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Student Government

Finance

GSB begins allocations process

By Paige Godden Daily Staff Writer The Government of the Student Body is preparing for the 2011 regular allocations cycle.

The projected funds for this year’s allocations process is $1,372,2445.60, which is down $13,765.35 from the 2010 allocations cycle.

Tom Danielson, GSB finance director and senior in civil engineering, said there are many factors contributing to the decrease in funds including a 1 percent increase to the Analysis of Social Services and Evaluation Team from last year.

ASSET is a partnership between the GSB, city of Ames, the State of Iowa Local Department of Human Services, Story County, and the Story County United way.

According to the GSB Web site, “Services include mental health, probation, shelter, battery, childcare, and legal services. Because GSB is a funder in this process, these services are offered to students at discounted rates or even possibly without charge,” This year the GSB allocated $143,364 to the team.

Danielson, and Anthony Maly, a member of the finance committee, quickly counted forms that were turned in at the informational sessions and it was determined an estimated 146 groups were represented.

Danielson and Maly agreed this was a pretty standard number of groups going through the allocations process.

Now that the groups attended the informational sessions the online system to request budgets should be unlocked.

The GSB finance committee will be hosting budget help sessions on Feb. 6 from 1–3 p.m. in 1312 Hoover Hall, and Feb. 11 and Feb 12 from 5–7 p.m. in the West Student Office Space of the Memorial Union.

Budgets are due on Friday Feb. 12 at midnight, but will be accepted until Feb. 15 with a fine.

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Social Issues

Tension over bisexuality can lead to violence

By John Lonsdale Daily Staff Writer Dickinson, Texas is a big suburban town with perfect, white picket fences.

Adjacent to Houston and Galveston, Dickinson is the hometown of De’Chele, DeDe, Walker, freshman in education.

With its small town morals and high standards, Dickinson isn’t the perfect place its fences claim to be. Just as all towns and cities across the country, it contains a certain level of injustice, racism and hatred.

Walker knows this firsthand; She’s a bisexual African-American.

The 9th Annual Social Justice Summit, taking place in the Memorial Union’s Sun Room on February 5th and 6th, will provide an opportunity for students of all different backgrounds to come together to discuss the impacts of diversity and social justice and the significant issues attached to them. Friday, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm and Saturday from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, the summit is hosted by the Iowa State University Activities Office along with the Department of Residence, Department of Education Leadership and Policy Students, as well as the Multicultural Student Affairs Office. With registration free to 70 Iowa State students, the summit, formerly known as the Multicultural Leadership Summit.

Walker’s mother would disown her

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The Board of Regents voted to increase 2010-2011 tuition rates Thursday, but also voted unanimously to return the $100 spring semester tuition surcharge to students if the Iowa Legislature passes Gov. Culver’s recently released budget proposal. Photo: Jessica Opoien/Iowa State Daily

Tuition hike approved Six percent increase voted for 2010-2011 academic year

By Jessie Opoien Daily Staff Writer In a 7–2 vote, the Iowa Board of Regents voted Thursday morning to approve a 6 percent tuition increase for resident undergraduate and graduate students for the 2010-2011 academic year.

Proposed increase rates for out-ofstate students vary by university. Iowa State proposed a 4.1 percent increase

for non-resident students, while the proposed increase rate for non-residents was 6 percent at the University of Iowa and 3 percent at the University of Northern Iowa.

Support was unanimous from the university presidents and student body government presidents of the regents’ three universities in the discussion prior to the vote.

“At this point, I do agree that a 6 percent increase is a modest increase ... and is needed,” said ISU Government of the Student Body President Jonathan Turk, following ISU president Gregory Geoffroy’s recommendation that the proposal be approved.

“My position, at the beginning

of the discussion on tuition ... was to highlight the implication on students and students’ families,” Turk said.

Several regents mentioned sleepless nights as part of their consideration of the proposed tuition increase.

For those who opposed it, Gov. Chet Culver’s Jan. 27 announcement that he intends to restore $31 million to the regents’ fiscal year 2010 and 2011 budgets was cited as an important consideration.

Regents Ruth Harkin and Michael Gartner voted in opposition of the increase. Following the meeting, Harkin said, “I always think we should consider raising tuition as a last resort.”

Gartner cited a dismal Iowa econ-

omy as a reason to vote against the 6 percent increase.

“Although I realize life is very tough at the universities, from a financial standpoint, I do believe that it is easier for the unviersities, as institituions, to swallow this hardship than it is for the parents of the Iowan students,” Gartner said. Harkin stressed the importance of of “looking at the structure of universities” to increase efficiency.

“I very much fear that Iowa, the education state, is about ready to deprive many of the young men and women the opportunity to get an education, at least one that doesn’t leave them so

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Theater

Flooding

Actor impacts on spiritual level

Greek house undergoes costly repairs

By David Wise Daily Staff Writer His resume consists of many achievements, including composing music for NBC, having the lead role in a motion picture and earning two Golden Globe Award nominations. But it’s for his recurring role as Jesus that he is best known.

There are many reasons Ted Neeley feels fortunate to have performed the title role in “Jesus Christ Superstar” since the 1970s. One of the biggest is the influence his character and the production have on people’s lives.

“People come to me every night and tell me wonderful stories about how this project has influenced their lives in a positive way,” Neeley said.

“People come and tell me they found their spirituality. Families come together to talk with me on how it changed their lives.”

In addition to influencing people, his performance on the big stage took him to the big screen. After touring with the production, he was offered the lead as Jesus in the 1973 film version.

In 1974, Neeley was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, for best actor and best newcomer. He said he was surprised his name came up. He said sometimes he still can’t believe it but feels honored beyond explanation.

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to the theater for work — the production drew a negative reaction for being a rock opera that dealt with religion.

Neeley said the same lyrics, melody and show are being used today, but they are

The 42-year-old Alpha Omicron Pi sorority house is going through some expensive renovations this semester. On Jan. 6, the house endured a sprinkler system break that caused $45,000 in damages.

The flooding was due to the sprinkler pipe on the north wall of the dining room freezing during the frigid winter break.

Mary McAtee, junior in kinesiology and health, and member of Alpha Omicron Pi, was driving by the house over break and saw a couple of firemen walking around the house, “checking things.” They were actually surveying the damage.

“My initial reaction was of concern, because the house was supposed to be opening just later that week and I was supposed to be moving in there [for the upcoming semester],” McAtee said.

Instead of jumping to conclusions and worrying any of the other girls unnecessarily, McAtee decided to wait to hear if there was any news about what she had seen.

The next day she received an e-mail from the chapter president explaining the situation.

“It was simply a minor flaw in the insulation protection on an outside wall that allowed too much cold air in the cavity where the sprinkler pipe was located,” said Shirley Knipfel, financial and corporation relations adviser for Alpha Omicron Pi. The most damage was done to the carpet and wallpaper in the dining room and basement, along with water stain damage on the walls in the study room, computer room and ritual rooms.

None of the sleeping rooms or bathrooms on the second and third floors received any damage, however. Luckily, there were no personal damages either, and insurance will cover all but the deductible.

“Our first and foremost concern was protection of the health and safety of our collegiate members,” Knipfel said, “and this involved getting a professional water restoration company on-site as quickly as possible to remove the excess moisture.

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Ted Neeley, above, in his role as Jesus in the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Neeley has played this role since 1971.

Courtesy photo: Iowa State Center

Since Neeley has been performing in this production, some things have changed and some stayed the same. When he first started with the production in the ’70s, he said, he and the cast would have to fight their way through picket lines just to get

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1. Needle Felting: Valentine’s Day Critters Time: 10:30 a.m. Saturday Location: Workspace, Memorial Union Description: Learn to use wool fleece to sculpt baby

Kim Szcodronski, senior in biology and environmental studies, observes and records butterfly behavior Wednesday in the Christina Reiman Butterfly Wing at Reiman Gardens. Photo: Christine Naulty/Iowa State Daily

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2. SUB Film: “Zombieland” Time: 7 p.m. Sunday Location: Soults Family Visitors Center, Memorial Union.

Description: Free showing of the 2009 film “Zombieland”

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Time: 8 p.m. Monday Location: Great Hall, Memorial Union Description: Jeff Johnson has a commitment to

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Jan. 31 Linda Dudley, 42, 527 E. Lincoln Way, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. (reported at 12:30 a.m.)

Mercedes Humes, 22, 102 N. Riverside Drive unit B, was

arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. (reported at 2:14 a.m.)

Dominique Jackman, 25, 4820 Steinbeck St. unit 305, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. (reported at 2:14 a.m.)

Amber Kendall, 26, 2311 Ferndale Ave., was arrested and charged with public consumption. (re-

The information in the log comes from the ISU and the City of Ames police departments’ records. All those accused of violating the law are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

ported at 2:26 a.m.)

Shawntae Lowe, 26, 4310 Lincoln Swing, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. (reported at 2:14 a.m.)

Cody Menke, 19, 1415 Coconino Road unit 106, was arrested and charged with harassment in the first degree. (reported at 2:25 a.m.)

Toni Mortensen, 21, 1425 Coconino Road,

was arrested and charged with providing false information to law enforcement and interference with official acts. (reported at 3:07 a.m.)

Grant Northway, 20, of Pleasant Hill, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated. (reported at 4:16 p.m.)

Daniel Teschner, 19, and Kyle Lehner, 19, both of 108 Maple Hall, were

arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance.

Teschner was additionally charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Both were subsequently released on citation. (reported at 9:22 p.m.)

Officers responded to a complaint of a possible marijuana odor.

The investigation is continuing. (reported at 11:05 p.m.)

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Haiti

Local aid helps

By Tessa Callender Daily Correspondent

Alicia Hilsman, left, junior in elementary education, lights candles with other students during a vigil for Jon Lacina on Thursday at the Campanile. Those attending plan to continue holding vigils every night starting at 9:15, and holding a moment of silence at 9:30 p.m. Photo: Logan Gaedke/Iowa State Daily

Safety

Shark attack proves fatal for kiteboarder

By Brian Skoloff Associated Press Writer STUART, Fla. — There was blood in the water, the sharks were circling and a grievously hurt Stephen Schafer — his thigh gashed and his hand mauled — was screaming in pain by the time the lifeguard reached him.

The lifeguard pulled Schafer onto his rescue board, but his cries quieted as he drifted in and out of consciousness.

He would soon be dead, marking the first deadly shark attack in Florida in five years, and perhaps a rare instance of a lethal attack by a swarm of sharks.

Schafer, 38, was attacked Wednesday after-

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from PAGE 1 viewed as what he calls spiritual “Sesame Street” and accepted rather than protested.

“After all these years, people in general have realized that children, in virtual theater environments, learn about Jesus by singing these songs and watching this movie,” Neeley said.

“Therefore, it opens their hearts to wider interpretation of the gospels much earlier in life than if they just went to their respected churches.”

Neeley grew up in Texas and came from a religious background. He was raised a Baptist, and going to church was a regu-

noon a quarter-mile off South Florida’s Atlantic Coast while he was out kiteboarding — using a large kite-like sail to pull him along the surface on a board strapped to his feet.

When the winds lightened and his sail dropped, the Stuart man found himself in the water, surrounded by sharks.

Lifeguard Daniel Lund, 46, spotted Schafer as he scanned the ocean from the beach with binoculars about 100 miles north of Miami. He said Schafer appeared to be in distress but wasn’t flailing around.

The last fatal shark attack in the state was in 2005 off the Panhandle, where a 14-year-old girl was attacked while swimming about 100 yards off shore.

lar thing. He said “Jesus Christ Superstar” has influenced his spirituality in life through the concept of the production.

The concept, Neeley said, focuses on how Jesus was able to change the world in just a few years by sticking to his commitment until death.

Hundreds of years later, people are still influenced. Neeley said this shows how one person can make the world a better place.

Although Neeley is mainly known for his role of Jesus, he has performed and worked on a number of other projects during his career.

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In the future, Neeley plans to work with one of his old friends, Pepper Martin. Neeley and Martin are old musical partners and will create a country album together. Neeley has also been working on his own personal musical, titled “Pandemonium.”

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Haiti’s national motto, “L’Union Fait La Force,” or “Unity Creates Strength,” is something that a group of Haitian students here on campus believe strongly about, even more so after organizing aid efforts and seeing how supportive the Iowa State student body has been and how their efforts have created strength through that unity.

In mid-January, the group collaborated to raise awareness about the catastrophic earthquake that hit their home country by encouraging students to donate money simply by texting as well as starting up a food and clothing drive.

They stood outside the library for a day and handed out flyers encouraging people to make a five-dollar donation through texting the number on the flyers.

Vanessa Philogene, a senior in journalism and mass communication wondered about how many people would actually stop what they were doing in their busy day and text the number. She said, “It was amazing. We actually had people who were walking and they helped us handing out flyers and, to me that was awesome to see that people actually cared.”

The group got rid of a good 500 flyers initially, and they even had to go back and print off that many more for the day because people kept asking for more.

Though most students took a flyer and kept on walking, some texted and donated right there on the spot.

“It lets you know who’s really listening,” said Mikelange Olbel, graduate student in interdisciplinary studies.

Others had said they had already texted.

Olbel said, “At first it was hard. You had to deal with people asking questions and you kept playing images in your head, but they asked a lot of good questions.”

Olbel mentioned that there were a few people who took a flyer and didn’t even know what happened in Haiti, and although the lack of awareness was astonishing to him, he was grateful for the fact that he could educate others about the situation.

“One of the main things I kept on hearing is that we’re glad you guys are doing what you’re doing,” said Olbel.

“We feel so small to be in Ames, but having people to hear our story, I think that’s good enough for us,” said Philogene.

The group’s two-week food and clothing drive also turned out to be a success.

Though the first week was slow going, Philogene said, “The second week was like a flood.”

They ended up being able to fill an entire room with clothes and food and load up two trucks full for KLM International, a religious foundation in Des Moines that will be sending out the donations to Haiti.

“When we went to KLM, they were so grateful for it, and they said that that’s the first group that came that gave them so many things at once,” said Philogene.

Regardless of how big or small the donation was, every little bit was greatly appreciated. As Philogene said, it didn’t matter; it could have just been one shirt and that could change someone’s day.

“I am so impressed and so touched and feel so blessed at the same time, how many people came out and gave and gave, whatever they had,” said Philogene. “When we were putting everything in the trucks, I was like, ‘Man… this is awesome!’ People care, people want to be involved, people want to make a difference, people want to help us rebuild.”

Philogene is a member of the African Student Association and at one of their meetings she let the group know about texting “YELE” to make a donation to help Haiti out. She said everyone pulled out their phones and just like that, in five minutes, $400 dollars was donated to Haiti. “To me, that touched my heart, a lot,” said Philogene.

Amazed by the compassionate actions of others, Philogene was extremely grateful as well.

“I have to say thank you [to the people] for supporting us, because without you there would be no trucks, no van, no clothes to Haiti,” said Philogene. “I also have to thank god for this, that people care, because without him, to even put it in the heart of people, giving, it would not be possible.”

Olbel wanted to give a big thank you to those who have been helping their group pull these efforts off, including the Freshmen Council, Sig-

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Students dodge bullet of greater tuition increase The Iowa Board of Regents approved a 6 percent increase in tuition yesterday and the campus is already buzzing with opinions.

When the surcharge first came around, $100 caused a huge uproar among students, already walking financial tightropes.

We hope those students find a way to continue their education and that this increase doesn’t over-complicate the decision to get an education.

As a board, we wanted to come down hard on someone, to stand up for students, and find a way to approach this and form a plan of action. The problem is, there may not be a “bad guy” here.

The general tone during our meeting was that we dodged a bullet in some sense.

A 6 percent increase is non-negligible, but compared to some increases nationwide, we can breath a tiny sigh of relief.

Tuition is skyrocketing everywhere.

The state of Iowa’s budget, as a whole, was slashed. A 6 percent increase feels more like a flesh wound than the gash to the jugular some of us were expecting.

For some schools in California, tuition increases of 30 – 50 percent have been levied.

The problem is that, while comparatively small, $346 — $692 for out-of-staters — is significant, unless you were planning on “treating yourself” to an iPad. When families are already cutting budgets to the bare essentials, another $300 may be the last straw.

From this increase, however, we can see that the regents are trying to lessen the blow to pick-pocketed students; pending a proposed $31 million restoration of state funding to the regents, the controversial tuition surcharge will disappear. So, if it makes you feel better, that’s $100 previously spoken for that can be subtracted from the increase.

Unfortunately, and sorry if that actually made you feel better, today’s events still resulted in a $246 net for Iowa residents.

There are a few things to take away from this mess: First and foremost, keep things in perspective. Families nationwide are desperately compensating for tuition increases. If you’re an Iowa resident, laugh at your out-of state friends.

Most importantly, remember you’re not the only one pouring more cash into this bachelor’s degree cyclone (pun intended).

Remember, too, that we kind of dodged a bullet.

Second, pester Chet Culver and the Iowa Legislature. Make sure that Iowa’s government makes good on its commitment to education. If $31 million dollars — or any dollars for that matter — can be returned to the universities, then it certainly should be.

Any state appropriations that can ease the burden placed on tuition is an investment in the future of Iowa.

Third, try really hard not to complain.

Paying extra money, on top of an already exorbitant amount of money, for a service still facing scathing cuts is especially painful, but take solace in the fact that our student fees won’t increase until next year, when the recreation renovation takes effect.

Finally, if you hear someone complaining about the increase while wearing brandname clothes and new shoes, and sporting an iPod and a Blackberry, call them out. ™

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Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow on Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., to see his shadow, forecasting six more weeks of winter weather Tuesday. Photo: Gene J. Puskar/The Associated Press

No more Phil?

PETA suggests the furry forecaster be replaced with groundhog robot

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hat is there to look forward to in February? If you live in Iowa, there’s not much to anticipate for at least a month except more bone-chilling temperatures, gusts of snow, and winds that threaten to rip your face off.

There are the select few who would argue that a little holiday called Valentine’s Day is a bright spot on the otherwise barren February calendar. But for others, Feb. 14 is just another reason to stay in the house and try not to freeze to death.

Nevertheless, there is one day in February that we can all appreciate, because it allows us to trust the instincts of a certain furry friend to help drag us out of our winter funk in anticipation of the spring that awaits us. That day would be Groundhog Day, and that furry friend would be the reliable Punxsutawney Phil.

Whether or not we choose to rely on little Phil for an outlook on the remainder of the winter is up to us.

However, no American can deny that Groundhog Day is a national pastime dear to many hearts. What’s more, Groundhog Day would not be the day it is without, well, the groundhog. And where there is a small, furry, four-legged friend getting press coverage, you had better believe there is a little group called PETA wanting to get coverage as well.

That’s right, folks. It was only a matter of time before People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, more commonly referred to as PETA, decided that it was time for them to step in and declare that Punxsutawney Phil is being exploited and forced to succumb to the flash bulbs and media hype that surround him one day out of the year.

So the group went ahead and made a fairly reasonable request to the organizers of Pennsylvania’s Groundhog Day festival before the celebration this past Tuesday. They asked that furry Phil be replaced with — drum roll, please — a robot.

Yes, replaced with a mechanical, ani-

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is a sophomore in animal ecology from Chicago.

matronic model of a groundhog. William Deeley, president of the Inner Circle of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club — I swear, it’s a real club — shot back at PETA, claiming our beloved Phil is “being treated better than average child in Pennsylvania,” and naturally did not give in to PETA’s outlandish request.

Somehow I find something slightly disturbing about Deeley’s statement, but I’m going to have to side with Phil and his caretakers on this one.

Animal rights are of utmost importance to me, being an animal ecology major, and I’d like my career to ultimately focus on animal conservation. However, I feel that PETA has really outdone itself on this one.

It seems like they just go searching for any possible press coverage. I’d venture so far as to assume that Punxsutawney Phil loves his job.

That little groundhog has got to be the envy of every groundhog out there.

I bet his tiny heart skipped a beat when PETA suggested replacing him. After all, he gets fed regularly and has a safe home 12 months out of the year. He’s also got the easiest job I can think of, which is to poke his head out of a hole one day out of the year and smile for the cameras.

That little guy is waited on hand and foot, and I think it’s wonderful that he is one more animal that doesn’t have to worry about harsh living conditions or surviving through the night.

What would PETA suggest happen to Phil if it had actually gotten its wish and replaced him with a robot? Let him loose in the wild and expect him to fend for himself when all he knows is living in captivity? It’s absurd.

Aside from the fact that Phil is much better off in captivity than in the wild, PETA would have forever altered an annual American celebration.

How strange would it have been to turn on the television on Groundhog Day and see

a furry robot awkwardly twitch its way out of a hole and smoke and sputter in response to its adoring fans? It’s almost comical.

I’m having visions of laser eyes and a robotic groundhog wreaking havoc on the residents of Punxsutawney, Pa. Kidding aside, I think it’s wonderful that PETA works toward the ethical treatment of animals. That being said, I do not agree with the radical ways in which members go about trying to work toward their cause. If they want to be taken more seriously as an animal rights group, they should seriously consider the issues they take on. Replacing Punxsutawney Phil with an animatronic is not only impractical; it’s frankly pretty weird.

Why this story annoys me has much to do with how radical groups seem to sometimes be more concerned with garnering attention than effecting change.

I understand that not everyone is happy to sit back and let others solve problems they feel need to be fixed, and if it weren’t for radical people pushing for change, I think it’s safe to say that the United States would be a very different place.

However, it’s a bit much when groups like PETA seem to abuse the cause they’re working toward to gain more publicity. To PETA’s credit, they do work toward the actual protection of animals when it comes to skinning and slaughtering, which is an issue that needs to be recognized. But making a big to-do about how it is unfair to subject a groundhog to flashbulbs and crowds is nothing more than a radical group trying to draw attention to itself.

It makes me feel like some of the members of PETA were sitting around having coffee, twiddling their thumbs, and then realized destroying Punxsutawney Phil’s career for their own gain seemed like a good idea. So kudos to you, PETA, for looking out for our furry friends, but try as you might have, you did not succeed in ruining my February.

That little groundhog sets the stage for the rest of my winter, and if I have to start trusting the instinct of a robot over the real thing, you will have succeeded in diminishing what little hope still keeps me going in winter. I know Punxsutawney Phil is not a very reliable source to begin with, but he is most certainly cute, and that definitely helps.

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Varsity Theater silly investment for GSB

Recent tragedy reminds us what is important

With all due deference to the Government of the Student Body Varsity Theater research task force, the idea that student fees should be used to purchase a movie theater is asinine.

First, Ames already has an abundant number of movie theaters either in the city or close by.

In a perfect situation where the proposed Cyclone Cinema is able to purchase a limited number of reels of blockbuster movies, they would be in direct competition with Cinemark Movies 12, a company with abundantly more resources and advertising power.

If the hypothetical Cyclone Cinema were to pick up movies later than when they are first released or turn their attention to independent movies, they would be in competition with Cinemark North Grand 5.

The small benefit to Campustown of buying the former Varsity Theater would be heavily outweighed by being in direct competition with pre-established companies.

The fierce competition within the city is not the only

As news of Jon Lacina’s disappearance reached me on Friday night, I was really caught off guard.

Jon was a member of my graduating class at Grinnell High School three years ago, and though I wasn’t close friends with him, it still hit me pretty hard.

It was especially ill news because just one week ago, I went to a visitation of a classmate who passed away at an all too young age of 20, and to have the possibility of losing another is both saddening and scary, especially at our age.

While having a conversation with my mom about Jon’s disappearance, she said something that inspired me to write this letter.

She told me (and has told me before), that she gets worried when she doesn’t hear from me either by e-mail, phone, or even

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is a junior in logistics and supply chain management.

Facebook.

On average, I try to e-mail or talk to my parents at least once every two weeks, if not every week, just to say hello, or to tell them about Iowa State happenings.

I’m fortunate to be only an hour drive from home, and often see my parents when they come to athletic events.

I am writing this letter to remind my fellow students that it is important to keep in touch with loved ones and friends back home.

Not only do your parents like to hear from you because they care, but it helps them to know that you care about them as well.

So take out the ear buds, switch off Facebook, and give those you care about back home a friendly call or e-mail, it only takes a second, and can mean a lot to them.

Please keep Jon and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Corey Becker

is a senior in political science. concern with the current plan before the Student Body Senate.

The budgetary numbers for the proposed takeover of the old Varsity Theater are just staggering.

Take any business major and tell them that, on limited resources, you were planning on funneling $177,182 into renovation costs into a potential business with projected operating losses for a five-year lease with no profit potential in sight.

They would tell you that you would be better off investing in General Motors.

Even though I don’t think that GSB should be getting into the movie business, a potential profit on their behalf would lessen that doubt.

That is, however, not the case.

We are in the midst of deep financial recession that has hit the university hard.

Now is not the time to invest money in a failing business plan.

Sports NCAA Football

Badgers hire Ash to coach secondary MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin has hired Chris Ash to be the Badgers’ secondary coach.

Ash is a 13-year coaching veteran who worked last season as the defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator at Iowa State. National signing day was Wednesday.

Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema says Ash brings tremendous experience to their program and believes his transition to the Badgers will be seamless.

Ash spent eight of the last 10 seasons at Iowa State. In 2007-2008, he worked in the same positions at San Diego State before returning to the Cyclones last year.

— The Associated Press

MLB

Cubs settle with Marmol, add Millar CHICAGO — Pitcher Carlos Marmol and the Chicago Cubs have agreed on a one-year deal. The contract is worth $2.1 million, midway between the figures the sides exchanged in arbitration last month.

Chicago also agreed to a minor league contract with 38-year-old first baseman Kevin Millar. Millar hit .223 with seven homers and 29 RBIs for Toronto last year. He has spent 12 seasons in the majors, including Boston’s 2004 championship team. His uncle, Wayne Nordhagen, played for the Cubs in 1983.

Marmol was 2-4 with 15 saves and a 3.41 ERA in 79 relief appearances last year. He became the closer in August. Marmol sought a raise from $575,000 to $2.5 million and was offered $1.75 million.

Shortstop Ryan Theriot is the Cubs’ last player in arbitration.

— The Associated Press

Tigers invest $80 million in ace Verlander

By Larry Lage AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Justin Verlander likely would have earned a nine-figure contract if he was able to stay healthy and successful for two more seasons.

Instead, Verlander agreed to an $80 million, five-year deal to stay with the Detroit Tigers.

“It wasn’t very tempting, to be honest,” he insisted Thursday after the contract was finalized. “It’s fun to think about, but why risk anything else if you know this is where you want to play baseball? And, I certainly don’t plan on my career being over in five years.”

In fact, Verlander is aiming at an honor that could potentially happen five years after he retires.

“I have one goal, and that’s to make it to the Hall of Fame,” he said. “If you get there, you’ve done some things right.”

The Tigers will get a good return on their investment if he makes progress toward that lofty destination. In the meantime, they won’t have to deal with the possibly trading the right-hander or risking losing him in free agency.

Verlander’s deal that avoids a salary arbitration hearing includes a $500,000 signing bonus, $6.75 million this season, $12.75 million next year and $20 million in each of the following three seasons. He would have been eligible for free agency after the 2011 World Series.

NHL

Hicks group will explore sale of Stars

By Schuyler Dixon Associated Press Writer DALLAS — Tom Hicks, the financially strapped owner of the Dallas Stars, is exploring a possible sale of the NHL team.

The Hicks Sports Group said Thursday it has retained Galatioto Sports Partners to look for new investors and explore the idea of selling a majority stake in the NHL team.

Team president Jeff Cogen said Hicks has received “numerous” inquiries about the team, but a sale is not certain.

“I think the Dallas Stars are a model franchise, kind of the pride of the NHL relative to the Sun Belt,” Cogen told The Associated Press. “I would envision that we would be a very appealing asset for the right person.”

Less than a year after defaulting on $525 million in loans backed by the Stars and baseball’s Texas Rangers, Hicks has already agreed to sell the Rangers to a group led by Pittsburgh attorney Chuck Greenberg.

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Iowa State’s program seeks its 1,000th all-time dual meet victory

By Jake Calhoun Daily Staff Writer A little more than a month ago, first-year ISU football coach Paul Rhoads found success in Tempe, Ariz., when he led the Cyclones to a 14-13 victory over Minnesota in the Insight Bowl. Fast forward to this Sunday, when first-year ISU wrestling coach Kevin Jackson will be seeking the ISU wrestling program’s 1,000th all-time dual victory in the very city in which Rhoads led his team to victory.

Iowa State (10-2, 2-0 Big 12) is coming off an impressive victory over sixth-ranked Cornell, 24-13, in which seven Cyclone wrestlers recorded victories en route to the dual win. The Cyclones will continue to build momentum with a win against an Arizona State team that dropped from the top 25 after a 35-5 loss to Pac-10 rival No. 21 Oregon State.

With a win, Iowa State will become the first school in the nation to win 1,000 dual matches in the sport of collegiate wrestling.

“It says a lot about our program,” Jackson said of the potential 1,000th dual victory. “A thousand dual wins says that we’ve won a whole lot of matches. We’ve been doing it for a long time and to have that thousandth win says a lot about our program, a lot about the tradition and what’s expected of our wrestlers and our coaches.”

The Sun Devils (8-5, 3-1 Pac-10) have suffered losses to Oklahoma State and Oklahoma earlier in the season, and proceeded to fall to Ohio State and Wisconsin at the NWCA/ Cliff Keen National Duals in late December before their recent loss to Oregon State. They have been beaten by at least 13 points in each loss.

“Arizona State is struggling this year a little bit with the changeover in coaches, so we’re hoping to go there and perform at a higher level than we did this weekend and [get] our 1,000th win as a university,” Jackson said. “That’s motivation enough for our guys to go out there and perform.”

The marquee matchup of the dual will be the 125-pound match, pitting the Cyclones’ Andrew Long against third-ranked Anthony Robles.

The fifth-ranked Cyclone grappler

Jerome Ward wrestles Illinois’ Jon Dergo on Jan. 16. Ward and Iowa State will try to get the program’s 1,000th all-time win Sunday. Iowa State would be the first program to reach 1,000 wins. File photo: Manfred Brugger/Iowa State Daily

is 21-4 on the season with six major decisions, five pins and four technical falls — three of which came in dual meet action. Long is coming off a crushing loss against Cornell’s Troy Nickerson, who won by fall with a fall time of 2:03.

“He’s lost to some quality kids,” Jackson said of his 125-pounder. “I don’t think we have to do a whole lot to get him back on track, because he knows he has to step up against a kid that’s one of a kind.”

Questions still arise as to who will be given the starting spot at 174 pounds. Duke Burk started the season ranked nationally, but lost nine straight matches after sustaining a couple of injuries, which has sidelined him from action. Chris Spangler stepped in for Burk in two dual meets, losing both matches.

“We’re not satisfied with either one of those guys’ performance at this point, and we think they can wrestle better,” Jackson said of his competing 174-pounders. “I wouldn’t say it’s an open competition at this point. At this point right now I think Burk would meet the standards to qualify for the

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NCAA tournament, so that becomes a bit of an issue as well. Obviously, Duke is a veteran, he’s a senior and we expect him to perform like seniors are supposed to perform, and right now he’s got some work to do to get there.”

Both Burk and Spangler are listed on the program for the secondranked Cyclones.

Bobby Douglas, who coached the Cyclones for 14 years, discussed the significance that this victory would have on the wrestling community as a whole.

“I think the significance is the fact that Iowa State has set the standards for wrestling from the very beginning of the American Wrestling program,” said Douglas, whose 198 coaching wins ranks second all-time among Cyclone coaches. “It’s a worthy tribute in that it pays tribute to all of those coaches who played a role and all of the athletes who played a role. It also shows the landmark accomplishments of a storied program that has set the standards for all to follow.”

Douglas, now the assistant athletic director for ISU wrestling, attributes the program’s success to its leader-

ship in the field of diversity among collegiate athletic programs across the country.

“Iowa State has led the nation in diversity, and as a young athlete when I was being recruited, the first things I took into consideration was the tradition and the diversity of the programs that were recruiting me,” Douglas said. “At that time, Iowa State had, by far, the most diversity. Since that time, it has shown by its efforts to develop its wrestling program that it stands at the front as far as tradition and accomplishment.”

Douglas spent 18 years as head coach of the Sun Devils before beginning his coaching tenure at Iowa State in the 1992-1993 season.

The Cyclones will begin their quest for their 1,000th win this Sunday at 3 p.m. at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz.

“Too bad it’s not going to be at home, but hopefully we can celebrate it at home,” Jackson said of the potential 1,000th dual victory. “I don’t want to motivate the Sun Devils in any way, but we expect to do what we’ve done for years and that’s win dual meets.”

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No. 10 Wildcats waltz into Ames

By Chris Cuellar and Nate Sandell Daily Staff Writers Yet another highly ranked Big 12 power is coming to Hilton Coliseum for Saturday’s game, but the team isn’t a typical Brackins conference bully.

The Kansas State Wildcats, led by experienced guards Denis Clemente and Jacob Pullen, will look for their team’s fourth straight win in Ames with their No. 10 national ranking.

Coach Frank Martin’s starting lineup is made up of three transfers to Manhattan, Kan., and there is only one state native on the entire roster.

Iowa State is coming off a 21 point defeat at Baylor on Wednesday, and will look to right the ship against a Wildcat team that is scoring 81 points per game.

The Cyclones have only reached that number twice in conference play, in defeats to Texas and Oklahoma.

ISU coach Greg McDermott is 0-17 against ranked opponents since his arrival in Ames, and will have to attempt to get No. 1 against the most fouled team in the nation. Kansas State has defeated then-No. 1 Texas and lost to Kansas by two in overtime last weekend.

With slashing guards Clemente and Pullen, Kansas State leads the country in fouls drawn per game (26.1) and free throws made per contest (21.2).

Craig Brackins has reemerged for the Cyclones.

Leading the team in scoring in the last two games after not doing so in the previous 10.

Last year’s First Team All-Big 12 forward has only shot 41.8 percent

Greg McDermott talks to guard Chris Colvin against Colorado last Saturday. The Cyclones face Kansas State this Saturday. File photo: Manfred Brugger/ Iowa State Daily

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Brackins will likely need to do more for the slumping Cyclones to knock off the No. 10 team in the land.

Pink basketballs — Iowa State will set aside its Cardinal and Gold threads this weekend, and instead don pink jerseys and shoes.

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ISU guard Alison Lacey puts up a shot against Texas Tech on Wednesday.

The Cyclones face Missouri on Saturday. Photo: Tim Reuter/Iowa State Daily

Cyclones face tilt with unpredictable Tigers

By Travis J. Cordes Daily Staff Writer For a team holding a mediocre 11-10 overall record and currently last in conference play at 1-7, Missouri has been an interesting team this season.

The Tigers have had serious ups and downs over the last month and have been the most erratic team in the Big 12 thus far.

Missouri lost by an average of 15.5 ppg in back-to-back games against Big 12 doormats Kansas State and Colorado, and followed that by beating then-No. 10 Baylor by eight—all in a span of two weeks.

Just three days prior to beating Baylor, Missouri took then-No. 13 Oklahoma to the wire, losing by a single point in the game’s final seconds.

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Lied to host inaugural Cyclone Open

By Kasey Sutherland Daily Staff Writer

Anthony Johnson participates in the long jump during the ISU Open at Lied Recreation Athletic Center on Jan. 22.. The ISU men and women will both compete in the inaugural Cyclone Open this weekend against a field without any Big 12-level competitors. Photo: Tim Reuter/Iowa State Daily

out to put on a show.

“I think any time we’re going to put on an Iowa State jersey, we’re going out

there to compete,” Wiens said.

“It doesn’t matter whether it’s Big 12 schools or small schools, we put it on

and we want to represent well.”

Representing themselves at the fourth indoor track meet of the season

NFL

Union leader paints bleak picture

By Tim Reynolds AP Sports Writer

Smith, who often repeated phrases for emphasis. “And that makes it incredibly difFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. ficult to then come to players — The question to DeMau- and say, on average, each of rice Smith was simple, coming you needs to take a $340,000 from Cincinnati receiver Chad pay cut to save the National Ochocinco, asking how seri- Football League. Tough sell. ous he viewed the possibility Tough sell.”

Smith said the NFL would of football not being played in receive $5 billion from its net2011.

“On a scale of 1 to 10,” work television deals even if no games are played in 2011. He Smith said Thursday, “it’s a 14.”

With that, the executive regarded that as proof owners director of the NFL Players As- are preparing for a lockout.

“Has any one of the prior sociation painted perhaps the bleakest picture yet regarding deals included $5 billion to not prospects of labor strife in the play football?” Smith asked, league, which could be look- referring to previous contracts ing at a 2010 season with no that were extended or redone. salary cap and, if the collective “The answer’s no.”

Some of Smith’s nearly bargaining agreement expires question-andas scheduled in March 2011, a hour-long answer session during Super lockout that year.

“I keep coming back to an Bowl week was spent reiterateconomic model in America ing past claims, such as team that is unparalleled,” said values increasing “almost 500 percent” over the last 15 years.

98308_avenuehealth_1x5.ai PM There 1was2/4/10 also a call4:09 to have all 32 NFL teams open their books to show who was losing money and how much.

Smith also said he wanted

teams to contribute what, ultimately, would be millions into what he called “a legacy fund” that would better support retired players.

Most of his focus, however, was on getting a new CBA. “I really and truly in my heart believe we’ll get a deal done,” NFLPA president Kevin Mawae said. “But there’s going to have to be some give and some take and not just taking from one side all the way.”

The league’s response, in part, said that teams like the Green Bay Packers — whose audited financial statements are the only ones the union said it has seen — have had a 40 percent decline in profits.

“In most businesses, that would be a serious cause for concern,” said Jeff Pash, the NFL’s executive vice president and chief counsel. “It would indicate a serious issue that has to be dealt with. You look at your single largest expense, which is player costs.”

Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning, whom the Colts are planning to soon

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“I think as a player, I feel we have a pretty good thing going right now in the NFL,” Manning said Thursday. “It would a shame for something to have to change along those lines. I understand kind of like when a player is holding out or a player contract, there is a business side of this that can be tough. It is not always pretty.”

Smith said the latest NFL offer to the players would reduce their share to 41 percent of applied revenues from about 59 percent. He emphasized that the teams take $1 billion off the top of the estimated $8 billion the league generates.

Pash argued that the $1 billion reflects actual costs incurred, money “invested in things like NFL Network, NFL. com, putting games on overseas, all of which is intended to and has in fact had the effect of generating substantial additional revenues, 50 percent of which go to NFL players.

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from PAGE 5 “Offensively they run a lot of stuff,” coach Bill Fennelly said.

“But they have been kind of like us: a little inconsistent. But when they get it going and they get energized, they’re playing with a positive, nothing-to-lose attitude. If they get hot and play the way they want to play, they’ll be good.”

For the second straight weekend, the Big 12 scheduling committee opted for another Sunday afternoon game for the Cyclones in lieu of the traditional Saturday matchup. This follows last weekend’s road game at Kansas State.

“We kind of have a rhythm now after having a Sunday game last weekend, too,” said senior Alison Lacey. “We’ll get the day off tomorrow, then have an extra day to travel, so we’re getting settled in after doing it against K-State.”

Last Sunday’s matchup wasn’t kind to the Cyclones, as they were upended by the conference’s ninth-place Wildcats 73-67 on the road in Manhattan.

While the extra day over the weekend may give Iowa State some much-needed rest, it will, however, force them to be on the road while the rest of the nation is enjoying Super Bowl Sunday.

“After what I saw tonight [against Texas Tech], I think our team needs an extra day off,” Fennelly said. “Then we get a couple more days off with no weekday game next week. I’d rather be with my family like

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Breast cancer awareness is especially important to coach Greg McDermott, whose wife, Theresa, has battled the disease for the last couple of years.

The disease is currently in remission.

“She’s doing great, but part of the reason she’s doing great is because her cancer was detected early,” McDermott said.

“And that’s what this is really about. It’s about awareness and it’s about people knowing that they have to be proactive with their health.”

Iowa State’s student section, Cyclone Alley, will join the team by giving out pink T-shirts to Cyclone Alley members.

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This second weekend road match in a row will give Iowa State another chance to take the first game in the home-away series with a North opponent.

A win on the road would propel the Cyclones to an early advantage in the series before Missouri visits Ames in two weeks.

“When you play Northern Division teams on the road first, it’s a chance to steal a game and come home with a better chance to sweep,” Fennelly said.

“It always makes it easier on us when we can get the first one.”

Wins away from Hilton Coliseum haven’t eluded the Cyclones by any means this season, as they boast a 5-3 road record that includes a big win at then-No. 20 Texas and a resume-boosting nonconference win over Minnesota.

The Cyclones took both games against Missouri in decisive fashion last season and hope that the challenges they have experienced on the road this season will contribute to another strong showing Sunday.

“We’ve played well on the road this year,” Lacey said. “It’s always great to steal a game on someone else’s home court, but it’s not easy going anywhere and getting a win in this conference.

But if we stay fundamental and stick to Coach’s scouting report we’ll be just fine.”

Tip-off at the Hearnes Center in Columbia is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday and will be televised on Fox Sports Midwest.

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For the first time, Lied Recreation Athletic Center will host the inaugural Cyclone Open this Friday and Saturday.

The first Cyclone Open comes just one week after Iowa State competed at the inaugural Bill Bergan Invitational at Lied, named for former ISU track and field coach Bill Bergan.

This meet won’t carry quite the level of competition as last week’s meet.

There are no Big 12 track and field teams competing, but it is still an important meet for the Cyclones.

“It’s still about getting on the track and getting it done,” said assistant track coach Nate Wiens.

“We only have so many meets until conference.”

Some of Iowa State’s athletes will sit the meet out, most notably some of the distance squad runners, including current Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Women’s Athlete of the Week, Lisa Koll.

The Cyclone Open provides a tuneup for the Cyclones to compete at one of the top indoor meets in the country, the Iowa State Classic, where worldclass competition will be on the track at the Lied.

Although the ISU squads won’t be out in full force this weekend against top-tier competition, they still are going

is crucial to the Cyclones, as the indoor track and field season is quickly coming to an end.

Head track and field coach Cory Ihmels stressed that it was still important to use this meet to accomplish this season’s goals.

“A couple weeks ago we were talking about the indoor season, and now here we are. It’s already almost over,” Ihmels said.

This week of competition and preparation is crucial to the Cyclones as they move forward in a busy month of meets and competitions.

Iowa State’s biggest meets, the Iowa State Classic and the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships both take place in February.

Coming off last week’s strong performance at the Bill Bergan Invitational, where the men and women’s track and field teams were responsible for the setting of 28 new personal records.

The Cyclones will be looking for improvement to put themselves in a better position for the busy month ahead.

The Cyclone Open will be held Friday and Saturday at Lied Recreation Athletic Center in Ames.

Competition beginning at 3 p.m.

Friday with the women’s weight throw and 5,000 meter run. Finals for the events will be run on Saturday afternoon.

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downs in leading the Colts to a 14-0 start this season.

With one hundred catches apiece this season from tight end Dallas Clark and wide receiver Reggie Wayne, Manning will utilize his full arsenal of talent in dissecting the Saints defense.

Shutdown Defender: Antoine Bethea- Free Safety With early season-ending injuries to cornerback Marlin Jackson and Bob Sanders, Colts defensive coordinator Larry Coyer was searching for a leader in his secondary. Free safety Antoine Bethea stepped up and led the secondary in tackles with 95 and came up with 4 interceptions. Bethea earned All-Pro honors for the second time in his career. Bethea will be an integral piece to Coyer’s game plan on Sunday as they hope to corral Drew Brees and the league’s top offense. Bethea’s biggest responsibilities will be keeping the dangerous Saints receivers from beating him on deep passing routes and keeping an eye on tight end Jeremy Shockey.

X-Factor: Pierre Garcon- Wide Receiver Translated in French, Pierre Garçon means “stone boy” no coincidence for the Colts wide receiver who’s been rock solid in his second year. Garçon exploded onto the scene this season hauling in 47 catches for 765 yards and four touchdowns this season. In addition to his success on the field, Garçon is in the midst

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Under Center: Peyton Manning- Quarterback If there is anyone that knows competition, it’s the Colts’ Peyton Manning.

Manning grew up the son of former NFL QB Archie Manning and mentored younger brother Eli, the current signal caller for the New York Giants. Now Manning, the 2009 NFL MVP, will take on the NFC champion New Orleans Saints in the ultimate competition of the sport in his pursuit of a second Super Bowl ring in Miami on Sunday. The 2009 season was business as usual as Manning threw for 4,500 yards and 33 touch-

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of raising funds for the people of Haiti that were affected by the recent earthquake, which include a contingency of his relatives. Garçon did not appear to be phased two weeks ago when he broke the AFC Championship record for receptions with 11 to go along with 156 yards and a touchdown in the Colts 30-17 win over the Jets.

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Under Center- Drew Bree

Brees’ numbers this season speak louder than the mole on the right side of his face.

He registered league-bests of a 109.6 quarter- back rating and 34 touchdowns, and picked some very good defenses apart while doing it. Because of the plethora of talent in his receiving corps and his ability to turn a broken play in a huge gain, Brees rarely throws a bad pass. For example, he has yet to throw an interception this postseason. Peyton Manning may be most peoples’ choice for leading a game-winning drive, but Drew Brees can probably do it faster.

Shutdown Defender- Darren Sharper Sharper is the crafty veteran of the Saints’ defense and the only one with legitimate Super Bowl experience.

At the age of 34, Sharper still recorded a team-high nine interceptions this season.

The Colts boast the best offensive line in the NFL and if the Saints can’t get through

it like they did against the Vikings, Sharper will have to lead that defense against Manning’s arm. Considering the Saints gave up the seventh-most pass yards this season, it might not be an easy task. Manning will probably be sharp, and Sharper will have to be…sharper.

X-Factor- Jermon Bushrod, Left Tackle Yes, the Saints have All-Pro Jahri Evans in the middle of the offensive line, but Bushrod will be charged with the task of handling Dwight Freeney. Injured or not, Freeney is still a dangerous pass rusher and will have to be contained oneon-one to allow more attention on his counterpart, Robert Mathis. Bushrod, with a little bit of help, held the mulletclad sack machine Jared Allen to just two tackles in the NFC Championship Game. To insure Brees has enough time to pass, he’ll have to contain Freeney the same way. If Freeney doesn’t play, Bushrod will have to deal with Mathis on some downs and Raheem Brock on others.

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By Dan Tracy Daily Staff Writer Why are the AFC Conference Champions favored by five points to win Super Bowl XLIV. I’ll give you eighteen reasons why.

No. 18 Peyton Manning is the smartest, most competitive, most composed and, this season, the Most Valuable Player in the National Football League.

Manning and the Colts did not just glide their way into a 14-0 start to the season, they won five straight games in the middle of the season in which they trailed in the fourth quarter. What makes Manning so good is that he knows every situation and you can never count a Manning-run offense out a game.

It’s not all Manning folks, oh no. The Colts have one of the best receiving corps in the league with Reggie Wayne and Marvin... wait. Yes, even without the departed Marvin Harrison, the Colts have found a group of receivers that have fit Manning and the Colts offense perfectly. Wayne and former Iowa Hawkeyes tight end Dallas Clark both grabbed 100 catches apiece and pre-season nobodies Austin Collie and Pierre Garçon combined for over 100 more catches in their breakout seasons. The Colts rushing attack averages a league

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, celebrates with teammates during the AFC Championship NFL football game Jan. 24. Photo: Darron Cummings/The Associated Press

low 80 yards per game, but expect running back Joseph Addai to be at full strength this week if the Colts need to establish the run.

The Colts possess the speed on the outside and the strength on the inside with one of the league’s most tenured offensive lines, anchored by

eleventh year center Jeff Saturday. Don’t count on the Saints defense getting many “remember me” shots on Manning, as Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams claimed his defense would do on a radio show last week. Manning had the best protection in the league this season with a leaguelows in quarterback sacks allowed (14) and quarterback hits (44).

A strong line on the offensive side of the ball gets only stronger when it comes to the Colts defensive front. The Colts boast the best pass rushing duo in the league in defensive ends Dwight Freeney (13.5 sacks) and Robert Mathis (9.5 sacks). Although Freeney may be limited in his playing time on Sunday, due to an ankle injury, his replacement Raheem Brock, who is third on the team with 3.5 sacks, will have no problem stepping in and getting pressure on Saints quarterback Drew Brees.

At linebacker and in the secondary, the Colts are an underrated bunch, anchored by seventh year veteran Gary Brackett roaming the field at middle linebacker. Cornerbacks Kelvin Hayden and rookie Jerraud Powers have been tested all season long and have delivered, surrendering the least amount of 20+ yard pass plays in the NFL with only 27 all season. Free safety Antoine Bethea, a Pro Bowler, and strong safety Melvin Bullitt are two of the best safeties in the league at keeping

the ball in front of them with 172 tackles between them.

When the Colts have the ball in the red zone they have the best red zone touchdown percentage, 68 percent, in the NFL. Colts running back Joseph Addai has nine of his twelve touchdowns in the red zone and in big games Addai has delivered.

Addai and rookie running back Donald Brown should get their fair share of touches both running and in the flats as the Saints will most likely play a majority of the game with five or six defensive backs on the field.

The New Orleans Saints will be playing in their first Super Bowl in franchise history. Unfortunately for them, teams are 8-19 when playing in their first Super Bowl. Not only has the Saints as a franchise never been to an NFL title game, only four players on the team’s active roster have any Super Bowl experience. Give the Saints credit, they beat the second best team in the NFC North in the NFC Championship game (Packers, Vikings, Lions...

Bears, in that order) but their journey ends in Miami. “Who Dat?” is the question that Saints fans have been asking all season and lucky for them, they find the answer on Sunday. The Indianapolis Colts (a.k.a The Answer) win a tight one in the fourth quarter as Manning and Co. take the Lombardi Trophy back to Indianapolis.

Super Bowl XLIV, the Saints go marching in

By Shane Lucas Daily Staff Writer A city’s spirit torn apart by a hurricane and rebuilt by a football team. An explosive offensive led by a stud quarterback.

The underdog. Crazy fans who like to dress up like wizards.

You can come up with as many clichés as you want, but the bottom line is that the New Orleans Saints will come out on top in Super Bowl XLIV. One of the biggest arguments against the Saints is their lack of experience, which is apparent when compared to the

Colts. However, when was the last time experience alone put points on the scoreboard? Take a look at last year’s Super Bowl.

The experienced Pittsburgh Steelers against the surprise Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals went 9-7 in what was probably the worst division in football.

Much to everyone’s surprise, they tore through the playoffs and were a couple of Santonio Holmes’ toes away from a Super Bowl upset. What’s that? They still lost, you say? OK, how about the New York Giants the year before (who defeated Green Bay in the NFC Champion-

ship, Dan)?The bottom line is the Super Bowl has become too unpredictable to say the more experienced team will win the game.

Many think the Colts have the advantage in the defensive aspect of the game. However, they haven’t faced an offense as potent as the Saints in a while.

They held the mediocre offenses of the Ravens and Jets in check this postseason. Those teams finished 13th and 20th in total offense during the regular season, respectively. The Saints finished first. The Colts are also inferior to the Saints in terms of

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That only leaves Jeremy Shockey, Devery Henderson, Lance Moore and Robert Meachem to worry about.

Whew, that’s a relief. Oh wait, that’s just for the passing game.

The Colts’ injury-ravaged secondary will cover the Saints as good as the Ochocinco News Network will cover the Super Bowl.

Just in case the Colts happen to stop the Saints’ pass attack, at least there is a running game to fall back on. In fact, the Saints finished the regular season ranked sixth in rushing. The combination of Pierre Thomas and Reggie Bush offers the classic power/speed combination, and Lynell Hamilton has already surprised a few this offseason by finding the end zone.

Dwight Freeney’s injury

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton hugs Drew Brees after winning the NFC Championship on Jan. 24. Photo: Dave Martin/ The Associated Press

shouldn’t be written off as nothing; it’s a pretty big deal. The Saints’ offensive line only allowed seven more sacks and eight more quarterback hits in the regular season than the Colts did. Anchored by All-Pro Jahri Evans, Pro Bowlers Jonathan Goodwin and Jonathan Stinchcomb and Jared Allenstopping Jermon Bushrod, the Saints’ line is anything but soft.

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Tuition

ALLOCATION from PAGE 1

There are six allocation hearings set up for the groups going through the finance committee for allocations.

The hearings will be on Feb. 15, Feb. 20, Feb. 22, Feb. 27, March 1 and March 6.

Specific times for groups to attend will be assigned after their budgets are submitted.

The Sports Club Council allocation hearing will take place Feb. 20 from 8–5 p.m. in Gerdin.

The International Student Council hearings will be on Feb. 27 from 5–11 p.m. in the Memorial Union.

This is the first time the International Student

JUSTICE ISU ambassador Sam Eppink, sophomore in political science, discusses possible tuition increases with his state representative Scott Raecker on Thursday at the Iowa State Capitol. Courtesy photo: Jessica Chesher

BOARD from PAGE 1

burdened with debt that they can’t really live a life they would hope to live,” Gartner said.

Board of Regents President David Miles expressed concern that if the increase did not pass, the quality of the institutions would suffer.

“Our students are sacrificing however you look at this,” Miles said. “They’re sacrificing whether we ask them to pay some additional money; they’re sacrificing as we go through and make the adjustments at our institutions.”

Following the tuition increase vote, Board of Regents President David Miles proposed the board vote to reimburse students for the $100 tuition spring semester surcharge that passed at the Dec. 10 Board meeting — contingent on the Iowa Legislature’s approval of Culver’s budget recommendation. The motion was approved unanimously, after some debate.

Addressing questions surrounding the logistics of rescinding the surcharge, ISU vice president for business and finance Warren Madden said there are “minimal administrative issues,” explaining that Iowa State students would receive a credit on their U-Bill. Miles cited the return of $31 million to the regents’ budget as an “alternative” the Board did not previously have.

Regent Craig Lang admitted he was initially

AOPI

from PAGE 1 service to ensure there were no potential hazards for our members.”

A water restoration company was contacted to extract the water from the carpets along with a construction manager, Brad Heemstra of Integrity Construction Services, to refit the sprinkler. They had the pipe restored and the sprinkler and monitoring systems back up and working properly before midnight, the day of the incident.

Megan Becker, sophomore in biology and chapter president of Alpha Omicron Pi, who

uncertain of how to vote.

“I’m not sure how I want to vote, except to say education in Iowa should be a top priority for anyone in the state,” he said. Lang added that “the whole state of Iowa” must understand that education is an “investment.” When the board first voted on the surcharge, Lang opposed the measure. He did, however, approve the measure at the last Board of Regents meeting.

“We’re hopeful that the Iowa Legislature will approve Gov. Culver’s budget recommendation,” ISU President Geoffroy said, following today’s vote. “I think that both actions were appropriate, given the circumstances.”

Regent Greta Johnson, a senior in political science at Iowa State, expressed concern that the reimbursement of the surcharge might send a message of inconsistency to students. Ultimately, however, she supported the measure.

“I want my kids to be able to come back to Iowa State and have as good of an experience as I’ve had,” Johnson said after the vote.

Immediately following the votes, ISU GSB president Turk left Ames to attend the student government “Day on the Hill” event at the Iowa Capitol. He said he would encourage the Legislature to approve Culver’s budget recommendation.

To close the entire funding gap created by $130 million in lost state appropriations, a 26 percent tuition increase would be required, said regents’ chief business officer Patrice Sayre.

helped inform all the members of what happened before break ended, explained that there have not been any real inconveniences for the members.

“We’ve had to eat in our chapter room for a couple of weeks,” Becker said, “but no one complained about walking up and down an extra flight of stairs; we enjoyed the mini workout.”

Some say the hardest part of dealing with this ordeal has been the unpleasant smells.

“The first week back they were still trying to dry everything out, and the house just smelled,” McAtee said.

“I have a feeling that in the next couple months, when they are doing all of the re-

modeling that needs done, the house will have some new unfavorable smells.” Although no one was happy about the debacle, in some ways they were thankful.

“Everyone felt very fortunate that it wasn’t worse than it was,” Becker said.

Alpha Tau Omega fraternity experienced a similar situation over break when 77 pipes burst, but the damages there totaled $160,000, including personal losses.

“This certainly is not something we want to deal with very often, but we’ve adjusted and done what needs to be done to get the chapter house back to normal operations,” Knipfel said.

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if she knew about her sexuality; at least, she thinks so. Her mother says it’s all a big sin and is the most disgusting thing in this world.

Walker refuses to talk about it with her family because of this very reason and has only come out to her sister, Jayalisa. Her suitemates were fine with her news; it didn’t matter.

However, things haven’t always been that easy.

In high school, Walker always did what she wanted to do.

She didn’t conform to what others thought was right or wrong.

Following her own path created problems for her. As she sits down, she begins to recall the day a clique of “plastic Barbietype girls” decided to attack her.

“They followed me in the bathroom…the bathroom,” said Walker. “They started beating on the door so hard and yelling, ‘You’re a dike! You’re a dike!’ as loud as they could, over and over again. They decided to attack me because of my sexual preference. People just shouldn’t be attacked like that for who they are.”

Walker was in the seventh grade when she saw a poster of Pamela Anderson before she was the Pamela we all know.

“I just thought she was so sexy but being like, wait, what am I talking about?” Walker said as she nearly faints from seeing a shirtless John Mayer on the cover of the Rolling Stone Magazine she just picked up.

“My friend was talking to me one day about how he came

Council will be allocating money.

The Council will be chaired by Danielson and will consist of five members from international student groups.

“There have been disputes in the past about GSB not understanding international students’ priorities … this should be a way to give them more freedom with their money,” Danielson said.

The budget balancing session, where the budget will be agreed upon by the finance committee will be on March 8 at 5 p.m.

The budget will then have to be approved by the GSB Senate.

The first read for the allocations budget will be on March 10, and the final read, which groups are encouraged to attend, will be on March 24 at 7 p.m.

out to his parents and his dad made him leave his own house because of it. In Texas, the word ‘gay’ is a really bad thing. It’s bad here, too, but I feel like it’s a lot more accepted here. I mean, I’ve had friends in Texas who have gotten beaten up for being themselves.”

Social Justice Summit Committee Co-Chair, Sagar Chawla, says that a speaker will come and talk about social justice on Friday and activities where students will pose questions, ideas, and hold discussions will follow on Saturday. Chawla, a senior in Biology (AGLS), was a summit facilitator last year.

This year especially, the summit is trying to focus on globalization and the effects it has on social justice.

Chawla says he hopes that people will focus on global issues that affect people at a local level as well and to try to tie them in with Iowa.

He hopes they learn to have a better understanding of their roles in social justice and how to look for more ways to get involved.

According to Chawla, social justice is a very academic thing to most people. He says the summit will try to make it simple and more approachable for students.

For some students, it may be the first time they’ve been exposed to social justice; Chawla and the summit’s facilitators realize that people are at different levels of social cautiousness.

“People look at it as a bunch of theories but really if we break it down, we might be able to understand everything eventually within a framework of so-

HAITI

from PAGE 3 ma Lambda Beta, and the Multicultural Student Affairs office.

“Haiti’s story was there, Haiti was always there, but to see that even happen and so many people came out and want to help, to me that showed me a different side of America, a different side of Iowa, a different side of the world and showed that people actually care about us. And that touched me a lot,” said Philogene.

If one thing’s for sure, this group is extremely humble about what they are doing and don’t believe that what they are doing is what is making an impact.

“Impact is a big word, to me. Impact is a word that is like, I’m making a difference. We’re just letting people know. They’re giving their money, their clothes, and their food. The people are the ones making the difference,” said Philogene.

Granted, they agree that they did take the time and effort to come together as Haitians and follow their countrie’s motto of, “L’Union Fait La Force,” but that is the only thing.

“The people came and I want to give them the credit. The faculty, the students, everybody came and dropped something off. Anyone who cared or even thought of giving something, they are the ones who are impacting,” said Philogene. “We’re just grateful that people are making the impact.

We’re not making an impact, the people of Iowa,

cial justice and through other students’ perspectives,” said Chawla. “I feel like social justice at Iowa State hasn’t been a focus.

I think it’s important for everyone, especially college students, to learn what their role is in society and to understand global citizens and how their actions affect others.”

Walker, with snake-bite piercings on her lip and a powerful presence, stares at the wall in her residence hall’s den for a moment before she speaks.

“I’m not a stereotypical black person,” Walker said. “I love rock music. I have piercings all over.

I have had more racism from black people than white people in my life. But, there were a few times when it’s been hard. I used to not be able to go have sleepovers with friends. They’d tell me ‘My parents don’t like black people,’.Just things like that. Some black people would ask me why I was like this.”

With no restraint or sadness in her eyes, Walker is more than ready to move on. She’s ready for people to understand people like her and others who are a little different as well.

“All of these things are what I like. But now, finally, it’s time for me to be who I want to be.

At first, I was ashamed, but now it’s time for me to be who I really am; whether that is bisexual, black…whatever.

People should be able to love who they want to love and just be themselves. Places like Dickinson, where I’m from, it’s not always so bad but it can be-places like that with their stupid ideas of what’s right and what’s wrong--and those stupid picket fences.”

the people of Ames, and others are who are impacting Haiti right now.”

This group of Haitian students plan to continue to raise awareness and construct aid efforts over the semester.

There will be a free Red Cross Haitian gathering at the end of February, celebrating the Haitian culture, people, food, and music to show the public what being Haitian is all about.

They also plan on doing other things with the Red Cross.

“It’s going to be more of a letting the community know that the natives are here and we want them involved with us and our actions so, at the end of the day, we’re going to show that camaraderie amongst each other,” said Olbel.

Additionally, they are in the process of planning a party for college students that will be held in March to raise more funds for Haiti, with half of the money going to the Red Cross and half of it going to the LaCroix, Haiti Missionary.

“The work just doesn’t stop even though people may stop doing a story on this,” said Olbel.

The group has lots of plans for the future they are just taking things one step at a time so nothing falls through.

“Just to see people in Ames doing this, it makes me wonder what somebody from Story County, what is that community doing, and what are they doing in Des Moines. What Iowa as a whole is doing—it’s amazing,” said Philogene. “We are building a chain and don’t even see it. That’s what’s going on right now.”

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