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Ames police shut down block party

By Addie.Olson iowastatedaily.com For more than 3,000 students and guests that RSVPed on a Facebook event page, a day of jello wrestling, beer pong and live bands seemed like the perfect way to celebrate VEISHEA, but Ames city officials did not agree.

“Hunt Street VEISHEA Block Party” has been popping up on newsfeeds for more than a week, and gained the attention of at least 3,260 partiers who confirmed on Facebook that they would be attending the event.

“It was supposed to be a block party where you could just sort of roam from house to house,” said Adam Hinners, senior in liberal studies and Hunt Street resident.

But as the number of confirmed guests increased, more and more events were suggested for the party that was set to take place Friday afternoon and continue on through the weekend.

The Facebook page gained the attention of students by advertising kegs, flip cup, beer pong, goldfish races, coolers, grills, live bands, fires, bags, beersbee, disc jockeys, jello wres-

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Diversity mission

Statement aims to enhance ISU campus climate

By Alli.Kolick iowastatedaily.com President Gregory Geoffroy approved a new diversity mission statement drafted by the Diversity Committee.

The new statement created is a combination of the two classic styles that most universities use: a list of the different types of diversity and a comprehensive meaning of diversity.

Dawn Bratsch-Prince, associate provost for academic personnel chief diversity officer, was involved in getting the new diversity statement approved.

“The previous statement gave more of a list of the diversity categories,” Bratsch-Prince said. “But our committee felt that they wanted to talk about diversity in a broader perspective, more as an attitude and an action.”

Bratsch-Prince said that members of the committee didn’t want to focus on defining diversity because once they defined it, they felt as if they were limiting what diversity truly meant.

When looking at the new statement, it is a strong combination of both definition and an attitude of diversity as the first paragraph does

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Human rights

Sri Lankan journalist shares story

By Kaleb.Warnock iowastatedaily.com Editor’s Note__________________ This is the third in a three-part series about Sri Lanka and its government’s treatment of media. Part one discussed the torture Poddala Jayantha, a Sri Lankan journalist, endured. Part three shares the perspective of a Sri Lankan

journalist.

He has deep brown eyes, a thick black beard and dark skin flecked with white blotches caused by acid when it is poured on human skin. He sat up in his chair and spoke softly in Sinhalese that was, in turn, interpreted by his colleague, Sanath de Silva.

His name is Poddala Jayantha. He is a Sri Lankan journalist who was tortured, beaten and nearly killed because he spoke against his government and claimed to be fighting for freedom of expression and human rights.

He sat down with the Iowa State Daily following his lecture for a brief question and answer session.

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Emily Wade, senior in speech communication, recently won the Order of Omega outstanding senior and “Live Your Values” award. Photo: Karuna Ang/ Iowa State Daily

Senior leader stands out Emily Wade recently won outstanding greek awards

By Alayna.Flor iowastatedaily.com It builds up to something bigger.

That’s how any leadership role is, said Emily Wade, senior in speech communications.

And Wade would know. She’s served as the director of the ISU Blood Drive, president of Alpha Chi Omega sorority, member of Rho Lambda National Sorority Leadership Recognition Society and member of Golden Key Honor Society, Public Relations Student Society of America and ISU Communications Club.

And people working with her were watching.

Wade was given two awards April 4 at Vespers, the greek community’s annual awards ceremony. Wade received the Order of Omega outstanding senior award, as well as the Live Your Values senior award.

“Both awards look back at what’s been ac-

complished at Iowa State, based on leadership, academics, greek community involvement and community service,” Wade said.

Several individuals Wade worked with personal believed she was more than qualified for the awards.

“Emily is completely on top of things, beyond that, ahead of things,” said Jay Newell, associate professor in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Mass Communication. “As my teacher’s assistant, I see her work very well with students. She is sensitive to the needs of others. Emily is masterful at juggling many different things, especially with her courses, jobs and makes a good showing on public services.”

But Wade didn’t participate in leadership positions to get noticed.

“The more things you’re involved with, the more people you meet,” Wade said. “I think coming from Illinois to Iowa State, I wanted to meet as many people as possible and also to gain experiences.”

“From being so involved, you can learn a lot about yourself. From taking on the role of president [of Alpha Chi Omega], I learned how to stand up for myself and delegate. I have learned

what I like and don’t like, and what I want to do with my life.”

Wade became involved on campus right away when she came to Iowa State. After going through formal recruitment and joining the Alpha Chi Omega sorority, she took on leadership roles within her chapter.

“At the very first chapter meeting there were open leadership positions and one of the upperclassman nominated me,” Wade said. “I said, sure, and it built from there. Then I was house manager and soon president.”

Wade also took on critical roles in the ISU Blood Drive. She has been on multiple committees, such as public relations and academics and became director her senior year.

Ashley Olberding, junior in apparel merchandising, design and production, has worked with Wade at the ISU Blood Drive and is also a member of Alpha Chi Omega.

“Emily has inspired me to get involved and push to experience new things,” Olberding said.

“She is always honest and is one of the nicest people I’ve met. She is truly one of my biggest

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National Student Employment Week

Financial aid office hosts open house

By Brandon.Hallmark iowastatedaily.com Breakfast on the Go was the theme of this year’s National Student Employment Week, and true to the theme, breakfast foods ranging from breakfast bars to doughnuts awaited student employees who passed through Beardshear Hall.

National Student Employment Week was hosted by the Office of Student Financial Aid. Students who went to the open house could put their names in for prizes ranging from a free one night stay in a hotel to T-shirts and water bottles.

“We celebrate National Student Employment Week every year,” said Ann Wessman, assistant director of student financial aid. “It’s a national event that’s going on sometime during this week on campuses throughout the nation.”

The purpose of National Student Employment Week is to recognize student employees.

“It’s not easy to be a student and an employee,” said David Cossa, senior in management information systems.

“It’s nice that the university is giving back to employees that make this place run,” said Troy Mangrich, senior in mechanical engineering.

Jason Bergman, junior in materials engineering agreed, “It’s nice that the university gives back.

We put in our time so it’s nice that they show appreciation for that,” Bergman said.

The food and prizes were do-

Luke Bruck, graduate in public admissions, signs up for door prizes during the open house for National Student Employment Week on Wednesday at Beardshear Hall. Photo: Huiling Wu/Iowa State Daily.

Employment Week The National Student Employment Association encourages National Student Employment week for colleges and universities. Each year colleges and universities across the country recognize the importance of the student work experience. Many students have to work in order to pay for school.

nated by local businesses.

“We’ve got lots of involvement from the community,” Wessman said. “Lots of businesses have donated prizes.”

Korie Lown and Katie Paige, both seniors in dietetics, pick up free breakfast during the open house of National Student Employment Week on Wednesday at Beardshear Hall. Photo: Huiling Wu/Iowa State Daily.

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Natalie Portman bids farewell to veganism

FLASH MOB: Dancing next to a milkshake

A pregnant Natalie Portman has decided to give up being vegan so she can nosh on the food she really wants.

“I actually went back to being vegetarian when I became pregnant, just because I felt like I wanted that stuff,” she recently said on Atlanta’s Q100 Bert Show. “I was listening to my body to have eggs and dairy and that sort of thing.”

The 29-year-old Oscar winner became a vegan after picking up a copy of Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Eating Animals,” but now that she’s got a baby on board, Portman says being a vegetarian is a better fit.

“I know there are people who do stay vegan, and I think you have to just be careful, you have to watch your iron levels and your B12 levels and supplement that if there are things you might be low in in your diet,” she said.

Members of the Flash Mob Club danced Wednesday in front of the steps of Curtiss Hall. Photo: Huiling Wu/Iowa State Daily.

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Softball When: 4 p.m.

What: Iowa State vs. Drake.

Where: Southwest Athletics Complex

Battle of the Bands When: 7 p.m.

What: Two bands will be selected to perform on the big stage.

Where: Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union

FRIDAY Live @ VEISHEA concert When: 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.

What: Big Boi, Cloud Cult, Love and Theft, Jon McLaughlin and others.

Where: Molecular Biology parking lot

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Dance social When: 7:30 to 9:45 p.m.

What: Free dance social hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club.

Singles welcome.

Dress is casual.

Where: 196 Forker

Stars Over VEISHEA When: 7:30 p.m.

What: “Kiss Me, Kate” Where: Fisher Theater

It took some persuading to get Toni Braxton to agree to do a reality show.

“My sisters asked me to do this show in 2008 and I said yes, but then I reneged and said ‘No, I’m not doing it, I’m not doing it,” Braxton said during a recent press event.

The singer best known for hits like “Breathe Again” and “Un-Break My Heart” eventually relented, and the result is her new reality series “Braxton Family Values.”

The show features Braxton in her role as the eldest sister to siblings Trina, Tamar, Traci and Towanda, and as a single mother of two sons. There is plenty of drama among the sisters, who at one time all performed as a group.

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Animal Planet Friday Night Fights 9 p.m.

ESPN2 The Thing 9:45 p.m.

Encore Super High Me 10 p.m.

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AMC God vs. Satan 8 p.m.

History A Few Good Men 8:45 p.m.

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

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

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Melissa Wooster, 33, no address, was arrested and charged with violation of a no contact order and two counts of probation violation. (reported at 8:13 p.m.)

A vehicle was towed after it was determined the driver had no proof of insurance or registration. (reported at 8:36 p.m.)

Daniel Donatucci, 22, of Rockford, Ill., was arrested and charged with providing alcohol to persons under 21. (reported at 9:20 p.m.)

A pellet gun was seized from several people. (reported at 11:33 p.m.)

Garrett Glick, 19, 1121 Delaware Ave., was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated. (reported at 11:50 p.m.)

Kevin Swearngin, 24, 2 M Ave. unit 3A, was arrested and charged with public intoxication (third offense). (reported at 12:07 a.m.)

Brady Harmelink, 19, 2255 Welch Cassell, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. (reported at 12:30 a.m.)

Dongjie Li, 22, 1425 Coconino Road unit 108, was arrested and charged with driving under suspension. He was subsequently released on citation. (reported at 12:55 a.m.)

Theodore Giles, 19, 1430 Sheldon Ave. unit 6, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. (reported at 1:17 a.m.)

Joshua Scott, 32, 5615 W. Lincoln Way unit 18, was arrested and charged with no

drivers license. (reported at 1:17 a.m.)

Richard Montanaro, 28, 310 Franklin Ave., was arrested and charged with public intoxication. (reported at 1:30 a.m.)

Micah Hall, 28, 4611 Mortensen Road unit 309, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. He was subsequently released on citation and transported to Mary Greeley Medical Center for treatment. (reported at 1:37 a.m.)

Kurt Dunham, 23, of Grinnell, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated. (reported at 1:50 a.m.)

Lucas Olson, 20, 4912 Mortensen Road unit 832, was arrested and charged with interference with official acts (simple) and public consumption. (reported at 2:05 a.m.)

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As image-driven as the entertainment business can be, Brit singer Adele says in the new issue of Rolling Stone that she’d rather keep the attention on her music.

While she has no problem with other artists showing off their style or physique, you won’t find the “Rolling in the Deep” songstress stripping down anytime soon.

“I love seeing Lady Gaga’s boobs and bum. I love seeing Katy Perry’s boobs and bum. Love it,” Adele said. “But that’s not what my music is about. I don’t make music for eyes. I make music for ears.”

Besides, she says, focusing on her looks or fluctuating weight isn’t really her thing, anyway.

“My life is full of drama and I won’t have time to worry about something as petty as what I look like,” she said to Rolling Stone. “I don’t like going to the gym. I like eating fine foods and drinking nice wine. Even if I had a really good figure, I don’t think I’d get my [T&A] out for no one.”

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As an attempt for the Students Society of Landscape Architecture to recruit students for its academic department, the organization decided to do something visual for VEISHEA. Placed in front of the College of Design, SSLA spent 6 months planning and constructing a display to demonstrate the uses of green roofs.

The idea came when Jessica Teskey, president of SSLA and senior in landscape architecture, attended a class where Jennifer Bousselot, lecturer in horticulture, gave a presentation about green roofs. Allie Loecke, student representative for the American Society of Landscape Architects and senior in landscape architecture, also attended and gained interest.

“We thought it would be a really interesting thing for us as a club to build, and so we got in touch with [Bousselot],” Teskey said. “We’ve been getting in contact with a bunch of different companies to help provide the plant material, it’s been a really long process but we’re really proud of how it’s turned out.”

The display has three miniature roofs or modules to it, each displaying a different type of green roof.

“When Jen came to talk to us, she described the different types of green roofs,” Loecke said.

Intensive green roofs are a thicker green roof in which heavier plant materials such as trees and shrubs can be

Members of the Student Society of Landscape Architects explain design elements of their model green roof Monday in front of the College of Design. Photo:Tom Fraser/Iowa State Daily

planted with a thicker soil content.

An extensive green roof is basically just sedum modules, like the plants seen on top of the King Pavilion. Those are two to thee inches minimum, and up to six inches deep, Loecke said.

“We thought it was important to show both green roofs in our display and the design came about where we would have the intensive green roof and extensive green roof and then something a little bit smaller as an extensive green roof,” Loecke said.

Loecke said green roofs have many benefits. They help collect storm water, preventing run-off, they prevent roofs from overheating, otherwise known as the heat island effect, their longevity beats ordinary roofs and the green roofs themselves provide habitats for birds and

other animals.

The group hopes to grab students’ attention at VEISHEA, but also alumni to get the word out about green roofs, answering student questions and demonstrating the uses of a green roof.

“The other audience that they’d like to attract are the alumni who are coming back for VEISHEA,” Bousselot said. “They want them to understand that Iowa State and especially the landscape architecture students are interested in looking at green building designs.”

Teskey said she hopes the display will help promote SSLA and interest students about landscape architecture.

“We also wanted to promote our SSLA, so often we’re

just pushed underneath the wing of architects or lost in the college of design,” she said. “We really wanted to come out and say we’re our own major .”

SSLA wants to keep the display up until graduation since most of its members are graduating. Once the display is deconstructed, the group has plans of what to do. The group is working with CyRide to implement some of the modules for a bus stop.

“We’re in the very early stages of talking to CyRide to offer a living on project,” Loecke said. “What we’ve proposed to them is to take one of the existing CyRide bus stops and to place a couple of the modules on top of the CyRide bus stop.”

VEISHEA 2011 and the Student Activities Center had a recognition ceremony Tuesday to honor Iowa State’s outstanding leaders, faculty and organizations.

The awards were given to acknowledge the achievements of individuals nominated because of their positive impact on the ISU community.

“We have so many students and organizations that are doing great things all the time. We wanted to find a way to highlight some who have gone above and beyond,” said George Micalone, director of Student Activities and assistant director of the Memorial Union, about the awards.

“We have somewhere around 800 student organizations. We wanted to recognize those that really impact the Iowa State community,” said Amanda Martin, graduate in educational leadership and policy studies and graduate assistant for the Student Activities Center.

Martin said the Student Activities Center is hoping to continue expanding the recognition event. This is the second year the awards ceremony has been in place to reward outstanding individuals and organizations at Iowa State during VEISHEA. Two student leaders were recognized for their hard work and the impact of their actions: Andrew Pringnitz, senior in agricultural business, and Brian Capesius, senior in mechanical engineering.

Jennifer Nissen, graduate in educational leadership and policy studies and coordinator of leadership and service for the Student Activities Center, and Laurie Fiegel, program manager for the University Honors Program, were also recognized for their accomplishments.

“There are a lot of people on campus who do really great things without the intention of being recognized. For that reason alone is why we started this event last year,” said Dean Choi, VEISHEA special events chairman and sophomore in economics.

Katherine Ament, graduate in materials science and engineering, was recognized with the Outstanding Student Leader of the Year Award.

Her nominator, Casey Fangmann, junior in industrial engineering, said, “I don’t

know if I have ever seen anyone as motivated to help students reach their goals in a group as I have seen in her.”

Thomas Hill, vice president of Student Affairs, said during his presentation of the awards to student leaders, “We will watch proudly as they make their marks on the world.” Recipients’ names for the Student Activities Center awards will be added to plaques located in the West Lobby of the Memorial Union.

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>>PARTY.p1 tling and slip ‘n’ slides.

These activities also gained the attention of Ames Police.

“That many people in that kind of small geographic area is probably not going to lead to a successful party,” said Ames Police Officer Geoff Huff.

The police department found out about the event after it was reported to them by a few people who had noticed the Facebook posting.

Ames Police then contacted all landlords who own property on the street and teamed up with the ISU Police, VEISHEA student organizers and somebody from the dean of students to share their concerns with Hunt Street residents.

“We all went door to door and spoke to the residents, some of them had no idea that this was being planned in their neighborhood,” Huff said. “For the others we explained to them the problems that can occur from having a large event like that, it would be hard to control and there is a lot of liability involved.”

The event donned a new name Tuesday: “CANCELED - Hunt St VEISHEA Block Party.”

Paul Naylon, senior in civil engineering, was one of the party’s organizers, and said the group of guys who came up with the idea for a block party didn’t expect the Facebook event to attract so much attention in the first place.

>>Q&A.p1 “He became an investigative journalist because he realized that there were abuses and you know there was corruption,” Silva said. “There were huge amounts of public funds being wasted, pilfered away. So he thought that if he stopped it, a little bit of that would trickle down to the public, which would help the poor people, the needy people.”

Were you worried about the potential repercussions of being an investigative reporter?

“Before 2005, Sri Lanka and journalists never went through these sort of problems. There were restrictions — but not to this level, not to this degree.”

What sort of censorship have you experienced in your career?

“For him, it was a unique situa-

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“We planned on a few hundred and then it turned into a few thousand just like that,” Naylon said.

Naylon said they made their best attempt to get everything in order with the city by filing for a block permit and noise permit about two weeks in advance. They even had a transportation engineer come and look at the street to make sure it could be blocked off.

“By no means were we trying to go behind anyone’s back,” Naylon said. “We actually wanted the police and the city to be involved in it.”

Despite all their efforts, the permits were denied. Naylon said he feels it was fair to shut the party down due to it‘s overwhelming number of expected attendees.

“Three thousand people is a little bit out of control and that’s where I felt like it was OK for the police department to kind of close things down,” Naylon said. “I can understand where they would get worried about that.”

Riots have marred VEISHEA festivities in the past, and police said they are hoping for a celebration free of violence this year.

“I feel like that’s their main concern, they don’t want to ever see a mob that’s bigger than their power and capability,” Naylon said.

“Ultimately it comes down to them enforcing the policies and if they can’t do that then that’s where they definitely draw the line.”

Although the event has offi-

cially been canceled, both Huff and Nylon agree that people are still likely to show up.

Kaitlyn Clevenstine, junior in apparel, merchandising and design production and Hunt Street resident, said she isn‘t concerned about the party being canceled.

“Everyone knows that it’s going on and so people are still going to come, as long as you’re 21 and not doing anything illegal the police can’t do anything,” she said. “It’s going to happen on every street regardless.” Naylon’s biggest hope is that a party like this can be carried out someday in the future.

“I hope we can work out something maybe for next year, I just want full cooperation and understanding between all the parties involved,” Naylon said. “And if there is some size limit that is deemed acceptable then let that be known; I feel like there should be some way that we can okay this with the city and the police department.”

The police going door to door on Hunt Street said parties can occur, but need to remain in control: keeping within noise levels later in the night and not spilling out into yards or the street due to overcrowding; large parties with persons unknown to the resident/s wandering in and out of the house or apartment are not advisable.

Students are encourage to be involved in the activities associated with VEISHEA and have a good time, albeit a safe one.

tion. His first job was with a government media institution, so when he discovered certain wrongdoings, he had to butt heads with the editors who were not willing to publish that because they were government media. It certainly encouraged him and gave him much inspiration so that someday he could get to the other side and investigate further.”

What was the biggest challenge you encountered as a journalist?

“He had two problems. As an investigative journalist, when he was doing that, when he was revealing those secrets he had death threats from the culprits. Then the second one was that he was fighting for the freedom of the media. Then he had threats from the government. Those were the challenges he never overcame, but he tried to beat them.”

What was the content of your

>>LEADER.p1 role models.”

Next to being a role model for her peers, Wade credits her success to her personal role models.

“The role models in my life is a combo. My parents have always pushed me to do sports, clubs, and get involved,” Wade said. “But the greek community as a whole pushes its members to get involved with clubs. I am influenced by the people around me.”

From her leadership roles, Wade learned many important lessons.

“Once you take on a leadership role, it builds and makes you take on a bigger role,” Wade said. “It doesn’t matter how little you start, it will build up to something big. Start as soon as you can.”

After graduating in May, Wade aims to find a job in either Chicago or Los Angeles. She wants to enjoy the rest of

>>MISSION.p1 list some elements of diversity.

“It is more about creating a diverse campus environment and climate,” Bratsch-Prince said.

The ISU campus has many multicultural student organizations. This new statement is looking to only enhance this climate around campus.

“We talk about diversity more as an action rather than a static list of categories,” Bratsch-Prince said.

Bratsch-Prince recognizes that there is no perfect solution for getting everyone on board with an idea but an idea has

most controversial stories?

“Totally political.”

How would you compare media and free speech in Sri Lanka to that in America?

“Last time when it snowed in New York, the headline in one of the papers was ‘Mayor, go home.’ Something like that is unmentionable in a country like Sri Lanka. He would have been killed had he done that. [Jayantha] felt so sad about the situation in Sri Lanka, you know. He said it’s so frustrating, even if you are there you can’t do much. At least by being here he can at least enlighten the rest of the world.”

Is it worth it?

“He says that everything he has done has not been fruitful, but he says that the ones he has revealed and the change that he has initiated he thinks that’s enough for him.”

You spoke of your attack in 2009.

Why do you think you were attacked?

“He published the article and just went into hiding. He knew there were threats and he was used to that sort of threats. But the actual threat, for this one, came when he was fighting for the rights of the media. When he was fighting for the rights of the media against the government, only then did the real thing happen. Then he was abducted.”

How do you feel now that you’ve been forced to live in exile for fear of being killed?

“Some of my colleagues are still there and they have to bear the brunt of the burden. In those days, I used to be part of it. I used to share. I’m sad, but the only consolation is that my family and my daughter are safe.”

What do you hope to see in the future?

her senior year and be with her friends.

“Anyone who knows me knows that I hate beings alone, and that I love to talk.

Whether it’s with a club or hanging out on the couch, I have a good time being with people I care about and people who care about me,” Wade said.

People who work directly with Wade can attest that it’s her work ethic and attitude that make it easy to work with her.

“People like seeing her around, and she is not capable of being in a bad mood,” Newell said. “Emily is always positive and as a result, more things happen.”

But the person most impressed with her achievement is Wade.

“I’m kind of amazed with how far I’ve come,” she said. “With anything I do, I like to have fun with it. I don’t take on too much because it’s stressful, and when activities are no longer fun, it’s easy to stop caring. The best way to exceed in a leadership role is to care about it.” to start somewhere and has to have “a launch pad.”

“Diversity fuels creativity, innovation and success,” Bratsch-Prince said.

“It enhances the mission of the university.”

The start of the updated mission statement started in 2009 at the ISCORE conference when the subcommittee presented multiple times to participants to get feedback about, not just Iowa State’s mission statement, but other schools’ statements as well.

After the ISCORE conference the gathered information was compiled to create this updated statement.

“He’s waiting for things to change before he goes back. We have a huge responsibility back home, all of us.

The people are going through untold miseries there. There’s no short answer, and there’s no shortcut.” “[Sri Lanka] is not a democracy now. Even our constitution enshrines all these fundamental rights, but it could be stretched, twisted to suit them because we have a poor situation, so we have to change the system. We need to have an absolute democracy where people can ask for accountability.”

Jayantha currently lives in political asylum in New York City where he works as a human rights activist attempting to raise awareness of the situation in Sri Lanka. He encouraged students to read about Sri Lanka, “fall in love with it” and to keep investigating; to learn the truth.

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Be safe, don’t hinder the celebration

For some, VEISHEA means a week of something more to do than your average Ames week; where family and friends come to visit and the entire city enjoys celebrities, competitions, food stuffs of many fatty varieties and a parade.

For many others — mostly college students — VEISHEA means a week of partying like rockstars in order to transition from a semester of mostly winter into the coming summer fun.

With this increase in outside accommodations, the partying tends to involve copious consumption of alcohol over periods of time longer than the average evening out; compounded by multiple days of the same.

You’ve all heard the advice: Drink responsibly. But do you really understand the underlying message?

We all know pounding booze for too long can lead to health issues or at the least a prayer session to the porcelain god.

But do you realize the police warnings and cautions are not just the cops being out to get you and cramp your party style?

The increased security presence across Ames is there to maintain safety and attempt to keep folks unwilling to drink responsibly from injuring themselves or others.

This means your odds of public intoxication tickets goes up. This means your chances of being busted for underage possession or consumption goes up — bad underage kids, VEISHEA does not mean the legal age at bars goes away. This means the likelihood of noise complaints and raids for your party goes way up.

And what this certainly means is that when you do go out to celebrate, be it day or night, you need to understand that your composure should reflect the increased security presence.

Your want to replicate the wild scenes of debauchery viewed on your favorite TV show during your bar hopping or house partying will likely result in a YouTube video of you and yours receiving interlocking steel charm bracelets and a free ride to a holding cell in Nevada, Iowa.

Parties need to be kept under control. Having hundreds of people stumbling around your yard or in and out of you and your neighbor’s apartments is not the type of partying police or those responsible for the upkeep of VEISHEA are advising.

If you are going to have people over, make sure you keep things under control. Want to grill out? Do it. Want to play bags, flippy cup or beer pong? Do it. Just make certain your numbers of friends over are not turning into a number of people you’ve never met that have little to no respect for your property.

VEISHEA is a time to meet new people, so be social and have a good time. Remember though, that being social doesn’t mean you need to be as trashed as Charlie Sheen or turn your home into a Playboy Pajama Party.

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Matt Wznick, from Dickinson State University in North Dakota, ties down a calf in the tie-down roping competition during the Cyclone Stampede Rodeo on Oct. 1, 2010, at the Iowa State Rodeo Arena. File photo: Kelsey Kremer/Iowa State Daily

Country life, rodeos rock

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his weekend is going to be an exciting, if long and sleepless one. Like most students, I am amped for VEISHEA. Not just for cherry pies and campaniling, but for my participation in VEISHEA Village and the parade through the ISU Rodeo Club.

Yes, that’s right. The rodeo club. We’ve held a rodeo on campus for 48 years running. The event costs more than $30,000 to put on, and is largely funded by the Government of the Student Body.

And yet, “We have a rodeo club? What do you do?” is a common question in my life. It gives me an opportunity to educate people, which I am most happy to do, but people still have misconceptions about the differences between rodeo, country and farming people.

Our parade participation includes a carriage pulled by a club members Belgian team, a few rodeo riders, rodeo clowns and both Adrianne Kaiser, ISU Rodeo Queen, and Heidi Gansen, Miss Rodeo Iowa. Both queens are ISU students.

Gansen, who has previously held the title of ISU Rodeo Queen, is someone I’ve always looked up to. She has a country attitude, a rodeo spirit and gets along with anyone and everyone.

It’s a balance I’ve found hard to handle.

From my experience, many ISU students seem to find a country or farmer’s life an aberration of normal human life. There are tons of stereotypes and generalizations that I find extremely ignorant and tiring to deal with.

I am a journalism major and enjoy the life, but I also love training my horse and my involvement with the rodeo club. In fact, the rodeo club is where I met the majority of my college friends. Some of them even worked at the ISU Horse Barns shoveling manure and breeding studs for an honest living.

And yes, we do wear cowboy hats and boots.

Sure as hell works better than a baseball hat and sneakers. Most of the time you can even spot a Cyclone Stampede committee belt buckle.

We gather at Outlaws for mug night and make no mistake, I’m always out on the floor for “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” and “Takin’ Care of Business.” And damn straight, I wear my boots right out on that dance floor, too.

It’s often difficult for me to talk to some of my classmates about living a country life.

Especially when said classmate fake tans, wears designer clothes and has never had to clean a stud’s penis before breeding him to a mare.

It’s OK with me if we don’t always see eye to eye, but when the generalizations and the stereotypes start, well, I see those as just plain fighting words. Let’s get one thing straight, Iowa State, I am a horse person. I enjoy country music, hanging out at the dusty horse barns and attending rodeos. Farmers farm land for crops or raise animals.

“Hick” and “redneck” are slang terms for those “located in a rural or culturally unsophisticated area.” Country people live past city limits and live life accordingly. That doesn’t mean on occasion they won’t intermix, but if you’re going to label me, at least get it right.

Does it piss me off that Ethos claimed taking a date to Outlaws is something not to do? No, I just think whoever wrote it probably doesn’t like being loud, being proud and not caring what other people think of them. Plus, not all country or farmer people even go to Outlaws.

Kelly Sebetka, junior in English, has worked at the ISU Horse Barns and rodeos occasionally. Like me, she doesn’t see herself falling under a particular category.

“I guess I don’t see myself as a country girl or farmer because my family doesn’t farm. We just happen to live in the country so that we can have horses,” Sebetka said. “Yes, there is a difference between owning horses and being

involved in agriculture, which is something a surprising amount of people don’t realize.”

Sebetka has been studying abroad during the spring semester and claims even an Irish student laughed at her for owning horses. It’s not just an American problem, apparently.

“But I do think coming from an agricultural background is something to be proud of. It’s a lifestyle that takes an enormous amount of work and dedication,” Sebetka said. “Farmers produce something everyone benefits from food. So there’s really nothing to not be proud of.”

Lisa Yeske, senior in animal science, agrees. Yeske will be attending ISU’s College of Veterinary Medicine in the fall.

“I would consider myself a country person and I definitely am proud of it,” Yeske said. “It says hard work and dedication to the land as well and remembering the past that worked so hard to get to where we are today.”

“Back at the turn of the century, there were more farmers than city dwellers, and now it is completely opposite. So it gets easy [for people] to forget how easy life has become.”

If it’s an important life, then why do people generalize the ag/country community?

“You’re talking to the girl that goes to the gym in knee high socks and cowboy boots,” Yeske said. “There is a little different approach to you when you have a big belt buckle and boots, but I think most know better than to actually say anything because they know we can take them down; hauling hay makes one strong after all.”

“I think that there are a decent number of stereotypes, but I don’t know if they are all bad.

One of the worst is that country people are slower in the head, which is completely false and that irritates me,” she said.

I realize most generalizations and stereotypes stem from ignorance, so if you’re up to it, stop by our booth Saturday and we’ll teach you how to rope. Maybe you’ll even learn something about the culture.

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Politics

Letter response: Our budgetary choices are not binary

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his column is a response to the April 11 letter to the editor, “Our generation’s choice of two futures,” written by the College Republican chairpersons of Iowa State, University of Iowa and University of Northern Iowa.

In their letter, the College Republican chairpersons have propounded that Rep. Paul Ryan’s “Path to Prosperity” is the only alternative the American people have to a lack of economic viability past the year 2038. They characterize this decision as strictly binary: between Ryan’s plan and certain economic failure.

They write, “Fiscal policy should not be a partisan issue,” and then proceed to make the claim that “the Democratic political machine would like to fear-monger you to believe that any substantive reforms will eliminate access to affordable health care.”

Let me begin by saying that there are not just two possible economic plans for the federal government; the number of options approaches infinity, and many of them still result in the net savings offered by the so-called “Path to Prosperity.”

Here are just a few examples: defense spending could be cut, the Bush-era tax breaks could be allowed to expire or the Capital Gains and/or Estate taxes could be raised to their previous levels.

Any one of these things would contribute massively toward paying down the national debt, and Ryan addresses none of them.

Are those ideas controversial? Of course they are, but that should not preclude a person such as Ryan — who has publicly

mounted a political cross — from considering them.

He has already advocated crippling blows to Medicaid and Social Security, loudly acknowledging that by doing so he has opened himself up to attacks from Democrats “for years to come.”

The College Republican chairpersons even go far as to liken Ryan’s proposal to “political suicide.” Surely then, a rational person, unconcerned with being re-elected, would consider additional avenues of fiscal policy regardless of controversy.

Assuming the College Republican chairpersons are rational, and given their stated belief that “fiscal policy should not be a partisan issue,” hypocrisy becomes obvious.

Ryan’s plan is partisan on its face; e.g. while calling for a net savings, the so-called “Path to Prosperity” advocates lowering the corporate tax rate from 35 to 25 percent.

But who knows, maybe Ryan is on to something; maybe some or all of his ideas are in the best interest of the American people.

It is certainly worth knowing, but the only way to find out is to weigh all of the options before us, and there are far more than two.

This is the problem I have with the rhetoric of Ryan’s message and with the College Republican chairpersons’ irresponsible regurgitation of it: By making the false claim that alternatives do not exist, they are attempting to prevent meaningful public debates on the budget from ever taking place.

But it gets worse: the College Republican chairpersons utterly

vilify Democrats, saying that they “want to continue America’s plunge into insurmountable debt.”

Really?

Listen, you do not have to like Democrats, but you would have to be a fool to swallow this kind of garbage.

It is not the intent of Democrats to destroy America; in fact, they intend just the opposite. There is nothing wrong with questioning the wisdom of Democrat leadership — to do so is quintessentially American — but to pretend as though they are intending evil upon us is as absurd as it is childish.

I am not writing this to attack Republicans or defend Democrats.

What I want, what I desperately long for, is honest public discourse; if not in Washington, then at least between citizens. I believe that the parties each represent essential interests in our republic, and that the balance of those interests ought to be carefully weighed where everyone can see.

The College Republican chairpersons seem to want a single-party government, in which policy is framed in terms of absolutes.

Even if you agree with every aspect of Ryan’s “Path to Prosperity,” even if you think he’s the second coming, I implore you: Do not fall for traps such as the one laid by the College Republican chairpersons April 11.

Do not let other people do your thinking for you; such people are unlikely to have your best interests at heart.

Christianity

Theories, equations about the end of the world don’t add up

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oomsday – it’s one of those topics that Hollywood producers and getrich-quick authors have latched onto recently, at least in the apocalyptic sense, if not always religious.

Of course, the end of life as we know it has always been a popular subject. But it seems to me as if every other movie being made these days is about the imminent destruction of earth via aliens, zombies, global warming, you name it.

In the midst of watching an old episode of “Lost,” I read an article in the Des Moines Register citing May 21 as the end of the world.

Forget 2012. The leader of the movement, Harold Camping, claims to have extracted signs and codes from the Bible that point toward this date. The first instinct most people have when confronted with this view is to either laugh, sneer or brush off such beliefs as Christianity at its most fanatical. While I can’t agree with Camping or the other believers, I do think they deserve a certain amount of recognition.

As a Christian myself, I believe Jesus will return someday and the world will never be the same. Those spreading the message of imminent disaster are actually kind of inspiring. Here are a bunch of people so committed to their beliefs that they are willing to brave

ridicule and scorn in order to save souls.

That’s what the end of the world is all about for Christians: returning to our faith, casting off the earthly temptations that weigh us down, living life like we might die tomorrow.

However, that being said, the Bible does tell us that no one knows when the Lord will return.

The believers who warn of the end, or the Rapture, have good intentions. People should be prepared to die tomorrow, but that doesn’t mean we ought to live in fear of death.

What these people are trying to say is that we need to assess our spiritual health and make adjustments. And this is a valid judgement, for Christians and non-Christians alike. Our world isn’t in the best of shape right now, and it could only improve if hundreds of thousands of individuals contemplated the state of their souls.

Just think of the changes we would see.

So yes, I respect these preachers of the end times and the Rapture. I simply disagree with their date. If we are to go by what the Bible states, then we should not ignore the admonition that nobody can name the time of Christ’s second coming. We can certainly guess, but we have no powers beyond that, as mortals.

“For you yourselves know that the day of the Lord will come like a thief at night” [1 Thessalonians 5:2], “but of that day and hour

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Enjoy VEISHEA responsibly Ev Cherringon is an Ames resident.

Last week I was in Hy-Vee West when a 20-something came to the clerk to purchase three very large bottles of vodka and a like size of whiskey.

I inquired as to his purpose and he said, “I’m getting ready for VEISHEA next week.”

I told him that was a shame then walked away.

Now is the phrase “drink responsibly” on his mind?

I hope so.

And to you hundreds of partiers out there, the same statement should ring loudly in your ears, please.

Do recall last year when some people were not being responsible and a young lady named Raven wandered away, under the influence, and died when hit by a train.

My hope and prayer is that some or most of you will decide to have a sober VEISHEA. But do have fun.

no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone” [Matthew 24:36].

These passages directly disprove Camping’s assertions that the world will end May 21.

Working out complex mathematical sums will not yield answers to the mystery of the son of

God’s return. It simply doesn’t work that way.

And while doomsday themes might make for intriguing movies and best-selling novels, they are but guesses at a future no one can imagine. It’s as baffling as “Lost,” and in the end we all die. If we’re lucky, we see the light.

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Network agrees to show 40 football games annually

Wednesday, the Big 12 Conference announced a new 13-year, multi-million dollar television contract with Fox Sports to broadcast 40 football games each season.

The deal, which Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe called a “landmark agreement,” will take effect in 2012 and will be worth more than four times what the conference’s current deal is worth.

“This is a clear demonstration of what we’ve been saying all along: We have a clear, bright future,” Beebe said.

“These 10 institutions are excited about what we have going forward.”

Beebe also said that, with the agreement, now each of the conference’s football games will be distributed, either through this deal or through existing deals with ABC, ESPN or school-specific contracts.

ABC still retains rights to select 18 football games for broadcast, leaving the remaining games for Fox’s cable distribution.

ISU Athletic Director Jamie Pollard released a statement along with university President Gregory Geoffroy and football coach Paul Rhoads, commenting on the deal’s reported worth of $90 million.

“The finalization of this contract provides

our athletics program much-needed long-term financial security,” Pollard said in the statement.

“Additionally, there is tremendous potential for additional revenue growth when the Big 12’s over-the-air football and cable men’s basketball rights are negotiated in 2016.”

The rights to men’s and women’s basketball games still sit with ESPN and ABC, but only through the 2015-2016 season, at which point, Beebe said, the conference will once again have a chance to “elevate our revenue and exposure to a greater degree.”

This deal comes in the wake of the departure of Colorado and Nebraska, two schools leaving for the Pac 10 and Big Ten. One of the key factors keeping the confer-

ence together during the summer’s realignment talks was the future of its television contract, which paled in comparison to that of the Big Ten’s situation with its own network and deal with ESPN. Since that time, the conference has announced both this deal and Texas’ own network, in conjunction with ESPN, to get football and basketball games into more households.

“As far as exposure, it’s second to none,” Beebe said.

“We are at a place comparable to any conference in the country. We’re in a very favorable position.”

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Freshman pursues passion Shealy continues success, represents Iowa State at national competition

By Dylan.Montz iowastatedaily.com Every child, at some point, discovers a love for something and pursues it. Whether that is something such as music, learning, or sports, kids find something that they have a passion for and want to work hard to perfect.

For ISU freshman Michelle Shealy, her passion from a young age has been gymnastics.

Shealy’s father, Nelson Shealy, had been a gymnast so Michelle always had kind of a natural ability when it came to gymnastics recalled Shealy’s mother, Amy Shealy.

“Her older sister was in gymnastics but more for recreational purposes and Michelle always thought it looked liked fun,” Amy Shealy said.

“She began taking classes at 4 years old and it was always something that was fun for her. She just loved to go.”

As Shealy began learning more skills, her competitiveness became more apparent and by age 7, she had started doing gymnastics for competition.

She would also attend camps held by her club gymnastics organization, Gwinnett Gymnastics Center. It was at one of those camps when Shealy was about 12 years old, that she first met coach Jay Ronayne.

“I was coaching at the camp and I recognized her name and said ‘Oh yeah, she is a junior elite gymnast,’” Ronayne said. “After working with her at the camp I said to myself, ‘I’m going to keep an eye on that kid, she could be a really good gymnast.’”

The connection was also bolstered by the fact that Ronayne had coached one of Shealy’s club coaches when he was an assistant at Auburn University.

And for Shealy, the feeling of respect she had for Ronayne was a strong one.

“When [Ronayne] would come back to camps, I was always looking forward to him helping me out because I just liked him so much as a person and a coach so when the recruiting process started, I was really excited to make a trip to Iowa and see what Iowa State had to offer,” Michelle Shealy said.

When Shealy was a junior in high school, she and Ronayne were finally able to have an eligible written correspondence to discuss a visit to Iowa State.

“I told her that I would love to coach her and that we wanted to get her to Iowa to show that Iowa State would be a great place for her,” Ronayne said.

However, Shealy’s mother, Amy was a little skeptical about taking a recruiting visit to Iowa because of the distance from the Shealy’s home in Snellville, Ga. “Iowa was just so far away to go out and visit and at one point I even thought we could maybe just write it off the list,” Amy Shealy said.

“But we did take a visit to Iowa State and when I met the coaches and saw the campus, I thought that this place is just really nice and I could see now why she was so excited. We just felt really comfortable about it.”

The recruiting process was not quite over for the Shealys yet, because they still had to take visits to SEC schools because of the proximity to home.

They also took visits to the University of Michigan, Ohio State University, and the University of Denver.

Shealy let Ronayne know of her decision to attend Iowa State in December of her junior year and cites that the ‘family atmosphere’ was also one of the bigger things attracting her to Ames.

“I knew Jay beforehand, so that was a major plus but when I got here, I noticed how the whole team worked together and there weren’t any groups or cliques within that. They were all just so unified,” Michelle Shealy said.

Shealy arrived in Ames in the summer of 2010 to begin the summer-bridge program which gives student athletes an opportunity to take classes through Iowa State and also to begin training for their sport.

When Shealy first started training, Ronayne noticed that her bar routine may not be consistent enough for collegiate competition. Her vault and floor routines, Ronayne observed, were very strong and her beam, he said, was outstanding.

Shealy had been a national champion on the balance beam and that continues to be her favorite event.

Shealy listened to the coach’s advice on what she needed to correct with her bar routine and fixed her mistakes very quickly and Ronayne said there was no doubt in his mind that she would be ready for all-around competition when meets began in January.

When the season was finally underway, Shealy found success in competition early on. Throughout the season, she was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week three times, Big 12 Gymnast of the Week one time, and at Big 12 Championships on March 19, she was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year.

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Michelle Shealy participates in the balance beam during Iowa State vs. Auburn meet Jan. 7 at Hilton Coliseum. File photo: Zhenru Zhang/Iowa State Daily

After competing at the Big 12 Championships, the Cyclones traveled to Ann Arbor, Mich. where Shealy was the only National Championship qualifier from the No. 21 ISU team.

Shealy originally placed fifth in the all-around but after scores of athletes who were on qualifying teams were taken out, she moved up to second place and became the lone qualifier for the Cyclones.

Shealy said that she understands that she is representing Iowa State at Nationals and is sad that her team can’t compete with her, but is still thrilled with the opportunity to compete for her school.

“I was just so excited when I heard that I had made it,” Michelle Shealy said.

“I actually didn’t know until a little while after just because I was a little confused with all of the rules and how you can make it but when I found out, I was just super excited.”

Ronayne said that he could not be more proud of what Shealy has accomplished this year competing for Iowa State and that it is very satisfying to him as a person to see this athlete, who he has known since she was a 12-year-old, meet expectations that she

has set for herself.

Amy Shealy will be traveling to Cleveland, Ohio, on Friday to watch her daughter compete for a National Championship and said she is so proud of all that her daughter has accomplished along with her successes.

“I am amazed but not surprised by her success,” Amy Shealy said. “I know who she is as a person and being successful is what she strives to accomplish.”

Ronayne anticipates an even more prolific season next year from Shealy.

“She is just going to be an even better all-arounder next year,” Ronayne said.

“She has tons of confidence on every event and now has all of the experience to be successful. Now she has to work on consistency and polishing up the little things that will make her a champion. She has a very bright future.”

With three years left for Shealy’s eligibility, her future is looking very bright, indeed, starting with an appearance in the NCAA Championships, which begin Friday.

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Softball

Cyclones attempt to sweep Drake Iowa State prepares for third matchup against Bulldogs

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(24-14)

The Cyclone softball team will face in-state rival Drake for the second time in three days Thursday.

Iowa State (18-17, 1-5 Big 12) beat Drake (24-14) on Tuesday in a 10-inning game by a score of 2-1.

“I told the girls it was probably the happiest that I’ve been after a game because of a lot of different things,” said ISU coach Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler.

“Just coming off the weekend, I thought they had a great practice Monday and then to come out yesterday and to play well, I think that’s a good sign.”

Cyclone ace Rachel Zabriskie pitched the entire game, giving up one run on just six hits while striking out

(18-17, 1-5)

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Drake Where: Southwest Athletic Complex When: 4 p.m. Thursday

eight Bulldog batters.

This will be the third meeting between the Bulldogs and Cyclones this season, after they also met in Tulsa, Okla., at an invitational event in a 3-2 ISU victory.

“They are going to come back a little bit more excited and a little more fired up because it’s not fun losing in 10 innings,” said Cyclone designated hitter Tori Torrescano. “But I think overall, we are better than them. I think we have better pitching and we normally hit better than we did

[Tuesday].”

The teams were tied 1-1 after seven innings of play Tuesday, followed by two more scoreless extra innings.

In the top of the 10th, Torrescano doubled with one out and eventually scored the winning run on a fielding error by the Drake shortstop.

“Even though we played well, there were times that we didn’t execute and I think that any time that you don’t execute perfectly and you still win, that’s good to see,” GemeinhardtCesler said. “We had less errors and more hits so overall, I’m just really proud of them.”

The Cyclones’ biggest challenge Thursday might be in figuring out the Bulldog pitching staff of Jenna DeLong, Brynne Dordel and Jordan Gronewold that has held ISU batters to just five runs in two games.

“I think we had a little bit of trouble adjusting to their first pitcher [Dordel] at the beginning of the game but Rachel did a great job pitching,” Torrescano said. “She kept us in the

Infielder Tori Torrescano gets ready to hit a ball during the Iowa State Minnesota game April 7 at the Southwest Athletic Complex. File photo: Jake Lovett/Iowa State Daily

game when a lot of people were struggling hitting at first.”

The Cyclones will try to complete the season sweep of the Bulldogs on at 4 p.m. Thursday in Ames at the

Southwest Athletic Complex.

“We’re just a more complete, better team than they are so I think we can do it three times,” Torrescano said.

Tennis

Staying focused on matches through VEISHEA

By Clint.Cole iowastatedaily.com The ISU tennis team will be playing its final home matches of the season this weekend.

The Cyclones (10-12, 1-7 Big 12) will play Texas A&M on Friday, and No. 25 Texas on Saturday.

This weekend’s matches come at the height of the VEISHEA festivities on campus.

Coach Armando Espinosa said some distractions this week are going to be inevitable.

“They’re student athletes,” Espinosa said.

“They’re going to be distracted by either exams or whatever social events are going on.”

Espinosa believes his team will be responsible this week and take care of business on the court, in practice and at the meets this weekend, despite VEISHEA week.

“Hopefully we’re recruiting kids that are responsible enough to know that they have two matches coming up and that they can’t do all the festivities,” Espinosa said.

Senior Erin Karonis has never been in town for

any of the VEISHEA festivities in her time as an ISU tennis player. “ I Espinosa don’t even know what [VEISHEA] like,” Karonis said.

“It’s easier to focus when you Karonis don’t really know how fun it is or what happens. We’re just happy to be at home rather than on the road.”

Karonis, like Espinosa, has faith that her team will stay focused on tennis through this weekend.

“He’s [Espinosa] never talked about it because we know it’s expected of us and we just wouldn’t dare think about it,” Karonis said.

Along with VEISHEA celebrations, the team now has to think about possibly moving inside this weekend with a chance of cold weather and snow.

“It’s always easier to go indoors from an outdoor perspective because you’re getting into perfect conditions, rather than going from indoor to outdoor, when you get into the sun and other dimensions,”

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Last weekend, the Aggies (11-6, 4-3) lost to No. 22 Oklahoma and followed up with a victory over Oklahoma State.

The Aggies defeated the Cyclones in College Station last season by a score of 6-1.

The Longhorns (12-6, 7-2) are coming off two victories last weekend against Oklahoma State, and No. 22

Erin Karonis takes a swing during the Iowa State vs. Kansas State match April 3 at the Forker Tennis Courts. Photo: Yi Yuan/Iowa State Daily

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The Cyclones suffered a 7-0 loss to the Longhorns last year in Austin.

The Cyclones will play Texas A&M at 2 p.m. Friday.

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Get your VEISHEA games Here are a couple puzzles to test your knowledge of this year’s VEISHEA entertainers and events.

The crossword is mostly — but not completely — the Live @ VEISHEA bands.

Down

D E E P S T H G I L P L L U V T I E M S W S F A G O W O A B E O L N E E E M A O T O U R N A M E N T S H A U N B I L L Z M E N N B E L E B E C A R E O N A C F N C D B K E R R L I V E A T V E I S H E A R O R A O N E T I U N O I E G E T E E M U R I I T T E A A V N W S I N N P R K L L R A V O T S S K S A H O O U H T R E L I A N T K R L T L D O E P T D B I Y R E H E I H S K R E N W A T H O S W V P E M A L M C L E K O O A L N L S D U D I I H R C B D A I I F J F W N C R I C P E D S E U U I P R F V E E T O I E O E E M R O A N S K O S N E E I F H H F R E V U A J A N C A H S D I A T L F E W D S T G B C E I R O O A V S V A S A K B N O E I M E N I W E R A M H S A K G A L A O S T O A A V E A O O R E V O L G D L A N O D B S O E P D H A R A M B E E H Y E T D T A E E T A E H S I E V R E V O S R A T S H H Androids Dungeon Carnival Live at VEISHEA Stevie Starr Battle of the Bands cherry pie Nike Pike Taste of VEISHEA Bombardier

Donald Glover Nuclear Rodeo tournaments breakdancers Harambee parade VEISHEA Village Brian Imbus Jeff Klatt

Shaun Billz Who Wants to Know Campustown Josh Mellman Showoff Show canoe race Lightspeed Stars Over VEISHEA

1. One who coughs up 2. Performs tricks for others’ amusement 3. Music genre that you will hear at Outlaws 4. Prepared for a second contact with a volleyball 8. Strong emotional affection and stealing someone’s property 10. One who throws and catches 11. Band that includes two brothers; a font

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Across 3. a portable mechanical saw 5. Live @ VEISHEA band that’s performed at Zeke’s; known for leopard print one-pieces 6. The Live @ VEISHEA band that traveled the shortest distance 4 7. Visible water vapor that practices bizarre behavior 9. Atomic number 10 and a perennial wood plant 12. A large male 13. Band that is originally from England 14 Music genre that you will hear on a dance floor 15. A coniferous tree on a wide street 8 16. Induces people to sleep

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Battle of the Bands takes acts to M-shop

By Dylan Boyle Ames247 writer

The VEISHEA Battle of the Bands saw a format change for this year’s festival, but still features a diverse lineup of acts from alternative rock to hip hop and indie singer-songwriter artists.

In previous years, the Battle of the Bands has been Friday night at the main outdoor stage with one national act headlining. Bands were selected to perform Friday from entries, with about 10 other bands each competing for the last two remaining spots during Friday night’s performance in two “wild card” rounds, held Wednesday and Thursday at the Maintenance Shop.

This year, the VEISHEA Committee abandoned that format, leaving the “wild card” rounds behind and hosting the event on Thursday at the Maintenance Shop with seven bands performing.

Andrew Lopez, organizer for the event and junior in communication studies, said the committee decided to have it as one night to allow for more prominent national bands to perform with a second night of Live @ VEISHEA. He also said the committee wanted to get away from having a battle mentality and make it more of a showcase with mainly local artists and more of a friendly community feel.

The showcase still comes with a prize of

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something for everyone.”

Originally from Pella, Fisk said he eventually would like to have a backing band play with him, but for now, he plays just solo shows since he travels around the Midwest so much. Fisk has played several times in Ames, both at the Ames Progressive and The Maintenance Shop.

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Who Wants to Know - alternative rock Formed by four friends in Pi Kappa Phi, Who Wants to Know brings a upbeat and guitar driven alternative rock sound to the showcase on Thursday.

Alex Erwin, guitarist and vocalist for the group, said he and bassist Chad Lewis, guitarist Kyle Enke and drummer Nick Boeyink, met while in the fraternity and became good friends and have been playing music together for more than a year.

Last fall, the band won the Homecoming battle of the bands. Since then, Erwin said the band has had a lineup change and changed their sound slightly to more of a Taking Back Sunday feel.

Android’s Dungeon - pop punk

Lightspeed - psychedelic and soul Steven Fisk’s project Lightspeed encompasses many styles and crosses various genres to create often psychedelic tunes and with a different sound each song.

Fisk, the sole member of the group, has been playing music for nine years and has recorded one full length album, two EPs and compilation recordings he releases on MySpace. Fisk said he is very inspired by 1960s artists such as

File photo: Karuna Ang/Iowa State Daily

The Beatles and his songs come out of whatever pops into his head that he then tries to manifest through music.

“The biggest thing is that it’s all different,” he said. “There’s a different genre for each song and

This will be the second appearance Android’s Dungeon has made at the VEISHEA Battle of the Bands, with its first appearance last year being the band’s first show.

“The band was invented solely for VEISHEA,” said Justan Spaid, guitarist for the band.

Spaid said VEISHEA has always been one of his favorite events and after deciding he could probably write pop-punk songs, he get some friends from Salt Company together and formed the band named after the comic book store in “The Simpsons.”

After good reactions last year, Spaid said the group has remained together and played a few shows to practice for this year’s battle. Getting everyone together is sometimes difficult, since Spaid transferred with other students to the University of Iowa to start a Salt Company there, where he is the music director.

Days

Thursday

VEISHEA Battle of the Bands Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union 7 p.m.

Free

Brian Imbus, hypnotist Great Hall, Memorial Union 8 and 10 p.m.

Free

Friday

Live @ VEISHEA Molecular Biology Parking Lot 5 p.m. to Midnight April 11 to 15: Anyone with a valid ISU student ID can purchase up to an additional five tickets per night for $10

per single night or $15 for both nights.

April 15 and 16: Tickets will be $10 per night with no available discount for purchasing both nights.

Volholla, Cedar Avenue, Jon McLaughlin, Love and Theft, Cloud Cult and Big Boi

Harambee Student Talent Show Great Hall, Memorial Union 6 p.m.

Free

Central Campus entertainment Central Campus (rain location: Great Hall, Memorial Union) 9 p.m.

Free The Showoff Show and Stevie

“The Regurgitator” Starr

Gloriana

Saturday

Stars Over VEISHEA: “Kiss Me Kate”

Campus 10:30 a.m.

Free

Fisher Theater 7:30 p.m. $16 for students, $21 for adults

VEISHEA Parade

Live @ VEISHEA Molecular Biology Parking Lot 5 p.m. to midnight Monday through Friday: Anyone with a valid ISU ID can purchase up to an additional five tickets per night for $10 per single night or $15 for both nights. Friday and Saturday: tickets will be $10 per night with no available discount for purchasing both nights.

The River Monks, Deluka, The Downtown Fiction, Neon Trees, The Ready Set and

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The

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Ten things NOT to do at VEISHEA

10. Go to the bars — cover is outrageous and that’s not what the celebration is

Donald Glover and Childish Gambino

9. Scream “Wooooo!” — we get it, it’s a good time

Stephens Auditorium 9 p.m.

Free

7. Skip all the fun stuff — parade, comedians, speakers, etc.

Central Campus entertainment Central Campus (rain location: Great Hall, Memorial Union) 9 p.m.

Free Magician Joel Meyers, 61Syx Teknique Breakdancers and juggler Nick Pike.

8. The Beardshear run naked — no one wants to see that 6. Puking in general 5. Ride the carnival rides drunk 4. Get sick off pancakes 3. Puke on your mom 2. Get arrested for public indecency 1. Misspell VEECHAH 247

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20 Pan? 23 Relative of -like 24 Wine bar offerings 25 Moshe Dayan’s “oxygen of the soul” 29 Guff 30 Moo chew?

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35 Change genetically 37 Former lover of Riker on “Star Trek: T.N.G.” 38 Pontiff’s wear 40 Foreshadowing 41 Service station vessel 44 See 33-Across 47 Org. whose members are concerned with lies 48 Birling roller 50 Radius, e.g.

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45 Hall of fame 46 Ally Financial Inc., formerly 49 City on the Rhone 51 Jerk 52 Stare master?

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Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 9 -- More work is coming over the next two days. Gain more than expected. Break through the barriers. Charm customers or clients. Use your most persuasive appeal.

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Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -There’s a surprise at work that favors you.

More money’s coming your way, if you do the work. You’re retaining what you focus on, so it’s a good time for study.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- It’s not all about you now. Dream big about a project that will benefit your community and leave a mark. Future generations will appreciate it.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Work now and play in a few days. Avoid distractions that pull you from your core focus. Make hay while the sun is shining.

Something new comes from a distant communication.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- After you have fulfilled your responsibilities, take that trip that you’ve been considering. It doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. It all works out in the end.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 9 -It feels right, and that hunch could be quite profitable. The whole idea empowers you.

Ignore a pessimist, but read the fine print.

Invest for the benefit of all.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -The next two days bring romantic activity.

Receive a new challenge from a loved one, then listen to your heart and accept or decline. Go for substance over symbolism.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- It’s easy to get sidetracked today and to find distractions to your goals. Do what you really need to do. Learning new tricks attracts new friendships.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is an 8 -Stay close to home. Get lost in organization and chores that brighten the place with clean space. Clean your closet or do some other task that contributes only to you.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Stay out of a controversy, if possible.

Question your own judgment ... you don’t have the full picture. Your friends are really there for you. The resources you need are near.

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Rome [1894] 1st public showing of Edison’s kinetoscope

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Moon [1953] Viet-Minh offensive in Laos [1969] KEET TV channel 13 in Eureka, California (PBS)

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Today in History

Daily Horoscope : by Nancy Black and Stephanie Clements

Today’s Birthday (04/14/11). It’s up to you. You have a mission and nothing can stop you. You could do it alone, but it would be much easier if you inspire others to stand up for what they believe in. What difference will you make this year?

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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Paying attention to detail works today.

It’s a good time for financial planning, today and tomorrow. Opposites attract even more now. Stay on your toes.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 6 -- You find it easier to delegate, and your body really appreciates it. Sudden changes may want to push you back. Keep pushing forward. Review the instructions again.

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To the guy who noticed me entering Oak after him, and backtracked to hold the door for me, you made my day.

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Best thing about graduating in a few weeks, no more idiots walking out in front of my car without warning. Just Sayin’ ...

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Spring, the time for the most annoying footwear ever. Flip Flops, ugh!! ...

I love Spring. Every woman looks better in a sundress. ...

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“When I got on the stage, I realized I had a great talent for improvising,” Pike said.

After graduating, he attended The Circus Space, a contemporary school in London.

There he became an acrobat and break dancer, in addition to learning even more tricks. He received a bachelor’s honors degree in contemporary circus and theater in 2000.

He put his skills to work soon after graduation, working for a small touring company.

It didn’t take long for him to move up in the world.

In his performance during VEISHEA Saturday on Central Campus, observers can watch Pike perform lots of juggling routines, comedy bits and dangerous stunts. He plans to juggle a meat cleaver, a knife and an axe for VEISHEA; and he wants to incorporate fire if he can get permission.

The audience can get involved, and Pike said it’s always interesting.

“The volunteer bit is probably my favorite, you never know what’s going to happen,” he said.

“There’s lots of stuff I make happen every show, but even though I’ve done thousands of shows I still get surprised by volunteers.”

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MUSIC Calendar FRIDAY

10 p.m. at DG’s Tap House $5, 21+

Tony Bohnenkamp Covers 10 p.m. at Mother’s Pub $5, 21+

SATURDAY Burnin’ Sensations Rock, covers 9 p.m. at Mother’s Pub $5, 21+

Piranha Classic rock 6:30 p.m. at Snus Hill Winery

Strong Like Bear Folk 8 p.m. at Ames Progressive

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Shaun Billz -hip hop/rap Hip hop and rap artists are scarce in Ames compared to indie and rock bands, but Shaun Mathis, junior in psychology, is defying typical college music scene with fresh rhymes inspired by his day to day life.

Mathis, who performs with fellow rapper Jay Cuzzin, has released two mix tapes and one album so far.

Mathis said he produces his own backing tracks for songs and usually incorporates some freestyle into his performances and recordings.

“At the end of the day, I usually go into the studio booth and just see what comes out,” he said.

Nuclear Rodeo - pop rock, punk Campbell DeSousa and Phil Young of Nuclear Rodeo have been playing together since they were 14, have been major players in the Ames underground music scene and

will make their first appearance at the VEISHEA battle of the bands this year — one DeSousa said they are very excited for.

Nuclear Rodeo is a pop rock project started by DeSousa and Young three years ago and added Jordan Mayland, singer and guitarist for Keepers of the Carpet, Steven Rood and Dustin Harmsen.

“Expect catchy songs, a 50 minute tutorial on how to get the girl of your dreams and a bunch of free AOL trial discs,” he said.

Bombardier - alternative rock The battle’s heaviest act has a big few weeks ahead of them as they’ll be heading to Alexander Recording Kompany to lay down tracks for their second album during Dead Week and Finals Week.

Bombardier has a long history in Ames since Vocalist and Guitarist Josh Tenney, junior in English, and Guitarist Andy Boyd, senior in German, formed the group in high school about five years ago.

About three years ago, the band started to get more serious about playing music with the addition of Bassist Tommy Hoffman.

In February, Bombardier was the second band to record live at The ARK for the Ames City Limits series.

“The Ames City Limits thing was really fun because we don’t get a lot of opportunity to play a show in that environment,” Hoffman said. “It’s kind of a cool underground feel to it. Doing the live recording and putting it in a sort of underground venue like that, was fun and a good change of pace.”

Josh Mellman - singer-songwriter Thursday’s battle of the bands will be singer-songwriter Josh Mellman’s first live performance with his band Simply Because.

Mellman said he didn’t start playing music until two years ago, but since he’s been surrounded by musician friends his whole life, picking up guitar and piano wasn’t hard.

Mellman described his sound as a “mix between Maroon 5 and Augustana” and said he tries to be diverse, including blues and bluegrass influences in songs as well. So far, Mellman has only recorded one song with fellow bandmate Ben Lau but looks to do more in the future.

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New in theaters Rio (G, 96 min.) Movies 12, animated comedy Scream 4 (R, 103 min.) Movies 12, horror

Ending today Big Momma’s: Like Father, Like Son (PG-13, 107 min.) North Grand 5, comedy Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (PG, 96 min.) Movies 12, dramedy No Strings Attached (R, 110 min.) North Grand 5, comedy The Lincoln Lawyer (R, 119 min.) Movies 12, drama Paul (R, 100 min.) Movies 12, comedy Rango (PG, 107 min.) Movies 12, animated comedy Sucker Punch (PG-13, 120 min.)

Movies 12, action Tangled (PG, 100 min.) North Grand 5, animated comedy

Courtesy photo: Dimension Films True Grit (PG-13, 110 min.)

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Still playing The Adjustment Bureau (PG-13, 99 min.) North Grand 5, thriller Arthur (PG-13, 110 min.) Movies 12, comedy Hall Pass (R, 98 min.) North Grand 5, comedy Hanna (PG-13, 111 min.) Movies 12, adventure Hop (PG, 90 min.) Movies 12, comedy Gnomeo & Juliet (G, 84 min.)

North Grand 5, animated comedy Insidious (PG-13, 102 min.)

Movies 12, horror

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Just Go With It (PG-13, 110 min.)

North Grand 5, comedy Limitless (PG-13, 105 min.)

Movies 12, thriller Soul Surfer (PG, 105 min.)

Movies 12, drama Source Code (PG-13, 93 min.)

Movies 12, thriller Unknown (PG-13, 109 min.)

North Grand 5, thriller Your Highness (R, 102 min.)

Movies 12, comedy

VEISHEA outdoor movie: “The Green Hornet” (PG-13, 119 minutes) 9 p.m. Thursday, Central Campus (rain location: Sun Room, Memorial Union)

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