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Swine research at Iowa State

BY SAGE.SMITH @iowastatedaily.com Bailey Arruda is an assistant professor in the veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine department and focuses her research on viral infections in swine.

Arruda is an Iowa State alumna. She graduated in 2011 from the College of Veterinary Medicine and received her doctorate in veterinary pathology from Iowa State in 2014.

Shortly after receiving her doctorate, she took the position of assistant professor at Iowa State as a diagnostic pathologist.

“As a diagnostic pathologist, I assist in the diagnosis of disease,” Arruda said. “[...] I am one of many other diagnostic

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Gaurav Rawal, graduate student in the veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine department, works on a viral infection of swine in the lab.

Outdoor program offers adventure

BY MEGHAN.CUSTIS @iowastatedaily.com The Outdoor Recreation Program (ORP) at Iowa State takes the phrase “choose your adventure” to a whole new level. Th e program lets students explore the great outdoors in many capacities.

There are five components to the outdoor recreation program: trips, climbing walls, bike maintenance, equipment rentals and workshops. The program gives students the opportunity

to gain knowledge and rent equipment — all with the intent of getting people outside to enjoy what nature has to offer.

Students can expect outdoor recreation to be fairly priced. Climbing walls are free with an Iowa State gym membership included with your enrol lment at Iowa State. Bike maintenance is a routine safety check on bikes to make sure they are good for students to ride.

Equipment rentals include items such as tents, bikes, camping cooking gear, sleeping bags and other similar items. Renting camping equipment costs students a small fraction of the cost purchasing equipment would.

ORP offers various trips for students to participate in.

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StuGov seats new senators and at-larges

BY CASSIE.LEHMANN @iowastatedaily.com Student Government sat at-larges and senators to a variety of committees at Wednesday night’s meeting.

Iowa State students Aline Milach Teixeira, sophomore in engineering, and Michael Moreno, senior in biological systems engineering, were sat as at-larges to the Green Initiatives Fund committee with unanimous consent.

Moreno transferred to Iowa State his junior year, coming from a small community school.

“When I came here [...] it was super overwhelming and people [were] doing all sorts of stuff,” said Moreno. “I want to try to help people complete their goals at Iowa State, just like I am here

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to complete mine.”

Eliana Crabb, junior in hospitality management was sat as a Senator to the College of Human Sciences. Kyle Eckrich, senior in computer engineering, was sat as an at-large to the Student Initiatives Committee. Kayonna Topp, graduate student in community and regional planning, was sat as an at-large to the Civic Engagement Committee.

Additionally, Emily Hovey, senior in event management, Grace Campidilli, sophomore in genetics, Kylie Kost, senior in advertising, Daniel Hayes,

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sophomore in political science, and Tejas Jhamb, junior in marketing, were sat as at-larges to the Public Relations committee with unanimous consent.

Senators Mckenzie Meradith and Joshua Hanyang were sat to the Public Relations committee and Senators Alex Klein and Hayat Sumael were sat to the Diversity and Inclusion committee.

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.

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10.3.19 Caterpillar Club, Reiman Gardens at 10 a.m.

Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.

cyBUY Suppliers Show, Great Hall and Oak Room, Memorial Union at 10 a.m. Faculty and staff are invited to meet several cyBUY suppliers and register to win some amazing prizes.

Human Sciences Art Walk: An Ever-Growing Collection, Parks Library at 12 p.m. This

four-part series are in-depth art walks to discover the public art in the Department of Human Sciences buildings.

CALS Study Abroad Fair, Kildee Pavillion at 4 p.m. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Study Abroad Fair offers a variety of resources, including information about programs and financial aid.

Soccer vs. Texas Tech, Cyclone Sports Complex at 7 p.m. Soccer: Iowa State vs. Texas Tech

POLICE BLOTTER 10.1.19 Gustaf Roy Carlson, age 45, of 1414 North Dakota Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with interfereing with official acts, all other offenses, at 1315 S B Avenue (reported at 9:37 a.m.).

Gustaf Roy Carlson, age 45, of 1414 North Dakota Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with other violation of chapter 321A at 1315 S B Avenue (reported at 9:37 a.m.).

Gustaf Roy Carlson, age 45, of 1414 North Dakota Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with operating a non-registered vehicle at 1315 S B Avenue (reported at 9:37 a.m.).

Gustaf Roy Carlson, age 45, of 1414 North Dakota Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with interfereing with official acts, all other offenses, at 1315 S B Avenue (reported at 9:51 a.m.).

CAILTIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Spooky season As October begins, people are getting ready for Halloween by putting up fall decorations.

Spiders and other creepy crawlers are also out in full force.

Gustaf Roy Carlson, age 45, of 1414 North Dakota Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with operating without registration at 1315 S B Avenue (reported at 9:51 a.m.).

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Gustaf Roy Carlson, age 45, of 1414 North Dakota Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with driving under suspension at 1315 S B Avenue (reported at 9:51 a.m.).

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Gustaf Roy Carlson, age 45, of 1414 North Dakota Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with failure to prove security against liabilty at 1315 S B Avenue (reported at 9:51 a.m.).

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JAKE WEBSTER/ IOWA STATE DAILY The Iowa State College Democrats hosted a 2020 presidential caucus fair Wednesday. The campaigns of qualifying candidates were invited to speak and provide information to potential caucus-goers.

College Dems host caucus fair

BY KATERINE.KEALEY @iowastatedaily.com The Iowa State College Democrats hosted a 2020 presidential caucus fair Wednesday on Iowa State’s campus.

The campaigns of Andrew Yang, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, Kamala Harris, Tulsi Gabbard, Beto O’Rourke, Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren attended the event.

At 11:30 a.m. the event was moved inside the Memorial Union due to worsening weather conditions.

The goal of the event was to provide a speed-dating style event for people to get to know more about the Democratic candidates before the next debate, and hopefully figure out who to vote for, said Abigail Meehan, communications director of the Iowa State College Democrats and sophomore in

political science.

“A lot of students don’t know who is running, or who they want to vote for,” Meehan said. “It is something they should start figuring out, because it will get more important once caucus season starts rolling around.”

Shortly after noon, “soapbox speeches” were given by campaign representatives, giving all the campaigns still present at the event a chance to make their candidate’s case for the presidency.

Lydia Greene, sophomore in political science and Iowa State College Democrats co-president, went on Facebook Live to broadcast those soapbox speeches to provide students with a chance to know more about the different candidates.

The addresses began with Buttigieg campaign representative Cody Woodruff, senior in political science.

Woodruff talked about Buttigieg’s time

Ford said he appreciates how Harris looks at policy, and will get things done in a quick manner while impacting the most amount of people.

“I think students really appreciate what she has to say, but right now we are in the process of getting her message out to students,” Ford said. “I think her outlook is good; this is a really long process and if you look at polling numbers, there are still 50 percent of people who still have not made a decision. I think once she gets her message out there people will gravitate towards it.”

Iowa is the first state to hold a caucus and Meehan said she believes that makes it all the more critical for students to be informed.

“Since we live in Iowa we have a really important job trying to pick the best nominee for the job when it comes to next November,” Meehan said. “Students here definitely should be a part of this, it’s exciting.”

Ames to help Wigs for Kids non-profit

Democratic candidates for debate announced

BY LAUREN.RATLIFF @iowastatedaily.com A total of twelve candidates made the cut for the October Democratic presidential debate, set for Oct. 15.

To qualify for the October debate, candidates needed to receive at least two percent support in four Democratic National Committee (DNC)-approved qualifying national primary polls, or polls of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina between June 28 and Oct. 1. In addition to fulfilling the polling criteria, candidates also needed to receive at least 130,000 unique donations from at least 400 unique donors in at least 20 different states.

Former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Kamala Harris, businessman Andrew Yang, Sen. Cory Booker, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, businessman Tom Steyer and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard all qualified for the October debate

as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, as well as the mayor’s service in Afghanistan for seven months.

Buttigieg’s platform includes “Medicare for All who want it,” and affordable college tuition, Woodruff said.

Ashton Ayers spoke for the Sanders campaign. “ We started organizing on campus in January because we wanted to draft Bernie Sanders to run for president,” Ayers said.

“So we circulated petitions, we have been outside in the rain and the wind fighting for this, because we know it is going to take all of us to get this.”

Ayers said Sanders believes issues such as health care, education, and housing are all human rights, but to do all of those things they have to bring people together first.

Ryan Ford, senior in political science, is working as a fellow to the Harris campaign.

SCREENSHOT FROM YOUTUBE The Oct. 15 debate will feature the top 12 polling candidates on the same stage.

and will appear onstage together.

Those 12 candidates set to appear on the debate stage Oct. 15 will make for the largest primary debate stage in American history, but it may decrease in size moving forward.

Qualifying for the November debate is more difficult than the October debate. As of Tuesday, only five candidates appear to have qualified. Candidates must receive at least 165,000 unique donations from 600 donors in at least 20 different states.

The polling threshold has also gone up, increasing from two percent support to three percent or higher in four different DNCapproved polls. Candidates can also meet the polling criteria by reaching five percent support in two DNCapproved polls of the four aforementioned states.

The five candidates who have qualified for the November debate are Biden, Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg and Harris.

BY MADISON.MASON @iowastatedaily.com

Life is an ever-changing thing, especially for someone as young as a child. When a child has to deal with serious health concerns, life can become even more challenging. Wigs for Kids is an organization with a goal to make that hard time a little bit easier for children in need.

Wigs for Kids is a non-profit organization founded in 1981 by Jeffrey Paul — a cosmetic therapist and inspirational speaker — as an organization serving children who suffer from hair loss. This organization has a mission to help kids raise their self-esteem and hopes by giving kids who are undergoing health crises an opportunity to have wigs. Wigs for Kids’ mission is all about making children feel good about themselves so they can put their health first.

The wigs from Wigs for Kids are valued at $1,800 each, but are free to children who need them. They are handmade, made from all human hair and personalized for the child they are making the wig for to ensure it is a perfect fit for them.

COURTESY OF WIGS FOR KIDS Wigs for Kids is a national non-profit that provides free wigs for children in need.

“They won’t come off on the baseball field or in the playground,” Paul said on the Wigs for Kids website.

“Kids can count on them. And because kids look just the way they did before, they feel better about themselves. They look in the mirror and their eyes light up. To see that light in their eyes […] that’s priceless.”

Community members of Iowa State and Ames have the opportunity to help kids through this organization by going to a cut-a-thon and donating hair.

Wigs for Kids Cut-A-Thon is taking place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Thursday at My Salon & Spa, 4611 Mortensen Rd. Attendees can receive a free haircut if they have intentions to donate their hair. The only requirement is their hair has to be 10 inches or longer in order to donate.

“Both Beautiful Lengths and Wigs for Kids supply wigs at no charge to the people who need them,” said Megan Mumper, who works at My

Salon & Spa. “That is a very important aspect of both organizations that is important to our salon. It’s what we look for in a non-profit.”

Mumper said these organizations are so important to their salon, which has been participating in events like this ever since it opened four years ago.

This year My Salon & Spa is hoping for a great turnout of hair donations as well as financial donations.

This year, they are donating any financial donation made at their salon to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths Campaign, a different non-profit geared toward helping children receive wigs. This organization isn’t taking direct donations at this time due to overwhelming support.

Those who are interested in helping without donating hair or who want to do more than just donate their hair can donate money at My Salon & Spa toward the Pantene Beautiful Lengths Campaign or donate directly to the Wigs for Kids website.

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Voter ID laws ruled permissible

BY ANNA.OLSON @iowastatedaily.com An Iowa judge ruled voter ID laws are permissible under the Iowa Constitution on Tuesday.

Under the language of the law, voters were required to show certain methods of identification, auditors were allowed to reject ballots if voter’s signatures did not appear to match the signatures on record and voters were required to provide identification numbers on absentee ballot applications.

Taylor Blair, a senior in industrial design, along with the League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa, sued Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, saying they believed the language to be unconstitutional.

“I’m happy that the things the judge permanently enjoined were permanently enjoined, for example the signature matching and ID numbers,” Blair said.

Judge Joseph Seidlin ruled the state can require voters to have proper identification in order to vote, but said absentee ballots can be issued without an identification number, and threw out the signature matching provision of the law

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as unconstitutional.

“I think the ID law hurts people. It makes it harder to vote — young people, people of color, elderly people. I really wish the ID [portion of the] law would have been found unconstitutional as well,” Blair said.

Pate released a statement on the ruling on Twitter.

“This ruling is a victory for election integrity. My goal has always been to make it easy to vote, but hard to cheat,” Pate said. “Iowans have overwhelmingly voiced their support for Voter ID and this law

ensures voters will be asked to provide identifi cation before casting their ballot.”

Voter identification laws work to reduce voter turnout, said Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, D-Ames.

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Lecturer speaks on higher education

Presenter to raise awareness for monarch butterfly

BY ARABELLA.HAU @iowastatedaily.com

BY SEBASTIAN.KREMBUSZEWSKI @iowastatedaily.com Wa y K u o g a v e a p r e s e n t a t i o n Wednesday to discuss the fast growth of higher education around the world and the impacts it has on society.

Kuo holds a doctorate in engineering and is currently president of City University of Hong Kong and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Kuo’s lecture, titled “Soulware: The American Way in China’s Higher Education,” is named after his book, which describes the history and challenges within the higher education system in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Many of his key points described the problems in the higher education system of those countries and compared them to those of the U.S. In terms of students choosing to study internationally, Kuo said although government officials in many ways say they are very proud of their local universities, many of them send children to North America, Europe or Australia to study at ‘cash-strapped colleges’ instead.

Kuo went through the location of the top 100 universities in the world and revealed about half of the universities are in the U.S., China and Taiwan alone. This trend dates back 20 years ago and has shown no signs of changing.

“It is a combination of a lot of

(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Disability Rights and AARP were all opposed to this bill because it disenfranchised minorities, young people, the disabled and the elderly,” Wessel-Kroeschell said.

It is a flawed bill, as parts of the bill say the secretary of state was to send a special voter ID to anyone that is registered to vote but does not have a driver’s licence, WesselKroeschell said.

“My constituent, a male ISU student from Wisconsin, did not have an Iowa Driver’s license. He did not receive a voter ID because there is another Taylor Blair, a woman who lives in Iowa, who does have an Iowa driver’s license,” Wessel-Kroeschell said.

Wessel-Kroeschell said this law is voter suppression, as several years ago, the secretary of state’s offi ce spent tax-payer dollars adding up to $86,000 and found no instances of voter fraud.

“Iowa and the U.S. do have a problem with voter turnout. We should encourage Iowans to vote, including our students, minorities, disabled and elderly,” WesselKroeschell said.

SEBASTIAN KREMBUSZEWSKI/ IOWA STATE DAILY Way Kuo, president of City University of Hong Kong, shares his ideas on higher education during “Soulware: The American Way in China’s Higher Education,” on Wednesday.

different factors in terms of higher education,” Kuo said. “But the U.S. still has the best higher education sy stem in the wor ld, but there is always still room for improvement across the board.”

While speaking about the importance of higher education, Kuo showed how educated CEOs of the biggest companies in the world are. He made note that of the 500 CEOs of the largest companies in U.S and China, only 45 do not have a degree from a higher education.

Kuo then asked the audience how they would make a living or what they would do with their life if they didn’t go to college at all.

An example Kuo presented to the audience was a quote from Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple Inc., stating, “The company was founded by a college dropout, and [...] half of Apple’s U.S. employment last year were people without a traditional 4-year degree.”

“Getting a high degree is a near

essential in having a very successful life, especially in the fields of physics, chemistr y and medicine,” Kuo said. “What do you think will happen if [you] were to go without higher education?”

The last aspect of Kuo’s presentation was telling everyone how the relationship of U.S. and China’s higher education began.

In 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt issued the Boxer Indemnity Scholarship Program, which opened the door for Chinese students to study at U.S. universities, believing that it can maximize American profits by bridging the two countries together.

“It took a while for Roosevelt to convince and persuade congress to go through with the idea of bringing Chinese students to U.S. campuses,” Kuo said. “But it was because of this — [this] is why you see students come thousands of miles from China to study at schools that might be considered in the middle of nowhere.”

An informational session on the effects human habits have on monarch butterflies habitats will be open to the public at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.

Karen Oberhauser, director of the University of WisconsinMadison Arboretum and director of the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project, will be presenting “Monarch Conservation: Saving an Iconic Insect” to raise awareness on the declining monarch population. “[Oberhauser] will be talking about the potential benefits of viewing the monarch butterfly as a ‘champion species’ to help protect other vertebrates and bring more awareness to conservation to the monarchs and other vertebrates in all types of different landscapes,” said Dana Schweitzer, program coordinator in the entomology department.

The presentation will explore preserving habitats for monarch butterflies, which will in turn benefit other species, according to Oberhauser.

“My research has covered many aspects of monarch biology and most recently I’ve been focused on understanding factors that are driving monarch numbers,” Oberhauser said.

“So both climatic factors and habitat availability and other things that might be affecting monarch numbers from year to year. That will be a big thing I’ll be talking about, but I’m also really interested in what people can do to help monarch populations [...].”

Oberhauser said she hopes to help make connections between people and the natural world with her presentation event by bringing awareness to the necessity of stronger conservation efforts.

“Monarchs are a flagship species, so a lot of people recognize monarchs and care about them.” Oberhauser said. “If we promote this recognition and caring at the part of a lot of people, people will become more engaged in conservation and do things that will benefit a lot of other organisms.”

Overall, Oberhauser said the goal of her presentation is for people to take away the idea that although monarchs and other organisms are in trouble, there are a lot of positive things humans can take part in to attempt to save them.

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Thursday, October 03, 2019 Iowa State Daily COLUMN

Speaking freely

Free speech not an excuse for hate speech

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BY PEYTON.HAMEL @iowastatedaily.com One of the infamous attractions held by public universities is their promise for free speech and expression embedded into their constitutions; private universities do not have this luxury.

While living on a public university’s campus, you will see varying accounts of how students exercise these specific rights and privileges.

For those of you who crossed through the lawn in front of Parks Librar y during the middle of last week, you know about the interactions between the street preacher and the Atheist Agnostic Society (AAS), clearly representing how beautiful the expression of free speech is on a public university, but also how ugly a conflict can develop into because of these rights and freedoms. For those of you who were on the opposite side of campus, here is the run down: Between The Hub and Parks Library, waves of hundreds of people flowed in and out of a circle surrounding a street preacher, who carried a Bible while responding to various inquiries concerning his beliefs and the Bible itself.

The event with the street preacher spanned two afternoons, with one Sept.

24 and the other Sept. 25. However, the ruckus escalated at around 3 p.m.

Wednesday when the AAS produced Street Preacher Bingo cards, whose slots contained various comments the preacher had previously mentioned when preaching or answering students’ questions.

Some of the slots comprised of the following remarks: “Bagpipes,” “Misunderstanding of carbon dating,” “[Yelling] Free Space,” “Repent!” “[Accusation of sinful act]”

BY KRISTIN TERRILL kterrill@iastate.edu

PEYTON HAMEL/ IOWA STATE DAILY Columnist Peyton Hamel argues that free speech should be used to start civil conversations between people with differing views, rather than to make harsh commentary.

(For more, see the bingo chart).

Between the two parties, the controversy amplified to harsh, demeaning levels to the point where the street preacher left the scene while the AAS presented rewards for students who received a Bingo on their Bingo card.

W hile some of the statements on the Bingo card consisted of lighthearted jokes, others mentioned serious, derogatory comments from the preacher.

The basis of free speech is not to address distinct affairs with harsh, slanderous commentaries, but to invoke discussion between people of various backgrounds and identities in a cooperative environment. The opinions of the street preacher and the AAS were clearly on opposite sides of the religious spectrum.

Imagine this: On a private campus, your exposure to such situations or differing viewpoints would be nonexistent in this type of setting.

You would not have seen the street p re ac h e r c on d u c t a p u b l i c , o p e n

seminar and you would not have seen how the AAS responded to the street preacher.

There are no limitations to free speech because, of course, that would be an immeasurable violation to our beloved First Amendment. After all, according to the United States Courts, free speech includes the right “not to speak” and “to use certain offensive words and phrases” to express a given message.

On more severe and philosophical levels, is hate speech a department within free speech?

Is there a distinction between free speech and hate speech?

Should the emerging importance of political correctness be involved in productive speech?

All this depends on someone’s own moral, religious level and how they wish to communicate.

Welcome to public universities, where you can truly be witness to the artistry of the First Amendment on all subject platforms.

Last week, a friend of mine suffered a concussion from a hit-and-run accident in which a bicyclist knocked my friend over. The accident occurred on one of the walking paths near central campus. The cyclist saw that my friend, who had hit her head on the sidewalk, was unconscious. When my friend regained consciousness, the cyclist asked her if she was OK before getting back on their bike and riding off without offering to call for help or even giving my friend their name or contact information.

When I started attending ISU a few years ago, we had signs around the walking paths that instructed cyclists and skateboarders to dismount and walk. I don’t understand why these signs are no longer posted during regular sessions.

There is no reason why people should be riding bicycles or skateboards, let alone bicycles and skateboards with electric motors, on walkways with heavy pedestrian traffic. It is a dangerous nuisance that inevitably leads to injuries for both cyclists and pedestrians.

But what is worse is that the cyclists and skateboarders on campus don’t observe basic etiquette that you would expect on any mixed-use path. They pass pedestrians without warning, when they should (at a minimum) ring a bell or shout to let a pedestrian know where they are. If an accident occurs, then basic human decency should dictate that each person involved should stay on the scene until help arrives.

My friend had to go to the emergency room and missed days of work and class due to this accident. This is a disgrace, not only because ISU has done nothing to address the dangerous situation posed by bicycles and skateboards on walking paths, but also because the cyclist who injured my friend was too selfish and heartless to stay and help her afterward. We should not accept this “every person for themselves” mentality as the status quo. If we want to cultivate a community of excellence, then we need to be accountable to one another.

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Liberal and socialist not the same

BY STEWART B. EPSTEIN phenom51@mail.com With all due respect to my fellow Americans, most of us simply don’t seem to know that a “Liberal/ Progressive” is not the same thing as a “Socialist.” This includes the Democratic Party presidential candidates (such as Bernie Sanders) as well as the members of “The Squad,” such as Alexandria OcasioCortez and Ilhan Omar.

A true “Socialist” is someone who wants all of the businesses

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and workplaces to be owned and controlled by “the state” or “the government” or “the workers” or “the people” and NOT by individuals and groups of people who run them for PROFIT as we have here in the USA. Democrats who want our federal government to spend more on social programs to help the lower and middle classes as they struggle to survive and pay their bills are NOT “Socialists.” They are “Liberals/Progressives” who want our market-based capitalist

economic system to become MORE HUMANE (and not replaced) by having our federal government spend more to help the lower and middle classes.

Let’s use a little common sense here — how can someone (including Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar) be a true “Socialist” when they DO NOT advocate for and fight for replacing our market-based CAPITALIST economic system with a SOCIALIST economic system?

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SPORTS

Cyclone women climb up rankings

BY ADARSH.TAMMA @iowastatedaily.com The first U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s Cross Countr y Coaches’ Poll for October saw consistency in the Iowa State Cyclones.

The latest edition of the national rankings released Tuesday afternoon had the men’s and women’s teams notched within the top-20 of their respective ratings. This steadiness among the best will prove in the big races as the calendar inches closer to Nov. 23.

The Cyclone women saw improvement in their placings among the nation’s best, shifting two spots up from last week to a No. 16 ranking, sandwiched between Atlantic Coast Conference teams Syracuse and Florida State.

Friday will mark an important test for coach Amy Rudolph and her team as Iowa State will travel to South Bend, Indiana, to compete in the Notre Dame Joe Piane Invitational.

The Cyclones will be running against five of the top 10 teams in this week’s poll, topped by defending national champs University of Colorado.

The Buffaloes also retained their No. 1 ranking in the Midwest Regional, an achievement they will attempt to hold onto going into the postseason meets of November.

Over on the men’s side, coach Martin Smith and his team stayed steady in the rankings as the Cyclones remained the No. 5 squad in the country, with the rest of the top 10 also standing pat.

Iowa State started with a thirdplace team finish in its opening test at the John McNichols Invitational. The Cyclones will see tough competition in nationally-ranked teams Stanford and three-time defending national champ Northern Arizona.

The Iowa State men will look forward to the final meet of the regular season on Oct. 18 in Madison, Wisconsin, in the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational.

This will be the final chance for the Cyclones to gain some big-race notes before the postseason, along with many other nationally-ranked teams.

MEN’S TOP-10: 1. Northern Arizona 2. BYU 3.Washington 4. Colorado 5. Iowa State 6. Stanford 7. Oregon 8. Oklahoma State 9. Notre Dame 10. Wisconsin WOMEN’S TOP-10: 1. Colorado 2. Arkansas 2. New Mexico 4. BYU 5. Stanford 6. Washington 7. Michigan 8. North Carolina State 9. Wisconsin 10. Michigan State

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Crunch time for Cyclones Iowa State soccer hopes to upset No. 18 Texas Tech

BY STEPHEN.MCDANIELS @iowastatedaily.com The Cyclones are returning home to Ames after a series of road games against Saint Louis, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Memphis and West Virginia. During their road stretch, the Cyclones went 1-3 and started Big 12 play 0-1 after their recent loss to West Virginia.

The Cyclones will get a chance to play in front of a home crowd for the first time since their overtime win against Omaha on Sept. 8 when they host the No. 18 Texas Tech Red Raiders on Thursday.

“It definitely feels good just to not travel,” said senior midfielder/defender Marin Daniel. “But you always got to defend your own home turf. I think it’ll be good for our team to come out here and just play really strong on our home field.”

One of the problems facing the Cyclones is their habit of letting goals in early into the game.

This was the problem with their last two games against Memphis and West Virginia — Memphis scored in the third minute and West Virginia scored in the ninth minute.

Texas Tech poses a very similar threat, as it’s been no stranger to finding the back of the net throughout the season.

The Red Raider attack has dominated this season, scoring a total of 29 goals through 11 games. They currently lead Big 12 teams in goals, as well as shots with a total of 175.

The Cyclones will need to find a way to slow down the dominate Red Raider attack, especially early on, if they want to take control of the game.

“We just have to be disciplined with our defending,” said coach Tony Minatta. “I thought

IOWA STATE DAILY Then-freshman Courtney Powell goes head to head with a Ranger while dribbling the ball into the Texas Tech zone of the field Oct. 22, 2017.

we came out with a lot of energy against West Virginia, but we lacked a little discipline with what we were doing defensively and we overstepped a ball that we should’ve just held and gave that one up.”

Another issue the Cyclones will have to tackle on Thursday is their ability to score the ball. While they’ve been able to set themselves up for bunch of great scoring opportunities, they haven’t been able to capitalize on them.

Through their 10 games so far, the Cyclones have only netted six goals, as compared to Tech’s 29 goals in 11 games. It’s also worth noting the Cyclones have been held scoreless in their last two matchups.

The issue isn’t getting the opportunities, it’s capitalizing on them.

“I think just realizing we have the opportunities and just keep taking our chances,” said junior forward Courtney Powell. “We’re not going to make every shot, we know that. Know that even if we

miss, just thinking the next one, next one and I think it’ll come that way.”

The matchup on Thursday will provide the Cyclones a big opportunity to bounce back after suffering a loss in their Big 12 opener and give the team the momentum they need as they advance through conference play.

Texas Tech comes in with a 1-0-1 Big 12 record and will be determined to improve its record.

With the game meaning a lot for both sides, Minatta and company know what they need to get done to be successful.

“I mean when we played West Virginia, the attitude from the team was there, the effort from the team was there,” Minatta said. “[West Virginia] executed better when they had their moments than we did, but obviously their goalkeeper executed really well. So it really comes down to when you’re in these conference games and everybody’s fairly even in their play — it’s about execution.”

Ready to make a splash Swimming and diving team readies for season

BY MEGAN.TESKE @iowastatedaily.com As the first meet of the year approaches for the Iowa State swimming and diving team, coaches and players alike are looking ahead to the upcoming season.

The first meet for the Cyclones is the Cardinal and Gold meet at 7 p.m. Friday at the Beyer Pool. The meet is a competition between the team as a scrimmage, but it will be an indicator of what to expect for the new season.

Coach Duane Sorenson said the team trained well last year but didn’t finish the way it could have.

“Last year we had a good dual meet season and swam really well, we just had a bad session at the Big 12 Championship,” Sorenson said. “This season I think our team is much more determined. We’re trying to inspire each other to greatness.”

Sorenson said he’s hoping each swimmer will set at least one personal best and drop their times. For the divers, he hopes they will not only learn new dives, but also perfect the dives they already have done well.

“We are trying to hold everyone accountable,” Sorenson said on how they are training for the new season.

“They can’t take the easy way out, it’s hundreths of a second, tenths of a second that separates winning and losing.”

The seniors are what — and who — sets the tone for the season, Sorenson said. He said they are the ones who can make the season great or just okay, and the ones who can get the team motivated.

Senior distance freestyle swimmer Keely Soellner and senior butterfly and individual medley swimmer Kami Pankratz say they are both excited for the upcoming season.

“For the team, we want to place better at Big 12’s than last year,” Pankratz said. “Individually, I want to place high at conference and in-season meets.”

Soellner and Pankratz both said they want to swim faster than last year, but they also just want to have fun and work together with the team.

IOWA STATE DAILY Then-sophomore Kennedy Tranel swims the 200-yard butterfly at Beyer Pool on Jan. 18 with the Iowa State women’s swimming and diving team.

“I feel like this team has more depth than the past,” Soellner said.

“I’m excited to see how our team does as a whole.”

Now that the season is underway, practices and training are more of a commitment. Soellner and Pankratz said they have 20 hours a week of practicing and working out. They said even though it’s hard to get back into the rhythm of 20 hours, it’s needed to be successful and good.

The two seniors also said they think this season will be different

from years past.

“We have a lot to prove from last season,” Pankratz said. “Everyone is super motivated and on the same page with training.”

As for the teams to beat this year, Sorenson said it’s Texas every year, followed by Kansas.

“If we’re on, we can compete with Kansas,” Sorenson said. “If we’re an okay team, then it’s West Virginia, TCU and us that are duking it out for the third place. We’ve been pretty consistent being in the top three.”

LIMELIGHT

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lovelytheband to return to Ames

BY GABBY.LUCAS @iowastatedaily.com

The lively indie-rockers of lovelytheband are returning to campus Friday as the headlining act for this month’s ISU AfterDark. Twin XL and New Dialogue will open the show. It will be lovelytheband’s second time performing in Ames, previously playing the Great Hall in August of 2018. lovelytheband was founded in 2017 by frontman Mitchy Collins, drummer Sam Price and guitarist Jordan Greenwald in Los Angeles.

Their debut album, “Finding it Hard to Smile,” dropped in August of 2018. When describing their genre, lovelytheband’s Facebook page says they “translate emotions, anxieties, and feelings into lush, layered, and lively indie pop anthem.”

Fans of ar tists like S ir S l y, Grizfolk, Andrew McMahon and HUNNY can expect to be impressed by the band’s explosive energy in contrast with their seemingly-basic setup on stage. The three-piece made a name for themselves upon the release of their Billboard-charting song “Broken,” and by performing with supporting acts such as AWOLNATION, Vance Joy and

5 Seconds of Summer. They are currently on their second headlining tour.

Twin XL, also hailing from Los Angeles, is fronted by popular indie songwriters and producers Cameron Walker-Wright of Nekokat and brothers Stephen and John Gomez of the Summer Set, who play bass and guitar. The three have collectively written and produced tracks for artists such as All Time Low, Lindsey Stirling and The Ready Set, to name a few.

The indie dance-pop supergroup hasn’t even been together for a full year, yet and they’ve already released their debut EP, “How to Talk to Strangers,” opened for Jukebox The Ghost and the Mowgli’s on their co-headlining tour and even supported I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME on their “Night Heat” tour. Twin XL stands out with their electrifying, stylish live performances and their ability to bring swagger to any stage.

New Dialogue is a five-piece LA-based band fronted by lead vocalists Ela Kitapci and Taylor Morrow, while Jason Rodriguez, Michael Sevilla and Jeff Badagliacca take on drums, guitar and bass.

The relatively new band’s graceful

IOWA STATE DAILY lovelytheband performs during their performance in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union on Aug. 23, 2018.

The indie band will return to Ames for AfterDark with supporting acts Twin XL and New Dialogue.

intersection between delicate indiepop and edgier alternative rock has earned them spots opening for groups like Bishop Briggs, Smallpools and Mariana’s Trench.

Their debut EP, “Teach Me How to Feel,” was released earlier this year.

Their performance at ISU AfterDark won’t be their first time working with lovelytheband, as the two groups have toured together in the past and even share a producer, Charlie Park. New Dialogue formed quietly as they spent a year discretely

writing and recording with Park before making their live debut in June of 2018.

The ISU AfterDark concert takes place at 9 p.m. Friday in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.

Admission is free.

REVIEW

10s of the 10s: Kendrick Lamar’s ‘DAMN.’

BY COLLIN.MAGUIRE @iowastatedaily.com Kendrick Lamar has cemented himself among the biggest names of hip-hop with a bedazzled discography. With projects like “To Pimp a Butterfly,” “Section.80,” “DAMN.” and “good kid m.A.A.d city” it’s no wonder many fans place him in high regard. Marking the peak of his discography is an entirely different issue.

“DAMN.” stands out as Lamar’s top project for an abundance of reasons. He states the 2017 project was a hybrid of his three prior studio albums in regards to the message from “To Pimp A Butterfly,” the sonics from “good kid, m.A.A.d city” and the rawness from “Section.80.”

In addition to “DAMN.” topping Kendrick’s personal ranking, the album swept the rap category at the 2018 Grammy Awards. Not only did the project receive five Grammys, but it also won a Pulitzer prize and Lamar made history as the first artist to receive the award for a hiphop album.

The Pulitzer Board revered the album, calling it “a virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African-American life.”

Growing up around dangerous street activity, the Compton native remains in touch with his emotions. “DAMN.” is the perfect encapsulation of Lamar’s ability to harness emotion within his sound and prolific lyrical ability.

His refusal to work with artists who don’t own a mutual level of respect is showcased throughout his discography. He draws a star-studded group of producers and feature artists to compose “DAMN.” With features like Rihanna, U2 and Zacari, it is no question Lamar is particular about who he works with. Other contributors include Mike WiLL Made-It, BADBADNOTGOOD, The Alchemist, DJ Dahi, James Blake and Sounwave.

“DAMN.” begins with the fleeting, yet ominous, “BLOOD.,” a track in which Lamar has an encounter with a blind woman who says, “Oh

yeah, you have lost something/ you’ve lost…your life,” as Lamar is killed by a gunshot.

The following track, “DNA.,” makes a statement for Lamar as an artist. In this record he refers to the adversity he experienced as a kid growing up in the gang-oriented streets of Compton. Kendrick refers to his DNA as “soldier’s DNA/ born inside the beast,” as a tribute to the affliction caused by these streets.

In the final bridge of the song, talk show host Geraldo Rivera is sampled saying, “This is why I say that hip hop has done more damage to young African Americans than racism in recent years.”

As Lamar cuts into the sound and targets those who have committed acts contributing to police brutality and the agenda of white nationalists in America.

Kendrick’s ability to remain lyrically powerful while simultaneously balancing his artistic mastery is placed in center stage throughout the duration of the album. The song “FEAR.” samples 24-Carat Black’s song “Poverty’s Paradise,” released in 1973. Kendrick addresses his biggest fear throughout the record: the fear of losing his wealth.

Adversity and discipline reveal themselves as key themes within this song as Kendrick discusses how his mother instilled fear in him as a child. However, his fear grew as he aged and his career began to take off. In verse four, Lamar addresses the fear of losing the image of himself: “I’m talkin’ fear, fear of losin’ creativity/ I’m talkin’ fear, fear of losin’ loyalty from pride.” Lamar is adamant about ending his artistic career on his own terms, and not letting the fear engulf him.

“LOVE. FEAT. ZACARI.” is an incredibly lethargic, yet captivating track. The listener finds Lamar and Zacari reflecting on the deep intimacy that the concept of love brings to the table.

Lamar’s use of the line “backstroke oversea” refers to his desire for his fiance, Whitney Alford.

Lamar intends to do anything for his partner because of how deep his love is.

The contrasting track, “LUST.,” signifies the tangible affection that comes with the feeling of lust. This acts as an inverse to “LOVE.” as Lamar

COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA Kendrick Lamar’s album “DAMN.” is a perfect 10 from the 2010s.

highlights his physical desires rather than the wholesome feeling that accompanies love.

Lamar takes on the role of a conceited, lustfully driven individual throughout the duration of the song. Lamar says, “Wake up in the mornin’, thinkin’ ‘bout money, kick your feet up/ Watch you a comedy, take a shit, then roll some weed up.” Ultimately, this acts as a shot at those who live a rather unproductive lifestyle driven by lustful activity. This line reveals itself as the record continues, calling for various beat switches.

While Lamar sounds rather simple as he spits, the complexity of the beat continues to grow.

The general theme of self-destruction through an unhealthy, lustfully driven mindset is perpetuated as Lamar draws comparisons between sex and a reliance on drugs.

The song “YAH.” contains a rather powerful background, along with a wonderfully addictive sound passed on by Lamar. The title of the song refers to God’s actual name “Yahweh.” The track begins with Kendrick saying, “I got so many theories and suspicions,” in relation to his 2012 interview with “Truth is Scary,” in which he states his belief the president holds no true power.

Lamar continues to toy with his words as the song continues. He says, “My world been ecstatic, I checked the signal that read—/ Buzzin’, radars

is buzzin’.” The idea of verse one tying in with his chorus was executed perfectly. The concept of a radar refers to Lamar being aware of the criticism he receives from various news outlets, especially FOX news.

Kendrick continues the chorus saying, “Yah, yah, yah, yah,” believed to be a call for God. God is the one keeping Lamar informed, acting as his personal radar. It’s a powerful message involving relevant themes within American society today.

Lamar’s storytelling legacy was continued with every song throughout “DAMN.”. The conclusion song, “DUCKWORTH.,” tells a vivid story while wrapping up the album.

The song begins with an intro from Bēkon and Kid Capri, along with a beautiful sample of Ted Taylor’s “Be Ever Wonderful.” Then, Lamar jumps in and talks about his troubled upbringing.

The story begins as Kendrick describes the founder of Top Dawg Entertainment, Anthony Tiffith, referred to in the song as Anthony.

Lamar introduces him by saying, “Anthony was the oldest of seven/ Well-respected, calm and collected/ Laughin’ and jokin’ made life easier; hard times, mama on crack,” setting the stage for Tiffith and the KFC incident.

Lamar then introduces his father, Kenny Duckworth, who is referred to as Ducky throughout the record. Ducky worked at the local KFC that Tiffith planned to rob, according to Lamar. He sings, “Ducky was well-aware/ They robbed the manager and shot a customer last year,” which led to Ducky giving Tiffith free chicken each time he entered the line.

If Tiffith hadn’t spared Ducky’s life, Lamar would have lost his role model in life, ultimately causing his life to become gang-oriented. If Tiffith was charged with murder, Top Dawg Entertainment would have never been founded.

Lamar continually breaks boundaries with his thought-invoking lyrics revolving around current issues pertaining to the hip-hop industry.

“DAMN.” is a perfect example of how music has evolved into a platform for expression and Lamar is the perfect spokesperson. Oh, and the album is amazing.

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pathologists that teach in a rotation course for fourth year veterinary students that provides both lecture case-based material and hands-on, practical experience that will provide a foundation from which students can investigate, prevent and treat disease.”

Arruda’s continuous research is focused on emerging diseases found in swine. Those diseases include porcine astrovirus type 3, porcine teschovirus and porcine sapelovirus.

All three of the diseases are similar to polio in humans, as they cause weakness and paralysis in the swine.

“My primary objective is to spearhead projects that solve problems and provide meaningful answers to veterinarians and producers with the end goal of improving animal health and well-being,” Arruda said.

To conduct her research, Arruda puts together teams of people to work together toward their common goals. Arruda said she relies heavily on Iowa State graduate students for assistance with various aspects of the research, such as sample collection and data analysis.

“I commonly achieve [my objective of research] by forming collaborative research teams from a diverse background,” Arruda said.

“Including a board-certified large animal veterinary surgeon and theriogenologists to epidemiologists and molecular virologists.”

Arruda said she also interacts with undergraduates of Iowa State.

Arruda and her teams recently finished a field study for atypical porcine pestivirus, the cause of congenital tremor in swine.

“It’s a crazy disease if you really sit down and you think about it,” Arruda said. “These pigs come out and they shake when they move [...] it was a really interesting and fun time to really delve into that.”

During the field study, Arruda

OUTDOOR

SAGE SMITH/ IOWA STATE DAILY Franco Matias Ferreyra, a veterinary pathology graduate student in the veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine department, looks at a sample of swine spinal cord.

said she made frequent trips to the farm with Amberly Jergens, an animal science major at the time and now a first year veterinar y student.

Gaurav Rawal, graduate student in the veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine department, and Franco Matias Ferreyra, a veterinary pathology graduate student in the veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine department, are a part of Arruda’s research team.

Rawal started work with Arruda early in 2017 but was hired by Arruda’s husband, Paulo Arruda, who is also in the veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine department. Matias Ferreyra started his masters degree with

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These range from day trips to Ada Hayden park in Ames to five day trips paddling down a river in Utah. Students of all skill sets and experiences are welcome to join the fun.

Trips are entirely student-led by the staff of the ORP office.

The price of registration includes any expenses incurred on the trip such as transportation, food, permits and gear. Trip leaders create an itinerary, planning all activities and logistics of the trip.

“The only thing you need to bring is your clothes,” said Jerry Rupert, program coordinator for recreation services. “That’s it.

Everything else is covered.”

Rupert plays a large role in planning trips and training the staff leading the trips, workshops and assisting with the rock wall or bike maintenance.

Rupert knows the stresses of college and emphasizes the importance of incorporating fun into an otherwise stressful schedule. He said he believes ORP trips allow students to take a break and relax.

“This gives students an opportunity to get away from all of that and get rejuvenated,” Rupert said.

The trips lead to deep, lasting friendships and an opportunity to recharge for both staff and participants.

Two student leaders, Skye Erickson, senior in materials engineering, and Sidney Brenkus, senior in animal ecology, are the perfect example of the relationships made

Paulo Arruda and then joined Arruda’s research project.

Matias Ferreyra said he was always interested in viruses and pathology and wanted to work with new viruses as it is more appealing to him.

“You can go and tag along with research teams with viruses that are well known; to me they don’t have the same kind of feeling of just looking for new stuff, for new viruses, that may be affecting the animals,” Matias Ferreyra said. “It’s an uncharted place, you study that; I think it’s more appealing. You need to be very curious about that.”

For the research, Rawal’s job is to collect samples for study to find what’s unsolved or missing. He also helped with some lab work.

Matias Ferreyra participated

through ORP. The pair calls themselves the “power team,” and they know first-hand the experiences students have on trips.

Erikson and Brenkus are leading an upcoming canoeing day-trip on the Des Moines River. Th e day reminds the two of a spring break trip they led to Labyrinth Canyon, Utah in 2019.

The trip was five days long and consisted of floating and paddling down the canyon, which you can’t get to by road. “ You really bond when you’re in the middle of nowhere,” Brenkus said.

Staff are trained extensively and prepared for any unknown factors that could occur in their program, which is vital for the safety of the trips. Participants can be certain their staff leaders are prepared to act appropriately in any situations they may face.

Erickson and Brenkus were required to make a spur of the moment decision in Utah when impending rain could leave them stuck in the canyon on day five of their trip.

Shortly before starting the trek into the water, the leaders communicated with the participants that they would be on the water for four days and have various options of other activities in the area for the fifth day.

“We’re there for safety and logistics and we let the participants decide what they want to do within those parameters,” Erickson said.

Participants, similar to staff, do not need prior knowledge or skills to attend trips. Every trip is for beginners unless otherwise advertised.

Students are encouraged to exercise before extended trips to have the best experience,

in a wide variety of areas for the research including using diagnostic techniques to detect if the virus in present in samples.

“We were able to answer some of the veterinary’s questions,” Rawal said. “For example, for the porcine astrovirus type 3 we were able to find out the clinical science of the virus; we were also able to understand the epidemiology of the virus.”

The viruses the team work with can affect all animals, including humans. The team focuses on ways to prevent the diseases.

“If in the future our research helps to understand human diseases and just to extrapolate that knowledge — I think it’s worth it,” Matias Ferreyra said. “[...] being engaged with research, saying, ‘you know, no

one has done that before’ and just gain a little bit more knowledge.

It’s also nice to study in here but it’s also nice to go outside and just be with producers. Ask them what they think of the disease, have that interaction.”

The research team spends a lot of time in the laboratories, but with the focus of their research, they are able to explore new environments such as farms, where they communicate with even more people. “ There’s a lot of meaningful information to get from the interactions with people that are on the farm, farm managers and workers as well as the attending veterinarian on those farms,” Arruda said.

The research Arruda and her team conduct is complex, as there are several aspects that all play a part in the research.

“Our research is multifaceted,” Arruda said. “[The research] commonly includes field studies to better understand how a virus interacts with a population of pigs, experimental studies that provides useful information on how a pathogen interacts with an individual animal in a controlled environment and diagnostic assay development to monitor pathogens at both the population and pig level.”

Arruda said all the approaches used in the research provide pivotal information to prevent, mitigate and control infectious diseases in swine.

Rawal said it’s important to have a team for this kind of research, as they need a lot of people. No one can do all of the research and experimenting alone.

Arruda said her journey with veterinary medicine began when she was just six years old with a small microscope. Almost thirty years later, Arruda is now working with more elaborate microscopes in the largest and one of the most progressive diagnostic labs in the world.

COURTESY BRITTNEY CHESTER Students pose during a trip to Moab, Utah, where they rock climbed and hiked over spring break.

Rupert said, but it is not a requirement.

On-site training is common on most trips.

Erickson explained the informal teaching that happens during most trips. Even if participants have camped before, they might not be familiar with the gear used on that trip.

“If you’ve never gone camping before it’s definitely a good way to learn because we’re there the entire time,” Brenkus said.

Brenkus chose Iowa State while looking into ORP. As a resident of Houston, she knew she wanted the opportunity to take trips and get outside while attending college.

“I wanted something where I could learn to get outside,” Brenkus said. “Iowa State has one of the biggest outdoor rec services

in [the] nation.”

When she applied to be a student staff member, she had no outdoor skills. ORP gave Brenkus the skills to execute the outdoor hobbies she was longing to partake in.

The opportunities for experience are endless with outdoor recreation. The chance to learn, play and sweat are right at the fingertips of Iowa State students. Rupert knows that outdoor recreation offers these in a way nothing else can.

“You’re going to get to do things and go places that you never thought in a million years you would get to do,” Rupert said. “And chances are, you would’ve never done them if you didn’t do it through outdoor rec.”