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April 21, 2011 | Volume 206 | Number 142 | 40 cents | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890. ™
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Former Iowa first lady will move to Ames By Michael.Craighton iowastatedaily.com Christie Vilsack, former first lady of Iowa, released a statement Wednesday announcing her intention to move in May to Ames to “continue to explore the possibility of representing Vilsack Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives.” This would make her the first Democratic challenger to current Rep. Steve King. The 2010 U.S. Census showed slower growth in Iowa compared to other states, resulting in the loss of one representative in the U.S. House. The redistricting plan signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Terry Branstad eliminated the 5th Congressional District. Ames now falls within the 4th
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Health
Researcher dispels fears of bacteria By Lea.Petersen iowastatedaily.com A recent outbreak of an antibiotic resistant strain of staphylococcus aureus found in pork, poultry and beef has Americans worried, but should we be? Robert Hubert, teaching laboratory coordinator for the department of microbiology, said not to worry. “Your body will take care of itself; don’t completely avoid meat in fear of eating the bacteria,” Hubert said. “Staphylococcus aureus or S. aureus, is a gram-positive cocci bacteria that is a common human pathogen,” Hubert said. Gram-positive means the bacteria do not have an outer membrane and stains a dark blue or purple color when stained with crystal violet. S. aureus is spherical in shape or coccus, as it is referred to in cell morphology. While S. aureus causes staph infections, it is nothing to lose sleep over.
Members of Nui Studio explain the concept of their game “Mnemia” to the panel of judges, Wednesday in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. “Mnemia” was given a 2-D look and players were to figure out who the character is and where they came from. Photo: Jacob Balough/Iowa State Daily
Students from various colleges unite to compete By Matt.Wettengel iowastatedaily.com After more than eight months, students competing in the ISU Game Development Competition finally displayed the fruits of their labor Wednesday. The competition showcased 15 entries, a number that changed throughout the event, as teams joined the competition as late as February. “We started [our game] three months ago,” said Jacob Freemyer, senior in computer science and member of the team Entropy. “The initial idea was not to be in this competition. We’re from the same high school ... and we said it’d be fun to get
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Awareness
Students sleep outside for poverty By Frances.Myers iowastatedaily.com Cardboard house structures crowded Central Campus sidewalks Tuesday — the work of ISU Catholic Student Community, which hosted a Homeless Awareness Sleepout for students and the public. The national poverty rate is 12.9 percent, according to the National Coalition for the Homeless. A study of homelessness in 2004 by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty found that in 50 cities, nearly every city’s “official estimated number of homeless people greatly exceeded the number of emergency shelter and transitional housing spaces.” The group hosted a sleepout on Central Campus in order to raise awareness for the prevalence of poverty. Teams of four-to-six people were allowed to sign up in a cardboard house building competition, an event new to this year’s sleepout. In order to compete, they
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Competition winners and prize amounts
PC/console category: First: Broken Lightbulb — $10,000 Second: Positive Thread — $2,500 Third: Drew & Steve Labs — $1,000 Mobile/browser-based: First: Mammalsoft — $10,000 Second: Motion Ink — $2,500 Third: Vesuvi Studios — $1,000 Serious games: First: Team Knathos — $10,000 Second: Code-Blooded — $2,500 Third: Digit — $1,000 Popular vote: First: Mammalsoft — $2,000 Second: Drew & Steve Labs — $1,000
Disney game designer discusses important video game mechanics By Nicole.Wiegand iowastatedaily.com Nathan Sumsion, senior video game designer for Avalanche-Disney Interactive Studios, spoke Wednesday night at the Memorial Union to conclude the ISU Game Development Competition’s final day of presentation and judging. His lecture, entitled “Spelling it Out: Communication roles of a Game Designer,” sought to advise students with an interest in video game design how to best communicate to the various parties the field deals with most. Sumsion pinpointed three specific groups that game designers work with most readily: publishers, development teams and players. “Knowing how to communicate with each group is very important,” Sumsion said.
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Take Back the Night
Activists rally against sexual abuse By Kaleb.Warnock iowastatedaily.com “I learned. And when I learned, I found my voice. I told him, “f**k you” as I ran out of his house.” Liz Steinborn, graduate in equity and social justice education, shared the story of her encounter with a sexual predator to a small crowd Wednesday night on the West Terrace of the Memorial Union. Steinborn was accosted by a close family friend, an incident that had drastic effects on her as a 16-year-old girl. When she was younger, she lived in fear, but now she is a female rights activist. She is one of several women from the Margaret Sloss Women’s Center that helped to organize the Take Back the Night rally and march as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. “Why does the responsibility of keeping ourselves safe lie with us?” Steinborn said. “Why should
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Taking Back The Night is an annual event to raise awareness of violence against individuals and families. The march took place Wednesday through Campustown. Photo: Phuong Thao Nguyen/Iowa State Daily
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