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Photo illustration: Kelsey Kremer/Iowa State Daily Hollie Butcher, a self-identified pansexual and senior in psychology, stays quiet for the National Day of Silence.

A LIFE OF SILENCE By Kayla.Kienzle @iowastatedaily.com

Thousands of children, teens and even adults go to school each day deprived of a positive experience because of insensitivity and cruelty shown by peers and staff. Fourteen years ago, at the University of Virginia, the National Day of Silence was started as a student-led event to bring attention to antilesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender namecalling, bullying and harassment in schools. Today, students from middle school to college take a vow of silence in an effort to encourage schools and classmates to address the prob-

lem of anti-LGBT behavior. Recently, Kenneth Weishuhn, a gay teen from Northwestern Iowa, took his own life, after family and friends say classmates sent him death threats and made him the subject of a hate group because of his sexuality. The gay marriage law in Iowa has also created stir and attention. “Obviously there is excessive bullying, especially if things [like this] keep popping up,” said Hollie Butcher, treasurer for Iowa State’s Alliance group. The Alliance group aims to educate the community on LGBT issues and support members of the community as well as to create resources and an ally community.

“Here [at Iowa State], I do think that LGBT members are treated differently, but it is trickier to identify because many times it’s not blatant discrimination,” Butcher said. Butcher identifies herself as a pansexual. “I see people for who they are not, what they are, gender doesn’t matter,” Butcher said, when describing her sexual orientation. At Iowa State, she has not experienced severe discrimination but has heard stories from others. “Sometimes things will be shouted at me; that actually happens a lot,” Butcher said. Often times the unequal treatment is minute and possibly even subconscious.

“People will assume without asking that I have a boyfriend. At times I don’t know how or whether I should correct them,” Butcher said. With support and resources, Butcher has been able to become more comfortable while at Iowa State. Things such as the safe zone training stickers outside offices and student services have made her feel like the ISU community is more accepting. In high school, Butcher had not told anyone she identified as pansexual. “In high school, many are silenced because they don’t even feel comfortable with their sex-

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him even MORE Acceptance still is not guaranteed

Silence intimidates as much as hatred

couldn’t help but wonder why his hands were trembling so much during our regular lunch that day. I’ve noticed it more and more, ever since. The travel of his food from his plate to his mouth was more like a plane through turbulence than a skater across ice. He attributed his weak appetite to his erratic sleep schedule. Oftentimes, though, his leftovers would be enough for a full-sized meal to most. He just hadn’t been himself.

Editor’s note:

By Jake.Lovett @iowastatedaily.com I’ve known him for almost four years. He’s been a mentor, a confidant and a counselor for me, helping me through anything and everything, both personal or professional. He knows everything there is to know about me, and I — or so I thought — knew all there was to know

about him. I didn’t. Nearly two months ago, he opened up to me. It was difficult enough for him to say, despite the usual hum of a busy afternoon at Hickory Park. “I’m gay.” We talked at length about his coming out, and I repeatedly tried to assure him that his openness would change nothing in the way that I thought of him, and yet his hands still shook; his stomach clenched tight by a crip-

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The following is a column about the coming out process for one member of the ISU community. The author has chosen to remain anonymous to keep his identity from those close to him who do not yet know about his sexuality.

’d fallen in love. Again. It was roughly the second time it had happened since I’d come to Iowa State. The second time that was the least bit meaningful, at least. The stories were roughly the same. We ate lunch and dinner together often and hung out a lot out in between classes, after work and on the weekends; we got

along well enough, thought about and approached problems similarly, shared some interests, blah, blah, blah... For the record, this whole “coming out” thing was never on my bucket list. It seems so cliche. And over-blown. Like a marginalized kid’s cry for attention and / or love and acceptance. No. My plan, once I’d started to come to terms with my attraction to men, was just to find somebody, get married, raise a family and grow old together. Like people do. Where’s the need for all the fanfare, to say to the world, “Hey! I’m going to start doing what you’ve all been doing for years!”? It seemed... unnecessary. But let’s back up a bit.

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FRIDAY Stars Over Veishea: “Rent” When: 7:30 p.m. What: Stars over Veishea musical production of “Rent.” The story of a group of eight friends who are impoverished young artists and musicians, struggling to create and survive under the shadow of AIDS. The musical first opened on Broadway in 1996. Where: Fisher Theater

Veishea: Regurgitator Stevie Starr When: 11:30 p.m. What: During his childhood, Stevie Starr lived in a children’s home and found out he had a talent when he was able to hide his money by swallowing it, then regurgitating it dry. His many acts include swallowing coins and regurgitating them in order. Where: Central Campus

RECREATION: Hula hooping for health Megan Johnson, left, and Dianna Lovan, both members of the Kinesiology and Health Club, hula hooped for health Thursday on Central Campus.

Police Blotter: April 15 James Wandling, 19, 200 Stanton Ave., was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance (reported at 4:04 a.m.). Bryce Muschick, 26, of Zearing, Iowa, was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and public intoxication (second) (reported at 4:51 a.m.). Sebastian Barton, 18, 616 Billy Sunday Road unit 207, was arrested and charged with second-degree burglary at Lebaron Hall. Solomon Small, 19, 616 Billy Sunday Road unit 207, was arrested and charged with second-degree burglary,

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the welfare of a resident who was possibly experiencing emotional difficulties at Helser Hall. The individual was located (reported at 3:34 p.m.). Christopher Ramirez, 19, 4854 Helser Hall, was arrested on a warrant held by the Story County Sheriff’s Office at Helser Hall. He was transported to the Story County Justice Center (reported at 3:34 p.m.). A staff member reported concern regarding the demeanor of a co-worker at the Armory (reported at 6:02 p.m.).

fourth-degree theft and interference with official acts. They were transported to the Story County Justice Center (reported at 4:49 a.m.). Josiah Washington, 34, 126 Welch Ave. unit 303, was arrested and charged with violation of protective order (contempt) A community service officer on patrol observed graffiti painted on a building sign at Carver Hall (reported at 12:38 p.m.).

April 16 Two abandoned laptop computer cases were placed into secure storage at the Hub (reported at 12:28 p.m.). Officers were asked to check

April 17 A staff member reported graffiti spray painted on Carver Hall (reported at 6:59 a.m.).

A few celebs have decided to go for a dip in the TV dating pool. In addition to Eva Longoria’s new NBC dating show, “Ready for Love” (which some predict may give “The Bachelor” a run for its money), comedian/TV personality George Lopez is also reportedly trying his hand at televised matchmaking. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lopez will host Fox’s new (appropriately titled) dating show, “Take Me Out.” “TMO,” which is expected to launch June 7, will center around 30 female contestants all looking to score the ultimate hook-up. Not to be outdone, former MTV host Jenny McCarthy also has a new dating show on the horizon called “Love in the Wild,” which is also for NBC.

James Cameron backing space resource project? James Cameron’s next big project may literally be out of this world. According to reports, the “Titanic” filmmaker may be joining forces with other high-profile investors to create a new space resource venture. The project, referred to as Planetary Sources, apparently seeks to expand the earth’s resource base, causing some to wonder if that’ll involve asteroid mining, reports MSNBC. A press conference on Planetary Sources is slated to be held next Tuesday at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. A brief statement on the venture was posted recently on MIT’s Technology Review website, which notes that the venture is also intended to be an investment in space exploration. “The company will overlay two critical sectors -- space exploration and natural resources -- to add trillions of dollars to the global GDP,” the statement says.

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Date Saturday, April 21 Time 11am-3pm Location Great Hall, Memorial Union African Students Association Meat Pie Passion Fruit Juice Asian Pacific American Awareness Coalition Beef Shots Sticky Rice Layer Cake Thai Tea

Japanese Association Futomaki Sushi Green Tea Salad Maki Sushi Korean Student Association at ISU Bi-Bim-Bap Jap-Chae Plum Iced Tea

ArgentineanUruguayanChilean Students Association Empanadas Limonade Pasta Frola

A E SH air I E F V 2 ood 1 20 al F n o ti a rn e t n I Chinese Students and Scholars Association Bubble Tea Minced Pork Congee with Egg Sweet and Sour Chicken

Indian Students’ Association Kheer Pokada Tandoori Chicken Drumstick

Latinoamericanos Flan de Queso Pupusas De Queso, Curtido Y Salsa Tamarind Juice Association of Malaysian Student at ISU Curry Puff Egg Tarts Lime Juice

Russian-Speaking Students Association Rogaliki Salad-Olivie Uzvar

Sri Lankan Student Association Dhal Vadai Tropical Twist Fried Rice

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Thai Student Association Drunken Spaghetti Sweet Sticky Rice Thai Tea

Indonesian Student Association Gado Gado Grilled Java Chicken Hosted By: Hosted by

Puerto Rican Student Association Limber de Crema Bacalaitos/Codfish Fritters Besitos de Cocos/ Coconut Kisses

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Egyptian Students Association Kushari Roselle Tea Rice Pudding

Korean Language Club Bulgogi Dbuk bok kki Honey Citron Tea

Nepal Student Association Mango Lassi Momo

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Food Fair celebrates global flavors By Liz.Zabel @iowastatedaily.com

The International Food Fair is one of Veishea’s largest traditions, just second in attendance to the parade. With nearly 3,000 people present last year, and an expected 3,500 this year, one can only imagine how much work goes into such an event. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, student organizations, the International Student Council and ISU catering will be coming together to present the Food Fair. Lana Seiler, International Student Council adviser, said the council begins working on preparations for the Food Fair at the end of fall semester. Seiler said it is council’s responsibility to publicize the event, get student organizations involved and be the contact between ISU Dining and the student organizations. Seiler said the council collects contracts from student organizations hoping to participate at the beginning of spring semester. This year, there will be 17 different organizations offering 47 different dishes. Ashok Rajan, events coordinator for the council and senior in electrical engineering, and Kanchana Hettiarachchi, finance committee member and junior in civil engineering, are in charge of coordinating the Food Fair. Hettiarachchi works with the council on advertising, organizing and running the show on the day of the event. Rajan works with the student organizations and ISU Dining, which supplies the organizations with a place to cook: the Memorial Union production kitchen. “It’s very much a big deal that we get to use the Memorial Union kitchen,” Seiler said. “I can’t say enough about ISU Dining. … It wouldn’t be successful without the student organizations and ISU Dining.”

Photo: Karuna Ang/Iowa State Daily Mini Awatramani, graduate in electrical and computer engineering, explains to Anne Taylor, owner of Dogtown University, what is in the Paapdi Chat on April 16, 2011.

The biggest restraint student organizations face is the kitchen schedule. “It gets really busy — packed with people,” Seiler said. “Only three people from each organization can go in at a time for crowd control.” Jeffrey Miller, manager of ISU Catering, said that the Union’s production kitchen is one of the smaller kitchens on campus, at about 2,000 square feet. “It progressively gets busier and crazier,” Miller said. “By Saturday, craziness hits — controlled chaos, but chaos nonetheless.” Miller said ISU Catering also scales up recipes from their original size and orders food for the organizations, as well as helping them cook,

budget appropriately and serve food in a healthy and safe fashion. “Students have never cooked to this capacity — creating 300 to 500 samples instead of two or three — it’s on a whole different scale,” Miller said. The software ISU Catering uses is called “Mastercook.” It takes the original recipe information, sends it through the software and automatically scales it up to create a specified number of servings. It also computes a price — which will also let organizations know how many tickets they need to sell, Miller said. To get the original recipes, ISU Catering needs to be able to communicate with the stu-

dent organizations. “You can never over communicate when it comes to [the Food Fair],” Miller said. “It’s a lot of back and forth [between student organizations and ISU Dining], sometimes the language barrier can be an issue.” Hettiarachchi agrees there are sometimes problems with the language barrier, but he believes the International Student Council does a decent job in helping them. “We try to route all communication through [the council], working as a third party in the middle to help [student organizations] understand what’s going on,” Hettiarachchi said. “We are international students ourselves — we work with these people on a day-to-day basis throughout the year, so it’s easy for us to communicate with them.” Seiler said the recipes student organizations provide for the food are usually homemade and always authentic. “Sometimes it’s hard to get recipes because students just know them,” Seiler said. Miller said ISU Catering has relationships with every ethnic store in town, and sometimes has to order certain ingredients over the Internet. “We do our best to keep these recipes as authentic as possible, short of bringing in somebody’s grandmother,” Miller said. The Food Fair provides international students an opportunity to share their culture with a large audience. Seiler said they are able to share their food, traditional clothing and can answer any questions about their culture. “It seems like there are so many international events on campus, but it’s hard to get Americans to come to those things. The food fair seems to draw in the most Americans,” Seiler said. “We want people to have fun, taste good food, talk to the students serving the food and open their minds to a new culture.”

Ethos Magazine

Faculty objects to ‘Sex and Love Issue’ By Randi.Reeder @iowastatedaily.com

Recent concerns addressed by two faculty members, university professors of management Jim McElroy and Brad Shrader about the Ethos “Sex and Love Issue” have led to a meeting Friday between them, Dennis Chamberlin, adviser of Ethos and associate professor of journalism and communication, and Tom Hill, vice president of student affairs. Corrin Hatala, editor-in-chief of the student-ran publication Ethos, said they have not received any complaints from administration, faculty or students about their latest issue, the “Sex and Love Issue.” The magazine was released to campus shelves last week. Students involved with Ethos were not informed about a meeting happening. When asked why students were not invited to the meeting Hill commented that, “It would not be appropriate at this time”. Frank LoMonte, executive direc-

tor at the Student Press Law Center, said, “Everybody is welcome to complain.” He did note that any concerns should be discussed “between the student editor and the person who has the concerns“ because the “adviser cannot control the content and the students are entitled to push boundaries.” Hill could not answer as to why McElroy and Shrader did not go directly to the editors with their concerns about the publication or why their concerns skipped over students and addressed straight to the presidential level. Hill said that McElroy wrote an email to ISU President Steven Leath with concerns unknown to Hill. Hill also could not answer why the meeting was happening or as to what the purpose of the meeting was to be. McElroy refused to comment until after Friday’s meeting had occurred. “What if you had written for this magazine or were in the cover photo and showed it to your parents? How would they react,” Shrader said over

Photo courtesy of Ethos Magazine Some students and faculty reacted strongly against the “Sex and Love Issue” of Ethos, even to the extent of tossing every issue in the trash. The issue showed pictures of two ISU students in sexual poses in Parks Library.

the phone. The cover on the issue in question is a photo of two ISU students in a sexual pose between the shelves of Parks Library. It was in an attempt to imitate the front of a 2002 Ethos pub-

lication that included stories about the same topic of relationships at the Library. Ethos student staff requested and received full permission to have the photo shoot within the library

from Dean of Parks Library Olivia Madison. “It does not matter what a parent may think, for the students are now adults,” LoMonte said. Shrader said he did not own a copy of the magazine but does not believe the publication follows the letter at the front of the publication written by Amy Popillion, senior lecturer of human development and family studies, about open communication in the bedroom which leads to a better sex life. Shrader wanted to see more scientific information and research published within the magazine. Shrader also said he read the quote taken out and placed above the main story, “Between the Stacks,” by Madison was portrayed in a wrong light. He said he had not read the entire article. The article written by Kait McKinney discussed relationships that have budded from within the walls of Parks library, as well as a story about a couple having sex within the tiers.

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Library chairs must find new source of funding By Charles.OBrien @iowastatedaily.com After a week of meeting with their constituents, GSB came back to the Campanile Room for the last time this semester to determine the fate of the Library Lounge Chairs bill, which they had tabled last week. The bill was a collaboration between University Affairs and Parks Library to replace 23 of the Library Entrance Lounge chairs because of the current state which the chairs are in. The original price tag for the chairs was $1,003 a chair. The bill stated GSB would be funding 12 of the chairs with the Library funding the remaining 11. This bill was tabled last week so that senators could go out and receive input from their constituents about their thoughts on this bill; it also allowed time for the presenting party to gather other bids besides just their original bid. University Affairs Chair Adam Guenther, junior in animal science, and a driving force behind this bill, presented other alternatives and new pricing for the library chairs. Guenther had received a new price for the leather lounge chairs with each chair costing $907.87 instead of the original $1,003. The new option he pre-

sented was to have polyurethane chairs, which would have a price tag of $764.02 a chair. Guenther finished his presentation by quoting the interior designer for the Facilities Planning and Management Department whom he had collaborated with in the past week about alternatives. “It does not pay to sacrifice quality for price when buying furniture of this design,” he quoted. Many senators brought up the point that, after talking to their constituents, they learned that they were most appalled with the price of the chairs and the fact that it was not the student body’s responsibility to fund the library for chairs. “The feeling in the LAS Council meeting was that it was too much money, some were flabbergasted at the idea of $1,000 a chair,” said Senator Dan Rediske, a junior in computer science. Vice Speaker Rajin Olson talked about how his constituents in the College of Engineering felt that it was on the part of the University and the Parks Library to fund a project like this. During the past week two surveys were orchestrated, one by Adam Guenther and another by Senator Austin Ballhagen, senior in journalism and mass communication. Ballhagen’s survey had over 170 people par-

ticipate. It showed that 60.2 percent of the students who took the survey said ‘yes’ to GSB helping fund the library chairs but 57.2 percent of the respondents said that they did not like the idea of funding the library $12,036 for chairs. To add to the debate Finance Director Arjay Vander Velden, junior in computer engineering, stated that he had been urged to not allocate any funding from the Capital Projects Account. This account is where the funding for the bills was to come from. The money in that account had been reserved prior to be divided up into 16 GSB accounts. Funds in Capital Projects currently stood at $40,000 while usually at the end of the fiscal year the account is standing at around $190,000 or above. Due in part to this problem with Capital Projects the bill became a Senate Discretionary Account bill. Also at this point, the senate moved to change the amount of chairs from twelve to six, which would cause the Library to fund five chairs on their part. This brought the total cost to $5,447.22. The bill continued to struggle for support as senators who had co-authored and endorsed the bill began to have their names removed from the bill.

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One of the co-authors of the bill, Senator Matt Dohrmann, spoke about his feelings on senators having their names removed from the bill, saying it hurt and it just showed the lack of support for the bill but he also added that they were just trying to honestly represent their constituents. One senator commented on the peoples’ values of quality versus cost and how this would show a shift in what GSB funds and raise the question to move from just solely funding student activities or to branch out into other forms of funding like departments on Campus. Before voting on this bill GSB had voted no to fund the Facilities Planning and Management Department for 13 campus maps. Two years ago they had voted yes to fund a similar project for this department. Both these bills were in a similar situation both being non-student activities but university departments, eventually setting up the results of the Library Chair bill. The bill failed 1-24-2. “This is a valid student concern, but the funding shouldn’t come from student fees but rather the Library,” Vander Velden said. “I wish they would have come in and worked with the Finance Committee since this is a valid student concern.”

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Republicans lack party’s needed unity In the midst of one of the Republican Party’s longer primary races for the presidential nomination, some party leaders have called for unity. So far, it is seriously lacking. Even after it became clear Mitt Romney would be the party establishment’s choice (the party faction that is the most entrenched and, thus, matters the most), the remaining candidates refused to drop out. Rick Santorum soldiered on until April 10, at which point he suspended his campaign. Newt Gingrich has vowed to carry on until the convention at the end of August, and Ron Paul has not yet dropped out either. Some higher-ups in the party, such as Speaker of the House John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, seemed worried about fracturing their party by endorsing a candidate too soon. After Santorum dropped out, both endorsed Romney, stating that it was clear that he would be the nominee. Their delays in doing so show an anxiety about the prospect of further cleavages among Republicans. Those cleavages increasingly vocal. After the rejection of John McCain in 2008, the party establishment was discredited. The first two years of President Barack Obama’s term witnessed the development of the Tea Party and its vocalization of concerns about fiscal responsibility and taxation. With Santorum’s candidacy, the religious Right was revived, and it seemed as if the neo-conservatism of George Bush’s presidency was returning. Boehner, McConnell and similarly anxious Republicans are probably right to fear disunity. They need to offer voters a unified vision that has some originality to it, rather than a repetition of the ideological talking points we have all heard before — fast. The rationale Santorum, Gingrich and Paul have for not dropping out is, to that end, reasonable. They anticipate that the refusal to end their campaigns will give their delegates more say at the convention in crafting the party platform. While a convention divided on a presidential nominee might be bad, having to reconcile widely different policy priorities would require convention delegates to do some soul searching and find out exactly what they want, why and how they should get there. In other words, Republicans might be ready to lead again, rather than just reiterating their message that we suffer from a leadership deficit in the Obama administration. Joining together simply as opposition to Obama doesn’t count, either. Voting against him on election night and dispersing afterward means that, in the coming months of his second administration, Republicans would be disjointed and unable to offer any meaningful policy alternatives. Editorial Board

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Photo courtesy of Thinkstock Growing hemp, a member of the same family as marijuana, is illegal in the United States, despite the fact it has no psychoactive properties. Hemp products, however, can be imported and sold legally within the United States.

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pocynum cannabinum, otherwise known as hemp, is among the world’s most efficient, lucrative and useful plants. The United States is the only industrialized nation to not see the advantages of hemp as an industry; it is illegal to grow within the confines of American borders. The Columbia History of the World claims the oldest bit of cloth was made of hemp and dates back to approximately 8,000 B.C., and is also the earliest sign of industry amongst the human race. Let’s set the record straight. Hemp, a crop grown since the beginning of time, is a part of the ‘marijuana’ family. Hemp is capable of no psychoactive side effects whatsoever; that characteristic belongs to another member of the marijuana family. Still, hemp is lumped into the same legal category as the infamous ‘pot plant.’ Most people of our generation, just as myself, are avid “Family Guy” watchers. In a “4/20 friendly” episode, Brian (the dog), explains why marijuana is illegal in America. Determined to prove to myself this cartoon character’s reasons were a mere fabrication to push a private agenda, I did some researching myself. This is America after all, where liberty is given to all and fairness is a priority, right? I found myself disappointed. Let me give you a brief history lesson. In the early part of the 20th century, William Hearst had a vicious feud over media dominance with adversary Joseph Pulitzer. Hearst and Pulitzer owned and controlled the largest publications and media outlets of the day. In a battle for media dominance, the two began a decadent fad of “yellow journalism,” where information was essentially fabricated and exaggerated to the point of containing almost no credibility at all. The two moguls also owned a great many other industries, one of which was an enormous tree-milling industry owned by Hearst.

By Scott.Watson @iowastatedaily.com Hemp could also be used to make paper with more ease and of better quality than trees. Hearst, coupled with DuPont, who owned patents to an oil-based synthetic used to make rope, went on a smear campaign to malign and vilify marijuana (and hemp along with it). The reality is, hemp is illegal today for reasons of greed, and was taken off the market by means of a distant psychedelic relative it is often confused with. Some claim this is all nothing more than a conspiracy theory with no truth. There are few websites to offer any insight to the de-legalization process hemp went through, certainly no .gov sites. But then again, there wouldn’t be, would there? But the facts are, Hearst and DuPont both had vested interests and pushed for illegalization of all marijuana species. Another fact: Andrew Mellon, a large oil industry executive of the time, had a nephew who became the first head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and made the push to de-legalize marijuana. Hemp, (a non-hallucinogenic plant, the same as such harmless things as trees or grass), has many uses other than simply making twine; the seeds for instance, are filled with nutritious oils, healthy for both human and animal consumption. Actually, hempseed oil contains more polyunsaturated fats than any other plants in the animal kingdom. It also meets the natural requirements of fatty acids and oils for humans better than even fish oil

supplements. If that weren’t enough, the oil also contains a rare fatty acid called gammalinolenic acid, used to treat everything from arthritis to neurodermatitis to premenstrual syndrome. Some other uses for hemp which could change industry as we know it today include: paper (the Gutenburg Bible, Magna Carta and first draft of the Declaration of Independence were all printed on hemp), clothing/ rope products (stronger, more resistant to degradation, and softer than cotton or other fabrics) and let’s not forget about oil as a fossil fuel substitute; many researchers suggest it could be one of the better biofuel sources. Making hemp illegal is the definition of overzealous legislation. It should make you question the true motives of lawmakers from time to time. We live in a corrupt world when a boon to the economy is sacrificed for no other reason than profit and greed. There was a time when ignorance could be claimed for keeping hemp illegal, but those days are long past. What’s the reason now? Ironically, it’s perfectly legal to import hemp products made outside the United States, then turn around and sell the finished products, but it remains illegal to grow it. Why is hemp maligned, marginalized and forgotten because of its psychoactive cousin? It’s apples and oranges; you wouldn’t fire a hardworking young man who’s more efficient than the rest of your employees just because his lazy brother gives him a bad name. Conduct your own research and form your own opinions. Who knows what else we may be missing out on because of a misconception followed by blatant ignorance?

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Vote wisely to change the future O ne night, after reading another rave review of “The Hunger Games,” I fell asleep and received a powerful vision from the future. The vision began with “All Along the Watchtower” by Bob Dylan playing as I stood in front of the The Café, one of my favorite restaurants in Ames. The Café’s doors and windows, however, were boarded up. A sign was posted: “CLOSED by Order of the Dept. of Homeland Security (Expanded Patriot Act: 2020, Title VI, Section 6, Subsection 6).” So as I looked for a way out of there, I noticed that everything was bathed in perpetual twilight. Somerset’s once quaint brick buildings and townhouses were mostly burned. I left Somerset, somewhat confused, and headed south toward campus along Stange Road. On the way I saw the moon cracked like a cracker in two above in the bluish-purple sky. Schilletter-University Village apartments and Fredericksen Court both were one huge ghetto. Young people, mostly non-Caucasian, stared vacantly at me through chain link fences topped with barbed wire. An old CyRide bus, painted black, pulled up in front of a security checkpoint to the ghetto where men stood in riot gear and bearing assault rifles. “ISC: DPS” was blazoned in cardinal and gold on the side of the

By Stelios.Vasilis.Perdios @iowastatedaily.com bus. On the other side of street, the Veenker Golf course was a graveyard, littered with bones. Somehow I made it to campus came upon Hamilton Hall, which stood six stories tall with gigantic antennas and satellite dishes at its top. But the place crawled with vicious-looking foxes whose mouths foamed from their excitement. They eagerly shared their news with their cacophonous little voices: “ISU PREZ SEZ: Roosters and Owls in Iowa City dead. No humanity here.” At that point, “All Along the Watchtower” faded into “Sonne” by Rammstein. I left Hamilton and looked for Ross Hall. But Ross Hall was gone, so was Curtiss, so was Catt. They had been replaced by cheaplooking wooden army barracks. Soldiers, who looked younger than 18, marched across Campus Central in perfect formations. I hid from them. Just south of the barracks, I saw an entrance to a mine or a cave. But steel doors with a huge padlock had sealed the entranced.

An angry crone suddenly appeared. “Boo! Rubbish! Filth! Muck!” she cried out to me. Then she pointed to the Campanile. “The Beast has the key!” Beyond the Campanile, Beardshear Hall had been replaced by some kind of factory with a skull-like front. I watched as the soldiers on Central Campus turned and marched in perfect step into the mouth of the skull. Two men flanked the mouth each pulling a lever. Next thing I know I am standing on the Zodiac in the Memorial Union about to enter the Gold Star Hall. This was the most heartbreaking part of this vision. As I entered I felt a gust of wind and heard a woman sobbing. But I did not see the woman as I noticed that hundreds, perhaps thousands of new names had been added to the walls and columns. Each name had been written in pencil. The Gold Star Hall kiosk was gone. Then this all crumbled away, and I found myself in the middle of vast and flat prairie, the kind you see in Nebraska. To the east was a mountain chain, and I saw the city I know as “Del Reloes” devastated by war, the Tower of Babel smashed by the great Leviathan. To the west, I saw a light, as if the sun were rising. The light came closer, and I could see it was actually three lights, which became three crosses upon three

mega-churches built upon three hills. The hills themselves were not made of earth. One was made of torn books and newspapers, the second of rotting and filthy money and the third of broken religious symbols. Then I saw a man robed and hooded in white, riding upon an elephant, descend from the heavens above the churches. He landed in front of me, but I avoided looking at his face though I found myself paralyzed by fear. “Your heart beats on the left,” he said as Rammstein’s song faded away. “But I see it on the right. Now look at me.” I gazed into the emptiness where that man’s face should be. I woke up seized by a deep fear. What this vision means, I do not know. Like so many prophetic visions, the meanings behind the symbolism and imagery remain obscure. Perhaps I fear a totalitarian state awaits us in the near future if moderate forces do not establish a balance within our political system. Or perhaps not. I do know, however, that 2012 will be a pivotal year for either side. Vote wisely.

Stelios Vasilis Perdios is a graduate student in history from Ames, Iowa.

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Queries about AgriSol partnership unanswered This is an open letter to Regent Bruce Rastetter, President Steven Leath and Dean Wendy Wintersteen: More than 100 concerned citizens gathered at the Ames City Hall Council Chambers on March 24 to attend an Occupy Ames/ ISU-sponsored teach-in entitled “After AgriSol: Defining a University’s Ethics and Interests in a Corporate World.” Panelists included Paul Johnson, David Osterberg, Carolyn Raffensperger, Francis Thicke, Matt Ohloff, Adam Mason and George Naylor. Audio and video files, as well as the written transcript, were posted to the event website: afteragrisoloccupyteachin. blogspot.com. We attended this teach-in because Iowa State’s connection to the AgriSol development project in Tanzania continues to concern us. Our university’s reputation is important to us as current students and recent alumni of Iowa State. In addition, we value Iowa State’s fulfillment of its land grant mission in a manner which improves the quality of life and creates public goods here and abroad. Understanding of the nature of the AgriSol/ISU partnership should inform future guiding principles in Iowa State’s involvement in international agriculture development projects and for-profit partnerships. To date, the administration has released statements that do not outline in full detail or provide a timeline of the nature of Iowa State’s relationship with AgriSol Energy. A statement released Feb. 10 from Wintersteen shares that there have been “misrepresentations about why and how we [the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences] were involved.” We write today to seek more

File photo: Kelsey Kremer/Iowa State Daily Carolyn Raffensperger, director of the science and environmental health network, speaks during a teach-in titled “After AgriSol: Defining a University’s Ethics and Interests in a Corporate World” on March 24 in the Ames City Hall Council Chambers.

This letter was written jointly by 28 students and alumni of Iowa State. information about why and how the college was involved. Specifically, we are interested to learn what originally inspired the exploration of program development in Tanzania with AgriSol Energy and the specifics of this proposed program development. We acknowledge that Iowa State has had and continues to have success on the international development level, namely the project involving small farmers and landholders in Uganda to which the college and AgriSol have drawn numerous comparisons. Thus, we are eager to learn to what degree the Tanzania project parallels the Uganda project. We are genuinely interested in how the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

has been misrepresented regarding this project, and we offer the following questions as an opportunity for dialogue and clarification: 1. What was the timeline of the planned partnership between Iowa State and AgriSol? 2. What was the scope and capacity of Iowa State’s advisory role? 3. What role did any local organizations or institutions in Tanzania have in the development of this project? 4. Who was intended to be the beneficiary of this project? What are the measures of success for those beneficiaries? 5. How was Iowa State’s planned development project in Tanzania to be funded? 6. To what degree would this project be similar to other international development projects, such as the ongoing project in Uganda? 7. What are Iowa State’s guiding principles or rules of

engagement when entering into partnerships with forprofit stakeholders in international development work? We request that the university hold a public forum or meeting with concerned citi-

zens to discuss the AgriSol/ ISU partnership in an open manner and to engage in dialogue about what will be the guiding principals for future agricultural development and public-private partnerships.

To quote former ISU President W. Robert Parks, “In speaking of an ‘open’ university, I meant only one thing: I was simply saying that the university has no greater purpose than to keep its doors open and to be the place in society where people can express opposing points of view” (interview with the Iowa State Daily, May 1970). As was made clear and discussed at the teach-in, members of the ISU community and the citizens of Iowa at large view the AgriSol case as an opportunity to address our concerns and questions regarding international agricultural development research, partnerships with for-profit partners and the transparency of process at our institution. We are proud of the reputation and work of Iowa State and know Iowa Stare is wellprepared to play a positive role in advancing the public good by engaging in these questions brought forward by the public it serves. Thank you for your attention and reply. We would appreciate your response within one week of receipt of this letter.

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Wisconsin says Uthoff can’t transfer inside Big Ten Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin will allow freshman forward Jarrod Uthoff to transfer to any Uthoff school outside the Big Ten, hoping to defuse a situation that has drawn national criticism. The school said Uthoff asked for permission to contact 16 schools and the Badgers rejected four of them. Uthoff appealed over three of those schools and met Thursday with Athletic Director Barry Alvarez and associate AD Justin Doherty. The two officials then met with coach Bo Ryan and decided Uthoff can contact any school he wants to outside the Big Ten. The school said in a release that “Ryan wanted the appeals process to serve as a means for dialogue to occur between Uthoff and UW Athletics administration.” If Uthoff wants to appeal the “permission to contact” denial to any Big Ten school, he may request a hearing to the Chair of the Athletic Board within eight business days, the school said. The 6-foot-8 Uthoff is a former Iowa Mr. Basketball. He redshirted as a freshman last season.

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Photo: Nicole Wiegand/Iowa State Daily Tenisha Matlock, junior middle blocker for the Iowa State volleyball team, was recently selected as a member of the 2012 U.S. Women’s National A2 Team Program. The team is comprised of players with remaining NCAA eligibility, thus making them ineligible for selection on the U.S. Women’s National Team. Matlock was the only player in the Big 12 named to the team.

Matlock selected for USA Volleyball A2 By Cory.Weaver @iowastatedaily.com ISU middle blocker Tenisha Matlock was one of just 48 college volleyball players to make the USA Volleyball A2 team this year. For a player who did not play much high-level club ball before coming to Iowa State, the selection came as a surprise to Matlock, who said she did not go into the tryouts expecting to make the cut. “I kind of went into it just thinking, ‘Oh, I’m not going to make it, I’m just going to try out,’” Matlock said. “It was just nice to work with people who were actually there.” A record 207 athletes made the trip to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Not only was Matlock the only Cyclone to make the team, she was also the only player from the Big 12. The A2 program is for studentathletes who were not selected to the U.S. National Team but still have eligibility left for the 2012 season and provides some of the best coaching the players will ever receive. ISU coach Christy JohnsonLynch said previous Cyclones who have gone through the program have came back new and improved, and she expects the same for Matlock.

“It’s going to be a great experience for her,” JohnsonLynch said. “I know when our players have gone there in the past — Kaylee Manns and Ashley Johnson-Lynch Mass made it — they always come back playing at a whole other level, a higher level.” Matlock has switched positions a lot for the Cyclones Straube but appears to have found her niche at the middle blocker slot. Matlock’s athleticism is one thing that has allowed her to do so and senior blocker Jamie Straube said it also lets her do things a little out of the ordinary. “She can do things that are kind of unorthodox,” Straube said. “They’re not really technically what you would normally teach, but just because she’s so quick and can jump so well, she just makes it work.” One of the things Matlock worked on while at the tryouts was being more conventional with her blocking. When she blocks at Iowa State, she said her knees are bent and loaded, whereas at the A2 program, they were

looking for her to keep them loose. “I learned a lot from the coaches, especially just blocking-wise, just because it’s different when I block,” Matlock said. Johnson-Lynch said the A2 team will help Matlock get caught up since she did not play as much on the club scene as some of her ISU teammates. “Tenisha is still trying to catch up a little bit, and every chance she gets to train a little bit more, have some good coaching, play with some good players, I think that’s going to be tremendous for her career,” JohnsonLynch said.

She can do things that are kind of unorthodox. They’re not really technically what you would normally teach, but just because she’s so quick and can jump so well she just makes it work” Jamie Straube On the defensive end, JohnsonLynch compared her to former Cyclone Erin Boeve, whose name can

be found on several of Iowa State’s alltime leaderboards for blocking. On the other end, Matlock is still working on improving offensively and Johnson-Lynch hopes to see that at some point as well. Matlock began playing middle blocker for Iowa State last August as a sophomore. Now that she has a full season under her belt, she has started to become more comfortable at the position that appears to be her perfect spot. Matlock said the A2 selection was a bit of a confidence booster but a late arrival did not allow her to take it all in. “We were there for two days, so I didn’t really get to take the whole thing in because we were late the first day, so we didn’t get to try out, and then we learned the second day about a little bit of stuff,” Matlock said. Johnson-Lynch believes with the added coaching of the A2 team, Matlock can be an All-Big 12 player for them but said it is going to come down to having confidence, making time and getting her reps in. “It’s going to take another step up from her and particularly offensively,” Johnson-Lynch said. “She’s going to have to put up bigger numbers to be in consideration for that, but she certainly has that potential.”

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Basketball Writer DALLAS — Larry Brown is returning to college to get back into coaching. The 71-year-old Hall of Fame coach was hired Thursday at SMU. It is his first college job in nearly a quarter century, and comes with a struggling program that is headed to the Big East after next season. “It’s a challenge like everything. The greater the challenge, the greater the opportunity,” Brown told The Associated Press by phone from his home in Philadelphia. Brown, the only coach to win both an NBA championship and NCAA title, hasn’t coached since leaving the Charlotte Bobcats in December 2010 after the NBA’s team’s 9-19 start. SMU hasn’t won an NCAA tournament game since 1988, the year Brown led Kansas to the national championship in his last season as a college coach.

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ISU alumni compete for Olympic spots By Jake.Calhoun @iowastatedaily.com Four former ISU wrestlers will compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials this weekend at CarverHawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Trent Paulson (2003-07), Travis Paulson (2003-07), David Zabriskie (2006-10) and Jon Reader (2007-11) will be donning their experience as former Cyclone wrestlers in hopes of qualifying for the U.S. Olympic freestyle team that will compete at the 2012 Olympics this summer in London. “It’s our duty to go out and wrestle as hard as we possibly can and do what we’re trained to do,” Reader said. “I want to leave [Iowa City] Sunday night with no regrets, win or lose.” The four wrestlers have been training under ISU coach Kevin Jackson, who was the Olympic freestyle coach from 2001 to 2008. Each of them was a three-time All-American at Iowa State and three — Trent Paulson, Reader and Zabriskie — of the four won national titles their senior seasons. Despite having wrestled under the brightest lights of collegiate competition, wrestling for a shot to represent the United States at the Olympics can become an even bigger task in and of itself. “In a big event like this, it’s easy to put a lot of pressure on yourself and get nervous and freeze up,” Trent said, who won the 157-pound national title in 2007. “The approach we’ve used is the KISS — keep it simple, stupid.” At the 2008 Olympic Team Trials, Trent and Travis both fell short of qualifying for the U.S. Olympic freestyle team by finishing third at 66 kilograms (145.5 pounds) and 74 kilograms (163

Photo: Kendra Plathe/Iowa State Daily Jon Reader tries to ride Trent Paulson in training for the Olympic Team Trials on April 21-22 in Iowa City. Both were national champions their senior seasons as well as three-time All-Americans.

pounds). “You almost don’t need any extra motivation heading into the Olympic year,” Travis said. “It’s been our dream ever since we won our first state titles in high school.” Unlike 2008, Trent and Travis will both be competing at 74 kilograms with a deep weight class that includes Jordan Burroughs, Andrew Howe, Kyle

Dake and David Taylor. Seven national titles and two Dan Hodge trophies for Outstanding Wrestler can be counted among Burroughs, Howe, Dake and Taylor. Burroughs is the only one of the four who has exhausted NCAA eligibility.

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Beach Invite last stop on Cyclones’ weekend tour By Dylan.Montz @iowastatedaily.com The ISU men’s track and field team will have perhaps one of its busiest weekends of the season as the team has the Mt. SAC Relays, the Bryan Clay Invitational and the Beach Invitational. The Beach Invitational, hosted in Cerritos, Calif., will be the last stop for the Cyclones. Sprints coach Nate Wiens said this weekend will be a competitive one for his runners and they will hope to have great marks every day as well. Wiens also said senior Ian Warner may compete Saturday, depending on how he performs on Friday and that he is really performing at a high level right now. “Every time he hits the track he runs faster,” Wiens said of Warner. “So we’re not going to mess up the progression of what he’s doing. He’s really on fire right now and really figuring

out a lot of things, and it’s really fun to have an athlete that comes into their own and get’s that kind of thing.” Coach Corey Ihmels said, while the trip to California may be a logistical nightmare, it is still a fun trip to take with almost the whole team able to go and, with the exception of the distance runners, able to run more than once.

Every time he hits the track he runs faster. So we’re not going to mess up the progression of what he’s doing.” Nate Wiens “It’s a great weekend for us,” Ihmels said. “It’s maybe a little unfortunate that it’s the weekend before Drake [Relays] with a big weekend like this, but it’s just one of those opportunities that is just hard to pass up because

>>OLYMPIC.p8 “It makes the feeling of making the team that much more,” Trent said. “I’d say it’s the deepest weight class this year, so if you’re able to get through that elite group of athletes and be on top and make the team, then you know you’ve truly earned it, and you’ll represent the United States well.” Zabriskie Travis said the transition from folkstyle — which is practiced at the collegiate level — to freestyle was tough for them in 2008 having been only one year removed from collegiate competition. “There’s quite a bit of learning involved with it,” Zabriskie said. “It’s a little bit different mentality in how you score points or how points are scored.” Reader Zabriskie, who won the 2010 national title at heavyweight, said he mostly wrestled freestyle in high school to improve his folkstyle abilities but still found it to be a tough transition when he began his training for the Olympic trials in April 2010. Known as one of the most well-conditioned heavyweights of his time while at Iowa State, Zabriskie has found the transition from folkstyle to freestyle challenging in one particular aspect. “It’s really hard to get a guy tired in a two-minute period,” Zabriskie said. “In college, you get that first three-minute period and by the third period, you’ve already been wrestling for five minutes. In freestyle, there’s no guarantee it could go any longer than four.” Reader, however, said he started freestyle when he was young and prefers its explosive nature to the domination-laden folkstyle. “Wrestling is wrestling,” Reader said. “It correlates to both styles. There’s different strategy for both styles, but you’ve got to go out and wrestle the way you wrestle.” One former Cyclone who has not been training in Ames with Reader and Co. is Jake Varner, who is just one of two four-time NCAA finalists in ISU history. Since winning his second national title in 2010, Varner has been training with former ISU coach and current PSU coach Cael Sanderson in State College, Pa. “He’s stopped in like once or twice,” Zabriskie said of Varner. “But outside of that, the only time we usually bump into him is out at the Olympic Training Center [in Colorado Springs, Colo.] at training camps.” Sanderson, the first four-time finalist in ISU history and only undefeated wrestler in NCAA history, recently withdrew his name from this weekend’s competition and will not chase a second gold medal since attaining one in 2004. Even with the goosebump-inducing possibility of representing the United States at the Olympics this summer staring them in the face, at least the venue won’t be overwhelming for the former Cyclones. “We’re looking to go into Iowa City — we’ve been there before, we know what the arena looks like, we’ve seen pictures of the mats already — we’re ready to go,” Reader said. “Mentally, we’re ready too.”

there is so many good things that come out of it.” Ihmels also said these last few weeks leading up to the Big 12 Conference meet will be important for the team to prepare and get in all of the workouts that they need to be successful. “The distance group had a great meet at Stanford and hopefully that can continue this weekend,” Ihmels said. “I thought the rest of the groups — throws, jumps and sprints — I thought we came out of the gun really well at that first Arizona State meet and maybe didn’t

make as much progress at that second meet. “I think this will be a big weekend for us to kind of see where we’re at.” The Beach Invite will be held on Saturday in Cerritos, Calif.

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Ames creates sustainable power By Cystainability Staff Iowa State Power Plant The production of electricity has a long history at Iowa State, beginning with the first electric lights being sent to the university from Thomas Edison in 1880. Since then Iowa State has made great strides in electricity use, building its first power plant in 1891 and a new, updated plant in 1906. This plant used steam as a source of electricity and heating, which laid the foundation for Iowa State’s use of cogeneration. Since that time, the plant has been expanded and modified to meet the university’s growing energy needs and to ensure compliance with increasing environmental requirements. Cogeneration produces heat and electricity at the same time by burning coal to create steam, which spins turbines to generate electricity for the university. The steam is then reused, being sent to university buildings for heating during the colder months. When the weather is warmer the steam is sent to one of four chillers to cool water, which is sent to campus through underground piping to absorb heat from buildings. The water then returns to the power plant, is cooled again, and cycles back to campus. By utilizing this process the power plant has a thermal efficiency of around 55 percent, as opposed to the 35 to 42 percent usually seen with power plants not using cogeneration. Because this process results in higher efficiency, using cogeneration also reduces the amount of nitrogen oxide, sulfur oxide and carbon dioxide emitted into the air due to the decreased amount of fuel burned to create power. “We have a staff here who wants to run this plant as efficiently as we can,” said Jeff Witt, director of utilities for the 75 member staff that works 24 hours a day to keep Iowa State powered. In attempt to keep the power plant running as efficiently as possible, the staff has come up with many ways to keep the carbon footprint of the plant to a minimum. The plant contains five different boilers and runs two, three or four boilers depending on the campus energy demand. The primary boilers are two fluidized bed boilers that burn coal and limestone together. The limestone removes more than 90 percent of the sulfur that is in the coal. All boilers are equipped with pollution control equipment that captures the ash from

the coal. The newest equipment collects 99.5 percent of the ash while the older equipment collects 97 percent of the ash. Because of the efficiency of this equipment, there is no smoke emitted from the plant smoke stacks. The oldest boiler is not as efficient, only collecting 92 percent of the ash so this boiler is seldom operated. The ash is taken to a limestone quarry for reclamation of the quarry and eventually is covered with topsoil and turned into farmland. The groundwater in the quarry is monitored now that chemicals are polluting it. The power plant is also experimenting with the burning of wood chips along with coal. The use of wood would reduce the amount of coal burned. The wood has no sulfur which reduces sulfur emissions but other emissions, such as nitrogen oxide, will increase. The problem with burning wood, however, is that it has less energy content and costs more than coal. While the staff at the power plant works hard to keep Iowa State’s carbon footprint low, Witt stresses that, while they manage the energy source, they have little control over energy demand. It is important that students be mindful of how much energy they use in order to keep Iowa State as green as possible.

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Resource Recovery Center The average person throws away 3.7 pounds of municipal solid waste a day. In most cities, that waste ends up taking hundreds of years to decompose in vast landfills. Not Ames. In 1974, construction began to build the first waste-toenergy plant in the United States. Rather than the traditional methods of sorting municipal solid waste from recyclables, Ames citizens need only one trash can in which to put all their waste. Exceptions to this are hazardous waste and glass. Hazardous wastes (such as cleaning chemicals or propane tanks) can be dropped off for free at the resource Recovery Center for disposal every Wednesday afternoon. Glass wears down the machines when it is broken down. Therefore, yellow glassrecycling trash bins are located outside a variety of grocery stores around Ames and near some ISU residence halls. The municipal solid waste, however, is transported to the Resource Recovery Center where it is sent through a primary shredder

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to break the waste down into smaller pieces. Metals are then separated from the mix by special magnets in order to be recycled. The waste is then sent through a secondary shredder to break it down even further. Next, an air knife is used to separate the waste that will be sent to the Ames Power Plant for Refuse Derived Fuel, the left over material is sent to the Boone County Landfill. In the end, 70 percent of the municipal solid waste sent to the Resource Recovery Center is used for energy or recycled. In order to have the Resource Recovery Center in place, residents of Ames currently pay a per capita fee of $9.10 through their property taxes annually. According to Lorrie Hanson, secretary of the Resource Recovery Center, this price does fluctuate but has never risen higher than $17. A small fee compared to the savings in electricity costs residents receive annually. Compared with landfills, waste-to-energy plants do a lot of good for the environment and the community too. For instance, waste from landfills can leach into the ground and pollute valuable ground water and aquifers. The organic waste in landfills also gives off methane gas which contributes to greenhouse gas pollution. Wastes also take hundreds of years to break down, thus landfills fill up quickly. “Even if I won’t be here to take care of it my kids will, then their kids, then theirs. What a legacy. I left you a huge boil on the earth, and you have to take care of it in case it erupts,” said Hanson regarding landfills. By the Resource Recovery Center saving waste from the landfill to convert into electricity, the Ames Power Plant reduces its use of coal by 10 percent. The Resource Recovery Center has been providing green electricity to the residents of Ames for 35 years and will continue to do so far into the future.

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purchasing quantities of wind energy from a wind farm in Zearing, Iowa. In the first year that wind energy was purchased, the university bought 4.5 percent of its energy from the farm, and that percentage almost doubled to 8.1 percent the following year. While wind is a very efficient energy source, it currently comes with a set of challenges that prevents Iowa State from making wind its primary source of energy. First, wind energy is more expensive than purchasing electricity off the grid or producing it at the university power plant — one kilowatt-hour costing around five cents. Last year, to purchase the 8.1 percent from the wind farm in Zearing, the university spent about $300,000 more than electricity available from other sources. Another challenge of wind energy is its variability. The wind must be blowing in order to harvest power from the wind turbines and, because there is currently no method for storing wind energy, it is not always a reliable source. Also, wind production tends to be better at night and during the wintertime, times that energy demand is at its lowest. There are times that the wind farms are shut down because there is not enough demand for electricity. Transporting wind energy from the wind farm to the university is also a challenge. Wind farms are located in remote areas to take advantage of unobstructed wind patterns. Therefore they rely on large electrical transmission lines to move power from the wind farms to locations such as cities that can use the electricity. It takes much longer to make improvements to the transmission lines to increase capacity than it takes to construct the wind farm. Improvements to the transmission lines were just completed in January, over two years after the wind farm started production. Despite the challenges faced by the university to implement more wind energy, Iowa State still has set a goal to purchase 10 percent of its electricity from the wind farm.

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Memorial Union gets green roof By Rebecca.Chamberlin @iowastatedaily.com

ISU alumnus landscaper goes green By Taylor.Hilsabeck @iowastatedaily.com An ISU alumnus has turned sustainable landscapes into an art form. Ken Smith Landscape Architect is an awardwinning design firm with experience in a wide variety and scale of projects, using sustainability as a major focus. Ken Smith grew up in Iowa and attended Iowa State, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture in 1976. At Iowa State’s very own Parks Library, Smith discovered the artwork of Robert Smithson, known for his earthwork, the “Spiral Jetty,” made in 1970. Smith grew to admire the artist, and became inspired in his later architecture works. After working for the Iowa Conservation Commission in Parks and Recreation Planning, he attended Harvard Graduate School of Design. Smith received a master’s degree in landscape architecture in 1986. In 1992, Smith opened his own office in New York City. Throughout the years, Smith has created many sustainable landscaped works of art. One example is the Sante Fe Railyard Park, which focuses primarily on water conservation. Throughout the park, water is captured from roof areas to be stored and used as a visible element in the landscape. A water tank was built to store the harvested water, supporting plants, grasses and garden environments. There is also a children’s play area teaching about water and agricultural history with a button-activated, low-use fountain that drains into nearby plantings. In 2002, the Ken Smith Landscape Architect team began The Orange County Great Park. The vision for the park emphasizes that it should be an intricate part of the local vernacular, celebrate unique South California ecosystems, and be a valuable commodity for the public. This vision manifests itself through the use of native plant communities, the refurbishment of existing buildings, the reuse of existing materials and the sourcing of local suppliers and craftsmen. The park has an area growing ground for trees in boxes, instead of a far off nursery, adding visual appeal, providing shade and helping reduce the heat effect. Such strategies provide early park amenities and allow for flexibility of future improvements, while engaging the public. The Great Park also offers courses in ecology, gardening, hosts farmer’s markets and weekly health seminars with the creation of the Farm and Food lab and community garden. It was established that sustainability should be measurable and visible in the park through not only sustainable practices, but also sustainable features. Smith may be most famous for his work on the rooftop garden on the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Smith’s goal was to create a sustainable garden, with his inspiration coming from a pair of skateboarder’s camouflage pants. He used seven tons of crushed recycled glass, four tons of recycled rubber mulch and 185 crushed recycled rocks to form his artificial landscape masterpiece. It is only visible to people who live above the Museum of Modern Art; there are no visitors allowed.

The Memorial Union installed a green roof onto the north side of the building last Friday. A green roof is a roof that has been partially or completely covered with a growing medium and vegetation. This is not the first green roof to grace the tops of university buildings: the King Pavilion, Horticulture Hall, the bus stop on Morrill Road in front of College of Design, the new State Gym and the Biorenewables Research Laboratory all have green roofs. The Memorial Union green roof was installed by a small construction team and members of the Landscape Club. The project was pioneered by Miles Thompson, senior in horticulture and president of the Landscape Club. According to Thompson, his interest in implementing another green roof on campus came from Jennifer Bousselot, lecturer in horticulture, who spearheaded the project for Horticulture Hall’s

Photo: David Derong/Iowa State Daily Student volunteers worked with the Landscape Club on April 13, to install a green roof on top of the north roof of the Memorial Union. Green roofs absorb rain water and provide insulation.

green roof. Initially the project was fully funded by the Government of the Student Body but became too expensive when the safety precautions of student volunteers were factored in to the total cost. So Thompson asked the Memorial Union for the additional funding and was able to receive it. The

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green roof can be best observed from the windowed hallway in front of the Multicultural Center of the Memorial Union. Near there, a flat-screen television displaying an educational video about green roofs will be playing on a loop. “This is a building that has so much public interaction and di-

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By Taylor.Hilsabeck @iowastatedaily.com The U.S. Postal Service handles 100 billion pieces of junk mail each year. The average household in the United States gets around six pieces of junk mail each day. If you take the 2.6 million trees killed each year and convert that into pounds of paper, you get roughly 2 billion pounds. Even if you assume half of that is recycled, you still have 1 billion pounds of paper going into landfills. For those of you who do not know, Earth Day is April 22, and Arbor Day is April 27. In the spirit of thinking about the environment, I decided to challenge myself to use all the junk mail and old magazines I have lying around The first project is very easy. Simply draw a droplet shape with a black marker on some junk mail, cut out the pieces and glue them onto plain paper. The instructions are to the left. I also have piles of dusty old magazines. Instead of trashing them, I recycled them to make a trash can. Coil strips of magazine paper (I found high gloss magazines worked best) and use a hot glue gun to hold the coils together. The bottom part is one big disk of coils with a bead of hot glue filling the center hole.

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versity,” said Merry Rankin, coordinator of sustainability at Iowa State. “The Memorial Union offers a great public experience to see, learn and watch throughout the season.” There are many benefits of having a green roof. The first is they absorb rain water while naturally watering the plants. They also provide insulation and can reduce energy needs to a building by 30 percent, permitting the building’s roof is entirely green. Green roofs also provide a natural habitat for wildlife, aesthetics and can help lower urban air temperature. One unique feature of this new green roof is the red leafed plants forming the cyclone logo. This will be a symbol to current and future students, staff, and visitors alike that Iowa State possesses a genuine spirit of green initiative. “I think it’s really good from an educational standpoint,” Thompson said. “We want to get the word out [about green roofs] to make a difference.”

By Rebecca.Chamberlin @iowastatedaily.com Veishea has a long tradition as a celebration of education, student organizations and the culmination of the school year. However, it is also has a strong tradition of Live Green promotion on the behalf of green initiative student groups. Each year these students set up a Live Green tent in Veishea Village that hosts a variety of educational booths about the work that they do and how students can make Iowa State a more environmentally friendly institution. One such student organization is the GreenHouse Group, which will be advocating recycling during Veishea. The GreenHouse Group’s booth is sponsored by Dasani water and will be handing out sustainable products, shirts and hats in exchange for cans, bottles and flyers to recycle. The booth will also feature a counter that keeps track of the amount of recycled material throughout the day. According to Casey Fangmann, senior in industrial engineering and president of the GreenHouse Group, in previous years of Veishea, the GreenHouse Group has been able to collect 2,000 to 2,500 cans and bottles. This year they are looking to top that. One promotional technique to accomplish this goal is the appearance of Captain Planet who will be sporting a full body spandex earth suit and walking in the parade. He will also be handing out green latex gloves to students wishing to be caught green handed retrieving cans and bottles from waste bins to be recycled. The Live Green tent will be located near Ross Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Veishea Saturday.

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>>SILENCE.p1 ual identity because so many think it’s so taboo,” Butcher said. Like many high schools across the nation, Butcher’s high school lacked resources for LGBT support and education. According to a 2009 National School Climate Survey nearly 85 percent of LGBT students were verbally harassed at school because of their sexual orientation. More than 40 percent of LGBT students were physically harassed, more than 60 percent of LGBT students reported they felt unsafe in school, and nearly 30 percent reported missing at least one day of school during the past month. The Day of Silence was started in order to combat issues LGBT students face. “We want to provide a safe space and give an open non-judgmental atmosphere with advocacy and support,” said Brad Freihoefer, program coordinator for the LGBT Student Services Center. Although surprising to some, Iowa State has a sizeable transgender population. “We have students whose concerns are all over the board,” Freihoefer said. When students come out, telling people close to them can be scary and nerve-racking. “We have the resources for people to navigate and provide resources to be successful,” Freihoefer said. The Day of Silence has also created controversy among several groups who do not want their child’s educational time to be interrupted by the silence. However, the Day of Silence has a purpose often misunderstood by others- to put an end to

>>COMING OUT.p1 I’d fallen in love — for a second time — and — for a second time — the guy was straight as an arrow. Sure, from time to time he’d talk about his “man crushes,” but I was smart enough to know he wasn’t actually “interested.” Better yet, I’d tried to counsel him through romantic interests of his own. I fancy myself to be pretty understanding, when it comes to the lady-folk, and — you may have noticed — all sense of reason and understanding tends to go out the window when you’re dealing with someone you love, so he was in search of help, I was interested in spending as much time as possible with him, and so, naturally, I obliged. When one of his love interests finally panned out, I started coming to terms with reality: As much as I might want it, we were never going to move beyond being anything more than friends. And that was OK — I mean, I struggled a bit, sure, but who doesn’t? — but I’d gone through this before and I was getting tired of pretending. Tired of pretending I’d only ever been interested in just being friends. Tired of pretending to be “interested” in girls. Tired of hiding the parts of me that the world would point to as “evidence” of my being “gay.” And so I agonized over it for days, if not weeks, and on that particular day at Hickory Park, we sat down, ordered our regulars and, after what I’m sure was, like, an hour of me just babbling on and on about a whole lot of nothing, I finally got around to the reason for all my angst: “I’m gay.” And I’m in love with you. But I know it isn’t going anywhere. Please don’t hate me. I couldn’t stop shaking, and my voice could barely manage the words. I had no idea how he’d react. “Terror” doesn’t seem like quite the right word to use to describe my emotions, but I was terrified of what he might say or do. Terrified of seeing something like disgust in his eyes as someone he thought he knew revealed the truth about himself. I didn’t look him in the face for a long, long time. Because in my mind, he’d be more than justified in feeling betrayed, duped, even lied to. I half expected him to just get up and walk out. Whatever his reaction, there was a part of me that felt sure that this confession would mean the end of our friendship. A few minutes later, I actually put words to my fears. “You don’t hate me?” He scoffed — almost laughed a bit. From his side of the table, it was a ridiculous question. “No, dude, I don’t hate you.” The truth of those words would take weeks to sink in, and the weight they would lift from my shoulders... It was tremendous. Because it was a fact I’d only recently come to accept about myself. And trusting him enough to tell him — much less finding a reasonable excuse to do so — had taken years of friendshipbuilding. And here I was, selfishly putting it all on the line. Risking it all for the sake of a little honesty. For the chance at knowing someone who knew — and was OK with — me.

I’m gay? I’ve been attracted to guys since I was, like, 12. But for a long time I didn’t know what that meant, because, in small-town Iowa, “gay” isn’t something that comes up in sex ed. They keep it pretty simple: “This is how you make babies” and “this is how not to.” In small-town Iowa, words like “gay,” “fag” and “queer” were just words people used to refer to things that were awful. As a kid, you learn to distance yourself from things that garnered those labels. Sometimes, it was the weather. Sometimes, it was an activity, like crying or playing the cello. Oftentimes, it was people.

Why Might Someone LGBT Student Services LGBT terminology Be Afraid to Come Out? office information Biological sex: A system (male/female/inter Risk of losing friendships and family connections Risk of losing closeness in relationships Fear of being the subject of gossip Fear of being harassed Fear of being physically assaulted Fear of losing financial support from family members Fear of being thrown out of the house Fear of losing their job Fear of losing their children

bullying and harassment. “Everyone encounters bullying,” Butcher said. “Those not in the LGBT community can’t avoid it either.” Greater understanding and education can lead to a more tolerant atmosphere for everyone. The Alliance at Iowa State tries to incorporate and include others outside the LGBT community. “Be an ally; don’t hesitate and give it a try. The more allies we have, the stronger,” Butcher said. Butcher stressed the importance of allies, as they serve as a support system. Although Alliance at Iowa State is not hosting Day of Silence activities due to Veishea and transitioning, students can still participate in the day, by taking times for silence between breaks.

And then I came to Iowa State. And, at Iowa State, being “gay” is kind of a big deal. Granted, it doesn’t mean having (getting?) to choose between living with another guy or a girl just yet — although coed housing’s all the rage among the LGBT crowd on campuses across the country — but it meant rallies and clubs, and, in my extremely limited experiences, it meant taking deep, deep offense to things that had previously been pretty insulting, sure, but had always simply been an attitude and a vocabulary you just put up with. But I would go a different way, because I’d grown up in small-town Iowa, been heavily involved in the Church and, through the end of my senior year in high school, told my friends and family that I planned to attend a seminary after completing my bachelor’s degree at Iowa State. So when I came to campus, I got involved in a number of campus ministries, and that’s where I learned a whole lot more about what it meant to be “gay.” The differences between me and other guys, the feelings I’d developed for guys while going through puberty... It all pointed to a condition that had plagued the human race for thousand of years, and if I didn’t deal with it, my soul was at stake. So that became nearly a full-time focus. Because, if I couldn’t get into heaven myself, what hope could I have to effectively serve and share the good news with the poor and hungry around the world? So I changed my major, started searching for a career with a more secular focus and started going through a little one-onone counseling. I attended some group therapy sessions once every other week for a while in Iowa City. I even went to a conference. You might call it an attempt at “praying the gay away.” But to us, it meant seeking sanctification and salvation. And it would lead to a life of celibacy or, if you were one of the lucky ones, real change. Attractions to people of the opposite sex. A wife. Children of your own flesh and blood that you’d make in your bedroom (or... anywhere, really), without the use of doctors in white coats and expensive lab equipment. Most importantly: It would mean living righteously. Living the way God had intended. And, honestly, I can’t say that there’s a little part of me that doesn’t still believe that that’s what God would love for my life to look like. Because, you know... penises fit pretty neatly into vaginas. And, obviously, sex is how people make babies. Usually. But I got to the point — and it was a gradual shift in my thinking, to be sure — where I decided that I’d spent too much time hating myself, spent too many nights crying myself to sleep over the hopelessness I felt and too much time spent thinking, “I’d rather be dead or straight — right now — than to have to go on, living like this,” to want to do it anymore. I don’t know when it happened, exactly, but somewhere along the line, I started to become comfortable with the idea that I was “gay.” Unfortunately, that reality presented a whole new host of problems. I’d told a few people in my life about my attractions, but I’d always framed the issue as “a struggle,” and it’s not a thing I really “struggle” with anymore. I’d never spent much time doing the whole dating thing, because I couldn’t be with the people I wanted to be with and wasn’t interested in being with the people who wanted to be with me, so I had no idea where to begin. And then there was the fact that I’d been hiding myself from the world for more than 10 years. I kind of felt like a stranger among my own friends.

According to the American Psychological Association, research shows that “feeling positively about one’s sexual orientation and integrating it into one’s life fosters greater wellbeing and mental health.” Coming out increases the size of one’s network of support. Family, friends and other supporters are critical in facing ongoing oppression and isolation that people can sometimes experience due to their gender or sexual identity. Revealing one’s sexual or gender identity relieves the burden of maintaining the secrecy, which frees energy for more positive pursuits. Remaining in the closet can make it more challenging to seek healthy intimate relationships. Being out increases visibility among others who may also be seeking intimate relationships.

sex) set by the medical establishment, usually based on reproductive organs or number of certain chromosomes in the DNA. Gender: The social construction of masculinity and femininity in a specific culture. Transgender: An umbrella term for someone whose self-identification or expression challenges traditional notions of “male” and “female.” Cisgender: Someone who has a gender identity that agrees with their societally recognized sex. Genderqueer: A term used by some people who may or may not fit on the transgender spectrum or be labeled as trans but who identity their gender and sexual orientation to be outside of the binary gender system Transsexual: A person whose gender identity is different from their assigned gender at birth. Crossdresser: A person who, regardless of motivation, wears clothes, makeup, etc., that are considered by the culture to be appropriate for another gender but not one’s own (preferred term to “transvestite”). Drag king and drag queen: A woman (typically a lesbian) and a man (typically a gay man), respectively, who employ gendermarked clothing, makeup and mannerisms for entertainment purposes only.

However, if participating, students are advised to let their instructors know before class if they happen to be called on. For more information on how to get involved

in Alliance or Day of Silence visit dayofsilence. org or stuorg.iastate.edu/lgbtalliance. Alliance also meets at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays in Carver 268.

Where: 1064 Student Services Building Hours: 8 a.m. until 5 p.m Monday thorugh Friday (Except university holidays) Contact: See the office’s website (http://new.dso.iastate.edu/lgbtss) for more information and resources

Reasons to come out

Figuring out what’s next...

>>FRIENDSHIP.p1

I came to Iowa State with the intention of making friends with guys because I’d gotten the idea that hanging around them would be a part of the process of “curing” me of my desires. The problem was, I kept falling in love with them. Which was annoying, as you might imagine, because, at the end of the day, they always go home to the girl. And, after a while, that starts to get old. Really old. Like the depression and thoughts of suicide before it, the rejections and the feelings of inadequacy brought on by a guy choosing someone else over you simply because she’s got boobs and a vagina (OK, there’s probably a bit more to it than that...) coupled with the feeling of failure brought on by having yet again fallen in love with a guy who was just supposed to be a friend... Well, it led me to change course. Again. There are probably a lot of you who don’t really care, so I’ll assume I’m not talking to you. There are probably others who’ve kept reading because you’re trying to figure out where I went wrong or how you might still be able to reach out to me to bring me back on track. I know I can’t convince you -- I wish I felt more confident about it myself. But despite everything, I’ve decided to lean on my faith and simply hope that God can continue to use me to reflect His glory in a broken world. I’ve just come to believe that He’ll accomplish more if I’m even slightly more comfortable with the person He’s created me to be than if I spent the rest of my days asleep or on medication because those were the only means I’d found of coping with the pain of feeling like I’d failed Him (by somehow not being “good” enough to see my sexual orientation change). For still others, maybe my story will resonate with you because you find yourself in a similar boat with the Church or because you’ve been hiding for years yourself, and you’re ready to “come out” to your friends and family in your own way — to free yourself to be yourself to the people around you. If it’s you I’m speaking to — and I hope there are at least a few of you — I hope you can find some comfort in knowing that you aren’t alone in your “struggle” or in your desire to be free to be you. But if you’re among the silent majority — those of you on campus who have yet to make up their minds about “the whole gay thing” a — I hope you can find some sense of conviction to be better than the people who’ve come before us. Because I think my story and the stories of so many others encourages us to ask ourselves whether we’re contributing to a culture that pushes people into closets, rather than one that encourages them to be themselves. Also: To ask ourselves whether we’re setting the sort of example for others to follow that would lead them to do the same. Because, honestly, it wasn’t the bullies I was ever afraid of the most. They were assholes and nothing more. I knew that. No, it was the silent majority that really worried me. The ones who might never make fun of anyone themselves, but they’d snicker when others did. It always made me wonder whether they felt the same way. And, if they did, I’d ask myself, “Who in the world could possibly love or respect someone so different... someone like me?” So I hope you can find the courage to stand up to hate and intolerance when it rears its ugly head. And to make it clear to those around you that you stand as a sanctuary from hate and discrimination so many seem to be so comfortable with. Jake did. Adam did. So many others in the world have and do on a regular basis. And lives are changed because of men and women like them. Lives are saved, even, sometimes. But, most importantly, people are freed. Freed to be themselves. And I’ve yet to be given a gift that meant or mattered more.

pling fear. It wasn’t a fear that this part of his life is wrong; he’s learned to accept himself for who he is. The fear that gripped him — my best friend for the better part of the last few years — stemmed from my knowing a fiercely intimate and closely guarded secret of his: that I or those close to him, would think less of or judge him for this part of his life, this part of who he is. He feared I’d react with anger or disgust. It wasn’t physical harm he was afraid of. He just didn’t want things to change. The fear that things would change crippled him to the point he couldn’t eat. He doesn’t want anyone to look at or treat him differently than they have for the last 25 years of his life. He just wants to be free to be himself. He couldn’t look me in the eye when he opened up to me because he worried what I would think about him. “I’d never be more afraid of getting beaten up or spit on or whatever — I think I could handle it — than the thought that someone I cared deeply about would learn something about me and think that I’m disgusting,” he said. “Like the fiber of my being is something they’d rather not exist.” “A life spent feeling terrible about yourself isn’t really a life lived.” This is the world he’s lived in for his not-inconsiderable time in central Iowa. He’s grown up “different” than his friends. He’s grown up “different” in the eyes of his church and his family. He’s felt pressure to change this part of who he is. He’s been afraid of what people would think of who he really is. And shouldn’t he be? There are reasons for him and so many others to look over their shoulders when they’re around those who are more “normal” than them. There’s discrimination and hate. Thousands want justice for Trayvon Martin, because a kid with black skin was gunned down for “suspicious behavior.” Candidates for the Republican nomination for president have done all they can to decry marriage equality and the “gay agenda.” Our own campus heard a rash of complaints of racism in the last month. On Sunday, a northwest Iowa family found their 14-yearold son and brother hanging from the ceiling of their garage. He came out a month ago. He’d been bullied ever since. A young boy with interests like the rest of us — fast cars and fashion and celebrity crushes — and regular American dreams — like getting married — killed himself. Because he was comfortable enough with who he was to let other people in on that little part of himself — his sexuality — and they hated him for it. “He wants to be who he is,” his sister told the Des Moines Register, “and he wants everyone to accept him for that. You either do or you don’t.” It’s a frightening time to be “different.” I, like so many others on this campus, am lucky, I suppose, to have been born into what society deems “normal”: A WASP born into a family of WASPs. I’ve never dealt with hate on that level, hate because of who I am. The university offers dozens of courses on diversity — be it religious, ethnic or sexuality based — and there’s a plethora of clubs and student organizations promoting equality and awareness of discrimination. I’d heard stories like my friend’s before, but they’d not registered like this one did. Because feelings of racism, sexism and homophobia still exist on this campus, those stories aren’t having the impact they should. “It’s going to be OK?” he asked me, more than a month after he’d opened up to me; I’d tried to tell him it would be. “I want it to be OK.” I told him, just like I did on the day he first told me, that it would be OK. And just like that day, I meant it. What I didn’t tell him, though, was that him opening up to me did the opposite of what he feared: It made me love him even more. I wasn’t angry, I didn’t feel betrayed. I felt touched that he’d trust me enough to be so completely honest with me. And then I hurt for him. I hurt because my best friend didn’t feel comfortable being just as open with everyone else around him, for fear that they might lash out in anger, or worse, that they’d turn their backs on him and walk out of his life. I started to wonder about other times he hasn’t felt free to express himself as he’d like to, to make the choices he’d like to, without fear of being cast out. I can’t stand the thought of him hiding this part of him. He didn’t and doesn’t want things to change between us or anyone else. And, for the most part, I don’t think things will. But our relationship will change in a big way: for the better. Because my best friend is different than me, just as, I’m sure, your best friend is different than you. Because he’s opened my eyes to the fact that there are people around us — all of us — hiding who they really are out of fear and shame. Because he’s opened up to me and trusted me with everything that he is, just as, I hope, a friend will do with you someday. Because whether he’s gay or straight — or transgender or not — doesn’t change the person he is, but letting me into that part of his life changes the friend I can be for him. Because now I know that my best friend can be totally himself around me.