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BY CASSIE.LEHMANN @iowastatedaily.com With the Student Government election

cycle barrelling forward, vice presidential candidates debated, discussing various points and their proposed initiatives for campus.

Three candidates were on the stage: Jacob Schrader, senior in economics and

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Student Government vice presidential candidates on stage Feb. 11 at the Student Government vice presidential debate.

Two upcoming career fairs BY SAGE.SMITH AND KIRSTIE.MARTIN @iowastatedaily.com There are two spring career fairs coming up full of opportunities for students and alumni to take advantage of. The People to People Spring Career Fair and the Business, Industry and Technology Spring Career Fair will both take place from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday. The People to People Fair will be located in the Scheman Building while the Business, Industry and Technology Fair will be in Hilton Coliseum. There are currently 103 organizations registered to be at the People to People Career Fair and 146 at the Business, Industry and Technology Career Fair. Lexi Elliott, program coordinator for Liberal Arts and Sciences Student Academic Services, is the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Career Services coordinator and professional adviser for the People to People and Business, Industr y and Technolog y career fairs. The People to People Spring Career Fair will have employers looking to hire students for internships and full-time employment across the various fields: health and wellness, social and human services, hospitality, event management and professional schools. The Business, Industry and Technology Career Fair will provide students with the opportunity to connect with employers for internships and full-time positions within

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Students attend engineering career fair BY JILL.EVEN @iowastatedaily.com

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY The engineering career fair took place on Tuesday. Students attended and spoke to different employers in search for full and part-time positions.

all business majors. According to the Ivy College of Business website, the average student attendance is approximately 2,000 students for the spring career fair. Elliott said the People to People Spring Career Fair expects 800 to 1,000 in attendance. Elliott said the career fair is a large event that a number of students have success with because of the amount of opportunities the employers have. “I think that’s the biggest surprise that I’ve had is that there are such a large amount of opportunities and we almost could have double the amount of students that come through and still get a good portion of their

opportunities filled,” Elliott said. “To kind of think about it, the more students you bring in, the more employers you’re going to bring in. Those numbers are only going to work together.” The Debbie and Jerr y Ivy College of Business will also have a career fair breakfast for College of Business students, faculty and staff. The breakfast will have company recruiters and guest speakers. D uring the Business, Industr y and Technology Spring Career Fair, there is a free “ LinkedIn P hoto Booth” on the upper concourse of Hilton. A professional

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Engineering students attended the spring 2020 Engineering Career Fair on Tuesday to network for an opportunity to secure an internship, co-op or potential full-time job. Each company had a booth set up with information and a representative for students to talk to and some booths had free knick knacks available for students. The students in attendance were looking for equal opportunities for employment in their field of study. Prashant Polampally, graduate student in industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, said this was his last career fair. He said it is very important to look for details on the company someone is looking at to apply. “ Yo u ge t a l o t o f i n f o r m a t i on through CyHire website,” Polampally said. “So I would say that really helps in getting more information about the company and the position before you

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2.12.20 Pop-Up Art Sale, Near the University Bookstore Entrance at 10 a.m. Support local artists

and give an original gift of art to your Valentine. Visit our pop-up booth outside the University Bookstore at the MU.

Art Walk: Cupids and Heartbreaks, Hilton Parks Library - Meet in the lobby at noon From

cupids to heartbreak, we’ll explore art that shows the diverse experiences and outcomes of love.

Business, Industry and Technology Career Fair, Hilton Coliseum at noon The career fair en-

ables students to explore career opportunities, obtain employer information, and locate internships, co-ops and full-time positions. Employers have the opportunity to connect with promising candidates for job and internship openings as well as network with university personnel and other employers.

Open to all majors and other job seekers.

People to People Career Fair, Scheman Building at noon The career fair offers employ-

ers and students a professional environment to connect and discuss internships and full-time employment opportunities in human/social services; health/wellness; event management; government; and hospitality. There also will be an opportunity for students to meet with representatives from professional health and law schools.

Grandma Mojo’s Moonshine Revival Comedy Troupe, The M-Shop, Memorial Union at 9 p.m. This group is great for those who love

the improv comedy humor of their fellow college students and can’t get enough of location, occupation, means of death.

POLICE BLOTTER 2.9.20 Emily Burnell Wasiloski, age 20, of 121 Beach Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at 2401 Chamberlain Street (reported at 1:26 a.m.). Caleb Nathaniel Shaeffer, age 33, of 17104 550 Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated, first offense, at 1599 Lincoln Way and University Boulevard (reported at 2:54 a.m.).

GARRETT HEYD/ IOWA STATE DAILY Bright skies The now-closed Fuzzy’s Taco Shop is seen before a bright sky once again before cold winter conditions are expected to return.

2.10.20 Maria Cristian Cruz, age 23, of Redroof Inn - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with drug possession of a controlled substance at 339 12 Street and Burnett Avenue (reported at 4:00 p.m.). Dexter Tyrome Popillion, age 32, of 216 S 2 St. - Ames , Iowa, was arrested and charged with contempt, violation of no-contact or protective order, at216 S 2 Street (reported at 1:34 p.m.).

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New “Yabble” app encourages positivity

BY MORGAN.LAVIOLETTE @iowastatedaily.com Encouraging discussion between parties can be difficult in today’s society, but three students at Iowa State are looking to change the game with their new social media app, Yabble. Cameron Stocker, senior in statistics, said the idea for Yabble came from the desire to see more interest-related content. “The idea stemmed from frustrations with current social media and how people interact on it,” Stocker said. “[...] You can’t really just go to a feed and only see the content you want, so we wanted to come up with a platform where all of our posts are divided up into different categories.” Yabble is a free app composed of various discussion categories such as politics, sports and entertainment. There is also a “hypothetical” category, which consists of fun would you rather questions or creative ideas that spark discussion. The hypothetical category is the most popular at the moment, Stocker said. “The whole point of the app is to be able to

go somewhere and talk about your personal interests,” said Gant Orloff, senior in marketing and co-creator of Yabble. “I think a lot of people in current social media are looking for new trends. We’re hoping to take advantage of being the new thing that everybody wants to check out.” In today’s political climate, discussion has become very negative between parties and individuals. To combat that, the creators came up with an alternative form of sanctioning thoughts on their app. Rather than having a like button for individual posts, Yabble has a like button for conversation, known as the “Yabble button.” Users cannot be recognized for an individual post like they can on other social media outlets. In order to have their post be “Yabbled,” they must create that positive and pensive conversation between parties. “You can’t make people have the conversation you want,” Stocker said. “Our idea is really just to promote thoughtful discussion and build up that positive community early on. I think we’re in a great spot starting up in Ames with a great crowd that can build up the community we envision.”

Creating the app posed challenges to the three students, as they had never learned to create that type of software. “I hadn’t really done any app development for Android or iOS, so it ended up being a lot of research,” said Jordan Cowen, senior in computer engineering and co-creator of Yabble. “We explored various options [...] and looked at online tutorials to get familiarized with how to make applications.” After trial and error, Cowen and his partners found a framework called React Native, an open source tool that helps write JavaScript, which is used to develop web applications. The layout of the app is similar to Twitter as it’s organized by tabs with a home page, profile, categories and notifications. The home feed is filled with posts from people you follow, but the categories will show posts from all sorts of users and not just limited to your specific followings. A new feature to come to Yabble is the ability to filter the home feed to eliminate certain topics that may not meet the user’s interest. “A large part of what we’re doing is for the political content, but we recognize that not everyone wants to engage in that,” Stocker said. “We want to make it beneficial to those people that don’t find that interesting.” Yabble was launched on Jan. 28 and is available in the App Store for iOS and Android users. COURTESY OF YABBLE Above: Yabble is a mobile app designed to encourage discussion between users on various topics such as politics, sports and entertainment.

StuGov to consider ranked choice voting BY CASSIE.LEHMANN @iowastatedaily.com Student Government will be reviewing various funding bills along with a bill to adjust the voting process of the next election during its weekly meeting. The Peterson Squadron is requesting their travel expenses to be covered by the Senate Discretionary account of $291.04. The group plans on taking a trip to Notre Dame University for a basketball tournament competing against other universities around the country. Furthermore, Student Government is holding a Heroes Week Project. The purpose of the project is to represent marginalized identities at Iowa State. Sen. Sumael and Sen. Roling will be introducing the bill for $704.70 from the Student Government Discretionary account to fund stickers and emails. The Taiwanese Student Association is also looking for funding from Student Government. Due to the organization not attending Annual Allocations the group is requesting $400 from the Senate Discretionary account for food and a venue. Another bill on Wednesday night’s agenda will be the vote on whether the next election will be based on rank voting. The senators introducing the bill cited low voter turnout and would like to move to ranked choice voting for elections. The new system would conclude that all positions will be elected in a ranked choice voting method. For more information or to contact your senator, visit stugov.iastate.edu. The senate meetings are open to the public at 7 p.m. Wednesdays in the Campanile Room of the Memorial Union.

Discussing the adoption experience Club advocates for foster care, non-traditional adoption BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com One club at Iowa State is focusing on raising awareness when it comes to “ever ything adoption.” The Adoption Club is a student-run organization dedicated to educating individuals about adoption, advocating for rights of adoptees and being a source for students to learn and talk freely about adoption. “We believe in educating ourselves and others about adoption,” according to the club’s student organization page. “We wish to be a voice that calls attention to adoption and a resource for people with an interest or passion for helping in this area of our community.” Diana Lang, associate teaching professor for human development and family studies, has been the

advisor for the club since its beginning in 2014, making the club over six years old. “ I t i s a p l ac e f o r p e o p l e t o come to learn about adoption and foster care, from the experiences of individuals who have lived that, either as a birth mom who has placed a child for adoption or a parent who has adopted or a person who has been adopted and also an opportunity for people to learn about working in the field,” Lang said. The idea for the club came in 2016 when Lang and the student who first started the club went on a school trip from Iowa State to South Korea and witnessed a toptier orphanage there. Inspired by this or phanage, that student went on to create the club. Lang, Natalie Alleman, senior in child, adult and family services and the vice president for the Adoption Club, and Miranda Keith, junior in child, adult and family services and the social media and outreach chair for the Adoption Club, all agreed that the main focus of the club is education. “We strive to promote education,

advocacy and awareness for all things adoption,” Keith said. “We do not just want to promote stereotypical adoption of a heterosexual couple, usually a white couple, adopting a white baby. We want to promote foster care, international adoption, domestic adoption, untraditional adoption, just everything.” The group also brings in a lot of speakers to their meetings, which helps educate the group on a variety of topics. International adoption and adoption of children with special needs are two topics being commonly discussed this semester, Alleman said. Many of the members of the Adoption Club are interested in one day working with people in the foster care system or working in the adoption system. “We do have a lot of individuals who are involved in the Adoption Club right now who are interested in working with individuals who have been adopted, are thinking about adopting or have worked in the foster care field,” Lang said. Keith said they bring in many foster care speakers due to the

COURTESY OF DIANA LANG The Adoption Club is a student organization focused on raising awareness around adoption.

number of members who want to one day work in that field. The club meets once a month, every second Tuesday. At these meetings, the group brings guest speakers to come in and talk about adoption experiences. The group also discusses upcoming events or volunteering that they plan on doing. Anyone can join the club, there

is no requirement to be a human development and family studies major or anywhere related to being adopted. “The Adoption Club is a group of very motivated, passionate individuals,” Lang said. “The club is set up to be not just for individuals who have been adopted or in foster care, but for anybody. It is completely campus and communitywide.”

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Candidates end the race BY MALLORY.TOPE @iowastatedaily.com For years the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire have reshaped presidential primary elections, boosting some candidates while hindering others. Iowa and New Hampshire have long been the states voters turn to in order to narrow down the playing field and determine the next party nominee. There has only been one time in the history of the Iowa caucuses where a candidate who finished lower than third went on to win a party’s nomination. This is part of the reason presidential candidates use the phrase “three tickets out of Iowa.” In previous elections, there has been an increase in candidates dropping out after Iowa’s caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. Andrew Yang ended his presidential race after the New Hampshire primary, with 30 percent of precincts reporting Yang was in eighth place with 2.9 percent support. Yang finished with less than 1 percent of state delegate equivalents in the Iowa caucuses. Yang spoke on stage in New Hampshire to his supporters and announced the end of his 2020 presidential campaign. “Although there is great work left to be done, you know I am the math guy and it’s clear tonight from the numbers that we are not going to win this race,” Yang said. “Endings are hard, New Hampshire, but this is not an ending this is a beginning.” Sen. Michael Bennet also ended his presidential campaign. Bennet received the 0.3 percent of votes cast in New Hampshire with 30 percent of precincts reporting. “I feel nothing but joy tonight as we conclude this particular campaign and this particular chapter,” Bennet said to supporters in New Hampshire.

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Bennet told his supporters that he would support whoever wins the Democratic nomination. “I will support the nominee of my party no matter who it is,” Bennet said. When dropping out from the race, candidates may cite many reasons said Mack Shelley, Iowa State professor and chair of the political science department. Candidates drop out because of low polling, low funding or him or herself feels that they are finished with the race. “A candidate his or herself may decide that ‘well, we are just not going to make a breakthrough,’” said James McCormick, professor of political science at Iowa State. Funding can make or break a candidate’s

campaign. “Ultimately, what determines whether a candidate remains alive and kicking in a campaign is a continuing supply of large amounts of campaign funds and the best top-level campaign staff that money can buy,” Shelley said. A factor could be campaign financing, funding from sources might drop off, donors probably could say “this candidate not going to make it”, McCormick said. “There may be some candidates that have selffunded their campaign like Mike Bloomberg [who] has all that money, even if he has not done so well in the primaries, he might still go on,” McCormick said.

Feeding thousands sustainably BY MORGAN.LAVIOLETTE @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State’s Dining Services are feeding 8,000 or more students a day at their 26 locations on campus, five of which are large dining halls. Managing to please that many students on a daily basis while fitting dietary needs as well as keeping the menu fresh is no easy task. Mohamed Ali, director of Campus Dining Services, works with his team to ensure students’ needs are met in the present, near future and long term. There are 260 full-time staff members working for Campus Dining, with roughly 1,800 students working part time throughout dining halls and other locations. “We have a very seasoned and skilled team,” Ali said. “Some people have been here 10, 20 and 40 years, and everyone brings talent from the outside. A combination of [their talents] really help us achieve our goals every day.” Ali brought up the changes in the atmosphere in dining halls in recent years. With anytime dining, there is more of a community environment while eating. Students are able to grab small items and talk to their friends without worry about running out of swipes. Late night meals were recently introduced to dining halls at Iowa State and have become very popular among students. Meal preparation for thousands

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of students each day must be done months ahead of time in order to stay efficient and accurate, Ali said. “We plan all of our menus about six months prior, sometimes even a year ahead,” Ali said. “Our team has to write all the recipes and put them into the system software to make sure all of the nutrition facts are correct.” The ordering process of food items needed for cooking is done four weeks prior to the meal being prepared and served to students. Student feedback on menu items is important to staff members, Ali said. Dining hall team leaders will meet with students in their hall meetings to receive feedback in person and understand what is popular among majorities. The dining halls serve different food at their locations when it comes to daily menu items to ensure they are allowing students to have options. “The reason we [have different menus] is so students have different choices,” Ali said. “Students have their own favorite places to eat, so we try to separate them and make them different. Friley Windows usually has more vegan and vegetarian options while Seasons has smoked meats.” Dietary needs are accommodated for, even under extreme cases for certain students at Iowa State. “We want to feed people from everywhere,” Ali said. “Regardless of dietary requirements, whether that is religion, preference, health or any other choice they make. We have

COURTESY OF JOHN GREVING ISU Dining works to feed students each day while accommodating for dietary restrictions while also being sustainable.

created alternate recipes and menus for vegan, vegetarian and [various religious diets.] Everyone that comes to dining should have a good meal that meets their dietary requirements.” A cross contact policy was created in Dining services to make sure the separation of foods is required to prevent violation of dietary food requirements. Individual meals can also be made for students that require extreme dietary needs. The special diet kitchen works with a dietitian to create specific, individual meals for those students. Sustainable efforts are made through each dining location with food waste and leftovers as well as the purchasing of food items for meal preparation. Tofu is bought through Iowa City Old Capitol Food Co., who use organic Iowa soybeans to produce tofu.

John Greving, program Coordinator for Campus Dining Services, said chicken is purchased through Dolan Farms out of Muscatine, Iowa. Any food leftover in catering and retail locations is taken to Food at First through the First Christian Church in Ames that is dedicated to feeding anyone hungry, no questions asked. “Any food leftover from people’s plates goes to composting,” Ali said. “We spend tons of money to buy compostable ware for food and other items.” The food court has compostable straws for available use to eliminate the amount of plastic being thrown away on a daily basis. In the future, Ali said ISU Dining hopes to create an area in Union Drive Community Center where students can grab “hot meals” to go.

Registration for one of Iowa State’s largest annual conferences is now open. The Thomas L. Hill Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity, or ISCORE, will take place on March 6 at Iowa State. Additionally, there will be a pre-conference on March 4. This is the 20th anniversary of the conference. The pre-conference, which is for faculty and staff only, will run from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p. m . M a r c h 4 , w h i c h i s a Wednesday. Registration and lunch will begin at 11 a.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. At 11:30 a.m., an opening session will begin. Two sessions will then take place, one from 1:10 to 2 p.m., and one from 2:10 to 3 p.m. At 3:10 p.m., keynote speaker Tera Jordan will speak. The ISCORE conference will run from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 6, which is a Friday. Registration and a continental breakfast will begin at 8:15 a.m. in the West Lobby of the Memorial Union. At 9 a.m., an opening address will be given. Following this, three periods of concurrent session blocks will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a keynote and lunch break in between. There are around nine sessions per block, which take place throughout the Memorial Union in different rooms. These include the Campanile Room, the Gold Room, the Cardinal Room, room 3228, the Galler y, the Pioneer Room, room 3512, the Oak Room and the Multicultural Center. At 3:10 p.m., a closing session will take place in the Sun Room, South Ballroom and Great Hall. Finally, from 4 to 5 p.m., the ISCORE 20th Year Anniversar y Reception will take place. ISCORE is free for all Iowa State students, staff and faculty. To register, visit iscore. iastate.edu. Click on either the ISCORE registration link or the pre-conference registration link. When registering, attendees will be asked to enter some information about themselves, such as their name and email address. They will also be asked for some information about their experiences relating to the ISCORE conference, such as how they heard about it or whether they’ve been to one before. Questions regarding their dietary needs for the provided meals will also be asked. The deadline to register is 5 p.m. March 2.

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The Oscars lack representation BY EILEEN.TYRRELL @iowastatedaily.com This past Sunday, 23.6 million people tuned in to watch the 92nd Academy Awards, a new record low. Although viewership has been declining for awards shows across the board, it seems to me that skewed Academy membership and their outof-touch nominations are partially to blame for lack of interest in the show. But with “Parasite” sweeping all the top categories this year, perhaps some much-needed change is in the air. At this point, the Academy Awards are infamous for the lack of representation in their nominations. It’s already been five years since the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite went viral ahead of the 2015 ceremony, and this year showed little improvement. Only one person of color (Cynthia Erivo) was nominated in the top acting categories, and talented female directors — Greta Gerwig of “Little Women,” Lulu Wang of “The Farewell,” Lorene Scafaria of “Hustlers” — were snubbed in favor of an all-male Best Director nomination slate. It seems that once again the Academy has chosen to let their presenters crack jokes about the lack of representation rather than, I don’t know, choose more diverse nominees. This really isn’t surprising, though, when you consider who actually makes up the Academy. A measly 32 percent of the Academy are women, and (an absolutely pathetic) 16 percent are people of color. And these numbers are significantly improved from 2015, when the Academy’s president made diversification a priority. Of course a majority white, male voting body is going to view and select films that represent them and their interests. The conundrum can be summed up by author Stephen King’s thoughts on Oscar diversity, which he tweeted in January: “I would never consider diversity in matters of art. Only quality.” But I would argue that first of all, your identity inherently influences what you consider quality. Just look at the value we place on Greek and Roman (read: white) art versus Asian, African

or indigenous art. I can’t recall learning about one single piece of art created by a non-European in grade school, and I had six years of art classes. Of course who you are — your race, your heritage, your gender — is going to influence what type of work you consider “quality.” And second, it seems to me that diversity is actually an integral part of quality. Martin Scorsese can spend his whole life perfecting the gangster epic and as far as I’m concerned, his movies still won’t be as good as the same movie that features a more diverse cast than four white dudes that pretty much all look the same. Diverse movies tell more interesting stories, they tell more unique stories and they tell stories that speak to more people. They need to be made — and then they need to be awarded, too. Because despite decreasing viewership and Academy elites arguing that “the Oscars don’t matter,” they do. The types of movies that win Oscars are the types of movies that keep getting made. And even if it is the lowest viewership ever seen, 23 million people is no paltry number. The Oscars have influence on the film industry, they have influence on the people who win them (just see Bong Joon Ho’s adorable reaction to winning one of his Oscars for evidence) and they have influence on the millions of everyday Americans who watch them. “Parasite” won Best Picture, so now more people are going to be introduced to Bong Joon Ho and South Korean films. It’s as simple as that. I love watching the Oscars. I look forward to it every year, and despite its many flaws, I probably always will. The suspense, the dresses and most of all, my annual mad dash in February to catch up on all the nominated films that I haven’t yet seen — honestly, it just makes me happy. I know the same is true for a lot of people. The ceremony took a big step back this year with its lack of representation in the nominations, but also a step forward with wins like “Parasite” for best picture and Taika Waititi for Best Adapted Screenplay. I hope to see that forward progress continue in the future.

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Write in a journal for your own benefit BY MELANIE.DEANDA @iowastatedaily.com For me, writing has always been the way that I express myself. Beginning from a very young age, I spent a lot of time filling journals from beginning to end with pens that seemed to run out of ink way too soon. I don’t know what encouraged me to write, but I am always grateful that I took the chance to try it out. When I write, a sense of serenity washes over me every time I spill my thoughts onto a page. Writing has always helped me balance out whatever thoughts might be disrupting my peace. A journal can function for multiple purposes. I always try to make time at least once a day to write in my journal. Whether that means I end up writing about a random idea I had, thoughts of the day, letters that will never get sent, notes-to-self or random self-debates of topics I’ll never discuss with another human being — I write away. For some people, journaling would be considered the equivalent of a ‘dear diary’ moment that is written in every comingof-age cliche film. But it is so much more than that and most definitely should not

be considered corny. Multiple studies have been conducted in regards to the positive outcomes that journaling has. The studies usually deal with the cognitive effects of processing emotion. There are also other beneficial reasons that journaling provides. Keeping a journal can help the writer organize their thoughts. Those who choose to keep a journal and write in it regularly are able to make better sense of past experiences and create a better mindset for future ones. Another way you can use your journal is to talk about your goals. Don’t let your ambitions hang in the air without a clue as to how you’re going to achieve them. Write down what you are trying to accomplish and talk about it. Writing down your goals and ambitions in the form of a timeline where you explain to yourself where you are in the process of achieving that goal can help you reach it. A psychology professor from the Dominican University of California conducted a study with 267 participants — out of the 267, only 149 completed the study. The study divided the participants into five different groups and were asked to either simply think about their goals, write about them or share them with a

friend. Those who wrote down their goals had either accomplished their goals or were at least halfway there. There are many more benefits that can be added onto the list of reasons why one should consider keeping a journal around to write down things they consider important. It simply comes down to the writer to make the first move and write away their thoughts. Despite these reasons for using a journal, there is not a single right or wrong way to write in them. You can use them in whatever way, shape or form benefits you most in your daily life. If you have no idea what to start writing about, perhaps consider buying a journal that asks daily prompts. This will help get you accustomed to writing more often and may evoke an idea on what you perhaps want to write about without being prompted to do so. Whether it is five minutes, an hour or tiny increments of time scattered within your breaks and free time, write. On top of it all, you don’t have to worry about what others may think. Your journal is a safe space to put anything you feel is worth writing down and for some, writing can be a very personal thing, so write your heart away.

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Cyclones travel to Norman, Oklahoma, on Wednesday for a rematch with Sooners without their playmaker BY MATT.BELINSON @iowastatedaily.com The beginning of a world without Tyrese Haliburton on the court will officially begin Wednesday night for the Iowa State men’s basketball team. The Cyclones will travel to Norman, Oklahoma, for a rematch with the Oklahoma Sooners — a team that gave the Cyclones their first conference win of the season on Jan. 11 in a 81-68 win. But for all intents and purposes, the win on Jan. 11 will be thrown out the window when it comes to how the Cyclones will prepare for the Sooners this time around. The drastic change in preparation comes after Haliburton, Iowa State’s star point guard, fractured his wrist in a win over Kansas State on Saturday. The severity of the injury led Iowa State to announce Monday that Haliburton would be forced to sit out the remainder of the season, leaving Iowa State in a dire situation to make odds with. The Cyc lones have played without Haliburton before, losing to Florida A&M 70-68 in Hilton Coliseum on Dec. 31. Haliburton’s wrist kept him out of that contest as well, leaving Iowa State searching all game for answers on offense. That game has been dismissed by Head Coach Steve Prohm as a fluke, saying without Haliburton on the floor, Iowa State just isn’t the same team. Prohm’s assessment is warranted, with Haliburton providing over 15 points per game and a Big 12 leading 6.5 assists before his season-ending injury. Without that high level of production on the floor, Iowa State will not only have to find a replacement against the Sooners, but will officially begin to see what life on the court will have to be without him long term. Despite losing without him the first time around, Haliburton said having multiple days to prepare both mentally and physically will put his teammates in a much better position than his first absence. “I think the biggest difference is, in the

Florida A&M game, nobody knew I wasn’t playing until that morning, so it’s hard to adjust to not having me on the court a couple hours before,” Haliburton said. “It should be a lot different when you know for days that you have to move up.” Haliburton said that no one on the team should feel like they will have to recreate what he does on the floor, but rather, each player should know by now what their role is and fill into it — leading to quicker team success. Even though Haliburton said that no one on the Cyclone needs to become “Tyrese 2.0,” Prohm said that he knows there are plenty of Cyclones who have shown the ability to control the offense in similar ways to Haliburton. The biggest example of those players is fellow sophomore Rasir Bolton. Bolton has been Iowa State’s No. 2 option all year, with Prohm letting him run point on occasion, attempting to be the facilitator and willing playmaker that Haliburton was. In the first matchup against the Sooners, it was Bolton who provided the biggest scoring lift. Bolton led the way with his 23 points on a very efficient 10-17 shooting, with eight trips to the foul line. The challenge of stepping in for Haliburton won’t just fall on Bolton’s shoulders, but the sophomore from Petersburg, Virginia, said he has seen that the Cyclones understand each other and everyone on the team will be expected to step up and contribute in order to grab some more wins. “Everybody steps up, you know it was a big loss, guys will step up, learn different things, still gotta go out there and compete and try and win,” Bolton said. As he now takes over the main point guard role, Bolton said he wants to play with high energy, making sure his teammates are involved and are communicating. Along with creating opportunities for his teammates, Bolton said he will need to take care of the ball better than he has as of late. With 17 turnovers over his last four games, Bolton said that as the new point guard, keeping the ball in his hands and making

GRANT TETMEYER/ IOWA STATE DAILY Sophomore guard Tyrese Haliburton brings the ball up the court during Iowa State’s 73-45 victory over Southern Mississippi on Nov. 19 at Hilton Coliseum.

disciplined plays on offense will be crucial, especially with Haliburton’s 15.2 points per game now sitting on the bench. Prohm said he has full confidence in Bolton’s ability to take over at the point and said players like Prentiss Nixon, Tre Jackson and Terrence Lewis will have to continue to step up to fill in for Haliburton’s presence. Losing Haliburton out of the lineup will no doubt change how Iowa State plays and runs its offense against the Sooners, but Prohm said he hopes everyone on the team has been preparing to step up even before Haliburton went down, making this new development only an increase in the work ethic of the team. Prohm said lineup changes will of course be in affect for the rest of the season but his main focus will first be beating the Sooners and worrying about how the team will rebound from losing Haliburton second. “The next challenge is Oklahoma and that’s our focus and see if we can put a winning record in the back half of conference play and see how many wins that is and go from there,” Prohm said. Iowa State will tipoff against Oklahoma at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Norman, Oklahoma, on ESPN2.

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68 70 A GAME WITHOUT HALIBURTON? The last time Iowa State played a game without Tyrese Haliburton was Dec. 31 in Hilton Colisuem against Florida A&M, when the Cyclones lost in the final seconds 68-70. Haliburton was out with a wrist injury that game as well. Head Coach Steve Prohm summed that game up to be a fluke, and that Iowa State is a different team with Haliburton on the floor. Rasir Bolton led the team in Haliburton’s absence with 29 points and a perfect 4-4 from three.

Crossing the Atlantic Ocean A French swimmer’s journey from France to the United States BY MEGAN.TESKE @iowastatedaily.com There are a lot of requirements for college athletes to get an athletic scholarship: they need to have good grades, receive good test scores, as well as have a great athletic ability in their chosen sport. For freshman Nolwenn Nunes, an international swimmer for Iowa State, that wasn’t all. She also had to learn a second language and test out of it in order to come to Iowa State. COURTESY OF IOWA STATE ATHLETICS Nunes is a swimmer who Freshman Nolwenn Nunes gets ready for a transferred to Iowa State race for the Iowa State Swim and Dive team. University from Brest, France,

and on top of swimming for the school, she is simultaneously learning English while taking her classes in it. Nunes, who is a long distance swimmer for the Cyclones, said she chose Iowa State because of FaceTime calls with Assistant Coach Kelly Nordell. “I didn’t visit the school because it’s so far away,” Nunes said. “Kelly convinced me [to come].” Nunes said Nordell helped with the recruitment process and told her what she needed to do in order to come. First, she had to get a good score on the SAT, and then she had to make sure she would get by with English, so she had to score well on a language

test called Duolingo. “I’m better, but I was so bad,” Nunes said. “I just had the necessary score on Duolingo, so it was okay. After that, I needed to have a 2.3 GPA during my last year of college.” Despite coming to the United States when she was 10, August was the first time Nunes had been to Iowa, only going to Washington and New York the first time she was here. “Iowa is very different,” Nunes said. “[Ames] is like a small city but a huge university; it’s very strange for me.” Nunes said there are many differences between here and France, including school and training as well as the weather. “We have less classes than in France, we don’t have the choice of classes in France,” Nunes said. “Training is

different too, the temperature now is the worst that we have one time a year in France. But the summer is less warm.” One thing that people who travel to study abroad go through is culture shock, something which Nunes said she went through as well. Even though Nunes said it has been hard getting accustomed to the Iowa cold and learning a new language, she said everyone has been very kind and helpful. “Everyone is very kind,” Nunes said. “The team and coaches are very sympathetic, and everyone helps me for everything; if I need something, I just need to ask someone, and they help me every time.”

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Stereotypes portrayed in media

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Iowa State professors research the history and effects of bias

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BY COOPER.PIERCE @iowastatedaily.com It’s no secret that the media has created stereotypes involving gender, race and more. Iowa State professionals have been studying the history and effects of these stereotypes. Associate professor Novotny Lawrence began researching African Americans in the media in graduate school. He has conducted research on the history of African American representation and the history of misrepresentation in film. Lawrence found as the struggle for civil rights continued, stereotypes in the media began to shift. “The overt stuff went away, and it started to become subtle […] It’s those subtle things where you continue to perpetuate these ideologies about people or present people in one way,” Lawrence said. Lawrence also touched on the effects and importance of representation in the media and the importance of understanding stereotypes. “ They [stereotypes] inform society,” Lawrence said. “All of this is ultimately about the way we come to understand each other, respect, value, or devalue each other.” Lawrence said people should avoid trying to be colorblind when it comes to race. He said that even though most people who say it are well-meaning, by trying to be colorblind people can reduce the need to talk and acknowledge the differences between people. Lawrence says that can lead to a lack of understanding between people who have different backgrounds and experiences. Associate professor Tracy Lucht spoke on the media’s portrayal of stereotypes of women. Lucht has conducted research on women as journalists and on the portrayal of women in the media. Lucht discussed the ways the media describes women. “Anytime women are asserting themselves or holding opinions that are perceived to be rocking the boat or perceived to be shaking up the status quo, the response seems to be to cast them as somehow dangerous or loud or unnatural or unfeminine,” Lucht said. Lucht pointed out that this is not a new phenomenon. Her research has shown that examples of this reaction can be found in

the 1800s. Lucht said stereotypes like these emerged as an attempt to establish a standard of inequality. “Just like racism, sexism is not just the behavior of an individual person but is a system of beliefs and perceptions and assumptions that we are all inundated with every day,” Lucht said. “That means we all have to do the work of questioning ourselves and our own thought processes, challenging some of that implicit bias.” Vice president of diversity and inclusion nicci port serves as project director for diversity and inclusion as well as LGBTQ+ initiatives. port discussed stereotypes of the LGBTQIA+ community in the media. Though representation has increased in recent years there is still work to be done, port said. One example she used were the characters Cameron Tucker and Mitchell Pritchett from ABC’s show, “Modern Family.” She said even though the characters have become normalized, there are still problems that exist in their portrayals. port said that as an audience of consumers people need to be able to be more critical of products created by the media. “If you truly want to lift up a community that is marginalized don’t just create a product they can watch and consume, find a way to include them in it.,” port said. “That is going to lead to jobs for folks, it’s going to lead to people breaking into Hollywood. And ultimately your product is gonna be better anyway.” Moving forward port said it is the youth that should lead the way. “When we talk about media, I know the media is doing a much better job at showing a myriad of diversity around gender and sexuality,” port said. “I feel like, as young people consume that media, they are actually in a better place to start telling the world how to change.” Lucht shared the importance of audiences viewing media with a critical eye and giving feedback to the media outlets that produce content for mass markets. “Consumers can talk back to the media,” Lucht said. “If we as consumers can have that media literacy to talk back to that imagery to refuse to let it prescribe for us how we should live our lives, I think that will go a long ways in breaking the hold that some of these ideas have on us.”

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photographer will be taking headshots for students to use as their LinkedIn picture or any other professional headshot need. Both career fairs encourage attendees to dress professionally in business attire and close toed shoes. Those attending should bring copies of their resume and notes on some employers from research they did prior to going to the career fairs. Elliott said as students prepare for and attend the career fairs and even after they are over, they should be aware of what their Career Services office has to offer. Career fairs can be overwhelming for people, and she said Career Services understands that. “Our staff is here on campus to help students breathe easier, to feel prepared, [...]” Elliott said. “Always from before career fair to during career fair and after, always stop in and check out your Career Services office and understand that they’re here for you and they’re here to help at any stage of your career preparation, whether it be internships or full-time.” Attendees can also sign up for interviews with some of the employers they network with at the career fairs. The interviews will take place Thursday. Career Services use various outlets to inform people about the career fairs, including posters, tablings, CyHire announcements and their social media accounts. Elliott said they send about two to three emails a week leading up to the career fairs.

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political science; Joshua Hanyang, senior in management information systems; and Daniel Eisenstein, sophomore in management information systems. All three candidates are running with a presidential running mate, who will debate later in February.

CAMPUS CLIMATE AND DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION The first set of questions related to Iowa State’s campus climate and diversity and inclusion. When asked about Iowa State’s current campus climate and what improvements could be made, Schrader addressed the lack of cultural competency training. “Every year we see mistakes, from jokes that are in completely poor taste, if you want to call them jokes, that just wouldn’t happen if people would know better,” Schrader said. “And I think that our platform has other ideas, that cultural competency training is really important because it captures that the students here are all over the state, all over the Midwest, all over the country and all over the world we need to know how to work together to make Iowa State one community.” Following that, the topic of the chalking policy and the restrictions that come along with it came about and Schrader and Hanyang expressed interest in changing the policy, but Eisenstein said that he disagrees with the policy. “ We can not discriminate, we can not selectively erase what is written based on its contents or how bigoted it is, no matter how appalled it makes me feel, we can’t do that,” Eisenstein said. “But I also believe that we should allow students to erase whatever they choose to, that being said, I have the right to speak, you have the right to try to shut me up.” Continuing with a similar discussion about discrimination, the debate moved towards

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go to the booth.” Jade Henderson, sophomore in mechanical engineering, said she was very nervous for her first time at career fair. This being her second career fair, she said she is hoping for an internship with John Deere, and to eventually move out of Iowa. “This year I am feeling more confident going into [the career fair],” Henderson said. “I am actuall y here looking for an internship this summer, so I’m hoping for something good.” Advice Henderson offers is directed towards newcomers to the career fair. “Don’t be nervous,” Henderson said. “Don’t leave after one awkward experience, because if you don’t have success with one of the companies it’s probably just not for you and you should probably go to a different company. It could be less awkward depending on the relationship you have with [the company] or could build with them eventually.” Justin Bright, senior in chemical engineering, has been to multiple career fairs and is looking for networking opportunities to set him apart from others. “I normally just look at the spreadsheet that goes out and highlight the companies that are looking for chemical engineers,” Bright said. “Just whatever ones

SAGE SMITH/ IOWA STATE DAILY Companies set up in Hilton Coliseum with representatives to speak with engineering students at the second Engineering Career Fair on Sept. 24.

that seem interesting or that I’ve heard a lot about I’ ll Google them to get the list of what they do. Don’t slack when it comes to [career fairs]. Definitely know what the companies do because it can ruin your whole flow.” Kishor Sridhar, graduate student in information systems and business analytics, has been to four career fairs. He said he attended the career fair to search

recent racist and xenophobic instances at Iowa State with Hanyang highlighting the issue in his campaign, the vice presidential candidate touches on the lack of action by Student Government. “We want to be out talking to students about these issues right from the get-go, even more proactively than this fall, we want to be tabling with our constituencies for senators and understanding student concerns so that these issues are called for before they even occur,” Hanyang said.

STUDENT WELLNESS AND SUSTAINABILITY Candidates were then faced with questions about student wellness and the accessibility of the programs. All candidates expressed interest in making the wellness on campus easier to access. Schrader specifically addressed that students should know about the programs, but also know how to use them. “ We do have resources on campus, we need to make sure they are adequately staffed, we need to make sure students know about them,” Schrader said. “Making sure that students that need them are able to use them.”

STUDENT GOVERNMENT RETENTION AND TRANSPARENCY The debate then moved onto its third topic of the night, Student Government retention and transparency. Focusing specifically on the dec lining enrollment at Iowa State and how a smaller budget then follows for Student Government, candidates were asked how they would address the matter. “How do I plan to address a smaller budget?” Eisenstein said. “Well you can start by saving money. And on the topic of retention I would like by making the meetings a lot faster, if you couldn’t tell I am a very concise speaker.” Following the internal matters trend, the point of how the potential vice presidents

for a job in fields related to data science, data analytics and business analytics. “One thing I’m doing different [for the career fair] is this time I’m going to the website and I see the job posting, and I write down the job ID and then I write it down on my resume,” Sridhar said. “So when I talk to [businesses], I give them my resume and also mention the job ID to

ensure that incoming senators are active within their constituencies was brought up. “That’s the job of the next speaker and vice speaker, as the current vice speaker I took that as my job that we need to make sure senators are engaged, going to their constituencies, and we kinda stopped letting things slide,” Schrader said. “That’s why I think we have seen Senate more engaged this year and I’m so willing to sit down with the next vice speaker.” Furthermore, candidates were questioned on how they would promote awareness of Student Government’s role and encourage student engagement. Hanyang said he is already taking action and it is important to do so. “It starts with being a student, going into your classes and talking about your roles outside the academic world,” Hanyang said. “The day that the chalking policy came out for example, I instantly messaged my constituency counsel, one of my multicultural groups and my friends, so they were aware of these things right when they came out.”

PLATFORM QUESTIONS Coming after the topical questions, candidates encountered specific based questions focusing on them and their campaign platforms. The Barnes-Eisenstein campaign was asked about a statement Eisenstein made on the Oct. 30 Student Government meeting when Students Against Racism sat in. “ Why would they care about an honor-based weapon restriction that, let’s be honest, they’re committing murder, I don’t think they would care too much about being expelled from this institution anyway,” Eisenstein said during the meeting. Eisenstein said he believed what individuals can do legally off campus, they should be able to do on campus as well. “My opinion is if you can legally engage in [an] activity off campus, you should be legally able to do so on campus as well,” Eisenstein said. “I would like to see a point

them so it’s easier for them to see what position I am exactly applying to.” The spring career fair has approximately 2,000 less students in attendance than the fall career fair, Program Coordinator for Engineering Career Services Kellie Mullaney said, but the spring career fair was still a chance for students to speak with potential employers.

‘A’ to point ‘B’ exemption for say, Ames residents that use CyRide to commute that need to travel through campus without stopping. I think they should legally be able to carry a firearm with them.” The Fritz-Schrader campaign is proposing an Income Shared Agreement, which would be an alternative to students taking out loans to pay their tuition. The program would offer the ability to receive funding through an agreement in which students agree to pay back a set percentage of their post-educational salary over an established number of years. Schrader said the idea is intended to assist with college affordability. “This is something that improves college affordability, we want to make sure Iowa State is at the front of this trend,” Schrader said. The Greene-Hanyang campaign proposes a change in the Diversity Credit Requirement from three to six credits in hopes to reduce campus climate issues. “We want to maintain that this kind of change will address the campus climate issues,” Hanyang said. “We want to have these conversations that students understand others from different backgrounds. We want to make sure it’s put in a way students aren’t taking more classes than they would necessarily need.”

TYING IT UP Following platform questions, candidates were asked questions that were previously submitted by audience members and Iowa State students. Each candidate responded to a variety of questions ranging from more platform questions to questions about their past. Moving forward with the election cycle, the next debate will be Feb. 25 and be between the presidential candidates. Morgan Fritz, sophomore in politcal science, Luke Barnes, sophomore in history, and Lydia Greene, junior in political science, will all be on the stage.