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Dean John Thomson publicly announced his retirement Tuesday, after almost five years of service during which he changed the history of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University. Among his most remarkable Thomson accomplishments as a dean are his contributions to the funding plans for the College of Veterinary Medicine and other veterinary education cooperative programs. He worked with numerous associations within his field in the Midwest, such as the Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Dr. W. Eugene and Linda Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center, the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association, the Iowa Pork Producers Association, the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and other animal organizations. This was to help with the improvement of veterinary education and services, to make the College of Veterinary Medicine more stable, and to enhance the importance of animals. His leadership has earned him awards including “Veterinarian of the Year” in the states of Iowa, South Dakota and Mississippi. It has also been of great inspiration for many veterinarians nationwide and internationally. This is not the end of Dean Thomson’s career. He plans to serve as a member of the ISU faculty again with a main focus on production of animal medicine. A search for his replacement will begin in March.

After more than three hours of debate and multiple amendments, the Government of the Student Body passed the senate bill at Wednesday’s meeting to create a student focused theater. The passing of the bill by the senate was the first step toward GSB leasing the old Varsity Theater and turning it into Cyclone Cinema. “I am thoroughly excited this passed. We need to keep going forward … This is the largest project the GSB has ever done,” said Michael Weber, speaker of the senate. Vice Speaker Jacob Wilson said he was pleased with the debate before the bill was passed. “The debate was phenomenal; it was great, what happened tonight,” Wilson said. The debate on the project was filled with questions and comments on whether the theater would be the best use of GSB money, started shortly after 10 p.m. and lasted until 2:10 a.m. “I think what happened here tonight was amazing,” said Ian Ringgenberg, member of the task force. “They took a bill that nobody was comfortable with, and they made it into a bill that everyone was comfortable with.” One amendment capped how much money GSB can allocate to Cyclone Cinema. The first two years GSB can allocate up to $60,000, and after that up to $45,000. Tom Danielson, GSB finance director and head of the Varsity Task Force, said he believed the theater will be unique to Iowa State.

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Business lab sets new trend with brain research By Whitney Sager Daily Staff Writer Brain waves have a lot more to do with shopping than one may think. Terry Childers, professor of marketing, has been studying brain waves and how they impact consumers’ purchasing decisions The research Childers conducts is called neuromarketing research. This research involves looking at the level of consciousness consumers have when making purchasing decisions Childers said when consumers feel rushed about making the decision to buy something, they are often unable to recall the reason they made the purchase in the first place. “Our interest in utilizing neuro-science applications is to help us understand the factors that influence their decisions when they’re not always able to report how those were consciously made,” Childers said. Typically, this type of research is done by psychologists, but people within the marketing department are looking at the neuro-sciences to study consumer decisions “We should be among the first utilizing this particular approach to understanding how consumers make decisions,” Childers said In the spring, Childers will have his own research lab in which to conduct the research. The lab will not only be a first for Iowa State’s business college, but a first among all business colleges in the nation.

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Catherine Loe practices “The Vagina Monologues” on Feb. 16, 2009, at the Durham Great Hall in the Memorial Union. “The Vagina Monologues” will be running Feb. 18 – 20 at the Durham Great hall. Tickets are $10 each. File photo: Iowa State Daily

‘V’ for vagina ‘V’ for victory By Abigail Barefoot Daily Staff Writer Through the production of “The Vagina Monologues,” Iowa State is speaking up on the tough issues women face worldwide to help raise awareness and support. “The Vagina Monologues” is held in conjunction with V-Day, which stands not only for Valentine, but for vagina and victory. V-Day falls on Feb. 14. The day is held as a worldwide organized response against violence toward women and to have the vision of a world in which women can live safely. At Iowa State and across the globe, the holiday is celebrated with many events. One of the more popular is the production of “The Vagina Monologues.” “The Vagina Monologues” is a play by Eve Ensler, a playwright, activist and founder of V-Day. Ensler traveled the world listening to the stories of more than 200 women of various backgrounds and struggles. She then told these stories through “The Vagina Monologues.” After the response to the show, Ensler and a group of women in New York created V-Day

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in 1998 with the hope of ending violence against women. According to V-Day.org, “We will work as long as it takes. We will not stop until the violence stops.” At Iowa State “The Vagina Monologues” is put on by the Margaret Sloss Women’s Center and the Vagina Warriors, an on-campus group that increases awareness about violence against women. Angela Hall, educational leadership and policy studies administrator at the Sloss House, and president of the Vagina Warriors, said the event was “not just about terrible experiences, it’s about surviving and good experiences too.” The play celebrates women’s strength and sexuality, and provides a voice to the public about experiences that are not easily talked about in today’s society. The play began in 1996. Since then “The Vagina Monologues” has been performed for 14 years and in more than 120 countries, and has been published in 45 languages. The show features more than 18 skits, ranging in topic from a girl’s first period, rape, self discovery, sex and, naturally, vaginas.

Mariko Peterson, co-president of the Student Health Advisory Committee, explained to the Government of the Student Body at Wednesday night’s meeting what happened to HIV testing at the Thielen Student Heath Center. Peterson said HIV testing isn’t something that was taken away from ISU students by the university; rather, the state of Iowa is giving it to people who need it more. Peterson explained that Iowa is moving its resources toward high-risk areas in the state. She also told the senate which tests are still available at the health center. During the comments from the executive branch portion of the meeting, Ames City Council liaison Paul Keppy announced that the City Council capital and regular operating budgets are finished. Keppy mentioned that Veishea received funding, as did the Campustown Action Association. Laura Imming, from the Synchronized Skating Club, asked the senate to ratify a debt contract with the club. Imming said she was unsure of how the group got into debt, but she thought it came from how the budget was written from last year. Imming said the group plans to raise the money to pay back GSB before the end of the year, because the group plans to disband after this year. The group did receive the $370 it asked for to

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Dance company performing By Chelsea Davis Daily Staff Writer Orchesis I Dance Company, a group of contemporary dancers at Iowa State, will perform in its annual show, Barjche, this weekend. According to Orchesis’ Web site, Barjche has been a tradition since its beginnings in 1944. This year the theme of the performance will be “space,” which includes themes of “explorations of personal space, shared space, site-specific performance and a funky second half that celebrates outer space,” according to Barjche’s Facebook event. Tickets are $10 for students and seniors, and $12 for the general public. They can be purchased from Ticketmaster or the Iowa State Center, or at the door before the performance.

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Pronunciation: /bar-shay/. Where: Fisher Theater When: Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at 2 p.m. Members of the Orchesis I dance company dance during the Barjche dress rehearsal Tuesday at Fisher Theater. Barjche will be performed by Orchesis I dance company Feb. 12 – 14 at Fisher Theater. Photo: Karuna Ang/Iowa State Daily

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New year falls on 14th By Abigail Barefoot Daily Staff Writer This year Valentine’s Day isn’t the only holiday to fall on Feb. 14. For the first time, the first day of the Chinese New Year falls on Valentine’s Day. The Chinese New Year uses the lunar calendar, in which the cycles of the moon are used to measure the months. The holiday was originally celebrated to ask the gods for a bountiful harvest for the year. Celebration in China can last up to 15 days, with some businesses and factories taking a week off for celebration. For Yue Zhao, sophomore in landscape architecture, Chinese New Year is about family. “Chinese New Year in one word is gather. We gather together with family to celebrate new beginnings.”

According to Chinese myth, the beginning of Chinese New Year started with a mythical beast called the Nien. Nien is also the word for “year” in Chinese. Nien would come on the first day of New Year to devour livestock, crops and even villagers, especially children. To protect themselves, the villagers would put food in front of their doors at the beginning of every year. It was believed that after the Nien ate the food they prepared, it wouldn’t attack any more people. Eventually the villagers realized Nien was frightened away by people wearing red. Villagers then began decorating their houses in red and lighting firecrackers to scare him away. From then on, Nien never came to the village again. To celebrate the holiday many followers of the Chinese New Year set off firecrackers the

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from PAGE 1 pay back the Ames/ISU Ice Arena. The senate allocated $31,000 to the Student Activities Center to modernize the events authorization process. Vice speaker Jacob Wilson said he didn’t believe GSB should fund the entire amount requested and that the university should help. An amendment was eventually made to cut the $31,000 in half, but the representatives from the Student Activities Center didn’t believe they would be able to continue with the project if they didn’t receive the entire amount, and the amendment failed. The SAE International Club asked for $6,041.28 for two trips. The club built two cars — a formula car and an off-road car — and plans to take one to a competition in Washington and the other to a competition in California. There was much debate among the senators after it was mentioned that the group has received money from the Engineering Student Council in the past. The bill was ruled out of order by Vice President Chandra Peterson, but the decision was overruled with a vote.

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from PAGE 1 Both humorous and heartbreaking, the skits show women both thriving and surviving through hardships. The show is meant to help and empower women. The event at Iowa State raises both awareness and funds for a local and global women’s charity. This year the event will donate to ACCESS — Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support — in Ames as its local charity. ACCESS is not only a rape crisis center but a shelter for domestic violence victims and their families. But for V-Day and “The Vagina Monologues,” it’s not about the funds as much as raising awareness on campus and worldwide. ”It’s not about money or the resources; it’s about why do we need to have these resources today.” Hall said. Those involved with “The Vagina Monologues” hope to inspire activism within communities, and to help stop violence against women and help women realize they have a voice. ”Be a voice; dialogue is crucial,” Hall said. “Unless awareness is there, violence will keep happening. Something must happen to have the mindset to

night before the Chinese New Year. This idea comes from the superstition that loud noises will scare away bad spirits. Now it is seen as gesture of sending out the old and welcoming the new. Another tradition is the giving out of red envelopes containing money. The red is considered a lucky color and the money should be given out in even amounts, also for good luck. In China, though, the first number determines whether a number is even or odd. So 30 is an odd number while 23 is an even number. Mostly it is a time for families to get together and talk about the past year and the goals for the upcoming year. Families cook large, traditional meals and an emphasis is put on making time for family. ”It is like Thanksgiving in America.” Zhao explained.

Engineering Senator Erik Hofstad said he wasn’t concerned about the group getting funded for this particular trip from the Engineering Student Council, because no one is currently getting funding from the council. Senator Tyler Albaugh said senators should look at the by-laws more carefully, adding that GSB doesn’t have enough money to fund groups that can get funding elsewhere. The senate cut each suggested item by 25 percent, and the total amount allocated to the SAE International Club was just more than $4,000. A representative from facilities planning and management asked the senate to approve a bill for $7,000 to replace campus directory maps. These maps are typically updated every two years but have not been updated since 2006. There was a lot of debate over whether funding maps was an appropriate expenditure of student money. However, Senator Anthony Maly said not funding the maps just because the university can’t afford it right now is weak reasoning. The vote was eventually postponed for one week. The Navy Marine Corps Drill Team received $460, a portion of what they asked for, to go to the University of Memphis National Drill Team competition. A second read was waived on the University Museums’ Brunnier Bash bill, and the group was allocated the $1,760.50 for which they asked.

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The equipment used in the lab will be funded through a part of the package Childers was given when he was hired to work at Iowa State. Childers said two kinds of technology exist that make studying brain waves possible. One of those is called Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. This method uses a magnet to create images of the brain. The images show which parts of the brain are being supplied with blood when consumers are making decisions. “Those are the areas that we think are activated and therefore related to the outcome that we observe,” Childers said. The second is known as Event Related Potentials and is similar to Electroencephalogram — EEG — tests. ERP studies the electrical signals the brain sends out when consumers are making decisions. “We capture those electrical impulses through a cap that has various numbers of electrodes on it, and that’s hooked to machinery that allows us to identify what areas of the brain are involved in decisions,” Childers said. Childers said he will use the ERP in his lab since it is less expensive and has faster results.

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Inmate data give states added redistricting options By Hope Yen Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — Prisoners will soon be bigger players in those high-stakes redistricting fights, even if unwittingly, thanks to a change in federal policy governing how they’re to be counted in the 2010 census. Prison populations have historically been included in national headcounts, but now Census officials will make data

vided breakdowns on group quarters, like prisons, only after states had finished their redistricting. That resulted in districts with prisons getting extra representation in their legislatures, despite laws in some states that say a prison cell is not a residence. The jockeying is all part of a decennial rite — counting the population. The federal government relies on the census not only to learn about Americans

on inmate populations available to states earlier than in the past. This change will allow states to decide whether to count inmates for purposes of redistricting. If a state makes that choice, it would have to decide where inmates should be considered residents — in rural towns, where prisons are often built, or in cities, where many prisoners come from. Until now, the bureau pro-

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The impact could be strongly felt in states such as New York, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, California, Texas and Maryland, where prisons are found in more sparsely populated areas. In New York, for instance, most of the 60,000 inmates live in prisons in rural upstate communities, even though half the inmate population committed crimes in New York City. In Anamosa, Iowa, which boasts a population of roughly 5,700, Danny Young was elected to the City Council in 2005 with a total of two write-in votes from his wife and neighbor. That’s because some 95 percent of his ward was made up of nonvoting prisoners in the state’s largest penitentiary, according to the Prison Policy Initiative. Still, analysts say the Census Bureau’s move could prove politically messy, with the devil in the details. They note that the agency will not release the prison data until May 2011, more than two months after states are given their initial population data by district, so some legislatures may opt not to wait for the additional information or only make cursory use of it. Also, while the prison data will have breakdowns on where inmates are located, it will not include information on the prisoners’ original hometowns. Thus, states will have to gather that information on their own if they choose to count them in different locations. “This is going to be a big

enough deal where states will have to make some decisions,” said Kimball Brace, president of Election Data Services, a Virginia-based firm that crunches political numbers. “We may see an impact ultimately where one political party decides to go one way and draws districts accordingly, the other party goes another way, and we end up with a court case to sort it out.” The population count, held every 10 years, is used to apportion U.S. House and state legislative and county seats as well as distribute more than $400 billion in federal aid. New Yorker Chevelle Johnson, 44, who said he was formerly incarcerated, returned to his community of BedfordStuyvesant, in Brooklyn, upon being released from prison in 2007. “A lot of us come home and we can’t even vote,” he said. “We need political power in our communities so that when we do come home, we come home to something ... to things that will help us not get reincarcerated.” While the 2010 data will not include hometown information, advocacy groups say they are continuing their push for prisoners to be counted as residents of the communities they came from for the next decennial census in 2020.

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rations must get approval from a majority of their shareholders before they can spend money on ads. Those commercials also must include a disclosure stating the business paying for the ad and identifying the company’s chief executive officer. Unions also would have to show that their members support such spending. The measure applies to state and federal candidates in Iowa. The restrictions are especially important in Iowa, given the importance of the state caucuses in beginning the presidential nominating process, said Sen. Jeff Danielson, a main backer of the new disclosure requirements. “Iowa has an obligation as the first-in-the-nation state to make sure our politics are as clean as possible,” said Danielson, D-Cedar Falls. “We believe Iowa voters will be protected by transparency and exposure.” Danielson said lawmakers worked to ensure the measure would abide by the Supreme Court’s decision. Lawmakers have been scrambling to respond to the court’s decision, which likely invalidated state laws that banned such corporate political spending. Legislators have concluded that the most they can do is increase disclosure requirements. “I always figure that sunshine is the best way to keep everybody above board,” said Sen. Pam Jochum, D-Dubuque. Although the court’s ruling gives greater spending to corporations and unions, most think it will largely favor Republicans because corporations have more money available and typically favor the GOP. The measure approved Thursday has sparked complaints by Republicans. “It’s very important that we keep in mind that campaign finance is free speech,’ said Sen. David Hartsuch, R-Bettendorf. “Those rights are now extended to corporations. It’s important we not demonize corporations.” Republican legislative leaders said they would oppose the measure, although Democratic majorities in the House and Senate make it likely it will be approved. Senate Minority Leader Paul McKinley, R-Chariton, said the measure could largely stop the political spending allowed by the Supreme Court decision by requiring shareholder votes. “It appears on the surface to be a bill that would literally make it impossible for corporations to participate by placing onerous burdens on them,” McKinley said. “We believe in freedom of speech. If we believe in freedom of speech we believe in freedom of speech for all.”

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Afghanistan

U.S. forces surround Taliban stronghold By Alfred de Montesquiou and Christopher Torchia Associated Press Writers

“This is unique because it is entirely student funded ... There are some university-owned movie theaters which have been operable elsewhere,” Danielson said. During the debate, there were some doubts about whether leasing the theater was a good step for GSB. “We’ve had opportunities in the past to take ownership in the Campustown area, but we voted it down. We should have started with something smaller,” said Christopher Bone, an agriculture senator. At the beginning of the debate, a vote on the bill was almost postponed for two weeks, but after Senator Wilson changed his vote, discussion on the bill was opened back up. “When we had our meeting with the administrators, we had a recommendation that we postpone the bill for two weeks, and others asked us to get a nod of approval from the senate to go ahead with lease contracts,” Danielson said. A resolution urging the university to begin negotiating lease agreements with the building’s owners was quickly passed prior to the larger discussion of the Varsity proposal. In accordance with several university administrators’ suggestions, GSB will continue to seek out student feedback through a survey to be e-mailed to the entire student body. “In terms of the perspective of the administration, when we met with members of the task force, it was our advice, not directed, that you should have more information — because when it’s up against the Regents, it’s going to be [GSB President Jon] Turk and Danielson presenting the idea,” said GSB adviser Gail Ferlazzo. “We want you to have enough ammunition to say this is a good decision, and this is why.” Several senators voiced concern about leaving student opinion up to a survey. “I don’t know how you can reach students with a survey and get quality results ... There is a reason we don’t leave large issues to referendum,” said Senator Sagar Chawla. There were also worries about explaining the bill in paragraph form and students’ knowledge of GSB financial accounts. Bone said he wanted to know what will happen if the survey yields negative results. “If we pass this bill tonight and the survey results just totally bomb ... What would the board do — just pull the plug on us?” Bone said. GSB is hoping the bill will make it onto the Board of Regents’ March 24 meeting agenda.

main Taliban escape route. U.S. and Afghan forces have now finished their deployment along the main road in and out of Marjah, leaving the Taliban no way out except across bleak, open desert — where they could easily be spotted. The advance was slowed as U.S. and Afghan soldiers cleared the thicket of mines and bombs hidden in canals and along the roads and fought off harassment attacks along the way by small bands of insurgents. Two U.S. attack helicopters fired Hellfire missiles at a compound near Marjah from where insurgents had been firing at the advancing Americans.

Wilson said he was excited “beyond belief” about the bill being passed and hopes the senate’s vote opens communication with the university and administrators. GSB President Jon Turk has six days to sign the bill. If he decides to veto the bill, the senate would need 22 votes to override the veto. Turk can also not sign the bill, in which case the bill

passes, but without his support. Whether Turk signs or not, it still needs approval by the Board of Regents. Task force members say they have work to do in the next few weeks, but they are excited about nearing the finish. “I think the merits of this project are strong enough that we can do the convincing that needs to be done,” Ringgenberg said.

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Editorial:

Life:

Monologues empower, instill sense of pride

Don’t worry about it

Since 1996 when “The Vagina Monologues” first opened, millions of women — and men — have sat through the two-hour play and learned to “celebrate the vagina.” However, two of the women on the Editorial Board never had this experience. Thank goodness for YouTube. We decided to watch a scene entitled “Because He Liked to Look at It.” We were blushing even before we hit the play button. Five minutes and nine seconds later, we had finally experienced a small sample of the “Vagina Monologues.” This scene was about a woman’s account of how she learned to love her womanly parts when a man told her it was beautiful after he stared at it for an hour. We blushed. We laughed nervously when she described the feeling she was left with after she decided her vagina was beautiful. We didn’t know what to say when it ended. We were speechless. It was awkward. Never before had we been inundated with so many occurrences of the word “vagina” in five minutes and nine seconds. Simply put, it made us uncomfortable. But at the same time, hearing a woman discuss how she learned to accept her body was empowering. It’s a message we don’t get to hear very often. After discussing, we put things in perspective. We realized it was not the word itself, but the fact that, as a culture, it has become so taboo to discuss women’s sexuality. The awkward feeling we were initially left with after watching the video was a result of our instinct to be uncomfortable when a woman openly discusses her sexuality. We’re just not used to it. But it’s important we learn to get past this. Aside from being a play about women celebrating their bodies physically, the monologues deal with issues that are often off the radar. Violence against women, for example, is a strong theme brought up in the monologues, and although it may seem like something far away, reality is that it’s part of our world here at Iowa State. According to the Sexual Assault Response Team of Story County, female victims of these crimes are far from alone. From 2006 to 2008, there were 149 incidences of sexual assault at Iowa State, and those are just the cases that were reported. Due to the nature of rape and sexual assault — difficulty proving the event in court, mental trauma on the part of the victim, embarrassment and shame — it is estimated by a 2005 U.S. Department of Justice National Crime Victimization Study that 60 percent of sexual assault cases go unreported. This year, 10 percent of proceeds from “The Vagina Monologues” will go to V-Day, an organization dedicated to raising funds that go toward ending such violence against women across the world. Ninety percent of the proceeds will go toward ACCESS Assault Care Center in Ames. ACCESS is an organization dedicated to providing a “safe environment for empowerment and exploration of personal strengths” for victims of domestic violence. You may have noticed this editorial taking a turn for the more serious, and that’s on purpose. We wanted to reflect the way watching the “Vagina Monologues” made us feel: awkward at first, giggling under our breath and finally realizing the true impact of the message present. This isn’t about manbashing, this isn’t a feminazi rant. This is us, telling you what we learned and what we hope you’ll learn. So we encourage you to go celebrate vaginas and donate to worthwhile causes. “The Vagina Monologues” will be held Friday in the Memorial Union at 6:30 p.m. and again at 9 p.m. Editor in Chief

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Living a life full of stress, or stifled by a fear of death, squanders potential for new triumphs. Courtesy photo: Maria Ly/Flickr

e’ve all heard more than once that we shouldn’t take the things we have for granted. But let’s be honest, we don’t all wake up every morning vowing to make the day the best it can be. Life seems to get in the way of how we wish we could spend every day. School stresses us out. Relationships stress us out. Jobs stress us out. Paying bills stresses us out. For a lot of us, college can be the largest obstacle in our way at times. A lot of us are eager to get our “real” lives started, whether that means getting out into the workforce and making money, or getting married and starting a family right out of school. Either way, I’m sure every one of us can say with much certainty that we’re not always focused on enjoying the present and just being thankful for every moment we have. Last week, a boy I went to high school with passed away. He was two years younger than I, and I ran track with him. He was well liked by the entire track team, as he was a very charismatic, athletic and friendly kid who always had a smile on his face. He was one of the best, if not the best, male sprinter on our team. I can’t say I was close to him, but I had certainly exchanged words with him on occasion, and there was no reason to find contention with him. In other words, he was a good kid with a lot of talent and potential ahead of him. He was in a car accident, a freak accident that landed him in the hospital and on life support. Everyone from my high school was pulling for him, but unfortunately, he was taken from this world too soon. I feel fortunate in my own life to have not yet experienced the loss of a family member or close friend. However, it seems

even the loss of an acquaintance — someone who, at one time, I saw on a regular basis; someone I walked by frequently and smiled at on occasion — can have a profound effect on your own life. Maybe it’s knowing that, in my case, this boy was virtually the same age as I. Maybe it’s recalling how we shared the same teammates and shared similar experiences on the same high school track team. Maybe it’s realizing that there is nothing in this world stopping me from suffering the same fate as someone as promising and driven as this young man, except perhaps luck. After I heard about this boy’s death, I couldn’t help but spend days trying to find a reason behind such a tragedy. I had, and still have, a hard time wrapping my mind around the idea that we are not invincible. I think it’s a normal reaction for most young adults to subconsciously view their lives as ending when they’re old and they’ve lived full lives. None want to think about meeting their ends in such an untimely and tragic way. We all become so comfortable in our lives that we begin to feel that nothing will ever touch us until we are ready to go. Unfortunately, while we do have substantial control over many things, we have no control over when our time will come.

We can try to prolong death for as long as we can, keep it at bay, but ultimately the decision is not up to us. I didn’t want to write this column because I want readers to feel depressed about our certain mortality. Death is not a comfortable topic for most; however, I do feel that there are ways in which we can make it more comfortable. I am the first to admit that I spend far too much time worrying over insignificant issues. I even tend to worry about things that have yet to happen. What if we all could make a promise to ourselves to wake up in the morning and make the best of every day we’re blessed with? What if we could stop stressing so much about the tests and the projects and our money problems and every other minor stressor in our lives, and instead think about all the beautiful things that we are privileged enough in life to have? For as tragic as the death of a person can be, I truly believe there is something to be learned from every one of those people. Live your life to the fullest. Don’t dwell on what could’ve been or what you could’ve done differently. Instead of often viewing college as an expensive waste of time — which I find myself dwelling on far too often — see it as a

time to learn about yourself. See it as the means to an end that you want nothing more than to achieve. See it as another chapter in the book that is your life. Life can be stressful, but it’s stressful for everyone. If we all learned to find the joy in every single day rather than what is getting in our way, we would certainly be happier and maybe the idea of death wouldn’t be nearly as frightening to most. Life is a beautiful gift for which each and every one of us should be thankful. Instead of dwelling on the premature death of someone we knew, young or old, why not acknowledge that this stuff does happen? It is within our power to make the most of every day we are given the opportunity to live this amazing existence as human beings.

Julia deLutio

is a sophomore in animal ecology from Chicago.

Letters:

Consider quality, cost of new theater In the past few days, there have been many articles exchanged for and against the plans for a “Cyclone Cinema” in the abandoned Varsity Theater near Campustown. I personally am friends with many of the students who have been championing this cause. I want to invite all 28 senators of GSB who passed the bill on Wednesday to create a student focused theater to think hard about that decision and encourage any students interested in these plans to voice your thoughts to GSB President Turk, who is slated to sign or veto the bill during the next week. Planners have not yet mentioned the quality of content that will be available at the proposed movie theater. It has been explained to me that the same company that helps provide content for Free Friday Flicks and SUB-Films will provide movies for the Cyclone Cinema. It seems that the format may have been upgraded more recently, but perhaps a few of you remember just a couple of years ago, when Free Friday Flicks got movies on VHS tape. Not the best way to watch a movie, even if it’s on a 15-foot projection screen. The proposed movie theater in Campustown would be using the latest and greatest distribution system from this same company,

Rick Hanton is a senior in computer engineering and former GSB Director of IT which delivers DVD-quality movies digitally. Now, a few people may recognize the differences between watching a DVD and watching a film in the theater, but many do not, so let me explain. A DVD stores both compressed video and sound for a movie. The video is stored at a resolution of 720x480 pixels, or about 1/4 the pixel resolution of your laptop’s screen. Those are the only pixels provided, so that is the maximum resolution at which the movies in the Cyclone Cinema can be played. For comparison, most digital movie theaters today use a 2K-resolution projector (somewhat equivalent to 35mm), which has a resolution of 2048x1080, or 6x DVD resolution. This means that when going to see a movie at the competing North Grand 5 dollar theater, you will see a movie that has detail at least 6x as fine as that in the Cyclone Cinema for only $0-$1 more + no student fee cost. If you break up the proposed cost of buying or renting the theater space in addition to the stated ~$40,000-60,000 cost per year planned to be billed to GSB that will come

from your student activities fee, the cost of the facility will be $2.70-$4.17 per student per year over the next 5 years, at the current enrollment level. If you go to the theater to see lots of movies, this might be beneficial to you, but if you never go to the theater, you will still be paying to operate it. The opposing argument to this is that the venue will provide a learning opportunity for the aspiring business students who run the theater and that justifies the cost per student. I’m not sure that a few student jobs and a unique learning opportunity is worth approximately $100,000 per year of your money, but it’s up to you to decide that. Maybe I am just a concerned student with a love for numbers rambling on about how bad this project may turn out, but I’d like to think that there are more concerned students out there than GSB realizes. If that is the case, feel free to give Jon Turk a call (GSB: 515-2941585), or send him an e-mail (gsb@iastate. edu) and make your voice heard. I would love to see this project progress and deeply enjoyed the old Varsity Theater, but I must object to any plans that just create a student-funded low-quality zombie Varsity Theater out of the ashes.

Bill passes, students’ concerns remain The Government of the Student Body Senate passed a bill Wednesday intending to approve the Cyclone Cinema. There are two major arguments in terms of the positive and negative aspects of the project. First, the theater is projected to run at a loss. Costs to renovate the theater are about $200,000, and yearly deficit, is about $60,000 for each year following the first. These deficits are drastic, especially considering the current state of the economy and the budget problems the university is facing. However, the acquisition of the theater is not tied to the current university budget. Student fees will not be raised to pay for the renovation. Compared to the overall use of student fee money every year, the projected $60,000 is rather minimal. Student organizations receive more than $1 million per year in student fees. These organizations range from larger

Brian Ryherd is a senior

in psychology.

organizations such as Veishea to the smaller niche groups like the Aeronautical Society. The Cyclone Cinema will be funded in the exact way that these organizations are funded, through the regular allocations process. Should the theater not be as successful as hoped, there is a cap to how much can be requested during this allocation process. As a student fee payer, your money is distributed to these organizations so that your experience here at Iowa State will be as enjoyable and memorable as possible. By opening the Cyclone Cinema as a student-run theater, the hope would be that your experience would be enhanced to its fullest potential. The major argument in favor of opening a student theater, is the same that can be made for any student organization. The Cyclone Cinema would provide

great activity for students, four nights per week throughout the academic year. Opportunities on campus for consistent activities throughout the week are few and far between, but available nonetheless. A student-run theater has the opportunity not only to provide students inexpensive movie-going experiences, but also to provide that opportunity for years and years to come. Looking at the economic projections for the theater, it is easy to see why this could be considered a “failed business.” However, this is hardly the case. The goal of the Cyclone Cinema is not to make money. The primary goal of the theater is simply to provide students with an inexpensive, alternative activity during a time of the week in an area of town where this is not readily available. Yes, student fee money will be used to keep the theater running should attendance not reach the break even point but, our university is

run in the same manner. Without government funding — in the theater’s case, GSB, and in the university’s case, the Iowa government — these opportunities would not be available to us. Just like the theater, the goal of the university is not to make a profit. Now, should students find that the theater is not enjoyable, then yes, the Cyclone Cinema can be considered a “failed business.” But until then, we will just have to deal with the fact that the theater is simply a work in progress. Within the next week, the GSB task force will send a survey to all students in the hope that they express their opinions and take the time to help their GSB senators with this important issue. I implore you to be heard. Whatever your reservations, please keep in mind that the Cyclone Cinema is an idea to improve student experience here at Iowa State, just like the recreation services, Veishea, and every club and organization on campus.

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Darwin’s birthday time to reflect on evolution theory Brian Gress is a senior in

Today is the 201st anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. For anyone familiar with science, you know that Darwin has been one of the most influential scientists in history. His theory of evolution by natural selection has been so profound that, still today, we are finding new ways that it can be applied to the study of our world. Before Darwin, everything on our planet was viewed through the lens of design, because it was all that humans knew. Our ancestors began making and using tools around 2 million years ago, and our ability to do so has increased in dramatic fashion since that time. Therefore, it is understandably difficult for us, as a species, to fathom the gradual increase in complexity that brought us to where we are today. There was no set path, no blueprints and no final destination — a complete reversal in how our brains have evolved to view the world. However, any psychological bias we may have against the initial understanding of the process should quickly be eliminated when presented with the evidence supporting evolution. Darwin’s theory, since its proposal, has received an overwhelming convergence of evidence from geology, archaeology, biology, psychology, chemistry and genetics. Evolution is, undoubtedly, a scientific fact. Whether you use the fossil record to observe the transition of species, molecular genetics to find relatedness, geology and carbon-14 dating to find a fossil’s

psychology.

age, or simply look at the obvious “design” flaws in our own bodies, you should begin to understand that these things can only make sense using evolutionary theory. So why is it that the 2006 Pew Research Center’s poll showed that only 26 percent of Americans believe that life evolved “through natural processes,” when this view is held by nearly every scientist in the country? What could possibly keep a rational and openminded person from accepting more than 150 years worth of undeniable evidence? I honestly don’t know. It is obvious that religious ideology plays a large part in society’s refusal to accept the theory. However, there are many religious people who have no trouble believing in both God and evolution, but some people reject it for entirely different reasons. The common ground among all deniers seems to be some sort of preconceived ideology. Science is objective and is based on criticism and changing one’s views based on good evidence. So please, if you do not accept evolution or have just never looked into it, then use today to do some research with an objective and open mind. To view the world through the lens of design may seem comforting, but to approach it with an evolutionary mindset is fascinating.

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Sports

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Alumna

Women’s Basketball

Welle jersey to be retired, 4th in history

Power in ‘Pink Zone’

Former women’s basketball player Angie Welle will be honored at 7 p.m. on Feb. 20 in Iowa State’s home game against Missouri. Welle’s jersey will be the fourth to be retired in women’s basketball history. During Welle’s career as a Cyclone, Iowa State appeared in the NCAA tournament four times. Welle was a part of the program’s first ever Elite Eight finish and two Sweet Sixteen appearances. A four-time all-Big 12 selection, Welle still holds the conference record in field goal percentage. Welle left her Cyclone career as the only player to score 2,000 points in a career and took away several single-season and rebounding records after her four years. Welle’s No. 32 jersey will hang among the rafters in Hilton Coliseum alongside previous basketball greats Megan Taylor (1998-2001), Jayme Olson (1995-98) and Tonya Burns (198285).

— Daily Staff

Olympics

Gender testing issue addressed by health expert VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Medical commission chairman Arne Ljungqvist has briefed the International Olympic Committee’s general assembly about the issue of gender testing. Ljungqvist reported on the outcome of a medical conference last month on how to deal with sex-verification cases. He says “we established the scientific basis for the further discussion and dealing with this matter.” The issue gained global attention last year when South African runner Caster Semenya was ordered to undergo gender tests. Semenya won the women’s 800-meter race at the 2009 world championships in Berlin.

— The Associated Press

MLB

Minor league pitcher earns suspension NEW YORK — Texas Rangers minor league pitcher Danny Gutierrez has been suspended for the first 50 games next season following a positive test for an amphetamine under baseball’s minor league drug program. A right-hander who turns 23 on March 8, Gutierrez told the Rangers the positive test was caused by his failure to obtain a therapeutic use exemption for Adderall, which is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Gutierrez was 1-0 with a 1.65 ERA in four starts and four relief appearances last season at Wilmington of the Class-A Carolina League, spending part of the season on the disabled list while recovering from an injured elbow. He was traded from Kansas City to Texas on Sept. 3 for catcher Manny Pina and left fielder Tim Smith.

— The Associated Press

NFL

Givens v. Titans case thrown out by district judge NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal judge has thrown out a $25 million lawsuit by former Tennessee Titans wide receiver David Givens against the team. U.S. District Judge Todd Campbell said in a ruling Wednesday that Givens’ claims were not independent of the terms of the collective bargaining agreement between the Titans and the NFL Players Association. Givens claimed that the team failed to tell him about a defect in his knee that eventually ended his career. Givens alleged that a doctor discovered the defect during a physical. He claimed the examining doctor told team officials he “may need surgery at some point” according to the suit. But Givens claimed he was “kept in the dark about his condition”.

— The Associated Press

Freshman Prins squares up against Baylor’s Griner

Baylor’s Brittney Griner, left, shoots over Damitria Buchanan in the second half the Bears’ game against Texas A&M on Jan. 27. Griner has posted a triple double in each of her last two games. Photo: Rod Aydelotte/The Associated Press

By Jordan Wickstrom Daily Staff Writer Hilton Coliseum is sure to be full of pink for the Cyclones’ annual Pink Zone event. However, the Cyclones (18–4, 6–3 in Prins the Big 12) will need to play with a heart of gold against conference rival Baylor (17–6, 4–5) on Saturday. Iowa State finds itself in a four-way tie for second place in the Big 12. With Baylor being one of the last ranked teams the Cyclones will play, and with tournament time only a month away, every game from here on will be a must-win. “This is the last home game we have against a team that will be in the top 20, probably, barring something strange,” coach Bill Fennelly said. “It’s a great opportunity to add to what we’ve already done.” Baylor enters Saturday’s game hoping to continue its six-game winning streak against the Cyclones. However, that might be a difficult task for the Lady Bears, who hold a modest 4–5 record in the Big 12 after starting the season 13–1 overall record. Despite Baylor’s struggles, one player has been electrifying all season long: freshman center Brittney Griner. At 6-foot-8-inches, Griner will give the Cyclones all they will be able to handle in the paint. “She’s probably the most unique player in the women’s game right now and maybe one of the most unique players in our game ever,” Fennelly said. “It’s certainly unlike any other player I’ve been around. She changes the game dramatically. She can score, cer-

tainly. Defensively she’s a one-person goalie around the basket.” Griner’s last two games have shown what she is capable of without a doubt. She has put together two straight triple doubles and hit double digits in points, rebounds and blocked shots. However, with all the talk about Griner’s defensive abilities, the Cy-

clones could have a potential advantage with the player who plays opposite her on Saturday, freshman center Anna Prins. Prins has shown the ability to go outside and shoot the 3-point shot, which could very well give the Cy-

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Baylor (17-6)

Where: Ames, Iowa Hilton Coliseum When: 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13

Men’s Basketball

No. 1 Kansas waiting in Phog By Chris Cuellar Daily Staff Writer On paper, Iowa State (13– 11, 2–7) traveling to No. 1 Kansas (23–1, 9–0) on Saturday afternoon for a Big 12 basketball game is already inspiring a game-clinching “Rock Chalk Jayhawk” chorus. The Cyclones are tied for 10th in conference, and the Jayhawks remain unblemished in the Big 12, winning each conference contest by 13 points per game. Kansas has beaten Iowa State nine straight times, and ISU coach Greg McDermott is winless against ranked opponents. “We just have to play hard and try and win games. That’s our expectation the whole year,” said junior forward Craig Brackins. “We know we’re closer. It just sucks that it’s so late now ... but we’re

vs. Iowa State (13–11)

Kansas (23-1)

Where: Lawrence, Kan. Phog Allen Fieldhouse When: 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13

still together and still playing hard.” Iowa State hung with the rising Missouri Tigers for 37 minutes Wednesday night, a pleasant surprise for a team without power forward LaRon Dendy in the lineup, and something they are trying to build on as they take steps to find a signature win this season. The problem with competing for 37 out of 40 minutes for the Cyclones is the gaps in ISU forward Craig Brackins goes for a shot during the Cyclone’s game against Kansas State on Saturday. Iowa State travels to Kansas on Saturday. File photo: Manfred Brugger/Iowa State Daily

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Wrestling

Hilton to host No. 17 Missouri By Shane Lucas Daily Staff Writer With just two more regular-season meets left before the Big 12 tournament, the ISU wrestling team will be able to put its frequent-flyer miles to rest. After a lengthy road trip and some bad weather, the second-ranked Cyclones (11-2, 2-0 Big 12) will be back in Hilton Coliseum, hosting No. 17 Missouri (7-6, 1-2) on Sunday. Although the team has been away from home for a while, the road trip was productive. The Cyclones went 4-0 on the road against four ranked teams, three of which are in the top 10. The team held its No. 2 ranking, and some wrestlers improved their individual records and rankings. Senior David Zabriskie could get a rematch with Mark Ellis, the returning heavyweight national champion and one of three All-Americans for the Tigers. Zabriskie defeated Ellis in the finals of last season’s Big 12 Championships, giving Ellis an 0-5 career record against

vs. Iowa State (11-2)

Missouri (7-6)

Where: Ames, Iowa Hilton Coliseum When: 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14 Iowa State. Jerome Ward will have his hands full in his matchup with Missouri’s Maxwell Askren, at 184 pounds. Askren is currently ranked third in the nation and was an All-American at 197 last season. Askren moved down to 184, his natural weight, in the offseason and has found success in the class with a 13-1 record so far this season. The vacancy at 197 was filled by redshirt freshman Brent Haynes, who is 24-10 on the year. Perhaps the biggest matchup of the afternoon will be at 165, where junior Jon Reader will take on Missouri’s Nick Marable. Both are returning AllAmericans and in the top 10 at 165,

Jon Reader wrestles against Iowa’s Ryan Morningstar on Dec. 6. Reader leads the Cyclones against Missouri on Sunday. Photo: Jay Bai/Iowa State Daily

where Reader is second and Marable is fifth. Marable currently holds a 3-0 advantage over Reader in their previous meetings. Missouri is coming off two Big 12 losses last weekend. The Tigers fell to No. 9 Oklahoma 25-10 and No. 3 Oklahoma State 24-9 on Saturday and Sunday.

Last season’s meet ended with an 18-15 Missouri win in Columbia. The Cyclones lost six team points by forfeiting the 133 weight class while holding Nick Fanthorpe out for health reasons. Iowa State holds a 45-3 advantage in the all-time series between the teams. Action from Hilton Coliseum is set to begin at 2 p.m.

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Gymnastics

Cyclones ready to redeem selves By Kelsey Jacobs Daily Correspondent

makes you kind of step it up a little bit.” Last week Paulus felt the heat when she had to step in for Jody McKellar on uneven bars after McKellar was injured on the vault. Paulus performs exhibition on bars every meet, but last week her routine counted for a score. “Jody is definitely a strong person on our team,” Paulus said. “She does all-around and she contributes on every single event, so it was kind of hard [when she was injured], but that’s why we have depth in our lineup, because we have someone that can go in for that person.” McKellar has been practicing bars this week, but she has not been doing landings. Paulus was unsure Wednesday whether McKellar would perform or not, but she is prepared to step in for her if necessary. “I struggled a little bit on bars [last week],” Paulus said. “But I’m hoping that this weekend, if I do get to go in for Jody [McKellar], I can prove myself — that I can be in the lineup and I can

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The ISU gymnastics team is hungry for redemption after a shaky meet Friday at Pittsburgh. Scoring low on floor exercise and losing a gymnast with an ankle injury on vault, the team has a rumbling belly ready to be filled with good scores and clean routines. The Cyclones slipped three notches in the national rankings this week, from No. 13 to No. 16 which marks the first time this season that the team has failed to move up. “It’s just a reality check that we need to step it up that last little bit,” senior Ashley Kent said. “We can’t be complacent; we can’t just let things slide. We need to really be sharp and get back on our game.” The team has practiced three days in a row this week in order to prepare for its Friday meet. The gymnasts have had to be efficient with time because they

Iowa State (4–4)

Oklahoma (8–0)

Where: Norman, Okla. Sam Viersen OU Gymnastics Center When: 7 p.m. Friday

missed out on a practice Sunday after being snowed in at Pittsburgh until Sunday night. Far from being discouraged, the Cyclones are especially motivated because their opponent this week is No. 1 ranked Oklahoma. The last time the Cyclones met the Sooners was at the Big 12 Championships in 2009, when Oklahoma took first place and Iowa State took fourth. “We’re really excited because Oklahoma is a really good team,” sophomore Celine Paulus said. “It’s nice to go against a good team because then that

Hockey

Celine Paulus performs on the balance beam during the meet on Jan. 29. Iowa State faces No. 1 Oklahoma Friday night. File photo: Gene Pavelko/Iowa State Daily

hit it.” Paulus is prepared to step in, but the team is also ready to step it up. “We’ve been saying ‘get hungry,’” Paulus said. “That’s our theme for this

week: get hungry for something so we can just go out there and do what we do in the gym every day.” The Cyclones will head to Norman, Okla., to compete at 7 p.m. Friday.

Softball

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By Michael Zogg Daily Staff Writer

Forward Chris Mackay skates with the puck against an Eastern Michigan on Jan. 29. Iowa State faces Minot State this weekend in the season’s final series. File photo: Rebekka Brown/Iowa State Daily

weeks, Murdoch will make sure his team focuses on defense. “If you can play defense, you can win national championships,” Murdoch said. “If you try to win a 9-8 game in a shootout, not many teams win national championships doing that.” The Cyclones’ difficulty of putting pucks in the net hasn’t come from lack of effort. “We’ve outshot teams a lot to a little in most games,” said junior forward Chris Mackay. “Those shots haven’t been smart shots though, we need to get more chances around the net and bury them while making sure we take smarter shots.” The Central States Collegiate Hockey League tournament is just around the corner and a team like the Beavers provide a

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Minot State

Where: Ames, Iowa Ames/ISU Ice Arena When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 8:00 p.m. Saturday good tune-up opponent for the host Cyclones. “It enables us to bring our game up to a higher level,” Mackay said. “I think, going into the league tournament will keep our feet moving from that. We’re not going to overlook this weekend. We’ve got to make a statement to the other teams around the nation that have lost to them.”

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fore,” Johnson said. “To start it off in the first weekend would be great.” Iowa State will also play Western Illinois, Arkansas and Minnesota twice at the Metrodome Tournament. Both Arkansas and Iowa qualified for the regional tournament last year. They will be just two of the 24 games the Cyclones will play against teams that made regional tournaments last season. It is part of an effort to raise their RPI ranking so they will be more attractive to make a regional tournament themselves this season. That challenge excites the team. “Especially my senior season, I want to play the best and I want to beat the best,” Johnson said. After four weeks of practice, the team feels prepared to do just that. “I think that we are ready,” Gemeinhardt-Cesler said. “We’re physically ready, we’ve practiced hard, we are mentally ready and I just think it is going to be a matter of reacting to whatever is thrown our way.”

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from PAGE 8 clones a chance to score against the Big 12’s leader in blocked shots. “Just from what I’ve seen in her, she doesn’t particularly like to guard on the perimeter, so I think that’s definitely an advantage for me,” Prins said. Baylor will enter Saturday’s game short-handed. Junior guard Melissa Jones has missed six games overall this season due to injury. With Jones ranking second on the team in points, the Cyclones believe losing Jones will affect Baylor’s play Saturday. “[Jones] is a tough-minded kid; she’s another offensive weapon,” Fennelly said. “I think they would probably be a little big better team with her, but the other kids they have are playing well too.

But I don’t think there’s any question that [Jones’] toughness [and] her experience are a loss for their team.” Jones is also the team’s leader in steals, and with her injured the Cyclones hope both junior guard Kelsey Bolte and senior guard Alison Lacey will be able to put up big offensive numbers against guards Kelli Griffin and Terran Condrey. Previously, against Oklahoma, Griffin and Condrey allowed guards Nyeshia Stevenson and Danielle Robinson to score a combined 31 points. “We need to come ready to shoot when we’re open,” Bolte said. “Coach always says ‘don’t be surprised when you’re open,’ so that’s one thing we’re really going to have to focus on Saturday.” Saturday’s Pink Zone game will tip off at 11 a.m. at Hilton Coliseum.

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Jury seated in murder trial By Nigel Duara Associated Press Writer SHELL ROCK — A 16-member jury was seated Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing his former high school football coach, following two days of snowstorm delays and a series of seemingly odd questions from attorneys. Opening statements begin Friday at the Butler County Courthouse in Allison in the trial of Mark D. Becker, 24, who is accused of gunning down former Aplington-Parkersburg High School football coach Ed Thomas.

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Brackins said. “We know we’ve had a bad few minutes, we know what we gotta do, we figured ourselves out; it’s just about putting it together. If Iowa State can somehow emerge from historic Phog Allen Fieldhouse with a victory Saturday, it’ll also need to contain the varied slate of scorers Kansas has presented to the conference in recent weeks. All-Big 12 players Cole Aldrich and Sherron Collins have always been

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1879: The first artificial ice rink in North America opens at Gilmore’s Park in New York City. 1909: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded. 1924: Calvin Coolidge becomes the first President of the United States to deliver a political speech on radio. 1999: President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial.

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Virgo: Keep the goal in sight. Today’s Birthday: This year finds power in poetry and dreams. Jot down your nighttime journeys and use them for inspiration. Find hidden metaphors and double entendres. But as long as you’re interpreting the meaning, invent significance that empowers. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Rally your best friends behind you early today. You need support as you reveal your plans. Face opposition squarely and with full disclosure. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Build on past experience and effort now. You see ways to get more mileage from the energy you expend. It’s all about working smarter.

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Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Bring all your talents to the table as you forge ahead with a new task. But don’t push so hard that you exhaust your body and mind.

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Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Fresh figures land on your desk for consideration. Verify that they mesh the data you already have. Check a team member’s work carefully. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Revive an idea that you put on the back burner long ago. Now is the time to look it over, test its validity and restore it to active duty. Talk it up now. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Use quiet time early in the day to formulate a plan. Written communication stimulates movement and documents your input. Keep the goal in sight. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- There is tremendous power electrifying the home environment. Someone has an idea that cannot wait to be put into motion. Use tools with caution. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Everything points toward a vacation. Even if you travel for work, it provides the break you need from the

routine. Surprisingly, you’re also very productive. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Logic takes over. You’ve been held captive by the desires of others. Now it’s time to make your wishes known. No need to argue. Just ask for what you want. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Put the finishing touches on a document, e-mail or other correspondence. Today you find just the right words, and they fit the available space. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- It’s not too late to change your tune. Co-workers may demand an explanation. But you have one ready, in the form of a new dream that everyone can embrace. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- A passionate discussion could easily become an argument if you allow it. You might need a referee. Plan your strategy ahead of time and stick to your agenda.

just sayin’

To the beautiful blonde I sit next to in MIS 330, I dont have the guts to talk to you in person so, will you be my Valentine? ··· To the alcoholic who claimed that we should be jealous of the fun “your not having...” Try taking an English class so you can utilize you’re and your correctly. Just sayin, and spelling. ··· Girls, please stop it with the oversized bows bigger than your head. You’re not 5 anymore, just saying. ··· To the girl who listed in the Just sayin that’d she’d cook me breakfast. Call me i’m hungry ··· Just because you’re selfrighteous doesn’t mean you’re right. ··· I’m sorry I’m not walking fast enough for you, I am a short person with short lets, doing the best I can. Please stop giving me dirty looks when you pass me on the sidewalk... Just sayin’. ··· To the driver who sped up after seeing 5 of us in the crosswalk: karma always wins ··· Its depressing when winter limits my daily physical activity to a climb to the top floor of Parks. I’m feelin the burn... ··· To the unnamed guy with the letters A and J in his name, your shirtless faceboook picture makes you look like a tool! ··· The crosswalk is NOT a magical force field. Remember that next time you mindlessly wander in front of me when I have a green light. ··· I find it ironic when people smoke right next to the health center. ··· To the big guy in the library with the bears hat, try using your inside voice.... just sayin’ Submissions to the Just Sayin’ column are not edited for typos and grammatical errors. Profanity, discriminatory as well as derogatory remarks or comments will not be published. Just Sayin’ is intended to be a fun reader submitted column that we hope you continue to enjoy! Just Sayin’…

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