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Tony Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. to perform at ISU

State Daily series PART 5

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of the presidents surveyed felt that sexual assault is prevalent at their institution presidents agreed that sexual assault is prevalent at colleges and universities

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of the presidents polled agreed that their campus is doing a good job protecting women from sexual assault on campus

*statistics based off college presidents representing 338 public institutions, 262 private institutions, 26 college and university systems and 21 institutions from the for-profit education sector Sexual assault is a complex and horrible issue. It is personal, it is heartbreaking and it is different in every case. But if we ever want to put an end to sexual

assault, we have to stop letting its complexity get in our way.

This is the tenth story in a semester-long series where the Daily will publish a multitude of

stories related to sexual assault, including discussions about various resources survivors can obtain if they are comfortable doing so.

— Emily Barske, editor in chief

Understanding a complex climate

By Alex.Connor @iowastatedaily.com She described the assault as his 15 minutes of fun.

She even counted the days since the incident, which at the time was 914.

Over 2.5 years to work through the legal system, to go through the university, to sit at a podium and face her assaulter.

It’s September 2016, and former Iowa State student and sexual assault victim Melissa Maher reads from a prepared statement during the sentencing of her perpetrator,

Patrick Whetstone, who had just accepted a plea deal – guilty on charges of assault with intent to commit sexual assault, an aggravated misdemeanor.

While it is typically against the Daily’s policy to identify the victims of sexual assault, Maher’s attorney Andrew Zbaracki said

Maher had consented to the use of her name at the time of the hearing.

Whetstone is currently on probation, a registered sex offender and is under the custody of the Iowa director of the Iowa Depart-

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Tony Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. will give a lecture titled “Hamilton and the Road to Success: In Words and Music” at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Stephens Auditorium.

The event is free for Iowa State students and the public to attend.

Odom has been directing, acting and singing for more than a decade, performing in film, television and on Broadway.

He was most recently seen on Broadway in the hip-hop musical “Hamilton,” which depicts the life of Alexander Hamilton and the birth of the United States and its democracy.

Odom originated the role of Aaron Burr, Hamilton’s confidant, nemesis and eventual assassin.

Odom left the Broadway production on July 9, 2016.

Odom spoke at the University of Iowa and DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, in a series of events and will perform with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and at the Ravinia Jazz Festival in Highland Park, Illinois, this summer.

The lecture will focus on his life and career before, during and after Hamilton, as well as take audience questions and perform songs from the show.

His story and performance will shine a light on a lesser known aspect of Iowa State: the music and theater community.

“It is incredibly exciting to have a performer of such high acclaim come to Iowa State University,” said Kelly Schaefer, costume designer and professor in Iowa State’s music and theatre department. “Our university is very well known and respected throughout the science and technology files, but not many people on campus are aware of the amazing and award-winning work that is happening in the music and theatre department.”

The music and theatre program has been widely recognized, and Schaefer believes that having Odom come is not only an honor, but an opportunity for students to learn firsthand about having a career in performing arts.

Doors for the event will open to Iowa State students at 6 p.m. and at 6:30 p.m. for faculty, staff and the public.

Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis, and students must have a valid Iowa State ID in order to enter the event.

Seats may not be saved.

Students share identities at diversity event

By Lesly.Espinoza @iowastatedaily.com “You don’t know how someone’s identity might have affected someone here at Iowa State University.”

Julian Neely, director of diversity and inclusion, shared this message at a Student Government Diversity Committee event called “You Wouldn’t Know This About Me But.” The event took place Tuesday afternoon and gave students a chance to share their unique identities.

Inspired by a Lee Mun Wah lecture in January, the Diversity Committee wanted to host a similar activity to bring awareness about the different identities and back-

grounds of some students who aren’t always represented on campus.

“I attended the session because I will soon be a part of the new Student Government sessions and I want to be able to learn more about everyone’s experiences here on campus,” John Hoelzer, sophomore in mechanical engineering, said.

Margo Foreman, director of equal opportunity, also helped facilitate the conversation about how it’s important for people to share their identities.

“We also would like to see how we can help the Iowa State community with any concerns they may have before it becomes a continuous cycle we cannot control,” Neely said.

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There were two activities planned for the evening, one on sharing one’s identity with some different from them and the second one focusing on filling out an anonymous survey about one’s identity to be later distributed.

“It’s important for our campus to build a connection with someone so it’s harder for them to stereotype and assume things that are not about another student,” said Emily Tosoni, a committee member who is a senior in political science.

The event ended with a short TED Talk by Lee Mun Wah that consisted of his famous simple concept of walking someone home and getting to know others before passing a judgment.

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Julian Neely, member of the Student Government Diversity Committee, shakes hand with an attendee Tuesday.

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POLICE BLOTTER The information in the log comes from the ISU and City of Ames police departments’ records.

March 27 An individual reported the theft of items from a vehicle at Lot 202E at 10:07 a.m.

An individual reported the theft of a catalytic converter at Lot S7 at 7:00 p.m.

An officer initiated a harassment related investigation at Carver Hall at 11:58 a.m.

An individual reported the theft of a catalytic converter at Lot S5 at 2:26 p.m.

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

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

An officer initiated a drug related investigation at Armory Building at 3:11 p.m.

Allison Rapp, 21, of 1232 Arizona Avenue, Ames, IA, was arrested and charged with driving under suspension at East Campus Parking Deck at 6:40 p.m.

By Kyle.Heim @iowastatedaily.com

Iowa artist Rose Frantzen will be on campus from Wednesday through April 6 to present live paintings of the Faces of Iowa State.

The portrait sessions in the lower gallery of the Christian Petersen Art Museum, 0003 Mor-

rill Hall, will be open to the public so people can watch Frantzen’s artistic process evolve.

Wednesday’s painting session will feature Larry Ebbers, university professor in the School of Education, and will run from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Various Iowa State colleges and University Museums identified the

portrait sitters, according to the Iowa State events page.

Frantzen will complete up to two portraits a day during her nineday visit, totaling 13.

The Faces of Iowa State touring exhibi tion will open in August 2017 at the Brunnier Art Museum and will make various trips around Iowa.

Recognition breakfast: L C p e e r m e n to r s : 7 : 3 0 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at multiple campus locations.

The Learning Communities program will serve a come-and-go breakfast for the hundreds of peer mentors who make Iowa State’s program a leader in higher education.

Faces of Iowa State LIVE Portrait Painting - Warren Kuhn: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 0003 Morrill Hall. University Museums, Iowa State University, is pleased to announce the live painting of 16 portraits by celebrated Iowa artist Rose F r a n t z e n . T h e p o rt r a i t painting sessions will take place during a March 29 through April 6, 2017 residency in the lower gallery of the Christian Petersen Art Museum, 0003 Morrill Hall, on central campus.

All portrait sessions will be open to the public to watch Frantzen’s artistic process evolve.

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Candidate Presentation: Landscape Architecture Chair Finalist Carl Rogers: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Room 416 Design. Carl Rogers is a finalist for the position of chair of the ISU Department of Landscape Architecture. He currently is an associate professor of landscape architecture and interim chair of the department. He will give a public presentation followed by a question-andanswer period.

Sole Hope Volunteer Day: 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. at The Wo r k s p a c e . S p e n d a n hour or two helping others and upcycling. Cost: Free, however donations welcome.

Faces of Iowa State LIVE Portrait Painting - Larry Ebbers: 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 0003 Morrill Hall. University Museums, Iowa State University, is pleased to announce the live painting of 16 portraits by celebrated Iowa artist Rose F r a n t z e n . T h e p o rt r a i t painting sessions will take place during a March 29 through April 6, 2017 residency in the lower gallery of the Christian Petersen

Lyndsay Nissen was on the Acoustic Lounge Monday night and sang two of her songs on Facebook Live. See the video recap on iowastatedaily.com.

Art Museum, 0003 Morrill Hall, on central campus.

All portrait sessions will be open to the public to watch Frantzen’s artistic process evolve.

SPORTS

Softball: 4 p.m. at Cyclone S p o rt s C o m p l e x . I o wa State vs. Northern Iowa.

Check athletics website for schedule changes due to weather.

Lecture: Hamilton and the Road to Success: 7 p.m. at Stephens Auditorium, Iowa State Center. Leslie Odom, Jr., won a Tony Award playing Aaron Burr in the groundbreaking Broadway musical “Hamilton,” the story of a founding father told through the language and rhythms of hip-hop and R&B. Odom will discuss his life and career before taking questions from the audience and performing songs from the much-acclaimed musical.

The Dig with Nico Yaryan and Boone Howard: 8 p.m. at the M-Shop. From the beginning, The Dig have been a classic band’s band, and a true collaboration: three longtime friends, three songwriters, two singers in a true dual frontman setup, all individuals but all woven more and more tightly together as they have evolved.

March 30 Youth Program: Caterpillar Club: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Reiman Gardens.

All events and descriptions courtesy of the Iowa State events page at events.iastate.edu.

A favorite style idea for many people is to layer in the winter months with a oversized military jacket.

Check out how to bring this style intp spring online.

The mobile museum of the State Historical Museum of Iowa was parked outside of Parks Library on Tuesday. Check out photos from the event online.

An officer checked on the welfare of an individual at Maple Hall at 11:10 p.m.

Woodshop Orientation: 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union.

Learn the fundamentals of woodworking equipment while creating a bird house.

Cost: ISU $12, Public $22.

WINTER ITEMS TO BRING INTO SPRING

PHOTOS: IOWA HISTORY 101

An officer investigated a property damage collision at Lot 62 at 9:39 p.m.

Soil Science Seminar Series: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 3140 Agronomy Hall. The impact of water vapor diodes on soil water redistribution by Zhuangji Wang, Iowa State University

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IOWA HISTORY HITS THE ROAD

Ten Iowa State football players participated in Iowa State’s Pro Day on Tuesday in front of 33 professional scouts. Check out our photos online.

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The mobile museum of the State Historical Museum of Iowa was parked outside of Parks Library on Tuesday. Called “Iowa History 101,” this mobile museum is a 38-foot, custom-built Winnebago that travels Iowa’s highways and backroads to share stories of the state’s past.

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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN IOWA The Iowa House and Senate approved the collective bargaining changes. It is now onto Gov. Terry Branstad. Read the story online.

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Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Sigma Phi and Pi Beta Phi members participate in Lip Sync on April 2, 2016, as part of last year’s Greek Week festivities.

Greek Week continues

By Emily.Hammer @iowastatedaily.com Greek Week is a 65-year-old tradition at Iowa State that aims to unite the greek community.

Participants compete to receive points in the areas of community service, the lip-sync competition, tournaments, the Olympics, scholarship, spirit and crew for a total of 1,000 points.

Events will continue until Greek Week concludes on Sunday with the Vespers Ceremony.

Wednesday • Treds Tournament at 7 p.m. at Lied Recreation Athletic Center Thursday • Trivia Blast at noon on Central Campus • Basketball Tournament at 7 p.m. at Lied Recreation Athletic Center Friday • Lip Sync Performance and Karaoke Finals at 6 p.m. at Stephens Auditorium Saturday • The Olympics • AP (LARP) at 10 a.m. at Phi Kappa Psi • Tug-O-War at 11:15

a.m. at Kappa Sigma • Dizzy Dizzy Duck at 11:45 a.m. at Sigma Pi • Dingle Dangle Donut at 12:30 p.m. at the Greek Triangle • Balloon Toss at 1:15 p.m. in front of Phi Delta Theta • Bed Race at 2:15 p.m. at Sorority Circle • Egg Joust at 3:15 p.m. at Theta Chi • Polar Bear Plunge at 4 p.m. at TBA • Community Drive at 4 p.m. at TBA Sunday • Vespers Ceremony at 6 p.m. at Stephens Auditorium

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Team CyFly advances as sole U.S. team in Airbus competition Tyler Coffey/Iowa State Daily

Mayor Ann Campbell recognized two young community members Tuesday.

Council approves renovations to South Duff Avenue

By Chris.Anderson @iowastatedaily.com

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Team CyFly is one of 50 teams in the world that remain in the Airbus Fly Your Ideas competition.

By Mitchell.LaFrance @iowastatedaily.com A group of Iowa State students have made it past the first round of the Airbus Fly Your Ideas competition, making the team one of 50 remaining in the world and the only team still competing in the United States.

The Fly Your Ideas competition is a chance for students in various educational disciplines to come up with solutions to common problems in the aviation industry.

There are five main challenges to propose ideas for, including business models, flight operations, passenger experience, design engineering and manufacturing.

Team CyFly, composed of students who are studying aerospace engineering, decided to tackle the passenger experience challenge. The group proposed an idea that would substantially decrease the boarding and disembarking time for passenger aircraft.

“The passenger experience challenge requires an idea on how to reduce time boarding and disembarking while increasing the capacity for luggage,” Koki Tomoeda, team leader for the project, said.

Other members of the team include Tho Ton, senior in aerospace engineering, and Lechen Wang, junior in aero-

space engineering.

The rules for the competition don’t specify whether the fuselage can be modified, but the team wanted to be able to put this idea into motion with existing aircraft, therefore negating the need for an overhaul of an airline’s fleet.

“Every seat will fold up like a theater seat,” Jack Stanton, junior in aerospace engineering and member of the team, said.

“It’s a pretty simple idea, and it just folds up [when boarding] and folds down [when flying]. The aisle seat will also be able to rotate in to allow for double the aisle space when boarding and disembarking.”

With more than 300 teams from around the world submitting projects for evaluation in the first round, only 50 teams were selected to move on to the next round. Team CyFly was selected, and as such, is the only team from the United States still in the competition.

“We were definitely surprised to see that we were the only U.S. team left,” Stanton said.

Some of the countries represented in the competition include Brazil, Australia, Nigeria, the United Kingdom, China and Japan.

If the team makes it to the third round, it will be one of five teams selected to be flown out to France in May, which is where Airbus is based.

Team CyFly’s design includes fold-up, rotating seats.

Airbus has a facility called the ProtoSpace in Toulouse, France, which is where the top five teams will be given the opportunity to work with Airbus engineers to develop their prototype in a detailed manner.

The top prize for the competition also includes a purse of more than $32,000, and runners-up will receive more than $16,000.

The motivation for the team members to participate in the project stems from an interest in innovation.

“I worked at an innovation lab this past summer, so I’m pretty interested in the whole emerging technologies field,” Stanton said.

The premise of the Airbus project is fairly vague, Tomoeda said, but also very specific at the same time.

“The biggest challenge for the project itself has been

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trying to innovate inside the space of the fuselage since it’s so small,” Stanton said. “They want us to increase the luggage space of the airplane, but you’ve got almost no space to work with, so it’s been an interesting task.”

Another challenge has been trying to design a solution that still meets Federal Aviation Administration regulations and other safety requirements.

“The airline seats have to be able to withstand about nine Gs, which is a crazy amount of force,” Stanton said. “When you add moving parts, like what we’re doing, it makes those tasks a little harder to achieve.”

The team submitted its modified project design for Round 2 evaluation earlier Monday, and is hopeful that it will be selected for Round 3 and a trip to France.

The Ames City Council discussed and approved during its Tuesday night meeting renovations to South Duff Avenue.

The proposed renovations were a large part of the meeting and regardedimprovement to South Duff Avenue between South 5th Street and the Squaw Creek Bridge.

The improvement as proposed would install a raised median in the area, build a traffic signal approximately one-eighth of a mile south of South 5th Street and reconfigure Wal-Mart’s west parking lot to allow for cross access for the east-side businesses.

The city estimates that this improvement would lead to a 39 percent reduction in accidents, 24 percent reduction in travel time and a 22 percent increase in fuel economy for those traveling on South Duff.

Jim Howe, owner of Howe’s Welding on South Duff, was present to raise concerns he had with the improvement.

Howe first shared details about the type of business his company sees and the issues raising a median and adding a traffic light could make.

Howe said the 53-foot semis that deliver metal to his shop would be inconvenienced if they were to make the improvement. The real issue Howe saw, however, was in the 80-foot trucks, which sometimes deliver wind turbine parts to his business. He feels the trucks would not be able to access his property safely if the improvements were made.

“The changes should not put small businesses out of business,” Howe said.

Bill Talbot, an attorney, also raised concerns he had with the proposed improvement.

He believes adding a stoplight and median would lead to an increase in accidents because he thinks these improvements would push traffic into nearby parking lots, resulting in accidents.

Talbot reasoned that the city did not foresee this because its projections only accounted for roadway collisions, not ones in parking lots.

Talbot equated traffic control to an art, not a science. Council member Tim Gartin vocally disagreed with this argument during the meeting.

“With all due respect, it’s not an art,” Gartin said. “Sometimes it’s got to be about the numbers.”

The motion to go ahead with the improvement passed on a vote of 4-2 in favor.

Council member Bronwyn BeattyHansen voiced her opposition to its passage after referring to Howe’s testimony. ”I feel I should stand for the little guy in this one. I can’t in good conscience vote for this,” Beatty-Hansen said.

Community pays tribute to Pamela Anthony

By Alison.Boysen @iowastatedaily.com High heels. Pearls. Iowa State students.

These all held a special place in Pamela Anthony’s heart, and a tribute to the former dean of students took place Tuesday in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union.

The celebratory tribute began with a welcome from Kenyatta Shamburger, assistant dean of students and director of multicultural student affairs.

“Our program this afternoon is a time to acknowledge a friend and a colleague who was caring, compassionate, creative and who lived a vibrant life,” Shamburger said.

A video presentation was compiled and showed how involved Anthony was with the Iowa State community, especially the students. It also displayed some of her personal life, like how she was a traveller, collector of shoes and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority sister.

Students narrated the video compilation, highlighting her scholarly journey and her many achieve-

ments.

Anthony was listed as a “listener, good colleague and friend.” It was also noted that “her smile lit up the room.”

The presentation included pictures with Iowa State students and faculty. Former Iowa State Student Body President Hillary Kletscher said Anthony was a mentor and confidant to her.

“She was willing to put in the extra time, stay up late at night and do what it took to make the difference in the lives of students,” Kletscher said.

After the presentation, faculty close to Anthony took to the podium to give some final thoughts and share stories of her legacy at Iowa State.

Martino Harmon, senior vice president for student affairs, was the first to share his memories of Anthony. His first encounter with her was when he interviewed for a position at Iowa State. Harmon recalled the dinner that the two shared, and how she just wanted to get to know him.

“She just wanted to connect, and that’s just who she was,” Harmon

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Pamela Anthony’s former church choir, Ambassador of Praise, sings during a celebratory tribute for Anthony on Tuesday in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union. Anthony served as the dean of students at Iowa State from 2012 to 2016.

said.

Thomas Hill, senior policy adviser to the president, reminisced about the process of “luring” Anthony to Iowa State. He then spoke of his search for Anthony in Dallas, when she was in the hospital. He

ended his speech by mentioning her large shoe collection.

“She had a bedroom … that bedroom was full of shoes,” Hill said. “I was told she had over 160 pairs of shoes. I saw them. It was absolutely crazy.”

Interim Dean of Students Keith Robinder shared his experiences of the former dean of students. He spoke of their friendship, and how it deeply affected him.

“Pamela was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of person,” Robinder said.

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Paper requires terrorist perspective

By Michael.Heckle @iowastatedaily.com A paper assigned in an Iowa State international studies class asked students to write an essay on 9/11 from the perspective of the terrorist, according to the College Fix. The course, taught by international studies professor James Strohman, asked students to think “outside the box” and to take a historical look at 9/11 through the ideological eyes of al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden.

“Write a paper that gives a historical account of 9/11

from the perspective of the terrorist network. In other words, how might Al-Qaeda or a nonWestern historian describe what hapJAMES pened,” the asSTROHMAN signment said, The College Fix reported.

In a written response, Strohman defended the controversial assignment, stating that while events of 9/11 are a “tragic and painful memory for all Americans,” it’s important to look at the cultural and political issues that led to the attack.

The statement argues that the assignment was similar to work being done in organizations like the Central Intelligence Agency.

“My personal views are irrelevant to my teaching of the class,” Strohman said in a written statement. “However, since they have been called into question, let me be clear that I consider 9/11 a horrific and devastating attack, and I support all who were, and continue to be impacted by the tragedy.”

Strohman said in his statement that the assignment was designed to encourage students to look at historical events from a perspective

that they had never considered.

The statement also quotes Cpt. Scott Curtis, a combat veteran and current commanding officer of Iowa State’s Naval ROTC program.

“Only by having a very firm understanding of the history, motivations, and viewpoints of our adversaries can the appropriate levers of national power be applied to resolve the root causes of conflict,” Curtis said. “The assignment is a step in the right direction and is consistent with current counter-insurgency thinking across the full range of U.S. government and non- governmental organizations.”

Panel promotes sustainable ag

By Katlyn.Campbell @iowastatedaily.com

Across 1 “That’s enough from you!”

4 City whose tower’s construction began in 1173 8 Pops out of the cockpit 14 Seoul-based automaker 15 Bulky boats 16 Hit one’s limit, in slang 17 How poets write?

19 Like a classic French soup 20 Tree of Knowledge locale 21 How moonshine is made?

23 Quick summary 26 Learned 27 Actress Thurman 28 Bath bathroom 29 Go to the bottom 33 How parts of a whole can be written?

38 Middling grade 39 “Doctor Who” actress Gillan 40 Taylor of fashion 41 Strong glue 43 Lyrical preposition 44 How a priest preaches?

47 Electrically flexible 49 Lyrical preposition 50 Feel crummy

51 World power until 1991: Abbr.

53 Spirits brand with a Peppar variety 57 How kangaroos travel?

60 Former Cubs slugger 61 Meadow lows 62 How some paper is packaged?

65 Land on two continents 66 Squeaker in Stuttgart 67 Big fan 68 1987 Beatty flop 69 Freelancer’s detail 70 Big primate

Down 1 One going downhill fast 2 __ Kush mountains 3 Port in a storm, so to speak 4 Score to shoot for 5 Taxing initials 6 Knitter’s coil 7 Part of LPGA: Abbr.

8 What the coldblooded don’t feel 9 She performed between Creedence and Sly at Woodstock 10 Sends away 11 Aloof

Horoscopes

12 Napa vessels 13 Piggery 18 Last 22 Needs a fainting couch 24 Saudi neighbor 25 WWII female 28 Hard-hit ball 30 Clickable image 31 Coming up 32 Florida __ 33 Blue-and-yellow megastore 34 Stash finder 35 Willard of “Best in Show” 36 Brewpub 37 Pre-final rounds 42 Speaker between Hastert and Boehner 45 Coffee order 46 Pickup at a 36Down 48 Picasso, for one 52 Justice Sotomayor 53 “Easy-peasy!”

54 Fictional Doone 55 Go through entirely 56 Small bite 57 Short notes?

58 Small bite 59 Lowers, as lights 61 X-ray kin 63 Ont. neighbor 64 L.A. campus

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Today’s Birthday (3/29/17)

Love expands this year, especially at home, as your family circle grows.

Late spring renovation projects lead to summer fun. Enjoy domestic bliss and beautification. Romance and finances bloom from late spring to autumn. Maintain expenses below rising earnings. Demand rises for your creativity, especially after August. Focus on growing what you love.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries - 6

(March 21-April 19) Change your passwords or upgrade your computer antivirus. Intuition provides a new vision of the future you want to see realized.

Something’s lost but something’s gained. Write or draw your ideas.

Taurus - 5

(April 20-May 20) The Moon’s in your sign, and your words travel. Take an undisciplined approach farther than imagined.

Work’s required, and it could get chaotic. Difficulties become apparent. You can do more.

Gemini - 5

(May 21-June 20) Postpone arguments.

Sort and file quietly instead. Hold onto what you have. Try out your pitch on a family member. Unity of purpose prevails, so clarify the message.

Inspect a nagging suspicion.

Cancer - 7

(June 21-July 22) This is a problem you can figure out.

There’s more work coming in.

Test intuition by researching the facts. Present results to associates.

Expand a little at a time. Persuade others that you are right.

Leo - 7

(July 23-Aug. 22) A little mistake has big consequences. Keep practicing. Do what you already know works. Nothing remains the same forever, anyway. New information changes the picture.

Express yourself.

Virgo - 7

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You have plenty coming in, but keep expenses down anyway. A new item for the home could be appropriate. Anticipate a surprise.

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Mark Rasmussen, David Osterberg, Paul Johnson and Rosenberg spoke Tuesday about the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture’s history and future for sustainable agriculture in the 21st century.

The Leopold Center focuses on new ways to farm profitably while having minimal negative environmental impact. The Leopold Center was founded as a result of the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act of 1987.

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By Michael.Heckle @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State agronomy professor Thomas Lubberstedt helped contribute research in identifying a corn gene that is resistant to a virus currently wreaking havoc on crop yields in most countries around the

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When coupled with other potyviruses, the virus, known as sugarcane mosaic virus, can cause a condition know as maize lethal necrosis disease. This condition can devastate crops, even leading to a total yield loss.

The virus isn’t exclusive to maize, either. Sugarcane,

sembly and on to Gov. Terry Branstad’s desk.

Rep. Jake Highfill, R-Johnston, chair of the Local Government Committee, introduced House Study Bill 92, which would effectively bar businesses in the state from increasing the minimum wage past $7.25.

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“Potyviruses have been around anyway,” Lubberstedt said. “But they haven’t really been that bad, so they

could be managed somehow. But when this [virus] came along it really caused trouble quickly.”

The virus works by taking over a plant protein vital to photosynthesis and energy production, using those channels to spread throughout the plant.

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when other city legislatures have already voted and passed ordinances that are set to increase their wages from the federal level. Although it will not affect Story County because the area’s minimum wage is currently $7.25, four counties in Iowa have voted to raise their minimum wage by 2019.

Believing that state legislatures were not concerned about the increasing cost of living, lawmakers in Wapello County passed an ordinance in 2016 to raise their minimum wage from $8.20 to $10.10 by 2019, while Linn and Polk counties have also passed mandates to increase their wages to $8.25 and $10.25, respectfully.

The minimum wage in Johnson County has already increased to $10.10, but if this bill were signed into law, the country would be forced to watch their wages dwindle back down to $7.25.

Ultimately, the bill would have the ability to rescind control of minimum wage standards from local governments.

But proponents of the bill, like the Iowa Restaurant Association, see it as a silver lining for businesses that have to adhere to higher wages.

Although the bill will soon arrive on Branstad’s desk, the newly-appointed ambassador to China has voiced support for an increase on minimum wage in the past.

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Attending Student Government meetings or becoming a member of it are two ways to become more involved on campus.

Iowa State President Steven Leath addresses the Board of Regents during a meeting on Feb. 23 at the Alumni Center.

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Who really runs the show?

Far-right Republicans, unethical businessmen operate our universities

By Kaleb.VanFosson @iowastatedaily.com

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ou may have heard it before: the screams of a Republican, raving about how American universities have become the center of a sinister conspiracy by radical professors who seek to indoctrinate a generation of impressionable students into their Marxist worldview, and instill in them a burning lust for class warfare that transforms them into the vanguards of a leftist revolution.

This persecutory delusion, that many Republicans hold, is so enchanting to the far right that Republicans in the Iowa Legislature have even drafted a bill that would essentially require the regent universities to hire an even amount of Republicans and Democrats as professors, because apparently affirmative action for minorities is “reverse racism,” while affirmative action for conservatives is crucial to saving us from the specter of communism.

All this talk of radical professors had me really excited to start my career as a student here at Iowa State, but, upon arrival, I realized that most professors were no more radical and often less radical than the students. In fact, rather than universities being run by radical Marxists, our universities are largely operated by unethical businessmen and far-right Republicans who rise to prominence through cronyism, which I believe is a problem that should be met with action and resistance by professors, faculty members and students.

The cronyism in our higher edu-

cation system is perhaps most obvious in the Iowa Board of Regents, and can be seen when looking at the members of the board who have questionable credentials and financial ties to Republican Party elites.

For instance, Michael Richards is a wealthy businessman who was appointed to the Board of Regents by Gov. Terry Branstad after making donations to Republican politicians — like the $40,000 he gave to Branstad’s campaign — and he formerly served as the president of a gaming company that owns several casinos in Iowa.

Milt Dakovich is another ethically questionable member of the Board of Regents. Dakovich is president of an asphalt paving company and a registered Republican with close ties to big business. Some may see no problem with these two wealthy Republican businessmen serving on the Board of Regents, or reject the notion that this is cronyism.

But Richards and Dakovich are small fish compared to the president of the board, Bruce Rastetter.

Rastetter is a ruthless businessman so addicted to the drug of profit that he is willing to ruin and endanger innocent lives in its pursuit. One example of Rastetter’s callous lack of empathy and disregard for human rights is the fact that Rastetter and his company AgriSol Energy pursued an unethical and secretive land grab deal that would have displaced tens of thousands of struggling refugees in Tanzania.

Why is such a morally reprehensible individual the president of the Board of Regents? Simple: he donated $239,188.91 to The Branstad Committee. He also donated money to Donald Trump’s campaign and is an outspoken Trump supporter, which makes me wonder what he discussed with Trump’s transition team when they met in Trump Tower after the election. Why is an institution as powerful as the

Board of Regents, which chooses the presidents for every public college in Iowa, being led by a man like Rastetter?

Speaking of university presidents, Bruce Harreld is the president of the University of Iowa and a great example of oligarchy at work. Before being appointed the president by the Board of Regents, Harreld was the wealthy senior vice president of the multinational mega-corporation IBM with a lack of experience working in higher education.

Even here at Iowa State, our soonto-be former President Steven Leath is a wealthy Republican who hangs out with NRA officials and went dove hunting with Mike Pence. If our universities were being run by radical Marxists, who want to see the destruction of capitalism, then why is our president a Republican who received a $125,000 bonus payment from his friends on the Board of Regents just a year before the Legislature cut our funding and the cost of tuition “had” to be raised?

I wish it were radical leftist professors calling the shots here at Iowa State.

If that were the case, then maybe we would have leaders in charge who wouldn’t harm low-income students by raising the price of tuition, or who wouldn’t publicly laugh and chum around with ethically ambiguous figureheads like then-presidential candidate Trump at our sporting events.

I would also love to see leftist leaders at our university denounce our financial and organizational connections to unethical corporations like Koch Industries and Dakota Access. I would love to see universities become democratically run, class-conscious communities rather than plutocratic debt machines. But — unfortunately — universities are not the radical leftist training camps that conservatives claim they are.

Obamacare must still go under the knife

By Nolan.Wright @iowastatedaily.com The voting result of the American Health Care Act is old news, but the implications of this non-event have been obsessively examined. Now that former President Barack Obama’s health care law is here to stay, the question shifts to what the Republicans will do with it.

Neither Democrats nor Republicans are saying the program does not need great changes. A large portion of the health care companies that originally agreed to opt into the program are pulling out. All have cited that they are unable to meet the financial strain of the bill’s basic requirements.

The penalty fee for opting out of the program has been the main source of unpopularity since day one.

Those on the left are quick to say that the best option from here is to replace it with a single-payer health plan. Obamacare relies on an awkward relationship between private insurance companies and the federal government. A singlepayer health plan means that

funding would entirely come from the government. Supporters argue this would be a much more stable and cost-effective plan.

Regardless, no one expected anything of the sort from this administration. That is not to say there are not reasonable options available. Broadly, they take the form of two political directions, and this is a choice President Donald Trump has already begun to acknowledge.

In a recent statement, the president threatened that premiums will take a sharp rise, as a result of the bill being unsustainable. In many respects, this has a strong degree of truth, as raising premium costs seems the only way to ensure that the remaining health care companies will continue to work within the system. The alternative is a situation where fewer plans are offered.

The element critics take issue with is the president’s accusation that the consequences fall on the Democrats. This sounds like an attempt to excuse the Republican Party from any issues that might arise due to their inaction. It’s not likely the American public will see that as an excuse, and it’s reasonable to

It’s time to get involved on campus With the last week of March coming to an end, we are one month away from finals week and the end of the year.

While it is time to ensure that you are still on track with your classes, it is also time to plan for next year.

One cannot emphasize enough the importance of campus involvement for students’ experience and future.

Although doing well in academics is the first priority, having an experience on campus is also very important and beneficial.

Being involved on campus connects the students to the university and therefore allows them to discover and seek out the resources available to them.

It also builds a community for the students, especially those who are far from home.

In addition to that, being an active member of the school helps one discover their own passions and their strong points. And that’s not to mention that this kind of involvement is a huge plus when it comes to employment, as it is an important résumé builder.

One can go on and on describing the advantages of being involved on campus, but to summarize, put your academics first, still get involved and you can start right away. Many clubs accept membership requests throughout the year.

But if you want to join a specific organization, you need to look into when you can join. Some student organizations on campus have openings in the first weeks of April. Big organizations such as the Student Government and the International Student Council are looking for motivated students to carry out the work during the upcoming year.

Being a member provides you with great experience and helps you build a large network. It also increases your chance of getting certain scholarships on campus. These organizations are open for any Iowa State student to join. And although one may think that being involved in an organization hurts their academic performance, it is important to know that almost all of these organizations require their members to maintain a strong academic standing. Some even have a minimum GPA that their members are required to maintain in order to stay a part of the organization.

Now is the time to look forward, ensure your success in the current semester and plan for next semester.

Browse the student organizations database on the university’s website and explore the different clubs that you can join. There are hundreds of organizations that do an outstanding job serving the community, representing different groups and raising awareness regarding certain issues on the domestic and international stage.

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believe Republicans know that.

First, what they could do is whittle the bill down to something more like the American Health Care Act, making it more cost effective and stable, at the expense of some people losing out on coverage. Regulations have already been relaxed as to what needs to be covered by a private insurer’s policies, and a vague relaxation of who needs to opt into the plan has been discussed.

On the other hand, raising the cost of premiums on those who can more easily afford

them and making opting into the program mandatory for individuals would place strain on individuals and insurers, but this isn’t that far from what voters want. Provisions of the bill guaranteeing health care for the sickest and poorest Americans is a major source of the sentiment that pressured Congress to not repeal it.

Furthermore, this would more closely resemble the original idea of Obamacare, which would have been more stable and beneficial for the poorest Americans.

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Iowa State players display skills for scouts Cyclones partake in Pro Day in Ames

By Aaron.Marner @iowastatedaily.com Ten Iowa State football players participated in Iowa State’s Pro Day on Tuesday in front of 33 professional scouts.

Judging performances on isolated workouts is difficult.

A good 40-yard dash time means a player is fast, but it may not accurately reflect their speed with pads and 21 other players on the field.

It can be even tougher for players who are not invited to the NFL combine, which takes place in late February and early March. Nobody on Iowa State’s roster was invited to the combine.

Some Cyclones, however, stood out Tuesday because of strong workouts that complimented the hours of game film from their college days.

Iowa State senior defensive back Jomal Wiltz, who was named All-Big 12 honorable mention after the 2016 season, said he watched the NFL combine and wished he had been invited.

“I look at it as I didn’t

get invited, I’m alright, but I got this to do,” Wiltz said. “[I had to] leave it all out on the field and show them I should’ve been invited.”

Wiltz ran the 40-yard dash twice and was officially timed at 4.43 seconds. Wiltz’s 4.43 time would have ranked eighth among defensive backs at the NFL combine.

Wiltz said he thinks his speed opened some eyes Tuesday.

“I feel like it opens them up,” Wiltz said. “It gives you a chance.

“I went to the [College Gridiron Showcase] in early January and that was the main question I was asking them, what are they looking for in a [defensive back]? They just said, can you run and can you cover?”

Elsewhere on the defensive side of the ball, Demond Tucker and Jhaustin Thomas participated in Pro Day with mixed results.

“I feel like I did pretty good,” Tucker said.

“I didn’t do as well as I wanted to do, but I think I did pretty good.”

Tucker has moved up in NFL draft rankings since coming to Iowa State, but most mock drafts don’t have him earning a selection.

“I’m prepared if I don’t get drafted,” Tucker said.

“I can go in free agency.

Iowa State Pro Day participants • Justin Chandler • Breion Creer • Dondre Daley • Nick Fett • Jay Jones • Patrick Scoggins • Jhaustin Thomas • Nigel Tribune • Demond Tucker • Jomal Wiltz They’re saying it’s a possibility I can go in the late rounds somewhere.”

Thomas pulled up after his 40-yard dash with a groin pull, so he did not run a second time and did not go through some drills.

Thomas said he had a “lack of focus” when he arrived at Iowa State from Trinity Valley Community College. But during the 2016 season, he came into his own after a position change from defensive end to defensive tackle.

“It benefited me a lot,” Thomas said of the move to the inside. “I feel like I’m quicker than most guards, explosive, and I’ve got long arms.”

As far as draft position goes, every Cyclone sent the same message: They just want someone to give them a shot.

“I just want a chance,” Thomas said. “I’ll be happy with a chance.”

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Iowa State defensive lineman Demond Tucker runs the 40-yard dash at Iowa State’s Pro Day on Tuesday at the Bergstrom Football Complex.

Cornerbacks gaining experience in year two of new scheme under Matt Campbell

By Austin.Anderson @iowastatedaily.com Coach Matt Campbell and his staff brought in a completely new defensive system when they arrived in Ames last season. New plays and adjustments came along with the new system.

Plays like one called “Apple.”

“When we say ‘Apple,’ they understand what that means now,” cornerbacks coach D.K. McDonald said. “Last year when you said it they looked at you like you had three eyes.”

Adjusting to the new scheme last season took time, and a lot of responsibility fell on underclassmen like Brian Peavy and D’Andre Payne.

Those two are now redshirt juniors. The year of experience has allowed them to go from learning the system to helping to teach it to the next crop of young guys.

Guys like Richard Bowens III, who enrolled early at the beginning of this semester.

“We don’t really bring guys in here to redshirt them,” McDonald said.

“We really hope he can come in and contribute and help us out on the field right away.”

Bowens III is still only 17 and won’t turn 18 until after the second semester concludes.

“He’s got really good technique for a kid coming out of high school,” McDonald said. “[He] still should be getting ready for his prom. He’s going to be a good player for us.

I’m really excited about his future.”

Payne said he has taken Bowens III under his wing by showing him how to eat

Redshirt junior defensive back Brian Peavy breaks up a pass from Iowa’s Jerminic Smith on Sept. 10, 2016, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.

right and watch film.

“He’s a guy that’s willing to learn,” Payne said.

At 6-foot-1, Bowens III brings size the rest of the corners lack.

Peavy stands at 5-foot-9.

Payne at 5-foot-10.

In practice, the Iowa State corners are matched up against the impressive size of Iowa State wide receivers like Allen Lazard, Hakeem Butler and

Matt Eaton, who all stand 6-foot-4 and above.

Peavy and Payne have a challenge of stopping the improved offense, but their competitiveness against each other has continued to push them.

“We’re trying to make each other better,” Payne said. “Just to be the best corners in the conference.”

The defensive backfield

is young but isn’t absent from veterans.

McDonald called redshirt senior Kamari Cotton-Moya a “playmaker.”

He’s recovering from surgery on Dec. 1.

Payne has spent a lot of time on the move during his college career. He started at Tennessee before going to Maryland and then community college at Arizona Western.

Now in a less dramatic change, he’s on the move again.

Payne spent some time last season at the “star” position, which is essentially the cornerback who covers the slot position.

Now he has been moved outside officially to corner.

“I’m more comfortable at corner because I don’t have as many responsibilities that I do at the star

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position,” Payne said.

Peavy has been an honorable mention All-Big 12 the last two seasons. He said he knows the players who were named to the first and second teams above him.

“Not just being an honorable mention,” Peavy said of his goals. “Becoming that first team All-Big 12 player, be that AllAmerican player.”

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Teen Vogue was formerly regarded as Vogue’s little sister. Not so much now, as Teen Vogue has made headlines of its own with its political coverage surrounding the 2016 election.

Youth magazine isn’t playing around

By Maya.Minocha @iowastatedaily.com Ever since Teen Vogue was founded in 2003, it was known as Vogue’s little sister. Recently, under new Editor-In-Chief Elaine Welteroth, the publication became the Kylie Jenner of the Kardashians.

By this, we mean it just overshadowed its older sibling with a million-dollar makeup empire that nobody knew was coming — or in this case, Teen Vogue became as credible a news source for current events as any major newspaper or magazine.

“Those things [politics and fashion] are not mutually exclusive,” Phillip Picardi, digital editorial director at Teen Vogue, told Trevor Noah on The Daily Show. “We have always been interested in beauty and fashion as a way to represent yourself and tell a story, and so to tell a teenager that she should stick to lip gloss when she is being directly impacted by the policies and they are directly affecting her lifestyle and those around her, is frankly irresponsible.”

Recently Teen Vogue has made a shift from a monthly print issue to a quarterly issue.

It has also made a shift in size.

Teen Vogue has always been

known for its small size on the newsstands, but recently Teen Vogue has grown in height to let everyone know that they have grown up.

“Teen Vogue has grown up a lot in the past four years and so we wanted a magazine that reflected that and so we are actually bigger and better than we’ve ever been, we’re literally, physically taller, to stand out on the newsstand to show everyone that a big evolution is underway at Teen Vogue,” Welteroth told Noah on The Daily Show.

The moment many realized that Teen Vogue isn’t here to mess around was when they

published an op-ed article titled “Donald Trump Is Gaslighting America.” The article gained around 30,000 retweets.

Knowing that young women are interested in politics, Teen Vogue expanded their platform knowing that their readers like to hear about healthcare along with Harry Styles.

Many people still look down on the magazine because it is catered to youth.

“I think that young people in particular are civically engaged right now,” Picardi said.

“We saw it with standing rock, we saw with black lives matter, that young people were leading these revolutions and

were on the front lines, so we really wanted to make a point as the new leadership of Teen Vogue to really talk meaningfully to those readers and show young women that they can be interested in politics, that they should be interested in politics, and that they should have a firm opinion about what’s going on.”

With all the growing up Teen Vogue has done, they also have taken the heat for adding politics to their traditional fashion and lifestyle writing.

“Teen Vogue has as much right to be at the table talking about politics as every young woman in america does right now,” Welteroth said.

FASHION SHOW

What to know before the Fashion Show takes the stage

By Style Staff

GUEST DESIGNER

month before the show.

“There is no age limit or major, minor requirement to participate in The Fashion Show,” Jessica Helberg, design director, said. “Just as long as they are an Iowa State student or a graduate from the most previous semester, anyone is welcome.”

Designers are not able to choose their models and fit their designs to their chosen models until Fit Night the day after turn in.

“This event allows [designers] to see the model’s sizes and measurements, then selecting a model that they feel would best fit their designs,” said Sarah Waigand, senior in apparel, merchandising design and one of the design directors. “They can then try their garment on the model and make the alterations accordingly.”

DESIGNERS AND MODELS

The judges are four industry professionals. Last week’s Meet the Judges event was held for the public to speak and mingle with the judges.

The day after is Judging Day, when the judges pick the designs that will be featured in the fashion show. This year’s judges are Sarah Clapper, a market planner at Gap, Tina Wagner, a freelance designer and color specialist in Los

The Fashion Show, a student-run organization on the Iowa State campus to showcase student designers, has been preparing the 2017 production since just two short weeks after the 2016 show last spring. The show will take place April 8.

The Fashion Show chose to feature a men’s-based designer this year, Abasi Rosborough. Greg Rosborough was a guest judge for last year’s Fashion Show and helped the company stand out as a leading contender for the guest designer spot.

“When we started the whole guest designer process, we wanted a lot more menswear looks — that was our goal,” said Maggie Anderson, outreach producer for the show. “Their company style and their aesthetic is very athletic, casual, futuristic and comfortable with that more suit-tailored look.”

To officially become a designer for The Fashion Show, an Iowa State student needed to submit their collections at Initial Garment Turn In, which took place a

JUDGES

Angeles, Maranda Nichols Persico, a costume designer and James K. Ryan, a retired creative director of U.S. Polo Association.

FINANCES

The Fashion Show requires more than $45,000 to produce it each year. The Fashion Show was fully funded this year prior to ticket sales, on part because of the FundISU campaign page for the group.

“This is our very first year that we have ever had a fully funded show before the year has started, which is amazing,” Emilee Meyer, outreach producer for the show, said.

“We don’t even need to raise a penny to fund the 2017 show this year and are contributing all of this year’s donations to the 2018 Fashion Show.”

The Fashion Show offers several scholarships to students participating. This year, The Fashion Show received its largest scholarship to date from Iowa State alumna Ana Hays McCracken.

McCracken gave $100,000 toward the Ana Hays McCracken Fashion Show Producers Scholarship, awarding The Fashion Show producers for leading one of the largest student-run organizations in the nation.

McCracken is a 1984 Iowa State University graduate in fashion merchandising.

After graduating from Iowa State, McCracken went on to become a writer and is currently the executive director of the Thistlewood Foundation in San Francisco.

“I am very honored to be one of the first set of producers to receive this scholarship,” Alexandra Johnson, managerial producer for the

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Caroline Bailey, senior in apparel, merchandising and design, fits a gown to her model at Fit Night in preparation for The Fashion Show. Models were fit again for Judging Day.

show, said. “It shows that we put in a lot of hard work and dedication into The Fashion Show and shows that this program and organization continues to grow and create leaders. It’s exciting to know that this will continue for future producers of the show.”

TICKET SALES

Traditionally the only way to view the show was by purchasing a ticket. The show sells tickets at the Stephens Auditorium Box Office.

Typically the box office offers online tickets through Ticketmaster, but fees apply and online buyers cannot get group or student discounts available at the window.

This issue came up when Greek organizations reached out to The Fashion Show about selling tickets online

for high school students, as Greek Visit Day, a day showcasing the greek community to incoming Iowa State students, is the same day as The Fashion Show.

“If [high school students] want a student discount, they would have to go to the ticket office,” said Alexandra Johnson, senior in apparel, merchandising and design, and a managerial producer.

“Obviously, that’s really hard for students in high school who live a ways away — they are not going to drive an hour to two hours to go buy a ticket.”

APPAREL SALES

The Fashion Show also has concerns about selling its apparel online to promote its show to an even bigger audience outside of Iowa State.

The show is currently only able to sell its merchandise in person through its pop-up shops and at the show. Popup shops will begin on April 3. The events are: • Popup Prom Prep on April 3 @ the Salon • PopUp Trunk Show on April 4 @ Aspen Ames featuring Matilda Muse, Portobello Road and Boat House Apparel • PopUP Shop on April 6 @ 2320 Lincoln Way featuring lululemon To sell merchandise the Fashion Show would need its own website and domain to sell clothing from. Student organizations have to follow the domain, name system policy, so the organization would still have to go through the Iowa State domain.

“When you blend a student organization, class and a department affiliation of the AESHM department [apparel, events and hospitality management department], student organizations as a whole follow the same rules as departments,” Micalone said.

The problem going through the Iowa State domain is due to policies against third-party payments, such as Paypal and Venmo, which are for the financial safety of Iowa State students. Solutions are still in the works.

Find more Fashion Show coverage as we get closer to the day at iowastatedaily. com.

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She described the number of times she has woken up in the middle of the night to find herself yelling, crying, kicking and screaming. She tells him to never mess with another woman.

“Don’t you ever touch another girl. No means no.”

In March 2014, she became part of Iowa State’s 9.7 percent of students who have experienced a form of sexual misconduct, according to a campus climate survey released in 2015.

But the number carries a greater impact than that of 1 in 10. When you narrow it down to female undergraduates, 23.1 percent of females said they have experienced rape or sexual assault at a national level. For males, it’s 5.4 percent, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN.) A quick Google search on campus sexual assault and one might see the roots it’s planted in each college community.

Sexual assault is not exempt from Ivy League schools, nor is it exempt from state institutions. Even community colleges are waging a battle against this form of violence.

At Iowa State, the campus climate survey discovered that for penetration by incapacitation, 53.2 percent of females did not think the incident was serious enough to report.

28.9 percent felt ashamed or embarrassed and 24.3 percent did not want the person to get into trouble. 16.4 percent felt nothing would be done.

Of that number, according to RAINN, only 20 percent of female student victims, age 18 to 24, report to law enforcement. And even out of the college environment only 32 percent of nonstudent females the same age report to law enforcement.

These numbers help back a sentiment that is felt by some presidents at American universities.

According to a study conducted by Inside Higher Ed in 2015 — in which Gallup polled college presidents representing 338 public institutions, 262 private institutions, 26 college and university systems and 21 institutions from the for-profit education sector — about 1 in 3 of the presidents agreed that sexual assault is prevalent at American colleges and universities.

But only 6 percent of the presidents surveyed felt that sexual assault is prevalent at their institution.

The survey conducted also found that 77 percent of the presidents polled agree that their campus is doing a good job protecting women from sexual assault on campus. That is not to say that the campuses are not making prevention efforts, however.

At Iowa State, for example, resources for sexual assault victims and prevention efforts are made daily.

A position was even created specifically geared toward sexual assault prevention. Jazzmine Hudson heads the work,

SUSTAINABLE p4 dressed how the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act was passed despite low funding.

“30 years ago, the stars came together for us to pass this legislation,” Rosenberg said.

Rosenberg cited the public and media as being helpful in getting the legislation passed, as those who had the money and power to fund it were against it.

Even after the bill was passed, the men had

and has collaborated efforts to bring new ideas, programs and efforts to the university.

“Originally my job description talked about holistically looking at prevention on campus for students, staff and faculty,” Hudson said.

But prevention can be a variety things. Hudson commonly describes her position by imagining a parallel of people drowning in a river.

“It’s this idea that we’re standing in front of a river and there’s people in the water,” Hudson said. “Most of the time people think prevention is me throwing out a life raft to pull you out. You made it, you survived. You may have some bumps and bruises, but you’ll be fine.”

Hudson’s job, however, is to not throw the raft, but to find out how one might have ended up in that situation. So she asks questions and searches for answers.

“But my job is to find out how you even got there,” Hudson said. “How do we look at healthy relationships? How do we look at consent? All those things that are impacting violence before violence actually happens.”

Hudson hopes to build a comprehensive understanding of sexual assault on campus and what Iowa State stands for when it comes to violence through the Green Dot program — an evidence-based strategy that shifts the focus on allies when discussing sexual assault.

“A lot of times we want to approach men as potential perpetrators or we want to approach women as potential victims – but the thing about it is there is a small number of people who are perpetrators and there is an entire campus of bystanders.

“How are we equipping those people to intervene, to provide support and holistically what is our message?”

Hudson said.

The goal is that when someone walks on this campus as a new or returning student, through the program, he or she knows power-based violence is not accepted at Iowa State.

As an It’s On Us university, Iowa State follows a model that encourages the community to “recognize that nonconsensual sex is sexual assault, to identify situations in which sexual assault may occur, to intervene in situations where consent has not or cannot be given” and to “create an environment in which sexual assault is unacceptable and survivors are supported.”

In 2013, there were 18 rapes reported under Iowa State’s Clery reportable crimes. This number jumped down to 15 in 2014 and up to 21 in 2015, according to an Iowa State Security and Fire Safety report released in 2016.

If comparing Iowa State’s fall 2016 student enrollment to national statistics – 11. 2 percent of all students experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence or incapacitation (among all graduate and undergraduate

to work for about four more years protecting it because some people were trying to dismantle it.

Rosenberg recalled one colleague of his, a Democratic senator, speaking negatively about him and asking the public why they would elect someone who would create the Groundwater Protection Act and Leopold Center, stating that they were bad. Rosenberg now sees it as a badge of honor to have worked on the bill despite the pressure during

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students – that’s roughly 3,273 students).

“I think this campus works very hard to make sure that they’re trauma informed, that they are consistent … I work with these people on a daily basis … there are very dedicated people, administrators on this campus that want to figure this out,” Hudson said.

Tyler Kingkade, a national reporter for BuzzFeed News specifically covering sexual violence on college campuses and an Iowa State alumnus, said that underreporting is the reason that there is a bigger push for more campus climate surveys like the one conducted at Iowa State.

Kingkade said it’s time to ask why.

“Why did students feel that they didn’t want to report?” he said, citing that only a couple years ago colleges were skeptical of surveys because they didn’t want a high number of assaults to be reported on their campus and have that number circulated.

“More schools are doing it now so it seems more normal.

Experts are saying this is what you should do [because] you get better data,” Kingkade said.

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its creation in the ‘80s.

“A sustainable agriculture program is good business,” Rosenberg said. “It’s good business, it’s good for agriculture and it’s good for Iowa.”

Osterberg, former Iowa legislator and current clinical professor at the University of Iowa, stood and spoke about what has been achieved since the bill was passed.

Osterberg referred to research at the institutional level as “regular agriculture” as opposed to what it was called years ago, “alternative agriculture.”

Sustainable agriculture research is becoming a priority, yet, the Supreme Court of Iowa is preempting people from making changes at the county level, Osterberg said.

“We have great research at the Leopold [Center],” Osterberg said. “We also have a program here in sustainable agriculture where somebody can get a master’s, maybe a Ph.D. in that. There are a number of great people who come out of that. Good work is going on.”

Despite this major, Osterberg thinks that we need to get people to want to go beyond research and get people to want to adapt it.

Johnson, former Iowa legislator and current member of the Sustainable Iowa Land Trust advisory board, spoke about why the bill was

necessary.

“We were in the middle of a really serious farm crisis,” Johnson said. “Ground water pollution was really becoming an issue. Every week you’d see something in the paper in Iowa about high nitrate levels.”

Around the time of the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act the Iowa Department of Natural Resources was also created to protect Iowa’s natural environment.

The Leopold Center was created at Iowa State to give license to faculty and students for agricultural research.

After getting the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act passed, Rosenberg called Johnson to tell him that their fight was not over. A meeting was set with then-Iowa State President Gordon Eaton to discuss what the Leopold Center was created to establish.

For the future, Johnson would like to see an annual conference on an issue dealing with sustainability that would eventually become a national conference with people attending from all over the world to discuss the best practices for having a sustainable environment.

“We’ve got a long way to go,” Johnson said. “I think we’ve done a lot in 30 years, but there’s an awful lot left to do.”

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It was in Germany where Lubberstedt met Mingliang Xu of China Agricultural University, who led the international team that worked on this latest research. The two collaborated in researching two separate resistance genes: Scmv1 and Scmv2.

Scmv1, which was the focus of Xu’s research, was the gene featured in this latest study. Lubberstedt said his research on Scmv2 will hopefully be published later this year.

“I hope it facilitates the use of the resistance,” Lubberstedt said. “In maize, you could actually use it already by marker based introgressions.”

Lubberstedt said that, by better understanding these genes, it is possible to apply newer genome editing technologies to generate even better resistance.

“What we are using is kind of random variation,” Lubberstedt said. “But by understanding what really is behind the resistance, perhaps you can artificially generate something that’s not available in nature.”

It can be spread rapidly from plant to plant by aphids, making the use of sprays and other pesticides ineffective. The only way to stop the virus, Lubberstedt said, is through genetic resistance.

Lubberstedt believes they’ve taken the first step. In a study published in March, Lubberstedt and his co-author identified Scmv1 as a gene that, when expressed at a high rate, is resistant to sugarcane mosaic virus and, possibly, to this whole group of potyviruses. It works by binding with the plant protein that the virus attacks, competing with it and halting its spread.

But the work wasn’t done quickly. Lubberstedt has been studying corn trait mapping since the 1990s, when he lived and worked in Germany.

“In this mapping approach you kind of zoom in stepwise, you narrow down until you really get to a singular, or a few, candidates,” Lubberstedt said.

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