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April 25, 2011 | Volume 206 | Number 144 | 40 cents | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890. ™
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Environment
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Planting with a purpose
ISU greeks make green efforts By Mary-Kate.Burkert iowastatedaily.com The greek community is going green. Representatives from each chapter house were invited to attend a round table Wednesday to discuss what going green could include. “The Collegiate Panhellenic Council and the Interfraternity Council are working together with the university’s Go Green Initiative to bring a new sustainability program to greek facility chapters,” said Laura Wooster, Collegiate Panhellenic Council vice president of finance and senior in food science. “We are working to reduce financial costs of Chapter houses through energy reduction. Iowa State is ‘going green’ and we should, too.” “The meeting included an overview of the project and our goals,” Brian Skalak, Interfraternity Council vice president of finance and junior in pre-advertising. “It acted as a chance to prepare chapters for an even bigger kickoff, which will happen in the fall.” But, so far, the plans are optional for each chapter. “We are not making anything mandatory
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New building
Hall improves chemistry expansion Graphic: Samantha Barbour/Iowa State Daily
Tree planting, ceremony survive rainy weather By Kaitlin.York iowastatedaily.com Family and friends gathered outside Hilton Coliseum on Friday to plant a memorial tree for Tyler Danielson, an ISU student who was involved in a fatal car accident in March 2010. The rainy weather did not reflect the spirit and optimism of the memorial ceremony. Several people joined as Paul Lasley, professor and chairman of the sociology department, introduced a planted tree to celebrate Danielson’s time as an ISU student. Anyone who wanted to contribute to the planting was handed a shovel alongside fresh soil to complete the implantation of Danielson’s memorial. The memorial ceremony was followed by the annual Alpha Kappa Delta award and scholarship ceremony, hosted in the Gallery Room of the Memorial Union. The Danielson family
By Carmen.Leng iowastatedaily.com
was recognized by students and faculty for the CY TY Criminal Justice award, a scholarship in Tyler’s honor. Matt DeLisi, associate professor for the department of sociology, announced Laura Glas, senior in interdisciplinary studies, as the first to be awarded with the CY TY scholarship. Danielson’s parents presented the award to Glas. “I was very honored when I was awarded the scholarship,” Glas said. “I didn’t know that his parents were going to be at the award ceremony, so it was an honor to meet them there and a privilege to have them there.” Glas discovered the opportunity to win the award through being vice president of the Criminal Justice Club — an organization that Danielson was also involved in. “The department chose an individual that they thought would best represent the qualities [Tyler’s] parents would be looking for to win the scholarship,” Glas said. Glas will be graduating in May and will be continuing her education in the fall at Iowa
State in pursuit of a master’s in sociology.
Jim Conneir Lacey (left) grandparent of Tyler Danielson, and Steve Danielson, father, plant a tree in memory of Tyler Danielson on Friday. Photo: Huiling Wu/Iowa State Daily
Hach Hall, the newest building on campus, houses chemistry department labs and research areas. Hach will be innovative and cost efficient, helping to boost research and lower energy costs for the university. The addition of Hach Hall is an essential asset to the ISU campus for two reasons: Gilman Hall is not big enough for the entire chemistry department due to the increase of students enrolled in classes, and its ventilation systems are no longer working as efficiently as needed. “The biggest problem with Gilman Hall is the infrastructure does not support ventilation to vent out toxic fumes that are generated in synthetic chemistry,” said Jacob Petrich, professor and chairman of chemistry. The ventilation system utilities cost is an issue with Gilman because of their enormous upkeep demands. “Out of the entire Liberal Arts and Sciences utility bill last year, a quarter of the bill was coming from Gilman Hall,” said Arne Hallam,
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Iowa
2012 candidates plan for election success Presidential candidate hopes to spread vision
By Hilary.Bassett iowastatedaily.com Presidential candidate Fred Karger will be visiting Ames on Monday night on his path to win the Republican bid for the 2012 election. Karger will be hosting the meet and greet at Legend’s Bar and Grill in the Skybox room from 6 to 7:30 p.m. for all students and faculty to “hear his vision for putting America back on track,” according to a recent news release. This event will mark Karger’s seventh trip to Iowa, much of which will be spent on college campuses because of the strong response he’s had with students in the past. “It’s just his whole demeanor, he’s very outgoing
and friendly and just has a lot of energy, and I think that really captures students’ Karger atte nt i o n ,” said Nathan Treloar, ISU director for the campaign. Karger’s campaign also symbolizes a historical moment for the U.S., Treloar said. “I would be an unconventional candidate, and if I run, I will wage an unconventional campaign,” Karger said in his speech announcing his possible candidacy in April 2010. “I would be the first openly gay candidate to seek the nomination of a major political party as its presidential candidate.” In order to get the word out, Karger has enlisted the help of a couple organizations on campus such as the ISU College Republicans and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
Student Services. “I think there’s a lot of history in the making here, which is great, and I think that will certainly be of interest to students,” said Brad Freihoefer, coordinator of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Services. Because it is Dead Week, the ISU College Republicans cannot officially host any events, but they are working to spread the word and have invited the Story County Republican Central Committee. “We always try to have an additional candidate come to talk with us,” said Logan Pals, president of the ISU College Republicans and senior in industrial engineering. “It’s a different perspective we get to hear.” Because of the busy schedules for both students and faculty with finals coming up, the event is planned to be casual.
Republican will switch district to face Boswell By Hilary.Bassett iowastatedaily.com
Tom Latham announced his intention to move from the fourth district to the third district, and will challenge Rep. Leonard Boswell, a Democrat, in 2012. The new redistricting plan decreased Iowa’s districts for the U.S. House of Representatives from five districts to four districts, which would have resulted in a matchup of Republican representatives Tom Latham and Steve King in the fourth district for 2012. “I have never let map boundaries block the great honor I have felt in representing the interests of all Iowans in the United States Congress,” said Latham in a letter to supporters. “And, after thoughtful discussions with my family, friends and supporters over the past two weeks, I am writing to share with you my decision that I will be a candidate for Congress in Iowa’s new Third Congressional District in 2012.” In the past, both Latham and Boswell have carried a lot of support in their respective districts, but the new boundaries could create an
upset. “There’s a strong base of active democrats in Des Moines, and Congressman Boswell has represented a lot of that third district already,” said Sam Roecker, communiLatham cations director for the Iowa Democratic Party. “When he was in the Iowa Senate, his seat included many of those counties, so he has deep connection to that district and can definitely remain representative of the district.” Others disagree, and said Latham can certainly keep up with Boswell in the polls. “Congressman Latham has already represented many of the counties in the new third district, and he’s seen strong support from Warren and Madison counties as well as a host of other counties,” said Casey Mills, communications director for the Republican Party of Iowa. “I definitely think his support translates to other counties within the area, in addition to the counties he’s already represented.” But both Congressmen have represented Iowa for multiple terms, which could mean a close race. “I think any congressional race in Iowa is
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