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Bill Nye the Science Guy educates Iowa State By Elizabeth.Polsdorfer Daily staff writer A generation of engineers and scientists will pay homage to a television hero, Bill Nye, by attending the lecture, “You Can Change the World,” on Friday. Known for his popular ‘90s educational program, Bill Nye the Science Guy is credited with educating a generation on various topics in science. During its run, “Bill Nye the Science Guy” won 19 Emmy Awards and educated audiences on a variety of scientific topics over the course of five seasons and 100 episodes. It also won the Carl Sagan Candle in the Dark Award for the Development of Critical Thinking in 1998. Despite his association with education, Nye also helped develop a hydraulic pressure resonance suppressor at Boeing that is still used in the Boeing 747 airplane. Nye graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University where he was taught by Carl Sagan, a physicist known for his science education in astronomy. “You Can Change the World” is free to the public. The lecture will start at 7 p.m. at Stephens Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m.

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By Dominic Spizzirri Ames247 writer On Thursday, Ames will become home once again, at least for four days, to the Maximum Ames Music Festival. The music festival was started by local band Mumford’s members Nate Logsdon and Chris Lyng last year and is run by the Maximum Ames Records company. This will be the second year of the festival, and it will be even more ambitious than its predecessor, Logsdon said. “This year we want to step up the game, so we brought in more ambitious headliners,” Logsdon said. “We have over 130 bands, and that’s throughout 20 venues in Ames.” But with every ambitious action, there is a beginning. The festival started as simply an idea last fall, inspired from other musical festivals in Iowa City and Des Moines. “We have a bunch of friends in other towns that did music festivals,” Logsdon said. “We thought we could do this too, so we decided we would. We had all been playing shows in Ames for five years, so we had contacts built up.” The members of Maximum Ames contacted local sponsors and bands, as well as friends and found themselves with a lot of support. The members had compiled a wish list of bands they wanted to headline as well and sent out invitations for those artists to play.

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The first year of Maximum Ames had 100 bands in multiple venues scattered across Ames and received major publicity. “For us it was really ambitious and we learned as we were going along,” Logsdon said. “We pulled it off and didn’t lose any money. In the process of doing it, we were learning how to do it.” The festival has a goal as well: to show Ames the talent of the Midwestern music scene, as well as collaborating with multiple corporations of Ames. “Our No. 1 value is collaboration and working together, and it’s our goal and dream to work with

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Senators meet students By Charlie.Obrien @iowastatedaily.com

Connecting with their constituents is one of the biggest priorities for the Government of the Student Body throughout the year, and their annual Meet Your Senator Day is proof. GSB senators and cabinet members gathered outside of the Parks Library on Wednesday afternoon to talk to students about what they do. The senators asked their fellow students what they are concerned about and what they would like to see changed. “GSB senators really do want to meet with their constituents, and holding events like these is just another way that GSB senators are reaching out to the student body,” said Jake Swanson, College of

Agriculture senator and junior in global resource systems. During the meet and greet event, members of GSB put up a poster board along with posted notes. They encouraged students to write down what they liked about what GSB was doing, what they thought GSB should do better, or any concerns that the students had that the senators should look into. Some comments students made pertained to the cost of tuition, the need for more emergency call towers and the idea that professors are not concerned about students’ time. “We hope that students will come up to us and know that we

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Photo: William Deaton/Iowa State Daily Jake Swanson, senator for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and junior in global resource systems, talks with Deepak Premkumar, senior in economics, about Government of the Student Body Wednesday in front of Parks Library.

The renovation of the Iowa State Center courtyard is meant to be a renewal as opposed to a new invention, said Joe Hibbard of Sasaki Associates of Watertown, Mass., on Wednesday, Sept. 19. The Iowa Board of Regents approved a $2.55 million project budget at a June 6 meeting to renovate the Iowa State Center courtyard. “We are three-quarters of the way completed [with the design process],” Hibbard said. Designs are for the walkways and courtyard spaces near Hilton Coliseum, Stephens Auditorium and

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Christine Davis, 22, 123 N. Sheldon Ave., was arrested and charged with public intoxication at the 100 block of Hyland Avenue (reported at 2:23 a.m.).

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A staff member reported a fire extinguisher had been discharged in a hallway area at the Memorial Union (reported at 2:23 a.m.). A woman reported being possibly sexually assaulted in an unknown location at the 1100 block of Duff Avenue (reported at 3:17 a.m.). Nicholas Winter, 20, 2231 Frederiksen Court, was cited for underage possession of alcohol at Lot G3 (reported at 3:07 p.m.). Tyler Rosonke, 20, of New Hampton, and Megan Frerichs, 20, of Cedar Falls, were cited for underage possession of alcohol at Lot G3 (reported

Austin Smith, 18, 2132 Sunset Dr., and Jared Stumme, 20, 2132 Sunset Dr., were cited for underage possession of alcohol at Lot C-5 (reported at 4:13 p.m.). Anthony Aricayos, 18, 1240 Welch Hall, and Christopher Mitchell, 19, 1240 Welch Hall, were cited for underage possession of alcohol at Lot G3 (reported at 4:09 p.m.). Casey Coy, 19, of Jewell, was cited for underage possession of alcohol at Lot G3 (reported at 4:24 p.m.). Joelle Swenson, 20, 3316 West St., was cited for underage possession of alcohol at Lot D3 (reported at 4:23 p.m.).

are out here working for them,” said Chief of Staff Andrew Gall, senior in mechanical engineering, “and that we want to hear their comments, concerns, and have them ask questions of us.” The event allowed senators and students to interact in a less formal way than their usual Wednesday night meetings. It also allows students to get more comfortable with their senators and to meet the person who is representing them. As Gall put it, “this event shows that we are students just like them.” Many students voiced comments and concerns, while some voiced praise of the student government. “It’s great to know that our student government is very approachable and willing to discuss my concerns as a student,” said Emily Kroloff, junior in animal ecology. Throughout the afternoon, senators encouraged students to take a more active role in student government and to give more feedback to GSB so they could understand student issues better. “We have had more participation from students with specific concerns; this shows that students are moving from awareness to action,” said Austin Ballhagen, an offcampus senator. Ballhagen also noted that this year’s event had a smaller turnout than last year’s. Ballhagen also pointed out that the event had gotten more specific student feedback this year. He also noted that they had more senators involved this year than compared to last year.

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Fisher Theater. The renewal will improve the appearance and overall usefulness of the space. Hibbard cites issues regarding pedestrian circulation problems, dead trees and old sidewalks, among the reasons that encourage the renovation. “It’s an opportunity to breath new life into a landscape,” Hibbard said. The new redesign features an upper plaza between Fisher Theater and Stephens Auditorium, a middle terrace plaza and a wide event lawn. The upper plaza will be organized to reflect the geometry of Fisher Theater and Stephens Auditorium with places to sit, and it could be used in a number of different ways as formal space. Hibbard compares the upper plaza design to one at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

The event lawn is surrounded by walkways which could be hosts for bench seating around the edges and will include enough space for chair seating of 2,855 and potential standing room for 2,965 people. Due to the past flooding, Kathy Brown, assistant director for campus physical planning and a co-leader in the improvements for the Iowa State Center courtyard, has made it a priority to see that the proper plants be chosen for the area. “One of the things that we would do is select plants that could take the flooding conditions,” Brown said. “If they do [flood], we would look to enhance the soils, hope to improve further survivability of plants.” ISU alumnus Chris Osore voiced his opinions to Hibbard about the space’s lack of energy. “How do you energize this space? Maybe there’s a way to almost artificially correlate that?” Osore said. “I think it’s really going in the right place. You’ve created that space where if someone wants to go with a book, they can.” Hibbard hopes that the

Sasaki Associates, of Massachusetts, is in charge of renovations The project, which costs $2.55 million, was approved by the Iowa Board of Regents on June 6 Iowa State Center includes Stephens Auditorium, Scheman Building, Fisher Theater Design process is threequarters of the way completed Leaders in the renovation project hope the changes will “breath new life” into the space

venues in the surrounding area will create the energy needed and suggested the possibility of placing built-in anchoring for tents on the plaza to encourage holding events there. “We can create a place that more people can use in a positive way. That’s one of the most exciting things for me,” Brown said.

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Photo: Christine DeCoudreaux/Iowa State Daily The Iowa State Center courtyard will receive a face lift in the near future. The plans and layouts were discussed at Wednesday in the Cardinal Room at the Memorial Union. Plans to remove the elevated sidewalks and add more landscape features and more accessibility were discussed and warmly welcomed.

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DPS prepares in case of emergency By Gibson.Akers @iowastatedaily.com During the past week, there have been bomb threats called into four different universities across the United States, causing campuswide evacuations and disrupting classes for most of the day. Last Friday, the University of Texas in Austin, North Dakota State and Hiram College all received bomb threats. This past Monday, Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge received one as well. Officials at Iowa State said the students are well-protected as there are several procedures in place should a similar event happen on campus. “[The Department of Public Safety] and the university have strict plans, procedures and policies in place to handle any type of emergency on and around campus,” said Lt. Elliott Florer,

the ISU Police Department. “The university and DPS are ready and capable of handling such an event.” DPS’s procedure will help decide how extreme the threat is and the appropriate action to take, Florer said. “Emergency notifications will be made through the ISU homepage, social media, TV, radio and, most importantly, ISU Alert,” said Annette Hacker, director of University Relations. If there is an emergency on campus, such as a bomb threat, the fastest way to know will be issued through ISU Alert, Hacker said. ISU Alert is an automated service that will notify students of emergencies via voice message, text message and email. The service is offered to both students and faculty. According to university officials, all students should be signed up automatically; however, they may need to update their contact

FEMA’s safety advice In the event of a bomb threat: Evacuate area as fast and calmly as possible Stay away from windows and other hazardous objects Do not stay in evacuated area Stay away from suspicious objects Do not block side walks or roadways; emergency officials may need to get through

information. This can be done by signing into AccessPlus. Once on the home page, click on ISU Alert. In the event of an emergency, students can

follow ISU Alert’s instructions and updates . According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and DPS, bomb threats are a serious matter and should never be taken lightly. If a bomb threat is issued, students should follow the instructions of authorities. They should leave the area as quickly and as calmly as possible. According to FEMA’s website, the public should not stay in an evacuated area, or crowd sidewalks or streets because emergency vehicles may need to get through. They should also stay away from suspicious packages or objects and from windows or other hazardous objects. Florer also asked for students to stay vigilant and to contact authorities if they are suspicious of a person or object on campus. A false bomb threat is a federal offense, and with most technology being traceable, it would only be a matter of time before the authorities catch the suspect.

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Biofeedback Program can boost productivity By Denisha.Mixon @iowastatedaily.com The Student Counseling Center has many different programs to help students from feeling stressed and at one with their bodies and minds. Their Biofeedback Program was created four years ago by Todd Pietruszka, student counseling service staff psychologist. Last year, the program doubled the number of students who participated. “Biofeedback” means acknowledging your physical responses and taking action to those responses. Its purpose is to ease a student’s ability to react to stressful, challenging, frustrating and problematic situations. “Once a student learns to reduce their anxiety using skills learned through biofeedback training, their performance increases significantly

— often resulting in dramatic improvements in academic performance,” said psychologist Jeffrey Ellen, coordinator of the Biofeedback Ellen Program and Mind/ Body Center. “That’s where biofeedback training comes in; biofeedback teaches students to notice the early signs of anxiety before that same anxiety negatively affects the functions of the brain that are important for peak performance.” Biofeedback helps students understand that calming their body and mind can alter their reactions to problems. For instance, it can help someone feel calm during a stressful test. “Often times, students report walking into a test that they have

spent hours and hours studying for only to have test anxiety get in the way of their performance once they arrive in the classroom,” Ellen said. “These students often earn C or D grades on a test which, had they known how to manage their test anxiety effectively, they normally might have earned an A or B.” The Biofeedback Program can help students improve their study habits and ability to work on homework more efficiently. The purpose of the program is to make students feel confident, aware of their actions and enhance their ability to understand and control their actions. “It can generally make you feel safe and comfortable with one another,” said Jeritt Tucker, Biofeedback Program graduate assistant. “[It] helps you have a happy mind and a healthy body.”

The Biofeedback Program can help students in a variety of situations. Different areas students can apply what they have learned at the Biofeedback Program include stress, academic life, social life, physical pain, attention difficulties, depressive feelings and self-critical thinking. “It really does help to highlight the mind and body connection, because as college students, we are told to be in our minds so much that we forget we have a body,” Tucker said. The Biofeedback Program can help students understand the mind and body connection and how students can use that connection to their advantage. “During the past year of operation, the program saw 1,026 appointments and provided services to a total of 429 students. This is an almost threefold (274 perfect) increase in service

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utilization over the prior academic year,” Tucker said. “Given our findings that biofeedback leads to large, statistically significant reductions in symptom distress, it is our belief that the increase in demand represents a major step forward in the mental, physical and emotional well-being of ISU students.” Some students attribute their use of the Biofeedback Program as key to their academic success. “I really want to focus on my senior year, and I’ve been really stressed out. Everything building up, and I just felt like I need to get some guidance. My professor brought me to realize that there is a program that’s out there that can help me,” said Sarah Bishop, senior in advertising and first-time Biofeedback Program client. The Biofeedback Program is available to all ISU students.

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Logsdon praises Ames scene File photo: Iowa State Daily Nate Logsdon, keys and vocals, performs in 2011 at the Maintenance Shop. Logsdon is a member of Mumford’s, Beefcake, Little Ruckus and Christopher the Conquered. He believes Ames has “the best music scene in the country right now.”

By Cole Komma Ames247 writer Sweat. It covers the artists and dabbles its presence in the crowd. The trumpet wails, the player arches his back, transforming the sound from a trumpet call to a cry of passion exuding from its bell. This is what Nate Logsdon lives for: the thrill of performing Logsdon and his main band Mumford’s have played many Iowa festivals such as 80/35 and Mission Creek. Logsdon is also a member of the bands Beefcake, Little Ruckus and Christopher the Conquered. He is one of the many leading the charge to bring the Ames music scene to the forefront and is also co-founder of the upcoming Maximum Ames Music Festival. “[Ames is] super positive, super warm, really active,” Logsdon said. “There’s awesome recording studios; there’s awesome venues; there’s

The first time I saw Nate perform ... he kept yelling out ‘Ames forever!’ And I thought to myself ‘This guy loves life.’” George Potter extremely good bands, really positive atmosphere, really great folks. ... I honestly think that Ames has the best music scene in the country right now.” Logsdon is a locally-grown boy, born and raised in Ames. “I was all about band in high school — marching band, pep band and concert band,” Logsdon said. “That was always my thing. [I] played trumpet. And I’ve always played piano. When I was growing up, I took piano lessons and I have always loved playing piano.” There was one event in his

life, however, that would change Logsdon’s life forever. “In about 2006, I met Kate Kennedy; she’s a local singer/songwriter, amazing musician,” Logsdon said. “And I became good friends with her, and she had just released an album and it super inspired me. It’s still one of my favorite albums. And she taught me how to play the guitar, and I started writing my own songs and then Mumford’s started from there. Kate was one of the original members of Mumford’s, too.” Logsdon is in quite a few bands in Ames but all of them share one common element: energy. They are all known for delivering a high-energy live show for the crowd to enjoy. “The whole time I have been performing, and even when I was little, I would get super excited,” Logsdon said. “On the one hand I just have a lot of energy from performance. I love it, it’s my passion, it just drives me crazy. But at the same time, I’m also super inspired by a few bands in

particular. I’m really inspired by The Poison Control Center, that’s one of my favorite bands. That was the first local band I really, really got into and fell in love with. Utopia Park is also a great example, they’re another band that goes really hard.” George Potter, the Maintenance Shop director for the Student Union Board, remembers the first time he met Logsdon. “He was shirtless, rapping in a ska song ... and he kept yelling out ‘Ames forever!’” Potter said. “And I thought to myself ‘This guy loves life.’” Jim Brockpahler, entertainment coordinator at the Memorial Union, also recalls the first time he saw Logsdon perform. “It would’ve been last fall I think, and I had heard a lot about [Mumford’s] before that,” Brockpahler said. “All I really remember was that it was a great, crazy show. Just a really great show and he made it a point to thank and appreciate everyone in the crowd and the band.”

Anyone who has seen Logsdon perform has experienced his love of a good, sweaty show. “The power of sweat” is a virtue by which Nate Logsdon lives. It is part of his performances and enhances the experience. “It cleanses your body [for] one thing. Sweating is really good for you. But then also when you’re at a show and you see the band sweating and really giving it ... the amount of activity going on here is really passionate,” Logsdon said. “When you’re at a show, you see a lot of physical passion and it’s inspiring because it raises blood levels and raises your heart rate and it just makes you excited. In every performance, Logsdon strives to bring that amount of energy to his audiences, making his bands some of the most energetic in the local music scene. “It makes you think ‘Wow I’m having fun right now, I am hyped up right now’,” Logsdon said. “This is something I’m definitely going to remember.”

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Performers to listen for during Maximum Ames Lesbian Poetry Lesbian Poetry is the project started by Mumford’s member Elliot Burke. Burke started playing solo music after watching a film about Johnny Cash, “Walk the Line.” From there, Burke began to play his own shows in Ames. “I found out there were places where bands could play like the House of Bricks,” Burke said. “So I started playing shows.” The journey to being a musician evolved into Lesbian Poetry after Burke decided to play more of his original songs

and fewer covers. “I started playing as Elliot Burke because that is my name,” Burke said. “Then I switched to Lesbian Poetry when I started doing more originals and less covers, because I thought it was funny.” Because of Burke’s position in Mumford’s, Lesbian Poetry instantly became part of the festival. Mumford’s features the founding organizers for the Maximum Ames Music Festival, Nate Logsdon and Chris Lyng. “Lesbian Poetry is a great band,” Logsdon said. “Burke

Trouble Lights is a phenomenal songwriter; he writes very well, funny and good pop songs people love to come out and sing along to.” Lesbian Poetry will be performing both Friday and Saturday afternoon with different sets. Friday’s set will feature mostly songs from Lesbian Poetry’s first album, “Songs About Girls,” and Saturday’s performance will mostly feature new songs. — By Dominic Spizzirri

The River Monks The River Monks first started from Ryan Stier’s solo problem, Good Ole Fashion, along with Joel Gettys. After a few songs were written and members Nick Frampton and Drew Rauch joined, The River Monks began to record their first album “Jovials” in 2010. The River Monks have played a few shows with Maximum Ames founders Nate Logsdon and Chris Lyng and got asked to make their own set. “We happily obliged,” Stier said. “The line up this year is filthy, and I still get goose bumps seeing our name on the

posters around town.” The River Monks also looks forward to Maximum Ames to help gain fans and combine their separate group of fans they feel they have. “We get to continue bridging the gap that exists between Des Moines and Ames,” Stier said. “My hope is that one day our music scene will be known simply as Des M’Ames.” The River Monks are excited for their set this festival because of their lineup, which includes artists and bands Great American Desert, MRNASTI and The Host Country.

Trouble Lights is made up of producer and mixer Philip Rabalais and vocalist Adrien Daller. Both discovered they had a love of electro dance pop music, and after many conversations and get-togethers, Trouble Lights was born. “We spent the first year of collaboration finding our sound and refining it,” Daller said. “Our original name was just Trouble, but as the band evolved it became a little darker and more dramatic.” The band wants to give an experience beyond electronic music, rather than just trying

to make the fans jump. “It’s about creating music that makes people want to dance and cry, whichever they need to do,” Daller said. Trouble Lights will also be playing a show at the Ames Variety Show, and Maximum Ames co-founder Nate Logsdon said Trouble Lights “is the perfect band for that kind of night.” Trouble Lights is no freshman to Maximum Ames either and are even more excited for this year. “We hope to gain new fans and put on an awesome show

for Ames,” Daller said. This year’s show embarks the release of their debut album, “The Endless Prom,” as well as a very carefully planned live show. “We have the most elaborate set of our lives planned, we made a set and built some pretty serious costumes involving electrics,” Daller said. “It will be a very theatrical experience.” — By Dominic Spizzirri

them to be part of the festival that celebrates Iowa music. Omens’ performance at Maximum Ames will be their last performance playing all of their current music. “This set is actually closing a chapter for us as a band,” Watson said. “We’ve decided to basically start over from scratch and write a whole new set and record.” Omens hopes to take their musical journey and push it even further with writing heavier and even darker music. With their performance at the festival, Omens wants

to show Maximum Ames attendees something different than the other bands that come there, but wish to overall have a good time and performance. “I guess we want to give fans an experience to the music or just something to bang their heads to,” Watson said. “We’re hoping to show some people who may wonder into our set blind something a little different.” — By Dominic Spizzirri

Omens Currently, The River Monks are writing music for their second release and will be playing new songs at their set. The band also will be playing at the KURE Fest on Sept. 28 on campus, along with Christopher the Conquered, RJD2 and Atlas Sound. The River Monks have a big show to look forward to, and they plan on giving the performance as a thank you to all the fans — By Dominic Spizzirri

Omens first started with long time friends, guitarist Luke Rauch and vocalist Michael Watson, who had been playing with other bands in the Des Moines area. “We asked Aaron [Hollander, bass] and eventually Nick [Steinick, drums] and got started,” Watson said. “It all fell together perfectly to be honest.” Omens was asked by Maximum Ames founder Nate Logsdon to be apart of the festival, which Omens gladly took part in. Omens described being part of the event as having a lot of appeal to

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Caleb Swank By Dominic Spizzirri Ames247 writer

Where do all the profits from the website go?

Caleb Swank, freshman in event management, recently founded Iowa Music Store, an online location to purchase local music merchandise.

Why did you start the website to promote these bands? I guess the idea came about because the Iowa music scene is really close-knit and really booming right now. And it just made sense for there to be one very centralized hub. I’ve been finding new bands, and there are bands I’ve been finding from other parts of the state. The bands are all in the same place, a lot of great history. There’s an old Poison Control Center tape and only one left, so that’s pretty rare that we’re selling. So I guess a short summary is it just made sense.

Are you involved in Maximum Ames regularly? I go to the meeting every week, I try to stay as involved as I can. But we all just kind of work together on releases.

Where do you hope to see this website go? Would you like to expand to other bands outside of the Ames/Des Moines scene? We’d love to see other states taken up, but we’re just covering Iowa. We’re selling records that [the bands] put out. But we have a guy from Dubuque, we’ve got Des Moines, and we’ve got Iowa City.

Do you hope the website has the ability to spawn more things like it that support the music scene? I guess the thing that I would want to see come out of it is more people being aware of the current music community in Iowa. So were hoping to bring new light.

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The profits are split. The bands get most of the cut. For our services we use for the shipments, we bike deliver everything. We ride it to you on a bike. Its great environmentally and its just a great thing to do. For that we do take a cut. We do Maximum Ames Music Festival and we put out vinyl records. It gives us more money in our account to put out more records.

Where did the idea of riding a bike come from? That was actually my first meeting with Maximum Ames and I was boxing out records and a couple right in Ames. Which Ames is only 5 miles wide, so I have a bike that I could just deliver straight to. So it started just in Ames for all the records, so now with the opening of Iowa Music Store, we put it on our backs and take it to you.

Will you offer any deals or specials right off the bat? Well as far as how it goes, this weekend we will have a pop- up shop, and there’s hundred of items. So you can come buy stuff in person. We will have that with Mission Creek Festival. There are tons of special deals, Poison Control Center’s debut record. We have Raygun out of Des Moines. ... So the first 50 orders get [a special shirt] for free. We have a lot of cool stuff. And one of the things I want to do is when you order from other companies, you get complimentary stuff like coasters. I want to add that to what we do.

What else would you like to see happen to the site? Would you like to see a physical shop? The physical shop is definitely something that is a goal. It’s something that comes along when our office gets bigger. If we were to expand our office it would be great to have a physical location to sell this stuff, but we are a ways away from that.

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Wanda Jackson’s “The Party Ain’t Over” is part rockabilly, part big band and all fun. Jackson, who established her legacy as “the queen of rockabilly” in the 1960s, collaborated with Jack White of The White Stripes for this cover-filled project. The album starts out with “Shakin’ All Over,” a cover of a 1960 British hit. This track kicks in right away with a big brass sound, and quickly picks up a steady guitar solo line by White. Jackson’s unique vocal style and trills cement the rockabilly style of this upbeat song. Rockabilly is kind of like sardines: Either you like it or you don’t. Jackson’s singing is equally take it or leave it. She has a voice like a Sour Patch

Kid: sweet and childlike one second, growling and hard rock the next. It works really well in “Teach Me Tonight,” a song which insinuates a relationship between a teacher and almost-graduate, and “Like a Baby.” These songs would be hard for any artist with a career spanning more than 50 years to sing convincingly, but Jackson pulls them off. The big band set-up of this album complements most of the tracks, which are covers of songs mostly written in the ‘50s and ‘60s. However, it doesn’t quite fit with the more modern sound of Amy Winehouse’s “You Know I’m No Good.” Jackson’s cover of this song is a good effort but can’t live up to Winehouse’s original soulful confession of betrayal and self-condemnation.

>>FESTIVAL.p1 all the different corporations in Ames to celebrate the many different facets of Ames,” Logsdon said. This year, the members plan on taking their newfound experience to the next level. With a bigger budget and bigger dreams, Maximum Ames 2012 promises to be the grand successor to its predecessor. This year, the festival has lined up more than 20 venues all throughout Ames and has a lineup of more than 130 bands, from local artists to a rock ‘n’ roll hall-of-famer queen of rockabilly Wanda Jackson. Other headliners and acts include Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel, Mount Eerie, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Music Tapes, Poison Control Center, The Daredevil Christopher Wright, Adam Faucett, Paleo, The River Monks and Trouble Lights. Maximum Ames Records employee and former Ames247 reporter Vincent Geerts told of how the festival got advertised extensively through Ames. “We do a whole bunch of stuff; we advertise and do our own mini radio campaigns,” Geerts

On the other end of the spectrum, “Rum and CocaCola” sounds too outdated to fit in with the rest of this album’s tracks. Most of the songs on “The Party Ain’t Over” can stand on their own against recently written music, but this track is almost politically incorrect in today’s culture. The lyrics talk about natives on the island of Trinidad “workin’ for the Yankee dollar” and tries too hard for an island sound. In general, “The Party Ain’t Over” blends old and modern sounds effortlessly. The album stays true to Jackson’s rockabilly roots but does take brief forays into other genres, including a successful yodel track, “Blue Yodel #6.” This collection of sounds stands as a tribute to the generation-bridging ability of rock ‘n’ roll.

said. “A lot of the booking though happens from the road, especially with Mumford’s being on tour.” With a bigger budget and a bigger set up, a phone app will become available this year for participants. The app will include a map of Ames and where to find all the bands and will be updated throughout the four days. Logsdon and Geerts both expressed the importance of the festival to local musicians and students alike. “There are tons of incredible bands, so many talented people in Iowa, and the big take away is that Ames is an exciting place to be since it has an amazing music scene,” Logsdon said. As for future plans, Maximum Ames is aimed to only get bigger. “Our big goals for the future is to grow the festival, and we want to incorporate the festival into more and more venues in Ames,” Logsdon said. With the success of its first year and plans for an even bigger future, Maximum Ames appears to be going strong to expand the music scene of Iowa, and it will only get bigger in the future.

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What role do states have in education? We don’t always write several days’ worth of editorials about one event, but when we do, it’s because we think the event was important. It may seem as if we were beating to death the horse that is the installation speech of Iowa State’s new president, Steven Leath, but there is more to discuss. We would be remiss if we chose to single out a few sound bites rather than unpacking the whole 27-page oration. Our goal is to consider as much of Leath’s address as we can, in service to our own understanding just as much as yours. The installation of a new administration is an inherently important event. Given the magnitude of what just happened, we all have an obligation to make as much sense of it as we can, even if that requires comment-by-comment analysis. One of the things he said in his speech Friday was that government support of Iowa State is critical to its success. Speaking to Gov. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Reynolds, he said, “Your support is key to our ability to fulfill the mission of this great university.” As a public university, a great deal of our funding comes from legislative appropriations. That money is necessary for our existence, and this year narrowly emerged from a recent period of great decline. The tone of Leath’s speech was decidedly pro-business and proindustry. Certainly, those things are important. Industrial development drives economic growth, of course, and business is a vital activity in today’s commercial world. Can you imagine trying to return to an economy in which almost everyone produces almost their household’s entire needs? Implementing his vision of outreach by Iowa State to the public took the form of providing solutions to economic problems. “We need to create the most innovative, flexible and agile partnership model ever seen at an American university,” he said. The “framework” Leath wants should “address a number of challenges associated with Iowa’s ability to form new businesses, grow existing industry, support communities and transplant companies to the state.” For the same purpose of economic development, the state of Iowa grants tax incentives for everything from the film industry (to the tune of $32 million by the time that tax credit ended in 2009) to fertilizer companies (for example, more than $50 million to Orascom Construction’s Iowa Fertilizer Co.). Universities, however, cannot be given those kind of incentives. To the extent that it is profitable in a monetary way, education is profitable over time, not immediately. Shortterm gains are few. Support for Iowa State from the state Legislature must come from actual appropriations of real money.

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Photo: Megan Wolff/ Iowa State Daily Personal billboards can be used to express support for brands, organizations and even political opinions. Promoting views in a few quick words does less to convince the masses than one would hope. In the end, it boils down to a popularity contest, because single word labels are not very convincing.

Empty personal billboards Constant advertising contributes nothing

By Phil.Brown @iowastatedaily.com

ith the upcoming election, the United States is in full-blown political mania. Advertisements for candidates are seen everywhere. They come from our TVs, our newspapers, our radios and even our fellow Americans. That’s right, people are acting as billboards for candidates like they were bought and paid for. Whether it is a bumper-sticker on a car, a button stuck to a bag or a sign placed in a front lawn, the message is clear — “I support this candidate.” This is not a phenomenon unique to politics. Sociologists use the term personal billboards to describe such actions in a number of settings. Wearing an ISU T-shirt, for example, is an example of a personal billboard, as is sporting a yellow wristband in support of the “Livestrong” foundation. Personal billboards are not an inherently bad social construction, but they may not mix well with politics. Usually, we promote things as an end unto itself. The “Livestrong” bracelets promote cancer awareness, and an ISU T-shirt generates revenue makes us fit in with others around us. When politics are involved, however, things become a little different. Politics are not something that we can just have for ourselves. By definition, they involve

an interaction with people around us. Since the United States elects officials to represent entire districts, our politicians and politics are a public matter. It may seem at first glance like personal billboards would be great then. They allow for everyone to tell everyone else what they think, and can get us all involved, right? Unfortunately, no. They only allow everyone to tell everyone else who they support, not what they think of the candidate and certainly not why. Personal billboards are not conducive to actual interactions. They, like TV ads, are a strictly one-way street. They are not even a useful one-way street, since the candidate of choice for another person is useless to any citizen seeking actual information about the elections. If someone wanted to learn more about who they should be voting for, a button labeled “Obama 2012” is not exactly helpful. The idea behind stickers, buttons and signs is to create blanket media coverage, which means that one group’s image or name will be so often seen, heard and repeated that the group will benefit from being a household name. In politics, this translates roughly to a candidate seeking to become so well known that people will consider voting for them. Certainly many traditional media advertisements provide some form of information to the viewer. A television ad may quote some

statistic or call the integrity of an opponent’s actions into question. Personal billboards do not do this, though. They only act as a vehicle for a name or an image. Such a vehicle is not conducive to good political workings. If a brand name facial tissue can get people to buy their product because of good advertising, so be it. That is their goal as a business, and it has a rather limited effect on the nation as a whole. Our political candidates, on the other hand, do not have such a narrow scope of influence. If a political candidate is elected because he or she had better advertising, we all lose out. Our elected officials are not supposed to be put in place because they utilize better advertising than the other candidates. Once in office, they are expected to represent their constituency and help in the formation and discussion of our laws and public policy. The purpose of a campaign is to let the public see which candidate is the best at doing those things. Personal billboards simply do not do that. They only make a choice between two candidates seem like the choice between Pepsi and Coke. That is just not the way to decide who participates in the day-to-day governance of our city, state or nation.

Phil Brown is a senior in political science, biology, and environmental studies from Emmetsburg, Iowa.

Sanity

Art of balancing leads to success F our weeks into my senior year of college, and I’m busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kickin’ contest. Two jobs, 18 credits and the overwhelming realization I need to find a career in a few months have left me with little to no time to complete the things I have to do, not to mention the things I want to do. I am learning firsthand the art of proper procrastination, and have developed a real zeal for late-night coffee binges. These skills are being honed in the name of portfolio development and efficiency, but it hasn’t been an easy road. Before leaving for college, a wise man told me: “The key to life is balance.” At the time, I assumed it was merely a clever paradigm for “don’t drink too much”; but as I grow older and more mature, I am beginning to more completely realize the gravity of the phrase and finding it more true. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; but all play and no work makes Jack a stupid boy without a job. The formula is different for everyone, but striking a healthy balance between work and play seems to always equate to success and happiness. Learning to navigate and adjust your life to allot the highest level of varying activities is the best way to assure both. Everyone knows the party kid, who is really good at partying but seems to always be on academic probation. And everyone knows the bookworm kid, who gets really good grades but lacks an ounce of social skills. To many employers, neither one is much better than the other. Employable people

By Scott.Watson @iowastatedaily.com are balanced in both; otherwise, they’re too dependent on coworkers, or too independent to be a part of a team. Take on varying activities, cut back on others if you must. It goes without saying, you can’t juggle too many obligations without some serious organizational skills. Best advice: If you don’t have a planner, get one — it will change your life. I use a pocket planner; throw it in your back pocket when you start the day so it’s always with you, ready to spring into action to take down some vital information or save the day by offering a quick reference. It’s not hard to make yourself busy at college; it seems a rare night when your mind can shut down the “to-do mental task book” and you can close your weary eyes to another day and find sleep to come on swiftly. A more common pattern — lying awake recounting the day, dwelling on tasks yet to be checked off the list. When I’m getting ready in the morning to take on the day’s adventures, I try to mentally organize and prioritize my “to-do list.” Through trial and error, I have found thinking, “Oh, I need to do this later,” often isn’t enough. It’s easy for a task to fall through the cracks after a long, action-packed day. Think specifically about the

Photo: Christine DeCoudroux/Iowa State Daily Becoming organized begins with getting — and using — a planner. They come in a multitude of styles and sizes and are available in places as close as the University Book Store.

task and what it will require to accomplish it in a step-by-step, visual mapping process. For instance, instead of thinking, “I need to print this later,” think about what part of your day will most efficiently allow you to print it, then actually picture yourself doing it. Allowing yourself to be flexible only opens more doors. Learning where you can afford to cut corners and where you can’t is a useful skill to have. Forgot to write that paper that’s due in two hours? Don’t waste time trying to write a captivating introduction, just dive into the body, the rest will come together as you write. When doing homework on a crunch, start with the assignment in the class with the lowest grade. You will have more focus and your brain will be sharper. I’m not giving you such excellent schoolwork advice because I promote laziness, mind you; but I strongly believe no one is

hired based off grades alone. The books must be occasionally closed to allow yourself to develop the well-rounded skills our present world demands you to have. Get active: Join clubs, passionately pursue a hobby or two, meet new people; you will be surprised what you learn. Laziness claims countless victims everyday. If you can learn to fight your way through the overwhelming desire to do nothing, you will learn skills without even realizing it. It is the successful who know how to balance a full workload, and its not necessarily because they’re smarter, it’s because they’re better organized and determined. Want to be successful? Start by learning the art of schedule balancing.

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‘Quoteable’: It’s admirable that these fans are packing it for Western Illinois. It’s not surprising to me because I know what this team’s capable of, I think people are aware, too. But in the same sense, that’s a lot of people for an FCS game.” — Former ISU quarterback Austen Arnaud regarding last weekend’s fourth-largest crowd in school history in the football team’s 37-3 win against Western Illinois.

Volleyball:

Kristen Hahn named one of NCAA’s Players of the Week In addition to Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors received on Monday, ISU Libero Kristen Hahn was named as one of the NCAA’s Players of the Week on Wednesday. Hahn led the Cyclones in their upset of No. 1 Nebraska with a season-high 26 digs. The junior from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is averaging 4.63 digs per set ranking her fourth in the Big 12. Other players named to the NCAA’s weekly list were Kaitlynn Pelger of Kansas State and Jasmine Orozco of Pepperdine. The win against the formerly undefeated Cornhuskers was the Cyclones first win against a No. 1 ranked team in school history. It was also only the second time Iowa State had defeated Nebraska, with the previous time being in Lincoln in 2009 with a 3-2 ISU victory. Iowa State will return to the Hilton Coliseum court Saturday as it opens Big 12 play against Baylor at 6:30 p.m. By Daily staff writer

Crime:

Bubu Palo pleads not guilty ISU men’s basketball guard Bubu Palo has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual abuse, according to online court records. Yempabou Palo, 21, known as Bubu, and Spencer Cruise, 21, both turned themselves in Sept. 7 on charges of seconddegree sexual abuse for an incident that allegedly occurred on May 18. Palo was released on pre-trial release with a non contact order with the alleged victim, whose name was not released. ISU men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg announced at the time that Palo had been suspended indefinitely. According to online court records, Palo’s attorney entered a written not guilty plea on Tuesday. No other information on further dates are currently available. By Daily staff writer

Sports Jargon:

Right side SPORT: Volleyball DEFINITION: The right side hitter plays in the front row on the right side where their primary role is to hit and block. USE: Freshman Mackenzie Bigbee starts as a right side for the ISU volleyball team and has 127 kills this season.

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Ejiro Okoro embraces ‘endless opportunities’ By Emily.Hejlik @iowastatedaily.com

Ejiro Okoro came to Iowa State for more than just the adventure. She wanted to experience every studentathlete’s dream — competing in the United States. “I always wanted to go to an American school for cross-country and track,” Okoro said. “The structure for athletics in America is unbelievable, the opportunities are endless.” Ejiro, graduate student in interdisciplinary studies, is from Birmingham, England. After high school, she competed for three years at the University of Greenwich, a British university located in London, England. Ejiro — the first syllable is pronounced “edge” — decided to follow in her twin sister’s footsteps. Ese Okoro, her older sister by five minutes, was a major influence on a life-changing decision. “Once Ese chose to run at Iowa State, I knew I wanted to become a part of the program,” Ejiro said. The growing successes of the cross-country team along with the anatomy of a Big 12 university were other enticing reasons for Ejiro to become a Cyclone. “Coming here has made me grow as person, and as an athlete I’ve become much more confident” Ejiro said. “Training here is much more intense compared to back home and I get the opportunity to practice with three of the top runners in the nation.” This cross-country season, Ejiro ran a time of 15:32 at the Drake Bulldog Classic. One season ago, she earned third-place honors at the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 800-meter run and was a member of Iowa State’s record setting 4x400-meter relay team. She posted a personal best in the 800-meter at the NCAA qualifier and earned All-Big 12 honors. With an already solid resume, Ejiro continues to make strides. “In her very first workout at Iowa State she struggled because she didn’t have any distance training,” said Emily Meese, Ejiro’s training partner. “She is growing so much and is growing as we speak. The sky is the limit for her.” Not only is Ejiro a major influence against the clock — she is a team leader as well.

Photo: Huiying Yu/Iowa State Daily Cross-country runner Ejiro Okoro warms up at the begining of training Monday afternoon at the Lied Recreation Athletic Facility. Her sister, Ese Okoro, is a sprinter on the ISU track and field team.

“She is very encouraging, and is the person who is going to pick you up in a workout,” Meese said. “Ej is never upset and always has a positive attitude, seeing the bright side in every

situation. She loves running and coming to practice.” When Ejiro’s sister was being recruited by Iowa State, the track and field sprints coach had a good rela-

tionship with a coach in England, making it easier to recruit Ejiro. In order to recruit internationally,

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Left-handed play leads Bigbee on path to take record for most freshman kills

or ISU volleyball fans who have caught a match or two already this season, they probably have heard the name “Mackenzie Bigbee” ring out from the loudspeaker at Hilton Coliseum. The freshman leads the Cyclone squad in kills and is on pace to chase the record for kills by a freshman. What fans might not know is why she’s been so successful. Some call it being a lefty, lefthanded or southpawed. They all mean the same thing and are helpful in just about every sport. Whatever you want to call it, right-side hitters who attack with their left are an added bonus for teams — and Bigbee is one for Iowa State. To an ill-informed volleyball aficionado, it might make more sense for a righty to hit righty because that’s the side they’re on. Little does he or she know that being able to hit with your left opens a wide range of opportunities. “It changes the whole game plan, and as a blocker it gives you just one more thing to think about,” said ISU senior middle Jamie Straube. When a left-handed right side goes up for a kill, the possibilities are as high as the set. “OK, where can I go with this?,” Bigbee thinks as she sees the set in the air. Is the cross-court open? How about down the line? Did the defense encroach in so the back row is open? All of these open up because Bigbee, or any other lefty right side, can attack with her left. Having that versatility is another reason why these lefties are so sought after and allows her team to play a variety of different ways. “She can just hit so many different shots,” Straube said. “I think that

By Cory.Weaver @iowastatedaily.com gives teams a lot of trouble because she can hit down the line, she can hit the sharp cross-court, she has a lot of different angles that she can take and that helps us a lot too because as soon as teams start taking away one thing she can bring out another thing.” But Bigbee wasn’t always a flying attacker from the right. Up until she was 15 years old, Bigbee played in the middle because of her height — she is 6-foot-1 now. Moving over to the right was a bit of a transition at first, but Bigbee said she’s glad she made the switch. “At first it was like ‘Here’s the middle, here’s what you do here,’ and then I had to adjust a little bit to the right side and I like it a lot better,” Bigbee said. It’s safe to say JohnsonLynch likes it a lot better as well. Through 10 matches this season, Bigbee has 127 kills, 25 more than her nearest teammate. If she continues that pace, she will be chasing teammate Rachel Hockaday’s record for kills by a freshman in program history, and her coach believes she will only get better. “At some point here, she’s really going to start being able to terminate against a two-person block, a big block, teams that are really camping on her,” Johnson-Lynch said.

Cory Weaver is a senior in

journalism from Maple Grove, Minn.

File photo: Grace Steenhagen/Iowa State Daily Freshman Mackenzie Bigbee leaps to make a kill in the second set of the match versus UNI on Sept. 5 at Hilton Coliseum.

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>>OKORO.p9 the coaching staff attends the World Juniors every year along with sending out numerous letters to European athletes. International recruiting for collegiate athletics poses its challenges, but coaches in the United States can offer the total package. “In the American system, your academics and athletics go hand-in-hand,” said assistant coach Travis Hartke. “In Europe, they have a club-type system where academics aren’t as highly regarded. I believe this is a huge reason why European athletes come here.” Transitioning from England to America came with its demands — being homesick, missing family and friends, adjusting to the time change and only going home during holidays. These weren’t the only obstacles though. “The breakfast was the biggest thing I had to get used to here,” Ejiro said. “The breakfast in England is much better than it is here; I couldn’t understand how people enjoyed the cereal.” Although Cheerios and Fruity Pebbles might not ever be her favorite, Ejiro does enjoy anything having to do with chocolate.

The structure for athletics in America is unbelievable, the opportunities are endless.” Ejiro Okoro She also embraces the situation that she has been given. “Being involved with a group of people striving for the same goals and seeing everyone improve is inspiring,” Ejiro said. “Seeing your teammates perform at such a high level makes you want to do well.” Ejiro credits her success to her idol, Kelly Holmes, a British middle distance runner in the late 1970s and early ‘80s, along with her twin sister. “Even though my sister and I do different events, if she performs well, I perform well,” Ejiro said. “My sister coming here definitely inspired me.” Ejiro’s dreams don’t stop at the college level — she has even higher aspirations. “I want to be a professional athlete and compete at the Olympics someday,” Ejiro said.

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File photo: Adam Ring/Iowa State Daily Emily Goldstein sends the ball toward the goal during the Cyclones soccer match against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Aug. 31 at the ISU Soccer Complex. Goldstein scored the Cyclones’ only goal on the attempt. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones 3-1.

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Despite its 3-1 loss to Iowa in the home opener in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series, the ISU soccer team has found one bright spot: the fans. Iowa State set the home attendance record for a single game in its match against Iowa with 1,451 fans. With this match, the Cyclones shattered their old record of 1,076 fans for the 2010 Iowa matchup. “It is exciting to see so many people supporting us,” said senior defender Megan Longobardi. “I looked over, and it was just people all along the fence. That was awesome; it kind of gets you pumped to play.” “[Attendance] has been awesome,” said ISU coach Wendy Dillinger. “The players really enjoyed playing for the crowd.” After the Cyclones’ second home game — a 7-1 blowout win against Northern Iowa on Sept. 4 — they were first in the Big 12 in average home attendance. The Cyclones averaged 1,078 fans, but now Texas Christian has the title. After Iowa State’s third home game against UW-Milwaukee, Sunday’s 2-1 win, the Cyclones now average 843 fans per game this season. The Cyclones are currently sixth in the Big 12 in average home attendance. Despite the decline in attendance at the

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last home game, this season has still seen an improvement from recent years. In the 2011 season, Iowa State’s total home attendance was 3,112 fans. The Cyclones are on pace to surpass last year’s total. Total home attendance so far this year is 2,528 fans with six home games left to play. “Freshman year we would get some fans, but it was not as many,” Longobardi said. “I have never seen this many fans.” Even with the improving numbers, Iowa State still pales in comparison to other schools. Texas A&M held last year’s Big 12 home attendance record with 31,559 fans in 12 home games. Brigham Young took the 2011 NCAA home attendance record in 11 home games with 31,697 total fans. “Going to other schools where they have bigger crowds excites me, but [at home] to know that it is your fans there and they are supporting you is a big factor,” Longobardi said. Although Iowa State has not matched the attendance of the most popular soccer programs, the players agree that the recent home attendance increase is beneficial to their game. “I think it is good for everyone to know that they have support and people are cheering them on,” said senior defender Natalie Foulk.

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