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IOWA STATE DAILY The Iowa State University Cyclone Football Varsity Marching Band performs during the 59th Annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee Dec. 30, 2017
KENNEDY DERAEDT/ IOWA STATE DAILY Benjamin Whittington spoke at the StuGov presidential debate.
Podcast highlights StuGov candidates BY EMILY.BERCH @iowastatedaily.com Presidential c andidate Ben Whittington and vice presidential candidate Annaliessa Michelotti spoke about “bridging the divide,” Student Government transparency and environmental issues on campus in the Daily’s “Meet the Candidates” podcast series. W hittington and Michelotti spoke about their different backgrounds in politics, Whittington describing himself as a conservative and Michelotti describing herself as a liberal, and how they formed a bond rooted in their different beliefs. The Whittington-Michelotti campaign advocates for an increase in Student Government transparency, specifically discussing the Student Government website. The candidates spoke about the difficulty they have had navigating the website and their hope to make the website and Student Government’s activities more accessible to students. W hittington and Michelotti also spoke about their campaign’s emphasis on environmental issues on campus. Whittington worked as a canvasser at the Fund for the Public Interest during summer 2018 and said he hopes to implement some of its policy ideas at Iowa State. In their platform point to expand parking availability, the Whittington-Michelotti campaign intends to promote eco-friendly commuting options, such as a bikeshare service. Students would be able to check bikes out of a rack outside dorms and academic buildings, and potentially other living spaces, instead of driving to classes. The podcast for the WhittingtonMichelotti campaign can be found on the Daily’s website, as well as podcasts for Cody Woodruff and Analese Hauber and Austin Graber and Vishesh Bhatia. Student Government elections will take place March 12 and March 13, and students can vote online at vote.iastate.edu.
Marching forth A look at what drives varsity marching band BY MEG.GRICE @iowastatedaily.com For students and staff involved with The Iowa State University Cyclone Football ‘Varsity’ Marching Band, a typical season does not stop after Jack Trice closes its gates on football. There is much work to be done in Music Hall, and a new season to start up as soon as the ensemble’s final chord ends. Each year before the launch of the fall semester, 500 hopefuls move to Iowa State to have a chance at being a part of this group. With this same number going out each year, returners included, around 350 members make it into the varsity marching band. The audition judging is comprised of two portions — marching and music — done by the music faculty. Though talent in learning compositions and marching techniques are vital, there is more to becoming a member of the varsity marching band than what can be shown in skills. Leadership, a positive attitude and a positive spirit are important, too. “It’s not just about skill when you walk in the door,” said Christain Carichner, the director of
KATLYN CAMPBELL/ IOWA STATE DAILY The Cyclone Marching Band prepares to perform on the field before the football game against University of Iowa in Iowa City Sept. 8.
athletic bands at Iowa State. The ISU CF ‘V’ MB’s demographics are not what one typically expects. Less than 5 percent of the varsity marching band is made up of music majors.The largest major represented? Engineering, at over 50 percent. Additionally, 60 percent of members are freshmen. As an indicator of excellence, music is always memorized for football games, and the students have anywhere from one to two weeks to learn the show, plus drill during weekday rehearsals for around an hour and a half. The varsity band performs at all home football games, with days often starting at 5 a.m. for an 11 a.m. home game. There are numerous other performances and opportunities before kickoff. After practice, the band does a spirit walk when
the football team arrives. To pump up fans prior to the start of the game, the band is broken into smaller sections to play for visitors and tailgaters at Jack Trice. The step show follows on the stairs of the Alumni Center 90 minutes before kickoff with a parade into the stadium following. Inside the stadium, fans can typically hear pep band songs to liven up Cyclone spirit after a pregame show. Finally, a different half-time show each game tops off the day, with more pep playing at the north end zone until the game is over. The band performs at least one high school exhibition and football game each year in addition to the performances during halftime for Cyclone football. They have recently added Hilton Madness
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3.4.19 Open forum: College of Engineering dean finalist 2 to 3 p.m. at Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall. Each of five dean finalists will be announced the day before his or her campus visit. Seminar series: Developing Successful Job Application Materials 2:10 to 3:30 p.m. at 0286 Carver Hall. Part IV: Crafting the Teaching Philosophy Statement Lecture: President Wendy Wintersteen 3:30 p.m. at Sun Room, Memorial Union. “My Journey as a Woman in STEM,” President Wendy Wintersteen. Join ISU Student Government in a celebration of International Women’s Day. President Wintersteen will speak about her journey as a woman in STEM, from being one of the first female ISU extension associates in integrated pest management to becoming the first woman president of Iowa State University.
Lecture: Crime Solving with Genetic Genealogy 8 p.m. at Sun Room, Memorial Union. CeCe Moore is an investigative genetic genealogist and media consultant. She has worked as the genetic genealogist for the PBS Television documentary series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., since 2013. She recently joined forces with Parabon Nanolabs to lead their new Genetic Genealogy Services for law enforcement unit.
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Performance: ISU Symphony Orchestra 10 a.m. at Stephens Auditorium. Jacob Harrison leads the 80-member ISU Symphony Orchestra in a narrated program showcasing the various orchestral instruments and identifying musical motifs in Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. ISU carillonneur Tin-Shi Tam will also demonstrate and discuss ISU’s model carillon as part of this special performance.
Lecture: The Holocaust Through the Eyes of a Child Survivor 6 p.m. at Great Hall, Memorial Union. Inge Auerbacher shares her story as a Holocaust survivor who spent 3 years as a young child in Terezin concentration camp in Czechoslovakia.
Meeting: Faculty Senate 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Sun Room, Memorial Union. The Faculty Senate represents the general faculty of Iowa State and participates in shared governance of the University with the administration. Senate meetings are open to the public.
Women’s Basketball 6:30 pm at Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State vs. Kansas. Cost: $5-$10.
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POLICE BLOTTER 2.28.19 An officer investigated a property damage collision at Lot 26 (reported at 5:18 p.m.).
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COURTESY OF THE OFFICE OF THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST Pennsylvania State’s Janis Terpenny is the first of five candidates for the next dean of ISU’s College of Engineering.
First dean finalist revealed BY ANNELISE.WELLS @iowastatedaily.com Janis Terpenny of Pennsylvania State University has been announced as the first of five candidates in consideration to be the next James L. and Katherine S. Melsa Dean of Iowa State’s College of Engineering. According to a press release, Terpenny is the Peter & Angela Dal Pezzo Chair and Head of the Harold & Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Pennsylvania State. Terpenny is also the director of the NSF Center for e-Design. Terpenny will be visiting Iowa State’s campus Sunday through Tuesday. She will also be hosting an open forum Monday to answer questions from students, faculty, staff, community members and stakeholders. Terpenny’s forum will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Monday in the Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium in Howe Hall. Terpenny earned her doctorate and masters’ degrees in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Po l y t e c h n i c I n s t i t u t e a n d S t a t e University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in mathematical sciences from Virginia Commonwealth University. There will be five finalists coming to Ames in March for campus visits and to host open forums. The next candidate will visit Iowa State March 10 through 12. Each candidate will be announced one business day before their visit. More information on the dean search can be found on the Office of the Senior Vice President and the Provost’s website, along with Terpenny’s itinerary, Vita and other information.
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ISU events promote self image BY JULIA.MEEHAN, MORGAN.DURICK @iowastatedaily.com The 2019 Fashion Show philanthropy committee, which is a new addition to The Fashion Show team, put on two events this weekend to promote self love and help girls in need. The first event occured Friday for Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness (BIEDA) Week with a “Love Your Selfie” event. Students lined up in the LeBaron Hall Lobby to have a Polaroid picture taken. Once the pictures were developed, students were able to write something they love about themselves under their picture. The Polaroid and message was put up on a display board. Members on the philanthropy committee said there was a steady flow of students participating in this event throughout the day. “People just get excited about it,” said Madison Finstad, sophomore in apparel, merchandising and design and member of the philanthropy committee. “It’s fun seeing what they all have to write.” Some messages of love written on the Polaroid pictures included “my eyes,” “my passion,” “my love
for animals,” “my smile” and “my natural hair.” Along with taking pictures, committee members passed out treats with encouraging messages and pins to promote BIEDA. BIEDA is an on-campus organization that encourages people to love themselves for who they are and to partake in a healthy, positive lifestyle. The Fashion Show united with the Days for Girls organization Saturday to raise awareness and understanding for menstrual care and health education while breaking the barriers and constraints of women and girls in developing countries. Their collaboration, a sew day, created reusable menstruation kits for women and girls in developing countries. “I wanted to do my part by giving those the opportunity who cannot access the proper resources for their hygiene,” said Katie Fisher, senior in apparel, merchandising and design and co-director of philanthropy for the Fashion Show. “I hope these feminine kits will empower the women and girls who are afraid to step outside into the world and go about their daily lives.” According to the Days for Girls website, the organization has
provided aid to more than one million women and girls. It is common for those in underdeveloped nations who are in need of proper menstrual care to use anything they have for feminine hygiene, specifically rags, mattress stuffing, feathers and banana leaves. This movement puts an end to the stigma around menstruation by gathering suitable, eco-friendly items with a health education to create the total package. “This movement was heartbreaking to wrap our heads around,” Fisher said. “It hit a soft spot for all of us because we all know how important feminine hygiene is. So, if we can mutually benefit ourselves and others by using our sewing skills and giving back is remarkable.” Students, parents and committee members of the Fashion Show all participated. The process for the kits included step-by-step stations with packaging, sewing, cutting and more. “I enjoy philanthropy work and the cool things it is involved with,” said Maddie Egbert, freshman in apparel, merchandising and design. “I think a lot of us take the ready accessible feminine items for granted while women and girls in developing countries are being
shunned for something natural and unpreventable.” The menstruation kits include washable pads that have both a shield and a liner, a washcloth with a travel-sized bar of soap, a drawstring bag, two pairs of panties and other necessities. Each kit is unique with a broad range of colorful, creative patterns so women and girls feel a sense of security and comfort with their menstruation. “Before I heard about Days for Girls, I was oblivious to this awareness,” said Olivia Wabbe, junior in apparel, merchandising and design and co-director of philanthropy for the Fashion Show. “I was uneducated on the fact it was impure and sinful for women and girls in developing countries to get their period. I hope we continue to spread the word on this.” The Fashion Show’s original goal was to reach 50 menstruation kits by the end of the day, but they exceeded their goal and created 75 kits in total. This is the biggest sew day that Days for Girls has had in the Iowa region. “The Fashion Show has the ability to educate those around us,” Wabbe said. “Because we are such a big group, we can make a difference by spreading awareness with our numbers.”
Wintersteen to discuss being first woman president BY KAITLYN.HOOD @iowastatedaily.com In celebration of International Wo m e n’s D a y, I o w a S t a t e President Wendy Wintersteen will speak about her journey of becoming the first female president of Iowa State. W intersteen’s lecture, “My Journey as a Woman in STEM,” will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday in
the Sun Room of the Memorial Union. “[She went] from being one of the first female ISU extension associates in integrated pest management to becoming the first woman president of Iowa State University,” according to the Lectures Program website. “Wintersteen completed her doctorate in entomology at Iowa State and rose through the academic
ranks to become a professor of entomology. She served as dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences for 11 years before becoming president.” Wintersteen’s journey to holding Iowa State’s highest office coincides with the core values of International Women’s Day. “International Women’s Day … is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and
political achievements of women,” according to the International Women’s Day website. “The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.” International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8, as part of Women’s History Month. The lecture is co-sponsored by Student Government and the Committee on Lectures.
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The ‘likability factor’ Electability harder for women than men
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BYJAKE.WEBSTER @iowastatedaily.com When it comes to winning elections, women in politics face disadvantages that men do not. Voters tend to elect candidates perceived as more likable. Likability is a difficult term to precisely define in terms of politicians, but it is closely related to favorability and the classic question of “could you have a beer with this candidate?” Women face difficulty in being seen as likable as men. S e n . E l i z a b e t h Wa r r e n , D-Mass., announced that she was forming an explorator y committee for a campaign for president in 2020 on New Year’s Eve. That same day, Politico published a piece comparing a would-be Warren candidacy to that of the losing 2016 Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, directly bringing up questions about her likability. In the now-ongoing 2020 race, a recent Morning Consult poll of the Democratic presidential primar y electorate, Warren was found to have a net favorable rating of +39, that is 39 percent more voters approve of her than disapprove. In that same poll, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT., was found to have a net favorable rating of +61. Sanders and Warren are perceived to have similar policy views, both being of the progressive wing of the Democratic party, yet Warren has a favorable rating that is 22 percent lower than Sanders’. “Likability, perceptions of competence, perceptions of how caring or compassionate someone is, those things certainly matter” said Tessa Ditonto, a
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COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Elizabeth Warren announced she was running for president Dec. 31. She and many other female politicians have been questioned about whether or not they are “likable enough.”
professor of political science at Iowa State University with regards to what makes candidates electable. “Women in any sort of leadership role are subject to different kinds of biases and stereotypes, largely because of our expectations regarding what women are like or are supposed to be like when compared to what leaders are like or are supposed to be like” Ditonto said. There are expectations around masculinity and femininity. Leaders are expected to have traditionally masculine traits even if they’re not men, for example being aggressive, assertive and rational. However, women are expected to be more traditionally feminine, such as
being compassionate, emotional, nurturing or focused on others, so there’s a disconnect between what people expect from women and what they expect from leaders, Ditonto said. “Women in leadership roles, in politics, they have to walk a very fine line between being seen as strong enough to be the leader but also feminine enough to be likable,” said Kelly Winfrey, interim Director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics and an assistant professor in journalism. This is referred to as the double bind — women cannot stray too far from one side of the fine line of being too feminine or too masculine when they are running for office without being
perceived as unlikable. Winfrey said women aren’t liked when they behave “incongruent to their gender role expectations,” so aggressive, strong women are generally less liked by the public than aggressive and strong men. While Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, received some of the same questions regarding likability as Warren after entering the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, some of the coverage fell back to classically sexist tropes. “Kirsten Gillibrand received some interesting commentary, particularly on Fox News after her appearance on Stephen
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CHRIS JORGENSEN/ IOWA STATE DAILY Hillary Clinton visited Roosevelt High School in Des Moines to encourage early voting during the 2016 election.
The immigration raid in Postville, Iowa, immigrants rights and support of immigrants were discussed at the Ames United Church of Christ Saturday. Attendees listened to David Vásquez-Levy, reverend and president of the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California, speak about issues surrounding immigration and how he relates them to theology. Select scenes from fellow speaker Luis Argueta’s film “abUSed: The Postville Raid” were shown throughout the lecture. The Postville raid took place in 2008, when 900 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested almost 400 employees at the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant.Vásquez-Levy encouraged those in the audience to lean on their faith and their faith communities to help embolden them and give them the energy to take action. “The world does not need our despair, it does not need our guilt,” Vásquez-Levy said. “What it needs is our courage and our imagination in order to bring about change.” Framing the conversation around migration, Vásquez-Levy said, migration is always brought on by either a push or pull factor, or a combination of the two. While other economic or political factors influence migration, Vásquez-Levy said, immigration always revolves around a common driving factor. “There are crises, there are environmental changes, there are political collapses, all of those things are important. There is violence in Central America pushing people, but, ultimately, human history of migration is always tied to trade, it always has, it always will,” Vásquez-Levy said. Vásquez-Levy made connections to current events of push and pull factors as they related to Bible stories. He said the story of the book of Ruth was comparable to the political unrest in Syria, as they were both rooted in famine and drought. These push and pull factors had existed in his home county of Guatemala, Argueta said. He said he saw people who moved from the north of Guatemala to the south to pick cotton, working for very little pay. When Argueta asked one of them why they would pursue this for such little pay, he said the man answered that having only a little is a lot, when compared to nothing. He said he felt similar sentiments to the immigrants who worked in Postville. Portions of “abUSed” were shown throughout the lecture, telling the stories of the children and families that were affected by the Postville raid and detailing the trauma they experienced losing their parent or spouse. To make the necessary changes, Vásquez-Levy said, one needs a multifaceted approach. He illustrated this point by showing that Moses’s sister engaged Pharaoh’s daughter, a person with privilege and authority, to get Pharaoh to pay to raise Moses, the one who would ultimately upend Pharaoh’s systems of oppression. Attendees also had the choice to engage in one of two workshops. Sonia Parras Konrad, an attorney and activist who helped obtain 176 U-Visas for immigrants and their families who were targeted in the Postville raid to stay in the U.S. and work, helped attendees recognize how they could use their talents to get involved with supporting immigrants in their own community. Erica Johnson, director of the American Friends Service Committee Iowa Immigrant Rights Program, lectured Saturday about recent legislation against immigrants, as well as the climate surrounding immigration at the legislative level and what attendees can do to support immigrant populations. Vásquez-Levy and Argueta returned Sunday alongside Violeta Alemán, who worked with the response and recovery efforts in Postville, and she became a coordinator in the Immigrant Survivor Advancement Program as a part of a question and answer panel. Ames community members were given an open forum to ask questions about topics covered throughout the previous presentations and reflect further on what they could do to support immigrant populations nationally and in their own communities.
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Individuality not intersectionality Race theories manifest as political ideologies BY JOHN.ROCHFORD jjrochford57@icloud.com I hate to preface any writing or thoughts that are truly my own, but in the interest of trending intersectionality that runs prevalent on college campuses today I will do so: I am a biracial man, graduate of Iowa State last year, and future graduate student beginning in the Fall of 2019. To me, as I do not subscribe to intersectionality but rather to individuality, my race is the most arbitrary and least important aspect of myself. For many, however, race functions as the foundation of political ideology. Even more troubling is that for many more, these racial or intersectional political ideologies function more akin to a secular “religion.” Take Tuesday ’s visit by guest lecturer Professor Robin DiAngelo and her talk regarding her book “White Fragility: Why It ’s So Hard for W hite People to Talk About Racism.” The term “white fragility” was coined and is defined by DiAngelo as “a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves.” The framework and wording of this definition is intentional in its attempts to deflect any rebuttal any white person may hold, especially white “progressives” who in virtually every instance, if asked, would claim to be white allies of intersectionals and race theorists. As an example from her ISU speech, DiAngelo lectured that white progressives can negatively limit the discussions of race when race is brought up as a topic by trying to prove their lack of racism. To DiAngelo, and many other intersectional theory academics and advocates on campuses across the county, being white automatically births whiteness and white privilege upon any white person. Subsequently, whites are told not only are they disqualified from having racial perspectives and views, but all whites are also guilty of being racist by default. DiAngelo’s previous comments from a 2012 Q&A session in Bertha Knight Landes City Hall in Seattle are perfectly clear, “The
COURTESTY OF GETTY IMAGES In a letter to the editor, John Rochford argues that intersectionality and critical race theory are not academic theories, but political ideologies. He refers to Robin DiAngelo’s Feb. 26 lecture on white fragility to make different points in his argument.
jig is up, okay, all white people are racist, from the way I’m talking about it.” Thus, the framework for her career arguments. Being borne into the Christian religion, I was told that all human beings are born with original sin that must be answered and repented for in the name and presence of God. For intersectionals, whites must answer and repent (acknowledge white privilege) to subscribers of intersectionality for white people’s original sin of being Caucasian in the presence of any minority or minority authority before “white” perspectives can be shared. Ironically, DiAngelo is white, but she has continuously “repented” enough to be a prophet in the name of intersectionality to speak on the issue. This is how critical race theory and intersectionality work. Martin Luther King Jr. would roll in his grave if he could see how his most famous line, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character,” has morphed into something that is completely antithetical to that idea. If one probes deeper into intersectionality and race theor y ’s canon, you will see what any rational person may view its contents as actual racism. DiAngelo, and many like her, clearly do not believe in individuality. The root concept
of DiAngelo’s “white solidarity” claims that all whites hold views, perspectives and experiences that are all innately the same. The opposite of this is true as well, as people of color all must share views, perspectives and experiences that coincide. But since minorities are just that, minorities, they must battle to topple majority “whiteness.” I am here to tell you, that as a biracial man, I do not subscribe to this theory. I oppose intersectionality at every turn. I am nobody’s victim, and nobody can purport what my thoughts, views and experiences are based on my least important and most arbitrary aspects. If anyone does engage in that stereotyping behavior, that is racism. That goes for whites too. Just because you are white does not mean your voice is any less on campus or anywhere, nor do your own personal individual experiences matter less. Critical race theory and intersectionality theory are not academic truths. They are political beliefs at best, and religious dogmas at worst. Never apologize for who you are, whatever you may be. If you know you are not racist, if you hold no ill will based upon race, then do not apologize or acknowledge those people when they claim you are a racist by default for being white. Do not give credence to “white privilege.” We are individuals not to be collectivized
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Fake hate crimes weaponize fear, create damage Fear is a powerful tool and weapon. It has been used for centuries to control people, ranging from one person scaring someone else into doing something to world leaders creating hysteria to push an agenda. The day and age we live in is no different. On Jan. 29, television star Jussie Smollett alleged to be the victim of a hate crime in downtown Chicago. Smollett said that two men yelled racial slurs at him, put a rope around his neck and poured an unknown chemical on him. Later on, Smollett would also claim the attackers shouted “this is MAGA country,” in reference to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.”
Notable people from all across the country came out in support of Smollett. For example, Cory Booker, a Democratic candidate for president and current senator from New Jersey, said in a tweet, “The vicious attack on actor Jussie Smollett was an attempted modern-day lynching. I’m glad he’s safe.” Almost a month later, it was revealed that Smollett paid two men $3,500 to stage the attack. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson revealed that Smollett used the “advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career.” This type of stunt has huge ramifications. To start, by staging this attack, Smollett has cast a shadow of doubt onto every hate crime case in recent memory. Regardless
of if those attacks were staged or not, people will now have to ask themselves, “well, it was faked in Chicago, could this be faked too?” Next, this staged attack does not help the current political divide in America. Whether or not it was Smollett’s original intent, he made Trump supporters seem like the type of people who would attempt hate crimes and delegitimized the actual crimes being perpetrated against marginalized communities. Smollett staged an attack based on a real fear many Americans have. In 2017 alone, there were 7,175 hate crimes nationwide — an increase from 6,121 in 2016, sccording to the FBI. Fear is a powerful tool, and Smollett’s case shows what kind of damage it can do.
based on race. Do not let anyone assert to know your status as privileged based upon race. It simply is not academic. The funny thing about the concept of white privilege is that, when asked to qualify and quantify what white privilege is, the answer is often, “it is everywhere, you can see it everywhere.” That is the exact answer we hear from religions to quantify and qualify the nature and existence of God, and whichever way you spin it those are not evidence-based answers. Instead, those answers are dogmatic drivel. Concerning too is the way in which intersectionality is treated academically. A public university should not endorse any political or religious ideology as truth, but too often we allow intersectionality and critical race theory to be advocated and taught as clearly factual. In the Iowa State Daily’s article on the DiAngelo lecture, an education student was quoted asking, “For anybody who thinks that what DiAngelo is saying is bogus or untrue, I would challenge them to do their research and think past what they know and what they’ve been socialized to know and just be able to be open to a different thought.” Right bac k at you. Your vie ws, and DiAngelo’s, are not truth. Ideas formed through the racial lens are simply political ideologies, not moral authorities.
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IOWA STATE DAILY Now-senior forward Trevor Sabo shoots during an October 2015 game against Illinois State. Sabo recorded a hat trick in the final home game of his career Saturday against Central Oklahoma.
Hockey splits weekend matchup BY STEPHEN.MCDANIEL @iowastatedaily.com The No. 5 Cyclones returned home to finish off the regular season in a series against the No. 9 University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos. The Cyclones split the weekend with the Bronchos after losing 4-3 in the first game and winning 4-1 in the second game.
SABO SHINES ON SENIOR NIGHT Plenty of family and friends filled the stands on Saturday for senior night, marking the final home appearance for the senior members of Cyclone Hockey. Senior forward Trevor Sabo recorded a hat trick in his senior night performance. “It hasn’t really hit me yet honestly, I’m just waiting for it to sink in,” Sabo said. “I know it’s really special, it’s something I’m going to look back at 5-10 years down the road and kind of give myself a little pat on the back for not leaving anything left in the tank.” Sabo’s first goal came just over three minutes into the first period when the Cyclones
found themselves on an early power-play opportunity. Sabo found the back of the net to give the Cyclones the first lead of the game. Sabo’s second goal came very late in the first period, scoring with only 19.7 seconds left on the clock. The Cyclones went into the first intermission with a 3-1 lead, two goals courtesy of Sabo. The third and final goal came just over halfway through the third period when Sabo managed to fire one in and record the hat trick. The goal put the Cyclones up 4-1, a lead they held onto for the remainder of the game. “It’s the cherry on top of the sundae when a senior can have a great night like that,” said coach and general manager Jason Fairman. “Score a memorable goal that seemed to take the life out of [the Bronchos] in the third period.”
SENIOR OFFENSIVE PRODUCTION Sabo wasn’t the only senior to produce offensively for the Cyclones during the
weekend. Several other seniors got involved, whether it be scoring or setting up teammates for goals. Senior forward Tony Uglem tallied three goals on the weekend. Uglem scored twice in their first game and once more in the second game. In addition to the goals, he also added an assist in the first game. S enior for ward Colton Kramer also scored during their first game. Senior forward Aaron Azevedo helped in setting up Kramer’s goal and an Uglem goal. Senior defensemen Kurt Halbach helped in assisting Sabo’s first goal in the second game. With it being their last time playing at home for the Cyclones, every senior knew that it was going to be a special occasion. “It’s crazy that everything’s coming to an end and [they] really just wanted to have a good game,” Uglem said. “The feeling in the locker room, coming up for the game, before the game, everything, everyone was feeling loose and just excited to be here. I think it showed up nice.”
MOMENTUM MOVING FORWARD The Cyclones were only able to add two wins since the start of February. One win came during the split with Colorado State and the second being the 4-1 victory over the Bronchos. The matchup on Saturday provided a much-needed victory for the Cyclones, who hope to ride that wave of momentum from the victory into the upcoming CSCHL Playoffs and ACHA National Tournament. “We just got to keep doing what we’ve been doing,” Fairman said. “We haven’t been playing that badly.” The CSCHL Playoffs take place on March 15-17 and will be hosted by Lindenwood. After the CSCHL Playoffs, the Cyclones will be apart in the ACHA National Tournament, which takes place March 21-26. “Stay focused on the hockey we know we need to play and just come ready to play, it’s all do or die,” Uglem said. “I think this team is ready, I think we can make a run at it and hopefully play the hockey we all know we’re capable of, we’ll have a good shot.”
Iowa State golf aiming for repeat at Colleton River Collegiate BY MATT.BELINSON @iowastatedaily.com The Cyclones will ditch the west coast and travel to South Carolina to begin the Colleton River Collegiate. The 54-hole tournament will be played Monday and Tuesday in Bluffton, South Carolina, and will welcome Iowa State as the reigning champions of the event. In the 2017-18 season, the Cyclones won the event by 13 shots over Miami of Ohio and had four of the team’s five competing golfers place in the top-15 on the individual leaderboard. Coach Andrew Tank said he believes winning last year’s event has no impact on the outcome of this year. He said the team that won the event a year ago is completely
different than what he has now. “Last year is last year, everyone is starting at zero going into this,” Tank said. Sophomore Lachlan Barker was a key member of that first-place team last year, placing the highest of all of the Cyclones at the event by tying for fourth place. “[Colleton] was the start of big things last year,” Barker said. “After we won, that was the first time we all looked around and could say we all played well that week.” Barker agreed with Tank, saying that it would be “too easy” to head into this year thinking the Cyclones can just waltz into the tournament and win again. Barker said he doesn’t see the Cyclones coming in as defending champions as pressure, but rather
a confidence booster — something the whole roster has been wanting to find over the last two tournaments. “I wouldn’t say it is pressured going into this year but instead I think we will have confidence when we go in there,” Barker said. “I think we can go out there and do it again.” Junior Tripp Kinney played his part in the Colleton River victory last year as well, tying for 15th place. Kinney said he thinks everyone on the team is confident with where their games are right now and wants to use the confidence from last year to propel them toward back-toback victories. The outside noise and expectations for the Cyclones coming into the River Collegiate won’t distract Kinney and his teammates, he said.
MIKINNA KERNS/ IOWA STATE DAILY Sophomore Lachlan Barker practices May 22, 2018, at the ISU Golf Facilities.
“ There might be other extra expectations people have for us but we want to win every tournament
that we tee it up in,” Kinney said. “Being the defending champion doesn’t change that.”
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Lecturer by day, rap sorcerer by night JORDYN DUBOIS/ IOWA STATE DAILY Cameron Rayburn, lecturer in aerospace engineering, says he really got into music after winning a talent show at his freshman year orientation, and from there built his skills in producing music.
BY TANNER.OWENS @iowastatedaily.com Cameron Rayburn, lecturer in aerospace engineering, has a normal office. A Spider-Man figurine hangs from the ceiling on a string. Chicago Cubs merchandise is scattered around the room’s walls and sits on his desk. A model DeLorean car sits behind his chair. Books, pictures, untidy stacks of paper, a Newton’s cradle, everything you’d typically expect of a faculty office. Rayburn isn’t your typical faculty member, however. Working under the moniker SLICE the Celestial Sorcerer,
Rayburn produces and raps his own songs along with being a lecturer in Iowa State’s aerospace engineering program. On his door is a sign that details “what Cameron is up to.” Options include dropping beats. Rayburn grew up in Park Forest, IL, a suburb of Chicago, and neighboring Mattenson. It was there, during his sophomore year of high school, he tried his hand at rapping. Rayburn has since been a part of two rap groups, hosted a radio show and released a solo album. Starting as a bedroom musician unknown to most people, Rayburn decided to take his craft to the live stage during his freshman year of college.
“There was a freshman talent show and I didn’t really think about performing, I’m not trying to do any of that, I mostly did stuff in my room and didn’t perform in front of people,” Rayburn said, laughing. “And then some people found out I did it and everyone’s like ‘you should do it, you should do it.’ Finally I was like ‘I don’t know anyone here so I may as well do it.’ And I ended up winning it.” That performance opened new doors for Rayburn. A fellow engineering student in his chemistry class known as DJ Roadrunner happened to make beats and approached Rayburn to make music
together. Rayburn, not being experienced in producing, jumped on the opportunity to work with a producer. Together they formed the duo Liquid Dimensions. After learning the ropes of DJ’ing at his college’s radio station and the breakup of Liquid Dimensions, Rayburn returned home to a factory job in the summer between his sophomore and junior year. Using money from his job, Rayburn invested in equipment for producing and met up with a fellow engineering student at Tuskegee University. Rayburn and his friend, who raps under the name Metah, created
another group known as Organik Aura. The pair performed at various live shows, disbanding when Metah left for Arizona to take on a new job. With this group, Rayburn experienced his favorite concert experience to date. “I had it at one point where my beat was gonna fade out and the band would kick in and so now we were performing over a live band,” Rayburn said. “And it was awesome, it was probably my favorite show I’ve ever done because I love doing stuff over live bands at shows.” On top of rapping and studying
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New adaptive controller promises an inclusive future in games BY CHASE.JOHNSTON @iowastatedaily.com Advertised during Super Bowl LIII, the Microsoft Adaptive Controller is a breakthrough tool capable of making video games more accessible, including to those with physical disabilities. The adaptive controller takes an inclusive design approach, made for gamers who aren’t able to hold or reach all the buttons on a traditional controller. This new tool was developed in a partnership between Microsoft and organizations including The Cerebral Palsy and The AbleGamers Charity. The face of the controller has a directional pad and two circular touchpads that can be programmed to any of the standard buttons on an Xbox controller. It’s designed to act as a hub for other external buttons and joysticks, allowing users to set up different inputs and customize their experience. The adaptive controller was created for individuals who have previously been unable to play games due to physical disability. Dylan Hanson, a sophomore in computer science, lives with a physical disability in his left arm. Hanson thinks this new adaptive controller is good for anyone who has a hard time playing video games. “It makes it more viable for anyone to play,” Hanson said. “It reminds me a lot of a PC because you can bind [inputs] to whatever
you want. Anyone can do anything with it. [Microsoft] basically leave it open to use whatever mechanics they want for the game.” Despite his physical impairment Hanson still plays video games. He plays “Super Smash Bros” competitively and casually plays games on his Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. Currently, even competitive-level games like “Street Fighter” are able to be played with retro arcade-like game pads, which shares design elements with Microsoft’s new controller, making the game much more accessible and helps games become bigger to wider audiences. Before the creation of the adaptive controller, gamers like Hanson have needed to get creative with their approach. “ Whenever I’m playing any games on Xbox, because I’m only missing part of my left hand, I use a modified version to use the left trigger button, because if I play a shooter…I’ll put the controller on my knee so that way I can hold it down, then I can actually aim,” Hanson said. “It makes it more flexible in my opinion.” Hanson has recently gotten into Virtual Reality gaming but thinks the controllers are a little hard to use. He expressed he would like to see more accessible controllers for virtual reality gaming, but thinks this new adaptive controller will create a precedent for future accessibility technology in the gaming industry.
COURTESY OF MICROSOFT The adaptive controller has many attachments that can be used to adapt to different needs.
Steve Moats, director of Student Disability Resources, thinks the controller can help create social opportunities with the inclusion of students who could not otherwise play games. Moats said he would like to see more accessibility technology in the future in the form of increased access to voice-controlled systems and improved text-to-speech technology.
Hanson thinks accessibility technologies are important in the games industry and hopes to see more in the future. “I definitely want to see more viable things for one-handed gamers, or, people in general who can’t use both hands”, said Hanson. The Xbox Adaptive Controller was released on Sept. 4, 2018, and is available at GameStop and The Microsoft Store for $99.99.
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to their season lineup. For alumni and friends wanting to hold onto the memories they made with the marching band, the band plays at weddings and birthdays. The band also travels for one away game each season and a post-season bowl game when possible. At the end of the spring semester in 2016, the varsity band was invited to perform by the U.S. government at the D-Day commemoration and celebration held in Normandy, France. When it comes to picking shows and music for the upcoming season, planning begins months in advance, usually in March or late February. The directors meet to discuss the entertainment value of the shows and the options available for attaining rights to perform the music. “We really try to think about what kind of
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Colbert, criticism that she was flirting with him” Winfrey said. This goes back to the double bind. Women cannot stray too far to one side of the line of displaying feminine or masculine traits and remain likable while seeking a leadership position. During the 2016 presidential election, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faced Sanders, in the Democratic party primaries. Sanders’ stump speech consisted of the senator displaying traditionally masculine aspects, aggressively articulating his platform, earning plaudits for his passion. Clinton defended her platform in a similar
impact our shows are going to have on the general fan base,” Carichner said. “It’s easy for us to be in our own world when making the decision, but we really make sure that our shows are put together for the 60 thousand-plus that go to the games.” During the Iowa State v. West Virginia game in October, members of the junior varsity marching band, State Storm, came out in dinosaur suits and danced during the halftime show. This earned the ISU CF ‘V’ MB recognition from Fox College Football as halftime show of the year. “We’re really trying to, as much as we can, push the boundaries of entertainment within the context of performing a seven minute show,” Carichner said. Andrew Stubblefield, a senior trombone player in public relations, says a typical day for him usually involves around 20 to 30 minutes of practice
manner and was characterized as shrill. In a debate prior to the New Hampshire primary in 2008, thenSen. Barack Obama infamously said that then-Sen. Hillary Clinton was “likable enough.” Obama had won the 2008 Iowa Democratic caucuses over then-Sen. John Edwards and Clinton the week before the New Hampshire primary. Clinton had long been perceived as the frontrunner in the race, however a poll taken the week of the caucuses found Obama taking the lead, despite that same poll finding Clinton with a 14 percent lead over Obama and a 16 percent lead over Edwards in response to the question
08 for music memorization, but he said an hour of practice isn’t uncommon among other students. Stubblefield says his GPA is actually better each fall because of his time management skills. Kristi Heinberg, a junior cymbal player in music education, said drumline rehearsals are a great way to get together as a section and work with the drum majors on details as a group. “Obviously, there’s personal accountability,” Heinburg said. “You’ve got to know your part and practice on your own time also.” In addition to improving his musicality, Stubblefield says marching band takes physical preparation to keep up with the high energy. “Our pregame show is one of the hardest workouts I’ve ever done sometimes,” Stubblefield said. “It’s good to be in decent shape.” Student workers, staff and donors all play a role in elevating the success of the marching band.
“who has the experience and competence to lead.” “Hillary Clinton is a unique case in some ways because she has so much experience in politics that there were a lot of existing opinions about her, but I still think that this applies to her,” Winfrey said. In general, there is an incongruence between what are perceived as leadership traits and feminine traits.” Numerous pieces were published during the 2016 presidential campaign cycle asking various iterations of the question “Why do people not like Hillary Clinton?” while the lower favorability ratings of her main opponent, now-President Donald Trump was comparatively left ignored.
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Alumni, fans and the athletics department all contribute directly. Stubblefield and Carichner say the band is incredibly lucky to have overwhelming support from so many people and departments at Iowa State. Since coming to Iowa State, Carichner said he has tried to focus on three main areas: efficiency, sound, and inclusivity. “It’s a great chance to blossom as a human being and use band to do it,” Carichner said. Besides the Sudler Trophy, the varsity marching band recently received the Iowa State Alumni Association Impact Award. “Sometimes, I sit around and think about the students I have right now, or the students I’ve had,” Carichner said. “They’re off changing the world, inventing things, creating things, selling things and processing things...Iowa State has such an impact on the world.”
This trend has continued in the present 2020 campaign cycle, with the least favorably viewed candidate in polling of potential candidates, Howard Schultz, publicly saying he may seek the presidency as an independent. T h e c o v e r a g e o f S c h u l t z ’s would-be candidacy has thus far focused on the likelihood of an independent actually like Schultz winning the presidency or whether his candidacy would help re-elect Donald Trump (the same poll shows that it would). Frank Flynn, then a professor of business at Columbia University and Cameron Anderson, then a professor of business at New York
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aerospace engineering, Rayburn also ran his own radio show out of his house on Saturday nights. The show garnered attention from international audiences in countries like Germany and caught the eye of prominent rappers in the industry. MC Lyte, one of rap’s first feminist ambassadors, even approached Rayburn to create a variety of drops for the introduction of the show. Rayburn’s self-made radio production ended abruptly when Rayburn’s hard drive crashed, erasing 90 percent of his music. The loss landed a devastating blow to Rayburn’s portfolio and took him years to regain. Some songs were lost forever. As time went on, Rayburn hung up the hat on his music career for years. Sometimes though, there are itches that need to be scratched. Rayburn fell back into producing and rapping at Iowa State. While earning his master’s of aerospace engineering degree, Rayburn joined the aerospace engineering department in 2012. There he teaches an introductory course, an aerodynamics class and an aerospace systems integration course. Rayburn doesn’t often rap during or for his class, but does DJ for an end-of-semester project for his introductory course that occurs in the atrium of Howe Hall. He can’t turn down an offer to freestyle, however. Then comes the name. It’s an interesting one and a mouthful. “My name is kind of weird you know, Slice the Celestial Sorcerer, however it kind of grew to be that because when I first started rapping I was just Slice, that was the only name I had,” Rayburn said. “It’s an acronym, it’s stands for Sonic Lyrical Incisions Causing Elevation.” The “Celestial Sorcerer” portion of the name came from comments from peers at his college. People would often tell him he could “work magic” with less-than-studioquality equipment. From that, Rayburn adopted the word sorcerer. “Celestial” is a
University ran an experiment in 2003 to test perceptions of men and women. They presented students with the real case of Heidi Roizen, an entrepreneur. For half of the students, though, they changed Heidi’s name to Howard and female pronouns to male pronouns. The students rated both Howard and Heidi equally competent, but “Heidi was seen as selfish and not the type of person you would want to hire or work for.” “If (women) fall too far on the side of being tough and aggressive and ambitious, the masculine side of things, they can be seen as unlikable” Ditonto said.
nod to his major and current profession. Today is a different era in music. Rayburn grew up in the time of Missy Elliot, Outkast and R.A. the Rugged Man. Today’s rap has shifted from a lyric-driven industry to a production-based industry. Listeners value lyrical content less so for their meaning and more for their karaoke-potential, and popular rap songs seemingly require trap hi-hats and a vast catalog of ad-libs. Rayburn’s music harkens back to the golden age of hip-hop, bringing with it deep, groovy bass lines and a cadence that isn’t heard in much of today’s music. “I always wanted to have, when I do stuff, I always wanted to do stuff that had meaning, like I’m saying something,” Rayburn said. “I didn’t want it to just be spouting nonsense, there’s a time for that but that’s just not what I felt like my purpose for what I was doing was. I make my music to get my feelings off my chest and put them somewhere.” Since returning to music, Rayburn has performed in various Ames venues, including staples like London Underground, DG’s Tap House and the Maintenance Shop. He released one album in 2017, titled “In Psyche Low Media Brown,” that clocks in at a hair under an hour long. Today, Rayburn has turned to reconnecting with old friends to produce music, as well as maintaining his own solo career. Recently, Rayburn got in touch with a friend who also lives in Iowa. Michael Foster, who goes by Th e Source, attended high school with Rayburn and threw out the proposition for a collaborative album. Rayburn obliged. “Cameron is a friend for more than 30 years and I’ve always been a big supporter of his music,” Foster said. “So it was a natural thought when I decided to dust off my microphone and record an album. It’s a dream come true for me, and working with him has been seamless. We know each other so well that we zig together, we zag together. That’s why I think our stage chemistry is so good. We just have that history.”