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Nelson Mandela dies at 95 following illness; legacy lives on

By David.Gerhold @iowastatedaily.com One of the most important freedom fighters in African history, Nelson Mandela, died on Thursday at the age of 95 following a long illness.

Mandela was an anti-apartheid revolutionary as well as the first black president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He spent the majority of his life fighting poverty and inequality.

In 1962, Mandela was arrested and charged with sabotage and

conspiracy to overthrow the government. After spending 27 years in several prisons, he was released in 1990 after an international campaign called “Free Nelson Mandela”.

“I was shocked and deeply saddened to hear about Mandela’s death,” said Walter Suza, lecturer of agronomy.

Suza said he was in high school when Mandela was released.

“As a Tanzanian, I definitely noticed the impact it had at that time, but today I can appreciate

his legacy more,” Suza said.

Others like Cudwudike C-Madu, sophomore in electrical engineering and president of the African Student Association, see Mandela’s life and work as a template.

“Nelson Mandela’s life is proof that there is good in every human being regardless of how far we may have strayed or how we begun our journey in life,” C-Madu said.

C-Madu said Mandela, who received more than 250 honors including the Nobel Peace Prize, was

not just a beacon of inspiration and perseverance in the face of adversity for the people of South Africa or black people alone.

“He was and still is a symbol of hope to all facing oppression regardless of race, faith or orientation,” C-Madu said.

Michael Munywoki, graduate in mathematics, said Mandela might be dead, but his legacy will still live on.

“I wish the other African leaders would borrow something from Nelson Mandela’s life,” Munywoki said.

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WinterFest wonderland Annual event brings back old traditions, new excitement

By Logan.Oslon @iowastatedaily.com WinterFest is a standing tradition at Iowa State that allows students to burn off some steam before finals and the community to become involved on campus.

“There are so many things to be grateful for with the holiday season around the corner, and being an Iowa State student is one of them,” said Ashley Fall, co-director of WinterFest and junior in marketing. “This is just our appreciation and celebration for all students, faculty and staff before most individuals leave for Winter Break.”

The events begin Friday and continue through Saturday Morgan Bobb, codirector of WinterFest and senior in nutritional science, said the free ice

skating at the Ames/ISU Ice Arena from 12:30 to 2 a.m. Friday is one of the events that should have a good turnout. The first 400 people will be admitted free, and then it will cost $1.

Bobb said there will also be many festivities throughout the day. One of these is the Art Mart, which will be set up in the Campa n i l e R o o m , and will a l l o w comers to p u rc h a s e different handmade art from pottery to prints to jewelry.

There will be an open house at the Farm House Museum from noon to 4 p.m. Bobb said this event is free and gives people the opportunity to enjoy a cup of cider as they

WinterFest Events Friday ■■ University Book Store Holiday Open House: 7:45 a.m. to 6 p.m.

■■ Open House at the Knoll: 3 to 5 p.m.

■■ Campanile Tours & Carillon Music: 4 to 6 p.m.

■■ Farm House Museum Open House: Noon to 4 p.m.

■■ Eats and Treats: 5 to 8 p.m. at MU Commons

■■ Art Mart: Pottery, Glass, and More: Noon to 9 p.m. at the Campanile Room

■■ Make and Take Crafts: 5 to 9 p.m. at the Workspace ■■ Bowling and Billiards: 5 to

explore Iowa State’s oldest building decorated in 1900s decor.

The Knoll, the university president’s house, will also be open to the public

Morgan Walgamuth /Iowa State Daily 10 p.m. at the Underground ■■ Card Writing for Blank Children’s Hospital: 6 p.m. at the Multicultural Center ■■ Andy Albright Jingle Jog 5K: Registration from 4 to 5:45 p.m. in the Gallery/Pioneer Room. Start time at 6 p.m.

■■ Price: $20 to register ■■ Tree Lighting Ceremony: 6 p.m. happening across from Beardshear Hall on central campus ■■ Crafts and Snow Globes: 6 p.m. at the Multicultural Center

for an open house from 3 to 5 p.m.

From there, students and community members can experience a tour of the Campanile from 4 to 6 p.m., guided by university carillonneur Tin Shi Tam. At 6 p.m., the Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place in front of Beardshear Hall, which was brought back this year due to interest from ISU alumni.

Roger and Sybil Hu n z i k e r, who attended Iowa State in the early 1960s, actually had their first date at WinterFest.

Celebrating their 50th anniversary on Saturday, the memory of this beginning is still a strong one.

“I am most looking forward to the Tree Lighting Ceremony because we are bringing

■■ Bingo: 6 to 10 p.m. in the Sun Room/South Ballroom of the Memorial Union ■■ VEISHEA Merchandise Sale: 6 to 10 p.m. in the MU Commons ■■ Magician Norman Ng: 7 p.m. at the Great Hall ■■ Karaoke: 7 to 10 p.m. at the Maintenance Shop ■■ Mentalist Brian Imbus: 9 p.m.

this WinterFest tradition back this year,” Fall said.

“I think it will be a great way to kick off the whole night of fun activities.

All of the events will be great.”

Following the Tree Lighting Ceremony, the Jingle Jog will begin at 6 p.m. on Central Campus.

The 5K this year is in memory of Andy Albright, a former member of the Freshmen Council. The proceeds will go to a memorial for him.

Throughout the evening, there will also be crafts, bingo, karaoke, a magician, a mentalist and ice skating. All of this is free to the public and located throughout the campus.

On Saturday, the Art Mart will be open again from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and there will also be a Craft Crawl across the Ames area.

“I think we will have a great turnout like we do every year,” Fall said.

“We have great entertainment and activities.

Everyone can find something they would want to participate in.”

in the Great Hall ■■ Ice Skating: 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Ames/ISU Ice Arena ■■ Price: Free for first 400 participants; $1 after Saturday ■■ Art Mart: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Campanile Room ■■ Holiday Craft Crawl: Make Your Way Across Ames: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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GSB puts partnership twist on campus bike share project

By Brian.Voss @iowastatedaily.com

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Spencer Hughes, president of the Government of the Student Body, addresses the senate before the open forum during their meeting on Wednesday in the Memorial Union.

Senate approves changes to bylaws, election code after lengthy debate

By Brian.Voss @iowastatedaily.com After a debate that extended into Thursday morning, the GSB Senate passed provisions in both the bylaws as well as the election code.

Changes to the election bylaws will no longer require candidates for the senate to gather any sig-

natures. Executive tickets will require 500 signatures on a petition to be on the ballot, down from the previous number at 1,000.

Sen. Gage Kensler said he believed eliminating the signature requirement for senate candidates would make running for GSB easier, and therefore increase competition in elections for senate positions.

“I don’t think it’s really engaging or interacting with the student body by just saying, ‘Here, sign this sheet.’ I think that, if anything, it would leave a bad impression of GSB on that student ... and they sign it and that’s the last they see you,” Kensler said.

Election Commissioner Adam Guenther argued

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GSB Vice President Hillary Kletscher announced what she referred to as a twist in the bike share program.

“The industrial design department would like to custom design and implement a bike share program at Iowa State,” Kletscher said at Wednesday’s GSB meeting.

Kletscher called the chance to work with the industrial design department a “phenomenal opportunity” to engage students in a program that will change the university.

“They already know the culture of our university. They’re students too, just like us, just like everyone else,” Kletscher said.

“So having them work on the program not only helps our entire university, but it helps them too,” Kletscher said.

“We can literally help students help themselves.”

Kletscher said this will allow the industrial design department to design projects specifically for a customer, which is something that currently does not happen a lot.

“This is exactly what it’s all about at a university, having students do these things and so,” Kletscher said.

“I’m just pumped out of my mind guys, I can’t even handle it, it’s just been a great week in bike share world.”

On Thursday afternoon, a sustainability survey was sent out to students which included questions about the bike share program, in addition to other projects the GSB campus is currently working on.

“When we looked at the bike share questions, we did try to ask some of those monetary questions as well, because obviously it is an investment of student dollars,” Kletscher said.

Kletscher also believed moving forward with the industrial design department would allow more options for funding.

Kletscher said she has also been working with the purchasing department and is sending out a request for information.

“We’re finding out what the different options are for our campus and getting that information,” Kletscher said.

“So we’re not saying that we’ll select a company, but we’re just saying, help us learn about this so that we can understand what all of our options are, and we can make the best decision for our campus.”

The GSB bike share program has been in the works since President Spencer Hughes and Kletscher took office last spring.

The twitter account of ISU GSB President called the news of working with the industrial design department “an incredible partnership for @isugsb.”

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

Dec. 1 An individual reported the theft of a computerized game system at Willow Hall (reported at 9:04 p.m.).

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What started out as a class assignment for ISU senior Eric Rolek soon turned into a piece that would win him recognition.

Rolek, major in integrated studio arts, was assigned to re-create or redesign a traditional, well-known chair for his integrated studio arts furniture class.

He chose to redesign a chair that resembled a traditional outdoors chair called the Adirondack.

“I went with Adirondack because it’s a really well-known chair and no one else in the class did it,” Rolek said. “I had some ideas to redesign the shape. Instead of using wood for the seats I used rope. It makes it more comfortable.”

The original Adirondack chair is a simple wooden chair known for its wide arm rests and horizontal back.

Rolek changed the design by using cypress wood and polypropylene rope. He mentioned that he kept the original name so people would be able to recognize it from its traditional shape and form.

Christopher Martin, associate professor of integrated studio arts, said “He took the traditional chair and switched it by using the rope.

He took the idea and ran with it. It’s unique and comfortable.”

Martin assisted Rolek with the design, material choices and the engineering to make sure it was stable.

After eight weeks of working on his assignment, Rolek decided to enter his chair into The NICHE Magazine Awards and got accepted as a finalist.

“I saw a poster in the design building for The NICHE Magazine Awards, and I just submitted it on my own. It’s awesome to see that I got accepted. I got chosen out of 600 people,” Rolek said.

Each year, the NICHE Magazine hosts The NICHE Magazine Awards.

NICHE Magazine is a creative magazine that connects and celebrates art galleries and craft makers in Canada and throughout the United States.

The magazine showcases craft works and shares art gallery stories.

“It’s a pretty big deal. He’s competing with students from schools all around the country,” Martin said.

The entry process included filling out an application, entering photographs and paying an entry fee. From there, the judges based their scores on technical excellence and a distinct quality of uniqueness and creative

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Adirondack was created by senior Eric Rolek of integrated studio arts. After making it for a class, he submitted it and was selected as a NICHE Magazine Award finalist.

his work published on national websites. His redesign of Adirondack can be found on national websites such as the NICHE website and on Pinterest.

Aside from making wood furniture, Rolek also blows glass and makes ceramic sculptures. He has even sold some of his ceramic sculptures at the art sale put on by the College of Design.

Rolek’s piece, Adirondack, has also been shown in other exhibits such as the Biennial Community of Artist Exhibit at the Octagon Center for the Arts in Ames, where he received third place.

thought. The judges are selected by the NICHE Magazine’s editors.

In January, Rolek will be going to The NICHE Awards ceremony at the American Made Show in Pennsylvania where each finalist will have their piece on display.

“This is the biggest show I’ve been in, so I’m really excited,” Rolek said.

At this ceremony, the winners will be announced and will receive a trophy, a listing on the NICHE Awards website and a listing in the NICHE Magazine.

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Ames natives craft Lucky Star Market

By Brian.Day @iowastatedaily.com Jody Bergan Bennett and her sister, both natives of Ames, were looking for a way to bring a unique, market-style shopping experience to the community of Ames and the students at Iowa State.

After seeing the success that her sister had with the Horseshoe Craft & Flea Market, a popular open-air market in Denver, Bennett and her sister decided that Ames would be the perfect community to host their newest “pop-up” seasonal market, the Lucky Star Market.

“Ames is really cool; so many times we go outside of Ames to find neat things to do, everyone from students to older people in our community, so we thought, let’s just bring something like that here,” said Bennett, the marketing director for the Lucky Star Market.

On Saturday, the Lucky Star Market will be hosted at the Prairie Moon Winery and Prairie Bloom Farm in Ames from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for people from anywhere and of any age to come and enjoy.

While the majority of the vendors are from the Ames area, there are many others coming from all over the state of Iowa, including Des Moines, Fairfield and Iowa City, and even one from Madison, Wis. In all, there will be about 40 vendors at the market, each showcasing their unique, handmade, vintage products. Even one current ISU student, Kalli LeVasseur, senior in advertising, will have a booth at the Lucky Star Market to exhibit her work.

Walking around and checking out all of the different vendors is not the only form of entertainment provided by the Lucky Star Market.

“It’s a family-friendly event, so we will have ornament making for the kids, trolley rides through the vineyard and an oldfashioned Santa will be visiting,” Bennett said. “A lot of cross col-

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Prairie Moon Winery in Ames will be hosting the Lucky Star Market this Saturday. The Lucky Star Market is an open-air market featuring about 40 vendors, each showcasing their unique, handmade, vintage products.

laboration of different age ranges in the community are coming together for this.”

“We’re kind of trying to make it a European-style market where people come and talk, eat, drink, hangout and just enjoy the festive atmosphere,” Bennett said.

There will also be a sorority at the event handing out cups of hot chocolate in hopes of getting donations toward a good cause.

“We’re going to be handing out hot chocolate, and then anyone who wants to donate can, and all of the money we raise will go to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital,” said Alexis Rokes, senior in interior design

and student volunteer for the event.

Many Ames area businesses, including The Cafe, The Fighting Burrito, Ignite Yoga, Wheatsfield Cooperative and Jennings Real Estate Team, played a major role in helping get the event started by sponsoring the Lucky Star Market, Bennett said.

There are about 20 ISU student volunteers getting involved with the event, and Bennett said she hopes that the Lucky Star Market will help to bridge the gap between the Ames community and the ISU students.

“I think this will be an opportunity for Iowa State students

I think this will be an opportunity for Iowa State students and groups to be more involved. Students in different groups and majors could see this as a way to get real-life experience and also get into the community in a safe environment with a lot of support.”

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and groups to be more involved,” Bennett said. “Students in different groups and majors could see this as a way to get real-life experience and also get into the community in a safe environment

with a lot of support.”

If everything goes well and the event is well-received, Bennett said she hopes to continue to hold the event more frequently in the future.

RESULTS calls for individual action to end hunger, disease

By Julie.Paulson @iowastatedaily.com The keyword “advocacy” was used throughout Ken Patterson’s RESULTS lecture.

Patterson spoke to students Thursday night about RESULTS, an organization that strives to “create political will to end hunger and poverty” and “to empower individuals to exercise personal and political power.” He also discussed global poverty and disease prevention.

RESULTS was started in 1980 with the goals of ending poverty and death from preventable causes, providing education for all children, giving all people basic health care and economic opportunity, and helping people take responsibility in achieving these goals.

“All solutions to poverty already exist,” Patterson said. “We can end poverty by 2030.”

Patterson became an advocate after being a Peace Corps volunteer and encountering a situation where a child died without the chance of saving the child.

“She didn’t even have a chance to survive,” Patterson said. “One of 25,000 babies die of preventable causes. … I didn’t know what to do … and the answer was absolutely nothing.”

Patterson said that currently, 1.3 billion people live on less than $1.25 per day, and 2.4 billion live on less than $2 per day. Nearly 4 million people die annu-

ally from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

3.1 million children die of starvation and 165 million children are developmentally stunted from lack of nutrition. Despite the large number of people in need, 1.3 billion tons of food are wasted every year worldwide.

As the economy slowly recovers and the country remains saddled with debt, Congress is actively looking for any corners to cut financially.

The House of Representatives has proposed a $40 billon cut to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during the next 10 years, which would cut benefits for 3.8 million people.

“Can we change that if we wanted to?”

Patterson asked.

Patterson called for students to join RESULTS and take action. RESULTS takes action by calling and visiting congressmen and generating media attention.

So far, RESULTS has managed to get House Resolution 254 introduced to provide aid to children dying of malnutrition, advocated for President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to end AIDS worldwide and most recently, to get the Obama administration to pledge $5 billion to help prevent AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

“You are potentially powerful,” Patterson said. “Relationship is the No. 1 strategy we have.”

He then encouraged students to call their congressmen and -women and ask them to budget for aid to world poverty,

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Ken Patterson, of RESULTS, made an appearance Thursday in the Cardinal Room of the Memorial Union to discuss world hunger and poverty, as well as ways to improve disease prevention.

ending preventable deaths and educating children.

According to a survey taken by RESULTS of Congressional Aids, congressmen and -women are more likely to listen to constituents who either meet with them in person or call them to talk about issues.

An estimated 100 students attended the event, many of whom signed up to join RESULTS before and after the lecture.

There is currently no RESULTS chapter in Iowa, though there are hopes of starting one on the ISU campus.

“We’re always trying to get more people involved,” said Shelby Feldman, global nutrition organizer from RESULTS. “[And make RESULTS] more of a name brand.

“We’re very optimistic. The great thing is, there doesn’t need to be 10, 20, 30 people. … There can be five.”

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Education won’t make us better people While focusing on the next paper, test or quiz, sometimes we as students forget to ask ourselves, “Why are we here?” Not “here” as in, on earth, in this universe, but more simply — here at college.

Many choose to pursue higher education so they can graduate with hopes of more highly-paid jobs. For slightly fewer people, it is in hopes to educate themselves and enrich their brains with worldly learning in the one-stop shopping experience that is college.

Each person is allowed his or her own personal motivations for scholarly study; however, one motivation we shouldn’t feel is that of making ourselves better than other people. Bettering yourself is fine — it is what a college education is all about.

But no piece of paper, no amount of studying and no amount of tuition dollars annually drained can make you an inherently better person than someone else.

What can be seen arising from the trends of higher education is a sort of classism based on levels of education, and it is against that which we must push.

Classism has emerged from all parts of society — race, religion, culture, language — and now it is emerging from education. Perhaps it has to do with titles acquired through levels of learning: B.A., M.D., Ph.D., etc. But being “Dr. This or That” doesn’t elevate someone higher than a person of another profession.

For example, those who choose to go to a trade school or straight into the workforce are not inferior to the person who just graduated from eight long years of schooling. And this isn’t just the ever-condescending “the world needs ditch diggers” argument. Let’s say you go to school to be a computer engineer, a teacher or an accountant; if that program and those skills were available without enduring four long years of schooling, would you take it? Most people would.

For many, it is not a matter of motivation, or even what can be afforded. For many of those who choose not to go on to college or university, it’s about knowing what you want. Instead of lauding ourselves with false honors, we should respect people regardless of profession or scholarly degree.

Additionally, in the greater scheme of things, going to college right out of high school doesn’t actually make that much sense for everyone. You can always apply for school later in life. If you are making the wrong decisions now, you can’t get back those years or thousands of dollars spent on an education in your youth.

This is not arguing for or against college educations, nor is it arguing that students are disrespectful or naive. All it is saying is that we need to be careful to keep that educational classism out of our society.

Differentiating between levels of education is not in itself harmful, but as has been seen countless times in human history, class differentiation inevitably leads to discrimination. Once we have conjured a “reason” to treat people a different or worse way, it is hard to shake it off.

For purposes of economy and government, we may never be able to do away with labels like blue- or whitecollar, or the “working class.” In some ways, these categories help society move smoothly. What we can do is try not to let these differentiations tamper with our judgment or evaluations of other human beings.

Just as we college students have individual motivations for our time in a university, so, too, does everyone else have motivation for whatever path he or she chooses.

Instead of creating meaningless ways to elevate ourselves above others for the sake of inflated egos, we need to understand that the framed diploma hanging on your office wall doesn’t make you any more than you are: human.

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The Affordable Care Act has made birth control easier to obtain, which has created controversy among religious business owners.

Requirement of contraceptive doesn’t violate religious rights

By Phil.Brown @iowastatedaily.com

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he Affordable Care Act has many opponents for many reasons. If it seems as though the issue is being hashed and rehashed ad nauseam, that is only because it is. As the signature legislation of our current president, the health care law has become a source of division among our government and acts in many instances as a representation of our political differences.

Not only does the act symbolize theoretical policy disputes, there are many specific portions of the law that have created serious discussion on their own. One of these portions is the so-called birth control mandate that has been stirring up controversy for years now.

At the heart of the issue, two conflicting interests can be found: the interest in making contraceptives available to women receiving workplace insurance and the interest in ensuring the religious liberties of business owners.

The government’s interest in making sure there is access to birth control is not held by all as a positive concern.

There have certainly been less-thaninformed arguments thrown around about how granting access to birth control is tantamount to paying women for sex, but not all protestations are so laughably ignorant.

Depending on how one views contraceptives, it can be entirely reasonable to claim that their purchase should not be covered by an employer. Here on a college campus, many of us likely view birth control in a positive way. It not only leads to far fewer unplanned pregnancies, but depending on the type of contraception, it can provide a host of other benefits to women.

These benefits include more regulated and predictable menstrual cycles, decreased mood and emotion

alterations from hormone spikes, and a reduced probability of developing certain types of cancer.

These are all legitimate health concerns, but birth control can often be thought of as just that — merely a way to control pregnancy. If this is the view one holds of contraceptives, providing greater availability might appear to be saying that it is OK to have lots of sex, as long as you don’t get pregnant — a dubious position for the government to take at the very least.

Beyond that, a government mandate that employers must provide health insurance including contraceptives shows an inherent support for contraceptives themselves, which are not accepted by all. Many religious faiths instruct their followers that not only is premarital and recreational intercourse wrong but also that contraceptives are bad in and of themselves.

Those religious views cannot be swept under the rug just because we may not all share them. It is exceedingly important that we, as a nation that strives to keep church and state separate, should not force anyone to violate a legitimate religious belief. Exceptions may still occur when an overwhelming state interest is at stake, but these exclusions are few and far between.

The Supreme Court of the United States agreed earlier this week to hear the cases of Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. together, after the companies received conflicting rulings from lower courts.

Both companies claim that forcing them to provide contraceptives — even in a roundabout way through insurance — violates the religious freedoms of their owners.

In order for any religious liberty to be violated, a right to that liberty must first be established. This is normally a very simple practice in the United States, as the First Amendment to our

Constitution has been interpreted to grant a wide swath of religious freedoms.

The second part of proving a violation of a religious liberty is that the state action must affect the person who tries to express his or her rights. In the cases of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties, this caveat runs into problems.

Both stores are incorporated businesses, legally distinct from their owners. The very purpose of incorporating is to ensure that what affects a business — such as a company’s financial woes or liability — does not affect the people running the operation.

The owners of a business may be extremely invested in their company and, depending upon the classification of their incorporation, may have greater or lower liability for their company, but this does not mean that the two can be treated as the same entity in a legal setting.

Since the owners of these businesses went to the trouble of filing for incorporation and have since reaped the benefits of that process, they should not be able to claim that actions affecting their company are violations of their personal rights.

It would surely be unfair to mandate that individuals who have a religious objection to contraceptives provide them, just as it would be inappropriate to force organizations specifically designated as religious to provide them.

These are not the issues at hand, however. An incorporated, for-profit organization has no business claiming to have specific religious beliefs, which is exactly what Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties are doing.

Individual religious liberties are extremely important, but the birth control mandate is not violating any of them.

Keep libertarian idealism in fiction

By Nick.Lafrenz @iowastatedaily.com

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lbert Einstein’s belief that “the hardest thing in the world to understand is income taxes” has subtle undertones which still ring true to this day.

Collectively, we all hate them, but few of us truly understand them. Finance is one of the most complex things on earth that actively affects us at every level of society.

We find ourselves in the aftermath of what was a growing movement of regressive and archaic ideas, fit only for the libertarian paradise imagined by such well-respected pseudophilosophers as Ayn Rand, whose belief is that we must find our own leader for the free-market utopia, as in the novel “Atlas Shrugged.”

This ideal, while sweet, is also very simple-minded, leaving the mind with a sort of tunnel vision which only will lead to us standing in the tracks of the oncoming train named reality. Fictitious idealism has to, eventually, meet up with and make way for truth. Libertarians, and many with similar ideas, are trapped in the notion that regulation, taxation and

other laws are binding and burdensome.

Libertarians are even misguided about the birth of their sect of absurdity. The name you don’t ever hear is Murray Rothbard, who played a very large role in the creation of today’s libertarian party. Instead, we are left with the idolization of Rand and her fictional character John Galt, the people’s champion who has your best interests in mind — unless you’re a child, mentally or physically disabled, blind, deaf, paralyzed, elderly, or have any other affliction which leaves you unable to provide for yourself.

Armchair economists and politicians who believe that a free market is the way to a happier world fail to realize how completely and utterly wrong they are. There is absolutely no way that anyone with even a minute grasp of what goes into the management of a nation of 300 million people would think that the free market will provide us with every opportunity to succeed, provided we work for it. To put it bluntly, this belief is childish and disgusting. The trust placed into these free-market enterprises also points to a

lack of any reasoning skills at all, where we are supposed to disregard that the sole purpose of a corporation is to maximize their profits.

The belief that “less is more” is such a laughable concept in the complex world of federal regulations. We were witness to scrutiny to how long the Affordable Care Act was, or as to how long tax codes are.

Regulating nearly every federal interaction is not simple.

The simplistic language which is pushed for in our codes and contracts will only broaden the issues we face, leaving bureaucrats with vague and useless language.

I can only hope to see the world that Rand envisioned remain in the realm of fiction, because by simply applying her aptly-named idea of objectivism, we are left with the objective idea that profit maximization has precedence over all else.

Economic Darwinism and the principles of Randian philosophy will leave us only as cogs in a machine optimized for maximum profits.

We can already see in today’s economic landscape of sub-prime mortgage lending to those without the means to ever hope to pay them

off that it breaks down to a cat and mouse game, where those with the privilege are constantly searching for loopholes to exploit, before the slow hand of the federal government can patch them, all in the sake of maximizing profits. Yet, I am somehow supposed to believe that if we remove those regulations, I’ll be better off.

And with regulations gone, who will make sure that our forests and plains are not encroached upon, harming irreplaceable ecosystems which only only further the damage which has been done to our Earth? Who will make sure that workers are not exploited, forced to work in servitude, too far in debt to stop working, but too tired and sick to continue?

You will never find a person on Earth that will say it’s a good idea to give power to those with the most wealth that has any amount of rational and logical thought, because why would anyone in their right mind use assets to finance something with no possibility of a profitable return? It’s simply a novel idea, an idealized fiction, which we can only hope will remain in the outdated novels of the past.

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Students must reignite passion for school

By Taylor.Finn @iowastatedaily.com

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n a couple of my classes, I sometimes find myself laughing because there are always that handful of students who are sitting in the classroom on their laptops, not paying attention to the professor, hoping somehow how that the information will magically makes its way into their brains.

I am not in any position to pass judgment, and if I was being completely honest, I, too, would admit that paying attention and staying engaged all of the time is tricky, but scenarios like the one I described led me to think about the ways in which the institution of college has changed.

My grandfather went to veterinarian school here after World War II; in his era, students went to school to gain an understanding of their intended field, and their time and

energy was primarily dedicated to the academic aspect of college. I sometimes find myself wondering if that remains true today.

I do not doubt for a second that students are attending universities to one day have a job that allows them to live comfortably. What I am not so certain about is whether that future job and the academia are the primary reasons today’s students get excited to attend college.

The new people, the parties, the organizations and the lack of parental supervision are all exciting things, but they shouldn’t trump school work. When students graduate high school and start getting ready for college, most are probably not telling everyone how thrilled they are for their class load.

Homework and studying have become chores that everyone dreads doing instead of opportunities to

learn something new and prepare for a future career.

There is a graduate student I know who is also a teaching here at Iowa State. He once said that when people ask him what he does, he is tempted to tell them he is a dentist, because teaching is becoming more and more like pulling teeth. I thought his comment, though humorous, had a lot of merit and should be cause for concern. Since when did engaging a group of college students in an educated discussion require so much energy? We have all been there I am sure; in the middle of a group discussion, no one seems to have anything to say, and the class is just sitting there is an awkward silence. You also may have witnessed the countless number of questions a teacher may ask the class that go unanswered.

Unfortunately, these types of occurrences are

becoming more frequent and there seems to be a loss of enthusiasm toward learning. In most cases, the classrooms are not filled with eager, bright-eyed students thirsting for knowledge but instead filled with individuals who attend class because they have to.

Our generation of students often does what needs to be done in order to get by but is lacking the passion that previous generations had.

Plenty of recent studies show proof of America’s lagging education system.

When once we could think of ourselves as at the top of the game, we are now ranked far lower. A recent NBC article states that our high school students are scoring less than the international average in areas of reading, math, and science.

I fear that college students are following a similar trend, but perhaps for lack of motivation and passion rather than for lack of good

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We all know them: students sitting in the back row, lounging with their laptops and not paying attention. They are a prime example of the changing focus of student’s lives.

education.

Maybe it is because social networking sites weren’t around in my grandfather’s time to consume most of his time and energy, or maybe it is because attending college was more difficult in his era, so students appreciated it more; maybe it was more meaningful or crucial

to get that degree. I am not sure why it is that students have become less passionate, and I am not quite sure what a good solution to this epidemic is. What I do know is if America wants to be on top, then education must come first, and students must regain their hunger to learn and discover new things.

Dementia causes more emotional pain than illness, death

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ancer, old age, car crashes, heart disease — this is how many of us think of death and imagine that we will die. In our youth, our bodies are — for the most part — virile and strong, and we cherish that. Thus, it is the body that we fear will fail us first as our ages creep evercloser to triple digits.

As of 2011, the average life expectancy in the United States hovered at about 79, and it will only continue to climb. One result of this is that it is increasingly our fate for our minds go before our bodies.

Though death and illness of any kind are devastating, dementia can be particularly poignant because it leaves its victims alive but not actually “there.” The most common — or at least the most wellknown — of these forms is Alzheimer’s disease, where a person’s memory and behavior progressively worsen over time, the rates differing depending upon the individual and the treatment given.

For many people whose relatives suffer from Alzheimer’s, it is an extremely painful process to watch as a loved one slowly “fades” away from a previous

consciousness. They are alive but unable to take note of things that before filled their lives. People with Alzheimer’s slowly deteriorate until complications from the dementia cause their death.

Having had a grandparent with Alzheimer’s when I was very young, I know that it is a terribly sad and confusing thing for any child — or family member — to endure. Just as we sympathize with those whose relatives are lost to cancer or other illnesses, we must sympathize with those families stricken by dementia.

Luckily, research into the subject is conducted continuously, and each year, it seems we may be closer to having some answers if not the final cure. For example, a DNA study published by the journal Nature Genetics has found that there are more genes than previously thought — 21 — linked to causing the disease.

Additionally, the findings seem to indicate that the onset of Alzheimer’s is affected by the body’s immune system, which not only hints at future treatment but at the possibility for prevention.

Unfortunately, researchers and doctors seem to have little idea of the exact cause of the disease, even to this day.

Without knowledge of causation, finding

the cure will continue to evade researchers.

Like various forms of cancer, Alzheimer’s has a “month” each year in which the majority of fundraising and charity events occur, which is September. Obviously, September of this year has come and gone, but these months are more of publicity markers than anything else.

Donations and charity can always help the future of sufferers, as funding is necessary to keep up the constant research that is conducted. Of course, this is an obvious answer to many illnesses, and we can’t possible donate chunks of cash to each and every cause. However, if Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia have touched your life, then you know every reason why you should consider donating.

Most importantly, though, we need to take care of ourselves. As hinted at in the study showing that Alzheimer’s has ties to the immune system, taking care of our bodies can help prevent the onset of mental and physical illnesses alike. A study published by the Annals of Internal Medicine showed that middle-aged people who exercised regularly were 40 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia than others in their age

group. This means that physical health can have a direct effect on what our mental state will be.

As with cancer or any terminal illness, the risk cannot entirely be avoided, but if there are measures that will lessen the chance, we should all take them. It’s hard to see why anyone remains glued to their couch when exercise can increase mental longevity — if not for yourself, then for your family who will be forced to watch you deteriorate.

We are constantly told to exercise, eat right, stay fit and be healthy. We agree, for aesthetic purposes most of the time, to do our best. But few people truly have the foresight to take care of their bodies for the sake of future health. Now, when few of us are even worrying about preventing facial wrinkles or sore joints, it is difficult to see dementia as a reason to stay fit.

For those of us who have had someone close suffer Alzheimer’s, or those who are — rightfully — scared that it may occur, it serves as very good motivation.

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‘Shop with a Cop’ to help area families

By Seth.Young @iowastatedaily.com With the holiday season in full swing, police officers from various area departments are getting ready for the 20th year of their annual charity event, Shop with a Cop. Since 1993, active and retired officers of local police departments have donated their time once a year to helping local families facing difficult financial times during the holiday season.

“Our officers volunteer their time to take kids shopping that morning,” said Cmdr. Geoff Huff, of the Ames Police Department.

“The Boys and Girls Club has let us use their facility for quite a few years. It gives us a good place to meet in the morning and a good place to wrap the presents at the end, which is one of the things we like to do.”

This year’s edition of Shop with a Cop is scheduled to take place this Sunday.

The event is funded each year by donations from the public made to the Ames Police Benevolent Association. Many citizens of Ames as well as surrounding towns and counties began receiving brochure mailers back in early November with which they have provided the money that makes this event possible.

The association is currently comprised of more than 70 retired and active police officers from area departments, including Ames, Iowa State, Huxley, Nevada and Story County.

Money raised by the association is commonly used to help fund local organizations such as the Special Olympics, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Rabiner Treatment Center and the Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs.

The children and families are chosen by the association based on applications each family sub-

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Cmdr. Jim Robinson and his wife, Chris Robinson, help wrap Christmas presents with participants of Shop with a Cop in December 2006. Shop with a Cop is an annual event organized by the Ames Police Benevolent Association, which involves area police departments in and surrounding Ames.

mits along with wish lists of any and all items they may need to purchase.

“When we see those needs that are coats and boots and stuff like that, we want to make sure [those in need] get those things,” Huff said.

The association’s goal is to raise the highest amount of funds possible in order to best help the children and families of Story County and its neighboring counties.

During the last four years, the association’s event has received “very consistent donations,” said Sgt. Christine Crippen, of Ames Police.

The families chosen are accompanied to Kmart by officers of various police departments.

The children and families then get to spend the morning with the volunteer officers, filling as many of their holiday shopping needs and wants as they are able to.

“We generally encourage [the families] to not only buy something for themselves, but also to look at the other members of their family so that they can try to get something for everybody,” Huff said.

Afterward, everyone returns to the Boys’ and Girls’ Club building to put the wrappings on their freshly purchased presents just in time for the holidays.

“When they leave that morning, they’ve got a bag full of

wrapped presents to go under the tree; it’s a really good time,” Huff said.

Vet explains how to keep pets healthy during winter

By William.Byal @iowastatedaily.com Coming off of Pet Awareness month in November, it is important for students to be aware of their pet’s health and safety during the cold months of winter. The change of season and its impact on pets certainly depends on the lifestyle of the animal, explained Dr. Susan O’Brien, veterinarian and associate professor of veterinary clinical sciences.

“Getting your pets active during the winter time is important for their overall health and well-being,” O’Brien said.

“Pent-up energy is definitely a problem in the winter. He does the ‘Buddy 500’ at night if he still has too much energy, which is basically Buddy sprinting laps around my living room,” said Luke McCall, junior in pre-business.

McCall said the nice thing about the winter is that when he lets his golden retriever named Buddy out, the cold encourages him to take care of business and get back inside, even though he deals with the cold much better than a human would.

“Much like a husky, retrievers have two coats,” McCall said. “The undercoat insulates the dog to keep him cool in the

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Boo, 11-year-old bichon, wears a parka during the cold winter months. Her owner, Kelsey Leonard, of Ames, likes to keep Boo warm when she goes outside. Veterinarian Susan O’Brien said keeping pets active during the winter is important to their health.

summer or warm in the winter.”

“Other dogs don’t have this type of protection.

There’s nothing wrong with putting a coat on your animal to keep them warm, especially with bit-

ter cold weather conditions of Iowa,” O’Brien said. “Smaller dogs won’t be as acclimated to the cold and may need protection against the elements.”

Icy conditions can also be something to look

out for when taking your pet outside, O’Brien said.

“Sometimes, when the ice is rough and sharp, it will cut their feet,” O’Brien said. “Also, chemicals on the road will irritate feet.”

There are different

ways to handle pets during the winter depending on their lifestyle and if they are indoor or outdoor pets, O’Brien said.

“Indoor dogs or cats can’t be kept out in the cold at night because their

bodies are not used to it, and outdoor animals need more food. Food intake will have to increase if they’re an animal outdoors,” O’Brien said.

Makayla Johnston, sophomore in animal science, said her outdoor cats and indoor cats are a lot different.

“My outdoor cats grow thicker winter coats, and my indoor cat doesn’t,” Jonhston said.

“Another is their body condition. The outdoor cats are constantly active, and food isn’t as easily accessible, so they’re in really good shape. My indoor cat has it easier and is a little fatter.”

Being acclimated to their shelter is another crucial factor in a pet’s health during the winter.

For example, an outdoor farm cat acclimated to its outdoor environment will be able to sustain living, but an indoor cat thrown outside can be at greater risk, O’Brien said.

“I definitely think pets need shelter because Iowa winters can get really brutal. Not the temperature as much as the wind and snow,” Johnston said.

“They grow winter coats so they are fine in cold weather, they just need somewhere to escape winter storms.”

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Roommates can avoid disagreements during finals’ stress

By Makayla.Tendall @iowastatedaily.com Stress may make getting along with roommates more difficult as finals close in and many students feel the strain of sleepless nights and endless studying.

Students and the department of residence offer tips to avoid irritation between roommates.

“The people that are most successful in working things out with their roommates are those that are able to speak directly and with compassion and understanding with their roommate in advance,” said Lona Davenport, residence hall director for Helser Hall.

Davenport said there are certain times of the year when students may find it more difficult to live with roommates, whether they have a good relationship with each other. One of those times is six weeks into the semester when midterms and the struggles of adapting to college life fully set in for students.

Another troubling time for roommates occurs before fall break said Davenport. Davenport said many students experience homesickness towards that time of year.

On the evening of Friday, Nov. 29, ISU police responded to a dispute between two roommates at Frederiksen Court. The matter is still under investigation.

While Davenport did not want to comment on that particular incident, she said that students may be under extra stress. When under more stress, even small issues that pile up can cause an emotional outburst between roommates.

“I think that’s pretty natural just because there are a lot of demands,” Davenport said. “The Department of Residence does have a very strong relationship with the department of public safety. If students feel threatened, they absolutely should talk to the police.”

Davenport said that the Department of Residence takes many steps to ensure two or more students will be able to live agreeably with each other. In residence halls, students are asked to fill out a roommate agreement which asks residents to fill out their preferences for such things as

>>GSB p1 that reaching out to constituents to receive signatures was important.

Sen. Khayree Fitten said it is relatively easy to get signatures, and therefore, obtaining them does not serve its purpose.

An enacted clause recommended by the election commission that would have required senate candidates on the ballot to attend meetings of two separate clubs was amended and eliminated.

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Lona Davenport, residence hall coordinator for Helser Hall, said there are certain times of the year that students are under more stress.

In these times, even the small issues can pile up until they cause emotional outbursts between roommates.

guests, cleanliness and appropriate times for sleeping and waking up.

However, Davenport said these agreements are not always effective since many students do not have an idea of what their needs are when they fill out the agreements.

“Students who are moving in haven’t necessarily lived with someone before or haven’t lived with someone who might be very different from who they are.

They come in and they might not even know that they don’t know what they want. They live together for a few weeks and they fill out this report trying to be friendly and kind and they don’t really assert their needs,” Davenport said.

Chris Fenton, junior in open option, lives in Friley Hall and gets along well with his roommate, who he said was also his best friend in high school.

Guenther argued that attending club meetings would be beneficial and would be a good public relations way to get the word out about the elections.

Revisions to the election code were also made.

An amendment made by Fitten to end campaign spending limits failed.

Fitten submitted and subsequently withdrew a petition earlier this year that argued campaign spending limits are unconstitutional due to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Citizen’s United v. Federal

Fenton said that although there may be small things that irritate each other, open communication is important and has helped him and his roommate.

“It’s gone kind of perfect,” Fenton said. “Every once in a while, I’ll ask him is there anything I’m doing that annoys him and we’ll have that conversation and then we’ll fix it. Then we’ll be fine.”

Fenton said that while he does not think he will have particularly difficult time with finals, he plans on supporting his roommate.

“I just kind of plan on backing up a little bit. If he needs me to do something for him, I’ll do it. Letting him do his thing,” Fenton said.

As for other roommates in his hall who are separating for various reasons, Fenton said he encourages them to open-

Election Commission.

A bill passed that will allow the election commission to operate a polling place on Election Day. Any other entity wanting to operate a polling location will also be able to do so with approval from the election commission.

In recent elections, voting has been done electronically.

Sen. Zach Bauer, who made the amendment for the polling place, said it would help increase voter turnout.

In addition, previous rules limiting campaigning on elec-

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ly and respectfully communicate about their problems.

“They’re not open about it. One person will be like, ‘I hate living with this guy,’ and the other guy will be like, ‘This is fine.

We’re doing fine,’” Fenton said. “I haven’t encountered anyone that they do have problems and they’re open to each other about it.”

Davenport said that whether or not an issue between roommates is considered an emergency, all problems are meaningful and credible to the students experiencing them.

“It’s their home; it’s the place that they need to feel comfortable and able to relax,” Davenport said. “If they can’t relax in their home, then of course it’s hard, and so it doesn’t matter what the topic is actually about because it’s very meaningful to that individual.”

tion day were struck down.

“This summer I attended a national conference of student body presidents, and about 100 of us were in attendance,” said GSB President Spencer Hughes.

“We were discussing election regulations. And I mentioned that we were barred from campaigning while polls were open, and I tell you that no one believed me.”

Hughes said to the best of his knowledge Iowa State’s rule of no active campaigning on election day is unique compared to similar institutions.

Also included in the bill was a clause that will allow GSB campaign material to be included electronically.

Another amendment to the bill changed the election code in a way that will no longer require campaigns to count volunteer services against their spending limit at a fair market value.

In the past, candidates were asked to determine the fair market value of their volunteer services and count it as part of their total spending, regardless of if they paid an individual for the service or not.

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Bubu Palo confirms his appeal denied by Board of Regents

By Alex.Halsted @iowastatedaily.com The Board of Regents denied the appeal of former ISU guard Bubu Palo on Wednesday, Palo confirmed to the Daily in an email Thursday.

The board didn’t name the student whose appeal was denied, citing student privacy laws, but Palo said he has been notified

it was his appeal.

“I was indeed informed that [my appeal] had been denied,” Palo said Thursday. “I now plan on bringing this to district court for judicial review.”

Iowa State announced Aug. 31 that Palo would no longer be a member of the ISU men’s basketball team. Palo was charged in September 2012 with second degree sexual abuse related to an

incident in May 2012. Palo was originally suspended indefinitely pending the investigation, and when charges were dropped in January, he was reinstated.

While Palo was originally found innocent of a violation of the ISU Office of Judicial Affairs’ Student Code of Conduct, following an appeal during the summer, the decision was overturned by ISU President Steven Leath, and

Palo was removed from the basketball team.

Palo appealed that decision to the Board of Regents, which was denied unanimously Wednesday following a closed session hearing. An ISU spokesperson said on Wednesday that Leath had “no additional comment on the board’s decision.”

According to the Student Code, a student’s last option fol-

lowing a hearing by the Board of Regents is to pursue judicial review as permitted by law. Tom Evans, legal counPalo sel to the Board of Regents, said the decision can be moved to district court typically in 20 to 30 days, which Palo said he plans to do.

Minatta hired as head coach

By Alex.Gookin @iowastatedaily.com The ISU athletic department has named former assistant Tony Minatta as head coach of the ISU soccer team.

The hiring was announced Thursday morning.

Minatta served as an assistant coach for two years under former coach Wendy Dillinger. He led the Cyclones in their first Big 12 tournament appearance since 2007 last season as interim coach.

The Cyclones fell to the Baylor Bears, 0-1.

Minatta was unavailable for comment Thursday, as he was on a recruiting trip.

However, he tweeted his excitement for the new job.

“So honored to be the new head coach of such a great group of student athletes at one of the finest institutions in the country,” Minatta tweeted.

Minatta is the fifth head coach in the history of the ISU soccer program. In his two years as an assistant, he helped lead the Cyclones to their first 10-win season since 2005 in his first season, before finishing fourth in the Big 12 race in the regular season in 2013.

Graduating senior Jennifer Dominguez was on the team from Minatta’s hiring as an assistant to his promotion to interim coach during last season’s Big 12 tournament appearance. She noted Minatta’s leadership as likely an important factor in his hiring.

“He cares a lot about the team and is a great team leader,” Dominguez said. “I think he definitely had the team vote. ... I can definitely see him becoming the face of Iowa State soccer.”

Minatta’s resume is littered with accomplishments, including serving as assistant director of coaching at the Fort Collins (Colo.) Soccer Club where he helped nearly 40 players reach NCAA rosters. He also coached in the Colorado Olympic Development Program, leading seven girls state teams.

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 199396, receiving the Navy Achievement Medal for outstanding leadership in overseas deployment and attained the rank of sergeant.

Minatta graduated from University of Nevada-Las Vegas in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in English.

Maddie Jobe, one of Iowa State’s all-time great goalkeepers, said she approves of the coaching decision. She said the hire came as no surprise to former and current players and hopes to hang around the program to work with Minatta and players in the future.

“The seniors had a group text going today, and we were all just thrilled about it,” said Jobe of Minatta’s hire. “As a graduated senior, I’m incredibly envious of the classes under that get to play under him for the next four years or so.

I’m happy that he was around when I was around and I’m very happy he got the job.”

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Melvin Ejim saves the ball after an overthrow from Auburn on Monday at Hilton Coliseum. Ejim’s game time totaled 28 minutes, with 14 points scored. The Cyclones pulled a victory over the Tigers with a final score of 99 - 70.

‘IT’S BIG TIME’ Senior Ejim seeks 1st win against in-state rival UNI

By Dean.Berhow-Goll @iowastatedaily.com To Melvin Ejim, Wells Fargo Arena has been good — really good.

On Wednesday before practice at the Sukup Basketball Complex, Ejim spoke of it like an affectionate woman, dreaming that she’d be good to him again, this time against in-state Northern Iowa.

“I’m hoping,” Ejim said with a laugh.

“Hopefully, she’s kind to me, and I have another good game.”

In the two games Ejim has played in Des Moines at the arena, he’s racked up 43 points, 14 rebounds, six assists, six steals and two blocks.

The first was a 91-88 win against Creighton — which was being coached in his first season by former ISU head coach Greg McDermott — spurred by a buzzerbeating 3-pointer from Jamie Vanderbeken.

By Alex.Gookin @iowastatedaily.com Even when Hallie Christofferson is in foul trouble, she gets the most out of her limited time on the floor. In 22 minutes against Northern Iowa on Wednesday, the preseason All-Big 12 selection scored 22 points and assisted on five other baskets, while pulling in five rebounds.

The Cyclones went 18 minutes without their star player on the floor but found a way to score 83 points while holding the Panthers to 55. The team’s efficiency did not go unnoticed.

“Iowa State is as efficient of an offensive team as I’ve seen in the country,” said UNI coach Tanya Warren. “When you are playing against a team as efficient and can score from all five positions like Iowa State can, when you get them to miss you have to make sure you secure the rebound because you cannot give them two or three opportunities.”

Christofferson scored 20 points for the sixth time in seven games this season, but ISU coach Bill Fennelly was most impressed

by Christofferson’s teammates in the win against Northern Iowa.

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12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo., in midMarch, or even the postseason in the NCAA tournament if the team makes it.

“You’ve got four fan bases at one site, you’ve got both bands, cheerleaders, and it kind of gives you that feel,” Hoiberg said.

“All this is part of the process to help prepare you for the postseason. I think any neutral site game does that. We’ll play a neutral game in the Big 12 tournament, and if we’re fortunate enough to get into the NCAA, you look back on this as a game that’s helped you prepare for that.”

It won’t quite be the Cy-Hawk Series on Saturday against Northern Iowa, but it still is an in-state rivalry game to the team and will be especially important to Ejim, who hasn’t beaten the Panthers in his career at Iowa State.

“It’s big time,” Ejim said of the game.

“It’s bragging rights not just for us but for everyone. All the people who go to Iowa State and for the respective schools. It’s always a big game, these in-state rivalry games are always fun, always big, always a great turn-out, so it’s going to be exciting.”

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The other was an 86-77 win, marred by 52 fouls, but sprung by Ejim’s fourth career double-double.

So, is it something in the lighting in that place?

“I don’t know, if there is I’m trying to find out before the game starts,” Ejim said.

“I think it was just they were important games; they were fun.”

Dustin Hogue isn’t entirely new to the in-state rivalry between the two schools.

The JUCO transfer — fresh off his career night against Auburn with 22 points and 16 rebounds — got a whiff of it while playing at Indian Hills Community College a year ago but said he did hear about it when he committed to Iowa State.

“I didn’t really know about the rivalry until I was at Indian Hills, and then when I committed to Iowa State, I kind of lost a lot of fans,” Hogue said. “I kind of took it a little personally so now the rivalry is personal now.”

ISU coach Fred Hoiberg expects this weekend to give his team an early season feel for environments they’ll face in the Big

team for 36 minutes. Fennelly praised Moody for stepping up when she was needed. “[That was] by far the best she’s played,” Fennelly said of Moody. “It was a night where we needed those 36 minutes [from her,] and I’m very proud of her.”

Moody provided an offensive spark, using her speed to get to the lane, where she scored the bulk of her points. Her eight assists are a season-high.

Moody downplayed her scoring output noting that she scores as many points as needed for her team, whether it is five or 16. When asked if she was happier with her point total or assist total, her answer was definitive.

“I’m an assist person, so I wish I would have had two more assists,” Moody said. “I really don’t focus on the points; it’s kind of what I can do to get my teammates on a level where they are confident.”

Heading into the matchup against Cal State Fullerton, there could be no Cyclone more confident than Seanna Johnson.

The freshman has shined in the last five games, averaging 15.6 points over the stretch with two double-doubles.

However, the team’s efficiency has caused her effectiveness to go unnoticed at times.

With veterans Christofferson and Moody combining for 38 points

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Junior guard Nikki Moody pushes the ball through the Drake Bulldogs’ line of defense Nov. 24 in Des Moines. Moody downplays her scoring output for the Cyclones, noting that she doesn’t focus on the points.

against Northern Iowa, Johnson’s 14 points and career-high 13 rebounds were almost swept under the rug.

“When I was walking down the hall and someone said she had 13 [rebounds] and 14 [points], and I’m like, ‘No way’,” Fennelly said of Johnson’s performance. “That was a quiet 13 and 14, but she played 33 minutes and we asked her to guard about three people and she does it, and she does it well.”

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to Ames, but the matchup creates one of the best story lines of the young season. For the first time in his career, Fennelly will be coaching against one of his own sons, Steven Fennelly, who is a first-year assistant for the Titans.

The elder Fennelly was emotional at media day when asked about the matchup, and said that he will be proud of his son’s new job when they step on the court Sunday.

The game will tip off at 2 p.m.

Sunday at Hilton Coliseum.

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Cyclones to face stacked field in Las Vegas

By Beau.Berkley @iowastatedaily.com The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational is sort of like the NCAA tournament. Sort of.

This weekend, the ISU wrestling team will gear up and travel to Las Vegas to compete against some of the highest-ranked teams in the country. Of the 33 teams competing, 12 are ranked in the top 25 by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, including Iowa State.

Making things more interesting, the Cliff Keen Invitational includes several teams the Cyclones are slated to face in duals later in the season. No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 12 Northern Iowa, Rutgers and Arizona State all appear on the back end of the Cyclones’ schedule.

With a tournament of this magnitude approaching, ISU coach Kevin Jackson said addressing problem areas have been the team’s focus following Sunday’s 23-9 loss to No. 3 Iowa.

“We try to make sure that our guys have an opportunity

to recover from the Iowa training and the Iowa match and are fresh in mind, fresh in body and address areas of concentration to make sure that when those must-win positions hit in Vegas, you react the right way to them,” Jackson said. “It’s all a process. I want to see gains. I want to see us win some of the positions that you saw in the Iowa match.”

Competition will be stiff with several highly-ranked wrestlers at each weight class. At least one top-5 wrestler will be competing at every weight class, including No. 1 Logan Stieber, of Ohio State, at 141 pounds and Andrew Howe, of Oklahoma, at 174 pounds.

All-Americans Kyven Gadson and Michael Moreno are ranked No. 3 and No. 4 at 197 and 165, respectively, for the Cyclones.

For Gadson, the talented field provides extra motivation. “[It’s] something that everybody on the team looks forward to, just a chance to knock off someone people that you don’t think you can beat,” Gadson said.

“Just get a chance to boost your

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Redshirt freshman Lelund Weatherspoon, 184 pounds, fights to get out of a hold during his match against Ethen Lofthouse, of Iowa, on Dec. 1 at Hilton Coliseum. Weatherspoon would lose to Lofthouse by decision.

self-confidence. It’s good to go against those type of teams earlier in the season and feel those guys out because we’ll be seeing a lot of them later in the season.”

Redshirt freshman Lelund

Weatherspoon has compiled a 10-2 record heading into the Cliff Keen Invitational. Weatherspoon said the size of the tournament shouldn’t affect the team’s performance, and rankings aside, it’s

business as usual.

“I try to look at it as just a regular tournament, so why not go out and wrestle your best like you’re supposed to,” Weatherspoon said.

Team returns home after long road trip, ready for weekend

By Will.Musgrove @iowastatedaily.com After being on the road most of last week, where it played six games in two states at three different arenas, Cyclone Hockey returns home to face Lindenwood this weekend.

The No. 4 Cyclones (19-5-2, 6-2-0 CSCHL) finished their long road trip 3-3, but ISU coach Jason Fairman said that fatigue played a role in the team’s performance. Fairman said battling this fatigue with rest is the key element in winning the two-game series against Central State Collegiate Hockey League rival No. 13 Lindenwood (6-11-2, 4-2-1 CSCHL).

“We just had the longest road trip I have ever witnessed in my life,” Fairman said. “Rest is the key right now. I just hope come Thursday we’re healthy.”

To ensure the Cyclones are healthy by game time this weekend, Fairman canceled practice on Monday and has canceled all off-ice workouts for the rest of the week.

Also, Fairman said that on-ice practices will be lighter than normal.

Fairman said he believes the break will have the Cyclones playing at a higher level as the week progresses and give them the

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Iowa State’s No. 20 Chase Rey fights for the puck. Iowa State beat Waldorf Warriors 5-1 at the ISU/Ames Ice Arena on Sept. 14. Cyclone Hockey faces Lindenwood this weekend at home.

edge against the Lindenwood.

“I told the team we did a lot of good things last week,” Fairman said. “I am hoping that the variable here is the rest factor.

If we can take that away, because we were playing well before this, we can get back

to that. And I think rest is the key to doing that.”

Fairman said getting back to the way they were playing means making adjustment on the team’s penalty kill and getting better at identifying coverage in the defen-

sive zone.

Another benefit to the light workload this week is that it gives the team time to recover from sickness, said ISU defenseman Alec Wilhelmi.

“I know that there was a cold going around the team,” Wilhelmi said. “We are trying to get recouped from that and at the same time get our studies back in check.”

ISU forward Chase Rey shares Fairman’s belief that the Cyclones need to return to their original game plan. He said if the Cyclones don’t improve their play in the defensive zone, the Lions’ speed will capitalize with a goal.

“From what I’ve seen [Lindenwood] has a lot of speed,” Rey said. “We have to contain that and play good d-zone, which we struggled a little bit with this past week.

If we get back to our game, it will be a good series.”

Wilhelmi said that if the Cyclones can control the defensive zone and shut down the Lions’ offense, they will have no trouble winning both games this weekend.

“Their weakness lies in their goaltending and defense,” Wilhelmi said. “I think we can shut their top scorers down.”

Iowa State will play Lindenwood at 7:30 p.m. Friday and at 8 p.m. Saturday.

Track, field to knock off rust as season’s 1st indoor meet approaches

By Chris.Wolff @iowastatedaily.com The ISU men’s and women’s track and field teams will begin their indoor season Friday with their only meet of December. With this being the only meet until the Big 4 Duals on Jan. 18, the teams are going in with a relaxed attitude.

The early season meet is used as a way to test the athlete’s current fitness levels and see what they will need to improve on in the month before the next meet.

“It’s a rust-buster,” said redshirt senior Samantha Bluske of the first meet of the season. “Really nobody should be too nervous about it.”

Bluske and a number of other athletes recently finished up a successful cross-country season,

which will affect the team going into the first indoor track meet.

The women’s crosscountry team competed at the NCAA National Championship meet on Nov. 23, exactly two weeks prior to the first indoor track meet.

Due to the short turnaround, many distance runners who participated deep into the cross-country season will either not participate in the opening indoor meet or will compete in events “just for fun.”

“We have to get them enough time to recover, not so much physically but mentally,” said ISU coach Andrea Grove-McDonough, who specifically works with the women’s distance runners and is the women’s cross-country coach.

Even though the meet is more about shaking off the rust than intense com-

petition, the team is still excited about transferring into the indoor track and field season.

“I’m really excited for the new coaching staff and just the turnaround coming off a good cross-country year,” said junior distance runner Alex Dillenbeck.

The coaching staff will be headed up by Martin Smith, who is in his first year as the director of the track and field and crosscountry teams.

Previously, Smith was the coach at Oklahoma, Oregon, Wisconsin, Virginia and George Mason. The coach has compiled an impressive resume after guiding five national championship teams.

A staple of Smith’s former teams has been strong performers in distance events. With the addition of Andrea Grove-McDonough, who also has a strong track

record of successful distance runners in track and cross-country, Iowa State looks to make the distance event a major strength of both the men’s and women’s teams.

“There is a strong emphasis of the distance and mid-distance events for sure,” Grove-McDonough said. “They are going to have to put up some points for us.”

For now, the athletes are looking at staying healthy and using the meet to see where they are at fitness-wise. The indoor season will take off after the conclusion of Winter Break.

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