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THURSDAY, DEC. 1, 2011

SPORTS

Cyclones fall to the Panthers

OPINION

Unfair funding of athletic facilities

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Bowl game roulette By Jake.Calhoun @iowastatedaily.com

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With the ISU football team claiming bowl eligibility for the second time in three years under coach Paul Rhoads, ISU fans are excited about its 11th bowl in school history. Selection Sunday lies just one day after the Cyclones’ (6-5, 3-5 Big 12) regular season finale against Kansas State on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan. Regarding which bowl in which Iowa State may find itself, different websites have the Cyclones projected to a variety of bowls. With the variety of bowls comes a variety of factors — finish in the conference, expected fan attendance, etc. — so here is the breakdown:

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Next director candidate gives seminar By Maia Zewert Daily staff writer The search for the new director of the Leopold Center of Sustainable Agriculture continues on Thursday when Thanos Papanicolaou gives his seminar in room 1951 in the Food Sciences Building. Papanicolaou holds an undergraduate degree in civil engineering from Aristotle University in Greece and both a Master of Science and Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering from Virginia Tech. This past April, he received with the Distinguished Iowa Scientist Award from the Iowa Academy of Science. Papanicolaou served in several academic and research positions at Washington State University until 2003 when he took a job as a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Iowa. He also is a Donald E. Bently Faculty Fellow of Engineering and research engineer with the Iowa Institute of Hydroscience and Engineering. Besides teaching, Papanicolaou also has done extensive research on ways to lessen the impact of social erosion and nutrient transport on water quality. He has received a competitive grant from the Leopold Center for research on multifunctional agriculture and rural communities. Papanicolaou is the second of three finalists hoping to fill the two-year vacant director position at the Leopold Center. Abdullah Jaradat spoke earlier this week, and Mark Rasmus-sen will complete the seminars Dec. 5. Each of the seminars will be recorded and available for viewing at http://www.leopold.iastate.edu.

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2. TicketCity Bowl

DALLAS Jan. 2, 11 a.m. Projected opponent: Purdue (Big Ten No. 7) Possible draw for Iowa State: 35 percent Formerly the Texas Bowl, the TicketCity Bowl did not retain its status as a Big 12 bowl this season to give up the bid to Conference USA. However, since C-USA only has five eligible teams, it cannot occupy all seven of its slots to give Iowa State an opportunity to take one. Iowa State would face the seventh-ranked team of the Big Ten, which would likely turn out to be Purdue (6-6, 4-4 Big Ten) due to its standing in the conference. Both ESPN and Fox Sports predicted an ISU-Purdue matchup in the TicketCity Bowl.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. Dec. 28, 3:30 p.m. Projected opponent: North Carolina (ACC No. 8) Possible draw for Iowa State: 35 percent With a loss to Bill Snyder and Co., Iowa State would be the eighth team in the Big 12 mix, which would leave it out of the conference’s seven bowl bids. Thus, the Cyclones would fill Navy’s spot since it is not bowl-eligible this season. Iowa State’s opponent would be the eighthranked team in the Atlantic Coast Conference. With Miami (FL) abandoning its bowl eligibility this season, North Carolina (7-5, 3-5 ACC) would occupy this slot. Both CBS Sports and Rivals projected an ISU-UNC matchup in the Military Bowl.

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Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

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SAN FRANCISCO Dec. 31, 2:30 p.m. Projected opponent: Arizona State (Pac-12 No. 6) Possible draw for Iowa State: 17 percent As is the case with the Military and TicketCity bowls, the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl’s automatic bid from Army — which is not bowl-eligible this season — will be vacated by another team. Iowa State may have a tougher time getting into this bowl since the ACC is slated to fill any voids due to the agreements for it this year. If the ACC is not able to do so, though, then Iowa State could find itself in it. In the Daily’s estimation, Arizona State would be the representative of the Pac-12 conference in this one. The Sun Devils (6-6, 4-5 Pac-12) struggled in the latter half of the season — losing four straight — resulting in the firing of coach Dennis Erickson.

NEW YORK Dec. 30, 2:20 p.m. Projected opponent: Rutgers (Big East No. 4) Possible draw for Iowa State: 12 percent In the event that Iowa State defeats Kansas State on Saturday, it would possibly leapfrog Texas A&M — which finished 6-6 on the season and would have the same 4-5 conference record as the Cyclones — to find itself in the Big 12’s seventh-and-final bowl bid in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. As of right now, Rutgers (8-4, 4-3 Big East) would be the Cyclones’ opponent with a fourth-place finish in the Big East conference. SB Nation projected an ISURutgers matchup in the Pinstripe Bowl as well.

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HOUSTON Dec. 31, 11 a.m. Silly names aside, Iowa State does have history in this game when it was known as the Houston Bowl in 2005, losing to Texas Christian, 27-24. A berth in this bowl, in the Daily’s estimation, would be a little surprising though.

6.Holiday Bowl

SAN DIEGO Dec. 28, 7 p.m. Possibly one of the biggest longshots in terms of possibilities for Iowa State, but the ISU fan base has been known to draw a big crowd. With that being said, the Holiday Bowl is not out of the question, even if it is hardly in it for Iowa State.

7.Insight Bowl

TEMPE, Ariz. Dec. 30, 9 p.m. The Cyclones are 2-0 in the Insight Bowl, so why not? Projections do not indicate a return to the Insight Bowl for Iowa State, but Rhoads and Co. would not mind a return to Sun Devil Stadium to square off against a Big Ten opponent.

Health

World AIDS Day held Dec. 1 to fight pandemic By Katherine.Klingseis @iowastatedaily.com Students may notice a lack of art around campus Thursday. All art on campus will be covered up in honor of World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day is held every Dec. 1 to unite people worldwide in the fight against HIV/AIDS. On the ISU campus,

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8.Independence Bowl

SHREVEPORT, La. Dec. 26, 4 p.m. Another bowl in which Iowa State has a history — a loss in 2001 and a victory in 2004 — remains a distant possibility.

Campustown

City Council joins GSB to discuss Ames expansion

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Photo: Kendra Plathe/Iowa State Daily Students cover up a piece of art outside of the Gerdin Building on Wednesday. Art all around the world was covered up to raise awareness of AIDS.

The Ames City Council joined the Government of the Student Body at its weekly meeting on Wednesday night to discuss Campustown, the Blue Zone project and the future of Ames. Nate Dobbels, speaker of the Senate, asked what the City Council thought

of the possible expansion of Ames. Tom Wacha, of the City Council, said that a small percentage of people fear that if, for example, Ames were to allow box stores in the western part of town, Ames would look just like Ankeny. The Council members said if the community does

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