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Costume consciousness IOWA STATE DAILY A voting sign posted outside of Collegiate United Methodist Church on Lincoln Way.

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BY VICTORIA.REYNA-RODRIGUEZ @iowastatedaily.com Reginald Stewart, vice president for Diversity and Inclusion, said ideally people should practice “cultural appreciation” as opposed to appropriation, as the act of appreciation requires humility rather than hubris. Halloween is a holiday known for costumes and dressing up. But often, people do not realize in what ways their costumes can be cultural appropriation. The Oxford English Dictionar y defines cultural appropriation as “the unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the customs, practices, ideas, etc. of one people or society by

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DESIGN BY MARIA ALBERS When Halloween comes around, people may unknowingly or knowingly choose costumes that cross the line of cultural appropriation, which consists of wearing something from another culture that is not their own.

The notion of separation of church and state in the United States goes as far back as just after the founding of the country, with the establishment clause of the First Amendment of the Constitution providing for the effective separation of religion from government. But religion does fi nd its way into everyday American politics. Originally, the Pledge of Allegiance did not include the phrase “one nation under God,” it was added in 1954 to differentiate the United States from the state-atheist Soviet Union. In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a law requiring the phrase “In God We Trust,” to appear on every object of American currency printed or minted thereafter, a law that remains in effect today. Zack Bonner, lecturer of political science, said he believes the idea of separation of church and state has never truly been black and white in the United States. “ We have always kind of had a contentious relationship between church and state,” Bonner said. “Although we have always wanted to say it is completely separate, there is that ideological wall between the two. There has always been one influencing the other since the founding of the country. You can

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Iowa State joins STEM alliance BY CINTHIA.NARANJO @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State and 19 other universities have joined Aspire: The National Alliance for Inclusive and Diverse STEM Faculty. The Aspire Alliance is a national project and network of universities cohorts. It creates an inclusive and diverse environment for teaching practices and increases diversity in

STEM faculty. Iowa State was selected as one out of the 20 public universities in the Alliance’s second cohort. “It’s a national project and Iowa State is very pleased to be a part of [it],” said Dawn Bratsch-Prince, the associate provost of faculty. “It’s a national network of universities focused on transforming the faculty.” The Aspire Alliance’s goal is to

increase diversity in STEM programs due to the underrepresentation of women, members of racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities and low socioeconomic backgrounds in the programs. “ We know we need to make progress on increasing the representation,” Bratsch-Prince said. The Aspire Alliance launched their efforts in February. Over the next three years, Brastch-Prince

said the faculty network plans on sharing their best practices and strategies with their partner institution. “We know having more women and faculty of color in STEM discipline[s] will help female students and students of color [...] be successful, and research shows that students value learning from

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10.30.19 Lecture: Can Iowa Agriculture Survive, Design 101 at 3 p.m. Seth Watkins and Jeremy

Jackson will discuss one of the most popular and critical topics of study at Iowa State University and the rest of the state, which is the environmental, socio-cultural and economic effects of Iowa’s current agricultural system within and outside of its borders.

Fourm: City Council Ward 4 Candidates, Sun Room, Memorial Union at 5:30 p.m. Come

out for an evening where you will be given an opportunity to ask questions to the city council Ward 4 candidates, Joe Van Erdewyk, Rachel Junck, and Chris Nelson. During the forum, moderator, Dr. Kelly Shaw will be asking each candidate questions that relate to problems in the city of Ames. Students and community members will also have a chance to ask the candidates questions throughout the event.

work and her own research on transparent glass connections in this ISU Department of Architecture Public Program supported by Shive-Hattery Architecture and Engineering.

Lecture: Science, Technology and Faith, South Ballroom, Memorial Union at 7 p.m.

Aaron Dominguez is the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the Catholic University of America, a particle physicist, and a devout Catholic. He will speak about how faith is part of what inspires him to study the origins of the universe in his own research in experimental high-energy physics.

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Cyclone Cinema: Midsommar,Carver 101 at 7 p.m. A couple’s trip to Sweden quickly devolves

into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.

Caterpillar Club, Reiman Gardens at 10 p.m.

Join us this weekly winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.

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April Michelle Miller, age 43, of 919 S 16 St. Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with burglary in the third degree, breaking and entering, at 919 S 16 Street (reported at 10:15 a.m.).

Jamie Al Massey, age 31, of 1423 Summit Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated at 1423 Summit Avenue (reported at 2:31 a.m.).

Lecture: Advancing Transparency, Kocimski Auditorium, 101 Design at 5:30 p.m. Lisa Ram-

mig, a senior associate at the structural design firm Eckersley O’Callaghan, will speak about the firm’s

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A college in review Human sciences dean reflects on projects, student leadership

COURTESY OF ACLU OF IOWA On Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa filed an amicus brief regarding a police recording lawsuit.

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BY JULIA.BENDA @iowastatedaily.com The dean of the College of Human Sciences, Laura Jolly, said the College of Human Sciences is an inspiring place to be and continues to contribute to the programs and events of the college. Jolly reflected on the undertakings of the previous school year as well as how they have applied to the current year. “We created and launched this fall […] an education doctorate, an EdD,” Jolly said. “We’ve had a PhD, but we launched an EdD, and we were invited to join the Carnegie Project for the education doctorate so we’ve got a core team of faculty participating in that consortion. We are very excited about the potential for this program because it is a scholar practitioner model.” Jolly said they have professional positions in Iowa for public education, and it’s giving the professionals an opportunity to come back as part of their doctoral work to focus on problems of practice in education. Students in the new education doctorate program range from school principals to other educational leadership positions and how they use the program to further their work, according to Jolly. Jolly said there are different ways students are involved with the College of Human Sciences, including Human Sciences Week and the Human Sciences Student Council. “We just hosted Human Sciences Week a couple of weeks ago and it is a student run event,” Jolly said. “We have a team of students that work on [the events] throughout the year. It is to engage the Human Sciences community. We foster leadership opportunities in that way. We also have a very active Human Sciences Student Council that meets monthly. [The council is made up of ] presidents of all of our student clubs and organizations.”

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JULIA BENDA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Laura Jolly, the dean of the College of Human Sciences, labels the college as an inspiring place. She has a positive outlook on the college’s ongoing projects, including MacKay Hall renovations.

Jolly said the College of Human Sciences currently has strong student leaders and the large number of active student groups. Jolly also said they are thinking of ways to continue the enhancement and support of the student leadership. As far as challenges in the future, Jolly said she faces and overcomes adversity with optimism and realism. Jolly said she asks herself the best way to achieve the goals of the College of Human Sciences and how to move forward. “I think we are so fortunate at Iowa State to have very committed leadership all over the institution,” Jolly said. “[...] But I also am so inspired by our alums, friends and students in terms of their commitment to the place and their excitement and energy. It’s an easy

place to be in that regard, a very inspiring place to be.” Jolly has also been an integral part of the renovations appearing in buildings on campus such as MacKay Hall, Lagomarcino Hall and the Forker Building. Jolly said the renovation projects has been exciting. She has gotten the chance to lead tours through the buildings and said she has spoken with alumni and donors to gain support for the projects. Jolly initially studied for a degree in apparel, retail and merchandising and then furthered her education with a master’s degree and doctoral degree in textiles, clothing and merchandising. She previously worked at the University of Georgia and University of Kentucky, serving various positions within the college.

Speakers to talk sustainability BY AMBER.FRIEDRICHSEN @iowastatedaily.com Seth Watkins and Jeremy Jackson will speak at Iowa State in regard to the sustainability of Iowa’s agriculture. “Can Iowa Agriculture Survive” is a lecture that will be presented at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Design 101. One of the two speakers is Watkins, a fourth generation farmer of Pinhook Farms located near Clarina, Iowa. Watkins practices many farming techniques to conserve the agricultural land that contributes to his cow-calf enterprise. Thanh Nguyen, a graduate student in horticulture, is a part of the committee that arranged for Watkins and Jackson to speak at the lecture. “One of our members knows [Watkins] from his work here,” Nguyen said. “[Watkins] has been

farming for so long, for so many generations, that we thought he would be a good speaker.” Watkins has implemented practices like using cover crops, no-till and crop rotation techniques on his farm. These practices impact the environment by improving the health of bodies of water that otherwise would be negatively affected by pollution or improper use. When farmers use conservation practices, they are promoting the concept of sustainable agriculture. Cole Dutter is a graduate student in agronomy and is knowledgeable about sustainability of agriculture. “A really good definition of sustainable agriculture is agriculture that does not overwhelm the ecosystem’s ability to remediate our waste or excesses,” Dutter said. Along with Watkins, Jackson will also be speaking on Wednesday. Jackson is a professor

COURTESY OF LECTURE SERIES Seth Watkins (left), a fourth generation farmer at Pinhook Farms, and Jeremy Jackson (right), professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, will give a lecture on sustainability in agriculture.

at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in L a Jolla, California. He studies the ecology of tropical seas as well as what kind of impact humans have on them. “[Watkins] was going to speak by himself and then he had just [been to] a conference with [ Jackson] and was like ‘Hey, I’m going to bring this guy with me,’” Dutter said. While the two speakers come

from two different areas of expertise, both are expected to provide insight to the health of the environment. Dutter said listeners should walk away with more consideration to their impact as agriculturalists. “I would hope that anyone leaving this lecture would think a little bit more about how their ground practices affect systems beyond their own farm,” Dutter said.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Iowa filed an amicus brief early Tuesday in a First Amendment case taking place in Iowa, Robbins v. City of Des Moines. Amicus briefs are used by non-litigants, someone not involved int the lawsuit, with a “substantial interest” in a case to advise the court of further information that may be relevant to the court, and they can “have a significant impact on judicial decision-making,” according to the Public Health Law Center. The litigant, Daniel Robbins, is appealing a summary judgment of a suit he lost against the city of Des Moines. The suit followed the seizure of his cell phone while he was recording video of city police in May 2018. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa ruled against Robbins, with the court ruling while the right to record police was “clearly established at the time of the violation,” the court determined “Robbins could not meet the required element ‘that the officers’ actions were motivated by the exercise of this constitutional right.’” Robbins filmed and photographed police officers and police vehicles parked near “no-parking signs” but “refused to answer” questions regarding why he was recording them, according to the ACLU of Iowa’s amicus brief. The summary judgment of the court reasoned “it was reasonable for the officers to suspect that Robbins took the photographs for surveillance or other purposes not constitutionally protected.” The court reasoned that because Robbins “refused to answer” police questions about why he was recording them, “it was reasonable for the officers to suspect that Robbins took the photographs for surveillance or other purposes not constitutionally protected.” The ACLU’s amicus brief argues recording police interactions is now an “important tool” in police accountability, and therefore the “proper resolution” of the case is of “substantial interest” to the ACLU of Iowa. Rita Bettis Austen, the ACLU of Iowa’s legal director, said in a statement this case is important to protect the rights of Iowans to record the police in public as long as they are not interfering with official duties. “Every federal circuit court which has directly considered the issue has recognized that the First Amendment protects the right to record police,” Bettis Austen said in a statement. “The Robbins case also has important implications for racial justice in our state. Cell phone recordings of police interactions have proved a vital tool to document and deter racial profiling and disproportionate use of force, helping to propel important efforts for reform.” A press release from the ACLU of Iowa notes in 2018 a recording of a police stop of two African American young men by Des Moines Police resulted in a $75,000 settlement and has prompted the Des Moines City Council to consider a city-wide anti-racial profiling ordinance.

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Super PACs play role in 2020 cycle BY ANNA.OLSON @iowastatedaily.com According to opensecrets.org 1,564 groups organized as super PACs reported $173,532,642 in total receipts and $11,810,587 in independent expenditures since Oct. 27 to be used for the 2020 cycle. Super PACs are independent expenditure committees in elections. Corporations can raise an unlimited amount of money in order to advocate, or oppose, a certain political candidate or ideology. Even with super PACs not being allowed to directly finance a candidate themselves, Mack Shelley, Iowa State professor and chair of the political science department, said these forms of PACs make it possible to directly support a candidate. “ What the law says and what reality looks like are often not the same thing,” Shelley said. Kelly Shaw, senior lecturer of political science, also said individuals with good attorneys can get around the law. “It’s easy the way the laws are written to hide behind a super PAC,” Shaw said. Shelley said most Democratic presidential candidates see it as

IOWA STATE DAILY Iowa State students wait in line at the polling location in Buchanan Hall to cast their ballots in the 2018 midterm elections Nov. 6. The Memorial Union was also a polling location for the midterms.

a badge of honor to resist this so called “dark money,” so have zero outside money. However, there are still ways that these PACs are impacting the current candidates, such as Joe Biden. A super PAC supporting Biden filed paperwork Monday to reactivate itself. The treasurer of the super

PAC “Unite the County” is a former aide to Biden. Shelley said Biden is in part supported by “Wall Street Democrats,” who lean towards Democrats on social issues, but not necessarily economic issues. “ They want big dollars from people with big pockets who will

support a moderate Democrat who won’t rock the boat,” Shelley said. “For them someone like Warren or Sanders in particular are really scary, cause they are threatening their sources of wealth basically.” On the other side of the spectrum, Shelley said that based on his research, President Donald Trump

has one third of his entire campaign money from outside sources, from PACs or super PACs. “ W hen you put all the super PACS, plus everything else together, Trump’s campaign has raised just shy of $81 million from outside money, but like 165 and a half million and change directly going to the campaign committee,” Shelley said. Shaw said with the correlation of having lots of money and performing well in elections is what is enticing to candidates to tacitly accept the assistance of super PAC money. “The super PACs are dangling the carrot of money they are offering in elections,” Shaw said. Shelley said it is important for students to become informed on super PACs, along with being able to put the pieces together on where this money may be going and how it is used. “It’s really essential to be in the know about the process,” Shelley said. Shaw also said if students are aware about what super PACs are doing they can understand that politicians are getting used to satisfying individuals who control super PACs, rather than what democracy previously required. “The ramification is that people are being left behind,” Shaw said.

Steyer’s organization helps increase voter registration BY ANNA.OLSON @iowastatedaily.com In a study by the United State Census Bureau, 46.1 percent of 18 to 29 year olds turned out to vote in 2016, a smaller percentage than the next youngest age group, 30 to 44, at 58.7 percent. Tom Steyer, a businessman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, has been working to combat this statistic with an organization he founded — NextGen America. NextGen America is an environmental advocacy nonprofit and “progressive political action committee.” Steyer said this is a “youth-generated movement” working to improve youth voter turnout. According to its website, it has been working to improve turnout in multiple states, including Iowa. At Iowa State, where NextGen has been active, the voter turnout rate jumped significantly between the 2014 and 2018 midterm elections — a trend seen at other universities in the United States. Steyer said he has been working to increase voter turnout with NextGen through knocking on doors in order to get people out to vote. “15 million doors were knocked on in 2016,” Steyer said. These efforts by NextGen, along with Steyer’s efforts, have led directly to an increase in just more than one million new people registered to vote. “Honestly, due to the work we do, it went up,” Steyer said. This issue is important because

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Student Government Senator Tony Tonet listens during the Student Government meeting Sept. 18 in the Campanile Room.

JAKE WEBSTER/ IOWA STATE DAILY Presidential candidate and businessman Tom Steyer speaks to potential voters Aug. 10 at Cafe Diem in Downtown Ames.

“Republicans are desperate to win,” as a loss would lead to their inability to control the electoral process, Steyer said. “Losing may ruin the country in many ways,” Steyer said, in regards to his own Democratic party. The way to help ensure a win is by making sure the younger generation has a say on those who are in office, Steyer said. “If young people don’t vote then literally their voices won’t count,” Steyer said. The presidential debates may display some negativity between candidates, as there are a lot of issues of importance, adding youth voters should still be involved, Steyer said. “There is a ton to fight for,” Steyer

said. “Our future is incredibly bright.” Steyer has run a campaign with a heavy focus on the early-voting primary states, spending millions of dollars on advertisements in them. These states are Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, the only states permitted by the Democratic National Committee to hold their caucus and primary elections before March without being in violation of the body’s rules. In the most recent Morning Consult poll of these states, Steyer is in sixth place, with 6 percent support. Local elections are scheduled for next Tuesday, the next point youth voters will have the chance to participate in the political process.

Student Government to discuss hosting a special election BY CASSIE.LEHMANN @iowastatedaily.com At Wednesday night’s meeting, Student Government will examine funding for a variety of university organizations, reviewing a debt contract and looking into calling for a special election. A variety of organizations are requesting funds from Student Government. Iowa State Blood Drive is a club that holds blood drives on campus. The group is requesting $500 to fund printing and the booking of the Memorial Union for the drive. Dance Marathon is an event to help raise money for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. The

organization is interested in adding dueling pianos as special entertainment for Hour 7, requesting $3,800 to fund the pianists. Greek Week Central is a collaboration with Interfraternity Council and Collegiate Panhellenic Council and is also looking for funding from Student Government. The group would like to bring Ted Talk speaker and founder of “Because I Said I Would,” Alex Sheen to campus for Greek Week celebration. Sheen would speak on March 31, 2020 at Hilton Coliseum. The organization is requesting $35,000 for the speaker, travel expenses and the space.

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Paid campaign ads are a waste of politicians’ money BY CONNOR.BAHR @iowastatedaily.com Dear politicians, for the love of God, please stop buying advertisment space on YouTube and TV. I am so overly tired of hearing the same 30 seconds of you speaking every time a commercial break comes on or I switch to another video. In particular, Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders and Tom Steyer have been the most prominent politicians speaking to me against my will and, although it may be petty, this is most likely going to make me less willing to vote for you. Buttigieg has spent more money than any of the other leading Democratic candidates on advertisements targeting Iowans. In fact, he has spent roughly $250,000 on both Facebook and Google (which includes YouTube). This is five times more than the other candidates, and it shows. Of the handful of Buttigieg’s ads that I have seen, I can nearly re p e a t t h e m f rom m e m o r y because they show up over and over again. On the corner of every screen, there seems to be a Buttigieg clickable advertisement. The sheer amount of content is ridiculous and, honestl y, miserable for the consumer. W h e t h e r i t i s B u t t i g i e g, Steyer or Sanders, almost every one of the advertisments says the same thing. They hit the main talking points: climate change, how bad President Trump is and maybe health care. Of course, because most of the advertisements are targeted toward Iowans, some mention “rural Americans.” All of this is accompanied by small clips of the candidate talking not to

IOWA STATE DAILY Chris Nelson, representative of the 4th Ward, attends the Ames City Council meeting Aug. 28, 2018. Nelson is currently running for re-election.

Chris Nelson is worthy of re-election BY JON FLEMING mrjfcy393@gmail.com

COURTESY OF THINKSTOCK Columnist Connor Bahr urges politicians to stop filling up ad space on YouTube and TV. He believes paying for ads is a waste of money for politicians because people prefer looking up candidates themselves over being faced with ad after ad of the same campaign message.

the camera, but to people who are smiling. What I absolutely despise so much about these advertisements is how shallow they are. To me, they seem like caricatures of political advertisements. If someone came out tomorrow and told me that those were parodies of real p o l i t i c a l ad ve r t i s e m e n t s , I would believe it without any doubt. The candidates are so obviously saying exactly what they think we want to hear.

I don’t think that spending hundreds of thousands of donated dollars on advertistments that I am simply going to skip is going to help them at all either. In fact, I have become so annoyed that someone would spend so much money just to interrupt my YouTube videos that it makes me not want to vote for them. If people want to learn about a candidate they will watch a debate or attend a rally or do digging online, and those people

will already know everything you put in your commercial. Those who would be receiving that information for the first time probably don’t want it and, if they do, they won’t want to see the same information over and over again. Hopeful l y, as the c aucus concludes and the commercials inevitably completely switch up their tone and content to target other demographics, us Iowans will be past the onslaught of false promises, fake messages and fake politicians.

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Become an informed voter BY ISD EDITORIAL Election season is in full swing for local elections and the upcoming caucuses. Local elections are just as important as national elections, and taking the time to research all of the candidates is essential before you head to the voting booths in November. The ISD Editorial Board encourages you to take the time to research the people who are running for public office. It doesn’t matter who you vote for, just make sure you are making an informed decision.

If there is an issue that is ver y important to you, you should want to see where all the candidates stand on that issue. On the surface, it may seem over whelming as there is a lot of information out there. But there are a lot of tools out there that can help you and using them is definitely worth your time. A good place to start is to get your information from a variety of news outlets: print, broadcast and radio. This is generally a good rule to follow, but is essential when it comes to political

issues and election coverage. Find a balance and widen where you get your news from. Getting your news from once source can give you tunnel vision, so it’s best to read and engage with media outlets from different demographics. Before you go vote, read up on all of the candidates in the elections you are voting for. In City Council or presidential races, you are electing people who will make decisions that will impact your day-today life, so you want to be prepared and make the decision for who you believe can serve you best.

It is with profound enthusiasm that I support Ward 4 candidate Chris Nelson in the upcoming City Council election. Chris is an Ames native and Iowa State University alumnus, who despite many other professional opportunities, has chosen to make this community his home. As an incumbent member of the current council, he has been an integral part of a fantastic team which has governed and overseen our city during many remarkable successes the past several years. By almost every metric and national survey, Ames is consistently recognized as one of the most livable and desirable college towns in the country. These rankings do not occur by happenstance. They result from a city government that takes a visionary yet financially responsible approach to all community initiatives. Chris Nelson is a truly accomplished council representative who has been instrumental in making the city of Ames the envy of the entire state of Iowa. He is most worthy of re-election.

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Tony Minatta resigns as Media day reveals personal goals, plans for season soccer coach BY ZACH.MARTIN @iowastatedaily.com

“He has shown me resiliency, lifestyle habits,” Colbray said. “More than anything, anyone can excel at ISU. Kevin Dresser is one of the best fuel sources.” B ro d e r s o n i s e x p e c t e d t o redshirt, according to Dresser, and even if he were to win the wrestleoff, that still might be the plan. Broderson said he’s in the best shape of his life, and has been mentally preparing himself for the open tournaments that redshirts are allowed to participate in. “If I win tomorrow and I still redshirt, that’ll be fine with me since that ’s been the plan all along,” Broderson said.

Iowa S tate wrestling held its annual media day Tuesday afternoon inside the Harold Nichols wrestling room. The Cyclones enter the year with eight ranked individuals by InterMat — highest in the Big 12 — and a top-10 team ranking.

GOMEZ AIMS FOR 133 Austin Gomez said he weighed close to 165-170 pounds over the summer. He was initially planning on moving up to 141 for his redshirt sophomore year. One day during a cardio workout, Gomez had a change of heart. The fifth-ranked wrestler at 133 said he is planning on returning to the weight class he posted a 24-7 record and a top-12 national finish during the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational over the first weekend in December. “It ’s something I thought I wanted to do, but as the days went on, it’s better for my team that I need to be at 133,” Gomez said. “133 is my weight class. Got to keep working every single day.” Aggressiveness and a willingness to do things others wouldn’t led to some moments that didn’t work out in Gomez’s favor. He said the one thing he’s worked on in the offseason is fundamentals. “It cost me an All-American medal and I just have to learn to be stingy and stick to the basics,” Gomez said. “You’ll definitely see me more focused on leg attacks instead of big throws. Still going to be the same Austin Gomez, just a little more controlled.” Head coach Kevin Dresser said the Carol Stream, Illinois, native enjoyed tacos too much over the offseason. The third-year leader of the Cyclones said once he “has that

IOWA STATE DAILY Iowa State redshirt sophomore Sam Colbray pauses during an official review during his match against Missouri on Feb. 24.

baby soon,” he’ll be back down. In the mean time, Gomez is preparing for today’s Cardinal and Gold wrestle-off final against Ian Parker at 141. Both welcome the opportunity to face off with one another in a competitive format. “I haven’t had a top-level guy to wrestle off, really excited,” said Parker, who is ranked 13th at 141. “It definitely improves my wrestling.”

CYCLONE SIMILARITIES On the surface, Julien Broderson didn’t think he and Sam Colbray had a lot in common.

Once the three-time state champion for Davenport Assumption came to Ames two months ago, he saw the similarities in both wrestling and life. “We’re almost the same height, same weight obviously,” Broderson said. “ Wrestling wise, we can shoot, we can do upper body, a mixture of both. It’ll be a good match tomorrow.” It makes for one of the more compelling wrestle-off finals between the true freshman and the sixth-ranked wrestler at 184. Colbray said he sees the potential in his opponent.

197 TO BE DETERMINED Dresser acknowledged the one grey area in the lineup is at 197, where Iowa State is looking to replace four-time All-American Willie Miklus. The wrestle-off between Iowa City’s Francis Duggan and West Des Moines’ Joel Shapiro will determine who garners that spot with big shoes to fill. “Which one of those guys is going to step up, we’ve seen good things,” Dresser said. “Throw ‘em out, turn the lights out at Hilton Coliseum, it ’s just you and one other guy — then you really found out what they ’re made out of.” Neither are ranked by InterMat, although Shapiro, who went 26-5 at 184 during his redshirt year, holds the 28th spot in Trackwrestling’s rankings. Duggan wrestled at heavyweight a season ago, posting an 18-9 record. Parker said he doesn’t think the caliber wrestlers Duggan and Shapiro are replacing will affect them individually. “They understand that they’re not putting on the same shoes as Willie,” Parker said. “They’re both very talented and you can see that.”

BY JOHN.MILLER @iowastatedaily.com An era of Iowa State soccer will end Thursday night, as head coach Tony Minatta announced Tuesday he was resigning. Minatta took to Twitter to express his love for the Iowa State program. “I am forever grateful for the opportunity that was given to me and will always hold Iowa State and Ames dear to my heart,” Minatta said. “It has not just been where I’ve lived, it truly has been my home.” Minatta will coach the final regular season game against Kansas on Thursday. The school announced Tuesday morning that Senior Associate Athletics Director Dr. Calli Sanders had been given and accepted his resignation Monday. Sanders provided a statement in the announcement thanking Minatta for his years with the school. Minatta began at Iowa State as an assistant coach before taking the head coaching job ahead of the 2014 season. “ We appreciate Tony’s committed service and dedication the past eight seasons and wish him well as he pursues other opportunities,” Sanders said. “We will begin a national search for a replacement immediately.” The Cyclones are 3-14 overall (0-8 Big 12). This is the second time in Minatta’s eight-year tenure that the team has gone winless in conference play. This season is the third straight year of under five wins for the Iowa State soccer program. “Although we’ve enjoyed great moments of success on the field, it just wasn’t consistent enough for what this program has the potential to do,” Minatta said. Minatta will leave Iowa State with an overall record of 33-71-6 (.327) in six seasons and a Big 12 record of 7-40-4 (.176). He led the Cyclones to one winning season — 2016, when the Cyclones went 10-8-1 and nearly made the NCAA Tournament. Iowa State will host Kansas Thursday at 7 p.m. to end the regular season and Minatta’s tenure at Iowa State.

Cyclones prep for exhibition with Griffons BY SAM.STUVE @iowastatedaily.com Before its regular season begins on Nov. 7 against the Southern Jaguars, Iowa State hosts the Missouri Western State Griffons on Wednesday in an exhibition game. Tip-off on Wednesday is 6:30 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum. Missouri Western State is an NCAA Division II school out of St. Joseph, Missouri. The Griffons have been a solid program in the 2010s, earning a 90-58 record in the past five seasons. However, the last two seasons have seen a step back for the Griffons, as they had a record of 13-18 two seasons ago and a 14-16 record last season. Missouri Western State returns its leading scorer from last season in senior guard Katrina Roenfeldt, but the Griffons lost six out of their top seven scorers from last season.

In the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association media poll the Griffons were picked to finish eighth, but were picked to finish 11th in the coaches’ poll. The Griffons were defeated 70-48 by the Missouri Tigers in their exhibition game last season. Iowa State comes into the season facing two big questions. Can it replace the on-the-court production Carleton and Middleton had, and who will earn the starting point guard job? Wednesday will be Iowa State’s first game without guard Alexa Middleton and AllAmerican guard Bridget Carleton, who is currently playing in the WNBA for the Minnesota Lynx and the JCU Townsville Fire in the Women’s National Basketball League in Australia. However, the Cyclones return three of their top five point scorers from last season — guard/for ward Ashley Joens, center Kristin Scott and guard/forward Madison

Wise. “When you look at the team and where the shots and points are going to come from, I think Madi, Ashley and Kristin are all players that can do that,” said Iowa State head coach Bill Fennelly. “If they help and do what they are capable of doing, then that helps your point guard play.” Senior guard Adriana Camber is expected to earn a starting spot, but one starting spot is still left up for grabs at point guard. At media day on Oct. 7, Fennelly said either junior Rae Johnson or incoming freshman Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw could start. Fast forward three weeks and the point guard position still seems unsettled. “Everyone wants to know who the starting point guard is but we’re going to have an opener, not a starter,” Fennelly said. “We’re going to keep trying a bunch of different people and see what happens.” For Espenmiller-McGraw, an Indianola,

Iowa, native, this will be the first game of her career at Iowa State. Espenmiller-McGraw was a five-star recruit in high school and was an ESPN McDonald ’s All-Amer ic an Nominee. Wednesday will be her first chance to make an impact for Iowa State. “ The transition (from high school to college) has been pretty hard but the seniors and juniors have helped me a lot with that and with any little thing I need help with,” Espenmiller-McGraw said. Last season, Iowa State defeated Southwest Baptist 90-51 in its exhibition game. Iowa State will be without Kristin Scott due to a back injury on Wednesday. Scott also had this injury over the summer. “She’s nowhere near being ready to play now but it’s one of those things that’s funky; she could wake up tomorrow and feel a lot better,” Fennelly said. “When it happened this summer at the Pan-Am trials, it was a three to four week deal.”

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Multicultural Greek Council benefits students of color at Iowa State BY COOPER.PIERCE @iowastatedaily.com When Julissa Garcia, senior in journalism and mass communications, arrived at Iowa State in the fall of 2016, she knew she had made history. This spring, she will be the first member of her family to graduate from college. Along the way, Garcia has made new friends, overcome adversity and has held leadership roles across various student organizations. Moving from Chicago to Ames was a big change for Garcia, but one thing helped ease that transition: her sorority. Garcia joined Lambda Theta Alpha, the largest Latina sorority in the nation. Lambda Theta Alpha is one of nine sororities and fraternities in the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) at Iowa State. Having an organization that was a space specifically to recognize students of color piqued Garcia’s interest. “I joined because I was looking for a home away from home. So, a place to relate to other people who also identify as Latina or people of color,” Garcia said. “I felt like that was lacking for me at Iowa State because I come from a […] really diverse community. So, I was really looking for people to relate to, [and] I definitely found that with my sorority.” Through her sorority, Garcia found a community that not only reminded her of the diversity she was used to at home, but also represented that diversity. In 2017, she began working in the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Engagement, and from that position she was able to branch out and become more involved in the Multicultural Greek Council. In the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Engagement there are four governing councils that preside over the 60 chapters on campus. The Multicultural Greek Council is included in those governing councils. According to their website, “ The Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) on the Iowa State University campus was created as a vehicle to improve and create dialogue and cooperation between parallelgoaled organizations. Membership includes fraternities and sororities that have an element of diversity as the foundation of their membership.” The MGC includes nine chapters on campus, made of four fraternities and five sororities. Membership includes fraternities and sororities that have an element of diversity as a foundation to its values,

COURTESY OF MGC WEBSITE Sigma Lambda Beta, one of Iowa State’s Latino-based fraternities.

COURTESY OF MGC WEBSITE Sigma Lambda Gamma, one of Iowa State’s sororites for Latinx students.

COURTESY OF MGC WEBSITE Pi Alpha Phi, Iowa State’s fraternity for Asian/ Pacific Islander students.

COURTESY OF MGC WEBSITE Lambda Theta Alpha, one of Iowa State’s sororities for Latinx students.

COURTESY OF MGC WEBSITE Lambda Theta Nu, one of Iowa State’s sororities for Latinx students.

COURTESY OF MGC WEBSITE Lambda Theta Phi, one of Iowa State’ s fraternities for Latinx students.

COURTESY OF MGC WEBSITE Gamma Rho Lambda, Iowa State’s all-inclusive sorority for LGBTQIA+ students.

COURTESY OF MGC WEBSITE Delta Phi Lambda, Iowa State’s sorority for Asian/Pacific Islander students.

COURTESY OF MGC WEBSITE Delta Lambda Phi, Iowa State’s fraternity for progressive, male-identified individuals.

including Latino/a/x, Asian/Pacific-Islander and LGBTQIA+ students. These sororities and fraternities were crafted to be a home for and benefit students of color at Iowa State. In the fall of 2017, Garcia was elected to serve as the vice president of Community Outreach for the council. That position

allowed her to step into her current role — vice president of programming. Her focus is on different philanthropy events sponsored by the council as well as on developing programming for the council. Garcia recognizes that the council’s role in campus greek life, specifically multicultural greek life, is more important now than ever before. Garcia’s role proves to be important and continues to be an active force in benefiting students of colors’ experiences at Iowa State. “A lot of our organizations were created because […] there were spaces we weren’t allowed to be in, that weren’t meant for us,” Garcia said. “So, a lot of these marginalized identities created their own organizations in resilience against that. Garcia explained why now, more than ever, it is important to have spaces for people who don’t identify with the dominant groups on campus. “Even now — more importantly in this climate, politically and socially — it’s super important to consider the differences of other people, and acknowledge those and not combat those [differences] with hate or discrimination,” Garcia said. The MGC is an organization on campus for people, students specifically, to fight hate and discrimination. The Multicultural Greek Council strives to unify multicultural greek-lettered organizations on the Iowa

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Senior Julissa Garcia, vice president of programming for Multicultural Greek Council.

State University campus by addressing, coordinating and developing strategic action plans, unifying organizations on the council, promoting higher education, providing community services and enhancing leadership, according to their website. In the MGC’s latest strategic plan, it states, “the mission of the Multicultural Greek Council is to foster the development of the greek community through leading, serving and advocating on behalf of its member chapters and the diverse identities that they hold dear. To this end we strive to uphold the ideals of friendship, equity and diversity.”

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members of another and typically more dominant people or society.” Stewart said cultural appropriation is “the stealing of a culture.” “It is oftentimes a commodification of a culture,” Stewart said. “For example, my favorite team, the Golden State Warriors, used a headdress as the primary logo in the early through late ’60s when they were the San Francisco Warriors. Thankfully, they changed the logo in 1969. The idea of using someone else’s culture and likeness to sell your product is a legacy of the colonizer mentality where humans and their artifacts were goods to be bought, traded, exploited and sold.” There are various ways people culturally appropriate through a Halloween costume. One is blackface, makeup worn by a non-black person to mock or degrade individuals of color. Another is wearing clothing, makeup, accessories, etc. of a non-dominant cultural identity. For instance, wearing your hair in traditionally black hairstyles like dreadlocks or box braids when you are not of any African decent or wearing a traditional Native American headdress when you are not of any Native American decent are examples of wearing something of a culture that does not belong to you as a “costume.” Stewart said cultural appropriation such as blackface can cause harm to minoritized communities. “Deciding to put on blackface is one issue, but the ability to wash it off needs more conversation,” Stewart said. “As parents and as a community, we spend countless hours helping our children navigate the stereotypes and hurtful messages assigned to skin pigmentation and other cultural markers like language and hair.” There is harm in cultural appropriation in all its forms, but specifically in the fact that through it an individual is putting on a costume, and at the end of the day it gets taken off, Stewart said. They do not have to stick with the minoritization that comes with it, and they never face the struggles that come with being a part of that minoritized group or culture. “The ‘washing off ’ of blackface is a literal camouflage against 400 years of slavery, Jim Crow, Separate But Equal and the brutalization of black and brown bodies,” Stewart said. “You can pretend to be black without experiencing the detrimental effects of racial profiling, redlining, predatory lending, inferior public education systems or mass incarceration by simply washing the blackness away. Think about that for a minute.” Racquel González, sophomore in criminal justice studies, shared some of the history of blackface, which is one of the most common forms of cultural appropriation. “The beginning of blackface was within the

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All funding bills are separate and will be voted and discussed separately at Wednesday night’s meeting. Student Government has an organization debt reserve set in place to help fund clubs out of their current debt. The club will need to repay Student Government according to the terms and conditions that both parties have agreed on. The Swim Club has been recognized to receive $2,200 at the beginning of their agreement. They will need to pay back Student Government at least $550 each semester through the spring of 2021 or until the club has met all of its financial obligations. In order for this debt contract to pass, it requires the approval of two-thirds of the Senate. While abiding by the contract, the Swim Club “shall use no other loans, debts, or other financial instruments without written consent of the [Student Government] Finance Committee,” according to the document.

“As parents and as a community, we spend countless hours helping our children navigate the stereotypes and hurtful messages assigned to skin pigmentation and other cultural markers like language and hair.” -Reginald Stewart 1800s, within slavery days,” González said. “Blackface was utilized to portray the black community as false depictions such as barbarians, reckless, unintelligent, hyper-sexual beings. The purpose of this portrayal was to be used as propaganda, to further inflict fear and loathing within white members. [It] never has — or will — serve the black community in a positive way.” González said cultural appropriation depicts communities as something they are not and speaks for them when they are not the ones talking. She noted it is a costume for the performer, but for people who are a part of the communities being culturally appropriated, it is a reality. “At the end of the day, the perpetrators can wash it off, and the black community cannot, González said, referring to blackface. “Their skin color is what has undeservingly picked them as candidates of slavery, and to this day, [un]justifiable incarceration rates and killings.” W i t h H a l l o w e e n a r o u n d t h e c o r n e r, González commented on ways cultural appropriation has been shown through peoples’ costumes. “It can be seen abundantly through the Halloween time as white people are dressing as another race and in most cases, representing rappers or criminals,” González said. “Cultural appropriation is seen all over from cornrows to making your skin darker, to twerking, to

Additionally, Student Government will be approving the 2020 election apportionments, approving to have 36 senate seats in next year’s cabinet. The bill will be reviewed and voted at the meeting. Currently, a special election may be held when requested by the student body or the Senate, and Senator Jacob Ludwig, Senator Lydia Greene and Senator Mckenzie Meradith will introduce a bill to the Senate requesting for the special election to be held on Dec. 2, 2019. According to the document, “[Student Government] have compiled a large amendment for the Constitution in relation to our Supreme Court,” and the election will be held in regard to that amendment. The bill will be looked at and voted on by the Senate at the meeting. For more information or to contact your senator, visit stugov.iastate.edu. The senate meetings are open to the public at 7 p.m. Wednesdays in the Campanile Room of the Memorial Union.

COURTESY OF IOWA STATE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION WEBSITE Reginald Stewart is the vice president for Diversity and Inclusion at Iowa State.

using slang or altering your voice to sound like another person, to achieving bigger lips, to utilizing the term ‘spirit animal.’ It is seen in everyday life, not just Halloween, because more and more white people are observing other cultures and picking and choosing what they like and adopting it as their own.” González noted that America today is seen as a mixing pot instead of a place that celebrates and appreciates people of the individual cultures within it. González said this is harmful because it keeps from “allowing them to own different aspects [of their cultures] for themselves.”

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faculty who have shared life experiences,” BratschPrince said. “I can imagine enhanced training for our faculty search committee to ensure we’re doing everything possible to diversify our hiring pools and candidates. I also vision a more tailored orientation and mentoring program for our new STEM faculty and create a smoother entry to Iowa State and the campus community.” The 19 public research universities joining Iowa State in the second cohort include Auburn, Ball State, Central Michigan, Florida International, North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Tennessee (Knoxville), Texas (Austin), Arkansas, California (Davis), Cincinnati, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Nebraska (Lincoln), North Carolina (Charlotte), North Texas, South Florida and Western Michigan. Bratsch-Prince said she has a positive outlook for more minority representation and she is eager to learn from Iowa State’s cohort partners and to share best practices. The universities begin their work with a self-assessment of current recruiting and development initiatives. The institutions then develop and implement action plans to drive change and scale their efforts across all STEM programs.

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see that in candidates speeches, when they finish with ‘God bless America.’ [Religion] still has an effect, but seemingly it is having less and less of an impact on larger groups that are voting.” In the 2018 midterm election, Pew Research surveyed various religious groups and denominations on how they voted. Pew f o u n d 7 7 p e rc e n t o f “ w h i t e, born again Christians” voted for Republican candidates for Congress, while 79 percent of people of Jewish voters cast their ballots for Democrats. Religiously unaffiliated people cast 70 percent of their votes for Democratic candidates for Congress. The lopsided margin seen among some groups one party wins is not seen in all religious groups or denomination, though. Fifty percent of Catholics voted for Democrats for Congress, and 56 percent of “Protestant/ other Christian” people voted for Republican candidates for Congress, according to the Pew data. Across elections though, the sur vey found the majority of these religious groups and denominations vote relatively consistently for one party, without much change in the top-line numbers. F o r e x a m p l e , Pe w f o u n d roughly the same proportion of “Protestant/other Christian” people voted for Democrats in the 2006 midterm election, with 54 percent voting for Republican candidates in that year’s midterm election. Candidates will craft their message towards the large voting blocs in the district they are running in, Bonner said. W hen gauging whether to incorporate religious views into a candidate’s platform, Bonner said candidates look at “religiosity”, and how strong the beliefs of the voters they are trying to win over are. Bonner said he believes religions that tend to vote for one party over another have routed their beliefs in their upbringi n g, a l s o k n o w n a s p o l i t i c a l socialization. “ W h o yo u h a v e g r o w n u p with and your family has a huge impact,” Bonner said. “To a small extent the media does, but mostly just [through] familial contact. Generally those stay consistent throughout your life, unless there is some life altering event or generational effects that alter your opinion.” Dev Jeev Padavath, junior in supply chain management, said they believe religion has very little impact on politics, and on the way people vote. “ I don’t think religion is a driving force, correlation is not causation,” Jeev Padavath said. “I don’t think it is a deciding factor.” Bonner said for the upcoming 2020 election he does not expect these voting demographics to change much due to little or no change in the economy, and with a slate of similar candidates running.