government voted to table a bill indefinitely that would expand Iowa State’s free-speech zone to Central Campus on Wednesday night.

The zones, officially called the Areas of Free Debate, are public forum spaces designed for expression located in two specific areas on campus.

The bill would add an additional free-speech zone on the grassy area of Central Campus with a few caveats. The zone would’ve been only open to ISU students, faculty and staff for demonstrations and protests, and the events would have had to taken place 100 feet away from any building. The bill was tabled by a Senate vote of 21-16.

This tabling of this bill contributes to a culture on the ISU campus that does not support free speech of its community. The fact that the university even has specific zones designated for free speech shows the community, students in particular, that the university does not embrace free speech on its campus or at the very least does not allow students to feel as if their speech is welcomed and accepted.

Although the bill was not perfect — any sort of specific area designated for free speech sends a negative message for students — at least it would have expanded the physical land on campus dedicated to free speech as well as opportunity for more groups to use the spaces at the same time.

Senators in the meeting were concerned that the new zone may bother students who are using Central Campus for leisure or studying. However, is avoiding public discourse on important issues really more important than sun bathing or napping under a tree on Central Campus?

Additionally, it is true that the ISU campus has seen the more unpopular side of free speech this year, specifically the traveling preachers who often offended and insulted students walking by them on campus. However, simply because someone’s speech is unpopular or unwanted is not a good enough reason to limit the basic constitutional right. Quite frankly, that type of speech is the kind that the First Amendment is designed to protect.

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education has given Iowa State a “red light” rating for free speech on campus, the worst possible rating for colleges and universities. This means that the university has “at least one policy that both clearly and substantially restricts freedom of speech.”

The organization points to Iowa State’s policy against harassment and discrimination as being too harsh and limiting free speech.

It is shameful that our university does not have a culture that promotes free speech. Free-speech zones send a confusing and unwelcoming message to students. The zones also send a message that the university wants to limit free speech to certain areas.

Therefore, Iowa State should not have established free-speech zones.

However, if Student Government has the power to expand free-speech zones, a little more of this freer area is better than what Iowa State has now.

refugees means the terrorists win, I disagree with you.

I think the terrorists win if we settle them in Iowa, and they kill our friends and neighbors. I would prefer that Kevin Cooney reported on big traffic accidents instead of a mass murder at Jordan Creek mall.

Our nation seems to have forgotten 9/11. This false sense of security makes it difficult to fathom that a person could be

motivated to kill you out of ideological hatred. This is not an academic scenario. This is a reality.

If our forefathers had fled to France due to British oppression instead of facing their enemy in their home, we would not have this county. Hope is free, but freedom is not. Instead of giving refugees $1,000 and an apartment in Paton, Iowa, we should be giving them rifles and sincere prayers.

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Nader’s Number

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Abdel Nader goes up for a shot in the Cyclones’ 68-62 win against Colorado on Nov. 13 in Sioux Falls, S.D. Nader debated leaving Iowa State after the departure of former head coach Fred Hoiberg.

By Chris.Wolff @iowastatedaily.com Abdel Nader has been called the X factor of this year’s ISU men’s basketball team, but the senior considered leaving Iowa State this summer after the departure of Fred Hoiberg.

“Initially, it was just whether [Nader] was going to stay or not to be honest,” said new ISU coach Steve Prohm, who had multiple meetings with Nader after being hired so the two could

feel each other out. “We talked, and after the first couple of weeks [after] I was here, he said he was all in and he’s been great since.”

That appears to have been a good decision for both Nader and Iowa State.

Through two games, Nader is averaging 15.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Of his 31 points this season, 24 have come in the second half of games.

“He’s really our X factor,” said Georges Niang.

“Teams know about most of our guys, and [Nader] is

like that hidden gem. We’ve known about him for a long time.”

Nader has an increased role this season, stepping into the main rotation of big men that includes Georges Niang and Jameel McKay. Nader has also stepped into a starting role with increased responsibilities this season.

He’s been able to deliver.

Nader’s name has been called more often as a senior, as Prohm has run sets to get Nader the ball in good position on the block. His offensive numbers are strong,

but his biggest impact might eventually be felt on the other side of the ball.

“He rebounds, scores, defends, and I think the biggest thing with him is that he just wants to be the best defender we have on this team,” Niang said.

The Cyclones lost forward Dustin Hogue to graduation, but Nader has filled that slot nicely, allowing Iowa State to play big when needed. Nader brings a physical presence that will help Iowa State against the bigger Big 12 opponents.

The 6-foot-6 forward can play the three and four spot, which, combined with the versatility of Niang, allows the team to get creative with how it plays its bigs.

“We need him to keep playing the way he has, and we expect him to keep playing the way he has,” McKay said. “It’s really important for our success as a team this year.”

Nader dropped 18 pounds in the offseason, but perhaps even more important than getting his body right was getting his mindset

Abdel Nader has excelled in his expanded role throughout the first two games of the season, averaging 15.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.

Nader has been especially strong in the second half of games, where he has scored 24 of his 31 points. The 6-foot-6-inch senior’s numbers are way up from a year ago, when Nader averaged 5.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game off the bench.

Nader is seeing increased court time.

Against Colorado, Nader played 36 minutes. In a blowout win against Chicago State, Nader saw the court for 29 minutes. His minutes are significantly higher than the 16 minutes per game he averaged last season.

More court time and an expanded role has translated into big numbers for Nader this season, which is something ISU fans can be happy about. right. Nader said he’s having more fun playing basketball this season in his expanded role, and, judging by his early-season performances, it shows.

“When you play a little more, obviously it’s more fun,” Nader said. “I’ve built such a big relationship with these guys over the past couple years, so finally being able to be out there with them and being just as important. It just feels great.”

ISU tries to reverse history with Wildcats

By Luke.Manderfeld @iowastatedaily.com Ever since the ISU football team beat Kansas on Oct. 3, it has struggled to win games, aside from the 24-0 shutout of Texas on the last day of October.

Luckily for Iowa State (3-7, 2-5 Big 12), it will take on Kansas State (3-9, 0-6 Big 12) this Saturday — a team mired in struggles and riding a six-game losing streak.

The trip down to Kansas State will mark Iowa State’s first of two road games that end the season.

But playing away from Jack Trice Stadium won’t deter the Cyclones.

After dropping its last home game of the season against Oklahoma State on Saturday, Iowa State has something to prove on the road. Plus playing in front of a hateful crowd creates incentives to pull out a victory.

“Being away is fun be-

cause when you run out there and there’s 50,000 people booing you, it’s a different experience,” said quarterback Joel Lanning.

“But it’s fun. It’s always awesome to get a win at home, but it’s better to get a win on the road.”

That win won’t come easily if recent history means anything. In the last five meetings, excluding a 41-7 Kansas State drubbing of Iowa State in 2013, the games have been decided by a combined 24 points, but all have ended in favor of the Wildcats.

Kansas State sports a seven-game winning streak against the Cyclones.

In those close finishes, there are a handful of significant plays that have determined the outcome.

“You could probably point to one, three or five plays in each of those games,” said head coach Paul Rhoads. “I think it’s just clutch players making big plays — plays that Allen

Lazard is capable of making, plays that I think Joel Lanning is capable of making, plays that Demond Tucker is capable of making. We’ve got to get those guys doing those things at the right time.”

Iowa State implemented an effective run game against Oklahoma State, thanks to the duo of Lanning and Mike Warren. Lanning rushed for 130 yards on 14 carries, while Warren eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark on the season with his 73 yards on 15 carries.

But the KSU defense may not be as easy to run on. Although the Wildcats rank 52nd in the nation in run defense, conceding 156.6 running yards per game, they still can shut down a running game by chasing down the ball carrier.

“They’re pretty stout up front,” said offensive coordinator Todd Sturdy.

“Their fundamentals are really good. They tackle, [and]

they pursue.

“It’s a tribute to what they do, and it presents problems for anyone who plays them.”

The running game may be the key factor for the Cyclones to get out of Manhattan, Kan., with a win. In last season’s matchup against the Wildcats, the Cyclones ran for a measly 105 yards, and no individual runner had more than 40 yards.

This season, Iowa State enters with a revamped ground attack. Warren has headed the charge, but Lanning’s ability to the keep the ball himself has made defenses think twice about focusing only on Warren.

“Me running the ball can spring Mike a little bit because some defenders are looking at me and not Mike,” Lanning said. “And maybe it will help in the play action a bit, drawing the linebackers up so wide receivers can beat them deep.”

Another essential as-

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Wide receiver Allen Lazard attempts to catch a pass from quarterback Sam Richardson against Kansas State on Sept. 6, 2014.

pect of the game for Iowa State will be getting off the field quickly and shutting down the opposition’s offense on third down. Oklahoma State went 11-for-17 for third downs Saturday and converted on multiple third-and-long situations.

Passing defense was

central to that problem as the Cowboys went 8-for-10 through the air while averaging 8.8 yards per play on third down.

This week in practice, the Cyclones put the defense through game-type

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Volleyball eyes sweep in final road game

By Brian.Mozey @iowastatedaily.com The last time Iowa State played Texas Tech, senior Caitlin Nolan had only 12 digs.

Nolan’s looking for improvement in her game but the same winning outcome for her team.

Iowa State (16-9, 9-5 Big 12) heads to Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday to take on Texas Tech (14-14, 3-11 Big 12) for the second time.

The Cyclones won the first matchup and are looking to contain outside hitter Lauren Douglass and libero Carlie Foust.

“I think it’ll be a defensive match between the two teams,” Nolan said. “In any match we need to have a

Match Info Who: No. 21 Iowa State vs. Texas Tech Where: Lubbock, Texas When: 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21

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Sophomore Alexis Conaway hits the ball over the net against Texas on Nov. 14 at Hilton Coliseum.

mindset of having a good defensive effort.”

Nolan ranks first in the Big 12 with 277 digs. Her opponent Saturday, Foust,

sits second in the conference with 234 digs. During the last match against Iowa State, Foust had 22 digs.

ISU volleyball coach

Christy Johnson-Lynch said this match will be defensive with the top two dig leaders in the Big 12. Johnson-Lynch has been impressed with Foust this season and believes she could be a threat in the match if the Cyclones don’t contain her. “[Texas Tech] has a terrific libero that takes on a lot of responsibility,” JohnsonLynch said. “She’s really, really good [and] covers a lot of court for them. It’ll

be fun seeing those two go back and forth a little bit in the match.”

The liberos are not the only matchup to look at in this match because the outside hitters are just as dangerous, specifically Douglass.

Douglass ranks third in the Big 12 in hitting percentage with a .383 percentage.

She’s also ranked eighth in kills with 265 this season.

“She’s a really good player that’s hard to contain,” Johnson-Lynch said.

“The best thing we can do is serve really tough, so they pass off the net and can’t set to her. That would be the best situation.”

In the last match, Douglass led the team with 11 kills against Iowa State. Sophomore Alexis Conaway said

the middle blockers from Iowa State will need to work together to get Douglass off her rhythm early in the match.

This game will be the last Big 12 road match for Iowa State of the season. The Cyclones might be playing on the road in the first or second round of the NCAA tournament, and JohnsonLynch wants the players to gain some confidence away from Hilton Coliseum, especially after being swept by Kansas State on Wednesday.

“Every game matters, and every game will help us down the road for an NCAA tournament bid,” Conaway said. “We need to have the same mindset for every match, which is to play aggressive and to go out there to get that one win.”

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Cyclones write final chapter

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Perez Rotich runs to 65th-place performance at last year’s NCAA Cross-Country Championship in Terre Haute, Ind. Rotich has finished as Iowa State’s top runner in each of the four meets she’s competed in this season, including a first-place overall finish at the Big 12 Championship. ISU women’s cross-country coach Andrea Grove-McDonough said that, to her surprise, Rotich has become an incredibly vocal leader for the team this season.

ISU women’s cross-country season reaches final stages with NCAA Championship on Saturday

By Kyle.Heim @iowastatedaily.com Injuries and health issues often leave teams with two options: Give up hope on the season and accept defeat, or move on and keep fighting.

The ISU women’s cross-country team was put in that exact situation this season, but it decided to take a more complicated approach.

The Cyclones didn’t follow any script. They developed their own story and their own characters.

All that’s left now is the ending — the NCAA Championship in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday.

ISU women’s crosscountry coach Andrea Grove-McDonough believes the team’s series of bad luck — the inability to race two of its best runners in any meet this season and another top runner appearing in only one meet — could be payback for everything going right for the team last year, when it finished second at the NCAA Championship.

But then how does that explain everything that has gone right for the team throughout this season?

Unlikely vocal leader Perez Rotich, who may have been the team’s quietest runner a season ago, has become a strong vocal leader for the Cyclones this year and has been the team’s top runner in all four meets in which she’s competed.

Grove-McDonough said Rotich would have been one of the last on her list to be a leader this year because she had never been very vocal.

“Rotich has become an incredibly vocal leader [this year], in particular at practice and in the middle of the race,” Grove-McDonough said. “A coach came up to me from an opposing team at the Big 12s and said, ‘Hey, you know, your girl that won, I saw her talking to her teammate and encouraging her in the race.’”

Rotich finished fourth at the Greater Louisville Classic, 23rd at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, first at the Big 12 Championship and 12th at the NCAA Midwest Regional.

Newfound confidence Erin Hooker struggled with confidence last year, finishing well in meets with small fields — ninth at the Big 12 Championship and

14th at the NCAA Midwest Regional — but struggling on the big stage with a 180th–place finish at the NCAA Championship.

This year, Hooker’s boost in confidence has been noticeable.

She improved 79 spots in the Wisconsin adidas Invitational compared to last year and has been Iowa State’s No. 2 runner in three of the past four meets.

“This year, I am much more confident, and I’m not intimidated by the competition or by workouts or races,” Hooker said.

“And I think that just comes with more experience.”

Back from the dead Andrea Toppin was robbed of her entire crosscountry season last year after starting the season with a stress fracture in her tibia.

She said her passion for the sport kept her motivated.

“Not everyone gets to be a collegiate, Division I athlete, and I just want to make the most out of this experience,” Toppin said.

“Injuries put a damper on things, but, at the end of the day, I’m representing Iowa State, and I just want to do the best I can for this university. So that’s what I think about when I’m

injured, when I’m crosstraining.”

After not competing in a cross-country meet since the 2013 NCAA CrossCountry Championship, Toppin said she just hoped she’d make the travel squad for the team this year. Her role would become more important, however.

Toppin finished as Iowa State’s sixth runner at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, fifth runner at the Big 12 Championship and third runner at the NCAA Midwest Regional, where she finished 18th overall.

“Coach said I was resurrected from the dead,” Toppin said. “I hadn’t raced in a cross-country meet previous to this season since 2013. I didn’t even know if I’d be able to race cross-country again.”

Debut season results in success for Abby Caldwell Caldwell redshirted her freshman cross-country season and didn’t make her ISU cross-country debut until Sept. 11 at the Oz Memorial, where she finished third overall in the race.

“I trained all summer and really wanted to contribute this year,” Caldwell said. “With a series of

events, I am contributing and just trying to do whatever I can to help the team.”

Caldwell’s most recent performances include a 15th-place finish at the Big 12 Championship and 19th-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional.

More than a build-up for track season Like Caldwell, Evelyne Guay redshirted her freshman cross-country season last year. She made her ISU cross-country debut Sept. 4 at the Hawkeye Early Bird Invitational, where she finished first overall in the race.

Guay said she was going to use this cross-country season as a base for the indoor track season this winter.

Instead, she has been a key contributor for this year’s team, scoring for the Cyclones in both the Big 12 Championship and NCAA Midwest Regional.

“We had so many talented girls on [the crosscountry] team, and I thought I’d be maybe top 10 at the best,” Guay said.

“We had a lot of girls injured, and it kind of forced me to step up and take a role I didn’t think I would have.”

Ready for NCAAs Rotich, Hooker, Toppin, Caldwell and Guay were the five runners who scored for the Cyclones at the NCAA Midwest Regional, helping the Cyclones earn their seventh straight appearance to the NCAA Championship.

They haven’t tried to replace the runners Iowa State lost early in the season.

They’ve instead created their own stories, which combined have created a determined team that believes in itself and believes the best is still yet to come.

When the ISU runners take the course Saturday, they’ll begin with a prerace jam session, rocking out to Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” and Miley Cyrus’ “Do My Thang.”

But once the gun sounds, it will be time for the Cyclones to do their thing and write the final chapter of their season.

“We have something special, and we’re going to show it on Saturday,” Toppin said. “A lot of people have us as underdogs.

We’re not the team we were last year, but we’re tough.

We always have each other’s backs. We like going in as the underdogs.”

Record-breaking performances spur newfound confidence for redshirt sophomore runner

By Kyle.Heim @iowastatedaily.com Erin Hooker understood before her first year competing collegiately as a cross-country runner wouldn’t guarantee immediate success.

It was that rare level of patience from a first-year runner that helped put Hooker on the fast track to becoming a key piece on one of the country’s best women’s cross-country teams.

“This year, it’s just working hard and being involved in what’s going on,” Hooker said the week leading up to her 2014 season debut at the Roy Griak Invitational. “I have four more years to do big things.”

The then-redshirt freshman performed well in meets with small fields but struggled on the big stage.

A ninth-place performance at the Big 12 Championship and a 14th-place performance at the NCAA Midwest Regional highlighted the bright spots in

Infographic: Kyle Heim/Iowa State Daily

Erin Hooker has become Iowa State’s No. 2 runner this season and helped the team earn a bid to nationals.

Hooker’s 2014 campaign, but her 180th place finish at the NCAA Championship completed a year of inconsistency.

Hooker said she gained more confidence at the end of the track season last year, and, afterward, she compared her times with the women who finished higher

than her in races.

Hooker’s summer training was consistent in mileage.

The Colorado native ran every day, even days when she didn’t feel up to the task.

“My training was my best training I’ve ever had,” Hooker said. “I didn’t take

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any time off except the two weeks after track. I would trail run in the mountains a few times a week. I think that just helps with strength and also just staying aware while running for longer distances because you have to look out for rocks or cliffs.”

The work Hooker put in during the summer has paid

off this fall.

She finished 79 spots higher in this year’s Wisconsin adidas Invitational than last year’s meet and seven spots higher in the Big 12 Championship.

She is living up to the expectations her coach, Andrea Grove-McDonough, set forth for her last season.

Grove-McDonough said after last year’s Wisconsin adidas Inviational that she expected Hooker to be a top-three runner on this year’s team.

She also said she hoped Hooker would become the next Katy Moen, a runner who finished eighth for the Cyclones at last year’s NCAA Championship as a redshirt senior.

Hooker is ahead of schedule. She’s been a toptwo runner for Iowa State in three of the four meets she’s competed in this season.

Hooker’s performances at this year’s Wisconsin adidas Invitational and Big 12 Championship respectively are 23 and 12 spots better than Moen’s performances

in those meets as a redshirt sophomore. “[Hooker’s] progressed like an athlete should,” Grove-McDonough said.

“But to see her be able to put those pieces together and to have that click and that confidence and poise.

And now I can say I have tremendous confidence in [Hooker], which is not necessarily how we felt last year at this time.”

Hooker’s 11-point total in her first two Big 12 championships is the second lowest two-meet total for an ISU runner in the first two Big 12 championship appearances since the conference transitioned from the Big 8 to the Big 12 in 1996.

She has finished in the top-10 percent of competing runners in all four meets this season after completing the feat in just two out of the five meets she competed in last year.

“This year, I am much more confident, and I’m not intimidated by the competition or by workouts or by races,” Hooker said.

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Iowa State easily wins basketball home opener Iowa State’s men’s basketball team easily defeated Chicago State in its home

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Heads up Ames: Snow is coming Those who enjoyed the above-average temperatures throughout the first half of November will not be happy this weekend, as Ames and northwestern

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