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Complete student guide Preparing resumes and cover letters Resume and cover letter strategies are crucial for students during the application process for jobs, internships and co-ops.

and Sciences Career Services at Iowa State. Employers are now using applicant tracking systems, an algorithm that looks for keywords in a resume that are also used in the job posting. The algorithm then picks out the resumes with those keywords to send to the employers. This means when a student applies for a job they must customize their resume to each job they are applying for to receive better results. Career Services highly recommends the

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Students prepare to leave Italy BY SAGE.SMITH @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State students studying abroad in Italy are scheduling flights to return to the U.S. by Friday as the university has prohibited all travel to Italy. The university ’s decision resulted from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) level three warning advising travelers to avoid all nonessential travel to Italy. Alexis Myszka, senior in apparel, merchandising and design, is currently in Florence, Italy, for the semester at the Accademia Italiana, which is an international fine arts university. “ We w e r e p r e t t y d e v a s tated,” Myszka said. “We were not expecting that. We actually thought that things were getting better because everyone here has been going about their lives pretty normally. Other than occasional people wearing masks, it hasn’t changed much, so we were very surprised at how quickly things escalated when it became level three.”

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RESUMES A resume is a professional document used as a synopsis of a person’s professional goals, educational history, skills and work experience. Resumes are given to employers upon application to a job and give employers a general idea of a person’s abilities and achievements. One of the best things a student can do for their resume, which is parallel across all colleges, is to customize it to the position. Often, students’ resumes don’t even get looked over by a human before they are rejected, according to Liberal Arts

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PHOTO BY ALEXIS MYSZKA Students studying abroad in Italy are making arrangements to return to the U.S. earlier than expected.

Myszka received an email Saturday stating all students must make plans to travel back to the U.S. Andrew Simon, junior in advertising, is studying abroad in Urbino, Italy, and received an email early Sunday morning from Susanne Johnson, director of risk management. Johnson’s email thanked those who made travel arrangements to return to the U.S. after Iowa

State decided to discontinue Italy study abroad programming. The university is no longer supporting sponsored travel within Italy, including business and independent travel by students, employees and affiliates. The email states if someone refused to comply and return to the U.S. by the end of the week, they may face things like: no travel support from Iowa State,

removal from university international health and safety insurance, no guarantee of academic credit and possible complications with student visa status. “The decision to take us away from a town where there are zero cases, even after over dozens of tests, and take us through Rome to the airport, after they already said to avoid Rome, is idiotic,” Simon said in an email. Simon said in an email that the university has “ruined” his semester because they “reacted compulsively instead of simply looking and realizing the healthcare and quarantine methods in Italy” are superior to the practices in place in the U.S. “We’ve been hearing about it for several weeks now but we hadn’t really thought much of it because as far as we knew it hadn’t hit Italy,” Myszka said. “ We were just hearing little rumors about it being in China but then a week ago, I think, is when we started reading articles about how hard the northern

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Cyclone Aero Design, part of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International club on campus, is a team that builds aircrafts from scratch to compete with teams from around the world at SAE Aero Design competitions. This year, they are scheduled to compete in the SAE Aero Design West competition, which takes place April 2 through April 5 in Fort Worth, Texas. The mission for the aircraft is to carry as many soccer balls in as small a package that can sustain flight, emulating a cargo carrier. These rules are new to competition this year, as last year the aircraft’s cargo was tennis balls, which was meant to be comparable to a passenger carrier. An electric motor, similar in power to a lawn mower engine, must be used to propel the plane. Before competing in the sky, each team must present a design report that extensively explains each aspect of the aircraft’s design as well as a five minute design presentation that compacts the information into a more visual display. Both the presentation and report are judged by current and retired aerospace engineers who provide feedback. “It’s a pretty rigorous process where they are not afraid to critique you and tell you where you messed up,” said Mark Macchia, the Project Director for SAE Aero and senior in aerospace engineering. The event is also a great way to network with professionals and learn from their experiences. “Most of the volunteers there are people who work at the Lockheed facility in Fort Worth,” Macchia said. “You get to spend the whole weekend with a bunch of professional engineers and talk to them about what they do. A lot of them are alumni from this program, so they give you little tricks and tell you what they did when they were on a team.” This is Cyclone Aero Design’s fourth year as a team and they have been expanding rapidly. “We’ve grown a lot over those four years,” Macchia said. “We’ve gained about five or six members each year. Two years ago we had 12 people and now we are up to about 30 members.” Last year was the first time Cyclone Aero Design was able to fly their aircraft at an event. This year, they are far more confident because they have some competition experience and they plan on doing much more flight testing. “Last year was a big milestone for us,” Macchia said. “This year we are aiming for top fifteen or top ten.”With the brand new rule set for this year, the playing field has shifted in their favor, since every team will be flying a completely redesigned model. In the fall semester of the academic year, the team focuses on designing the aircraft, which can be difficult for students who have not taken advanced engineering courses. To help teach the design process, Cyclone Aero Design has an onboard team of senior members who mentor new recruits on software that is used by the team. Cyclone Aero Design is always looking for new members to join the team, no matter what your major is. It’s a great opportunity to learn more about aeronautics and gain valuable experience. For students interested in joining, email Mark Macchia at mmacchia@iastate.edu.

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3.2.20 Banquet: 25 Year Club, Scheman Building at 5:30 p.m. The 25 Year Club honors employees who

have served the University for 25, 35, 45 or 50 consecutive years at this annual banquet. Social hour starts at 5:30 p.m.; dinner at 6:45 p.m. Reservations are required.

Drawing Class, Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union at 7 p.m. Take this opportunity

to learn and develop drawing skills, whether you are a beginner who likes to doodle or an artist with experience. Students will be guided through a variety of exercises to enhance your drawing technique including: line, perspective, light and

shadow, and composition, while developing handeye coordination and confidence.

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ReACT Exhibition #WomenKnowStuffToo Opening Reception, Reiman Gallery(lower level), Christian Petersen Art Museum, Morrill Hall at 4 p.m. Engage with the ReACT exhibition

#WomenKnowStuffToo that takes an in-depth look at the technical side of art-making and how women artists innovate in various media.

Men’s Basketball, Hilton Coliseum at 8 p.m. Iowa State vs. West Virginia.

POLICE BLOTTER 3.1.20 Duane Anthony Tucker, age 40, of 322 S Warner Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with failure to carry registration card at 119 Stanton Avenue (reported at 2:46 a.m.). Duane Anthony Tucker, age 40, of 322 S Warner - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with failure to obey traffic control device at 119 Stanton Avenue (reported at 2:46 a.m.). Duane Anthony Tucker, age 40, of 322 S Warner Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with failure to prove security against liability at 119 Stanton Avenue (reported at 2:46 a.m.). Duane Anthony Tucker, age 40, of 322 S Warner

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Celebrating women March is Women’s History Month BY LORETTA.MCGRAW @iowastatedaily.com Women’s History Month is an annual declared month in the United States that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. It is celebrated throughout the month of March. At Iowa State, departments and students team up to honor the month with events in its recognition. Introduced in 1980, the monthly celebration originated as a weekly celebration following President Jimmy Carter’s proclamation. It was not until 1987 when Congress passed the Public Law 100-9, designating March officially as “Women’s History Month.” The National Women’s History Alliance selects and publishes the yearly theme. The 2020 Women’s History Month theme is “Valiant Women of the Vote.” The theme honors “the brave women who fought to win suffrage rights for women, and for the women who continue to fight for the voting rights of others,” according to womenshistory.org. When talking about being a woman, some people say there are multiple disadvantages. Whether it be: the gender pay gap in relation to both gender and intersectionality, coming under critique for exterior appearances, a 91 percent target rate of sexual assault according to the Department of Justice, being the butt of jokes related to mental illness and PMS, lobotomization procedures for which Antònio Egas Moniz co-won the 1949 Nobel prize, the fight for women’s autonomy or that history has historically viewed women as property and how it was not actually until August 18, 1920 that all American women were awarded the right to vote and so forth. But being a woman also has its advantages when one examines the historical fight to achieving all the distance the wonderful

COURTESY OF KELLY SIKKEMA A bill in the Iowa Senate would try to address issues with rural women’s health care. 18 members of the state Senate have proposed a solution.

Bill seeks to improve maternal health care BY LAUREN.RATLIFF @iowastatedaily.com COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Equal Suffrage League of Richmond, Virginia, in front of Washington Monument, Capitol Square, Richmond.

women before us have achieved. “There is a long history of a patriarchal society in the U.S. that can only exist if we deny certain people the same rights,” said Ruxandra Looft, director of the Margaret Sloss Center for Women and Gender Equity. “So when you’re trying to undo that, something that has been historically traditional, has always been the norm, it is controversial because there are people who benefit from a patriarchal system and there are people whose identities are privileged in that system and they benefit for things to not change. So of course then there’s going to be that sort of resistance and that kind of

controversy around changing things from the way they’ve always been. But when people better understand what feminism is trying to do, the expanding of rights to include everyone regardless of gender, orientation, ability, race, nationality, etc. then people get on board with the movement more” The first wave of feminism took place in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, emerging out of an environment of urban industrialism and liberal, socialist politics. The goal of this wave was to open up opportunities

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Intersectional concerns Questions come up about 19th Amendment BY ANNA.OLSON @iowastatedaily.com With the kickoff of 19th Amendment and “100 years of suffrage” celebrations around Iowa, there is an ongoing conversation on whether the 19th Amendment is intersectional. Nanc y Gebhar t, a graduate student in women and gender studies, said the 19th Amendment was not intersectional at all due to Native Amer ic an, Asian, Afr ic an American and other minorities not receiving the vote. “The 19th Amendment was not an expression of intersectionality because it only granted voting rights to white women,” Gebhart said. “Additionally, much of the rhetoric of the white women suffragists was centered

on maintaining white supremacy as an argument for enacting the legislation.” While the language of the 19th Amendment states, “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex,” granting all women the right to vote regardless of their race or ethnic background, in many jurisdictions Jim Crow laws and other forms of discrimination prevented nonwhite women from exercising that right. Karen Kedrowski, director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center, said suffragettes, specifically Carrie Chapman Catt, didn’t always do what people in the 21st century would do. “There was of course racism amongst the suffragettes at the time,” Kedrowski said. “Carrie Chapman Catt, who was working very hard to hold together a fracturing national coalition, was trying what she could to help her friends in the South generate any support that they could give.”

Gebhart said she can’t get behind the arguments that “we had to do something.” “Progress is not progress if you’re stepping on someone to make it,” Gebhart said. “I can’t view that as progress.” Gebhart said when it comes to intersectionality and the First Amendment, some may find it uncomfortable to critique history. “I think the controversy exists and persists because white people are uncomfortable talking about race,” Gebhart said. “Not talking about — or thinking about — race is a privilege only afforded to whiteness. The passing of the 19th Amendment was a significant moment in U.S. history and we don’t know how to simultaneously celebrate it and critically reflect on it.” Kedrowski said she thinks the tough criticism of intersectionality and the women’s movement shows “underlying sexism,” in the way that the suffrage movement had to fight every battle, even when other movements did not.

“What social movement do you know of that addressed every social ill of its time,” Kedrowski said. Kedrowski didn’t think there was a way to make the movement intersectional in the 1900s. “There was in fact some discussion of that kind of intersectionality,” Kedrowski said. “Do I think that the country would have accepted it at the time? Probably not.” Gebhart said a way to make the movement intersectional was to allow other voices of minority women to be heard. “What would have needed to happen, is that people would have listened and given space to black feminists like Sojourner Truth, [but] because of pervasive racism their voices were just silenced,” Gebhart said. “Their voice didn’t seem as valuable. I think white women were granted the right to vote specifically to maintain white supremacy and reclaim any perceived power loss that white men were interpreting from the civil rights legislation passed during Reconstruction.”

With growing concern around maternal health in Iowa, Senate Democrats have decided to take action. “Our maternal mortality rate has more than doubled in the past three years; labor and delivery departments are shuttering at record speed; and 66 Iowa counties no longer have a single practicing OB/ GYN,” said Sen. Janet Petersen, the Iowa Senate Democratic leader, in a press release. 18 members of the state Senate have proposed a solution to address maternal health. The Healthy Moms and Babies Act aims to adjust Medicaid rates to allow mothers to be reimbursed for their treatments, ensure labor and delivery units use safe practices and also would expand home visiting services for women and their babies. Iowa has the lowest number of obstetricians per capita in the country, which is a contributing number to the United State’s maternal death rate, according to the Senate Democrats’ press release, while the U.S. has the highest maternal death rate of all developed nations, according to a ProPublica and NPR investigation. In addition to this, 64 percent of level one rural hospitals have no obstetrician on staff and 66 of Iowa’s counties do not have a single OB-GYN practicing in their county. Access to services and facilities to help solve this issue are also becoming more scarce. As of October 2019, Iowa has seen 37 of their 118 hospitals close their birthing units. Two closures occurred in 2019, down from the eight that occurred in 2018. About 40 percent of births in Iowa are paid for through Medicaid, which is one of the reasons the proposed bill is hoping to adjust rates. The Medicaid proposal plans to provide reimbursement for labor and delivery costs, allow continuous Medicaid coverage for 12 months postpartum and provide reimbursements for postpartum care products, breastfeeding supports and transportation to and from prenatal and postpartum appointments. To enforce safe practices for labor and delivery units, the bill proposes that licensed hospitals that provide labor and delivery units implement the best practices that are recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health. Some of these practices include safety bundles for severe hypertension, postpartum care and other specialized plans. The Department of Human Services plans to collaborate with the Department of Public Health and the Department of Education to help grow maternal and infant home visiting services. The plan will include promotion of healthy pregnancies, positive birth outcomes and healthy infant growth and development.

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Panel on gender equity BY ANNEKE.JOHNSON @iowastatedaily.com As part of ISU Theatre’s HERoic Season, a roundtable of panelists discussed issues related to gender and athletics. Pa n e l i s t s d i s c u s s e d g e n d e r in athletics and theater at the HERoic Symposium Roundtable “ D i v e r s i f y i n g t h e Wo l f p a c k : Championing Gender Equity in the Arts and Athletics” on Sunday in the Scheman building. HERoic Symposium Roundtables are part of ISU Theatre’s year-long symposium series “HERoic: Gender Equity in the Arts,” which features women in theater. The panelists included head cheer coach and Spirit Squad coordinator Kelli Baker, assistant teaching professor of music and theater Tiffany Antone, ISU Theatre director Taylor Millar and former ISU Theatre member Jamie Steyer. Millar expressed a desire to see more gender equality in theater.

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“About 10 percent of directors are women on Broadway, about 17 percent of choreographers on Broadway are female,” Millar said. “There’s an initiative called ‘50/50 in 2020’ that as part of our HERoic season we are

a part of, to make 50 percent of the jobs in theater owned by women in 2020. I don’t know that we’re there in 2019 [...] I am definitely ready to see more things.” Baker said there is a need for a

Biden wins Presidential candidate wins South Carolina BY JAKE.WEBSTER @iowastatedaily.com Over the course of three presidential campaigns across 32 years, Joe Biden had never won a presidential primary contest. That changed with his easy victory late Saturday in South Carolina. “For all of those, you’ve been knocked down, counted out, left behind, this is your campaign,” Biden said to supporters in South Carolina. “Just days ago, the press and the pundits had declared this candidacy dead. Now thanks to all of you — the heart of the Democratic party — we’ve just won and we won big because of you. And we are very much alive.” The former vice president led every South Carolina poll of the 2020 cycle, though he experienced a late scare with his advantage briefly narrowing just after Bernie Sanders’ commanding victory in the Nevada caucuses. Biden’s strong win in South Carolina followed a disappointing fourth place finish in the Iowa caucuses and a fifth place finish in the New Hampshire primary. He rebounded with a second place showing in the Nevada caucuses, and his South Carolina victory came with support across all demographic groups. A majority of the state’s Democratic primary voters were African American, the former vice president won 61 percent of their votes, according to an exit poll published by the Washington Post. “The South Carolina primary is different than the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary due to the fact that it has a more diverse population,” said Jim

McCormick, professor of political science. “While the Nevada caucuses had a larger Latino [and] African American population that the first two elections, South Carolina will have about a 60 percent African American [Democratic primary electorate].” With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Biden had received 48.4 percent of the vote, trailed by Bernie Sanders with 19.9 percent, Tom Steyer with 11.3 percent, Pete Buttigieg with 8.2 percent, Elizabeth Warren with 7.1 percent, Amy Klobuchar with 3.1 percent and Tulsi Gabbard with 1.3 percent. Steyer, who made combating climate change the focus of his campaign, dropped out of the race following his performance in South Carolina. “I said if I didn’t see a path to winning, then I’d suspend my campaign, and honestly, I can’t see a path where I can win the presidency,” Steyer said to supporters in South Carolina. “So [I am] going to continue to work on every single one of these issues.” The South Carolina primary took place just three days before the Super Tuesday contests across 14 states, when 34 percent of delegates to this summer’s Democratic National Convention will be pledged to presidential candidates. “I believe that the candidates that do well in the South Carolina primary will seek to use it as a launching pad for greater support in the 14 contests on March 3,” McCormick said. “Because the time is so short from the conclusion of the South Carolina [primary] to Super Tuesday, it is hard to imagine that the South Carolina results will be decisive elsewhere. Moreover, most of the candidates are already campaigning in the Super Tuesday states.” Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg and Klobuchar were not present in South Carolina as results from the state’s primary rolled in, instead they spent Saturday campaigning in other Super Tuesday states. Biden was set to leave South Carolina after his victory party and head to Alabama and Virginia on Sunday to campaign ahead of their votes on Super Tuesday.

shift in the way our culture views women’s sports. “In our bubble of college cheerleading we’re very inclusive,” Baker said. “But then there’s all these stigmas outside of that, for cheerleading

especially. If you’re a male in cheerleading, you’re gay, if you’re a female, you’re popular [...] I think the perfect answer is that there’s a cultural shift that happens somewhere along the lines, women’s sports get more supported, get more viewed, have more fans, make more money [...] when there is that cultural shift, then it can change some of those things naturally, but that’s not necessarily going to happen until we get those things in front of people more.” The panel discussed “The Wolves” by Sarah DeLappe, a play that ISU Theatre is putting on between last Friday and this upcoming Saturday. “The Wolves” brings women’s sports and women in theater together. The play is put on by a female cast and is about a women’s soccer team. “From the safety of their warm up circle an all-girls soccer team navigates the big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors,”

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Parks provides for all study needs BY CAMERON.KARN @iowastatedaily.com Parks Library is home for over 2.8 million books. However, if a student somehow can’t find a certain text they need among the shelves, the Parks Library can borrow books from other libraries through the interlibrary loan program, further expanding their massive collection. Parks Library is much more than a place to find books. Tens of thousands of students visit the library for a multitude of different reasons. Many students can enjoy using the space as a peaceful and distraction-free place to read, study and work on assignments with any resource a student could need to study all under the same roof. There are even group study rooms for students working on a group project. If someone is not sure where to find a resource they need, there is always a friendly librarian at the front desk that is happy to help. “Saturday and Sunday is the only time that I have to do my class assignments,” said Sudesh Bhagat, graduate student in civil engineering. “It’s a good place to come during the weekend to do my research and finish my assignments. I have access to a lot of materials so it’s easier to find references for my classwork.” The Parks Library also runs a technology equipment checkout program. Students may rent laptops, iPads, headphones, phone chargers, graphing calculators and electronic hardware kits such

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Parks Library houses over 2.8 million books available for students to rent and use for research projects, essays and homework.

as an Arduino, Raspberry Pi and Makey Makey. The rentals can last up to a week as long as they are being used for academic purposes. Otherwise students have access to free, unlimited use of the computers in the library. “I use the printer whenever I need to print something, or sometimes I just read here for the whole day,” said Luman Liu, graduate student in chemical and biological engineering. “I generally just enjoy the environment here. It’s quiet, but I still have all of the resources that I need.” Parks Library is also a hotspot of student events. Every week there are all sorts of activities for students to enjoy. One such event is the Monday Monologue series, a performance that celebrates the spoken word through vocal performances. The next Monday Monologue, a musical performance called “Voices in Song,” is happening from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. March 9 in the Grant

Wood Foyer of Parks Library. There is an expansive collection of movies and television shows located downstairs in the media center. The Parks Library holds films new and old ranging from “Threepenny Opera,” which premiered in 1931, to 2020’s Best Picture winner at the Oscars, “Parasite.” They also have every season of many recent streaming shows such as “Better Call Saul” and “Stranger Things.” Additionally, they also give refuge to complete collections of classic TV hits like “Seinfeld” and “The Office.” There are areas all around to be discovered such as a giant chess board, the Mindfulness Room in Room 297 or the grand mural in the Grant Wood Foyer. Students can drop by the Bookends Cafe for a freshly roasted coffee and a pastry. During Dead Week, the library even offers chair massages and therapy dog sessions to help alleviate stress.

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Columnist Parth Shiralkar writes about birthdays and memories. He says that he wouldn’t go back and change a thing in his life if given the chance.

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Looking back on past birthdays and remembering the good times BY PARTH.SHIRALKAR @iowastatedaily.com As is the case with several special days that keep cycling through the years, birthdays carry with them this weird vibe. Weird how? You know you’re growing old, you can feel your youth slipping away and it’s scary and a thrill that just hits different. I’m one of those people who doesn’t like celebrating their birthday. I mean if I wanted to follow a time measuring system developed around a dude with a beard I’d just watch The Big Lebowski with my favorite timestamps marked. But birthdays are nice, like alarm clocks going off on your best dream yet. Plus there’s the whole driver’s license age limit thing. I sifted through a bunch of memories on my most recent one.

Coming home from school after a long day, watching some cartoon while eating the most absolute trash food. Hanging out with my friends before I left for grad school, remembering some of the most vivid acts of stupidity we all partook in, together. Watching the sports kids play football while struggling with my own thoughts. Skipping college classes to go play Counter-Strike with the chill guy who owned the cybercafe and walking home alone late at night, unsure of what exactly it is that feels off but knowing that something does. Vague memories of a late night drive with no destination in my mind but the best music in the world on my dashboard. I recall a night in Colorado I spent a solid couple of hours late in the evening at a diner, by myself, chilling. At this rate I’ll probably add the word “wanderlust” to my LinkedIn account. I love the

smell of a sense of belonging – somewhere in a clique, FOMO, all that stuff – in the morning. If I were given the chance I would go back and change exactly zero things in my life. I cannot risk not watching Indiana Jones for the first time all over again. Nostalgia is very, very strange as a concept. Something that already happened keeps popping up in the back of your head and giving you the feels. Some strong memories that make you act up sometimes. Did Jason Bourne feel this way 24/7? I wonder. I take a slight amount of comfort in knowing that growing old is a part of life, that it is but inevitable that I’ll go to sleep in this world one day and not wake up again here. Maybe anywhere. Unlikely as it may seem, the weather in Ames has been gorgeous for a few days. I’ll probably take a long walk around campus, listening to some nice mallsoft music. Stay hydrated.

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Cyclone men win Big 12 title Iowa State men place first at indoor track championships

season and completed an undefeated campaign en route to an individual national championship in cross country in the fall. This did not faze Kurgat as he returned to the Harry Hoak Track two hours later for the 3K. Kurgat and junior Thomas Pollard immediately strung out the rest of the group, slowly fading away from the chase pack to form a two-man race over the last half of the race. Toward the end, Kurgat showed his experience and sprinted past Pollard to win his sixth Big 12 championship on the track. “I am so excited to have accomplished this with my team,” Kurgat said. “I knew I wanted to win the 3K, so I just followed my coach’s plan and tried to score points for the team.” The 3K race also proved successful for Pollard, as he again finished behind Kurgat for second place on the podium, and also contributed to the overall team score with 16 points over the two races. The pair sealed it for their team, as the Cyclones led by 16 points going into the 4x400m relay as opposed to trailing Texas Tech by 8 points when heading into the event. Kurgat’s performances proved key in the Cyclones winning the team championship, as he was given the High Point Performer award for scoring 26 points over his three races, nearly a fifth of Iowa State’s total of 137.

BY ADARSH.TAMMA @iowastatedaily.com Track and field is usually viewed as one of the most individual sports out there. Athletes spend so much time perfecting an individual routine for hours to only exert it for a few seconds or minutes at a time. Despite this, situations compared to what happened this weekend at the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships show a prime example of when a core of individual attributes come together to achieve one common goal. For the Iowa State men’s track team, the culmination of two days’ worth of action on the track and in the field paid off, as they took home the team title with a total of 137 points over 19 events. This is the Cyclone men’s first team title at the conference meet since 1993, when they also hosted this event.

ROSHON ROOMES’ DOUBLE If there was ever an underdog story in running, it would be senior middle distance runner Roshon Roomes. The Woodbury, Minnesota, native didn’t even receive an athletic scholarship from Iowa State out of high school, instead opting to be a part of the running club team for a year before the coaches allowed him to walk on. Flash forward to now where Roomes has broken the NCAA record in the 600 yard run and also defended his title in the event while taking the top spot in the 800m run. “It just feels so great, knowing how much hard work I have put in over the years to do well,” Roomes said.

CLAIRE WALETZKI/ IOWA STATE DAILY Edwin Kurgat and Thomas Pollard hug each other after finishing first and second in the 3000m run.

Besides his natural talent, Roomes’ other secret weapon is the ability to seem cool under pressure. Despite running races that would make the average runner keel over from exhaustion at the end, Roomes seems to just glide across the track, quickly moving his way towards the front of a race until he has enough leeway to sprint for home. In four races over the past two days, Roomes maintained a perfect record by holding off the Big 12’s best in both races. That’s not to say that the action wasn’t competitive, as he battled with teammates Cebastian Gentil and Daniel Nixon in the 600 yards and 800m runs respectively to a sprint finish in the championship races. “It was super cool to race against my

teammates,” Roomes said. “If it had come down to me and a runner from say, Oklahoma, I maybe would’ve tried to box him in, but with Daniel and Cebastian, I just had some fun with it.”

KURGAT REPEATS AS A CHAMPION Senior long-distance runner Edwin Kurgat successfully defended his Big 12 Indoor titles in both the 3000m and 5000m runs. On Saturday, Kurgat started off the day with an exciting finish in the 1 mile race, losing out on first place to teammate Festus Lagat in second and Texas Tech junior Takiedinne Hedeilli, who won in a time of 4:13.27. It was his first loss of the entire year, after he already set three school records during the track

HEAD COACH MARTIN SMITH’S VIEW The team championship for Iowa State is a longtime coming for men’s and women’s Head Coach Martin Smith, as he joined the program in 2010. “This championship is just a culmination of the last five years of work, trying to create a competitive program,” Smith said. “This was rebuild was natural.” The part of the team that Coach Smith tried to expand upon was key to this weekend’s winthe Cyclones’ middle and long distance program. Smith started to rely on these types of athletes to produce results. The Iowa State track and field program will wrap up the 2020 indoor season with the NCAA National Championships, which will be held on March 13 and 14 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Changes in the game plan still end with an Iowa State loss BY MATT.BELINSON @iowastatedaily.com It was another textbook Iowa State loss to Oklahoma State on Saturday, but not without plenty of changes in the game plan to make the game a back and forth battle to start. In the 73-61 loss to the Cowboys, Iowa State was faced with having to explore a new approach on how to beat the Cowboys with so much change taking place since the two teams last met on Jan. 21. Everything was turned on its head from the last time these two teams met — and the Cyclones started off like they were ready to change everything up. Rasir Bolton was the primary ball handler much more than any other game since Haliburton went down. Solomon Young did not receive close to the heavy dosage of touches in the paint he saw Jan. 21 against the Cowboys. Threes were not falling. Yet Iowa State found itself leading for pretty much the first 11 minutes of the first half. But the Cyclones’ two biggest enemies showed up to spoil the success in the new game plan: turnovers and little to no production from key players. From the 9:57 mark of the first half on, Iowa State would never have the

that forced 14 turnovers out of Iowa State, the continued issue of high volume turnovers might not be going away any time soon.

lead again. Even with a new approach, Iowa State still found itself a victim to the biggest issues it’s been plagued with during its rocky season.

BOLTON COMES OUT ON FIRE The main force behind the quick start for Iowa State started with the aggressive play of Bolton. Bolton scored Iowa State’s first seven points, forcing Oklahoma State to call timeout two minutes into the game. Bolton found himself in the midst of attack mode primarily from his new role of bringing the ball up and working the offense as the main point guard. Prentiss Nixon was given the ball handling responsibilities for a majority of time since Haliburton’s injury, leaving Bolton as an off-ball option that uses ball screens to his advantage to attack if he can. The sophomore put up 14 first half points, with Nixon having the second most on the team with five points at the break. Bolton’s success in the first half showed up at the foul line. Bolton went to the foul line five times, shooting 5-5 to start. The attacking style of play that Head Coach Steve Prohm described as the best downhill player on the team had been in a downswing

COLLIN MAGUIRE/ IOWA STATE DAILY Solomon Young defends TCU’s Jaedon LeDees in a 65-59 win on Tuesday.

compared to the high volume Bolton had to start the season. Coming into Saturday’s game, Bolton had 11 free throw attempts in his last four games. The success at the foul line and attacking the rim would reach a screeching halt by the time the second half began. Bolton’s second half would turn out to be nothing like the Bolton of the first 20 minutes of action. He shot 1-7 from the field and 0-3 from deep with no trips to the charity stripe. Bolton would finish with 16 points on 5-14 shooting, 1-6 from three with four turnovers against the Cowboys. Scoring at a high clip hasn’t come that often for Bolton over the past month, with his 16-point outing being his first game

with over 13 points since Feb. 5 against West Virginia when he had 18 points.

CONTINUED TURNOVERS The Cyclones gave away 12 first half turnovers, with just four assists. Iowa State would quiet things down in the turnover margin in the second half, finishing with 17 for the game. In the first matchup with the Cowboys, Iowa State totaled 19 turnovers. Nixon racked up four in the first half alone, Bolton would end with four and Michael Jacobson and Young would have three each. This is now the fifth time this season with over 17 turnovers for the Cyclones. W ith an upcoming matchup against West Virginia’s press defense

ROAD WOES Iowa State’s current record on the road this season, is 0-10, a mark Iowa State hasn’t reached since the 2017-18 season. This year’s team could be on their way to being a part of history — and not the good kind. Iowa State hasn’t had more than 10 losses on the road since the 2001-02 season in which the Cyclones ended 1-12. So while this year’s team might not be in the running for the worst record on the road over the last decade, second-worst is still in play. In the 2007-08 season, Iowa State ended with a 1-10 road record, so with one last chance to grab a win on the road, Iowa State could either end tied for the third worst road record over the last decade or could etch a place into the second worst road record if they fall to 0-11 this season. Iowa State’s last chance to grab itself a road win will be against Kansas State, a team it already beat by 10, in the regular season finale on Saturday. The Wildcats hold the worst record in the Big 12 (2-14) and have lost nine games in a row.

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Balancing school with a career Ryan Byrnes is a published author and student at Iowa State BY LYDIA.WEDE @iowastatedaily.com Many students wait until they finish their degree before starting their career, but one Iowa State student is well past that point. Ryan Byrnes, senior in technical communication, wrote his first book in elementary school. “In first grade, we had to do a class project on aliens,” Byrnes said. “So I wrote a little story about a green alien. I wrote all the words wrong, spelled all the words wrong and I took it home and my mom typed it on the computer.” Unfortunately, the alien story is still unpublished. However, Byrnes has published one children’s book, a four-part book series and a young adult novel with another book on the way, all while being a student. Many authors write for creative expression, but Byrnes prefers to explore the craftsmanship necessary to assemble a scene. “I write because I get a lot of joy out of the technical craft and nature of writing,” Byrnes said. “Like looking at different forms of narration and different writing styles. Some people are more sparse, other people are more lyrical. I think analyzing that stuff is really interesting.” Byrnes described his process as several months of research and discussion with peers, outlining and then writing a rough version of the book. Writing a novel can be an intimidating and monumental goal, but creating a plan can guide the author through the ins and outs of

characters and plot points. “When you’re right in the middle of the first draft, you can get tunnel vision,” Byrnes said. “I try to stick to the outline because when you’re in the middle of writing a draft, it’s hard to remember the bigger picture. There are a million different ways you can write the story, so you have to stick to something.” If everything goes to plan, Byrnes might have a product to submit to publishing companies. Many times, this is the longest part of the entire writing process. It is normal to send samples to hundreds of publishers and only hear back from a few. To circumvent that, Byrnes self-published his first five books. However, his last novel, “Royal Beauty Bright,” a book about an autistic soldier in World War I, was pic ked up by Blank S late Press, which was later bought out by the Amphorae Publishing Group. Fortunately, the Amphorae Publishing Group decided to continue with the publishing process, and “Royal Beauty Bright” was published in November 2019. It can be strange to see finished work in stores, Byrnes said. “I almost don’t recognize it when I look at it,” Byrnes said. “The cover designer who I worked with at the publishing company did a really good job.” W hile Byrnes might not be a household name like John Steinbeck yet, he considered himself to have an amount of personal triumph. “Success is meeting the goals that

COURTESY OF RYAN BYRNES Ryan Byrnes is a self-published author and senior at Iowa State.

I set for myself, writing the best book I can and people can notice it if they want to,” Byrnes said. “If the publishers don’t take it, that’s fine. I only write a story when I’m really passionate about it and I think it’s something that people need to know about.” Byrnes is currently working on publishing his next book, “Lady Roosevelt’s Moonshine Library.” This novel will focus on the Pack Horse Librarians, a group of women who rode books through the Appalachian Mountains during the Great Depression. There is not a set date for publication as of when this article was written. Byrnes recommended that aspiring authors get in touch with other writers or join a writers’ guild so they can share ideas and help others, while improving their own work. One possible group would be the Writers’ Guild at Iowa State. Byrnes’s books are available at Barnes & Noble, Amaz on and many other places where books are sold.

COURTESY OF RYAN BYRNES “Royal Beauty Bright” by Ryan Byrnes is about an autistic soldier fighting in World War I.

REVIEW

‘The Invisible Man’ packs suspense in an updated horror classic BY MARGARET.TROUP @iowastatedaily.com By utilizing suspense and misdirection in the best ways possible, “The Invisible Man” gives audiences a modern and technological take on a horror classic. Director Leigh Whannell’s “The Invisible

Man” released in theaters on Friday. After the first 24 hours of release, the film nearly tripled its budget of $9 million with a box office earning of $23 million. “ The Invisible Man” follows Cecilia (Elisabeth Moss) as she becomes consumed with paranoia after the apparent death of her abusive boyfriend.

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This 2020 film adaptation is a modern take on H.G. Wells’ novel of the same name. Despite this film taking inspiration from the novel published in 1897, the 2020 version of “The Invisible Man” utilizes futuristic technology to create suspense never before seen by audiences, pun intended. This movie takes the not-so-distant-future technology, similar to technology seen in Netflix’s “Black Mirror,” and uses it to push Moss’s character to her absolute limits. Despite the appearance of fictional technology, this film also incorporates horrors that are all too real. Cecilia endures the common affects of victim-blaming in this movie. Due to her having extreme paranoia and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, she is shamed by the people around her for her emotional instability. With the additional allusions to the rape that Cecilia may have endured while held captive by her boyfriend, this film does not hold back on real-world dangers. A common trope for horror movies is the over-abundance of jump scares. While “The Invisible Man” does have its fair share of jump scares, they differ from the trope in that they are all effective. None of these scares are predictable. Even if there is an obvious buildup of tension, the scare that happens is never what audiences think is going to happen, which includes incredibly sudden deaths of characters.

In addition to jump scares, “The Invisible Man” has an assortment of minor details and even references to other horror movies for keen-eyed fans to catch. One such scene shows Cecilia investigating her sinking feeling of being watched. As she stands outside of her house, a small breathe of cold air can be seen behind her. As minor of a detail as this is, it still packs an emotional and scary punch. Additionally, graffiti of “Jigsaw,” the main antagonist in the “Saw” series, can be seen towards the end of the film. One noticeable drawback lies in the inconsistencies of the titular invisible man. Cecilia and other characters attempt to fend him off and prove his existence by fighting him or throwing bed sheets over him, respectively. But, while neither of these tactics work in the first act of the movie, the second and third acts show glimpses of the invisible man when paint gets thrown on him or when he is otherwise injured. It’s a minor, but still immersion-breaking complaint. Overall, Whannell’s directing and Moss’s incredible acting make this film stand out from the abundance of stalker-horror films. Due to its unique incorporation of fictional technology and effective use of suspense, “The Invisible Man” is one to make an effort to see.

FINAL VERDICT: 9/10

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for women, with a focus on suffrage. The wave formally began at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 when 300 men and women rallied to the cause of equality for women, according to pacificu.edu. The second wave began in the 1960s and continued into the ‘90s. This wave unfolded in the context of the civil rights and anti-war movements and the growing self-consciousness of a variety of minority groups around the world. The New Left was on the rise, and the voice of the second wave was increasingly radical. In this phase, sexuality and reproductive rights were dominant issues and much of the movement’s energy was focused on passing the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing social equality regardless of sex, according to pacificu.edu. The third wave of feminism began in the

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the Ivy College of Business, recommends students actively update their resumes so no detail goes undocumented. “Resumes are living, breathing documents that you want to have in progress really throughout your whole time here at Iowa State,” Wieland said. “This is your tool to gain interviews.” Wieland does not advocate for template usage when it comes to resumes. She said templates have a distinct look that does not utilize page space well, making it difficult to work with from a consumer standpoint. Custom-made resumes are preferred, typically created in Microsoft Word. She said resumes for students should be no longer than a page. As for looks, the preference consistently seen throughout the university leans towards a traditional, black and white resume — even for creative majors. Keely Branstad is an Iowa State graduate student in education and career services intern for Human Sciences Student Services. Her job is to advise human sciences students on their resumes. She said she often sees creative majors use Canva templates because they can be aesthetically pleasing, but employers find that to be a distraction. A resume without colors, graphics or photographs may seem like it doesn’t stand out among the others, however an emphasis on skills is more beneficial than risking professionalism.

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according to the ISU Theatre website. Antone said the play’s representation of females is important. “I think why this play was such a fresh voice [is because of ] the play itself being so unique that we have an all-female soccer team on

mid-90s and was informed by post-colonial and post-modern thinking. In this phase many constructs were destabilized, including the notions of “universal womanhood,” body, gender, sexuality and heteronormativity. Those of the third wave stepped onto the stage as strong and empowered, eschewing victimization and defining feminine beauty for themselves as subjects, not as objects of a sexist patriarchy, according to pacificu.edu. Though there is some public disagreement on which wave of feminism the times are upon, the majority agree that the year 2020 is engulfed in fourth wave feminism, which is now addressing problems like sexual abuse, rape, violence against women, unequal pay, slut shaming, the pressure on women to conform to a single and unrealistic body type and the realization that gains in female representation in politics and business are slight, according to pacificu.edu. The Ames Public Library recommends checking out a copy of “Divided We Stand: The

Battle Over Women’s Rights and Family Values That Polarized American Politics” by Marjorie Spruill Wheeler, “The Fight to Vote” by Michael Waldman and the film “Suffragette” to better understand the historical background to which the women’s right to vote evolved. In commemoration of the 100-Year Anniversary of the Ratification of the 19th Amendment “Hard Won Not Done” campaign from an Iowa perspective is being used to educate the public and promote the ideals and accomplishments embodied in the anniversary of the 19th Amendment but addresses that the gains were hard won and that the status today is not done. “Equality implies that everyone should be treated the same no matter what their station in life or their personal circumstances,” said Karen Kedrowski, director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center. “Equity means that people should be treated fairly but that also doesn’t mean that

they are necessarily treated the same. In terms of gender I think this means there needs to be some attention to the forces that discourage women from pursuing STEM fields in particular and there is quite a lot of evidence that there is unconscious bias and even outright discrimination. But also [address] the social pressures that might keep men and boys from entering or considering fields that are traditionally considered women’s fields also need to be brought down and combatted so that we have greater integration in the workplace.” Every year there are multiple events put on at Iowa State and in the surrounding community of Ames to celebrate Women’s History Month, and this year is filled with over ten events all month long, all listed on the online version. These events allow plenty of ways for students and community members to get involved throughout the month and celebrate the accomplishments of womenkind.

“If [students] continue to [revise their resume] maybe once every year, it is a lot less effort rather than waiting for your last year and trying to think back on everything you’ve done within the last four years,” Branstad said. “The sooner I always say the better.” Branstad said as for content, she often sees students in their freshman year of college include high school information, which is acceptable until sophomore year. Her job is to help students fill in the gaps and give guidance on what they can do to gain more experience, whether that is through jobs, clubs, leadership or volunteering. Another thing Branstad said students struggle with is trying to sell themselves. “They really struggle with self-identifying as a leader,” Branstad said. “So trying to convince them that just because maybe they didn’t have a title that explicitly says leader or an exec position that says president, you still do develop leadership skills within your workplace, within what you’re doing.” She tries to get students to self-claim leadership to boost their confidence, especially when applying to a job they don’t feel qualified for. Branstad emphasizes using language advantageously to show not only tasks a person does, but skills a person gains through those tasks. Angela Wagner, program coordinator for Liberal Arts and Sciences Student Academic Services, refers to resumes as a marketing document for students. She said a student can make a resume with no paid experience, and can

substitute paid experience for class projects that have relevance to their major. Wagner encourages students to have family members or close friends look over their resume, because they know the student’s qualities best. She also said researching resumes on the internet can be problematic because students can find information on resume styles for different countries that shouldn’t be used in the United States. “Every country has a different style for resumes,” Wagner said. “If you’re applying for a job in Europe, they’re going to ask for a photo; we don’t do that in the United States, it’s not appropriate […] Career Services at Iowa State knows what works here in America to find an internship or job, and we have tools to help students find positions internationally as well.”

COVER LETTERS A cover letter is a personalized document, written in letter format, given to an employer to state a person’s interest in the position, and how they will benefit the organization through their employment. This convinces employers to read resumes sent to them. According to Career Services, a cover letter should be one page and include the student’s name, address, telephone number and email at the top of the document. This will be followed by the date, employer’s name and title, the company name and address. The letter should be addressed to the recruiter.

Double check the gender and doctoral status of the recruiter, and make sure to use the correct pronouns and titles when addressing them. The first paragraph should start with what position is being applied to, and how the position was found, which is a great opportunity to namedrop connections to someone within the company. The end of the paragraph should include a strong explanation of experiences and skills related to the position. The second paragraph should include specific examples when skills have been applied. Address each skill listed in the resume with new information, as employers don’t want to read the same thing twice. At the end of the paragraph, demonstrate knowledge of the company and interests. The last paragraph will refer the reader to your resume. Include phone number and email for further contact, and end the paragraph with a thankful statement. Branstad recommends always writing a cover letter, regardless if it’s required for the position or not. She said to make sure to use relevant keywords from the job position in the cover letter as well. “In your cover letter, you’re able to dive deeper into your experiences and exact skills within what you’re doing,” Branstad said. “[Employers are looking for] who’s going that extra step, even if [the cover letter] is optional, especially in more competitive job fields. That’s something that can make you stand out, and make it known that you’re really wanting that position.”

stage,” Antone said. Steyer said she appreciated the crossover of women in sports and theater. “I don’t think I’ve ever felt as seen by a production as this one, because as someone who was so deeply imbedded in athletics, but also so passionate, so involved in theater, there’s not a lot of crossover,” Steyer said. “Having those

two worlds come together and be portrayed so beautifully was such a unique experience [...] it absolutely felt so real, and so relatable.” In 2019 and 2020, ISU Theatre has been producing HERoic, a season of plays and musicals written by women in celebration of the women’s suffrage centennial and a new commitment to the 50/50 by 2020 initiative

promoting gender equity in the theater. The symposium series has brought to campus guest artists and speakers who collaborate with faculty, staff and students on productions and engage the campus and local community on issues of gender parity and representation through a series of keynote lectures, panel discussions and master classes.

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towns were being hit, how things were getting close. And that’s when we started paying more attention to it because it was getting closer to Florence.” Myszka said she is sad to be leaving sooner than originally planned and has booked her return flight. She isn’t worried about contracting the virus but is more nervous about traveling back. One of her concerns is that they’re taking everyone’s temperatures before allowing them to board airplanes. “I know some airlines have started canceling any flights into Italy or they just canceled their airlines altogether, coming in and out of Milan, so we’re just worried about getting stuck here,” Myszka said. “So I’m more concerned about how it’s affecting travel plans and what the state of the airport is going to be like.” In regards to travel delays of not being allowed to fly out of Italy, Myszka said the university hasn’t reached out too much but

they are expecting an official email Monday. “We’ve kind of been on our own trying to book [flights] back,” Myszka said. “I think we’re all just trying to do it as soon as possible but I’m just anxious about what the procedure is going to be like.” As students are leaving Italy before the semester is over, they are unable to complete their courses while there. For Myszka she said they will have a meeting with the heads of Accademia Italiana Monday, but so far she has been told they will be able to finish classes online. Frank Peters, director of the Study Abroad Center, sent Simon an email which said Iowa State will “reimburse expenses for rebooking or a new ticket up to $1,200. Special cases will be considered above that, but please exercise your due diligence, and provide documentation.” It is not mandatory for students to be quarantined once back in the U.S., but Myszka said the university recommended they self-quarantine for the first 14 days.