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LAS dean retires Replacement search begins, interim dean to be appointed

With all the recent talk about LANE4 and the Campustown redevelopment project, there have been some misunderstandings about the current phase of the development planning Trip and upcoming actions the developer will take.

The next step in the project will be LANE4’s return trip to Ames, where the developer will ask the Ames City Council to enter into a Memorandum of Harris Understanding.

A Memorandum of Understanding is a formal agreement between two or more parties that defines each group’s roles and responsibilities in a project.

Steve Schainker, Ames city manager,

When college of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Michael Whiteford announced his retirement Wednesday, Arne Hallam, associate dean of LAS, said his jaw dropped.

“I was just absolutely shocked. Mike is in extremely good health. Mike runs all the time. He’s very energetic. I figured he had at least another five years,” Hallam said.

Whiteford and his wife will join their two sons and grandchildren in Oregon. He said he looks forward to spending time with his family and living in the city of Portland.

“I have had a lot of really good memories being here. I keep thinking about the great people I have worked with and what I have learned from them,” Whiteford said. “The people have been great the whole time. I have good bosses.

I wouldn’t trade [Executive Vice President and Provost] Elizabeth Hoffman and [President] Gregory Geoffroy for anything,” The Catt Center will miss the fun, relaxed and energetic attitude Whiteford brought to work every day.

“We’re really good friends here. He’s tough minded but easy to work with. He never gets upset with people, which makes for a very comfortable work environment here,” Hallam said.

Hallam said Whiteford will be missed, and the process of appointing a new dean can take up to a year. As of now, an interim will be selected.

Hoffman will appoint an interim dean later this spring.

Any nominations for the interims should be reported to Hoffman.

Hoffman has appointed Jonathan Wickert, College of Engineering dean, and David Holger, associate provost, to co-chairman on the search committee for Whiteford’s position. Hoffman welcomes suggestions to fill any other spots on the search committee.

There were two types of challenges for being dean for Michael Whiteford — personnel management and dealing with the budget.

Arne Hallam said he believes these are three qualities the new dean should have, “appreciation for all the parts of LAS, a vision for what LAS can do and someone who really understands finances and budgets.”

Hoffman, Wickert and Holger will host two open forums to discuss search committee membership, the search process and characteristics to be looked for in the new dean.

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Athletic complex

Location for new facility debated

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Forum schedule When: 8 – 9 a.m. Feb. 23 4 – 5 p.m. Feb. 24 Photo: Bryan Langfeldt/Iowa State Daily

Food

Prices expected to rise, stay high Scarce resources cause grocery costs to jump worldwide

By Mersad.Arapovic iowastatedaily.com Higher food prices aren’t just causing turmoil in Egypt — they’re causing a spike in prices in local grocery stores as well.

Demand for scarce resources is the main reason behind higher food prices. The price of wheat, corn, meats and other staple foods are expected to rise and stay at high levels for some time.

Due to inclement weather within the previous year, a number of problems arose: Russia — historic droughts devastated wheat crops; Australia — record flooding caused losses in sugarcane and wheat; Pakistan — monsoons washed away rice, grain and sugarcane.

“Russia is a very large producer of wheat ... so to have them say, ‘You know what? We’re not going to have any to export, we’re going to shut our borders down, because we’re not sure we have enough for ourselves’ ... it was a dramatic impact on that [wheat] market,” said Chad Hart, assistant professor of

Project to be outlined at meeting

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With Board of Regents’ approval in October, the ISU athletic department began planning a new sports complex to house the ISU softball, soccer and track and field teams.

Madden The Cyclone Sports Complex comes as a replacement to the Southwest Athletic Complex — home to the ISU softball team since 1980 — and the ISU Soccer Complex, which lies in a flood plain east of Lied Recreation Athletic Center.

The location of the new facility — east of the Towers residence halls — has been the cause of unrest in the communities along Storm Street and Ash Avenue.

“There really aren’t any other open areas close enough to the core campus,” said Vice President of Business and Finance Warren

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Climate change economics.

In particular, he said agriculture is a tricky market to predict.

There are many factors that play into what exactly is driving up the cost of basic foods.

“When we look at this issue, there are three main factors that contribute: one, the demand [for resources] overseas is growing; two, supply disruption [due to weather]; and a new player, the biofuels industry,” said Bruce Babcock, professor of economics.

The dilemma at present is not only that a nation is faced with disrupted production, higher demand and newer uses for the crop, but also that there are many nations in the same predicament, making it more difficult for one to help the other, Babcock said.

He added that increases in price of commodities will directly affect the prices of other products such as meats, eggs, dairy and poultry. Small increases in basic foods in the long run will carry over to familiar brands and exaggerate the initial increase.

“When you’re looking at the price of corn in how it relates to the price of a box of Corn Flakes at the grocery store, it only contributes a small amount of that percentage,” Hart said. “So a relatively small price pressure from ag commodi-

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ties ends up getting multiplied as it goes through each of those middle men [packaging, advertising, shipping] to reach the food shelves that we see at the grocery store.”

The developed world is at an advantage regarding increases in price.

“The average [American] consumer spends less than 10 percent of their income to purchase food ... or as we look at some places in

Africa, it may be [that] 50, 60, 70 percent of their income is devoted just to purchase food,” Hart said.

The United States Department of Agriculture publishes projections for what will likely unfold in the years to come regarding agricultural commodities, trade, farm income and food prices. The predictions for this decade are deter-

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The Northeast has received much media attention during the last few months after being bombarded by a seemingly endless barrage of snow storms. These heavy snowstorms could become the norm, said William Gallus, professor of geological and atmospheric sciences.

“Some scientists are beginning to think that the fact that the ice caps are melting away in the summer might make this start to happen routinely. I don’t know that this would happen every winter, but it seems logical that this might become the new normal,” Gallus said.

Part of the reason for the cold weather is that the pole warms up. As it warms up, the cold is pushed south into the United States and parts of Europe. Similarly, the North Atlantic Oscillation has been in the negative since December.

The North Atlantic Oscillation is a climate

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Coach Talk: Bill Fennelly When: Noon - 1 p.m.

What: Coach Bill Fennelly will meet with fans and answer questions about the season.

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A RUN IN THE SUN: Students enjoy warm temperatures Katie Henry, left, sophomore in journalism and Katelyn Barker, freshman in journalism, take advantage of the warmer weather and go for a jog around Sorority Circle. Temperatures are expected to be in the 50s this week. Photo: Julie Vujnovich/Iowa State Daily

Police Blotter: Feb. 6 Jordyn Lieber, 21, of Sergeant Bluff, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. (reported at 11:26 p.m.)

Nathan Wise, 24, 3612 Ontario St., was arrested and charged with interference with official acts (simple). (reported at 11:56 p.m.)

Feb. 8 Zachariah Emery, 31, 225 S. Kellogg Ave., was arrested and

Ames, ISU Police Departments

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

All those accused of violating the law are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

charged with two counts of unlawful use of a credit card. (reported at 11 a.m.)

Feb. 9 Austin Bancks, 19, 1608 Jackson Drive, was arrested and charged with contempt: failure to attend operating while intoxicated posttreat, possession of a controlled substance, drug paraphernalia and possession of a schedule V substance. (reported at 12:44 a.m.)

Robert Jarvis, 19, 517 Crawford

Ave., was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. (reported at 12:44 a.m.)

A staff member reported the theft of various personal items.

The incident occurred sometime between Feb. 3 and Feb. 8. (reported at 6:42 a.m.)

Jenny Templeton, 33, 3508 S. Duff Ave., was arrested and charged with contempt of court. (reported at 8:50 a.m.)

Vehicles driven by Stephen Swinton and Ashley Waller were

involved in a property damage collision. (reported at 4:24 p.m.)

A staff member reported observing a person who had been behaving in an unusual manner.

Feb. 10 A staff member reported the theft of vehicle keys. (reported at 7:50 a.m.)

A staff member reported a patron was upset about a finerelated policy. (reported at 9:34 a.m.)

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LOS ANGELES — With his 10 nominations, Eminem has the potential to sweep Sunday night’s Grammy Awards — as well as win that elusive album of the year trophy.

But the gifted and twisted rapper might get tripped up by some fierce competition, including a song that rivals him for coarseness — Cee Lo Green’s “(Expletive) You,” which is in competition with Eminem’s “Love The Way You Lie,” featur-

Sandler, Aniston barely beat Bieber at box office LOS ANGELES — Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston are America’s box-office sweethearts, but Justin Bieber is the valentine for teens.

The Valentine’s Day weekend was a close one as Sandler and Aniston’s romantic comedy, “Just Go With It,” debuted with $31 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

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>>SPORTS.p1 Madden.

Madden said the university considered other farm land, but determined it was too far from the ISU campus to be “practical.”

Another location suggested by some community members, and one that Madden said the university did consider, is the site of the Southwest Athletic Complex on the corner of Knapp Street and Hayward Avenue.

However, Madden said the cost of redeveloping the site into this kind of complex would cost an additional $2.5– 3 million more than the proposed $10.7 million price tag.

A combination of the site’s topography, a desire to add street access and relocation of storage facilities complicates its development.

Also, Capp Timm Field, the former home of the ISU baseball program and the current home of the ISU baseball club, would be lost in the development — something clubs and ISU recreation services did not want to see happen.

“It’s a combination of cost and accommodating the programs,” Madden said. “Both for the intercollegiate athletic plan and for the sports clubs and recreation services,” Madden said.

While the green space to the east of Maple-WillowLarch halls could have been considered, the flooding in

that area is a major deterrent, and one of the main reasons the ISU Soccer Complex is being replaced.

The most recent plans, released Tuesday by the university, have shifted the design more to the south, away from the neighborhoods along Storm Street.

The shift also created more green space closer to the Towers than the original plans, available for club, intramural or recreation activity.

“We end up with more playing areas for both recreation and sports clubs,” Madden said.

“As well as the intercollegiate athletic programs with this plan that we’re proposing,” Madden said.

Madden said that some community members would like to see nothing happen on the site east of the Towers, but that option is one the university did not see as an acceptable alternative.

A public meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Knapp-Storms Dining Center for community members to address further concerns with the facility’s revised plans.

“We think this particular plan is a reasonable plan and has addressed a number of concerns that were raised,” Madden said.

“It doesn’t address the concern of those that don’t want anything to happen on that site. We can’t overcome that concern.”

>>FOOD.p1 ring, but promising in some aspects.

“Although corn prices are lower than their high 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 levels, they are projected to remain historically high due to continued demand for corn to produce ethanol as well as growth in feed use and exports,” according to the USDA website.

It is safe to assume that along with the increase in price for corn, many other commodities will follow the same trend. The current economical woes are subsiding in moderation.

Rising prices in commodities will help build the economy, to an extent, USDA outlooks and agricultural economists said. In particular, Iowa will see a boost in its economy as a result of higher demand for one of its number one resources: corn.

USDA feed outlook for 2011 predicts output was down slightly due to troubled economy and external forces, though demand is increasing and production will pick up, according to the website.

By far, one of the biggest consumers will be the ethanol industry.

“Crops go where their highest values are placed at a given time,” Hart said. “ ... here within the U.S., feed demand is the biggest [need] we’ve got. Food is winning out there, but fuel is right behind it.”

>>CAMPUSTOWN.p1 said the Memorandum of Understanding will most likely outline the parameters of the project, which consists of estimated costs, square footage, a general site plan, different types of usage and LANE4’s commitment to the project.

“In return, the developer would ask the City Council in the [Memorandum of Understanding] for an indication of support for various incentives — tax abatement, tax increment financing [and] site acquisition assistance,” Schainker explained.

The City Council will vote on the Memorandum of Understanding.

If it is approved, Schainker said LANE4 will then hire consultants and professionals like architects and engineers to complete the details of the design plans.

During their time in Ames, LANE4 will also be presenting the preliminary plans for the Campustown renovation and gathering feedback from the community.

The first user group sessions for the project were held this summer, and then the consultants returned to Ames back in October to present updates.

“I think every time that we come back here, you’re going to start to see a little bit more and more detail emerge as we’re able to drill down on some of the big issues,” said Hunter Harris, director of development for LANE4.

Harris said LANE4 plans to hold more open meetings and “have an opportunity for students and community members to give further input on our progress so that we can [go] back to the drawing board.”

Trip Ross, senior associate for LANE4, said in January, “Once we actually have a plan to show people that will help spark conversation, there will be a lot more engaging with different groups — students specifically.”

Ross added that students have an important role in the project and he invited input, ideas and suggestions as to

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>>WEATHER.p1 phenomenon that controls the strength and direction of the westerly winds and storm tracks in the north Atlantic.

When the oscillation is negative, cold weather and storms occur. When it’s positive, calmer, warmer weather will be the result.

A widely used comparison is imagining the pole as a fridge and the rest of earth as a kitchen. If the fridge door is closed, the cold stays inside and the warm stays outside.

But if you open the fridge door and leave it open, the cold air spills out while the interior of the fridge heats up.

But there are doubters and critics claiming the cold temperatures belay the global warming theory.

“It’s kind of ironic because the background cause [of the weather] would be the fact that the globe is warming up,” Gallus said. “A lot of people really don’t seem to understand that because they look and see that it’s cold and snowy and they think, ‘Oh the world can’t be warming up,’ when it’s actually because the earth is warming up.”

But snow and ice aren’t the only problems Northeast states face. This snowstorm will also cause the states to move money from other programs to pay for plowing, sanding and repair.

“All of those economies would not have budgeted for such a severe year, so what’s going to happen is they’re going to be spending much more for maintenance and repair as well as sanding and plowing,” said Dave Swenson, associate scientist of economics. “State governments have to balance their budgets, so if you have to spend more money on one thing, that means you are going to spend less on other things. So for states those are already in stress that’s go-

Major winter snow storms placed the Northeast in the center of media attention. Scientists now think these snow storms are caused by climate change and could become a winter routine for some parts of the country. Photo: CNN Wire Service

ing to come from elsewhere.

One way or the other, if they have to plow more roads, they’re going to be providing fewer services in some other category.”

Swenson said it is difficult to measure the true economic impact of severe weather.

“People are very quick to come up with an estimate of the ‘economic impact’ of something,” Swenson said.

“If a disaster causes discernible damage to something, we can measure that, but we can’t do a very good job of measuring what was the decline in business or government productivity or overall lost sales was.”

However, Swenson indicated that businesses would slow down, some people would be sent home, others would be unable to get to work and schools would cancel, leading to at least one parent staying home with children.

Each of these scenarios will impact the economy.

Damage costs as a result of storms could also be difficult to calculate. Some things are more obvious, such as damage to buildings or homes as a result of snow accumulation; others, less so, such as slipping and hurting oneself on the ice, or someone having a heart attack after shoveling snow.

Swenson also indicated that despite the storms, people in the Northeast still have access to food.

“Governments place a premium at getting main roadways cleared quickly,” Swenson said.

“Disruptions to the normal in and outs of regular deliveries like fruits, vegetables and groceries, are rarely disrupted. In a day or two, you get a normal flow of those commodities into those areas.

They’re going to get the food

to the people.”

Additionally, Swenson doesn’t expect taxes in the Northeast to increase as a result of this year’s storms.

The Northeast isn’t the only part of the world experiencing weird weather this winter. Parts of Canada have been unseasonably warm, and areas in Europe were slammed by snow storms earlier in the season.

“Really, this winter has been odd in a lot of areas,” Gallus said. “People in this country seem to forget the United States is just one little piece of the planet.”

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Harris said the overall goal of the project is to make Campustown a destination that students can be proud of.

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“We view them as a partner in the deal, and we view their responsibility in the project as providing us with their input and feedback along the way,” Harris said. “If the students don’t come forward and give us their advice, then we won’t have a successful project here.”

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By Alli.Kolick iowastatedaily.com Iowa State’s diversity statement includes many different factors that involve diversity, but it may be too broad of a definition to convince the diverse populations on campus that the university understands diversity.

“Diversity means different religions, different traditions, different cultures, different ways people think and the way they live,” said Nicolas Dagna, graduate in agronomy and president of Mates.

This is only one interpretation of diversity.

Dagna said he felt that even within the Latino community and culture the definition of diversity differed.

“Diversity is something that can’t be limited to geographic location,” said Ben Peterson, freshman in English and brother of Sigma Lambda Beta, a Latino-based multicultural fraternity.

These definitions are subject to influence by location, origin, culture, religion, language, traditions and self-identity. With all of the possible variations of the meaning of the word, it seems difficult to represent all of the diversity

on campus.

While Peterson said he felt that diversity shouldn’t only focus on location, Dagna said he felt that location had a lot to do with one’s individual definition of diversity.

The group Mates represents students from Argentina, Chile and Uruguay because they all share a similar culture. Dagna said that the name “Mates” comes from a tea called Mate that the Argentinian, Chilean and Uruguayan people share as part of their culture.

This is an example of why these three cultures were chosen to be represented in one organization since their cultures are so closely intertwined. However, not all Latino communities feel that their cultures are so close in resemblance.

Dagna said that in the history of Latin America and South America, different regions had different experiences with the immigrants or settlers that were coming over from Europe, which had a large effect on the future of the different regions’ cultures.

History plays an important role of defining diversity in a culture. Despite having a shared history, cultures can still have a different take on the meaning of diversity.

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Italians protest Prime Minister’s sex scandal

By Hada Messia CNN Wire Service MILAN, Italy — Hundreds of Italians took to the streets in some 200 cities across the country Sunday in protest of Prime Minister’s Silvio Berlusconi’s alleged behavior toward women.

The largest gathering was in Rome, where organizers said 100,000 people gathered, under the slogan, “If not now, when?” In Milan, organizers estimated that 60,000 people gathered. Protests also took place outside Italy, including

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Sunday’s demonstrations were the biggest anti-Berlusconi rallies since the most recent sex scandal broke in January, when Milan prosecutors said they were investigating whether the prime minister abused his power by helping an underaged woman, who he had allegedly paid for sex, get out of jail on a theft charge.

Berlusconi has denied that he has ever paid anyone for sex. A string of sex scandals have dogged him.

The protests were organized by women’s groups and publicized by internet. The turnout surprised the organizers, who didn’t want the demonstrations to be political, though that’s what they became.

One woman who came with her family to the Milan rally told CNN that she was “fed up with the way women are portrayed as objects in the

Italian media.”

In Milan, demonstrators had banners that said, “Stop the merchandising of women,” and “Berlusconi enough. You bring us shame.”

Many of the speakers at the Milan rally criticized the way Berlusconi’s sex scandal made Italy look, his behavior towards women and his promoting ex-show girls to high government positions.

Protesters said leaked evidence from the investigation show he has little respect for female dignity, the state-run ANSA news agency reported.

The investigation began in December, after Berlusconi called police in May, urging them to release Karima El Mahrough, nicknamed Ruby, from jail, where she was being held on theft charges.

Prosecutors say the activity took place from February until May 2010. Both El Mahrough, now 18, and Berlusconi have denied they ever had sex.

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The motion to dismiss the charges was filed Friday. “It was a procedural motion to keep them off the books in order to bring them back under a superseding indictment,” said Robbie Sherwood, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s office in Phoenix. Loughner, 22, is accused of shooting U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the head

at a “Congress on Your Corner” event at a Tucson, Arizona, grocery store, then shooting 18 other people, six of them fatally. The dead included Giffords staffer Gabe Zimmerman and U.S. District Judge John Roll.

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Nevertheless, “the suspect arranged a meeting with this underage female” and allegedly drove to a hotel to meet her, authorities said.

“The suspect agreed to pay the underage female for sexual intercourse,” police said.

Gilliand founded Wild Oats Market, which was bought by Whole Foods in 2007, and was the CEO of Sunflower Farmers Market. He was charged with felony child prostitution.

Sunflower said in a statement that Gilliland resigned from his executive position and from the company board of directors, according to KNXV.

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A valentine for Iowa lawmakers In lieu of candy hearts and Hallmark cards, here’s a valentine, from the Daily’s Editorial Board bards On Feb. 14, some give their sweethearts roses But today, at a bouquet, we’d turn up our noses When people are suffering and times are tough, a gift of flowers just isn’t enough Dear Cupid, please, hear our request Use your powers for more than romance, at our behest You see, dear Cupid, there are so many struck by your arrow’s power, but they’re out of luck Despite great efforts, struggle and strife some are determined to keep marriage to just “man and wife” We can’t, in good conscience, blindly celebrate this day when the Steve Kings and Terry Branstads of the world get in the way of couples in love, who just want to vow to stand with each other, for forever — starting now Cupid, we ask you, visit the ones who make laws Infect them with your love bug, and give them reason to pause Show them the errors of their discriminatory ways Help them see that couples — straight, lesbian and gay are really just couples, like any others They’re our friends, our neighbors, our sisters and brothers They deserve the same rights as any couple in love Our laws shouldn’t rank one couple above another, just because of the genders involved We thought after the April 2009 Iowa Supreme Court ruling, this problem might be solved Yet the Iowa House just passed a resolution to amend this great state’s Constitution, adding provisions that would discriminate, preaching a message that this state endorses hate But that message doesn’t echo our state motto’s refrain: “Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.”

Cupid, instead of a box of candy, here’s a valentine for Gov. Branstad that would be just dandy: “Dear Governor, how about some accountability, when you say you want to treat everyone with fairness and equity?”

On this day of Valentine We have just one wish in mind We don’t think it’s too much for us to ask for our government to take on the task of stepping away from polity and protecting civil rights and equality.

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen is interviewed by John Stewart during a taping of the Daily Show on Jan. 6, 2009. Photo: Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Chad McNeeley/US Navy

Who watches the watchers: look at journalists, media objectively

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on Stewart is no journalist.

Jon Stewart is a comedian, a satirist.

When anyone says that Stewart is the “most trusted man in news” or “most trusted newscaster in America,” they’re referring to a summer 2009 poll

by TIME Magazine. Two years ago they polled 9,411 volunteers, and still I hear people tell me how trusted Jon Stewart is. Basic statistics remind us that respondents volunteering for a poll are untrustworthy, and by extension, so is the poll itself.

Nonetheless, Stewart received 44 percent of the national vote.

Compare that to his worldwide result of 49 percent.

Compare that also to the other “trusted newsmen” against whom his trust was measured: Brian Williams, Charlie Gibson and Katie Couric. None of them, frankly, inspire my trust. That Stewart is even considered a journalist

by TIME Magazine disgusts me.

It’s that kind of thinking that got CNN”s “Crossfire” canceled.

Does Stewart’s being a “journalist” in the eyes of TIME Magazine make Bill O’Reilly,

By Brandon.Blue iowastatedaily.com Glenn Beck, Keith Olbermann or Rachel Maddow just as credible?

The base alloy of the matter is that journalism lies to itself. By the mere fact that they suffer from the human condition, reporters may not achieve true objectivity.

A large part of it is the issue of 24-hour cable news. Solid unbiased news, while it does occasionally pop up, cannot exist in perpetuity.

It must be peppered with the partisan rhetoric that percolates today’s discourse and sullies it with talking points taken straight from party playbooks.

Media objectivity is an outright lie. I remember when a CNN representative spoke to one of my journalism classes. He claimed that FOX News occupies the right-of-center spot with MSNBC on the left, and CNN is positioned cozily in the center as a neutral news source for unbiased people.

I call bull. Nobody is without biases. To lack them is to lack humanity.

Objectivity is a noble goal, but an impossible one. CNN may consider itself above rivals on the left and right, but it is not without

its biases.

Look at the Huffington Post merger with AOL. A very leftleaning website merges with a supposedly neutral news source.

What should we think of that? Is it unfair to assume a bias in their stories hereafter?

So why do journalists want to claim objectivity when it can never be achieved?

It’s simple. There’s a centrist in all of us. No one wants to be a stereotypical foaming-at-the-mouth musket-wielding conservative, nor the oft-invoked tree-hugging communist-sympathizing liberal.

But the rose-tinted world journalists want so desperately to live in is but a farce. To prop up their flimsy claims, they say, “The facts are the facts.” But who decides which facts?

Who cherry-picks them, reports them, and makes them part of a circulated narrative? How do we know those people are proper scions of the objective journalism god?

Take the issue of the Planned Parenthood story. I doubt many of you have heard about it, but in mid-January members of “Live

Action,” a pro-life organization, conducted a hidden-camera investigation at a Planned Parenthood office in New Jersey.

Mimicking James O’Keefe’s ACORN videos, the duo solicited aid successfully from the branch manager, Amy Woodruff, despite their frank admission of human trafficking and underage prostitution. Woodruff, shown explaining how she bypasses Planned Parenthood’s auditing process, was fired after the video was released.

I don’t care about the ethics of it; it’s a noteworthy and relevant story, particularly given the firestorm surrounding H.R. 3.

Yet the story has received virtually no network coverage.

Who decided that? As of this column’s writing, you type “Planned Parenthood” into Google News and this video is the first return.

Who’s ignoring the news? Why isn’t that story part of a circulating narrative?

I think of journalists as the watchmen in Plato’s Republic.

And yet I ask the same question of them that was asked of Socrates.

Who watches the watchers?

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ometimes I forget how little trust the public has in the media.

But as I walked home from church on a recent Sunday, I was stopped by a man who reminded me of just that. He asked me a few questions about my church and whether I was a Baylor student, and then asked about my major: journalism. It’s not a question I’ve ever been afraid to answer, because people normally at least act intrigued and as though they think this is a respectable field of study, or else we simply don’t linger on the topic. Not so with my new acquaintance.

“How can I say this nicely?” he asked. “So you want to be one of those people who makes up things.”

It didn’t come across so much as a question as it did an accusation of journalists everywhere.

“No,” I answered, “I want to write the truth.”

“That’s what they all say,” he replied.

I was taken aback by his certainty and stubbornness, and at first I tried to defend my vocation. But I quickly realized there would be no changing his mind. I think this confrontation

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was most disheartening because for me, this man was a representative of a larger population — a population of people who have lost their respect for journalists somewhere along the way and who have no inclination to give us another chance.

In some ways, I feel as though I can’t blame these people — I don’t like being duped or lied to either, and I know there are corrupt journalists out there.

I know there are some who are outright liars. I don’t live in a fairytale world; I have watched the movie about Stephen Glass.

But if you look around, there are corrupt individuals in every profession, from businesspeople and priests to doctors and police. That doesn’t mean that we stop trusting everyone in those fields, or label them all as liars. Our attitudes toward journalists should be no exception.

Although many people don’t, I do have faith in the media today.

There are honest reporters in the world, reporters who do everything they can to write the truth and keep their articles balanced while doing it.

They throw themselves into their work with honesty and dedication, seeking to help bring about change where change is needed and disclosure where it is called for. I want to become one of those journalists.

But just as I was recently reminded, it sometimes seems that before I even write my first word as a professional journalist, those who have written irresponsibly before me have already diminished my own credibility. It’s a discouraging feeling for sure, but it won’t keep me from writing.

Instead, I will pursue my passion with a hope that, one story at a time, journalists everywhere can overcome the prejudice we face and earn a newfound trust from the public based on our honesty and our work as individuals.

However, this can only happen if the public will first give us a chance.

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Be cautious with money, personal information Last week, a local resident called the Social Security office in Ames to report that she had received a phone call that she thought we needed to know about. The caller claimed to be from Social Security and asked her for her bank information so he could send her a new Social Security card.

She was suspicious of the call, so hung up and called the local police. She also reported the caller to the State Attorney General’s office, and she called us.

This alert lady did all the right things. Social Security does not call people on the phone to ask for their bank information. When folks who receive benefits from us need to set up direct deposit or change direct deposit information, they may call us to do that, and we take the information from them. But notice that the beneficiary calls us, not the

Elizabeth Gildea is the district manager of the Social Security Administration in Ames. other way around. Such changes can also be initiated at the bank, with the help of a personal banker. Or, our website, www.socialsecurity.gov, offers beneficiaries an opportunity to set up or change direct deposit in a secure environment.

We urge people to be cautious with personal information, and as with our caller yesterday, if you aren’t comfortable providing information to someone who has called you, just hang up. We appreciate knowing that such schemes are around, so we can alert others to the need for caution.

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Appreciate those you love today Bonnie Berger is a reporter for the Baylor Lariat.

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The English language has been slowly whittled down by slang and technology, that now many people do not even know how to use it correctly. Language is a wonderful thing that should be used and cherished. Photo illustration: Logan Gaedke/ Iowa State Daily

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text-speak to casual speak as something everyone needs to come to terms with — especially teachers.

I will fight until I am blue in the face about the lack of proper education being delivered to grade-school and highschool students with regards to sentence construction and understanding the differences between “your” and “you’re”; “to” and “too” and “its” and “it’s.”

But those are distinctions easy to fix, especially if teachers would become willing to put down the manuals of whatever style and let language take its natural course of changing to suit the generations taking control.

There is a common ground to be found where saying and writing these newfangled blasphemies of English — and other languages — can occur.

My suggestion would be to allow their uses in papers and speech or wherever else, so long as the words still fit the situation and are not too obscure.

I would define “too obscure” to text-speak such as “AWGTHTGTTSA” — Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Sh** Again — or abbreviations and shortenings that share the same set, and potentially context, of another situation of wordification. As infuriatingly frustrating or absolutely cute as people might find “valley speak” to be, it makes little difference now as it has rooted itself into the dialect of Generation X and beyond.

This change might anger some purists of speech — think your high-school English teacher that demanded you regard the “Dr.” title in front of his or her name, or older generations already

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In response to “Students up in arms over gun laws” on Feb. 10

Q: What do all of the following locations have in common: Westroads Mall in Omaha, Virginia Tech Campus, Millard South High School in Omaha, Columbine High School, Heath High School in West Paducah KY, James W. Parker Middle School in Edinboro PA? A: All were gun-free zones where mass

— Steve Hensyel The only students that would be carrying are 21 or older, have passed a FBI background check and passed the necessary training. People that have jumper through all of these hoops aren’t going to act in a way to jeopardize their permit.

Eric, everyone doesn’t get along. There are those out there that would do you harm for the few dollars in your pocket.

Or the watch on your wrist. If you feel you don’t need to defend yourself, that is your right. I’ve been on the wrong end one time and I swore it wouldn’t happen again.

Steve is absolutely correct. Every mass shooting happens on gun free zones.

They should just post signs that says “get your victims here”. It’s the same effect.

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Steve, those shootings have another thing in common. In all but one case you listed, the shooters committed suicide.

If they were suicidal, concealed carry wouldn’t likely deter them from opening fire. If a student/victim were lucky, someone in the vicinity would have a gun and kill the shooter, perhaps shortening the attack. Perhaps.

And why should anyone feel safer with concealed carry?

Supporters say I shouldn’t worry because there are background and mental health checks. However, I am constantly reminded by gun enthusiasts that criminals will get the guns illegally anyway. Doesn’t that suggest that the only thing concealed carry might do is mask illegal carry, as sighting a gun on campus would no longer be an indicator of illegal activity?

I’m no expert on gun control, but as it stands, I feel a lot safer without guns on campus.

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Great article, but putting guns into the hands of young adults is not a good idea.

Personally, I would feel very uncomfortable seeing guns within a few of my classmates grasp, especially if that classmate didn’t like me. It would make learning quite difficult.

Also, I don’t need to tell you that students at Iowa State party. They get pretty drunk, and mixing guns with bad judgment...

If everyone would get along we wouldn’t need to protect ourselves from each other.

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forced to change their entire understanding of media, information, banking and whatnot due to the rapid alterations technology and the Internet have had — but these changes can no longer be stopped.

The new generations are a part of a global community whether pundits want to admit it or not. The new generation’s methods of crafting their images in real life and online are so closely tied together that denying the way in which they desire to express themselves through word choice is tantamount to trying to suppress a revolution because the leader of a country just doesn’t want to give up his or her seat of power. I might be making a rather stretched association there, but words and how people wish to use them begin revolutions as readily as want for oil or land might.

My plea is this: Educators, bosses, parents and the like, please allow your children to use their words in whatever way they choose. Help guide them to expand the realm of their words.

Influence and provide them with a range of vocabulary, but do not tell them that their words are wrong or that the changes they have made aren’t going to be allowed.

Words are what separates man from beast. We can speak and communicate in ways other creatures cannot. Do not needlessly battle the changes because you do not like them — no matter how awful some of them might sound coming from the user’s tongue.

Embrace the change and help usher in the next iteration of language.

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anguage is wonderful, is it not?

The way words flow off your tongue to tantalize the senses with sensual and sensationalistic twists and twangs of regional dialects and generational slang — my, oh my, I could wax poetic about words and the accompanying feelings until my infatuation with the notion of emotional aggregates forced the listener into a state of confused euphoria.

However, what I want to focus on at this moment is the change to the words themselves, due to chatroom and texting’s steady integration into our everyday speech.

I will come right out and say the handy abbreviations and acronyms of “brb,” “lol,” “omg” and a slew of others I still do not readily comprehend are not very pretty when it comes to their insertion into a person’s speech; they sound downright abrupt and broken to my ear.

Yet, I realize the greatest beauty of language is its fluidity throughout mankind’s history.

The “youth” of today are a far cry removed in word choice from days of yore — or are they?

Language has been altering — necessarily and unnecessarily — so often generationally that many words are hardly noticed to even have broken into the dictionaries. Good old Bill Shakespeare was a marvel when it came to creating and manipulating, but then, his work is nigh-untouchable when language complaints appear.

I see today’s changes of adding the

his Valentine’s Day, millions of Americans will exchange something sweet with that someone special without taking a moment to consider where that confectionery item was produced or ponder the ever-so-slight price increase.

As one of the three global leaders in sugar cane production, Australia’s unfortunate plague of natural disasters brought on an increase in sugar cane prices.

The United States heavily relies on Australia’s exports to produce the conversation hearts we gave to our friends in elementary school, and with sugar at the highest price since 1980, those colorful heart candies may decrease in popularity with parents.

Similarly, a month long embargo on cocoa beans from the Ivory Coast continues to see chocolate prices skyrocket.

Spurred on by political tensions between past president Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Outtara, the winner of the Nov. 28 national election, the world’s largest cocoa producer has halted all export of cocoa beans until tensions lessen.

Although the majority of Valentine chocolates are already priced and shelved, chocolate Easter bunnies are sure to get a new, slightly pricier tag this year.

Although these events will gradually affect your pocketbook, they aren’t situations that impede human rights on a global scale.

These price increases are a far cry from blood diamonds or child labor, leaving little room for reaction among consumers.

Price increases, be they ever so slight, are never savory; however, the well-informed consumer will be aware of the reasoning behind such actions.

Through the day-to-day hustle of college life, it is difficult to dedicate any significant amount of time to reading up on world affairs.

Some days, I consider myself lucky to catch the main headlines, let alone be aware of commodity prices on the global market. Yet, in an effort to maintain a holistic, balanced lifestyle, I challenge myself to know what I’m putting into my body, as well as major current events that might play into that item’s production, or pricing, in this instance.

The unfortunately popular America-centric worldview leaves many students blissfully unaware of world affairs that factor into gas prices, food production or textile imports.

Living in such a blessed country makes it easy to get caught up in the cares and responsibilities of today, giving little thought to our neighbors around the world, many of whom we rely on to supply our lifestyles.

Simply making a point to catch up on the news, global and local, as well as putting a little research into that item you’re about to pick off the Walmart shelf, will yield a beneficial return.

Such knowledge may spur on an appreciation for what we have, in addition to a clearer understanding of specific goods and services.

I believe delving further into such affairs will also cultivate a deeper appreciation for other countries, which in turn will produce better world citizens.

Who knew all this could be inspired via conversation hearts and chocolate truffles?

Merely thoughts to savor over delectable treats, challenge yourself to broaden your horizons through interacting in more meaningful conversations with others, taking an interest in other countries’ affairs, and appreciating those you love this holiday.

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Cyclones fall despite several season highs Despite sev Final eral individual Oklahoma 197.225 season highs as well as a team Iowa State 195.375 season high, Iowa State fell to Oklahoma in Hilton Coliseum on Friday by a score of 197.225 to 195.375.

Although the Cyclones (6-2-1, 0-2 Big 12) were behind in score in the end to the Sooners (9-0, 2-0 Big 12), ISU coach Jay Ronayne said he feels confident about the team’s progression and how they can now regroup and move forward.

“We learned a lot in the past couple weeks about what it takes to be good,” Ronayne said.

“Now the final touch is stay on the [balance beam].”

For the second week in a row, Iowa State had to count on a fall on the balance beam which was the Cyclones’ lowest event.

However Iowa State countered that with strong performances from senior Jody McKellar in the vault where she scored a season high 9.800 as well as tying her career best in the bars with a 9.900.

The Cyclones return to action Feb. 18 against arch-rival Iowa. This meet is a part of the Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series and will begin at 7 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum.

Dylan Montz, Daily Correspondent

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Team loses fourth Big 12 dual in a row ISU wrestling lost its fourth-straight conference dual Sunday when it fell to Missouri, 23-11, in Columbia, Mo. No. 14 Iowa State (9-9, 0-4 Big 12) won only three of its ten matches against No. 18 Missouri (15-8, 1-4), with Andrew Sorenson, Jon Reader and Jerome Ward as the only Cyclones to have their hands raised.

Sorenson, who is ranked No. 10 at 165 pounds by Intermatwrestle.com, upset No. 9 Zach Toal in a 7-3 decision. The Woden native began the match trailing, 3-1, but a quick takedown with 1:27 to go in the second period knotted the score at 3-3.

From then on, Sorenson proceeded with an escape and another takedown with 1:43 in riding time to boost himself to a four-point win.

No. 1 174-pounder Jon Reader held the Tigers’ Dorian Henderson without a single point en route to a 16-0 technical fall in 5:43.

With the win, Reader improved his record to 31-0 on the season.

In his first match since Jan. 8, senior Chris Drouin dropped a 3-1 decision to No. 12 Todd Schavrien. Drouin, who was Schavrein’s teammate when they both wrestled at Arizona State, failed to score an offensive point in the loss.

The Cyclones’ regular season will end next Sunday against Nebraska. The match will start at 2 p.m. in Lincoln, Neb. Jake Calhoun, Daily Staff Writer

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Cyclones swept on road in two-game set The ISU hockey team traveled this weekend to take on the No. 1 team in the nation with coach Al Murdoch behind the bench once again. Unfortunately, the Cyclones were swept in a two-game set by Lindenwood.

The Cyclones lost Friday night by a final score of 6-2. Freshman forward Marcus Malmsten scored on the power play in the first period, and freshman forward Jake Flynn scored in the third period in a losing effort.

The Cyclones lost Saturday by a final of 2-0. The Cyclones gave up a goal in the first and second periods and kept Lindenwood scoreless in the third. The Cyclones had multiple power play opportunities but couldn’t get the puck in the net.

This was the last series of the regular season and the Cyclones are now looking forward to the Central States Collegiate Hockey League Tournament Feb. 18 to 20.

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More than just a win Game raises breast cancer awareness

By David.Merrill iowastatedaily.com With Hilton Coliseum becoming a light shade of pink for the Women’s Basketball Coaching Association (WBCA) “Pink Zone” contests, one look around the arena would show that there is more to this game than the 61-53 ISU victory.

The game against Kansas State ended a two-game losing streak for the Cyclones, and was one of many games across the women’s basketball landscape that will be dressed in shades of pink to raise awareness and profits for breast cancer research.

For the occasion, Iowa State wore their home white uniforms, but replaced the red lettering and trim with pink.

Kansas State wore pink base uniforms with purple lettering

and trim, and both teams sported glossy pink Nikes for the game.

The Cyclones’ victory over Kansas State gave some fans a chance to reflect on winning one of life’s greatest battles.

“I had breast cancer two years ago,” said Kathy Walker, a longtime fan of ISU women’s basketball and administrative assistant at the university.

“When you’re going through it and you see all this support, it feels good to know that there is always someone there for you.”

During a media timeout in the first half, a video taped message from coach Bill Fennelly came on the large video screen above the court. In the video, Fennelly announced that the team would be auctioning off autographed memorabilia with the profits going toward breast cancer research.

This gesture that meant a lot to Walker, who is a big supporter of Fennelly.

“I think it’s really great that he gets the girls involved,” Walker

Limiting fouls key to victory over Wildcats at home

By Kelsey.Jacobs iowastatedaily.com Free throws aren’t always the most exciting points in a game, but they can make the difference between a win and a loss.

Iowa State and Kansas State discovered this Sunday when the Cyclones took down the Wildcats 61-53 and gave them just four free throw opportunities.

“It was phenomenal for us,” said senior Kelsey Bolte. “In the first half they didn’t have any [free throws] so that’s one of the main things that we really focused on in the game, to limit their free throw attempts and limit the fouls we had.”

Sunday’s game was a muchneeded win for Iowa State (17-7, 5-5 Big 12), as the Cyclones recently suffered two close losses on the road.

Last week the team went down to Oklahoma 65-62 and Kansas 86-85 in overtime.

Wins shouldn’t come for free, but the Cyclones gave both the Sooners and the Jayhawks a myriad of opportunities for free points.

Oklahoma made 14-of-16 free

throw attempts and Kansas went 18-of-25 from the line.

Coach Bill Fennelly said when the team plays well, like it did against Kansas State (16-7, 6-4), it doesn’t foul.

“We didn’t play that way against Kansas, and we got called for a lot of fouls,” Fennelly said.

“The games we lost we fouled at bad times. Today our positioning was better, our attention to detail and who we were guarding was better and then you don’t commit fouls.”

Sunday, the Cyclones only committed two shooting fouls against the Wildcats, who ended the night with just three points from the line. The Cyclones, on the other hand, were 21-of-26 from the line.

Bolte helped out by making all 12 of her free throw attempts, marking the best among all Big 12 players in conference play this season.

“We’ve changed our offense a lot in the past three weeks to get her going to the basket so she gets fouled,” Fennelly said. “She doesn’t miss many free throws and sometimes that’s an easier way to get [points for] a kid who is being guarded like crazy — they can’t guard her on the free throw line.”

The Cyclones face Texas Tech at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Lubbock, Texas.

Cyclone forward Anna Prins fends for a shot against the Wildcats’ Branshea Brown on Sunday afternoon at Hilton Coliseum. The ISU women snapped their two-game losing streak Sunday at home against Kansas State 61-53. Photo: Bryan Langfeldt/Iowa State Daily

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“There’s not much you can do about it except for go to the doctor and do what they say and keep thinking positive.”

She credits the support of her family and friends for helping her through the tough time.

The American Cancer Society estimated that more than 270,00 women died from cancer in 2010.

40,500 of those cases were from breast cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute, 122 out of every 100,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer between 2003 and 2007. In the same time period 24 out of every 100,000 women died from the disease.

Fennelly said he was honored to be part of something that can transcend the game of basketball.

“It’s one of those moments where you can use your sport as a vehicle to bring an initiative to things,” Fennelly said.

“I think awareness is always a huge thing and we all want to help and impact beyond the court. This is a way for our players to do that.”

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said. “I know he is very personable with those girls and I think it’s an excellent way to raise money for the cause.”

Rita Bauman, a resident of Ames for 50 years, was also in attendance. She is also a breast cancer survivor that has seen the women’s basketball crowds expand from the hundreds to the thousands in Hilton.

“It’s great to see all this support for the cancer drives,” Bauman said.

Bauman beat breast cancer approximately 20 years ago, when there was a lack of medical knowledge and research available compared to today.

Bauman considers herself one of the more fortunate breast cancer survivors. She acknowledged that she never got really sick and the treatments at the time worked favorably.

Despite the success, it was still a hard pill to swallow when she received the news.

“I felt numb,” Bauman said.

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Men’s basketball

Vanderbeken injury leaves Cyclones shorthanded

“Undermanned” roster loses key big man in loss to Kansas

By Jake.Lovett iowastatedaily.com LAWRENCE, Kan. — Iowa State was already undersized.

Take away one of only two available regulars taller than 6-foot-6, and Fred Hoiberg’s lineups get small in a hurry.

Saturday in Lawrence, Kan., ISU forward Jamie Vanderbeken left the game with an ankle injury with eight minutes left in the first half, leav-

ing a 6-foot-11-inch hole in the post for the Cyclones during their 89-66 loss to the No. 2 Jayhawks.

“It’s tough for us, especially as Vanderbeken thin as we are, to have one of our key guys go down early in the game,” Hoiberg said. “It makes it tough.”

With the suspension of 6-foot8 forward Calvin Godfrey, only Vanderbeken and freshman Jordan Railey were likely to see minutes in the paint for the Cyclones.

Once Vanderbeken went down, though, it wasn’t uncommon for Hoiberg to run four guards on the

floor or even use 6-foot-6 Melvin Ejim as his big man.

With the Jayhawks playing three forwards, sometimes at the same time, a four-guard lineup rarely provided an advantage.

“I saw one time Jake Anderson is out there blocking out [7-foot center] Jeff Withey on the free throw line,” Hoiberg said. “He’s about half his size. We’re a little undermanned right now.”

The 7-footer Withey was only on the floor for nine minutes Saturday, but the Morris brothers, Marcus and Markieff, were once again a terror inside against the Cyclones.

After combing for 50 points and 24 rebounds, the twins from

Philadelphia were quieter Saturday, only scoring 30 and grabbing 22 rebounds between them.

“The Morris brothers are really good, they were knocking down shots,” said ISU guard Scott Christopherson. “We’re letting teams be too comfortable right now.”

The ISU offense started trading baskets with the Jayhawks shortly after Vanderbeken’s injury, only getting outscored 60-54 over the game’s final 28 minutes.

“I thought Iowa State played pretty well when they spread it and drove it,” said KU coach Bill Self. “That way, they didn’t have to play through [Vanderbeken] as much. I thought that was a good adjustment by Fred.”

Going forward, things won’t get any easier for the undermanned Cyclones. The next three games will take them on the road to No. 22 Texas A&M and No. 3 Texas and will feature a home bout with No. 19 Missouri.

Godfrey will return from his three-game suspension against the Aggies on Wednesday. After Saturday’s game, it was unclear how many of those would be played without Vanderbeken.

“Godfrey, that’s a big part of their team,” Self said. “Then, you take away Vanderbeken, who’s arguably as a hard [to] guard as there is because of what he can do from the perimeter, that changes the whole makeup of their team.”

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By Chris.Cuellar iowastatedaily.com LAWRENCE, Kan. — The eerie sounds of Allen Fieldhouse’s “Rock Chalk,” song echoed through the blue-clad Kansas fans with 90 seconds left in the game on Saturday, a tune that indicates the Jayhawks (24-1, 9-1 Big 12) have wrapped up another win.

It could have started much sooner.

Iowa State struggled from the start with the No. 2 Jayhawks, and the Cyclones (14-11, 1-9 Big 12) lost the game 89-66.

They also lost senior forward Jamie Vanderbeken to an ankle injury and extended their current losing streak to seven games.

“This Kansas team is great, especially the way they’re playing right now,” said ISU coach Fred Hoiberg.

“They’re big, they’re strong, they’re physical, they shoot the heck out of it. Other than that they’re not that great.”

The young Cyclones visited historic Phog Allen Fieldhouse working to break their losing skid, but the Jayhawks used an early 22-4 run to open a lead that wouldn’t change hands.

“We’ve got a lot of weapons, a lot of guys that can score and make shots,” said KU guard Tyshawn Taylor. “We’re a real unselfish team, we swing the

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1 2 Final everybody gets touches and Iowa State 26 40 66 most the shots we’re taking are Kansas 45 44 89 good shots.”

M a r c u s Morris led the Jayhawks with Cyclones had to rely on a small 16 points and 11 rebounds lineup of four guards and usuon 7-of-12 shooting, with his ally just one forward against brother Markieff finishing just the already-larger Jayhawks. two points behind.

“We needed to come early The brothers have domi- in this game and take care of nated Iowa State this season, the basketball — we had turnjust another duo with career days against the struggling Cyclones.

“We’re having lots of guys going off for big games against us and I don’t think it’s a coincidence that every team has a guy that has a great shooting night against us,” said ISU guard Scott Christopherson.

“We need to impose a little bit more of our defensive will.”

Vanderbeken went down around the eight-minute mark of the first half, falling after a loose ball and rebound attempt. Iowa State’s 6-foot-11inch senior rolled his ankle, and the team’s doctor said he was likely doubtful for the Cyclones’ next game.

“This is more than a little ache and pain, I’ve done this I don’t know how many times,” Vanderbeken said. “We’ll see Wine and Dine your how swollen it is, get treatment, pretty much just wait and see.”

With Vanderbeken out, the

overs early that led to fast break baskets and got their confidence going,” Hoiberg said. “They’re clicking on allcylinders right now.”

The Cyclones are hurting, having lost eight of their last nine games, but even a squad with current success can have some perspective.

“He’s struggling,” said KU coach Bill Self of Hoiberg.

“My first year we lost 18 in a row. The thing about it is, we

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By Zach.Gourley iowastatedaily.com The ISU softball team outscored their opponents by a combined score of 62-18 in their first six games of the 2011 season.

The Cyclone Indoor Invitational saw Iowa State win their first five games, only to falter in the finale.

The Cyclones were dominant early on in the weekend, starting with a 7-0 victory over Creighton on Friday. Pitcher Rachel Zabriskie tied the ISU all-time record for strikeouts in a game with 13 against the Bluejays. Zabriskie allowed just one hit while pitching all seven innings. “It was wonderful to come out that way,� Zabriskie said. “Everybody wants to come out and start really strong.�

Tori Torrescano led the charge for the Cyclones against Creighton, going 3 for 4 at the plate with 3 RBIs and

a home run.

The Cyclones followed that performance with a 17-0 drubbing of the Western Illinois Leathernecks. This time, Torrescano was a force on the mound as well as at the plate. As a pitcher, Torrescano gave up just three hits in five innings of work. She also had another three RBI game, going 2 for 3 as a hitter and getting walked once.

The Cyclones faced Western Illinois again on Saturday, as freshman Breeanna Holliday made her first career start at pitcher for the Cyclones. Holliday pitched the entire game, allowing one run on six hits in a 9-1 victory. “She threw very well for a freshman,� coach Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler said of Holliday’s performance. “She got herself out of some jams, which is really what we want to see.�

In Saturday’s final game, the Cyclones were matched up with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. The Cyclones trotted out their fourth different pitcher in four games, with the same result. Lauren Kennewell took the mound

for Iowa State in a 16-2 win as Cyclone hitters continued to over-power opposing pitchers.

Center fielder Heidi Kidwell was perfect at the plate with four hits, three RBIs and three runs scored. “You never expect to hit this well. We’re averaging over .400 as a team,� GemeinhardtCesler said. “I’m very proud of them. On the final day of the Invitational, the Cyclones had a double-header with the Valparaiso Crusaders.

Gemeinhardt- Celser called on her ace Zabriskie to pitch the first game, as the Cyclones won 11-4. Zabriskie was on top of her game again, as she struck out 11 Crusader batters.

The Cyclones struggled to get anything going offensively in the second game against Valpo as the Crusaders jumped out to an early lead.

Torrescano lasted only two innings on the mound, giving up six runs. The Crusaders cruised to an 11-2 victory. Iowa State finished the weekend going 5-1 in the Invitational.

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Going into the meet the coaches know that this is a chance to see how they measure up against the Big 12 for the Big 12 Championship at the end of the year. “Texas Tech, Baylor and Oklahoma are there,� Datz said. “So they can be a measuring stick for us for the Big 12.�

The Cyclones are still trying to find a consistent top five, and with everyone playing so well it won’t be easy. “We’ve had six guys that have played great so far,� said coach Andrew Tank. “The decision making process is going to be tough, but I think as the spring goes along, it’ll become clear who will step up and take their spots.�

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Daily Horoscope : by Nancy Black and Stephanie Clements

Leo:

Work It Out

Today’s Birthday (02/14/11). The year ahead is filled with ambitions, but also with satisfaction about how far you’ve come. You discover new appreciation for your world, your neighborhood and your passions. When you’re happy with your life as it is, you’ll attract the attention of someone new.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Today especially, you work well with others. You may feel drawn to stay at home for dinner with a loved one.

Express your feelings. Why not?

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Spend wisely on your Valentine.

Use creative methods and chosen words.

It’s about sharing love with people, not money. Get outside and burn some calories with someone.

Level: medium INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every number 1 to 9. For strategies on solving Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

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Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Are you tired of your old role? It’s never too late to recreate and reinvent your persona. Balance intelligence with intuition to regenerate character.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 6 -- The day may start looking gloomy and full of limitations. Warm up and stretch your muscles (including your mind), and, soon enough, opportunities open up.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- The emotions of the day may run amok and turn to frustration. Burn some anguish by getting your heart rate pumping and your body moving. Work it out.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- A wise man once said, “It’s easier to love than to be loved.” Accept love, it won’t be on your doorstep forever. Listen for it and give it away.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- As your day proves productive at work, don’t get sucked in too deep.

Leave time for your special ones. Love them, and notice how reciprocal that is.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Today’s perfect. It’s a day for intimacy, sharing and exploring relationships. Don’t spend more than you need to. Everything happens for a reason.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Be careful, something you try doesn’t work. New information threatens assumptions. Romance works best later in the day, so get work done early.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Be happy wherever you are. Find comfort in those who love you. Joy can be found in the smallest details, if you allow it. Balance your heart and mind.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 6 -- You come up with creative dinner plans and Valentines. Make sure that your good intentions are clear, and share the love. A little chocolate can be nice.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Why don’t you skip the restaurant tonight and cook dinner at home? You could follow this with a walk under the stars and conversation by a fire.

just sayin

Thank you to the Guy who jumped my car at Hilton after the Career Fair. You are wonderful. Just sayin’ ...

My finance class is full of 10’s.. However, the teacher is an 11! ...

To the girl that fell between the ledge and seats during the Acct 284 Exam: that had to hurt. ...

Whoever the kid is who “hates it when nerds cover up there answers” really needs the nerds to uncover THEIR answers.

THEY’RE in need of all of the help that they can get. ...

To the farm guys around campus who take off their hat when they enter a building and help people when they have car trouble, why haven’t we talked? ...

Valentine’s Day... single by choice, hot by chance, who else is with me?! ...

I really don’t find black finger nail polish attractive on girls at all. Jus sayin’ ...

Iowa State needs a club for hunting crows... ...

To the girl who refused to move her backpack off the seat next to her and then told that guy to go sit somewhere else: You’re kind of a jerk and I kind of wanted to punch you. ...

ISU should make heated tunnels between buildings.

Just freezin’ I will now be accepting applications from the ladies who are in need of a valentine’s ...

Engineers make the best lovers. Hands down. ...

Is it me or there are a lot of good looking girls at Iowa State!!! ...

To the guys dressed up for the career fair.... you make my day.

Just sayin..girls like men in black! ...

Cy is my Valentine.

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Health insurance

Regulation could protect students The Department of Health and Human Services proposed a new regulation Wednesday that will ensure students who are enrolled in health insurance through their college or university will benefit from critical consumer protections created by the Affordable Care Act. Students who obtain health insurance through their college or university would not be able to lose their insurance or have a cap put on it unexpectedly if they are in an accident or get sick.

Today, many student health plans only offer limited benefits and give low annual dollar limits for health care.

About 1,500–2,000 colleges and universities across the nation offer some kind of health insurance plan.

Many people will purchase student health plans if a family plan is unavailable or unaffordable.

Many students have no other option but to purchase health insurance through their schools even though those plans often have a low amount of benefits and are not well regulated.

The following protections would be put on student health care plans: No lifetime limits on coverage — Companies will not be able to put dollar limits on health care.

No dropping of coverage — Companies will not be able to drop a student if he/she gets sick or unintentionally makes a mistake on an application.

For more information, visit the Department of Health and Human Services website.

Daily Staff

Casey’s Madness

General store enters social media world

Casey’s General Store, the popular gas station and general store, is making its entrance onto the social media contest scene.

The store announced its “Casey’s Madness” campaign Wednesday, Feb. 9. This campaign asks for people to declare their love for Casey’s in the most creative way possible using text, photo, video or whatever else comes to mind. The only limitation is each entry must be 140 characters or less.

A main goal for Casey’s in this campaign is to spread word of its business through social media and online communities.

This competition incorporates Twitter and Facebook.

“We know moving forward having an active, engaged Casey’s social community will only become more important,” said Brand Manager Cory Hart. Casey’s Madness begins Monday, Feb. 14, and submission will last for two weeks. Then, Casey’s will pick the top 64 entries to move on to bracket play, which will begin March 1, just in time for March Madness.

Winners will be announced bi-weekly, and each round’s winner will be awarded with prizes from Casey’s. The Casey’s Madness winner will receive a $1,500 gift card to Best Buy. Daily Staff

Chamber of Commerce

Event honors community members Ames businesspeople gathered and congratulated each other on another year of business at The Art of Community, an annual event sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce.

Reno Berg, CEO of Mainstream Living, earned the Business Person of the Year award. He has lead the staff at Mainstream Living since its beginnings in 1977, and he strives to improve the lives of people with disabilities and help them achieve the dreams and desires regardless of their disabilities.

Iacovos Zachariades was honored as Entrepreneur of the Year for his work founding Global Reach Internet Productions.

The company has been in business for 15 years. Zachariades works to provide technology products that are both beneficial and affordable.

Global Reach’s leading product, SiteViz, is known as the best content management system in the state.

Zachariades has given back to the Ames business community by providing 15 companies with free websites for Global Reach’s 15th anniversary.

Daily Staff

Temptations on Main: Students pay a visit to closing candy shop Kimberly Garasky, left, and Whitney Manhart, both Ames High students, stop in for one last ice cream Saturday at Temptations on Main. Co-owner Janice Coble said they plan to keep the store open until the end of the month.

Photo: Logan Gaedke/Iowa State Daily

Candy containers run empty Saturday at Temptations on Main. The business has seen a boost in customers after announcing it will be closing. Photo: Logan Gaedke/Iowa State Daily

Photo: Logan Gaedke/Iowa State Daily

Remodel

Ames Target revamps merchandise Store expands to become SuperTarget, carry groceries

By Nicole.McIntosh iowastatedaily.com The Ames Target is getting a facelift. And it involves food.

Located at 320 S. Duff Ave., the store was up in the cycle for the PFresh program, which is a prototype that expands general merchandise stores into a grocery store as well.

“There is an average increase of sales for a PFresh cycle,” said Brad Petersen, the executive team leader in charge of the remodel of the Ames Target. “That’s why we are excited for it because we know it will drive business and make a

one-stop shop for our guests. Now they can get what they need for food too.“ The revamped Target will have 90 percent of what a SuperTarget carries for groceries. They will have the baked goods and meats that you would find at other stores in town.

The produce section is set up in an open market style, but with coolers to keep them fresh. A full range of fruits and vegetables will be offered.

Target carries a few exclusive food and drink brands — Archer Farms, Market Pantry, Sutton and Dodge, Choxie and Wine Cube, which will fill the grocery aisles along with national brands.

The walls of Target haven’t grown, but the layout of the store will look different in order to accommodate the changes.

New clothing fixtures, paint on the exterior and new signage with a fresh look will fill the store. A new jewelry counter and a redesigned shoe department are also a part of the update.

A Starbucks coffee shop addition will round out the changes.

Changes have already began around the store. New dressing rooms, a repaved parking lot and shopping carts are already in place.

“We are getting a lot of positive feedback from our guests,” Petersen said. “I think more people are actually coming in because they see what’s going on” Some of those changes were expedited thanks to the spring flooding. The store was in line to be remodeled before the flood damage, but that just allowed for some of the projects to begin before the remodel even began.

The PFresh project started with two prototype stores in Minnesota. After success in these stores, the remodeling began around the nation. Some new stores were built in this format from the start. About 1,000 stores are going to have the PFresh update by 2010. There are almost 1,750 stores nationwide, according to a Target news release.

Target launched the PFresh program in response to customer feedback that requested fresh food be available in their general merchandise stores.

The new approach to their food section “offers families the best attributes of grocery shopping in the convenience of their local Target store,” according to the Target website.

The project, which started on Dec. 5, is set to finish March 24.

Alumni

Business perspective from an ISU alumnus

By Ben.Theobald iowastatedaily.com Michael Peverill, an ISU graduate, is the owner of Intredium, a software consulting company in Des Moines.

Peverill graduated from Iowa State with a B.A. in computer science in 2004.

“When I first started there were a lot of people looking at the major,” Peverill said. “When I graduated there was a fraction.”

After Peverill graduated, it was difficult for him to find a job.

“The market was oversaturated with failing businesses,” Peverill said. “When I graduated there was nobody hiring. If you could find a job you were lucky.”

Many of the reasons for these events had to do with the Dot com bubble burst in 2000, where technology stocks became inflated.

Peverill learned that it wouldn’t be his degree he got at Iowa State that would land him a job.

Once I got out in the field I realized it’s not about education, Peverill said. Instead it becomes networking, who you know.

The idea of a software consulting company didn’t originate for Peverill until after he graduated.

“The idea itself didn’t originate while I was at Iowa State,” Peverill said.

Peverill had to understand not just the technical side of a company, but the business side as well.

“The business side is what is really important,” Peverill said. “I had to understand it in order to do my job well. I had to learn how to manage people in human resources.”

Peverill said, “Without the business education, I lacked all of those skills.”

Peverill received his M.B.A. at the University of Phoenix in 2010.

Business gives you the opportunity to exceed, Peverill said. You can take that degree and do whatever you want with it. It’s the degree that you get as much as you want out of it.

Students in entrepreneurship come from all areas in terms of their major.

“There are students in every college that have participated at the center of entrepreneurship,” said Judi Eyles, associate director of the Department of Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship.

According to an ISU Alumni survey released in February 2010 from the Department of Economics, about 6.8 percent of respondent graduates who graduated in 2002 through 2006 reported starting at least one business.

In that same survey, the number of respondents starting their business increases to 23.8 percent in graduate students dating back to 1982.

Basically, the entrepreneurship rate goes up for older graduates and is down for recent graduates.

According to that survey, undergraduates from the College of Design, Agriculture, and Life Sciences have the higher entrepreneurship rates than any other areas of study at Iowa State.

“I think the big thing about business I found is to get a general understanding of all the concepts,” Peverill said. “A lot of people out there can’t distinguish the difference between marketing and advertising.”

One of the challenges that Peverill faced was getting his name out there in the business field.

“What I found to be challenging were sales and marketing,” Peverill said. “You have to get brand recognition; you have to get your name out there so companies will recognize you. You

have to get the company started on that firm.”

“It would be pretty hard to go out on your own to be successful,” said Alejandra Peverill, Mike Peverill’s wife and ISU graduate with a degree in advertising. There’s a lot of work to do.

Peverill and his wife worked together when they started their business which made it a little bit easier.

“We divided up all the work; it would’ve been pretty overwhelming for one person to do,” said Alejandra. “It would be pretty hard to go out on your own to be successful. There’s a lot of work to do.”

Alejandra said, “You have to keep on top of everything. If one person doesn’t remember then usually the second person does.”

The more experience and time a person has in the field of business the more they know.

“You learn a lot and at the same time you make a number of mistakes,” Alejandra said.

It’s also good idea for someone starting a business to have a dependable lawyer.

“You have to make sure that you have a good lawyer that you trust for things such as contracts, Alejandra said. “They have to be someone you trust and who won’t rip you off.

According to Mike Peverill the most important thing for a student in business to be successful, he or she must be interested in their field.

“Understand what you’re interested in doing,” Peverill said. “If you go after what you enjoy and if you excel at what you enjoy you will do good in life. It’s more passion, the only thing that keeps you going when you’re an owner of a company is how much or bad you want it. “ Peverill said.

“You have to have that passion or drive to push your way through. If you’re not doing something you enjoy then you’re not going to make it.”