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ISU’s 43-year-old information technology system to be replaced

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ome people can’t go two years without getting a new smartphone, but Iowa State’s informational technology has made do with what they’ve had for almost 50 years.

The university has maintained its mainframe architecture, with only minor tweaking and changes over the decades.

However, sometime in March, the university will make a decision on which vendor it will choose to build a completely new system.

This system will manage everything from class registration to employee payroll to campus housing.

“The systems we have today have served us extremely well, but we have been on essentially the same architecture since 1972,” said Jim Kurtenbach, chief information officer.

Currently, the university’s IT services, be they class registration, housing assignments or employee payroll, are all run off of mainframe computers and housed both on and off campus.

A mainframe computer is a machine that looks like a large wall cabinet stuffed with a number of wires, circuit boards and flashing LED lights to indicate all sorts of functions and processes.

Back in the ‘70s, when Iowa State first migrated to a mainframe based system, the machines, depending on their performance, may have taken up entire rooms.

Today, they are much smaller, about the size of a dorm room closet.

If a student or faculty member were to walk into any of the rooms that house the hardware that runs the university’s IT infrastructure today, he or she would be hard-pressed to find clues that anything inside is more than 40 years old.

The large, metal racks holding row upon row of blinking lights attached via a tangled web of cables to circuit

boards look just as futuristic and complex as any other modern data center in the country.

While the hardware may look high tech, the software the university uses to run its day-to-day operations is where the system starts to show its age.

The class registration software used by faculty and staff is a prime example that shows how old the software is.

The green text on a black background looks more like it belongs to a computer that programed the original Pac-Man than one operated by one of the top land-grant universities in the country.

Despite the ancient looking user interfaces, ISU students seem to not have too much trouble accessing the system.

“I have no problems with the system,” said Patrick Lamar, sophomore in prebusiness. “I mean, if it’s not broke, don’t fix it. But at the same time, you have to stay up to date with current software. I have no problems right now, but if they want to make it better, no complaints here.”

Even though the antiquated software means that the university is stuck with ancient user interfaces, one of the real advantages of having such an old but working system is that it has saved the university large amounts of money over the years, thus allowing Iowa State to be in a position financially to be able to now afford a new system, according to Mike Lohrbach, director of infrastructure and shared services.

“Our system and our services have served us quite well over the years, to the point where we’ve been able to take advantage of a lot of these newer features like the mobility and the truly cloud-based services,” Lohrbach said. “We’ve been able to skip over some of these implementation that require large investments, not just in the system and the software, but in the infrastructure and the management that we would be doing on a local implementation of such a thing.”

These savings are now being put to good use, as the university is currently in the market for an entirely new IT system to help manage Iowa State. “[The system has] actually

Ben Spick, left, is the education and outreach chairman of LGBTA Alliance. Katie Smith, right, is the president of the group.

been very beneficial to the people of Iowa,” Kurtenbach said. “It’s been very cost-effective, and it’s permitted us to not invest in other things that have not lasted as long.”

The university put out a request for proposal, otherwise known as an RFP, on Nov. 11 for a system that will replace the current architecture in place at Iowa State.

An RFP gives potential vendors an outline of what kind of capabilities and features the university would like to have in the system.

It functions very much like an assignment guideline one might be given in class.

A set of general requirements is included in the RFP that the university will need vendors to meet in order to be chosen for the contract to build, test and implement a campus-wide IT system that will serve more than 42,000 students, faculty and staff.

The biggest goal laid out as a requirement for the new system is that it be incredibly mobile friendly.

The goal of this new mobile-first push is to, in the words of the RFP, “empower individuals at all levels of the university to readily manage more of their information at their convenience in a secure online environment.”

The new system will be designed and constructed under a “mobile first” philosophy, Lohrbach said.

“It’s designed with mobile devices in mind,” Lohrbach said. “It’s much easier to design it that way from the front end, then trying to take something that’s designed for a desktop format and browser and trying to retrofit that into the display, such as a smartphone.”

Access Plus, the main software that allows students to register for classes, view their transcripts and even purchase a parking pass, currently does not work well when viewed on anything other

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Prohm preps for first career CyHawk game

By Ryan.Young @iowastatedaily.com Two years ago it was the game winner — followed by a simple photo on Twitter.

Last year it was a kiss, directed at the entire Hawkeye student section.

Now, with his final chance to play in the CyHawk game, senior Georges Niang is taking full advantage of “Hate Week.”

“If I only went 2-2 with Iowa, then what’s the point in playing,” Niang said. “Obviously the goal is to go 3-1.”

The fans, Niang said, are different during this week, too.

“They heckle more than other fans,” Niang said. “I think that’s just the biggest thing that gets me riled up.”

No. 4 Iowa State (7-0, 0-0 Big 12) will host Iowa (7-2, 0-0 Big 10) on Thursday night. The anticipation for the intrastate showdown is as high as it’s been in years. Students have been camped outside Hilton Coliseum since Monday in hopes for front row seats.

The players are just as excited, too — even the ones who grew up away from the rivalry.

“This is something that a lot of us have been looking forward to,” Niang said. “I feel like a lot of us aren’t even from the state of Iowa, but we definitely feel the rivalry and — I don’t want to say hatred — but dislike for the other school. That’s just what comes with the territory.”

A win by Prohm would mark

the best start by a first-year coach in school history — and the third best overall start ever.

And while he may not be familiar with the rivalry itself, he does understand how big it is.

“Rivalries are great,” Prohm said. “And the one thing that makes up great rivalries is the programs have to be relevant. And I think that both programs are very, very relevant.”

The Hawkeyes, though, will pose an interesting challenge.

After losing its exhibition game to Augustana earlier this year, Iowa has rallied back fast.

The Hawkeyes have won their last four contests, including wins against No. 20 Wichita State and Florida State.

Forward Jarrod Uthoff will pose a big threat inside, too. During the past four games, Uthoff has averaged 19.3 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. The redshirt senior is also shooting 50 percent from both the field and from behind the arc.

Niang will likely spend some time matched up against Uthoff come game time, a matchup that was absent last season. And after watching Uthoff over the past several games, Niang knows how big of a challenge it could be to stop the Hawkeye big man.

“He’s a great player,” Niang said. “He does a lot of good things for their team. He’s on a hot streak right now.”

While Iowa does lead the alltime series, the home team has won eight of the last 10 games. But

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Georges Niang guards Iowa’s Aaron White in last year’s CyHawk game in Iowa City.

the Cyclones have won the past two matchups, and Niang knows that Iowa will come out firing.

“I expect them to come in and try to make it a blood bath, to be honest with you,” Niang said. “We beat them the last two years, and then us going into their place [and winning] … I’m sure they’re going to give it their best shot.”

Prohm said they have taken things easy over the past week in an effort to fully recover from Monday’s game and heal any outstanding injuries.

He isn’t doing things any differently this week — something Prohm said is important when dealing with big games.

“I love the rivalry games because you want to play in big games,” Prohm said. “That’s what you signed up for. You don’t pre-

pare any different. It is the next game. Our motto that night will be the same thing. We’re just trying to win the day and go 1-0.”

But it’s not going to be just a normal game. With the game in prime time on national television, and in front of what will likely be a sold-out crowd, Niang knows it’ll be perhaps the toughest matchup the Cyclones have had all season.

And he expects the atmosphere to live up to the hype.

“It’s going to be like nothing you’ve seen with these first seven games,” Niang said. “It’s going to be a real passionate group. And then, there’s obviously going to be that little section of Hawkeye fans behind their bench trying to get their crew rallied up.

“It’s going to be a super intense environment.”

LGBT groups reach out to students at diverse events

By Ellen.Bombela @iowastatedaily.com When people think about LGBT groups on campus, their minds probably automatically think about the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Student Services.

This is because the LGBTSS is, in theory, the big umbrella over seven LGBT organizations.

One of those organizations is the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Ally Alliance.

The LGBTA Alliance started out as The Gay Liberation Front in 1971 and only focused on gay men, which was prominent in the gay community at that time.

Since then, it has gone through several name changes and purposes.

“We provide education, outreach and a community for LGBT members and other allies to meet on Iowa State’s campus,” said Katie Smith, president of the LGBTA Alliance.

“We also have community members from Ames come, and high school students. It’s kind of open to everybody.”

While the organization is welcoming to everyone, there are approximately 20 to 30 members paying dues, including students, faculty and staff.

Some of the benefits for paid members include discounts on events, partaking in the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference each year and discounts on T-shirts.

The LGBTA Alliance works with the LGBTSS for a variety of different reasons.

“We look toward the Student Services Center for guidance, resources, etc.,” Smith said.

One of the ways that the LGBTA Alliance gets to collaborate with LGBTSS and the six other LGBT-focused organizations under LGBTSS, along with some other groups and individuals along the way, is through the Pride Summit.

“Basically, the leaders and general assembly members of each organization get together like once, maybe twice a month, and share ideas of what they have planned coming up, and kind of give that opportunity for networking,” said Smith, who will be handing over her position as president to vice president Alex Peters, sophomore in apparel, merchandising and design.

One of the recent events the organizations planned that was successful was an ice cream social.

“We had an ice cream social at the beginning of the fall semester, where we had over 500 students attend,” Smith said. “That was because we finally had that connection where we can all sit down at a round table and kind of discuss what we wanted to do for that and really get all of the leaders’ opinions and experience.”

As president of the LGBTA Alliance, Smith has many different responsibilities.

“As president, I do a lot of the administrative work,” Smith said.

“I run our cabinet meetings each week, and this semester, I ran

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Dec. 8 Ryan Allen Ferguson, 32, of 1448 Breckinridge Ct., Ames, IA, was arrested and charged with driving under suspension and possession of drug paraphernalia at Mortensen Pkwy and Gateway Hills Park Dr (reported at 1:49 a.m.).

Andrew Jonathan Borst, 24, of 1407 S Grand Ave Unit 203, Ames, IA, was cited with possession of a controlled substance at S Sheldon Ave and Lincoln Way (reported at 6:00 p.m.). Report initiated.

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tion permit limitation at Bissell Rd and Union Dr (reported at 6:24 p.m.). Report initiated.

Zachary Durk Anderson,18, of 135 Student Affairs L Rd Unit 5334, Ames, IA, was cited with possession of a controlled substance at 135‑5334 Student Affairs L Rd (reported at 9:39 p.m.). Report initiated.

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Wendy Davis to campaign Former Texas senator shows support for Hillary Clinton

By Alex.Hanson @iowastatedaily.com Wendy Davis, a former Texas state senator who was shot into the national spotlight for an 11-hour filibuster to block an antiabortion bill in the state, will campaign on behalf of Hillary Clinton in Ames next week.

Davis, who was also the Democratic nominee for governor of Texas in 2014, endorsed Clinton in September. Details about

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Thursday, Dec. 17 WHERE: Stomping Grounds, 303 Welch Ave., #101, Ames Davis will also make stops in Des Moines, Cedar Falls, Dubuque and Davenport on Dec. 17.

The next day, Dec. 18, Davis will attend events in Coralville and Cedar Rapids.

Clinton was in the state Wednesday for events in Waterloo and Urbandale.

Her campaign has made use of other surrogates, including former President Bill Clinton, Gen. Wesley Clark, Planned Parenthood President Stephanie Schriock and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, to stump on her behalf Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, who ran for president in 2004, will campaign for Clinton Tuesday and Wednesday.

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The council voted to have the city attorney draft an ordinance to ban electronic cigarette use in public. The council is still in the process of trying to ban e-cigarettes in all places regular cigarettes would be banned.

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Video games present virtual distraction

By Alia.Mortenson @iowastatedaily.com Losing track of time is easy. It’s even easier if one is engrossed in a virtual world.

Sometimes students sit down to play what they said was only going to be 30 minutes of a video game, whether it be “The Legend of Zelda,” “Call of Duty” or “Candy Crush Saga” on their cellphone. Suddenly, it’s been two hours, and they still haven’t started their homework or that big research paper due at midnight.

Video games are just one distraction, one that humans seem to blame more prominently than others, said Doug Gentile, associate professor of psychology.

“Video games are only a small part of what distracts students from their academics,” Gentile said.

Gentile said educationally speaking, some games are beneficial and have transferable aspects to them.

“Students who participate in video game activities that may be focused on stories and have lots of reading can often improve their comprehension,” said Reynol Junco, associate professor in the School of

Education.

Gentile said in that sense, video games have the ability to help education.

However, they also have the ability to hinder education.

Gentile shared a study that he does with his Psychology 101 class in which he has students share how many times they check their phones during class.

He then took that data and compared it to each student’s grade. His small study found that students who use their phones during class tend to have a grade that is two letters below those who do not use their phones.

However, these results are based on a usage of cellphone media in general and not specifically a video game, Gentile said. Yet the general principal is the same. Gentile said the harm can outweigh the benefits.

He added that when students say playing video games is a stress reliever, they may be wrong. This is because when they stop playing, they could experience withdrawals.

Withdrawal ends up being more of a distraction. Gentile said when students step away from a video game, they may focus on the lack of access to the video game. A user has set himself or herself up to be

more distracted on a regular basis through this process.

“Video games are a distraction if one makes them a distraction,” Junco said.

“You have to know yourself to know whether or not you can handle video games and studying intermittently.”

Ethan Claude, freshman in pre-business, agrees with Junco, saying students must have time management in order to play video games without harm.

“As long as you monitor yourself and make sure that your academics come first,” Claude said in regards to video games and schoolwork.

He added that he, a video gamer himself, has had no problems with video games and time management while at school.

Junco said the time of day students play video games doesn’t change their effect. It makes no difference if someone plays them at 7 a.m. or 9 p.m. However, every student learns differently, and their learning styles can change the effect video games, and media in general, have on their academics, Junco said.

Junco said students all learn differently: some can multitask with a million distractions and some need complete silence in order to learn.

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Doug Gentile, associate professor of psychology, said playing video games can take away from students’ commitment to studying and can negatively affect their grades and GPA.

Even though Junco said he thinks video games can be a stress reliever, he said they can also be somewhat of an addiction. Some students may think only about wanting to go home and game versus focusing on class or their readings, Junco said. This is comparable

to that of a person not being able to put down a really good book.

Gentile said studying is a great commitment to a student’s learning, and playing video games can take away from such a commitment. He added that video games can be

detrimental to a student’s grades, GPA and eligibility for future funding and scholarships.

“Video games are not the distraction, we are,” Gentile said. “We set ourselves up to be distracted.

Whether it’s video games or not, we are to blame.”

Catholic church receives $99,000 to spread message

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CySwap is a program that could premiere soon at Iowa State. It is similar to the idea of Craigslist but focuses on ISU students.

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on the site would only deal with fellow students, and the site is more organized, with aspects like a search ISU students might feature. soon have a website in This website would be which they can buy, sell or a place for students to sell exchange goods with fellow and buy textbooks, tickets, Cyclones without having to furniture or anything of that use Facebook. nature.

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However, it was not apNguyen pointed out proved by a vote of 22-10. that the site might cut Sen. George Weston, down on waste at the end graduate student in sociof semesters, when students ology, who voted against throw a lot away. CySwap the funding, felt the timwould allow them to sell ing of the bill was off. He that bookshelf or dresser had originally heard of the that might otherwise end idea for the site in August, up in a dumpster. but no mention of the site The $20,300 would be had been made until that just for the development last meeting, in which the of the website, with a re- authors of the bill waived a curring charge each year. second reading of the bill.

Nguyen said the absolute “I don’t understand high end of the recurring why the bill was introduced charge would be $2,000 per at the very last meeting,” year, but that is the worst- Weston said. “There was case scenario and would no excuse for this not to likely be less than that. be brought to us the week At the last Student Gov-YOUbefore.”

SHOULDN’T FIRE ernment meeting of 2015, He went on to say that senators voted on a bill if the bill gets reintroduced that would have funded the development of CySwap.

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St. Thomas Aquinas Church and Catholic Student Center applied for and has received a grant for $99,000 from the Lilly Endowment Inc. With this grant, the church intends to hire a team of missionaries to spread the message of its religion on the ISU campus.

Shari Reilly, director of campus ministries at St. Thomas Aquinas Church and Catholic Student Center, described the application process as time-consuming and complicated.

Applicants had to write a letter to the Lilly Endowment Inc.; after approval they were offered an application. The application consisted of about 11 pages of questions, describing a budget and developing a narrative.

“Without this grant, the new program wouldn’t have been possible for another two years,” Reilly said. The program will take off this coming fall semester.

With 7,800 Catholic students at Iowa State, St.

Thomas Aquinas Church and Catholic Student Center resonates with nearly onefifth of the student population. The church sees this as an opportunity to evangelize and guide students who are uncertain of their faith or those in need of direction or advice.

“I look forward to seeing what the church does with the grant,” said Angela Bentler, freshman in child, adult and family services and attendee of St. Thomas Aquinas Church and Catholic Student Center. “That’s a huge honor, and they could really do a lot of good work with that sort of funding.”

The church plans to hire two missionaries in the summer of 2016. These missionaries will receive training from the Saint Thomas Aquinas Church and Catholic Student Center staff and The Evangelical Catholic.

“We’re learning as we go, but we are hopeful that the new program will bring a lot of excitement and energy out of Catholic students on campus,” Reilly said. “Also, we hope to provide additional outreach to students who may or may not be Catholic but are curious.”

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The past few weeks, I have been working on training our new president for next semester.”

Along with having a president, the organization also has a variety of different officers, one of whom is Ben Spick, senior in anthropology.

“I am education and outreach chair,” Spick said.

“I do a lot of communication between our organization and LGBTSS and our other student organizations, and kind of helping to facilitate some of those interactions.

“Also, we often times have students ask if they can come to our events

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and meetings, so I usually end up taking care of those types of conversations as well.”

When asked why he is a part of the LGBTA Alliance, there was no question in Spick’s mind.

“Because I didn’t have that,” Spick said. “I want to be able to make sure that other people, when they come to Iowa State, they have some sort of space like this. I didn’t have a space like this.

“I didn’t know how or where to look, so now that I have found this space, I want to help make us more visible, be there for the people that do find us and be able to give my time and my talents to supporting this community.”

LGBTQA Aliance members have a peaceful protest of Pastor Tom Short in the free-speech zone in front of Parks Library on Sept. 25 , 2014.

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Weston said he would definitely be open to approving funding if the prop-

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“There was nothing in the bill where I thought, ‘Absolutely not,’” Weston said. “It was more, ‘Why is this being rushed?’ We should take care of stu-

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The San Antonio Zoo is facing a lawsuit from the Animal Legal Defense Fund over its treatment of Lucky the elephant. Columnist Woodruff explains the differences between the treatment and environment Lucky faces and those recommended for the physical and psychological well-being of elephants.

An elephant never forgets San Antonio Zoo’s Lucky shows signs of high stress levels

By Beth.Woodruff @iastatedaily.com

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he San Antonio zoo has been making recent headlines, but in all the wrong ways. The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) has filed a law suit against the family attraction for its maltreatment of an Asian elephant named Lucky.

The suit states that the zoo infringes on the Endangered Species Act, by harming Lucky physically and psychologically.

Lucky the elephant’s story starts with her birth in Thailand. She was captured before the age of 1, and brought to the San Antonio Zoo at the age of 2 in 1962. She then lived out her life in captivity, only having other companions every few years. Now, in 2015, Lucky is 55 and showing clear signs of psychological problems and high stress.

After hearing about Lucky’s dire situation, the Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary offered to take Lucky for free so she could have adequate living conditions and the ability to be social with other elephants. Unfortunately, San Antonio Zoo director Steve McCusker refused this offer, choosing to leave Lucky in concretebound solitude.

One of the zoo’s many rebuttals to the activists attempting to free Lucky was that the San Antonio Zoo is an accredited attraction, according to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), so it must have adequate living conditions for the elephant.

However, the AZA has concluded that elephants, being social creatures, cannot live in solitary confinement and all captive female elephants must have two other companions. Unfortunately, this rule doesn’t go into effect until 2016, according to the local paper, My San Antonio, making Lucky’s current situation still unacceptable.

Lucky is exhibiting signs of stress and depression from her lonely enclosure. The letter from the ALDF reports Lucky often sways, head bobs and paces throughout her enclosure.

G.A. Bradshaw, faculty member of the psychology program at Pacifica Graduate Institute in California, and Lorin Lindner, clinical psychologist, released a study on post-traumatic stress disorder and elephants.

The study discovered that just as humans can experience PTSD, so can elephants. It is quite plausible that Lucky is experiencing PTSD symptoms, as she was separated from her mother and family at an extremely young age. Some signs of distress in elephants include head bobbing, pacing and repeated trunk waving — symptoms very similar to Lucky’s.

A book, “Mind and Movement: Meeting the Interests of Elephants”, was released by Joyce Poole and

Petter Granli. The book helps explain what qualifies as a “suitable” habitat for elephants in captivity.

The healthy captivity requirements were based on the actions and habits of wild elephants.

Poole and Granli said that to meet the social, sexual and psychological needs of elephants, they need to be kept in “families” of 20-30 individuals. A herd of elephants this size would then require a 31-44 square mile habitat of varying terrains in order to meet an elephant’s foraging and exercise requirements.

The San Antonio Zoo unfortunately falls short of meeting any of these requirements. The zoo is home to 9,000 animals, all of which are forced to share the 35 acres of exhibit space, according to its website. Lucky, who is supposed to have at least 31 square miles and a family, is forced to live alone on a meager piece of the zoo’s land.

Lucky the elephant’s story is tragic, and unfortunately is not the only case of these social creatures being mistreated. While zoos can provide some fantastic opportunities and sanctuaries for some animals, not all creatures are being treated the way they should be.

Elephants are highly social and intelligent creatures that need versatile stimulation and interaction in environments that zoos simply cannot provide. It is time for Lucky, and other maltreated elephants, to be moved to sanctuaries, where they can enjoy their life and escape their companionless concrete prisons.

All families should have a family pet

By JoEllen.Keenan @iowastatedaily.com I grew up with many animals in my household, so many that my mom would consider herself an animal rescuer. While I loved all of my animals, my home was incredibly chaotic because of it.

Looking back, I’m thankful I had the opportunity to grow up with some sort of family pet rather than nont at all.

My firm belief that all families should have a family pet at least once in their lives is strong, and I hope to encourage everyone to see it this way as well. I believe this not only because of my own experiences, but because of their proven benefits.

Family pets are proven to be beneficial to kids, parents and the whole family in general. Kids are able to learn responsibility from taking care of a pet of any variety.

When a child is surrounded by something that they are partly responsible for, it implements a sense of caretaking that might not be present for a child who doesn’t have a pet.

Even if the child is too young to be able to truly take care of an animal, watching and observing a family member care for one exposes the child to responsibility. It exposes them not only to responsibility but also nurturing.

Gail Melson, professor and author of “Why the Wild Things are: Animals in the Lives of Children” explains in an article on

Parents website that, “Nurturing isn’t a quality that suddenly appears in adulthood when we need it. You don’t learn to nurture because you were nurtured as a child. People need a way to practice being caregivers when they’re young.”

A pet is a perfect way children can practice these skills, therefore cementing beneficial qualities that will add to their life as they grow up.

Pets are also wonderful sources of health benefits to their owners. Some may have already heard this aspect, but it is true.

The American Heart Association has linked the ownership of pets, especially dogs, with a reduced risk for heart disease and greater longevity. Not only do pets lead to heart benefits, but there’s also research regarding how people who own dogs have less risk of depression and have lower cholesterol.

What could possibly clench the overall positive idea of pet ownership and cause you to head over to an animal shelter or a pet adoption facility might be that pets are proven to bring families together as a whole.

Having a family pet provides a center of activity to bond over.

For example, walking the dog can easily become a family activity, and gathering in the living room to drag a string around the floor for your cat to chase is fun for the whole family, especially the kids.

I’m not saying families that don’t have pets aren’t going to be close or that the children

Ames City Council right to ban e-cigarettes The Ames City Council voted to direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance to ban the use of electronic cigarette, or e-cigs, in all public places at its meeting Tuesday night. Members voted 5-1 to adopt the ban that will mirror Iowa’s Smokefree Air Act, already in place for other forms of tobacco consumption in the state.

The City Council vote came just one month after Iowa State’s Professional and Scientific Council voted to support the inclusion of e-cigs in the Smoke-Free Campus policy. One of the council members cited health concerns as the reason for her support of the inclusion of e-cigs in the policy.

The e-cig ban is an important conversation to have because, according to the Centers for Disease Control, this year is the first time e-cig use has surpassed the use of all other tobacco products and consumption methods, including traditional cigarettes. With more people using this method overall, it is wise to finally have this discussion.

Both the City Council and the Professional and Scientific Council made the right decision in voting to ban these e-cigs from our campus. While some suggest this form of tobacco use is safer than others, an educational environment should be safe for all students to learn in without the distraction or worries of negative health effects of e-cigs.

Many e-cig supports believe that all the device gives off is water vapor but inhaling the secondhand emissions can be dangerous. According to the American Lung Association website, not much is known about the effects of the vapor. However, two primary studies have shown chemicals, all carcinogens, are given off by the vapor.

Additionally, e-cigs are not regulated at all by the Food and Drug Administration, according to the American Lung Association. This means that there is no federal oversight on the safety or contents of this tobacco consumption method.

Lastly, the decision was the right one because it is what community members seem to want. Two members of the ISU Health Promotion Club presented a survey at the City Council meeting that showed Ames residents were mostly against the use of e-cigs in public places.

While we do not know totally what kind of effects these e-cigs have, it is smart to include them in smoke-free policies and laws. The typical “better safe than sorry” applies in this case.

If the city and university can keep the community away from potentially harmful e-cigs and its secondhand effects — at least until we better understand it — it is the best course of action.

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Columnist Keenan is a firm believer in the benefits in a pet being a member of the family. Pets facilitate bonding and teach children responsibility.

are going to end up being sad adults who can’t even keep a fish alive. I’m simply saying families who do have a pet might have children with less of a chance of killing their fish.

Having a family pet brings joy and happiness to a child. Interaction with animals has been proven to raise levels of serotonin and dopamine, which are the chemical building blocks of positive feelings. Playing with a furry friend will make you hap-

py, which should be reason enough.

Personally, I wouldn’t trade growing up with my cat Snowflake for anything, and I know plenty of other people who feel the same way.

So perhaps the next time your child begs you to get them a puppy or a kitten or even a lizard, if that’s what they’re into, it’s worth it to consider given the positive characteristics it will instill in them for later in life.

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Iowa State University

University of Iowa

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Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015

(7-2, 0-0 Big 10)

When: Thursday, Dec. 10 | 6:30 p.m.

Where: Hilton Coliseum | Ames, Iowa Watch: ESPN2

“ I f I o n l y w e n t 2 - 2 w i t h I o w a , t h e n w h a t ’s t h e p o i n t o f playing?” Niang joked. “Obviously, the goal is to go 3-1.”

- Georges Niang

“A b i t o f a n a d d e d i n t e n s i t y, o b v i o u s l y, b e c a u s e i t ’s a rivalry game for bragging rights and what-not,” - Jarrod Uthoff, the Des Moines Register

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six

Leading scorer: ISU

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Team Comparison (Iowa State, Iowa): Points Scored: 86.9, 83.8 Points Allowed: 66.6, 67.2 Scoring Margin: +20.3, +16.6

Team Comparison (Iowa State, Iowa) FG: .527, .473 3-PT FG: .377, .402 Free-Throws: .644, .722 Assists: 18.4, 19.6 Turnovers: 11.4, 10.8 Steals: 6.7, 7.3 Blocks: 4.6, 5.0

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ISU sophomore starts fresh Fernstrom’s improvements boost Cyclones

By Kevin.Horner @iowastatedaily.com No freshman basketball player wants to see a decline in statistics as her career progresses.

Typically, the freshman year is for becoming accustomed to the Division I level — dipping toes in the water before completely diving in. So it’s natural for young players to improve as they grow more experienced. This wasn’t the case for sophomore Bryanna Fernstrom last season. “[Last year], she was like the stock market — really up and really down,” said head coach Bill Fennelly. “There isn’t maybe a harder thing to do than to play in the post as a freshman.”

After breaking an ISU women’s basketball record — which was broken again this year by freshman Bridget Carleton — for most points in an ISU debut with 25 against USC Upstate last season, Fernstrom failed to match that productivity moving forward. Although she did have two more 20plus point games, she could not find that consistency, that reliability.

During the first 10 games of her career, Fernstrom averaged 11.3 points per game. That number dropped during the next 10 contests as she managed 9.1 points per outing.

The final 11 games, she averaged just 6.7 points in the final 11 games, losing her starting role for the last five.

The negative trend carried into the 2015-2016

A TALE OF TWO PLAYERS Bryanna Fernstrom 2015-2016 Statistics When playing less than 22 minutes: Games played: 4 Games started: 2 Points (average): 5.5 per game Field goal percentage: 33.3 percent (8-for-24) Rebounds (average): 4.25 per game When playing 22 minutes or more: Games played: 3 Games started: 3 Points (average): 18.3 per game Field goal percentage: 62.5 percent (25-for-40) Rebounds (average): 8.7 per game season, as Fernstrom again came off the bench in the opening two games, playing a combined 26 minutes.

However, when the team traveled to Cancun, Mexico, for the Cancun Challenge on Nov. 26, Fernstrom’s year took a positive turn. “[Fernstrom progressed] a lot, especially in Cancun,” said junior Seanna Johnson. “We roomed together, so I think that I was on her a lot. This is something that we want to bring back — [her] freshman year back. She said, ‘I got you.’”

Earning her first start of the season against Texas State in Cancun, Fernstrom tallied 25 points and 10 rebounds on 12-for-14 shooting — the second doubledouble of her career. Since that performance, Fernstrom has started in all four ISU games and has notched double figures in half of them.

These productive stat lines are more important to Fernstrom than some may think. Her main struggle so far has been with her confidence and mental strength, Fernstrom said. So putting up numbers like she did against Texas State are essential to her progression.

“I feel like I can do that

every game, and it’s just an in-my-head type of thing,” Fernstrom said. “I’m just inconsistent and unreliable, in a way. [So] it’s good for me to know that I can play that way.”

Fernstrom’s re-emergence came at an ideal time for Fennelly and his staff.

After the win against Southern on Dec. 6, Fennelly said that he has been trying to use two post players at a time on a consistent basis, rotating between Fernstrom, freshman Meredith Burkhall and redshirt freshman Claire Ricketts.

Fernstrom’s recent improvements, along with Burkhall’s and Rickett’s continued development, have led to success in the post for the Cyclones.

This was evident against Northern Iowa on Dec. 2, in particular, when Fernstrom and Burkhall combined for 26 of the team’s 84 points on the night.

“We’ve challenged [the post players] every day,” Fennelly said after the loss to UNI. “I think they’ve worked really hard at it.

Three of the last four games, Bry has played really well — the way we need her to play.

I thought [Burkhall] was huge tonight off the bench. I

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ISU sophomore center Bryanna Fernstrom prepares to shoot a free throw against Hampton on Nov. 13. Fernstrom’s freshman year had record-breaking highs but inconsistences. She has shown improvement this season.

really thought our post kids did extra.”

Even after her careerhigh performance at Texas State, Fernstrom has continued to show some of her freshman inconsistencies.

Just two games after Texas State, she managed only three points on 1-for-9

shooting in a 97-65 loss to Idaho.

But her teammates and coaches have confidence in Fernstrom moving forward.

They believe that her hard work will pay off, and these off nights will become fewer and further between as this season and her career prog-

ress.

“She’s just playing hard,” said senior Nicole “Kidd” Blaskowsky. “Her defense has definitely resulted in offense. I think that if she keeps that up, and she keeps doing what she’s doing, she’ll make her name big in the Big 12.

ISU duo sets high goals after Big 12 honors

By Luke.Manderfeld @iowastatedaily.com The Big 12 recognized two ISU football players with individual awards on Wednesday. While the awards will make nice mantle pieces, they aren’t quenching the thirst that the two have for next season.

Redshirt freshman Mike Warren notched himself Offensive Freshman of the Year, and defensive lineman Demond Tucker grabbed Defensive Newcomer of the Year. Both of them also earned All-Big 12 honorable mention selections.

Tucker wanted to be the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 during his first season at Iowa State after transferring in from Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Mississippi.

He didn’t get exactly that, but he was close.

“It’s a great feeling,” Tucker said about his Big 12 award. “I prayed about it. I knew that I wasn’t go-

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Running back Mike Warren runs the ball against Kansas State on Nov. 21. Warren won the Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year.

ing to get the overall [best defensive player], but I just wanted to make myself known.”

Tucker racked up 28 tackles in 2015, 13 of them coming behind the line of scrimmage. Tucker, a nose guard, also had six sacks,

which ranked second on the team. After putting up four tackles for loss and two sacks against Oklahoma State on Nov. 14, Tucker was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week.

Tucker, entering his redshirt senior season, still

wants to be the best defensive player in the Big 12.

He recognizes that it won’t be easy and plans to use this offseason to get himself ready to meet that goal.

“I’m going to try to step it up even more this offseason, and I’m going to get more prepared and be ready for next year,” Tucker said. “I think I’ve got a pretty good motor, but I want to have a motor that just won’t stop.”

At this point last season, Tucker was deciding where he wanted to attend college.

He was undersized but had the explosiveness of an elite defensive lineman.

Iowa State is now reaping the benefits of his recruitment.

“It’s amazing,” Tucker said. “I came here on not much. I just wanted to come here and play. I knew I had to work myself up to the point where I could play. I didn’t get the opportunity right out of high school, so when I got this shot, it was a blessing. I knew I was going to hit the ground running. I

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just feel I have to do a little bit more to help our team for victory.”

One player who literally hit the ground running was Warren. The redshirt freshman from Lawton, Okla., was the Cyclones’ deadliest offensive threat in 2015.

He shattered the ISU single-season freshman rushing record in the middle of the season and finished off his year with 1,366 yards.

Warren surpassed his original goal of 1,000 yards this season, attributing most of the success to the offensive line.

He took the men in the trenches to Texas Roadhouse to celebrate. But now he gets to celebrate, even though the news did wake him up from a mid-day nap.

“I was sleeping, and my phone started to go off. It woke me up a bit,” Warren said. “It’s pretty exciting. I think I’ve showed a lot of people what could be happening — what could be possible in the next couple of years.”

Now that his original

goal of 1,000 yards is in the rearview mirror, Warren will reach for the stars next season.

“I know I said this before. I wanted to be a 1,000yard rusher,” Warren said.

“One of my years here, I mean, that’s kind of a career goal. But since that’s been met, the next goal is probably 2,000 yards.”

Only 14 rushers in the history of college football have passed the 2,000-yard mark, and the list is littered with NFL Hall of Famers and Pro Bowlers. Former ISU running back Troy Davis is on that list twice, once in 1995 and again in 1996.

To get to that legendary status in college football and at Iowa State, Warren, like Tucker, recognizes that there is a lot more work to be done. “[I need to do] a whole lot more than I did this year,” Warren said. “I want to put more weight on [and] run through more tackles.

Definitely just get bigger in the offseason and just be a bigger guy and more of a threat to people.”

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Music degree prospects: Pros and cons Although society is constantly pushing to disprove and eliminate stereotypes, many still live on and influence others’ thoughts and actions.

Some are more harmful than others, but the common denominator of stereotypes is the fact that they are not always the truth.

On a college campus of prospective engineers, teachers, lawyers and doctors, the idea arises that students who pursue fine arts degrees such as music can’t find a job. Because of this common thought, many students who enjoy the arts prefer to do so through extracurricular activities.

Michielu Menning, freshman in software engineering, has been making music for more than 12 years.

Throughout elementary and high school, Menning took private piano lessons, accompanied local churches and played the trombone in school bands.

Yet, when it came to declaring a major, Menning chose to go a different route.

“There are many reasons why I’m pursuing a software engineering degree instead of a music one, the largest one being I didn’t want to make a hobby of mine into a responsibility,” Menning said. “I didn’t want to connect a wonderful hobby and the stress of providing financially together.”

Though Menning no longer studies music as seriously as he once did, he still enjoys playing music in his free time.

Since coming to college, he started learning

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There are many reasons why students pursue music degrees, whether they want to teach or perform professionally.

how to play the guitar and keeps up with his other instruments.

Menning is not alone in his career decision process. Other students in different majors who enjoy music chose their career paths based on their other passions and security.

“I choose [to participate in] choir because I enjoy singing too much to not be involved in college,” said Lara Hetherton, sophomore in industrial design. “But I chose not to pursue music as a major because I knew design was my passion, and music was my hobby. I didn’t want to struggle for a job once I graduated.”

However, the ISU music department can defend against the music major unemployment theory with a strong placement rate of music education graduates.

Multiple faculty members of the music depart-

ment said music education graduates usually have little trouble finding teaching jobs within the state of Iowa.

“The music education program is our strongest program,” said Kevin Judge, bassoon instructor and academic adviser for the music department.

“Just the dedication of our faculty that I’ve seen, we get along so well. It’s more than just a small community here, it’s really a small family.”

Judge said Iowa State’s music department is a good option for students who want a small school feel with the benefits of a large university. “[Iowa State] is a fun place to go for education because it’s smaller and we all know our professors,” said Erin Quinn, senior in music education. “I think it’s just a really rewarding, fun field and it’s a really unique environment.”

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When declaring a music major, students have one of two options. They can go for education and be certified to teach K-12 in choir, band and orchestra, or they can go for a performance emphasis on their specific instrument. Music performance degrees typically lead to graduate school, where students can prepare to teach at the collegiate level or professionally perform.

“It’s very rare [a music performance major] will be able to make a career without the further studying experience,” said Gregory Oakes, assistant professor of music and theatre.

Oakes originally chose to pursue a music performance degree because he wanted to be a professional musician.

He received his bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and went on to study at DePaul University and the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Oakes performed with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra until deciding teaching was the best route

for him. He has been teaching at Iowa State for seven years and continues to perform solo around the world as his faculty research.

Oakes said students who study music performance have plenty of employment options from teaching private studios, music technology, composing and freelance performing.

“The musical world is becoming a little bit more variegated now, more different possibilities of things,” Oakes said. “People are getting a little more innovative with the kinds of things they’re doing. We’re seeing more people doing performing with small groups, called chamber music. “[Performers] are getting a little bit more creative with what they’re doing themselves.”

It is also possible for music majors to find jobs outside the musical world.

Other non-musical companies can see music majors as quality potential employees because of their work ethic developed from the demands of their degree.

“A lot of employers [outside the music world] like seeing that you’re a music major because they know how hard you work,” said Taylor Troyer, senior in music performance.

Music degree or not, it can be difficult for all college graduates to obtain jobs in their field.

Only 17 percent of the class of 2014 surveyed in the United States had jobs lined up as of May 2014, according to AfterCollege Inc., a site that surveys and works with college students and graduates in finding jobs.

However, the attitude for most students in Iowa State’s Department of Music seems to be optimistic for the future.

“There definitely is that worry that you won’t

get a job, especially since it’s not just teaching, it’s music,” Quinn said. “You know, fine arts jobs always sound scary, but I think the job market isn’t as bad as people think it is.”

Quinn said music education majors could have an advantage over other education majors because they are certified to teach K-12 opposed to a specific grade level.

Oakes agreed that the job market seems worse than it is, but did not sugarcoat the life of a potential professional musician.

“If [a student is] unsure, I usually kind of discourage them [from pursuing a music major],” Oakes said. “There are a lot of easier ways to make a living out there. I know I’m not going to have great job prospects or a lot of money even if I do succeed, but I’m still going to do it. That’s the thing that a musician is going to come away with.

“The satisfaction of doing it, that’s what has to be there.”

In the end, students will end up choosing degrees they are passionate about, regardless of job prospects.

“We do it because we love it, and in that sense, a lot of the time you understand that you’re willing to compromise things and a lot of luxuries for the fact that you’re doing what you love,” Troyer said. “You really have to love it and have to not see yourself doing anything else. That’s what keeps you in it.”

As an adviser, Judge said as long as students work hard and make the most out of their college years, their future should be bright.

“You know, you only have one life,” Judge said.

“You might as well do what you want. “Do what you like and go for it as hard as you can because something will come out.”

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As the wedding bells ring, vows are exchanged and a new marriage is celebrated. Among the pyramid of wedding gifts comes the package of the spouse’s family.

Christian Spendlove and Jorden Spendlove have been married since Dec. 19, 2012.

Christian, senior in advertising, first met the Smith family at one of Jorden’s high school softball games, when Christian and Jorden were still friends.

“There isn’t much difference in our families as we are of the same religion, other than a few practices that they keep a little differently than my family,” Christian said. “I would say the biggest [difference] is that Jorden’s family is more matriarchal than mine. Her mom really calls the shots.”

However, Christian finds it interesting to see how different two seemingly similar families can be.

“The biggest challenge for me is getting my wife’s family to understand that we are our own, independent family unit,” he said.

“I feel like a lot of times they want to make plans for us and expect us to go along with them. But it’s really important to me for her family and mine, for that matter, to recognize that we are our own people.

“If our plans don’t coincide with theirs, they shouldn’t take offense when we decline.”

Nonetheless, the challenges Christian encountered does not make him think any less of the Smiths.

“I really do want to express my love for the Smiths and all they do for

us,” he said. “They are wonderful, loving people whose No. 1 priority is their family.”

Christian understands that with any joining of two families there will be some friction, but he thinks that it should come down to the husband and wife to navigate those friction and decide how they will manage them.

With different values and beliefs, the merging of two families can be complex. The perfect partner may not guarantee a perfect family that is easy to get along with.

Megan Gilligan, assistant professor of human development and family studies, believes that similarity makes relationships function more easily.

“The more homophily you have in your partner choice and even in your friendships, the more stable that relationship is,” Gilligan said.

Homophily, in other words, ‘love of the same,’ is the tendency of individuals to associate and bond with people who are similar to them.

Many acquaintances were surprised when they were told that Gilligan and her husband Travis Sippel, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, work as a sociologist and an engineer. But as it turns out, Gilligan has a lot in common with Sippel.

“We met in graduate school at Purdue University and both of us were really passionate about pursuing advanced degrees,” Gilligan said. “We both value our families and enjoy the outdoors. In some ways, it was pretty easy to blend our families because we are both from the Midwest and come from families with very strong work ethics. Both of our moms are nurses, too.

“Differences in core values and beliefs can often be a source of tension, but

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Jorden Spendlove and Christian Spendlove have been married since Dec. 19, 2012. Christian said the biggest challenge for him is getting Jorden’s family to understand that Jorden and Christian are their own family and that his and Jorden’s plans aren’t always going to be the same as her family’s plans.

that doesn’t mean that you have to choose partners or in-laws who are exactly like you.”

When these differences exist, it is important to be aware of them from the beginning, and to know what challenges they are going to bring, Gilligan said.

“The wedding is not a magical event that changes everything,” Gilligan said.

“Problems that played out when a couple were dating happens even after marriage. When people are aware of these differences and still ignore it, it’s not going to go away.”

Gilligan suggests solving the problem early and

addressing them before getting married.

“If the problems are left untalked about, that’s when it really puts a strain on relationships, and people start withdrawing from one another,” she said.

“When these issues come up, this is when you need to have conversation about to reach a common ground.”

One of the biggest challenges Gilligan and Sippel face is geographic proximity because Sippel’s family lives in Nebraska, and Gilligan’s family lives in Iowa.

“This is convenient in a lot of ways, but makes holidays a little tricky,” Gilligan said. “We can only

visit one family at a time.

So one Thanksgiving, Travis’ parents actually came to my parents’ house and we all spent the holiday together.”

Diana Baltimore, a lecturer in human development and family studies, said communication is vital in a relationship as it either makes or breaks a family.

“When you’re merging families with different cultural backgrounds, it is important to respect and honor each of their own beliefs and values,” Baltimore said. “The ultimate goal would be that you celebrate and respect the cultural values for each family.”

The communication

would come before the blending of the family, so if they know that it’s not going to work, they have to make an informed decision based on that, Baltimore said.

On the flip side, if the relationship with another family member is toxic or negative, the best case scenario is to avoid forced interactions with him or her.

“The key is to avoid forcing people into relationships and to respect all parties involved,” Baltimore said. “Some people may never want interactions. We can’t just assume that just because you’re family that everybody has to meet and get along.”

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IT SYSTEM p1 than a desktop or laptop computer. When viewed on a mobile device such as a smartphone, the user interface is the exact same as the desktop version, much harder on a screen that fits in your hand.

“The areas we are looking forward to in new products are greater access to information, mobile access to information and providing users more control over their own personal data and information,” Kurtenbach said.

In addition to the enhanced user interface and simplified accessibility concerns, the university is also looking toward consolidating and flattening the hierarchical organization of Iowa State’s system.

As it stands, for students alone, the information that students need to access is currently scattered across multiple platforms.

Email is just one example, with ISU students using a customized version of Gmail, owned and operated by Google, while faculty use a service called Exchange, which is administered by Microsoft.

When it comes to classes, it becomes even more complex, with some professors using Blackboard, others using services run through the class’s textbook publishers and some even using their own custom websites built by the professor.

It is common for students to run into courses that involve a combination of all three.

Kurtenbach and the rest of his team envision with the new system, students will no longer have to deal with the hassle of having multiple homes for different kinds of information related to Iowa State.

Everything they could possibly need will be housed in one place. Instead of the vertical hierarchy of information that exists now, the new system will instead have a much more flat organizational structure.

“Moving toward software as a service permits much easier viewing and much easier access for all the end users,” Kurtenbach said.

Another one of the big changes that will come with the new system is the transition to cloud-based

housed on computers that are distributed throughout the country and/or globe, the cloud can react much more quickly to demands.

An example of cloudbased computing would be the popular file sharing and storage service Dropbox, where users upload their files or programs to Dropbox’s servers, and then they or anyone they designate can access that data without having to be in the same room as the computer where that data was initially created.

Iowa State’s IT infrastructure will no longer be stored on mainframes owned by the university and housed on campus.

Instead, the data will be stored on servers owned and run by the vendor that Iowa State selects to implement the new system, which could be anywhere in the world.

The specific model of system that the university listed in the RFP is called “software as a service,” or

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“Having it designed up front, via SaaS, for mobile within the cloud, it really provides a much better experience, and the vendors have really thought about that on the front end,” Lohrbach said.

While the final drafts of the RFP from vendors are due Dec. 21, and the announcement of who the university will choose to move forward with will happen in late March, Kurtenbach expects it will take three to five years for students to see the new system in action.

“One of the biggest things that I’m looking forward to, from my point of view on the infrastructure side, is having that customer service experience,” Lohrbach said. “We’ll be able to provide a more current user interface that has students, faculty and staff have access to data right at their fingertips without having a manual in front of them.”

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