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Iowa State remembers its role in WWII Manhattan Project By Zane.Satre @iowastatedaily.com

college in Ames, Iowa. Between 1942 and 1946, scientists at Iowa State College, as the university was then called, n April 24, 1945, President devised a method to produce pure Harry Truman received a uranium metal for the Manhattan note from Henry Stimson, Project, and eventually produced his secretary of war, requesting an 1,000 tons of uranium for the war urgent meeting. Truman, who’d effort. In 1937 Iowa State hired Dr. become president following Franklin Roosevelt’s death only Frank Spedding, a renowned rare12 days before, had conducted earth chemist, as its new head of numerous meetings like this as he physical chemistry. At the time tried to guide America through the Spedding joined, the only other member of the department was end of World War II. When Stimson arrived at the Harley Wilhelm, a chemist who White House later that day, he specialized in metallurgy. In January 1942, Spedding brought U.S. Army Gen. Leslie Groves with him. Together, the was asked to join a top-secret two men briefed the president on group of scientists at the Univera top-secret scientific program sity of Chicago. The group, led that was designing the first ever by the famous physicist Enrico atomic bomb, a weapon they Fermi, was trying to use chainhoped could bring an end to the reactions in uranium metal to war. create the first nuclear reactor. The $26 billion program, Progress on the reactor was code-named the Manhattan Proj- slow, however, due to a scarcity of ect, involved nearly 130,000 peo- uranium. Self-sustaining nuclear ple at locations across the country. chain reactions can only occur in As it happened, one of the crucial uranium that is free of impurities. breakthroughs in the project took This type of metal is rare in nature, place years earlier at a humble and was especially hard to procure during a war. Spedding, with his b a c k ground in rare-earth chemistry, was tasked with finding a way to purify uranium from raw ore. However, after seeing the inadequate facilities in Chicago, he decided to bechesi Irwin Jen Courtesy ehan Luc s re e B n o f gin working from f (l o B e y re s ft thorium ction Courte reductio ) and Dick Griffitehan Lucchesi mb redu biscuits Ames instead. o b b n e h b p m in o re iu s m pect a ssed into b. Uraniu The uran yields uranium ots. s m m Upon returns a c ll ra bricks or p process be cast into ing “biscuits s can ing to Iowa State, n a .” c t a

Spedding immediately hired his colleague Wilhelm, as well as several of their graduate students, to start designing a purification process. Steve Karsjen, public affairs director at the Ames Laboratory, interviewed several members of team about their work. “That whole process started right over in Gilman Hall,” Karsjen said. “I remember they talked about working 16-17 hour days and seven days a week there.” While work on the purification process ramped up, Spedding went to Iowa State President Charles Friley to get official clearance for the Ames Project, as it was called, to take place on campus. In a later interview, Spedding described how he approached the college president. “Dr. [Friley] had to take me on faith because I told him we were going to do a very secret project, and that I couldn’t tell him about it,” Spedding said. Despite not knowing any of the project details, Friley signed off and allowed it to go forward. At that point, Spedding began splitting his time between Ames and the metallurgical project in Chicago. “That was no treat,” Karsjen said. “Because he would spend five days in Chicago and then get on the train and work all weekend [in Ames], then get back on the train Sunday night and go back to Chicago.” In Spedding’s absence, Wilhelm led the work in Ames, all the while keeping his superior up-todate on their progress. “They would work all week, and then Spedding would come back on the weekends and would have what have been famously

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called ‘Speddinars’,” Karsjen said. “All the graduate students and everybody working on the project would come into a conference room and they would tell Spedding what they had been doing that week.” Using this system, the Iowa State team spent the spring and summer of 1942 working to perfect the uranium purification process. Sam Houk, a chemistry professor and analytical chemist at the Ames Laboratory, learned about Spedding and the process he underwent. “Spedding and Wilhelm had a lot of experience purifying rare earth elements with the high-temperature procedures for making them,” Houk said. “Uranium has some similarity to the rare-earth elements, so [the procedures] were adapted to make uranium instead.” In September 1942, the Ames Project finally succeeded in producing an 11-pound block of pure uranium. Spedding and Wilhelm personally delivered it to the metallurgical project in Chicago, where it was received with shock. “[Their] eyes bugged out when they saw an 11-pound piece,” Wilhelm said. “They paid $10,000 for a two-pound piece

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ROTC members commemorate seniors’ graduations with cross-campus run Members from multiple branches of the ROTC program ran around campus today as a celebration of the year’s graduating seniors have spent at Iowa State. The April 23 run around campus symbolizes the journey that these students have taken as they progressed through the ROTC program. Students may come in not knowing what sort of career they want to pursue. Going through the entire ROTC training might not be for everyone, but it may offer a sort of guide to lost students. The military is a way for people to discover things about themselves, the people around them, and the world in which they live.

The Board of Regents unanimously voted April 23 to change the name of the Jack Trice End Zone Club to the Sukup End Zone Club. The renaming of the end zone club to the Sukup End Zone Club was submitted to the board along with the rest of the items on the Property and Facilities Committee’s agenda, of which the board approved unanimously. Another item discussed was the approval of the sale of $30 million in dormitory revenue bonds that are to be sold for the construction of Buchanan Residence Hall II. Of the bids received for financing of the bonds, Robert W. Baird and Co. won the bid at an interest rate of 3.19 percent. The board approved the sale of the bonds unanimously. There was also an update on the search to fill the University of

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April 19 Brady Hansen, 19, of 3125 Buchanan Hall, Ames, was arrested and charged with public intoxication, interference with official acts, providing false identifying information, and underage possession of alcohol at 2600 block of Lincoln Way (reported at 12:46 a.m.). Maximillian Newman, 20, of 918 Perry Street, Knoxville, was cited for underage possession of alcohol at Lincoln Way and State Avenue (reported at 1:42 a.m.). Joshua Haberl, 21, of 419 South Johnson Street, Unit 5, Iowa City, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at Hyland Avenue and Lincoln Way (reported at 1:53 a.m.). Daniel Cowden, 20, of 216 Stanton Avenue, Apartment 209, Ames, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated and unlawful use of a license at Campus Avenue and Sheldon Avenue

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Pollard back out watching after heart attack ISU Athletic Director Jamie Pollard sits with his wife, Ellen Pollard, at the Drake Relays on Thursday in Des Moines. Jamie suffered a heart attack on March 10 while watching his daughter compete at a track and field event at UNI. Pollard’s son, Thomas, finished first in the boys 3200 meter run with a time of 9:07.50. Thomas will be coming to Iowa State next year as a Cyclone, who is ready to join the team.

North Grand Mall up for sale in June By Danielle.Ferguson @iowastatedaily.com The North Grand Mall property will be auctioned during a sheriff’s sale in June because of defaulted mortgages, according to court documents filed in Story County District Court. The company that owns North Grand Mall, Illinois-based GK Devel-

opment Inc., defaulted on mortgages totaling more than $37 million, according to the Ames Tribune. According to the Ames Tribune, in May 2007, North Grand Mall Partners took out two 10year mortgages — one for $32 million and the other for $1.8 million — with Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, according to a foreclosure

petition filed by U.S. Bank National Association. The North Grand Mall Partners received a notice of default in August and more notices for the mortgages in September and November, with the petition for foreclosure filed on Dec. 15, 2014. The mall will go up for sale on June 9 with an approximate judgment of about $32.8 million.

The ISU softball team will face its last road challenge of the year when it travels to No. 16 Baylor for a three-game series this weekend. To read the full preview, go online to the sports section of the Daily’s website.

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New culture The 14 seniors on the ISU baseball club have changed the culture from a club that just wants to have fun to one that wants to compete for a national title. Check out the sports section of the Daily’s website for the full story.

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Students rally for debt-free college By Makayla.Tendall @iowastatedaily.com ISU students, along with local and state politicians, gathered in the Free Speech Zone Thursday afternoon to ask 2016 presidential candidates to keep student debt at the forefront of their campaigns. Following a similar event at the University of Northern Iowa, the rally was organized by students and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, a grassroots organization that boasts more than 6,000 Iowa members. Participants hope to ask presidential candidates for a plan on debt-free college. The rally was held to coincide with “Trillion Dollar Debt Day,” the day in 2012 when total U.S. college student debt topped $1 trillion. Iowa college students have an average of over $29,000 in debt when they graduate, said Michael Fitzgerald, state treasurer of Iowa. Meredith Cook, junior

in political science, said she spoke at the rally because she qualifies for little government funding so she must take out student loans that are at a 12 percent interest rate. “Education is a right and should be free,” Fitzgerald said. Fitzgerald called 12 percent loan interest “unconscionable,” when the federal government is borrowing money at less than 2 percent for their own bonds and “making trillions off of college students.” “The debt we’re sustaining—a trillion dollars— is not good for our families. It’s not good for the state of Iowa, and it’s not good for our country,” Fitzgerald said. “This is destroying our middle class. We need young people to obtain a college education and not leave them with these outrageous loans.” Jim Mowrer, vice president of the Iowa Democratic Party, also spoke at the event on how important he thought it was for students to have minimal student loan debt. “College education is

a gateway to economic opportunity, and Iowa and our nation need an educated workforce to compete in a 21st Century global economy,” Mowrer said. “Students who attend universities need to attend without a mountain of debt.” As for presidential candidates, Mowrer said President Obama and his administration have worked hard to battle student loan debt by doubling the amount of Pell grants and keeping student loan rates low. This needs to continue, Mowrer said. “[Student debt] impacts our economy. It makes it harder for our graduates to buy their own home, start their own business,” Mowrer said. “We need to do everything possible to make college more affordable.” Chelsea Schmidt, senior in linguistics, said she received more college funding from the Chinese government than she has from the U.S. “I’m a low income student [and] have received no help from my parents

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Jim Mowrer speaks to students about ending student debt in the Free Speech Zone by Parks Library on Thursday.

in paying for school,” Schmidt said. “I file for the FAFSA every year, but some years it’s not enough. Because my parents can’t cosign my loans, if I don’t get enough in scholarships or

working, I don’t get to go to school.” Evan Burger, a member of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and employee at the United States Student

Association, said Iowans have a unique ability to speak directly to presidential candidates in the upcoming year to ask them to consider debt-free college education.

GSB, ISU Police discuss smoking policies on campus By Jordan.Reding @iowastatedaily.com The Government of the Student Body and ISU Police are working to further enforce the no-smoking policy on campus. ISU Police said they work to enforce the Smoke Free Air Act by patrolling all areas of campus. They look for students, faculty and visitors violating the act and then issue a citation of $50. “The majority of our enforcement comes from complaints that we receive across campus,” said Captain Carrie Jacobs of the ISU Police. “When we receive a complaint we go to the area, and if we find that person smoking, we confront them.” People familiar with the university, such as students, faculty, staff and contractors, are all given explicit instructions of the smoke-free policy when they come to campus, Ja-

cobs said. ISU Police patrols certain areas of campus more than others to find violators of the no-smoking policy. “We do have ‘hot spots’ where certain staff members go to certain areas to smoke at specific times,” Jacobs said. Behind campus buildings near the dumpster areas have become popular spots for violators. “There is usually a fence around the dumpsters, and people use that to hide from officers and building managers,” Jacobs said. Smoking on campus is a problem, Jacobs said, but it has decreased since the Smoke Free Air Act was initiated in 2008. “When the policy was first enforced, there were a lot of complaints of people smoking on campus, but now we’ve started to see a drop in that,” Jacobs said. Electronic cigarettes are beginning to raise questions with students and

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ISU Police is tightening up on smoking on campus. Smoking is prohibited on any part of campus.

faculty on campus. The ISU community wonders what exactly they are, and if they are allowed

on campus. Electronic cigarettes are cigarette-shaped devices containing a nicotine-

based liquid that is vaporized and inhaled, which is used to simulate the experience of smoking tobacco. Currently, E-cigarettes are not banned on campus. “The Iowa Department of Public Health does not address E-cigarettes,” Jacobs said. “However, even though the state of Iowa doesn’t make E-cigarettes part of the no-smoking policy, they are leaving it up to each institution or organization to make their own determination about them. “At this time, Iowa State University does not ban them.” However, the Government of Student Body is working to change that. Sen. Danielle Nygard, sophomore in event management serving her third term, is working to get Ecigarettes banned. “We wrote a resolution trying to ban electronic nicotine delivery systems,” Nygard said. “We want electronic ciga-

rettes included in the nosmoking policy, stating that students, faculty and all visitors cannot smoke anywhere on our campus.” The Government of Student Body, Faculty Senate and Professional and Scientific Council are the three councils that need to write a resolution to ban E-cigarettes before the university will consider it. The policy may also have to go to the Board of Regents due to the resolution being campus-wide. “It’s a lengthy process, but it’s something that we really want to get done and get the support of everyone involved,” Nygard said. Whether E-cigarettes are allowed in the future or not, regular cigarettes are still completely banned on campus. “Please follow our ISU policy,” Jacobs said. “It is put in place for a reason, and we want everyone’s visit here to Iowa State to be a happy and smoke-free one.”

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AMES PROJECT p1 and here they got this free of charge.” By December 1942, two tons of uranium had been produced and shipped from Ames to Chicago, where it was added to the nuclear reactor, or “pile.” Finally, on Dec. 2, the scientists used the pile to successfully conduct the first ever nuclear chain-reaction. Concealed beneath the stands of a small football stadium, the 431-ton pile operated for 28 minutes and produced just half of a watt of power. Following the experiment, the Ames Project transitioned into full-scale production. To do this, work was moved out of the basement of Gilman Hall and into a small wooden storage building on the east side of campus. The building, nicknamed Little Ankeny after the nearby munitions plant in the town of Ankeny, was quickly installed with concrete floors and large induction furnaces for uranium purification. Soon, 18 tons of uranium per week were being shipped from Iowa State to the Manhattan Project’s

new secret reactor in Oak Ridge, Tenn. “[Little Ankeny] was close to the railroad tracks,” Houk said. “So they actually built a separate spur of the track to it, and [the uranium] would be loaded with a crane onto these railroad cars and shipped out of here.” Because of uranium’s enormous weight, each railroad car could only carry a small amount. This puzzled ordinary observers who watched the numerous empty-looking trains come and go from campus under armed guard. “There was a tremendous amount of secrecy connected with this project,” Karsjen said. “Ames citizens speculated on lots of different things that might be going on there.” More armed guards, stationed outside Little Ankeny itself, stopped anyone who got too close to the building. Even firefighters were blocked when they came to put out the many small fires that ignited at the facility. Great lengths were also taken to make sure none of the workers shared any inside information. David

Peterson, a student who worked on the project, shared one of the ways they were kept quiet. “All of us that were of draft age were told that if we violated any of the regulations with regards to secrecy or security, we would be drafted and sent overseas to the front line,” Peterson said. “That was powerful motivation to be careful.” At its peak, the Ames Project employed 500 people in uranium production and research. Eventually, two million pounds of metal were produced in secret for the war. That secrecy was finally lifted on August 6, 1945, when the first atomic bomb detonated over Japan, leading to the war’s end. At last, the world finally knew the contributions of the Ames Project. Harley Wilhelm later talked about what the moment was like. “The first thing I did after the bomb was dropped was to call the wife and tell her to turn on the radio,” Wilhelm said. “That was the first time she heard about my work in three and a half years.” For its two years of

Charlie Coffey/Iowa State Daily A boulder with an inscribed plaque rests on the site of the former “Little Ankeny,” where the uranium to create the first atomic bomb was created. It’s locked south of Hamilton Hall and is the only marker of the role Iowa State played in the war.

uranium production, Iowa State became the only educational institution ever to receive the Army-Navy “E” Flag. Gen. Leslie Groves, head of the Manhattan Project, personally presented the flag to the college at a ceremony in the Armory in October 1945. The biggest recognition, however, came in 1947 with the establishment of the Ames Laboratory, the first state-operated and federally-funded research lab in the U.S. With Frank

Spedding as its first director, the work of the Ames Project was seamlessly carried over to the new Ames Lab. Houk said the lab would never have happened otherwise. “[The Ames Project] began the concept of a laboratory here based on materials research,” Houk said. “Spedding managed to convince [the government] that these efforts should continue, and there would be long-term benefits both for nuclear technology and

for other things.” Currently, the Ames Lab cooperates with Iowa State to employ 745 people and conduct tens of millions of dollars of scientific research every year. After the war, Little Ankeny was eventually demolished. Today, a boulder with with an inscribed plaque rests on the site. Located just south of Hamilton Hall, the boulder is the only physical marker of the pivotal role Iowa State played in ending World War II.

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Awareness shouldn’t end on Earth Day By Madison.Ward @iowastatedaily.com We’re told we should treat our bodies like a temple because we only have one body to live in. And from the large number of students who flock to State Gym every day, it looks like, as college students, we’re doing our best to heed this advice. Because it is true; this body we have right now is going to be the only one we get. However, this exact idea is the reason I don’t understand why we don’t take better care of the other item of which we only get one: this planet. You would think that because this mentality seems to be so widespread about our bodies, it wouldn’t be hard to transfer over to something that is much more permanent than we are. After all, once our bodies are gone, the Earth will still exist, so we have no business hurting it while we’re here. And thus we have arrived to the whole point of that little speech: why are we not being more careful with our home when it would be just as easy to help it as it is to hurt it? America is an incredibly blessed country in that we have access to so much. Virtually anything we could possibly need or want is right here for us to have, which I think is part of our problem. We have gotten so used to the idea that we will take until we don’t need it anymore. The leftovers are just tossed off, out of our lives, and we think nothing of it. For example, we buy a soda, drink the contents and then chuck the bottle into the nearest garbage can because it is no longer of use to us. But the reality is, that

bottle is actually quite useful and if recycled, could be used to make more bottles that thus contain more soda. The recycled plastic could also be used to make other plastic items, but for the sake of my visual we’re going with bottles, you get the idea. When you get down to the numbers, Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour. But, this doesn’t usually happen. In 2012, 251 million tons of trash were generated in the United States and only 87 percent of that trash was recycled, which equals out to about a 34.5 percent recycling rate. That is terrible. Especially when we have access to facilities that enable recycling. For one easy example, I’m from Clive, Iowa, and the Metro Waste Authority has provided my city, as well as numerous other cities around the Des Moines area, with recycling bins right at our own homes. And my area isn’t the only one that has access to this convenience. According to DoSomething.org, 87 percent of Americans have access to this type of recycling program. The bins literally sit right there just waiting to be used to help the Earth. Yet somehow, we have managed to keep our recycling levels pitifully low. To bring our focus back up here to Cyclone country, Ames also has a recycling program that takes your trash and recycles at least 75 percent of it for you at the Recourse Recovery Plant and uses it for energy around the city. Specifically here on campus, there are also places that we could be using more to help reduce the amount of waste we are contributing. In the residence hall in

which I live this year, we have been provided with different recycling bins for various recyclables right on our floor, yet rarely do I see them being used and I just don’t get it. The university isn’t even making us walk more than outside our dorm room door to help fight pollution, yet we can’t even make it that far? Perhaps having all of this recycling information constantly thrown at us over the years has gotten kind of monotonous and frankly, old news, but there is one example that we must turn our attention to in order to truly see what our lack of caring about where our garbage goes, has created. Fellow Cyclones, I would like to introduce you to the garbage patch, and yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like. In the North Pacific Ocean, there is a swirling conglomeration of garbage, mostly plastics, that just exists there because we couldn’t be bothered to go put it in the recycling bin. This garbage patch can be several meters thick, making it nearly impossible to figure out the actual size of this mess, which in turn makes it infinitely more difficult to clean up. As if the idea of having our waste contaminating the ocean wasn’t enough, we are also endangering the marine life that either eats the plastics because they can’t get to any real food or the animals get trapped within the swirling abyss and die. This is our fault. There’s no way to pass the blame or pretend it isn’t there. The problem is there and nothing can be done about it until we decide to start treating our planet like a temple instead of a wasteland.

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“StuGov” does not represent students By Chelsea Schmidt, senior in linguistics The name change of Student Government (StuGov), formerly the Government of the Student Body, helps the student body understand that they aren’t actually being represented. On Wednesday, they voted against membership in the United States Student Association (USSA), the oldest student organization that lobbies on behalf of students. Junior Jane Kersch wrote the bill in an attempt to strengthen ISU student representation at a state and na-

tional level. The membership fee would have been a measly $4,000 for a trial run with the organization through January (a great deal for eight months worth of lobbying and legislative resources). This would have included opportunities for students to sit on a national board of directors, receive advanced lobby training, and the chance to interact with an extremely diverse group of students from across the nation. A common argument by opponents was that ISU Ambassadors fills this need. As a student that sat on ISU Ambassadors three years ago,

coincidentally the last time they tried to do something relevant for students, I disagree. That was the year we wrote, submitted, and lobbied weekly for a tax break for students who graduate and stay in the state of Iowa. It was a bipartisan bill, and even though we took ourselves seriously, the legislature did not. We did not have the support system necessary to represent student interests in a meaningful way. By voting down membership in USSA, Student Government has successfully turned down our chance to be relevant. Other qualms centered

around concerns that USSA might not accommodate conservative voices, which is absolutely untrue. It is student driven organization that collectively decides yearly issues; increasing college affordability, recruiting and retaining a diverse student population, and ending sexual assault on campus, were this year’s campaigns. Since when was representing students a partisan issue? If Student Government is not interested in working on issues such as these in a larger arena, what are they doing for students besides spending our fees?

Today marks the 100-year anniversary of the beginning of what Armenians across the world refer to as the Meds Yeghern, which translates to “great catastrophe.” The great catastrophe refers to the diaspora of Armenians from their homes and their country (then the Ottoman Empire, now Turkey) and the loss of generations of Armenian and irreparable damage done to their culture. About 1.5 million Armenians were killed after being forced from their homes and eventually their country. The Meds Yeghern also has another less popular and, yet, more controversial name: the Armenian genocide. The country of Turkey, known as the Ottoman Empire during and prior to World War I, vehemently denies that there was any systematic killing of Armenians, preferring the justification that the mass of deaths were simply an unfortunate consequence of war. There is a staggering amount of historical evidence which stands in stark opposition to all Turkish assertions that the deaths were merely unfortunate, including documented correspondence from U.S. Ambassadors and representatives present at the time like messages such as, according to www.armenian-genocide.org, “a campaign of race extermination is in progress,” through a “carefully planned scheme to thoroughly extinguish the Armenian race.” Yet despite firsthand accounts and the further evidence we have gained after a full century of the events, the United States, and indeed most of the world, refuses to recognize the atrocity that resulted in the death of more than 1.5 million people as a genocide. Only 24 countries officially recognize the genocide. President Obama, during his initial campaign for the presidency in 2008, offered a significant cause for hope in the hearts of Armenian-Americans when he said, “The Armenian genocide is not an allegation, a personal opinion, or a point of view, but rather a widely documented fact supported by an overwhelming body of historical evidence.” Even going as far as to say that “as president I will recognize the Armenian genocide.” Seven years and a recent backtrack from following through on that statement make for a painfully hollow promise. However, state governments are allowed to recognize the genocide by either legislation or official proclamation and 43 have done so (not Iowa). Pope Francis recently made headlines for referring to the events truthfully, labeling it a genocide. His statement prompted Turkey to recall their ambassador from the Vatican City. As part of his speak, Pope Francis said “Concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding without bandaging it.” This is exactly what has been done to the remaining Armenian population, which is now spread worldwide after their diaspora. We have left a group of people, already endlessly pained, bleeding for their ancestors who were long ago condemned to those Ottoman killing fields. The United States refuses to recognize the genocide because there are fears that doing so would strain relations with Turkey, a key ally in the Middle East, during a time of great instability in the region. There is a true cause for sadness and frustration when geopolitical relationships take precedent over truth. It is time for President Obama to make good on his campaign statements and finally have the United States officially categorize the Meds Yeghern as a genocide. In fact, the designation is long overdue considering the first hand knowledge than the United States and our allies had of the events during years of killing. This is not a matter of diplomacy. This is not a matter of political correctness. This is quite simply a matter of justice. It is, at its core, a matter of truth.

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THAT’S A WRAP Healthy relationships are unique. Every relationship connection is made in a different way. Every couple has different elements of a relationship that work for them. Knowing the diversity of each relationship, the Daily and the 30 Daily Dates sponsors had no expectations for the experiment’s outcome — the goal was to simply generate a discussion about healthy relationships. As the 30 Daily Dates social dating experiment comes to a close, we asked the Daily Daters to reflect on what they learned from the experiment and what a healthy relationship means to them. “In the beginning, you didn’t know what to do,” Hunter said. “You didn’t know the person; it was really awkward. You’re kind of put into an environment where you’re forced to do things. Once you start getting to know the other person, it’s a lot more relaxing.” Dating a complete stranger for a month was no small feat. “It was kind of like we were both drowning and didn’t know how to swim, so we had to help each other and grow as people,” Matthew said. In order to meet the requirement of the experiment that they meet each day for at least 30 minutes, Daily Daters practiced managing their time and planning ahead. “It got kind of hectic at times because of our schedules,” Brenton said. Some of the Daily Daters realized seeing each other every day was not what they would want in a real-life relationship. “If you don’t get to see each other every day, I feel like that can be even better,” Danny said. “If you’re with somebody, especially that you just met, every day, you might get on each other’s nerves by the end of the week. If you have a day break, two-day break, in between, you can think about what’s going on between you two and how you’re feeling about things, instead of just constantly being with them every day.” The purpose of the Daily Daters meeting each day was aimed at accelerating the relationship-building process. But for some of the couples, the forced interaction made them hesitant to discuss issues that might make the rest of the 30 days awkward. “It [personal values] kind of came up in the beginning, like evolution and stuff, and then we both were like, ‘we don’t want to talk about this right now. We just want to enjoy what we have right now’,” Ashley said. However, some of the couples ripped the BandAid off from the start and dove into the deep conversations at the beginning of the month. The face-to-face interaction allowed the couples to get to know each other well from the very start. “You get to know a lot of regular things, but also

deep things that help you understand the person better,” Leah said. “It’s easier to hang out and talk to them.” For some of the Daily Daters, the experiment not only involved deep conversations with their match, but also with other important people in their lives. Blake, who identifies as bisexual, used his involvement in the experiment as an opportunity to officially communicate this with his parents. “I talked to my parents about it at the beginning of the experiment over the phone, and then in person over break,” Blake said. “They had kind of known, and they were pretty open about it, so it wasn’t a big problem. They fully support me, so it was good.” Communication was important on many levels for the Daily Daters. It’s especially significant when defining the boundaries of a relationship. “You need to figure out how committed you need to be to that relationship,” Olivia said. “If you’re going to be in a ‘thing’ and that means you can go and be with other people, then that’s great, but both parties need to be agreeing upon that. If one party thinks they are more serious, then they need to take a step back and realize, is this what I want? Or is this person too far ahead or too far behind?” Outside of learning about what they feel a healthy relationship requires, Daily Daters got to experience what type of dates best suited their interests. “I enjoyed bowling,” Michelle said. “That was one of the first dates that we went on. I’m not really big into going to movies and just sitting there, so actually getting to know Brent was pretty cool.” While 30 Daily Dates was a controlled setting for a relationship, it addressed issues that many college students face in their own relationships. In fact, for some Daily Daters it didn’t feel like an experiment. “I was really surprised it didn’t feel forced in the end,” Eric said. Relationships are invaluable. They’re by no means easy, as the Daily Daters learned, but if it’s the right person, it’s well worth it. We hope following along with this experiment was a learning experience for each of our readers and we hope you all continue the discussion surrounding healthy relationships.

NAME: Blake Burns MAJOR: Computer Engineering CLASS: Junior HOMETOWN: Maple Grove, Minnesota “I hadn’t ever gone out with a guy before, so it was different. I don’t think it was challenging in that aspect, but it definitely wasn’t something I was fully comfortable with in the beginning, but I’m more comfortable with now.”

NAME: Eric Manges MAJOR: Meteorology CLASS: Sophomore HOMETOWN: Rochester, Minnesota “Our first date we asked the deep questions. We dove into the hole, and moved past the small talk barrier where relationships either progress from there or die. We knew a lot about each other in a short period of time, but I think both of us have similar personalities where we can trust each other.”

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NAME: Michelle Aberle MAJOR: Event Management CLASS: Sophomore HOMETOWN: Walker, Iowa “You have to have a basic knowledge of that person before you can start talking about those deeper things.”

NAME: Ashley Amborn MAJOR: Interior Design CLASS: Sophomore HOMETOWN: Crystal, Minnesota “Spending time with each other is really important, but you have to have that whole friendship aspect first. Make sure you have a friendship before getting into it more.”

NAME: Kristian Hunter Kennedy MAJOR: Pre-Architecture CLASS: Sophomore HOMETOWN: Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho “You can’t really get to know a person across the social media atmosphere. You can have conversations, but you can put a facade on really easy through text. Meeting a person and talking with them every day, you get to learn who they are and what they’re about.”

NAME: Olivia Weikum MAJOR: Public Relations CLASS: Junior HOMETOWN: Norwalk, Iowa “I definitely thought I was ready for a relationship, or maybe a thing or a fling for now. But I don’t think I’m at a stage in my life where I want to be settling down quite yet. Either you marry that person or break up. I don’t think I’m at that stage to differentiate between the two.”

NAME: Brenton Dahlstrom MAJOR: Pre-Business CLASS: Junior HOMETOWN: Ankeny, Iowa “The more difficult stuff is really hard to talk about right away. There’s stuff I don’t tell my best friends because I don’t really feel that full trust. I found it easier talking to her face to face just going through the icebreakers than what I’d be able to tell a friend I’ve known for five years.”

NAME: Daniel Woiwor MAJOR: Pre-Business CLASS: Sophomore HOMETOWN: Apple Valley, Minnesota “I don’t know if I’m able to commit myself to a real relationship that I would see myself marrying that person. I don’t think I’m in that stage of my life right now just because a relationship takes a lot of time and commitment, and if you’re not willing to commit yourself 100 percent, then you shouldn’t be in a relationship.”

NAME: Leah Fossum MAJOR: Mechanical Engineering CLASS: Sophomore HOMETOWN: Prior Lake, Minnesota “I feel like when you start hanging out with a person, you usually hang out with them in a group. We kind of hung out one on one in the beginning, which isn’t usually normal, which helped a lot.”

NAME: Matthew Chatman MAJOR: Advertising CLASS: Junior HOMETOWN: Ankeny, Iowa “Hanging out with a person, not just one on one, is also really important. You get to see how they act around other people. It’s easier to put on a facade for one person than it is for 15.”

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Thomas Pollard of Gilbert High School leads the pack in the boys 3200-meter run at the Drake Relays in Des Moines on Thursday. Pollard won the event with a time of 9:07.50.

Future Cyclone Thomas Pollard wins 3,200-meter event By Luke.Manderfeld @iowastatedaily.com Thomas Pollard, future Cyclone and son of ISU Athletic Director Jamie Pollard, showed why he is one of the best Iowa high school runners on April 23. He won the 3,200-meter race at the Drake Relays that day by a 7.49-second margin with his time of 9:07.50 minutes. Thomas said he felt the race had a different feel from the start in terms of the competition. “It had a different type of feel to it, but in the end it’s racing,” Thomas said. “I knew that the competition was tough and I went out there and did my best.” Thomas jumped out to a hot start in the 3,200 and led the pack throughout the race—his signature strategy. He started to break away after the mile mark and inched ever farther from the trailing runners as the race went on. “My strategy was to take it from the start,” Thomas said. “I wanted to make it a fast race—make it hot—because I knew if it came down to a kick, [Ryan Schweizer] would be tough to beat. He’s got some speed. I just knew I had to push it and run away from him.” Thomas ran the first mile at around 4:25 minutes and had his commanding lead. With the last few laps around the corner, Thomas knew the rest of

the race wouldn’t be easy. “I knew I was right where I wanted to be,” Thomas said. “At the same time, you have to keep pushing because laps five, six and seven would be very important.” Thomas finished third in the 3,200 at the Drake Relays last year, being edged out by 6.39 seconds. He also has the Iowa state record for the 3,200. “It was little rainy last year, so that kept us together and we all worked together last year,” Thomas said. “It was a different style of race than [April 23].” Thomas will be competing for the ISU men’s track and field team after he signs his letter of commitment in November. The senior from Gilbert High School will compete in the 1,600-meter race on April 25. ISU men’s track and field was scheduled in two events but didn’t end up competing on April 23. Iowa State will have more of a presence in the Drake Relays on April 24 with the 4x100 men’s relay kicking it off at 11:10 a.m. The team will be the third of four heats. The 4x100 is one of the top events from the sprinters and an event that sprinter Jared Ingram said earlier this season is something that “the team is really banking on for points.” The Drake Relays will kick off its schedule at 8 a.m. on April 24 with the girl’s 100-meter hurdles.

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Freshman Abby Caldwell runs in the women’s 4x1600-meter relay at the Drake Relays in Des Moines on Thursday. The team finished third overall with a time of 19:23.90.

STANDING OUT ISU women make presence known at Drake Relays By Kyle.Heim @iowastatedaily.com Swarmed by blue, there were no difficulties locating the ISU women’s track and field athletes at the Drake Relays on Thursday night. But more important than standing out among their competitors on the track, the ISU runners stood out in the standings, as well. The entrance to one of the most anticipated outdoor track and field events of the season resulted in a third place finish for the Cyclones in the 1,600-meter relay. Junior Perez Rotich led the way and was followed by freshman Evelyne Guay and graduate student Kate DeSimone. Freshman Abby Caldwell anchored home the strong finish for the Cyclones, crossing the finish line with a 19:23.90 team time.

FRIDAY’S DRAKE RELAY EVENTS FOR ISU Shot put (11:15 a.m.) – Senior Christina Hillman • Hillman is the defending NCAA outdoor champion in the shot put. 400-meter hurdles (12:08 p.m.) – Junior Alyssa Gonzalez • Alyssa Gonzalez will attempt to gain her fourth personal record in five meets in the 400-meter hurdles. High jump (1 p.m.) – Redshirt senior Hannah Willms, sophomore Marine Vallet Discus throw (1 p.m.) – Hillman 4x400-meter relay (2:55 p.m.) – Iowa State 4x800-meter relay (7:45 p.m.) – Iowa State The time they recorded is the fourth fastest for the event in ISU women’s track and field history. “The [race] felt pretty good,” Guay said. “It was tricky because there was a gap between me and the front pack. It was a little weird gauging my pace because I’ve never run a mile before.” For Guay and DeSimone, the relay marked their official Drake Relay debuts and first time competing

on the smurf track. “It’s pretty cool,” Guay said. “It’s a very prestigious meet. There was random people wishing us good luck, so the camaraderie for people from Iowa is really cool.” Guay will compete in the 800-leg of the distancemedley relay for Iowa State on Saturday. She said the goal is to run as well as she can and possibly clock a personal record in what expects to be less than ideal

weather conditions. Caldwell, a Waverly, Iowa, native, has competed in the Drake Relays in the past as a high school athlete, but this year marked her first in college. DeSimone and Caldwell will both make returns to the track before the relays end and compete in either in the distancemedley relay or 1,600-meter. Redshirt junior Julie Wiemerslage concluded the day of competition for the Cyclones in the 5,000-meter run, but unlike her teammates in the 1,600-meter relay, she performed under the lights. The distance runner finished 20th with a time of 17:29.57. Senior Christina Hillman will begin Friday’s competition for the Cyclones at the relays. Hillman is the defending outdoor champion in the shot put and will compete in the event at 11:15 a.m.

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Mitchell Meyers remains positive Support from across the country pours in for Cyclone’s cancer battle By Max.Dible @iowastatedaily.com In February of 2015, ISU defensive lineman Mitchell Meyers spoke for the first time about a diagnosis that changed his life. Yet more than two months after hearing the news that he was stricken with Hodgekin’s Lymphoma, his resolve remains unaltered. The redshirt junior from Texas has spent the last two months undergoing five rounds of chemotherapy treatment, with seven treatments left on the horizon before he begins a radiation regimen. But Meyers had nothing but thankfulness in his heart and his words when he met with the media on April 23. “If I wasn’t diagnosed with this, you kind of take it all for granted,” Meyers said. “But it’s not until you’re challenged with an

obstacle like this that you really realize how important everybody is to you, and that Meyers g o i n g through something like this alone would be a lot tougher.” It hasn’t only been Meyer’s mother, who travels to Ames from Houston every two weeks to be with him during his treatments, or his good friends on the team who have reached out in support. Meyers said he has received positive messages on Twitter and through the mail from across the country. Notably, Meyers has been contacted by a number of Iowa fans as well as Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz, who have set competitive concerns aside, reaching

across the lines of rivalry to extend kindness and well wishes. He said the most poignant support he receives comes from people who have stared down the barrel of the same, terrifying gun he currently stands facing. “I had a letter from a Texas Tech fan who lives in Lubbock, and he went through the same thing I did maybe eight years ago, and it was encouraging to hear his story,” Meyers said. “I like hearing other peoples’ stories because it makes you feel like okay, I’m not the only one. I’m not going to feel bad for myself.” Remaining in Ames for his treatments has also added to Meyers’ resolve and optimism. He explained that the choice to stay in Iowa instead of returning to Texas for his fight against cancer wasn’t really a choice at all. “The chemo is the same whether I’m here or at M.D. Anderson [in Texas],” Meyers explained. “It’s just a recipe. Anybody can do it, and so obviously I

want to stay in school here, I want to be with the team.” Meyers continues to work out lightly at the team facilities and is trying to keep as normal of a routine as possible. Due to steroids he’s taking to combat the symptoms of the chemo, Meyers said he actually has to watch what he’s eating to make sure he doesn’t gain weight. All of his actions are aimed at returning not only to health, but also to the football field. Meyers is hoping for sooner rather than later on both counts. “I’m not sure when [I’ll play again],” Meyers said. “I’m hoping it’d be this season—if not, definitely next season. There’s really no way to tell, but I will play football again.” Meyers is right to be optimistic. Team doctor Dr. Marc Shulman, said there is a roughly 90 percent rate of recovery from Meyers’ specific type of cancer. He added that Meyers chances should be bolstered by the excellent shape he’s in as well as the

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Redshirt freshman defensive end Mitchell Meyers tackles OSU running back Desmond Roland during Iowa State’s 58-27 loss to Oklahoma State.

support system he has surrounding him. “Mitchell, as you can see, is doing great—responding well to chemotherapy,” Shulman said. “I spoke with the oncologists this morning and we

are anticipating a full and complete recovery, which is not unusual with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, and [I] hope to see him back on the football field as soon as his body tells me he’s ready to go.”

ISU tennis closes book on season, looks back on year as a whole By Brian.Mozey @iowastatedaily.com That’s a wrap. The 2015 season came to a close on April 23 for the ISU tennis team as it lost 4-1 against Kansas State in the first round of the Big 12 tournament. The No. 8-seeded Cyclones started strong in doubles, but fell short in the singles matches to give the victory to No. 9-seeded Kansas State. “Hats off to Kansas State for fighting back after the doubles point,” said coach Armando Espinosa. “They came out and played their game better than ours which led to their win.” Iowa State came out winning the doubles point with victories in No. 2 and 3 doubles. The singles matches started strong with close first sets, but resulted in straight set losses by some of the top players on the team. Looking back at the

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Senior Ksenia Pronina gets ready to serve during her singles match. Pronina’s match went unfinished.

regular season, Iowa State defeated Kansas State 4-3 after losing the doubles point in Manhattan, Kan. The opposite was true in the Big 12 tournament with Iowa State winning the doubles point and Kansas State

taking home the victory. “It’s a total flip-flop of what happened in the regular season,” said senior Caroline Andersen. “It’s too bad we had to finish this great season this way, but congrats to Kansas State.” The match will be the last one for the three seniors on the team in their ISU tennis careers. Espinosa said it was a little emotional at the end of the match for them because he believes they realized they were done at Iowa State. Senior Meghan Cassens said the team had a lot of confidence going into the singles match after winning the doubles point, but it seemed like Kansas State figured out their game before the ISU tennis team could. “You never want to end your season and career with a loss, but I love everyone on this team no matter what,” said senior Ksenia Pronina. “I know they’ll do great things next year with this chip on their shoulder.” The players haven’t

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Gemini - 6

(May 21-June 20) Set long-range goals. Work you really like pays the best. Friends offer good advice. Evaluate the potential carefully. Disciplined efforts at home and work bear fruit. Seek harmony and express love.

Cancer - 6

(June 21-July 22) Relaxation helps you deal with workplace complications. Don’t worry about the money (or spend extravagantly, but a little treat is fine). Study options, and send out for whatever you need.

Leo - 6

(July 23-Aug. 22) Disciplined efforts achieve your goals. Follow your schedule and take care with details. There’s no magic involved. Your partner provides needed resources. Quality old is better than cheap new.

Virgo - 6

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Share a pleasant surprise with a partner. It’s better with expert assistance, focused efforts and coordination. A friend helps you keep your word for a beneficial outcome. Romance enters the picture.

Libra - 6

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22) There’s money coming in, yet your frugality impresses someone important. Your reputation precedes you. Make time available to consider a collaboration. Handle basic needs first, then go for the prize.

Scorpio - 5

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Creative planning resolves a practical issue. Family and fun take priority. It’s a good time to ask for money. Do more than requested. An older person shows you how. Practice your technique.

Sagittarius - 6

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Money talks. A secret tip leads to profits. Offer encouragement, and emphasize the fun side. Your fame travels far and wide, and you can get what you need. Words get farther than actions now.

Capricorn - 6

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You’re making a good impression. Adapt the rules for workability. A female brings beauty into your home. Keep your promises, and do the shopping. Friends help find the best deal. Make a decision.

Aquarius - 5

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) There’s plenty of work, and others count on you. Invest in something that makes the job easier. Update your appearance with a new cut or style. Let friends know what you need. Share your love.

Pisces - 6

(Feb. 19-March 20) Love gives you strength and inspiration. Creative efforts bear fruit, and a lucky break opens new doors. Accept a challenge if it pays well. Invest in your business to ensure you have needed supplies.

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