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McCarney hospitalized after stroke By Jeremiah.Davis @iowastatedaily.com
Former ISU and current North Texas football coach Dan McCarney has been hospitalized and is being treated for a stroke, according to a source close to the family. McCarney was admitted to a Dallas-area hospital Sunday, according to the
source, who also confirmed that the former Cyclone coach is in the intenMcCarney sive care unit of the hospital and is listed in stable condition. The source said a neu-
rologist checked McCarney’s vitals, memory and speech Monday morning and he did “well.” North Texas Director of Athletics Rick Villarreal released a statement Monday but did not confirm McCarney had suffered a stroke in that statement. “[Sunday] afternoon after returning from Miami, I
spoke with Margy McCarney who said that her husband, Dan, had experienced some medical difficulties significant enough that he was taken to the hospital,” Villarreal said in the statement. “The details that we know at this time are that he was admitted and is currently undergoing a battery of tests and will continue to be under
observation. “The exact cause and nature of the symptoms of his illness are not immediately known by [the North Texas athletics department] at this time,” Villarreal said. “The family has asked until a complete diagnosis and a course of treatment is established
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Tanzania:
Iowa State steps out of investment By Kaleb Warnock Daily staff writer Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Wendy Wintersteen issued a statement Friday stating that the university has chosen to withdraw from its advisory role in the Agrisol-led land investment project in Tanzania due to misinterpretations about why Iowa State was involved. “It has not been directed at what originally compelled us to explore program development in Tanzania — the role agricultural education can play in helping small farmers and families struggling against poverty and hunger,” Wintersteen said. The decision came after numerous media reports of the potentially controversial nature of the project, given its involvement with refugees who currently occupy a few of the potential redevelopment sites. In a statement issued to the Daily, Wintersteen said, “[We] withdrew from a direct role to address perceptions and questions on potential conflicts because a member of the Board of Regents was involved. Prior to that, our direct role had been to consider how educational programs for Tanzanian farmers and families could be designed to combat poverty and hunger.” Anuradha Mittal, executive director of the Oakland Institute, a group that has been against the investment deal, released a statement Monday that stated Iowa State was only involved to help the project gain credibility. “What has been hard about ISU’s role in the Agrisol deal is that we share the mission of supporting small farmers,” it said. “However, the Tanzanian land deal spearheaded by political insider Bruce Rastetter, who used ISU’s involvement to gain credibility and further a charade of ‘responsible agriculture,’ would not have helped small farmers.”
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Presidential hopefuls
Knight, Brown seek to improve value of ISU education By Charles.O’Brien @iowastatedaily.com
Jared Knight, vice president of the Government of the Student Body, and Katie Brown, director of membership development for GSB, are looking to bring more value to students’ college experience with their bid to become the president and vice president of the student body. Knight, junior in political science, is the presidential candidate for the pair. During his three years at Iowa State, he has been a member of the Student Affairs Advisory Committee, Special Student and Fee Committee, the Honor Student Board and the
Cyclone Swing Society. Brown, sophomore in history, is Knight’s vice presidential pick. She is involved with the ISU Cyclone Football “Varsity” Marching Band, Concert Band, Alpha Delta Pi sorority and is an honors undergraduate adviser. “I decided to run for president because there is still a lot of work left to do,” Knight said. “We’ve accomplished a lot already, made a difference, and we want to continue it.” The pair is running on a platform of bringing more value to the classes that students take, the residential housing where they live and the dining services where students eat. They also want to establish a database that contains teachers’ evaluations — a ISU version of Rate My Professors. Along with this, they plan
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Editor’s note: David Bartholemew, who is running for GSB vice president, was a Daily staff writer and assistant news prior to announcing his intent to run.
Pair hopes to reduce senator turnover as GSB executives By Charles.O’Brien @iowastatedaily.com Government of the Student Body senators Jake Swanson and David Bartholomew are looking to change the direction for the Government of the Student Body during this year’s election. “We feel that GSB is not heading in the right direction,” Swanson said.
Real estate
Increased enrollment heats apartment races Students begin housing hunt as early as October By Melis.Meas @iowastatedaily.com For students who choose not to live on campus, the housing search has begun. The housing search can begin in many different ways, from word of mouth through friends and family, browsing the Internet or simply walking by a place. Most students arrive at Iowa State and live in the dorms. The on-campus
housing is convenient and a good way to meet others coming into college. Cole Hart, freshman in pre-business, currently lives in Willow Hall and enjoys his housing experience so far. “I enjoyed the friends I made in Willow, but I am excited to leave,” he said. “There is a lot of noise and limited access to things like the TV that make it a hassle to live here.” More space isn’t the only aspect of off-campus living he’s excited for. “I am looking forward to
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9,976
students lived on campus in fall 2011
Swanson, sophomore in public service and administration in agriculture and business management, is running as the presidential candidate for the 2012/13 school year. Swanson is an Inter-Residence Hall Association senator and during his time at Iowa State has been part of the President’s Leadership Class, served as the Freshman Council President and been a member of the University Affairs Committee. Bartholomew, junior in political science, history and Spanish, is Swanson’s vice president. Bartholomew is a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences senator. Bartholomew has also been active during his time at Iowa State. He has worked as an assistant news editor for the Iowa State Daily, served as treasurer for the Model
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Homelessness
Students cause competition for regular housing Editor’s note: In order to protect their privacy, John and Jerome wished to use aliases instead of their real names.
By Katherine.Klingseis @iowastatedaily.com
19,911
students lived off campus in fall 2011
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As ISU students compete with one another to secure the best low-priced rental properties, another ever-growing group in Ames is often left out in the cold, literally. Jerome, a resident at the Emergency Residence Project’s shelter, said he has struggled to find an apartment to rent in Ames. After being incarcerated, Jerome lost his apartment, causing him to take refuge at ERP’s shelter. Jerome has a job and is saving up his earnings to rent
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