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death “Every time I talk to them, it is like saying goodbye.”

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“The whole country is like a prison where people can’t really move freely from one point to anther.”

persecution “It has been a life of humiliation for all people.”

Editor’s note: For the protection of the source and her family, the source’s name has been changed.

By Katelynn.McCollough @iowastatedaily.com Maha knows fear. Its what wakes her in the middle of the night and possesses her to check Facebook and go through the news. Then she tries to go back to sleep. For Maha, she described this as part of her daily routine for the past two years.

When Maha wakes in the middle of the night it is because she is worried about her family’s safety and trying to find out if their neighborhood was targeted in any recent attacks. Maha is here as an ISU student, but her family is still back home, in Syria. While she was growing up in Syria, her parents would never speak against the government out of fear. Openly criticizing the regime with friends was unthinkable, and even now as a student at Iowa State, more than 6,000 miles from her native nation, Maha is afraid. Maha asked to have her name, year in school, area of study and even the last time she

visited Syria remain unpublished. She fears that the regime would use such information to track down and persecute her family who remain in her home country. “Parents can’t talk to their children about the government,” Maha said in a telephone interview with the Daily. “Nobody would dare to think about criticizing the government because you will just disappear. You can’t trust even friends, very close friends. People will tell.” After speaking to the Daily last Friday, Maha found out that her sister’s apartment in

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City codes cause greeks to worry over house funds By Delaney.Vierkandt @iowastatedaily.com After a meeting with Ames City Council on Tuesday night, it was brought to attention that the Iowa State Greek houses were not following specific housing and fire codes. “It was just a situation

where it slipped through the cracks, and it was something that was brought to the attention of the new fire chief,” said Benjamin Freese, president of the Interfraternity Council. The new codes brought worry to some Greek members, including Drew Sherman, member of Acacia.

“Obviously, if we weren’t able to live in the chapter facility, and if we had to pay for all the costs that the city’s expecting us to take, that’s something that financially is tough for college students like us,” said Sherman. “As an organization, it’s extremely difficult to deal with.” Sherman also stated that

asking any organization to raise that much money is nearly impossible. Hilary Kletscher, Government of the Student Body vice president and member of Alpha Gamma Delta, said she feels that there is still a lot more conversation to be had about the topic, but it is subject to change if

the codes pass. “If we are not exempt from rental code, it will definitely mean that sororities will have to make renovations, just as fraternities do, and it’ll change the number of women that we can have living in our homes and

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Iowa’s senators point out lack of compromise on farm bill By Zoe.Woods @iowastatedaily.com The months of September and October are a crucial time period for the farm bill and the United States. By the end of September, the current farm bill is set to expire. Within the House of Representatives, a new form of the bill has been passed and has been sent to the Senate to be voted on. Next week, the House is expected to vote on a new food stamps bill. The Senate cut $4 billion in nutrition programs during 10 years; however, the House wants to cut $40 billion, which Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, said is unacceptable. “However, it looks like the House may just have to vote on that and get it out of their system,” Harkin said. “And then appoint Tom Reed and we can get together in Congress. Hopefully we can work this out and keep the nutrition cuts at the level we bipartisanly agreed upon here in the Senate, which is around $4 billion over 10 years.”

History of the farm bill ■■ First created during the Great Depression ■■ The first farm bill was then known as the Agriculture Adjustment Act ■■ In 1938, Congress created a more permanent farm bill requiring an update every five years. ■■ Between the years of 1965 and 2008 there have been 10 farm bills

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said the biggest difference the Senate and the House will need to work out will be the level of expenditure for food stamps. “[In] the case of the House-Senate savings and the case of the House agriculture committee savings, it’d be $20 billion, and [in] the case of a bill that might come up on the floor of the Senate of $40 billion in savings, so you’ve got to find some sort of compromise between that 4 [billion] and 20 or that 4 and 40,” Grassley said. “I think it can be done.” Grassley says it is critical for the

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Sen. Tom Harkin, right, speaks Sunday at his 36th Annual Steak Fry. The farm bill in Congress has divided the Senate and House, in which Harkin hopes bipartisan agreement can be found.

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Sept. 2 Andrew Hovenga, 18, 1214 Willow Hall, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at Larch Hall (reported at 3:05 a.m.). An individual reported damage to tires on several vehicles at Lot 112 (reported at 11:14 a.m.). A vehicle and bicycle collided — there was no damage or major injury at the 13th Street and Stange (reported at 5:13 p.m.). An individual reported the theft of clothing from the laundry area at Helser Hall (reported at 5:41 p.m.). Jared Barak, 19, 3333 Friley Hall, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and underage possession of alcohol at Friley Hall (reported at 11:38 p.m.). An individual was cited for possession an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle

on Aug. 31 at Lot G7 (reported at 12:55 p.m.).

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Members of the Japanese delegation visiting Ames relax at the Memorial Union on Thursday. The group toured many important places in the Ames community , such as Mary Greeley Hospital.

By Katie.Grunewald @iowastatedaily.com Thirteen delegates from Koshu, Japan arrived at the Ames City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 17, and continued with a tour of Ames, Iowa State and Des Moines throughout the week. Ames and Koshu cities are honoring their 20th anniversary as “sister cities.” Several families are hosting the delegates in the Ames area. “We are delighted to welcome the representatives of our partner city to Ames,” said Ames Mayor Ann Campbell in a news release on Monday, Sept. 16.

“The last two decades have provided a wonderful opportunity to interact with the people of Koshu City and learn more about their lives and culture.” The delegation’s first day of tours began on Tuesday morning when they arrived in Des Moines. The delegation toured the Salisbury House before traveling to Ames later that night. The delegation toured Mary Greeley Hospital, Fire Station No. 1, City Hall, the Resource Recovery Plant and various downtown Ames businesses, including Olde Main Brewery, and the delegation members also had the option of going on a bike ride through the Ames historical

district on Wednesday. Thursday was “School Day” and the delegation toured Meeker Elementary School, Ames Middle School, the Horticulture Research Farm and the Memorial Union. On Friday, the delegates will travel back to Des Moines to go on a tour of the Iowa Capitol, the State Historical Museum, the John Deere Factory and a shopping trip to Jordan Creek Town Center. Saturday is a day for the delegation to spend with their respective host families before leaving Sunday morning. Sept. 14 marked the 20th year of the

Ames-Koshu relationship. Not only does the partnership include the Koshu delegation visiting Ames, it also has created an opportunity for multiple Ames Middle School groups to travel to Koshu. The last trip to Japan was in 2012. Campbell, the Ames City Council and the Ames International Partner Cities Association welcomed them to Ames. The mission of association is to promote cultural and educational exchanges between Ames citizens and the citizens of its partner cities. Ames presently has two designated “sister cities.” They are Koshu, Japan, and Frydek-Mistek, Czech Republic.

Competition gives students real experience against hackers By Makayla.Tendall @iowastatedaily.com Professional hackers from across the nation will be in Ames this weekend, putting 215 ISU students to the test. Saturday will mark the annual Cyber Defense Competition, which will be hosted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Coover Hall. Doug Jacobson, director of Information Assurance Center and university professor of electrical and computer engineering, said the competition will consist of four different teams: white, blue, green and red. The white team consists of individuals who run and manage the competition and scoring. The blue team will be students who created the network that individuals would see in the real-world corporate environment. The blue team will be judged on the usability of the site, the services the website provides, anomalies and reports on how their system has been set up. “[Anomalies] represent random things that happen on a daily basis as a computer administrator,” said Matthew Schlue, graduate student in electrical

and computer engineering. “The white team administers anomalies, [such as] adding file servers or having to delete a profile.” The green team will be the individuals who actually use the systems. The members will use their email account and browse the website, making sure it is usable. Lastly, the red team is the hackers. Their job will be to look for places where the blue team misconfigured their server or didn’t patch security vulnerability, leading to a break in. Professional security personnel from Boeing, an aerospace company, and Price water house Coopers, an international auditing and consulting company, as well as ISU alumni will be among the various hackers. Teams will be composed of six to 10 students who have created a scenario or story of an organization that they are in charge of keeping safe from hackers. The teams have had about three weeks to design and build the network system, install servers and build this scenario. At this year’s competition the scenario will model a financial website that sells products,

like Amazon. The goal will be to keep the customer data from being leaked. The competition this year will be the largest one in the event’s history. “Last year’s fall competition had 150 students,” Jacobson said. The Cyber Defense Competition at Iowa State is quite different from competitions held elsewhere across the nation. Schlue said Iowa State’s focus is on the realistic measure rather than the students simply defending against the hackers. At Iowa State, students will experience hacking events fellow students and graduates have experienced or seen at various jobs or internships. The competition is open to all majors. Participants vary from freshmen to graduate students. “[The day of] is very chaotic, which is intentional,” Jacobson said. “We are cramming 200 students into one room. It creates a party atmosphere.” Jacobson said the competition is a time and place for all participants to learn something and gain knowledge no matter how many times they have competed in the competition. Employers like to see students participate in

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Students compete in ISU’s annual Cyber Defense Competition in October 2011. Research has found that the competition helps students in their internships.

events like the Cyber Defense Competition, Jacobson said. “Companies have found that those students who participate our Cyber Defense Competitions and getting these real-world experiences are more skilled and knowledgeable when going into their internship,” Schlue said. The event is made possible by the Internet-Scale Event and Attack Generation Environment and the Information Assurance Center.

Internet-Scale Events and Attack Generation Environment ■■ Community College Cyber Defense Competition — December ■■ National Cyber Defense Competition — March ■■ ISU Cyber Defense — spring semester

Students reminisce about homecoming, say returning depends on age and school By Makayla.Tendall @iowastatedaily.com With the ISU football season just starting, some ISU students reminisce about their high school homecoming celebrations. Will Kuehner, sophomore in mechanical engineering who is originally from Turkey Valley Community School. He said that homecoming is also a great opportunity to reconnect with old friends. “Usually you just find your niche of friends, you sit in the bleachers with them and you catch up or talk about what happened that week of school,” Kuehner said. Kuehner said the student council voted on days to dress up and show school spirit the week before the homecoming game. Kuehner said the themes were either a hit or miss. “There was a lot of controversy in our school actually about what we could do,” Kuehner said. “We couldn’t have Pirate Day because it was offensive to the pirates, which was ridiculous.” Kuehner said the day he usually went all out was “Transgender Day.” “I wore two dresses in my high school career; I didn’t wear heels though,” Kuehner said with a laugh. Calvin Song, sophomore in prebusiness, graduated from Ames High School, and was even on his high school’s homecoming court. Like Kuehner, Song said Ames High had dress up days the week before the big game, but it also had other unique traditions. “The weekend before, the homecoming committee gets permission from the parents of the students on homecoming court, and they go house to house waking them up. They record their reaction on tape,” Song said. “It’s just a bunch of girls yelling in your room.” Both Kuehner and Song said their schools’ students nominated seniors to be on the homecoming court, but Ames High had a special spot on the court for

a boy and girl each from band, called “Band Raid.” Kuehner said the homecoming court at his school would perform a dance or a skit to a popular song. On Friday before the game, both schools would have a pep rally. Song said that this is when they would show baby pictures of students on the homecoming court, along with their taped reactions of the morning they were told they made the homecoming court. During the assembly, the homecoming court would help raise school spirit. “Depending on the theme of the year, everyone had to do something,” Song said. “Someone did a dare; someone did ‘truth.’ I had to go around acting like an ape, banging my chest and yelling throughout the gym.” As for going back to attend the games, Kuehner and Song agreed that age makes a difference. “Once you’re a sophomore or a junior [in college], you lose a lot of friends that are actually going to school at that point,” Kuehner said. “So there aren’t as many people to go back and see. “A lot of people actually stay where I’m from, so those people are usually at the games. Some of the people who were more involved in football go back for the bigger games.” Kuehner also said that being from a school that had about 500 students K-12 encouraged graduates to visit. Song said he predicts Ames High will have a high return of graduates since the football team has been successful so far this season. “It really depends on how much fun they had at homecoming and high school and how much they want to show their pride again,” Song said. “People were interested in the game. I remember one year, the lights actually went out during the football game, but people watched the game anyway. I’ll definitely go back later in life.”

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$90 million renovations make ISU facility ‘one of best teaching hospitals in the world’ By Delaney.Vierkandt @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State has completed its second phase of expansion on the Hixson-Lied Small Animal Hospital. The small animal hospital cost about $90 million and was finished Sept. 12. Iowa State decided to revamp the entire animal hospital many years ago. This vision included phases of expansion focusing on both large animals and small animals. Because of these new renovations, Dr. Karl Kraus, chief of orthopedic and neurosurgery for Veterinary Clinical Sciences, said he believes that Iowa State now has one of the best teaching hospitals in the world. “We service the community by taking care of their patients. We service Iowa by providing the residents of Iowa veterinary school to get trained and we service the United States as a hub of specialty training,” said Kraus. Iowa State is one of only 27 veterinary schools in North America. Kraus said the teaching hospital has three purposes. “Service — which means we see patients. Teaching — we teach for undergraduates, mostly vet medical students, to residents and graduate students,” Kraus said. “And research — in which we do both clinical and basic science research.” The students learning in the hospi-

tal are not yet professionals but do work closely with licensed veterinarians. Kraus himself has seven students under him. “When they walk through the door, they will take the history, perform the physical exam and then come to me with either a diagnostic or therapeutic plan,” Kraus said. Kraus stated they deal with a problem by gathering as much information as possible. They then rule out certain possibilities before figuring out what other diagnostics are needed in order to make an accurate diagnosis. New technology in the hospital is making the learning process easier. Some of this new technology includes a Spiral CT, MRI, Digital C-Arm and an HD camera. These technologies allow students to watch surgeries as they are being performed. “We perform world class research here. It provides notoriety, in regard to research, but also in training of surgeons,” Kraus said. “The faculty here have trained one out of nine veterinary surgeons in the United States, so we have trained a good percentage of the nation.” The doctors at the hospital also have many years of experience from other institutions across the nation. Kraus said he does not think people appreciate the level of expertise offered at the hospital. He said he is always surprised when people are unaware.

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>>GREEKS p1 it’ll probably just change in general the experience in the Greek community,” Clutcher said. “Because right now, over 50 women can live in those chapter facilities.” Freese said he believes that city council has worked well with the Greek community in the past and he feels that the community should be okay. “The council has been great about working with us in the past, and we’re so glad that this has continued,” Freese said. “The city council members were thoughtful in their questions and seemed to me to be very receptive while we provided our rationale about exempting the Greek community or creating a different code.” Kletscher said she is looking forward to having conversations with the city council so she can hear their perspective on the matter. “I think that the city council is very open to having conversations with the Greek community, they are supporters of the Greek community,” Kletscher said. If the code does go through, the Greek community will have to go through extensive procedures to raise that much money, if it is even possible.

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“With the amount of money that they’re asking us to raise, I don’t think there is a way,” Sherman said.

>>CONGRESS p1 House and Senate to reach a compromise on the Farm Bill. “There is a great deal of pressure to get a compromise because Leader [Harry] Reid has said we’re not going to extend the existing farm bill again, and the practical thing is you can’t go back to the 1949 farm bill,” Grassley said. Harkin said he is very disappointed about the House’s unwillingness to move

>>MAHA p1 Syria was bombed. Luckily, her sister was not inside the building and was not harmed. There were reported injuries from the attack, but no deaths. Maha said there are 17 different security agencies in Syria whose job it is to spy on anyone within the country. She recalled that while growing up in Syria, there would be one or two “informers” from one of the security agencies in every school classroom. “They just report on the students,” she said. “Who frowned when the president’s name was mentioned? Who did not clap loud enough when the president’s name was mentioned? Everything was forced. If you don’t do that, you’ll be punished.” Even with the fears, however, Maha still felt it was important to speak out. “If we don’t do anything, nothing will change,” she said. “If the people who are abroad don’t do anything to bring awareness to the people, especially the people in the United States, then the world will just

“I think we would be calling upon alumni, but with the amount of money that it could potentially cost us, I don’t think there

toward a compromise. “We thought maybe there would be a compromise but the House is moving away from the compromise,” Harkin said. “It is unconscionable that the House is going to vote to cut $40 billion out of these food programs, and it will never pass over here.” In respect to the food stamp bill, Steffen Schmidt, university professor of political science, said the House and the Senate will clash on a decision.

continue watching. It will just be the usual two-minute reports [on the news].” Maha said that what started as peaceful demonstrations two years ago was immediately met with extreme force by the Syrian government, led by President Bashar al-Assad. The Emergency Law that had been in effect for several decades made it difficult for Syrians to gather and demonstrate, but that law was finally lifted in April 2011 as the demonstrations began, Maha said. The law placed heavy restrictions on travel and ability to gather throughout the country, and Syrians could be arrested when suspected of endangering the country’s security. “Just for the people to come out and go for peaceful demonstration, it was really huge,” Maha said. “The regime reacted to these demonstrations with extreme force.” A team of investigators sent from the United Nations confirmed in a report released Monday that chemical weapons had been used on civilians in Syria on Aug. 21. In an address to the nation

really is a way for any organization just to throw that much money at a project that the city would want us to undertake.”

The city council has not yet made a decision on whether to enforce the codes or not. “I thought that it went

“Even though the farm bill has passed in the Republican-run House, the Democrats will not support a food stamp bill that is so reduced,” Schmidt said of the Senate. If the House were to hypothetically not pass the food stamp bill next week, Grassley said: “Since we have both food stamps and farm bill in our bill and the House would go in the conference with just the farm bill, we could still come out of conference with food stamps and the

on Sept. 10, President Barack Obama asked the Congress to postpone a vote to retaliate militarily on Syria in order to pursue further diplomatic solutions. The diplomatic efforts with Russia and Syria ended with an agreement that Syria would give up its chemical weapons. Maha does not believe that the current plan for Syria to give up their chemical weapons will solve the country’s problems. “They’re getting into the regimes game, and the regime is really good at playing those games,” Maha said. “[The regime] are trying to prolong the process going into the negotiations. It is going to take years to destroy these weapons, if ever.” Maha said that prolonged time will be used to continue killing the civilians of Syria. “This is a country that is being destroyed completely by its president, and the people are being slaughtered by the regime. It’s been going on for years now, and nobody is doing anything,” said Maha, who explained that news reports on Syria are mild in comparison to what is actually taking place. Maha said her family has

very well,” Freese said. “We had an enormous turnout from our community with this being such an important issue.”

farm bill together.” Both Grassley and Harkin do not believe a solution will be reached before the end of September. “I think if it’s done soon after Oct. 1 it’s no problem,” Grassley said. Harkin said he had hoped that when the Senate reconvened, a decision would have been made before the end of September. “But with the Syria things that’s come up, it’s put everything on hold,” Harking

been unable to reach a refugee camp, but if they could go, they would. “They just live under the threats of shelling every day, but they have no other option,” she said. “The roads that connect Syrian cities are very dangerous, and there are checkpoints everywhere. “The whole country is like a prison where people can’t really move freely from one point to anther.” The U.N. has reported that more than 100,000 people have been killed in Syria during the last two years. Maha knows where her family is and is able to speak with them whenever she can make a connection, but she remains concerned for their safety. “Every time I talk to them, it is like saying goodbye,” said Maha, who explained that this thought used to be harder to deal with. “Now you kind of surrender and know that this is fate. You kind of push through it.” Maha once planned to return to Syria but now is unsure. The Syria she said she hopes for is not what exists, and she does not see that changing anytime

soon. She is looking for a Syria where the people can be free and say what they want. She also wants to return to a Syria where the people are treated with respect by their government. “We have never been respected by the regime or the people who work for the regime,” she said. “It has been a life of humiliation for all people.” Right now, Maha said she just wants the killing to stop. “The world should not wait for the regime to use chemical weapons to act. And even if the regime gave up the chemical weapons, they are still killing us.” With Russia and China currently vetoing any resolutions for the conflict, Maha said finding a solution through the U.N. looks nearly impossible. She would like to see countries around the world become more involved with intervention in the situation, but she explained that does not have to mean direct intervention. “It’s going to take years after the regime has fallen for everything to be better. The thing to do now is to stop the killing.”

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Don’t borrow tuition money without care A frequently publicized problem is students who struggle to finance their college dreams. Less often heard of are the students with more loan opportunities than they know what to do with. For those who attend in-state universities, tuition can be (relatively) cheap enough that their loan allotment exceeds actual cost of college. Rather than cutting students off at the precise amount that they need to pay tuition, Iowa State allows students to adjust their loans on AccessPlus from $0 to the maximum amount. This benefits many students for whom tuition is not the only college-related expense. To be able to attend Iowa State, students need a place to live. Because of this, many students are able to use their student loans for monthly rent, groceries, and vehicular expenses. As these expenses are related (though indirectly) to an individual’s education, they should be able to use “student” loans to pay for them. The ways in which some students struggle to make ends meet is a testament to the frugal nature of college life. Many students throw themselves further into future debt for the sake of a bed to sleep on. Meanwhile, other students outfit themselves with the latest fashions each season, or eat at restaurants five nights a week, or have other such frivolous expenditures. To be fair, many of these individuals get spending money from their parents or other family members. However, this isn’t true for everyone. Because students are able to adjust their loans, it’s possible for them to abuse the borrowed money, spending it on luxuries unrelated to their education. By doing so, these individuals suffer twofold: by denying themselves an important lesson, and by complicating their future financial circumstances. College is about learning, and in more ways than one. There is more to be gained than the knowledge found in the classroom. For students who came to college straight out of high school, college is about growing up, and a large part of that is budgeting expenses. Living four years without the luxuries of life is doable, and it serves as an important lesson to students. Knowing how to live on the cheap is an essential skill. Additionally, loan money isn’t just “free money,” and it has to be paid back, with interest. You might think you absolutely need that cute pair of boots, or the newest gaming console, but is it worth it when you consider the interest compounded from the years of unpaid loans? Probably not. An individual may not be in a much better place financially after graduating, so it’s irresponsible to rack up debt for the years down the road. College debt will be hard enough to pay off even if you only take out enough for tuition. Students who graduated in 2013 had an average of $35,200 in total debt, which can take decades to pay off. Don’t make it any harder by taking out loans for unnecessary spending money. It’s a student’s responsibility to use the “loan adjuster” provided by Iowa State maturely. On one hand, it’s a bad idea to take out so little in loans that you are forced to eat ramen three times a day. On the other, it’s irresponsible and ignorant to give yourself the luxury of spending money. With every purchase you make with loaned money, remind yourself, it must be paid back.

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e the Businesses of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Market, establish currency, insure domestic Competition, provide for the individual defense, promote the corporate Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Money to ourselves and our Shareholders, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America, Inc.

For millions of Americans, our Constitution might as well start with those words. In a culture as dominated by free market principles and individual freedoms as ours, it can be difficult to come up with a hard distinction between people and the businesses they create. Undoubtedly, businesses and people are not actually treated the same in every aspect of life; for evidence of this, one need look no further than our right to vote, which no business or corporation in our nation has. What distinctions exist might be eroding, though. In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a controversial decision, famously referred to as the Citizens United case. In the court’s opinion, it states that corporations have

a right to free speech and specifically, they have the right to air televised ads right up until an election. Citizens United is merely one facet of a huge public outcry to remove government regulation from our hallowed free market. Regulation that, it is commonly alleged, kills jobs, moves businesses overseas, and too closely resembles Big Brother. Advocates of the free market downplay the public concerns addressed by government regulation. Despite what might be contended by so-called conservative public awareness groups and media outlets, regulation of American industries is not a socialist plot to tear apart our freedom and family values. Regulation of industries occurs for a variety of reasons, including public safety, worker health, consumer protection, and industry standardization. Apparently unbeknownst to those who wish to abolish government intervention, businesses cannot be trusted to take any of these factors into account. If it is profitable to pollute our land, water and air, businesses will do it. If it is viable to pay workers a wage they could not possibly live on, businesses will do it. If it is possible to form monopolies or trusts to squeeze

every possible penny out of consumers, businesses will do it. These are not blind assumptions. They have all happened before, and they all happen to this day. Businesses that engage in such behaviors should not have the right to do so. If a business cannot be conducted without imposing harm on the unconsenting people of the United States, it should not be allowed to conduct business at all. Imagine how ridiculous it would sound to defend an organized crime ring that murdered, stole and extorted citizens of their neighborhood. The only difference between that and defending businesses from needed government regulation is the crime ring injures individuals, while the business injures the public in general. Hardly grounds for a reasonable defense. Reasonable people, then, can probably agree that some form of regulation is needed, and that businesses, like people, should not have total and absolute freedom. The difficult part is deciding where that freedom should end. That decision is made by a government being pulled from two opposing ends. At one end, government agencies or private groups have

an interest in serving the people of the United States (or their bureaucratic, czarloving, hippie friends, depending on your beliefs). On the other hand, businesses lobby to ensure that they will not be unduly burdened. A recent example of that division is the new emission standards, to be released by the Environmental Protection Agency. The regulatory agency is proposing capping carbon emissions from newly built natural gas and coal power plants. According to the EPA, these regulations are to combat climate change and America’s negative impact on the global environment. There is heavy pushback, however, from the industries to be affected, and an almost certain legal battle will soon commence. The argument will likely go that the regulations are unnecessary and will destroy the very fabric of our economy. With two sides that cannot seem to agree on basic facts, who is the public to believe? It is up to the people of the United States to decide: Should we believe someone who is employed to defend the interests of people of the United States, or someone who is employed to make their company as much money as possible? Hard choice, huh.

Since when does being nonwhite make someone non-American? By Elaine.Godfrey @iowastatedaily.com

he newest Miss America was crowned Sunday. She performed in front of the millions watching in person and at home, glistening beautifully under the dazzling beams of a thousand fluorescent lights. Her answer was carefully thought-out; her yellow evening gown tastefully chosen. It was business as usual in the pageant world. Only this time, Miss America has brown skin. Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014, is the first winner in the history of the contest to be of Indian descent. This is a milestone achievement for the organization (though they seem fairly behind to me); she will be the first Indian-American to receive the full Miss America scholarship — and the first to travel 20,000 miles a month on a yearlong speaking tour of the country with the organization. Her platform? Celebrating diversity through cultural competency. And up from the depths of Twitter came posts like these: “Miss America? You mean Miss 7-11.” “I swear I’m not racist, but this is America” “9/11 was 4 days ago and she gets Miss America?” And my personal favorite: “Man our president nor our new Miss America isn’t even American I’m sorry but Miss Kansas I salute you your the real American” What’s happening here? And I’m not referring to the grammar. Since when did nonwhite start meaning non-American? There were 705 tweets responding to Davuluri’s win referring to her as “Miss Terrorist,” simply because they assumed she was of Arab descent. She’s not. Although both of her parents are from India, Davuluri was born in Syracuse, N.Y. She has lived in the United States her entire life. But even if she were of Arab descent — even if her parents were born in Saudi Arabia or Jordan or Iraq — does it matter? She’s an American, regardless of her ethnic background. And, for the record, being from the same hemisphere as Osama bin Laden doesn’t automatically make you a Muslim extremist, and based on her appearance in the swimsuit portion, we can assume she’s not. There is another argument entirely surrounding the Miss America contest: Can we please quit being racist while we objectify women? However, it really doesn’t matter where her parents are from; every citizen of the United States should be able to walk across a stage in a leopard bikini knowing she won’t be criticized for not being “American enough.” Can we quantify the ‘amount of

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American’ we are? There’s nothing less “American” than telling a fellow citizen that they aren’t authentic enough — or worthy enough — to enjoy the same freedoms, rights and protections as others. The fact that we’re seeing tweets and Facebook posts like these when we live in a country founded on the basis of freedom from oppression and intolerance is deplorable. Encountering this kind of brazen racism, and finding out that it’s actually happening right outside our doors is quite shocking; I never would have expected a young man to confront my friend on the street outside my apartment saying, “Go back to Asia, f--k-bag.” But two days ago, it happened. My friend is an American; he’s lived in Ames his entire life. And I’m sure Marc Anthony would agree. When the New York City-born singer performed “God Bless America” at the 2013 MLB All-Star game in July,

the Twitter-verse blew up. Hundreds of tweets rolled in, attacking Anthony’s dark skin and Latino heritage. For example: “Why is Mark Anthony singing ‘God Bless America’? He’s not even American. Shoulda got someone sweet like Ke$ha.” It’s racist, it’s ignorant and it’s just plain wrong. As Americans, we need to represent our country with a little more pride. Because being an American doesn’t mean having a certain religion or dancing a specific type of dance. Being an American doesn’t mean being white. Being an American is about being a citizen of the United States, where we have the freedom to express ourselves and our unique ethnic backgrounds and cultures. Being an American means being free to live our lives without someone telling us that we aren’t equal because of the color of our skin or the country our parents are from. Being an American means rising above the intolerance of others.

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Do American farmers really feed the whole world? By Kristen.Daily @iowastatedaily.com

typical response from farmers to critics of any sort is the argument that American farmers feed the world. While this is true in a narrow perspective, this argument is invalid. On Tuesday, NPR correspondent Dan Charles published the story “American Farmers Say They Feed The World, But Do They?” This argument, which perhaps used to be more “true” is now simply false, and it does not resonate with American consumers’ current opinions. Charles notes this claim has often been a moral argument of high-tech farmers who are trying to justify the heavy use of pesticides, harmful industrialized farming practices and factory farming. He notes: “Farmers say they farm the way they do to produce food as efficiently as possible to feed the world.”

These farmers seem to believe that this is the case, or else they are shielding themselves from the economic and environmental problems they create. Charles quotes Charlie Arnot, a former public relations executive for food and farming companies who is now the CEO of the Center for Food Integrity, who said: “U.S. farmers have a tremendous sense of pride in the fact that they’ve been able to help feed the world.” This sense of pride in feeding the world is evidenced by a meeting hosted by DuPont in Decatur, Ill. When asked, “How are you making a difference to feed the world?” farmers responded with phrases such as “growing corn and beans” and “planting as much as possible.” Some farmers pointed out how many people are leaving the business and how it remains the responsibility of the few to feed the world, which often requires pesticides, genetically modified organisms and other

questionable practices. The necessity of these practices to produce such large quantities of “food” is precisely why this claim upsets those who feel that industrialized, large-scale, corporate farming is harmful to the environment and consumers eating the food products. In his article, Charles interviewed Margaret Mellon, a scientist with the environmental advocacy group Union of Concerned Scientists, who argues that this claim is simply false. She cites several damning facts, noting that 40 percent of the corn crop, America’s largest crop, goes into car fuel and that the majority of the soybean crop simply goes to feeding animals. Mellon argues that instead of simply trying to grow more of one crop, sustainable, communitybuilding solutions need to be put into practice. The only truth that lies in the claim “American farmers feed

the world” is the fact that bigger harvests tend to keep food prices lower all over the globe, and lower food prices theoretically mean more accessible food for the poor. Charles notes an example given by Christopher Barrett, an economist at Cornell University, saying: “Chinese pigs are growing fat on cheap soybean meal grown by farmers in the U.S. and Brazil, and that’s one reason why hundreds of millions of people in China are eating much better than a generation ago — they can afford to buy pork. So American farmers who grow soybeans are justified in saying that they help feed the world.” But even while the U.S. is able to indirectly provide in ways like this, it means providing food with low nutrients and little health value. America does not export leafy greens or other foods with nutritional value that the poor across the globe need. Jonathan Safran Foer, the au-

thor of “Eating Animals,” speaks of factory farm efficiency. He responds to the question “Could we really feed the nearly 7 billion people on earth without factory farming?” saying that, “Well the argument is sometimes made that factory farming feeds the world, and it’s not only untrue; it’s the opposite of the truth. It takes seven calories of food input into an animal to produce one calorie of food output. It’s an extraordinarily inefficient way to produce food.” In addition to this, a survey by the Center for Food Integrity shows that a mere 13 percent of consumers believe the U.S. has a responsibility to feed the world, showing that few agree with farmers’ claim. If farmers truly want to promote American pride and consumer values in their food products, they need to listen to what those consumers are saying and respect their values.

Seek self-acceptance, self-motivation instead of others’ acceptance By Claire.Yetley @iowastatedaily.com

n Monday, I did an informal survey and asked 17 female students what motivated them. I made the question as simple as possible: “What motivates you?” Two people had very vague responses, four had responses of a somewhat materialistic nature, one person said equality (which inspired me), and then there were the remaining 10. Five responses could be categorized as selfmotivation, and five could be categorized as seeking acceptance from others. This leads me to believe that students are still discovering who they are as individuals and need to learn the difference between acceptance and motivation. Granted, some people could be completely comfortable in their own skins and still feel motivated by another person. But there’s a distinct difference between selfmotivation and seeking acceptance from others. Acceptance can function as a form of motivation, but be careful to avoid self-denial or the type of people who will never accept you. The two groups of five may have both had the same goals, to get into the best graduate school or to get the best job, but the way they worded their statements is what differentiated them. Did they say: “I want my dream job”? Or did they say: “I want to make my parents proud”? Both could mean being a doctor, but are very different motivations. Making a family member proud is commendable. But the goal is not self-reflecting. This shows that students are still

searching to find themselves. Everyone moves at a different pace, but this is the point in most students’ lives for figuring that out. College is the perfect time for soul searching. Iowa State offers so many options to get involved in just about anything. Whether it’s something that has always been a passion or just a hobby, there are opportunities to develop that interest. It could also be something that has just never been available at other schools; it’s important to try new things. Your time at college is not only a good opportunity for self-discovery, it’s a critical time for it. As students, we are invested in our education. We’re invested in so many ways; not only financially, but mentally, emotionally and physically. The financial aspect is obvious: College isn’t cheap. If students aren’t willing to do the mental work, then they might as well not attend college. Education is a huge intellectual challenge, especially at the university level. College is a physical investment. Although studying doesn’t seem like it would be physically taxing, taking the time to study and go to class is an investment of one’s time and energy. Students give up four or more years of their life so that they can make a better future for themselves. This kind of devotion wouldn’t be for something insignificant. Because students are in the midst of a major investment, it would be a mistake to invest in something that is not personally important. It’s possible to go through life doing something that’s not very

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Abby Wright-Taylor, freshman in engineering, studies Thursday at the MU Food Court. Columnist Claire Yetley recommends using college as a time for self-investment.

interesting or enjoyable, but college gives people the option against that. Students have choices. Hopefully they choose to be motivated by an aspect of who they are or strive to be, rather than trying to fit into a role they do not truly want to play. Acceptance is a necessity in our society. The responses that sounded like they were looking for acceptance are not wrong responses at all. Successful people didn’t get where they are in life without being accepted somewhere by someone. Getting hired, successful networking, or being able to work with another person, all these are examples of being accepted. The trick is to not get distracted seeking acceptance from the wrong people.

And above all, seek to accept and gratify yourself before all others. Seeking acceptance is different than being motivated. Perhaps, when I posed the question to students, I wasn’t clear enough about the difference between the two. But that just shows how we confuse the two terms in everyday language. When a person seeks acceptance, that person is giving their time and effort to another person. Motivation is like a gift given to yourself. Whatever your goals are, make sure your motivation is clear. Acceptance is giving, while motivation is given. Even if you don’t have finalized goals, be sure you’re in college for the right reasons.

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Sophomore right side hitter Mackenzie Bigbee celebrates after a point during Iowa State’s 3-2 win over Northern Iowa on Sept. 4 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Bigbee and her teammates hope to continue Iowa State’s domination of in-state rival, Iowa.

Early season battles prepare Cyclones for Hawkeyes’ best effort in heated rivalry By Dan.Cole @iowastatedaily.com Statistics are often irrelevant in a rivalry. Yet it’s true the ISU volleyball team has lost four of its last five matches and will be entering a hostile environment Saturday night to face an 9-2 Iowa team. It’s also true the Cyclones (5-4) have defeated the Hawkeyes in each of the teams’ previous eight meetings dating back to 2003 and have taken something positive away from each of their four losses this season. That being said, much of this will not matter when the rivals take to the court Saturday at CarverHawkeye Arena. “I think all that’s moot when we go there,” said ISU coach Christy

Johnson-Lynch of the two teams’ records and statistics. “I just know how they play when they come here or when we go there; they usually play their best match of the year. So I think we have to expect them to play very, very well.” The Cyclones are already experienced in tough arenas this season, having been to both Northern Iowa and Nebraska thus far. They were able to leave Cedar Falls, Iowa, with a 3-2 victory on Sept. 4, but the Cyclones were not as lucky in Lincoln, Neb., last weekend, falling to the Cornhuskers in straight sets. This weekend, the ISU team will once again be facing a packed venue in Iowa City. “It helps a lot, playing in front of those huge crowds, especially when they’re not necessarily cheering you on,” said Mackenzie Bigbee, sophomore right side hitter for Iowa State. “It really just helps you get the mentality you need going into a big opponent’s gym.” The Cyclones have been kept busy with matches early on this season and have not yet had much time

to train and focus on specific things. Quick fixes during practice have ranged from figuring out the passing game to stepping up the blocking and defensive effort. This week, they’ve finally had the chance to train in-depth and have decided the primary goal should be to nail down a consistent, hardworking mindset on every serve. For ISU senior libero Kristen Hahn, one of the few upperclassmen on this year’s team, Iowa is as familiar an opponent as there is on the schedule. “I know a lot of the girls on the team, and I know they’re going to play really hard,” said the native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. “So I think we just have to match that. We’re playing on their home court. My freshman year [was the last time] we played there, so it’s been a while. I think it’s just a matter of coming in, getting the job done and playing as hard as we can.” Saturday’s match is set to begin at 7 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.

Tough weekend leads team to UNI rivalry ‘Great players’ teach lessons to Cyclones in California By Beau.Berkley@ iowastatedaily.com In-state rivalries are what bring colleges together, only to tear each other apart. The ISU soccer team will travel to Waterloo, Iowa, on Friday to take on Northern Iowa in a game slated to begin at 7 p.m. The Cyclones handily defeated the Panthers last year by a lofty score of 7-1. Iowa State’s game against the Panthers comes after a weekend in California that saw the Cyclones (4-4) go up against stout competition. Iowa State lost to Santa Clara 5-1 on Friday, Sept. 13 followed by a loss to No. 3 Stanford 3-1 on Sunday, Sept. 15. Senior forward Jennifer Dominguez scored the goal against Stanford that put the game at a tie just before the Cardinal broke ahead. Dominguez now has four goals on the season, the highest total on the team. “The past weekend in California was a big learning experience, and obviously we played some great teams with great players and played at a high level with those teams. That has to carry over the rest of the week,”

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The underclassmen are taking advantage of the tutelage from the seniors and working hard to show what they have to bring to the table. “The seniors have been helping me so much,” said freshman Carmen Vidau. “We’ve been working on short-distance shots, and I’m trying to improve my five and six-iron shots.” Team chemistry has also been a focal point as the Cyclones prepare for this weekend. “We’re all working hard and pushing each other,” On-iam said. “We’re all really close so that helps, too.” Not only do many players want to physically improve their golf game, but they also would like to improve on the mental aspect. “I’m trying to always have a positive attitude out there,” Thammaraks said. Using preseason as warm-ups, the Iowa State believes it will be ready to play this weekend. “We’ll see where we’re at with this first tournament and probably see some things we need to improve on,” Martens said. “Hopefully we can keep getting better every week.” The team left for New Mexico on Wednesday, with the tournament running Friday and Saturday.

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Dominguez said. “We have to continue to play the way we played out there against Big 12 teams that have certain similarities of the California teams.” Assisting Dominguez’s goal was junior forward Hayley Womack. The two forwards have begun to make a habit out of their one-two combination. In a 4-0 victory over North Dakota earlier this season, the two combined to score two goals in 32 seconds. Dominguez assisted Womack on the first and then Womack returned the favor. “We’re going on three years of playing together, so I think we’re kind of getting on the same page, connecting with each other and it’s not always on the field,” Womack said. “We have the connection now off the field where we meet and talk about things that we think need to happen during the game and things we need to do together.” The two forwards

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Junior Hayley Womack shoots a goal during a 4-0 rout of North Dakota on Sept. 8 in Ames. On Friday, Iowa State faces Northern Iowa for the first time after last year’s 7-1 win.

will try to connect again against the Panthers, a team that has lost seven games this season and has only managed to record six goals. Northern Iowa has also never beaten Iowa State, so the Cyclones have a perfect 8-0 record against the Panthers. However, statistics mean nothing once the whistle blows. “We look a little bit at [statistics], but we know [Northern Iowa] is feisty if you give them an opportunity in a game,” said ISU coach Wendy Dillinger. “We know if you give them any space, they will capitalize. We know that they

are a competitive group and we have to take advantage of our opportunities early.” As far as team focus goes, Dillinger knows the players’ heads are in the right places. “Last year was very lopsided and that came after a loss to Iowa, so they felt the wrath from that a little bit,” Dillinger said. “But I don’t think we’ll be taking them lightly at all.” Also on the schedule for the Cyclones’ weekend is a trip to St. Louis on Sunday to take on the Billikens. That game is scheduled to begin at noon.

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Team hopes to have strong play at Gopher Invite By Chris.Wolff

@iowastatedaily.com After beginning the fall season at the Drake Fall Invitational last weekend, the ISU women’s tennis team will compete in the Gopher Invitational in Minneapolis this weekend. At Drake, the team saw two players reach the finals in singles competition, with junior Ksenia Pronina bringing home the top flight championship and sophomore Ana Gasparovic finishing as runner-up in the Flight “B” singles competition. “I was pretty happy with the way I played,” said Pronina, who noted an improvement in her serving percentage. “I practiced a lot and it showed me that all the work I had put in had paid off.” After struggling with her serving in previous years, she hopes to continue her serving success throughout the fall and into the spring season. All eight team members will compete in the Gopher Invitational, which will allow the team to try out some new doubles combinations. Doubles play was a point of emphasis for ISU coach

Armando Espinosa. “We certainly need to improve our doubles,” Espinosa said. “That’s why we’re spending a lot of time at practice on it going into Minnesota.” The added players will allow Espinosa to see everyone in action for the first time, and he can begin tweaking the doubles teams to best match the players’ strengths. Finding solid doubles combinations will be crucial for the Cyclones when the spring season rolls around. The coach is also excited to see his freshman players compete for the first time. Freshmen Samantha Budai, Lydia Green and Talisa Merchiers will all begin their collegiate careers this weekend. Unsure of what to expect from the younger players, he just hopes to see them gain some experience at the colligate level and “get their feet wet.” “I am really excited,” Budai said of her first collegiate action. “It’s going to be a great experience. It’s a completely different level of tennis.” The fall season is the best time for freshmen and other inexperienced players to get plenty

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Ksenia Pronina zeros in on the ball during Iowa State’s loss against Oklahoma 4-3 on April 5 at Forker Courts.

of matches and some experience under their belts. After the freshmen have competed in a few matches, the players and the coaching staff will have a better idea of what they need to work on and specific areas

each player can improve in. The Cyclones will get a chance to play some tougher competition this weekend, as Big Ten schools Minnesota and Wisconsin will be in attendance, along with South Dakota, Northern Iowa, Drake,

Eastern Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota State, and Gonzaga. The team will see some familiar faces as Iowa State, Drake, Northern Iowa, and North Dakota all competed at the Drake Fall Invitational last weekend.

Huntsville Havoc to bring professional challenges to Cyclones By Will.Musgrove @iowastatedaily.com The Huntsville Havoc’s tryout team travels to Ames to face the Cyclones on the ice this weekend. The two teams will meet on Friday and Saturday as Cyclone Hockey kicks off its second week of the season. “The Huntsville Havoc is a pro team in the Southern Professional Hockey League,” said team captain Mark Huber. “This is actually one of their tryout teams, though. So this is a camp for them.” Since this is Huntsville’s tryout team its players will be competing against the Cyclones for more than just a win. Scouts are attend-

ing the game to evaluate Huntsville’s prospects to see if they are a good fit for the pro squad. Even though they are not on the professional hockey team yet, Huntsville’s prospects still have a lot of hockey experience. This has ISU coach Al Murdoch believing the two games this weekend will be fast and physical. “Their players will tend to be a little bit bigger than what we went against last week,” Murdoch said. “They will tend to be a little bit faster and a little stronger because they have been around the hockey circles for a while.” With the Cyclones facing a hard-hitting team, puck protection has been stressed this week in

practice. “I know one thing that the coaches are going to stress on is puck protection,” Huber said. “So really, it’s just kind of keep your head up and protect yourself.” The Cyclones hope to be better than they were last week when it came to “dumping the puck.” “Dumping the puck is layman’s terms for don’t ice it,” Huber said. “It may sound really simple, but we actually struggled against it this weekend.” These fundamentals are what ISU assistant coach Jason Fairman hopes to instill in his players for the upcoming games this weekend. “In the early season you have to go back to the basics,” Fairman said. “We

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Cyclone forward Mark Huber watches the puck as the referee drops it into play during the game Jan. 12 at Ames/ISU Ice Arena.

are renewing systems. It is a lot of review right now.” The Cyclones will look to wear down Huntsville, similar to what they did to Waldorf last week by getting fresh legs on the ice as

quickly as possible. “I thought last weekend one of the major differences between us and Waldorf was that we played four lines and three and a half sets of defense.

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Horoscope Today’s Birthday (09/20/13) Pluto goes direct in Capricorn today, launching your year for romance, fun and creativity. Your people take priority. Expand your group leadership. Growth happens socially this year. The lunar eclipse in Aries reiterates taking financial stock and building savings. Research affairs carefully, whether they are financial or of the heart. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is an 8 -- Don’t discuss adventures with co-workers now. Circumstances keep you active and hopping. The financial situation seems unstable. Increase your security. Stay home and handle homework. Provide motivation to the team.

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