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Study finds link between BMI and fluid intelligence
Ames animal adoption
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A new study from Iowa State researchers looked at the effects of body fat on the way people think. Iowa State researchers found that less muscle and more body fat may affect how flexible people’s thinking gets as they become older, and changes in parts of the immune system could be responsible. These findings could lead to new treatments that help maintain mental flexibility in aging adults with obesity, sedentary lifestyles or muscle loss that naturally happens with aging. The study, led by Auriel Willette, assistant professor of food science and human nutrition, and Brandon Klinedinst, doctorate student in neuroscience, looked at data from more than 4,000 middle-aged to older UK Biobank participants of men and women. The researchers examined direct measurements of lean muscle mass, abdominal fat and subcutaneous fat and how they were related to changes in fluid intelligence over six years. “Fluid intelligence involves being able to think and reason abstractly and solve problems,” according to verywellmind.com. “This ability is considered independent of learning, experience and education.” Willette and Klinedinst discovered that people who had higher amounts of fat in their mid-section had worse fluid intelligence as they got older. In contrast, greater muscle mass appeared to be a protective factor. These relationships stayed the same, even after taking into account chronological age, level of education and socioeconomic status. “Chronological age doesn’t seem to be a factor in fluid intelligence decreasing over time,” Willette said in a press release. “It appears to be biological age, which here, is the amount of fat and muscle.” The study also looked at whether or not changes in immune system activity could explain links between fat or muscle and fluid intelligence. Previous studies cited in this study have shown that people with a higher body mass index (BMI) have more immune system activity in their blood, which activates the immune system in the brain and causes problems with cognition. BMI only takes into account total body mass, so it has not been clear whether fat, muscle or both jump-start the immune system. For women in this study, the link between more abdominal fat and worse fluid intelligence was explained by changes in two types of white blood cells: lymphocytes and eosinophils. Lymphocytes are very important in the immune system, with T cells being responsible for directly killing many foreign invaders. B lymphocytes are responsible for humoral immunity.They produce the antibodies that “remember”an infection and stand ready in case your body should be exposed, according to verywellhealth.com. Eosinophils play an important role in fighting off bacteria and in responding to infections with parasites. They are perhaps best known for their role in allergy symptoms, when they essentially go overboard in mounting an immune response against something like pollen, which it mistakenly believes is an invader, according to verywellhealth.com. Basophils are important in mounting a non-specific immune response to pathogens. These cells are known for their role in asthma. When stimulated, these cells release histamine. The products can result in inflammation in the airways, according to verywellhealth.com. Generally, people begin to gain fat and lose lean muscle once they hit middle age, a trend that continues as they get older. To overcome this, implementing exercise routines to maintain lean muscle becomes more important. “If you eat alright and do at least brisk walking some of the time, it might help you with mentally staying quick on your feet,” Willette said in a press release.
Animal companions are a way for students to create a family away from home, and the Ames Animal Shelter allows them to find their perfect match. “Students generally make really good adopters because there is almost always someone home,” said Abbey Weimann, animal control clerk at the Ames Animal Shelter. “The nice thing about a lot of college students is that most everyone has a roommate or two, so the pet is never left alone for more than a couple of hours.” The Ames Animal S helter is a “no-kill” shelter, where over 97 percent of animals are given a home or returned to their original owners rather than being euthanized. “We believe no animal should ever be put to sleep for a lack of time, space, or resources,” according to the Ames Animal Shelter via the City of Ames website. To be a no-kill shelter, the Ames Animal shelter works closely with rescue organizations to find homes for animals that can’t live in
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shelters to place them in foster care. They also provide a 24/7 lost-and-found pet reporting system through their website, so owners are able to find their missing companions. “We are able to do what we do because of donors,” Weimann said. “People who support us and what we’re doing are the reason we are a no-kill shelter.” Weimann encouraged those interested in rescuing animals to look into kill shelters and rescue animals that don’t have a fighting chance. “If you’re worried about a shelter being a kill shelter, find out more information about them,” Weimann said. “Figure out what programs they have implemented and see what they are doing to make things better. If they are trying to move toward being a no-kill shelter, then you should absolutely support them.”
Adoption at the Ames Animal Shelter is dependent on their compatibility with the animal and availability at home. They house a range of animals, from cats and dogs to snakes and hamsters. The shelter is able to take other types of animals, such as snakes, fish and exotic birds. Weimann stressed the importance of proper housing for reptiles and the complications that come with them, but they will accommodate for their needs to ensure they find a good home. The average length of stay for dogs at the shelter before being placed in their new home is 4.26 days, according to Ron Edwards, animal control supervisor. Cats stay for an average of 15.87 days, rabbits stay for 37.47 days and other smaller animals last for 2.17 days. The adoption process consists of a list of questions based on the prospective owner’s current living situation and what they are looking for in a pet. Depending on the animal of interest, questions vary for their specific needs. “Regardless of species, we always ask the most important question: ‘Do you want these to be indoor pets?’” Weimann said. “We don’t want our animals to be living outdoors. These are companion animals, and they are meant to
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Graduate and Professional Student Senate endorses renaming Dead Week to Prep Week BY JACOB.SMITH @iowastatedaily.com The Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) postponed voting on a new set of bylaws, had its first reading of the budget for fiscal year 2021 and passed a joint resolution with Student Government to endorsing renaming “Dead Week.” The joint resolution passed by GPSS endorsed renaming “Dead Week” to “Prep Week.” Sen. Kate Alucard from Student Government presented the bill. “The name ‘Dead Week’ does instill a little bit of anxiety and fear because it does not represent what actually goes on,” Alucard said. “[...] The name itself is a misnomer.” The bill passed by a vote of 49-4-6. Following, GPSS moved to postpone voting on a bill adopting new GPSS bylaws recommended by the Committee for
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1.28.20 Faculty workshop: Are You a Future Fellow?, Oak Room, Memorial Union at 1 p.m.
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Takyiah Lanece Martin, age 20, of 4325 Maricopa Dr. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at 4325 Maricopa Drive (reported at 6:41 a.m.). Takyiah Lanece Martin, age 20, of 4325 Maricopa Dr. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at 4325 Maricopa Drive (reported at 7:03 a.m.).
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Monday Monologue breaks barriers through dance BY CAMERON.KARN @iowastatedaily.com The soft voices of hushed chatter filled the small acoustic space of the Grant Wood Foyer as the clock ticked closer and closer to showtime. After some testing of the stage stereo, Susan Gent came on stage at 12:15 p.m. to introduce Cynthia Adams and the student dance organization, Orchesis I. Then Adams, the artistic director, choreographer and advisor to Orchesis I, took the stage and explained in detail what the show was about. The performance was five excerpts from their “‘Barjche’ 2020: Dancing through Barriers” show that were shrunk down to fit the smaller stage space. The pieces celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote and the people in our nation’s past and present who have broken through barriers. The first excerpt of the show was a solo called “The Reason,” performed by Orchesis I’s student president, Cortney Elkin. She brought a chair on stage with her and placed it in the center of the stage. Using the chair as a prop, her performance came to a close with her sitting down with her head held high. For the second piece, another chair was brought on stage for the duet called “The Man.” Both of the two dancers seated themselves in a chair and mirrored each other’s movements, using the handrail in the center of the stage as a divider. The dance ended with the two dancers standing in their chairs, facing each other. The next excerpt was an improvisation called “65 Million.” Eight dancers lined up in two columns spanning the staircase on stage. “This is a special treat, never before seen, for your eyes only,” Adams said to the audience. The dancer at the bottom of the stairs was holding a small purple ball, and as the piece started, the ball was being passed back and forth, zigzagging up and then back down the stairs. Dancers Maddie Landahl and Cortney Elkin said that the choreographer of the piece had a close family member that suffers from epilepsy. The ball represented the burden of epilepsy, and that they were passing the burden to each other to represent how it can affect others. Following that was an excerpt from the piece “L(one)ly.” Three dancers took the stage and swept side to side between the handrails of the stage to a sad, slow instrumental song. Before the next act, Adams explained how the floor is covered in newspapers during the full performance of this piece. As two dancers performed, a modified Susan B. Anthony speech was read. In the speech, Susan B. Anthony was on trial for unlawfully voting in a presidential election as a woman. Before the last piece, all of the performers took the stage and lined up to introduce themselves with their name and what they are studying at Iowa State. The final piece was an improvisation, including all of the dancers as an excerpt of the opening piece of the show. Afterwards, the performers lined up once more for a bow as the audience applauded in recognition. After the show, Adams, joined by some of the dancers, stayed behind to answer questions while music students, who were offered course credit for attending, took pictures and gathered signatures as proof of viewership. The full presentation of “Barjche’ 2020: Dancing through Barriers” can be seen at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Fisher Theater.
CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY The linear accelerator in the new stereotactic radiation facility at the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Hixson-Lied Small Animal Hospital.
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Precise radiation therapy treats pets with cancer BY SAGE.SMITH @iowastatedaily.com
Patients including dogs, cats and one therapy rat have been treated with the new precision radiation therapy at Iowa State’s Hixson-Lied Small Animal Hospital. The treatment, known as stereotactic radiation therapy, was introduced to the College of Veterinary Medicine in February 2019. Chad Johannes, assistant professor of veterinary clinical sciences, was involved with pursuing the new radiation treatment facility. Johannes said the therapy rat was probably the smallest patient treated so far, but the table can hold up to 440 pounds. The largest patient they have done was around 143 pounds. The key to radiation therapy is consistent positioning to be precise, Johannes said. All patients are under general anesthesia when they have a computed tomography (CT)
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scan prior to the radiation to plan out the treatment for the individuals. For treatment, radiation therapists and an anesthesiologist are present. The patient is placed to direct the radiation to the exact spot needed. The precision of the treatment can reduce the amount of treatments and side effects of radiation therapy. “ It helps us become ver y precise,” Johannes said. “We’re kind of painting the dose on the tumor and minimizing the effect on normal tissues. That alleviates not all but a lot of the side effects.” Thirty cases from about seven states, including Iowa, have been treated with radiation therapy. The states include all those touching Iowa except Wisconsin, but Johannes said there are two radiation centers in Wisconsin. “Our goal is just to increase knowledge and awareness that we have this technology,” Johannes said. “And make it accessible to as many patients as we can.” Drema Lopez, program coordinator for Veterinary Medical Center, is a radiation therapist. Lopez works with the devices used to hold the animal in the right position on the table. She then monitors the animal from behind closed doors with cameras. The devices are created for each patient. Some of the devices are a bean bag pillow, dental mold and a customized mask. The devices are used for every day of their treatment.
Committee for Constitutional Revision [...] was formed on Sept. 30th, 2019, to address serious shortcomings with the current GPSS constitution and bylaws, including a lack of procedural components and insufficient inclusion of the College of Veterinary Medicine,” according to the document. Additionally, GPSS had the first reading of the budget for fiscal year 2021. The budget set forth $166,955.52 as projected total income, with 61 percent of the money coming from Student Activity Fees. The budget additionally marked
Lopez said they make sure the patient is in a position to where only the intended area is radiated. An example would be if the area is in the chest, they will pull their front legs slightly forward. “It’s kind of individualized,” Lopez said. “So it just depends on which patient, where their cancer is at and then also any limitations that they might have; if they’re old or arthritic, we don’t want to cause them stress or anything like that even though they’re under anesthesia.” The university was supportive, but there were safety aspects to look at, so it took about three to three and a half years to bring the radiation treatment facility to Iowa State, Johannes said. A part of the safety is the special material of walls to make it denser than concrete. The overall construction of the facility assures the radiation is contained and took about a year to complete. The cost of treatment can range from $2,500 to $9,000. The price varies based on the patient’s circumstances, such as the number of treatments and if a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is needed before radiation. If radiation therapy isn’t the right option for the patient or the owner wants to choose another type of treatment, they can look into options like surger y or chemotherapy.
expenditures on where the money is expected to go. A total of $21,700 is projected to go towards the Executive Committee, $5,000 is projected to go towards the Social Committee, $32,500 is projected to go towards the Finance Committee, $0 is projected to go towards the University Relations Legislative Affairs Chair, $112,500 is projected to go towards the Professional Advancement Grant Committee and $4,000 is projected to go towards the Graduate and Professional Student Research Conference Chair. That sets total expenditures at $175,700, which is $8,744.48
more than the expected total income. “In the fall semester, we received $76,233.11 instead of [the] projected $74,602.50 from student activities fee,” according to the document. “If this trend continues, we may have a surplus. However, [if ] the enrollment of graduate students keeps dropping (276 last semester), we will have a smaller budget than the current one.” The next GPSS meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24 in the Gallery in the Memorial Union. All bills can be found on the GPSS website, as well as minutes of past GPSS meetings with additional information.
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Tom Steyer holds town hall BY JAKE.WEBSTER @iowastatedaily.com Tom Steyer hosted a town hall late Monday at Iowa State to try to seal the deal with potential caucusgoers seven days ahead of the Iowa caucuses. The billionaire businessman’s event seemed to have done the job for several voters, who were signing “commit to caucus” cards for Steyer just outside the room he spoke in, though Kevin Cavallin, assistant scientist in biotechnology at Iowa State, is still trying to decide on a candidate to support with just a week to go. Cavallin said he has seen 25 Democratic presidential candidates and two Republican candidates. “I’m undecided, but I’m leaning towards — I’m waffling between [ Joe] Biden and [Pete] Buttigieg, and Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, and [Amy] Klobuchar,” Cavallin said. “Each one has their strengths, each one has their weaknesses. Because again, it seems like there’s a battle between the more moderate wing and the more progressive wing, and the question comes up between practicality and idealism.” More than 100 people attended Steyer’s event, with staffers making their way through rows of chairs to try to secure voter contact information and get people to sign those commit to caucus cards ubiquitous in Iowa campaigns. Asked by reporters what his closing message to caucusgoers is, Steyer said simply, “I can beat Trump.” “[Trump]’s running on the economy; I’m the person with the experience on the economy
CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Tom Steyer speaks to potential caucusgoers on Jan. 27 in the Scheman Building at Iowa State.
who can actually say to him, ‘You’re a fake,’” Steyer said. Cornelia Flora, emeritus professor of sociology, introduced Steyer before he spoke at voters at the town hall. “I first met Tom in 2014 around NextGen climate change where he was doing a wonderful job with young people, mobilizing them to express their votes as concrete policies to address climate change,” Flora said. “Unlike other politicians with a great deal of money, he spent his money on creating a better world rather than building hotels, golf clubs and casinos with his name emblazoned on them.” Steyer has focused his campaign around the issue of climate change, with the candidate
running recent television and digital ads focused on his efforts to fight climate change. Steyer took the stage and told the audience about his family background. “My mom was a teacher — my mom was from Minneapolis, Minnesota,” Steyer said. “And she was a teacher in the New York public schools, and after she retired as a teacher, she was a teacher in the Brooklyn House of Detention — teaching prisoners how to read. My dad was the first generation in his family to go to college. My father graduated [...] from college at the age of 18; he went to law school, he became a lawyer. He left the law in order to become a naval officer in World War II.” Steyer’s father went on to become the
Foreign policy official speaks at Iowa State on international challenges BY KATHERINE.KEALEY @iowastatedaily.com Dave Harden, an ex-Obama administration foreign policy official, spoke in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union about “national security and the presidential race,” a subject that has gained prominence in the Democratic presidential race in the wake of tensions with Iran. Harden began his lecture by telling the audience he is from the “swamp,” and he was not referring to Louisiana. Harden is from Washington D.C. and served as assistant administrator for the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Democracy. Harden worked overseas from 1999 to 2016, primarily in places of crisis. Harden retired around two years ago and went into the private sector, but he said the foreign service is a way of life. “When you join the foreign service, you make a profound commitment to represent the best of America,” Harden said. “But it is something that becomes a part of your DNA, your core.” Harden told the audience this affects how he thinks. “That shapes the thinking that I have on the risks that we [will] face over the next decade,” Harden said. Harden said the post-World War II era of the world’s relative stability was going to come to an end eventually, and this will change many of the things Americans are accustomed to, such as language, law and currency. “What if farmers [in Iowa] had to enter into
contracts under a different law, different currency, or a different language?” Harden said. “The world of commerce, the world of technology and the world of language kind of reflects this post-World War II era.” Harden said this is an inherent advantage the United States has over other countries, and it is an outcome of the World War II era. Once we leave this era, Harden said the world will enter into a great power competition. This would be “similar to the 1880s” with many competitors, such as China and Russia, Harden said. “In an era of great power competition, we will see challenges,” Harden said. “We will see efforts to try to undermine what we find important and valuable.” Harden said he sees this as a time to explore new technology to delay the effects of climate changes, and this leads him into his third point on the changing nature of capital and technology. “ We can envision this future of climate change [...] and the threat multipliers behind all of that, or we can ignore it and cede the space to our competitors,” Harden said. Ross Ackerman, senior in finance, said it was interesting to hear Harden’s predictions for the future. “I am trying to be a conscious voter, and I think people aren’t thinking enough about the international impacts of elections,” Ackerman said. “We are just thinking issues of maybe identity, or domestic economy[...]. I would implore my fellow student to attend the lecture series.”
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assistant to the chief prosecutor in the Nuremberg trials, prosecuting Nazi war criminals, Steyer said. The candidate fielded a question related to that from someone in the audience during his town hall. Steyer was asked to speak to the fact his town hall took place on International Holocaust Remembrance Day and how “a few of us in this room might not be spared” had they been in Nazi-occupied Europe. “This is definitely at the heart of this election,” Steyer said. “This isn’t just the day to remember the Holocaust. As far as I’m concerned, every day in America there’s a question about who do we consider a full human being, and when I look at American history, we started with a fraction of the people in the country being recognized politically as full human beings — no women, no black people, no natives. [...] [T]o me, the greatness of America is not where we started — it’s the progress — including marriage equality, right up to today.” Steyer currently sits in seventh place among likely Iowa Democratic caucusgoers with 2.8 percent support, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average. Speaking to reporters, Steyer was asked who he would recommend his supporters back on a second round during the caucuses should he not reach the 15 percent threshold necessary for viability in certain precincts. “You know, honestly, I’m not the person who’s the strategist on this campaign,” Steyer said. “I’m the person who’s out here saying why I think it’s really important that we do the right thing as a country and why I think I’m the right candidate to follow.”
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be pets.” If the match appears to be good, the prospective owner is given an adoption application. The application doesn’t commit the person to the animal but serves a pre-screening. The application asks questions about declawed cats, time commitment to dogs and housing envisions for smaller animals such as rabbits, hamsters and guinea pigs. “For our little animals like rabbits and guinea pigs, we’re checking to make sure that what they have in mind for housing is appropriate,” Weimann said. “We don’t want rabbits living in small table-top cages meant for guinea pigs.” The screening process also asks if the applicant plans on moving within the next year to get them thinking about if they can keep an animal, as well as what challenges they may have to face for the next part of their life. “A lot of the younger generation will be bouncing around for a while,” Weimann said. “We want to get their wheels turning and have them figure out what they’re going to do in the event that they do move. [...] We need them to know that this is a long-term commitment and that they need to be looking for a place that allows pets before they sign a lease.” The applicant is able to spend time with the animal at the shelter to see if they get along well and fit the animal’s personality well before officially deciding if they want to take the animal home. When it comes to dogs, the shelter wants to see what the potential owner can do for a time commitment. Their commitment determines if they can own a puppy that needs lots of attention and training or if the applicant should consider an older dog that’s already
experienced their hyper phase. “We want to screen for all of these things to make sure we aren’t letting someone spend time and fall in love with an animal when it’s not a good match long-term,” Weimann said. Every animal at the Ames Animal Shelter has their medical records checked before going home with their new owner to ensure there will not be any health issues right away. Those medical checks include microchipping, rabies vaccinations, deworming, spaying and neutering and flea treatment. For long-term medical conditions — such as diabetes — the new owners are given the first few months worth of insulin to help get them started with the reoccurring medical fees. Owners adopting animals that require special diets for various conditions are sent with specific foods to get them started as well. “We try to do everything we can to set people up for success,” Weimann said. “After a while, they have to take over, but we try to get them started on the best possible foot.” The shelter has set adoption fees for each animal: dogs are $80, cats are $60, rabbits are $40 and most smaller animals are $10. Prices will vary if any of these animals have special needs or are exotic. “We’re not out to make money off of these [adoption fees],” Weimann said. “It’s really just to help pay for the animal care and ensure that the owner is financially responsible and can care for the animal they take home.” In the future, the Ames Animal Shelter hopes to move to a bigger facility so they can house more exotic species at a comfortable level. The moving process is in its early stages, and Weimann hopes to build spaces that accommodate to specific species’ needs.
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Students and young people return to Bernie Sanders
BY PARTH.SHIRALKAR @iowastatedaily.com As I scrolled through my friends’ stories on social media on Sunday, it became increasingly clear to me that it was going to be a strange week. News of Kobe Bryant’s passing, a basketball superstar also known as the “Black Mamba”, shook the sports world and the people all over the world in general. It got me thinking; why and how does the life and death of one person touch so many people at the same time? I am not a sports person, but I know of Kobe through some of my friends, who are devastated by the loss, and through people yelling “Kobe!” before miserably missing the trashcan. I cannot fathom what it would be like to lose someone whom I have looked up to from afar, but I realize that I would feel deeply saddened, of course, if – say – my favorite author bid adieu to life. We are creatures of need, at the very core. We love things. I love obscure electronic music and mainstream adventure books. Several of my friends are into sports, especially here in Iowa, where college football and mainstream sports as a whole are huge. Perhaps having someone that we can look up to is an inherent necessity for us to feel okay. Carl Jung described “archetypes” as ancient patterns of personality that are the shared heritage of the human life. Having an idol, then, could be one of these. Maybe an important factor in the observation of famous deaths is also the way they left the world. Dying at a young age, dying via self-harm, dying via a freak accident and so on all leave a deeper impact on their fans, I believe. Of course, that is not to undermine the grief of a natural passing either. But then again, death is a part of
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COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Columnist Parth Shiralkar discusses the impact an idol’s death has on the world and the reasons behind people’s need for heroes.
life. It’s the yin and yang of existence. Why is this so impactful, then? There could be several explanations. To paraphrase a friend of mine, perhaps now that religion is no longer as deeprooted as it used to be some centuries ago, it is but natural for divine figures to be supplanted by persons in the higher strata of society. Especially when these persons have been a part of one’s childhood, or they have been an outstanding aspect of some people’s deep passions. Another reason could be the presence of these famous personalities through memorable occasions. As a kid, I remember watching Indiana Jones zip through booby traps and saving the day while looking ruggedly
handsome and getting the punchline right. Did I idolize him? To an extent. Sharing some of these personality traits aside, I am sad that the series has ended and do believe that no one will replace Harrison Ford as the Indy Jones I remember. This is why, perhaps, a lot people’s heroes are musicians and actors and sportspeople and a few authors and so on. It is easy to place your faith in a person and relate to them and be inspired by them from afar. And when this famous person is no more, it allows for a revisiting of their lives with a mournful passion with the common denominator of being known by people all over the world. But alas, sometimes it really do be like that.
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BY DAN DALY danielleedaly1953@gmail.com Senators, Please represent Iowans with integrity by actively supporting the presentation of evidence and the testimony of witnesses in the proceedings before the United States Senate in the coming days. We trust and charge you act with decency and honesty in the pursuit of truth, that justice may be done on behalf of our state and nation. We will be ashamed before that nation and the world if our representatives in Washington do less.
Young people have been some of the more contemplative voters in the choice of the 2020 candidate, but now they are coming back to Bernie Sanders. When candidates began declaring to bid for the Democratic nomination, the conversation surrounding candidates immediately focused on electability and hasn’t strayed from that much at all since. This is mainly derivative from the utter surprise of having a candidate as toxic and out-of-nowhere as Donald Trump come in and take the White House. Ever since, Democrats have been uncertain about what they want in a candidate. This dichotomy has been especially pertinent between age groups. There is a large discrepancy in what is desired from a candidate. You are far more likely to vote for Mayor Pete Buttigieg or Vice President Joe Biden the older you are, and the younger you are, the more likely you will elect to support Senators Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Young people have been uncertain, however, with their choice for the candidate. While Sanders has led the category of college students for the most part, he has always had contention from Biden and Warren with 10-12 percent of these voters going for Buttigieg or Andrew Yang. This phenomenon is especially surprising given the incredible margin that Sanders won this demographic in 2016 (it is particularly interesting to note that he won this group 84-16 in the Iowa Caucus in 2016.) This doubt for Sanders’ viability as a candidate early on is most likely coming from the fear that came from his campaign’s effort in 2016 to overcome the Democratic establishment to make a bid for that nomination. The common arguments of age, the ‘s’ word (socialism) and general election viability have been the main things that have been expressed as things that would keep people from supporting Sanders. The clear adversary to Sanders, if we subscribe to the ideological lane theory, is Warren, as she is the clear rival to him in the leftist progressive lane. She, while holding many of the policy positions, strays from using the ‘s’ word, and for many Democrats, the idea of a female nominee is very tempting. However, in the recent days (and in a critical juncture with the caucus coming up in less than a week) this trend of doubt amongst young people has been bucked, and Sanders is clearly trending up from young people, which has been the source of his sudden surge in the polls and what is giving him a surprising last minute surge as the favorite to win the crucial caucus.
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Cyclones head to high school Tough loss leads Dresser to stricter management
Through six duals, it’s been a bag of just OK. Colbray is 4-2 since the drop down with one pin while Coleman is 2-4 and has been majored twice. The two losses that Colbray suffered were from Arizona State’s Anthony Valencia and Oklahoma State’s Joe Smith, who wrestled just his fifth match of the year in Hilton. Coleman hasn’t gotten into his offense much outside of the duals against Utah Valley and Harvard. He was dominated by the Jackrabbits and didn’t stand much of a chance against Zahid Valencia. Had it not been for a very late reversal against the Cowboys’ Anthony Montalvo, it would’ve been the second straight dual the Ames native was shutout. Both are losing matches to fellow grapplers that are ranked in the same area as they are. Close losses like the ones Colbray and Coleman are taking have long and short-term effects on the season. Until Colbray can beat a fellow top-10 opponent — something he has yet to do this season — and Coleman can get back into his offense, the only thing that was truly a change to Iowa State’s season was one of the starting lineup.
BY ZACH.MARTIN @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State suffered a gut-punch in its 23-9 loss to Oklahoma State on Sunday. The eighthranked Cowboys won seven of the 10 matches, totaled 18 takedowns, seven near falls, three reversals and 83 match points against the 16th-ranked Cyclones. If that sounds one-sided, that’s because it was.
TIME FOR A RESET Kevin Dresser was a head coach for 18 years at the high school level discussing at length in his nearly six minute opening statement that he had to micromanage his wrestlers back in his high school coaching days; now, he’ll have to do that to his group of college wrestlers. Starting immediately, the Cyclones will be treated like high schoolers. “This group of guys, they don’t want to do the details it takes to be great at wrestling — weight issues, lifestyle issues — the little things, I call them,” the third-year head coach of Iowa State said. “This team, starting tomorrow morning at 6:30, is going to be micromanaged. I let them do it their way, and it’s not working.” There’s reason to be skeptical of this, yet there’s also reason to think this might work. Look at the last five duals for Iowa State: they lost to an experienced Campbell team, blew out an inexperienced Harvard squad, were humbled by a top-10 group in Arizona State, barely escaped Brookings with a 22-17 win over South Dakota State and now got manhandled by Oklahoma State. Simple glance says the Cyclones are 2-3 — all without Jarrett Degen — but a deeper look shows the problems with this team.
CHRIS JORGENSEN/ IOWA STATE DAILY Iowa State Head Coach Kevin Dresser looks on as Cyclone heavyweight Gannon Gremmel wrestles in overtime against Missouri on Feb. 24, 2019.
No one outside of David Carr is getting bonus point victories on a consistent basis, nor is anyone outside of Carr and Ian Parker putting together wins on a weekly basis. Degen won’t come in and fix everything, that’s unrealistic. What is realistic is the other starters beginning to show why many pegged Iowa State as a top-10 team in the nation. Dresser went as far as to lay out the state of each weight class. “125: [Mackall] did an OK job, got to get more important to him; 133: Todd Small’s gotta learn how to wrestle harder, getting super heavy after matches, then you gotta crash down, and you feel it; 141: great; 149: we miss Degen; 157: we’re getting there; 165: I don’t know how really, really important it is to [Straw]; 174: cutting corners, wants to do it
his way, doesn’t want to be honest where he is weight-wise and it showed up out there; 184: he’s a mystery; 197: we’re struggling, that’s the one weight we’re struggling the most,” Dresser said. “Gannon Gremmel (heavyweight) competed really hard tonight.” If the Cyclones are going to turn this season around, it starts not only with Dresser’s micromanaging but with practice this week leading up to Friday’s dual on the road against Fresno State.
SWAPPED WEIGHTS WITH MIXED RESULTS It’s been officially 17 days since Sam Colbray and Marcus Coleman pulled the switcheroo. As its been stated plenty of times, Colbray is in the midst of a midseason cut to 174 pounds, and Coleman has been moved up to 184.
STRAW CAN’T FIND RHYTHM It seems like a distant memory that Chase Straw was standing on top of the podium in Tulsa at the Big 12 Championships after claiming the 157 title. That magic the redshirt senior found a season ago is nowhere to be found. Despite a valiant effort against the Cowboy’s Travis Wittlake — a consensus top-12 wrestler in the rankings — he fell in his match, 9-4. His record now sits at 7-10 overall and 2-6 in duals. His only conference dual win remains against Utah Valley. Straw doesn’t get the same fortune this time around at Big 12s because 165 is flat out loaded with two guys in the top-10 by InterMat and a host of others in the top-25 by other ranking sites. It’s probably too late for a lineup change, so the Cyclones will have to wait and see if the version of Straw they saw last March returns for the stretch run.
Iowa State to face a tough, physical road test at Baylor BY JOHN.MILLER @iowastatedaily.com The Iowa State Cyclones (12-6, 4-3 Big 12) will travel to Waco, Texas, to battle the Baylor Bears (17-1, 6-0 Big 12) on Tuesday night. The WBCA Coaches Poll ranks the Bears as the No. 1 team in the country. One of the toughest things the Bears possess is extreme athleticism. They play well on both sides of the ball, as they are second in the nation in points per game as a team (86.6) and are sixth in the nation with 6.2 blocks per game. “I tell our kids it’s like a Rocky movie: I don’t care what the score is, you have to be standing at the end of the fight,” Head Coach Bill Fennelly said. “People forget Rocky lost the first fight, but he finished it. That’s how you play great teams.” The Bears are the defending national champions, as they edged Notre Dame 82-81 last season. With three starters returning, the Bears could be even better this year. The Bears’ only blunder of this season was a 59-73 loss on the road at
the U.S. Virgin Island Paradise Jam to the No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks. Baylor was outscored by 12 points in the fourth quarter in what could be a national championship rematch. The athleticism poses a threat for the Cyclones, as they rank last in the Big 12 in turnover margin at -3.28. That means that the Cyclones are averaging at least three turnovers more per game than the other team. But while Baylor may eclipse Iowa State in every statistical category, Fennelly thinks that it cannot stop the Cyclones from battling. “The one thing they cannot do, unless you allow it, is they can’t keep you from competing and break your will,” Fennelly said. “They just impose themselves on you, and it makes you want to give up early.” The Bears may be without their top scorer NaLyssa Smith, as she has missed the last four games with an ankle sprain. Baylor has four other players averaging double figures, but missing the leader scorer makes it a little easier on Iowa State’s defense. Meanwhile, Iowa State is also dealing with an injury to one of its
KENNEDY DERAEDT/ IOWA STATE DAILY Then-junior guard Jade Thurmon attempts to keep the ball inbounds during the fourth quarter of the game against New Mexico State on March 23, 2019.
starters. Junior point guard Rae Johnson suffered a back injury in the team’s 89-67 win over Kansas on Saturday. She is not going to travel with the team tomorrow in hope of her returning for Sunday’s game against Oklahoma State. But for Iowa State, the injury gives senior Jade Thurmon a chance. Thurmon is a change-of-pace guard who uses her speed to get to the basket and attack the defense.
“She’s like the closer in baseball that comes in,” Fennelly said. “She’s going to throw a 100 miles per hour fastball, and we’ll see where it goes. But something is going to happen when she gets the ball.” The game against Kansas may have been Iowa State’s most complete offensive performance of the season, considering Ashley Joens was held to 13 points. Iowa State has looked to Joens and her 22.44 points per game to shoulder
much of the scoring load this season. But with conference teams keying on Joens lately, it has opened up the offense for other players — like Thurmon — to score. “I just want to become more of an all-around player that uses my teammates to get better, to be more dynamic,” Thurmon said. Thurmon, a JUCO transfer from Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas, led the nation in scoring in 2017-18 before transferring to the Cyclones last season. After playing in only 15 games last season for Iowa State and earning limited minutes to start the year, she has emerged as a scoring spark plug lately. She tied her career-high with 10 points in the win against Kansas. “She keeps grinding, and that is credit to her because a lot of kids would’ve shut it down when you don’t play a lot, but she’s done the opposite,” Fennelly said. Thurmon’s change of pace may be just what the Cyclones need in a tough road battle. “I like playing against good teams, so it is exciting,” Thurmon said.
LIFESTYLE
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Nineteen things learned in 2019 BY EMERSON.LATHAM @iowastatedaily.com The first month of not only the new year but the decade, too, is almost over. Students reflected on some of the most important lessons they learned from 2019. Some students learned significant life lessons; others learned a useful task. Either way, the year 2019 had an impact on each of these 19 students in some way. The following quotes are from 19 Iowa State students when asked what they learned from 2019:
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“The most important thing to getting through life is having a positive attitude,” said Chris Gelina, senior in chemical engineering. “Cherish friendships that you make because they go away quickly. Being a senior this year makes me realize how quickly friends or people go away,” said Hannah Rhoads, senior in industrial engineering. “Things that you can’t expect to happen, could probably happen,” said Nicholas Quek, junior in computer science. “I learned about politics and specifically the democratic part of politics,” said Paige Kruse, sophomore in journalism and mass communications. “I learned how to operate heavy machinery,” said Aaron Drummer, sophomore in industrial technology. “When you need something, it is always better to ask people than to let yourself fail or suffer. Generally, someone can help,” said Trevor Poundstone, junior in management information systems.
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“I learned it ’s okay to not be perfect,” said Katelynn Panning, junior in animal ecology. “You get out what you put in,” said Madison Sly, senior in management information systems.
“Hard work pays off,” said Gabbie Hudson, sophomore in kinesiology and health.
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“Taking a break is okay,” said Ethan Van Sickle, junior in civil engineering. “I learned [how] to make pasta,” said Fernando Santibanez, freshman in mechanical engineering.
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“I need to prioritize the things that I’m doing,” senior Elizabeth Delatorre, senior in apparel, merchandising and design. “It’s better to do things instead of worrying about them. Get out there and do it,” said Quinn Kelsay, senior in biology.
What was the biggest event in your life this past year? What did you take away from it? Take time and reflect on 2019 and assess what shaped you into the person you have become over the past year.
“[Don’t] focus on outer beauty, especially with social media these days. That’s not the real reason people get along, it’sbecause of what’s inside,” said Marissa Brucato, freshman in pre-business. “I learned to work with different people from different backgrounds,” said Viraj Wijesekara, graduate student in chemistry. “Appreciate things while you have them,” said Madison Stolen, freshman in pre-architecture. “I learned there’s a difference between color catchers and dryer sheets,” said Ashley Schildroth, sophomore in pre-business. “Don’t let anything slip you by and take every opportunity you have,” said Mackenzie Scherff, junior in communication studies. “I learned Spanish,” said Emily Dirks, junior in biology.
COURTESY OF CREATIVECOMMONS.ORG Fernando Satibanez, freshman in mechanical engineering, learned how to make pasta in 2019.
2020: The year of the rat BY SIERRA.HOEGER @iowastatedaily.com 2020 brings with it the renewal of the Chinese New Year cycle, beginning again with the Year of the Rat. The rat symbolizes the beginning of a new day and the potential for wealth. Individuals born in the Year of the Rat tend to have success within their career and inhibit the dedication to perform well academically and excel within their career. However, when it comes to their health status and love life, individuals will face some hardships. Avoiding an intimate relationship this year is the advice given by chinesenewyear.net, the official guide to all things relating to the holiday. In terms of health, individuals born in the Year of the Rat are quick to catch a cold, but it never seems to worsen further than that. “It means new beginnings; for me, it’s a new beginning,” said Wen Jiang, a senior studying accounting. Jiang is also co-president of the Chinese Language Club at Iowa State. The Chinese language is offered as a minor on campus under the World Languages and Cultures sections at Iowa State. The Chinese Language Club has a mission to help better students’ understanding of the language and culture. Traditionally, celebrating the Chinese New Year includes making dumplings and enjoying fireworks. While members of the Chinese Language Club are unable to set off fireworks, they do have plans to make dumplings and ring in the new year. The significance behind the dumplings is a way to wrap up the old year and bring in the new with the wrapping of the dough. By eating the dumplings around midnight, you are sending away the previous year. “It’s kind of tricky here because of the time zones, so we’re going to make the dumplings and have several other meals,’’ Jiang said. That way, the dumplings are ready to enjoy at
COURTESY OF PUBLICDOMAINPHOTOS.NET 2020 is the Year of the Rat for the Chinese zodiac.
midnight, and members have other options while waiting for the clock to strike midnight. Family bonding is important during the new year, and dumplings require all hands on deck, making them the perfect meal to accommodate many. “I feel like it gives me the opportunity to contact my family because we don’t really contact each other, so that’s important,” Jiang said. Jiang’s family lives in China, making the Chinese New Year the perfect time to talk to them. China is 13 hours ahead of Ames, Iowa, meaning members would eat their dumplings and celebrate around 10 a.m. last Saturday. In China, celebrations begin a week before Jan. 25th and conclude in early February. The order of the animals stems from a traditional folk tale, which said that the Emperor had decided the order of the animals based on a race. The rat was first, due to its sly and cunning personality. Coming in last was the pig. “We forget about other festivals, but at this time all the people celebrate and we don’t work,” Jiang said, further emphasizing how big of a deal the Chinese New Year is. Twenty members from the Chinese Language Club were expected to participate in activities, which included hanging out and cooking dishes, watching TV shows and performing traditional dances typically done at the festivals.
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF AMERICA, FROM TOM STEYER Your concerns about climate are completely justified and on target. It's ridiculously unfair for you to inherit an uninhabitable planet because self-interested politicians refuse to stand up to corporations. But they can’t dismiss you. Your voices rise with the conviction of truth and the willingness to act. You’ve called yourselves “the voiceless future of humanity,” but you are not voiceless. For too long, members of my generation have chosen short-term profit over anything else, even people’s lives. But you’ve broken through — using every tool at your disposal to demand a voice. It’s imperative for those in power to treat the climate crisis with the urgency it demands. I'm the only candidate who will openly make fighting climate change my number one priority. If it's not number one, it won't get done ... and it has to get done. On the first day of my presidency, I will declare the climate crisis a national emergency and invoke the emergency powers of the executive office, including enacting power plant regulations, instilling stricter pollution standards on cars, and revamping building codes. I will hold all corporate polluters accountable for their environmental crimes against humanity. No other candidate sees it this way, but we have no choice — we’re running out of time. It’s why I left my company a decade ago to start NextGen America, and worked with students all across the U.S. to mobilize the largest youth voter registration and turnout effort in American history. Young people lead the charge; and in 2020 you’ll vote out the most corrupt president this country has ever seen. Climate justice is at the heart of this struggle. Far too much pollution is located in communities that lack political agency, and especially in communities of color. My climate justice plan (tomsteyer.com/climate) focuses on bringing justice to those whose air and water has been poisoned by corporations over decades of discriminatory, environmentally racist policies. We must redress this historic and continued discrimination if we are going to build a better America and transform our economy safely and equitably.
On day one of my presidency, I will declare the climate crisis a national emergency and invoke the emergency powers of the executive office.
When we put justice at the center of fighting climate change, we'll bring this country together and create millions of good, high-paying, green jobs in the process. The future of this planet and our economic future can only be assured together. We must turn the most powerful tool in history — the American economy — toward healing our planet, restoring our communities, and building a government that is truly of, by, and for the people. This is the election that will determine the course of all our lives. Trump has made it clear that he is willing to destroy our health and our planet to please the oil and gas industry. We must stop him. We can safeguard our futures while restoring the health of the planet. We can become global leaders again through climate action. And together, we can win. Regardless of who you’re voting for in 2020, I know you’ll show up. I know you’ll speak out. I know you’ll vote, because there’s so much at stake — everything. Let’s save the world, and let’s do it together.
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TOM STEYER, DEMOCRAT FOR PRESIDENT