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Echosmith to play in Great Hall By Parker.Reed @iowastatedaily.com Ames is the first stop on Echosmith’s 2015 headlining tour with The Colourist at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Echosmith started as a band seven years ago and has cited many musicians as influences, from The Smiths to Fleetwood Mac. Lead singer Sydney Sierota said the members of the band covered anything from Rage Against the Machine, to Rihanna, to The Cure during their early existence. They have released two official EPs, Summer Sampler and Acoustic Dreams, and one LP, Talking Dream, all under Warner Bros. records. Echosmith is an American indie pop band from Chino, Calif. and is made up of four young siblings: Graham Sierota, 15, Sydney Sierota, 17, Noah Sierota, 19 and Jamie Sierota, 21. The band’s popularity has had a recent boost after two years of touring with the Vans Warped Tour in 2013 to 2014, opening for big-name bands like Twenty One Pilots, Neon Trees and Owl City, and playing on many talk shows like “Conan,” NBC’s “Today Show” and “The Ellen Degeneres Show.” “I didn’t get a chance to see them on the Warped tour this summer, so I’m hoping I can see them here in Ames,” said Henry Parizek, freshman in English. The band has been heavily talked about on music-related media. It was named one of MTV’s “2014 artists to watch,” as well as being featured on VH1’s “Big Morning Buzz.” “This whole music scene is pretty crazy. Obviously we don’t know anything different,” Sydney said. “It’s really cool to see that so many things can happen for somebody at such an young age.” The band’s first full-length album, “Talking Dreams,” released in 2013 has provided the band with great success, primarily stemming from lead single “Cool Kids.” This airy indie-dance-pop track peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and currently sits as No. 14 on iTunes alternative charts. “Cool Kids” was also certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America with more than 1,200,000 sales in the United States alone. “We’ve had years of begging people to come to shows or

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that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Black History Month sparks conversation, events on campus By Vanessa.Franklin @iowastatedaily.com

arter G. Woodson, known as the “father of Black History Month,” created “Negro History Week” in 1926 to celebrate and recognize the accomplishments of African Americans. The celebration has grown to encompass the entire month of February. Woodson was an AfricanAmerican author, historian and founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. In 1975, President Gerald Ford issued a Message on the Observance of Black History Week. The celebration was expanded from a week to a month in 1976 by the ASALH and President Ford, officially beginning Black History Month. “I think Black History Month can help focus on the obstacles that a race of people had to overcome to have an opportunity to pursue the American dream,” said Thomas Hill, senior vice president of student affairs. “It’s like you can pursue the American dream, but we’re going to tie one hand behind your back and not give you a pair of shoes. In spite of all of that, you still have a group that has been able to be successful.” On campus, many clubs and

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The National Pan-Hellenic Council gathered at the Black Cultural Center on Friday to play games and socialize. The group is made up of five fraternities and four sororities.

organizations have come together to create events for students and faculty of all races to learn more about African-American history, including events such as speakers, movies and discussions, games and themed meals by ISU Dining. “I think it’s an opportunity for students to be engaged in activities that highlight a particular culture and then it may spark an interest about people or situations that they might not have known,” said Kenyatta Shamburger, program coordinator of multicultural student affairs. Shamburger said that because of the unrest in Ferguson, some

events this year might be a little different than in years past. “I think when we look at the events of Ferguson, when we look at New York, when we look at all these events in totality, we realize that injustice spans our national borders and we still have a lot of work to do,” Shamburger said. “I wouldn’t say that this year is any more significant, but there are some growing conversations that might be happening this particular February that we might not have had last year.” Damarius Fleming, presi-

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Time to file the FAFSA By Danielle.Ferguson @iowastatedaily.com If you’re one of the 30,000 potential and current ISU students who file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid to help pay for college, don’t procrastinate getting it done. This is the advice Roberta Johnson, director of the office of financial aid, stresses to students. The FAFSA manages financial assistance programs that provide grants, loans and work-study funds to students attending a college or technical school. While students can submit

their FAFSA after March 1, they will not be eligible to receive a few Iowa State-specific grants, such as the ISU grant program, the supplemental educational opportunity and work study. “Filing by March 1 is not a guarantee you will get money from any of those sources,” Johnson said. “Why potentially cut yourself out of thousands of dollars of financial aid by being late?” Students who do not complete their taxes before March 1 may run into a roadblock when filling out an application. If students run into this issue,

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The deadline to fill out the FAFSA is March 1, but students can still submit their forms after that date. The students who do submit their FAFSA after March 1 won’t be elgible to receive a few of the Iowa State-specific grants and may run into some difficulties.

New student committee created for funding campus events By Michaela.Ramm @iowastatedaily.com A student affairs program is receiving an expansion in order to meet demands from a growing student population at Iowa State University. The Sponsorship Request Program for Student Organizations is an opportunity for student organizations on campus to receive funding and resources for events.

Tom Hill, vice-president of student affairs, said this was necessary to meet the student activity needs at Iowa State. “We have an increased enrollment, so we have a greater need to provide more opportunity for student organizations,” Hill said. As a part of the expansion, a committee of student representatives will be determining which event will receive funding. The committee will consist of representatives from various ISU

student organizations, including Government of the Student Body, Graduate and Professional Student Senate, Student Union Board, residential councils and other campus groups. Representatives for the student committee will be appointed by Friday. Iowa State administration will also provide university staff members as representatives on the student committee to serve as advisers. “The funding for this pro-

gram would come from the university,” Hill said. “We don’t have a budget yet, but we’re working on it.” Hill said the committee hopes the funding will attract a broad section of the student body and allow collaboration among student organizations. In order to receive the funding, student clubs’ events must meet certain requirements — they must occur during the academic year and must be sponsored by a recognized student

organization. Events must also fall into certain tracks, which are service, fundraising, entertainment, academic showcase, student organization recruitment and athletics or recreation. Hill said because it includes a broad cross-section of the student body, multiple campuswide events could come out of this funding program. Applications for funding of events taking place during the spring semester are due Feb. 23.

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With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching,this yummy desert is sure to impress that special someone. This skinny red velvet poke cake is perfect for those of us who have a sweet tooth, yet prefer something without all the calories. Unlike any ordinary poke cake, there is hardly any fat, yet plenty of flavor. This mouth-watering poke cake is made with cheater tricks, such as zero-calorie soda and fat free yogurt in place of the traditional eggs, oil and condensed milk. This yummy desert is sure to impress that special someone.

We are left wondering what sweet treat we are going to indulge in this year and you may have just found your match. INGREDIENTS: • 1 box of red velvet cake mix • 1 can of zero-calorie 7-up or ginger ale soda • 1 container of Yoplait light red velvet yogurt • 1 tub of fat-free cool whip, thawed • 4 reduced-fat Oreos, crushed (Optional) DIRECTIONS: • Preheat oven to 350 degrees • Spray a 13x9 baking pan with cooking spray • In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix and the soda, prefer-

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ably with an electric mixer for about two minutes Pour the mixture evenly into the baking pan and bake approximately 20 minutes Let the cake cool completely Once cool, use the handle of a wooden spoon to poke holes evenly throughout the cake’s surface Distribute the yogurt among the top of the cake, filling in the holes as best as you can Top the cake evenly with cool whip If desired, spread the crushed Oreos over the top of the cake Refrigerate for a minimum of eight hours

Vagina Monologues showcase female empowerment stories By Danielle.Ferugson @iowastatedaily.com The first of the three Vagina Monologues kicks off Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Campanile Room of the Memorial Union. The Vagina Monologues are a series of monologues performed by different women on topics such as sex, love, rape, menstruation, masturbation, birth and fe-

male orgasm to encourage women empowerment. The Margaret Sloss Women’s Center hosts the event every year as a fundraiser for ACCESS — Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support — to combat the issues of sexual assault and domestic violence in Story County. Last year’s Vagina Monologues raised $3,685 for ACCESS.

The event costs $10 for students with university ID and $12 for nonstudents. The other two performances will be Friday, Feb. 13 at 6 and 9 p.m. in the Campanile Room. Items will be available for sale: Chocolate vulvas - $5 for a large and $2 for small “I <3 respect vaginas” t-shirts - $12 Mirrors - $2 Buttons - $1

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Students wait to speak with representatives from Target during the Business, Industry and Technology career fair Sept. 25, 2013. Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Science will have a chance to go to career fairs Wednesday.

Fairs allow students to talk with employers By Mariah.Griffith @iowastatedaily.com The College of Liberal Arts and Science will host two of its largest annual career fairs Wednesday. The People to People Career fair will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Scheman Building, and the Business, Industry and Technology Career Fair will run from noon until 6 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum. “It’s a great time for students to get out there and talk to the different employers,” said Career Services Director Taren Crow. She says students should plan to spend a couple of hours between the two career fairs and recommends students go to both. “You never know what type of opportunities are going to be there for you,” Crow said. “It’s really im-

portant to be able to see all of your options ... and [the career fairs] are right next door to each other.” Crow recommends that each student, regardless of their classification, gets in the habit of going to all the career fairs pertaining to them. “Even if you’re not searching for a position right now, by just going to career fairs you get the most important thing available — practice,” Crow said. Well-known employers registered include The Blank Park Zoo, Hach Company, Barilla and Farmers Insurance, along with many others. A full listing of the 93 registered employers is available through CyHire. Sophomore Riley Dunbar, promotional coordinator for the People to People Fair, says she has already benefited from getting involved with the career

fairs. Approximately 125 students volunteer as student ambassadors to help with the logistics, including helping employers set up their booths and directing their fellow students through the fair. “I just dove right in and it’s given me so much practice communicating with employers and everyone else that I feel like I’m not scared to do anything anymore,” Dunbar said. “I have so much more confidence and I’m really glad that the work we’ve put into this event is coming together.” Taren Crow said confidence is key both before and during the career fair. “Don’t be afraid to go check it out,” Crow said. “The worst thing that could happen is you might have an encounter that’s a little awkward. Then you walk away and get to start over with someone else.” Crow also noted that

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Accounting graduate Jennifer Drahozal speaks with a Target representative during the Business, Industry and Technology career fair Sept. 25, 2013. The College of Liberal Arts and Science will host two fairs Wednesday.

students sometimes get more out of their career fair experiences than they expect. “It’s really fun to see someone who volunteers a few hours of their time and gets to walk away with a job offer, an internship, an interview or an employer who just really loves them,” Crow said. “Even if you don’t, you didn’t fail if you

walked away without an internship. Career fair is just part of the process. It’s just one step. It shouldn’t be your whole search for an internship or for a job.” Crow added that Career Services provide advising, workshops, and guest speaker events to better prepare students to search for jobs and internships all year.

“If you just went, saw [the career fairs], and learned more about how to approach it the next time, now you know that and can ask yourself, ‘what can I do to be ready for that internship or full-time position later?’” Crow said. “It’s awesome practice to get out there and personal interactions with employers are priceless.”

City Council to discuss brand message, airport improvements By Stephen.Koenigsfeld @iowastatedaily.com Prior to the Ames City Council meeting Tuesday night, the Council will be conducting a special meeting starting at 5:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The Council will meet two hours and 15 minutes earlier than the normal starting time to wrap up the 2015-16 annual budget. Items left to be discussed include arts funding, human services, public art

and outside funding requests. Most items for the 2015-16 year budget were discussed last week. Residents of Ames may come to the meeting to provide any comments they have about the yearly budget or the Capital Improvements Plan. Once the normally scheduled meeting starts at 7 p.m., one of the first things the Council will discuss is the possibility for a branding campaign. Ames already has ongoing efforts through the

Public Relation Office to promote Ames through partnerships with organizations such as Iowa State University and the Ames Community School District. The Council will discuss the option of bringing in a multi-year, consultantled plan to bring awareness to Ames citizens and visitors. Communications professionals have already provided questions the Council should agree on before making any decisions. Some questions

included what the brand message should say and how the community’s response to that message will be measured. Ames has had a branding-type plan before. In 2011, more than 6,000 people participated in a “community visioning of 2011.” Within the community visioning, the City of Ames logo and tagline were created. The Council will now work to move forward in promoting Ames on a larger scale. Another important slot on the Council’s agenda

will be looking at improvements to the Ames Municipal Airport. It has been nearly 20 years since a major renovation of the airport terminal has been completed and the Council will be working with Iowa State University to reach an agreement on how to fund the project. An extension of the airport terminal is being asked for and, with the help of Iowa State University, the Council will discuss how to move forward at the Tuesday meeting. If all goes according to

the proposed plan, design of the new terminal could start as early as March, carrying on through October. The new terminal construction is set for April 2016. Other notable tickets on the City Council agenda include approving/motion the denying of the 2015 Urban Revitalization tax abatement requests and hearing on River Valley Park Complex Irrigation Project. Katie Titus contributed to this article.

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Together you can accomplish miracles this year. Group action allows for huge impact. A money flurry gusts after 3/20. Stash some. A new avenue in your studies opens after 4/4. Organize numbers to grow family wealth after 10/13. Partnerships and romance bring happiness, powerful results and expansion. Participate with your community and your heart grows. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

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Technology fund application streamlined to encourage more student participation By Mariah.Griffith @iowastatedaily.com The Computational Advisory Committee is implementing a new online system for students to apply for grant funding. Since the early 1990s, the committee has had an annual application process for funding student, staff and faculty proposals for technology projects. Projects are funded with a portion of the money all students pay in technology fees. In the past, the portion of the technology fees the committee oversaw was estimated to be near $400,000 a year, and that number is expected to rise as enrollment at Iowa State swells. The new site was created to allow better student access, a lower barrier to entry and enable more regular reviews of project proposals. “In the old annual system, if you had a great idea in April, tough toots. You had to wait,” said Jim Twetten, a 10-year member of the committee and the creative force behind the new system. Twetten also noted that under the old, more intensive application process, many students were discouraged from applying by the requirements of drafting budgets, mission statements and other formal planning documents that had to be approved by the dean of their college before students were able

to present their ideas to the Computational Advisory Committee. “We rarely found students involved in the process, which we decided was not a good thing,” Twetten said. “In this [new] process, students can submit their ideas in as little as a paragraph, instead of having to submit a fully researched, budgeted plan for the idea’s implementation.” Adam Abbott, a student member of the Computational Advisory Committee, said he liked the new system of applications, as well as the regular monthly voting schedule for approving grants. “For the last few months of meetings we’ve been primarily working on getting [Techstarter] live,” Abbott said. “We’re glad to have that going now, but the excitement is still to come when we start discussing and deciding on big ideas.” Abbott said the committee will start discussing the funding of large-scale projects again at its next meeting later this month. The new system, Techstarter, is accessible to the general public, where new ideas can be proposed, commented on or supported by anyone logged in with a Net-ID at any time. The site itself is loosely based on the layout of Kickstarter and includes features similar to those of social media sites, including the opportunity to comment on or “like” different posted ideas. Ideas that

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are newly posted or have garnered more “likes” show up in a list on the front page of the website, with the full list of current proposals available in the menu. “Part of [a project] is promoting your ideas to others and getting support for it,” Twetten said. “But it’s really important for anyone that’s putting an idea in to be articulate, and to fully describe the idea they want to happen.” The Computational Advisory Committee reviews the ideas posted on a monthly basis, selecting some projects for further development with the help of the proposer, the committee, and ISU staff. Approved projects will then receive funding for small-scale pilot implementations, whose success determines whether the committee chooses to fund the project on a larger scale. Past projects include expanding the wireless infrastructure on campus, installing monitors displaying the next bus arrival times at locations such as the Kildee/Bessey transfer point and installing cameras to record lectures in large lecture halls. An in-progress project is the expansion of the eMuseum searchable online database, which will provide information to the public about what artwork is on display at Iowa State and make this information available for use in classes. Dr. Thomas Jurik, who proposed the installation of “next bus” monitors at

every CyRide stop, said the new application process is very simple to navigate. “I just posted a paragraph about what I wanted to see happen and that was it,” Jurik said. “It really is that easy.” For the best chance of success, students and faculty can submit documents and links to outside sources of information supporting their ideas to the Techstarter website along with their proposals. Twetten also noted that when using the new system, the ideas contributed do not have to be completely set in stone before their submission. “In previous process, incomplete ideas could only be considered for funding on a yes or no basis, and thus fewer projects were funded because they wouldn’t have been good investments as they were written,” Twetten said. “Now we can help guide ideas in the formative stage … that’s part of what’s exciting to me. We can have discussion and diffuse the ideas on campus better than we ever could before.” The advisory committee’s next meeting is Feb. 19, when they hope to see some new ideas in the Techstarter database for the committee to evaluate and support. “The main thing here is we want more student participation,” Twetten said. “We want to emphasize that students can put in any ideas for projects they want to see at Iowa State.”

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OPINION

Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015

Good reading still necessary By Michael.Glawe @iowastatedaily.com

ary Shelley, creator of “Frankenstein” — Victor Frankenstein was the scientist, not the monster, for the last time — once remarked that the function of the Sublime is to persuade us to abandon easier pleasures for more difficult ones. Literary critic Harold Bloom revived this idea, and eloquently phrased it, “The function of the Sublime is to end the slavery of pleasure.” What Bloom and Shelley mean by “the Sublime” is “literary sublime” or “great writing.” The purpose of great writing is to challenge us as readers to grab our attention and lead us on a journey toward true aesthetic value. This pursuit is our greatest endeavor, placing one higher into a realm outside of one’s own self. Reading great literature — and, if you have what it takes, writing great literature — is the expression of the human spirit and the provocative ecstasy of the soul. Certainly, various naysayers of the various social causes will rise to protest this ideal, which I am not wholly sure is a healthy reaction. Any lover of great writing would get squeamish at the idea of conforming great writing to social causes. The sublime is at once applicable and acquirable to all. The appetite for the great literary pleasures should not be confused with the thirst for justice ... it is a universal undertaking all at once. We are, each one of us, dying. Sadly, a few of us are dying faster than others and we all must make a choice. How will you spend your time here on Earth? Most of us seek the fulfillment of the soul — transcendence above our lowly selves — so why not indulge in the Sublime as a means of understanding yourself, and, as Bloom puts it, a way of enduring the ultimate confrontation with our mortality. Shelley’s remark poignantly seeps into the minds now enslaved by the endless cyclicality of modern pleasures — video games, Youtube, TV shows, etc. Indeed, the triggers of dopamine will stamp down any chance of escaping from the “easy pleasures,” all in the name of capitalism. I too regularly catch myself participating in wasteful activities that have no worth across the arch of my life. I used to be addicted to video games, which sucked my attention into a vacuum realm where time is irrelevant and the mind remains aloof, rotting away until sleep deprivation takes control. Reading great literature saved me from that infinitely virtual world. Now as an obsessive bibliophile — I am utterly miserable when I must surrender a book to a desperate borrower — I consider myself a transformative character in the likeness of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Whereas once I was narcissus, a pitifully self-indulgent addict, I now have become Echo, desperately calling out to those stuck in the narcissistic trap of simple pleasures. When encouraging my fellows in a quest for knowledge, I’ve often received the pejorative “Ivory Tower” comment, but I only seek to provoke a sense of yearning that exists in each and every one of us, a sense that seems to never be filled. It’s on the tip of everyone’s tongue, but no one quite feels it within their authority to protest the degradation of “great reading.” Readers read for entertainment and writers deliver the satisfaction. Why is this acceptable? As readers we don’t de-

mand more from our writers. Instead, we are all lemmings scavenging for the next book series that is fated for movie adaptation. Echoing Harold Bloom, it is perfectly acceptable for one to “get into” reading by starting off with the Harry Potter series — Lewis Carroll would be even better — and we should feel a sense of laziness or remorse for staying at that level of reading. A return to reading well, as opposed to reading poorly, could end the trap we’ve all fallen into. Great reading is a higher form of entertainment, challenging the way we view the world, and giving pause for us to reconsider our lifestyles, our perspectives, and our morals. I once wrote that bad experiences with books too often create unnecessary animosities toward literature. The perception of boringness is confirmed with one bad read, encouraging no further attempts to experience the aesthetic value of great writing. Bewildered, classicists are now clamoring to indict someone or something, and perhaps some fingers can be pointed at the advent of the Internet. Perhaps others can point to the change in culture, and maybe, please excuse my unbearable elitism here, too many forms of entertainment that satisfy the craving for immediacy exist. I overcame my addiction and now I possess many classics, each a different manifestation of the Sublime, replacing the shelves of video

games. Although some works are indisputably “greater” than others — placing Shakespeare, Cervantes, and Proust among the higher echelons — they all share endurance. The endurance of the Sublime is conflicting for someone like me. It seems as if the most important questions have already been asked and some answered. The writers and thinkers of today are desperately trying to scrape away the leftovers of those before them, striving for something they can call original. In many cases, the attempt is in vain. This scares me. But this gives me all the more reason to indulge in the Sublime. Which questions, if any, haven’t been asked yet? Which questions haven’t been answered? I want to participate in the greatest conversations ever had. I yearn to contribute to those conversations. This pursuit yields a sharper understanding of myself — what’s worthwhile.

GSB open to all questions, suggestions My purpose to write this letter is to inform our dear readers about three points addressed in the letter to the editor titled “A different view of campus sexual assaults,” which are the “It’s On Us” campaign at Iowa State, GSB’s apparent endorsement of “radical feminist left” views and adopting realistic solutions that do not include “failed tactics” such as “raising awareness” and “bystander intervention.” The “It’s On Us” campaign in a nutshell is a campaign launched at the federal level to prevent sexual assault and provide universities with practical tools to tackle this issue. It is essentially a public awareness campaign educating students

to see it as their responsibility to intervene if they perceive a situation to be threatening to any student, male or female. With that being said, it would be safe to say that GSB President Kletscher has not created this campaign out of thin air. If you are willing to know more about GSB’s efforts toward this campaign, I urge you to please get in touch with Kletscher. For those of you who are unaware of GSB, we are the Government of the Student Body of Iowa State, representing all our students in discussions that lead to decisions impacting student life. The author claimed that “When asked during a GSB meeting if alternative voices outside of the radical campus feminist left were allowed on the “It’s On Us” committee, the reply was ‘no.’” GSB welcomes all students and student

organizations to voice their perspectives on issues in Open Forum during the Senate meeting Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. in the Campanile Room. Additionally, there is a constant presence of GSB student leaders in the West Students Office Space in the Memorial Union, as well as a booth in the library, to answer any questions that anyone may have. The “It’s On Us” committee is dedicated to use the tools provided by the campaign that are being led on a federal level. It is, however, not the platform to debate about the different views of sexual assault. There are more appropriate and different avenues to voice concerns, such as the Dean of Students Office. To imply that GSB is biased toward “radical campus feminist left” views is based on an answer completely taken out of context

EDITORIAL

Megan Kalb/Iowa State Daily

With all of the money that students pay to the university for their education, there shouldn’t be extra costs added on students to pay for graduation. The cost for seniors to graduate is $75.

Graduation rates need adjusted for departing students

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

By Presha Kardile, GSB Director of Student Diversity

by the author. The author further states that “rape culture” is phony. While I have the outmost respect for all views on this issue, the fact that the author is denouncing the It’s On Us campaign as a political agenda and complaining about failed tactics make me wonder if they are aware of the purpose of this campaign altogether. It is best to get accurate and reliable information through GSB than read it in an opinion column that endorses inaccurate views and unreliable information. I cannot emphasize this enough! Please talk to GSB about your concerns, or suggestions, instead of making judgments based on a poorly written opinion column. The above views expressed are my own and are not to be mistaken for a statement issued by GSB.

With the semester in full swing, ISU seniors are hard at work maintaining their GPAs, building their résumés and trying to secure that first job out in the real world. Amid all the busy work that is put into classes, career fairs and job interviews, it can be hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but graduation is still quickly approaching. The thrill of walking across the stage in front of your peers and family, and knowing that your formal education may finally be at its conclusion is an unrivaled thrill. Consider the countless hours invested in your learning, then consider the extremely countable — if you haven’t been counting your loans and debts — then rest assured that the university has the number of dollars you spent to get to that graduation ceremony. Considering the fact that 65 percent of ISU students graduated with debt in 2014 and that Iowa State comes in first for all regent universities in Iowa in terms of highest student debt, that diploma you are being handed obviously represents a significant investment. So why do students have to pay the university another $75 just for the privilege of being given what they have already earned after four — if not more — years of hard work? The cost may seem negligible in comparison to the tens of thousands of dollars already given to the university, but the final cost to graduate seems almost insulting as students are charged just one more time as they are almost literally walking out the door. Additionally, the graduation fee is non-refundable. So if a student pays for graduation registration and then is unable to graduate, the student loses the money and must pay a second time, or however many time it takes, in order to graduate. We all know what the costs are of gaining higher education in this country, but particularly at Iowa State — the sixth-highest ranked university in most student debt — where any trivial additions to the total cost of our education is significant. According to the Office of the Registrar, “the fee partially covers the cost of such items as the commencement ceremony and program, diplomas and covers, postage and mailing costs of diplomas not distributed at commencement, and final audit of degree completion.” These costs must be met and no one expects the university to foot the bill, but wouldn’t it be less frustrating to spread the bill for the total number of students scheduled to graduate across the rest of the student population? Were that the case, the cost per student would in fact be truly meaningless in the scheme of tuition and other payments. Most importantly, our seniors would be spared the final insult of paying for an honor they have already earned.

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Sophomore Heidi Engelhardt’s coach thought a lower-level school would better suit her, but Engelhardt had a different plan in mind.

HERE TO STAY Runner’s determination proves why she belongs at ISU

By Kyle.Heim @iowastatedaily.com

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Buckley seeks medical redshirt By Ryan.Young @iowastatedaily.com After weeks of uncertainty, a decision has finally been made. Sophomore Jadda Buckley will now seek a medical redshirt and will miss the rest of the season. “Really, it was pretty easy because she’s just not ready,” said head coach Bill Fennelly. “Her health is not where it needs to be for her to play at the level where she can play or she wants to play. Obviously, she’s a big part of our team and it’d be great to have her back, but we need to take care of her first, and it just isn’t where it needed to be.” Buckley first suffered what team officials called a “stress injury” in her foot in November. She immediately shrugged the injury off, continuing to play off and on for the next few games. Eventually, the injury became too much, and

Buckley decided it was time to take a break. “[Buckley] is a kid that wants to play,” Fennelly said. “Jadda is a kid that does not sit down very well. She wants to go. Having made this decision now, she knows what the longterm plan can be and can go through the spring and make 100 percent sure — as much as you can be 100 percent sure — that she’s healthy.” Fennelly said that the decision to seek a medical redshirt was a difficult one, but one that was made in the best interest of the sophomore. Fennelly also said that the decision was ultimately up to Buckley and her family. Should the redshirt go through, which Fennelly fully expects to happen, Buckley will have three years of eligibility left. The Mason City, Iowa native averaged 9.4 points and 2.3 assists in the nine games she played this season.

Sophomore Heidi Engelhardt’s cross-country and track coach tried to get her to quit the team a year and a half ago. What the coach received in return was anything but a quitter. Engelhardt said her passion for running kicked in early as both her dad, who also ran at Iowa State and her brother, who ran at Arizona State, were both heavily involved in the sport. Through her first three years of high school, Engelhardt never reached the varsity level on her cross-country team while attending Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School in New York, where her family moved in 2009. After returning home to Westerville, Ohio in 2012 for her senior year, Engelhardt became the No. 2 runner on the Westerville North High School cross-country team. During the track season at Westerville North, Engelhardt recorded personal best times of 19:11 in the 5000-meter, 11:45.75 in the 3200-meter and 5:28.47 in the 1600-meter. The next step after high school was deciding where to go to college, and the decision was finalized after just one campus visit. “My dad and my mom went here, so all of us kids had to come to Iowa State at least for a visit and I just really fell in love with the campus and the program that I’m in, which is culinary science,” Engelhardt said. The transition from high school cross-country and track and field to college meant more mileage and a more competitive environment. The adjustment was one of confidence for Engelhardt. On the other hand, ISU coach Andrea Grove-McDonough wasn’t sure the freshman at the time would be able to contribute at such a high level. “[We thought] maybe a lowerlevel Division I school or Division II might be a more appropriate home for [Engelhardt]. We just didn’t see a lot early on that got us all that excited about how she would be able to contribute,” Grove-McDonough said. “We definitely tried to push her off the team, tried to get her to willingly quit, tried to talk her out of it. She wouldn’t go away, as we say.” As time progressed, Engelhardt’s always-positive attitude and determination to stay a part of the team proved to her coaches why she belonged a Cyclone. “She was always tough,” Grove-McDonough said. “We started picking up on that pretty quickly that she was a tough kid. She was never going to quit. In that process, [Engelhardt] gained a lot of respect from the staff, myself in particular, and her teammates for sure.” In addition to the respect she has gained, Engelhardt is someone who her teammates say they look forward to seeing at practice each

ENGELHARDT’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2013 cross-country season • Placed 17th at the Bulldog 4K Classic with a time of 13:44.48. • Placed 39th at the Iowa Black and Gold Invite with a time of 16:06.37. 2013-14 indoor track and field season • Set a personal record in the mile at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with a time of 5:00.21. • Recorded a career-best time in the 3000-meter at the Big 4 Duals with a time of 10:28.24. 2014 outdoor track and field season • Set a personal record in the 1500-meter at the Kansas Relays with a time of 4:40.12. • Recorded the seventh fastest time in school history in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:11.49 at the Musco Invitational. 2014 cross-country season • Placed first at the Bulldog 4K Classic with a time of 14:43. • Placed 30th at both the Big 12 Championship and NCAA Midwest Regional with times of 21:31 and 20:58. • Ran as the seventh runner for Iowa State during the team’s runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships.

day.

Redshirt senior Katy Moen said Engelhardt is a free spirit and positive energy to have around, and makes the days a little more exciting and lighthearted. “[Heidi’s] very self-motivated and I think when no one else believed in her, she believed in herself, and that’s really important,” Moen said. Moen recalled one occasion from last season when Engelhardt gained a lot of respect from her teammates. “There’s one workout that I remember last year, one of the first few where we were doing mile repeats on the course,” Moen said. “All of us were all done with our workouts and then here’s Heidi still trying to complete her mile workout and we almost forgot about her, but she’s still working hard and rather than stopping when she could have stopped, she kept going.” Grove-McDonough said some athletes on the team are worried or stressed about going to practice each day, and it almost becomes a job. Engelhardt is just the opposite — she looks forward to the practice-portion of her day. “I have yet to see [Engelhardt] come in, and we’re in year two now, come into practice with any kind of negative attitude or any negative body language,” GroveMcDonough said. The work ethic has paid off, and it’s noticeable in the improvements Engelhardt has made throughout her time at Iowa State. As a freshman, Engelhardt placed 17th at the Bulldog 4K Classic and 39th at the Iowa Black and Gold Invite during the crosscountry season. In the indoor season, Engelhardt competed in six meets. She the ran the mile three times throughout the season, dropping time in each event and setting a personal record at the Big 12 Indoor Championships.

Engelhardt improved even more during the outdoor season. At the Musco Invitational, she recorded a time of 11:11.49 in the 3000-meter steeplechase, good for the seventh fastest time in school history. The 2014-15 year has included another increase in progress for Engelhardt. In the first crosscountry race at the Bulldog 4K Classic, Engelhardt placed first overall in the event. She went on to place 30th overall at both the Big 12 Championship and NCAA Midwest Regional. She was also the seventh runner for Iowa State in the team’s runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 22. Not even a month into the current indoor season, Engelhardt has already set personal records in the 1000-meter, mile and 3000-meter. “Heidi’s the kind of girl I see as a natural leader, a natural captain at some point, and I hope that’s the role she assumes next year,” Grove-McDonough said. “She’s going to be successful as an athlete at this level. What that means … I don’t even know yet.” Grove-McDonough’s current view about the role she expects Engelhardt to eventually fill compared to how she viewed the second-year runner when she became a member of the team is like night and day. If this past year and a half is any indication of what lies ahead, Engelhardt will be looking forward to a very bright future. The next step is the Iowa State Classic on Friday and Saturday. “It’s kind of a mystery what I’m capable of,” Engelhardt said. “Obviously, being with coach McDonough and coach Palmer is a good fit for me and I’ll listen to anything they have to say. I believe in it and I trust it. I just hope to accomplish more than I have last year, either time-wise or place-wise. Anything that would be an improvement would be an accomplishment.”

IOWA STATE DAILY

STYLE

Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015

Use florals as Valentine’s Day inspiration Peonies

lowers are a classic Valentine’s Day gift. One can use a favorite flower for not only a classic gesture, but also for outfit inspiration. Take inspiration from classic flowers to create the perfect Valentine’s Day look.

Roses

A rose is a classic flower often associated with elegance and romance. To create a look modeled around a rose, wear an elegant fit-and-flare style dress. Wearing a tighter dress mimics the silhouette of the rose. Find a dress in colors like white, red or a blush pink to mimic popular colors. To accessorize, wear simple nude heels and statement earrings to create the perfect date night look.

Carnations

Carnations come in different colors like red, purple, white and yellow. To create a bright and bold look for Valentine’s day, take inspiration from the carnation. Mimic the shape with a fun tulle midi skirt. Add a simple long sleeve top, bold heels and a statement necklace to complete the look.

This classic white and pink flower is known as the popular Gossip Girl character Blair Waldorf’s favorite flower. Take inspiration from peonies for a fun night out with friends. Mimic the volume of the flower by wearing a skater skirt or midi skirt. Pair the skirt with an embellished top or sweater to create a luxurious look. Finish the look with tights, ankle booties and layered dainty necklaces. This look is perfect for a great night out with friends.

Lavender

If staying in is on the agenda for Valentine’s Day, lavender is the perfect flower to pull inspiration from. Wear calming tones like periwinkle, lavender or blue for a relaxing evening in. Simply wear a pair of comfortable leggings, a loose fitting purple or blue tank and an oversized sweater for a comfortable and cute look. Accessorize with dainty rings and aloe infused socks or slippers. For an extra touch, find a scented candle to create a relaxed night in.

Illustration: Megan Kalb/Iowa State Daily

By Miranda.Pollitt @iowastatedaily.com

Faces in the crowd: Valentine’s Day By Brittany.Moon @iowastatedaily.com

All photos: Michael Rowley/Iowa State Daily

Subtle ways to accessorize for Valentine’s Day By Ali.Hanson @iowastatedaily.com

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Buy a bag that mimics bold red lips and let it stand as your statement piece for the night.

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Do you support Valentine’s Day or not, and why?

Julia Takemura, 23, senior

I don’t really care, but I love candy so if you give me candy, I’m all for Valentine’s Day.

Do you support Valentine’s Day or not, and why?

I think it’s cute that it exists but I think that businesses capitalize on it in a kind of cruel way. I think that those who don’t want to celebrate it should just do their own thing because its sad when single people say this is a depressing day. But I know for a fact that there are some positive people who actually treat themselves on Valentines Day. [She] said I put on my favorite shoes and I put on makeup and go to my favorite restaurant or something and go shopping and give yourself a ‘love yourself’ day.

Feb. 14 plans?

Not particularly, I have a boyfriend but there’s no pressure between us; maybe we’ll do something, maybe we won’t.

Feb. 14 plans?

Nikhil Menon,

25, Masters in computer science

I’m going to see that new 50 Shades of Grey movie.

Do you support Valentine’s Day or not, and why?

I am for Valentine’s Day, at one time I didn’t think there should be the ability to express love but then again at a time when you’re losing time and don’t have any time for yourself, just to put aside a day to express love. Whether it’s your girlfriend, or just a friend or your parents or anybody, which is a good concept.

Feb. 14 plans?

Well my girlfriend is back in India and my parents are back in India, everyone else is back in India.

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No, not really; I think my friends and I are going out for a girl’s dinner together.

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FAFSA p1 they can use estimated financial data by selecting the option that says the student has not completed taxes yet, but will in the future. The Department of Education created a Data Retrieval Tool to help students figure out the information. “If you have filed your tax return with the IRS and if you’ve done it electronically, then usually within a couple of weeks, you can go out and utilize the Data Retrieval Tool and you can directly import your tax information from the IRS into the FAFSA form,” Johnson said. Students who select this option must update their tax information on the FAFSA form when their taxes are completed. Johnson said a common mistakes she sees is students entering their social security number incorrectly, or “fat finger,” which would cause them to have to restart their application all over again. Other mixups include a number of parents completing the FAFSA for multiple children and mixing up the students’ social security number or tax information by attaching it to the wrong student. “They are doing what many parents are trying to do, which is be helpful and reduce stress on the students,” Johnson said. Other times, a parent might forget that when the FAFSA form says “you,” it refers to the student, and they may put their own information on accident. Natalie Pratt, senior in English education graduating in December 2015, said she has never completed a FAFSA by herself and that her parents haven’t let her fill it out herself. This year, however, she is taking on the form. “I don’t know [what I need to fill out the FAFSA],” Pratt said. “I wish my parents had made me do it so I would know more about it.” Pratt isn’t the only student whose parents help or completely fill out the

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student’s social security number parent(s) social security number student’s driver’s license student alien registration or permanent resident card if the student is not a U.S. citizen 2014 wage & income information (for the 2015-2016 FAFSA), including but not limited to; w-2’s, other income statements and/or federal IRS tax returns; 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, Puerto Rico 1040 If your taxes aren’t filed by March 1, the FAFSA will allow estimated income information to be entered initially the Student/ Parent tax filing status and final tax values can be updated at a later date, through the process of a FAFSA correction, once taxes have been filed current bank statements current business and investment mortgage information, business and farm records, stock, bond and other investment records

FAFSA. Madeline Duque, junior in marketing, said her parents have also filled out her FAFSA every year. She said she plans on filling out this year for the last time before she graduates next year. Different parental situations can arise and provide other complications to filling out the FAFSA, Johnson said. Another mistake she sees on forms is a misunderstanding on a parent’s marital or job situation, or a change in the student’s living situation. Some of these situations call for a special conditions application form. For example, if a student’s parents divorce in the middle of the year and a parent moves out of the household, the reported financial information changes and the student would need to provide additional documents to prove the changed situation. Johnson said the Office of Financial Aid receives about 400 of these applications each year. She has three staff members whom must go through each of these applications individually, which is why the process may take a bit longer, she said. Students who think

they might be eligible for a special conditions application should meet with a financial aid adviser prior to filling it out. Johnson said it could be an unnecessary hassle, as sometimes filling out the special applications form doesn’t provide the student with more aid than the previous year. Students whom haven’t completed the FAFSA by mid-April, when tax season is almost over, will receive monthly reminder emails from the Office of Financial Aid, Johnson said. For those overwhelmed with the application process, Ames is hosting a College Goal Sunday — a nationwide event that assists families with completing the FAFSA — from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 21 at the DMACC Hunziker Center off of Interstate 35. Families with students attending any university can come in anytime between 9 a.m. and noon to ask questions and fill out the FAFSA. Johnson said the biggest part of completing the FAFSA is completing it quickly. “Don’t procrastinate,” Johnson said. “Be like Nike and just do it.”

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begging people to maybe buy an EP,” Sydney said. “And then suddenly, seven years ago someone needed a band who was young and free to to play a benefit concert.” Currently, the band is getting ready to start its headlining tour with The Colourist, who has recently opened up for Panic! at the Disco on its “Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die” tour. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union and the bands play at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $12 with a student ID and $20 for the public. Tickets can be purchased at the M-Shop box office or online at www. midwestix.com.

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The National Pan-Hellenic Council, a historically black group, meets every other Monday to plan community and social awareness events.

After going to a segregated school as a child, Hill said he now has an immense appreciation for AfricanAmerican history because that history was not always taught when he was in school. “[Going to a segregated school], I was able to see teachers, principals, counselors who looked like me,” Hill said. “But again, we had a deficiency of having to use hand-me-down textbooks that were used for the white schools. They had this version of American history that didn’t include people of color.” Hill said he hopes students and faculty of all races get involved this month to have a better understanding

of another group of people because after all, AfricanAmerican history is simply American history. “I think for those students and faculty who are not of African descent, they should understand the contributions of African Americans to the operation of the country,” Hill said. “That can help people have a healthy respect for others who are different from them.” Fleming said he encourages all students come out and participate in events for Black History Month not just because they have to for a class, but because they have a genuine interest in learning something new and want to partake in the conversations.

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