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First StuGov meeting introduces new faces to the table BY JACOB.SMITH @iowastatedaily.com

BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com Recognition of an individual’s hard work and passion is the goal of many programs across the Iowa State campus, but for no other program is this more important than the Cardinal Women* program. Cardinal Women* was developed and is currently led by Tera Lawson, program coordinator for the School of Education, and Denise Williams-Klotz, student services specialist for the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. Lawson and Williams-Klotz created the Cardinal Women* program in 2018 after participating in a similar program themselves in 2017. The idea was to provide individuals at Iowa State with an experience similar to what they went through. “It was having women who shared similar experiences, knew what you were talking about, understood your context that was very

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Iowa State’s Student Government held its first meeting last night, where they introduced their new adviser and approved four new members. The meeting began with Alex Krumm being introduced as the new adviser to Student Government. He spoke to Student Government,put his support behind them and relayed his personal goals. “My goal as an adviser is to help you lead well, put simply,” Krumm said. “My goal is to help you become the best of people.” Additionally, Cassie Bond was confirmed as the new co-director of legislative ambassadors, Izabel Wilde was confirmed as the new co-director of legislative ambassadors and Nicholas Johnson was confirmed as the new senior director of governmental affairs. Bond, a junior in agriculture and society and political science, was excited to step into her new role and plans to focus on medical amnesty and mental health. “I am super excited and have lots of great ideas for this role,” Bond said. She previously clerked in the Iowa Senate for three sessions and “[hoped] that this experience would serve [her] well in this role.” Wilde, a community and regional manager major, was interested in raising Iowa State’s level of sustainability. “Sustainability is really something I am passionate in,”Wilde said. One of her goals was to move toward “getting Iowa State to de-invest in fossil fuels.” Nicholas Johnson, a senior in political science who previously clerked in the House of Representatives in Iowa, plans to focus on mental health and tuition across the federal level of Iowa. Frederiksen Court was appointed a new senator, junior in biological systems engineering Nicholas Kline. Kline saw a lack of community in Frederiksen Court and wanted to make the area more community orientated. “My least favorite part about it was a lack of community aspect,” Kline said. He plans to focus on creating a more community-driven atmosphere as he observed in dormitory living. All nominees were approved by unanimous consent from the Student Government.

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9.29.19 Poster Sale, Campanile Room, Memorial Union at 10 a.m. Browse through thousands of

images from art prints and movie posters to retro reproductions and your favorite bands.

Woodshop Orientation, Workspace, Memorial Union at 5:30 p.m. Learn the fundamentals of woodworking equipment while creating a tool carrier. Leave class with knowledge of proper machinery use, and, most importantly, woodshop safety. The orientation is required in order to use the woodshop on your own.

Cyclone Cinema: Booksmart, Carver 101 at 7 p.m. Amy and Molly are academic overachievers

who realize on the eve of high school graduation they have missed out on special moments of their teen years. They decide to make up for lost time all in one night.

We The Kings w/ Anna Clendening, Great Hall, Memorial Union at 8 p.m. Tickets for the

Student Union Board (SUB) Kickoff Concert are now available online at midwestix.com or at the Maintenance Shop Box Office in the Memorial Union (M-F | 11am-5pm) starting Aug. 26.

Paint Your Own Pottery: Mug Night, Workspace, Memorial Union at 4 p.m. We like big cups and we cannot lie. From traditional coffee mugs to ones shaped like owls and elephants, we have mugs of all sizes and styles. We will show you the basics of painting your piece and fire it within a week.

Cyclone Cinema: Booksmart, Carver 101 at 7 p.m. Amy and Molly are academic overachievers

who realize on the eve of high school graduation they have missed out on special moments of their teen years. They decide to make up for lost time all in one night.

9.31.19 Cyclone Central Tailgate, Alumni Center at 8 a.m. Cyclones everywhere are invited to celebrate

at the Alumni Center before every home football game. Enjoy giveaways, shopping, refreshments, marching band performances, Cy and spirit squad appearances, and entertainment for all ages. Doors open 3 hours prior to kick-off and end 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Catered meal available for an additional charge.

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Night gathering Kairos at the Campanile took place at 8 p.m. Wednesday on the south lawn of Central Campus. Kairos is the Lutheran Church of Hope’s college ministry in Ames.

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Gillibrand drops out of race for presidency BY JAKE.WEBSTER @iowastatedaily.com Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., ended her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday in a video posted to Twitter. The junior senator from New York entered the race in January, coming to Iowa shortly after beginning her campaign. In the first week, the senator spoke to community members at Stomping Grounds Cafe in Ames, but her campaign never took off the way she wanted it to. In an August Monmouth poll of likely Iowa caucusgoers, Gillibrand registered at 2 percent support. She told the New York Times she will be endorsing another candidate, but is not ready at this time to pick a favorite. Gillibrand’s campaign focused heavily on women’s issues, stressing her support for abortion rights in a June town hall held in Iowa. “We have put the civil rights of women front and center, and never backed down when it comes to valuing them,” Gillibrand said in her video. Furthermore, Gillibrand said she was proud of her campaign, thanked her supporters and said “this isn’t the result that we wanted, we wanted to win this race.” The senator added she believes she can help unify the country to help defeat President Donald Trump. Gillibrand was not among the 10 candidates who qualified for the Sept. 12 presidential debates, having received only one qualifying poll.

COURTESY OF YOUTUBE The second democratic debate featured Sen. Cory Booker challenging former Vice President Joe Biden on his criminal justice reform policy.

Narrowing it down

Democrats dwindle to ten for presidential debate BY JAKE.WEBSTER @iowastatedaily.com Only 10 Democrats have qualified for the next presidential debate — shrinking the field and ensuring there will only be one debate night — Sept. 12. Former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Kamala Harris, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, businessman Andrew Yang, Sen. Cory Booker, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro and Sen. Amy Klobuchar are the 10 Democratic hopefuls who qualified for the debate.

This will be the first time Iowa caucus polling leaders Biden and Warren are together on stage, and the first time Harris and Warren are on stage together. Warren and Harris have similar voter coalitions — each receiving their strongest support from college educated whites in polling, despite differences in policy. In the latest YouGov poll for The Economist, Warren has the support of 23 percent of 18-29-year-old likely voters and Sanders receives the support 19 percent, within the poll’s margin of error. To qualify for the debate, candidates needed to receive at least 2 percent in four Democratic National Committee (DNC) approved polls, and receive at least 130,000 unique donations from

Study finds shrinking drinking gap BY JAKE.WEBSTER @iowastatedaily.com Researchers at Iowa State found the proportion of women who drink alcohol is increasing in comparison to men, and those who are drinking more do not necessarily fit stereotypes. Susan Stewart, professor of sociology at Iowa State and one of the researchers, said white women with more education and more financial means have higher rates of alcohol consumption than those with less income and less education. Rates are increasing “especially among college educated women, they’re moving into professional atmospheres where alcohol is part of the culture,” Stewart said. She added black educated women drink “almost at the same rates as white educated women,” meaning social class has almost as much to do with drinking rates as race. The research found 55 percent of white women overall reported drinking in the last 30 days, drinking on average 6.9 days of those 30, 46 percent of Hispanic women drinking 4.3 days and 38 percent of black women drinking 6.2 days out of the 30. “We don’t know the reasons per se right now for sure,” Stewart said. “We have discovered these differences, which actually are in line with other data, CDC data. But it could be economic, it could be — you know alcohol is expensive, poorer women have less discretionary income.” Gloria Jones-Johnson, professor of sociology at Iowa State and another

at least 400 unique donors in at least 20 different states. Businessman Tom Steyer and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard both met the donations requirement, but missed the polling criteria by one and two polls, respectively. Sen. Michael Bennet, Gov. Steve Bullock, Mayor Bill de Blasio, former Rep. John Delaney, Mayor Wayne Messam, Rep. Tim Ryan, Rep. Joe Sestak and author Marianne Williamson all failed to qualify for the debate. Some candidates who did not qualify for the debate have pushed back against the DNC’s criteria. The Bennet campaign issued a release calling the criteria “secretive,” and Delaney said the DNC is “kind of like Thanos, snapping their finger and trying to get rid of half the field.”

Former Navy admiral seeking presidency to speak at Story County Democrats meeting BY LOGAN.ENGLE @iowastatedaily.com

IOWA STATE DAILY An Iowa State study found that the disparity between male and female drinkers has begun to decrease. The research reported that 55 percent of white women drank in the last 30 days, which is more than other demographics studied.

researcher, ascribed some of the increases to a potential “empty nest syndrome.” Of women who were moderate drinkers while their children were home, 26 percent became heavy drinkers when their children left. “To draw definitive conclusions, we will compare these women’s alcohol consumption to the alcohol consumption of women not experiencing the empty nest,” Jones-Johnson said in a news release. Firms selling alcohol have begun to market more to women. Stewart noted there are wines called “Mad Housewife” and vodkas that are marketed to women. “It’s kind of like cigarette smoking of the ‘50s and ‘60s,” Stewart said, referring to an ad campaign for Virginia Slims cigarettes that targeted female consumers. Women and men began to smoke at

similar rates around that time, which Stewart said came, in part, from the marketing. The study found the gap between the number of men and women who drink is shrinking. Roughly 88,000 people die every year in the United States from alcohol-related causes, higher than the 60,000 who die from opioid overdoses. Cassandra Dorius, assistant professor of human development and family studies and the third researcher on the study, said in a news release women’s life expectancy has leveled off recently after decades of increases, partly due to increased alcohol consumption. “As the main caretakers of children, aging parents and extended family members, women’s alcohol use can have lasting effects on the family,” Dorius said.

Retired United States Navy Admiral and former Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., will speak at the Story County Democrats meeting at 7:45 p.m tonight. The event will be hosted at the Ames Public Library. Sestak announced his candidacy for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination in June. His campaign has focused heavily on Iowa, holding more than 50 events in the state since entering the race. Sestak’s policies include governmental and electoral reform, support for LGBTQ+ rights as well as social and racial justice. His campaign has so far focused on anti-corruption efforts and rebuilding trust between the government and the American people, using the campaign motto “Accountability to America.” Before his 2020 campaign and his political career, Sestak served in the U.S. Navy, reaching the rank of vice admiral. During his time in the Navy, he served as the weapons officer on the destroyer USS Hoel and commander of the USS Samuel B. Roberts. He also commanded the George Washington Aircraft Carrier Battle Group, which consisted of 10 ships under his command. After his daughter, who was three years old at the time, was diagnosed with brain cancer, Sestak retired from the Navy after 31 years of service. In 2006 Sestak ran for congress in Pennsylvania’s Seventh Congressional District against Republican incumbent Curt Weldon. Sestak won the election against Weldon (56.4 percent to 43.6 percent). In 2008, Sestak ran as the incumbent against Republican Wendell Craig Williams, and won by a 20 percent margin. Sestak went on to run for U.S. Senate in 2010, and was defeated by now-Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa.

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MyState app going through technical difficulties BY AMBER.MOHMAND @iowastatedaily.com GARRETT HEYD/ IOWA STATE DAILY New students walk past booths of local Ames businesses Wednesday at WelcomeFest. Some booths handed out freebies, which attracted many of the students who attended the event.

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Kicking off the fall semester with Ames vendors BY JORDYN.DUBOIS @iowastatedaily.com Students kicked off the semester with hundreds of vendors from the Ames area at WelcomeFest. WelcomeFest was held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Vendors included surrounding businesses, community organizations and Iowa State departments. WelcomeFest is held once a year to allow students to meet and get to know Ames businesses. With over 100 businesses and departments, WelcomeFest draws in over 4,000 students. Some booths include freebies as well as information on how to get involved with

organizations on and off Iowa State’s campus. Organizations ranging from apartment complexes to local businesses came out to gain the attention of students. Melissa Marshall, a senior in animal science who works for the Grove, an apartment complex in Ames, said, “We get a good mix of students, vet students and others. We are here just trying to get our name out.” As for local businesses, Julie Bonamarte, the assistant manager at the West Ames Walmart, said, “It’s a great time to work at Walmart, we are here recruiting and offering positions to anyone looking for a part-time job.” S t u d e n t s , on t h e o t h e r h a n d , h ad

different ideas when coming out to the WelcomeFest. Starting before 5:30 p.m., students lined up around the Memorial Union waiting to get into the Great Hall and get all the freebies. Kevin Diep, a freshman in mechanical engineering, said, “I heard there was food.” Maura Speck, a sophomore in animal ecology, also came for the freebies, but said, “I came for the free stuff, and enjoyed seeing all the organizations around Ames.” Similar to WelcomeFest, students will get the opportunity to visit ClubFest, where student organizations will have a chance to interact and recruit new students. ClubFest will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 11 on Central Campus.

Healthy Life Center proposed before vote BY SAGE.SMITH @iowastatedaily.com The first of the last three public informational meetings on the Healthy Life Center proposal was hosted Wednesday night at the Ames Public Library. Nancy Caroll, Heartland Senior Services executive director, began the meeting by listing some of the individual needs the six collaborative partners have as well as the key drivers that support the Healthy Life Center. One of those key drivers was to provide a warm water recreational pool that accommodates toddlers all the way to older adults because the Ames Municipal Pool is set to be demolished in 2022. The other two key drivers are to assist local employers by hiring quality workers and to address health statistics, such as Iowa ranks fourth nationally in obesity. Caroll stated the purpose statement of the center — “to provide a one of a kind Center that makes the life-long goal of healthy living accessible and enjoyable to people of all ages and socio-economic status” — that the partners stood behind throughout the project. Caroll focused heavily on the potential opportunities and benefits of the Healthy

Life Center. If the vote passes Heartland will move their services over to the center where they will continue research and regular services. Iowa State University and Des Moines Area Community College students can participate in this hands-on research. The estimated total project cost is $49,065,000. Philanthropic Support, Mary Greeley Medical Center, Heartland Senior Services, Story County government, and the City of Ames is providing $20,000,000 (41 percent) of the funding. The vote passing means the taxes for Ames residents will increase as they are responsible for the remaining $29,065,000 of the cost. The cost for Ames citizens who own residential property would be $44 per year, $37 of it for construction and $7 for operational subsidy. The cost for commercial and industry property owners would be $70 per year, $58 for construction and $12 for operational subsidy. Keith Abraham, director of Parks and Recreation representing the city of Ames, explained the anticipated admission fees of the center. There will be various options such as a daily pass or an annual pass. A major concern of Wednesday’s audience

is assuring that the center will be accessible to people of every socio-economic status. A question about the needs-based scholarships which will follow the Mid Iowa Community Action (MICA) for admission fees was brought up. Abraham said if the vote passes they will look at the policies to determine who would be eligible for the scholarships and how much those scholarships would be. The Healthy Life Center would also have a child care center, which will be an additional cost while at the center. Angela Shaw, an Ames citizen, was very concerned about this additional cost as it will add onto the admission fee and the cost of cooking classes or wellness classes. Shaw mentioned the middle class when asking about the cost of everything. “When you talk about Ames population, the middle class is what runs,” Shaw said. “Those are the families, those are the people who have kids. It’s not the lower or the higher income that is gonna be hurt. The lower income will be able to meet the MICA standards, which will give them a heavy discount and so it will be affordable if not free.” A vote for the Healthy Life Center will take place Sept. 10.

The MyState app put out a warning that its information about CyRide predictions and classes may be inaccurate or incomplete while transitioning to a new developer. MyState is a popular app for Iowa State students for bus predictions, class schedules and locations. The app was created by Iowa State students within the College of Engineering in 2010 and the current version was launched in 2015 with its partnership with Information Technology Services (ITS). MyState is going through a change of developers and apps as CyRide has transitioned from the NextBus app to MyRide. Travis Ballstadt, communications specialist for the College of Engineering, said the predictions could be inaccurate due to human error, such as a driver forgetting to track their route. The app has been used for finding buildings, dining centers and menus. Claire Grebner, a sophomore majoring in pre-business, said she finds the app helpful for the bus notifications and maps. “MyState is super helpful for finding where the bus stops are and the general area they are at along the route,” said Grebner. “It’s not always accurate with times right now, so I hope they get it figured out soon.” While MyState is going through its transitional phase, updates will be made on social media and the website, and MyRide can be used for bus updates. “Although MyState is being a bit temperamental, it is still useful to check on events, directories and the location of your classes,” said Roxanne Kadoun, a senior in psychology. “However, use with caution with the bussing system.” Jeff Sorensen, information system leader for ITS and web development manager for MyState, said MyState is working to make the bus systems more accurate but students should not be dependent on it. “The message we want to give is that these services are provided as a convenience and that we want to make sure that the students are aware that there’s expectations and there’s reality,” Sorensen said. “The reality is that individuals need to plan ahead and make sure that they are familiar with the buses that they’re using, they should be familiar with the times and be at the locations a few minutes early to make sure they catch that bus if it’s really important.” Sorensen said he wants students to use MyState as a resource but warns there could be issues due to situations out of his control. “At the same time we want to provide something that’s convenient for the person to use, accurate to the best of our ability,” Sorensen said. “But we want to make sure they don’t slip into a situation where they are becoming to-the-minute dependent on a bus arriving on a particular time and then missing a test or missing something very important because the accuracy wasn’t there.”

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Primaries fuel the incumbency advantage BY ZACHARY.JOHNSON @iowastatedaily.com

IOWA STATE DAILY Columnist Peyton Hamel believes the worst thing a freshman can do is miss out on events and opportunities by saying “No” too often. Hamel urges freshmen to start saying “Yes” more so they can make lasting memories during their first year and beyond.

Attention all freshmen This is the worst thing you can do in your first year on campus BY PEYTON.HAMEL @iowastatedaily.com Public Service Announcement (directed toward desperate freshmen or faculty and upperclassmen who need a laugh): For those of you who are lost on campus and are searching for a teeny bit of emotional sunlight, I have a solution. Many of you are like me — dropped in the middle of a few cornfields to go to school and give it the good old college try. You better get comfortable being uncomfortable, otherwise you just might drown in our new era called higher education. More often than not, the worst thing a freshman can do is

take over 16 credit hours or an 8 a.m. class. At least, that’s what we were told. Take the time while you can, they say, enjoy your freedom while it lasts. However, I would argue the worst thing I could do as a freshman was say, “no.” By saying “no,” you immediately eliminate the possibility of making an extra memory, building a new relationship or opening a new door. It sounds cliché, but because it is a cliché it has a source of universal truth, which is why clichés are so popular anyway. I would rather sacrifice two more hours of sleep or a little bit of my sanity for one more memory. Time is irredeemable. Events are instantaneous, but memories always persist. “No” is the cap on the bottle, so take the cap off and let the world inundate you with experience. Sappy? Yes. Worthwhile? Also yes. Freshmen, your history is unknown to everyone around you (unless, of course, you

went to high school with these people). You are now free to shape yourself into exactly the person you want to be. You are free to do it shamelessly because it is who you are and no one can debate it. Forewarning: Say yes with restraint. Do not say yes if it endangers your safety, health or education. For the former homebodies, go to a football game. For the former athletes, try out a cappella with a friend. For any sort of social butterfly, make it an achievement to get a bid at a sorority or a fraternity. Get out of that comfort zone. What do you possibly have to lose? The worst-case scenario is that you absolutely hate it and lose an hour or two, but at least you met someone or were with your friends who might have loved it. You were there with them and that’s all they really care about. Who knows? You may fall in love with your next “yes.”

LETTER

Help save Iowa resources BY KATHLEEN ROONEY-HOKENSON krooney_653@msn.com If you Google the definition of conserve you’ll get: Conserve — to protect (something, especially an environmentally or culturally important place or thing) from harm or destruction. Imagine my dismay at finding out that the Springbrook Conservation Education Center in Guthrie County, Iowa, had been closed since March of 2017 and the five brick buildings were scheduled for the wrecking ball. This gem has served adults and children from all over the state for 48 years. In 1975, it became a National

COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Springbrook State Park is located in Guthrie, Iowa. The Guthrie Center will hold an open house to discuss plans for the park.

Environmental Education Landmark. I think we need to protect this gem and put it back to good use.

Please join me from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Mary Barnett Memorial Library, 400 Grand Street in Guthrie Center, for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ open house to collect comments on future planning and improvements at Springbrook State Park. If you are asking yourself “why?” remember what Luther Standing Bear said: “The old Lakota was wise. He knew that man’s heart, away from nature, becomes hard; he knew that lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to lack of respect for humans too.” We need to bring everyone back to nature.

This presidential primary cycle that has seemingly gone on forever has seen a plethora of Democrats with varied and unique backgrounds going to battle for the White House. With the country extremely divided on partisan divides, this elongated and strenuous process has potentially exposed the shortcomings that come up in the primary process in general. The multitude of candidates in the race for Democrats have provided a wide array of personalities, policy positions and ideologies that have changed where the party stands significantly, but there is an underlying electorate in key parts of the country that may not be swayed by this new rise of the ideological left in the party. When doing electoral college math, the most important states for democrats are clearly Wisconsin, Michigan and, most importantly, Pennsylvania. Unless the extremely unlikely situation happens where Texas and only one of these three states goes blue without the other two coming with them, these three states as a trio are the tipping point for this upcoming election. The way the primary system makes winning the blue collar demographics that will be needed to win these states difficult is by forcing the same candidate that needs to appeal to California, New York and Iowa democrats to also appeal to these swing voters in key states. Sure, this is always the case, but in a primary class that is chock full of favorites, it makes it difficult when you look at it from the individual candidates’ perspectives. Candidates are having to be competitive within the party electorate while also remaining appealing to these voters. This is the main argument of Democrats who are not fully on board with the more liberal policy proposals that Sen. Bernie Sanders brought into the mainstream in the 2016 cycle. While I personally disagree with this sentiment, I do recognize that for a large majority of the population the positions taken by prominent farther left candidates are on issues like health care and immigration. It is worrisome as someone who does not wish that Trump be reelected that the Democratic Party may nominate someone who won’t win enough votes in the right places.

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IOWA STATE DAILY Colin Newell and the offensive line take up position Aug. 3, 2018, on the Johnny Major Practice field during the first day of fall football camp.

O-line group could make or break season IOWA STATE DAILY Then-senior Emily Steil waves to Cyclone fans as they cheer in excitement when the team was announced Sept. 7 at the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series.

A clash of styles Cyclones prepare for Hawkeye challengers BY NICK.FLORES @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State soccer’s hopes are high this week af ter coming away with a 1-0 win in their last outing against the University of California at Irvine. It was a tough match for the Cyclones, but the team is now looking forward to Thursday evening when they will face the University of Iowa in the Cy-Hawk Series. The Cyclones put together a solid defensive display against the Anteaters. Defense and organization are very important in the eyes of the Cyclones’ head coach Tony Minatta as he looks for his team to build up from the back and dictate the match from a defensive point of view. “For us it’s very important that we’re organized defensively and limiting other teams’ chances at goal, which then frustrates them,” Minatta said. “With a lot of teams playing a more open game, if they’re frustrated then it’s going to lead to more opportunities for us.” Junior goalkeeper Dayja Schwichtenberg has played a vital role in the defensive success of the Cyclones this season, contributing to one of three clean sheets in the first four games this year (including preseason games). Schwichtenberg credits the team’s run of clean sheets on

their constant communication and ability to stay organized in tough games. “We’ve just been really focused on communication and organization, defensively especially,” Schwichtenberg said. “Coach does a really good job setting us up in the way we should be moving and organizing and from there it comes down to communication in the moment.”

“With a lot of teams playing a more open game if they’re frustrated then it’s going to lead to more opportunities for us.” -Tony Minatta Apart from coach Minatta’s strong defensive philosophy, he also relies a lot on his midfielders to win back the ball and get it through to the forwards to find the back of the net. “We’re looking to break out on the counter. We’re not looking to connect 30 passes to score, we want to win the ball and go

at them and score within three passes,” Minatta said. This counter-attacking style of play could prove to be crucial against the Hawkewyes, as they have a lot of experience with 12 seniors on the roster and normally play a high press in a 4-3-3 formation. If the Cyclones can find their forwards on the counter attack, they could be in a position to get shots on goal and potentially punish the Hawkeyes for pressing high up the pitch. One Cyclone to look out for against the Hawkeyes is redshirt freshman Kenady Adams. Adams got herself on the scoresheet in the Cyclones 4-0 exhibition win against the University of Northern Iowa and in the 1-0 victory against UC Irvine. “To get my first goal in an in season game was pretty cool and just a really good feeling to finally get back on the field and do what I love,” Adams said. After her first year was plagued by an injury that caused her to sit out all of last season, Adams is in great form so far and is looking to add more goals to her name against the Hawkeyes. “Iowa is a great team and I’ll give them that,” said Adams. “But I think we’re going to break them down on the counter like we did against UC Irvine by just playing our game and finding our feet.” The Cyc lones will have to play to the best of their abilities against an exper ienced Hawkeyes squad to get a result as the Cyclones push for back-to back-wins. Kickoff for the Cy-Hawk game is set for 7 p.m. Thursday night in Iowa City, with TV and streaming coverage available on BTN+.

BY ZANE.DOUGLAS @iowastatedaily.com With age comes experience and with experience comes productivity. T h a t ’s g o i n g t o b e t h e mantra this year for Iowa S tate’s offensive line this season as they look to improve from a shaky season last year, with four of the listed starters being seniors. “ We always feel like we have the ability to go out there and dominate every game,” said starting left tackle Julian Good-Jones. “This past offseason our group has been extra devoted to getting extra work in.” Good-Jones has been one of the staples of the line throughout his career with the Cyclones. The redshirt senior has been named Honorable Mention All-Big 12 the last two seasons, but he’s shifted around the line multiple times in his previous three seasons. Through 37 games started, Good-Jones has started 12 at the center position, while the other 25 saw him shift to the blindside tackle position. Good-Jones was recruited as a tackle and then was shifted inside for his first season in 2017 after redshirting a year, but Campbell saw fit to move him back outside. H e h a s s h o w n re m a rk able consistency for someone moving around so often, but he will now line up on the outside for a second year in a row with the possibility to shine. “I think by having seniors up front, I think it just sets the tone,” said starting right tackle Bryce Meeker. Meeker is also a redshirt senior with a lot of experience under his belt. Unlike Good-Jones, Meeker has stayed at his position on the outside, but where he differs is how many starts

he has gotten. Meeker started every game last season, but in 2017 he only played in 10 and only started seven. In 2016, he didn’t start at all and played primarily special teams. He did earn an Honorable Mention All-Big 12 last season, which is nothing to hang your hat on. It ’s hard to tell whether Good-Jones and Meeker have evolved into good pass blockers, or if they are being bailed out by who’s under center. “The relationships I’ve created with them off the field is huge,” said sophomore quarterback Brock Purdy. “I’m excited to roll with these guys this coming fall.” Purdy was thrust into the fire last season when he was asked to take over for the struggling and injury-riddled quarterback position for the Cyclones and he was able to thrive. Something Purdy does that is lauded over by the coaching staff and Cyclone fans is his ability to use his legs to escape and create positives out of certain negatives. Purdy bailed out the offensive line last season a few times, but it’s not fair to put all of that on the offensive line either. While quarterback mobility is certainly a plus for an offensive line, it can also create problems. When a play is run, offensive linemen have cer tain assignments. They don’t necessarily block the same incoming rusher each time. So when the quarterback is running outside the pocket, stepping up or tucking and running, then the offensive line has to adjust to that. Purdy helps out his offensive line when he evades sacks and creates positive yardage under pressure, but he can also

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Esports emerges at Iowa State New gaming center to open in 2020 BY TREVOR.BABCOCK @iowastatedaily.com Espor ts is quic kl y expanding its presence at Iowa State. Construction for a student gaming center is underway with a hopeful completion date in the fall of 2020. Esports intramurals, which saw its introduction last semester with Rocket League, will see the introduction of Super Smash Bros. and Fortnite this semester. The gaming space in Beyer Hall will accommodate casual and competitive gaming, with a dedicated esports room and a walk-in gaming area. Gaming PCs, gaming consoles, board games and card games will all be present in the gaming space. “We want the recreation center and specifically the gaming room to be where you can just come and hang out,” said Jason Vlastaras, associate director of student success. “Students have class and/or work and then they have home. We want this space to be your third place.” A sur vey sent to 25 percent of the Iowa State student body to gauge interest in the gaming space found that 92 percent of respondents considered themselves some type of gamer, 64 percent of respondents played video games for over five hours a week and 87 percent of respondents said they would support the construction of a gaming space on campus. “We’re trying to look at this from a wellness perspective,” Vlastaras said. “As ambassadors for wellness, the recreation services team feels like it’s our responsibility to

COURTESY OF MITCH GARRETT Construction for a gaming center is underway in Beyer Hall. The new space, which is anticipated to reach completion in the next year, will provide a place for esports aficionados on campus to meet and game together.

be able to provide something recreational like the gaming space, where you’re able to do it in a positive atmosphere.” Building a positive atmosphere includes collaborating with counseling services and student wellness to address issues such as gaming addiction. The esports expansion began with a collaboration between recreation services and the gaming and esports club, previously known as Game Renegades. The rebranding of the club came with the club’s induction to the sports club council, which will give the club more

backing for increased participation in esports events. The club currently fields teams to participate in independently run college esports leagues including Rainbow Six: Siege, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, DOTA 2 and Overwatch. “I started to get an understanding of the scope of engagement within Gaming Renegades exists,” said Vlastaras. “Students are participating in these activities and they are playing video games, but they’re not necessarily doing it together and they’d prefer to do it together.”

Socialization ranked among the top drawing aspects of the gaming space survey that Thomas Owens, a freshman and quality design chair of the gaming and esports club, values. “It is a totally diff erent feeling of cohesion and working as a team and a unit when instead of playing with your team online and in the Discord server, when somebody makes a play I can reach over and give them a fist bump,” Owens said. O wens sees the Iowa S tate gaming community on the up-swing, with the group’s Discord s e r v e r, a t e x t a n d v o i c e c h a t

application for gamers to interact, increasing from 800 to 900 members over the summer. The club hosts an open LAN, a local area network, on the last Saturday of every month and the latest event was attended by over 500 gamers from 20 different universities. “99 percent of the club is never playing alone. You’re still getting the social interaction you’d get outside. You’re making friends,” O wens said. “I can ping the Discord saying, ‘Hey, who wants to meet at the MU?’ and I’ll get five responses saying ‘Yes, does XYZ time work?’”

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Where: Campanile Room 2nd Floor Memorial Union When: Wednesday August 21 thru Friday August 30 Time: Everyday 10 A.M. - 7 P.M. but Sat & Sun 10 A.M. - 3 P.M.

The Maintenance Shop, located under the Memorial Union, brings artists of various styles and sounds from around the globe to Iowa State, drawing thousands of music lovers throughout its 40-year history. All shows begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are available via MidwesTIX, in person at the M-Shop Box Office or over the phone at 515-294-8349. For more information, visit www.sub.iastate.edu.

7TH - MAX FROST Singer/songwriter Max Frost began making music in his dorm room; now he will bring his indie pop infused rock to the Iowa State campus. 12TH - JUNKYARD SAMURAI The hip-hop super-group combines two Chicago rap outfits, The Palmer Squares and Prob Cause, to create an act with whirlwind influences under the hip-hop umbrella. 18TH - OSTON The Chicago pop-singer OSTON pens

her soulful anthems on love, insecurities and coming into your own. Her quirky brand of pop music is sure to bring smiles during her stop at the M-Shop.

20TH - BONELANG Independent and exper imental duo Bonelang taps into the depths of emo, jazz, indie and hip-hop for a jarring musical experience. Expect dynamic vocal performances and lyrical master craft. 24TH - GREG LASWELL Uncompromising folk rock takes the M-Shop stage with George Laswell’s brooding baritone vocals and heavy song-writing meant to cut deep. 27TH - YAM HAUS After garnering significant attention of the indie-dominated music scene of Minneapolis, Yam Haus treks to the M-Shop to make an impression. The big production from the mind of Grammy-winning Mark Heimermann includes dreamy synths and tight guitars, making a lovely background for their energetic melodies.

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beneficial to the discussions that we had as part of that program,” Lawson said. This program recognizes 72 individuals who have been selected to participate in a personal and professional leadership development program specifically for women* who are faculty and staff at Iowa State University. 146 women applied to the program from all across Iowa State’s campus but only a small section was selected. They come from the Office of the President, Academic Affairs, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ivy College of Business, College of Design, College of Engineering, College of Human Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Extension and Outreach, Research, Parks Library, Ames Laboratory, Student Affairs and Operations and Finance. This program is not reserved for just cisgender women; any staff or faculty members at Iowa State who personally identify as a woman, whether they identify as cisgender, transgender, of transgender experience or non-binary can apply and will be accepted. “I don’t think adding the asterisk to the end of women makes this program perfect or completely inclusive,” Williams-Klotz said. “This space is for anyone who identifies as a woman and making this space as accessible is what we strive to create.” Lawson and Williams-Klotz said the women were selected entirely based on the applicant’s online application. Their decisions were based on three categories. The first was attendance — if applicants wanted to participate in the program they had to be able to attend all five of the meetings otherwise they were not accepted. The second was interest — applicants had to explain through writing why they wanted to participate in the program and what they hoped to get out of it. The third was diversity — applicants were sought from

IOWA STATE DAILY Denise Williams-Klotz, assistant director of the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and co-developer of Cardinal Women, accepts a certificate for being a Women Impacting ISU 2019 calendar honoree Jan. 16.

underrepresented groups, non-academic and academic campus units and different career stages. Applicants were asked to share brief demographic information and given an opportunity to share the different perspectives they might bring to the group. The selected women, along with eight small group leaders, will engage in five two-hour face-to-face sessions this fall. During these sessions, the women will participate in large and small group discussions and continue the conversation between sessions via Canvas with “homework.” Program topics include identifying and silencing the inner critic, discovering and utilizing the inner mentor,

communication style strategies, approaches to negotiation and how to support and affirm members of the woman community. “ We do an activity with the small groups where we give them a group name and ask them how they embody that group name,” Lawson said. “The names that we choose are all things we think make up a “Cardinal Woman.” This year includes change-making women, courageous women, innovative women, powerful women, significant women, strategic women, strong women and trailblazing women. Those are the adjectives we feel all Cardinal Women embody, but as women sometimes they don’t

see themselves in those terms and that is what we are going for.” Williams-Klotz said that the purpose of the program is to make the participants feel “cardinal” to Iowa State. She said this could include feeling central, important, belonging, mattering and having a sense of confidence. Williams-Klotz described the women going through the program as strong, purposeful, community-minded and badass. “Cardinal Women, to me, means bold and real and right-up-front,” said Amy Murphy, assistant teaching professor for English. Murphy said that having this program is important because not all the women involved in the program are faculty or just from one department. She said it allows for the sharing of ideas that would otherwise not happen or networking that can be hard when many departments never mix with others. “It is really essential, with the state of the world as it is now, that we as women start taking more responsibility for taking care of ourselves and each other first so that we can start living our best lives in ways that women have never been allowed to or encouraged to,” Murphy said. Jessica Severe, graduate secretary for statistics, said that it is an honor to be accepted into a group of so many smart, inspiring and talented women. Severe said that at first she felt diminutive and that she didn’t belong within the group, but as time went on she saw that she wasn’t the only one who felt that way and that in fact they all belonged no matter their position at Iowa State or their background. “A Cardinal Woman is someone who works at Iowa State but really wants to have a niche in leadership,” said Alissa Stoehr, assistant teaching professor for women’s and gender studies. Stoehr said even though Iowa State does have opportunities for leadership, there is still gender inequality on the campus and this program provides a space for women to feel accepted and included.

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contribute to confusion during a given play. “To earn their trust and respect and everything is awesome,” Purdy said. The three starting interior linemen for the Cyclones have vastly different stories. Senior right guard Josh Knipfel was just named a team captain and like Good-Jones and Meeker, he was an Honorable Mention AllBig 12 contributor. Knipfel was a junior college transfer before the 2017 season and he became an immediate contributor for the Cyclone offense. The lone starting offensive lineman that isn’t on his last year of eligibility is redshirt sophomore, Colin Newell.Newell became the starting center after Good-Jones moved outside and he showed well for his first year on the job. The remaining starter was tentatively named Monday when the Cyclones released their depth chart. Redshirt senior Collin Olson won the starting job over redshirt freshman Trevor Downing. Downing impressed in camp and the position battle seemed to be a toss-up, but as of now, the job belongs to Olson. Olson moved from defensive line to offensive line before the season started in 2018 and ended up starting the majority of the games at left guard for Iowa State. Downing was rated as a top 20 high school offensive guard recruit in the nation according to 247Sports before his time at Iowa State. While there is seniority, plus a promising young freshman coming up, the offensive line still has a bunch of question marks, including lack of depth and no clear star. “There’s a big priority around offensive line,” Good-Jones said. “It’s kind of just been a buying-in from everybody.” For the Cyclones to be their best, they better hope he’s right.