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Rape culture exhibit gets backlash Forum discusses controversial posters

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in this presidential contest very, very seriously and responsibly,” O’Malley said. “If they’re extreme, it’s only that they’re extremely interested in our country’s future and their kids’ ability to enjoy a healthier, safer and more prosperous life.”

In the wake of the San Bernardino shootings that killed 14 and injured another 17, O’Malley’s campaign has continued to aggressively push for new gun safety legislation.

O’Malley has called for a wide array of new gun reforms, including universal background checks, creating a national registry to track firearms, closing certain loopholes that allow dangerous individu-

An open forum Monday planned to address several concerns over a recent rape culture exhibit that took place last week in the College of Design.

Created by Samantha Barbour, a graduate student in graphic design, the exhibit was constructed to generate discussion among students as they passed the various posters.

“The project was originally meant to change a behavior for one of my behavioral change classes, and I wanted it to become real,” Barbour said. “I started off testing how the images would appear to the public, so I took advertisements of women who were in suggestive positions of being raped or molested. I stuck them all over campus all semester and then now created this exhibit.”

Various posters depicting women in positions of harm were shown at the exhibit, Barbour then removed the advertisements from each image, leaving only the woman for the viewer to see.

“I added sticky notes to each poster for people to respond to and what happened was that people didn’t respond, so I didn’t think they were receiving the message,” Barbour said. “So I added back the actual advertisements with them and the victims and then it exploded.

“Within two hours, I was receiving many emails on the exhibit.”

Audiences not clearly receiving the exhibit’s message was one of the reasons Barbour felt there was a backlash toward the content.

“What happened was that people actually missed the entire message because they were looking at it as wasted resources and cruel advertising, when in reality, it was supposed to be about the victims themselves,” Barbour said. “No one said that is was horrible what happened to the victim, but rather how horrible advertisers were.”

Advertising is one of the main areas Barbour views as a detriment to the modern-day rape culture and the victims it creates.

Ads from American Apparel and various beauty product manufacturers were shown at the exhibit.

The ads were in addition to pop culture images that included photographs taken of Rihanna after being assaulted by Chris Brown.

The use of social media in an ever-growing society is a cause for alarm for College of Design administrative specialist Linda Galvin, who attended the forum Monday and is a victim of sexual violence.

“These posters weren’t shocking to me because I’ve seen them before,” Galvin said.

“Maybe it’s out there and more visible because back in the ‘70s, we didn’t have any social media like we have now.

“It’s bringing it up again to the forefront and it’s been in our society too long.”

Using the sticky notes provided near the imagery, students engaged in creating a dialogue with one another through anonymous messages left near the section of the poster that highlights the particular offense.

“I received an email stating that I did not start a conversation but instead made student’s minds up for them,” Barbour said. ”But I think people talking to each other on sticky notes saying, ‘daddy issue’ and then someone else says, ‘you’re an idiot’ or even someone calling another ‘a sexist

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Ruth Buckels and her family have a photo taken together. Ruth has a combination of 19 foster and birth children and is an advocate for youth and stopping human trafficking.

Where the traffic stops Even through her own struggles, Ruth Buckels puts others first

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uth Buckels doesn’t tell her children she loves them very often, because, to some of her kids, love is a dangerous term.

The word love, Buckels says, could be a trigger to her foster kids whose previous guardians or biological family members told them, “I love you,” as a way to manipulate, abuse and even sell to a third party.

“They have to come to their own conclusion on what love is because most of my kids have been abused by the word love,” Buckels said. “I use, ‘I think you are incredible.’”

Buckels, 50, of Story City, started as a foster mom in 1988, and has since housed at least 90 teenaged foster children, in addition to raising four biological kids.

Buckels was 23 at the time of her first placement. The first child placed with her was 13.

Flash forward to Nov. 14, when she officially adopted two more kids into the family, and she now has a combination

of 19 adopted and biological kids, eight of whom currently live with her on her farm.

Though Buckels loves all of her kids, one can’t go through 27 years of being a foster parent without a few bumps in the road.

Over her years of involvement in foster care, Buckels has had at least two teens swallow a handful of pills in an attempt to end their life, multiple who have tried to run away and some on whom she’s had to call the police. All of this occurred before she met any of the six who were at some point in their life trafficked into sex work. Of those six, five were sold to a third party by their own families, most of the time to pay bills.

“I don’t say, ‘I love you,’ because that could be a trigger for something one of their abusers or one of their traffickers said to them,” she said.

But her kids know she loves them.

She shows them by believing in them.

“Most of these kids have never had someone believe in them,” Buckels said.

Buckels has worked at Youth and Shelter Services in Ames since 1988 and says she has a passion for teenagers.

“Every child needs a parent,” she

O’Malley seeks contrast with 2016 candidates

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Sidney Blumenthal. Clinton was the presumed nominee in 2008, but then-Sen. Barack Obama won the Caucus with Clinton unable to even edge out Sen. John Edwards.

“I think Secretary Clinton has had a long, strange relationship with Iowa,” O’Malley said. “She didn’t do very well here in the caucuses eight years ago, and I suppose she’s trying to brush that off as if people who go to their caucuses are extremists.”

A spokesperson for Clinton’s Iowa campaign pushed back on criticism in a statement sent to CNN. “From day one of this campaign, Hillary Clinton has been committed to earning the support of every Iowan in February’s caucus — any suggestion otherwise is just flat out wrong,” said spokeswoman Lily Adams. “That’s why she made her first stop of this campaign in the Hawkeye State and why she continues to meet with Iowans in town halls, coffee shops and living rooms to discuss her plan to build an America where everyone can get ahead.”

Clinton has hosted 53 events

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Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has found himself as the odd man out in what has mostly become a two-way race for the Democratic presidential nomination — but O’Malley will not rest as he continues to campaign aggressively in Iowa, seeking to differentiate himself from his opponents.

O’Malley’s campaign has capitalized on a series of newsworthy items in the past few weeks. Those items include comments made by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the Iowa Caucus, and amid new chatter on gun restrictions, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ history on gun legislation while in Congress.

O’Malley addressed both items in an interview with the Iowa State Daily on Monday.

In a new batch of emails released last week, Clinton privately called the Iowa precinct Caucuses the “creatures of the parties extremes” in an email to confidante

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She has worked as a therapist, social worker, advocate, foster parent and now coordinator for Achieving Maximum Potential, or AMP, a youth foster support organization.

Our conversation about her work with AMP halted as we approached the Iowa state Capital building. She was asked to attend an invitation-only meeting hosted by Iowa Speaker Kraig Paulsen and Sen. Kevin Kinney to discuss what the state can do to better research human trafficking and offer aid to the crime’s victims.

---Buckels is a well-known name in the trafficking and youth advocacy communities.

Buckels hadn’t consciously thought about human trafficking, especially in Iowa, until she received a phone call from officials asking to speak with one of her foster children, Brittany Phillips, who they said was a main witness in a human trafficking case.

At age 14, Phillips was taken from

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Presidential candidate Martin O’Malley participates in the Des Moines Democratic debate, which took place at Sheslow Auditorium at Drake University on Nov. 14.

in Iowa in 2015, while O’Malley has done just over 100 this year, according to records from The Des Moines Register. He also made more than two dozen appearances in the state during 2014, mostly appearing with other candidates and raising money while he flirted with a presidential campaign.

However, while he has made double the amount of appearances as Clinton in the first-inthe-nation voting state, his poll numbers do not show it.

An average of polls from Real Clear Politics in Iowa shows him averaging just 4.3 percent to Clinton’s 51.7 percent. Sanders averages 40.7 percent.

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Police Blotter The information in the log comes from the ISU and City of Ames police departments’ records.

Dec. 4 An individual reported being harassed.

Christafur Allen Ambrose, age 21, of 3000 University West, Apt. 9 – Des Moines, Iowa, was arrested and charged with violation of a no-contact order, domestic abuse assault, and operating while intoxicated.

An individual reported damage to a vehicle.

Graham M. Woods, age 18, of 926 Hayward Ave Unit 3436, was cited with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Carter Nathan Peterson, age 18, of 305 Lindan St Unit 305, was arrested and charged with public intoxication ‑ 2nd offense.

Alexander Stewart Ellingson, age 18, of 218 Richardson Ct Unit 305, was cited with possession of alcohol under the legal age.

Thomas Edward Burnett, age 18, of 2424 Union Dr Unit 2227, was cited with possession of alcohol under the legal age.

Dec. 5 An officer responded to an individual experiencing medical difficulties. The individual was transported to a medical facility for treatment.

Seth Hardy Caston, age 18, of 213 Student Affairs L Rd

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An officer responded to a report of a fire in a trash bin outside of the building. The fire was extinguished.

Dec. 6 An individual reported a room was forcibly entered at 140 Lynn Avenue in a burglarly cases.

Leo Robert Glueckstein, age 18, of 197 Welch Rd Unit 7328, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of alcohol under the legal age and unlawful use of license.

Daniel Peter Chimiak, age 20, of 815 Wave Dr Unit 201I, was arrested and charged with public intoxication.

An officer responded to a report of a fire at State Gyn. It was discovered a fire had started in the sauna room.

Andrew Thomas Obrzut, age 18, of 1267 Friley Hall , was cited with possession of alcohol under the legal age and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Evan C. Braun, age 18, of 1267 Friley Hall, was cited with possession of alcohol under the legal age and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The damage from the fire in State Gym that occurred Sunday morning. The gym is closed until further notice while the fire department investigates. No major damage was done to the gym, but smoke continues to linger.

Gym to remain closed

By Makayla.Tendall @iowastatedaily.com Though no major damage was done to State Gym during Sunday’s sauna fire, the smoke lingers in the cavernous rooms, and Recreation Services Director Michael Giles is asking fitness enthusiasts for patience and understanding.

After 10:30 Sunday morning when smoke alarms detected smoke, State Gym was evacuated.

Giles said the fire started in the sauna in the men’s locker room, and he suspects it started because of a wiring malfunction in the bottom of the more than 6-foot wooden sauna.

Though no parts of the sauna can be salvaged, Giles said that two sprinklers above the sauna activated by the heat of the fire helped dampen it until

the Ames Fire Department extinguished the flames. It took about three hours to clear the building of smoke that filled every room.

The real issue is the linger smoke and soot. It’s not a quick fix, he said.

“With the level of smell inside that building, it would be hard to get a good work out in. We are asking for patience and understanding,” Giles said. “I get it. No one is more of a routine nut when it comes to working out than me.”

The lockers in both the men’s and women’s locker rooms will both need to be cleaned out, and students will be notified when they can come pick up their belongings.

While the smoke smell is not overpowering, the environment is still not conducive to a workout that requires deep breaths.

“The fire in and of it-

self is not why we can’t reopen the building,” Giles said. “It’s the after effects of the fire. It’s the smoke. I can’t get the taste out of my mouth. We have to get the odor out of the building, at least to a reasonable level.”

Every material and surface must be cleaned, including: carpets and curtains must be shampooed, all hard surfaces and equipment must be wiped.

Giles said the one silver lining is that most of the intramural sports are already over, so they will not need State Gym’s facilities. Group fitness classes will be more limited, though, he said.

State Gym will be closed until further notice, and Giles said he has no guess as to how long the cleaning company, Service Master, will need to clean all the smoke residue. Beyer Hall and Lied Recreation Center will remain open.

Council to meet Wednesday

By Eric.Wirth @iowastatedaily.com The Ames City Council will host its weekly meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The council will discuss topics such as renewal of liquor licenses and the purchase CyRide’s fuel for the 2016 calendar year.

Liquor and beer licenses are up for renewal for Thumbs Bar, the Swift Stop at 2700 Lincoln Way, Tip Top Lounge, the Casey’s General Store at 428 Lincoln Way and Cyclone Liquors at 626 Lincoln Way. The council will then vote on approving the specifications for the Furman Aquatic Center pool basin

repainting project. The due date for bids would then be set at Jan. 6, 2016, pending approval by the council.

Council members also have a resolution concerning the purchase of fuel for CyRide for 2016. The resolution is set to award Keck Energy of Des Moines the contract pending a vote by the council members.

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By Audra.Kincart @iowastatedaily.com Eight thousand miles from Thailand, Thai food is the reason Punwasa Chaothanakit remains in Iowa.

Chaothanakit, owner of Thai Kitchen, and best friend turned manager Supunsa Bastin share their journey from Thailand to Iowa.

“Authentic Thai food will be gone if this restaurant isn’t here,” Chaothanakit said.

Chaothanakit has been running Thai Kitchen for more than a year.

The owners of Thai Kitchen before Chaothanakit bought the business were retiring to Thailand and going to sell the restaurant to Malaysians.

With the combination of Chaothanakit’s love for cooking and her desire to keep the Thai presence in Campustown, Chaothanakit bought Thai Kitchen.

“Actually, I didn’t want to move here,” Chaothanakit said.

Chaothanakit decided to come to Ames after persuasion from her brother.

He was attending Iowa State and convinced Chaothanakit to come with him after visiting Thailand on a break.

Chaothanakit’s parents want her to move home to Thailand but know since she’s running the business she won’t be back for a while.

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als to purchase guns, along with several other regulations.

In a speech to the nation on Sunday, Obama called on Congress to ban anyone on the no-fly list from being able to purchase a weapon. Some Republicans have argued that similar legislation would erode at individuals’ due process rights, as anyone can be put on similar lists for mere suspicion of being involved in terror.

“Certainly we could create a mechanism to appeal and address the due process concerns,” O’Malley said in response. “I think it makes absolutely no sense that we make it so easy for people in our own country, including those on the no-fly list, to buy combat assault weapons.”

The day after the California shooting, Senate Democrats forced a vote on the measure to block anyone on the no-fly list from purchasing a gun, but it failed on a mostly party line vote.

As president, O’Malley said he would be consistent on calling on Congress to pass legislation, even as Congress has blocked any new reforms.

“I think as an executive, you have to be relentless,” O’Malley said. “Relentless in not only calling every member of Congress but also never giving up and coming back the next year with another bill. You’ve got to keep the pressure on and you’ve got to keep building the public consensus that

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Punwasa Chaothanakit, owner of Thai Kitchen, and Supunsa Bastin, manager of the restaurant, have a photo taken together at the register. Chaothanakit is using her interior design major to renovate the restaurant.

Chaothanakit has plans for the future of Thai Kitchen.

She said with the previous owners, there was an air of being part of a family in the restaurant.

She said she would like to instill that feeling into the atmosphere again.

“Because it was ran really well, customers loved it here,” Chaothanakit said.

“Good food, good service.”

Chaothanakit received her bachelor’s degree in interior design at the King Mongkut’s Institute of representatives are reflecting the will of the people.”

O’Malley’s campaign has also called on Sanders for his record on gun control legislation in Congress, and specifically a vote that shielded gun manufacturers from being held liable in gun crimes.

“It’s a very important difference among us in this race,” O’Malley said.

“Sen. Sanders was [a part of] a group of members who lacked the backbone to stand up to the NRA. I think it’s outrageous and that’s not leadership — it’s a key difference in this race.”

O’Malley also responded to President Obama’s national address from Sunday, saying he expects the president to continue having conversations with the United States about national security and his strategy on ISIS. “I thought it was important that he would address us personally on this,” O’Malley said.

He also praised Obama for his comments on not being drug into another long and costly war in the Middle East and for saying the fight should not be the United States vs. Islam.

As for O’Malley’s campaign, he said in an interview with the Daily in November that his campaign does not solely pay attention to polls and fundraising, but several news reports from the Des Moines debate last month said his campaign operation was moving staffers to Iowa to save money amid financial troubles.

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“Interior is having the details to create ... more beauty,” Chaothanakit said.

Chaothanakit plans to use her background in interior design to make improvements to the building.

The first set of major changes was improving the equipment in the kitchen, and Chaothanakit is now

focusing on the environment in the lobby.

Chaothanakit said the lighting is too bright in Thai Kitchen, adding that she would like to make it softer.

On top of this, Chaothanakit also wants to improve the outside design.

One of the most difficult aspects of running the Thai Kitchen restaurant is finding “five people who are in the right job,” Chaothanakit said.

Chaothanakit said she has people who want to work at the restaurant but

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Martin O’Malley appears at the Iowa Democratic Party’s annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner on Oct. 24 in Des Moines before the Democratic debate. An average of polls from Real Clear Politics shows O’Malley averaging 4.3 percent.

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Chaothanokit also faced obstacles transitioning to the Iowan culture.

“The hardest [thing to get used to] is talking to an American person,” Chaothanakit said, “It’s a good thing I work here and have to contact every person who comes through.”

At first, Chaothanakit found it difficult to go up and ask, “Hi, how are you?” but “people here are so nice,” she said.

“You have a mix, just because there are ethnic restaurants doesn’t mean they are populated with ethnic people,” said David Swenson, associate scientist of economics.

Chaothanakit said running Thai Kitchen would not be possible without the help of her friend, Supunsa Bastin.

Bastin followed her husband to Ames after he was accepted into the doctoral program for genetics at Iowa State, and she helped Chaothanakit settle into the city.

While Bastin’s husband was at school, she worked at McDonald’s on Duff Avenue as a manager.

That managerial job lasted five years.

Bastin knew the ins and outs of restaurant management and felt a pull to the job.

“I need to work for my friends,” Bastin said.

Aside from the restaurant, Bastin found the adjustments to the language and weather the hardest aspects of the move to Iowa.

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O’Malley took part in several forums Monday while in Iowa and has three more forums planned for Tuesday — including a stop at the University of Iowa.

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Student reaction and response didn’t end with just emails, however. Some people tore posters or defaced the imagery on the wall, which were actions that Barbour believes increased the effectiveness of her exhibit.

“Honestly, I’m almost happy for them, getting more posters is no big deal,” Barbour said. “I’d want to talk with these people and have a conversation because they didn’t just see them and walk by, but got emotionally affected enough to actually take the action of ripping them down.”

According to the 2015 Iowa State sexual assault and misconduct survey, 15.4 percent of students claimed they had witnessed someone acting in a sexually violent way, and almost 20 percent of women undergraduates have experienced a form of sexual misconduct.

Iowa State has put measures, such as counseling services through the Sloss Women’s Center, in place to help ISU students who are currently involved or have recently been involved in a situation of sexual assault.

But these services alone may not be enough for students.

“We have training on sexual harassment and alcohol prevention, but we don’t require them to look at anything that will teach them how to take care of their friends at a party,” Barbour said. “Educational programs need to happen on campus. These kids are so young and don’t know how to protect themselves on campus or walking home.”

Barbour hopes that the exhibit, along with other projects of the same vein including a website and online forum, will help acquire new educational opportunities on sexual assault.

These would include more counseling services and physical pamphlets that would be given to freshmen with emergency numbers to call if they are in danger.

“Everyone deserves the chance at free counseling with unlimited sessions,” Barbour said. “There may not be enough people in order to meet with students, and sometimes students are judged on whether or not their situation is important enough to be seen again.

“We need more funding in order to meet more students’ needs.”

Some people, however, are still skeptical of change coming not only to Iowa State but also to the rest of the nation.

“At first, I was hopeful that change was coming but it’s still very much a man’s society and we are always going to be in a man’s society, unless we can start changing some opinions of women,” Galvin said.

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RUTH BUCKELS p1 her mother’s home in Des Moines – where her mother’s boyfriend sexually abused her – and moved to a treatment facility in Iowa City. She and a friend ran away from the facility and ended up in Cedar Rapids.

While looking for groceries at a Cedar Rapids HyVee, a man offered Phillips a modeling job. She took the bait and was shipped to the sex trade in Chicago.

Phillips said she doesn’t quite remember what exactly happened the day Buckels discovered the teen’s past, or exactly how she was feeling, but she does remember worrying about Buckels loving her less.

“I remember being scared when I moved in that she’d find out and not want me,” Phillips said. “I was completely wrong. Her love for me didn’t become less. It only grew stronger.”

Finding out Phillips’ past sparked Buckels’ passion. She has traveled the state giving public presentations on the illegal sex trade in Iowa.

---Of the 40 or so in the Nov. 4 human trafficking roundtable discussion at the capital, at least 80 percent of the room knew Ruth Buckels.

All asked how her kids were doing in school or sports. Some complimented her knit Iowa State Cyclonecolored hat. Buckels saw Kathy O’Keefe, director of Braking Traffik, from across the room.

“Ruth, how are you?”

O’Keefe said as she leaned in for a friendly hug.

Buckels responded with a nod and a raspy, slightly-gurgled, “Just fine, thank you.”

“Oh, I just got over that cold crud last week,” O’Keefe said.

“No, this is from my chemo treatment,” Buckels corrected her.

“Oh, Ruth, I had no idea,” O’Keefe said.

Buckels proceeded to explain her recent discovery of breast cancer, the constant displeasure of the chemo treatments and the agony caused each week because of them.

But cancer couldn’t stop Buckels from going to this meeting, or working in general.

Buckels couldn’t miss this meeting in a room with some of the most influential people combating trafficking in the state of Iowa.

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Ruth Buckels and her husband Bill on their farm. They met through foster care parent training and wed in 2010.

She’d prayed for it for too long. Besides, it was Wednesday, one of her good days. Thursday was the best day of the week, so that’s the one day she goes into work.

“How are the kids taking it?” O’Keefe asks in regards to Buckels’ cancer.

“They’re terrified they’re going to lose their mom,” Buckels said.

The group of women chat for a bit, and just before the meeting starts, the group erupts in soft chortles in response to what Buckels had just said.

“Let me tell you, guys, I would not recommend taking chemo for fun.”

---Buckels was at a routine checkup at the beginning of summer 2015. When doctors told her they needed to look at her chest again, she didn’t fret too much. When they said they needed to run a biopsy, she started paying attention.

Nine millimeters of cancer was discovered near her armpit, she says, holding her hand to her face, her thumb and index finger so close together a fire ant would be snug.

Those nine millimeters, she said, were dangerous.

The cancer was removed from her body, but doctors still wanted her to go through chemotherapy to make sure all of the cells were dead.

Her prognosis is “good,” she says, but she still needs rounds of chemotherapy every Friday until

Dec. 18. After January 2016, she’ll take on 17 radiation treatments over five to six weeks.

Her first chemo treatment was the worst.

Buckels remembers suddenly being horizontal.

She looked up to see a bright light, shielded by the figure of a stranger putting on plastic sanitary gloves.

The memory of the snaps is one that sticks out in her mind.

Snap, one glove on.

Snap, the other.

“What is this man going to do to me?” she recalls of the thought racing through her mind.

She later discovered he was preparing to perform CPR. Buckels’ first round of chemo, which was to last four hours, completely shut her throat. No air in, no air out.

Nurses and doctors swarmed the room. Buckels felt as if she was watching it all happen to somebody else, until the thought dawned on her that all these people were coming for her.

“They’re coming for me,” she remembers thinking. “They are coming to save me.”

The unknown doctor didn’t have to perform CPR, but Buckels said a nurse told her they almost lost her. A conversation she doesn’t like to revisit.

Buckels’ mother, Helen Eley, of Zearing, also had breast cancer, a cloudy mass found in a mammogram.

The mother and daughter had such different looking cancers that doctors said there was no way Buckels’ was genetic.

It still blows her mind.

---Eley remembers the day Buckels said she was going to help people. It was in the 8th grade and Buckels told Eley she wanted to help one of her classmates.

“I said no, he can do his own work,” Eley said.

“She says, mom, he has so many troubles that aren’t school-related and those are what I’m going to help them with.”

Buckels was always a good student, Eley said.

She talked a lot and sang a lot. She was in band, choir, school plays and the honor society. She did her chores on the farm and never let her mother down.

“If she was determined, she was going to do it and be good at it,” Eley said.

Eley thought this of her daughter through Buckels’ years of schooling for an associates in paralegal from Des Moines Area Community College and a bachelor’s and master’s from Iowa State. She thought like this when Buckels became a foster parent and active advocate on human trafficking education.

“She’s always well-received. She has a power of speaking. She stops talking, well look out,” Eley said, the last sentence with a soft

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Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015

Lazy way to show solidarity

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New Facebook trend lacks effectiveness in helping oldest ally

By Courtney.Carstens @iowastatedaily.com

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nother Facebook trend has yet again not prompted proactivity toward anything beneficial. This trend sparked from a good place, a place of solidarity. However, much like trends tend to do, its meaning was lost in the shuffle.

The filter commemorating the lives lost from the Paris terrorist attacks can still be found on countless Facebook profile photos, even weeks after the event took place. While the gesture is not a bad one, it’s clear that people jumped on the band wagon for band wagon’s sake. And of course, this means the real purpose of the filter was forgotten.

The reason the filter was created was to show U.S. solidarity with the French. But let’s not just apply that filter; be proactive.

Filters have been trending off and on since their creation in Facebook’s early years.

For example, when the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage, a filter was created so those in support could put a rainbow over their photo. While the newest filter of the French flag is an excellent way to show solidarity with one of our oldest allies, it does nothing to promote any actual change. Putting a filter on your Facebook profile picture doesn’t mean anything unless you are willing to do something more to help with whatever cause you are advocating for, in this case Paris.

To apply that filter onto your Facebook picture takes seconds. What else could you do for the cause? Just applying that filter on social media means very little when you aren’t taking more active steps toward effecting change.

If you wish to advocate for something, then by all means play an active

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

President Obama’s speech Sunday night was an effort to comfort Americans in the wake of terrorist attacks and mass shootings across the world.

President’s speech didn’t require policy Courtesy of Facebook

Columnist Carstens believes Facebook’s filter of the France flag does not promote proactivity.

role rather than taking the quick way out. For example, send a donation to France, send letters full of hope to those who have lost loved ones in the tragedy or help with a charity. Changing your profile photo is a nice gesture, but finding a way to play an active role is the best option.

This was a positive promotional act that Facebook did, but in addition to providing this outlet to show support, an encouragement to Facebook users to be active in helping those impacted by this tragedy would have been an even better thing to do.

This trend that has encapsulated this social media site isn’t being fair to the other countries that also lost citizens during the same week as the Paris attacks. I never took part in the trend because, personally, I don’t think we should show solidarity for just Paris

alone. Many families across Europe and the Middle East are grieving for their lost loved ones, and yet all we hear about is Paris and how we need to help them.

What about Lebanon? What about those other countries? If we are going to talk about helping Paris by putting the spotlight on the French capital, we are neglecting to recognize those families that had loved ones killed outside of the Paris attacks.

As a nation, if we are going to advocate, then we need to be active in that campaign on a citizen level as well as an official level. If we are trying to show solidarity, then by all means show it, but don’t just show it when it only concerns our own people. The terrorists attacks were a tragedy, and as allies, we should stand together for the right reasons in an active way.

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Islamophobia is a term that has surfaced recently to indicate people who fear the religion of Islam. Columnist Heckle argues that it is reasonable to criticize Islam because of the violence the Quran represents, but it is unacceptable to label all Muslims as violent extremists.

All religions are susceptible to criticism

By Michael.Heckle @iowastatedaily.com The term “Islamophobia” seems to be an ever-present topic in the media. With the recent attacks on Paris and the seemingly growing impact of ISIS, there are many people who fear the religion of Islam.

The ability to challenge and criticize an ideology is the foundation of free speech.

The freedom to practice one’s religion, or the freedom to practice none, is invaluable in a free society. Yet, sometimes these two foundational freedoms don’t mix. When criticizing an ideology, it’s important to maintain respect for its followers, especially when it comes to a more interpretive form of ideology such as religion. Sadly, when it comes to Islam, many refuse to do so.

It’s ironic when the Christian right accuses Islam of being an inherently violent religion. While I would tend to agree that the negative, violent aspects of the Quran are grounds for criti-

cism, the Bible is no better.

The Old Testament is one of the most violent, inhuman, genocidal and xenophobic pieces of literature ever written. The Quran itself contains 109 verses that mention violence. While this violence is graphic and disturbing, it’s nothing compared to what the Bible promotes. The truth is there is no religion of peace, there are only people. Almost all religions contain within themselves the ideology of totalitarian belief — one must follow the same god as I do, or else.

Yet, the average individual practicing his or her religion does not follow this violent sentiment. The idea that all Muslims are terrorists is misinformed and unintelligent. This is where a distinction needs to be drawn. The term Islam refers to the actual religion and ideology of Islam, while the term Muslim refers to the individuals who follow Islam.

It is OK to be critical of Islam, but it is in no way acceptable to be Muslimophobic.

What I mean by this is

that it is perfectly acceptable to criticize Islam, just as it is perfectly acceptable to criticize all religions. The ideology that what the Quran represents can be interpreted as violent. One has a moral responsibility to speak out against this sort of fundamental violence — in every ideology, not just Islam. To claim that Islam is a religion of peace is debatable at best, yet to label all Muslims under the guise of violent extremists is not only misguided but also equally as dangerous as Islamic violence itself.

Instances of religious violence are not unique to Islam.

Avoiding the low hanging fruit of Christian history, almost all religions have violent extremists. It is those violent ideologies that should be subjected to ridicule. However, the vast majority of all religious people do not have this extremist sentiment. That is true throughout all religions.

Christianity itself is no better than Islam. The violence that the ideology of Christianity has caused far outweighs Islamic terrorism.

Political motivations must be taken into consideration as well. One cannot immediately dismiss acts of violence as the result of religious brainwashing when they stem from a destabilized, tornadic part of the world.

Comments such as those made by Donald Trump about the so-called Muslim problem in the United States only exemplify the importance of separating a person from an ideology. This sort of Nazilike generalization is why an honest conversation on the tenets of Islam and its effect on society cannot be had.

On the other hand, no religion should believe it is immune to criticism in any form. This is where Islam falls drastically short.

There have been multiple murders and attacks on media outlets and writers who call out the fundamentals of Islam for what they are. This includes the more recent attacks on Charlie Hebdo. Yet, one must keep in mind that those attacks are caused by extremists as well, not the average Muslim.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Iowa has turned its back on refugees

By Dan Daly Iowa resident To the editor, Asked if Iowa would welcome refugees fleeing a war-torn country half a

world away, our Republican governor said that we’d take our fair share. Many came.

The governor himself says they boosted our economy and enhanced our culture.

It makes me proud to

be an Iowan, knowing our state cared about education, global citizenship and honest hospitality.

Thank you, Governor Robert Ray. You ennobled us all by doing the right thing back

in 1975.

Now Iowa is shamed. Irrational fear or greed seems to compel our current governor to turn his back and slam the door on human suffering.

Can that be Christian? Can that be Iowan?

In the wake of ISIL-inspired attacks in Paris and California, President Obama addressed the nation Sunday night from the Oval Office in an attempt to calm the country’s anxiety regarding the growing Islamic extremist terrorist group.

Only his third address from the Oval Office, Obama’s speech was less on policy and more on current plans his administration is working out to challenge ISIS. Delivering this speech from the Oval Office was strategic, designed to send a strong message.

Obama did not reveal any new groundbreaking policies designed to address the problem of terrorism, but that was not the purpose of his speech. He basically reiterated what he’s already said his administration is doing, but what’s more, however, is the encouragement he tried to provide the American people to remember what this country was built upon.

Discussing gun violence was an extremely important part of the speech; however, no new ideas came as a result.

Obama pushed Congress to pass legislation that would make it more difficult to purchase firearms, which would include banning anyone on the no-fly list from buying guns, and called to make it harder to purchase assault weapons. He also pushed for stronger screening for anyone trying to come to the United States without a visa and called on Congress again to reauthorize the use of military force against ISIS. The FBI identified 160 active shooter incidents in the United States between 2000 and 2013, according to a comprehensive active shooter study conducted by the FBI, U.S. Department of Justice and the University of Texas.

2015 is a different story, with more than 300 mass shootings occurring since the start of the year, according to gunviolencearchive.org.

Touching on the topic was necessary, but the point of the night wasn’t to blast out uprooting policy; it was to calm the nerves of the public and to remind them America is prepared and working with allies to flatten extreme terrorist forces, a pep talk for the people.

Obama also asked that the nation as a whole doesn’t succumb to the false idea of what it is to be Muslim or emit suspicion toward all Muslims or mosques. And he flipped the tables, saying Muslims around the globe must confront the issue within their own communities.

“ISIL does not speak for Islam,” Obama said Sunday. “They are thugs and killers, part of a cult of death. And they account for a tiny fraction of more than a billion Muslims around the world, including millions of patriotic Muslim-Americans who reject their hateful ideology.”

This was a key part of Obama’s speech, and the message the public needs to take away from it.

“This is a real problem that Muslims must confront, without excuse,” Obama said. “Muslim leaders here and around the globe have to continue working with us to decisively and unequivocally reject the hateful ideology that groups like ISIL and al-Qaida promote; to speak out against not just acts of violence but also those interpretations of Islam that are incompatible with the values of religious tolerance, mutual respect, and human dignity.”

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Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015

Cyclones overcome slow start to improve to 7-0

By Ryan.Young @iowastatedaily.com

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Redshirt senior forward Abdel Nader drives hard to the hoop against Buffalo on Monday.

Fans in attendance at Hilton Coliseum on Monday night saw two completely different ISU basketball teams.

And while No. 4 Iowa State (7-0, 0-0 Big 12) beat Buffalo (4-5, 0-0 MAC) by a score of 84-63, the game was anything but smooth sailing.

Buffalo was able to hang close to the Cyclones all throughout the first half.

But it wasn’t what the Bulls were doing that caused Iowa State trouble — it’s what the Cyclones weren’t doing.

Iowa State went scoreless for a 6:20 stretch in the first half, something the players blamed on a sluggish start.

“We were just having some mental lapses,” said guard Naz MitrouLong. “We’re an offensiveminded team. Things just weren’t falling for us.”

Iowa State went into the locker room scoring just four points in the final 9:05 of the first half, arguably

the team’s worst offensive stretch all season. The Cyclones kept Buffalo at bay defensively, though, and headed into halftime with a nine-point lead.

“I wouldn’t say we played bad defensively in the first half, but I think our flow really wasn’t that great on the offensive end,” said forward Georges Niang.

The second half started out reminiscent of the woeful stretches in the first 20 minutes. Iowa State continued to struggle offensively, and Buffalo cut the lead to one point with 13 minutes left in the game.

But then, things changed — and quickly.

Iowa State held Buffalo scoreless for nearly five minutes, giving the Cyclones the opportunity to create some breathing room.

Iowa State went on a quick 11-0 run, thanks to Niang’s record-breaking night. The senior had a career-high 31 points and 12 rebounds — his third career double-double.

“I got a great core group of guys around me that really just find me in

great places and make the game real easy for me,” Niang said. “As soon as I got a couple going, coach was calling my number, and Monté was finding me.”

From there on, the Cyclones rolled offensively.

The first-half struggles were forgotten.

“We did what great teams do,” Morris said. “We talked about it at halftime and made adjustments.

We scored 50 points in the second half. I think that’s Cyclone basketball.”

Head coach Steve Prohm was happy, saying he was still impressed with the win. Even though the Cyclones struggled at times, and it wasn’t what fans may have expected, a win is a win. And that’s what matters to Prohm.

“When you’re coaching good teams … you start evaluating wins, and you start overanalyzing wins to where a win by 20 ain’t good enough,” Prohm said.

“It wasn’t perfect, but we just have to stay the course, stay the course, stay the course. And eventually, we’re going to hit our stride and break the game open.”

Assists fuel ISU win, freshman stays sidelined

By Kevin.Horner @iowastatedaily.com Unselfish play characterized the win against Southern for ISU women’s basketball Sunday.

Iowa State (4-3, 0-0 Big 12) defeated Southern (2-4, 0-0 SWAC) with an array of quick passes leading to quick buckets. The Cyclones more than doubled the Jaguars’ assist total, fueled by a team assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.625, a season-high.

Of the 28 buckets tallied by the Cyclones on Sunday, 26 resulted from assists. Junior Seanna Johnson led the charge in this area, distributing six assists to supplement her 12 points and 14 rebounds.

“We had 26 assists on 28 baskets,” said coach Bill Fennelly. “Some of that is having everyone being involved, but when you have an extra person besides Jadda [Buckley] that can distribute the ball to people who are open, that’s a good thing.”

Redshirt sophomore Jadda Buckley tallied five assists on the game and was one of five Cyclones who managed at least three assists. Buckley and Johnson have led the team in assists in six of its seven contests

thus far, averaging a combined 9.4 assists per game.

As two of the more veteran players on the roster, Fennelly has relied on Johnson and Buckley to lead this young team — something the duo showed they were capable of Sunday.

“Seanna was Seanna, and Jadda was Jadda,” Fennelly said.

Carleton sidelined once again with mouth injury Freshman Bridget Carleton missed her third straight game Sunday, still dealing with an injury sustained against Duke on Nov. 27.

Carleton took an elbow to the mouth early in the second game of the Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico, and did not return for the remainder of the game.

Shortly after the injury, Carleton received eight stitches at the hospital and has since had a root canal to further address the injury.

Although Carleton also sustained a concussion from the blow, her time away from the court is in large part due to the time needed to allow her mouth to heal.

“Bridget’s made progress, but if we had a game tomorrow, she wouldn’t play,” Fennelly said. “But we don’t

play until Friday. We’ve got our fingers crossed that Bridget can come in and contribute some.”

Since Carleton’s injury, Fennelly and the Cyclones have experimented with a couple of different lineups.

Against Idaho and Northern Iowa, freshman TeeTee Starks replaced Carleton in the four-guard starting lineup. But against Southern, Fennelly started two forwards and three guards, starting freshman Meredith Burkhall and playing senior Nicole “Kidd” Blaskowsky off the bench.

“We’ve been practicing with a bunch of different lineups mainly because we don’t know our injury situation,” Fennelly said. “I would imagine we will probably go back to our normal starting lineup depending on how things go.”

Rivalry week Iowa State will host Iowa (8-1, 0-0 Big 10) in the 12th installment of the annual Cy-Hawk series on Dec. 11. The Cyclones are 21-24 overall against the Hawkeyes dating back to Feb. 2, 1975, when the Cyclones defeated their in-state rivals in Iowa City, 65-47.

In recent history, the home team has claimed the majority of the success between the two programs.

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Redshirt sophomore guard Jadda Buckley dribbles the ball against Southern on Sunday at Hilton Coliseum.

For eight straight years, the team that has hosted the rivalry game has won the game. The last time the visiting team claimed victory was in 2006, when Iowa State defeated Iowa in a high-scoring game, 80-74.

Perhaps this recent trend of homecourt advantage has held true during the past eight seasons because

the rivals have been on fairly equal levels. However, Fennelly said, things may be different this time around.

“This series has been kind of interesting,” Fennelly said. “The home team wins a lot. This is the first time on paper that the visiting team is much better than the home team. So, we’ve got a lot of work to do.”

Fennelly also said that he and his players are motivated and “ready to go” for four days of practice before the Cy-Hawk game. Fennelly added that the week leading up to the Iowa game always changes his mood a bit.

“I’m usually so nice,” Fennelly said. “This week, I’m not as nice.”

Hockey takes simple approach behind defenseman

By Ryan.Leon @iowastatedaily.com Level-headed, calm and simple. These traits tend to go unnoticed in an intensely physical and fastpaced game like hockey.

For one Cyclone player, however, these are the defining traits of his game — and have led to a breakout season.

Freshman defenseman Jake Arroyo has exploded onto the scene for Cyclone Hockey. Arroyo is currently tied for the team lead in plus-minus, a stat that is used to determine a players’s scoring impact while he is on the ice. He comes in at +23, having scored only 12 points himself. That means he has helped manufacture an 11-point advantage just from his presence on the ice.

“He plays a really steady game,” said Cyclone Hockey coach Jason Fairman. “His highs are never too high, and his lows are

never too low either.”

Arroyo grew up in Bolingbrook, Ill., where he began playing youth hockey until high school. He then started his run of junior hockey with the Utah Junior Grizzlies at the AAA level of ameuteur hockey.

Arroyo would return home his senior year to finish his AAA play with the Chicago Mission.

After finishing high school and AAA hockey, Arroyo joined the Austin Bruins of the North American Hockey League. Arroyo played three seasons with the Bruins, appearing in 158 games and scoring 33 points. He also had a +23 plus-minus rating in Minnesota. After his three-year stint in the NAHL, Arroyo was on the lookout for a Division I scholarship. When none came, he turned to Cyclone Hockey.

Arroyo had a connection with a former Cyclone player who was a member of his Bruins teams, and once he was found by Cy-

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A new “Mayor” in Ames Everyone in Ames is familiar with “The Mayor,” a title given to former ISU basketball player and coach Fred Hoiberg.

But Cyclone Hockey has a different person in mind. Players and coaches alike have caught on to Jake Arroyo’s old NAHL nickname, which he thinks is just fine.

“My old assistant coach in Austin, [Minn.], used to call me “The Mayor.” When I got recruited, he told coach up here, and [Fairman] just loved it,” Arroyo said.

When asked about assuming the title after Hoiberg’s departure, Arroyo laughed it off.

“I tend to blow it off,” Arroyo said. “It doesn’t really matter what they call me.”

Freshman Jake Arroyo gains control of the puck against Ohio on Oct. 10.

clone Hockey, it quickly proved to be a fit.

“Once I finally made my way here, it seemed like a great place to be,” said Arroyo. “Since I’ve started, it’s been great ever since.”

Since arriving, Arroyo has put his tremendous junior hockey experience to work on the ice. The 21-year-old freshman has been playing like a veteran since day one and has helped bulk up a defense

that didn’t return a lot of players from last year.

Arroyo’s philosophy of simple hockey has not only improved his own play but also the play of others around him, giving his teammates more room to operate and succeed.

“My goal is to never try and do too much with the puck,” Arroyo said. “If the simple pass is there, make it. If you have room to take it up then go lead the rush. It’s

all about making the smart and simple plays.”

Another difference he makes is with his leadership, even if it isn’t the most conventional form. The typical ideas of leadership are embodied by vocal leaders or those who try to lead by example. But Arroyo tries a different approach.

“We have all different kinds of leaders on this team, but he just tries to keep things light and the

guys loose,” Fairman said.

“I think he can be a great leader for the future of this team and he brings a different kind of personality to the team.”

In a game characterized by physicality, skill and coordination, sometimes the simple approach can be the most effective. For Arroyo and the rest of the Cyclones, it seems to be a strategy that is paying off now.

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All tied up: Knot as easy as you think

By Taylor.Borde @iowastatedaily.com With Thanksgiving behind, festive parties will begin during the holiday season. While women search for glitzy cocktail dresses, men are tasked with finding an appropriate tie. Although the tie itself is an important component of an outfit, the knot also says a lot about a man. Actually tying a tie is one of the main challenges of dressing for a formal event. Some knots correspond to specific events and knowing which to choose and doing it correctly will separate the men from the boys. The four most common tie knots are the fourin-hand, half-Windsor, fullWindsor and bow tie.

The four-in-hand The four-in-hand knot is one of the most common tie knots. It’s also known as one of the easiest to master.

This knot is used for less formal events such as parties or other social gatherings

because of its asymmetrical appearance and smaller shape.

Skinny and mediumwidth ties work best with this knot. Start by draping the tie around the neck, making sure the wide end is halfway past the narrow end. Cross the wide end across the narrow end, bring it to the front and continue to wrap it around. Bring the wide end up through the loop created in the neck and feed it back through the knot. Hold on to the narrow end and adjust until the knot is snug to the collar.

Half-Windsor The half-Windsor is a wider knot and is suitable for just about any occasion, but more formal than the four-in-hand knot. Since this is a symmetrical knot, it is harder to do correctly on the first try.

It looks best when paired with slightly wider ties of medium- to heavyweight fabric. Start with the wide end on the right, draping slightly lower than

the narrow end. Bring the wide end across the narrow end, wrapping it around the back. Take the wide end down the loop between the neck and tie. Bring the wide end across from right to left, over the existing knot, then through the loop again.

Take the wide end and slide it through the first loop in the knot and adjust with the narrow end.

Full-Windsor The full-Windsor, also known as the Windsor, is a large knot used for formal occasions. It’s commonly paired with a long, thick tie and spread collar shirt.

Start with the wide end on the right, draped a foot longer than the narrow end.

Cross the wide end over the front of the narrow end, wrap it around the back and slip it through the loop between the tie and collar.

Pass the wide end behind the narrow end from left to right. Slip the wide end through the loop again and down. Bring the wide end across the front of the knot,

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Different occasions require different knots. From left to right: Four-in-hand, half-Windsor, full-Windsor, bow tie.

then up and through the loop once more. Tuck the wide end through the top of the knot and tighten by pulling the narrow end until the knot is fitted against the collar.

Bow tie The bow tie is one of the most challenging knots,

but can be achieved with gentleman’s skill in seven steps.

Drape the bow tie over the neck with one side slightly longer than the other. Take the long end across the short end and through the loop between the neck and tie. Fold the

short end into the shape of a bow, pinching it against the neck. Pull the long end over the middle of the bow and fold both sides together.

Take the top of the long end and slip it through the hole in the bow. Adjust the bow by pulling on both sides until it takes shape.

Know when it’s time to kiss old makeup goodbye

By Rebecca.Haars @iowastatedaily.com

While deciding when food has expired is a simple task, figuring out how long makeup lasts is a whole different story. Many students don’t realize that makeup can go bad. They become attached to their makeup, and until it’s gone, it doesn’t get thrown away. In reality, different makeup can go bad anytime between two months and two years.

Mascara: two to three months Mascara getting clumpy or developing a funky smell are signs that the time has come to invest in a new one. You can make mascara last longer by not

sharing it with friends and not pumping the mascara to try and get more on the brush. Sharing mascara with friends adds bacteria to it faster, while pumping it only forces more air inside the tube, causing the mascara to dry out faster.

Lipstick and lip gloss: one to two years Dry lipstick and extra sticky lip gloss indicate that throwing them away is past due. Wiping the top of lipstick to prevent bacteria growth will make it last longer. Try to keep lipstick and lip gloss out of hot and humid areas. The extra moisture causes the pigments to break down. The fridge provides a great place to keep these products during humid months.

Liquid foundation and concealer: six to 12 months As the color begins to lighten and the layers start to separate, consider throwing out the liquid foundation or concealer. Applying the liquid with a sponge instead of fingers will prevent any oils from being added to the makeup. Another way to help make it last longer is keeping it out of the sun.

The ultraviolet rays destroy preservatives, which will make products spoil faster.

Powder, eye shadow and blush: two years Expired powders will become dry and flaky.

Cleaning this type of makeup is not an option, so invest in a cosmetic sanitizer for a longer shelf life. Makeup brushes carry bacteria and

create a greater chance of breakouts when they aren’t cleaned on a regular basis.

Cleaning these applicators can positively impact how long the powder lasts.

Whether the makeup cost a fortune or was super cheap, everyone benefits from longer-lasting makeup. However, using old and outdated makeup isn’t smart.

While some makeup can be quite pricy, it’s better to replace it when it gets old instead of wasting time using makeup that isn’t doing what it’s supposed to and likely causing more frequent breakouts.

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From mascara to foundation, makeup has a variety of life spans. The longer it is kept, the more likely it is to gain bacteria.

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chuckle.

Buckels didn’t tell Eley about the cancer until after the lump was removed. “[The cancer] has slowed her a little bit, but not a lot,” Eley said. “She doesn’t say, ‘I’m not going to do this because I have cancer.’ She’s a strong person that way.”

---Buckels’ coworker and longtime friend Terri Bailey really wants to take Buckels to see the new movie, “Miss You Already,” featuring Drew Barrymore. There’s a scene shown in the trailer that reminds her of the two of them. Barrymore’s character finds out her best friend has an aggressive cancer. The two go wig shopping and laugh at the more ridiculous selections.

“It just looks like something we would do,” Bailey, also a foster parent and who has known Buckels since the early 1990s, said. “The movie looks hilarious and makes me think of Ruth.

She’s very feisty and driven.”

Buckels has a wig, but hasn’t worn it yet, Bailey said. It rests on a stand on a table in the corner of Buckels’ bedroom, seemingly untouched. Buckels is now sporting a short, pixie haircut, and wears hats as long as she can stand the itch.

Buckels stays home as much as she can, Bailey said, as Buckels doesn’t want to be seen as weak. To Buckels, her voice, her hair, her reaction to food, all make her seem vulnerable, Bailey says of her decades-old friend.

“If you know her, she doesn’t want pity eyes,” Bailey said. “She has things to do and plans to make and we keep telling her to slow down and she goes, ‘No, no, no,’ and finally she said, ‘Man, I gotta slow down.’”

Her normal routine was up early, work late.

She can’t do that anymore, Bailey said. The chemo drains her energy.

“She’s fighting through these road bumps,” Bailey said. “That’s her strength – she pulls herself out.”

The way Buckels works is similar to the way she parents. Watchful, but distant enough to let everyone do their own thing, always encouraging.

“Whenever she sends out emails, she’ll say ‘I’m glad you’re all mine,’” Bailey said. “I would never want to

do anything to disappoint her and that’s the way her kids are too. You don’t want to disappoint her because she’s too special.”

---Buckels is down to about an hour and a half for each chemo.

The worst days are Sunday through Tuesday. No food tastes the same and she never knows when she’s going to be able to keep down whatever she eats. Applesauce usually works. Sometimes oatmeal, but there’s always that taste of a tin can, liquid rust that lingers on her taste buds.

She is 100 percent nauseated, she said.

Some days, she takes a bite and the food stays down. Others, she takes one bite and thinks, “why did I do that to myself?” With each morsel of food, she must consciously think about how quickly and when to eat it – a concept completely foreign to her.

She was always eating on the run. Grabbing a quick sandwich before jetting off to speak at a church or school about the terrifying truths of human trafficking in Iowa.

Downing a granola bar before heading into a meeting for Achieving Maximum Potential. It’s never been, take these three bites and see if a half hour later the food will stay down.

She can’t taste salt or garlic. She can’t find anything that tastes like it’s supposed to.

“But then I think, so many other people have it so much worse, I say to myself, ‘Shut up, Ruth. Shut up, Ruth,’” she said, her voice still raspy as it had been all day.

“But it’s weird for me.”

---Much like the way Ruth Buckels met most of her children, she met her current husband: through the foster care system.

Bill Buckels was already a foster parent, but wanted to continue his training, which Ruth was helping conduct. She was married to another man at the time, and didn’t think anything of her and Bill’s relationship other than that of one foster parent to another. Ruth at one point was Bill Buckels’ foster kids’ therapist, but the two still didn’t know each other too well.

Ruth married her first

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husband at the age of 19 and was married for 24 years, she quickly shares.

“I’m very private,” she says, and moves on.

After the end of Ruth’s first marriage, Bill Buckels checked in to see if she was OK. “Well,” she responded.

“You’re going to have to teach me how to be single.”

“I was good at that,” Bill Buckels said.

“I ended up teaching him how to be married,” Ruth Buckels laughs.

---The two moved in together on Bill Buckels’ farm around Christmas 2009 and wed in 2010.

The farm is home to not only the teenagers as well as Ruth and Bill, but also to four snakes, a tankful of fish, cows, cats and a dove.

On top of the alreadyseemingly full zoo, the Buckels family also takes care of 14 dogs: German shepherds, corgis and St. Bernards, as Ruth has been in the dog breeding business for about three years. Ruth Buckels used to own horses and chickens, but couldn’t keep up with taking care of them while going through chemo.

It would be impossible to be bored at the Buckels’ house. Six bedrooms, an

office and four bathrooms are necessary to house the double-digit family.

The kids are two-tofour to a room. Bunkbeds are necessities. The spacious yard features a trampoline, hammock, picnic tables, a fire pit the size of a monster truck wheel and a homemade wedding deck for the kids to use if and when they get married.

The kids like to play games outside in the open area on the farm, which is just north of Ames. Ghosts in the graveyard or capture the flag are some of the most popular.

In one basement hallway, a mattress rested against a wall.

“Someone must have gotten mad at someone,” Ruth Buckels chuckled.

“They do that sort of stuff.”

In fact, they rat on each other all the time, both Buckels said.

“Oh, they sing like canaries,” Bill Buckels said.

But it’s always out of love, Ruth Buckels says.

An empty spot on the wall is impossible to find in the Buckels home. Pictures of each of the 19 kids, six of whom have significant others, cover nearly every inch of every room.

That’s something she

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Ruth Buckels has been a foster mom since 1988 and has since housed at least 90 teenaged foster children.

gives each kid, as most kids or teens in foster care won’t ever see their picture on any wall, Buckels said.

Trust is one of the hardest things for youth in foster care to learn.

“I’ve grown to completely trust her, whereas before I was skeptical. I gave my trust to people who were supposed to protect me and they didn’t,” Phillips said.

“I see [Ruth] as my hero.

She saved me. If I hadn’t been placed in her home, I wouldn’t be where I am today. She taught me that I’m worth so much more than anyone has ever told me. Someday I hope to be even half the women she is.

I hope that I can save someone’s life like she did mine.”

That love, Buckels said, and that steady home, is the biggest gift she can give to any of her kids.

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