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Prejudice still proves problematic: Filmmaker, panel remember Japanese-American heroism

he post-Pearl Harbor Executive Order 9066 forced more than 120,000 Japanese immigrants and families from the West Coast into exclusionary internment camps. Approximately 33,000 patriotic Japanese Americans still volunteered to serve in the United States military. Seeing stereotypical mistakes of the past helps avoid repeating them, a professor says.

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Japanese-American soldier dozed off in the passenger seat of a doorless medical jeep on an overnight transport during World War II. Fearing the soldier would lean too far and fall out, the sergeant driving tied rope around him to keep him in the vehicle. “Doc, we need you,” the sergeant said. “So we’re going to take really good care of you.” A few years earlier, Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941. “Almost immediately, nobody liked Japanese people,” said Niel Nakadate, professor emeritus of English. Nakadate’s father was the soldier whose sergeant roped him in to save his life. The view that Asians were a danger to the western civilizations and the United States, “Yellow Peril,” had swept the West Coast. More than 120,000 Japanese immigrants and descendants were sent to desolate internment camps. Hostility toward Japanese Americans ran high in the U.S. Despite all of this, an outpouring of Ameri-

can patriotism emerged from the community and 33,000 Japanese Americans joined the U.S. military. A panel discussion followed a screening of “Honor and Sacrifice, the Roy Matsumoto Story,” in Iowa State’s Great Hall on Feb 17. Panelists included Nakadate, filmmaker Lucy Ostrander, Asian-American Studies Director Jane Dusselier and Grace Amemiya, Ames resident and former exclusion camp internee. The film told the story of Matsumoto, a Nisei, the term used to describe second generation descendants of Japanese immigrants. Similar to many other JapaneseAmerican soldiers, Matsumoto used his bilingualism to further the American cause in spite of a war that divided his family, eventually becoming an American hero. Nakadate’s father, Katsumi Nakadate, a “very patriotic” Nisei, an Eagle Scout and son of a traveling salesman, was inspired to work as a second generation immigrant in America. This led him to be a doctor in the reserves before the war started. After the start of the war, there was indecision from the Department of Defense, then called the

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Grace Obata Amemiya smiles with Sgt. Min Amemiya the day she accepted his marriage proposal. He had recently returned from serving the U.S. Army in Japan during World War II, while she served as a cadet nurse in Iowa.

War Department, on whether to allow Japanese Americans to fight. The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a Japanese regiment in the then-segregated military, was activated in 1943. Members of the 442nd and the 100th Infantry Battalion together earned 9,486 Purple Hearts and 5,200 Bronze Stars. The 442nd remains the most decorated unit in U.S. military history, according to the Center of Military History. Nakadate’s father trained with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and then was reassigned to the 17th Airborne, a non-JapaneseAmerican unit stationed in Europe, due to a lack of doctors.

Iowa legislature approves 10-cent gas tax increase By Alex.Hanson @iowastatedaily.com Iowa lawmakers gave the green light to a 10-cent increase in the state’s gasoline tax Tuesday, a move supporters say will clear up an almost $215 million shortfall in funding for state infrastructure. The Iowa Senate first approved the measure Tuesday morning, voting 28-21 to pass the measure. The bills passage came with support from both Democrats and Republicans in the upper chamber, but also faced some backlash from members of each party. In total, 16 Democrats and 12 Republicans voted in favor, while 10 Democrats and 11 Republicans voted against the bill. The 10-cent increase amounts to about a 45 percent increase in the current tax. It would raise about $200 million dollars in the first year. The increase comes after the Iowa Department of Transportation estimated a $215 million shortfall in funding to

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A 10-cent gas tax increase would make up for an almost $215 million deficit. The tax increase will allow the Iowa Department of Transportation to maintain Iowa roads and bridges. The Iowa Senate approved the measure Tuesday.

maintain Iowa roads and bridges. State Sen. Tod Bowman, a Democrat from Maquoketa and chairman of the Iowa Senate Transportation Committee, spoke in favor of the bill before its passage, saying the bill would increase funding, which in return would make Iowa’s roads safer and improve Iowa’s economy. “Good roads and bridges are key to Iowa’s economic growth and prosperity,” Bowman said. “Business leaders say bad roads

are one of Iowa’s most serious economic development weaknesses.” “We can’t continue to kick this can down the road,” Bowman added. Opponents of the bill offered a series of amendments, including state Sen. Brad Zaun, R-Urbandale, who offered an amendment that would divert state general funds to pay for roads. His proposal was ruled not relevant to the debate.

“It’s interesting how necessity makes segregation less important,” Nakadate said. In the Belgian winter, Nakadate’s father suffered frostbite, lacked medical supplies and nearly bled to death after being hit by shrapnel through the bottom of a glider. After being sent to England to recuperate from his injury, “he went back to the war like John Wayne,” Nakadate said. He received a Purple Heart and three Oak Leaf Clusters for the first and subsequent three injuries he sustained. His father never felt

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Zaun said that the tax would do little and that the legislature would be back in 10 years to raise the tax again. State Sen. Jerry Behn, RBoone, blasted what he called “ridiculous” waste in spending related to roads and bridges. Behn offered examples of strings attached to federal money, including new rest stops along Interstate 35 just north of Ankeny, which were required to be built when Iowa received federal dollars. He also mentioned “decorative” lights put up on Highway 30 near Ames. Sen. Herman Quirmbach, DAmes, who is also an economics professor at Iowa State, voted in favor of the increase. The Iowa House passed the bill later Tuesday on a 53-46 vote. Debate in the House was similar, with several amendments offered to alter the bill, but the final passage was the same as the Senate passage. State Rep. Josh Byrnes, a Republican from Osage who chairs the House Transportation committee, spoke just before the final passage in support of an increase. “My constituents want this,” Byrnes said. “I honestly feel we’re doing the right thing today. State Rep. Chuck Soderberg, R-Plymouth, voted against the bill and spoke out against the

The Ames City Council discussed, at length, the transformation of owner-occupied homes into rental housing at Tuesday night’s meeting. Owner-occupied homes have become rental housing in some neighborhoods in Ames. With legislature on the move in the Iowa Congress, some Ames residents and council members are afraid rental housing could overtake even more neighborhoods in Ames. Kelly Diekmann, director of

planning and housing, proposed four possible options for what could happen to the owner-occupied housing areas. The council accepted the staff report with the possibility of pursuing one, or none, of the following options: density restriction to certain zones, a separation requirement, a quota of housing or neighborhood self-selection. Neighborhoods like the one on Hunt Street — which were originally built for owner-occupied living, meaning they were built with the idea individuals who come to Ames to build a family and settle down — have become rental housing. This

transformation, mostly taken over by students living four to a home, has changed parts of the community, leading to less families planting their roots. “Permanent residents are essential to healthy neighborhoods,” said councilmember Gloria Betcher. “We need to have a balance [of permanent residents and students], even near campus.” The legislation in the Iowa Congress could possibly no longer allow cities, like Ames, to create housing ordinances like the one that is currently in place. A current Ames ordinance allows three unrelated occupants

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per unit. The fear Matthew Goodman has is rental housing that was meant for owner-occupied housing will allow five or even more occupants to live in a house. “The limitation was created for diverse neighborhoods,” Goodman said. “Hunt Street being owner occupied is not realistic. There’s only one owner-occupied house left on Hunt Street.” However, councilmember Peter Orazem said he isn’t concerned with trying to control how many students are living in one rental home, but rather how many rental houses are in an area.

The Government of the Student Body vice-presidential debate was highlighted by a discussion of Veishea and overcrowding at the Memorial Union on Tuesday. Megan Sweere and Kathryn Leidahl discussed their individual campaign platforms and the issues they wish to resolve if they were elected. Sweere and her running mate, presidential hopeful Dan Breithbarth, are running under the “No B.S.” campaign slogan. To them, it means they will not have any self-serving intentions and care about what the students want on campus. Leidahl, who is running alongside presidential candidate Amanda Loomis, is campaigning with “Now More Than Ever,” which means the candidates are working for changes that will impact a large amount of the student body. The candidates discussed how they plan to address the overcrowding problems, which includes congestion on Osborn Drive, parking and crowded dining centers. Sweere said she and Breithbarth were looking into using space upstairs in the Memorial Union for students to eat, as well as looking into other options for students during the lunch hour. She said they were working with dining to have carts on central campus for 16 weeks where student organizations can sell food. “We do know dining has carts and there are ways to use dining dollars on outside venues,” Sweere

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Rock your body 2 - 5 p.m. at State Gym Take the time to honor your body as part of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. ISU men’s basketball 8 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum Iowa State will take on Baylor in a top 20 match up. Can’t make it to the game? Watch it on ESPNU.

Feb. 26 Open forum: University library dean finalist 3 p.m. at 2019 Morrill Hall Attend an open forum for Maggie Farrell, the dean of libraries at the University of Wyoming. Ferrell is one of four candidates to fill the position at Iowa State. A working artist’s life Lisa Orr 7 p.m. at the Kocimski Auditorium in College of Design Lisa Orr, a studio artist, will discuss how to be a self-supporting artist for those interested in the career. Cyclone Cinema showing 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. at 101 Carver Hall The Cyclone Cinema is showing Horrible Bosses 2. The admission is free for both showings. Lecture: National Security and Human Rights 7 p.m. at the Sun Room in the Memorial Union A panel will discuss how the United States government can legally and ethically maintain national security without violating rights. It will also discuss maintaining the balance of national security, foreign policy and human rights as part of the World Affairs Series. The Athletic Image 7 p.m. at 60 Hixon Students can will learn about eating disorders and nutrition as part of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

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Big 12 Championships All day at Leid Recreation Athletic Center Both the ISU men’s and women’s track and field teams will compete in the Big 12 championships. The event is free to attend. Mindful Eating 12 p.m. at 2021 Human Nutritional Sciences Building Students will have the opportunity to learn about mindful eating at a brown bag lunch presentation. It is part of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Lecture: This is Sparta! 4 p.m. at the Gallery in the Memorial Union A professor at the University of Nebraska Lincoln will present a lecture called “Ancient Government in the Modern Classroom.” Paint your own pottery: Dr. Who 5 - 8 p.m. at the Workspace in the Memorial Union Participants can paint their own Dr. Who-themed designs on pottery. The cost is four dollars for ISU students and five for the public. Love and Honor: Iowa in the Civil War 7:30 - 10 p.m. at the Fisher Theater Iowa sent a greater portion of its military-age men to the Civil War than any other state in the Union. Watch the story of four of these men and three women who loved them. The cost is 11 dollars for students and 18 dollars for adults. Comedian Adam Devine 9 p.m. at the Maintenance Shop in the Memorial Union Adam Devine, the co-creater, writer and star of the Comedy Central show Workaholics, will perform at Iowa State. The cost is 12 dollars for students and 20 for members of the public.

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4. West Virginia (22-6, 10-5 Big 12) [—] • W @ OSU, 73-63 • W vs. UT, 71-64

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• 10. Texas Tech (12-15, 2-12 Big 12) [—] • L vs. OU, 79-55 OT

6. Oklahoma State (17-10, 7-8 Big 12) [-1] • L vs. ISU, 70-65

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SUSTAINAPALOOZA ISU event promotes greener ways of living By Claire.Norton @iowastatedaily.com

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Megan Escherich, senior in statistics, rides a bike that makes homemade ice cream in a bucket at Sustainapalooza on Tuesday. Making ice cream was one of several activities available during the event.

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Dietetics interns Morgan Bax, Gina Martini and Amy Tillotson made pre-portioned snacks for the sixth-annual Sustainapalooza event, which was hosted by The Office of Sustainability in the Great Hall.

“The earth is not given to us from our ancestors, but is being borrowed by our children.” This is a quote that gives Randi Jenkins, junior in environmental science, empowerment and goose bumps each time she hears it. Jenkins, who is a part of the Green Umbrella — an organization that attempts to bring together different student sustainability clubs to make ISU students more aware of sustainable efforts — was a volunteer at Sustainapalooza on Tuesday. The sixth annual Sustainapalooza event, put on by The Green Umbrella, the Office of Sustainability and the Council on Sustainability, was held to generate appreciation for everything efficient. The Sustainapalooza event is meant to be an eye-opener for what can be made at home and be done daily to efficiently make use out of things that are regularly thrown away. It incorporates the three elements that is in every Live Green event: engagement, education and empowerment. The engagement is executed by the “leaving no trace” aspect of the event. Nothing will be thrown away, but rather composted and recycled, just as it should. Making poster folders as well as making hats out of recycled T-shirts also allow for an engaging way of recycling. The education portion of the event includes

learning how to make your everyday life more efficient through use of posters and informational handouts. Empowering those attending includes giving them things that they are able to take and use themselves. This allows for a useful and creative way for everyone to be green. Booths were set up throughout the Memorial Union’s Great Hall, giving information on how multiple programs are making a difference on campus. Other booths, called “Green-It-Yourself” included how to be efficient in the outdoor weather, how to create folders out of posters and how to make your own lip balm. There was also an opportunity for people to make ice cream by riding a bike. There were also tables set up to make hats for patients at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. “Being here, you can actually see what you’re actually doing and your impact,” Jenkins said. Other volunteers said they, too, felt a strong sense of responsibility for the environment. Kayla Hasper, senior in animal ecology and environmental studies, said living sustainably is better for the future generation to live in. “I feel like in order to preserve wildlife, you have to have a sustainable environment,” Hasper said. Other programs at the event, such the Bike Share Program, reassure the university’s future with an efficient and sustainable bike system for coming years. Sustainapalooza offered different positive re-

inforcements to the public. People could write a promise on a large thumbprint to represent the positive print people can leave behind. They could also write what they have contributed to a greener life on a leaf and place it on a tree to honor positive efforts people are doing to clean up their environment. The director of events for The Green Umbrella, Megan Koppenhafer, said the turnout for this year’s Sustainapalooza is comparable to past years, but is hard to judge due to the walk-in, walk-out kind of structure. Each poster, plate and all other crafts were recyclable. Those who wished to continue to live a more natural, sustainable dayto-day life could take home handouts to learn that being green doesn’t necessarily take a lot of resources or effort. Jenkins said the environment is something that she is going to prepare for her children and for the future. Supporting the environment was something that she always pictured herself doing in her future. “Knowing that this is something that I’ve wanted to do since high school is crazy,” Jenkins said. Jenkins will take a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity by traveling with the Green Program to Australia and Iceland this year to gain more information on how their companies achieve sustainability success and how she can help implement their ways in America.

International students discuss transition to ISU By Adam.Sodders @iowastatedaily.com Moving to a new country, learning and using a foreign language and coping with living in a different culture are all everyday experiences for international students at Iowa State. A panel made up of faculty, staff and students met to discuss life as a student from outside the U.S on Tuesday. The meeting was led by Jay Newell, assistant professor of journalism and mass communications. Three students were on the panel — Bohan Li, senior in mechanical engineering from Changsha, China; Hanxiao Hu, junior in journalism and mass communication from China’s Hubei Province; and Lea Johannsen, senior in history from Ames. Suggestions for lecturers and the university could help enhance the college experience for international students. “Better Wi-Fi,” Li said, who also said he wanted to see students have more academic help available. Hu said professors can

be instrumental in helping international students make social connections with domestic students in the classroom. “It is really hard to get to know someone,” Hu said. “We feel lonely, shy, every feeling we have is combined together.” Newell also asked about assignments given in class and whether they should have international examples or views within assignments. Li said problems sometimes arise for international students trying to understand examples provided in homework. Some things Americans take for granted, like “tractors,” and “hog farms,” were foreign and abstract concepts to Li during his first years at Iowa State. Li said he wished for international holidays to be taken into account by professors and faculty. He said moving tests, quizzes and assignments to accommodate for holiday observation would be preferable. “I wish that professors would find more ways to have interactions between American and internation-

al students,” Johannsen said. “We live in a global environment.” Hu said she wanted to see more equality with American students in how international students were perceived. “We are all students and we are all here to learn,” Hu said. Hu suggested international students get involved in clubs at Iowa State, and in doing so they would increase their chances of getting a job in the U.S. after college. Hu also recommends international students simply go to class and not be shy. Johannsen said studying English slang may help international students better understand Americans and make friends. She cited her experience learning Chinese as inspiration for this advice. Li suggested using alternative resources to help international students learn culture and language. Li said checking out websites like “College Humor” or “Reddit” is a useful way to become familiarized with English slang and informal language.

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Bohan Li, senior in mechanical engineering, Lea Johannsen, senior in history, and Hanxiao Hu, junior in journalism and mass communication, give suggestions for the university at an international student panel Tuesday.

Newell said he’s always looking for better ways to serve all of his students. “Acknowledging through examples and assignments that we’re in a big world here,” Newell said. Newell said that professors could use examples from outside the U.S. when giving the students classwork or giving a lecture, and lack of time is the big-

gest issue facing both international and domestic students. International students from 110 countries made up more than 10 percent of the 34,732 ISU students during the fall of 2014. Chinese students make up the single largest group of international students. When including Hong Kong and Taiwan, the number of students

rises to 1,967. Newell said international students are very brave for moving from what they know and learning in a new place, and that both domestic students and international students should interact and learn from one another. “There is this gap, this barrier that people think is there but it’s not really there,” Newell said.

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Scorpio - 7

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Make long-range plans. Figure out your finances today and tomorrow. Set up a budget to realize a vision. Find what you want close to home. Confront and diminish old fears. You run across an old friend.

Sagittarius - 8

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Resolve a breakdown in a partnership before it has time to grow. It’s a good time to get your message across. Don’t rely on logic alone, while presenting clear data. Dreams provide symbolic answers.

Capricorn - 7

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19) There’s plenty of work today and tomorrow. A communication could get garbled or delayed. Get assistance from an expert. Cite your sources. Sidestep obstacles by keeping your eyes peeled. Love calms you.

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(Feb. 19-March 20) Home is where your heart is today and tomorrow. You may find yourself cleaning someone else’s mess. Don’t overlook a loved one’s needs, yet let the kids do their share. Delegate practical tasks.

HEROES p1 the prejudice that plagued the country while serving in the military, Nakadate said. He remembers his father saying they were all trying to fight the war and stay alive. Matsumato and Nakadate were among many Japanese Americans who were loyal to America through the war. “Whether it’s my dad or Matsumato,” Nakadate said. “They were all saying, ‘well I’m going to serve my country even though there are these camps. I’m as patriotic, as willing to risk my life as anyone else.’” President Harry Truman gave a citation to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in 1946. “You fought not only the enemy, but you fought prejudice,” Truman said to the regiment, according to the Center of Military History. “And you have won.” ________________________ Nisei women also served the U.S. in World War II. One such woman, Grace Amemiya, served in the Cadet Nurse Corps. She shares her story in hopes that it will prevent similar prejudice from affecting other groups in America. Amemiya was 21 when Pearl Harbor was bombed. She said she was horrified. “Even though our parents came from Japan, Japan was the enemy,” she said. She had wanted to be a nurse since she was 8 years old, but was taken from her pre-nursing studies at the University of California, Berkeley when she had to go to the Gila River, an internment camp near Phoenix. Her family sold their car for $25 before going to the camp and had to get rid of most of their belongings. They were able to bring only what they could carry and were recommended to pack silverware and dishes because the government would not supply them. She started her new life with two suitcases. She served under a registered nurse in the camp. Some people were allowed to leave the camps if they had a job set up, so she left and became a

TAX p1 increase. “Granted, we have not raised the tax for a number of years, “ Soderberg said. “But to go from the 15th cheapest state, fuel wise, to the 13th most expensive with one bill, should be a wake up for everybody.” Ames’ Reps. Lisa Hed-

cook and housekeeper, and then joined the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. The last six months of the program required cadets to choose an area of specialization. She had two brothers in the military, so she wanted to help soldiers in an Army hospital, she said. This was her way of showing loyalty to the U.S. That decision brought her to Schick General Hospital in Clinton, Iowa. “We took care of our boys and really truly got to understand what it felt like to be a soldier and a patient,” Amemiya said. She became friends with the patients. She laughed and cried with them. She even bought liquor for them. Iowa was a dry state at the time, so Amemiya and other nurses would cross the border into Illinois to buy liquor for their soldiers. “We’d get out of uniform and they’d pay us to take a cab to Illinois, bring the liquor home and sneak it up,” she said. “We never got caught.” “The Army hospital was a wonderful experience,” she said. Amemiya married Sgt. Min Amemiya when he returned from the war. He had also volunteered for military service out of a camp. He passed away in

2000. They were not bitter about their internment and had to go with the flow because the government was doing what they felt it had to do, she said. “If you carry any anger in yourself, you’re just ruining yourself,” she said. “You’re hurting yourself, you’re not hurting anybody else. There’s nothing positive about it.” Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. This gave surviving camp members $20,000 each and apologized for their internment, saying that the camps were “motivated largely by racial prejudice, war hysteria and a failure of political leadership,” according to the National Archives. Amemiya said stereotype avoidance must be taught and lived to avoid prejudice against any other group of people and that loyal American citizens should be treated well. “We did get a lot of prejudices, being put into camp and all,” she said. “But we as American citizens wanted to do our best to help our country and our country per se was the United States of America.” ________________________ Cultural and religious stereotypes have continued to impact America.

American minority groups are inevitably affected by the United States’ relationship to their country of origin, Nakadate said. He related this to stereotypes some Muslims face now. “Suppose you’re Muslim today,” he said. “How you’re treated in the United States is effected by what some people claim Muslims are doing a world away ... just like the Japanese Americans were effected by our relationship with Japan in 1942.” Of the 1,163 hate crime offenses reported in 2013, 165 were motivated by anti-Islamic bias, according to a FBI Hate Crime Statistics report released in December 2014. “Islamophobia” is defined as an “exaggerated fear, hatred and hostility toward Islam and Muslims … perpetuated by negative stereotypes resulting in bias, discrimination and the marginalization and exclusion of Muslims from America’s social, political, and civic life,” according to a report from the Center for American Progress about the roots of the Islamophobia Network in America. Stereotypes against American Muslims and Islam are the latest chapter in America’s tendency to scapegoat based on religion, race or creed, according to the report. “We always want to find a scapegoat — someone to beat up so we feel safer,” Nakadate said. “That’s not a good way to be American.” Japanese-American incarceration is not a wellknown piece of American history, Orstrander said. “I hope [the film] touches people and moves people,” Orstrander said. “I hope they see it was a part of American history that isn’t known, but should be known.” Dusselier said that the incarceration of Japanese Americans was unconstitutional and that it is important to teach, even though it is a scar on American history. She also said that more emphasis should be placed on ethnic studies courses, so students can be prepared to make the world a better place. “Honor and Sacrifice, the Roy Matsumoto story” is available at Parks Library.

dens and Beth WesselKroeschell, both Democrats, voted in favor of the increase. The increase passage comes the same day as an “Infrastructure Report Card” for Iowa was released. The Iowa Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers gave Iowa a C- overall in their report

card. Iowa roads received a C-, while bridges received a D+. The report also noted that “1 in 5 of Iowa’s bridges is rated structurally deficient or posted with weight restrictions — ranking third highest in the nation.” Iowa’s gasoline tax was last increased in 1989.

The current tax is somewhere between 18 and 24 cents, depending on which fuel you purchase. The bill now heads to Gov. Terry Branstad’s desk, where he is expected to sign the tax increase into law. The increase will take effect the following month after it is signed.

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Grace Amemiya was an internee at the Gila River Internment Camp during World War II. Amemiya left the camp and joined the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, where she was stationed in Clinton, Iowa.

GSB p1 said. “It’s an exciting idea and there’s a lot of opportunity.” Leidahl said efficiency is key when battling overcrowding. “There are unused classrooms, offices, storage spaces in a way that are not helping students,” Leidahl said. “We want to explore how to better use that space.” Leidahl said they plan to alleviate issues in the dining centers by changing the shape of the tables in order to fit more people. The overcrowding issue may be most felt by freshmen in residence halls, which the candidates plan to address. Both candidates agreed that students should not be forced to move halfway through a year and residence halls should avoid using dens as student living spaces. “It’s important to keep that community aspect alive in resident halls,” Sweere said. Leidahl said getting input from freshmen who live in residence halls is incredibly important to their campaign. The executive candidates discussed their plans for a campus-wide event

CITY COUNCIL p1 “I want to be cautious of removing property rights,” Orazem said. “What we want to do is make sure people aren’t

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Megan Sweere, running mate of Dan Breitbarth, and Kathryn Leidahl, running mate of Amanda Loomis, discuss their campaign for vice president during the debate in the Oak Room of the MU on Tuesday.

that would be similar or serve as a replacement to Veishea. Leidahl said they were working with past Veishea executives to create an event for the fall semester to show what Iowa State has to offer. “We want a lot of the focus on the scholarship aspect,” Leidahl said. “It’s something that can be done in our term, but pushing it to the fall will guarantee it be done in a clean way.” Leidahl said they want to bring back traditions that were lost in the spring, but stay away from holding an event in April, due to safety concerns. Sweere said she and Briethbarth were also working on creating an

event similar to Veishea as a possible replacement. Cyclone Market was a collaborative creation between the candidates after the cancellation of Veishea. By next year, they would be able to have a collaboration among all colleges at Iowa State. “We plan on moving forward,” Sweere said. “Next year, bring back cherry pie, parade and a lot of the things that meant a lot to Ames community, as well as [the] Iowa State campus.” The candidates discussed other issues they plan on addressing if elected. Leidahl and Loomis plan on making campus more sustainable by creat-

ing a campus-wide recycling program involving all buildings at Iowa State. They also plan on working to do away with add/drop fees, in order to alleviate student expenses. Sweere and Breithbarth will work on incorporating more diversity on campus and understanding international students’ needs at Iowa State. Sweere said they had sent a survey to better gage students’ needs and interests, and pursue issues from there. Presidential debates will take place March 26 at the Memorial Union. Students can vote for GSB president and vice president at vote.iastate. edu March 3 and 4.

doing what they shouldn’t be doing.” During the past 10 years, neighborhoods like the one Betcher and Mayor Ann Campbell live in have seen an increase in

rental living. The direction of what will happen next depends heavily on what happens in the statehouse. For now, councilmembers were left to sit, debate and ultimately wait.

“I don’t want a gated community ‘A’ and a gated community ‘B’,” Goodman said. “We could be undoing of what this community fought so hard for years ago.”

IOWA STATE DAILY

OPINION

Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015

5 EDITORIAL

The good, the bad and the ugly United States history is best served with objectivity By Michael.Glawe @iowastatedaily.com

eorge Orwell’s inherited opposition to homosexuality as well as his early employment in the arm of imperialism does nothing to ruin his status as my favorite essayist. Likewise, the knowledge of T.S. Eliot’s and Evelynn Waugh’s gross anti-Semitism or Ezra Pound’s distinct alliance to fascism deter me from reading their work. Yet, in the process of learning of these deplorable attitudes, I am given a sharper understanding of imperfection and a resolution to be a better person than my forebears. That ideal is suffering from a gross usurpation spurred on by the same people who want to ignore the sins of our country and highlight only our goodness or perhaps create false equivalents in the name of “patriotism.” Why can’t history be objective like all of our academic pursuits? Academia is gradually undergoing the dissolution of objective truth into conspiracy and misapprehension pushed by yokels of the worst kind. One such example can be found in the National Review, which pumps out the same dogmatic piffle to promote a “balanced” approach to education. That is a noble cause, but how would the National Review, with clear political bias, define balance? Apparently, academia downplays the positive aspects of American history, aspects the Review classifies as “liberty, prosperity, democracy and saving the world from fascism a few times …” Orwell would have appreciated democracy’s involvement in the fight against fascism in Spain, but he only found allies in the anti-Stalinist socialist faction of Catalonia. He was indeed saving the world from fascism “a few times,” and severely late to the party. I’m sure that in the promotion of liberty, democracy and prosperity, the Review wouldn’t mind also displaying a history — alongside its fluffy language — of the utter oppression of the Native American population,

slavery and Jim Crow laws, the exploitation of the poor working class, the firebombing of Dresden and carpet-bombing of Cambodia. Numerous instances in which America was the antithesis of “liberty, democracy, and prosperity.” Learning about our history does not deter me from loving my country, hoping we can do good and appreciating the good we’ve done for the world. In my pursuit of humanitarian intervention, I have frequently endured the slander of “warmongerer,” but understanding our history gives me an understanding of that sentiment. Shame is a humbling instrument. A column was published by this newspaper bemoaning the juxtaposition of “good” and “bad” America on Tuesday, perpetuated by “leftists” — whoever those people are. The writer, Clay Rogers, penned an appalling example of what he believes to be “fairness.” As he writes, “There’s nothing wrong with teaching about America’s atrocities, but a fair account should be given. What modern textbook teaches children about the atrocity of the American welfare state? Which textbook teaches children about the bankrupting of our nation and the millions of lives that have been ruined due to social welfare programs?” What a disgusting comparison. How can any reasonable individual find our nation’s atrocities equivalent to social welfare programs that constitute a tiny portion of the budget, yet with enough potency to bring thousands of people out of poverty and make the “American Dream” — our scant excuse for capitalism — realistic? The firebombing of Dresden and Tokyo; slavery and Jim Crow, which many nations solved well before us; the ongoing suppression of women and forced exile or extinction of whole populations of Native Americans are all to be regarded akin to sheltering and feeding starving poor people? Yet the columnist continues in an attempt to prove such an atrocity outright by drawing a correlation between the welfare

provided for Native Americans residing in Canada and their suicide rate. If we’re talking about American atrocities, Canada has no guilt in the atrocities done by the United States, so it’s a false comparison anyway. Does the writer want us to believe that welfare leads to suicide? I dare say, in all my years writing for the Daily, this may be the sickest assertion ever published. The real irony, though, is that Rogers seems to deplore the lefty “Marxist” labeling of America as a frequent “oppressor,” yet he sets out to extinguish this imaginary revisionism by highlighting the suicide rate among Native Americans, whose history gives us the most haunting episodes of American oppression. The irony is furthered by a reference to Orwell, who fought for the working class and against Western imperialism, especially in India. The final muse made by Rogers regards an anthropological study on prostitution, a sharp turn from the previous diatribe against our history curriculums. At the surrender of cogency, the study of history and anthropology were merged into an incoherent blob. Anthropology involves defining entities and studying human beings, while history regards the cause and effect of events and the study of whole civilizations. If the facts are presented unbiased and objective, without lefty or righty definitions of “balance,” we will gain an important understanding of America’s history. That is, it’s an ongoing experiment. Looking back at our atrocities is a sobering affair, at once shaming and beckoning a change in sentiments. Rogers says that if history is taught in its entirety, every rational human will see that America is a good nation of good people. I seriously doubt that proposition, but that doesn’t mean I hate my country or believe we are the pushers of indiscriminate evil. We have fought for what is good and we can do more to spread goodness. As Samwise Gamgee from “The Lord of the Rings” proclaims, “there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo ... and it’s worth fighting for.”

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A pair of Iowa senators proposed a bill that would allow individual bars or entertainment businesses decide whether or not to allow 19and 20-year-olds into their venues.

Ban of bar ordinances is beneficial to owners, students Earlier this month, two Iowa senators proposed a bill that would no longer allow cities or counties in the state to ban 19- and 20-year-olds from bars or other entertainment venues. It would, however, leave the decision up to individual businesses to set their own age limits. With college towns in mind, this bill was created in hopes of keeping underage students away from binge drinking and house parties. The thinking is if 19- and 20-year-olds are allowed into places like bars and concert halls where their friends are, fewer would partake in dangerous drinking behaviors. If this bill eventually passes, whether or not it would have its desired effect is still up in the air. Many bars, like some in Ames, choose to impose their own minimum age requirement so even if the bill is made into law, there is no guarantee that 19- and 20-year-olds would be let into the same bars as their friends. Even if bars did not impose minimum age requirements, there is no proving that Iowa college students would choose to stay sober at a bar rather than drink at a party. Regardless if the bill does what it is intended to do, perhaps it is simply a step in the right direction for our society as a whole and college towns in particular. Social drinking has become a social norm, but drinking excessive amounts of alcohol and putting yourself at risk should not be accepted as normal or just an inevitable part of the college experience. In addition to the possibility of keeping younger adults out of dangerous house parties, this bill would also put more power back in the hands of the business owners. Now, individual businesses could decide whether or not to allow 19- to 20-year-olds into their bars and other entertainment venues. Business owners in all of Iowa’s cities would be able to choose to accept the revenue from 19- to 20-year-olds or decide to not allow them in the business and not accept the liability of having people under 21 around alcohol. It is important that this bill would not force bars and other venues like concert halls to accept 19- and 20-yearolds and would not allow cities to force these businesses to go the other way. It is simply the business’ choice and who better know a business’ needs and wants than the owners or managers themselves? Not long ago in this country, the drinking age itself was 18 and this discussion of bar-entry age for adults would be irrelevant. This bill does not, of course, lower the drinking age, but if the dissent for the bill comes from a fear that underage citizens will have increased access to alcohol, then the argument is not well founded. Allowing each business to decide its own policies will do nothing to harm Iowa bars, nor will it have a negative impact on young Iowans.

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Know the Bible before attacking it By Hall Block, junior in engineering On Friday, Michael Glawe wrote a piece on the National Prayer Breakfast speech controversy concerning Obama’s juxtaposition of ISIS actions with the Crusades. I do not wish to comment on this, as Christians have said enough stupid things in the hopes of defending something stupid, and I believe

Obama’s point was mostly solid. My concern is with the biblical reference to I Timothy 6:1-2. In his review, Glawe points to “the moral justification of slavery in Christian texts” and states that “the most disgusting and disgraceful passage of the Bible seems to cast its endorsement.” (Quick aside: there are many more passages in the bible that are much more difficult to swallow than this.) Unfortunately for him, he goes

on to quote a passage that has nothing to do with endorsement of slavery and certainly not with its moral justification. Looking at the context, history shows us that slavery was a fact of life at this time and even that, under the law, ordinary citizens were often sentenced to slavery if they were unable to pay their debts. Also, this command is written only to believers, and the entire point is stated: “so that God’s name

and our teaching may not be slandered.” This is not an endorsement of slavery, but a call to respect for the sake of the Kingdom. To quote the headline of the article that appeared immediately above Glawe’s, “History needs to be taught fully.” My point to Mr. Glawe: if you are going to reference the bible, be sure you understand it and are prepared to defend your position.

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SPORTS

Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015

OVERCOMING OBSTACLES ISU men’s basketball continues quest for regular-season title By Max.Dible @iowastatedaily.com The ISU men’s basketball team’s faults have been well documented, yet in the team’s most recent three-game winning streak, nearly all of them have been addressed. The Cyclones couldn’t defeat quality opponents outside of Hilton, losing four consecutive Big 12 road games before dropping a ranked Oklahoma State team and Texas in back-to-back contests away from home. The team’s adjusted defensive rating was the second worst among nationally ranked squads only a week ago, as it surrendered 86 or more points three times during a fivegame stretch. During its last three endeavors, however, the ISU defense has allowed only 67 points per contest. The ISU bench was destitute until Jameel McKay transitioned to a starting spot in favor of guard Bryce Dejean-Jones, who located a new-found efficiency as the team’s sixth man. The pine was also supplemented by the return of Matt Thomas’ 3-point stroke as the bench has averaged more than 25 points per outing during its last three games. When No. 12 Iowa

State (20-6, 10-4 Big 12) takes the floor at Hilton against No. 19 Baylor (20-7, 8-6 Big 12) on Wednesday, the Cyclones must address one final and potentially fatal flaw — their ability to handle rugged size, specifically on the glass. In the first meeting between the teams on Jan. 14, Baylor out-rebounded Iowa State 44-32, including 19 offensive boards as the Bears bullied their way to a one-point victory. Forward Rico Gathers was ISU enemy number one, tallying 14 points and 15 rebounds. The big man has not slowed down since. “He’s putting up double-doubles in halves right now,” said ISU coach Fred Hoiberg. “He’s such a load. He’s committed to going to the offensive glass every single time. He understands angles and when he makes the first hit, he’ll a lot of times knock you out of bounds.” The arrival of McKay has helped Iowa State shore up some of its rebounding and interior defensive woes. Yet, Gathers and the rest of the Baylor front-line play a game highlighted more by consistent physicality, which the slenderframed McKay is unable to negate all on his own — a fact displayed by McKay’s struggles against the potent Oklahoma front-line on Feb. 9.

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Junior forward Georges Niang drives the ball during Iowa State’s game against West Virginia on Feb. 14. Niang finished with 11 points and two assists, marking his 19th game in double-digit scoring. Niang will look to continue that success against Baylor on Wednesday.

It will take a concerted effort that includes rebounding from the guard positions and interior help from the likes of Georges Niang and Dustin Hogue if Iowa State hopes to keep Baylor’s physicality from putting the game out of reach. “Motley and Gathers are as difficult to prepare for as Austin and Jefferson were,” Hoiberg said. “[Baylor has] guys that just flat out rebound the ball and that’s what makes that zone so effective … the way they rebound out of it.” The unique Baylor zone, which combines elements from multiple traditional zone schemes, has

caused Iowa State fits in the last two matchups. The Bears jumped out to a 17-point lead less than eight minutes into the regular season game at Baylor and also held a 10-point lead in last year’s Big 12 Tournament Final against the Cyclones before ultimately falling short. “They find a way to make that zone look huge,” said junior Naz Long. “You have a guy like Rico Gathers down there, you’re not just going up there and just laying the ball up softly. You’ve got to finish right through him, so it’s a tough zone and they do a great job with extending the guards.” Fellow junior Georges

Niang said that the most important element to defeating a zone is finding its cracks, something even the potent Baylor defense can’t eliminate completely. “We’re really going to have to work on getting to spots that make them uncomfortable, put a lot of pressure on their defense and get to places where they’re not used to guarding,” Niang said. If the Cyclones are able to find their strokes against their 10th ranked opponent of the season, they won’t just have a shot to even the regular season score with the Bears. They will have an opportunity to tie the Jayhawks for the confer-

ence lead with only three games remaining. Long said that the Cyclones’ desire to both prove they can win a physical game and exact vengeance on Baylor are equally powerful motivators, but the chance at a title is what is driving his team the most. “That [loss to Baylor] hurt, especially because it was a game winner,” Long said. “So that’s definitely a game that we want to get back at home. We know we have to do it. We have to do something like win out in order to win this league and I feel like we’re right there, so this is a huge game.” Tipoff is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.

Moody records record-tying assist, helps Iowa State defeat Texas Tech By Ryan.Young @iowastatedaily.com Walking into Hilton Coliseum on Tuesday afternoon, senior guard Nikki Moody knew it was one of the last times she would get to do so as a player. And she wasn’t about to let the opportunity go to waste, either. Moody finished the game with 16 points and nine assists, enough to give Iowa State (17-10, 8-8 Big 12) a much-needed 59-47 win against Texas Tech (15-13, 5-11 Big 12). “It was certainly a game we needed coming down the stretch,” said ISU coach Bill Fennelly. “I though we played defensively really well. Offensively, a little shaky, but overall a very

solid defensive effort we needed.” Moody was just 10 assists shy of Iowa State’s alltime assist record coming into the game. The Dallas native finished with six in the first half and seemed on pace to break the record early in the second half. “At halftime, Brynn [Williamson] told me I had five,” Moody said. “So I was just like I’m going to go out there and get five more.” She kept racking up the assists in the second half, inching closer and closer to the record. But when she finally tied it with just less than four minutes left in the game, that assist turned out to be her last one of the night. Moody and her team continued to pull ahead of Texas Tech in the final min-

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utes and the senior soon found herself on the bench where she would stay for the remainder of the contest. The record, it seems, will have to wait until next time to be broken. But even though she had been inching to the record all night, Moody said she had no idea where she was. But in the end, she said she has a bigger focus in mind. “[The record] is just kind of right there, but either way I still have games to play,” Moody said. Moody now sits at 719 total career assists, and is tied with former Cyclone Lyndsey Medders for the all-time record. Medders, who was in attendance Tuesday, said she was just as anxious for Moody to break the record, and said she knows what this means for the program as a whole. “I gave [Moody] a hug [after the game] and said ‘break the damn thing already’,” Medders said. “I want her to break it. It means that we’re winning games, it means that our team is playing well and it means that Iowa State basketball is in a good place.” The record, which will

likely be broken Saturday when the team hosts Baylor in its final home game of the year, wasn’t the only headline entering Tuesday’s game.The regular season matchup was one that some were calling a “must-win” for the Cyclones in their attempt to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament in March. The Cyclones have been on the bubble lately in ESPN’s Bracketology, but ESPN analyst Charlie Creme put them back in the tournament as a No. 12 seed Tuesday afternoon. A loss to the Red Raiders, however, would almost certainly bump them out of the tournament. A win against the Red Raiders keeps the Cyclones in the hunt for a first round bye in the conference tournament, but where exactly they’ll fall is still up in the air. With several teams tied in the middle of the standings, a single win or loss can make a big difference. “Now you fall in the three through eight [seed] range,” Fennelly said. “Now you just kind of wait and see what happens tomorrow, and hopefully we can find a way to keep ourselves in that first round bye range if we can.”

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Senior guard Nikki Moody pulls up for a jumper during the ISU women’s basketball game against Texas Tech on Tuesday. Moody recorded nine assists in the game and is now tied for the ISU all-time record.

The Cyclones have just two more games in the regular season, and could use every win they can get to ensure a bid to the “Big Dance” next month. But instead of looking ahead to the conference tournament, or even breaking a team record, senior Fallon Ellis said their only focus is on the

next game. “I think that’s all of our focus, just go out there and try to beat Baylor,” Ellis said. “I know we can do it. I believe in my team. I think we can go out there, and if we just play the way that we need to … I think we can go out there and definitely win.”

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SELF Develop a positive self-image

Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015

By Katelyn.Sim @iowastatedaily.com There was an awkward pause at the ISU Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness table at the top of the stairs of the Memorial Union on Feb. 13, as ISU students struggled to write down something they loved about themselves on a craft foam heart. “I could write 30 things that I thought was beautiful about [each student who came to the table],” said Rachel Dalton, co-president of ISU Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness. “To see a student struggle to find even one thing that they loved about themselves to write down was extremely hard for me.” Although negative thinking and self-talk opens a door to depression and eating disorders, the human brain is naturally conditioned to recognize the negative as a survival instinct. ISU clinician and academic adviser Alison St. Germain volunteers her time and serves as an adviser for ISU Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness and understands the pervasive nature of self-talk, both positive and negative. “It is important to have a positive self-body image as it impacts everything ... It impacts our happiness,” St. Germain said. ISU Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness believes students can teach themselves happiness and cultivate a new way of positive thinking and with the

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The way someone looks at and thinks about themselves couldn’t be anymore important for both women and men. Placing small notes around a bedroom or bathroom with words of encouragement can help a person get through the day and provide self-encouragement.

help of co-presidents and advisers, here are a set of 4 mantras to encourage students to reshape positive thinking this February: I am enough. St. Germain suggests surrounding yourself with happy, loving, caring people who bring positive energy and avoid comparing themselves to others or social media.

“The best thing to remember is that you are way more than what your body is and you have a lot more to offer than what your body offers,” said Kelsey Finn, sophomore in pre-dietetics and member of ISU Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness.”Really dig deep and find the characteristics you love about yourself and

make those characteristics shine.” Rock your body. Of the 91 percent of college women who have dieted, 22 percent diet often or always, and 50 percent of men want to change their physique. It is becoming more and more imperative that students redefine what normal and healthy bodies look and

feel like. Remembering that mental and emotional components of being healthy and loving your body are as crucial as the physical component. To catalyze this mantra, ISU Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness will be hosting a “Rock Your Body Party” at State Gym on Wednesday from 2 to 5 p.m. in honor of

National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Go slowly. Whether it be the faster students can walk across campus or the faster students can graduate, for many students on our campus, faster is better. However, this can have toxic results that hide the value of quality work. Take a deep breath, re-evaluate your day, your homework assignment or the route across campus and remember to take your time. Not only has this proven to reduce stress, but it will also strengthen your resolve. Be open. Negative selftalk and body bashing are essential forms of conversation among friend groups on campus. “If you’re not body bashing, it’s almost like you’re missing out on the conversation” said Chloe Lundquist, co-president of ISU Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness. For many students, replacing negative self-talk with positive self-talk will feel foreign and strange. It may send questionable looks of peers in your direction but it will also provide a beneficial mindset that will improve mental and emotional well-being. “I believe over time, if positive things are repeated, one will internalize them and start to believe them” St. Germain said. A campus of healthy students needs to be a campus where students value their physical, mental and emotional health. To value that, students must value themselves.”

Fraternity trains in self-defense class

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Delta Sigma Phi fraternity members had a chance to learn about selfdefense skills in State Gym on Sunday as part of their membership development program. “Our membership development program collaborates all different aspects of life,” said Cody Hut, junior in industrial technology and vice president of membership development for Delta Sigma Phi. “Our program follows a monthly focus. … By no means is it mandatory or anything like that. Everyone shows up voluntarily. But everyone sees that they can benefit.” From taking cooking classes to learning how to ballroom dance, Hut explained that the purpose of the program is to be able to create skills that every member can use.

“I feel like self-defense, in my opinion, is one of those skills that most men don’t feel like they need to learn,” Hut said. “Of course we don’t want to promote striking first initially, but it’s very beneficial to have skills to be able to defend yourself. … Even if you have never put yourself in that situation or are trying to avoid it, things do happen, and we want to make sure that all of our members are safe.” The class was taught by Dylan Shoemaker, junior in kinesiology and health and president of MMA at ISU — an unofficial mixed martial arts organization at Iowa State — has 14 years of experience with mixed martial arts and other martial arts, including Brazilian jiu-jitsu and karate. He wants the general public to change how it views fraternities. “A lot of people talk about fraternities not in a positive light,” Shoemaker

said. “So, this is going to help not only keep the Ames community a little safer, but to increase the image and self-awareness of this fraternity so that [fraternities] can change their negative image.” A few minutes in the beginning was allotted for fraternity members to discuss possible situations they’ve been in where they may have been able to use the skills Shoemaker was about to teach them to their advantage. He followed with discussing street smarts, how to throw a basic punch and block punches and how to avoid further injury. Shoemaker also stressed the importance of when to act out on these skills. “What I teach tonight can only be applied when the other person hits first,” Shoemaker said. “If you hit them first and you beat them up, you’ll get charged with assault. … Wait until it

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Members of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity took advantage of a self-defense class at State Gym on Sunday. Dylan Shoemaker, junior in kinesiology and health, and president of MMA at Iowa State, taught the class.

actually happens and then react.” For members such as Caleb Burt, junior in aerospace engineering, having knowledge of basic selfdefense that can be used in practical situations was one

of the biggest takeaways hoping to be gained from this class. “Every student should have a basic understanding of what to do in a situation, whether that be how to throw a proper punch or

whether it should be knowing how to get out of a situation [or] how to avoid it,” Burt said. “And also, knowing the law and what the law says you legally can and cannot do [is important as well].”

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Preparing in advance for the ‘big day’ helps cut down costs By Leah.Gage @iowastatedaily.com The proposal has been made and now the wedding planning begins. Purchasing flowers, decorations and rings can make this special day expensive. During her years as a wedding planner, Lori Evans, owner of BLiSS events and staffing, worked with 10 to 12 brides each year. While some brides came in with a budget already decided, most did not. “Once the budget is set, all of the decisions can be made and I can guide them to their number one goal,” Evans said. “It’s not a fun thing to discuss, but the budget steers every decision in planning a wedding.” Some brides, however, will do the opposite and come in with an image in mind looking for answers about what kind of budget is needed to make it happen. “Most young brides today will find an idea on Pinterest without realizing the expense behind it,” Evans said. “A good example of this would be wanting to have orchids in the winter.” There are some popular trends that are affordable and can be utilized all year long. Mason jars can act as table decorations, flower vases or as drinking glasses, which guests can take home

as a wedding favor. They can also be dressed up with ribbon, glitter or canvas with a tea light inside to light the aisle for the wedding party to walk down. Other affordable “doit-yourself” decorations include painting used glass wine and beer bottles. They can be decorated specifically for the big day and used as vases, centerpieces and even as table number identifiers. Celebrations Wedding and Party Store in Ames sees an average of four brides each day, during wedding season, who are looking for guidance about what they are able to accomplish with their budgets. “If they have a set budget in mind, we can tell them where their money can be best utilized,” said Patty Tucker, manager at Celebrations Wedding and Party Store. For an additional purchasing and creation charge, some stores will offer to make decorations if they don’t have exactly what a person is looking for in their store. “If a person asks us to put together centerpieces for example, we recommend they bring the materials in to us,” Tucker said. “If we have to go out and buy the materials, we will charge more than it would cost for them to get it themselves and bring it in.”

TEA LIGHTS Create your own décor

Courtesy of Thinkstock Mason jars provide inexpensive options for table decorations, flower vases or drinking glasses at weddings. Other affordable decorations include painting used glass wine and beer bottles, which can be used as centerpieces or table number identifiers.

While Celebrations Wedding and Party Store does not provide the ability for brides to purchase items for their wedding, they offer a variety of rental options to make the bride’s special day possible. “We provide backdrops, tablecloths, sashes, lights and fabric for the ceil-

amounts of money can be lost in security deposits if these fees aren’t checked or purchases were already made. “We offer setup and do as much or as little as they want us to do. We can do just rental or we can do the decorating for their whole ceremony,” Tucker said.

ing and tables and chairs,” Tucker said. Before signing any papers, the couple should check for any rules or restrictions a venue might have. Restrictions can include limitations on caterers, DJ’s and wedding-assistance companies. Large

Do-it-yourself wedding decorations help couples save money and stick to the budget. These decorative themed tea lights are one example of a cheap, easy decoration that can be made at home. MATERIALS: • Tea Lights, as many or as few as needed • Thin decorative tape • Scissors DIRECTIONS: • Measure around the circumference of the tea light. The easiest way to do this is to take a string and wrap it around the candle. • Mark off the length and then lay it out on a ruler to get the exact length of the piece of tape needed. • Cut the desired length of tape. • Stick one end of the tape, sticky side down, to the side of the candle and begin to slowly wrap it around the tea light, keeping it even with edge of the tea light and removing any bubbles along the way. • Repeat on as many tea lights that are needed.

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