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HANNAH OLSON/ IOWA STATE DAILY Sam Nac, founder of Sam Shuttle Ames LLC, fuels up his car in between lifts. The inside has added lights, six screens and two security cameras, all controlled through his phone.

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KATLYN CAMPBELL/ IOWA STATE DAILY Speaker Cody Woodruff addresses his fellow Student Government members during a meeting on Oct. 24

Trademark, residency and funding: Reflecting on a semester of StuGov Senate BY MADELYN.OSTENDORF @iowastatedaily.com

SHUTTLE SAM MAN STARTS CHAUFFEUR BUSINESS BY DANIELLE.GEHR @iowastatedaily.com One Ames entrepreneur is doing what he loves, which for him means spending most of his time behind the wheel. Whether driving a CIT Signature Bus or for his own shuttle business, Sam Nac said he enjoys meeting new people and bringing them to places old and new. “I just like to work [for] myself,” Nac said. “To me, this is not a job, it’s just having fun … I can [make] my own hours.” Nac said he moved to Ames from Storm Lake because he found out Uber was here. He used to work in restaurants but realized he could be making more as an Uber driver. Then he discovered he would make more through his own business, and Sam Ames Shuttle Service came about. Nac drives a Toyota Highlander that he adds his own personality to with stickers saying,“Watch out for the idiot behind me” and “If you can read this, then back the hell up.” He also has his an LED-sign displaying messages. This is his second car since starting the business, the first one being even more decked out than the new one. The inside has

added lights, six screens and two security cameras, all controlled through his phone. Nac doesn’t have an app and mostly communicates with customers through call or text. His shuttle business has become an Uber/Taxi service hybrid, as he has a network of drivers he can call when he is unable to take a customer somewhere. With his own business, he moved from seeing new people every day to having loyal customers who ask him for rides at least once or twice a month. His phone has more than 1,000 saved numbers made up of mostly past customers. He includes the street name of each contact, so he knows exactly where to go with each repeat call. He says he meets people from around the world and becomes a tour guide for the city they go to. Sometimes, people have him come along for their plans, recently going to a 5 Seconds of Summer concert with passengers who had an extra ticket. These loyal customers sometimes become friends, Nac said. When he isn’t working for his business, he is still driving, but instead of his Highlander, he drives a CIT bus. Nac can be seen

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As the semester wraps up, Student Government Speaker Cody Woodruff reflected on some Student Government’s most notable accomplishments this year. Initiatives undertaken by the Senate this semester include the addressing Iowa State’s new trademark policy, hosting a residency fair and granting more than $60,000 for student clubs and organizations across campus. Advocating for trademark reform In terms of impact and scale, Woodruff cites Student Government’s response to the enforcement of Iowa State’s new trademark policy, implemented Aug. 1, 2018. In a resolution addressing the university’s trademark policy on Oct. 10, the Senate illustrated the frustrations of the student body by asking the administration to halt enforcement of the policy and potentially alter it. “The resolution itself I am incredibly proud of, the wording there, but also the work being done, the advocacy,”Woodruff said. “There is a lot of work still to be done on that issue, but we will see what spring semester offers.” ‘I am a Voter’ Campaign The ‘I am a Voter’ campaign was created by the Civic Engagement Committee to educate students about the importance of elections, encourage students to register as voters and submit ballots for the Nov. 6 Midterm elections. Woodruff commends Sens. Caroline Warmuth and Jacob Schrader as well as Senior Director of Governmental Affairs Kathryn Walker for their efforts on the project. “We had a big midterm election that garnered a lot of national and statewide focus too, but the voter turnout numbers were outstanding,”Woodruff said.

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City strategies helped divert impact of recent data breach BY TAYLOR.ADAMS @iowastatedaily.com The City of Ames parking payment data breach could have been worse but was protected, in part, by city data protection strategies, a city official says. The City of Ames is dealing with their first-ever data breach, said City of Ames Finance Director Duane Pitcher. This comes in the wake of various reports concerning unauthorized charges to users credit and debit cards. The city uses different third-party services to facilitate online payments; while online parking tickets use one system, payments for city bills use another system. This means if one service becomes compromised, it doesn’t potentially endanger the information used

within all city payments. The use of third party services, rather than the city storing its own data, is generally safer for data protection as well, Pitcher said. As a result, citizens who made payments to other third party programs, like the ones used for utility payments, were not compromised. The parking payment breach gave opportunity for the user’s first name, last name, mailing address, email address and debit/ credit card number to be intercepted. Pitcher said this was also a benefit of separating the systems as the data stored by third party service, Click2Gov, was not adequate information intercepted for identity theft to occur.

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Courtesy of Flickr The Ames data breach impacted an upward of 4,600 people.

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Across 1 Theater attractions 6 Big fusses 11 Gallery display 14 Taxpayer’s worry 15 Real estate offering 16 Sinking ship signal 17 Takeout option 19 Wash. neighbor

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9 Italian tenor standard 10 Spiritual Arizona resort 11 “Keep dreaming” 12 Came by horse 13 Old Russian royal 18 Flower starter 23 Nick and Nora’s dog 25 Former Congressional gp. concerned with Communist infiltration 26 Univ. teacher 27 “The __ Kid”: ‘50s TV Western 28 Former Calif. NFLer 29 __ a kind: unique 30 Mental picture 31 Persian Gulf ship 32 Pretty close 33 Checker, e.g. 38 Provide critical comments for 39 Curious George creators Margret and H.A. 40 Actress Russo 43 Video file format 46 Boise resident 48 Trash bin 49 Old cowboy movies 50 Previously owned 53 Drug cop 54 Dating from 55 High hairstyle 56 Happy 58 Emerald Isle 59 Normandy battleground 60 One-horse carriage 63 Dixie general 64 St. Pete’s state

POLICE BLOTTER 12.3.18 An officer checked on the welfare of an individual at 23 Frederiksen Court (reported at 8:13 a.m.). An individual reported the theft of a calculator at Black Engineering Building (reported at 4:23 p.m.). An officer investigated a property damage collision at Lot 35 (reported at 5:36 p.m.).

CALENDAR 12.5.18 Art Walk: A Celebration in Art 12 to 1 p.m. at the Music Hall, north entrance. Despite the chilly weather outside, December is a month of celebrations. Stay out of the cold and come along with University Museums as we explore art that may cause you to leap for joy. Meet inside the north entrance of Music Hall. Poster presentation and reception 3 to 5 p.m. at the Great Hall, Memorial Union. Fall 2018 Honors graduates, as well as other Honors students, will be present to answer questions and speak with individuals interested in their projects. Volleyball: NIVC quarterfinals 6 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State hosts North Texas in the quartefinals of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship. Cost: $5. Barks@Parks 1to 5 p.m. at Parks Library, upper rotunda. Comfort dogs will be available during Dead Week.

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Teaching the science behind animal care Iowa State 4-H specialist to help create online animal education website BY KATIE.BRINKMAN @iowastatedaily.com Amy Powell, a 4-H animal science program specialist at Iowa State, grew up in Tennessee with a passion for teaching and 4-H. 4-H is a network of youth organizations whose mission is dedicated to engaging youth to help them reach their fullest potential. The goal of 4-H is to develop citizenship, leadership, responsibility and life skills in youth. Before she came to Iowa State, Powell was working with 2,000 4-H youth. Now, she has the opportunity to teach younger generations about the science behind animal care on an interactive website. “It was actually Jodi Sterle’s idea,” Powell said. “Jodi is a coworker of mine, but she just didn’t have the time or funding to complete it.” According to a press release, Powell set up focus groups with extension professionals, volunteers and parents in five Iowa counties to find out how youth acquire information about animals. She found that there were no guidelines in place for acquiring and disseminating information about animal care. “There are more than 16,000 youth in Iowa that take part in livestock projects,” Powell said. “There is a need for them to learn how to properly take of their animals with accurate research.” Animal University is the name Powell gave to the interactive website to teach youth about animal care. Although it is still in design, the website is set up to be interactive by teaching about various breeds in different parts of the world. The user will choose a certain part of the world and learn about the breeds that live in that region. By interacting with the virtual environment that the breed is in, the user will

Courtesy of Iowa State University Amy Powell is a 4-H animal science program specialist at Iowa State. She is helping to create an interactive website to teach kids about animal care.

learn about the needs of that specific breed. “This will be a great resource, not only for kids in 4-H but also consumers and schools,” Powell said. The interactive web-based curriculum also will help students understand the science behind animal care, according to a press release. Powell hopes students gain a better understanding about the reasons why animals need certain amounts of feed or why they behave in a certain way. She

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also hopes that Animal University will educate consumers with accurate information and facts instead of bias. “There are seven species that we have planned to do,” Powell said. “We will also have several different modules for the users to go through, so it will take them more than five minutes to complete each species.” Powell hopes that the beef and swine modules will be completed by this time next year.

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“There was a definite increase from 2014, and I believe almost matched or exceeded 2016 in some areas, with students at least, which is really exciting for a midterm to get close to or exceed a presidential election.” Finance Committee Woodruff also commends the work of Student Government’s Finance Committee for what he believes to be an exceptional semester of getting student organizations the money that they need. “There have been very few problems that Senate has had to address that finance didn’t catch, which in my time is unique,” Woodruff said. “We usually catch a lot more ‘Shoot we didn’t think about this’ or ‘No, we’ve got to correct this.’” Student Government inclusivity This year, Student Government has made strides to make Student Government a more inclusive and welcoming place for all Iowa State students, including bylaw changes to expand committees and Sen. Courtney Beringer’s bill to change pronouns used in bylaws. “That shows to me a lot of excitement and opportunities that students want to get involved with us, and we are making room for that

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“It was credit cards and names, so similar exposure to if you handed your credit card to a server at a restaurant,” Pitcher said. Those who used the City of Ames online payment system to pay parking tickets between Aug. 10 and Nov. 19 are most likely to be affected by the breach. Following the few reports from users the City of Ames

to happen,” Woodruff said. “I’ve always told people, ‘if you know someone who is interested in Student Government, we will find a place for them somewhere.’” Resolution on MENA and Test Choice MENA, the Middle Eastern and North African, resolution addresses the issue of MENA students not being recognized by U.S. standards as multicultural students resulting in their being labelled as ‘white.’ Student Government created a resolution asking the university to accept MENA as multicultural students, which would allow them to utilize the multicultural resources on campus. The Test Choice resolution was introduced this year and is asking Iowa State to allow tests from other countries to be used as admission exams, rather than just the ACT or SAT. Sen. Gabriel Rios-Rivera is working to find test conversions to bring to faculty before a decision is reached. Fall 2018 in review “It’s exciting for me as speaker because we finally have the right people,”Woodruff said. “Not that we didn’t before, in the previous session I was in, we had good people, but there is truly not a weak link within the senators. All of them want to be involved, are engaged, have been active.”

hired forensic data analysts who were able to confirm there had been a data breach concerning Click2Gov. The City of Ames quickly changed their server and the software to further eliminate the remaining vulnerability caused by the breach. “It was man in the middle attack...and it was happening with multiple of their customers,” Pitcher said. “What they did get was the actual transactions that moved through

the system.” The city has sent letters letting citizens know that may have been affected. “Regardless of the data breach it may be a good time to remind people its a good idea to be checking their transactions periodically,” Pitcher said. In the end, Pitcher said this will be more of an issue for the credit card companies who have to reimburse fraudulent charges.

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Eleni Vaskova, junior in chemical engineering, plays with certified-therapy dog Miley during Barks@Parks on Monday.

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KENNEDY DERAEDT/ IOWA STATE DAILY Marit Hovey, sophomore in global resource systems, pets certified-therapy dog Cooper during Barks@Parks on Monday.

Comfort dogs help students reduce stress of finals

KENNEDY DERAEDT/ IOWA STATE DAILY Students pet certified-therapy dog Talli during Barks@Parks on Monday. Barks@Parks is held daily during Dead Week in the upper rotunda of Parks Library to help students reduce stress.

KENNEDY DERAEDT/ IOWA STATE DAILY Joe Murdock, junior in animal science, plays with certified-therapy dog Cooper during Barks@Parks on Monday.

OPINION

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LETTER

Trademark policy demeans student organizations BY TOM.EMMERSON @iowastatedaily.com If Iowa State University’s ultimate aim is to create ill-will and reduce alumni giving, then by all means it should continue to bully student organizations into identifying

themselves in vague and ridiculous ways without using three words: Iowa State University. This attempt to demean and disrespect university-recognized student organizations reminds me of a hotel in Blackball, New Zealand (pop. 300) that was called the Blackball

Hilton before Conrad Hilton bought his first hotel in 1919. So guess what happened when the chain decided to protect its trademarked name from poachers of any stripe? L awyers descended on The Blac kball Hilton (16 rooms),

repeatedly demanding that the hotel cease and desist and threatening dire legal action if it did not. So, the hotel changed its name from “The Blackball Hilton” to “Formerly the Blackball Hilton.” It worked. So, how about the 800 clubs and

other student organizations officially sanctioned by ISU change their names to either “Formerly the Iowa State (fill in the blank) Club” or even “Not the Iowa State University (fill in the blank) Club?” Let’s see if Beardshear can swallow that.

COLUMN

Appreciation cannot be purchased BY MEGAN.PETZOLD @iowastatedaily.com As of today, it has been 13 days since Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a day where many give thanks for the things in life we appreciate and are thankful for, such as family, financial status and possible materials, such as a house or car. After our day of being thankful, however, comes Black Friday — a day where Americans lose all sense of direction, a day for everyone to go into a blind panic to fight and get the things they want for a reduced price. Now, less than two weeks after Black Friday, there are even more deals offered to pressure people into getting the material things they want or ones they can give to others as Christmas presents. Amazon is having a “12 Days of Deals” promotion along with many other stores having “holiday deals” saving consumers “up to (fill in the blank with percentage) off !” Amazon’s 12 Days of Deals is a promotion that started at the beginning of December and announces a new section given the deals each day. Yesterday, day three of the 12 days of deals, was toys. Select toys are discounted and promoted to show the consumer what exactly they might be missing. Between online shopping and many stores showing off deals consumers can’t pass up, it is very easy for people to gather far more than they ever would need. If you don’t know already, items sold in major stores are made for far less than they are sold for, including price of shipping, labor, materials and any other hidden fees. For

Columnist Megan Petzold believes that during the holiday season, individuals should focus less on consumerism.

example, TOMS shoes are typically sold for around $60 in stores. These shoes are made for roughly $3 to $5 per pair. So, how is it that a 20 percent discount on $44 to $68 make it feel fair? Holidays should not be an excuse to break our bank accounts for things we don’t need or

an excess of things. Finding just one present per family member is more than enough to show them you appreciate them and have been thinking about them. This holiday, we all should go back to appreciating those we care about in more ways than giving them things. Yes, as much as they

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probably appreciate you giving them a gift by which you thought they would like when you saw it, it is so much more important to think about that person and not try to buy them everything in the world. The most important things in life don’t have a price and can’t be bought.

EDITORIAL

Barks @ Parks beneficial Dead Week tradition Students passing through the halls of the library may have heard a bark or two in the past couple of days. No, the over-studying isn’t making students mad. Some fluffy friends have taken up residence in the upper rotunda of the library. Iowa State provides a multitude of resources for finals prep and academic help. Most of the time, this comes in the form of tutoring, supplemental instruction sessions and writing workshops. However, they also provide a slightly slobbier form of help. Specifically, Barks @ Parks. Barks @ Parks is a daily event where students can take a break from studying to play with dogs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. everyday during Dead Week. Studies have found that having an animal around you can not only make you feel less stressed, but can also lower your heart rate and blood pressure. When put under stress, or put in stressful situations, those who are exposed to animals on a regular basis handle that stress better than those who aren’t. Many consider finals to be one of these stressful situations. Pets have also been proven to lower anxiety and depression, both are found more often in college students around dead week and finals. It is shown that playing with a dog or cat can elevate levels of serotonin and dopamine, which

calm and relax the mind. There are many students who need that little bit of relaxation this finals season. Iowa State does not let most animals into dorms and apartments, with the exception of emotional support animals and service animals. Fish and pets are not allowed in university owned living spaces, except for university village. There are many students at Iowa State that have spent most of their lives with a pet to greet them when they came home every day. It could be difficult to adjust to not being around an animal while being in the dorms or university-owned apartments. If this week has become a monster and does not allow for time to play with dogs at Parks, there are always students who have found a way to bring their animal to school. Befriending them will not only provide a friend but will also allow you access to their furry friend. There are also local shelters in Ames that might just let you volunteer or socialize their animals. For those of us who don’t live within a small driving distance away, it can be hard to leave your pet at home and be without a pet for a full school year. Even taking a half hour to play with dogs at the library can make this finals season that much better.

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Alex Connor, editor-in-chief Megan Petzold, opinion editor Sandeep Stanley, columnist Max Goldberg, student Seth Pierce, student

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Gaining national attention Wrestling No. 23 in country, first ranking in two years BY ZANE.DOUGLAS @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State wrestling is coming off an inspired performance against one of the best programs in the country, yet still came away with a loss. Dresser’s plan in full effect Coach Kevin Dresser took over as the Cyclones’ lead man prior to last season, and after a year’s worth of growing pains, the team is starting to return to prominence. This was evident in the last match against Iowa. The Cyclones lost a tight battle due to bonus points after losing 35-6 just a season ago. The Cyclones experienced a lot of transfers and roster turnover in the offseason, and have looked like a new team. “It’s kind of like breaking in a pair of new shoes,“ Dresser said. “It might not feel good right away.” The rest of the team feels that last weekend was a disappointment, but all things considered, it turned out a lot closer than most people expected. This might be the new normal in Ames. Gomez firmly on the map Redshirt freshman Austin Gomez has been tearing up the mat since he’s started his career at Iowa State, and the nation is starting to take notice. Most recently, Gomez won a convincing bout against fellow redshirt freshman Austin DeSanto. DeSanto was ranked No. 10 at 133 pounds heading into the match while Gomez came in at No. 14 according to InterMat. Gomez is undefeated this year and he didn’t stop on Saturday as he defeated

MIKINNA KERNS/ IOWA STATE DAILY Redshirt sophomore Brady Jennings wrestles Nate Higgins during the Iowa State vs. SIU-Edwardsville match in Stephens Auditorium on Nov. 11. The Cyclones won nine of the 10 matches over the Cougars.

DeSanto. Since it was such a highly-anticipated match, he is getting some national recognition now beyond just his ranking. “I think I put my name out there finally,” Gomez said. “It’s a step in the right direction to where I want to be in March.” Iowa State ranked According to the National Wrestling Coaches Association, Iowa State is now ranked No. 23 in the nation. On top of the team ranking, redshirt sophomores Ian Parker and Samuel Colbray received rankings from InterMat at #19 and No. 18 respectively. Iowa State hasn’t been ranked in over two years, and this is the first ranking under Dresser’s regime. The Cyclones will head to Northern Iowa for the UNI Open on Saturday.

MIKINNA KERNS/ IOWA STATE DAILY Freshman Austin Gomez wrestles Jacob Blaha durring the Iowa State vs. SIU-Edwardsville match in Stephens Auditorium Nov. 11.

Volleyball takes on North Texas in NIVC quarters BY MATT.BELINSON @iowastatedaily.com Having swept their first two opponents in the NIVC (Drake and Bradley), Iowa State will continue its season with a quarterfinal matchup against North Texas on Wednesday night. Iowa State comes into the matchup with a 18-13 overall record, riding a six-match win-streak. The Cyclones’ opponent will be the North Texas Mean Green. The Mean Green hold a 19-16 record coming in to the match. North Texas defeated Wichita State in four sets last Friday to advance to this point. This matchup between the Cyclones and Mean Green is one of rarity. The last time these teams played one another was in 1984 in a tournament in Oklahoma. North Texas will be a different team altogether according to coach Christy-Johnson Lynch. North Texas uses a “three middle-blocker-system,” according to Johnson-Lynch. Johnson-Lynch made note of the fact that there is not traditional middle on the floor and you have to stay alert for who is hitting in which rotation. “[North Texas] is playing really well right now,” JohnsonLynch said. “That team has some big arms on the roster and

ARIANA SANCHEZ/ IOWA STATE DAILY Cyclone volleyball teammates work together against Texas Oct. 24 at the Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones lost 3-0.

we need to be ready for all of them at any moment.” As a head coach, Johnson-Lynch’s job is to alert her team when they will be facing a team with a new approach, such as North Texas. However, ask the Cyclones and they’ll tell you that there is only one team they are worried about: themselves. Iowa State learned after beating Drake and Bradley earlier in the tournament that it can’t afford to worry about what

their opponent wants to do. Johnson-Lynch and numerous players agreed that Iowa State spent too much time worrying about what Drake or Bradley would bring next. All of that extra worrying led to sloppy play and missed assignments, Johnson-Lynch said after the win over Bradley. The Cyclones want to control what happens on their side of the net, according to senior Hannah Bailey. Bailey believes if the Cyclones focus on their play and not worry about the opponent’s, then good things should happen. “We need to go out and be aggressive from the start,” Bailey said. “When we focus on what we do best then we will see good things happen.” Piper Mauck agreed. The 6-foot-1 setter for the Cyclones was credited by Jess Schaben as the reason for her great performance after the victory over Bradley. Mauck had the same sentiment as Bailey. The sentiment is clear. Iowa State should obviously understand its opponent, but not at the cost of their own success. “All of [North Texas’s] hitters have tendencies,” Mauck said. “This game and the rest of the season is about raising our level of play so we can have more success.”

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End of the semester reflection BY WHITNEY.MASON @iowastatedaily.com If there is one thing that should always be remembered, it is simple. Everything keep going. There is not one thing that just stops, everything carries on and so do we. That is the one thing about Voices that I have realized. The mission and how Voices serves our community, it does not take a break or

ends. Every day has been a new opportunity to gain a new perspective or listen to a new voice. This semester, Voices was given a weekly page in our print publication, highlighting different people within our community. From students dedicating a part of their adventure at Iowa State to advocate for important issues, to some members of our

community welcoming a young couple who has dedicated their lives to telling stories of veterans from each of the 50 states, the goal of highlighting new voices has been met. However, this first semester was just the beginning. Our entire community has not given their voices, while I can admit the first semester of this school year was not designed to gather everyone’s voice, this semester was the introduction to the capabilities that the Daily and Voices have to offer. With the launch of #AskMeAmes, we have encouraged our community members to ask us questions to certain issues that matter to them. From there, we hope to answer your questions and learn something new ourselves. With Voices, we have created social media with the hopes of creating an online presence that creates thought provoking and much needed conversations that you will not only carry online but also in person in your daily face-to-face interactions. Beginning next semester, we hope to see you a part of these online discussions. Another thing I wanted to implement as editor was establishing live events. To do this, we successfully launched the Daily Dialogue. Using the theme of a political awakening, speakers

discussed the moments that triggered an interest in politics and their respective journeys. For next semester, we hope to have three more events. In doing so, we hope that you not only consider attending at least one, but give us suggestions for a theme you would like to see. For the final print page of the semester, I decided to take an unique approach. There is no certain way to submit your suggestions or opinions. Everyone is entitled to a freedom of expression, it’s not just a quick paragraph or a certain limit of words. Just as everyone has different experiences, there are different ways to express onself. Some people choose to write poetry, some create art and some even talk through public speaking. We hope to continue having poetry pages at least oncee a month next semester and publish them also online, but we also encourage other unique ways to broadcast your voice. Have a camera? Film it. Love to write? Pick up a pen and start writing. Maybe painting is your thing. If so, don’t be afraid to let your passion stop you from expressing yourself. We are grateful for the all the voices we have encountered this semester and we look forward to the many more we will encounter next semester.

Poems from the divine These are submissions from the Voices desk. For the first of its kind, the theme is displaying the feelings of women pertaining to life, love and self-reliance.

Karma

Perpetual

BY KELSEY.STEINBACH @iowastatedaily.com I’ve been plucking petals for 7 years“he loves me. he loves me not.” but we’ve both slipped a few remaining pieces of our hearts into the pockets of others by now. the leftover petals float in a bubble bath or blanket an unfamiliar bed, making me forget, if only for a moment, that i loved you. sometimes i wish i could write music because piano keys and guitar strings tend to send a better message than my midnight similes, comparing you to the waves and the sand and the seagulls. because i could change the melody, build a bridge, adjust the tempo, but my poetry always ends the same.

LOST BYJULISSA.GARCIA @iowastatedaily.com

I don’t leave my apartment with an umbrella unless I’m positive it’ll rain, yet i put on makeup hoping i’d run into you today. maybe if the universe orchestrated some divine intervention between the two of us you’d finally see me. not just like my selfie on Instagram, but really see me. see me like i see your perfect fuckn smile when i close my eyes, see me like i see the moon. you pull me in and push me back out like ocean waves. an inhale and exhale constantly giving and taking and never letting up. i used to think being nothing

was harder than being something bec ause i woke up e ver y morning to a list of what if ’s. a daily game of spin the bottle i swore i would quit, but i was wrong. sometimes being a girl means not saying what you wanna say. terrified of coming off too summer or too winter, planting seeds in the fall and spring. but you have shown me the beauty of what blooms is invisible much longer than its seen. who knows what will grow, if anything at all, with possibilities as infinite and unpredictable as the rain.

Have you ever felt like you never fit in? Like no matter what you did, The space you occupied didn’t welcome you. Have you ever felt lost? Like no matter what turn you took It wasn’t the place people wanted you to be in So you keep wandering As if they were the deciding factors Cause I’m still lost in these trauma-filled thoughts That continue to feed my depression My family lost in everything I am doing right Not realizing what inside I am feeling so wrong Lost in my own way to be In a culture I call my own But I can’t even keep that part of me because there always seems to

be someone who feels justified to take it away from me Laughter in the cursed American accent that appears each time I try to roll my r’s How can she be Latina, if she’s not fluent in Spanish? Lost - Perdida By maybe they’re lost Lost in the assumption that in order to be a member of my culture, I have to be fluent in a language built on genocide and discrimination of indigenous people??? So maybe I’m not lost They are Always trying to find a place where I fit Lost in society’s ideals of always putting people in certain places When reality is, I’m someone that will never fit Dead end

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SHUTTLE

Iowa State Daily Wednesday, December 5, 2018

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driving 21 Cardinal during the week, though when he is there, the repetitive route makes him wish he was back at Ames Shuttle. “This is all you do, go back and forth,” Sam said, who drives about 10 laps over five or six hours each shift. Nac said he prefers to drive long trips and has taken people as far as Chicago. He plans to make his longest trip since starting his business when the Cyclones go to San Antonio for the Alamo Bowl. He doesn’t take road trips unless it’s for his business, but he sees these as mini-vacations that he’s getting paid to do. Originally from Thailand, Nac has lived all over the U.S. He grew up in Alaska and eventually moved to the continental U.S. He said he doesn’t miss Alaska since, like Hawaii, you are limited in places you are able to drive to. “Every time you go to Alaska, you cannot go anywhere, just like an island. That’s why I moved down here,” Nac said. “Alaska and Hawaii are the same … every time you go somewhere you have to fly.” Nac took several career routes before finding his love of driving. He didn’t enjoy school, so he joined the yearbook club and school newspaper, so he could skip class to take pictures. He said he struggled learning English right away because he just wasn’t interested in the classes. Nac said when he first came to the U.S. in high school, he only knew a few phrases including “How are you?” and “Where is the bathroom?” “You know how you say, ‘Can you turn off the light?’ I would say, ‘Can you open the light,’” Nac said. “To me, you open it … English was so mean to me so many times.” When in Alaska, he helped out with his family’s restaurant. “I don’t like to work [in restaurants],” Nac said “I worked all day everyday, seven days a week. Well, not seven days because of Sunday … After school, I had to go straight to the restaurant.” Now, Nac can appreciate making his own schedule. At a restaurant, it is difficult to take off. You have to drive out there, stay several hours and then drive back. “This way I can turn off a phone. Somebody make a call, I don’t want to answer, let them go,” Nac said. If you are looking for a ride, whether in Ames or somewhere further, Sam Ames Shuttle LLC can be reached at 515-291-1324.

HANNAH OLSON/ IOWA STATE DAILY “I don’t like to work [in restaurants],” Sam Nac said. “I worked all day everyday, seven days a week. Well, not seven days because of Sunday … After school, I had to go straight to the restaurant.”

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