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Building community Multicultural group connects students of color BY VICTORIA.REYNA-RODRIGUEZ @iowastatedaily.com Transitioning to a predominantly white institution such as Iowa State can be more than intimidating for students of color, but the Multicultural Student Association on campus is making efforts

to ease these struggles. Assistant Director of Iowa State’s Multicultural Student Affairs Denise Williams-Klotz shares the association’s hopes for students of color on campus. “I think we can’t really build community for students, I think what our role really is is giving students everything

they need for them to create that community,” Williams-Klotz said. Building a multicultural community in a white space can be a daunting task, but the students of color on campus are not alone in their fight. From student

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Study Abroad Fair to offer students a world of opportunity BY SAGE.SMITH @iowastatedaily.com

DESIGN BY TALIA TORPY The Multicultural Student Association aims to build diversity and inclusion on Iowa State’s campus. Denise Williams-Klotz, assistant director of Multicultural Student Affairs, hopes to create a community for students of color.

Iowa State students can plan their study abroad trip, apply for a U.S. passport, learn about possible study abroad scholarships and more at the Fall 2019 Study Abroad Fair. The Study Abroad Fair will be from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Mia Masterpole, study abroad care adviser and senior in Global Resource Systems, said there is a Study Abroad Fair every semester but students are encouraged to attend the fall semester fair. Most students study abroad in the spring, so researching and gathering study abroad information as soon as possible will help them when planning to study abroad. “Come to the fair and ask around; it never hurts to get too much information by asking questions because no question is a stupid question when it comes to studying abroad,”

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Career fair brings students to potential employers BY SAGE.SMITH AND SEBASTIAN.KREMBUSZEWSKI @iowastatedaily.com Engineering students arrived at the first of the Fall 2019 Engineering Career Fairs on Wednesday with their resumes in hand and with the hope of leaving a good first impression on potential employers. Over a hundred employers were at the career fair to recruit Iowa State engineering students from noon to 5 p.m. Throughout the day students spoke with company representatives and presented copies of their resumes. Students could also schedule interviews with the companies, which could

lead to a job, internship or co-op position. This was the fifth career fair for Marisa Dizonno, senior in mechanical engineering. Dizonno said she loves recruiting season, despite the large amount of people. Dizonno has found a co-op in California and an internship in Wisconsin because of past career fairs. The career fair preparation process is more thorough for Dizonno now than it was when she was a freshman, as she has learned what works best for her. “Now I make a full on excel sheet [and] do my research for companies ahead of time so that way, when I come here, I’m not as nervous and I feel better prepared,” Dizonno said.

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Paul Kiel, senior in computer engineering, has also attended several career fairs as an Iowa State student. As a senior he said he is looking to secure a job for after graduation. Kiel offered his advice of considering how the company representative perceives a student’s behavior when talking with them. “Ask them questions about their questions because if you can’t answer it [the questions] they at least want to know that you are thinking about the questions they are asking you,” Kiel said. This was the first career fair for Claire Palmer, sophomore in mechanical engineering.

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9.19.19 Study Abroad Fair, Great Hall, Memorial Union at 10:30 p.m. A one-stop shop to learn

about adventures abroad -- interning, studying and volunteering opportunities, ranging from one week to one year. The U.S. Postal Service will have staff available to accept passport applications.

Comedian Jon Rudnitsky, The M-Shop, Memorial Union at 9 p.m. Jon is a stand-up

comedian who tours all over the country. He’s a multi-hyphenate artist, who has appeared on films and TV such as Saturday Night Live.

Cyclone Cinema: Yesterday, Carver 101 at 7 p.m. Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter

in an English seaside town. After an accident Jack wakes up to discover that The Beatles have never existed. Jack becomes on overnight sensation after performing The Beatles songs to a world that has never heard them.

Reopening Gala: Beyond the Glass, Brunnier Art Museum, Scheman Building at 7 p.m.

Following seven months of renovation, be among the first to see the Brunnier Art Museum, preview three exhibitions and see the unveiling of a new public art installation.

POLICE BLOTTER 9.18.19 Leland Earl Chairse, age 31, of 440 E. 7 St. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with obstruction of emergency communication at 440 E. 7 Street (reported at 1:43 a.m.).

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Terrance Charles Hanley, age 21, of 700 School St. - Stanhope, Iowa, was arrested and charged with theft in the fifth degree at 1315 S. B Avenue (reported at 2:15 p.m.). Camie Louise Hubbard, age 34, of 22799 190 St. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with failure to have a valid license at 2505 Jensen Street (reported at 7:54p.m.).

Camie Louise Hubbard, age 34, of 22799 190 St. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with reckless driving at 2505 Jensen Street (reported at 7:56p.m.).

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Capital Soiree Indie band Captial Soiree performed Wednesday night in the M-Shop alongside soulpop singer OSTON.

Camie Louise Hubbard, age 34, of 22799 190 St. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with child endagerment, aggravated, at 2505 Jensen Street (reported at 7:58p.m.).

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Camie Louise Hubbard, age 34, of 22799 190 St. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with accessory after the fact at 2505 Jensen Street (reported at 7:59 p.m.).

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Leland Earl Chairse, age 31, of 440 E. 7 St. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with domestic assault, strangulation with injury, at 440 E. 7 Street (reported at 1:43 a.m.)..

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CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Vice President Vishesh Bhatia listens to student comments Wednesday during an open forum.

StuGov seats senators, passes two funding bills at meeting BY CASSIE.LEHMANN @iowastatedaily.com LOGAN METZGER/ IOWA STATE DAILY Mextasy, an art exhibit by William “Memo” Nericcio, is displayed in the Multicultural Center in the Memorial Union from Sept. 10 to Oct. 30. The art exhibit is one of the ways Iowa State is celebrating Latinx Heritage Month.

Mextasy inspires Art exhibit mixes satire and Mexican culture BY MADISON.MASON @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State’s Multicultural Center is currently displaying an art exhibit called Mextasy, which is not only a reflection and expansion on W illiam “Memo” Ne r i c c i o a n d G u i l l e r m o Ne r i c c i o García’s award-winning book “Tex[t]Mex: Seductive Hallucinations of the Mexican in America,” but also William Nericcio’s own personal artwork and art

that he has collected from known and unknown artists. Nericcio is a Chicano literary theorist, American literature scholar and professor of English and comparative literature at San Diego State University. He can also be described as an artist. Nericcio explained how his exhibit is split up into three different elements. The first element involves a personal notion that Nericcio describes himself as a collector — although his wife would call him a hoarder — of things someone would typically throw away. He started collecting insulting jokes and advertisements that featured Mexicans and their culture as far back as his undergraduate years. The first element of his exhibit shows these fragments and pieces of research that he collected over the years that ultimately led to him to publish his book, which came out in 2007. In his book he

gives a backstory, questioning where the notion of portraying Mexicans as thieves came from. Nericcio goes over how at the turn of the century, where many portrayals came from, picture postcards and news reels were being invented and these new forms of media highlighted the previous animosity. These fragments helped Nericcio make his point of the history of stereotype development in the Latinx community in America, and where these stereotypes came from. These pieces crystalized the international conflict, and showed origins of stereotypes. “It ’s the first Instagrammed war, that war happens to be taking place on Mexican soil, and Mexicans happens to be the enemy,” Nericcio said. The second element of Nericcio’s

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Student Government sat senators and at-larges to the Student Initiatives Committee, Finance Committee, Civic Engagement Committee, Rules Committee and Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) and passed two funding bills at its Wednesday night meeting. For the Student Initiatives Committee, students Natalie Dirkx, sophomore in biology, and Kate Kelsl, freshman in criminal justice, were appointed as at-larges by unanimous consent by the Senate. “ To me, having someone that ’s a student get involved with student initiative and resources was a big help to me back at my school,” Kelsl said. Kaitlyn Roling, student initiatives director for Student Government, reaffirmed her confidence in Dirkx and Kelsl. “They are both excellent choices, and I am proud to have them as part of the committee,” Roling said. Senators Mason Zastrow, Matthew Klaes, Travis Libford and Jack Bender were sat as members of the Finance Committee. All senators were approved by unanimous consent by the Senate. Iowa State students Jordan Kincart, senior in mechanical engineering, and Abbie Schulte, freshmen in biological systems engineering, were sat as at-larges to the Civic Engagement Committee. Senators Anand Advait, Jacob Ludwig, Zach Mass, Dustin Reis and Sandeep Stanley were sat as members to the Rules Committee and Senator Carrie Ann Johnson, third-year graduate student studying english, was sat as a Senate member representative

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Business Week event gives back BY KIRSTIE.MARTIN @iowastatedaily.com Business Week isn’t all about giveaways and food for the Ivy College of Business. Business Week is also about giving back. Once again students, staff and Deloitte volunteers packed meals for charity with Meals from the Heartland Wednesday. Meals from the Heartland is a nonprofit organization that many in Iowa are familiar with because it began in Iowa. “The inspiration for the Meals from the Heartland effort began with a 2007 food-packaging event held during Lent by a church in West Des Moines, Iowa,” according to their website. After that, the event grew into a charity. With the help of a few community leaders and many volunteers,

Meals from the Heartland was established in Des Moines. According to the website, their first Annual Hunger Fight packaged more than four million meals and was completed with the help of more than 12,000 volunteers within a week. The organization’s mission is to empower people to save the starving. Since 2008, Meals from the Heartland has provided over 130 million meals to hungry people in Iowa and all around the world. “Students from all over the Ivy College of Business signed up to help, “ Kate Howell, an Ivy College of Business Senior and Ivy Council member, said. “We love helping at Meals for the Heartland and it gives us the chance to talk with Deloitte employees before the career fair.” Students were able to sign up for

shifts to pack the meals. Two shifts were available 2 to 3:30 p.m. and 3:30 to 5 p.m. Walk-in volunteers were also accepted at any time. This year Deloitte was the sponsor for the event and employees from Deloitte also assisted with the packing of the meals.The Bergstrom Commons in Gerdin was full of volunteers and food ready to be packaged into meals. “We are packing 10,000 meals per shift and there are two shifts,” said Tim Schnaidt, an Ivy College of Business Junior and Ivy Council member. “So we are expected to pack 20,000 meals.” The Ivy College of Business has been working with Meals from the Heartland since 2015, making four years of partnership creating a bond between the organization and the business department.

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“This event has become more of a tradition,” said Michele Tapp, a member of the Business Week

Committee. “They’ve been doing this since before I started, and I’ve worked here for three years.”

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Iowa State polls to continue BY JAKE.WEBSTER @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State will run polls of likely Democratic caucusgoers through caucus season alongside the polling firm Civiqs, with the last survey to be released in the days before caucus night. Dave Peterson, professor of political science at Iowa State, organized the poll. Peterson said the last survey will be released at the end of the month in January, just days before the Iowa caucuses. The first poll, released early Wednesday, found Sen. Elizabeth Warren with 24 percent support, former Vice President Joe Biden with 16 percent support, Sen. Bernie Sanders with 16 percent support and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg with 13 percent. No other candidates broke double digits in the results. The style of survey being conducted — known as a tracking poll or panel survey — means the same respondents will be contacted each month. Many other polls are of a random sampling, meaning random respondents are contacted with each survey. “The big advantage of it — is it’s going to allow us to say who’s moving from who to who [in their presidential preference],” Peterson said. “You see poll numbers — Warren’s up three, Harris is down two, and you

think maybe there’s transition from Harris to Warren but we can never say that for sure [when you have] separate samples. In this case, we’ll be able to see [...] how real are these second choice questions.” The poll found Warren as the second choice of 18 percent of likely caucusgoers, Buttigieg as the second choice of 14 percent, Sen. Kamala Harris as the second choice of 11 percent, Biden also with 11 percent and Sanders as the second choice of 10 percent, with all other candidates stuck in single digits as voters’ second choice. While there are advantages to panel survey-style polls, there are pitfalls as well. “Part of the problem that we’re going to have is [...] fresh cross-sections could mean that if there is something [off ] in our sample [...] if there is something weird then we would learn [on caucus night],” Peterson said. Another poll was released early Wednesday, finding slightly different results from the Iowa State/ Civiqs poll. “Each of these is going to have different strengths and weaknesses — I think the panel is our strength — so the first wave; not all that useful, but we get to see different things from different perspectives,” Peterson said. “So national polls are good for getting a broad sense of the race, but statewide polls in early states [like Iowa] are probably much

IOWA STATE DAILY Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., visited Ames to discuss her plans for if she wins the presidency. Warren spoke May 3 in South Ballroom of the Memorial Union.

more important [for seeing where the race] is going to go.” The poll found suppor t for Sanders far below what he registered in the 2016 Iowa Democratic caucus, when he received 49.6 percent of state delegate equivalents on caucus night. “Bernie [2016] supporters — about a third of them are Bernie this time, about a quarter are Warren and then the rest [...] they’re scattered,

the next highest is Buttigieg at about 8 percent,” Peterson said. “Hillary supporters — it’s Warren, Biden and then Buttigieg [...] Of people who supported Hillary last time, 1 percent are supporting Sanders this time.” One big takeaway from the poll is that Warren people should be “very happy” with the results of the survey, Peterson said. “She is not only the first choice,

she’s not only the top second choice for everybody, but she draws pretty widely across candidates,” Peterson said. “There’s not a lot of groups out there who don’t want her [to be the nominee]. So we asked this openended who do you not want question [...] she does not score pretty highly.” The survey found 31 percent do not want Biden to be the nominee, followed by Sanders on 23 percent, Marianne Williamson on 12 percent and Harris on 11 percent. We also asked respondents if there is “any Democratic candidate you DO NOT want to be the nominee.” This is an open ended question where respondents had to type in the name of the candidate. — dave (@daveamp) 18 September 2019 The polls are funded by Iowa State’s department of political science, the Catt Center for Women and Politics, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Office of the Vice President for Research and the Whitaker-Lindgren Faculty Fellowship. Each poll will cost “a little under” $8,000, Peterson said. The Iowa State University/Civiqs poll surveyed 1,333 Iowa voters, of which 572 said they are likely to participate in Iowa’s Democratic Caucuses. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percent for registered voters and plus or minus 5.2 percent for likely caucusgoers, according to a news release.

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COURTESY OF IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES Students will have the chance to ask 2020 presidential candidates questions during MSNBC’s forum.

Climate forum to allow student questions

BY JILLIAN.SEWERYN @iowastatedaily.com As climate change becomes a more important issue within the Democratic Party according to polling, Iowa State students will have the opportunity to ask questions on the topic during a “2020 Climate Change Forum Watch Party.” Iowa State students will be able to ask questions in the forum at the watch party hosted 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday in the Gold Room of the Memorial Union. MSNBC is scheduled to broadcast the climate change forum, the network announced the presidential candidates who

will go on air: Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Mt., South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, D-Ind., former Sec. of Housing and Urban Development Julián C a s t ro, f o r m e r R e p. J oh n Delaney, D-Md., Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., businessman To m S t e y e r, f o r m e r G o v. Bill Weld, R-Mass., author Marianne W illiamson and businessman Andrew Yang. The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics and the department of political science at Iowa State have discussed plans with institutions in other states on how they can collaborate during this

presidential election season. This forum is the first development to result from these discussions. “Iowa State will represent Iowa in this nationwide broadcast,” said Karen Kedrowski, director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics. “[It] will feature college students from Washington, D.C., the four early primary/ c aucus states—Iowa, Ne w Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada—and California posing questions to US presidential candidates.” Iowans have a large burden, since its citizens cast the first votes of any presidential nominating contest in the “lengthy” process, Kedrowski said.

The Iowa Board of Regents’ Academic Affairs Committee met Wednesday, where they recommended implementing a Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics program and Master of Athletic Training program into Iowa State’s curriculum. Currently, Iowa State University offers a Masters of Science in Business Analytics and students interested in business analytics are able to take two elective courses in Management Information Systems major. MIS 436, Introduction to Business Analytics, and MIS 446, Advanced Business Analytics. These courses give students a small taste of what business analytics is and “[t]here is great demand for entry-level employees that have deeper and broader skills in this area,” as stated in the board’s proposal. The proposed Business Analytics program already has all of the necessary classes that exist and are being taught at Iowa State by faculty. No new costs will come because of the addition over the next seven years and Iowa State already has all of the necessary faculty to run the program. “It also complements our recently approved new Data Science major and we really look that a large number of our students will be majoring in one or the other and then getting a double major in either the Business Analytics or Data Science,” Dr. Ann Marie VanDerZanden, associate provost for academic programs said. “So, I think they complement each other

IOWA STATE DAILY The Board of Regents met Feb. 27 in the Reiman Ballroom at the Alumni Center.

very well.” Pending board approval, students can begin majoring in Business Analytics through the Ivy College of Business starting in Jan. 2020. Additionally, the committee has recommended for Iowa State to offer a master’s degree in Athletic Training starting in May 2020. “The master’s program is needed to satisfy a recent mandate from the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education that accredited professional training programs must result in the granting of a master’s degree in Athletic Training,” VanDerZanden said. ”This is a national accreditation requirement and we’re just getting our program into align with that.” The board’s next meeting will be at 9:15 a.m. Sept. 19 in the Lied Multipurpose Complex at the Iowa School of the Deaf in Council Bluffs, IA. Additional information on the board’s meetings and agendas can be found online at www.iowaregents.edu.

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Professionalism in a snippet Be a shark in a sea of ferocious employers BY PEYTON.HAMEL @iowastatedaily.com Professionalism is now engulfed by interviewing sharks trained to pick at every single flaw or reason to NOT to hire you. Don’t be a victim of the sharks by swimming in the ocean with an open wound. Over the course of the past week, the focus on professionalism rose drastically due to this week’s career fairs. I thought I might as well hop on the bandwagon and help address how to be a professional. In the last decade or so, we have become a fairly progressive society with activism, volunteerism and environmentalism, among other “isms” that now shape how we view the world and people around us. These protrude into the world of professionalism by making this the new emphasis for resumés. Imagine it like this: we all have our own strengths and weaknesses that interviewers judge on a metaphorical point system. Every time they detect anything near a red flag, they check the “nope” box. As much as we wish it wasn’t the case, interviewers, just like any other human, have their own subconscious biases and perspectives shaped by their individual backgrounds and experiences. You know you are qualified for the job, otherwise you would not have applied and you also know that you have stacked — or attempted to stack — your resumé to fit your major or field of study, so this is not the issue.

DESIGN BY MARIA ALBERS Columnist Peyton Hamel believes students should “be the shark” rather than be a victim to one in the face of professionalism. Hamel describes being a shark as being transparent and put together in dress and presentation for interviews.

Whether you are in a traditional setting where you send in your resumé first or a career fair where you physically hand the employer your resumé, you also know first impressions matter because it “sets the tone.” Make yourself as transparent as possible. Try not to give the sharks a three-course meal. Your resumé introduces your qualifications. That is strictly your foot in the door and the black and white of who you are and who you are not. Great! Your first interaction with

your soon-to-be employer has been achieved. If at a career fair or interview, your appearance is what forms their next best opinion of you. Again, remain transparent. I would argue your appearance is one of the most important factors and where the small details really do matter. I find more people worry more about how they should dress than the grammar in their cover letter and resumé. Which socks? Black or brown? How about suede or leather? Is that a scuff? Someone help me?

While I do love bright and bubbly people, do not dress bright and bubbly. You do not want to be remembered by your outfit. Make them remember you because of your brain. Dress by the book and stay within the neutrals. Bright colors distract from your word and your potential within their organization. Do not kill your own interview by wearing a purple jacket. As much as I love vibrancy, resist it at all costs. The style should be minimalist and classy. The more you do this, the more

you eliminate any preconceived biases about yourself from employers. Pour your enthusiasm into them, their company and their own vision. Besides, what they want to know is how you will benefit them as a company. Is it your quirkiness? Your work ethic? Your team-working skills? The point is this: focus on your dress and presentation. What we see impacts us more than we realize. Does this really matter? Absolutely. Be brutally honest. Be unduly transparent. Be the shark.

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How to stay motivated this semester BY ISD EDITORIAL BOARD During the first week of classes, it is almost impossible to find a seat in your 8 a.m. class if you aren’t there half an hour early. But come around this time of year, those early classes start to thin out, the assignments start to pile up and the weather is getting rainy and colder in the mornings. It’s easy to stay motivated in the beginning of the year when everyone else is, and when the library is full and campus is buzzing. However, it isn’t very easy to keep that motivation after the first few weeks of classes. Rest assured, there are some things you can help counter this feeling and maintain the same level of productivity throughout the semester. One way to keep your motivation up long-term is to work hard during the week, and then make sure to reward yourself

during the weekend. If you push all your homework off until the weekend, you will be dreading the two days you have that are supposed to help you relax. It’s not hard to lose motivation when you spend your two free days catching up on all the work you should have done during the week. Use your bits of free time throughout weekdays when you are already going to class and being productive to get your homework done before Friday. This will be more beneficial in the long run. When you are feeling unmotivated, think of how much better you will feel when items are checked off your to-do list and you can enjoy your weekend. Another way to stay on top of your homework and assignments is to be around other people who are also motivated. Joining a study group with people in your class or major can keep you on track, and you can help keep each other accountable. But make sure everyone is dedicated

to getting work done, because at times it can be easy to just sit and socialize. Making sure to take breaks and reward yourself is also important to stay motivated. The thought of pushing through an overwhelming amount of work without stopping is enough to make you not even want to start in the first place. Motivate yourself with small breaks, such as 20 minutes of scrolling through Twitter, but while you are working, try to keep your phone far away. It’s very easy to get distracted, but taking small phone breaks instead of not allowing yourself to look at all will help keep you motivated. If you aren’t doing classwork because you are overwhelmed and don’t understand it, there are a lot of academic resources on campus to help you out. Having a tutor will not only help you understand the subject matter better, but will also be a good resource to prepare you for each class lecture.

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Early struggles doom Cyclones BY JAMES.POWELL @iowastatedaily.com

the Cyclones in? Definitely. But this hasn’t been the only time it’s happened — and probably won’t be the last this season — so it ’s something Iowa State will need to adjust to.

The Cyclone men’s golf team didn’t start their season the way they expected to, but there was, and frankly still is, plenty of time to redeem themselves before the more meaningful matches commence. In order to do that, however, the Cyclones needed to see some improvement right out of the gate, and it wasn’t long before they were back on the greens. The result is one they want to forget and there are a multitude of factors that could play into their early struggles.

FAILURE TO CAPITALIZE The same Cyc lones went to Madison and Windon Memorial for their first two invitationals last year, and they found an abundance of success with two top-three finishes. This season has seen the same pattern of travel, but Iowa State has yet to yield similar results. After a modest eighth place finish at the Badger Invitational, the team expected to bounce back. But after a brutal first day of golfing, a decent final day was not enough to get the Cyclones where they wanted to be, as they finished 10th and shot a collective 24 over par. While every season is different and Iowa State could’ve just as easily had these results flipped,

IOWA STATE DAILY Then-sophomore Frank Lindwall hits a shot on the first hole at Coldwater Golf Links on April 5. The Cyclones finished 10th at the Windon Memorial Classic in Lake Forest, Illinois, on Tuesday.

it’s worth mentioning that so far the rare opportunity of continuity has not paid off for the team. Now, these aren’t Iowa State’s only two invitationals of the year, and there is still plenty of time for the Cyclones to improve.

SECOND ROUND SETS TONE It seems odd to have two rounds

of golf squeezed into one day, but it’s not like the golfers were fighting frigid temperatures or limited daylight. Still, it ’s worth pointing out that the second round of 18 was far and away the team’s worst of the two days. It was everyone’s worst round except for Sam Vincent, who had his best (70). He was the only one to shoot

under par; the next best golfer — the workhorse, Tripp Kinney — shot six over. That’s not a score anyone wants, but certainly not for a golfer the team has been able to count on for years and who had a good three days in Wisconsin. Is it possible that the occurrence of two rounds in one day and only one the next is part of what did

COSTELLO STARTS STRONG W ith all the talk of the two seniors Kinney and Vincent and up-and-coming leader Lachlan Barker, it’s easy to forget that the team has five golfers in competition. It’s worth noting another junior has seen probably the most consistently good play in the young season. Ricky Costello had two rounds in the Badger Invitational that hovered around or even below par, and saw the same in the Windon Memorial. He had the third and tied for second-best scores out of all golfers over the tournament. If the Cyclones can end their struggles in the near future, Costello is certainly a name that can help them get out of their early season funk. The team struggling early on in its season clouds the fact that there are still many months until NCAA-wide competition, and while some of those will be spent in negative-degree temperatures and less-than-desirable golf conditions, there’s still plenty of time for Iowa State to get where it wants to be.

Work to be done in Iowa State defense BY JACK.SHOVER @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State returned from the Appalachian Invitational with three more wins this past weekend and, after the early season shuffling with the lineup, the team is starting to click. With all of the changes early on this season, from libero to more minor rotational changes, the Cyclones had yet to develop chemistry and the team’s younger players struggled to find their footing on the court, but at Appalachian State, the team began to click on the attack.

THE TEAM DEVELOPS CHEMISTRY “I think Penn State, LSU was a low point for us and we weren’t gelling very well and it was a hard time for our team,” said libero/ defensive specialist Izzy Enna. Iowa State had an average hitting percentage of .125 against Penn State and LSU and the entire attack looked completely out of sync. At libero, the team had just made the switch from Enna, last season’s incumbent, to freshman Jaiden Centeno. “It was a really hard switch for me and I think for me it’s just knowing I’m still in there, still playing, so just staying positive at all times,” Enna said. In the Cyclones’ system, the libero is usually the player with the most digs on the team and subsequently, the most first passes. The libero often initiates the beginning of the attack and an errant pass to setter Piper Mauck can result in a wasted hitting opportunity. Early in the season, coach Johnson-Lynch said the team needed to improve their ball control and passing, and at the Appalachian

Invitational, the Cyclones, specifically in the back row, began to gel and passing began to improve. Iowa State’s players are beginning to settle into their new roles — including Enna, who has challenged herself to maintain a libero’s stats even though she is primarily playing defensive specialist. So far, she has been doing just that, and after the Penn State game, she has been averaging 14.2 digs a game.

IMPROVED PASSING AND OFFENSE With more on-court chemistry, Iowa State’s back row had really good passing numbers at Appalachian State, according to Johnson-Lynch, and the team’s offensive numbers blossomed as a result. When receiving the ball of an attack or serve, Johnson-Lynch said the quality of the first pass from the Cyclones is a result of technique, repetition and confidence as well as the players’ chemistry. “Some of it’s who you are passing next to and working out who takes what ball,” Johnson-Lynch said. “You know that ball’s coming so quickly and you have milliseconds to figure out who’s taking it.” The space between two passing players is called the seam and being able to decide which player will take on the ball in that area is vital to a quality pass. Early in the season, Iowa State’s lack of communication and rapport between players in the seam was evident as players would make tough plays on balls, resulting in a shanked pass, while the other player would have had no problem handling the ball or even running into each other in a couple instances. This past weekend, those problems weren’t there.

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“We had some of the best passing we’ve had in a while this season and then a lot of that was just our hitters getting up and transition and feeling comfortable with what they’re hitting,” Mauck said.

BLOCK NEEDS TO COME TOGETHER “I think our offense started to click, now our block and defense has to kind of come along with it,” Johnson-Lynch said. Johnson-Lynch said Iowa State is an ‘OK’ blocking team, but the team could be leagues better from where they are now. Iowa State is averaging 2.1 blocks per set while the NCAA leader in that category, Utah, averaged 3.36. Moving forward, improvement should come in strides with two solid players, Avery Rhodes and Candelaria Herrera, at middle blocker.

Rhodes — who is coming off of a hip surgery from last season — has already registered a ten-block game, while Herrera started at middle blocker for the Argentinian national team — a top 15 team in the world. JohnsonLynch said Herrera could be one of the best blockers in the nation this season. Johnson-Lynch said the team’s largest struggle thus far is being able to take on outside hitters at the outside pins of the court, which comes with better anticipation by reading the ball off of the hands of the setter and watching the approach of the hitters. “Blocking is simple in that it’s about getting your hands across the net when the hitter’s hitting, but so much of it’s timing and that timing needs to be just about perfect to block the ball or funnel it to the defender,” Johnson-Lynch said.

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Thursday, September 19, 2019 Iowa State Daily

Bonelang to take M-Shop stage BY MARIBEL.BARRERA @iowastatedaily.com The Chicago-based independent and experimental hip-hop duo Bonelang will take the stage of the Maintenance Shop on Friday evening. The duo, consisting of rapper Samy.Language and producer-vocalist Matt Bones, has been producing music together since the age of 13. Bonelang has quickly established itself as a group to be watched, having accrued more than 15,000 followers across social media platforms and having generated more than 160,000 streams in just over a year. The group’s name comes from a combination of the two members’ stage names — Samy.Language and Matt Bones. “Bonelang was a quick and painless decision. We didn’t toy with any other names. That one felt singular to us and we were quickly married to it,” they said in a 2017 interview with All Access Music. The group has been described by Leor Galil of the Chicago Reader as being reminiscent of pop-rock icon Queen. The duo itself cites the indierock band Brand New as one of its biggest influences when it comes to both sound and lyrics.

Bonelang has embraced the label of experimental, pulling influence and inspiration from a number of other songwriters and bands. In turn, the band has created a distinct and intentional sound that is all their own. “ We don’t make music with a goal as far as what genre we want the song to be when it’s finished. When we produce music, there’s no way to ignore the fact that we have diverse tastes and eclectic music diets. It’s always going to be sort of a mélange,” they said. Their most recent project, a fulllength album titled, “Sunny, Sonny.” was released in June of this year. The independent duo is foraging its way into the mainstream with singles like “Anvil,” “Title Breathing” and “Yellow Teeth Da Di.” The band released their debut two-part album “Venn Diagrams” as a part of a larger multi-piece project in 2017 after working on the project for more than three years, recording entirely within their home studio. “Recording ‘Venn Diagrams’ in the home studio has shaped our process into a very meticulous mode of thinking and working,” they said. “Nothing that we put out is on accident. Everything has been done with the greatest intention and fleshed

COURTESY OF ROSS GEHM Bonelang is an experimental hip-hop duo from Chicago consisting of producer-vocalist Matt Bones and rapper Samy.Language. The group’s name is a combination of the members’ stage names.

out in many stages. Bonelang cares deeply about your experience with our music.” Doors to the M-Shop will open at 7:30 p.m., and their performance

will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 for the general public or $8 with an ISU student ID until the day of the show, when there will be a $2 increase. Tickets

can be purchased at the M-Shop box office in person or over the phone at 515-294-8349 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or online via Midwestix.com.

Brunnier Art Museum to reopen with “Beyond the Glass” Opening Gala BY CARIANN.RASMUSSEN @iowastatedaily.com

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After closing its doors for nearly two years of renovations, the Brunnier Art Museum invites all university students and the community of Ames to the “Beyond the Glass” Reopening Gala this Thursday to celebrate its 44th anniversary and debut the newly redesigned space. Due to such an extensive remodel taking almost 20 months to complete, many Iowa State students have yet to visit the Brunnier Art Museum. Th e “Beyond the Glass” Reopening Gala will provide an opportunity to appreciate the cultural legacy of the arts on campus and give a first look at the new public art installation and three world-class exhibitions: “Artists in Iowa: Th e First Century,” “Th e Art of Jennifer Steinkamp” and “Contemporary and Iowa Pottery.” “Artists in Iowa: The First Century” exhibition will feature over 45 Iowa artists and their interpretation of the landscape and life within it throughout the state’s history. The fusion of technology and traditional mediums can be seen in “The Art of Jennifer Steinkamp” exhibit. Steinkamp incorporates the theme of nature, which is commonly associated with painting mediums, in a digitally animated 3-D piece that will be projected onto the walls as living pictures. Over the course of the past fi ve years, through the charitable donations of multiple artists and art collectors, University Museums has been able to expand its

contemporary and Iowa pottery collections enough to have its own exhibit as well. Each collection showcases the use of an array of materials and techniques and a variety of elements in ceramic-making, ranging from functional to abstract. A brief program will be presented prior to revealing the museum’s 26-foot-long glass front entrance spanning from fl oor to ceiling. The soundtrack to the evening will be provided by Iowa State musicians and guests may enjoy a selection of art-inspired desserts. The gala will also include the dedication of the new Lori A. Jacobson Gallery to honor the Iowa State University alum who got her start at Iowa State University and made personal and professional contributions over the span of several decades to Iowa State University and University Museums. This new gallery increases the existing exhibition area by 1,800 square feet. In addition to the reconfigured exhibition space and the entirely glass entrance, the community will be able to see the modernized Hilsinger Jansen Collections Vault and an updated office space for museum staff. The “Beyond the Glass” gala, hosted by University Museums, will be free and open to the public from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the second floor lobby of the Scheman Building. Cocktail attire is suggested and free parking will be available in the lots north and south of the Scheman building. RSVP is preferred, but not required. Guests can RSVP online on the University Museum’s website.

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organizations to faculty and staff, Iowa State has many allies for creating an inclusive and accepting environment. Jordan Brooks — director of Equity and Inclusion of Multicultural Student Success for the College of Design — is one of these allies. “A part of what I do, on a macro-level, is I work with students of color or folks with historically marginalized identities who are students, staff and faculty,” Brooks said. “I work with them to create an inclusive environment and understand themselves and their identity and how they bring that identity into the work that they do, and then how they create a space for others to do that fairly as well.” Brooks said he recognizes that in predominantly white spaces, those with marginalized identities can often feel incapable and less than. “I think being in predominantly white classrooms and the way people make a comment about your work or all the microaggressions can make you feel like ‘I’m not capable’ or ‘I’m not doing this right’,” Brooks said. “So I want us to build that sense of ‘No, I’m the baddest, I’m the greatest’ and ‘Yes, I can always learn things but I’m not going to let you shake me and think I’m incapable when I’m more than competent.’” Fueling that sense of capability can begin in a number of ways. Whether it be through encouragement, resources or a community, the multicultural student association tries to provide all of these things and more for the multicultural community on campus.

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from GPSS. Additionally, a line item transfer bill for Dance Marathon passed by a margin of 28-0-0, transferring $13,100 to allow it to fund other activities after a change of plans occurred. Dance Marathon’s $30,000 budget comes from annual allocations from the Student Government.

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Masterpole said. “Every person there is basically an expert in whatever program or location; they’re more than happy to help. Also, checking out the study abroad website is a really good resource for students.” All students are welcome to attend the fair, whether they have already started their research or are slowly exploring the idea of studying abroad. It is a good idea for students to research different programs beforehand and prepare questions to ask when at the fair so they can get the most out of their Study Abroad Fair experience. “It really helps to have kind of an idea of where you want to go or just figure out what class you’d like to take,” Masterpole said. “It really helps us figure out, if you want to go to Italy, we can do our very best to help fit whatever major you are, whatever classes you need, to help it work for

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Palmer has been talking with people in the engineering learning community she is in and she researched a few companies prior to the career fair. “I think, for my experience, I prepared enough that [I] can sit in here and still prepare and talk to another company even if [I] didn’t originally plan on talking to them.” Palmer said her ultimate goal is to

One of the biggest ways the Multicultural Student Association helps build community for students is through student clubs and organizations. Williams-Klotz commented on how these can benefit not only students of color, but all students. “Clubs and organizations, which are such a huge part of Iowa State in general, and I think for many of our students of color, is so much of a home and where they’re able to build that community,” Williams-Klotz said. “We do everything we can to support those organizations.” A few of these student organizations and groups for students of color specifically are Multicultural Student Leadership Council (MSLC), the Multicultural Student Association’s online blog, The Hype, the George Washington Carver scholarship program, the Multicultural Vision Program (MVP) and Academic Program for Excellence (APEX), as well as many others. These organizations work to benefit many students of color, from those who have an academic or financial need to those who have a voice that deserves to be lifted up and heard. Whatever it may be, the Multicultural Student Association said it works to give students of color an outlet. Williams-Klotz called these organizations, “powerful places where students of color can come together, find each other […] have fun, relax, but also get what they need sometimes in a community sense, in a cultural sense and in just a social sense.” While student clubs and organizations are both beneficial and important, Brooks

expressed how being a resource to students of color goes further than co-curricular activities; it extends into the classroom as well. “Students can’t have a great experience with me on the co-curricular side if they’re worried about the academics side and if […] the faculty and staff will help […] create an inclusive and welcoming environment,” Brooks said.

“For individual students, my hope is that someone entering Iowa State graduates from Iowa State having done what they wanted to do.” -Denise Williams-Klotz The Multicultural Student Association’s office has been encouraging faculty and staff to practice making their classrooms and areas a more inclusive space for students. “Some members of colleges are focusing on doing the self-work to think about ‘How am I oppressing people? How am I supporting a

President Austin Graber’s criteria for allocating money into the Excellence Fund throughout the remainder of the fiscal year was passed by the Senate with a margin of 25-4-1. The act expires at the end of the 2019-2020 term and denotes how organizations receive funding through the Excellence Fund. Also, President Graber and Vice President Vishesh Bhatia’s Fireside

Friday begins this Friday. It is a fireside chat where President Graber and V ice President Bhatia talk to students about what Student Government is doing. 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.

Italy, so it kind of helps to have an idea of where you want to go but we welcome everybody.” Not only can students explore their study abroad options at the fair, but there will also be a table set up to help students figure out the U.S. passport application process. Students can ask questions about passports and have the opportunity to apply for one right at the fair. Masterpole said this year the Study Abroad Center has been working with a variety of outreach programs and programs affiliated with Iowa State. This adds more perspectives and resources for students to have access to. “So not only are we pushing programs that Iowa State does directly, we’re also really giving a lot of exposure to affiliate programs that we work through as well to give students more options for locations and different countries,” Masterpole said. A common thought people have

is that studying abroad isn’t a realistic option during their college years. Masterpole said people often think studying abroad won’t fit with their four year plan or they have affordability concerns. “We’re really trying to change that dialogue and push out that study abroad is for everyone,” Masterpole said. “[...] so just don’t be afraid to take a look out and see what would work for you.” The Study Abroad Fair will guide students through the planning process and provide information for any questions they may have. This fair can be the first step for students to accomplish their wish of studying abroad. The students that work in the Study Abroad Center have all studied abroad themselves, so the Study Abroad Center, located in 6563 Memorial Union, is another great way for students to find more information about studying abroad and hear the experiences of other students.

design things for a company. She said she hopes the career fair will help her accomplish her goals in the future. “I want to be able to design things,” Palmer said. “I want to be in an atmosphere where they frequently design and they encourage it and they work as a team and just cooperate.” The main purpose of the career fair is for students to network with companies and attempt to find an employment position.

“I showed up with 12 resumes and the plan is to get them all in someone’s hands,” Kiel said. If students aren’t successful at finding an employment opportunity they still gain the networking experience and get to practice their speaking skills. There will be another engineering career fair noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Scheman Building and Hilton Coliseum.

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system that oppresses people? How can I work to make my classroom more inclusive? And how can I adjust the curriculum so that it’s not so white, Western American?’” Brooks said. This self-work is beneficial to students who don’t fit the mold of a typical white, American student because it allows an opportunity to recognize and celebrate our variety of differences. “That work really is on the faculty and staff, that work isn’t on the students, but it’s the hope that it would benefit students in the long run to create those communities,” Williams-Klotz said. Williams-Klotz discussed her final hopes for students of color individually, aside from finding that sense of community. “For individual students, my hope is that someone entering Iowa State graduates from Iowa State having done what they wanted to do,” Williams-Klotz said. While Williams-Klotz has high hopes for individual students, she also has wishes for all students from marginalized identities coming to Iowa State. “It’s my hope that students of color are able to navigate a predominantly white institute like Iowa State and find their resources, because I do think that’s how you get to that finish line,” Williams-Klotz said, “Whether it’s an office, whether it’s a friend group, a faculty member, an advisor, a little bit of everyone, that people find those they can go to, they can rely on, the place where they can vent, sometimes the place where they can nap … where they feel comfortable and supported to reach those goals they have.”

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exhibit is his own personal art. While he said he doesn’t take credit for being an artist, Nericcio enjoys his own “ridiculous” graphic artwork. He takes his vision of collages that he’s created and makes them even bigger on tapestry or larger paper where he displays his graphic jokes that have satirical aspects to them. In these satirical jokes, he is not only facing stereotypes, but also political figures like President Trump. Nericcio said he uses humor to mask the hate that has a new license in American society today due to the political figures that have given people a pass to do so. The third element of the exhibit is Nericcio’s collection of other people’s art, where he can showcase his friends’ artwork that he admires. He gives up-and-coming artists the chance to showcase their work in this traveling exhibit that he has. These artists range from his friends to even his undergraduate student, who showcases the same qualities and emotions that his other elements hold in his exhibition. “It’s a mishmash. [...] What yo u w i t n e s s w h e n yo u s e e Mextasy is like a large walk through of my office, which is where most of this started,” Nericcio said. “I started my collection by putting stuff on my office wall.” Nericcio said he wants people to laugh, but while everything happening to those of ethnic backgrounds is not funny, laughter and humor is the best way to get people to

start talking about these issues in America right now. He said his artwork is large, colorful, tacky, there is way too much of it and it’s messy. The use of newspapers in relation to his pieces also tells a story of the relations between the media and stereotypes, and how they walk hand in hand. “The best you can do is inoculate yourself [when referencing the exhibit],” Nericcio said. “And that’s what my show is an attempt to do. It is an inoculation against hate, with some bad jokes and some humor.” Throughout the exhibit of different types of artwork that has either been collected or made by Nericcio, an observer can see an array of diversity upon each piece. In the piece titled, “The Four Horsemen of the (Neo-Fascist) Apocalypse” there is a collage of Republican political figures that have made it known that they are against the Latinx community. This piece shows a direct correlation between this idea of stereotypes and politics. In Raul Ruiz’ photo titled, “ Homage to the Fresno Chicano Moratorium, 1971” there is a visually powerful group of women protestors of the Latinx community, showing also a female empowerment aspect to this exhibit. In “ The Ty ped S ubject,” observers can see a newspaper clipping of a racist remark, which directly correlates to the theme of the exhibit. I n M i k e A l f a r o ’s p i e c e “Millennial Loteria,” observers can see a Loteria thrown into the 21st century. In this piece, Alfaro goes against stereotypes people have about Hispanic immigrants, while involving self-deprecating humor as well.