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Bibles get the boot Memorial Union to remove Bibles from hotel rooms March 1

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omplaints from a hotel guest have resulted in the Memorial Union moving all Bibles from its hotel rooms to the Memorial Union’s Browsing Library. The guest logged a complaint with the Freedom From Religions Foundation.

The Bibles will be moved starting March 1.

In a press release issued by the foundation, a letter was written to Richard Reynolds, director of the Memorial Union, with Freedom From Religions Foundation Staff Attorney Patrick Elliott making a statement as to the legality of having Bibles present in a government-owned hotel.

“It is a fundamental principle of Establishment Clause jurisprudence that a

government entity cannot in any way promote, advance or otherwise endorse religion,” Elliot said.

The Memorial Union acknowledged the foundation’s concerns and Reynolds replied to the request of the removal of the Bibles via email.

“The concern raised about the availability of Bibles in the guest rooms of the Memorial Union has been taken under advisement and effective March 1, 2014, the Bibles will be removed from the hotel rooms,” Reynolds said.

However, John McCarroll, executive director for the office of university relations, made it clear that accommodations will be made for guests who would like a Bible or any number of other publications in their rooms.

“The Bibles will be moved to the Browsing Library, which is located downstairs in the same building. When a guest checks into the hotel they will be given the opportunity to request that any publica-

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Starting March 1, Bibles will be removed from hotel rooms in the Memorial Union. The removal stems from a complaint by a guest to the Freedom From Religions Foundation.

GSB sends out Ukraine students raise awareness rental housing quality survey

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By Emelie.Knobloch @iowastatedaily.com The Government of Student Body will be sending a survey via email to students today to assess the level of problem areas that student renters are facing in Ames.

“It is really important that we get as many responses as possible,” said Alexandria Harvey, student representative for the City Council. “I would really like to create awareness.”

Addressing the housing needs of the citizens of Ames is one of City Council’s goals for the 2014-2015 year.

“The survey is meant to collect data to allow us to then develop an action plan,” said Spencer Hughes, GSB president.

An objective in this goal is to work with Iowa State, GSB and the Ames Rental Association to explore a way to educate and help mediate conflict and resolution issues.

“The survey measures the different aspects of the quality of landlord servic-

es,” Hughes said.

The survey is about 15 questions and consists of several different types of questions.

“This will help us determine which areas need the most focus in the realm of tenants protections,” Hughes said.

The survey includes a chart of where students can rate statements on a scale of one to five about their current living condition.

“Our city council liaison, Harvey, told the council that we, GSB, would meet with all the stakeholders and come back with an action plan for council,” Hughes said.

This chart includes statements about the condition of student’s windows, doors, working locks, rodents, pests, smoke detectors, appliances, heat, lighting and plumbing.

“We need feedback from student tenants if any progress is to be made in this area,” Hughes said.

A few questions on the survey relate to the relationship between the stu-

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International students from Ukraine gathered outside of Parks Library Monday afternoon to spread awareness about the turmoil in their country.

Shalika Khindurangala, whose parents were activists in the Ukrainian protests against their president, said she waited for months for the situation in her home country to be solved. The senior in chemistry decided to take action on Wednesday after 26 people died and hundreds were injured after President Yanukovych gave police authority to respond to protests in the capital square with deadly force.

Khindurangala and Nataliia Sukhinina, president of the RussianSpeaking Students Association and junior in psychology, handed out yellow and blue ribbons—colors of the Ukrainian flag—and papers detailing what students need to know about the protests in Ukraine.

“The flag of the country is something that brings pride to all of us,” Khindurangala said. “Please go

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Ukrainian students stand outside of Parks Library handing out ribbons bringing awareness on the current situation in their hometown of Ukraine. From left to right: Nataliia Sukhinina, Volodymyr Sukhinin and Shalika Khindurangala.

and YouTube it, or read something on the news, go to any website. We are not promoting any side, we are just saying find more information about it so you are aware because awareness is the key to success.”

Protests began in November 2013, when Ukrainian citizens expected Yanukovych to sign trade

agreements with the European Union. Instead, Yanukovych announced stronger ties to Russia by accepting a stimulus package.

Roughly 350,000 Ukrainian protesters seized the president’s office and the Kiev City Hall in December when

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Fitten started off his

platform by reminding graduate students that GSB is for graduate students as well as undergraduate students.

He said that services like CyRide and the child care program not only help

undergraduate students, but graduate students as well. Fitten also mentioned his proposal to have GSB fund free e-books for 100 to 200 level classes.

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

Feb. 20 An officer assisted an 18-yearold male who was experiencing medical and emotional difficulties at Larch Hall. The individual was transported to Mary Greeley Medical Center for treatment and evaluation (reported at 8:07 p.m.).

An individual reported damage to a window at Helser Hall (reported at 11:30 p.m.).

Feb. 21 Adam Bockenstedt, 22, 353 NE Delaware Ave., Apt 411, Ankeny, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated at the 400 block of Stanton Avenue.

An officer assisted an individual who had consumed too much alcohol at Campus Avenue and Lincoln Way (reported at 12:46 a.m.).

Breanna Marino, 20, 510 Welch Ave., was arrested and charged with public intoxication and misuse of a license to acquire alcohol at Little Street and Welch Avenue (reported at 2:10 a.m.).

An officer investigated a property damage collision at Stange Road and University Boulevard (reported at 7:34 a.m.).

An individual reported the theft of a bike at Kildee Hall. The incident occurred sometime 02/14/14 – 02/19/14 (reported at 5:22 p.m.).

An officer investigated a property damage collision at Blankenburg Drive and Stange Road (reported at 6:19 p.m.).

An officer investigated a property damage collision at Lot 61G (reported at 8:59 p.m.).

Feb. 22 Christopher Grow, 19, 655 SE Murphy Drive, Waukee, was cited for underage possession of alcohol at Franklin Avenue and Lincoln Way (reported at 12:10 a.m.).

Kirsten Ferrari, 19, 2138 Sunset Drive, was cited for underage possession of alcohol and unlawful use of a driver license; she was additionally referred to DOT officials for a .02 civil violation. Michaela Byers, 20, 2138 Sunset Drive, was cited for underage possession of alcohol at Pearson Avenue and Sunset Drive (reported at 12:43 a.m.).

Peter Pisarik, 22, 115 Crystal Cove, Unit 104, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated at Hayward Avenue and Knapp Street (reported at 1:07 a.m.).

Kyle Kirchner, 20, 4120 Maricopa Drive, Apt 303, was cited for underage possession of alcohol at 119 Stanton Avenue (reported at 1:05 a.m.).

William Feeney, 19, 1303 South Linn Street, Boone, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated at Ash Avenue and Lincoln Way (reported at 1:47 a.m.).

Aaron Mason, 24, 1314 North Dakota Ave, Apt 2, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated at Hyland Avenue and Ontario Street (reported at 3:11 a.m.).

Zachary Rathman, 21, 701 North C Street, Box 3804, Indianola, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and fifth degree criminal mischief. Daniel Williams, 21, 511 West Clinton Avenue, Indianola, was arrested and charged with fifth degree criminal mischief and possession of drug paraphernalia at Wallace Hall (reported at 2:42 a.m.).

An officer assisted a 14-yearold male who fell at Stephens Auditorium (reported at 7:47 a.m.).

The following were each charged with public intoxication, interference with official acts and fifth degree criminal mischief: Trent Pease, 19, 713 Maple Hall; Jason Wattonville, 19, 5266 Willow Hall; and Samuel Huntrods, 19, 5266 Willow Hall at Linden Hall (reported at 11:10 p.m.).

Feb. 23 Rachel Schall, 24, of 2901 Ohio Street, Unit 267, Cedar Falls, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and open container.

Casey Krogull, 22, 1400 Coconino Road, Apt 222, was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. Ryan Schall, 27, 233 Sheldon Ave, Apt 22, was cited for open container at Sheldon Avenue and West Street (reported at 1:54 a.m.).

An individual reported being harassed by an acquaintance at Wallace Hall (reported at 1:12 p.m.).

An individual reported racial and sexual orientation epithets were written on a bathroom tack board at Helser Hall (reported at 8:37 p.m.).

An officer assisted a 19-year-old male who had consumed too much alcohol at Wilson Hall (reported at 10:37 p.m.).

The minimum wage law is a heavily discussed issue that affects a wide range of working people. In fact, with the Obama administration’s proposed minimum wage increase, controversy is only getting heavier.

President Obama has already issued an executive order increasing the minimum wage. Federal contractors must now pay their employees $10.10. Peter Orazem, professor of economics, believes there are more effective ways to help our economy grow.

“If you actually wanted to help the poor, you would do something like look at the earned income tax credit where it is very well targeted at the working poor,” Orazem said.

Orazem said he believes the reason there is more focus on minimum wage than the earned income tax credit is due to Congress’ reluctance to allocate resources, which changing the earned income tax credit would require.

Orazem said he believes the earned income tax credit is a better thing to focus on because it has less of an adverse effect on employment, unlike increasing the minimum wage.

“What we have found is that, on average, for every 10 percent increase in the minimum wage, there is about a one percent cut in employment, sometimes higher,” Orazem said. “An increase from $7.25 to $10.10 is a 39 percent increase, and that is why the Congressional Budget Office came up with a relatively large reduction in employment.”

Sen. Herman Quirmbach, associate professor of economics, said that minimum wage is not the only dimension we should look at to help our economy grow.

“One thing we have done in the state Legislature in the last year or so is invest significant money in community college for job training,” Quirmbach said.

By Emelie.Knobloch @iowastatedaily.com The third passage and adoption of the ordinance exempting fraternities and sororities from the rental housing code is on the agenda for tonight’s City Council meeting.

The Delta Tau Delta fraternity, located at 2121 Sunset Drive, has applied for a demolition permit.

This is based on the economic hardship through the land use plan said Alexandria Harvey, student representative for the city council.

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Orazem said an increase in the minimum wage law would affect ISU students disproportionately, but may not have much of a negative effect on Ames as a whole.

“If Iowa were to raise its minimum wage and surrounding states did not,” Orazem said, “it would likely have less of a downside in Ames simply because we don’t have the same level of competition around us.”

“They plan on building a new building that will host 65 beds and better suit the needs of the fraternity,” Harvey said.

The fraternity believes that the new structure will allow them to provide premium competitive housing, Harvey said.

Permits, petitions and communications for the Cy statue project will be presented at the meeting tonight.

“The Cy statues are a project from the Leadership Ames class that is being brought to the City Council,” said Susan Gwiasda, public relations officer of city of Ames.

Harvey said this group will work with the city, if the City Council approves the contract, to place temporary life-size “Cy” statues around the community.

“The Chamber of Commerce’s leadership class plans on creating a “cyclONE city” as a fundraiser,” Harvey said.

Harvey said the statues will be auctioned off and the money will go to charity.

“This is a great way to raise interest and enthusiasm in the community,” Harvey said.

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Also under permits, petitions and communications is the motion for either approving or denying request from Kingland Systems to place a video camera traffic signal pole for site construction security.

Gwiasda said that the hearing on the master plan for property located at 321 State Ave. and the hearing on rezoning 321 State Ave. will probably be the most time-consuming items on the agenda.

Liquor licenses for Buffalo Wild Wings at 400 S. Duff Ave. and Stomping Grounds at 303 Welch Ave. are up for renewal.

Liquor licenses for GeAngelo’s Italian Restaurant at 823 Wheeler Street, Almost Always Open at 419 Lincoln Way and Taking It Easy Lounge at

129 Lincoln Way are seeking approval from council.

The closure of parking spaces on Chamberlain Street between Welch Avenue and fire station number two is on the consent agenda.

This would take place from April 11-13 for law enforcement vehicles and other related equipment to Veishea.

The third passage and adoption of the ordinance eliminating sections of the Ames Municipal Code of the Rental Housing is also on the agenda.

These sections of the Rental Housing Code cover the fire alarm system retrofitting.

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Quirmbach said this investment is necessary in order to provide job training for areas where there are wide skill shortages. He said raising the minimum wage is helpful to people at the bottom of the wage scale, but focusing on getting workers the proper training may be more helpful for the economy.

Although there may be other solutions to help the economy aside from raising minimum wage, an increase in the minimum wage will af-

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University museums showcase campus artwork

By Morgan.Ball @iowastatedaily.com Art is widely available on Iowa State’s campus, having the largest amount of public art compared to any other campus in the country.

“There are three physical museums on campus,” said David Faux, program assistant of university museums. “Iowa State University has the largest number of public art than any other campus in the country.”

Faux is a tour guide for all of the museums and other artwork on campus, as well.

The three museums include the Farm House Museum, the Brunnier Museum and the Christian Petersen Museum.

The Farm House Museum was built in 1860, which makes it the oldest building on campus.

The museum is open to the public and is a place to remember Iowa State’s 150-plus years as a land grant institution.

The Brunnier Museum was founded in 1975 and is located on the second floor of the Scheman Building. The museum houses professional collections that are always in a continuous rotation.

The collections could include prints, paintings, sculptures, tex-

>>GPSS p1 Kletscher began her platform by talking about her campus-wide recycling program that has already proven successful in the library. She mentioned how she wants to set up an exclusive website for Iowa State students next year that works as an exchange program for leasing apartments, selling used textbooks and other Craigslist-

tiles and more.

The third museum is the Christian Petersen Museum.

Christian Petersen was a professional artist and taught home economics at Iowa State University in the 1930s. The Christian Petersen museum is located in Morrill Hall.

The museum is also home to the art collections of Christian Petersen. It displays the art on campus program, the University Museums’ Visual Literacy and Learning Program and contemporary changing art exhibits.

Artwork can be found in almost any area and building on campus. The Anderson Sculpture Garden, for instance, is located outside of Morrill Hall. The LeftSided Angel is outside of Parks Library and The Moth is outside of Coover Hall.

There are many ways that the museum faculty try to promote the art, too.

“The Farm House gives free hot chocolate and lemonade depending on the seasons,” Faux said. “We try to promote, but it depends on the costs versus rewards.”

On nice days, the museum director encourages staff to start up a conversation with students walking by.

type services.

Fitten said that they are looking to fund some graduate e-books but stated that he didn’t know exactly how, as things are still being discussed.

In regards to graduate students who function as teaching assistants, Fitten said that the new e-book funding should help them since it should normalize their experience. He said that since 90 percent of all

>>UKRAINE p1 Yanukovych announced the abandonment of the agreement with the European Union.

The Ukrainian Parliament voted Saturday in favor of impeaching Yanukovych after months of turmoil. Yanukovych’s whereabouts remain unknown today. A new presidential election will be held May 25.

“We are very proud of those people who stood up for their rights. We want to support those

dent and the landlord.

Maintenance requests and the execution of the requests in both emergency and non-emergency situations are also brought up a few times on the survey.

“I encourage all of the students [who] are currently off-campus renters in the city of Ames to submit the survey,” Hughes said.

There is a place at the end of the survey for students to describe any issues they have had in regards to rental housing.

>>BIBLES p1 tion in the browsing library, the Bible and many other religious texts included, be delivered to their room,” McCarroll said.

McCarroll said that this was the most appropriate step to take at this time.

Iowa State University is not the first college to have the Freedom From Religious Foundation step in to remove Bibles from on-campus hotel rooms.

The Bibles in the hotel on the University of Wisconsin campus were removed earlier this year. The foundation is based in Wisconsin.

“Outreach is so important,” Faux said.

For many years, the budget was getting cut and the museum’s budget was not large enough to create many advertisements, causing much of the promoting to be word-of-mouth.

The museums are only open in the afternoons due to these budget cuts, and the faculty had to decide what the most popular hours were.

“I do not know much about the museums, but I would like to

GSB funding comes from undergraduates, that will have a big impact on where the funding goes.

A senate member asked both candidates how the increase of student fees will be used and why the funding is needed in the first place.

“With the increase in student enrollment, we are seeing an even higher demand for student services,” Kletscher said.

people who sacrificed their lives back in Ukraine,” Sukhinina said. “We are trying to reach those people who can influence and make peace. We want the people to stay in peace.”

Khindurangala said even Iowa State students who may not have direct ties to Ukraine should care about the events in Ukraine, citing fundraisers and awareness events held by ISU students for the Philippines and Haiti.

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The Christian Petersen Museum, a free museum in Morrill Hall, sits empty waiting for someone to come through. Additionally, students can visit the Farm House Museum and Brunnier Museum which are also free to students.

However, Iowa State seemed to put up less of a fight on the subject as the response issued by Reynolds came only two weeks after the request was made, whereas the University of Wisconsin was asked to do the same for their hotel rooms as early as the 1980s.

The decision to remove the Bibles has not come without some backlash from the Christian community, both on and off campus.

The Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian legal group, recently wrote letters to both

She said this increase in enrollment is requiring GSB to increase their student enrollment fee.

“No one likes an increase in fees so it can be looked at negatively, but I really want to look at this positively and if we want to provide for the Iowa State experience, we all have chip in to provide for it. It will be easier than if just one person tries to provide for it,” Kletscher said.

Volodymyr Sukhinin, graduate student in mathematics, who helped Khindurangala organize the awareness event, said that their on-campus event was not simply a celebration of the impeachment of the president.

“No, we are not celebrating entire success because there’s no such thing—the country’s just starting to take its baby steps towards progress and success,” Khindurangala said. “We are not promoting more revolutions because we know when people are

The City Council met with the city of Ames staff in mid-January to begin organizing this program.

“We hope to get a large response,” Hughes said. “ We would really like to get students involved in the process as well as the community.”

The survey asks if the student’s landlord or a member of the landlord’s staff has ever entered into the student’s unit without his or her consent or a 24-hours notice.

The survey was co-authored by Anne Kinzel and Alexandria Harvey.

Iowa State University and the University of Wisconsin, claiming that the argument by the foundation was in conflict with legal precedent.

“The Supreme Court and numerous other federal courts have repeatedly condemned efforts to exclude or restrict religious materials and activities as viewpoint or content discrimination, both at universities and elsewhere,” as stated in the letter.

There has been no official response issued as of yet in response to the concerns of the Alliance Defending Freedom.

learn more. I know they hold a lot of information about Iowa State’s history, and I think they should be advertised more. I visited the farm house for a class project on memorials,” said Allison Shindoll, freshman in pre-design.

Faux gives many tours throughout the semester.

“There was one week where I gave 20 tours,” Faux said. “An average week will have about five tours — the winter tends to slow down [tour participation] a bit.”

English 150 classes also help

promote campus art. Each semester, students enrolled in English 150 attend at least one tour and assign a piece of artwork on which the students will write a rhetorical analysis.

“It is important for students to learn by sight,” Faux said. “We need to engage with the freshmen and expose them to the art on campus. We hope that the students can involve the artwork into their curriculum.”

Students with art history majors also use museums as part of their classwork.

Abigail Eoriatti, junior in integrated studio arts, said she visited the Farmhouse Museum for both of her art history classes last semester. She also visited the Christian Petersen Museum to look at the different styles and types of art in its collection. “[Touring on-campus museums] was more of a way to help us with our knowledge and on exams,” Eoriatti said. “There were test questions over [the museum tours] in class.”

According to the university museums’ website, the mission statement is to serve the Iowa State University community and the public as an educational and cultural resource.

Fitten said that the increased enrollment fee is a good thing because student services, both legal and counseling, were cut financially last year.

Other topics discussed included the budget for the next fiscal year, nominations for GPSS leadership for next year, changes to the Professional Advancement Grant and nomination for Peer Teaching and Research Awards.

dying and that is not okay, but at the same time if it’s about freedom and pride and for our civil rights, then you should uprise and you should get up and say no to these things.”

Sukhinin said there is still much progress to be made for the Ukrainian government and that there will be more scrutiny of the government now than during the revolution.

“We need to spend a lot of time to set up this democratic way. People are watching closely

The budget for the next fiscal year was passed by majority vote (67-33). The changes discussed about the grant nominations were that they will be awarded on a monthly basis, and not a semester basis.

Also, people who have not received a Professional Advancement Grant will be prioritized in the nomination process over those who have already received a grant.

what’s going on so no one can initiate the same negative things that were going on,” Sukhinin said. “The idea is that the leaders of the protest should be in the government because they have the major support and trust in the population. People don’t want to see the old faces.”

Sukhinin said he hopes the citizens of Ukraine will have more of a voice in their government in the future.

“We just hope. It’s mainly hope,” Khindurangala said.

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Research candidates early on in political race Political campaigns are working harder than ever to have the public’s ears for as long as possible, if not all year round. The non-stop political noise can get to be a bit too much and even drive some possible voters away from keeping up with who is running altogether.

In 2013 The New York Times reported that in order to win a seat in the House a politician will spend an average of $1.6 million and to win in the Senate the average campaign costs reach $10.4 million. That’s a formidable amount of money all directed at not only capturing, but keeping your attention long enough to see you to the polls.

It is unlikely that Americans will be seeing a change in the inundation of campaign noise in the coming years. However, it is important that the public not get discouraged by so much political chatter to the point that they stop paying attention entirely.

Currently, both Tom Harkin and Tom Latham have announced that they will not be seeking re-election at the end of their terms in the US Congress.

Here in Iowa, Gov. Terry Branstad has announced that he will run once again for re-election, setting him up to possibly become the longest-serving governor in American history. The elections for these positions will come on Nov. 4, 2014 and a wide range of candidates have thrown in their names for the coveted positions.

Now is the time that Iowan’s should give these candidates the most attention. As candidates first put up their name, they are focused on educating the public on themselves, not yet as focused on smearing the other candidates or the usual political sound bytes as their own parties are still choosing who to back.

Campaigns in Iowa will be getting louder and harder to ignore as the months tick by, but informing yourself early and keeping up with the full range of possible candidates will make it easier to wade through all of the information later. Not only that, but you will be able to hear from a larger pool of candidates, not just the frontrunners who make it to election night without dropping out of the race. Many candidates have already begun to make stops in cities and towns around the state, offering constituents an easy way to ask them questions and start to understand their platforms.

The easiest way to get started, and to keep up with the candidates throwing their hats into the race, is to navigate the Democratic and Republican party websites that keep a list of candidates in their party. However, don’t forget that there can also be candidates outside of the two major parties, and some candidates that might not be backed by their party. Staying aware and open to all candidates will help you make your most informed choice on election day.

As much as you might want to tune out all of the campaign noise, it’s better to simply start listening earlier instead of trying to make an informed decision at the end of the race. By this point, you will be working with a very narrow view of the candidates as a whole and it can be more difficult to wade through the campaign noise to reach the information that matters most to you.

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hey are small, fuzzy, yellow and black striped, and lets just say you don’t want to make them angry. We know these small creatures as bees. It is easy to think of them as having a minor, insignificant role in the grand circle of life. In all reality, a bee’s job is much more valuable than what one may think.

The life of the bee circles around one simple task, pollinating plants. By flying from plant to plant to gather nectar for honey, the bee picks up some pollen along the way. When it arrives to a new plant, some of that hitchhiking pollen falls of onto a new plant. Pollen is the reproductive agent of a plant, so this allows the plant to produce either a flower or what we know as food.

So, when it is brought to our attention that the bee population is severely declining, people are usually to quick to jump on the bandwagon of “so what?” It turns out there are many replies to the so what thinkers of the world. Without pollination and the creatures that do it, life, as we know it, would be completely different.

The less number of bees that are in existent, the less plants that get pollinated.

If a plant does not get pollinated, the plant does not reproduce. With no reproduction, the fruit bearing part of the plant does not happen. Now, there aren’t any seeds to make more of that plant. For humans, if that plant provides food, that food won’t be created.

This is an especially problematic situation for the apple orchards in China. With the amount of pesticide used, it is dangerous to pollinators, like bees. To fix this, orchards hire people to come into the orchards to pollinate the trees by hand. Humans now have to do the job that bees are designed for.

But, without it, those apples would not exist.

If something isn’t changed, the prices could skyrocket or just not have any apples from China.

With China being so far away, this might add into the so what response of the importance of bees. The world can live without a few apples, right? But, take a look around you. You are in Iowa, a state devoted to agricultural. Sure we may not have many apple orchards, but there are others ways that the extinction of bees can hit us closer to home.

As said above, without bees plants are unable to produce the product that we refer

to as food. Some of that food product goes to feeding different livestock, which is a big part of the Midwest’s culture. Without food to feed the livestock, we won’t be able to get the product from the livestock, whether it is meat or by-products, like milk and eggs.

An excellent example of how different the human race would be without bees is to watch the childhood-animated film, The Bee Movie. The film is about a recent graduated bee who only wants to make honey. Due to a series of events, he discovers that humans actually eat the honey and he decides to sue them. As a result, life changes dramatically because with no honey needing to be made, there is no need to go out and collect nectar where pollination happens. The world becomes a dark colorless place very quickly.

This movie is to serve as a warning on what will happen if we were to completely get rid of bees.

The results of a bee’s work are all things that both humans and animals need in order to survive. Without the help of bees, life would almost be nonexistent. It is easy to think that a creature as simple as bee can be so valuable to life as we know it. Who knew that our existence practically depends on a small, yellow and black insect?

Don’t blame China for poor product designs

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bout three weeks ago, the Jade Rabbit — the first lunar rover launched

by China about a year ago — had been experiencing some technical difficulties only after a month on the moon. The rover did not respond to the command control space center in China . Recently, around Valentine’s Day, the rover miraculously recovered from two weeks of idle waiting and is taking commands from China’s space station. Such a spectacle of “technical difficulty” is a cause for concern, especially when it involves a very expensive mission to the moon.

However, it was not unexpected from a nation who is famous for making things that are simply “good enough” for certain intents and purposes.

We are all familiar with the little imprint of “Made in China” on the bottom of our cups, clocks, computers and just about everything we can think of in our home. It’s amazing how many things we own that we never thought were made in China. Apple products are a famous example of expensive devices that we associate with quality and innovation; all of them are built by Chinese facto-

ries. So where did China get the bad rep for making stuff that are of sub-par quality?

We can often think that China is completely responsible for anything about the product that goes wrong simply because it was made there.

What many people don’t think of is that businesses prefer to outsource production to China because they want to cut cost.

Since those businesses tend to pay the Chinese manufacturers beforehand, the workers have every intention to cut corners in order to crank out more of the product. Quality is simply not their priority. The only thing that matters to them is that the product is functional and that they can get the most profit out of the transaction.

This is not really the fault of Chinese workers at those factories since they are doing exactly what they are paid to do. The root of the problem is the lack of “institutional memory,” or the collective ideology, work ethic and know-how of a group of people. This memory preserves the company culture and can influence its actions, yet must be passed down via hands-on experience and interacting with people holding the same ideology.

Perhaps there is a cultural difference between China and the U.S. that explains why our

rovers had no major problems roaming the surface of the moon while the Jade Rabbit malfunctioned within two months of landing. Being Chinese myself, and having lived half my life in Asia, I have a good knowledge of the values held in both Eastern and Western culture.

From what I’ve seen, the Chinese culture emphasizes the knowledge of theories and the gathering of information. They, however, are not encouraged to question the information they are given. This shows up in the careful and polite way people interact with each other; collaboration and harmony are highly valued among co-workers. Therefore, experimentation is risky since it challenges the norm, so innovation and creativity becomes limited.

Today, overpopulation is a major issue in the country, and college graduates face brutal competition trying to find jobs.

According to Maslow’s hierarchy, if your basic needs aren’t met, it is hard to find motivation to create something great. In a place where money is spread thin, finding ways to earn money becomes the thing on everyone’s minds. In that environment, making (or saving) money, by whatever means, becomes the ultimate goal.

The U.S., on the other hand, isn’t afraid to challenge

the norm and think outside the box. The reason the inclination to “challenge the authority” is so ingrained in us may be because it was what gave birth to us as a nation. Being one of the wealthiest countries in the world, we enjoy many privileges that citizens in other countries could only imagine. We can afford to be creative and to share; since we have both the time and the resources to do so. The major difference that makes China prone to product malfunction is their lack of such resources.

That being said, China is opening up in this respect and the younger generation is more willing to venture outside the lines in pursuit of excellence, probably due to America’s salient entertainment industry. More and more Chinese factories are also improving on quality control in order to match its standards to the customer’s needs.

We are a product of our environment. We all do what we must to survive and to adapt to the values we are raised to believe in. Just because people have different values than the ones we have doesn’t mean they are inferior to us. If we can learn to understand the ways of another culture, then perhaps we will be better able to collaborate and bring the best of both worlds to the table.

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ISU graduate assistant Nate Loenser warms up ISU forwards prior to a game against Texas on Tuesday at Hilton Coliseum. Loenser was born with a partial left arm and attends Iowa State.

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he 20 or so bright-eyed kindergarten children in Mrs. Loenser’s classroom gathered around the small, confident sixth grader. Their mouths dropped in awe, the wheels in their heads spinning.

Nate Loenser had made the walk down to his mother’s elementary classroom in Cedar Falls, Iowa for a demonstration. He showed the children how he crossed the laces on his shoes, wrapped it around and finally pulled for a completed tie.

“It’s a big mountain for some of those kids to climb,” Nate says years later.

He sat in front of the young children year after year thereafter, the same shocked looks filling the room as he spoke.

Nate had his own mountain to climb.

He was born with a partial left arm.

“I’m a big believer in we all kind of have a toolbox and we have different tools in our toolbox,” said Nate, now a 35-year-old graduate assistant at Iowa State. “Some people can run faster, some can jump higher, some people are taller, some people are shorter. I happen to have three and a half limbs.”

Growing up, Nate felt the looks and he heard the whispers. Walking through the mall he would hear the kids turn to their parents. ‘What’s the matter with him?’ he would hear. Or simply, ‘Look, mommy.’

He understood this was human nature, but it bothered him most when he could only hear the whispers and not answer the questions. So there were no nerves as the young, small-for-his-age boy stood above the youngsters who had wide eyes and many questions.

“How do you tie yours shoes with one hand?” an inquisitive child would ask.

“How do you tie your shoes with two hands?” Nate would respond. “I’ve never done it that way. I don’t know how to.”

The children would sit amazed at how fast he could tie his shoes and more surprised that it looked just the same as theirs.

“That served as a good eye-opener for young people to see, just because someone is a little bit different, doesn’t mean they can’t do some of the same things,” Nate said.

While attending Northern University High School in Cedar Falls, Nate was a foursport athlete, participating in baseball, basketball, football and golf.

He would swap prosthetic arms for various sports and eventually began playing some sports without one altogether.

There were always refinements to find the perfect way to play or to improve his game.

“He would always tell those little people, ‘Don’t give up, try to find a way to get the job done,’” said his mother, Genie Loenser.

Making a trip north Every six months, the Loenser’s packed into their car and drove the 218 miles or so north to the Twin Cities in Minnesota.

Larry and Genie always made sure it was a fun trip, finding a Minnesota Twins or Timberwolves game to attend or even a nearby zoo. The next morning they would get up early at the hotel and drive to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children.

The doctor had two options: He could scrape some of Nate’s prosthetic arm away to make it to the next appointment, or they could begin crafting a new arm.

“You outgrow your shoes, you get bigger shoes. You outgrow your jeans, you get bigger jeans,” Nate said. “When I outgrew my prosthetic arm, I got the new prosthetic arm and knew the deal.”

Nate and his family would make the trip every six months until he turned 21. All expenses were paid for by Shriner’s, making things easier for his family.

His trip to Minnesota became just the same as a dentist appointment.

“I never had it any other way,” Nate said. “If I’d lost it, it would be different I think. I didn’t have to make any adjustments, this is what I had.”

There was never feeling sorry for himself, Nate said. The trips to the hospital, where Nate would see children of all ages, made sure of that.

“You see kids in there, younger than you, that don’t have legs, that don’t have two arms, that can’t walk,” Nate said. “It was always a great reminder that if I ever tried to slip up and feel sorry for myself to say, ‘Hey, someone’s always got it better, and you know what, someone’s always got it worse.’

“That was a great thing to snap me back and say here’s the tools in your toolbox, make the most of them.”

Genie thinks Nate fully realized his situation when he was in first grade or so.

He always knew it was just the way he was made, and his siblings would come home from school with problems of their own.

“No matter who you are, you have things to overcome,” Genie said. “Like your brown eyes, or you don’t like your hair or you don’t like something. Everyone has a challenge. If you approach it that way, nothing’s different. That’s a part of you.”

He never wanted to be perceived as a one-arm athlete, and he made sure of it.

“I don’t know that it ever got him down,” said his father, Larry. “If it did, I never noticed it. He was always just go, go, go.”

Finding success in baseball Nate’s reflection stared back at him through the storm door of his Cedar Falls home as he held the bat in his right hand.

With nobody looking, he rested the bat on his left nub and swung through.

He took another dry cut. He kept swinging, again and again, as he attempted to train his mind and his muscles.

All his life, Nate had batted right-handed with a prosthetic arm. He could consistently hit the ball to third base, and that worked fine until high school, when the third basemen had arms strong enough to throw him out.

So a coach recommended he switch to the left side.

“I said, ‘I don’t know. It’s whatever you want to do, but you probably should keep going the way you are,’” Larry said. “But no, he was going to switch.”

The key for Nate all along was to play sports just the same as everybody else.

“I understood that other people would say that I’m a one-arm baseball player,” Nate said. ”I never wanted to play how people would perceive a one-arm player to play.”

One day growing up, Nate crouched in his position at shortstop during a city recreation league game. One of his former coaches sat behind Nate’s parents.

“Boy, that guy is a really good shortstop,” someone told the coach.

“Yeah, pretty good for a guy with one arm,” his former coach responded.

“He’s only got one arm?” the guy quipped.

“The guy didn’t even notice,” Larry said. “It was so natural what he was doing.”

That’s how Nate wanted it to be.

During his sophomore year of high school, Nate finally made the transition to the left side of the plate. He had no prosthetic arm. He just rested the bat and took a cut with his right arm holding and swinging.

By the time the sophomore season came to an end, Nate had hit .081 and struck out in 27 of his 31 at-bats. He was determined to make it work.

“Was I frustrated as a sophomore? Yes. I kept working at it,” Nate said. “I wanted to be good and I was passionate about it.

I’m a big believer in we all kind of have a toolbox and we have different tools in our toolbox. I happen to have three and a half limbs.”

-Nate Loenser, ISU graduate assistant Courtesy of ISU Athletics

ISU graduate assistant Nate Loenser played baseball at Iowa State when he was a senior.

Loenser coached basketball at Southern Mississippi and at Spirit Lake High School.

These were the tools in my toolbox, and I wanted to make the most of them.”

That off-season he took extra batting practice and he stood in front of his storm door taking swing after swing. In his junior season, he upped his average to .289.

The next season, during his senior campaign, Nate hit .596 with 60 stolen bases while being named an All-State player.

During his senior year of high school, Nate worked with ISU men’s basketball coach Tim Floyd to become a student manager beginning that summer. Both of his parents had gone to Iowa State and they had been season ticket holders since 1987 for basketball and 1972 for football.

Before the basketball season began his freshman year in 1997, Nate decided he still wanted to play, so he stopped being a manager. The next year, he attempted to walkon the ISU baseball team. He didn’t make it.

Eventually, Nate played in a wooden bat league in Williamsburg, Iowa. He played against a guy named Tim Evans, who, during Nate’s fourth year at Iowa State, would become the hitting instructor.

One day, as Nate prepared for an intramural basketball game, his phone rang. The voice on the other end was Evans’. He wondered if Nate would be interested in joining the team as a walk-on.

“We just needed another edge to sharpen our team up a little bit,” Evans said.

“I thought the opportunity to give Nate a chance to play would be unbelievable for him, but also the Iowa State Cyclones.

“He lives and dies red and gold.”

Within three weeks, Nate was traveling with the team. He made a pinch-running appearance against Iowa, and he would sometimes play in the outfield. When he went to his hometown to face Northern Iowa, he stepped to the plate.

The pitches sailed by, and Nate was walked, eventually scoring the lone run of his collegiate career.

“He doesn’t use it as a handicap at all,” Evans said. “It’s unbelievable how he does it, how he goes out and catches balls and takes his glove off and he throws with the other hand. He’s just extraordinary, man.

I’ve never met a guy like it.”

Just weeks later, the program was cut.

“It was short-lived,” Nate said. “But it was still an awesome opportunity to get to be a part of an actual Iowa State program and team.”

Making things work The eyes are on Nate Loenser as he stands on the hardwood court at Hilton Coliseum before a top-25 matchup on a frigid February weeknight.

From the upper-deck, the eyes peer down.

“Sometimes the basket is in the way on a timeout and I can’t see,” Genie says.

From Section 228, Row 4, Seats 1 and 2, Genie and Larry look for Nate before every ISU game during his first season on the bench as a graduate assistant.

After spending six seasons with former ISU coach Larry Eustachy at Southern Mississippi, making only three return trips to Iowa along the way, Nate took the head boys basketball coaching job at Spirit Lake High School in 2010.

He had always wanted to get his master’s degree, so after three seasons, when a position opened on Fred Hoiberg’s staff, he and his wife, Jackie, whom he married in October 2012, moved to Ames.

“I felt extremely fortunate, extremely lucky. Not many people get to coach at their alma mater,” Nate said. “To get an opportunity to now be on the bench here is something that is really special to me.”

When Loenser has a one-on-one session with an ISU basketball player, he doesn’t bring in an extra rebounder. In pickup games, he surprises opponents, players say, with an ability to cross them over.

“He continues to come out here and destroy the managers in basketball when they have their games,” said Melvin Ejim with a smile. “He just doesn’t let anything affect him, and I think that’s inspirational and admirable.”

For many, it has been.

“What he’s accomplished in his life with being born with a disability is amazing,” Hoiberg said. “I think he’s an inspiration to a lot of people.”

As has always been the case, there is still refining in Loenser’s game.

He uses a prosthetic arm only for golf, and while he’s broken a score of 80 and can hit 250 yards straight, he isn’t satisfied.

“My golf game is a work in progress,” Nate said. “It’s funny, I’m 35 and I don’t want to golf like a one-arm golfer still. We’ve still got work to do. We’ll get it right.”

When Nate would ask the kindergarten classroom if they thought he could tie his shoe, a resounding, ‘No!’ would arise.

Then, he would do it.

The eyes remain on Nate today. Any doubts have long since disappeared.

“I had eyes. I had people watching me,” Nate said. “The natural tendency is to look at someone different and be skeptical and I always wanted to make sure — selfishly for myself — that I exceeded those expectations.”

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Iowa State focuses on finishing as final games approach Women gear up for last regular season games

By Dylan.Montz @iowastatedaily.com So often this season, Bill Fennelly has preached the importance of “the next 40 minutes” to his team.

But with just three regular season games left, the ISU women’s basketball coach knows that sooner, rather than later, there won’t be a next 40 minutes.

Now the conversations have turned to “the ability to finish.”

“Anybody can start something. It takes no skill, no talent, no commitment to start something,” Fennelly says to his team.

“Whether it’s good or bad, how do you finish? And do you finish with the mentality of no excuses, no regrets and wherever it takes you, that’s where you’re going.

“I think our team is un-

derstanding that.”

The three regular season games standing between the Cyclones (18-8, 7-8 Big 12) and the Big 12 Championships are road trips to Oklahoma State and Kansas, with a home date against Baylor to finish the season.

When Fennelly looked at the last five games to end the schedule — with a trip to Baylor and a home game against Texas already behind the team — he told his staff it may very well be the toughest stretch of games he’s seen in his 19-year career at Iowa State. But with that, he also sees opportunities for his team to pick up quality wins as it tries to earn its way into the NCAA tournament.

For senior forward Hallie Christofferson, who is facing the final three regular season games of her ISU career, finding a way to get wins to end the season comes down to doing “the little things” in practice. She isn’t trying to think about the “big picture” just yet.

“Right now I don’t really think about it at all. I kind of keep it in the back of my head, but I just try to play every game as well and as hard as I can,” Christofferson said. “I think on senior night it will really hit me, but right now I’m just trying to look at [Oklahoma] State.”

The Cowgirls, who handed the Cyclones their first loss of the season on Jan. 11, has been a team that has focused on chasing Iowa State off the 3-point line. In recent games, though, the Cyclones have found a way to attack the basket and find success in the paint while taking care of the basketball.

In Iowa State’s win against Texas on Saturday, the Cyclones committed just six turnovers much to the delight of Fennelly.

While taking care of the ball leads to panicking in offensive sets, there are a couple other things Fennelly said having low turnover numbers can do for a team.

“Number one, obviously you’re getting more shots. Number two is it’s not

a live-ball turnover where they steal the ball and go make layups,” Fennelly said.

“We’ve talked a lot about it, worked very hard, tried to make them accountable for it and I think our kids have done a really good job.”

Another benefit lately is the ability to take some of the offensive pressure off of Christofferson.

When guards like junior Nikki Moody or freshmen Jadda Buckley and Seanna Johnson have the ball, the ability to space the floor becomes easier to dribble drive or kick it out for an open shot.

Christofferson has seen the level of maturity from the team grow in that area a lot throughout the year.

“We realize to get baskets we have to keep the ball and it has to be important to us, and it is coming down the stretch,” Christofferson said. “You just have to have the urgency with the ball, but you can’t rush things.

You just have to let things come to you, relax and play your offense.”

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Senior Hallie Christofferson had 20 points against Texas on Saturday. This was her fifteenth 20-point game.

Hoiberg warns against athletes’ use of social media Twitter rants create tension, doubt among players

By Dean.Berhow-Goll @iowastatedaily.com If Fred Hoiberg had social media to contend with back in his playing days at Iowa State from 1991-94, he said he would have been a mess.

He averaged nearly 20 points his senior year, and was just seven points shy of a career mark of 2,000, but even “The Mayor” would have had his fair share of doubters and naysayers.

After Iowa’s loss to Wisconsin on Feb. 22, where senior Zach McCabe left a potential gamewinning shot short, he was relentlessly attacked on Twitter and retaliated.

In light of the instance with McCabe, Hoiberg made his stance on the subject quite clear at his weekly news conference Feb. 24.

“I think it’s a disgrace,” Hoiberg said. “I think social media is going to be the end of us, I really do. I think it’s a joke that people can sit behind their computer and take a stab at a young kid that’s out there doing the best that they can.”

Newly ranked No. 15 Iowa State had experienced a smaller version of trouble with social

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Coach Fred Hoiberg talks to the team during a timeout against Oklahoma on Feb. 1. The Cyclones beat the Sooners 81-75 for their fifth win over a ranked opponent. Hoiberg says social media can hurt more than help.

media earlier in the season.

Freshman shooting guard Matt Thomas was cold shooting the ball and had just been moved to the bench when he started receiving an overload of negative comments on Twitter.

Hoiberg advised him to shut it down to help him get where

he needed to be, but it hasn’t just been Thomas that Hoiberg has tried to counsel, he’s had the talk with the entire team. Feb. 22, Iowa coach Fran McCaffery told his players to “shut down” their Twitter accounts in light of McCabe’s instance.

“I haven’t done that with

our guys,” Hoiberg said referring to McCaffery’s decision. “I’ve talked about them being careful.

Not only with what they say but what they read, you can’t take too much on your mind.”

Melvin Ejim has experienced plenty of hate on Twitter throughout his four years at Iowa

State. He said he “feels for Zach [McCabe]” and that it’s tough because it’s part of today’s world.

“It’s tough because when you’re on social media, you’re just a click away,” Ejim said. “There’s definitely times when you want to say stuff on social media to people who you know are just blatantly trying to be disrespectful and it’s hard to bite your tongue.

“I know firsthand how it is when people get on you and you feel like you have to retaliate.”

Georges Niang hears plenty of chirping from his 13,600-plus followers on Twitter, whether it’s about his “old man game” or the usual negativity, but he’s not bothered by it.

“You’ve got to take the good with that bad,” Niang said.

“There are some true Cyclone fans out there and there are some fair weather fans out there. I love Cyclone Nation, so I don’t have anything against them.”

Iowa and McCabe’s situation is just an example of what can go wrong, the way Ejim called it being “one click away.” Hoiberg said it’s a disgrace, but it is part of the world we live in now.

“It’s something you’ve got to be conscious of and you’ve got to know that you can’t stoop down to that level because ultimately the only person it’s going to hurt is you or your team,” Ejim said.

“It’s unfortunate, but it’s part of the game now, it’s not going anywhere.”

Regular season ends with loss, No. 1 Gadson finds spotlight ISU prepares for conference tournament

By Ryan.Young @iowastatedaily.com The regular season is over, and that means, at least to some on the Iowa State wrestling team, that

it is time to move forward and forget. Forget the bad things, and just focus on what matters next: the Big 12 Championships.

“We’re coming off a tough loss last weekend against a very good Minnesota team,” said ISU assistant coach Troy Nickerson. “But from here on out, we’re focused on the postseason, and we’re looking to make a big run

CYCLONE HOCKEY Player of the Week #4 Cory Sellers

Sellers did not pick up a point at the Central States Collegiate Hockey League Tournament hosted by Lindenwood, but the 6-foot-3, 215-pound defenseman was a tower of power defensively by playing simple, responsible, highpercentage hockey in Iowa State’s 4-1 win over Indiana in the first round and 2-1 overtime loss in the semifinals.

The sophomore blueliner and the Cyclones return to Ames to play the Edina Lakers this Friday and Saturday for the team’s final home series of the 2013-14 season.

at the conference tournament in two weeks.”

The Cyclones won just three matches against the top-ranked Gophers, falling 27-12 Feb. 23. However, some wrestlers still managed to stand out.

Sophomore Earl Hall kicked things off on Sunday at 125 pounds when he took on Minnesota’s Sam Brancale. Hall found himself down early, but with just 20 seconds left in the third period, he was able to come up with a pin.

“Earl has done a nice job, especially as of late,” Nickerson said. “He didn’t wrestle a perfect match this weekend, not by any means, but he found a way to win. That just shows his competitive nature and what he is able to do.

He’s one of those guys that works to have a strong postseason and work his way to the podium.”

It’s Showtime Hall wasn’t the only wrestler to make headlines last weekend.

All-American and No. 1 197-pounder Kyven Gadson once again proved why he is the top wrestler in the nation, defeating No. 5 Scott Schiller of Minnesota. Schiller has bested Gadson three times prior, giving this fourth matchup more meaning, but this time Gadson came out the victor.

“He’s one of the most talented athletes that I’ve ever seen,” Nickerson

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Sophomore Earl Hall suddenly pins his opponent in the third round of his match at 125 pounds, gaining the team the first points on the score board on Sunday. Minnesota won 27-12.

said of Gadson. “As of late, things have been going his way, and this past weekend was a good indicator of that. When he’s on, he’s going to be very hard to beat.“ Gadson’s win over Schiller was more than just another mark in the win column, and with the win, Gadson has now won 30 dual matches in a row, a personal record for the Cyclone. His win also earned him the title of Big 12 Wrestler of the Week, his first weekly award of the season.

Leadership among his teammates isn’t just

coming out now, though.

Nickerson said he has seen it from Gadson for years.

“He’s been our leader for the past two years,” Nickerson said. “He’s the driving force that is pushing us in the right direction. He probably lets his emotions get too involved from time to time, but he realizes that he’s one guy on a 10-man team, and there’s only so much that he can do. But he’s an integral part of moving our program along. He’s a class act.”

With all of Gadson’s success, some may wonder if the pressure of being

ranked No. 1 gets to the redshirt junior. According to Nickerson, however, it will just add to his success.

“He likes when the lights are on,” Nickerson said. “His nickname is ‘Showtime’. He lives for the big matches and big moments. Headed into the postseason, he’s looking forward to being the guy to beat. I think that’s helped his confidence and if everything’s working in his favor, he’s going to win.”

Early projections have Gadson as the top seed at the Big 12 Championships, which begin March 8 in Norman, Okla.

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By MaryKate.Knabel @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State students are known for leading active lifestyles — skin care is also an important aspect of living healthy. Here are Lauren Waugh’s, freshman in pre-business and licensed esthetician, tips on skin care and maintaining a healthy complexion.

Style Section: Is there one product you cannot live without?

Waugh: “Jojoba Oil. It’s affordable and it is a great multipurpose skin care product.”

S: What are some misconceptions college students have about their skin?

W: “College students generally think that more is better when it comes to skincare and that is simply not true. All you need is a basic cleanser, exfoliant and moisturizer. These products will be customized depending upon your skin type but the mantra here is ‘the simpler, the better.’”

S: What are some tips to clear, radiant skin?

W: “Your skin shows your health from the inside out so definitely get your daily intake of leafy greens, drink lots of water and take an organic multivitamin. You should be washing and moisturizing in the morning and at night. No more, no less. Also, getting a daily seven to eight hours of rest is key because your body heals itself while you sleep.”

S: What are your recommendations for spring and summer skincare?

W: “Get a facial moisturizer that is light but one that also has an SPF. Keep it light.

Wear minimal makeup such as mascara and a mineral powder foundation.”

S: Is there any makeup that is bad for skin?

W: “Most makeup is unfortunately not good for skin because of the chemicals that keep the makeup together and ‘on your

Boost confidence by matching zodiac signs to their ‘power color’

By Rachel.Geronimo @iowastatedaily.com Wearing colors that correlate with one’s zodiac sign is said to boost a person’s confidence.

“Colors have actual physiological effects on people. A lot of symbolism is involved in the different colors we associate with,” said Janet Fitzpatrick, lecturer of apparel, events and hospitality management. “For most people, those reactions are very subjective. It’s based on own personal experiences and personalities.”

Astrologer Emily West said every color has a certain influence on a person’s psyche and has it’s own physiological meaning.

“You can make these inferences from your zodiac signs. Your sign portrays your personality which then relates to your type of ‘power color’,” West said.

Based on zodiac signs, learn which “power color” could make you feel more confident.

Pisces, Feb. 20 to March 20 The imaginative and compassionate Pisces expresses individuality through the color yellow. Throw on statement jewelry that plays well with this tone and test out new ways to add this hue to your style.

Aries, March 21 to April 20 Likable, adventurous and energetic, your personality flows with the color orange. Enhance your confidence tremendously by pairing outfits with different shades of this power color.

Taurus, April 21 to May 21 You find inner peace and your base life according to your ideal values, represented by the color blue. Incorporate different styles of blue into your wardrobe and don’t be afraid to enhance these colors by complementing them with its opposite color: yellow.

Gemini, May 22 to June 11 Your versatile and charismatic stance screams the color gold. Style your power color by mixing it with with different prints and textures. Add some sparkle by incorporating gold into your nail art routine.

Cancer, June 22 to July 22 For having such an intuitive and imaginative mind, cobalt is associated with Cancers. Spice up your outfit with

Virgo, Aug. 22 to Sept. 23 Being modest and shy is just who you are, but don’t let the color green scare you away. Find a way to unite this power color in your fashion. Collaborate your greens in this cold weather by layering your clothes and finish the look with your favorite shoes.

Libra, Sept. 24 to Oct. 23 As charming and courteous as you are, you attract the blue and green. You have an excellent taste for fashion so don’t fear to add a little more trend onto your style by combining these hues.

Scorpio, Oct. 24 to Nov. 22 Scorpios are determined and passionate. Your exciting and magnetic personality draws toward the color red. This hue is perfect to include in your stylish ways, so get creative and acquire your power color into your wardrobe.

Sagittarius, Nov. 23 to Dec. 22 A Sagittarius is known for their optimistic and hopeful personalities.

Challenge your fashion skills by coordinating white into your style. White matches everything, so don’t let it stop you from experimenting different ways to put your power color in action.

Capricorn, Dec. 23 to Jan. 20 Capricorns have a strong desire to be unique and attract the color purple.

Combine your purples with different shades to give your outfit more of an abstract look, or put this tint on your nails.

Aquarius, Jan. 21 to Feb. 19 Aquarius controls the color turquoise.

Independent and intellectual, your power color represents a complexity of values that boosts up your energy. Blend this pigment into your makeup routine or find a cute pair of pumps that will have heads turning.

face.’ Generally the more you spend on makeup, the better quality of ingredients and the lack of ‘bad ones.’ If you are looking for makeup or skincare that is good for your skin, always look for at least 70 percent organic products.

“Some great brands that I recommend for makeup are Tarte, Jane Iredele, Bare Minerals, BECCA and Josie Maran.”

S: Is it okay to sleep with makeup on?

W: “The answer is no. Throughout the day, the pollution in the air and the chemicals from the products you use sit on your skin and seep into your pores. It is important to wash away those toxins each night so that your body can properly heal itself, which it does while you sleep. Your body is amazing and detoxes everything it doesn’t need out of you through your skin which is why you also need to wash your skin in the morning so all of that bad bacteria doesn’t turn into a breakout.”

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statement jewelry that contains this power color or layer your eye-shadow with a cobalt color to enhance your eyes’ features.

Leo, July 23 to Aug. 21 When in doubt, wear copper. As a sign that is generous and warmhearted, Leo’s power color is full of creativity. Give some attention to your wardrobe by surrounding yourself with this hue. Mix and match assorted textures of this color and combine them with your favorite outfits.

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Less is more when it comes to your face.

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Build energy with rest, exercise, healthy food and peaceful time.

Romance fills summer into autumn. Focus on love.

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Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7 -- Stick to basics.

Don’t gamble or speculate.

Consider the effort involved. Do the homework. Don’t be late for a family affair. Keep confidences.

Circumstances play a big role in your decisions. Find balance.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is a 6 -- Put your heads together to get to the bottom of a situation. A revelation leads to proposed changes. With responsibility comes strength.

Avoid risk and travel. Put your heart into your work, play by the rules and beauty arises.

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Family comes first.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is an 8 -- A new income possibility arises with creative inspiration. Stick to practical goals, and take quiet action.

Stay home and handle work behind the scenes. Don’t drop out exercise and health routines.

Create something of beauty.

Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) Today is a 6 -- Link up with a creative partner to get to the heart of the project. Consider all possibilities, and think huge! Let your passion flavor the work. No shortcuts... and polish carefully.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is an 8 -- Follow a hunch to avoid possible breakdowns.

Don’t give away all you know.

Spend carefully, and budget to bring a passion project to life.

Change your tune, and sing in harmony with creative partners.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is an 8 -- Rely on someone stable to discover the missing piece. Apply selfdiscipline to distractions. Assume authority, and put your heart into it. Do a good job, despite annoyances. You’re getting wiser.

Encourage love and harmony.

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Something you try doesn’t work.

Get help from family and friends.

New possibilities open up. Let your light shine.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 6 -- Creative collaboration thrives. Gather essential facts, supplies and an articulate message. Call an experienced friend, for advice.

Simplify your routine. Apply discipline to what you love, and discover the sweet spot.

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