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February 25, 2011 | Volume 206 | Number 108 | 40 cents | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890. ™
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Stolen cash, panties lead to arrest By Kaitlin.York iowastatedaily.com ISU student Cody Hennings, freshman in agricultural studies, was arrested Monday after video tapes were reviewed for a burglary complaint in Welch and Linden halls. “One resident of Welch Hall remembered seeing his lights [turn] on and off while he was sleeping,” said Aaron DeLashmutt, lieutenant for ISU Police. “When he woke up he noticed cash missing from his wallet.” Another incident happened at approximately 3 a.m. Saturday in room 388 of Linden Hall. A female student reported she was sleeping in her unlocked room when she woke up to a male crouched down by her laundry basket.
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Budget Memo #3
Institutions’ funding uncertain By Paige.Godden iowastatedaily.com The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost released Budget Memo #3, the budget and planning memo, Thursday. The University’s proposed budget is at $228,133,348, with the house appropriation’s estimate at $207,611,237, a 9 percent reduction. The governor’s budget suggests appropriations at $211,435,393, or a 7.3 percent cut. The governor’s cuts would also eliminate $3.2 million in one-time funding that was appropriated in 2011 for the underground storage fund. The memo said the Senate is scheduled to release its appropriation targets next week. “State appropriation levels for the Regents continue to be uncertain. The legislative process is presently working with several funding scenarios for the Regent’s institutions,” according to the memo. The memo said preliminary student enrollment for fall 2011 is “projected to be relatively stable when compared to fall 2010 enrollment. FY12 enrollment projections will be finalized in March.” “With no clear indication of the size of the reduction to state appropriations and without approved tuition rates, it is challenging to assess the overall impact of these and other fac-
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A Social Media R evolution Protesters encouraged by tweets, Facebook posts
Tweeting for credit, Facebook posts lead non-verbal communication to arrest in assault case
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In Tunisia, a young man graduated from college, facing a situation not dissimilar to an ISU student, except he’s living in a country characterized by corruption and political oppression, with unemployment rates rising as steadily as prices. In an effort make a living, he became a street vendor; only to have his product taken away by authorities who claimed he didn’t have the proper permit. This young man set himself on fire in protest in December 2010 and set into motion a
Dawn Sweet, lecturer in psychology, encouraged her research methods and nonverbal class to get on board with Twitter and tweet her to receive extra credit points and engage in classroom material. Beginning in the fall semester, a friend encouraged Sweet to start following Paul Ekman and Joe Navarro on Twitter. They all do the same kind of work Sweet does with nonverbal behavior and deception. “After tweeting Joe Navarro I saw how easy it was. I thought ‘ah, that’s kind cool,’ and wondered if the students would like it because it’s kind of fun,” Sweet said. Sweet suggested students in her two classes set up Twitter accounts and follow their class’s account. Throughout the week Sweet will tweet class updates, reminders, questions and scenarios happening in the news to her followers. Students can tweet answers to her questions, mentioning her account, in order to receive extra credit points. “What I see this doing is just another way to keep students up to date as to what is going on in the classroom and bring to their attention to the news that might be relevant to the class,” Sweet said.
They might have gotten away, had they not posted incriminating evidence on Facebook. Ermilla Hernandez and Rachael Neas were arrested Monday on charges of each being an “accessory after the fact,” an aggravated misdemeanor, after Facebook posts made by each of them were discovered by Ames Police. Their posts indicated that both had knowledge that a public offense was committed and were aiding a suspect in an assault investigation with the intent of preventing his arrest. Lucas Kokjohn, 19, of Clinton, was the cause for a disturbance call made to the Ames Police Department on Sunday after he attacked Carson Pettit three or four times in the head with a gun, according to Story County court documents. When officers arrived, the victim was found suffering severe head injuries from being struck with a handgun. Officers interviewed all witnesses at the scene, including one of the defendants, Hernandez, according to court documents. Hernandez, along with another witness, Neas, of Clinton, denied multiple
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Campus Services
Lost and found is valuable student asset By Karen.Jennings iowastatedaily.com David Hoffman’s nightmare started about three weeks ago on a Thursday afternoon. Hoffman, senior in software engineering, lost his phone while walking to the Memorial Union. “I was pretty low in thinking, ‘Oh, my God, I’m not going to get my phone back,’ not for the phone but for the contacts,” Hoffman said. He retraced his steps, returning to Gerdin and contacted the police department. After five days of searching, it was finally found. In the Memorial Union as he was back tracking, an employee at the information desk told him about the campus’s lost and found website. His phone was returned to him Feb. 1, after he posted a description of his missing phone and contact information to the site. “[When they found my phone] it was like I was floating on air,” Hoffman said. “I am glad that I didn’t have to get a new phone and start over.” Hoffman believes if students were aware of the lost and found resources on campus, students will be better prepared to cope in situations similar to his. Each building on campus has its own lost and found, usually located in its main office. These resources will hold on to lost items for an undeter-
How to find your lost item: 1. Go to the office of the building where it was lost. 2. Check the campus lost and found website to see if it has been found. 3. Post your lost item on the website. 4. Check CyRide. 5. Call the police department’s nonemergency number to see if it’s been found.
mined amount of time before they’re sent to the overarching campus lost and found, located in Central Stores, in the General Services building. Norman Hill is the director of Central Stores who manages all the things that are turned in to the lost and found. Central Stores holds items such as keys, phones, iPods, watches, purses, backpacks, etc. Hill does what he can to return the items that are brought to his office. “When phones aren’t locked, I usually call Mom and Dad,” Hill said. “People come in and send e-mails and rummage through things to reunite them with their stuff.” The progress is much easier for Hill if students help themselves by using the website, where everything
Top items lost on campus Central Stores 1. Keys 2. iPods 3. Cell phones 4. Spiral notebooks 5. Clothing
Parks Library 1. Flash Drives 2. Cell phones 3. Hats 4. Gloves 5. Umbrellas 6. Water bottles
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that students lose and turn in is listed with a description of the item and contact information for the owner. “I encourage people to post what they lose on the website,” Hill said. “If people find things, they should return it to Central Stores.” There is a 90-day policy that limits the amount of time items are held by the lost and found services. After 90 days most of the clothes go to the ISU surplus. The remaining items like electronics are kept locked in the office. “If we can’t find a home for [the items], then they are considered abandoned,” Hill said. People have to give a thorough description before they can receive their lost items.
Utilizing lost and found services around campus, such as Central Stores in the General Services building, helps keep losses to a minimum. Photo Illustration: Bryan Langfeldt/Iowa State Daily
“For an iPod, I will say give me your playlist or some downloads,” Hill said. The departments hold on to things before they send it to Central Stores. Anything found by campus police is also taken to Central Stores. While Hill waits for items to be claimed, he has a charger for all phones in his office. “If can’t get in touch with [the person] within six months or so, we recycle the batteries and the phone.” Hill said. “We don’t give it away because there is too much information on them.”
Putting your name or I.D. number somewhere on your personal items allows owners to retrieve their belongings more easily, Hill said. Parks Library keeps items at the circulation desk for about 30 days before they send it to Central Stores. The library’s process is the same as Central Stores when it comes to identifying and contacting the person who lost the item, said Dan Shea, library assistant. “The library gets a lot of flash drives because it is so small and people forget about them, and about a cell phone a week, if not more,” Shea said.