Marching band
Destination Iowa State See photos of the event for new students that moved to Central Campus this year see page 6C
ISU “Varsity” Marching Band kicks off its season with tough training, new director see page 8C
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MONDAY
Flood
Move-in
Recovery process expected to take all of fall semester By Jake.Lovett and Sarah.Haas iowastatedaily.com
Mark Rogalski, senior in materials engineering, and Nathan Wering, junior in sociology, carry a futon into Lyon Hall during fall move in on Tuesday, Aug. 17. Photo: Ryan Damman/Iowa State Daily
Residence halls refill By Matt.Wettengel iowastatedaily.com When the residence halls throughout campus officially opened for the general student population to move-in Tuesday, Aug. 17, the Department of Residence welcomed them with open arms. The DOR anticipated the need for a revised move-in procedure across campus, facing the largest enrollment in Iowa State’s history and limited parking near the Union Drive residence halls — where construction on State Gym
left only 40 spaces usable for parking. Fortunately, students volunteered to help speed up the process. The DOR hired 551 students to join the move-in crew, more than three times last year’s 170 members. “[Move-in] went incredibly smooth,” said Pete Englin, director of the Department of Residence. “Our move-in crew volunteers did a fantastic job of quickly getting students and families into the residence halls. The additional mem-
bers made a tremendous difference.” The participation increase was the result of a summer postcard mailing to students asking if they were interested in moving in early, the catch being that they had to volunteer with the move-in crew. “[I joined] mostly because my friends did, and I wanted to get settled in earlier,” said Kyle Litzer, sophomore in aerospace engineering. “It was a good experience, there were a lot of nice people and everyone appreciated the help we provided.”
Another factor in the increased volunteer turnout was the fact that freshmen were allowed to participate for the first time. “Freshmen helped other students move in and were excited to do so, and I think that makes a great statement about our students; even though they’re here for their first time, they’re willing to help their fellow students get moved in,” Englin said. “This year’s was the best move-in in my five years serving as director, even with the growth in occupancy.”
Just 12 days ago, Ames was inundated with record amounts of flood water. Now, Iowa State is beginning the recovery process. “This recovery process is certainly going to take awhile; certainly well into the fall semester, and in some areas much beyond that,” ISU President Gregory Geoffroy said in a news conference Thursday morning. Geoffroy spoke with Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard, Vice President for Business and Finance Warren Madden and Director of Facilities Planning and Management David Miller. None of the officials offered estimates of financial damages or a timeline for the recovery. Madden said the university’s next steps involve discussing damage with insurance carriers and Federal Emergency Management Agency. “We do not have an actual estimate of the damage yet,” Madden said. “I expect next week as we begin working with FEMA we will be arriving at that point. It certainly is in the millions of dollars, but I’m not prepared today to give you an exact number.” Madden said most of the damaged facilities should fall well within their insurance coverage, while buildings such as Hilton Coliseum would likely exceed their limits. Of the buildings that were flooded, Madden said Hilton would be the university’s first priority due to the nature of its uses. Madden and Pollard alluded to having other options to relocate the ISU soccer and volleyball teams from their damaged facilities, but would not have as many viable options once the basketball season roll around in November. According to a flood map released by the university Thursday, 25 buildings on campus were affected just by rainfall and storms alone, aside from five buildings that had standing water inside due to flooding. Some of the buildings that were damaged during storms include Durham Center, Carver Hall, Lagomarcino Hall and Kildee Hall. Miller said the two buildings most greatly impacted were Hamilton Hall and Horticulture Hall. Miller said most of the buildings were cleaned by university personnel, mostly drying and removing the water from the buildings. However, Geoffroy and Madden both asserted that none of the damage to campus buildings will have a noticeable impact when classes begin Monday. Going forward, no plans for future prevention have been discussed yet. Max Porter, professor of civil, construction, and environmental engineering, said Iowa State and the city of Ames have discussed how to prevent flooding since the structures of Iowa State Center were first built in the early 1970s. “Some people were very vocal that the city should not issue building permits in the flood plain when those buildings were being built,” Porter said. Since then, a series of floods have inundated buildings in
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Conversations
Iowa State Fair
New dining center opens
ISU Live Green! initiative draws attention at fair
By Matt.Wettengel iowastatedaily.com The year-long renovation of the Oak-Elm dining center came to completion this month, and the newly named Conversations is now serving some of Iowa State’s most unique cuisine. Conversations provides many new features for residents, including a coffee bar, New York-style deli, hard-pack Blue Bunny ice cream stand and continuous service, from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays. The fact that Conversations is smaller than the other residential dining centers is apparent as one descends the staircase that serves as its entrance. What the dining center lacks in size, it makes up for in the quality of food it produces, said Nancy Levandowski, director of ISU Dining. “We’re really talking about Conversations being about quality and our other operations being about variety, so if students are looking for a lot of different things to eat then they should go to Union Drive Marketplace or go to Seasons Marketplace,” Levandowski said. “But if what they’re looking for is something a
By Chelsea.Davis iowastatedaily.com
Jacob Hirsch, sophomore in finance, slices chicken Friday in preparation for dinner at Conversations Dining, which opened in August after a year-long renovation. Photo: Ryan Damman/Iowa State Daily
little more focused and quality, something a little more unique, our chef [Everett Phillips] has really taken the time with Mary Ellen Metzger to create a menu that will be a lot of fun for the students.” Students that have visited Conversations have found many endearing qualities within the newly renovated dining center. Adam Peters, junior in management, has enjoyed his visits so much
See it here: Watch an interview with Director of ISU Dining Nancy Levandowski on the dining center at iowastatedaily.com.
that he now considers Conversations his favorite dining center.
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Thousands of people swarmed the Varied Industries Building at the Iowa State Fair trying to escape the heat and were able to learn about Iowa State’s Live Green! initiative at the same time. “We’re talking to them about sustainability on campus, the trash compactor, how we’ve gone trayless in the dining centers, Cybrids and our electric car,” said Nate Dobbels, senior in agriculture and life sciences education and vice president of the Government of the Student Body. A 10-foot stack of dining trays towered over fair-goers, Team PrISUm’s solar car drew a lot of attention, and information about Iowa State’s sustainable mission was printed on display panels made of biodegradable material. On the side of one of the displays, fair-goers had the chance to tell everyone how they were “living green.” Post-it notes read, “wedding e-invites, ride my bike everywhere and carpool,” among many others. “Everyone has been really nice and interested in what we have to say,” said Matt Santee, sophomore in civil engineering and director of sustainability for GSB. “It’s great to see everyone’s interest.”
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