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“Cactus” Jack Barringer is an entrepreneur who lives in Ames. Barringer was notably featured on ABC’s “Shark Tank” and has made appearances on infomercials for QVC.

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Ames entrepreneur celebrates lifetime of invention By Travis.Charlson @iowastatedaily.com Jack Barringer, standing in the shadow of Sound Stage 25, watches as props and stagehands flow around him like a river coursing through the endless rows of beige hangar buildings. For the various employees of Sony Pictures Studios, it’s just another day at work. But Barringer is no employee. Somewhere close by, Kevin “Mr. Wonderful” O’Leary, the smug and intimidating Canadian businessman, is being peppered by makeup artists. When the stage lights turn on and the cameras roll later that morning, it’s his job to be the baddest shark in the “Shark Tank” — the hit ABC

show where entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to high-profile investors dubbed as the “sharks.” And the confrontational O’Leary has the biggest teeth of them all. The deals made on the show are real, but they’re not the purpose of the show. And Barringer knows this. This was television. They didn’t pick his invention out of tens of thousands of applicants because they thought it was a good invention. They didn’t fly him out to Los Angeles because they thought this “Body Jac” exercise machine of his would be a hit — in fact, it didn’t turn out to be. But as Barringer stood outside Sound Stage 25, displacing the steady flow of production assistants like a stone in a stream, he knew why he was there. With his gray pony tail pulled tight,

Barringer knew that when he stepped to center stage and the cameras focused their lenses that O’Leary was going to put on the pressure and Barringer was there to give them heat, to entertain, to put on a show. The extravagant sliding double door opened on the mockedup conference room in Sound Stage 25 and under the scrupulous gaze of O’Leary and the rest of the sharks, Cactus Jack Barringer stepped into the Shark Tank. “Where are you from, Jack?” O’Leary said, pressing. “I’m from Iowa. Where are you from?” “Canada.” “I’ll talk a little slower then.”

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Surprised by the results of the 2016 election, David Martin decided to try and make a difference by running for Ames City Council. Martin, owner of a consulting business specializing in software issues, announced his candidacy on April 12 for the 3rd Ward. “I decided to run because I was looking for a way to get more involved,” Martin said. Martin was born in Ames and later moved to California to work for startup companies. He returned to Iowa State for his undergraduate before receiving his Ph.D. at Boston University and later teaching graduate and undergraduate computer science. After living in various other places, Martin chose to return to Ames for his love of the community and inclusive environment. As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, Martin remembers a time in the early ‘80s when the people of Ames supported LGBTQ+ community members even though the federal and state government did not. “Having grown up in Ames, I know it’s a good place to be,” Martin said. “I know it takes attention and work to keep it good. Those kinds of things are what brought me to give this attention.” In addition to having grown up in Ames, Martin believes his experience in the business and academic communities qualifies him for a seat on city council. However, Martin is not afraid to admit the areas where he is not an expert. “With the work I’ve done in my adult life, I have a good sense of when I know about something and when I need to learn more,” Martin said. “No single person can be an expert on everything.” Martin hopes that as a member of city council he could listen to people in the community about what issues are important to them and how they feel they should be solved. One issue that is especially important to Martin is ensuring reliable internet for Ames citizens. “I think it’s something that we need

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Iowans show solidarity at March for Science By Katlyn.Campbell @iowastatedaily.com Iowans clad in lab coats carrying signs reading “science trumps fake news” assembled on Earth Day to oppose the defunding of science-based programs. With the recent defunding of EPA programs and lawmakers pushing to dismantle the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowans took it upon themselves to “March for Science” at the Capitol in Des Moines. With more than a thousand attendees, adults and children holding signs claiming “science will win in the end” and “persistence is in our DNA,” the group listened to a lineup of seven speakers. They later attended expos taught by local scientists. Kaitlin Higgins, an organizer of the March for Science and senior in genetics, began organizing a march in Iowa after hearing the recent decisions made in public office regarding environmental policy. “Slowly over the last 20 years it seems like people have been getting more and more anti-science, so the silencing of the EPA was kind of a catalyst where we need to say something and do something instead of just letting people have these ridiculous beliefs,” Higgins said. Although Higgins was aware of the number of people that RSVP’d on Facebook, seeing the crowd in person was proof that people are concerned about the same issues as she is. “We’re hoping that [the march] at least starts a conversation about how important evidence is when it comes to policy, and we

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also want to make science more accessible because part of the issue is people thinking science is up in an ivory tower, which is not really true,” Higgins said. Kathryn Hays, student at Simpson College in Indianola, noticed the importance of advocating for science-based policies after taking an environmental issues class. “I think [the state of our environment] is definitely one of the most important issues facing our country right now, and it’s not getting enough attention as it should be,” Hays said. “I hope that [the march] brings to light issues that are not being acknowledged right now and shows that our citizens do care about the environment, whereas businesses and corporations might not care as much.” Iowa Sen. Joe Bolkcom joined the marchers to wish everyone a happy Earth Day and tell them about political decisions in Iowa. “In the last two weeks, the Republican Legislature did the following: They abolished the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, did away with the funding for the Iowa Energy Center and the University of Iowa center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, they cut the work of the Iowa Flood Center by $300,000 and cut millions more from our three great public universities that do research and teach our next generation of scientists,” Bolkcom said. Based on the decisions that were made in the Capitol, Bolkcom said Iowa will be less prepared to manage the negative effects of extreme weather and climate change.

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Pat Halbur has spent 15 years working in the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, teaching students and working with practitioners. He was recently named the interim dean of Vet Med to replace Lisa Nolan.

Interim Vet Med dean hopes to advance college By Nic.Wackerly @iowastatedaily.com An alumnus of the College of Veterinary Medicine will soon lead the college during a time of growth and transition. Pat Halbur, who was named the interim dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, will replace Lisa Nolan, who has been the dean for the past six years. Nolan is moving on this summer to become the dean of veterinary medicine at her alma mater, the University of Georgia. Halbur earned his doctorate of veterinary medicine in 1986 and doctorate in veterinary pathology in 1995 form Iowa State. He has also served at the university as a professor, chair

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of veterinary diagnostic and animal medicine and executive director of the ISU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, according to the College of Veterinary Medicine. Halbur’s experience as a student, professor, researcher, director, chair and professional practitioner will assist him in adjusting to his new role as interim dean and help the college continue to be a leader in the field of veterinary medicine. “The most important thing we do is produce practicing veterinarians,” Halbur said. “I spent 15 years back here in the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory working with practitioners and teaching students while coordinating cases, extremely valuable experience

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Date Joseph Walker, 35, of 118 S. 5th Street, Laurens, Iowa, was arrested and charged with criminal trespass at the Forker Building at 8:40 a.m. An officer checked on the welfare of an individual. The person was transported to a medical facility for treatment at 1338‑102 Walton Drive at 10:14 a.m.

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Cody Allen Van Winkle, 19, of 204 Beach Rd Unit 131, Ames, Iowa was cited for possession of a controlled substance at Maple Hall at 8:38 p.m.

Glen Phillips performed at the Maintenance Shop on Saturday, April 22. Phillips style can be defined as indie folk, rock and alternative.

Bailey Michael Teply, 19, of 204 Beach Road Unit 131, Ames, Iowa, was cited for possession of a controlled substance at Maple Hall at 8:38 p.m.

Barks@Parks: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Parks Library rotunda. The most popular study break on campus is back. Certified therapy dogs will be available in Parks Library daily during dead week. Follow the paw prints and use #BarksAtParks when sharing your photos with the dogs on Twitter. Art + Issues - Building a Campus Community: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall. Art + Issues is an open campus discussion facilitated by our educator of visual literacy and learning. Topics that relate to current events will be presented and attendees are encouraged to bring other discussion topics with them with a goal of generating understanding in a safe, inclusive, and inspiring space. People are invited to come and go during the two hour time frame as their schedule permits. Retirement reception: Norm Scott: 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Cardinal Room, Memorial Union. Norm Scott, associate professor of psychology, is retiring. Lecture: Crop bioengineering: 4:10 p.m. to 5 p.m. at

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the 1414 Molecular Biology Building. “Defining, Improving, and Changing the Specificities of CRISPRCas Nucleases.” Professor J. Keith Joung, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, will describe research advances that are broadening the range of applications for CRISPR-Cas nucleases, improving the precision of these reagents, and enabling better elaboration of these technologies. Sponsored by the Crop Bioengineering Consortium. SHIFT Installation Opening Reception: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Reliable Street, 4635 Reliable St., Ames. Opening reception for a design-build installation by the spring 2016 secondyear architecture studios. The permanent outdoor public space integrates both seating and places for play at Reliable Street artists’ collective in Ames. At night it will be illuminated by an architectural light display powered by a solar-panel system donated by Ames company PowerFilm.

The Pride Alliance held its annual Cash Me At The Spring Drag Show in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union on Saturday. Check out the photos online.

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All proceeds from the ‘Trashion Show’ 2017 were donated to the Audubon Society. This model is wearing trash you’d find at the movie theater.

The Iowa State Daily article incorrectly attributed a quote in it’s top story “Impact” on Friday, April 23, 2017 that should have been attributed to Nicole Zeien. The Daily re‑ grets this errror. The Iowa State Daily wel‑ comes comments and sug‑ gestions or complaints about errors that warrant correction. To submit a correction, please contact our editor at 515-2945688 or via email at editor@ iowastatedaily.com.

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Likki Fawcett and Onyx Gems performed the song “Telephone” by Lady Gaga at the Spring Drag Show on Saturday. The show allowed students to express themselves in a safe environment while also progressing the social climate at the university toward the LGBT community.

Expression through drag Annual Spring Drag Show raises funds for Pride Alliance events By Whitney.Mason @iowastatedaily.com Likki Fawcett and Onyx Gems were two show-stopping name selections at the annual Spring Drag Show on Saturday. Their opening act, which was performed to the song “Telephone” by Lady Gaga, provided fierce confidence that was evident in all performances throughout the show. The Pride Alliance at Iowa State hosted the show, which took place in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. It was the second show the organization has hosted this semester. The show was a fundraiser for the organization to help pay the costs for other events. For Glyn Powell, this was her third year participating in drag shows. Powell, who goes by the stage name Deven Wood, identifies herself as a cisgendered woman. “I find it very enlightening when you present yourself as a different

gender,” Powell said. In the show, Powell classified herself as a drag king and said she doesn’t sexualize herself as some of the other performers do. Powell prefers to perform to rock and country songs, while others usually perform to more of the current hip-hop and pop music. When first arriving to Iowa State, Powell thought that the university was an inclusive setting. She believed that the drag show had helped with normalizing people in drag and helped with people being more open. “It [also] helps people that are transitioning,” Powell said. Jordan Stovall, who went by the stage name of Helena Basket, believed that the drag show helped with the visibility of the LGBT community. “It takes a serious issue and makes it fun and more available to wider people,” Stovall said. While the performances entertained those in attendance, the audience provided enjoyment for the performers and the organizations involved. Many attendees provided dollar bills as tips that would contribute to the money raised in the fundraiser. In the midst of the show, the emcees, Likki Fawcett and Onyx Gems,

selected four audience members to participate in their version of the game show “The Price is Right.” The contestants had to closely guess the prices of a high heel and wig worn by the emcees. When the guessing game neared its conclusion, the two finalists had to battle one another in a lip sync battle to Nicki Minaj’s “Super Bass,” and the audience decided the winner. During a brief intermission, there were performances by Motion Sickness, the Iowa State student dance team, and the Cyclone Swing Society, a swing dancing student organization. Powell, who also considers herself as gender fluid, participates in the drag show as entertainment. “There are people who are very gender fluid or they like the experience,” Powell said. “I would fall into the category of liking the experience for social reasons.” Powell sees the possibility of those that identify as cisgender participating in the drag shows as realistic. This type of progress may be slowed due to the current social climates at the university, state and national levels. “Most people don’t think of drag kings, women wanting to dress up as men,” Powell said.

The Student Government recently implemented the Green Fund, a designated $15,000 of the special project fund, composed of student fees. The Green Fund is intended to be allocated to student organizations’ campus projects relating to sustainability. Starting in the fall semester, the Green Fund committee will begin accepting applications from student organizations with green project propositions. Lia Gomez, Student Government director of sustainability, said projects as broad as installing more hand dryers in campus bathrooms or adding recycling bins into more buildings and as focused as creating a pollinator garden or community garden will be considered. “As long as they fall under the big umbrella, that is sustainability,” Gomez said. “They can apply for the Green Fund.” Katie Holmes, previous director of sustainability and newly appointed co-director of ISU Legislative Ambassadors, said these projects should benefit all Iowa State students, whether directly or indirectly. Solar trash compactors, a past Student Government project, are used by many students every day, whether they realize it or not. Holmes added that the compactors make trash pickups less frequent, allowing campus maintenance staff to focus on other campus issues, in turn saving students money. Gomez said more than a hundred universities in the United States have already created a green fund, so it only made sense for Iowa State, with its size and green reputation, to follow suit. “After being involved in Student Government and realizing how tedious and nitpicky the finance process for student organizations to get funding is, I realized that there was a niche that needed to be filled,” Holmes said. As each year passes, Holmes said it’s getting more crucial to preserve our resources and make sure Iowa State is living up to being a sustainable campus. “As we’re seeing budget cuts, we’re starting to realize that some things are going to get cut, and we wanted to secure funding for sustainability projects,” Holmes said. In the past, Student Government has funded projects such as the printing credit standardization, which helped with cutting down on paper usage, as well as efforts to introduce more outdoor study areas. Student interests should mold these projects, Gomez said. Although it is the Student Government’s decision on which projects to fund, the focus is to help students. Student Government will resume it’s next session in the fall 2017 semester.

African Night fills Ames City Auditorium By Talon.Delaney @iowastatedaily.com About 400 people visited the Ames City Auditorium on Saturday for a night of African dance, culture and celebration. The African Students Association (ASA) organized the event and honored many of its members throughout the night. The evening began with music and poetry and featured many different dances. Audience members even took the stage for a dance off. Natalie Jouzi played a traditional piece on a flute made of sugar cane before Aaron Hudgins recited an original poem that brought to life the deep love he feels for Africa, “a home he’s never seen,” and the pain for the continent’s hardships. “My favorite part was the dances,” Taylor Cummings, sophomore in criminal justice, said. The night included performances from the East and West African Dance Teams, as well as the Congolese Dance Team. Each team elicited cheers from the audience and performed multiple songs. The audience then enjoyed an original play written by Mumbi Kasumba. It featured protagonist Lillian, a native African returning home from her American college tenure and her

struggle to reconnect with her roots. Dami Olatunde, better known by his stage name Aphrican Ape, hosted the event. Olatunde kept the audience excited for each performer, including Andrew Manu, professor of agronomy at Iowa State. Manu recounted his life’s journey from a small village in Ghana and encouraged students to “bring hope where there is hopelessness.” He also said George Washington Carver is one of his strongest inspirations. He urged students to stay strong in the face of adversity and to take advantage of their opportunities at Iowa State. “For us Africans, failure is not an option,” he told the audience. Manu explained that hardships are to be expected, especially where there are racial stigmas. He told students that he believed in them and that “if Manu did it, you can do it too!” ASA President Reem Alkhalil presented awards for outstanding student participation in the association. Multiple accolades were presented to those who showed dedication to ASA. The ASA also presented a short film for the audience. It showed members of ASA talking about how they adjusted to life in the United States. Alkhalil later awarded

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Londonfest arrives in Ames By Nic.Wackerly @iowastatedaily.com Brats and beer were replaced by bangers and ale as Londonfest invaded downtown Ames on Saturday afternoon. Parts of Main Street were blocked off and filled with food, music, games and a Ferris wheel for the event. It was a coming together of all ages for a celebration of the unique community in Ames. Local businesses and Iowa State students teamed up to organize the event. “We have been having this ongoing 10-year celebration [at London Underground],” Jana Byers, promotions coordinator for London Underground, said. “This is the big bang celebrating the end of it.” In addition to celebrating London Underground’s 10th year of business in Ames, Londonfest was also a celebration of Ames and what makes the community so special. “We are celebrating British culture, we are commemorating our 10 years, but we are looking to do something where the whole community can be engaged and have a good time,” Jess Clyde, owner of London Underground, said. “Part of the reason we got the Ferris wheel and the Quidditch team was to try and encourage

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A row of British flags blow in the breeze during the first-ever Londonfest on Saturday afternoon in downtown Ames. Londonfest featured multiple food trucks, activities, live entertainment and a beer garden.

people of all ages and all backgrounds.” The organization of the event involved Iowa State students and London Underground, as well as other local businesses, such as Cafe Diem. “This has been a collaborative and community effort,” Clyde said. “Dr. [Linda] Niehm, she generously let us work with her class to find six interns,

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and our intern team really brought in a different demographic than sometimes you see downtown.” Working with Iowa State students to plan and organize the event was not only helpful for Clyde and Byers but it also was a rewarding process for the students. “This is the biggest event that I have been a part of, and it is just a great experience to see how something works through monthlong planning and coordination,” Bailey Banger, senior in event management and co-leader of the intern team, said. “I have been working on [Londonfest] this whole semester so

I am excited it is finally here and I’m really happy about all of the community support and excitement that we have received.” Londonfest included entertainment for all ages and interests. In addition to a Ferris wheel and games of human foosball, the event also featured activities for kids and live music. Food trucks and a beer garden lined Main Street to make sure there were plenty of options for those in attendance. As for the prospects of the event returning, Clyde had an open mind. “If it goes really well today, we could see it happening again,” Clyde said.

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Former Student Government President Cole Staudt and current President Cody West have pushed for medical amnesty to be passed in Iowa.

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Columnist Van Fosson argues that rather than fighting wars for freedom, the United States’ military intervention in the Middle East is a game of power for wealthy elites to maintain control of natural resources and establish the country as the dominant empire.

Syria and the military industrial complex Where is our conflict in the Middle East headed? By Kaleb.Vanfosson @iowastatedaily.com

nder the false guise of spreading freedom, the U.S. military has created devastation and tyranny across the globe, and our country is now bringing its imperialism to Syria. Behind the facade of liberation and democracy there is a machine that is fueled by violence and death and produces profit for elites at the expense of peace and international stability. The gravest threat to humanity does not come from radical groups like ISIS but instead from the military industrial complex and elites who value profit above human life and the progress of mankind. If the wars that America is currently fighting are efforts to spread democracy and freedom, then why is it that the United States has a strong alliance with Saudi Arabia, a country run by a brutal theocracy that imprisons and murders citizens for expressing political dissent and free speech? The answer is that Saudi Arabia supplies us with oil. According to the leaked Wolfowitz Doctrine, America’s occupation of the Middle East is part of a strategy to maintain control of oil in the region and to establish America as the dominant world superpower. Rather than fighting wars for freedom, our military intervention in the Middle East is a game of power for wealthy elites to maintain control of natural resources and establish the United States as the dominant empire. Our recent attack on Syria, and our politicians calling for U.S. intervention to take out President Bashar al-Assad,

resemble the beginning of the Iraq war. Dwight Eisenhower warned the public in his last presidential address that the military industrial complex posed a grave threat to liberty — a warning that has been confirmed by the current reality of endless warfare and the profit incentive that fuels war. The weapons and tools of war are produced by profit-motivated corporations that make a fortune from war and donate massive amounts of money to politicians who will support their agenda — companies like Lockheed Martin, whose CEO, Marillyn Hewson, made more than $25 million in 2013. If we were engaging in war to spread freedom, then why has the CIA spent decades overthrowing democracies and replacing them with tyrannical regimes and dictatorships? This may sound like a conspiracy to people who aren’t dedicated to researching the history of human rights atrocities perpetrated by our government, but it is a proven fact. In Iran, in 1953, the CIA helped overthrow the democratically elected leader Mohammad Mosaddegh because he nationalized the country’s oil, which reduced the profits of the oil industry. In 1954, the United States overthrew the democratically elected leader of Guatemala and replaced him with a brutal military dictatorship. In 1973, the U.S. government worked covertly attempting to destabilize the government of Chile so that a coup could take place, and when this coup happened, it resulted in the rise of brutal dictator Augusto Pinochet, who murdered thousands of citizens and imprisoned hundreds of thousands for political dissent. During the 1980s, the U.S. government infamously attempted to

have the government of Nicaragua overthrown by funding and training members of the terrorist group known as the Contras. In 2011, we helped overthrow Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, and his assassination has resulted in a disastrous civil war that has left millions of people devastated. We are now seeing a continuation of this history — as our leaders voice support for using military intervention to take Assad out of power for allegedly using chemical weapons on his citizens — but I urge you to be skeptical of that claim and remember that we were lied to about weapons of mass destruction before we invaded and destabilized Iraq. We have already trained and armed radical rebel groups in Syria that are affiliated with terrorist organizations and are fighting against Assad. The madness of funding terrorism has gotten to the point that in Syria, militias that were backed by the Pentagon engaged in battle against rival militias that were backed by the CIA. You know that your country has gone down the rabbit hole of insanity when your government is arming two rival militias with the weapons they are both using to kill each other. For the profit of the elites, we have destabilized the world in order to conduct wars and operations that have resulted in the deaths of millions of innocent people. We now have a generation of Americans who have lived their entire lives in a country where constant warfare is considered normal. Will the people of the United States stand up to their leaders and demand an end to the senseless bloodshed, or will we continue our evolution into an Orwellian society where “war is peace?”

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Ernst wouldn’t know resilience if it hit her in the face By Sarah Ashby, undergrad in political science, former member of Student Government mental health committee I have suffered from Chronic Severe Depression along with Severe Depressive Episodes since I was seven years old. My life hasn’t always been easy. There are days when I can’t even move because the physical pain and exhaustion that come from chronic depression is almost unbearable. And this is not due to my lack

of “coping skills”. It’s due to a chemical imbalance in my brain. So while I know that you don’t always like to believe in science, maybe you should listen to the experts on this one. The last 4 years of my life have consisted of one tragedy after another, and there have been more than a few days that I have wanted to just give up and die. But I guess I should thank you, Senator. Because it’s ignorant people like yourself who make me want to stick around, because there is no way that I’m leaving the

Student Government announced last week that the medical amnesty bill was placed in danger in the Iowa Capitol. The bill was pushed by the Student Government this year after Cole Staudt and Cody West proposed it in their campaign last year. Medical amnesty is a law that “grants intoxicated minors a limited legal immunity when they seek help for themselves or another individual who is in need of immediate medical attention,” according to the Medical Amnesty Initiative. A large number of young people, college students and others, lose their lives because of alcohol poisoning and related issues every year. Many hesitate to call for help because they fear being subjected to certain legal actions. Medical amnesty aims to save lives by encouraging young people to seek medical attention as a result of underage drinking or something similar. The idea of the medical amnesty legislation is to “eliminate these common fears by guaranteeing a limited immunity to the underage and intoxicated individuals who seek help for themselves or another individual who is in need of immediate medical attention.” More than 30 states have already implemented medical amnesty policies in the United States. Iowa is on track. In fact, all of the surrounding states except Missouri have passed the law in the past year. The Student Government at Iowa State introduced the idea of a medical amnesty bill in the Capitol this year. Sen. Brad Zaun managed the bill, and the Student Government, along with others, have lobbied for it. In March, the bill passed the Iowa Senate unanimously. Staudt pointed out that the bill is about protecting students, not about partisan politics. The original proposal introduced by the Student Government cited a study conducted by Cornell University in 2006 regarding the effects of medical amnesty laws. The study found that the number of calls asking for medical help increased by 22 percent after implementing a medical amnesty law. It also found that the policy did not cause any increase of underage alcohol consumption. The proposal also points out that “the policy was not perceived as an excuse to consume more alcohol and was rather taken for what it was, which is a policy that has the potential to save lives.” The bill, however, will not be introduced to the House of Representatives until the next legislative cycle. The Student Government called for the student body to keep its support of the bill and contact representatives to show support.

people of this amazing state in the hands of a senator who believes that those of us who suffer from mental illness are simply weak. The things that you said on Wednesday are tremendously hurtful and harmful to the mental health community, and it’s people like you who are the reason why there are so many negative stigmas surrounding mental illness. Especially in Iowa, where we are second to last in the Nation for mental health services and laws.

So despite the fact that I’m in constant agony most days, I’m still here. I have not given up. So if that is your definition of someone with “resiliency issues,” then I honestly couldn’t be more proud to have such “issues,” because while you may have served in the military, Joni, you seriously have not known strength and resilience until you make the conscious (sometimes daily) decision to continue living while every fiber of your being is crying out that you just want to die.

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THE HIDDEN BENEFITS College athletes get rewards beyond scholarships, but controversy still rages

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Iowa State receiver Allen Lazard breaks free from the defense after a catch for a big gain during the first half against West Virginia on Nov. 26, 2016.

By Mike.Burvee @iowastatedaily.com There has been plenty of controversy surrounding student-athletes and benefits. It has been a long debate on whether these athletes should get paid beyond their scholarships and benefits in college. Studies show that less than 1 percent of high school athletes will go on to earn a scholarship in college. When looking at a particular sport, such as football, there are up to 85 scholarships for each team. At least 300,000 athletes across the country are fighting for one of these spots. Former Iowa State running back Jeff Woody knows what it’s like to have to fight for a scholarship. After one year of being a walk-on player, then-coach Paul Rhoads rewarded him. “Initially I was looking to get the most available time on the playing field,” Woody said. “Getting my education paid for along with the other benefits were just a by-product of my effort.” The mind of a walk-on can be different than other college football players. There can be a mentality that everyone else is better than them, because they start with nothing. To get to their level, the walk-on must conquer that mental roadblock and show more effort on the field. Nothing is ever guaranteed. Though it doesn’t get much easier for any athlete with a scholarship, not having to fight for a spot certainly makes things easier. Receiver star Allen Lazard, ranked as a four-star recruit when he graduated Urbandale High School, has been on scholarship since he committed to Iowa State around four years ago. His older brother, Anthony, who also played for Iowa State, played without being on scholarship. “I’m very grateful for what I’ve been given in life,” Allen Lazard said. “I watched my brother struggle through college, working as well as playing football. Having a scholarship makes a world of a difference.” Players on the team either have a full-ride scholarship or no financial help at all. Most athletes receive scholarships when they sign with the team, but there are some exceptions for outstanding walk-ons. Within the last five years, the NCAA revised its scholarship benefits, allowing athletes to be under scholarship for four years. These scholarships also include cost of attendance in addition to the other benefits studentathletes receive. “As student-athletes, we give the university a multitude of great avenues to make money,” Kory Kodanko, senior on the football team, said. “In return, the university helps make sure we succeed both on and off the field.” Being a member of a sports team in college is similar to that of working a full-time job. For a football player, a typical day consists of early lifting, classes and team workouts, followed by time for homework or studying. To keep a balance between the two, athletes are given academic advisers, who help plan out academic schedules. In addition to having extra advisers, the athletic department has various workshops that focus on future careers, such as résumébuilding seminars. “If you ask any coach at Iowa State, they will put an emphasis on graduation,” Kodanko said. “They want to see you succeed in life beyond sports as well.”

Kodanko has been playing under scholarship, and when he graduates, he will be debt free. For him, it makes a huge difference not only economically, being an out-of-state student, but mentally as well. “Knowing I won’t start off in the real world with debt on my shoulder is huge,” Kodanko said. “Personally it allows me to clear my conscience and put myself in a better state of mind for success.” There are other benefits these athletes have received in addition to “free” tuition, such as tutoring services. Tutors help athletes when needed and help maintain the balance between the field and the classroom. With their help, Woody graduated with a bachelor’s and master’s degree while accruing no student debt. “A wise man once told me that there are very few kinds of good debt, education being the best one,” Woody said. “It’s quite rare to graduate with two degrees and no debt, a lot of avoided stress.” In addition to providing academic support, the athletic department also focuses on post-graduation aspirations. In the last year, the department brought in previous football alumni to assist current players in potential careers after college. Lazard will either go to the NFL or pursue another career after this upcoming football season. “I’m currently working on getting a degree in communication, which will give me many options,” Lazard said. “I also could end up coaching or working with kids. I haven’t thought about it that much.” For Woody, playing in the NFL wasn’t on his radar while playing in college. In addition to polishing himself physically and mentally on the field, he also honed in on a potential career off the field. Some of the skills Woody gained included an increased work ethic, learning the importance of team building and gaining an emphasis on leadership. These traits, combined with the educational base he gained at Iowa State, have helped him succeed after college. A bigger piece of the pie Despite receiving all these benefits, there are still some ideas that could be implemented that would affect all collegiate football players. “I think that some sort of concussion insurance would be beneficial,” Lazard said. “These injuries can completely derail a player’s career, sometimes before it even begins.” This type of insurance would come more into play for seniors or any player who is planning on entering the professional league. The increased emphasis and technology regarding concussions has led to more players being diagnosed than in the past. Woody has a different thought process when it comes to potential improvements for players. “What would be nice is if football players got a little more,” Woody said. “We help generate a good amount of revenue for the football program and it’d just be nice to get a bigger piece of that pie.” An average full-ride scholarship is worth between $60,000 and $65,000, Athletic Director Jamie Pollard said. Most full rides are a combination of both tuition and cost of attendance. Included in those costs are health care, travel expenses, strength and conditioning, academic services, among others. If taken into consideration, these costs alone would equal more than what college athletes would receive if they were paid. Issues like paying for all these costs in addition

to athletes getting taxed for their income would also occur if they were to be paid. “What these athletes don’t quite realize is how much they’re already receiving,” Pollard said. “It just wouldn’t be feasible to actually pay athletes. Too many issues would surface.” In terms of numbers, athletes receive about $600 if they live on campus. That money goes primarily toward rent and food each month. Though it may not cover the costs entirely, it certainly helps and takes some financial

stress off the athletes. Whether collegiate athletes will ever get paid in the future remains in question. Despite not being salaried, collegiate football athletes receive many benefits. These perks of being an athlete can be converted to cash values, but they can vary for each individual. “I’m very thankful for having some of the things I’ve been given,” Lazard said. “As I get older I begin to understand how helpful everyone has been and how they want me to succeed after college.”

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gaged reader, pulls at the corner of the veil that muffles ambition, a problem plaguing so many unsatisfied souls wandering through life. Having sold more than 70 million copies, its sermon is the idea that “whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” “This was my college,” Barringer said. He turned the book over in his hands and pointed to a quotation — his own review of the most recent addition, right on the back cover. “Buy it, you have a book … Read it, you have a blueprint … Do it, and you have the world,” he read. Underneath in italics is “Cactus Jack Barringer; entrepreneur, inventor, salesman extraordinaire.” The 73-year-old entrepreneur — or entrep-manure, as he sometimes calls his flashy, atypical style — hasn’t shown any interest in retirement. But as a young man, he felt as though he was wandering though life, unsatisfied, feeling like he’d never done anything. One day, he happened upon the book now clutched in his hand. It would open horizons of opportunity he’d never imagined. To Barringer, it was the captain’s seat on the Apollo. Within its pages, Cactus Jack found the inspiration his life was missing. It had, with a firm grasp, been the hand that peeled back the ominous veil that shades the secret of life. ——— It was dull evening in 1978, and hunkered over the end of the bar in a Hastings, Nebraska, lounge was Barringer and an old friend. They were passing the time with small talk, when Barringer’s friend began to fidget with a railing mounted on the wall by the end of bar. A bemused Cactus Jack watched as his buddy spun the rail around, loose in its mounts. Pestered by the commotion, he reached down and clamped the rail with a sturdy hand. His buddy kept twisting, so Barringer clamped harder. Then the soon-to-be entrepreneur got an idea. Reaching into his pocket, Barringer pulled out a quarter and placed it on top of

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the rail. “All right now, if it falls this way, you win. If it falls that way, I win,” he said. The two friends began twisting and turning the wobbly rail at the end of the bar, drawing in an audience as each quarter pinged

lar idea. The very next morning, Barringer got on the phone with a welder and a cabinet maker. “I have an idea. I want to have you make something for me,” he told them. What came next was the

“Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is,” Speedy, the Alka-selzer mascot sung as he danced on the television screen. As the phosphorescent light flicked across the room, Barringer turned to his wife as they sat quietly. “I just got a million dollar

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idea,” he said. “Cleaner is 95 percent water. Anytime you buy a cleaner, 95 percent of it is plain, ordinary water with just a little bit of chemical in it. Why couldn’t a person make a tablet that would fizz like an Alka-Seltzer and drop it in your own water?” Not one to sit on an idea, Barringer got right to work. A key to his success, and a major talking point in a number of speeches he gives across the country on marketing and entrepreneurship, is surrounding yourself with “masterminds,” or people who can help you do the things you don’t know how to do. If it’s a machinist to help create a prototype or a chemist to design a formula, Barringer will call them up, pitch the idea or pay the fee; he’ll negotiate his way into production. From this idea came Cactus Jack’s One Shot, a bullet-shaped tablet that when dropped into water, creates an all-purpose cleaner. Just as the final touches were being put on his new product, Barringer caught wind of a TV show coming to Iowa looking for products to sell on television called Quality, Value and Convenience shopping, “QVC.” It was during this period, that the “Cactus Jack” moniker became the mantra, when the cowboy from

Atlantic donned his leather chaps and embroidered jackets and morphed into the marketing extraordinaire that he is today. The idea spawned from none other than the fitness guru Richard Simmons, who danced across television sets in his short shorts and sequined tank tops in the ‘80s with an enthusiasm as bright as his bejeweled outfits. Showmanship and charisma Barringer had plenty of. But if he was going to be successful on TV, Cactus Jack needed a character. So with his newly grown whiskers and hair pulled back into a pony tail and donned in chaps embroidered with images of cacti, he packed up his product and trudged down to Des Moines. He was packed into a booth next to the 300 other hopefuls from around the state, all hoping that the chopping channel might get a glimpse of their inventions. It worked. Cactus Jack was chosen along with 19 other finalists to be on the show. QVC gave him 10 minutes on air to sell $100,000. It took him eight. Over the next four years, Cactus jack would sell more than $10 million on the show. “Dazzle them with diamonds, baffle them with bulls---,” as he likes to say. He found success selling cleaners, but even after his years of experience, the veteran “entrep-manure” Cactus Jack is still as much a day-dreamer as the Jack Barringer who sat staring off in the classroom. Likewise, his attention shifted from cleaners to his next venture, and then another and so on. Once it begins to feel like a job, he says, he’s ready to move on, ready for a new challenge. He thrives on breathing life into ideas, making them happen. With a wink and a smile, he’s eager to share his secret. It’s simply following a passion. It’s the idea that “If you can dream it, you can achieve it.” “You become what you think about,” he said. “What keeps you up at night? What bothers you all day long? What drives you to the point where you won’t give up until you achieve it?”

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MARTIN p1 to study and we need to understand what the level of satisfaction is in Ames [regarding internet],” Martin said. “I’m getting the sense there are some concerns.” Internet availability and reliability is something Martin sees a lot of importance in. If elected, he hopes to address this issue. “Right now, we’re living in a world where a small number of market forces are competing to try to bring service,” Martain said. “It’s leaving gaps.” Although he has no clear plan set in place on how he would like to see

HALBUR p1 keeping connected to the industry, growing the service unit and building that caseload to provide world-class teaching opportunities for our students.” The time Halbur has spent working with the diagnostic lab will be invaluable, as he will help lead the effort to push for the funding of the proposed expansion and renovation of the lab. “The lab is critically important for the state’s economy,” Halbur said. The diagnostic lab processes 70,000 to 80,000 cases each year and conducts 1.5 million tests annually, which help protect animal and human health, according to the College of Veterinary Medicine. The Iowa Board of Regents approved the proposal to request a state commitment of $20 million per year for five years starting in fiscal year 2018. However, the project

internet improved in the city, he believes Ames can work with private companies to steer them in the direction of providing better service. When asked about other issues he would consider, Martin hopes to work to make Ames a more inclusive place. He also wants to improve the means by which the city communicates with its citizens. Martin plans to meet with people to figure out what issues are important to them. “I’m looking forward to meeting with Ward 3 residents to hear what will energize us as a community,” Martin said. “That’s

what I’d like to focus on first.” Martin is one of two candidates running for Peter Orazem’s seat. Orazem recently announced his plans to retire from the council. Martin’s opponent, Rob Bowers, also recently announced his candidacy for City Council Ward 3. Martin is spending the early days of his campaign meeting with residents and determining what is important to the Ames community. “My conversations are just beginning, and I’m looking forward to discovering other areas of resonance in the coming months,” Martin said.

has not been included in the capital budget section of the 2018-19 Budget in Brief, according to the brief published by the Iowa Department of Management on January 10, 2017. “The need has clearly been identified by our peers who come here and do our accreditation, it’s clearly identified by our university leaders as a top priority and recognized as the same by the Board of Regents,” Halbur said. “And I think the Legislature understands it as well. It is just an unusually tough economic time.” The diagnostic lab’s impact on Iowa agriculture generates enough tax receipts to repay a $124 million state investment in two years under normal circumstances and in less than one year in an animal-health emergency, according to an economic contribution study of the diagnostic laboratory. In addition to funding the diagnostic lab project, Halbur has a few more

goals to achieve during his time as dean. “The big one is successful re-accreditation of the college,” Halbur said. “It happens every seven years and it’s a healthy process but it is a rigorous process. The dean is ultimately responsible for the college’s budget, making sure that the resources we have are used appropriately and also responsible for bringing in new ideas for generating revenue in other ways besides tuition and research grants.” During his time at Iowa State, Halbur has received numerous honors and awards for his patents and research with animal diseases, including a recent induction into the National Academy of Inventors. Halbur will become the acting dean on June 1 and the interim dean on July 1. The search for the next permanent dean will be launched in the upcoming months, according to a press release from the College of Veterinary Medicine.

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People of all ages gathered Saturday to show their support for science during the March for Science in Des Moines. The gathering was one of more than 600 taking place around the world.

SCIENCE p1 Bolkcom asked the attendees of the march to help make Iowa more secure and productive. He suggested that Iowans should advocate for long-term ways to invest in conservation, get involved in political campaigns and speak up for science by supporting public school funding, sharing science facts and demanding that elected officials support science. James Oliver, university professor in the mechani-

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cal engineering department at Iowa State, attended the march to speak about science in the 21st century. “We should all be thanking our lucky stars we were born in this century or the last one because in the broad sweep of human history science is a blip… our lives are infinitely better because of science,” Oliver said. Representative democracy comes with a social contract with the government, Oliver said. He continued that as long as

we follow the rules and pay taxes the government should take care of us. Representative democracy hasn’t held up its end of the bargain in taking care of the public good when it comes to science, he added. “When our policy makers ignore scientific evidence, it’s irresponsible at best and unethical at worst,” Oliver said. Oliver encouraged marchers to “teach people what science is. We all took it in school, but some of us forgot.”

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