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FIRST ‘I’m proud to say that I will be the first elected female governor of this state’ BY DEVYN.LEESON @iowastatedaily.com Tuesday night, Kim Reynolds went from the first woman in Iowa to serve as governor to the first woman to be elected as governor. Reynolds, a Republican, edged out opponent Fred Hubbell winning 50 percent of the vote compared to his 47 percent. With all the precincts reporting, Reynolds lead by 39,000 votes. “I’m proud to say that I will be the first elected female governor of this state,” Reynolds said.
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Incumbent Steve King secures bid for re-election BY ISD STAFF Steve King won his fourth term as Iowa’s representative for the 4th congressional district Tuesday night. King won with 50.69 percent of the vote when the race was called in his favor at 11:35 p.m., beating STEVE KING Democratic contender J.D. Scholten, who received 46.6 percent of the vote and Libertarian Charles Aldrich, who received 2.01 percent. King, a Storm Lake, Iowa, native, has
represented Iowa in different congressional districts since 2002. He currently serves on the judiciary, agriculture and small business committees. King has made waves in recent years as a proponent of immigration reform and as a pro-life advocate. King rejected Scholten’s debate challenges leading up to the election and did not air any television campaign ads until Friday. King has come under fire recently for meeting with a far-right Austrian political party with historical ties to Nazis. This caused Purina, Intel and Land o’ Lakes to discontinue their support of King. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio), who chairs the
National Republican Congressional Committee, publicly condemned King’s “recent comments, actions and retweets” as “completely inappropriate” in a tweet on Oct. 30. When Scholten called King to concede, he said he hopes the congressman will represent the district in a respectable manner. Healthcare reform has been a top issue for King. King often referred to Obamacare as a “disaster” and wants to see the program completely defunded. In turn, he would see a health care system that relied more on private insurance agencies providing care. King also supports legislation which would
allow small businesses to pool together and search for health insurance together, reducing the individual risk upon each of the businesses. In 2007, he voted ‘no’ on a bill which required the secretary of health and human services to negotiate the prices of prescription drugs with pharmaceutical companies. He’s staunchly pro-life and sponsored the Heartbeat Protection Act, which would make all abortions illegal after six to eight weeks, when a fetal heartbeat is detected. “It should be the goal of any pro-life person to end abortion,” King said in an interview with the Global Catholic Network. “Human life is sacred in all its forms, and that life begins at conception.”
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13 Film fish
52 “Do the Right Thing” director
21 Second half of
Spike
a ball game?
53 Intraoffice
22 Cut with acid
IT system
23 1984 Olympics parallel bars
54 Attach, as a codicil
gold medalist Conner
55 Devious traps, and a hint to
24 Out of port
surprises found in 20-, 29- and
25 Nonstick
48-Across
cookware brand
59 Mechanical method
30 Seaport of Ghana
60 Open and breezy
31 Bowled over
7 to 8 p.m. at Christian Petersen Art Museum an exhibition will showcase taste, fashion and life from 1945 through the 1960s.
61 Initial-based
32 Tree with
The Hunts
political nickname
quivering leaves
65 Touched ground
37 Mitt Romney’s 2012 running
66 Govt.-owned home financing
mate
gp.
39 “The Celts” singer
67 Made calls at home
40 Stacked fuel
68 Chest muscles, briefly
41 Poker game
69 Early
43 Bruins’
temptation locale
campus: Abbr.
8 p.m. at The Maintenance Shop a Virgina-based band, similar to Oh Honey, The Lone Below, Penny and Sparrow, will perform. The group is made up of seven siblings who’ve grown up playing music together. The show costs $12 ($8 w/ ISU Student ID).
70 Mails
44 Like new drivers 46 Hot springs resorts
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23 Halloween creature 26 Three NASCAR Unsers 27 Part of D.A.: Abbr. 28 __ Fáil: Irish “stone of destiny” 29 “To the best of my memory” 33 Chem lab event 34 A.L. lineup fixtures 35 Baby powder ingredient 36 Siesta 38 Missal sites 42 Grind 45 Start of a green adage 48 “Shalom aleichem” 51 Adolphe who developed a
1 Like many abbreviated terms in footnotes 6 “Hurlyburly” playwright David 10 Beer 14 __ ballerina 15 “Foaming cleanser” of old ads 16 Champagne Tony of ‘60s golf 17 Biblical peak 18 Confused state 19 Plodding haulers 20 Emulate the successful bounty hunter
Sudoku
47 Strengthened
1 12-in. discs
48 Prisoner’s reward
2 Bush spokesman Fleischer
49 Strikingly unusual
3 Sardine holder
50 Trailing
4 Colorful Apple
51 Purse part
5 Finger painting?
56 New York team
6 Hilton rival
57 “Him __”: romantic triangle
7 In __: stuck
ultimatum
8 Cairo market
58 Bout of
9 Pushed (oneself)
beefy battlers
10 Explode
62 ER vitals
11 Store name derived from the
63 “However ...”
prescription symbol
64 Product promos
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Thursday, Nov. 8 Conference: Taking the Road Less Traveled 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Great Hall of the Memorial Union a conference will be held for high school girls to learn about STEM fields and how to find careers that match their influence. Workshop: Marketing Your Study Abroad Experience 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. at 0105
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Friday, Nov. 9 Lecture: Leadership is a team sport 11 to 11:50 a.m. at 1148 Gerdin Business Building an Iowa State alumna and the CEO of Land O’ Lakes, Beth Ford, will hold a lecture. Ford is the first female CEO at Land O’Lakes and the first openly gay woman to lead a Fortune 500 company. Women’s basketball 12 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum the Iowa State Cyclones will play Niagara University.
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Long lines at the polls The wait time to vote at Buchanan Hall reaches up to an hour as the line extends past the front desk and wraps around the elevator in the lobby of Buchanan on Tuesday.
CORRECTIONS An article published in the November 6, 2018 edition of the Iowa State Daily titiled “Meet the candidates running in the midterms” contained an error.
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Transgender people adversely affected by voter ID laws, but not in Iowa BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com
The Iowa State College Democrats watch election results roll in on Tuesday evening in Marston Hall.
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GOP wins big, students react BY DEVYN.LEESON @iowastatedaily.com Election night watch parties across the state provided opportunities for students to experience the excitement — or pain — of watching results roll in. This election, statewide Democrats were able to pick up the state auditor position but failed to flip the races for governor, secretary of state and secretary of agriculture. Iowa on the national level, however, had two house seats flip from Republican to Democrat. “Across the board we were biting our nails,” said Jacob Minock, president of the Iowa State College Republicans. “At the start, looking at Florida or Texas, those races were closer than we had thought with Desantis, with Cruz, and when we got to Iowa, that momentum stopped. “At multiple points we had people thinking that it was the end for Reynolds, while others said they still think she had it. In the middle, we had people just wishing results would come in faster.”
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Reynolds addressed a crowd after her election, touting that she is a fifth-generation Iowan, as she had throughout the campaign. Reynolds first took office in 2011 as lieutenant governor when Gov. Terry Branstad won his election. She stepped up to governor when Branstad became ambassador to China in 2017. Reynolds emphasized that she represents all Iowans including those who voted for Hubbell. She also said she is just getting started on implementing more changes to the state as she takes on a new term. “Together we have accomplished so much and Iowa is moving in the right direction but you know what? We are just getting started,”
With the election of Reynolds, Minock said he is excited about what she can continue for Iowa, whether that be tax policy or healthcare reforms. Members of the Iowa State College Democrats said they were worried about the races like Republican Steve King’s but not necessarily the race between Reynolds and Fred Hubbell as many of the early projections had Hubbell winning. Despite King’s victory, members of College Democrats were still happy with how close the race was. “I think he [ J.D. Scholten] has run a campaign like no one else has run, and he has awakened people across the district who have not had a real alternative for Steve King,” said Taylor Blair, president of the College Democrats. Robert Reinhard, another member of College Democrats, was also excited about Scholten’s performance in the end. “I don’t think King has ever had a race this close, and Scholten has really energized people,” Reinhard said.
Reynolds said. In her first term, Reynolds oversaw key legislation as it made its way through the legislature, including restrictions on public unions’ collective bargaining ability, legalized fireworks, gun legislation, reforms of mental healthcare in Iowa, the “fetal heartbeat bill,” voter ID laws and large scale tax cuts. “I support the bill,” former Iowa State student Brandon Carlson said about the heartbeat bill. “I would be in favor of going further.” Carlson attended the GOP watch party where Reynolds was at and said he liked Reynolds tax policy compared to Hubbells’, who he said would want to raise taxes. Reynolds focused on issues related to the economy throughout the election, saying it is in a
Across other state races, Democrats were able to pick up the State treasurer election between Democrat Michael Fitzgerald and Republican Jeremy Davis, and the state auditor election between Democrat Rob Sand and Republican Mary Mosiman. Republicans like Minock, who were happy to see Republicans win the race for Iowa Secretary of State between Republican Paul Pate and Democrat Deidre DeJear, didn’t know exactly why there was a varying result across those elections. “Pate had ran similar elections to Davis and Mosiman,” Minock said. “At the end of the day he has always been a vocal guy, and that could contribute to people liking his message and his platform.” On the national level Democrats were able to win back the House of Representatives, in part due to two Iowa Races. “I think that we need more balance in our government,” Blair said. “ I think that the good decisions don’t get made when it’s one party rule, because then it’s not a conversation anymore.”
better state than it has been in 10 years. She said this in sharp contrast to the large deficit the state had been in when she and Gov. Terry Branstad took office. “The budget is balanced, our reserves are full, we have a surplus of $127 million,” said Reynolds at the first of three gubernatorial debates. “We need to let Iowans control more of their hard earned money.” Her opponent Hubbell was vocal on the campaign trail about higher education funding renewable energy and returning Medicaid control to the state. “It is my sincere hope that in her first full term, Gov. Reynolds will listen to those [Iowan] voices loud and clear,” Hubbell said. Reynolds also focused her
campaign on accomplishments related to tax cuts. On multiple occasions she accused Hubbell of being a candidate that would raise taxes. “I want to reduce taxes, he wants to raise them,” Reynolds said. “He has made that very clear.” Mental healthcare in Iowa has been a main voting issue for Iowans. As such, Reynolds used mental healthcare as a talking point in her campaign. Reynolds signed a bipartisan healthcare reform into law, but she has been criticized for passing a budget that didn’t fund those reforms. “This state has taught me the most powerful lesson: if you work hard and dream big, you can accomplish anything,” Reynolds said.
Across the country, some states have implemented a requirement for a photo ID in order to vote, but these IDs can adversely affect transgender individuals when voting. As of this election, Iowa voters may have been requested to show an ID, but were not required to show any form of photo identification which separates Iowa from the other state’s laws that could negatively impact turnout among transgender individuals. Current forms of acceptable identification in Iowa include: Iowa driver’s license, Iowa non-operator’s identification card, U.S. passport, U.S. military card, veteran’s identification card or a current and signed voter identification card. For individuals who are registered to vote but are unable to present a form of identification: residential lease, property tax statement, utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or a government check can be used instead of a traditional ID. In 2016, a study was done by the Williams Institute to study how voter ID laws in eight of the states with strict voter registration policies affected transgender individuals voting. “When presenting identification that did not accurately reflect their gender, many respondents reported being harassed (41 percent), being asked to leave the venue where they presented the identification (15 percent), and being assaulted or attacked (3 percent),” according to the Williams Institute in 2016. Along with those statistics, the Williams Institute also stated that over 34,000 transgender individuals may have faced some form of barrier or disenfranchisement to voting in 2016. “Federal, state, local governments and even campus may have different ways of navigating people through name changes, gender marker changes and then presentation,” Freihoefer said. “All of these things can come to a head at the polling place and that can be a really scary place for students to go vote.” The transgender community has an estimated population of 1.4 million people as of 2016, according to NPR, or approximately .43 percent of the total U.S. population. “A student’s vote can have an influence, go vote,” said Brad Freihoefer, the director of the Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Services.“I think everyone needs to vote.”
CHRIS JORGENSEN/ IOWA STATE DAILY In his concession to incumbent Gov. Kim Reynolds, Democratic candidate Fred Hubbell said he hopes Reynolds listens to Iowans.
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IOWA KEY RACES Gubernatorial Race Incumbent Gov. Kim Reynolds became the first woman elected as governor in Iowa after defeating Dem. Fred Hubbell.
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Wisconsin Governor Long time Republican governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, lost his race against Democrat Tony Evers. Walker had passed policies in his state that were trend-setting for other states like Iowa.
U.S. District 1 Representative Democrat Abby Finkenauer becomes the first woman elected to the U.S. House from Iowa.
Senate
Florida Governor One of the most closely watched races had early results. Republican Ron DeSantis barely beat progressive Democrat Andrew Gillum. DeSantis had run a campaign with policy akin to President Donald Trump.
Senate
U.S. District 3 Representative Dem. Cindy Axne defeated incumbent Republican David Young and was elected to Iowa’s 3rd congressional district .
Florida Senate In another closely-watched race, Republican Rick Scott edged out Democrat Bill Nelson. This toss-up election made it nearly impossible for Democrats to take the Senate.
Secretary of Agriculture After a close race, incumbent Republican Mike Naig was re-elected as the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture.
Montana Senate Republican Matt Rosendale beat Democrat Jon Tester in a race that Tester had a slight favorability in.
Secretary of State Democrat Deidre DeJear was defeated by Republican incumbent Paul Pate in the election for Iowa secretary of state.
Arizona Senate The vacated Republican seat was an opportunity for a fresh start for Democrats in the state. Republican Martha McSally won, setting the state to have another Republican incumbent.
Auditor Rob Sand becomes the first Democratic state auditor in 52 years after defeating incumbent Mary Mosiman. State Senate District 19 State Senator Jack Whitver won his re-election bid against Iowa State alumni Amber Gustafson. Whitver is the president of the Senate
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Countering the national elections which led to Democrats taking control of the House while the Republicans held on to the Senate, Iowa’s Republicans maintained control of the House and Senate as well as the governorship. W hile there were some Democratic wins, such as two congressional shifts to Democratic candidates as Abby Finkenauer and Cindy Axne became Iowa’s first female representatives, the state remains under mostly Republican control. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds and Fourth District Rep. Steve King were re-elected to their position along with Secretary of State Paul Pate and Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig. Democrat Tom Miller swept Iowa running against Libertarian Marco Battaglia for Attorney General and Democrat Rob Sand flipped the state auditor’s seat from
Georgia House The closely watched house race between Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp showed districts that went for Trump by large margins can be closely contested. Republican Kemp ended up winning the seat by 2.5 percent.
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Iowa voters stray from national results BY MARIBEL.BARRERA AND DANIELLE.GEHR @iowastatedaily.com
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NATIONAL KEY RACES
U.S. District 4 Representative Dem. J.D. Scholten fell to Incumbent Rep. Steve King for the 4th district representative seat.
State Senate District 7 Republican Senator Rick Bertrand lost his re-election. Bertrand had been known for infighting between himself and his Republican colleagues.
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Republican Mary Mosiman, but the House and Senate kept red majorities. The State House, as of 2 a.m., had 51 Republicans and 44 Democrats with five undeclared. The Republicans have the Senate majority by 14 seats. Republicans flipped two seats in the Senate, and the Democrats flipped one. As of 2 a.m., Republicans had flipped 11 seats in the House; the Democrats flipped eight. Though the State turned out mostly red, Story County voted much differently. With a voter turnout of 61.5 percent, the members of Story County voted overwhelmingly blue in Tuesday’s midterm election. In the race for the U.S. Representative seat for District 4, gubernatorial Democratic candidate J.D. Scholten won 64.79 percent of the vote with 27,401 votes. His main opponent, Republican incumbent candidate Steve King, took 31.77 percent of the vote, with 13,438 votes. In third and fourth place were Libertarian candidate Charles Aldrich and independent candidate Edward Peterson, with 2.78 percent and 0.59 percent
of the vote, respectively. With 58.67 percent of the vote, and 25,006 votes, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Fred Hubbell took the majority of the vote in Story County. Trailing behind was Republican opponent Kim Reynolds, who received 38.67 percent of the vote and 16,482 votes total. Libertarian candidate Jake Porter followed, with 1.99 percent of the vote, followed by independent candidate Gary Siegwarth, with 0.62 percent of the vote. Although Reynolds and King both took the statewide vote, they failed to appeal to the young demographic of Story County. In the race for secretary of state, Deidre DeJear won with more than half of the vote, at 55.44 percent and a total of 23,147 votes. Behind was Republican incumbent candidate Paul Pate, with 17,378 votes and 41.62 percent of the total vote in Story County. In the race for auditor of the state, Democratic candidate Rob Sand took 54.61 percent of the vote, at 22,732 total votes, while his Republican opponent Mary
Mosiman followed behind with 42.53 percent of the vote and 17,702 votes. Michael Fitzgerald, Democratic candidate for treasurer of state, took 64.40 percent of the vote, at 26,805 votes. Trailing behind in the race was Jeremy Davis, with only 32.80 percent of the vote, at 13,650 votes. Democrat Tim Gannon was favorable among Story County voters for secretary of agriculture, with 55.06% of the vote, while his Republican opponent Mike Naig took 41.45 percent. Democrat Tom Miller took an overwhelming majority of the vote for attorney general, holding 77.17 percent of the total vote, while his Libertarian opponent Marco Battaglia received only 22.3 percent. While overall, the state of Iowa saw great support for Republican candidates, Story County as a whole showed large support for Democratic candidates. Politico.com showed that, as a whole, Iowa’s college-educated counties tended to show more support for Democratic candidates than Republican candidates.
‘Blue wave’ thwarted by ‘red wall’ nationwide BY MADELYN.OSTENDORF @iowastatedaily.com A so-called “blue wave” was expected to sweep across this year’s midterm elections, but some experts say that the “blue wave” hit a “red wall.” In order to create a “ blue wave,” the Democrats needed to flip 11 seats to take control of the Senate and at least 32 of the Republican-held seats in the House to take the 218 total seats needed for a majority. Republicans maintained control of the Senate with 51 seats held compared to the Democratic party’s 43 seats, but the Democrats reached 218 seats, which gained them control of the House. According to David Andersen, a professor of political science at Iowa State, the blue wave was much more prevalent in Iowa and the Midwest than it was on the East Coast. “I think a lot of people did exaggerate the extent that the blue wave would hit,” Andersen said. “It seems like in some areas of the country, and in particular the Midwest — the Midwest
was absolutely vital for Trump’s victory in 2016—really seems to be returning to the Democratic party this year.” Iowa’s elections were close, with Republican Kim Reynolds retaining her position as governor. At a congressional level, Steve King was re-elected to the 4th District, Democrat Dave Loebsack retained the 2nd District, Democrat Abby Finkenauer gained control of the 1st District and Democrat Cindy Axne gained control of the 3rd District. Another Midwestern state, Indiana, was projected for a majority of its seats to be Democratic, but as the polls closed, none of the seven Republican seats changed from their previous political alignments, and the race flipped the Senate from Democratic to Republican. Florida, another state anticipated to flip, saw a very close Senate race between its two parties before the Republican candidates won out as the majority. Fourteen of the 22 Florida seats went to Republicans, and the gubernatorial race also went to the Republican candidate. Kelly Shaw, a senior lecturer in political science, said that he is not surprised that Florida
and Indiana did not flip as projected. “President Trump campaigned pretty heavily in those states ... Even though Trump has been fairly unpopular in terms of work performance, he did win those states two years ago,” Shaw said. “Indiana was really likely to go Republican because of how much and how easily Trump won two years ago.” Despite the “blue wave” not being as drastic as anticipated, the Democrats seemed to perform about as well as expected, Andersen said. The Democrats ended up with control of the House, opposite to the Republican Senate. Ordinarly, having a government with divided chambers would encourage the two parties to reach across the party lines to find and tackle issues like infrastructure with bipartisan legislation. But Andersen was not optimistic that the upcoming Congress will do much bipartisan work. “Unfortunately in the last 20 years, what we’ve seen is that when we have divided government, the two chambers only pass symbolic legislation that they know won’t get through the other chamber but will become an election
West Virginia’s 3rd House District In a district Trump won with 73 percent of the vote, Democrat Richard Ojeda ran a populist left message that resontaed well among voters. Losing to Republican Carol Miller by 13 percent may look like a landslide, but Ojeda did well compared to the 2016 election. Nevada Senate Incumbent Dean Heller, who opposed Trump on multiple issues, lost his senate race to Democrat Jacky Rosen by 5 percent. North Dakota Senate Democratic incumbent Heidi Heitkamp lost her election by 10.4 percent. Following her decision to oppose Brett Kavanaugh, Heitkamp’s polling numbers dropped slightly. New York District 22 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a populist left candidate, won her election with 78 percent of the vote. Illinois Governor Democrat J.B. Pritzker beat Republican incumbent Bruce Rauner by 14.5 percent. Rauner had run a campaign that was supportive of Trump and had been an unpopular governor during his tenure.
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OPINION
Iowa State Daily Wednesday, November 7, 2018
COLUMN
Columnist Melanie De Anda addresses the task of bringing life to a story and why book-to-film adaptations so often fall short of the reader’s expectations.
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Books are better than movies BY MELANIE.DEANDA @iowastatedaily.com I hope some of us can agree that sometimes movies don’t do the books justice when it comes to bringing the story to life. I can probably guess what you’re thinking: “Oh, she’s one of those people.” You know, the ones that are always like, ‘the book was way better than the movie.’” For the most part, I would say that is the case. There are times when I can’t help but acknowledge the major disappointment gnawing at me after watching a film that was incorrectly portrayed. Each person interprets the stories they read differently, so it makes sense that readers don’t always get the same feeling from the film as they did from the book. I believe that movies can never do the books they are portraying enough justice because a lot of the emotion that is extremely detailed in the book will either be poorly interpreted by the actors, or just thrown out the window and unacknowledged all together. An example of this is the book “Eragon” by Christopher
Paolini which was made into a movie in 2006. Many people have added this movie to their worst book-to-film adaptation lists, one of those people being Emma Chan who writes for the Collegiate Times. Chan mentions that when she was six years old she loved the movie. After all, the story did involve dragons. Sadly, her love for the movie “Eragon” changed after she had read the book and decided to rewatch the movie. She states, “Aside from those very generalized plot points, the rest of the plot was so twisted and altered that all the emotion and wonder I had experienced while reading the book had vanished.” Although I have not had the opportunity to read this book for myself, I can understand where she is coming from. I have also experienced this disappointment with other adaptations. Another movie that has seemed to have fallen into the unfortunate pile of horribly made book-to-film adaptations is “The Great Gatsby”. Daisy Webb from Film Daily wrote, “the film somehow felt like little more than an extended music video—the not-so-great-Gatsby.” Webb isn’t the only one
who shares this opinion. Matt Wilson from Taste of Cinema wrote something similar, stating, “The film is more about the typical type of music video-like spectacle, typical of a Baz Luhrmann film, rather than conveying the themes of the book.” Although “The Great Gatsby” has never been one of my favorite stories, it is a shame to see it flop when the book is considered a classic. The list is endless when it comes to failed adaptations. Then again, if we erase the knowledge of the book existing from our minds, we might have considered the film to be pretty good, but it’s just not that easy to ignore. It is even harder to ignore when the book is one of your favorites and you cannot unsee the film that horribly portrayed everything about it. On the bright side, I suppose it is worth getting a visual of a story brought to life, even if it is not the most accurate. As much as I believe that books are better than the movies they are made into, there is no need to be an extremist. At the end of the day you will always have your own unique imagination and there is no greater visual than the imagination.
EDITORIAL
Do not lose faith in the political process For United States citizens on Tuesday, it may have been difficult to avoid the question intrinsic to our democratic process: Did you vote? Hopefully, you answered yes. In 2018, it should no longer be a choice of the masses to disengage from the political process. As a United States citizen your voice — and your vote — matters. But yet the politic al process is draining, frustrating and more often than not, disheartening. It also takes extreme effort to participate and be educated in. To top it all off, it is extremely divisive. We understand that. Politics can feel exclusionary and distant. Once candidates are elected, they ’re less available. They head off to Washington and the state capitol instead of knocking on doors and having oneon-one conversations with constituents on a regular basis. However, you should use your ability as a voter and actor in the state
of democracy as a tool for change. Should your candidate of choice be elected, use it as an energizing force and continue to fight for what you believe is best for our government and for its people. Should your candidate of choice lose, don’t give up the fight for what you believe as the right the person and right path forward for your local, state and federal government. The right to vote has been paved by the blood, sweat and tears of women, people of color and their allies. While the 15th Amendment was ratified in 1870, which guaranteed black men the right to vote, the use of poll taxes and literacy tests disenfranchised non-white men for long after. Women weren’t guaranteed the right to vote until 50 years later in 1920. Supporters of this amendment were, too, met with resistance. Even 98 years later, the political process is still not quite built for its people.
But as United States citizen who have the right to vote, barring convicted felons, it is crucial that you do all in that you can in your power to participate in this democracy and make your voice count. Do not lose hope. If you sat this election out, participate in the next. Leading up that point, rally behind a candidate. Attend open forums, send letters to your elected officials, recognize your role in serving as an educator and fighter for the values and beliefs you hold dear. Politics takes time, it takes energy and it takes privilege. Do not let that barr you from advocating for what you believe is right. But no matter what, you will either wake up Nov. 7 excited for the path ahead and in agreeance with your newly elected official; or distraught and disenfranchised that the candidate you dedicated the last several months of your life advocating for lost. Through it all, you cannot lose hope.
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SPORTS
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 Iowa State Daily
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SARAH HENRY/ IOWA STATE DAILY Freshman Tyrese Haliburton looks for an open pass during Iowa State’s season opener vs. Alabama State on Tuesday at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones won 79-53.
Freshmen lead Cyclones to first win BY NOAH.ROHLFING @iowastatedaily.com The second half of the Iowa State men’s basketball team’s season opener presented a holding pattern, of sorts. After taking a 13-point lead into the half, leading 36-23 over Alabama State, the Cyclones were stuck there, leading 48-36 and suffering from a string of sloppy plays. So, Cyclones’ coach Steve Prohm trotted out a lineup of ... Lindell Wigginton, Tyrese Haliburton, Zion Griffin, Terrence Lewis and George Conditt IV. In all, three true freshmen and two sophomores. It was a calculated risk that would have come back to bite Iowa State if the Hornets made a comeback. Instead, by the time they came out of the game, the Cyclones were up 67-41 and cruising to a 79-53 win having taken care of business. It was an unexpected lineup and an unexpected burst, one that will no doubt be promising to a team lacking in frontcourt depth until December, due to the suspensions of Cameron Lard and Zoran Talley Jr. for “not living up to the standards of the program,” Prohm said. Prohm said rolling with the all-underclassmen lineup
wasn’t a planned decision. “I was looking over, trying to get a spark,” Prohm said. “They played together, they shared the ball, I thought it was a really good stretch.” After the announcement by Prohm was made, the Cyclones’ active roster sits at nine players likely to make an impact, including all four freshmen from the Cyclones’ hyped-up 2018 recruiting class. The freshman that might have left the best impression on the Hilton crowd was likely Haliburton, a rangy guard who had 12 points, four assists and four steals in 29 minutes of action. Haliburton said he loved the energy from the young lineup, especially on the defensive end. “Guys just hungry,” Haliburton said. “We just play with high energy, that’s all we gotta do. “A lot of the teams are gonna be bigger than us, so we gotta get it going up and down [the floor].” One sequence in particular got Iowa State fans in the arena off their feet rapidly. A Zion Griffin dunk off a pass from Wigginton was quickly followed by a steal and up-and-under layup from Haliburton. The energy the young lineup showed led to a lot of
fastbreak opportunities and forced turnovers. On the whole, the Hornets coughed the ball up 20 times leading to 13 fastbreak points for the Cyclones. Without two of their primary forwards, the Cyclones will need to push the pace in order to make up for the lack of size inside. This will likely mean more playing time for Conditt, a slim big man who blocked four shots Tuesday. Junior forward Michael Jacobson, the starter in Lard’s absence, said he and Conditt will just need to keep their energy levels up. “George is catching on really well, he played really well in the second half,” Jacobson said. “We’re gonna need some guys to step up.” Iowa State has a tough slate of games ahead, starting with Friday’s game against Missouri. The Tigers are not the same team that made the NCAA Tournament last season, but it presents a chance for the Cyclones’ inexperienced players to get a power-conference test under their belts before a Maui Invitational that kicks off with a game against perennial Pac-12 powerhouse Arizona. Iowa State’s young players are going to get a baptism in fire over the next few weeks. How they respond will decide the course of their season.
Recapping the outcomes, honors from season BY SAM.STUVE @iowastatedaily.com The Iowa State Cyclones women’s soccer team had their season come to an end in the Big 12 tournament against top-seeded Baylor. The Cyclones finished the season with a record of 4-14-2 overall and 2-6-1 in the Big 12. The Cyclones finished eighth out of 10 teams in the Big 12. For the second time in Tony Minatta’s tenure, the Cyclones made the Big 12 tournament, with the last time being in the 2016 season. Making the Big 12 tournament could be a momentum boost moving forward. While the Cyclones do have some young talent on their roster, they will lose some key players from their team. The Cyclones will lose their three co-captains; defender Jordan Enga, defender Riley Behan and forward Emily Steil, as well as starting midfielders Brooke Tasker and Klasey Medelberg. Medelberg and Steil made the top three in points for the Cyclones. Steil was in the top 10 for assists in the Big 12 with five. The Cyclones lose Brianna Curtis and Taylor Wagner, who provided the team with leadership and critical minutes off the bench. The Cyclones played in 13 games that resulted in a tie or a one-goal margin. One
EMILY BERCH/ IOWA STATE DAILY Sophomore Kassi Ginther kicks the ball during the game against Northern Iowa on Sept. 16. Iowa State lost 1-0.
thing that plagued Iowa State this season were injuries. Many Cyclones were forced to miss time due to injury including three starters; midfielders Kasey Opfer and Hannah Cade, including Riley Behan, who missed the majority of the season with a foot injury. Having an injury-plagued season is nothing new to the Cyclones as the 2017 season was full of injuries as well.
Another reason the Cyclones lost close games this season is because of goals that were given up late. The Cyclones were 0-11-1 this season when being outscored in the second half and lost six games by goals that came in overtime or in the last 10 minutes of play. When the Cyclones were ahead of their opponent at halftime, they won more often than not as they finished with a 3-1-1
in games where they led at the half. The Cyclones tried switching formations to an “Italian 4-4-2” in order win more games, and while they did win more games, it remains to be seen if the formation change will lead to more victories. With the teams’ injuries and inconsistencies, some underclassmen made a name for themselves, including freshmen Taylor Bee and Brooke Miller, who both played 15 games or more this season and sophomores Dayja Schwichtenberg, Kassi Ginther and Marin Daniel. Daniel earned a spot on the Boilermaker Cup team after playing well against the Northwestern Wildcats and the Purdue Boilermakers. Ginther had four goals in Big 12 play and rated as the top player in practice in the last four of five weeks of the season. Schwichtenberg became a leader for the Cyclones at goalkeeper and led the Big 12 with the most saves at 103 and was in the top 10 amongst Big 12 keepers in shutouts this season with four. Sophomore Tavin Hays also saw significant playing time appearing in 13 games. Sullivan played in 19 games and made 12 starts. The Cyclones have now begun their offseason and need to fill the holes after the seniors graduate, working to fix the mistakes they made this season.
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 Iowa State Daily
ELECTION ‘18
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Republicans celebrate wins
KENNEDY DERAEDT/ IOWA STATE DAILY Nathaniel Gavronsky wears a hat with signatures, including Ivanka Trump’s. Gavronsky was in attendance of an “Iowa GOP Victory Party” hosted by Mike Naig, Republican candidate for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Kim Reynolds, Republican candidate for Iowa governor, on Tuesday at the Hilton in downtown Des Moines.
KENNEDY DERAEDT/ IOWA STATE DAILY Republicans cheer as the election is called in favor of Gov. Kim Reynolds at the GOP watch party in Des Moines on Tuesday.
KENNEDY DERAEDT/ IOWA STATE DAILY Individuals at the “Iowa GOP Victory Party” celebrate the wins of Republican candidates throughout Iowa, including the gubernatorial and state races.
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