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Runners eat doughnuts through 5K By Randi Reeder Daily staff writer It’s the 5K (3.1 miles) where students can eat doughnuts during a race and still improve their finishing time. The 2012 “Doughnut Run” will start this Saturday at 10 a.m. with registration beginning at 8 a.m. This year, the route has been revised to trace across campus, with part of it following the infamous Curtiss to Beardshear Run challenge. Throughout the run there will be four doughnut stations. Along with the Krispy Crème doughnuts, the stations will also provide water. For each doughnut a person eats, time will be subtracted from the finishing time. Runners are encouraged to eat, but it is not required. Individuals and teams can still sign up early for the race and run for $20. On race day the fee to run will be $25. To register for the run go to active.com and search “doughnut run.” The first 600 participants who sign up will receive a custom 2012 Doughnut Run pint glass. Individuals as well as teams can sign up. Costumes for the run are encouraged. A team with the best costumes will be presented with the best costume award. For more information, go to the ISU Triathlon Club’s website or Facebook page.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Iowa State’s First Amendment Day, a celebration that serves as a reminder of the five freedoms granted to the American people in the Constitution. Iowa State’s initial First Amendment Day was celebrated in April 2003. According to “Creating Creative First Amendment Events,” a creative component for a master’s degree published by Mark Witherspoon, adviser to the Daily and leader in the formation of the initial First Amendment Day at Iowa State, “in the summer of 2002, three things happened that led to the beginning of First Amendment celebrations at Iowa State University.” Witherspoon wrote that the first occurred in July, when the First Amendment Center had published a 2002 State of the First Amendment Survey. This survey showed a severe increase in the “number of people in the United States who believed the First Amendment provided Americans

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Marchers ‘Take Back the Night’ By Trevor.Werner @iowastatedaily.com April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, which means discussions about issues that some consider uncomfortable, and most try to avoid thinking about. Take Back the Night is an event where anyone can come and bring these issues into the open. “Take Back the Night is about unifying students, staff and the community to create a community without gender based violence,” said Chris Fowler, Interim director of the Margaret Sloss Woman Center. “We know violence doesn’t only happen at night, but it can happen anytime and awareness is needed.” Here at Iowa State, the Take Back the Night march began at the West Terrace of the Memorial Union. They began by handing out T-shirts to people attending the march. Then, they handed a check for $5,293.20 to Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support for their fundraiser, the “Vagina Monologues.”

Photo: Huiling Wu/Iowa State Daily Abigail Barefoot, senior in journalism and mass communication, leads people shouting their Slogan for Take Back the Night’s march on Wednesday on Campus.

“Your gender, religion, race or sexual preference doesn’t matter,” said Jennifer Plagman, assistant dean of students and director of greek affairs. “Sexual misconduct doesn’t discriminate; it’s

a part of our culture. My hope is that my daughter won’t have to attend a Take Back the Night march because we would have solved these problems and removed the need for a cause.”

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The days of Jesse Owen and Jackie Robinson are long gone. The days of athletes not being allowed into the restaurant or hotel with the rest of the team are history. Sports today are a far cry from what they were in the 1950s and ‘60s,

in terms of race relations and diversity among players, coaches and administrators. Rather than being a divider, sports has become a place for growth of understanding. “Sports still has the ability [to] and it is providing a venue for the voice of minority individuals,” said Vice President of Student Affairs Tom Hill, who was a standout track athlete at Arkansas State from 1967-72 and went on to win a bronze medal in the 1972 Olympics in Munich. “But it also provides an opportunity for the majority population

to interact in a significant way with the minority individuals. And it’s not always in a role where the person of color is in a less-than role, and so this has provided some opportunities to continue to promote understanding and familiarity with people of difference races and ethnicities.” Hill saw the days of intense discrimination and experienced racism first hand while at Arkansas State. He said he is very proud of how far the race relations have come in the sports world specifically. However, he cautioned against

viewing sports as a “silver bullet” that can fix everything with race relations — it is not the only solution. “[Sports] is [only] one of the equalizers; the ways we can help achieve the goals we set as far as race relations are concerned,” Hill said. Former ISU men’s basketball player Royce White said — and Hill agreed — a lot of what causes issues, especially in sports, is a lack of education for young minorities. White said going back to the grass-

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Marchers ‘Take Back the Night’ By Trevor.Werner @iowastatedaily.com April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, which means discussions about issues that some consider uncomfortable, and most try to avoid thinking about. Take Back the Night is an event where anyone can come and bring these issues into the open. “Take Back the Night is about unifying students, staff and the community to create a community without gender based violence,” said Chris Fowler, Interim director of the Margaret Sloss Women’s Center. “We know violence doesn’t only happen at night, but it can happen anytime and awareness is needed.” Here at Iowa State, the Take Back the Night march began at the West Terrace of the Memorial Union. They began by handing out T-shirts to people attending the march. Then, they handed a check for $5,293.20 to Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support for their fundraiser, the “Vagina Monologues.”

Photo: Huiling Wu/Iowa State Daily Abigail Barefoot, senior in journalism and mass communication, leads people shouting their Slogan for Take Back the Night’s march on Wednesday on Campus.

of our culture. My hope is that my daughter won’t have to attend a Take Back the Night march because we would have solved these problems and removed the need for a cause.”

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The police investigation of Whitney Houston’s death is “officially closed” with the conclusion that her death was an accidental drowning, the Beverly Hills Police Department said Wednesday. With the case closed, police released the recording of the 911 emergency call in which a hotel security officer said the woman who called for help from Houston’s room was “irate and pretty much out of it.” Investigators “found no evidence of foul play,” a police statement said.

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>>FREEDOM.p3 “‘Spoon and the director of the Greenlee School, then John Eighmey, had some grant money,” said David Bulla, associate professor at the College of Communication & Media Sciences at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Bulla worked as a professor in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication before his transfer to Abu Dhabi. “‘Spoon thought that 9/11 had done some damage to civil liberties and wanted to create a First Amendment Day activity.” In his creative component, Witherspoon wrote, “Previous year’s surveys — those conducted in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001 — had shown that about one-third of Americans thought the First Amendment provided too much freedom. In the 2002 survey, that percentage jumped to 49 percent.” Witherspoon said the second thing that led to the formation of First Amendment Day was when he was asked to coordinate an effort of the college media advisers in order to educate the students and advisers about the First Amendment. At this point, Gene Policinski, senior vice president and executive director of the First Amendment Center, became involved when Witherspoon came to him in order to get ideas to work with.

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“Mark came to me with Chris Carroll, who is the director of Vanderbilt’s Student Publications, and we had a discussion about programs relating to the first amendment,” Policinski said. “We brainstormed about doing a summer workshop for college media advisers and during this time, Mark mentioned wanting to do a First Amendment Festival. So we brainstormed what could be done for it and we decided to bring in Ken Paulson for the keynote speaker, and for entertainment we would have Freedom Sings. I have been involved several times since then, and I even emceed for Feast on the First a couple years ago. I have maintained a pretty good connection with Mark since becoming involved.” Then the last factor occurred. Eighmey, then director of the Greenlee School, asked Witherspoon a few weeks later to coordinate a national event for the Greenlee School. Witherspoon thus decided this would be the opportunity to bring the First Amendment to people at Iowa State and the Ames community. “I remember Mark Witherspoon playing the key leadership role,” Eighmey said. “My role was really just a supporting one, to encourage and to provide support and some resources.” Policinski praised Iowa State’s efforts in celebrating First Amendment Day on an annual

basis. “Frankly, Iowa State is one of the leaders in what it does to celebrate the First Amendment. In the past few years other schools have had activities of some sort to celebrate it, such as a series of speakers or some activity, but Iowa State is one of the leaders in this trend,” he said. “Every year it gains stature, and it’s a real testimony to Iowa State as a university and to the Greenlee School for all the work they have done to recognize the First Amendment. It has broadened in its depth and continues to do so on an annual basis.” Bulla encouraged students from all majors and walks of life to join in on celebrating their freedoms granted by the First Amendment. “If [Iowa State] students traveled around the world, they would realize the rights enshrined in the First Amendment are not guaranteed in much of the world,” he said. “Try writing what you please in China, staging a protest in Iran or criticizing the government in North Korea. … In many ways, First Amendment Day is the Greenlee School’s and [Society of Professional Journalists’] statement about who we, as Americans, are as a people. We believe in freedom of expression, open government and citizen participation. We believe that every man’s opinion has value — even those with whom we disagree.”

>>SPORTS.p3 roots level and teaching young people they can coexist with the majority both on and off the court or field in the sports world will only help the advancement of minorities. “You really need to go back and look at the youth and look at how that product is being molded,” White said. “Once you get [to the college level], it’s not too late, but it’s close to too late.” Hill said, to echo White’s sentiments, getting kids on the right track can only help minorities across the board. But, Hill said, that can be difficult. “Unfortunately, we have lots of individuals who will not have the opportunity to have the proper role models at those early stages,” Hill said. “There needs to be some place where somebody can have an impact [on the kids]. ” Hill added that the education kids need is not just how to become successful; there is already a pretty good model for that, he said. What needs to happen for minorities in the sports world, especially, is education on how to deal with the success they have on the court or field and extend that wealth and success for the rest of their lives after they retire or finish playing. Hill can see it happening, too. “I see us refocusing our energies and attention on those who are fortunate enough to make significant revenues as a performer and better preparing them to deal with success,” Hill said. “Because there’s a significant number of minorities that will see success, and it goes to

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waste.” Off the field, at an administrative level, minorities are still making headway on levelling the playing field as far as power positions. The Rooney Rule in the NFL requires teams to interview a minority candidate before hiring a coach, but no such requirement exists in college sports. David Harris, senior associate athletics director for student affairs, has been through the process of getting hired and hiring people in his time as an administrator and believes that at the end of the day, when schools or teams hire a coach or administrator, they are hiring the person most qualified for the position. In his journey from alma mater Ole Miss to here at Iowa State, Harris said he feels like he was treated fairly as a minority. “I‘ve been judged fairly,” Harris said. “I’ve had an opportunity to do some things that were positive. “[But] I can’t tell you that’s the experience that everyone who’s a minority has had; I can only speak to my personal experience.” In order for more minorities to have the experience Harris had, Hill said people need to be willing to show young minorities they can get and keep a position off the field, too. “We need people to be willing to provide minority individuals with the opportunities to learn the business — to learn coaching, to be athletic administrators,” Hill said. “We need them to have that opportunity to do that.”

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‘Pink slime’ panel ignores conversation The seldom-heard word “panoply” is defined as “a full suit of armor,” or “a magnificent or impressive array.” Given the facts of Tuesday’s panel discussion “The Truth: Lean Finely Textured Beef,” then, Iowa State University played host to a panoply of supporters of the beef industry’s practice of processing the trimmings of beef cuts and including them with ground beef. The “panel discussion” was much more an instance of message politics than an attempt to actually discuss the controversy or issue as Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, U.S. Rep. Steve King, professor in animal science Jim Dickson, Janet Riley of the American Meat Institute and Nancy Degner of the Iowa Beef Industry Council delivered their facts and pronouncements. “Dude, it’s beef” was the sermon of the day, according to the T-shirt Branstad wore over his dress shirt. During the forum, a crowd of 450 protestors, spectators and supporters anticipated the panelists’ “discussion.” The event seems to have violated the instructions Degner gave to her audience of about 300 people, for instance, when she instructed them to be rational, not preach and have a conversation about the use of lean finely textured beef. In our opinion, the forum smacks more of a pow-wow summit between industry and political leaders to coordinate a message in which they have an interest than it looks like an honest attempt to talk to the opponents of “pink slime,” figure out what they are concerned about and determine a proper course of action. Branstad looked more like a plug for the beef industry than a politician interested in the health of his state’s citizens. The fact that Branstad has received more than $150,000 in the past two years should provide some sense of how he sees his interest. Jobs are important, to be sure, but his responsibility — and the responsibility of every elected official — is to the voters. Those voters, incidentally, are people, not companies or industries. The debate about the use of “pink slime” is more about the quality of our food supply than it is about waging a publicity campaign against a particular part of the economy. Reynolds said it best, however, when she said the beef industry’s panoply of supporters were there “to support [students], to support the beef industry and production agriculture and to make sure you [students] have jobs.” Any honest discussion is apparently gone with the wind. As Iowans consider whether Iowa is to be an agricultural state or a quality agricultural state, it is our hope that public figures will converse with us instead of delivering a messianic message of one-sided facts.

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Belief Minority faiths are no less important

e live in a nation where all sorts of majority groups hold privilege over others. When I say “privilege,” I’m referring to what is generally recognized as rights, immunities or benefits “enjoyed only by a person or group beyond the advantages of most.” There are many aspects in our everyday lives where we tend to experience privilege, yet don’t realize it. It could be class privilege, race privilege, gender, age, ability or religious privilege. Many groups involved in activism for various social equality causes are very aware of privilege and attempt to show people in majority groups how they have certain privileges, even if they don’t recognize the effects. Personally, I have things like white privilege or a heterosexual privilege. I enjoy the benefits of being in a majority group and the social assumptions and expectations that go along with those characteristics. One type of privilege enjoyed by a large majority of Americans is religious (specifically, Christian) privilege. No one will dispute the fact that the predominant religion in America is Christianity and all its various sects. When you include Protestants, Catholics, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Orthodox and “other Christian,” you account for 78.4 percent of the population. Only a little over 16 percent of the population falls into the category of “unaffiliated,” which includes atheists, agnostics and “nothing in particular.” The remainder of America identifies as Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu or a variety of “other.” The ways in which Christian privilege manifests in our everyday lives seem harmless enough, especially if you don’t notice them as a part of the majority group. But for a minority, they can often stick out like a sore thumb. This past week was Easter, and I’m sure many of you went home to visit family for the holiday celebrations. Leading up to Good Friday, many of my friends asked, “Are you going home for Easter?” The assumption was innocent enough but pervasive. It was assumed that everyone was probably going home or seeing family for Easter weekend. As a nonreligious person, who still loves spending time with family and getting free candy (from the Easter Bunny that my parents still claim is responsible for hiding our baskets of goodies), the assumption that everyone celebrated the day still dug at me. While these are obviously extremely mild examples of Christian privilege, too often the idea that Christianity is the preference or expectation of social interactions turns into (usually unconscious) suppression of other religious ideologies. In our neighboring country of Canada, a school board recently decided to end the practice of allowing Gideons to hand out Bibles to fifth graders, and implemented

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Photo: Andrew Clawson/Iowa State Daily Tom Short, a self-described campus evangelist, visited the ISU campus Monday to speak on religion and belief in America in the Free Speech Zone in front of Parks Library.

By Claire.Vriezen @iowastatedaily.com a ban on the “distribution of all non-instructional religious materials.” As an outsider, this seems like a perfectly reasonable decision on the part of the school board. Public schools are not for proselytizing but for education. Additionally, this sort of ban does not single out Christian groups but instead equally prohibits distribution of all religious material. Not surprisingly, there was outrage and even threats from Christian community members who saw this as an attack on religion and religious heritage. But one must ask, if the ban was removed, and non-instructional religious material allowed, would these same Christian community members support the distribution of Korans? The Rigveda or Bhagavad Gita? What about Wiccan materials? You can be cer-

tain there would be similar uproar if any of these groups sought to hand out materials to elementary aged children. The expectation that Christian materials are acceptable, but not those of other religions illuminates how privilege affects treatment of other faiths. This is not an isolated incident, nor a sole example of Christian privilege in America. George W. Bush, during his time as governor of Texas, proclaimed a “Jesus Day” on June 10, 2000. This year, Pennsylvania has declared 2012 to be the “Year of the Bible.” There have been pushes by various legislators to reinstate prayer in public schools, the support of voucher systems for private parochial schools and a lack of provisions for religious dress and practices for those of other faiths in schools. Often, issues regarding Christian privilege are closely tied to First Amendment violations. Either there are direct violations of the separation of church and state, or the religious expression of minority groups is being marginalized in favor of the majority. Privilege is everywhere, whether you realize you have it or

not. Until recently, I didn’t even entertain the idea I had a privilege based on ability. Realizing you may have Christian privilege and noting how it affects your interactions with people (assumed observance of religious holidays or assumed attendance at a church) is simply a valuable tool for looking at how you approach diversity. Many of the privileges we hold are arguably a product of our environment. In Iowa (and the general Midwest), it’s a relatively safe assumption that any given person you meet will come from a Catholic or Protestant background. But when that assumption becomes ingrained in our normal interactions, it lends itself to a mindset that when the privilege is challenged by minority voices; those that hold the majority may claim religious persecution. Perhaps even more importantly, it creates a false view of the world where everyone shares the same majority view.

Claire Vriezen is a junior in biochemistry and genetics from Rochester, Minn.

Safety

What are guns really for?

s I thought about what to write this week I looked through news websites trying to generate ideas, and I realized something interesting: There are always stories about shootings. Today, as I write, there is a story about a shooting in Minneapolis leading to a lockdown of a local college on my homepage. Shootings and lockdowns clutter news sites and newspapers with a typical story of a lone gunman with no known motive and details to follow. The individual stories tend to get lost in the massive abyss of the similar headlines, but collectively they have detrimental effects on gun rights laws. Nearly every time a major story is run new debates in gun laws are seen in statehouses and Congress. Each time these debates are brought up the typical party lines are reaffirmed. Typically the Democrats blame the guns and want further regulation and restriction for owners, while Republicans argue guns save more people than they hurt. Although the conservative belief is hard to remember when stories such as the Trayvon Martin shooting are infiltrating the media and there is a new story every hour of people with guns gone rogue. There are certain things each person must remember when these stories are aired, however. First, one has to remember, news companies are primarily a business, and their goal is to get as many viewers to their channels, papers and websites, so of course they will do what it takes to get people to their sources. Rarely do stories of gun use in self-defense

By Emma.Rinehart @iowastatedaily.com make major headlines. The Sarah McKinley story (the teenage mom who saved herself and her son from two intruders), the Bobby Baltazar story (a father from the Bronx who used a gun as self-defense after his son had been shot on the way home from the ice cream shop), the Youssouf Drame story (a shop owner to used his attacker’s gun to protect his shop’s customers and employees during a robbery); these stories barely made major headlines and are soon forgotten in the gulf of misguided gun use stories. They all have a common theme: The guns were used in self-defense against people who had dangerous intentions, but these stories tend to be overlooked. When news media outlets share stories of misused gun laws, it almost always leads to stories about legislation debates and court debates and court trials; the overall goal is to make as many stories out of one story as possible. The Trayvon Martin case has led to hundreds of stories from every media station in the country since February. Every day stories flood the media about new points

of view, new discussions in Florida courts, other state’s reactions. Even Iowa has made the news about a new legislation being created as a reactionary piece to the case. Second, as the saying goes, “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” Guns in the wrong hands do kill people, but punishing everyone with stricter laws for a few people’s misuse is not the solution. As Mike Royko, columnist for the Chicago Tribune, once wrote, “The NRA seems to be right: The cities and states that have the toughest gun laws have the most murder and mayhem.” Gun owners tend to be just the typical person next door, who lives a respectful life and mows his or her lawn every Sunday afternoon. Guns in the hands of people like this can only further ensure safety. Guns do nothing by themselves and are as dangerous as the owner allows them to be but in the hands of safe, stable individuals are is not a threat. Gun law debates will continue to erupt in the courts and legislators, they will continue to endanger American’s right to the Second Amendment, but it is important to remember there is greater risk of danger in a country with no firearms. As George Mason, commonly referred to as the father of the Bill of Rights, said, “To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them.”

Emma Rinehart is a sophomore finance and political science from Spencer, Iowa

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Freedom of art becomes the new freedom of speech Editor’s note: This essay won first place in the annual First Amendment Day essay contest for high school students.

n a world where people are always criticized for things they do, it is important that people be able to express themselves. People should be allowed to enjoy the freedoms that the First Amendment gives us without fear of retribution. In the arts, people are always criticized by someone; there always seems to be somebody waiting to argue or tell an artist they’ve done something wrong. The artist has the right to express himself and everyone else has the right to not go to certain plays, art shows and dance performances. In the 1960s, a new dance craze,

Dana Weinstein is a student at

Davenport Central High School in Davenport, IA. “The Twist,” was sweeping the nation. The popular song and dance by Chubby Checker was considered suggestive and inappropriate to many people. School administrators believed it encouraged inappropriate behavior in students and tried to ban it. This went against the students’ right to free expression. Anyone can see if you go to a school dance that times have changed in the way of dance and the amount of supervision. Students have the right to dance how they please, and they shouldn’t have administrators getting in the way. There are many plays and musicals that have been considered

scandalous. Two suggestive theater pieces: “Rent” written by Jonathan Larson and “Spring Awakening” by Steven Sater. Both display themes of homosexuality and sexual content. People will speak out against these productions, saying they shouldn’t even exist. All they see is the reality of the world that the writers incorporated into their shows; they don’t see the value in them. “Rent” is considered by many to show a sense of self-worth, family, love and individualism. Not to mention “Rent” and “Spring Awakening” both earned multiple Tony Awards and “Spring Awakening” received a Grammy for best musical show album. While some theatrical productions are considered inappropriate because of sexual related themes, others are criticized for religious rea-

Learn before blindly following Editor’s note: This essay won second place in the annual First Amendment Day essay contest for high school students.

ur nation is virtually united via Facebook. Today, this social network is also a primary news source to many of its users, especially to the younger generation. Recently, there has been post after post about KONY 2012; an organization by non-profit group Invisible Children, supporting the arrest of criminal Joseph Kony, a man who is allegedly responsible for many child abductions and deaths. Although the goal is admirable, the propaganda being published by the group has been proven very misleading and needs to be shown for what it is. So many high school students including myself have wanted to know the details about Kony, and I believe it is right to share the truth. The 11th KONY 2012 video (the only one that went viral) was ultimately created to persuade uninformed Americans to make donations and help with the cause. With more free speech than some people can handle, Facebook has gone over the top with KONY 2012 mania. Facebook users are being manipulated for their money and are losing a free way of thinking. As a journalist, I believe it is wrong to base opinions on Facebook news. Although professional news stations such as CNN and ABC have Facebook

April Newell is a student at

Davenport Central High School in Davenport, Iowa. pages, I do not count most news on Facebook as reliable. When I first started reading about KONY 2012, I was immediately skeptical and was astounded by the amount of supportive Facebook statuses I saw about sending money to the organization and helping to capture Kony. I was intrigued and watched the KONY 2012 video that was so popular, and I was moved by it. The video pulls at your heartstrings, and you almost ask yourself how you can help all these children who are being enslaved to be soldiers. I understood why it was such a big deal to all of my Facebook friends, but still I felt the need to investigate further. It did not take long for me to find plenty of articles giving finance statistics and reasons to keep your money and refrain from donating to KONY 2012. According to SabotageTimes. com, an independent news source, and Grant Oyston, the National Communications Chair for CISV, a nonprofit that hosts international friendshipbuilding programs in over 60 countries, Invisible Children spent over $8,600,000 of their donations last year, with only 32 percent of the money actually going towards direct services. Most of the donations are spent on filmmaking, awareness and merchandise. If that was not shocking

enough, Invisible Children is pro-military intervention against Kony, and the 32 percent of money that is donated is sent directly to the Ugandan and Sudan People’s Liberation Military, who are both liable for multiple rape accusations and other crimes throughout their countries. Invisible Children claims that the Ugandan military is more equipped to capture Kony than any other affected country, when in actuality, Kony has not been active in Uganda since 2006, which is even admitted subtly in the KONY 2012 video. After reading more about KONY 2012, I became disgusted with the idea of sending money to a ‘non-profit’ that is doing absolutely nothing for who they say they are, and I became more upset because of the original cause; children being kidnapped to become child-soldiers, and how they are not receiving the help they need through KONY 2012. I believe it is my responsibility to talk to as many people as I can about being uninformed and the importance of not being ignorant to cause such as this one. I have talked a couple of friends out of buying the “Kony Kit,” which includes bracelets and support posters, because it is ridiculous. I have shared my opinions and articles with family and friends in order to spread a different kind of awareness; the truth. As a journalism student upholding the right to free speech, I believe it is my responsibility to share it.

Freedom Sings A Musical Celebration of the First Amendment Thursday, April 12, 2012 8 pm, Great Hall, Memorial Union

Ten years after launching Iowa State’s First Amendment Day Celebration, Freedom Sings returns to campus. The multimedia presentation is part concert and part conversation and features music that has been banned, censored or sounded a call for social change. A program of the First Amendment Center, Freedom Sings features live music, video and narration, and showcases hit songwriters, performers and Grammy Award winners. It looks at some of the most controversial songs in American history, recognizing the full spectrum of political views. Ken Paulson, former editor of USA TODAY and president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors will host. Participating musicians to be announced. Sponsored by: Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, Iowa State Daily, Lee Enterprises, Society of Professional Journalists ISU Chapter, and Committee on Lectures (funded by GSB)

sons. This means that when people try to put a stop to these productions, they are attempting to take away someone’s right to express themself and their right to their own beliefs. “Godspell” and “Jesus Christ Superstar” are two religion based musicals that are often disliked by churches. They seem to portray Jesus in a not-so-reverent tone. For example, in “Godspell” the man who plays Jesus is wearing ridiculous clothes and looks like a clown. They are believed to be sacrilegious and disrespectful. There was an argument at Davenport Central High Shcool over whether “Godspell” was appropriate to do in a public school. Many parents thought it was too religious to perform in a school. In the end they banned “Godspell” from being performed at the school again.

I think that situation was blown way out of proportion. I have been in a production of “Godspell” and think it is a great show with a great message behind it. The show doesn’t say “This is what you need to believe happened.” It is only there to be fun and share a good message. My philosophy: “If it isn’t hurting anybody, don’t sweat it.” There are so many bigger issues to solve that wasting energy trying to punish people for using creativity is just wrong. Discouraging students from participating in the arts can deprive them of developing talents they would not have otherwise. As a participant in many forms of art, I say that freedom of expression is important. If you don’t like something someone is performing, don’t go, don’t watch it. You have that right.

Assemble your own rights Editor’s note: This essay won third place in the annual First Amendment Day essay contest for high school students..

Mara Kealey is a student at Davenport

to witness this protest. The first day we arrived there were over 80,000 people there, all protesters. Thousands of people were not just protesting in the Capitol but also living there. All you could see were people sitting on sleeping bags on the floor singing and holding protest signs. All of the local store owners had signs in their windows saying, “We are Anti-Walker!” and “All Walker protesters welcome!” My family marched around the Capitol for hours singing protest songs like, “Hey Hey! Ho Ho! Scott Walker has got to go!!” Everywhere you went people were giving protest speeches and even some celebrities had shown up to give support like, the famous TV announcer Ed Schultz, the civil rights activist Jesse Jackson and the band Rage Against the Machine. There was also a street that was divided so that pro- and anti-Walker protesters would not start fights, but it turned out they didn’t need to divide the street because there were only eight people there who were pro-Walker. I strongly believe that without freedom of speech, the United States would be without many of our necessary laws and amendments. It is what lets us march up and down the roads of Wisconsin without being arrested for speaking out of term or challenging a higher power. It lets us disagree with our neighbor as if enemies but keeps us collected enough to be able to live on the same street. In the wise words of George Washington, “If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we must be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”

o matter where you live in the world, you will have opinions and views that have been formed by your surroundings. Personal philosophies are what make us who we are and, sometimes without us even realizing it, dictate a large portion of our lives. I have spent quite some time contemplating what my overall philosophy is, but I can not seem to find one thing that is more important than freedom of speech. It is the most basic yet essential right Americans have but it is often taken for granted. In a country that is run by a central government, freedom of speech is essential. Without freedom of speech, Americans might not have any say in things like where tax dollars are spent or who will be our next 2012 president. Another important law that derives from freedom of speech is the freedom to assemble. For instance, if people are upset about a law that is passed that they feel is unjust, they have the right to rally together and have all their opinions heard. Freedom of assembly is still seen all over the United States today. In February of 2011, Gov. Scott Walker took away the rights for collective bargaining from state employees in the state of Wisconsin. Collective bargaining gives workers the right to voice their opinions about things like budget cuts and hourly pay. Not just the state of Wisconsin, but people from all over the United States gathered at the Capitol in Madison to protest the passing of this law. My father is a high school history teacher and thought it would be a good idea for our family to drive up to Madison

Central High Shcool in Davenport, IA.

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Baylor faces punishment after phone scandal WACO, Texas (AP) — The NCAA put Baylor on three years of probation Wednesday after an investigation turned up hundreds of impermissible telephone calls and text messages sent to prep recruits by coaches and assistants on the basketball teams. The violations were considered to be major infractions, and they were announced less than a week after the Lady Bears won the national championship with the first 40-0 season in NCAA history. Still, it could have been much worse for Baylor. All of the penalties were proposed by the school and accepted by the NCAA after a review of nearly 900,000 phone and text message records found that 738 texts and 528 calls were against the rules. The NCAA said men’s coach Scott Drew failed to monitor his program and will be suspended for two Big 12 games next season, in addition to recruiting restrictions. Women’s coach Kim Mulkey also received recruiting restrictions.

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Illustration: Ryan Francois/Iowa State Daily Cyclone gymnastics will continue to face Oklahoma regularly but have lost a rivalry in Missouri for now as the Big 12 welcomes West Virginia to their conference. The Cyclones hope that TCU will create a women’s gymnastics team to make an even four teams in women’s gymnastics.

Losing competition Editor’s Note:

This is the sixth part of an eight-part series about how Big 12 realignment affects non-revenue sports at Iowa State. Part 6 focuses on the gymnastics team. Part 7, on swimming and diving, will publish Friday.

Conference changes keep athletes focused By Isaac.Hunt @iowastatedaily.com Through conference realignment, addition and subtraction keep Big 12 gymnastics balanced. Iowa State and Oklahoma remain as Big 12 veterans, Missouri is out, West Virginia is in and Texas Christian University could vault its way into the mix. “[The Big 12] is in a weird place right now,” said ISU coach Jay Ronayne. “We’re sitting back, and we have to just watch and see what develops.” When the dust settles, the Big 12 could see some major changes and added success.

So long, Missouri

Eustachy taking over as Colorado State’s coach Larry Eustachy is set to take over as Colorado State’s basketball coach, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity, because the deal is only agreed upon and not finalized. The embattled coach takes over for Tim Miles, who left for Nebraska last month after leading the Rams to the NCAA tournament. Eustachy is coming off a season in which he guided Southern Mississippi to its first NCAA tournament showing since 1991. It has been a long road for Eustachy, who has rebuilt and restored his career in eight seasons at Southern Miss. Eustachy was a coach at Iowa State over a decade ago before his dramatic downfall. Eustachy resigned from his position at Iowa State in 2003 shortly after photos of him partying with students surfaced. The Associated Press

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Overgrip SPORT: Gymnastics DEFINITION: This is when a gymnast has the hands reversed so the fingers are facing inward instead of outward. USE: ISU gymnast Elizabeth Stranahan uses an overgrip in one of her routines.

Missouri athletics is en route to the Southeastern Conference, home of six of the current top 15 gymnastic schools in the country. Only four teams have ever won an NCAA Championship in gymnastics, and two of them reside in the Southeastern Conference. Tigers’ coach Rob Drass said he will miss the Big 12, but he is also looking forward to new challenges in the SEC. “We love the Big 12,” Drass said. “It’s a great gymnastics conference.

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Departure: Missouri (SEC) Arrival: West Virginia Possible arrival: TCU

Oklahoma leads Iowa State 48-16-1 Iowa State leads West Virginia 3-1 Oklahoma leads West Virginia 5-1

I wish the people that remain and [West Virginia] continued success. West Virginia is a great addition.” The rivalry between Iowa State and Missouri will be on hold for next season, Ronayne said. “We want to keep [Missouri] on our schedule, and they want to keep us,” Ronayne said. “We will lose them next year, but see them the year after.” Drass said the new conference will be challenging, but that excites him. He is also leaving behind fond memories and strong relationships in the Big 12. “It wasn’t my idea to leave the Big 12,” Drass said. “We always loved competing against Iowa State, Oklahoma, Nebraska. It’s a little bittersweet. We’re ready to start the challenge of a new conference, but at the same time we have good friends [here].”

Gymnastics League (EAGL). This caused a lack of enthusiasm on campus for conference titles since the school’s other teams competed in the Big East. “It allows our athletes and our coaches to say that we’re competing for the same conference title that all of the other teams are competing for on campus here,” said WVU coach Jason Butts. “It’s exciting. In the past we’ve been a part of the [EAGL], which was kind of obscure on campus here.” After holding the reins as coach for less than a year, Butts heard the news that West Virginia was moving to the Big 12. “I was excited,” Butts said. “I’ve always had a lot of respect for the head coaches at Oklahoma and Iowa State. They didn’t ask us where we wanted to be — it all comes down to numbers and money — but I was very excited to join the Big 12.” For his second year as WVU coach, Butts is confident his team can be competitive in the conference title meet. “I think that we can come in and definitely challenge,” Butts said. “Oklahoma is a perennial gymnastics power, so we’re going to have to step up our game there, but I think we can come in and be competitive. That’s our goal: to keep the quality of the Big 12 Conference where it is right now, and we want to be a part of making it even better.”

Nebraska: 20 (9 Big 12) Oklahoma: 9 (4 Big 12) Iowa State: 4 (2 Big 12) Colorado: 1 Missouri: 1 Oklahoma State: 1

Welcome, West Virginia Missouri left; the Big 12 gymnastics was down to two teams. When West Virginia was added, the Big 12 Championship meet was salvaged. “I think our biggest concern was to be able to continue having a conference meet,” said ISU junior Elizabeth Stranahan. “We’ve been lucky, we’re losing Missouri, but we’re adding West Virginia.” Since 1996, WVU gymnastics has been a part of the Eastern Atlantic

Ronayne returns to humble beginnings Some Big 12 coaches have history at rival schools. Former coach K.J. Kindler left for Oklahoma after six years as ISU coach, a 58-27-1 overall record and one conference championship at Iowa State. She coached that team to its second — and most recent — Big 12 title in 2006. After Kindler packed her bags for Norman, Okla., Ronayne stepped in at Iowa State after four seasons as an assistant at Auburn. Before that, Ronayne spent 13 years at West Virginia. “I essentially grew up at West Virginia coaching,” Ronayne said. “As soon as I graduated from UMass, I was recruited to coach at West Virginia, and I was there for 13 years. My formative coaching years happened there. “My wife is an [alumna], I have family there, and it’s a very special place to us. To have them involved in the Big 12 is exciting.” It may be his old home, but Ronayne has a bigger reason to be excited about seeing the new Big 12

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Baseball

Third basemen pitch camaraderie By Emily.Hejlik @iowastatedaily.com Two baseball players chose their adventures at Iowa State not just for athletics. “I ended up choosing ISU over the other schools that were looking at me to play for them because of the engineering opportunities provided here,” said Cody Rickard, sophomore in mechanical engineering. “I knew that I wanted to study engineering, and most other schools only offered pre-engineering. I also loved Iowa State’s campus and that I’d be able to go to the Division I sporting events.” Rickard, a dual sport athlete had opportunities to play both football and baseball at the collegiate level. “Buena Vista College, Coe College and Central College had talked to me about playing football for them,” Rickard said. “Central College, Simpson College, Cornell College and Coe College coaches contacted me about baseball.” The third baseman

strongly considered Coe College and Central College because of the opportunity to play both football and baseball for them at the same time. “I figured that that would be too much of a commitment, playing both sports,” Rickard said. “I wasn’t being recruited by Iowa, but that was another school that I was looking at. They had a respectable engineering program, and I grew up less than half an hour from Iowa City.” High school kids interested in competing at the next level get the unique opportunity to be recognized for their accomplishments. “The recruiting process was really cool but did get annoying at times,” Rickard said. “I loved being called out of class because a coach was in the office waiting to talk to me. It makes you feel like all the practices and lifting sessions paid off when they are driving all the way to your school just to talk to you.” Like all student-athletes, teenagers are faced with making life-changing decisions at a young age. Ultimately, en-

Photo: Nicole Wiegand/Iowa State Daily Cody Rickard, left, sophomore in mechanical engineering, and Adam Schmidt, freshman in chemistry, both play third base for the ISU Club Baseball team.

gineering trumped anything else schools had to offer. “I knew that playing sports in college would be fun, but it wouldn’t do anything to help me out with my future,” Rickard said. I had to decide between Iowa and Iowa State. I loved ISU’s campus way more than Iowa’s. Iowa State’s reputation in engineering was appealing, and

I was convinced that Iowa State was right for me.” Being a Cyclone, the former high school quarterback gets the best of both worlds through academics and athletics. “I love baseball and being on the ISU baseball team,” Rickard said. “Baseball is just one of those games where its normal to be completely ob-

noxious and loud. Baseball players have their own language. Everything seems to be an inside joke on a baseball team.” Along with camaraderie, success is what drives the third baseman to lace up his cleats. “My favorite part of base-

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>>BASEBALL.p10 ball is the excitement and pressure at the end of big games and the feeling you get when celebrating a nice play or big win,” Rickard said. Rickard’s partner in crime and fellow third baseman chose Iowa State for alternate reasons. “There were a lot of things I took into account when picking Iowa State,” said Adam Schmidt, freshman in chemistry. “First, the large size [of the university] appealed to me. I thought coming from a high school with 48 kids in my class would be a refreshing change of pace attending a larger school.” Campus ministry and brotherly love also steered Schmidt in the direction of Ames. “My brother is a senior here at ISU, and he would always twist my leg to join him,” Schmidt said. “He also introduced me to the school’s ministry, The Salt Company, which I really liked. Most of all, I was afraid a small school wouldn’t have enough things to keep me busy, and I knew at ISU I’d always have something to do.” Midland University, a larger NAIA school in Fremont, Neb., was one of the schools Schmidt considered, but they were interested in him as a pitcher.

The recruiting process came into full swing with help from coaches. Catching the eyes of recruiters, Midland wanted to see Schmidt first-hand. “My high school coach emailed a number of schools my stats and a little about me,” Schmidt said. “After a few phone calls and coming out to see me play, I was invited to a showcase at Midland. I took an infield, throw a bullpen and took some batting practice. They liked what they saw and gave me an offer, but in the end I decided against it.” In the end, it came down to faith when determining what university to attend. “I was so unsure of myself that I prayed a lot and tried to listen for an answer,” said Schmidt. “I found myself flipping a coin on a simulator on my calculator. After 10,000 flips, it favored ISU. For the first time in my college search, I found confident in something. I believe God had a hand in that.” Similar to his counterpart, Schmidt enjoys the rush of the game. “I love baseball, and I really like ISU. I don’t think there will be many things that I will be more passionate about than baseball. I love almost everything about it. I especially love the

Tennis

Cyclones focus on mental toughness By Michael.Schmitt @iowastatedaily.com With its last two home meets of the season coming up, the ISU tennis team is focusing on the unexpected. Along with that, another component that will be honed in on is mental toughness. “Tennis-wise, they’re doing what they need to do, but when they start competing, that’s when we lack mental toughness,” said ISU assistant coach Rod Puebla. “It’s about the mentality. We had a little talk on Friday, and I think hopefully they can get this: It has to come from them; they have to believe in themselves.” Puebla said the team is playing better together, but it still needs to improve mentally. “It’s just about believing in themselves and believing that they can win,” Puebla said. “Sometimes having a great schedule can play both ways, but now we don’t have that confidence because we haven’t won that many.” Along with the mental aspect, ISU players added a few other things the team has been working on. “We’re focusing on adjusting our game when we’re outside, and doubles, we need the doubles point,” said ISU senior Maria Fernanda Macedo. Earlier in the season, the Cyclones (3-15, 0-5 Big 12) were playing a lot of indoor meets, but now they have been playing more outdoors, and there is a big difference in playing style. When playing outside, the players just have to focus on being consistent, because the sun and the wind affect the players’ hits — unlike playing indoors.

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ISU sophomore Simona Cacciuttolo said the team needs to switch up its playing style a little bit against Kansas State (5-13, 1-5) on Friday. “We need to attack more, and kind of go for every ball, because they are pretty consistent and they attack a little bit,” Cacciuttolo said. “With this team, we have more chances to have shorter matches and get them.” After hosting Kansas State, the Cyclones will try to accomplish the rare feat of defeating Kansas (9-9, 0-6) on Sunday. The Cyclones are 3-37 overall against the Jayhawks, but the record does not tell the tale of

>>BIG 12.p10 school. “They’re a high-quality program,” Ronayne said. “It’d be different if they weren’t good, but we have a great gymnastics team coming into our conference.”

The possibility of TCU gymnastics Mark Cohen, TCU assistant athletics director for media relations, said his school is examining the possibility of adding one or two women’s sports and there is a possibility of gymnastics could be one of them. Cohen said there is no timetable for a decision to be made, but the possibilities excite Ronayne. “If that happens, we’re back at four [teams],” Ronayne said. “I’m hoping TCU will do that; it’d be a great thing for us. They could build a strong

the history. “We’ve been so close in so many matches, and I think this weekend is going to be another one like that,” Puebla said. “Especially with KU, it’s going to be a dogfight.” As a coach, there is only so much they can do, and Puebla said it is up to the players to show up ready for the meets. “They’re doing it individually, but it has to be as a team,” Puebla said. “It’s just going to be up to them, they need to believe in themselves.” The meet against Kansas State is set to start at 2 p.m. Friday at the Forker Tennis Courts.

team very fast. Texas is the hotbed for club gymnastics. Everybody that has a gymnastics team recruits out of there. The addition of gymnastics at TCU could create more possibilities for the sport in the Big 12. “TCU [would] be the only Division I collegiate gymnastics team in Texas,” Ronayne said. “They could get all the kids and be contenders for the national championship really fast if they do it right. And if I were a betting man, I would bet other Texas schools would jump on that immediately.” It’s anybody’s guess right now, but the departure of Nebraska in 2011 cut Big 12 gymnastics by 25 percent so the addition of a team would bring that back. All of the speculation does not faze those on the team who are focused and determined. Some athletes do not care where they are in the conference, they just want to compete.

competition, making a great play and hitting a line drive in a gap.” Coach Aaron Hinnah addressed the tactics involved with having two talented third basemen. “We like to rotate the two because they both have good talent/abilities,” Hinnah said. “They are kind of our two headed monster.” The pair does not let playing time get in the way of their friendship. “Adam and I have a great relationship,” Rickard said. “He is probably the biggest goofball on the team, and he always lightens up the mood. We support each other, and we are there to pick the other up if we make a mistake.” Schmidt feels fortunate as well to have his teammate around to better himself on and off the diamond. “Cody is a great guy, I’ve been lucky to get to know him,” Schmidt said. “We come from similar baseball backgrounds, so it was really easy to connect with him. It’s too bad that only one of us can play at a time because he is a really solid player, but we both understand this, and even though we are competing for the same spot, we can encourage each other and push each other to be better players.”

Volleyball

ISU emphasizes defense against old Big 12 rival By Cory.Weaver @iowastatedaily.com It’s been an action-packed spring season for the ISU volleyball team so far, and it is about to get even more intense. After taking down the defending runner-up Illinois 3-1 last week, the team now focuses its attention on a pair of former Big 12 rivals. Iowa State and Missouri face off at 5 p.m. Thursday at Lakeview Elementary School in Centerville, Iowa, as the spring volleyball season’s end quickly approaches. The Cyclones rolled to victory 3-0 at home and 3-1 on the road last season against Missouri, but senior Jamie Straube said they will need to continue to limit their own mistakes on the offensive end. “Our whole theme this spring season has just been to be the best ball handlers on the court and just take care of every free ball [and] every tip and stuff like that,” Straube said. “So when we have that mentality, I think our offense comes out of that so just play really good defense, block [and] transition for points.” Despite winning just one set against Iowa State last season, the Tigers still managed to string together some enough wins to earn an NCAA Tournament bid. One way the team was

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Our whole theme this spring season has just been to be the best ball handlers on the court and just take care of every free ball [and] every tip and stuff like that.” Jamie Straube able to do so was by riding the arm of Missouri outside hitter Lisa Henning. The sophomore posted 523 kills in 2011, nearly 100 more than any ISU player, and Johnson-Lynch said it will provide the team with a good test defensively. “We always had a little bit of trouble slowing her down I felt like so that will be a good test,” Johnson-Lynch said. On the ISU side, one player has emerged for the Cyclones since last fall that could pose a threat for the Tigers on the other end. Head coach JohnsonLynch said sophomore Victoria Hurtt has come a long way from where she was last fall. Her 16-kill performance against the Illini at the end of March proved that, and the Kansas City-native could provide some more fireworks

on Thursday at Lakeview Elementary. “Last fall, I thought if the ball came from middle of the court, she would end up just keeping the ball in play or free-balling it over,” JohnsonLynch said. “Now, I feel like she’s getting a good attack on that ball, and that’s what makes a huge difference.” The Cyclones will also have middle blocker Tenisha Matlock back in the rotation after she missed the Illinois game with a knee injury. The junior was recently selected to the USA Volleyball A2 program as well, and JohnsonLynch said she expects her to be back to 100 percent this week. Missouri’s success last season not only sent the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament, but gave opponents a glimpse of the future as well. The Tigers lost just two seniors after last season, which allows them to pick up right where they left off with the first-round loss to Florida. Senior Rachel Hockaday said they will just have to buckle down and try to put a clamp on their momentum. “Always when you’re returning, pretty much everyone, you kind of still have that same chemistry that you had in the fall, so it’s going to be working hard every point and trying to slow them down offensively,” Hockaday said.

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Freedom Sings Where: Great Hall, MU When: 8 p.m. Cost: Free

“Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” Where: Carver 101 When: 7 and 10 p.m. Cost: Free * Showings continue on Friday, Saturday and Sunday

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Christopher the Conquered and his Black Gold Brass Band Where: Maintenance Shop When: 8 p.m. Cost: $5 students, $7 general

Step Afrika Where: Great Hall, MU When: 9 p.m. Cost: Free

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Fundraising

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$5,900 Local talent helps Poulson reach goals for surgery By Vincent Geerts Ames247 writer Only two months ago, ISU junior Charlie Poulson was less than halfway to his goal of raising $5,900 for chest reconstruction surgery. He could not have imagined then that his surgery would be scheduled as soon as next month. “I had to double check everything in my savings and checking accounts, as well as what I had raised before I believed it,” Poulson said. “After, I took a huge breath and let out a sigh of relief; I did it.” With the support of the Ames community and visitors to town during the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference 2012, Poulson raised about half the money during one February weekend alone. He worked hard to sell bracelets made from his old, ill-fitting clothing in a booth at the conference, online and also during a benefit show hosted by local band Ladysoal. Front woman Sharika Soal was happy to

help Poulson: “The LGBT community is very dear my heart,” she said. “I wanted it to go really well for Charlie,” Soal said. “There was a good mix of people at the benefit. … It’s good to know they’re not just ‘liking’ the page on Facebook but coming to the event as well.” Poulson also received unexpected help from Western Illinois University students. When designing a poster for a drag show hosted by students, he was asked to specify that half the proceeds would go to charity. He did not suspect the “charity” was his own cause until they told him over a Skype call to the entire audience at the end of the night. “They told me they sold 22 bracelets, which I was happy with, but then they said, ‘We’re not done yet,’” Poulson said. “We raised $330 more that night, which finally gave me enough.” Poulson is excited to be able to dedicate more of his time to his design work. Of course, the personal changes are exciting to him as well. “I’m excited to transition and be more comfortable with myself,” he said. “I’m a firm believer that you can’t love someone else until you love yourself.”

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Darrell Scott Where: Maintenance Shop When: 8 p.m. Cost: $12 students, $15 general +$2 day-of-show

Fashion Show 2012 Where: Stephens Auditorium When: 7 p.m. Cost: $16 students, $22 general

Sunday Stars over Veishea presents: “Rent” Where: Fisher Theater When: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $16 students, $21 general

Monday Grandma Mojo’s Moonshine Revival Where: Maintenance Shop When: 10 p.m. Cost: $1

Tuesday Veishea Says I’m Funny Where: M-Shop When: 7 p.m. Cost: Free

Wednesday Cyclone Idol Where: Great Hall, MU When: 7 p.m. Cost: Free

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File photo: Andrew Clawson/Iowa State Daily Charlie Poulson, junior in graphic design, tells the audience of the LGBTA drag show about the success of the Save Charlie bracelets on Friday in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. The bracelets were purchased in 28 states and six countries to raise money for his surgery.

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‘Dry Clean Only’ shows NBC comic off dancers’ talents shares Last weekend, Dub-H rocked Stephens Auditorium with their hard hitting hip hop routines, but this weekend, students will be showing off their talents with a different style of dance. Orchesis 1 will be performing their student-run spring show this Sunday in room 196 Forker Building. Orchesis 1 is the contemporary dance club at Iowa State. The group takes student auditions, and this year, there are 45 dancers in the company. Everyone practices their dances at weekly rehearsals and each year. They put on two main shows: Barjche and a student-run recital in late spring. This year’s student produced show is entitled “Dry Clean Only” and will feature multiple styles of dance including jazz, hip hop, modern, lyrical and contemporary. “I think, in this show, that all dance lovers will find a piece to appreciate,” said Amanda Jaminet, senior in psychology. Jaminet is the president of Orchesis 1, which means she is always very busy running meetings, overseeing the duties of other officers and collaborating with their adviser, Cynthia Adams. Adams is a member of the dance faculty at Iowa State, and she has also helped choreograph for past Barjche shows. This show, unlike Barjche, is completely run by students. They choreograph the dances, schedule the rehearsals, plan the music and

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File photo: Kendra Plathe/Iowa State Daily Connor O’Brien-Stoffa, of the Orchesis I Dance Company, practices for the Barjche 2011 show on Feb. 3, 2011, at Fisher Theater.

pick the costumes. A lot of work goes into planning a show like this, and some of it can be quite stressful. “It has been frustrating to plan rehearsals for the show,” Jaminet said. “We normally rehearse on Sundays, but with Easter, spring break and our company traveling to the American College Dance Festival Association, we have had to cancel a lot of these rehearsals. As a result, we have all had to put in a lot of extra time in Forker with additional practices in order to be ready for the show.” Although it may sound inconvenient, dancers like Ashley Rogalski, senior in accounting and finance with a minor in dance, do not mind staying longer after rehearsals if they need to. She enjoys spending time with her fellow dancers.. “I love the people involved in the company,” Rogalski said. “Each

Orchesis 1 When: Sunday at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Where: Forker Building, room 196 Cost: $3 for students, $5 for general admission week during rehearsal, we come to have fun and enjoy every minute of it to it’s fullest.” After rehearsing with each other since the second week in February, Orchesis 1 is finally ready to perform, and they have high aspirations for “Dry Cleaning Only.“ “I think this year’s student-produced show is the best one since I have been at ISU,” Jaminet said.

He is animated, he speaks with conviction, and he is Whitney Cumming’s boyfriend. Well, on TV he is Cumming’s boyfriend. He is Chris D’Elia and he will be performing at 11 p.m. Friday in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. “I’ve always wanted to do [comedy],” D’Elia said. “When I was 25, I started doing it, and it was a time in my career as a writer and as an actor, I was just kind of kicking around and nothing was happening. I got on stage, and since then, I’ve been on stage everyday. I love it.” Although his first stand-up was only a few years ago in 2003, he feels like it is light years away from where he is now. “I watched the tape of my first stand-up a couple months ago, and I couldn’t watch it: It was so bad,” D’Elia said. “I was so uncomfortable.” D’Elia has various influences which include Jim Carrey, Eddie Murphy and some current comedians. “I’m very animated, and I got that from Jim Carrey and Eddie Murphy,

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Abby Johnson is a junior from Colfax, Iowa, majoring in elementary education along with getting an endorsement with English as a second language. Johnson also has a knack for creating jewelry in her spare time. To view and purchase her jewelry, you can go to her website at www.abbyanndesigns.com or email her at abbyanndesigns@gmail.com

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Q: Do you wear your own jewelry? A: I have these earrings in right now that I made.

Q: When did you start creating your own jewelry, and what drew you to do it?

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A: When I was I think 11 or 12, there was a homecoming fair where my grandparents lived just across the street, and you could set up a table and sell. ... So I set up a table for sale, and since then, I just started to sign up for shows. And I come from a small town, and so there’s always shows in my town and the people knew who I was and they knew I did jewelry, and so they’d ask me to sign up and it just kind of grew from there.

Q: Is this something you plan to pursue or is it just a hobby?

A: I have been creating jewelry since I would say 10. My mom is very crafty, and so she kind of got me into doing crafts, and I remember going to a beach shop, and me and my sister made our own bracelets ... and since then, I’ve been drawn in. So I started out very small with just going to Michael’s and buying cheap beads and just creating different pieces. I guess what drew me in was the creation part of it, being able to put the pieces together.

A: With school, it seems more kind of like a hobby. But I plan to continue to do it. I’d like to get into bigger shows, and I have a website, and I’d like to grow my website, but it’s hard when I’m trying to be a full time student too.

Q: Where do you look for inspirations? A: I like nature, so nature inspires me. ... I also get inspiration from seeing other people’s jewelry and their pieces, and the Internet, like Pinterest.

Q: How did you decide to start your own

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Music

Jazz band improvs in concert By Olivia Gard Ames247 writer

The jazz bands are coming together for the final concert of the year. In their own ways, both Jazz 1 and 2 are taking a new route in their performance Wednesday. “It’s a concert that’s a little bit different than what we’ve done so far,” said Lee Plummer, senior in music and percussionist in Jazz 1. Plummer said Jazz 1 worked a lot on playing large compositions this year, such as the Buddy Rich “Channel One Suite” first semester. “It’s amazing to have a college band that can do that [tough music],” he said. After focusing on such single, technically demanding pieces for performances, Plummer said Jazz 1 has had a slight “change of pace” as the semester wraps up. He said they have taken on a greater number of songs that are less time-consuming and can allow more improvisation in the music. Jazz 1 will perform around six songs at Wednesday’s concert. Brian Stout, senior in music and trombonist in Jazz 1, said many of the members have had experience in the band for two and three years.

Events When: Wednesday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. What: Jazz Bands 1 and 2 Concert Where: Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall Cost: Free “They can really help hold the group together,” Stout said, because of how the veteran players have spent time getting to know the director and all the “facets of jazz.” The band has spent only about two weeks working with the music for this concert, Stout said. Jazz Band 2 will feature a large amount of improvisation and soloists in their four pieces. The composition “Blues for Red” was selected because it is ideal for soloists, said Michael Giles, director of Jazz 2. Giles said the “shorter, more familiar form” of blues music is a good format for improvising. “Jungle Gym,” which Giles called

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“a fun one” with pop-like rhythm elements, will feature saxophone, drum and bass solos. Like much of Jazz 2’s music, “Jungle Gym” has been edited to fit the band’s needs. Musicians in Jazz 2 may be instructed during rehearsal to scratch out, write in, extend or lengthen sections in ways that are useful and

“[set] them up for success,” Giles said. Each year is different in how well the jazz band adapts to music, Plummer said, and this year’s Jazz 1 should be able to play well even after limited rehearsal time. “The group that we have this year, of the three years I’ve been here, is the best,” Plummer said.

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but I do love the stuff that Bill Burr is doing just because he takes so many risks,” D’Elia said. Andrew Lopez of the Student Union Board is glad to see D’Elia coming to Iowa State. “I tried to get him last year before he was even on ‘Whitney,’ but I’m a big comedy fan. So I was doing research, and I knew he was getting buzz, and I’ve seen his work before, and I knew he was going to get huge fast.” D’Elia sayss coming to Ames will be a much needed retreat. “I feel like coming to Iowa for a night will be fun, and people get to see me live,” D’Elia said. “It’s nice to go to the middle of the country where people are actually excited to see you whereas in L.A., you’re just another thing for them to go to.”

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