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Managing time pg 3 Prepare for your finals in advance to save yourself from the stress of procrastination.

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The finals creation process Professors discuss what testing styles they prefer BY EMILY.BERCH @iowastatedaily.com Throughout the final two weeks of the semester, students submit projects and take exams to determine their final grades, but professors spend time year-round figuring out which types of assessments will work best for their classes and their students. When planning their final assessments, instructors consider the material they’ll teach, the level of understanding they expect from their students and a variety of other factors all leading to students having different types of assessments at the end of the semester. Lesya Hassall, the learning designer and program coordinator at Iowa State’s Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, said there are many variables in determining which type of assessment will be most effective for a particular course. “Assessment is always very much dependent on the pedagogical context and the situation,” Hassall said. “The instructor is always thinking of students becoming something

as a result of that course, and there are certain learning objectives that an instructor has in mind that even five years from now students will still remember this very important stuff about the course.” Hassall said she believes these objectives are critical in guiding the course and students can better understand what their professors want them to learn if they pay attention to their syllabi. “I really believe that every professor is sort of driven by those big learning objectives that they set out at the start of the course,” Hassall said. “Oftentimes if you look at your syllabus, those learning objectives are right there up front, and they use an action verb. They have very specific logic as to why it’s an action verb.” Adriana Gonzalez, assistant director for academic coaching and outreach at the Academic Success Center, said these action verbs may be the key in determining how to study for a class. At the Academic Success Center, Gonzalez helps students identify what level of learning a class is operating on using Bloom’s Taxonomy, which she describes as “a theoretical framework surrounding levels of thinking.” Bloom’s Taxonomy is structured as a pyramid, with remembering and understanding being the basis for learning a concept and evaluating and creating being the top two levels of knowing a subject.

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Pass with ease pg 5 COURTESY OF GETTY IMAGES Professors discuss the process of coming up with their final assesments. There are many factors which go into deciding the best way to test a student’s knowledge.

“The idea is the further you move up the pyramid, the more you understand the material,” Gonzalez said. When students come to the Academic Success Center, Gonzalez gives them a handout with keywords assigned to each level of the taxonomy. Students can then compare it to the wording in their course objectives and old exams to find where their course lies on the taxonomy. Stacy Cordery, a history professor at Iowa State, said she believes the survey courses she teaches necessitate having a cumulative final exam both because of the subject matter and their institutional level. She said she wants her students to be better prepared for their upper-level courses, which means they need to

have a solid foundation. “Survey classes are service courses for upper-level courses,” Cordery said. Cordery also said she believes students learn better when they study the material for a second time. Adam Logsdon, a senior in apparel, merchandising and design, said this concept has applied to him this semester in Introduction to Spreadsheets and Databases, a 100-level computer science course, a subject with which he is unfamiliar. “I feel like going back and filling out the notecards, looking through everything, has been a good

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Check out these tips to help you get through finals week with ease and keep a little sanity.

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What to watch pg 7 Here’s a list of movies that will be released over break. Check these out once you’re done with finals.

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Managing your time Fighting procrastination during finals week BY MEGAN.TESKE @iowastatedaily.com The most wonderful time of year can also be the most stressful time for college students as final exams approach. But preparing for finals doesn’t have to ruin the holiday season with these study tips. One of the hardest parts students face when studying for finals is getting started, avoid procrastinating and cramming the night before. According to the American Psychological Association, between 80 and 95 percent of college students procrastinate. “The most important thing to remember is don’t wait to be motivated,” said Robert Hessling, professor of psychology at Iowa State. “Many things we have to do aren’t fun and aren’t going to be interesting, we just have to do them, and you will find out it’s not as unpleasant as you thought it would be.” As tempting as procrastination may be, there are no positive eff ects of putting off work and studying. Hessling said that research has shown again and again that students who procrastinate don’t perform as well and get lower grades and GPA’s. “You may think you work well under pressure, but you don’t,” Hessling said. Hessling said there are ways to change this ongoing habit of procrastination. Th e main thing is getting started regardless of how students feel about studying but also should be prepared to fail. “You have to think about all the things

that could go wrong to prevent you from doing what you’re trying to do and plan for those,” Hessling said. “You have to make a plan to make it so you keep working on whatever you’re working on.” There are many effective strategies and tips to make studying for finals easier and more efficient. According to the Academic Success Center, the center advises students to always take active notes that they can review after class is done. The academic success center also suggests that it ’s not good to study too much at once, as you will get tired and the studying will become ineff ective. Students should also study at the same time each day so it becomes like a routine. Setting goals is a good way to help students stay focused on their work as well as see how much they have accomplished. The best way to get assignments done is to work on the hardest assignments first. These assignments will need more effort and brain energy and completing them first will ensure that students have the mental strength to get it done. Additionally, cell phones can be a large distraction to getting work done. The best thing to do to fight the urge of checking your phone every time it lights up and interrupting your study time is to schedule breaks to look at texts and social media. For more study tips and tricks, visit the Iowa State Academic Success Center website or at the Hixson-Lied Student Success Center.

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Schedule study times and stick to them Get the hardest assignments done first Plan cell phone breaks Get help from other classmates when needed and join study groups Set realistic and specific goals for studying

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ISU’s biggest puzzle: scheduling finals BY TALON.DELANEY @iowastatedaily.com Finals is the one of the most stressful times of the semester, and not just for students. As the term winds down, professors have to worry about administering finals to countless students, and they have little input when it comes to getting a room and time reserved for the big week. It’s stressful for the Office of the Registrar who are responsible for scheduling thousands of final exams within a one-week period, and have to do so without any conflicts. “It’s not an easy puzzle to put together,” said Tim Cullinan, a materials engineering lecture at Iowa State. “It’s true that instructors like me don’t have a lot of say in the process, but it’s a fairly optimized system with a lot of variables.” Cullinan taught nearly 800 students this semester, and is responsible for administering final exams to all of them. One of his courses is a materials engineering class for non-majors, which consists of around 750 students, and they’ll all be taking the final at the same time. “It makes sense to have everybody take the final at once,” Cullinan said. “There really is a small number of classes this large, and we’re all competing with other classes to get convenient rooms. The registrar tries to balance that and avoid any conflicts. In general, it’s a good system.” One way that Cullinan and other instructors do exercise control is by submitting requests for certain class rooms and times for finals week. They make similar requests for regular test times during the semester, and they have to submit these requests months in advance. “Students are registering for classes months ahead of time, so

the process has to start early,” Cullinan said. “If you’ve ever been picking out classes and you see information about night exams or something like that, it’s because we’ve already gone through the scheduling process.” The Daily contacted the Office of the Registrar to get more details about this process, but they were unable to disclose that information at the time this article was written. There are also restrictions about having on campus review sessions around finals week, and sometimes finals are scheduled in rooms far away from the regular classroom or on a day the class never meets. “It’s kind of odd for a Monday-Wednesday-Friday class to have a final on a Tuesday,” said Eric Cooper, professor of psychology at Iowa State. “It seems like there’s a risk that the someone might have a schedule conflict.” Cooper specializes in cognitive psychology, and he’s taught the first section of Psych 101 for years. Thousands of students take that class, and at times this means 2 percent of the Ames population is actually in that course. “Lucky enough for me I don’t actually administer the final for that class,” Cooper said, pointing out that the instructor of the third and final section has that responsibility. Cooper said he’s had “an easy semester” because he’s only taught one other course, a psychology research methods class of about 90 students. “In general it’s all worked pretty well for me,” Cooper said. “I’ve maybe had one problem in more than 20 years of teaching here.” The Registrar can have their hands full scheduling so many finals, but lots of classes don’t even have paper finals, such as Biology 211. Professor Lori Biederman teaches that class, and the process is done completely online.

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“I don’t have to worry about schedules or anything like that,” Biederman said. “There’s a certain degree of control you get with online finals.” Around 270 students take Biology 211 every semester, and Biederman gives her students until Thursday to complete the final. “I imagine some instructors leave it open the whole week,” Biederman said. “But I’d like to get a jumpstart on grading, and that’s plenty of time for my students to get to the testing centers.” The testing centers opened up Saturday, and will remain open throughout the week. They only do this during finals periods, and Biederman wishes more students knew about this practice. “Lots of students like to get these tests out of the way,” Biederman said. “Of course others like to keep studying and would prefer to take it at the last minute, but I don’t think enough people know the testing centers actually open on the weekends.”

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Foods to fuel your brain BY SIERRA.HOEGER @iowastatedaily.com With finals week approaching, many students are looking for a quick treat to grab on the go as they make their way to their finals. Foods that will help you maintain focus, keep you full longer, are simplistic and affordable are all factors that students should pay attention to when choosing which snacks to eat while studying. The mistake students make most often when picking snacks is choosing options that are low in nutrients or turning to junk foods. For example, foods with peanut butter are filled with protein and will keep you fuller, longer. Paired with a bagel or apples, peanut butter is a very flexible topping. Nuts are also a great source of nutrients and vitamins, especially Vitamin E, which can be found in most granola or nut bars. If you’re looking for something a little bit sweeter, fruit might be the route you want to take. Foods such as blueberries, strawberries and apples are another quick, healthy option. When paired with yogurt, it usually gives those fruits the extra boost they need to help you get through the day. If you’re someone who likes to meal prep, and get their foods ready either the night before or in the morning, here are some easy snacks that don’t involve much before they’re ready to go. If you’re one for variety, and need something that can be eaten on the go as well as class, trail mix is the perfect snack for you. Gather together some of your favorite healthy, handheld foods, such as cashews, pretzels, raisins, almonds (also a good power food), m&m’s and some sunflower seeds. This snack is so easy to make all you have to do is measure out your portions and mix them together in one big bowl. Gather enough for the day and you’re ready to go. Apple & PB Bagel Apple Peanut Butter Bagel S p l i t t h e b a g e l i n t o i t s t w o

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reminder of what we’ve gone over,” Logsdon said. “I feel like I’ve retained the information more because I’m relearning the stuff that I’m learning a month and a half ago.” Ann Oberhauser, professor of sociology and director of the women’s and gender studies program at Iowa State, said that in the past whether or not one of her classes had a final exam has depended on the course level. “I tend to give comprehensive finals in a large introductory course because then I think students will go back and review and go through all the material, and for that type of class I think it’s a good way for them to learn and understand, since it is such a building process,” Oberhauser said. As classes move up the taxonomy, they might use a more complex final assessment, such as a project, Hassall said. “If you need to bring them to a more complex level of cognitive development, then you have more

How to maintain strong mental health during finals week BY MARY.VALENTINE @iowastatedaily.com

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counterparts Spread the peanut butter onto the surface of the bagel Cut the apple into slices or dices if you prefer Lay the apple bits onto the surface of the bagel, on top of the peanut butter spread Combine the two separate bagel halves or leave them as separate Put in a ziploc bag or TupperWare, and enjoy! Yogurt-covered Blueberries Wooden skewers (usually associated with kabobs) Blueberries (or strawberries, whichever you prefer)

complicated projects like group-based projects, group-learning projects or you have essays that need to be created by the students,” Hassall said. Preston Camerer, a senior in management information systems, said that despite the extra work involved with projects, they have been more valuable learning experiences for him. “I probably learn more from the projects and presentations,” Camerer said. “Everyone hates them, and I’ll sit here and complain to you about them all day, but they’re definitely well founded in why they make us do them, but that’s not going to make me hate them any less or make them less intensive.” Stephanie Loveland, a senior lecturer in chemical and biological engineering, said she tries to give her students “a taste of something they will see” when she designs final projects for her lab courses. Oberhauser agreed that some classes lend themselves better to projects than exams. She said when she teaches her feminist research methods

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class, she does a final project which includes a presentation and an essay as a way of bringing together material. This semester, Oberhauser teaches International Perspectives on Women and Gender, in which she does not offer a final exam. “I really prefer to evaluate students’ understanding of the material as we go through versus kind of putting all our eggs in the final,” Oberhauser said. “If you have a final that’s worth 20 or 30 percent of the grade, I think it over emphasizes that one component of the course. I prefer to parcel that out throughout the semester.” Hassall said focusing on this kind of formative assessment rather than weighing one summative exam so heavily at the end of the course can be beneficial for students. Formative assessments, which she said are what instructors strive for, happen throughout the semester. They’re things like reading responses, class discussions and quizzes. Hassall said instructors use these to ensure students are learning the

Most college students can agree that the most stressful time of year is upon us: finals. Students have been working hard the past several months and often have the most important tests, papers and projects to finish up before they leave for break. In this time of finals chaos, there are several ways to stay positive and practice good mental health. Whether your stress and anxiety are chronic or flare up in times of stress such as finals, one of the most healthy ways to handle stress is by being mindful. “When students are constantly doing work and school, they are at a heightened stress level all the time, and a lot of times people can’t necessarily recognize it in the moment ... then you’re existing like that all the time and it can be hard to relax,” said Brian Vanderheyden, assistant director of student wellness at Iowa State. Many students can say that they are experiencing this now or have at some point in their lives. Vanderheyden provided tips such as deep breathing exercises and taking several moments to yourself during a study break or right before a test to combat both your body’s physiological and psychological response to stress. The Student Wellness Center has set up mindful walk signs on campus to help students meditate while walking between classes. Another key way to maintain good mental health during finals is to have an immense amount of self-compassion. It’s easy for negative thoughts such as “This is too much, I can’t do this and I’m not good enough,” to slide into your head during finals. Although it’s difficult to stay positive when there’s a lot of pressure put on you, that is when you should stay the most positive, even if you have to trick your mind into doing so. Vanderheyden said we should treat ourselves how we would treat a friend. This is a reminder to students that practicing good mental health is not being selfish, but a priority. Vanderheyden also recommended to maintain good mindfulness and self-compassion, you could keep a journal and write down three good things that happen each day. This can help you to keep track of the good and happiness around you. Besides mindfulness and self-compassion, you can seek resources to help improve your mental health. During finals time, the Student Wellness Center works in union with Parks Library to provide stress reducing activities. Student Wellness Ambassadors share tips on stress reduction, provide coloring sheets and support Barks@Parks and the massages in the library during dead week. If you are finding yourself overwhelmed by finals, be sure to check out the Student Wellness website for information about deep breathing, mindful meditation and much more. Vanderheyden wanted students to know that any resources you may need are surely provided here at Iowa State, and to reach out to anyone who may be in need of these resources.

“skills, knowledge and attitudes that will make them successful in the summative assessment, where they will actually be able to demonstrate the achievement of the learning outcomes.” Hassall also said these formative assessments can also be helpful in reaching students who may struggle with exams. “Each instructor needs to be thinking, with all of these assessments, especially with the summative assessment at the end, ‘how do I include all students?’” Hassall said. “How do I make sure that not only really great test takers are showcasing the best of their skills, knowledge and attitudes that they learned here?” Camerer said the difference between the work involved in completing a project and preparing for a test becomes much more clear when test-taking isn’t a student’s strength. “I suck at taking tests, so realistically presentations would be better for the kind of person I am,” Camerer said. “I don’t have any issues talking in front

of people, but there’s usually a lot more work involved in the projects. I enjoy taking tests more, but I do worse on them. I have to rely on acing every homework, and hopefully my group and I can get a good project turned in.” Oberhauser said stress negatively affecting students can become an even greater issue during finals week, which can cause students to perform worse than they normally would. Hassall also cautioned against students allowing this stress and however they perform on finals to have too much of an effect on them. “Know that that final does not define you as a student,” Hassall said. “It does feel final, and that is the word for it, but me being an instructor and a parent, I always want to see that it’s just sort of more of a formative assessment for you. I want it to help you map out where you stand at Iowa State and where you want to head both in this institution and with your life.” More information on exams and test-anxiety is available from the Academic Resource Center.

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Monday, December 10, 2018 Iowa State Daily

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Need a break from Give into the temptation by studying? Watching Netflix, playing Fortnite and coloring this page

BY ALEXANDER.GRAY @iowastatedaily.com

Starting and finishing assignments in a timely manner is overrated. What could possibly be gained from studying for a Calculus III final when there’s at least three different series sitting in your Netflix queue, just begging to be binge-watched? Unfortunately, those paper deadlines aren’t going to disappear and that final exam

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Watch light-hearted, short TV episodes, one episode at a time. This will give plenty of time to write a couple paragraphs or look over a few dozen flash cards between episodes of “The Good Place.” This tactic works best when rewatching a familiar show like “The Office” or “Friends,” allowing you to stay entertained, even if you’re only half paying attention. Finals week is probably not the best time to squeeze in multiple hour-long episodes of “Game of Thrones.”

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Listen to music that won’t distract you. Listening to Cardi B probably isn’t a great way to promote focus or help you get passing grades on exams. Everyone has different sweet spots with music, but there are plenty of genres to pick from. Instrumental music like movie scores can be inspiring and calming. Lo-fi music with chill beats and minimal lyrics, found streaming everywhere on YouTube, keeps things interesting without raising the tempo.

SET RULES Set strict and clear rules for yourself at the start of the day. Setting the amount of “Fortnite” or “Call of Duty” matches you have time for will help make sure you don’t space off the entire day with a controller in hand. Saying “just one more game” almost always turns into 20.

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STAY PRODUCTIVE Make sure to stay productive, even if it isn’t on an assignment. When your eyes have gone bloodshot from staring at Microsoft Word for hours on end, it’s okay to take a break from the computer screen. Whether you’ve been on a roll, or stuck with writer’s block for the last two hours, taking a few minutes to clean your room or wash that pile of dirty dishes in your sink is a great way to decompress without entirely losing your work ethic.

Here’s how to pass your finals with ease Finals season is a stressful time for everyone, no matter what your major is or how good you are at studying. However, there are many things one can do to make studying and preparing for these taxing exams more beneficial in the end. To begin, studying isn’t something one can do in one night. Take time out of everyday to learn little bits of material. The collegiate tradition of cramming doesn’t quite work as well as all of us would hope. People need time to absorb material and that absorption is what makes regurgitating the material that much easier. Staying organized is a great way to keep stress low and keep studying constant and gradual. However, making a study schedule is just half the battle. Once you have that schedule, it is important to stick with it and not let yourself skip days just because you might not feel up to studying. During finals week, it is important to remember to take some time for yourself and not get swept away in a whirlwind of papers, books and late nights. Staying rested and giving yourself breaks is just as important as studying. Saying that, keeping healthy is equally important as staying rested. Ideally, students wouldn’t be as caffeine addicted as they

are, but it is understandable to consume as much as we do. Eating a healthy diet is the key to staying healthy and attentive. For those of us who might have many classes with word problems or math, this should go without saying — reviewing old exams and working through suggested problems in your class’s textbook can be the most helpful thing you can do when studying, especially when you have more than one class with similar information. For those of us who might lean more on the side of English or memorization classes, note cards, quizlet, study guides and constant repetition of those definitions is a great tool to being able to quickly remember masses of information. Finally, when that exam comes, it is up to you to show your professor how much you learned. It is important to not get anxious or stressed before or during the exam. Being positive and believing in your abilities is beneficial during and prior to the test. In the end, those exams will come, whether we like it or not. Try your best to learn the material and stay healthy until then. One round of finals does not determine how much you’ve learned or how the rest of your time at Iowa State will go.

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Sports to watch over winter break Cyclone basketball, volleyball, wrestling & football will all offer entertainment over the month-long break BY AARON.MARNER @iowastatedaily.com While school takes a four-week break, sports at Iowa State will continue as normal. The Iowa State volleyball team finishes its season Dec. 11 at Hilton Coliseum in the NIVC Championship against Tulane. The Cyclones finished the regular season by winning four straight games, and they have followed it up with four wins in a row in the NIVC. Perhaps the most active teams over winter break will be the men’s and women’s basketball teams. The women’s team plays seven games over break, six of which will be played at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones play Drake on Dec. 16 and Prairie View A&M on Dec. 19, then have a 10-day break. Drake was ranked No. 21 in the first coaches poll of December. After Christmas, the Cyclones return to Hilton Coliseum to play Bucknell on Dec. 29. Then, Big 12 play starts. Iowa State opens its conference slate with a matchup against Kansas State on Jan. 2, 2019. The Cyclones will travel to Lawrence, Kansas, to take on the Jayhawks on Jan. 5, before finishing winter break with home games against Texas Christian and Texas. The men’s team has a similar schedule. The Cyclones will take on Drake in Des Moines at the Hy-Vee Classic on Dec. 15 before returning home for a game against Eastern Illinois on Dec. 21.

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After New Years Day, the Cyclones play at Oklahoma State in the first Big 12 game of the season. The biggest game of break for the men’s basketball team comes when they take on Kansas, a consensus top-5 opponent. That game is scheduled for Jan. 5 at Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State then travels to Waco, Texas, to play Baylor before finishing break against Kansas State on Jan. 12. The wrestling team has picked up attention in the month of December after taking perennial national power Iowa to the wire in a 19-18 loss. Coach Kevin Dresser’s squad will take on Ohio on Dec. 16 before taking a break for two weeks. The Cyclones will

Recapping arguably the best ISU football season BY AARON.MARNER @iowastatedaily.com

The 2017 football season was historic for Iowa State, and 2018 proved to be similar during the regular season. Year three of the Matt Campbell era has seen plenty of achievements. The Cyclones finished 8-4 in the regular season, the best mark since 2000 when Iowa State finished 8-3 and won the Insight Bowl. This season was also the first since 1978 in which Iowa State finished the regular season ranked in the AP poll. While the Cyclones still have a bowl game to play (which could give the Cyclones nine wins, something the program has only achieved once in the last century), there were plenty of highlights in the regular season. After a tough 1-3 start that saw a canceled game and an injury to redshirt senior quarterback Kyle Kempt, Iowa State rebounded in the month of October. Iowa State went 3-0 that month, including a win over then-No. 6 West Virginia. The Cyclone defense all but ended quarterback Will Grier’s Heisman hopes that night in a 30-14 win. That win came just after Iowa State rolled out freshman quarterback Brock Purdy against Oklahoma State. Purdy quickly became a popular Cyclone due to his daring runs and deep passes to junior receiver Hakeem Butler.

Butler and junior running back David Montgomery formed one of the nation’s most formidable running back/wide receiver duos. Montgomery became the eighth Iowa State running back to reach the 1,000-yard mark in multiple seasons. As November approached, the Cyclones saw their 1-3 record turn into 5-3, then 6-3. Iowa State was playing some of the best football in the nation, and a matchup with the Texas Longhorns suddenly had immense postseason implications. The Cyclones faltered in Austin, losing by two touchdowns and effectively ending their Big 12 Championship aspirations. But one last challenge remained. Iowa State fell behind 38-21 to Kansas State in the Big 12 finale. The Wildcats, winners of the last 10 games in the series, looked like they were ready to keep the winning streak rolling. Iowa State came roaring back to win 42-38. The drought was over, and the Cyclones had their best Big 12 record ever at 6-3. On Dec. 2, the Cyclones found out their bowl destination. Iowa State is headed to San Antonio, Texas, to take on Washington State in the Alamo Bowl. A ninth win would make Iowa State’s 2018 season even more historic, while another loss would send the Cyclones home for the winter with a bitter taste in their mouths.

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return to the mat Jan. 1 and Jan. 2 for the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tennessee. On Jan. 9, Iowa State travels to Fargo, North Dakota, to take on North Dakota State in the first Big 12 dual of the season. Fresno State comes to Hilton Coliseum on Jan. 13 for another Big 12 matchup. The biggest sporting event over break, of course, will be the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, on Dec. 28. The Iowa State football team matches up with No. 12 Washington State, looking to finish the season with a ninth win. Nine wins would tie the school record, most recently set in 2000 when the Cyclones finished 9-3 after winning the Insight Bowl.

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Monday, December 10, 2018 Iowa State Daily

WHAT TO GO SEE OVER WINTER BREAK BY ALEXANDER.GRAY @iowastatedaily.com

The holiday season is always huge for blockbuster movies, with mutliple releases vying for the top position at box office and this season is more jam-packed than ever. From superhero movies to family musicals to heavy dramas, there’s plenty to keep you entertained over winter break.

December 14 “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” Miles Morales and Spider-Men from across multiple dimensions are drawn together to face a foe capable of destroying all their worlds. “The Mule” A 90-year-old farmer is forced to make life and death decisions when he is caught transporting $3 million of cocaine. Starring and directed by Clint Eastwood. “Once Upon a Deadpool” “Deadpool 2” gets a PG-13 recut just in time for the holiday season, with deleted scenes and all new footage featuring Ryan Reynolds and Fred Savage. “Mortal Engines” Airships, bounty hunters and a giant London predator-city on wheels feature in this adaption of the classic young-adult novel from Peter Jackson’s understudy, Christian Rivers.

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December 28

“Mary Poppins Returns” Emily Blunt stars alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda and Meryl Streep as the titular nanny who makes her return to help children in their time of need. “Aquaman” Spinning out of “Justice League,” Arthur Curry, a.k.a. Aquaman, must make his return to protect the people of Atlantis when he learns he is the rightful heir to the throne. “Bumblebee” “ Transformers” brings back classic robot designs by taking the series back to 1987, starr i n g e v e r y o n e ’s favorite Volkswagen Beetle, Bumblebee. Directed by Travis Knight of “Kubo a n d t h e Tw o Strings.”

“Vice” Christian Bale takes on another physically transformative role as Dick Cheney, whose position as Vice President to George W. Bush (Sam Rockwell) yielded him massive power over the United States. Directed by Adam McKay, best known for “The Big Short.” “Holmes & Watson” Comedic dynamic-duo Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly star as the world’s greatest detective (and his sidekick), tasked to stop Holmes’ rival, James Moriarty, from assassinating the queen.

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