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COURTESY OF EMILY EVERHART Food Science Club’s Valentine’s Day fudge sale preorders are available for pickup Feb. 12 and 13 in 206 McKay from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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BY SAGE.SMITH @iowastatedaily.com Faculty members of Iowa State’s College of Veterinary Medicine work to build a strong community for colleagues, students, staff, clients and animals. Rodney Bagley is the department chair for Veterinary Clinical Sciences. He oversees faculty and academic programs like different areas of research. He also teaches three courses, including a second year course about ethics.

Bagley said the essential mission of the college is to train the next generation of veterinarians. Students spend three years in the curriculum learning the science and medicine behind the practice and then in their fourth year they get to apply what they’ve learned with real life training by going through clinical rotations. The veterinary medicine students work right with faculty members in their fourth year. They

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Tweet calls for caucus recanvass ‘Inconsistencies’ potential cause for concern BY JAKE.WEBSTER @iowastatedaily.com The Democratic National Committee (DNC) again intervened in the Iowa Democratic Party’s (IDP) count of the Democratic caucuses that took place Monday. “Enough is enough,” said DNC Chair Tom Perez in a tweet. “In light of the problems that have emerged in the implementation of the delegate selection plan and in order to assure public confidence in the results, I am calling on the Iowa Democratic Party to immediately begin a recanvass.” In a second tweet that came after less than an hour later, Perez clarified what he meant by a recanvass. “A recanvass is a review of the worksheets from each caucus site to ensure accuracy,” Perez said in the tweet. “The IDP will continue to report results.” The IDP’s count of Monday’s caucus results has been plagued by unprecedented delays and errors in reporting. As of 1 p.m. Thursday, 97 percent of precinct results were tabulated, though Nate Cohn, a New York Times analyst, has raised questions regarding the veracity of those results, and the IDP itself acknowledged it had released results with errors in a tweet Wednesday before fixing them. Following Perez’s intervention into the count, the IDP Chair Troy Price released a statement in response Thursday afternoon, less than

an hour after Perez’s second tweet. “While I fully acknowledge that the reporting circumstances on Monday night were unacceptable, we owe it to the thousands of Iowa Democratic volunteers and caucusgoers to remain focused on collecting and reviewing incoming results,” Price said in the statement. “Throughout the collection of records of results, the IDP identified inconsistencies in the data and used our redundant paper records to promptly correct those errors. This is an ongoing process in close coordination with precinct chairs, and we are working diligently to report the final 54 precincts to get as close to final reporting as possible.” Price said in the statement if a candidate’s campaign were to request a recanvass in compliance with the IDP delegate selection plan, the IDP is prepared. “In such a circumstance, the IDP will audit the paper records of report, as provided by the precinct chairs and signed by representatives of presidential campaigns,” Price said in the statement. “This is the official record of the Iowa Democratic caucus, and we are committed to ensuring the results accurately reflect the preference of Iowans.” According to incomplete results with 97 percent of precincts reporting on the IDP’s results webpage, Pete Buttigieg maintains a lead of less than 0.2 percent of state delegate equivalents over Bernie Sanders, who has a lead in tabulations of first and final preferences of caucusgoers, which is effectively a popular vote. Elizabeth Warren trails in third.

Fudge for sale for Valentine’s Day from Food Science Club BY NICOLE.MATTSON @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State’s Food Science Club is celebrating Valentine’s Day by hosting a fudge sale for students to purchase and enjoy with others or on their own. The Food Science Club works to create a close relationship between food science and human nutrition students. The program is designed to open students to a wide variety of food science options as well as encourage leadership and build relationships, according to the Food Science Club website. The Valentine’s Day fudge sales have been an annual event for the last five years and has been a part of the Food Science Club’s fundraising. The members of the club work together to make and package the fudge and prepare it for selling. Emily Everhart, vice president of the Food Science Club, fudge chair and senior in food science, coordinates schedules and works with various organizations to organize the Valentine’s fudge sales each year. The Food Science Club prepares 250 pounds of fudge for the sale. The profits from sales go toward industry tours and trips for members of the club. The money raised goes back into the club to benefit each member and their hard work. “We usually do one or two trips a year to different states to tour food industry plants,” Everhart said. “[Fudge sales] have been pretty successful. We just transferred over to tins instead of little paper cups and that has made it a lot easier and cut down on our costs.” This year’s fudge flavors include: peanut butter, chocolate, cookies ‘n’ cream, chocolate mint and fan-favorite Cyclone flavor, which is a chocolate fudge with peanuts and mini marshmallows topped with Cyclone M&Ms. Fudge will be sold at $6 for a half pound and $10 for one pound. Availability for preorders closed last Friday and can be picked up from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday outside of 206 McKay Hall. The remaining fudge that was not preordered can be purchased from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 14 in the foyer of LeBaron Hall.

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2.7.20 Swimming and Diving, Beyer Hall at 10 a.m. Iowa State vs. Kansas.

Paint Your Own Pottery: Valentine’s Day Gifts, The Workspace at the Memorial Union at 4 p.m. Show your bestie or your bae all the love

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Cyclone Cinema: Joker, Carver 101 at 7 p.m.

Arthur wears two masks -- the one he paints for his day job as a clown, and the guise he projects in a futile attempt to feel like he’s part of the world around him. Isolated, bullied and disregarded by society, Fleck begins a slow descent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as the Joker.

The Nadas Duo w/ Emma Butterworth, M-Shop at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:30pm and tick-

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2.8.20 Family Nature Hour: Invertebrate Encounter, Reiman Gardens at 10 a.m. Let’s get

outside and explore! Families are invited to gather for a staff-guided nature exploration at Reiman Gardens.

Paper Marbling + Hand Lettering Workshop, The Workspace at the Memorial Union at 10 a.m. Learn how to marble paper with instructor

Rhonda Scott using the Suminagashi method. You’ll be able to make a few papers, and then while they dry, you will walk through step-by-step process to learn the basics of hand-lettering with instructor Kristin Erdman. Bring everything together by lettering phrases on your marbled paper, adding some glittery details, and framing two 4” x 6” works of art. Extra paper can be taken home for future projects.

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Sierra Dove Fowler, age 23, of 2121 Benton St. Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with driving under suspension at 515 Clark Avenue (reported at 2:03 p.m.).

Shontae Dpreece Alexander, age 27, of 6220 Franklin Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with driving under suspension at 515 Clark Avenue (reported at 2:25 a.m.).

Faraz Mall, age 41, of 1505 Delaware Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with a probation violation at 1505 Delaware Avenue (reported at 4:34 a.m.).

Shontae Dpreece Alexander, age 27, of 6220 Franklin Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with providing false identification at 515 Clark Avenue (reported at 2:27 a.m.).

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International decline Engineering enrollment decreases

Democratic candidates set for Friday debate stage BY JAKE.WEBSTER @iowastatedaily.com

BY JILL.EVEN @iowastatedaily.com Undergraduate international student enrollment in the College of Engineering decreased by 151 students between 2018 and 2019. In the fall of 2019, 564 international students were enrolled in the College of Engineering at Iowa State. The previous year had 715 international students, resulting in a 21.12 percent drop. Joel Johnson, program director in the engineering administration, said this is a nationwide trend. Johnson said they are working to address the decline of international student enrollment with various tactics. “There are a number of efforts as we think about [decline of international student enrollment] in regards to trying to address and increase interest again,” Johnson said. “So admissions and all the colleges are doing numerous, various international travels and meeting with the students internationally.” The admissions representatives began taking international trips when international enrollment started to decline over the past two years. Johnson said the College of Engineering representatives travel mainly to India and China to network with prospective students, discussing the opportunities Iowa State has to offer if they choose to attend the American university. One Iowa State student, Jagaruk Bhatt, sophomore in mechanical engineering, said he heard about Iowa State through a friend of his who was an Iowa State graduate. Bhatt is an India native who grew up in Uganda. He said his first year in Ames has been pretty easy since he studied engineering material while in high school, but

COURTESY OF SHANNON MINER Sadie Johnson, program coordinator for Engineering Student Services, was part of an Iowa State delegation to recruit students in China in January.

what he has noticed here is a focus towards practical learning. In addition to these trips, Iowa State is establishing a pipeline recruitment program where international students can study a few years at a university in their country. Afterwards the international students then finish their degree program at Iowa State. Shannon Miner, graduate education student, is a program coordinator in Engineering Student Services. “There are multiple models of what that looks like in terms of earning bachelor’s degrees from both institutions, earning a bachelor’s degree from an international institution and a master’s degree from Iowa State,” Miner said. “A lot of coordination goes into making sure students are taking coursework that will articulate and help them be successful at Iowa State.” Although Miner could not elaborate on which international universities Iowa State is working with, she said much of the College of Engineering’s focus is in India and China, but is not limited to those countries specifically. Now that he is at Iowa State, Bhatt’s

experience as an international student has been enhanced through his club involvement. He participates with a few university organizations that are among the 97 university organizations and clubs that were created to help multicultural students succeed academically and socially. “I have attended this c lub, Hindu YUVA, and I have been there multiple times. There are many opportunities to organize events, such as Diwali,” he said. “So, I’ve got a chance to meet so many people from my hometown.” Hindu YUVA aims to have opportunities for students and faculty to learn about and practice Hindu Dharma, the ancient way of life mostly practiced in Indian subcontinents, according to Iowa State’s Student Organization Database. W h i l e I o w a S t a t e ’s C o l l e g e o f Engineering is witnessing a decline of international students, the college does have over 500 undergraduate international engineer ing students from over 60 countries, regions and colonies as of spring 2020, according to the Engineering International Student Network website.

Just days after the Iowa caucuses ended in recriminations between the state and national Democratic parties and without a declared winner, seven Democratic presidential candidates will return to the debate stage in New Hampshire. Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Tom Steyer and Andrew Yang qualified for the debate scheduled to be broadcast 7 p.m. Friday on ABC. Those seven candidates were also the top seven finishers in Monday’s delay-plagued Iowa caucuses. With 97 percent of precincts reporting as of 3 p.m. Wednesday, among the state delegate equivalents (SDE) used to determine a winner, Buttigieg has a razor-thin lead of 0.1 percent over Sanders. Warren trails in third, with Biden, Klobuchar, Yang and Steyer following in that order. Biden underperformed his polling numbers, in the RealClearPolitics polling average of likely Iowa Democratic caucusgoers, just before the Iowa caucuses the former vice president was in second behind Sanders with 19.3 percent. Among first round preferences of Iowa Democratic caucusgoers, effectively a popular vote, Biden received 14.9 percent support with 97 percent of precincts reporting, according to the Iowa Democratic Party’s website. Speaking at a campaign event in New Hampshire on Wednesday, Biden called his Iowa results a “gut punch.” Before any results were available Tuesday, Biden said to supporters there was “nothing to come back from yet, but I’d like you to rocket me out of here to make sure this thing works.” In the RealClearPolitics polling average of likely New Hampshire primary voters Biden is again in second place to Sanders, with 17.7 percent support to the Vermont senator’s 25.5 percent. Sanders won the New Hampshire primary with more than 60 percent support in 2016, though there were only two major candidates by that point. Following Biden in that polling average is Buttigieg with 15.7 percent support, Warren with 13.8 percent, Klobuchar with 7.8 percent, Steyer with 3.2 percent and Yang with three percent.

Pop-up shop draws student crowds for free business attire BY ASHLEY.MARTINEZ-TORRES @iowastatedaily.com Students checked out the Business Attire Pop-Up Shop in LeBaron Hall throughout the day on Thursday. The pop-up shop’s purpose was for students to have access to free, gently-used business attire for the upcoming career fair and possible interviews. Crystal Davenport and Brandon Spencer, both seniors in apparel, merchandising and design and interns for the Business Pop-up Shop, were responsible for setting up the shop, receiving and sorting out the donations as well as figuring out the things they need for the event, such as tables and other equipment. “We [have fun doing this]; We get a lot of our donations from alumni, and [...] they have styles from older decades,” Davenport said. “It’s nice to have different types of clothes, because that’s the style that I like; and this business-like fashion fits [with our purpose].” Davenport said in the spring semester of last year there were 300 students attending, and last semester, 500 students attended. She said students’ responses to this event were positive.

“I think [the event] is a good idea,” said Katie Aguayo, sophomore in kinesiology and health, who went to the event with her friends to check out the options for clothing that the shop offered. “There’s opportunity for other students to get free clothes, so they don’t have to spend hundreds of bucks in a store when they can get them here.” Some of the items that students can find in the shop included shoes and boots, jewelry, purses, women and men’s clothing, socks and tights. “I’m planning on going to the Design career fair, and I got a few interviews, so having a suit would be nice; I used to have one, but it doesn’t fit me anymore,” said David Phan, senior in architecture who found out about the event via email. The pop-up shop is an accessible place in LeBaron Hall on campus for students to feel comfortable while saving up some money. “I just don’t have to worry about going [outside campus] to get clothes for the career fair,” said Cody Neeper-Burris, freshman in political science. This event is hosted by the Directors of Multicultural Student Success and funded by Student Government. Carmen Flagge, director

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of Multicultural Student Success, and the directors from each of the other colleges work together to make this event successful. For those students that missed the event on Thursday, the shop will open again from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday in LeBaron Hall Room 1009, where students can find gently-used business

attire for free. “This is also a good opportunity for students to figure out what type of business clothes they like [...] because some students that we talked to here, they never even wore business clothes,” Davenport said. “It’s definitely a learning experience too.”

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Talking Connections Intimacy and its impact on relationships BY SAGE.SMITH @iowastatedaily.com Editor’s note: This is part two in our weekly relationship series “ Talking Connections.” Sensitive content may follow. Intimacy can be a big part of relationships, romantic and otherwise, and intimacy or the lack thereof can impact people in different ways. David Wahl, graduate sociology student, studies human sexuality, sex and gender. “Intimacy means something different to everyone,” Wahl said. “To some people, intimacy is a sexual relationship, for some people, it’s another person that they know is always going to be there for them, that they can talk to about anything, it could be that platonic friendship between two people.” Intimacy can look different for various people and scenarios can vary with the type of relationship such as friendships, long-term and short-term romantic or sexual relationships. Additionally, intimacy can be expressed in many ways, such as physically and emotionally. Emotionally, people can share personal information with their romantic partner or friend and allow themselves to be real and honest with them. Some people may experience a fear or avoidance of being intimate with others and sometimes there’s a specific instance that led them to have that fear and want to avoid it. People may also have a fear of intimacy because it gives them feelings of anxiety. If two people trust one another and somewhere in the timeline of their relationship, that trust is broken, it can result in hard feelings and maybe even the end of the relationship. “This lack of emotional support, giving and receiving, can lead to less satisfying relationships,” said Kristi Costabile, assistant professor of psychology. “However, it is important to

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see patients and participate in diagnosing and treating cases. Their fourth year consists of long hours and handling various types of situations. A community aspect of the College of Veterinary Medicine is when an animal is put down in their care, the students and faculty who worked on the case will sign and send a sympathy card to the owner of the pet. “I think in general, veterinarians are very compassionate people,” Bagley said. “One of the hard things for us as well is to have a patient that doesn’t do well or dies even, that’s just another reflection of the way we try to expand that compassion and capacity is through those kind of things maybe sympathy cards or notes or follow up conversations.” Stephanie West is the director of hospital operations and oversees several areas of the college, one of them being the Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center, which is the veterinary teaching hospital. West oversees the operational aspects of the college and said they have increased their staff by 30 percent over the last year to improve students’ experience and safety. She said veterinary medicine is always a team of faculty members and students. “We have actually selected for people who are in this profession because they want to be,” West said. “Right there we have compassionate people. It’s the best people to work with. We have people that their entire lives revolve around taking care of animals and the people

note that emotional support patterns develop as a result of our experiences, so having positive, trusting, supportive relationships can lead people to be more willing to seek and provide support; and having negative relationships characterized by mistrust can lead people to be less willing to seek out and provide support.” Being intimate with a romantic partner can be an intimidating thing. Components of the relationship like trust, length of relationship and more can go into how intimacy is expressed and progresses. “Either way it’s all about communication, everything is about communication when it comes to intimacy,” Wahl said. “But with a sexual partner, it’s about are you able to open yourself up fully to be satisfied the same way you’re expecting your partner to be satisfied. Are you able to talk about what you want and

what you don’t want.” The sex education young people receive could also contribute into the lack of communication about intimate subjects. Wahl said in his research he found most people had abstinence based sex education. “I want to write a whole book on sex education in America,” Wahl said. “It’s the single biggest problem because it feeds into this stigmatizing society that we have. It feeds into not talking when we’re talking about intimate issues. It feeds into all those things that are negative and it tells you to shut up about this stuff, it’s not appropriate talk. If the sex educators aren’t talking about it, then their students aren’t going to want to talk about it.” To effectively communicate, there needs to be some level of trust between partners, which can be difficult for those with trust issues.

Another reason someone might refrain from opening up to their partner is the fear of rejection or being labeled as “not normal.” “There’s different reasons that people don’t feel they’re able to open themselves up to another person, in this case sexually, because we live in a society of sexual scripts — what you can and cannot do, what you should and should not do — which builds into our sexual normativity,” Wahl said. “And people are judged harshly if they fall outside of what is considered appropriate sexual behavior, which leads to people being stigmatized, people being shamed, we have a problem with slut shaming.” These sexual norms can sometimes influence people to hold themselves to strict expectations. Today’s society can be quick to judge someone based off of what they do with a sexual partner or how they dress and act. Someone may feel uncomfortable with being intimate with a partner because they’re afraid of their partner’s reaction. It can be hard to know how someone will react to their partner telling them something personal like a fetish they may have, a sexual act they’re not interested in or their insecurities. Wahl said the number one question he gets from those who seek his advice is “Is this normal?” “They’re afraid to ask anyone because they’re afraid of being stigmatized because they find out oh, it’s not normal,” Wahl said. “And the answer is 100 percent of the time, yes it is normal. You’re not the only one that has this proclivity. But that’s what most people worry about, ‘I’m feeling this way, is it normal to feel this way?’” Those struggling with communicating and being intimate with a partner may want to seek some sort of counseling. Couples therapy is another resource that could potentially aid in opening up the conversation.

that love those animals.” Brian Rowe-Barth, program coordinator for the Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center, is the hospital relations coordinator. He works to make sure all clients get the information they’re looking for when they come in with their pets. This means ensuring there’s proper communication between the clients, faculty and students. A problem that comes up with those in veterinary medicine is mental health. According to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention where they looked at 36 years of death records from 11,620 veterinarians, it was concluded female veterinarians were 3.5 times and male veterinarians were 2.1 times as likely to die from suicide as the general United States population. Rowe-Barth said they try to check in with students if they don’t look well because maybe they haven’t eaten or slept. They also watch the hours students work to make sure they’re not overdoing it. “While they’re learning it’s important to make sure that they’re learning healthily,” Rowe-Barth said. “I feel that the college really does have a lot of good pieces in place to help students with that. There are signs throughout the hospital, bulletin boards about feeling stressed or ‘do you need help’ and our informational TVs has information about counseling and what not.” West said she focuses on the wellness of students as well and tries to set a good example of wellness behaviors by taking the time to eat a meal or have a short break from work.

“One of the hardest things is to stop for a moment and take care of yourself,” West said. “I had learned once a long time ago the term ‘HALT’ which meant if you’re hungry, angry or anxious, lonely or tired, stop and see if you can deal with that issue before you went on.” For students, the College of Veterinary Medicine has its own counseling through Student Counseling Services. The location is within the Office of Academic and Student Affairs at 2270 Vet Med. Employees of Iowa State have access to resources available through their employee assistance program. Sandy Popelka, secretary for Veterinary Clinical Sciences, has worked for the college for over 40 years. She has lived in Ames for her whole life and “bleeds red and gold.” Among her many jobs, Popelka works with the Companion Animal Fund, which was developed in 1983 to accept donations that go directly to support improvements in animal health care. “Probably the most rewarding thing about my job is being able to help people, help the students achieve their career goal and also it’s rewarding to work with all of these veterinarians who are so focused and so dedicated to animals and to teaching these students how to be the veterinarian of the future,” Popelka said. Popelka said seeing students have those moments where they figure something out is very rewarding and makes her proud of Iowa State and thankful to work here. The College of Veterinary Medicine has a unique opportunity for students and faculty to be able to work so closely with animals, which

can be very different from providing medical care to humans. “It’s one thing to provide medical services for patients that can talk to you and maybe know what they’re feeling,” Bagley said. “It’s another thing when in fact you’re providing that for patients that can’t necessarily verbally talk to you. So there’s a lot of bonding, there’s a lot of connection going on. The way I look at it, those animals can’t really choose their own care, an owner chooses it for them, they can’t really tell you what they think. You have to be very cognizant of quality of life and those kinds of things in the profession.” The College of Veterinary Medicine also has a strong connection with their Iowa State alumni. One of the ways they have this connection is the Gentle Doctor magazine, which is published twice a year and distributed to alumni, veterinarians and more. “Our alumni are very loyal,” Bagley said. “Most of them feel very appreciative of the degree they got here. Many of them have stayed in the state and they’re practicing so they’re providing clinical service in the state and we’re a resource for them. In fact, if they have complicated cases or cases that require some sophisticated equipment or treatment that they don’t necessarily have in their practice, they can refer them here, which they often do.” While the College of Veterinary Medicine works to treat animals of various shapes and sizes, the members of the college also work to take care of each other and make it the best environment it can be.

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Definitive ranking of root beer BY ANNELISE.WELLS @iowastatedaily.com One of my goals this semester was to write a weekly column, and up until this week I could find something I was passionate about to write about. I have written about the importance of being informed before caucusing, the Iowa State Daily’s goals for this semester and my own personal story of getting to this point in my life. But with the crazy news cycle that is this week, my column fell to the wayside as I focused on the lack of caucus results and acquittal vote. I was struggling to find what to write about, when my staff encouraged me to finally write about something that I take very seriously: root beer. I pushed this idea off for a long time because I thought columns could only be super serious, but I have very strong opinions about root beer for some reason, and I have a lot to say. So thank you to my staff for encouraging me to write this nonsense column. I also think they are just sick of hearing my root beer opinions in the office. So without further delay, here’s

to writing about silly things sometimes, just because something is fun doesn’t mean it’s not important!

ITS OWN LEVEL: CULVER’S Cul ver ’s has it ’s own blend of root beer, with regular and diet available. Growing up in the Midwest, Culver’s is a classic fast food restaurant. I quickly discovered their own blend of root beer is not only the perfect accompaniment for their chicken tenders and custard, but a perfect midday pick-me-up if I have had a rough or long day. It ’s super foamy and is very smooth, no store bought brand I have tried has ever compared. TOP TIER: BARQ’S ROOT BEER Now, I don’t drink Barq’s nearly as much as the others on this list for one true reason: I don’t want to ruin it. Barq’s to me is for more special occasions when I really need a treat or something with caffeine. If I had it all the time, it would ruin it’s special nature. It’s a bit sharper of a taste than when it comes to the others. Additionally, the McDonald’s in Ames don’t carry Barq’s, while my local one back home does, and that makes

COURTESY OF PEXELS Editor-in-Chief Annelise Wells takes a different route in her writing and decides to write about something else she feels passionately about, root beer.

me very sad because it’s just that good.

THE CLASSIC: A&W The go-to root beer for me is A&W. Whether it ’s the classic, diet, cream soda or even better the diet cream soda, A&W is a staple in my diet for better or for worse. Its taste is dependable and familiar, and has gotten me through some long work days and study sessions, despite the lack of

caffeine. I think it has a placebo effect on me at this point. A&W is my standard that I compare all of these on this list to, and you can’t go wrong with it. Also, at A&W restaurants, you can get a glass of root beer in a frozen mug that makes the drink super cold and creates little flakes of ice, so it’s very hard to beat that.

BOTTOM TIER: MUG Now I will never turn down

root beer, let me start there. But if you lined all these different bottles in front of me, Mug would be what I pick last. It doesn’t taste like much to me, and can be very frothy in a bad way, compared to the light foamy nature of Culver’s. It is the most watery of all these options, and that is why it deserves the bottom tier here. But still, it ’s important to note that I would take Mug any day over any other soda.

COLUMN

Battling writer’s block BY PARTH.SHIRALKAR @iowastatedaily.com I don’t recall the exact moment when I decided to take up writing, but I’m confident that my exposure to several amazing works of literature and the influence of raging teen hormones had something to do with it. The writer’s block is a real thing and not an excuse made up by authors who want to watch a nice short film about doping in the Olympics in the company of a dozen glasses of Merlot; however, these are not mutually exclusive. As a columnist for the Daily, I have to come up with topics to write about every week. Simple as it may sound, it’s a far more tedious task than one would imagine to write about stuff that is not only meta and contextually relevant but is also pleasing to the eyes and sometimes ears of all ages. I remember going back through all of my writings over the years as I grew up physically and emotionally (citation needed) and thinking to myself, “wow, that’s kind of horrible writing.” W hich is ok. Five years from now I’ll say the same thing out loud but probably in a French accent because why not. Growth is growth and I’m allowed to make fun of myself, and not just because I’m the best candidate to roast myself. For me, running out of ideas is not the issue, running out of steam is. Sure, I have days when I can type out several essays in one sitting. Sure, I have days where my fingers seem to tap empty

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keys and I notice the screen blinking softly at me, nudging me on. Sure, there are days that are in-between and there are days when I fear that reading or writing or even interacting with any words at all is bound to end in a tragic experience. It be like that. Wikipedia describes writer’s block as “a phenomenon involving the temporary (psychological) loss of ability to write.” This is as accurate a definition as it gets. This, perhaps, is the problem with content creation. I’ve seen several popular YouTubers take leaves of absence because the tree of their creative abilities had stopped growing. Yes, the pun was unplanned but is now intentional. What’s the best way, then, to combat writer’s – and by extension, other creative abilities – block? If I knew, I’d

type it out in bold and then print it. And then I’d type it out again for good measure. One of the ways of coping, perhaps, is to take a chill pill and not stress out about deadlines and submissions. This is easier said than done when your creative energy is being expended under contract. Anyway, I wrote and published a book when I was back home for the winter. Is it my best work to date? That is debatable. Is it thoroughly entertaining? Peer-reviewed findings say that it is. But you can be the judge of that. It can be found on Amazon called “Rare Objects In Strange Places”. The passing and hollow feeling of emptiness immediately after I finished the final draft is an interesting bit of insight into this whole process but that’s a story for another day.

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Campbell talks Purdy’s NFL prospects, new hires and more BY MATT.BELINSON @iowastatedaily.com Cyclones Coach Matt Campbell sat down with the Iowa State Daily sports desk Thursday morning to discuss everything from his new recruiting class, his thoughts on Re-Al Mitchell entering the transfer portal, Brock Purdy’s NFL ambitions and much more.

REFLECTING ON THE CAMPING WORLD BOWL While Campbell primarily discussed his expectations and thoughts for the 2020 football season, he did have some final thoughts on how he thought Iowa State played against Notre Dame in the 2019 Camping World Bowl. The Cyclones fell 33-9 to Notre Dame, but the fourth-year head coach said he was proud with how his team competed and made it a battle for most of the game. Campbell said even with the Cyclones coming up short against the Fighting Irish, playing an opponent with a rich history of winning can only be a positive for Iowa State going forward. “[Notre Dame is] maybe the best team we’ve played since we’ve been here,” Campbell said. “I’d rather play somebody like that in a bowl game because I think it’s a great measuring stick for where you are, where you wanna be and where you gotta get to, and where are those margins that you still need to fill in.” Those margins are what Campbell sees as the missing ingredient for Iowa State football to enter the upper echelon of not just the Big 12 Conference but in all of college football. Losing to Notre Dame made the process that much more clear for Campbell and his staff, and the youth of the roster will allow the margins of error and defeat to be filled in as

much as they need to before spring football arrives. The Cyclones still have a young roster, with many underclassmen expecting to have starting jobs in the 2020 season. For Campbell, being young and learning how to be successful is all part of the process, and for Iowa State, it will be a brand new process the program has never faced before. “That’s part of growing up, especially when you have a really young football team, you gotta go through it,” Campbell said. “Here at Iowa State, unfortunately, there’s not a blueprint to say, ‘This is how you did it, this is how you continue to grow.’”

PURDY’S NFL PROSPECTS National spotlight surrounded much of Brock Purdy’s sophomore campaign last season for the Cyclones, but the light will grow even brighter now that Purdy will be a junior when the season kicks off in the fall — making him eligible to declare for the NFL draft. Purdy broke multiple offensive records last season for Iowa State, throwing a school season record 3,982 yards and 27 touchdown passes in 2019. Purdy was also the first Iowa State quarterback since Alex Espinoza in 1986 to lead the Big 12 Conference in passing yards per game (306.3). Campbell said he has not had any conversations with Purdy about his future in football after Iowa State, which Campbell said is something Purdy has not really put into consideration because he still wants to accomplish much more while he is still in Ames. “I think for us, you know, obviously, we have been really fortunate here that we got really good players; there becomes times and places to have those conversations, but I think

even for a guy like Brock, I think he knows there is so much work to be done,” Campbell said. “[...] That’s the great thing about the [NFL], they are gonna give you honest feedback, they are gonna tell you exactly where you are and then they are gonna let you have a really honest conversation so a young man can make the best decision for him and his family.”

RE-AL MITCHELL’S TRANSFER The transfer of backup quarterback Re-al Mitchell was an early shakeup in Iowa State’s offseason. Mitchell was recruited by the Cyclones in 2018 as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN but saw the field in just six games in his time at Iowa State, with Purdy establishing himself as the clear starter in both his and Mitchell’s second season. Mitchell ended his career at Iowa State with 100 rushing yards and 14 yards passing. Campbell said Mitchell’s decision to leave Iowa State was what Mitchell thought was the best choice for himself and his family. Campbell said he would continue to support Mitchell. “He’s a great young man; I certainly understand his situation,” Campbell said. “Re-Al wants to play quarterback, that’s kind of what he’s always wanted to do. And I think for him, it’s a hard situation here to be in; Brock’s got two more years to play, but you wanna get on the field and you wanna make an impact.” Mitchell announced his intent to leave Iowa State on Jan. 25 in a tweet, saying he wants to “impact a community and program in all positive ways.” NEW COACHING HIRES Mick McCall and Dave Andrews headline some of the coaching staff changes that Campbell has made in the early stages of Iowa State’s offseason.

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Iowa State fans packed the Pointe Orlando plaza during the Camping World Bowl fan pep rally on Dec. 27. Head Coach Matt Campbell thanked the fans for the season and for showing up to the game.

Campbell said with him and other members of his staff still being young in the coaching field, bringing in a veteran coach like McCall who has studied the game and has brought big change to wherever he has gone will make everybody in the program better equipped for the season ahead. McCall comes to Iowa State from Northwestern after spending 12 seasons with the Wildcats. “He’s a wealth of experience,” Campbell said. “He’s coached quarterbacks, the running backs, he’s coached tight ends in his past. Mick’s a guy that you’re talking about an elite offensive mind that is coming to Iowa State football.” Andrews takes the role of director of football strength and conditioning from Rudy Wade, whose contract was not renewed by the school

after joining the football program in 2015. Andrews was formerly the head strength and conditioning coach at the University of Pittsburgh for the last five seasons. Campbell said Andrews will bring lots of energy into the program and saw that Andrews wants to connect the strength and conditioning aspect of football into every other piece in the program, which is something Campbell said he has wanted. “I don’t think what we were doing in strength and conditioning was broken, but I felt like there were areas where we could really enhance ourselves, and I think what coach Andrews has is that worldly vision of how strength and conditioning can be intertwined with the football program to enhance who we are and what we have become in terms of our football team,” Campbell said.

Struggles continue against West Virginia BY ZANE.DOUGLAS @iowastatedaily.com Another game, another loss. The Cyclone’s Men’s Basketball were handily beaten on Wednesday by No. 13 West Virginia in another example of an Iowa State team that has looked outmatched by its competition at times. The Mountaineers took the game 76-61 and dropped the Cyclones to 9-13 on the season with their last win coming on Jan. 21 against Oklahoma State. It’s been a rough stretch for Iowa State, but losing to the No. 13 team in the country isn’t exactly the worst thing in the world. Still, the Cyclones will need to turn it around quickly if they want to salvage the season.

YOUNG FALLS APART A bright spot for Iowa State recently has been the improved play of redshirt junior forward Solomon Young. Young started the season in the starting lineup but was replaced by sophomore forward George Conditt, with

Conditt playing well. Young has been an offensive force down low as of late, so Coach Steve Prohm decided to try him back out in the starting lineup on Wednesday. It did not work. Young was kept to zero points on 0-8 shooting, two rebounds, an assist and three fouls in only 20 minutes. In relief, Conditt totaled 6 points on 2-6 shooting while also coming down with five rebounds. Conditt played all 20 minutes that Young wasn’t on the court. This was a far cry from what Young has done recently that got him into the starting lineup. Young played well in Austin, Texas, with 13 points on 6-14 shooting, six rebounds, a block and two steals in 24 minutes. Conditt only played five minutes in that game despite earning the start.

FIRST HALF DOMINANCE West Virginia dominated Iowa State throughout the game, but in the first half, the

Mountaineers couldn’t miss. West Virginia started the game 9-11 from the field and ended at 16-27 despite going 3-10 from three. The Mountaineers were propelled by Emmitt Matthews. Matthews put up 12 points in the first half and also added four rebounds and an assist. Oscar Tshiebwe tacked on 10 points of his own on 4-5 shooting and 2-2 from the freethrow line. The Cyclones were not as shooting proficient as West Virginia in the first half. Iowa State went 10-28 in the half and relied heavily on guards Tyrese Halliburton and Rasir Bolton, which wasn’t a first. Haliburton and Bolton went a combined 7-12 for 17 of Iowa State’s 27 first half points. The rest of the team went 3-16 shooting with only 10 points, led by two post fadeaway makes from forward Michael Jacobson who had four — a total he wouldn’t add to in the second half. All of the variables added up to a 41-27 halftime deficit for the Cyclones and would

make it too challenging for the Cyclones to stage a comeback.

REBOUNDING MARGIN...AGAIN It’s a broken record for Iowa State, but once again, the Cyclones lost the rebound battle by a large margin. West Virginia grabbed 46 rebounds — 18 of which were offensive boards — while Iowa State only pulled down 28 — nine of which were on the offensive end. The Mountaineers were able to spread the wealth around in that area, with eight different players earning offensive rebounds and nine with defensive boards. Tshiebwe led the team with 10 rebounds — three being offensive — while the Cyclones leader, Jacobson, only had seven rebounds with two being on offense. Iowa State has usually played with a size disadvantage this season, so this problem is not likely to change soon. The Cyclones will get a break in skill level as they play Kansas State on Saturday in a battle between two of the lower level teams in the conference to this point.

VOICES

Friday, February 07, 2020 Iowa State Daily

Horoscopes - Feb. 7

EVENTS

ARIES - March 21 – April 19

There may be changes in your life soon that affect you more than expected. Learn to balance work, school, friends and romance. This lack of availability could be a test on some of your relationships.

2.7.20 Memorial Union Exhibits: Kobliska and Herrig– All day, Memorial Union, Ames Workspace Craft of the Month: String Art– All Day, Workspace Memorial Union, Ames Poster Sale at the Memorial Union– 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Cardinal Room, Memorial Union, Ames Cyclone Cinema: Maleficent - Joker– 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., Carver 101, ISU Campus, Ames

2.8.20

Memorial Union Exhibits: Kobliska and Herrig,,– All Day, Memorial Union, Ames Workspace Craft of the Month: String Art,– All Day, Workspace Memorial Union, Ames

Cyclone Cinema: Joker 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., Carver 101, ISU Campus, Ames Black Arts and Music Festival,– All Day, Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave., Ames Leading Ladies,– Ames Community Theater Production, 7:30 p.m., 120 Abraham Dr., Ames

2.9.20

Memorial Union Exhibits: Kobliska and Herrig,– All Day, Memorial Union, Ames Workspace Craft of the Month: String Art, – All Day, Workspace Memorial Union, Ames Cyclone Cinema: Joker,– 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., Carver Hall, ISU Campus, Ames

TAURUS - April 20 – May 20

You may become jealous of others; what they have and what you don’t. Don’t let this ruin your day, instead take time to be thankful for what you do have, and create goals to obtain what you don’t yet have, but want.

GEMINI - May 21 – June 20

There’s a lot that you want in life right now, but the universe has its own timing. Practice patience, don’t let the negative energy of envy overcome your thoughts. There is a difference between wants and needs.

CANCER - June 21 – July 22

Today is a good day for planning. Look ahead, schedule time for relaxing with loved ones. These vacations will be necessary for your difficult months to come. Take as many breaks as you can.

LEO - July 23 – Aug. 22

MUSIC AND MOVIES

Give something up this weekend. Whether it is a bad habit or fast food, make a sacrifice. Replace it with something healthier, go on a jog, make yourself a smoothie, do some writing. This will bring more positive energy into your life.

VIRGO - Aug. 23 – Sept. 22

People may tell you to “find your chill”, which isn’t something you like to hear. While your feelings are valid, and you shouldn’t have to change for anyone, they may just be trying to help you out. Take into account that not every critique is an insult.

LIBRA - Sept. 23 – Oct. 22

New Music Friday 2.7.20 “Against All Logic” – Nicolas Jaar “Bury the Moon” – Asgeir “Father of All....” – Green Day “Supervision” – La Roux

Release of the Week “Since George Miller has been releasing music under Joji, his progression as an artist has been more enjoyable to witness rather than his actual catalog. Joji has been progressing in his singing voice and stylistic choices with every release he puts out. “Run” is arguably Joji’s best song to date. His vocal and emotional range displayed on this single has been significantly widened. The explosive guitar solo towards the end of the track is an amazing surprise for a mainstream pop song, but still fitting.”

Don’t let people walk all over you today, or take advantage of your kindness! There’s a difference between being generous and being a pushover. You don’t have to make a scene, but speak up for how you feel.

SCORPIO - Oct. 23 – Nov. 21

You feel like you’re ahead of everyone in your life right now, no one is on the same page as you. This will test your patience, but search for empathy and understanding. Starting a fight isn’t worth it.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov. 22 – Dec. 21

Don’t be alarmed if someone is too critical of you today. You have different views and levels of judgement. While this conversation can be frustrating, it’s not something that can’t be worked through.

“Half Moon Light” – The Lone Bellow

“Run”

“Never Not Together” – Nada Surf

Joji “Quadra” –Sepultura

CAPRICORN - Dec. 22 – Jan. 19

You might find yourself feeling like everyone around you is childish or petty, no matter their age. You don’t have to take the beating for this one. Take this negative energy out of your life, it won’t benefit you in any way.

“Perdida” –Stone Temple Pilots AQUARIUS - Jan. 20 – Feb. 18

New to Streaming All or Nothing: The Philadelphia Eagles (Amazon Prime) Honey Boy (Amazon Prime)

The Ballad of Lefty Brown (Netflix) Who Killed Malcolm X? (Netflix)

Love comes in more forms than intimacy. This can be confusing for different forms of relationships, but be aware of this, and don’t get carried away. Let your relationships take the road they take, don’t put pressure on it.

PISCES - Feb. 19 – March 20

You may feel out of place today. This feeling won’t last forever, you may just be distracted right now. Don’t think too deeply into it. Your 20/20 vision will be restored soon.

Into The Dark: My Valentine (Hulu) Horoscopes by Victoria Reyna-Rodriguez

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One day you’ll create a better world. You’re ready for your life’s grand adventure. Driven to make your world better. And you refuse to let reality slow you down. All you need is to tap into the uniqueness inside you, to learn how to think like an entrepreneur, how to innovate like one. Innovation has always been in our DNA. But now, Innovate at Iowa State kicks it up a notch. Explore exciting new opportunities to develop your inner entrepreneur— whatever your major. Co-create with fellow innovators in the one-of-a-kind Student Innovation Center opening later this spring. Turn your ideas into impact. Embrace your spirit of adventure.