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Robert Dunn, senior in accounting, left, holds a Young Americans for Freedom banner along with Nick Riegeo, junior in agricultural business, and Ryan McCarthy, freshman in supply chain management. Young Americans for Freedom is a new group on campus that works to reach young people and educate them about conservative values.
Conservatives create a voice Student organization provides space for right-leaning views on campus By Zach.Clemens @iowastatedaily.com A new student organization on campus works toward its primary goal to educate the student body on conservative ideas and principles by hosting events and inviting conservative speakers to speak through its lectures program. Young Americans for Freedom was born from its parent organization, Young America’s Foundation, over 40 years ago. The foundation is a national, non-profit organization with the goal of reaching young Americans and educating them about conservative ideas. Young Americans for Freedom, which has 200 chapters across the county, is a new student organization on Iowa State’s campus that was founded by current club president Robert Dunn, senior in accounting, who is also a former Student Government senator. He is a self-professed “conservative convert” after having grown up in a liberal household in Illinois. He is working on his second bachelor’s degree at Iowa State. He previously earned a degree in political science from California State University in San Bernardino, Calif. It was in California that he became a conservative activist, and he immediately joined the College Republicans when he arrived at Iowa State. He realized, however, that the College Republicans were restricted in their activism and group by having to stay
Lani Tons/Iowa State Daily Young Americans for Freedom hosted a Conservative Coming Out Rally at the free-speech zone on Oct. 9. The group, new to campus this year, aims to educate young people about conservative values and viewpoints.
in line with the political party. Dunn wanted to do more and not be tied to one particular party or candidate. He attended a Midwest regional conference held by the Young America’s Foundation, and people there suggested to him that start a Young Americans for Freedom chapter at Iowa State.
“We’re here to educate the student body about conservative ideas,” Dunn said. The group’s goal is to promote the pillars of conservatism, Dunn said. Those pillars are constitutionally limited government, support for free market capitalism,
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Several ISU students attended a meeting of the Ames City Council on Tuesday night to discuss regulations regarding electronic cigarettes and nicotine delivery systems. Council members voted 5-1 to adopt an ordinance prohibiting the use of e-cigarettes in all public places and in some private areas, including all enclosed areas within places of employment. The council voted to mimic the Smokefree Air Act that is already in place statewide for other forms of tobacco use. Iowa lawmakers passed the Smokefree Air Act in 2008. Darien Woods and Spencer Cain, seniors in kinesiology and health and members of the ISU Health Promotion Club, addressed the council on behalf of ISU students. Woods and Cain said that a survey conducted by the club determined that Ames residents were largely against the use of e-cigarettes in public spaces, with a majority of respondents reporting they would be less likely to patronize a business where ecigarette use was allowed. The survey helped motivate Iowa State and student government to take action on the issue, Woods said. Iowa State has proposed to add “personal vaporizers” to their Smoke-Free Campus policy. The university’s proposal will ban the use of these vaporizers anywhere on campus and in any buildings or vehicles owned by the university. The ban would also include areas outside of entertainment and sports arenas, such as Jack Trice Stadium and Hilton Coliseum. The university’s proposal is expected to take effect in January 2016. City Council considered Iowa State’s proposed policy as one of the options for the city to mirror. Jordan Vanscoy, junior in kinesiology and health, told the council that the turnout of ISU students said something about their relationship with the community. “[The students] here are not here just to prove a point that
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Diversity officer reflects on first week By Adam.Sodders @iowastatedaily.com A recently selected administrator began his new job as vice president of diversity and inclusion at Iowa State on Dec. 1, and he said he is still getting used to the new campus. “My calendar is like the Dow Jones right now. Every day it’s something completely different,” said Reginald Stewart, vice president for diversity and inclusion. The search for a diversity and inclusion administrator officially started in May 2015, when President Steven Leath set up the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Search committee. In October, Stewart was selected as the new vice president and was approved by the Board of Regents. “We started immediately. There was really no warm up process,” Stewart said. “I’m happy I was allowed to get started im-
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Reginald Stewart began his new job as vice president of diversity and inclusion on Dec. 1 after a months-long search. He said he is happy he is starting immediately and is familiarizing himself with campus.
mediately.” The new campus and the various groups and organizations
were among the things Stewart said he wants to familiarize himself with. “I will probably be getting used to the new environment for a while,” he said. “Ames is different than Reno.” Previously, Stewart worked at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he served as chief diversity officer. “I think students here are happy here in Ames,” he said. “I think they’re excited for the new vice president position.” Stewart said he is excited to start getting involved on campus. “I’ve noticed what many students want and what administrators want is often the same thing,” he said. “I would like to act as a translator between those groups.” Student action is something Stewart said he enjoys seeing. For instance, he said he saw the Students Against Bigotry protest during the Cy-Hawk football game in a positive light. “What do millennials get cri-
tiqued for?” he asked. “They are criticized for being disengaged.” He said the protest shows that some students at Iowa State are willing to have their voices heard and want to see change. “I went to San Francisco State University, which has a history of students demonstrating,” Stewart said. “I have a very social justicebased approach to the job.” When it comes to action plans, Stewart said he is getting to know people and groups on campus, figuring out what problems need to be solved. “Most good university vice presidents know they must first understand the campus,” he said. “They don’t just come in and start implementing policy without understanding the students.” A flexible approach for the first months in the new position is what Stewart has planned. “It doesn’t make sense to be too rigid with the job right now,” he said. “That would be counter
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intuitive to the work.” Stewart said that he is concerned about the future of the university as well as current issues, adding that some changes made in the present may only be seen by future students, faculty and staff. “When students protest and make change or a vice president implements policy, that goes into helping future students and faculty,” he said. With different students, faculty, staff, organizations and colleges within Iowa State, Stewart said giving some time to everyone is a big part of the plan for the first few months. Additionally, he said the critical thinking that goes in to being vice president for diversity and inclusion is an attractive part of the job. “I enjoy thinking deeply about issues faced by people on campus,” Stewart said. “This job isn’t just about problem solving, it’s also about creating.”
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Police arrest, charge two suspects By Shannon.McCarty @iowastatedaily.com Two men have been arrested in relation to a robbery that took place on Arizona Avenue on Oct. 7. Kang Chotkuac, 18, and Quintin Evans, 21, have both been arrested and charged with second-
degree robbery. The two men stole a backpack from a victim, who was also injured. The two suspects knew the victim was in possession of marijuana that was located in the victim’s backpack, Ames Police Investigations Commander Jason Tuttle said. When the two met the victim, they tried to pull the backpack from him. During that process, they pulled him to the ground and ripped off the backpack, causing some injuries to the victim’s knees and elbows.
Tuttle said the victim knew Chotkuac from high school. The following day, the Ames Police Department got a search warrant for where Evans was staying. Investigators found some of the packaging of the marijuana that was in the victim’s backpack. According to the Ames Tribune, although the victim was in possession of marijuana, no charges have been filed. Chotkuac is being held on $20,000 bond, and Evans is being held on a $10,000 bond.
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Paying for college Conference to explain all things financial aid By Michaela.Ramm @iowastatedaily.com ISU faculty and staff will discuss the financial aid process and other financial aid issues they see affecting students on campus in a conference. The free event will take place Thursday from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the Sun
Room and South Ballroom of the Memorial Union. The event is free to attend. According to the Iowa State events calendar, “The event is intended to assist faculty and staff within their professional roles.” The schedule goes as follows: From 8:15 to 9:15 a.m., the attendees will partake in an optional session to discuss the basics of financial aid, including how financial aid is awarded and what aid is available to students. From 9:15 to 10 a.m., there will be a discussion on updates happening to
the 2017-18 FAFSA, “which could impact when students apply for and are awarded aid.” Following this, from 10:05 to 10:45 a.m., there will be a break-out session where attendees will discuss common concerns, options and resources for students, which will be presented by the Student Loan Education Office. Then, from 10:55 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., there will be a round table discussion. These topics will include prospective students and financial aid, summer financial aid and more.
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Corrections In Monday’s print edition of the Iowa State Daily, the article Ames City Council to host meeting stated that the Ames City Council was meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 9. This was incorrect. Ames City Council met on Tuesday, Dec. 8. Regular council meetings are on Tuesdays. The Daily regrets the error. The Iowa State Daily welcomes comments and suggestions or complaints about errors that warrant correction. To submit a correction, please contact our editor at 515-2945688 or via email at editor@ iowastatedaily.com.
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Senate meeting discusses campus safety By Alex.Connor @iowastatedaily.com The Faculty Senate met Tuesday to approve motions on the discontinuation of the botany graduate major, in addition to creating a new geographic information science minor. At the meeting, Tim Bigelow, academic affairs council chairman and associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, read the second motion to discontinue the botany graduate major. Bigelow said this particular major hasn’t had a student since 2003. The second motion was to instill the geographic information science minor. After a unanimous agreement, both motions were adopted. Kimberly Zarecor, associate professor in architecture, asked about the distribution of the money made by the tuition increase in regards to the higher amount of international students in the design college. It was announced that the money from the tuition increase will be distributed to colleges based on how internationally heavy each specific college is. Rob Wallace, Faculty Senate president and asso-
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Member of the Faculty Senate talk before the monthly meeting Tuesday. The senate motioned for the removal of the botany graduate major and discussed services offered by the Department of Public Safety.
ciate president of ecology, evolution and organismal biology, also welcomed Aaron Delashmutt, associate director of the Department of Public Safety, to discuss resources available to faculty and staff in regards to campus safety. “I appreciate the opportunity to come and speak with you here,” he said. Delashmutt has been with the department for 20 years and is currently stepping in as interim chief.
Delashmutt opened with a quote from Capt. Edward Smith of the Titanic, reading: “I cannot imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder. I cannot conceive of any vital disaster happening to this vessel. Modern ship building has gone beyond that.” This quote stood in correlation with Delashmutt saying that he hopes Iowa State never has to go through a catastrophe, but he hopes that faculty, staff and students, know what to
do if there ever happens to be a disaster. Delashmutt mentioned that he and the ISU Police Department are available at any time and want to ensure that they are meeting citizens’ needs. He said they would rather respond to a call that was a false alarm then not to respond to a call at all. “We like to help; we like to meet people,” said Delashmutt. Going into an office safety and security over-
view, Delashmutt discussed issues regarding reception staff considerations by posting signs and installing panic buttons around the office. If faculty members ask for a safety overview, ISU Police will go into what is the best location for their desk, where their guests should sit and whether or not their should meet a guest in a general area. “With recognizing and reporting disturbing behavior, we’ll go over the process of our threat assessment,” Delashmutt said. This can be done through recognizing and reporting disturbing behavior training and violent incident response training. These trainings will give individuals options in surviving an active killer incident, present several scenarios based on real cases and provide tools on situational awareness and how to implement them into daily life. “It’s okay to break things to get your own safety. You’re in that moment — you need to save your life or other,” Delashmutt said. Wallace then read the announcements for the meeting, in which he discussed the policy on excused absences, the assignment of intellectual property rights, the completion of faculties’ conflict of interest
and commitment statement and preparation for the next university’s strategic planning. Jonathan Sturm, senate president-elect and professor of music and theater, then asked if any senators were looking to step into his position in the upcoming year. “This is the time of year when we are looking for nominees for the president elect to succeed me,” Sturm said. “You become so involved in the campus as an organism, as a functioning community.” Also discussed in the meeting was the recent Board of Regents decision to increase international tuition by $500 every year for the next three years. Kimberly Zarecor, associate professor in architecture, asked about the distribution of the money made by the tuition increase in regards to the higher amount of international students in the design college. It was announced that the money from the tuition increase will be distributed to colleges based on how internationally heavy each specific college is. The Faculty Senate’s next meeting will take place at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 8 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.
Benches built for campus Campus Services installs over 200 new seats in high-traffic areas By Madison.Tuttle @iowastatedaily.com
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Micheal Christopher Low, assistant professor of history, is researching the discovery of oil in Saudi Arabia and how the history of the country changed due to the discovery.
Professor looks at Saudi Arabian oil By Tara.Larson @iowastatedaily.com One ISU professor claims that the Saudi Arabian oil empire may not have been found if it hadn’t been for an accident. Michael Christopher Low, assistant professor of history, has been doing research on the oil history of Saudi Arabia. This semester has been Low’s first experience at Iowa State. He received his doctorate in history from Columbia University in May. Although Low primarily studied history, he recently began looking into the discovery of oil in Saudi Arabia.
“Oftentimes, we’re called upon to read things that are well outside of our disciplinary field,” Low said. When Low was working toward his master’s degree, he focused on studying the history of cholera, a disease usually spread through water. This research led to him learning more about water problems in Saudi Arabia’s past. “I became more and more interested in the long-term history of Saudi Arabia’s water supply, and that story kind of ran headlong into the story of oil,” Low said. Low began digging into Saudi
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With enrollment growing every year, some buildings and classrooms around campus are running out of places for students to sit before or in between classes. Campus Services had a solution to this problem and has begun installing almost 400 new benches that will all be put in place in the coming months to help alleviate hallway congestion in high-traffic buildings on campus. Almost 200 benches have already been placed in Carver, Coover, Gilman, Hoover, Howe, Lagomarcino, Pearson and Physics halls. According to some students, they’re needed. Austin Nelsen, sophomore in pre-business, said he sees students sitting on the ground in Carver “all the time,” and he thinks the benches “should be posted every 20 feet.” Nicolas Cesario, sophomore in industrial technology, disagreed with Nelsen and said that “not often” does he see students sitting on the floor in Carver, and he does not believe that installing any more benches is necessary. Nathan Graves, construction manager for facilities planning and management, said it was known that the additional benches were a need on campus because there were several “kids sitting on the ground” in busy hallways throughout campus.
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A student sits on one of the new benches on the second floor Carver. New benches made of reclaimed wood from around campus have been placed in high-traffic areas around campus in an attempt to keep up with the rise in student population.
Graves said the install team took “heat maps of credit hours” throughout campus, meaning they looked at the number of students and credit hours in a specific classroom or building, and allocated the benches to the areas with most need for additional seating. Graves, who organized the transportation and installing of the benches, said almost all of the wood being used is cyprus wood from “old fencing at University Village, which the students donated.” A few benches will be made of an old oak tree from Central Campus, Graves said. After the tree was dried out, it was sent
through the TreeCYcle program on campus, and then it was sent to the Iowa Prison Industries where the wood was made to look like new and be assembled into the benches. The benches were then shipped back to campus to be installed by the Campus Services crew. “Benches would be good because I can count multiple times where I had to sit on the floor of Carver and Lago,” said McKenna LeClere, sophomore in elementary education. Graves said the hope is to have the additional 200 benches installed early in the spring semester.
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Arabia’s history with water. He discovered that when pilgrims were moving into the country in the 1800s, the already dry area began facing even more problems. “Looking at how the Ottoman Empire tried to provide both enough and safe drinking water for pilgrims was sort of the starting point,” Low said. The empire finished a new pipeline to bring water into the city of Jidda, and, after a few years, it dried up. Researchers learned that it dried up because the citizens overused it rather than an engineering malfunction. Wealthy locals began collecting rainwater and selling it to pilgrims at inflated prices. When the
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they can make a change. They’re truly here because this community means a lot to them,” Vanscoy said. Outgoing at-large Councilman Matthew Goodman said that, ultimately, he supports mirroring the Smokefree Air Act because prohibiting e-cigarettes where other forms of tobacco, such as traditional cigarettes, are already prohibited will be easy to implement. Council members discussed exemptions for specific businesses, including e-cigarette stores and
Ottomans created a more reliable source of water, the wealthy clogged these pipes up. The Ottomans began constructing desalination units to collect water for pilgrims throughout what is now Saudi Arabia. After years, they began to work on a plant for proper desalination, which was opened in 1911 in Jidda. For many years, the main revenue in Saudi Arabia was from taxes on the pilgrims. However, when the water supply became low, it was hard for the country to keep attracting pilgrims and maintain its legitimacy. “Everything they could do to find water was super critical,” Low said. In the 1930s, American Karl Twitchell began helping out with the water crisis, bringing in a different
approach. He suggested trying to find extractive commodities. After surveying many different areas, he found an oil well. Saudi Arabia continued to develop its oil fields over the decades. “Saudi Arabia has been pumping at their maximum rate in an attempt to recapture their market share,” said Franek Hasiuk, assistant professor of geological and atmospheric sciences. “It’s very cheap in Saudi Arabia to produce. It’s less than $10 a barrel, while the [United State’s] shale oil can be up to $50.” Although Low was looking at cholera when looking for research projects, he has found the water and oil connection to be interesting. He is currently working on a book, “The Mechanics
of Mecca,” and hopes to write a second book called “Drinking the Sea.” Low was also recently nominated for an Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program, which awards $200,000 grants to up to 32 scholars. “The university gets to nominate a junior and senior scholar, and I ended up being the nominee for the junior category,” Low said. “It’s a prestigious competition but also the support is tremendous. It would allow me to do things I wouldn’t otherwise be allowed to do.” Low expects to find out about the award in April 2016. He intends to continue to teach at Iowa State and to research the history of the Middle East. Low has planned a trip to Istanbul in the summer to further his research.
casinos. They agreed to let the Parks and Recreation Department decide whether or not e-cigarette use would be allowed at outdoor parks. Council members also discussed current and proposed developments at the meeting. They voted 6-0 to carry a resolution for the final tax abatement for the Gilbane Development Company’s mixed-use project on Lincoln Way. The approval of the tax abatement puts the development one step closer to completion.
Approval of the tax abatement was previously postponed because the developers did not comply with all of the city’s tax abatement requirements. Gilbane’s project includes 96 apartment units and more than 5,000 square feet of commercial retail space. This project is one of the urban revitalization areas the city has created to bring more housing and retail options to Ames. City Council also voted 6-0 to pass the second ordinance establishing the South Wilmoth Avenue urban revitalization area and
rezoning the property for high-density residential. This mixed-use space would create housing and retail options similar to the new developments in Campustown. This area, also known as the Breckenridge property, has been the topic of several previous council meetings. The proposed plan for the property would include an apartment complex with more than 400 beds and at least 15,000 square feet of commercial space. The City Council will meet for its last meeting of the year on Dec. 22.
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Campustown Action Assocation and the city of Ames hope to add security cameras in Campustown, which would increase residents’ safety.
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Drugs such as Adderall or Ritalin help those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder focus and increase their productivity. However, many college-age students who do not have ADHD use these drugs to help them study as finals approach. People can easily become addicted to the drug, which resembles methamphetamine.
Using, abusing study drugs People who misuse ADHD drugs risk addiction, injury By Scott.King @iowastatedaily.com Over the last decade, diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder have risen drastically in the United States. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 11 percent of children between ages 4 and 17 were diagnosed with ADHD in 2011, which breaks down to 6.3 million children. Although studies are primarily geared toward children with ADHD, the Medicine Abuse Project reports that 61.8 percent of college students were offered use of Adderall, an ADHD medication, while in college. Among college students, ADHD medication is widely overprescribed and inappropriately used, and it has some potentially damaging psychological effects. It happens when students don’t realize the consequences of using the drug without need. Before continuing, I should say that many students prescribed Adderall or Ritalin, another ADHD medication, genuinely suffer from the disorder. Some students have trouble with focusing and suffer from hyperactivity; many other ADHD symptoms could be caused by poor choices on the part of the mother during pregnancy. Many of us know a student or two who used the “I can’t focus in class” excuse to get their hands on the “study drug” because it is a stimulant and increases mental focus and productivity. Oftentimes, these people seek Adderall prescriptions knowing they don’t actually have ADHD. ADHD is not recognizable through examining a patient’s physiology. Doctors must diagnose it based solely on behavioral symptoms. Adult symptoms include trouble focusing and concentrating, difficulty completing tasks, disorganization, restlessness and bad listening skills. These symptoms are often medically based but may just as often be character traits. Trouble focusing in academics could be interpreted as finding your
classes or major boring, but, let’s be honest, some classes are boring because they’re boring and not because ADHD has caused you to have trouble focusing. Difficulty completing tasks and disorganization could also be interpreted as simple laziness. Or you may just be restless because you happen to be a high-energy person, or you might have bad listening skills simply because you, once again, find class to be boring. Unfortunately, the causes of these symptoms are hard to distinguish. It’s easy for people to act out and ultimately be misdiagnosed. So what effects do Adderall and Ritalin have that correct these problems? In those people who have ADHD, the drugs suppress hyperactivity and allow for relaxation and focus on listening and organizing. In those people who don’t have ADHD, they support hyperactivity, which in turns gives them the energy required to focus on school work or anything they choose for long periods of time. Students without ADHD can obtain Adderall or Ritalin not only by prescription but also by knowing someone with a prescription. The trade among college students is alive and flourishing as Adderall is circulating among those with prescriptions and those without. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports full-time college students in the United States are twice as likely to improperly use Adderall than part-time students. Most students use the drug to study and do homework but in some corners of the college party population people are taking it before going out to parties or the bars, mistakenly assuming the combination of the drug and the alcohol is a stimulant. This allows them to stay up longer and remain focused and talkative during social situations even while alcohol attempts to dull them down. As a senior, I’ve seen it much more than a handful of times. Adderall has a chemical resemblance to methamphetamines. This is not surprising considering how similar their effects and withdrawal symptoms are. According to Drugabuse. gov, “Prescription stimulants [Ad-
derall and Ritalin] can increase brain dopamine in a[n] … amplified manner similar to other drugs of abuse such as methamphetamine.” Both cause the user to have increased attention and activity, decreased fatigue, dry mouth and irritability as the drug is wearing off. Adderall and Ritalin are classified as Schedule II drugs by the U.S. government, meaning they are illegal for those without a prescription due to their “high potential for abuse” and because they “can lead to severe psychological or physical dependency.” Although there are multiple, I want to point out one main psychological effects of these drugs that I have observed. Using the pills to study grants the user a biological willpower to do school work. Over time, the user will eventually begin rely on these chemicals for motivation. This completely eradicates one’s ability to develop a good work ethic because although the drug allows you to get work done it’s like going on autopilot and just powering through what you have to do without any voluntary effort. Now, most of what I’ve mentioned above sounds extreme and over the top, and most non-prescribed users aren’t using enough to cause them such terrible problems as I mention above, but I always find it important to explore worst-case scenarios because Adderall is addictive. However, I wouldn’t advise any sort of authoritative crackdown on ADHD medication throughout the college population. I would simply suggest that students attempt to become more aware and educated on the effects that drugs designed to curb ADHD have on them personally, especially if they haven’t been diagnosed with ADHD. Historically, when authorities get very serious about eradicating the use of a certain drug, the pushback is huge — take marijuana for example. If a crackdown were to take place on ADHD medication, the result could be overwhelmingly negative. However, if an educational approach was used, especially on college campuses, we might see a shift in the use of these drugs and the injuries that can result from misuse.
The idea of installing cameras in Campustown on public property is still up in the air after a survey was released to residents in recent weeks. The decision is clear: Cameras would only enhance the visitor and resident experience and level of safety in Campustown. The Campustown Action Association was approached by the city of Ames to distribute the survey to residents, which has culminated in a dismal response. That is most likely attributed more to the effectiveness, or lack thereof, of surveys with college students than due to a negative feeling toward the cameras — but that’s a different issue — and CAA is looking for more responses. The survey can be found on a post on the CAA Facebook page. The idea of installing security cameras on public property did not stem from any specific event, according to Rebecca Olson, director of the association. However, causal event or not, ensuring the safety of students just off of the university’s campus should be of the utmost importance, and installing these cameras is part of that. While the cameras may not prevent students from partaking in acts of stupidity, especially when alcohol is involved, they will hold people more accountable for anything unfavorable that may occur in Campustown. This is especially important to remember that the primary occupants and visitors of Campustown are students making that area an extension of campus, which means the safety of students should be set at the same standard in Campustown as on campus. During re-contracting season, in an attempt to entice students to sign leases in Campustown, advertisements read, “If you were any closer, you’d be on campus.” Installing cameras would also create another level of accountability when it comes to law enforcement. The country has watched countless stories of police misconduct come out of the woodwork this year, and these cameras would help prevent a similar story from taking place in Ames. Of course the counter argument that could be made by those fighting against the installation of the cameras would be that privacy could be jeopardized. But installing cameras in Campustown is the same concept as having cameras in the mall; they are there for patron safety and ultimately the good of the public. While there will be additional concerns, it is feasible that the issue of privacy will take the cake over other concerns for residents. This should be taken into consideration by the Campustown Action Association and the city of Ames during this time of planning for the surveillance cameras. Taking a position of transparency, especially when the survey is re-released to all ISU students, is key to getting the suggestion to pass.
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Look both ways before you cross street By Ethan Sprung Senior in Agriculture Communications and Biology You never know what will happen. Today, I was in an accident. As I was biking north on Morrill Road, between the library and LeBaron Hall, a pedestrian saw me approaching and waited for me to pass. However, the pedestrian beside them
didn’t even glance up. They stepped out right as I was passing the first pedestrian. I braked as hard as I could, and, even though I stopped the bike, momentum carried me over the handle bars and onto the pavement. It’s lucky there wasn’t a bus or car coming from the other direction, or I might not be here now. The real kicker of this incident is that the pedestrian who
caused my crash didn’t even turn around or stop to see if I was alright. They walked away, busy listening to their music without apologizing. It turns out that I’m not the first cyclist who has encountered a careless pedestrian not paying attention. Unfortunately, I will not be the last. Pedestrians need to be held accountable for their individual safety and recognize others when crossing streets
and paths. They need to stop, look both ways and cross when it’s safe. They don’t realize how long it can take a vehicle to stop and the consequences that can occur if forced to stop quickly. It should be common sense to at least glance in both directions before crossing the street. Remember what we learned in elementary school: Stop, look both ways then cross when it’s safe.
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Cy-Hawk stakes reach four-year high Niang, Prohm talk upcoming rivalry game By Chris.Wolff @iowastatedaily.com Georges Niang has become known for his trash talking, especially when it comes to the Cy-Hawk series and getting underneath the skin of Iowa fans. Two years ago, Niang declared Iowa a “Cyclone state” after beating the Hawkeyes. Last season, Niang blew a kiss to the Hawkeye student section as the Cyclones throttled Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Niang has also been known to talk some trash on Twitter with Iowa fans, but the senior forward has given up the social media website this season. He dished out a little trash talk at his press conference Tuesday, just two days before the Hawkeyes come to town. This will be Niang’s fourth time facing off against the Hawkeyes, and he wants to end it on a high note, as he could either end his career against Iowa 3-1 with a win or 2-2 with a loss. “If I only went 2-2 with Iowa, then what’s the point
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Senior forward Georges Niang takes a shot during Monday’s game against Buffalo in Hilton Coliseum. Niang had a career-high 31 points as he led the Cyclones to a 84-63 victory. The Cyclones’ next opponent is in-state rival Iowa Hawkeyes on Thursday in the annual Cy-Hawk showdown.
of playing?” Niang joked. “Obviously, the goal is to go 3-1.” Prohm on rivalry Steve Prohm may be new to Iowa and new to the
Cy-Hawk series, but he has plenty of experience with rivalry. As a student at Alabama, he experienced rivalry with Auburn, which
he referred to as “the other team.” At Murray State, Prohm also had rivalries with Western Kentucky, Belmont and Austin Peay State. “I know it’s a big deal,”
Prohm said of the Cy-Hawk rivalry. “I understand what it means to the people of Iowa.” He understands the importance of the game,
and, as a coach, he wants to keep things as normal as possible. “I love the rivalry games, because you want to play in big games,” Prohm said. “On the other side, you got to prepare the same way. You don’t prepare any different, and it’s the next game. Our motto that night will be the same, just trying to win the day and go 1-0.” Brady Ernst to seek medical redshirt The ISU coaching staff has decided to shut down freshman forward Brady Ernst and seek a medical redshirt. Iowa State was toying with redshirting Ernst at the beginning of the season but elected to play him, as the team is already short on depth. Ernst suffered an ACL tear last spring during his senior season of high school. Ernst hasn’t progressed how the team hoped he would, so it will look to get a medical redshirt. Ernst played in six games this season, mostly in the closing minutes. He played 14 total minutes, scoring two points and grabbing four rebounds. If he is granted a medical redshirt, Ernst will still have all four years of eligibility remaining.
Making weight with strict regimen By Ben.Visser @iowastatedaily.com Many college students have heard of and fallen victim to the freshman 15, which implies that incoming freshmen will gain 15 pounds during their first year. Wrestlers can’t allow that to happen. Redshirt senior Tanner Weatherman, Iowa Lani Tons/Iowa State Daily State’s 165-pound wrestler, had to cut an extra nine Tanner Weatherman, redshirt senior, started cutting weight in July and limpounds because he moved iting intake of unhealthy food to move down a weight class in November. down a weight class from 174-pounds — the weight He doesn’t deal with the levels up even though they he wrestled at last year. offseason regimen that are trying to cut weight. “The hardest part is Weatherman does. They drink eight ouncjust getting down there,” Hall didn’t start cutting es of water every hour and Weatherman said. weight until the preseason try to eat five to six small To get down to 165 began. The hardest part meals per day instead of p o u n d s , W e a t h e r m a n wasn’t cutting weight — it eating three big meals to started cutting weight in was getting into shape. keep their metabolism levJuly. He shrunk his body E v e n t h o u g h H a l l els high. by strict dieting and run- doesn’t have to cut as much When the wrestlers go ning more often. He cut weight as Weatherman, he to practice in the wrestling out carbs from his diet and still has to make conscious room, the heat is cranked made a conscious decision decisions about what he’s up so the coaches can get to only put healthy food putting into his body. How- a high sweat rate out of the into his body. ever, wrestlers allow them- wrestlers, said assistant “Less Taco Bell, less selves a few cheat foods coach Trent Paulson. McDonalds, that kind of every week or every other “[Nutrition] is basically thing,” Weatherman said. week. just fuel, at least that’s the “It’s hard to stay focused “You can’t be perfect. way I look at it,” Weatherwhen you’re that far away You’d drive yourself crazy man said. “If you don’t put f r o m c o m p e t i t i o n . W e — or at least I would. I’m a gas in your car, you aren’t don’t compete until No- big chocolate guy, big sweet going to go very far. You vember, and I was already tooth guy,” Weatherman have to keep putting good doing this in July.” said. “Just get that craving food in your body, stuff Earl Hall, the Cyclones’ out of the way, candy bar, that is beneficial. Protein, 133-pound wrestler, has cake, whatever it is.” bananas, [they] help with moved up a weight class It’s important for wres- recovery.” since coming to Iowa State. tlers to keep their nutrition The day before a meet
or a tournament is interesting for wrestlers. They don’t eat or drink much to make sure they make weight. Paulson said if a wrestler is shrinking eight to 10 pounds each week, they are doing it the wrong way. Even if a wrestler is one pound over the night before, it’s important that they still eat fruit or something nutritious before bed so their body has calories to burn during sleep. Hall said he often wakes up with cottonmouth the morning of a meet because of the lack of water from the day before. After the weigh in, Weatherman immediately starts refueling, but he never tops off his tank. “I’ve done the same thing ever since my freshman year of high school,” Weatherman said. “I have half a turkey sandwich, a granola bar, an apple and then two or three pounds of water, depending. I like the saying, ‘A hungry dog fights best.’ So I try not to go on the mat completely stuffed.” Weatherman can lose up to four pounds in a match, so if he’s in a tournament, he needs to keep refueling throughout the day. Bananas are important along with protein and more water. “Nobody likes cutting weight, but the [difficulty] of it is based on your nutri-
RUMORS, MYTHS AND TALL TALES There are many rumors, myths and tall tales about how wrestlers cut weight, especially the night before a meet. Myths vary from a wrestler sleeping in a garbage bag so they sweat the entire night, or the polar opposite: sleeping with no blankets or sheets on and opening a window in the winter so they shiver the entire night. No member of the ISU wrestling team does any of these things. “I think that was more so when my dad was in school in the ‘80s when plastics were a big thing,” said Tanner Weatherman. “I don’t think it’s as serious as it seems, and wrestlers kind of get a reputation for that because that’s what people hear all the time. I’ve never done that, but I have heard stories.” Not only has the NCAA banned such activities, it’s also not the correct way to go about cutting weight. “I don’t think you’d see much of it at the Division I level because everybody’s trying to do the right things,” said assistant coach Trent Paulson. These tall tales aren’t true for Earl Hall. He was straight to the point. “Hell, nah,” he said with a laugh. tion and your preparation,” Paulson said. “Your weight shouldn’t come the week of the tour-
nament. It should come months prior of discipline, eating the right thing and shrinking your body.”
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ISU sophomore starts fresh Fernstrom’s improvements boost Cyclones By Kevin.Horner @iowastatedaily.com No freshman basketball player wants to see a decline in statistics as her career progresses. Typically, the freshman year is for becoming accustomed to the Division I level — dipping toes in the water before completely diving in. So it’s natural for young players to improve as they grow more experienced. This wasn’t the case for sophomore Bryanna Fernstrom last season. “[Last year], she was like the stock market — really up and really down,” said head coach Bill Fennelly. “There isn’t maybe a harder thing to do than to play in the post as a freshman.” After breaking an ISU women’s basketball record — which was broken again this year by freshman Bridget Carleton — for most points in an ISU debut with 25 against USC Upstate last season, Fernstrom failed to match that productivity moving forward. Although she did have two more 20plus point games, she could not find that consistency, that reliability. During the first 10 games of her career, Fernstrom averaged 11.3 points per game. That number dropped during the next 10 contests as she managed 9.1 points per outing. The final 11 games, she averaged just 6.7 points in the final 11 games, losing her starting role for the last five. The negative trend carried into the 2015-2016
A TALE OF TWO PLAYERS Bryanna Fernstrom 2015-2016 Statistics When playing less than 22 minutes: Games played: 4 Games started: 2 Points (average): 5.5 per game Field goal percentage: 33.3 percent (8-for-24) Rebounds (average): 4.25 per game When playing 22 minutes or more: Games played: 3 Games started: 3 Points (average): 18.3 per game Field goal percentage: 62.5 percent (25-for-40) Rebounds (average): 8.7 per game season, as Fernstrom again came off the bench in the opening two games, playing a combined 26 minutes. However, when the team traveled to Cancun, Mexico, for the Cancun Challenge on Nov. 26, Fernstrom’s year took a positive turn. “[Fernstrom progressed] a lot, especially in Cancun,” said junior Seanna Johnson. “We roomed together, so I think that I was on her a lot. This is something that we want to bring back — [her] freshman year back. She said, ‘I got you.’” Earning her first start of the season against Texas State in Cancun, Fernstrom tallied 25 points and 10 rebounds on 12-for-14 shooting — the second doubledouble of her career. Since that performance, Fernstrom has started in all four ISU games and has notched double figures in half of them. These productive stat lines are more important to Fernstrom than some may think. Her main struggle so far has been with her confidence and mental strength, Fernstrom said. So putting up numbers like she did against Texas State are essential to her progression. “I feel like I can do that
every game, and it’s just an in-my-head type of thing,” Fernstrom said. “I’m just inconsistent and unreliable, in a way. [So] it’s good for me to know that I can play that way.” Fernstrom’s re-emergence came at an ideal time for Fennelly and his staff. After the win against Southern on Dec. 6, Fennelly said that he has been trying to use two post players at a time on a consistent basis, rotating between Fernstrom, freshman Meredith Burkhall and redshirt freshman Claire Ricketts. Fernstrom’s recent improvements, along with Burkhall’s and Rickett’s continued development, have led to success in the post for the Cyclones. This was evident against Northern Iowa on Dec. 2, in particular, when Fernstrom and Burkhall combined for 26 of the team’s 84 points on the night. “We’ve challenged [the post players] every day,” Fennelly said after the loss to UNI. “I think they’ve worked really hard at it. Three of the last four games, Bry has played really well — the way we need her to play. I thought [Burkhall] was huge tonight off the bench. I
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ISU sophomore center Bryanna Fernstrom prepares to shoot a free throw against Hampton on Nov. 13. Fernstrom’s freshman year had record-breaking highs but inconsistences. She has shown improvement this season.
really thought our post kids did extra.” Even after her careerhigh performance at Texas State, Fernstrom has continued to show some of her freshman inconsistencies. Just two games after Texas State, she managed only three points on 1-for-9
shooting in a 97-65 loss to Idaho. But her teammates and coaches have confidence in Fernstrom moving forward. They believe that her hard work will pay off, and these off nights will become fewer and further between as this season and her career prog-
ress. “She’s just playing hard,” said senior Nicole “Kidd” Blaskowsky. “Her defense has definitely resulted in offense. I think that if she keeps that up, and she keeps doing what she’s doing, she’ll make her name big in the Big 12.
ISU duo sets high goals after Big 12 honors By Luke.Manderfeld @iowastatedaily.com The Big 12 recognized two ISU football players with individual awards on Wednesday. While the awards will make nice mantle pieces, they aren’t quenching the thirst that the two have for next season. Redshirt freshman Mike Warren notched himself Offensive Freshman of the Year, and defensive lineman Demond Tucker grabbed Defensive Newcomer of the Year. Both of them also earned All-Big 12 honorable mention selections. Tucker wanted to be the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 during his first season at Iowa State after transferring in from Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Mississippi. He didn’t get exactly that, but he was close. “It’s a great feeling,” Tucker said about his Big 12 award. “I prayed about it. I knew that I wasn’t go-
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Running back Mike Warren runs the ball against Kansas State on Nov. 21. Warren won the Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year.
ing to get the overall [best defensive player], but I just wanted to make myself known.” Tucker racked up 28 tackles in 2015, 13 of them coming behind the line of scrimmage. Tucker, a nose guard, also had six sacks,
which ranked second on the team. After putting up four tackles for loss and two sacks against Oklahoma State on Nov. 14, Tucker was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week. Tucker, entering his redshirt senior season, still
wants to be the best defensive player in the Big 12. He recognizes that it won’t be easy and plans to use this offseason to get himself ready to meet that goal. “I’m going to try to step it up even more this offseason, and I’m going to get more prepared and be ready for next year,” Tucker said. “I think I’ve got a pretty good motor, but I want to have a motor that just won’t stop.” At this point last season, Tucker was deciding where he wanted to attend college. He was undersized but had the explosiveness of an elite defensive lineman. Iowa State is now reaping the benefits of his recruitment. “It’s amazing,” Tucker said. “I came here on not much. I just wanted to come here and play. I knew I had to work myself up to the point where I could play. I didn’t get the opportunity right out of high school, so when I got this shot, it was a blessing. I knew I was going to hit the ground running. I
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just feel I have to do a little bit more to help our team for victory.” One player who literally hit the ground running was Warren. The redshirt freshman from Lawton, Okla., was the Cyclones’ deadliest offensive threat in 2015. He shattered the ISU single-season freshman rushing record in the middle of the season and finished off his year with 1,366 yards. Warren surpassed his original goal of 1,000 yards this season, attributing most of the success to the offensive line. He took the men in the trenches to Texas Roadhouse to celebrate. But now he gets to celebrate, even though the news did wake him up from a mid-day nap. “I was sleeping, and my phone started to go off. It woke me up a bit,” Warren said. “It’s pretty exciting. I think I’ve showed a lot of people what could be happening — what could be possible in the next couple of years.” Now that his original
goal of 1,000 yards is in the rearview mirror, Warren will reach for the stars next season. “I know I said this before. I wanted to be a 1,000yard rusher,” Warren said. “One of my years here, I mean, that’s kind of a career goal. But since that’s been met, the next goal is probably 2,000 yards.” Only 14 rushers in the history of college football have passed the 2,000-yard mark, and the list is littered with NFL Hall of Famers and Pro Bowlers. Former ISU running back Troy Davis is on that list twice, once in 1995 and again in 1996. To get to that legendary status in college football and at Iowa State, Warren, like Tucker, recognizes that there is a lot more work to be done. “[I need to do] a whole lot more than I did this year,” Warren said. “I want to put more weight on [and] run through more tackles. Definitely just get bigger in the offseason and just be a bigger guy and more of a threat to people.”
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YOUNG AMERICANS p1 traditional family values and strong national defense. “We are just here because we want to have an actual discussion on important issues, we want to give a conservative perspective and get an equal seat at the table,” Dunn said. Ryan McCarthy, the group’s vice president and freshmen in mechanical engineering, reiterated this point. He said there are always two sides to each issue, and a lot of big universities and their professors are leftleaning, often presenting their viewpoint as fact. “I don’t want to force my opinion on someone; I just want to educate them about what being a conservative is,” McCarthy said. “I think it is important for people to voice the other side of the story.” McCarthy is a member of the ISU Ambassadors program and grew up a conservative. He said he has strong family values and believes in limited government and is a big supporter of freedom of speech. He also supported the bill proposed to Student Government by Dunn to expand the free-speech zones
on campus, which eventually was amended to ask the university to provide clearer and more concise language on the free-speech zone. “I don’t think you should limit free speech to a little section near the library. It should be the entire campus,” McCarthy said. Free speech is the current focus of the new group as part of a larger narrative on educating the student body on conservative principles. It has started the discussion by inviting conservative speaker and author David French to speak at the Memorial Union before Thanksgiving break. French discussed the limiting of free speech on campus and how oftentimes free speech is decided by the university leadership. “The truth is, speech that is offensive has no value, but what is offensive speech?” French said at his lecture. “Offensive speech tends to be defined by those who run the university.” Dunn agreed, saying that some students are spoon-fed information and only know one side of an issue. This does not mean that members of the group will push conservatism on
others. They merely want an open, honest discussion, he said. “I don’t want to start bashing anyone, start dissenting someone’s opinion. I want to have an open discussion on how to better the university,” McCarthy said. “I want to find common ground where we do agree with other groups.” Patrick Coyle, vice president of Young Americans Foundation and the executive director of Young Americans for Freedom, said that students do not get a balanced education and that they are not getting the full story. “The goal is to make sure that students on campus have to the opportunity to hear and consider conservative ideas,” Coyle said. “Mainly the ideas of individual freedom, limited government, free enterprise, strong national defense and why they are important.” They are important, Coyle said, because these are the principles that America was founded upon. Young Americans for Freedom is committed to educating young people on conservative ideas and want a free exchange of ideas. It will never endorse a candi-
date or political party. Their non-profit status prohibits the organization from endorsing any particular candidate, but the group does not restrict its members from voting for whomever they want.
The group meets every Thursday night in Carver 204 at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome, Dunn said. It is focusing on continuing to expand to different platforms of conservatism and hopes to bring in more speakers
during next semseter. “If you are a student interested in conservative ideas, or you want to get more involved in the broader conservative movement, this is the group for you,” Coyle said.
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