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Former UNI president to fill in as interim at ISU

Co-chair, CEO reflect on Ames sleepout

UNDER THE STARS

By Alex.Connor @iowastatedaily.com

The Iowa Board of Regents will convene Monday morning to appoint Benjamin Allen as the interim president of Iowa State effective May 9.

He will serve as Iowa State’s interim president until a new president is appointed and assumes office. His annual salary will be $525,000, according to a presidential search meeting notice.

The $525,000 is equivalent to the salary Leath currently earns at Iowa State.

At the meeting, the regents will also officially accept the resignation of current Iowa State President Steven Leath effective May 8.

It was announced Monday that Leath will leave Iowa State to become the 19th president of Auburn University in Alabama.

Leath said Monday in an email to the Iowa State community that he has “volunteered to work closely with the regents to identify an interim president and start a search for a permanent president.”

“In addition, I will keep you updated during this time of change,” he said.

Allen served as the president of the University of Northern Iowa from 2006 to 2013. Prior to that, Allen was Iowa State’s provost and dean of the College of Business.

Allen announced he would be leaving UNI in August 2012, after many community members criticized Allen’s decision-making capabilities after he announced the closure of a lab school and about one-fifth of the school’s academic program offerings.

The UNI faculty later issued a vote of no confidence in Allen, which later led to an investigation by the American Association of University Professors based on reports that UNI violated governance, academic freedom and tenure procedures when proposing academic cuts.

Allen had served as UNI’s ninth president. He has a doctorate and master’s degree in economics from the University of Illinois and a bachelor of science degree in business economics from Indiana University.

Under his leadership, amid the controversies, Allen “established priorities of increasing student achievement in undergraduate programs and providing statewide leadership in Pre-K through 12 education, including UNI’s lead role in the Iowa Mathematics and Science Education Partnership with Iowa State University and the University of Iowa.”

Student Government President-elect Cody West said that while he does not know much about Allen thus far, he’s excited to work with him.

“As an interim, he will serve the university well,” West said.

West also said that while he cannot speak too much about the presidential search, it is looking to be more transparent than that of the Auburn University search for a new president that led to the hiring of Leath.

West said it will more than likely be similar to the search process of that of the recent UNI presidential hire.

West said that he is also happy to see that the regents are not appointing an

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By Emily.Hammer @iowastatedaily.com

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leven years ago was the first time people gathered on a football field at Drake University to raise funds and awareness for youth homelessness in central Iowa at an event called Reggie’s Sleepout.

Now, Reggie’s Sleepout has seen more than 10,000 participants and has raised more than $1.7 million.

Jack Trice Stadium hosted Reggie’s Sleepout for the first time Saturday night, thanks to Nahla Atroon and her friends.

Atroon and her friends are seniors at Ames High School, but they were juniors when Andrew Allen, CEO and president of Youth and Shelter Services (YSS), spoke to them about the importance of homelessness awareness.

Atroon is now the co-

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Cy helps decorate a group’s cardboard box structure during Reggie’s Sleepout, an event to help combat youth homelessness, on Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium.

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As of Sunday evening, Reggie’s Sleepout, an event to raise homelessness awareness, raised $84,005, according to its website.

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Participants of Reggie’s Sleepout sleep on the field of Jack Trice Stadium in tents and cardboard shelters on Saturday.

Startup Factory presents entrepreneur workshop

By Ally.Frickel @iowastatedaily.com “Building a world-class innovation machine, one start-up at a time.”

That is the ISU Startup Factory’s motto that is applied to every aspect of its organization, and it is no different when it comes to preparing Iowa State business students and Ames community members.

Roughly 60 students and community members, all who aspire to be future entrepreneurs, gathered Saturday morning in Gerdin Hall to participate in a workshop hosted by the ISU Startup Factory.

Students and community members listened to a variety

of speakers, all specializing in specific areas needed to run a successful business.

The speakers ranged from insurance, accounting, legal aspects of running a business and operating a successful business.

Not only were business speakers of larger businesses there, but there were also speakers from small businesses, such as Terry Stark, the owner of Main Street’s Chocolaterie Stam in Ames.

A piece of advice from Stark to students was to remain hopeful.

“If you’re young, don’t worry about making it yet,” Stark said.

“You can change. You have time to change.”

Stark presented a list of key elements that he learned of running a successful business.

1. “Build that network, and

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don’t be afraid to take a chance,” Stark said.

2. Stick to what you know 3. Maximize all resources.

“You can buy all brand new, or you can get resourceful,” Stark said.

4. Create multiple streams of revenue.

“At Stam, we sell chocolate, but when it isn’t in season, we sell more gelato. We also sell scarves and other gift items,” Stark said.

5. Serve the broader community. Get involved.

6. Excellent customer service.

Stark said that is the basis of Stam.

“We want to make our customers even happier than when they came in happy,” he said.

Stark worked in law enforcement for 30 years after earning

an Iowa State degree, however, there was a piece missing, and that turned out to be owning a small business.

Chocolaterie Stam stores had always been owned by Stam family members, but Stark was the first person to own a shop who was outside of the family.

He asked Stam if they were ready to expand outside of their family and gave them a piece of paper with his name and phone number on it, which was torn in half instantly.

Ten months later, Stam contacted Stark and told the aspiring entrepreneur that he was ready.

Another speaker was Jim Patton, with the Iowa Small Business Development Centers. Patton assists those looking to establish a small business.

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Patton’s first piece of advice was to find your true interest.

“If you’re going to be in a profession, you better like it,” Patton said.

Patton stressed this, because “this business will be your life, and if you like it, you may be more successful.”

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By Kyle.Heim @iowastatedaily.com A mobile museum featuring about 50 artifacts from the State Historical Society of Iowa’s collection will be parked outside of Parks Library this week.

Iowa State faculty, staff and students will have an opportunity to take a free tour of the exhibit, “Iowa History 101,” from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Friday.

Here is a list of a handful of the artifacts that will be on display at the mobile museum, according to the Iowa State events website.

• A battered hat from a coal miner in Boone • A 1917 prototype of the state flag designed by Dixie Cornell Gebhardt of Knoxville • The pen Gov. William Harding used to sign the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote • A basketball jersey Lynne Lorenzen wore during her glory days at

Ventura High School • An Olympic medal from sprinter Natasha Kaiser-Brown of Des Moines Mike Wolfe, creator and star of the hit series “American Pickers,” will present in the multimedia components of the exhibition.

More information about the mobile museum and its three-year, 99-county journey can be found on its Facebook page, facebook.com/IowaHistory, or at iowaculture.gov.

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ACOUSTIC LOUNGE PREVIEW Local Ames musician Lyndsay A. Nissen will be in for the Acoustic Lounge on Monday at 7 p.m.Tune into the Iowa State Daily Facebook to watch the show.

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PHOTOS: REGGIE’S SLEEPOUT

CALENDAR March 27 ADVANCE Workshop: Diversity and Inclusion: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Reiman Ballroom, ISU Alumni Center. Presented by the Cornell Interactive Theatre Ensemble. Interactive theatre and facilitated dialogue from multiple points of view create a climate that builds inclusion, fosters collaboration and gives participants knowledge and tools to take back to their own work environments.

ADVANCE Workshop: Diversity and Inclusion: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Reiman Ballroom, ISU Alumni Center. Presented by the Cornell Interactive Theatre Ensemble. Interactive theatre and facilitated dialogue from multiple points of view create a climate that builds inclusion, fosters collaboration and gives participants knowledge and tools to take back to their own work environments.

Art + Issues - Building a Campus Community: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall. Art + Issues is an open campus discussion facilitated by our educator of visual literacy and learning. Topics that relate to current events will be presented and attendees are encouraged to bring other discussion topics with them with a goal of generating understanding in a safe, inclusive, and inspiring space. People are invited to come and go during the two hour time frame as their schedule permits.

Exhibit opening: Iowa History 101: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Parks Library. The State Historical Museum of Iowa’s mobile museum (a 38-foot, custom-built Winnebago) will be parked outside Parks Library on March 27 (3 p.m. to 5 p.m.) and March 28-31 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Faculty, staff and students are welcome to take free tours of the exhibition “Iowa History 101,” which features about 50 artifacts from the State Historical Society’s collection.

Retirement reception: Lois Wright Morton: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Harl Commons, Curtiss Hall. Lois Wright Morton, professor in sociology, is retiring after 18 years of service. A short program will begin at 5:15 p.m.

Film & Discussion: Sexual Assault Awareness Month: 6 p.m. at the Great Hall, Memorial Union. Filmmaker Vanessa McNeal, a graduate of Iowa State, premiers her documentary “The Voiceless,” which features the stories of five men and their experiences as victims of sexual violence.

Resin Jewelry Class: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The Workspace. Capture ideas, inspiration, and memories with resin. Cost: ISU $37, Public $47; Supplies included.

Lecture: Apps, Maps, and Models - The Digital Revolution and History: 7 p.m. at the Sun Room, Memorial Union.

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Reggie’s Sleepout held it’s first Ames fundraising event at JackTrice Stadium on March 25 that raises awareness for homeless youth.

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WANDERING INTO THE MAINTENANCE SHOP Travis Kowalsky, John Merikoski, Austin Thompson, Collin Krause and John Williams of The Way Down Wanderers perform one of their songs during a concert at the Maintenance Shop on Friday. The modern-folk Americana act also covered “There Are Places I Remember” by The Beatles and “Kids” by MGMT.

Working in a digital revolution Founder of Wired! Lab at Duke University to lecture

By Kyle.Heim @iowastatedaily.com Caroline Bruzelius, founder of the Wired! Lab at Duke University, will give a lecture Monday about how digital technologies are revolutionizing the way scholars teach and do research.

The event will begin at 7 p.m. Monday in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union and will be free to attend.

Bruzelius is an Anne M. Cogan professor of art, art history and visual studies who works on architecture, sculpture and urbanism in the Middle Ages.

The Wired! Lab for Digi-

Film, discussion: ‘The Voiceless’

By Kyle.Heim @iowastatedaily.com In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, filmmaker and Iowa State alumna Vanessa McNeal will premier her documentary, “The Voiceless,” on Monday.

The showing, along

with a discussion after the film, will begin at 6 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union and will be free to attend.

The documentary shows the stories of five men and their experiences as victims of sexual assault, according to the Iowa State events website.

After a screening of the

Apps, Maps & Models

The Digital Revolution & History Caroline Bruzelius, founder of the Wired! Lab at Duke University, will discuss how digital technologies are opening up the humanities to broader engagement with the public and revolutionizing the way scholars teach and do research.

tal Art History & Visual Culture Bruzelius found explores visual and material culture through critical engagement with digital technologies.

She also recently published a book on Franciscan and Dominican architecture, “Preaching, Building and Burying: Friars in the Medieval City.”

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hour--long documentary, the men featured in the film will join a discussion about different ways to support male survivors.

More information about the documentary and discussion can be found on the Iowa State Lectures Program website at http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/41491.

PHOTOS: WAY DOWN WANDERERS The Way Down Wanderers, modern-folk Americana act, performed at The Maintenance Shop on Mar. 24, after Ben Schrag &The Cautionaries opened for them.

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PHOTOS: MILITARY BALL Once a year, the Cyclone Battalion gets together to celebrate the year it’s had by awarding outstanding cadets and raising money for future endeavors.

On Saturday evening, the Iowa State Army ROTC hosted a ball for Drake University, Grand View University, Buena Vista University and Iowa State University.

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Junior Zachary Fuessley speaks with sophomore Lauren Arner at the annual Cyclone Battalion Military Ball on Saturday at the Scheman Building.

Ames Military Ball honors fallen soldiers, cadet achievement

By Emily.Schroer @iowastatedaily.com

Once a year, the Cyclone Battalion gets together to celebrate the year it’s had by awarding outstanding cadets and raising money for future endeavors.

On Saturday evening, the Iowa State Army ROTC hosted a ball for Drake University, Grand View University, Buena Vista University and Iowa State University.

The event helped raise money for trips throughout the year and gave family members a feel for what the ROTC program does.

The evening began with a presentation of the colors and an invocation.

After the invocation, there was a tribute to all of the fallen soldiers by addressing the fallen soldier table.

The table represented that even though the fallen soldiers were missing from the event, they are never very far from the minds of those who remember them.

“It brought tears to my eyes,” Myrna Grossk-

ruger, mother of cadet Grant Grosskruger, said about the traditions.

The next event was a punch bowl ceremony, where specific ingredients were added to the drink to represent past battles and campaigns.

Once the punch was distributed, the traditional toasts followed.

With toasts to the county, president, Army, universities, fallen comrades and the women of the room, dinner was served.

“You see the sacrifice these students make on top of their class work, just to get through the program,” Grosskruger said.

After dinner, an auction helped raise money for future missions the Cyclone Battalion will go on next year.

Most of the auction items were donated or sponsored, which resulted in $3,200 in profit.

The keynote speaker for the evening was Neal J. Ford, a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army.

Ford spoke about what the true meaning of hon-

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Sean Carlton-Appleton, of Ames, explains to protesters the importance of keeping the Black Lives Matter march calm and organized on Saturday. The event stretched through downtown Ames from Brookside Park to the Ames United Church of Christ.

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tance of equality in education to attendees of the post-march rally at the church.

Behnken acknowledged the recent research that showed an achievement gap between white and black students at Ames’ schools. Many students and community members spoke of their gratitude for the march and shared their experiences dealing with racism.

Many Iowa State Students acknowledged incidents that have occurred on campus, such as posters that were hung on campus displaying swastikas.

“We have these conversations the wrong way,” Muhammad said.

Immigrants and multicultural students from Ames High School shared their experiences dealing with racial stereotypes and having labels placed upon them. An individual took to the microphone and sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which is widely heralded as the African-American national anthem created by James Weldon Johnson in 1899.

Rain and cold conditions did nothing to thwart individuals from participating in a Black Lives Matter (BLM) march and rally Saturday afternoon near downtown Ames.

The event was organized by Sean Carlton-Appleton and Abdul Muhammad, co-founders of Ames’ BLM movement.

A group of about a hundred Iowa State students, faculty and community members participated in the march that began at Brookside Park. The march continued along Sixth Street before making a right turn onto Northwestern Avenue, continuing into the downtown section of Ames before coming to a conclusion at the United Community Church of Ames.

Candidates for the Ames School Board, such as Monic Behnken, professor of criminal justice studies at Iowa State, spoke on the impor-

Natasha “Tasha” Hill, sophomore in global resource systems, said there had not been much activism on Iowa State’s campus and needed to attend the event for herself.

Hill had received an invite to the march through Facebook and sent it to her friends. Ebere Agwuncha, sophomore in pre-agriculture, was a student in attendance who migrated with his family from Algeria to America at a young age.

“No one is talking about discrimination, no one is talking about prejudice, no one is talking about labels and Trump’s president,” Agwuncha said. “You don’t have to be against your own culture.”

Walter Svenddal, sophomore in computer engineering, said he decided to attend to support his friends. Svenddal said he found comfort in being surrounded by individuals with diverse backgrounds at the rally.

“The message from today was really an empowering, solid message,” Svenddal said.

Nonprofit facilitates global relationships

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The Iowa Resource for International Service office is located downtown.

The nonprofit’s goal is to encourage peaceful global relationships.

Established in 1993, I o w a R e s o u r c e f o r I nternational Service is a nonprofit organization in Ames whose mission is to encourage the development of peaceful relationships across the globe.

IRIS has programs that include scholarships and student exchange opportunities for students from overseas. The organization commits a good deal of time and planning to the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program or the YES Program.

“The YES program is funded by the U.S. Department [of State’s Bureau] of Educational and Cultural

Affairs,” Kimberly Hope, operations manager at IRIS, said. “It was created after 9/11 to help bridge gaps between our country and countries that have significant Muslim population. We are trying to do soft diplomacy, making sure that students from those countries are getting a sense of who real Americans are and maybe not buying into propaganda or negative stereotypes they might be getting of our country.”

Hope said IRIS has seen a lot of success with the YES program. The students who may apply for the YES program in their countries are from Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. “ I R I S i s i n ch ar g e o f

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doing the recruitment in Nigeria and Tanzania, so we have staff from those countries and we send staff over and do the whole application process with all the students [applying],” Hope said.

“We choose the very best applicants; there are hundreds that will apply in those two countries and we narrow it down to about 18.”

IRIS handles both the selection, and then the placement of the YES program finalists who are chosen. They work to find host families around the state of Iowa who are interested in hosting a student for about a full year.

“I think that most people who decide to do this understand that our program is a lot different than what other exchange programs are providing in that it is students that come from pretty different places,” Hope said. “…

They really are quite motivated to be doing well in school and they get really involved with activities and they are super thankful to their host families for giving them this opportunity.”

During the exchange students’ stay with a host family in Iowa, they get the chance to volunteer and participate in activities that offer the chance to engage in and learn about American culture and society. Many families that volunteer to host a student will do so more than once.

IRIS, YES Program volunteer Alexis Vosburg and her family have hosted two exchange students, one in 2012 and again in 2015. The students were from Tanzania and Turkey and it was their first time in the United States.

“This isn’t your typical

exchange program that just takes the students that have the funds to do this trip,” Vosburg said.

“These students had to work hard for this op portunity. IRIS focuses on community service and promoting international relations, including strengthening Christian/ Muslim relations.”

The first student the Vosburgs had hosted in 2012 was a young girl named Nasra from Zanzibar, Tanzania.

The Iowa way of life was a bit of a culture shock to her, but the Vosburgs enjoyed the experience as hosts and loved learning about Nasra’s culture and religion.

The second time they hosted was in 2015, a boy named Bora form Turkey.

Vosburg said that his selftaught understanding of the English language was amazing.

“It is humbling and rewarding to call these young people my children,” Vosburg said. “Our lives are forever changed.

To this day when you ask my sons how many siblings they have, their answer is never just one.

Two years ago world affairs meant little to me and I could not understand my husband’s need to do something international. I brought international to us to fill his hole ... but what I did was create a hole in myself. It has ignited a passion I did not know existed.”

Vosburg frequently volunteers in Ames in order to promote her global understanding. This includes helping IRIS recruit more host families.

“Hosting exchange students not only changed my family, it changed my view of the world,” Vosburg said.

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Research doubtful areas and get to the bottom. Reward yourself with some romantic rest.

Virgo - 7

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Share dreams with your partners today and tomorrow. There’s plenty of help available. Tease a family member into going along. A team effort gets much farther. Talk about long-term visions.

Libra - 8

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You’ll save by doing the work yourself.

Loved ones believe you can succeed. A good teaching opportunity arises. Express your affection. Gentle persuasion works better with others.

Scorpio - 7

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Talk about long-term plans and dreams with family and friends. Include fun in the picture. You have plenty of support. Invite friends over to play. Invent a cool game.

Sagittarius - 6

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Gentle changes at home go over better than brusque ones. Plan a party at your house, and use that as excuse to fix up the place. Authorize improvements. Include candles.

Capricorn - 7

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You feel like you’re emerging from a cocoon today and tomorrow.

Reveal your secret. Talk about a dream. Confer with your team.

Circumstances shift to open new avenues.

Aquarius - 8

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) The next two days get quite profitable.

Keep your objective in mind. Work now, and play in a few days. Add glamour. Bring it closer with a gift or phone call. Make a private presentation.

Pisces - 8

(Feb. 19-March 20) A dream or vision could go farther than imagined. Talk about your passion.

You’re especially lovable for the next two days. New opportunities arise to make use of your talents.

Adapt as the situation changes.

Jacob Gasper, sophomore in pre-architecture, reviews some of the projects he has worked on.

By Jake.Dalbey @iowastatedaily.com When describing the typical college experience, incoming freshmen may think about test taking, long nights of textbook readings and writing papers the size of a small novel.

Though common for many majors on campus, several programs at Iowa State function in a nontraditional manner. Among the largest of these groups are those enrolled in the College of Design, where flash cards are traded for long nights of studio time.

For the design students, time commitment comes in the form of the “the core,” a set of required courses that ends with a cumulative portfolio.

This portfolio, containing works created by students during their time in the introductory courses, will determine if a hopeful is accepted into their respective field of design.

Much like music majors, who must audition their way into the program, the pressure of not being accepted can be a stressful

CADET p3 or is.

“Honor means having respect for others, including yourself,” Ford said.

Ford said that honor means that people have to be worthy of respect for others and themselves.

He also noted that honest people should never fear the truth from others.

Finally, he addressed how important it is to understand that choosing the military path gives a person’s life purpose.

“Living life with purpose will motivate you to

STARTUP p1 enough network.

3. Always do more than what is successful.

“Put the extra out, and if you have a passion, you’ll do that,” Patton said.

On matter regarding the legal aspects for business, Tim Gartin from Hastings, Gartin & Boettger LLP advises clients on three things.

1. The CPA assists with entity selection.

“You’re always going to be responsible for your actions,” Gartin said.

2. The No. 1 stumbling block is on the books.

“Do your own books for

INTERIM p1 interim internally, as he said he feels it might take them away from their department or ability to apply.

“It’s good it is an external

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burden for those who have no backup career options.

“Last year was probably the most stressful year of my life,” Eliza Sibley, sophomore in graphic design, said. ”There’s a constant voice in the back of your head reminding you that if you don’t make it in this year, then that’s time wasted in college.”

Sibley didn’t have a backup plan had she not been accepted into the program. Her biggest distraction during the academic year was worrying about projects that would go to waste if she indeed needed to repeat a year.

A long-standing misconception of the College of Design is students often spend countless hours within the building, leaving only to eat. Though Sibley spends around 10 to 15 hours a week on projects, she sees about a 50/50 split of students who use the design space.

“I choose not to use the design building because I’m easily distracted,” Sibley said. ”But I do know many students who do indeed stay from the morning all the way until the night working on their

projects.”

Though not common for every student, Jacob Gasper, sophomore in prearchitecture, has experienced the late nights in the college.

“I remember when I first began working in the studios and I would leave around 11:30 [p.m.] thinking that was pretty late,” Gasper said. ”However, there’s people who will stay there much, much later.”

Despite being focused on architecture, Gasper, and all incoming design students, must complete a variety of design classes.

This includes painting, sketching and sculpting, with each project requiring its own separate materials.

Whereas most majors focus on written tests and papers, making textbooks a requirement, the College of Design utilizes various tools and materials.

“On our first week I was given a list of 10 to 12 items that were required by the end of the week,” Gasper said. “I figured it wouldn’t be too bad, but I ended up spending $250 that first day. Then the next week was a painting project,

which required new materials, so it ends up adding up quickly.”

Students in the College of Design must learn to adapt quickly and discover new forms of art. Simply not knowing how to paint properly is not an excuse, but rather an opportunity to better a person’s overall artistic merit.

“Last year we focused on painting, which I’m pretty good at, however, we then switched to sketching, which I’m not very skilled in,” Gasper said. “It’s not an excuse just to not be good at something. You have to work outside of class to better yourself and learn.”

Gasper said some people may see design majors as students taking the easy road, only being required to draw and paint. But he believes that misconception is somewhat inaccurate.

“I know people think ‘it’s just drawing,’ which it is, but it’s so much more than that and it’s kicking my butt,” Gasper said. ”Some of these professors are professional artists, so the standard is very high for all of our work.”

get up in the morning and give your life purpose,” Ford said.

The evening concluded with awards to outstanding cadets.

Some included the George C. Marshall Award, Pallas Athene Award, the Superior Cadets, the Top Overall Cadet in Program, the LF Sheriff Brown Memorial Scholarship Award and the Society of War of 1812.

“The most important thing is just the honoring of the achievements both past and present,” Ben Rurup, brigade executive officer and cadet major, said.

MSG Christopher Shaiko and LTC Ethan Dial give each other a drink of the Cyclone punch at the annual Cyclone Battalion Military Ball on Saturday.

at least six months,” he said. “Take it in to your CPA to correct … CPA will help you with tax implications.

They will be with you year after year.”

3. CPA will help its clients make good business decisions.

4. Most businesses with more than one employee do not have a buy/sell agreement, which sets a price for an entity.

“That is a shame …,” he said. “The goal is to set a value that is fair.”

Two Iowa natives, Nathan Halia and Sam Schill, who created the app Tourney Machine, spoke about their experience in the

business, idea types and marketing types.

The foundation of it all, the two said, is solving a real problem and answering the question, “Who are you creating for?”

From a marketing standpoint, Schill shared effect strategies that she and Halia used to draw people in. It was simple: send a straightforward email that addressed what exactly their product did.

“If it is what [the people] want, they will respond to it … you don’t have to make it beautiful and sexy,” Schill said.

To reach as many people as possible, the two used

email, a website and demos, forgoing flashy ads or expensive jockeying for Google Ad Words and customer service.

“Building a great product and telling people about it is much easier than selling garbage,” Halia said.

The Startup Factory is a channel at Iowa State for students to get their foot in the door and a platform for brainstorming ideas for potential businesses or career paths.

It is a “movement focused on building successful companies … it is the physical manifestation of where [creation happens,]” according to its website.

person,” West said.

At their Monday meeting, the regents will also authorize an executive director, in consultation with board leadership, to “advertise for, select and enter into

an agreement with a search firm to provide consulting services for the Iowa State University presidential search.”

The regents will also establish a search committee

and develop a process and timetable for the search.

The regents will be updated on the status of the presidential search during the April meeting at the University of Northern Iowa.

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Courtesy of the University of Northern Iowa

Former UNI President Benjamin Allen will officially be appointed to Iowa State’s interim presidency on Monday — effective May 9, 2017.

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Plastic, aluminum and glass bottle returns at Hy-Vee on Lincoln Way. The Iowa Legislature is considering repealing the state’s “Bottle Bill,” which allows for the redemption of cans and bottles at grocery and convienance stores across Iowa.

Iowa’s bottle deposit bill effective, worth keeping State Legislature needs to update, not repeal, bottle bill

By Alex.Felker @iowastatedaily.com

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s if he were undertaking some sort of Herculean, altruistic, self-sacrificing effort, the legislator and manager of the bottle deposit bill’s proposed termination, Rep. Ross Paustian, comments that “This is a multi-year effort. This isn’t an easy lift.”

Yes, I will agree with him there. It certainly does take an extended and a combined effort to undo productive, effective legislation — so goes the rational world. The state Legislature operates with this kind of thing in mind. Were it otherwise, it would be a turbulent and an unhappy world for us all indeed.

This endangered “Bottle Bill” — which provides for the redemption and then recycling of 86 percent of all beverage containers sold in Iowa, saves enough energy to heat 42,845 average Iowan households and precludes 82,352 tons of litter from filling our Iowan landfills or sullying our Iowan landscapes — is a thoroughly practical piece of legislation.

It is a proven solution to a proven problem, and to repeal it in favor of an unexplained, ambiguous “recycling program,” and an inexplicably byzantine set of taxes, funds, proposals and reforms is pure imprudence. This is an established system that effectively addresses a very salient issue, and I am surprised at our state’s Republican majority’s apparent wish to replace its success with a confusingly involved mesh of alternative solutions. What was so wrong with the direct approach?

It’s not difficult to measure the bottle bill’s impact. Roadside ditches, narrow strips of forest, even farm ponds and retention basins and many more spaces besides — what might all be final resting places for deposits of empty beer bottles and soda cans — become effectively trolled and cleaned by redemption seekers; these are oftentimes those individuals who might be unemployed elsewhere,

or are homeless. This is a valuable community service on all sides. To so recklessly eliminate it would be unwise.

For those closest to the redemption process itself, the bottle bill actually represents a way of life. At least some of the scavengers themselves — arguably closest as anybody to the situation’s reality — are adamant that the bottle bill’s repealing will have very direct, measurable results.

And I see no reason why grocery stores should be against their link in the process’s chain. How often is the money from redeemed cans and bottles simply spent on the spot at these same grocers? And how often does this encourage other, additional sales?

I am surprised they would even be interested in moving the redemption offsite, or eliminating it. It would be exaggeration to claim the process rewards grocery stores with free marketing and return customers, but I would think the benefits outweigh the negatives, and this is probably not so far from the truth.

Of the negatives, if it is the mess and the sanitation that is the issue, then I would recommend an alteration of the program rather than its proposed removal. Provide for new redemption centers to be built and managed outside of grocery stores.

Increase the sales fee and redemption reward — which has been bafflingly unaltered for 39 years — and even allow these centers to make a profit. They will take up the reins, which our grocery and convenience stores ostensibly no longer wish to hold.

In short, it is a bit bizarre that our state’s Legislature has chosen to spend even a speck of its time in contemplation of this bill’s repealing. If it has, conversely, apparently deemed this a matter worth its collective consideration, then I would urge it to make a few tweaks and a few modernizations to the system rather than doing away with it entirely — especially in favor of such flimsy replacement policies.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The growing need for tax modernization

By Ron Corbett, president and founder, Engage Iowa Last week we read of our state’s fiscal year 2017 budget revenue shortfall of nearly $250 million. This week we heard the news that 73 of our 99 counties have declined in population with more than half of our population living in just 10 counties.

Iowa is the only state in the nation that has not doubled in population since 1900. We are growing at a sluggish rate of 2.89 percent. Our state’s current budgetary woes paired with our stagnant population growth are all symptoms of a slow growth state.

Iowa is suffering from sub-par economic growth and reduced long-term potential for growth.

Iowa’s tax system is overly complex and no longer equitable.

Years of tax breaks and tax credits has cluttered our current tax code. The fundamental purpose of an overhaul of our system would be to simplify our tax code, while improving econom-

ic growth and job creation.

This legislative session marks the 20th anniversary of the last income tax cut that we as Iowans have seen. As speaker of the Iowa House in 1997, I spearheaded the effort to update Iowa’s income tax system. In that year, we successfully cut Iowa’s income taxes across the board by 10 percent. History indicates that there have only been a handful of tax overhauls of the modern code, which emphasizes tax reform as a profoundly challenging event.

Albeit it difficult, tax modernization is necessary to help position the state for any future growth.

With our current state of economic need, Iowa is in need of sweeping, yet responsible tax modernization. Any update to our code must meet three key criteria: Fair – Our system is no longer fair. We must work to simplify the code as the current process hurts the middle income and lower income earner. Our state has 13 different income brackets and countless deductions; would like to see two tiers with

very limited deductions.

Simple – According to the Tax Foundation, the Iowa income tax return is only three fewer lines than the federal tax form.

As a small state with a population of 3 million people, our tax returns need to be shorter than what is being offered by the IRS. Our tax code is made even more complex as our state isn’t coupling with the federal code; adding more discrepancies between the state and federal tax code.

Competitive – Everyone recognizes our personal income tax rate of 8.98 percent is too high as the fourth highest among U.S. states. All credits and deductions are hurting our state and ultimately leaves Iowa uncompetitive. We need to think beyond special interests for the overall financial health of the state.

Iowa has high marginal tax rates on personal incomes.

Based on research from economists at Iowa State, that high marginal rates deter businesses from investing in Iowa and that has reduced average income by

about 2.65 percent. The high income tax rate has caused a net outflow of high earners to states such as South Dakota and Texas.

This outflow has cost the state $3.89 billion.

So what will the news hold for us next week and in the years to come?

Our state will continue to see a budget challenge unless changes are made soon. We cannot continue to do the same if we want to grow. A more simple, neutral, efficient, equitable and transparent tax system can help Iowans, our employers and the economy. The plan must be conducive to growth as our state works to generate new revenue.

The state can have a significant impact on the quality of life for Iowans by lowering income tax rates. As we explore the options of tax modernization, we want to ensure that the state builds a responsible tax system for a diversified economy and positions itself as a destination for investment, entrepreneurs and talented individuals in the years ahead.

Iowa State’s next leader must put students first The Iowa Board of Regents will meet Monday at its offices in Urbandale, where it will formally accept Iowa State University President Steven Leath’s resignation letter, and officially appoint former University of Northern Iowa President Benjamin Allen to Iowa State University’s interim presidency — effective May 9, 2017.

Until a new president is appointed, Allen will serve Iowa State University as its president, to the office’s fullest capacity. A former Iowa State faculty member and administrator, Allen was appointed UNI’s president in 2006. He served for a space of six years before being issued a vote of no confidence by the faculty in 2012, and then resigning in August of 2013.

As this Editorial Board has previously expressed, our university’s next president needs to be student-focused.

He or she needs to be selected in a transparent process, and then serve under a transparent authority.

Allen himself is well-known for his perceived severe budget cuts and program closures in response to a UNI budgetary deficit, during his tenure, of $5 billion. He believed that these cuts were a necessary extreme and would ultimately be better for the university than direct layoffs. In any case, the result was the faculty’s rejection of him, and, as some claim, his eventually being “forced out.”

While these events do not necessarily in themselves tell a story totally unkind to Allen with respect to the student population — though there were allegations of inappropriately proposed academic cuts under his leadership — it is a little odd that the Board of Regents, and its president, Bruce Rastetter, decided to appoint an individual with murky history to serve as interim president.

We hope that the regents’ next selected president for Iowa State University will not be quite as saddled with prior baggage. We hope that this is one of the regents’ first and foremost interests when vetting potential candidates, and we hope the ISU faculty, students and community will be allowed to participate in this process.

To add, this Editorial Board hopes that Iowa State’s next president will have the concerns of Iowa State’s student population first in their thoughts and actions. While Iowa State University is indeed a research institution, it is the students’ tuition that funds so much of the university’s activities, and as such it is the students’ issues that the president should champion.

While Allen may not have the capacity to accomplish much in Ames on account of his limited stay, we hope that his time is not an unproductive or stagnant one, and that he listens to the students’ concerns.

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Solomon Young puts up a shot against Nevada in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, earlier this season.

New generation of players takes reins A breakdown of Iowa State’s expected 2017-18 roster, outlook

By Luke.Manderfeld @iowastatedaily.com The Cyclones are entering a new era of basketball.

Naz Mitrou-Long, Monté Morris, Matt Thomas, and, for the last two seasons, Deonte Burton are gone, leaving behind a legacy of three Big 12 Tournament titles in three seasons and two Sweet 16 appearances.

Now it’s time for some new players to step up. Next season’s team will certainly have a Steve Prohm flavor.

The entire roster will be made up of Prohm’s signees.

Here’s a look at some of the key players and what they can contribute for the 2017-18 season:

DONOVAN JACKSON Jackson, who spent the 2016-17 season coming off the bench, will become the face of the basketball program.

Entering his senior season, Jackson will take the reins as the floor general from Morris, who left Iowa State as the alltime assists and steals leader.

Jackson was known as a shooter coming to Iowa State v i a I o w a Donovan Jackson W e s t e r n POINT GUARD Community College, and he fit that bill this season.

Jackson averaged 6.4 points and 1.2 assists in his 16.8 minutes per game. His 45.4 percent shooting from 3-point range was the best on the team among players who saw consistent court time, just ahead of Matt Thomas. In Iowa State’s last win of the season, against Nevada in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Jackson went 4-for-4 with 12 points.

His celebrations after big shots came to define him during the team’s run to the

second round of the NCAA Tournament this season.

“He’s got a great deal of confidence,” Prohm said.

“He has a swagger to him.

He’s made big shots for us.

I can name three or four big shots, game-changing shots that he’s made for us this year.”

Jackson will be surrounded by youth on the floor, so it will be imperative that he takes care of the ball and stays cool under pressure.

He’s learned those traits from one of the best in the business, Morris — Jackson’s roommate.

“My mindset is totally different,” Jackson said.

“Monté Morris — he taught me everything. I’m going to us what he gave me and all of the other seniors and I’m going to be ready for next year. Trust me.”

SOLOMON YOUNG AND CAMERON LARD Iowa State’s front court saw a large transformation during the 2016-17 season.

Graduate transfers Merrill Holden and Darrell Bowie weren’t getting the job done, so in mid-February, Prohm made a change. He inserted his freshman big man Solomon Young into the starting lineup. The Cyclones followed it up with 11-2 stretch and a Big 12 Tournament title.

Young’s stats don’t pop off the page — 4.4 points and 3.3 rebounds in 17.5 minutes per game — but his defense was crucial against some of the Big 12’s best forwards.

“The person to really have that big of an impact on this team as a freshman,” Mitrou-Long said during the Big 12 Tournament, “it’s Monte [Morris] and Matt Thomas had his ups and downs. And then it was Georges [Niang]. So you

“I‘M GOING TO USE WHAT HE GAVE ME AND ALL OF THE OTHER SENIORS AND I’M GOING TO BE READY FOR NEXT YEAR.

TRUST ME.”

Wigginton has starred and was recently selected to the Nike All-World prospect team.

“To get Lindell into our program going forward is huge,” Prohm said during signing day. “He’s a guy that can come on campus day one and [be] ready to compete physically, mentally, just from the competition that he’s used to going against at Oak Hill over the past three years.”

Wigginton is joined by wing Terrance Lews and Darius McNeill. Both may need some work out of the gate, but both can potentially contribute right away.

OTHER ADDITIONS?

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Donovan Jackson reacts after hitting a shot against Purdue in the second round of the NCAA Tournament this season. Jackson will be expected to lead the offense next season.

can look at Matt, Monte and Matt and put Solomon in that category. Those are Iowa State greats. So I think that answers it right there.”

Lard entered during the middle of the season after academic issues during high school. The four-star recruit could be a big help off the bench or another big presence alongside Young after sitting out this season.

NICK WEILER-BABB At the beginning of the 2016-17 season, Prohm said Nick Weiler-Babb could morph into the most NBAready player on Iowa State’s roster.

“He may have the best NBA potential when you’re just looking at straight NBA potential on our roster,” Prohm said during the team’s preseason media day.

He showed glimpses of that potential this season, but it was few and far between, playing in 16.5 minutes per game. He averaged 4.0 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in those minutes off the bench, and he was able to contribute plenty to the defensive end.

Weiler-Babb, who transferred in from Arkansas and sat out the 2015-16 season, doesn’t set the net on fire with his shooting, but his bread and butter comes from driving to the basket.

He found some success during a three-game stretch in late January, averaging 7.0

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points per game against Kansas State, Vanderbilt and West Virginia.

But the consistency — which can be attributed to his limited minutes off the bench — was an issue. He’s projected to be in the starting lineup next season, so look for him to find his game as the season drags on.

L I N D E L L W I G G I N TO N AND OTHER RECRUITS Prohm hauled in one of the most prolific recruiting

classes in recent memory for the 2017-18 season.

Headlining the 2017 class is Lindell Wigginton, a top-100 guard and a four-star recruit, according to multiple recruiting services.

It remains to be seen how Prohm will use Wigginton is his first season — as a boost off the bench or throw him right into the starting lineup — but Wigginton has the skills to be a contributor right away. Playing at prestigious Oak Hill Academy,

The big question going into the offseason is what Prohm will do with his remaining scholarships. After Iowa State announced forward Simeon Carter will transfer, Prohm now has four scholarships to work with.

Prohm may want to add a post presence to sure up his competition in the paint, and he’ll likely want to add some more shooters after the team lost Mitrou-Long and Thomas.

Either way, next year’s team will look a lot different than Iowa State teams of year’s past. It remains to be seen if it will translate to success.

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WALL An oral telling of Iowa State gymnasts’ unique superstitions

By Austin.Anderson @iowastatedaily.com Like many other sports, gymnasts have superstitions that they believe — rightly or wrongly — contribute to their success.

Some may be as easy as keeping the same routine each time, but others can go much further.

Here are some Iowa State gymnasts’ superstitions, as told by the athletes themselves.

Junior captain Briana Ledesma: “We can sometimes be a little superstitious. When traveling, it kind of changes up your game plan. When you’re at home you can make the breakfast you want, you can get the lunch you want, but when you’re traveling you can’t do that. You just have to take what’s there.”

Sophomore MJ Johnson: “Personally, I don’t have really any superstitions. Some girls have to do their hair the same way or they get freaked out.”

Sophomore Meaghan Sievers: “I am very weird about bars.

I keep everything the same all the time. I put the left grip on first. I do left, right, left, right, left, right for everything. I just have to have a pattern when I go. I always look at Courtney [Middelkoop] before I go and I have to nod and tell her, ‘I’m fine, right?’ She goes, ‘You’re fine.’ So I know I’m fine.”

Johnson: “I don’t really have any superstitions compared to some girls.”

Sievers: “I have a Mountain Dew before every meet, but I don’t know if you should tell my coaches that.”

Sievers: “We all get it together. Me, Haylee [Young], MJ. We’ve always done it. I don’t know if I even notice a difference.

It’s just something I’ve always done. I’m just like ‘Oh, it’s meet day, I get to drink a Mountain Dew.” Johnson: “This year I’ve had to have a Red Bull before every meet. That’s the only thing really.”

Sievers: “Last weekend, we had to be there at 3:30 and I went to the gas station at 3 and bought [Mountain Dew] and drove to the gym.”

Sievers: “Everything I do on bars is kind of weird. Down to my heel pads go on the same foot every time. I always put my rubber bands on first. I always put my left rubber band on first: left, right. I always say the same stuff in my head over and over too. As I walk up to go, I have to tell myself, ‘Dude, you’ve got this.’ I have to talk myself up.

Ledesma: “I like to eat the same breakfast. The last two meets I’ve eaten the same breakfast. Two eggs, half a bagel with cream cheese, three strawberries, four raspberries and four blueberries.”

Ledesma: “I know sometimes Meaghan has to have an omelet before each meet. When she doesn’t have an omelet, she, like, stresses out.”

Sievers: “I was way weirder about it last year. I ate an omelet for breakfast before every meet. I didn’t give it up but we would go to hotels that didn’t have it so I kind of had to give it up.”

Ledesma: “We have our weird quirks we have to do before we go. Before we salute, we all have certain things we have to do or we feel we’re not on. If we don’t do it we’re like, ‘Oh my God, the world’s coming to an end.’”

Sievers: “My nervous habit, you can see me doing it in meets, I blow on my hands a lot. It’s like my nervous tick. Then right before I go, I present, and say, ‘All for Him.’ All for God. I have just always done that before I compete. It’s just what I think going in. No matter what happens, it’s meant to be, I guess.”

Ledesma: “Before vault, I like to do my little thing with the chalk before I run down.”

Sievers: “We started a thing at the beginning of the season where you’re presenting to your team because you’re competing for the team, not for the judges or anyone else. Even in practice, I present to my team before I go, I do that in meets too, reminding myself I’m competing for them, not for anyone else.”

Ledesma: “Before Haylee [Young] goes on floor she has to say, ‘I have to go to the bathroom,’ and I’ll be like, ‘But it’s gonna fuel your fire.’ We always say the same things to each other.”

Sophomore Sydney Converse: “I don’t think I have any superstitions other than I bring my teddy bear Chester with us everywhere on the road. I’ve had him since freshman year since we started traveling, so now he goes everywhere with us.”

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SLEEPOUT p1 chair of the board. “[Allen] seemed super passionate about it and I didn’t really think about homelessness before this,” Atroon said. “I thought if you were homeless you lived under a bridge.”

During the organization of Ames’ sleepout, Atroon learned that being homeless can mean living at a relative’s house or couch surfing from house to house. Atroon went to Reggie’s Sleepout at Drake to see what it was all about and said it really opened her eyes.

“I suffered through [the cold] for 12 hours, but this is someone’s everyday life,” Atroon said. “That just opened something in me and made me want to do this.”

Atroon recognizes that while it’s fun for her to come out with her friends, it’s not fun for someone who has to live it every day.

“I really want people to soften their hearts and help other people,” Atroon said.

“I want people to be more aware that [homelessness] is happening.”

Atroon described her life before working on the project as living in a little bubble.

The bubble has been popped, and she hopes the sleepout will open other people’s eyes as well.

Allen, too, hopes sleeping in the cold for just one night will change perspectives on homelessness. Allen and a team created

Reggie’s Sleepout to raise awareness about homelessness and are happy to see it expanding.

“What we’re really talking about [at the sleepout] are the issues around youth homelessness and how we can address and ensure that kids have stable housing,” Allen said.

Allen said it’s always been a dream to bring Reggie’s Sleepout to Jack Trice Stadium.

Allen’s experience with homelessness stems from troubles he exp erienc ed wh en h e was 17 years old. YSS was able to provide him with the tools he needed to turn his circumstance around.

YSS now focuses on prevention, treatment and transitional housing services. It is one of the few organizations that is able to work with kids until their mid-20s.

Allen has participated in Reggie’s Sleepout every year, calling it a signature event. Allen said the event is different than a walk or a run in the sense that participants are experiencing a little bit of what it might be like to be homeless.

He has participated in the event every year since its beginning, bringing his wife and three children along.

“I think that when it’s cold and it’s rainy, I think that sometimes it can be discouraging,” Allen said. “Just the fact that we’re here for one night helps us understand and remember that there are homeless youth across the community.”

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Iowa State defensive back Darius Lee-Campbell plays football with children at Jack Trice Stadium during Reggie’s Sleepout on Saturday.

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Reggie’s Sleepout participant Nate Vander Werff poses with his fort at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday. This was Iowa State’s first time hosting the event.

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