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Phi Psi Sliders

Event will benefit local club

By Mary-Kate.Burkert iowastatedaily.com The effects of the August 2010 flood have not ended for the Boys and Girls Club of Ames.

But the men of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity have a plan to help.

The first Phi Psi Sliders philanthropy will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, 316 Lynn Ave. Members will serve hamburgers, in addition to chips, ice cream and walking tacos from Taco Time during the event. Veggie burgers will be available.

“We are beyond excited to finally host an event that will hopefully be well-known around not only the greek community, but Ames in general,” said Travis Ziemke, Phi Kappa Psi philanthropy chair and junior in advertising. “Our chapter is based upon our motto, ‘The great joy of serving others.’”

“Our national affiliate is the Boys and Girls Club; we are fortunate enough to have a club in our very town,” Ziemke said. “We visit their club on a weekly basis just to hang out and play games with the kids there. People should be aware of our event because we want to finally do something more than just visit; we want to give back financially as well.”

Proceeds will “go toward rebuilding the Boys and Girls Club of Ames’ facility for the kids after the flood hit in August and caused major damage to the building,” said Henry Wang, member of the chapter and senior in art and design.

Members participate in personal activities with children at the center when they volunteer.

“We typically will join in on activities ranging from basketball to ping pong to Legos,” said Michael Good, member of Phi Kappa Psi and junior in political science. “It’s always fun to spend a couple hours with the kids.”

But the aid doesn’t end with volunteering.

Will Higgins, member of Phi Kappa Psi and freshman in mechanical engineering, is proud of the chapter’s most recent contribution to the Boys and Girls Club: participation of three teams in the organization’s Shoot the Rock Around the Clock basketball tournament.

The men of Phi Kappa Psi used new techniques this year to publicize the philanthropy, including doing broadcasts on radio stations.

“The thing that I am most personally excited about is building a great base that our house can build upon in the future,” Ziemke said. “I want people to enjoy themselves and come back again.”

Ziemke is passionate about this cause and said, “We want to try and help them through this time and show them that the greek community cares.”

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The search for the Liberal Arts and Science dean is still in prog-

ress while the new search committee accepts nominations for the next LAS dean.

Elizabeth Hoffman, executive vice president and provost, selected a majority of the 20 committee members from a wide variety of LAS departments to help select the new dean.

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Fourth quarter university crime statistics released ISU 2,253

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THE NUMBER OF OFFENSES FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER

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UNI 230

TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES IN 2010

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THE NUMBER OF CHARGES FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER

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alumni-type constituents of the college,” Holger said.

Sawyer Baker, sophomore in political science, represents the only undergraduate in the search committee and is trying to do her part by connecting with the students.

“When I talk to students and ask, ‘What do you look for in a dean?’, the students reply with, ‘I don’t even know my dean,’” Baker said.

Baker plans to focus on listening to what students want and bringing students’ opinions to the meetings.

The search committee has had one meeting dealing with schedules for dean searches and has two more meetings left this semester, with the primary focus aimed at finalizing the recruitment strategy.

The first step is to get a pool of good candidates by advertising in a variety of ways, Holger said, but the best method will be a singlepage descriptive ad for the position that will be distributed to a wide audience.

“The reality of it is, in dean searches, very few — if any — of the candidates you are really interested in are people you find out about because they answer the ad,” Hogler said. “The way you get the candidates you are interested in is typically faculty and often department chairs know of people at other universities in their disciplines or internal to Iowa State that would be good dean candidates.”

Once the committee has collected nominations, it will contact the nominees and encourage them to apply.

The applying process basically consists of submitting a letter of why the candidate thinks they are prepared for the position, how they think their qualifications match up with the position’s criteria, why they are interested in the

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By Kaitlin.York iowastatedaily.com The University of Iowa led the three largest state universities with the most student criminal offenses in the fourth quarter, according to a release by the Iowa Board of Regents.

Iowa State and the University of Northern Iowa were also included in this release, which kept statistics on university police reports between Oct. 1 and Dec. 3.

The University of Iowa had 587 alcohol-related offenses, with 205 cases leading to criminal charges.

Non-alcohol-related offenses tallied 920, with 383 students being criminally charged.

Iowa State saw 240 alcohol-related offenses, and 131 left students with criminal charges. Other offenses totaled 421, with only 245 students charged.

At Iowa State, 58 percent of ISU students were charged with any offense by ISU Police in the fourth quarter, and 55 percent had an alcohol-related charge.

Forty-two percent of students at the University of Iowa were charged with any offense, and 35 percent were issued an alcohol-related charge.

At the University of Northern Iowa, 53 percent of students were charged

with any offense, and 37 percent were issued alcohol-related charges.

In the fourth quarter of 2009, 81 students were charged with theft at Iowa State.

In 2010, results showed 73 students were charged.

According to the release, theft includes:

Pocket-picking Purse-snatching Shoplifting Theft from building Theft from coin-operated machine or device Theft from motor vehicle Theft of motor vehicle parts or accessories All other larceny

Thirteen arrests were made for reports of theft in comparison to seven being arrested in 2009.

In the fourth quarter statistics, Iowa State had a total of 259 theft offenses reported and 28 arrests made; in 2009, there were 278 with 22 arrests.

There were three aggravated assault offenses reported for quarter four, bringing the total for 2010 to eight. In 2009, the total was five.

Eight simple assault offenses were reported, ending the year with 27 total.

In the fourth quarter, 16 arrests were

made to bring the year’s total to 26. In 2009, there were 28 total.

Fifty-two ISU students were charged with destruction, damage or vandalism of property in the fourth quarter in comparison to 50 charges being made in 2009. The total number of charges for 2010 was 158.

There were 26 drug or narcotic violations issued to ISU students, concluding the year with 89 total.

In 2009, there were 88 total. Drug equipment violations were received by 26 students in the fourth quarter, giving the year a total of 61.

Thirty students were issued offenses for driving under the influence, 28 of whom were arrested.

In 2009, there were 37 and all were arrested.

The total number of DUIs issued for 2010 was 123, which is lower than 2009’s statistics of 161.

Eighty-three students were ticketed for drunkenness, making the 2010 total 286. In 2009, 66 tickets were issued leaving the total at 292 tickets.

Beginning in the third quarter of 2010, the three Iowa Regents Universities began keeping statistics on the number of students charged with an alcohol-related offense and the number of students charged with nonalcohol offenses.

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Andrew Tauke, 2222 Willow Hall, reported damage to a bike tire. (reported at 2:22 p.m.)

Akilah Jackson-Rushing, 21, 1326 Frederiksen Court, was cited for criminal trespass. (reported at 5:20 p.m.)

Zachary Houborg, 19, 729 Maple Hall, was cited for criminal trespass. (reported at 5:20 p.m.)

Daniel Thomas, 25, 58236 280th St., was arrested and charged with simple assault. (reported at 10:34 p.m.)

Joshua Otten, 20, of Waukee, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. (reported at 11:17 p.m.)

Izaac Reis, 21, 119 Stanton Ave. unit 413, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. (reported at 11:30 p.m.)

William Woodward, 43, 2035 Country Club Blvd, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated. (reported at 11:36 p.m.)

Jesse Bakken, 21, of Webster City, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. (reported at 11:45 p.m.)

Dalton Gurnett, 20, of Otho, was arrested and charged with simple assault. (reported at 11:49 p.m.)

Apr. 15 Courtney Holmes, 18, of Riverdale, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. She was issued a citation. (reported at 12:09 a.m.)

Jon Fenn, 34, 2920 Aspen Road, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated. (reported at 1 a.m.)

William Markes, 19, 1537 Helser Hall, was cited for underage possession of alcohol. (reported at 1:06 a.m.)

James Ryan, 19, 1587 Helser Hall, was cited for underage possession of alcohol. (reported at 1:06 a.m.)

Brandon Maske, 20, 2112 Lincoln Way, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. (reported at 1:09 a.m.)

Kayla Ackerman, 24, 2409 Melrose Ave., was arrested and charged with public intoxication and assault. (reported at 1:25 a.m.)

A resident reported being harassed by neighbors. (reported at 1:39 a.m.)

Tyler Jensen, 21, 2862 Lincoln Way, was arrested and charged with serious assault and simple assault. (reported at 1:45 a.m.)

Eric Grove, 24, 1425 Coconino Road unit 202, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated. (reported at 2:05 a.m.)

Officers initiated a drug-related investigation. (reported at 2:15 a.m.)

Dana Brown, 27, 217 Ash Ave., was arrested and charged with fifth degree theft. She was subsequently released on citation. (reported at 2:18 a.m.)

Following a heated war of words, Kings of Leon and Ryan Murphy are back in tune now that the band has accepted the “Glee” creator’s public apology.

“We don’t hold grudges,” frontman Caleb Followill said to Rolling Stone.

As Marquee reported in January, Murphy lashed out at the music group for refusing to let his cast sing “Use Somebody” on the show.

“F-- you, Kings of Leon,” he said.

“They’re self-centered a---s, and they missed the big picture.

They missed that a 7-year-old kid can see someone close to their age singing a Kings of Leon song, which will maybe make them want to join a glee club or pick up a musical instrument.”

Drummer Nathan Followill then suggested that Murphy “let it go.

See a therapist, get a manicure, buy a new bra,” while Caleb said to CNN that Kings of Leon had simply turned down Murphy’s request because the band was unfamiliar with “Glee” and “Use Somebody” was being overpromoted at the time.

Murphy has since apologized, admitting that he was quick to judge.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus to play VP in HBO comedy “Seinfeld” alum Julia LouisDreyfus is getting into politics.

The Emmy-winning actress will star as the vice president of the United States in HBO’s upcoming comedy series, “Veep.”

According to Deadline, LouisDreyfus will play Selina Meyer, a former senator who is elected vice president and discovers that the gig isn’t quite what she was expecting.

The series, which is set “very near the White House,” will co-star Anna Chlumsky (who starred in the 1991 Macaulay Culkin drama “My Girl”) as Meyer’s chief of staff and Tony Hale (“Arrested Development”) as her right-hand man.

Ryan Gosling to play the Lone Ranger?

Who was that masked man? It could be Ryan Gosling, now that the actor is in talks to play the title role in “The Lone Ranger.”

As stated in The Wrap, Gosling is being eyed to join director Gore Verbinski’s (“The Pirates of the Caribbean”) reboot about the fictional masked Texas Ranger, his white stallion and his sidekick Tonto, to be played by Johnny Depp.

Originally a 1930s radio series, “The Lone Ranger” spawned several films and a popular TV series that ran from 1949 to 1957.

Gosling, however, might not be ready to saddle up and shout “Hi-ho, Silver” just yet: The busy actor has already committed to star as Logan in “Logan’s Run,” which is set to begin production this fallt.

Lane Garrison talks prison Former “Prison Break” actor Lane Garrison found himself locked up in real life after he was convicted of vehicular manslaughter in 2007. Garrison opened up on the “Today” show Monday about what life was like behind bars.

The actor was 26 when he decided to attend a high-school party in December of 2006. He had some drinks before climbing into a car with three teens, and according to “Today,” his blood-alcohol level was double the legal limit. Garrison crashed into a tree, killing a 17-year-old passenger.

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Senate to discuss policy revisions

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By Paige.Godden iowastatedaily.com The Faculty Senate will vote on changes to the faculty conduct policy at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.

The rationale to changing the policy states “in the Conduct policy, the formal complaint process clearly states ‘the formal complaint process is based upon peer review and respect for due process. It is an academic and not a judicial process.’”

According to the rationale, “While complete abandonment of the position is addressed, the current policy does not provide guidance with regard to faculty who are not acceptably performing their duties described in their PRS [Position Responsibility Statement]. It is important to have a section in the faculty handbook that addresses the issue of unacceptable performance of duty to ensure that faculty is accountable for meeting their responsibilities to the university community and the citizens of the state.”

Currently, when a complaint is submitted, the Senate’s provost and president determine if the complaint is properly filed, then create a three-member faculty review board.

The faculty review board will then review the investigative report and responses to the report and may decide to dismiss the charges without a hearing, hold a minor sanction hearing or recommend that the complaint be referred to a major sanction committee.

The major sanction process involves a new peer committee of seven members. After completion of its review of all the information, the entire major sanction committee holds a hearing.

The policy was discussed at the senate’s February meeting, but further discussion was postponed until March.

The policy was discussed briefly in March and then postponed until April.

Michael Owen, Faculty Senate president, said that a proposal to implement a new minor in sustainability probably won’t happen at this meeting.

Owen said some voting that needs to be done within the department hasn’t happened yet.

There will also be a name change for the sport and recreation minor.

The Faculty Senate will also be looking to implement a new Bachelor of Design program.

The Bachelor of Design is a 122.5-credit undergraduate degree program focused on the interdisciplinary nature of design and the power of the design studio as a place and method for generating ideas and solving problems, according to the request to implement a new program.

In a letter of support for the proposal, Marwan Ghandour, associate dean, said, “The Bachelor of Design is an opportunity for the College of Design to enhance its academic engagement with the university by expanding our non-professional undergraduate courses and degree options. Currently the college offers only one non-professional degree ... which focuses on history and theory academic track.”

The last item to be voted on is an academic program approval.

By Frances.Myers iowastatedaily.com The ISU Catholic Student Community is encouraging students to get involved with an issue that is often overlooked, even though it affects people on a local, statewide, nationwide and worldwide level: homelessness.

“We are trying to raise awareness of homelessness and how homeless people live,” said Shelly Bruecken, freshman in biology and executive director of the event.

“This event is something that Catholic Student Community has done every year. It is very similar to Reggie’s Sleepout, which is held in Des Moines, but basically a smaller version of it.”

The event is open to the

public, and it has generally attracted around 50 people in past years.

“Last year we had a smaller turnout because of the rain, but most of the time we have a pretty good amount of people come,” Bruecken said.

“Anybody who really wants to come is free to. We usually get a lot of interest once people see a bunch of people sleeping outside with blankets and not much else.”

There is an additional twist to the event this year with a cardboard house competition.

“Teams of up to four to six people can sign up to compete,” Bruecken said. “They can either pay $10 or bring 10 items of nonperishable food.”

The teams’ task will be to build a cardboard house structured out of nothing more than

cardboard and duct tape.

“The structures cannot be made of more than 20 percent duct tape,” Bruecken said.

“There will be three professors who will judge the houses and determine the winner. They will be judging based on three criteria, which will be structure, creativity and practicality. The criteria will be based on a scale of 1 to 10.”

The winner of the competition will receive a trophy. The teams are encouraged, but are not required to spend the night in their cardboard houses.

“Duct tape and cardboard will be available for teams to use,” Bruecken said. “But these will be given out on a first come, first served basis. Just like in real life, once the materials are gone, teams will have to rely on what they have.”

>>PHILANTHROPY.p1 Higgins said he is thrilled to be part of the new philanthropy, which ideally will appeal to multiple aspects of the community.

“Sliders are fun and lots of people enjoy sliders. We want to appeal to as many people as we can and hope to start a tradition that will have everyone coming back in the following year,” he said. “We are going to make it a great time for everyone, and we will be there serving up delicious sliders with smiles on our faces. We love serving the community in any way we can.”

>>PROCESS.p1 position and a resume.

“A dean search like this will probably consist of 30 to 50 serious applications at least, but there could easily be 75 to 100 nominations, but usually a quarter or a third of those are not interested,” Holger said.

Starting in September, the committee will narrow the pool of candidates down to see whom it is most interested in.

“During the forums open to public, these were some recurring qualities people were

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FIJI and Sigma Kappa will be hosting their event, Sigma Kappa/FIJI Pita Pit Give Back Night from 5 to 8 p.m. at The Pita Pit located on Welch Avenue. Ten percent of the proceeds from sales that night will be split between Alzheimer’s research and the American Red Cross for disaster relief.

Pi Beta Phi is hosting Pi Phiesta Taco Dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. at 208 Ash Ave. Proceeds will benefit Links for Literacy.

looking for in the new dean: Good at fundraising, able to manage budget cuts, creative problem solver, leadership skills, management experience, willing to make hard decisions, sensitive to the undergraduate experience and someone who is willing to listen to the students,” Baker said.

The group will be narrowed

Friday Sigma Kappa is hosting Earth Day with SK on Central Campus from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Potted plants are presold and delivered to those who purchase tickets.

Proceeds will go to Inherit the Earth.

down to 8 to 12 candidates who will meet with as many committee members as possible.

This number is then cut down again to four-to-five applicants, and the group is brought to campus for an interview.

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In order to spread awareness of the event, the ISU Catholic Student Community will be passing out flyers and putting advertisements up on sandwich boards throughout the day.

From 7 to 8 p.m., a Speakers Panel will be held in room 3512 of the Memorial Union, focusing on homeless issues.

“They will address common questions about homelessness,” Bruecken said.

“We’re looking to help get rid of the stereotypes surrounding homelessness and to help people realize that anyone can become homeless. It affects everyone.”

All proceeds from the event will be going toward Students Helping Our Peers, Iowa State’s student-run food pantry.

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Media needed to shine light on violation

If a bunch of senators got together and launched an investigation into Wall Street bankers and regulators, discovered they had played their clients like fiddles and then lied about it to those clients and to Congress, you would think it would be a big story.

If that investigation led to a report placing the blame for the financial crisis in the hands of Wall Street executives, calling for more regulation, you’d think that would make it even bigger news. And if that investigation got liberal and conservative senators alike to agree that it’s time for Wall Street higher-ups, to face criminal charges — well, surely, that story would land on the front pages.

What we’re talking about is the 635-page final report released by Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. and Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., Chairman and Ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, on April 13. The report, “Wall Street and the Financial Crisis: Anatomy of a Financial Collapse,” is the product of a two-year bipartisan investigation. According to a news release from Sen. Levin, “the report catalogs conflicts of interest, heedless risk-taking and failures of federal oversight that helped push the country into the deepest recession since the Great Depression.”

Where was the story? It landed on page B1 of the April 14 New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal relegated it to C1.

In addition to Sen. Coburn, some of the most conservative members of the subcommittee are John McCain, Scott Brown and Rand Paul. As Richard Eskow wrote on the Huffington Post, “When four of the Senate’s most prominent Republicans, including Tea Party Senators, endorse more regulation, that’s news.”

It’s discouraging to see two prominent publications give so little attention to the story of how Wall Street execs lined their pockets at the expense of Americans. However, not all media fell short; Bloomberg, McClatchy and the Huffington Post all provided laudable coverage.

Despite the disappointing coverage from mainstream media, we applaud the members of this subcommittee for their investigation. Levin has made it clear that the subcommittee will send its reports to the Department of Justice, which could lead to criminal prosecution for a few Goldman Sachs executives.

It’s time to start enforcing the law and forcing the bankers who got us into this mess to face consequences that amount to more than a slap on the wrist. And it’s time for publications like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal to step it up on their coverage of important stories like this — the stories that bring light to wrongdoing and, more importantly, to efforts aimed at countering wrongdoing.

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The need for militias impacted the drafting of the Second Amendment. Courtesy photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Understand your rights

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Constitution is not a license for individual use of force

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here is a difference between using force — perhaps with a gun — for your own self-defense, and using force to back up the exercise of your political rights as defined in the Constitution. Most legal codes recognize the former; self-defense is a common defense to the various crimes associated with killing people.

What is not acceptable, however, is using your apparent — and frankly unclear — right to own a gun in association with your rights to free speech, religion, etc. We should probably examine the text of this most-controversial amendment before we pursue the subject further. It reads: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

First, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary for the security of a free State.” It was common in history for towns, counties, states and even whole countries to have bodies of soldiers to call upon in times of need. The members met periodically to drill and, when unneeded, this was the extent of their activity.

They existed for the defense of the polity, of whatever size, from outside threat.

This physical security existed as the prereq-

uisite to political life in a community, not as a part of that community existence. We live together in political systems where the power to use force lies with the government — made up, in a republic, of the citizens — so individuals don’t have to worry so much about their own mean existence.

That militia is a body that is put to the service of the state when it is needed; the fact that a militia is an unprofessional, citizen army does not mean that individual members of a militia can take matters into their own hands when they determine that freedom and liberties are in danger.

Second is “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” This part of the amendment uses the term “people,” seeming to indicate that any rights granted from it do not belong to individuals because they are individuals, but to individuals because they are members of the political community — that it is, in short, a collective right.

“The people” is a term used in a few other amendments. It is used in the First, in guaranteeing “the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” It is next used in the Second, which we have discussed.

All other liberties confirmed in the Bill of Rights speak of individuals. In the Fourth Amendment, “the people” is used in an individual sense — “the right of the people to be secure

in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.”

The Third Amendment speaks of the owners of houses, the Fifth speaks of “persons” who “shall [not] be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury.” It then speaks of not putting a “person ... in jeopardy of life or limb” twice, and next of not compelling witnesses to testify against themselves. The Sixth speaks only of an “accused.”

And then it ends. There is a clear distinction, in the Bill of Rights, of rights held by groups and rights held by individuals. The rights affirmed by the Second Amendment, since they can be exercised by individuals only if they are members of a group — a militia is a group of people, not one person — are not individual rights.

The right “to keep and bear Arms” is the right to participate in the defense of the polity from outside harm. In a certain sense, it prohibits our government from hiring mercenaries and instead compels the use of ordinary citizens — the people who have an interest in the country’s existence — the people whose patriotism motivates them, not their pocketbooks.

The Second Amendment does not allow you to take matters into your own hands if you think wrong policy is in effect in America. That is what the First Amendment is for.

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Polish won’t ignite gender crisis

By Abigail.Barefoot iowastatedaily.com

Last week there was a lot of hoopla on Fox, CNN and ABC over an email advertisement for J. Crew featuring the designer, Jenna Lyons, and her child, Beckett.

Did the ad contain blatant sexual tones, abuse or anything bad enough to have news anchors voicing their opinion in concern?

Hardly. This cute advertisement showed a mom bonding with her 5-year-old son, who just happened to have pink nail polish on his toes.

The boy wanted them done, and wanted the color, so what is the big deal?

People are outraged at this advertisement, saying that it’s not right for a mom to paint the boy’s toes, and especially not to paint them neon pink.

Some critics took it a step further saying this could lead the child to gender confusion, and maybe even cause him to become transgendered. Right, because it’s a well-known fact that toenail polish will cause a child to become transgendered. Not. If you think that we, as a society, are free to be ourselves, the talk about these pink piggies should make you think otherwise.

People still think it is not right for boys to express themselves in ways that aren’t masculine. While there has been some serious progress in gender roles for men

and women, we still are crammed into boxes, and people are made fun of whenever they attempt to break out.

“Not only is Beckett likely to change his favorite color as early as tomorrow, Jenna’s indulgence, or encouragement, could make life hard for the boy in the future,” Media Research Center’s Erin Brown said to Fox News.

Why will it be hard in the future? Will it because he will be gender-confused over painting his toenails, or will it be because people are still unaccepting of men doing “girly” things? Will he be afraid because people will call him gay for these so-called feminine actions? I think that would hurt the boy more than the act of polishing his nails.

Dr. Keith Ablow wrote for Fox News, “This is a dramatic example of the way that our culture is being encouraged to abandon all trappings of gender identity – homogenizing males and females when the outcome of such ‘psychological sterilization’ [my word choice] is not known.”

Why should girls act like girls and boys act like boys? Why not let children explore different aspects and let them be kids?

What’s wrong with girls being rough and tumble or boys being soft and nurturing? Won’t that help them grow up to be better,

more well-rounded people?

I’m not a psychologist, but I have learned from Gender Journeys, a discussion led by Brad Freihoefer at LGBT Student Services and from women’s studies classes that gender is fluid.

Some days we are more masculine, and others we are more feminine in the ways we dress and act.

Gender is not necessarily stuck in stone. What’s wrong with abandoning what is acceptable for women and men?

As Dr. Susan Bartell said on the CBS Early Show, “[Our kids’] gender is going to emerge naturally as part of who they are and has nothing to do with whether we put pink nail polish on them.”

Many people disagree with Bartell, including Brown, who called the advertisement “blatant propaganda celebrating transgendered children.”

The comments about this boy turning transgendered over nail polish not only show the lack of education on the subject of transgendered people, but almost a hatred of the idea of transgender.

Transgendered people already face an obscene amount of bullying because they don’t fit what the doctor said their sex was. Eightyfive percent of transgendered students reported being verbally harassed in the past school year

because of their sexual orientation and gender and/or gender expression, according to the 2007 National School Climate Survey.

Within that survey, 49.5 percent of transgender students also reported physical harassment.

These reports on pink toes just fuel the fire that transgender is wrong and that if we impose strict gender rules, transgendered people will just go away. This will only make lives harder for people who don’t fit gender norms.

Transgender doesn’t happen overnight, because some parent treats a boy like a girl. I painted my brother’s toes from time to time as a kid, and he identifies as a man.

Transgender isn’t a snap decision; it is something that will affect that person forever. Painting nails once doesn’t make it happen.

Why should we criticize anyone who doesn’t fit stupid stereotypes that someone made up? There is nothing wrong with a boy wearing nail polish or a girl playing football, and we need more people like Lyons to break these norms not by forcing her child, but by letting her kid be a kid.

Jenna Lyons just painted her son’s toenails — something that will come off. She didn’t force him to do anything he didn’t want to do. She was letting her son be a kid and explore, so what is the big deal?

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Letters

Prevent bullying of gays on campus Nikki Kerns is a senior in journalism and mass

communication.

Recently in class we watched a documentary about gay bullying and acceptance of gays and I was so offended and outraged by some of the clips shown in the video, about how hateful people are toward gays and lesbians.

What shocked me even more were my peer’s responses after the video was over. People were agreeing with some of the ideas shown, stating their religion as being the reason for their antigay beliefs.

I’m writing in hopes of getting published so Iowa State never makes news for anti-gay bullying, hatred or discrimination.

There is no reason for abuse, whether physical or verbal, to any human being.

The sexual orientation of a gay or lesbian person does not

define them, just as being straight does not define me.

It is not a choice to be gay. I didn’t wake up one day and ‘decide’ to be attracted to men. I think many students on this campus need to re-evaluate their beliefs and be more accepting of this group of individuals. Although most would never think to abuse a gay or lesbian person, it does happen. I never want to see another gay abuse story, and hope it will never happen at Iowa State.

Be who you are, and let others do the same.

Quality should Despite personal disagreements, drive education judges should be independent Susie Petra is a resident of Ames.

Admittedly, there are few advantages to getting older, but sometimes it pays to have the perspective age offers. Specifically, I’m talking about my years of experience teaching in the Ames schools, beginning in 1972 — history that eludes younger educators and residents.

When I began teaching in 1972, we had nine elementary schools in the Ames public school system, plus Wilson building for special needs, two junior highs and one high school. Thirteen schools.

In the 70s and 80s, the Ames Public Schools had an exceptional reputation and were highly regarded throughout the nation. Regrettably, we are no longer ranked quite as highly.

One major reason we were able to have such an enviable school system — with 13 buildings — was a vertical curriculum structure in which teachers of every subject — math, art, science, english, music, physical education, etc. — met

every month with the other K-12 teachers in their subject area, year after year.

These monthly subjectarea meetings articulated program needs, equipment needs, budget needs — to form a cohesive, supportive and logical K-12 program in each specific discipline. This structure enabled dialogue and continuity. The rapport and support was very rewarding, and the subject-area was the stronger for it.

I repeat: Teachers were superbly able to collaborate, when we had nine elementary schools, two junior highs, a special needs school and a high school.

Having six elementary schools will, no doubt, improve the quality of education for children. And, quality education ought to be the driving purpose of the school system.

I know today’s teachers are just as committed as we were, in developing a strong K-12 curriculum that is consistent across the grade levels. A vibrant, effective school system can absolutely be possible with six elementary schools, one middle school and one high school.

JD Haas is a resident of Bloomington, Minnesota.

I am proud to be an attorney who appears in federal and state courts in most states in the Midwest. Because of my experience trying cases, I will discuss why it is necessary to have independent judges.

Sometimes individual judges make decisions, and sometimes a group of judges, acting together as an appellate court, makes decisions. These judges must make decisions according to the law as they understand the law — even if they personally disagree with the decision.

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can one educated in geology cleave to antediluvian notions long ago supplanted by science?

Science is a rock that wishful thinking cannot cleave, whereas the rock that is Christ, as he so referred to himself, is a tor of delusive hope for a hereafter that weathering reason will even-

tually erode away.

The evidence for mountains having risen is plain.

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Judges are people just like you and I, and sometimes they make mistakes; but, the fact that the majority does not like a decision does not automatically mean that the decision is wrong.

The U.S. Constitution and state constitutions created independent judges so that they could rule against the majority, when necessary, and be a limit on the majority’s power.

We cannot take this independence from judges, we cannot punish them when we do not agree with them, because history may show that they were correct and we were wrong.

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In the 1950s, for example, the majority of citizens in some parts of the country believed that educating black people and white people in “separate but equal” schools was appropriate.

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The ISU Spring Game left Cyclone Nation with more questions than answers Saturday.

Sure, it was fun to see football again, and it’s always interesting to get a sense of what lies ahead for the team in the fall. But going into the game, people, the press box included, were expecting and even hoping for someone to make his mark on the team and the game.

“It’s always never as good or as bad as it seems until you get the film watched,” said ISU coach Paul Rhoads.

“When you go against yourself, there’s always good and bad with that within the program,” Rhoads said.

Apart from junior college transfer Aaron Horne, who caught a total of eight passes for 124 yards in split time between the Cardinal and Gold squads, players at key positions didn’t necessarily assert themselves as “the guy.”

Probably the biggest and most notable position everyone in attendance was watching for was the quarterback, for obvious reasons.

Junior college transfer Steele Jantz, who played with Horne at San Fransisco City College, made his debut, splitting time with redshirt junior Jerome Tiller.

Alongside Jantz and Tiller, redshirt freshman Jared Barnett and redshirt sophomore James Capello are vying for the starting role for the Cyclones. All four quarterbacks saw significant time Saturday, and all four had their ups and downs.

If you gave the starting job based strictly off of stats, then Tiller is your guy right now.

The two-year backup to Austen Arnaud went 12-18 for 174 yards and two touchdowns.

But aside from a few big plays, including a 45-yard bomb to Darius Reynolds on the first play from scrimmage, Tiller didn’t awe anyone.

Compare that to Jantz, who kept several plays alive with his feet and had a beautiful 50-yard pass into a brisk wind that landed perfectly in the hands of Horne for a touchdown.

Jantz may have made some excitable plays and shown flashes of what people have said he could do, but he also made a few notable mistakes.

There was the fumble, and then the interception that sailed over the head of his receiver and into the hands of defensive back Earl Brooks.

Those hands-covering-your-face moments took away from the big plays he made, no question.

As for Capello and Barnett, both seemed more eager to run than throw, and when they did it was for minimal gains.

While Rhoads insists it’s still a four-horse race for the starting job, one would have to think that both Capello and Barnett needed to impress through the air as much as on the ground.

Thus, it seems as though Jantz and Tiller are the ones to watch. For Horne and running back Shontrelle Johnson, it doesn’t appear to matter to them who it is.

“They’re both our quarterbacks,” Horne said, when asked if the offense had any different kind of feel with the different quarterbacks in the game.

“We look up to both of them to lead the team, so there’s not really a difference between the both of them. We look up to both of

ISU gymnast Shealy brings success to national level

By Dylan.Montz iowastatedaily.com As freshman Michelle Shealy walked past the gymnastics practice facility in Beyer Hall on Monday afternoon, she crossed paths with ISU coach Jay Ronayne.

“I thought I told you that I didn’t want to see you today and to take a day’s rest,” Ronayne said jokingly.

They laughed together and walked on.

It was a busy weekend for the pair as they had returned from the NCAA National Championships at 1:30 a.m.

Monday from Cleveland.

Over the weekend, Shealy made her NCAA National Championship debut, scoring a 39.025 in the all-around competition and placing 13th in her session.

Ronayne was pleased with the performances Shealy gave throughout the competition.

“I’m very, very proud of her,” Ronayne said.

“She did it exactly as we anticipated she would. She has just been a very consistent performer all year and did exactly that,” Ronayne said.

Ronayne’s pride in Shealy was only strengthened by the fact that

she missed becoming an All-American in the balance beam by .025 points and fully believes she can accomplish that next year.

As for Shealy, her first experience on the biggest stage at the collegiate level was a thrilling one.

“It was so much fun,” Shealy said. “Just to be there and compete was great. I didn’t put too much pressure on myself because I was just going out there to have fun and do my best, so it was just great.”

Since the teams Shealy competed against at nationals were the best in the country, she tried to zone in on the task at hand while also enjoying the moment.

Since Shealy was the lone

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Big 12 gives tough competition

By Darrin.Cline iowastatedaily.com Seven Big 12 teams are currently splashed across the national top 25 rankings. From No. 3 Texas to No. 23 Texas A&M and every squad in between, the conference has become the country’s softball powerhouse.

“This is definitely a very, very good conference, and for us the most important thing is that we go out and compete,” said ISU coach Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler.

While much of the conference is on the rise, the ISU squad is searching for its place atop the conference ladder.

The women stand at 1-7 and have not won in conference play since splitting a doubleheader with Oklahoma State.

The No. 21 Cowgirls began the onslaught, and every team since has swept the Cyclones.

Texas A&M, Texas Tech and now Texas have powered through Iowa State and left the Cyclones reeling.

For some teams, this would be the most challenging stretch on its schedule. For Iowa State, it is just the tip of the iceberg.

Doubleheaders against Baylor, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Missouri all await the Cyclones in the regular season.

Each team sits in the top 15 nationally, with Missouri leading the way at No. 9.

Iowa State isn’t the only team searching for success.

The Kansas Jayhawks are also looking for an escape from Big 12 futility, having secured only one conference victory in 14 attempts this season.

Conference struggles are nothing new for the Cyclones.

From 1984-2009, Iowa State won only 115 conference games. This total is still far less than the number lost by teams of the 2000s, 145.

“We need to concentrate on things that are

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145 — Losses in conference play from 2000-2009

7 — Most wins in a season in Big 12 play

115 — Wins in conference play since 1984

1-7 — Iowa State’s 2011 conference record

1-33 — Iowa State’s all-time record against Texas

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ISU junior continues consistent improvement Second baseman finishes 6-of-8 at plate

By Nate.Ryan iowastatedaily.com ISU baseball team held its final home games of the season Sunday when it was swept by Northern Iowa.

On a day the team’s seniors were recognized, a junior stepped up and earned his own recognition.

Junior second baseman Aaron Ruff was a bright spot among the struggling Cyclone offense. Ruff finished 6-of-8 with three walks in the three-game series. He also scored twice and notched an RBI. He reached base in 9 of his 11 plate appearances earning an eye-opening on-base ratio of .818, batting in the lead-off position for the Cyclones in all three games.

“He’s earning that spot,” said ISU player-coach Jeff Peterson. “He played three games in one day, and that’s a lot to ask. He still did a great job.”

In game one of the series, Ruff was the ideal lead-off batter for the Cyclones, reaching base in all three of his appearances at the plate.

After hitting a lead-off single in the bottom of the first inning, Ruff doubled in the third inning and drew a walk in the sixth.

“I was just seeing the ball well, and when I got good pitches to hit, I capitalized on them,” Ruff said.

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Ruff again reached base in each plate appearance.

After a hit in the first inning and a walk in the second inning, Ruff got on base and later scored in both the fourth and sixth innings.

“I had two strike counts where I was fouling stuff off and forcing them to throw some more pitches,” Ruff said.

“They would end up walking me or leaving a pitch right over the plate.”

The UNI pitching staff was able to put an end to Ruff’s perfect day by striking him out in the first inning of game three.

Ruff still went on to get two base hits in the game and earn an RBI. “Ruff is one of those guys that is just really patient in the box,” said playercoach Tyler Strub. “He knows what he can do with the pitch. He doesn’t try and swing too hard every time.”

Ruff’s numbers and consistency Sunday didn’t come as a surprise to the team.

“He hasn’t slowed down all season,” Peterson said. “It’s great to see that he’s not taking it easy and he’s still working hard.”

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Aaron Ruff gears up to take a base during the Iowa State — Minnesota State doubleheader April 3 at the Southwest Sports Complex. Ruff shined at the game Sunday, going 6-of-8 at the plate. File photo: John Scallon/Iowa State Daily

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Jumper takes Virto leads struggling Cyclone team first place after interim

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By Dan.Tracy iowastatedaily.com After a three-semester hiatus from competing in the triple jump, ISU jumper Akeem Holmes leaped to a firstplace finish at the Beach Invitational in Cerritos, Calif.

“It was good to have him out there and just kind of get his feet wet again,” said assistant coach Pete Herber.

Holmes, a Charleston, S.C. native, competed in the triple jump for the first time since transferring to Iowa State this year from Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kan. “I felt satisfied with it – I haven’t jumped in almost three whole years so I think to open up the season, I did pretty well,” Holmes said.

Holmes entered the event seeded fourth out of 21 jumpers in the competition, but the former JUCO jumper ended the event jumping farther than jumpers from Division I universities Colorado State, Boise State and Washington.

Holmes’ jump of 50 feet, 9 1/2 inches cleared his previous personal record of 48 feet, 9 inches.

“The pieces were there, it was just a matter of him going out there and doing it,” Herber said.

After signing with Iowa State in November, Holmes has been one of many bright spots for the jumps squad, placing 11th in the Big 12 Indoor Championships in late February.

With the indoor season well behind him, Holmes hopes he will continue to climb the Big 12 ranks during the outdoor season.

“Indoor season is more or less preseason, but with outdoor, that’s where it is,” Holmes said.

“I’ve really made it my goal to [finish] top three in the Big 12 [in the triple jump].”

Along with Holmes’ title in the triple jump at the Beach Invitational, another highlight included 400-meter hurdler Matt Brinkley’s second place finish in the 400-meter hurdles in 53.29 seconds.

The Cyclones will be spending the week preparing for a pair of meets with the Kansas Relays held Wednesday and Thursday in Lawrence, Kan., and the Musco Twilight on Saturday evening in Iowa City.

The regular season is over for the ISU men’s golf team.

This past weekend the team finished up at the HawkeyeTaylorMade Invitational. The Cyclones continued their downhill slide by finishing in 11th place in Iowa City.

A bright spot on the weekend was sophomore Borja Virto. The sophomore and native of Spain, carded rounds of 76 and 72 to finish with a 148, total which landed him in a tie for 10th place. In the fall season Virto had one top-five finish, but after that seemed to disappear into the mix of the lineup.

This spring has been a different story, as Virto has led the Cyclones in three of the last four meets, and with this past meet, it’s his second top-10 finish of the spring season.

“This fall I was getting very upset when I would string together a few bogeys,” Virto said.

“So coach Tank has helped me to control my emotions and just to focus on each shot one at a time.”

The team only brought four players in a move that was thought of as “best for the future of the team” by coaches Andrew Tank and Patrick Datz.

As for those three other golfers, senior Nathan Leary finished right behind Virto with a 153, which earned him a tie for 29th overall. Junior Nate McCoy finished with a 157 total which put him in a tie for 45th, and sophomore Josh Bruder, making his second collegiate start, finished in 58th with a 164 total.

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In Iowa City, the golfers certainly weren’t treated to beautiful conditions. Much like Ames, the weekend featured sub-40 degree temperatures, gusty winds and rain on Friday. Then Saturday the golfers were prevented from play the morning 18 holes due to a snow shower.

“It was very windy and cold, which made it very tough,” Virto said, “but I was able to make good contact with the

ball, and keep it low, so I was able to play through it.”

The leaderboard featured high scores all weekend. On Friday in the wind and rain, only two golfers in the entire field shot sub-par rounds. Then in round two on Saturday after the snow cleared up, the golfers were able to attack the course, and be a little more aggressive, Tank said.

“I feel like our guys let the weather anticipate our performance,” Tank said. “They have to be able to grind through it, and they didn’t do that this time.”

Again this week the team will be having individual practice in getting ready for the Big 12 Championships. Tank is try-

ing to stress that it’s time for his guys to start worrying about what they can control, rather than letting things carry over such as the weather, or how they’ve been playing lately.

“These things like how they’ve performed recently, or what the weather’s doing, has lowered the belief that they can compete at a high level, and has created a mental let down,” Tank said. “They’re letting outside things control their performance and the amount of confidence they have, so that’s the mentality we need to change” The team leaves Friday for Hutchinson, Kansas to compete in the Big 12 Championships which will be held April 25 to 27.

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>>PERFORMANCE.p6 her. Fortunately though, Ronayne said, she was put in the locker room with the University of Nebraska. Ronayne said this was a great fit as the Cornhusker team approaches gymnastics technique similarly to Iowa State.

“It really helped her a lot,” Ronayne said. “They really did embrace her as one of their own, so that was kind of cool to see.”

As Shealy’s first season came to a close over the weekend on the highest level, she said she can’t believe how quickly it has gone.

“It flew by,” Shealy said. “I was actually just talking about that with [Ronayne] and it is just crazy to think about how my freshman year is almost over. It has just been a lot of fun.”

Ronayne said the past season has gone by just as quickly for him.

“It really just seems like yesterday that she walked on campus for the first time as a freshman, and that was in June that that happened,” Ronayne said.

“That is mainly because this has been such a fun year,” he said.

Shealy will now get some time off after a successful first season, but Ronayne said it won’t be long before she’s back in the gym working on improving her skills for what he hopes will be three more seasons with even greater success.

Ronayne is also anticipating Shealy will one day become a team captain and attain All-American status.

“It’s in her blood,” Ronayne said. “If you would ask her who she is, she would say, ‘I’m a gymnast.’ And a gymnast is in the gym. She will be here no matter if any of her coaches or teammates are. She will be there.”

>>CONFERENCE.p6 in our future instead of things that have already happened in the past,” Gemeinhardt-Cesler said.

The games at Texas were a perfect example of the trials and tribulations the Cyclones have endured during their Big 12 tenure.

With back-to-back losses against the Longhorns, Iowa State is now 1-33 all time versus the ladies from Austin.

“I think the first thing to recognize is that no, we didn’t win, but at the same time we did some things well, better than what we have been doing,” Gemeinhardt-Cesler said.

In regard to all-time records, Iowa State does not

It’s in her blood. If you would ask her who she is, she would say ‘I’m a gymnast.’ And a gymnast in the gym. She will be here no matter if any of her coaches or teammates are. She will be there.”

– ISU gymnastics coach Jay Ronayne

Michelle Shealy performs in the uneven parallel bars in the Iowa State - Oklahoma meet Feb. 11 at Hilton Coliseum. File photo: Zhenru Zhang/Iowa State Daily

have the upper hand in any Big 12 series. The only Big 12 school that the Cyclones maintain an advantage over is Kansas State, a team that no longer participates in competitive softball.

Searching for the solution to their conference pitfalls is an ongoing process. Iowa State dwells at the bottom of the conference in team fielding, pitching and batting.

Individual and team efforts will need to improve if the Cyclones have any hope to salvage their conference play.

Gemeinhardt-Cesler said it all begins by giving themselves a chance to compete.

Their next chance to compete in the Big 12 will come against the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday in Ames.

>>FOOTBALL.p6

Outfielder Anna Cole slides into home base during the Iowa State - Drake game Thursday at the Southwest Athletic Complex. The Cyclones defeated the Bulldogs 8-6. Photo: Tim Reuter/Iowa State Daily

them the same.”

Johnson said he doesn’t really pay much attention to who’s under center, and thinks both can handle the load.

“The both play different, but they both got drive in them,” Johnson said.

“They both take control of the offense ... so I feel no difference at all.”

If the Cyclones are going to succeed come fall, that prospect is daunting considering they play a roundrobin Big 12 schedule, either Jantz or Tiller has to make their teammates see a difference.

Quarterback by committee simply does not work like it can for running backs, so one needs to assert himself as “the guy” if the offense and team want to succeed.

The team also needs a leader on the offense.

Arnaud and Alexander Robinson will no longer be around to lead the group, so someone has to step up in the locker room as well as on the field.

The frustrating part for Cyclone fans is that they’ll have to hurry up and wait to see just who that is.

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8 eggs 1 package of shredded hash browns 1 white onion Your choice of bacon, ham or sausage 1 packaged of cheddar or colby jack cheese Salt and pepper, to taste Tortillas, whole wheat or white Fresh salsa or hot sauce, optional

Fry up your meat selection with the chopped onion until cooked completely through. Take out the meat and replace with hash browns. Cook hash browns in the grease left over from the meat until golden and crispy.

Salt and pepper to your liking. Once hash browns are done, whisk eggs and add them to the pan along with your cooked meat. Add cheese until melted. Warm tortillas in a separate skillet. Add the egg concoction to the tortilla and top with fresh salsa if desired. Wrap up the tortilla stuffed with goodness and dig in.

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Celebrate with Brunch!

Celebrate graduation or Mother’s Day (or both!) with ISU Catering’s annual brunch in the Memorial Union on Sunday, May 8. Enjoy a gourmet buffet with lemon garlic shrimp, a carved sirloin station, a buttermilk pancake station, desserts and much more!

Find more details and make your reservation at www.dining.iastate.edu or by calling 294-2103 ext 1