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UNCALLED No official results as Iowa Democratic caucuses face delays

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY President Donald Trump speaking Jan. 30 at Drake University’s Knapp Center in Des Moines.

Donald Trump wins Iowa Republican caucus

BY ISD STAFF Late Monday night, Iowa’s Democratic Party delayed releasing any official results from any of the state’s more than 1,600 precinct caucuses.

The communications director for the Iowa Democratic Party Mandy McClure initially released a statement saying the “integrity of the result was paramount.”

“We have experienced a delay in the results due to quality checks and the fact that the [Iowa Democratic Party] is reporting out three data sets for the first time,” McClure said in a statement.“What we know right now is that around 25 percent of precincts have reported, and early data indicates turnout is on pace for 2016.”

The three data sets McClure referred to were in regards to the fact the state party is for the first time releasing popular vote results from each of the rounds of the Iowa caucuses, and the state delegate equivalent each candidate was awarded as a result of their popular vote totals after the realignment period in the second round at precinct caucus sites.

McClure released an update in a statement roughly half an hour later.

“We found inconsistencies in the reporting of three sets of results,” McClure said in the statement. “In addition to the tech systems being used to tabulate results, we are also using photos of results and a paper trail to validate that all results match and ensure that we have confidence and accuracy in the numbers we report. This is simply a reporting issue; the app did not go down, and this is not a hack or an intrusion. The underlying data and paper trail is sound and will simply take time to further report the results.”

McClure’s statement was sent in an email to reporters around 10:30 p.m. Monday.

President Donald Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale released a statement calling the Democratic caucuses a “train wreck.”

“It would be natural for people to doubt the fairness of the process,” Parscale said in the statement. “And these are the people who want to run our entire health care system? Tonight, President Trump posted a record performance in the well-run GOP Iowa caucuses with record turnout for an incumbent.”

The various Democratic presidential candidates made references to the lack of clear results in their caucus night speeches to supporters.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, who led in the RealClearPolitics polling average of likely Iowa Democratic caucusgoers before the caucuses, said he thinks when the results are released he will be doing “well.”

“Let me begin by stating that I imagine, have a strong feeling, at some point the results will be announced,” Sanders said to supporters

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President Donald Trump has won the 2020 Iowa Republican caucus with 28,833 votes and 86 percent of precincts reporting, according to the Associated Press.

The president received more than 97 percent of the votes with 86 percent of precincts reporting.

Donald Trump Jr. stood at the Oakwood Road Community Church and said he wasn’t worried about the outcome.

“It seems like we may have this one covered,” Donald Trump Jr. said before the outcome was called by the Associated Press.

The Iowa Poll poll conducted by Selzer & Company for the Des Moines Register, CNN and MediaCom also potentially predicted this win.

From March to November in 2019, the president’s approval rating among Iowa Republicans rose 4 percent from 85 percent.

The vote share among Iowa Republicans to reelect the president went from 76 percent to 85 percent.

Even with the impeachment trial in progress, supporters said Donald Trump is still accomplishing his commitments from the 2016 election.

“While they were signing the articles of impeachment, Donald Trump was signing a trade deal with China so they could no longer rip us off,” Donald Trump Jr. said.

“We have a president who is doing all of the things you elected him to do.”

Peter Boman, an Ames Resident, said he caucused for Donald Trump because he has followed through with trade, jobs, the economy and much more.

“He kept his promises,” Boman said.

Donald Trump defeated two Republican competitors, Joe Walsh and Bill Weld, former congressman and former governor, respectively.

Mack Shelley, Iowa State professor and chair of the political science department, said the other candidates have not been as much of a presence in Iowa compared to Donald Trump.

“Joe Walsh and William Weld have had some presence in Iowa, but their efforts

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2.4.20 Retirement reception: Kenny Bollenbaugh, Maintenance Shop Break Room, General Services Building at 1 p.m. Kenny Bollenbaugh,

supervisor for plant services (electrical/mechanical maintenance) in facilities planning and management, is retiring Feb. 4. A program will begin at 2 p.m.

Retirement reception: Dale Meyer, Room 205 TASF at 1:30 p.m. Dale Meyer, engineering

technician with Ames Laboratory, is retiring.

Japanese Spring Festivals, Brunnier Art Museum, Scheman Building, Level 2 at 4 p.m. Sarah

Bartlett, Pohlman Fellow, will talk about Japanese Spring Festivals and how they relate to the works of art in the Contemplate Japan exhibition.

Open Mic Night, The M-Shop, Memorial Union at 8 p.m. Open Mic Night gives students

the chance to show off their talents to fellow peers.

Many perform as musicians, comedians, and poets.

Enjoy a night full of talented Iowa State Students.

(Sign Up starts at 7:30 p.m. until all spots are filled)

POLICE BLOTTER 2.2.20 Darnell Tyrone Davis, age 31, of 121 N 15 St. - Las Vegas, Nevada, was arrested and charged with driving under suspension at 121 N 15 Street (reported at 2:18 p.m.).

Darnell Tyrone Davis, age 31, of 121 N 15 St. - Las Vegas, Nevada, was cited for failure to appear, simple, at 515 Clark Street (reported at 3:53 p.m.).

Wachie Altowan Peters, age 21, of 8601 Westown Pkwy - Des Moines, Iowa, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at 699 University Boulevard and S 4 Street (reported at 3:36 a.m.).

Erik Jon Holt, age 43, of 2603 Kent - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated, second offense, at 502 Douglas Avenue (reported at 2:22 a.m.).

Devon Troy Petersen, age 21, of 306 S Cherry St.Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at 2300 Knapp Street (reported at 1:40 a.m.).

Tyler William Brewster, age 20, of 3630 Deer Ridge Ct. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with unlawful use of license at 339 Welch Avenue and Knapp Street (reported at 1:18 a.m.).

Tyler William Brewster, age 20, of 3630 Deer Ridge Ct. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at 339 Welch Avenue and Knapp Street (reported at 1:18 a.m.).

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ASHLEY EVERSON/ IOWA STATE DAILY Students and community members gathered to caucus Monday in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union.

Olivia Gasper, senior in music, also chose to support Sanders during the caucuses and said she had been between Sanders and Warren.

“I was really between Liz and Bernie, but I think for right now this is the place I’m gonna stay in,” Gasper said. “Health care and education issues are definitely important things for me, and I know Warren and Sanders are very similar on those issues, which was such a hard deciding factor.”

Warren and Yang both received 60 votes in the Sun Room, earning them a single delegate each.

Rylee Matthews, sophomore in chemical engineering, said she was supporting Warren during the caucuses.

“I definitely agree with a lot of her plans,” Matthews said. “From a woman’s standpoint, she definitely knows where a lot of us are coming from when it comes to women’s healthcare.”

Buttigieg’s 72 votes earned him a delegate in the Sun Room as well.

To begin the precinct in the Sun Room, 11 caucusgoers were undecided. One of them was Blair Bennis, senior in agronomy.

“I’m a little bit undecided,” Bennis said. “For me, it has to be someone who has had experience either in the Senate or in politics. It has to be

someone who can unite the parties together. One of the most important things to me is making sure that we’re uniting both parties to be able to pass legislation through.”

James Burke, junior in aerospace engineering, said he was undecided about which caucus to attend.

“I thought about going to the Republican caucus, but Trump will be the nominee, so I felt like coming here allowed me to help choose the candidates that I like the best,” Burke said.

Burke ended up caucusing for Yang.

“I like his ability to reach across the aisle, particularly his immigration ideas,” Burke said.

At the Scheman Building, Michael Peterson, freshman in genetics, said he chose to support Buttigieg.

“I am caucusing for Pete because I have been to quite a few of his events, and I really believe in a lot of the things he talks about,” Peterson said. “I am partially on the fence because there are so many candidates that I think have a very good chance of winning. Down the line, if one of the other candidates wins the nomination, I’m pretty much going to vote for anyone who isn’t Donald Trump.”

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have been minimal and pale in comparison to what Trump has done personally — the recent trip to Des Moines — and through his surrogates,” Shelley said.

Shelley said they are trying to “attack” Donald Trump from both his left and right flanks.

“Walsh is pretty much trying to attack Trump from the right, claiming that Trump is not a genuine conservative and that Walsh made a bad mistake in his previous strong support for Trump,” Shelley said. “Weld is arguably a moderate with strong pro-environment positions and a much less doctrinaire brand of support for capitalism. As former governor of Massachusetts, Weld has a claim to executive leadership. Walsh is a one-term former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois, so he has minimal national political experience and made a name for himself primarily as a conservative talk-radio host.”

Andrew Ohaver said he caucused in Ames for Weld, in part due to the budget deficit.

“We’re running a trillion dollar deficit in peace time, and I think that’s a problem,” Ohaver said. “If Trump maintains the presidency,

BLF Hall Council asks for change in letter

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BY LAUREN.RATLIFF @iowastatedaily.com Students and community members gathered at their respective caucus locations throughout Ames late Monday.

In the Sun Room of the Memorial Union, 331 people were in attendance. Students were a large portion of the people participating in that caucus.

Kaitlin Hansen, sophomore in software engineering, said she thinks it’s important for young Americans to use their voice.

“We are the next generation, and if there are changes that we want to see happening, we have to go out and stand up for what we believe in,” Hansen said. “Being involved in caucusing is a great way to do that.”

In order for candidates to move past the first round, they must reach a 15 percent caucusgoer threshold. In order to hit the 15 percent, candidates in the Sun Room needed at least 50 people to stand with their candidate.

There were six candidates represented in the first round of the caucus in the Sun Room, along with an undecided group. Bernie Sanders, Andrew Yang, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden and Amy Klobuchar were all represented in the first round of the votes.

Of those seven groups, four reached the 15 percent threshold and moved on to the second round.

There were five delegates up for grabs, and Sanders received two of those. Sanders ended the first round with 137 total votes and gained two more during the realignment.

“I really think Bernie’s platforms are important, especially his plan for free tuition and ideas about healthcare,” said Brenna Hartse, sophomore in mechanical engineering who is supporting Sanders.

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GARRETT HEYD/ IOWA STATE DAILY Donald Trump Jr. speaks to supporters of his father President Donald Trump at the 2020 Iowa Republican caucus Feb. 3 at the Oakwood Road City Church in Ames.

it looks like it’s going to continue doing that. On the whole, this is mostly a protest against where I feel his presidency is heading.”

When coming to other candidates running against President Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr. said, “No one is going to work harder than my father.”

Donald Trump Jr. mentioned the Iowa Democratic caucus by mentioning Elizabeth Warren and her claim to Native American heritage and Joe Biden’s mispronunciation of which state he is in.

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thing that ’s not common in Washington anymore,” Donald Trump Jr. said.

Four years ago, however, the outcome was very different for D o n a l d Tr u m p i n t h e I o w a Caucuses. In the 2016 Iowa caucuses, Trump came in second to Ted Cruz by a margin of more than 6,000 votes.

“This time around, the caucuses are much more like a coronation,” Shelley said. “Four years ago, there was a split verdict with Trump second to Ted Cruz and barely ahead of Marco Rubio. This year’s

Republican participants are just about uniformly true believers in the Trump agenda and persona.”

Despite the results of the Iowa caucuses last year, Donald Trump Jr. said in the 2016 election that Donald Trump asked people to put a bet on him and that bet is being fulfilled through his actions.

“In 2016, he asked them to take a chance on him,” Donald Trump Jr. said. “He said specifically, ‘What do you have to lose?’ At that time, the answer, the real answer, was nothing, despite the fact that he got criticism for saying that. But the reality was, both sides had failed the American voters. Now he comes back, and he says, ‘I said I was gonna do this, I said I was gonna do that.’”

To end the night, Brad Parscale, Donald Trump’s campaign manager, thanked those present in Des Moines for the win.

“I want to thank a lot of people tonight. This was about organization; this is about the structure we built,” Parscale said. “We are back across the starting line again, and I think this was a great test, and nothing like the president would like more on the first night we set a record.”

Reporting contributed by Eli Harris and Kylee Haueter.

The council for Barton-LyonFreeman (BLF) residence halls at Iowa State University have taken action towards helping climate change by writing a letter to Iowa State President Wendy Wintersteen.

Members of the Barton, Lyon and Freeman Hall Council include: Makenna Smith, junior in agronomy; Dani Frey, freshman in English; Dot Bappe, junior in psychology; Hector Arbuckle, senior in biology; Joy Westercamp, sophomore in biology; Nathan Erickson, senior in meteorology; and Zak Keel, freshman in civil engineering.

The council members made the decision to write a letter to Wintersteen containing a series of requests to the administration requesting that Iowa State move towards becoming a more green campus, with the intent being that Iowa State can run 100 percent off of renewable energy by 2030.

“As humans on this planet, we have a responsibility to protect the natural world and ecosystems around us from harmful products of human activities,” according to the document.

The council said it hopes to achieve this goal without a raise in tuition for the students, though it said it understands that that may be impossible.

Recently, Iowa State’s tuition cost has been on the rise, and the council said that it would be beneficial to raise tuition for a good cause — such as climate change.

Additionally, it also discussed that most students receive financial aid and do not pay full tuition, so an increase by $1,000 may not be an issue.

During a meeting, the council discussed how after Iowa State puts money into going green — the hope would be the entire campus would run on solar panels — and once construction was finished, tuition for students would decrease from what it currently is today.

“An increase in cost won’t kill us, especially if it’s for something we are using on an everyday basis,” Smith said.

Along with Iowa State running on green energy, the council also discussed asking Iowa State to decrease investments in companies like Exxon Mobil in an attempt to phase these companies out. The council said it hopes that Iowa State would then invest in more environmentally friendly companies.

“Additional goals that are still of major importance include divestment from fossil fuel companies that are currently supported by the university and the catalysis of increased research on climate change, sustainability and ‘green’ solutions by various departments of the university,” according to the document.

The group said it plans for this letter to be the first of several to Wintersteen.

It hopes for the first one to create open communication between it and the faculty in hopes that they can work together to create positive change.

If the movement is successful, the council said that Iowa State would be a global leader in climate change, and the reputation of the school would increase substantially.

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Using style to establish identity Black women combine fashion and activism for exhibition

BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com From hoop earrings and Doc Martens to dashikis and head wraps, Iowa State’s Textiles and Clothing Museum is displaying an exhibition on black women’s styles.

The exhibition “Collegiate Fashion and Activism: Black Women’s Styles on the College Campus” will be on display from Feb. 3 to April 17 in the Mary Alice Gallery in 1015 Morrill Hall.

“As humans, we communicate our many identities, such as race, gender and social class, through what we choose to wear,” according to the exhibition handout. “While the decisions we make to dress ourselves may not be conscious, they are always important, informative and reflect who we are.”

In “Collegiate Fashion and Activism: Black Women’s Styles on the College Campus,” the curators analyze the ways black women college students attending predominately white institutions in Iowa express their black identity, activism and expressions of empowerment through fashion. They focused on black women’s everyday clothing and its connection to black student empowerment on Iowa college campuses.

Fifteen black women college students who are currently attending predominately white institutions in Iowa shared stories through an in-depth interview about their fashion and style, which is on display for attendees to listen to as part of the exhibit.

The 15 black women college students who were interviewed for the exhibition are pictured in the exhibit and in an online catalog

LOGAN METZGER/ IOWA STATE DAILY The section “Black Girl Accessories” highlights different items black women add to their outfits, like hats and earrings.

of the exhibit. Some of the women chose to blur their face or use a pseudonym for anonymity. The names of the women are Lucille, Princess, Nina, Donielle, Erica (pseudonym), Oni, Vashalice, Kara (pseudonym), Brea, Truth, Destiny, Viveca, Marie, Aja (pseudonym) and Bianca (pseudonym).

These same women collectively loaned 40 items that they discussed during their interviews, which are on display as the exhibit.

In addition to lending garments for the exhibition, the women also provided images, which were displayed throughout the exhibition in large-scale prints.

“These 48-by-36-inch images were hung throughout the gallery in response to the ways that large paintings of white men fill the halls of many university buildings,” according to the exhibition handout. “For example, the Krieger Board Room at Iowa State University has large paintings of only white men.”

Through 11 themes, the curators explored the ways black women represent themselves every day in predominately white spaces.

The 11 themes include Messages of Strength, 90s Throwback, Matriarch, Self-Created

Expression, Pride in Skin Tone, Cause Solidarity, Connection to Roots, Fearless Expression, Yes I Can, Powerful Words and Black Girl Accessories.

“Matriarch” focuses on the strong black woman leader of the black family — in this case, the grandmother. Vashalice inherited her grandmother’s blue muumuu after her grandmother passed away in 2016. Vashalice wears this garment to remember her grandmother, who taught her how to be a strong black woman.

In “Messages of Strength,” the curators shopped at black-owned businesses and advocated for black people in positions of power.

In this section, there are two t-shirts on display that demonstrate how “black women can overtly show messages of strength,” according to the exhibition’s online catalog.

The first shirt is titled “Phenomenal Women” and features images of Michelle Obama and other black women who represent the significance and history of black women’s impact on society.

The “Black Dollars Matter” t-shirt reflects the importance of supporting black-owned businesses in an effort to empower the black community.

“The phrase ‘Black Dollars Matter’ mirrors the phrase Black Lives Matter and the many

initiatives of the movement, including resistance against white supremacy, uplifting black people and caring for black success,” according to the exhibition catalog.

The exhibition was curated by Dyese Matthews, masters student in the apparel, merchandising and design program, and Kelly Reddy-Best, assistant professor in the apparel, merchandising and design program.

Though the exhibit was completed, according to the exhibition’s online catalog, there were some issues along the way.

“Museums are fraught with white supremacy,” according to the exhibition’s online catalog. “In this exhibition, there were many instances of us needing to combat the continued and prolonged history of white supremacy.”

The first instance was with the mannequins.

“The available mannequins in the museum were all made of white fabric,” according to the exhibition’s online catalog. “Therefore, while we would have liked to use these mannequins as is for ease and time, we decided to cover all of the mannequins in different fabrics to represent the variety of skin colors of black women.”

The second instance dealt with the museum’s collection. Due to the few documented examples available of black women’s fashions in the museum’s collection, 100 percent of the garments are on loan.

The third instance was with the Institutional Review Board (IRB).Though the board approved all of the data collection methods prior to the interviews, there was a hiccup in the standard process. The curators requested that the participants be able to share photographs of themselves that “reflected pride in their black identity,” and one IRB reviewer made a statement about it.

“In this experience, the IRB reviewer asked that we include a clause that the ‘women not include any images with illegal imagery,’” according to the exhibition’s online catalog. “We questioned why this clause was needed, indicating that this would assume illegal behavior of black people, and the IRB reviewer reverted their request and approved our methods without the proposed clause.”

Get involved with greek life on campus

BY AVERY.STAKER @iowastatedaily.com The sorority and fraternity community is a large part of student life at Iowa State. One out of six undergraduate Iowa State students is a member of a sorority or fraternity.

When asked why students should join, sorority and fraternity community ambassador President Ashtyn Perrin explained that sororities and fraternities are meant to support their members throughout their lives and provide valuable connections.

Currently, there are 60 organizations governed by four different councils: the Collegiate Panhellenic Council (CPC), the Interfraternity Council (IFC), the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) and the National Panhellenic Council (NPHC). Each council has multiple different recruitment processes.

CPC has two different recruitment processes for its sororities. The first is Primary Recruitment, which takes place each year on the week before classes start.

Primary Recruitment is a value-based, mutual-selection process, meaning that the women going through the process and the organizations select who fits best based on personal values.

During this week, prospective

members are assigned to touring groups based on where they live and visit each of the sororities to talk with various current members. Prospective members narrow down their top choices and are selected by an organization to receive a formal invitation to join at the end of the week.

Registration for this event opens in April for all women who wish to join a CPC sorority. Students can register online at CPC’s webpage.

The second process CPC uses to recruit new members is called Continuous Open Bidding and Recruitment (COBR). This process takes place during the spring semester.

The 2020 COBR Fair is from 7 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 11 in the Pioneer Room of the Memorial Union. Here, prospective members can meet women from the different organizations on campus and discuss why their sorority would be a good fit.

IFC has several different processes to recruit new members. The first is the IFC Experience Event, which takes place in the spring. During this event, prospective members can stay the night in a chapter facility. This year’s IFC Experience is taking place on March 27-28.This event kicks off the IFC 365 Recruitment, which is their year-long

COURTESY OF ZACH WOODBECK Student leaders from the sorority and fraternity community at the annual Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values Conference.

recruitment process. Prospective members can contact current members of fraternities about joining at any time during their collegiate experience.

There is also a summer IFC recruitment process, where prospective members can schedule meeting times with the recruitment chairs of each IFC fraternity before or after the regular orientation schedule. Lastly, IFC holds structured recruitment in the fall, which lasts an entire week. Registration and contact information for each event can be found on the IFC’s webpage.

MGC focuses on culture and identity, including Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander and LGBTQIA+ identities.

These organizations have certain requirements for prospective members, including an established Iowa State GPA and a certain number of credit hours completed at Iowa State.

MGC has two different processes: recruitment and intake. Recruitment is informal and meant for prospective members to learn about the organizations they are interested in. Intake is a more formal and private process.

Representatives from each MGC organization will be at the Meet the Greeks showcase each semester. This semester’s showcase takes place at 6 p.m. Feb. 6 in the Campanile Room of the Memorial Union. For more information on recruitment and intake, visit MGC’s webpage.

NPHC, also known as the “Divine Nine,” are nine historically black and international organizations. These sororities and fraternities highly value sisterhood and brotherhood, high scholarship, leadership and service.

Similar requirements as MGC need to be met in order to join, such as an established GPA. NPHC also has recruitment and intake as their two recruitment processes. Prospective members can connect with chapter representatives at the Meet the Greeks showcase, NPHC 101 or Chillin’ with NPHC. NPHC 101 takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 13 and Chillin’ with NPHC is from 12 to 2 p.m. March 27.

A great way to learn more about each council and its organizations is through their respective social media pages.

All accounts and contact information are listed on each of their webpages, found on the Iowa State Sorority and Fraternity Engagement site.

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Trump’s trade war with China was not effective

BY STEVE CORBIN steven.b.corbin@gmail.com

COURTESY OF FLICKR Columnist John Rochford argues that the media produces biased and sometimes inaccurate content.

Learn to avoid media malpractice

BY JOHN.ROCHFORD @iowastatedaily.com Many people, the majority of which are U.S. adults, find that news media is biased, and nearly half of the adult population finds the news to be inaccurate. Journalism, as a discipline and all the different offshoots the field encompasses, is tainted in practice, primarily at the top “elite” publications or organizations. The higher-level publications of media are tainted with inherent elitism and arrogance that not only annoys the average American but also produces the ever-glaring biases and inaccuracies within the work that is produced.

Don Lemon of CNN and his colleagues are elitist to the extreme.

Only last week, Lemon laughed when two of his guests moved from insulting Donald Trump to anyone who supports the president, or seemingly, anyone who is not of the “elite” ilk. The guests used Southern accents and proceeded to mock and Trump supporters and non-“elites” with phrases in a back and forth dialogue: “You elitists with your geography and your maps and your spelling... our math and your reading...your reading, your geography, knowing other countries, sipping your

latte...all those lines on the map... only those elitists know where Ukraine is.”

Lemon offered a “non-apology,” claiming he was not belittling anyone.

C N N ’s j o u r n a l i s t s f a i l e d almost exactly a year ago with the Covington Catholic school fiasco in Washington D.C. CNN covered the incident in such a way that portrayed MAGA hat-wearing high schooler Nicholas Sandmann as a racist instigator as he got in the face of Native American activist Nathan Phillips.

After dragging Sandmann and Covington Catholic school and students through the media on their shows, additional footage shows that exactly the opposite occurred that day. Fast forward to earlier this month, and CNN settled an undisclosed but certainly large defamation lawsuit with Sandmann. It turns out that maybe journalists and the media, instead of trying to be first, fierce, and provocative in their headlines and deadlines, should try to simply do their actual job properly and ethically.

Last year, The New York Times released the 1619 Project to commemorate 400 years of African slavery in America. The essays

and material released, however, came under the scrutiny of trained, prestigious period-historians of America and of slavery. Several historians penned a letter concerned about the historical method and veracity of several claims made within the work. Essentially, the historians charged the journalists with not fully understanding the historiographical arguments that have and are still taking place about slavery.

The Times editorial board and journalists responded saying no corrections needed to be made.

Journalistic arrogance to the extreme. There is little doubt why the historians in their letter wrote, “These errors, which concern major events, cannot be described as interpretation or “framing.” They are matters of verifiable fact, which are the foundation of both honest scholarship and honest journalism.”

Of course, the Times disagreed.

Journalists are not historians, they are not experts in the vast subjects they discuss, nor is the media experts because they have a forum.

Add in a deadline, ideology and extreme competition to be “first” and you have the modern mainstream media in America, and the content is often incomplete, inaccurate, lazy, elementary and biased.

President Trump’s tariff trade deployment with China started on Jan. 22, 2018, and a phase one trade agreement was reached on Dec. 13, 2019. Was this 23-month isolationist trade war experiment successful or not?

Since we live in an agriculture-laden state, let’s start with documentation for this entity. Despite the recent signing of the U.S.-China trade agreement, Morning Consult, a market research company that surveys 5,000 people on a daily basis, says confidence within the agriculture sector has fallen. Why would this occur when China agreed to purchase $32 billion of U.S. agriculture products and farmers received $28 billion in the form of a socialist-like bailout?

First, confidence in Trump was lost when he favored oil companies over the biofuel industry.They know his trade war was the contributor to a 24 percent surge in farm bankruptcies in 2019 and have observed commodity prices not fluctuating one iota since the trade agreement. Finally, they are knowledgeable of Trump’s truth-telling persona.

Iowans recall Trump’s campaign promise that he — and he alone — would increase America’s Gross Domestic Product to 4 percent. With Trump’s trade war, the United States’ GDP has dropped to 2 percent, whereas China’s economic growth stands at 6 percent. If these rates continue, China’s economy will overtake the U.S. in 2030 and become the world’s number one economic power. In simple terms, Trump’s trade war has caused each American family to pay $1,000 more during each of the past two years for the imported goods they purchased. Trump’s claim that China would pay the tariffs is false — U.S. companies pay the tariff, and the tariff is passed onto consumers.

The biggest failure of Trump’s recent deal with China is that it leaves tariffs in place on $370 billion or about 75 percent of Chinese imports to America. So, yes, you’ll continue to be paying more for products thanks to Trump’s “America First” policy.

It gets worse. The U.S.-China agreement does not address China’s cybertheft behavior or China subsidizing their industrial sector. As the New York Times reported on Jan. 16, Trump’s “new deal

LETTER

Renaming Squaw Creek gives us a golden opportunity to honor Martin Luther King Jr., who, in his crusade for equality, was a strong advocate for American Indians.

Here is an excerpt from a column that appeared in ‘Partnership with Native Americans’ in Jan. 2019.

“Dr. King…championed equality for all people of color. Dr. King’s actions aided Native Americans more than most of us know. He specifically

advocated for the desegregation of Native Americans and inspired much of the modern-day advocacy for Native rights, including water rights and tribal sovereignty. Many advocacy groups for tribes, such as the Native American Rights Fund, arose shortly after the era of Dr. King in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement.”

Honoring him by naming it MLK Creek would also provide some tangible recognition by the university, the city of Ames and Story County as well of Dr. King’s life-long efforts against discrimination of all kinds.

between the United States and China leaves untouched the thorniest issues driving the two economic giants apart.”

International trade experts agree China’s promise to buy $200 billion in additional U.S. exports (e.g., grain, pork, industrial goods, etc.) during the next two years looks improbable. John Frisbie, a China trade expert at Hills and Co., said,“Overall uncertainty is not reduced much because there is no removal of existing tariffs.”

Administration officials within the White House also doubt if “phase two” will ever get done. China is showing no signs of dropping its retaliatory tariffs, the trade war has prompted China to redouble efforts to produce their own advanced technology and China’s “private and manufacturing sectors are in their best shape since mid-2018” (Wall Street Journal, Jan. 21). Despite Trump’s promise that tariffs would attract more foreign investments in America, according to the administration’s own data, Foreign Direct Investment into the U.S. dropped by a record-breaking 45 percent.

America’s share of global FDI declined for the first time in a decade and an unprecedented loss for the U.S. economy.

In a Jan. 10-12 Morning Consult/ Politico poll,Trump’s three-year report card by voters gave him an overall grade of Con international trade and a C-/D+ grade on foreign relations. Clearly, knowledgeable Americans know Trump’s claim to be the greatest deal maker ever is blatantly false and hyperbolic. Trump’s band of supporters continue to defend his isolationist trade policy on shaky political grounds, but they’ve ignored the mounting evidence that trade wars cause needless economic harm, create unnecessary diplomatic consequences and insure unwarranted chaos.

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Annelise Wells, editor-in-chief Melanie De Anda, opinion editor Peyton Hamel, assistant opinion editor Seth Pierce, student

Squaw Creek should be renamed MLK Creek

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Sports

Iowa State Daily Tuesday, February 04, 2020

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The players’ failure to execute Coaches should not take the entire burden of defeat

BY MATT.BELINSON @iowastatedaily.com After giving away a win to the Texas Longhorns on Saturday, the Iowa State men’s basketball team has once again shown it doesn’t know how to respond during runs by its opponents.

It has plagued them pretty much all of conference play, especially during the big games when coming away with a win was so important for a team who needs every win it can get to even try and create a post-season resume.

This lack of execution during opponents’ runs has shown time and time again that Steve Prohm isn’t to blame for how his team responds in some of the biggest games the Cyclones have had this season.

Now, I am not saying Prohm doesn’t deserve blame when Iowa State loses in blowout fashion, but his team’s constant lack of poise during key stretches in big games shouldn’t continue to fall on him.

Careless turnovers and quick possessions on offense, resulting in forced shots with plenty of time left and strange fouls, shouldn’t be placed on the coaching staff of the Cyclones; instead, the players on the floor should be held accountable.

Some may say that it is a head coach’s job to contain runs and read his team’s emotions and body language to give them a break during a run by an opponent; but some, like myself, believe that at this level and the professionals, players need to be able to stand their own and be able to handle small bits of adversity.

However, it has now come to the point where it has to be said: Iowa State can’t execute when it needs to the most.

GARRETT HEYD/ IOWA STATE DAILY The Cyclones huddle together during their matchup against No. 1 Baylor on Wednesday. The Cyclones lost 67-53.

The most recent example was against the Texas Longhorns on Saturday, a game in which the Cyclones led by five points with 3:27 left in the game. Is it on Prohm that his players allowed a 14-5 run over the final three minutes of the game, shot 2-6 from the floor with two turnovers and bad fouls in between that gave the Longhorns free trips to the foul line? No, it’s not.

The game before that, Iowa State played host to No. 1 Baylor on Wednesday, a matchup that both Prohm and his players said was going to be a matchup where focus and aggressiveness was emphasized. That game plan was working, as the Cyclones hung with the Bears for much of the first half, until Prohm was called for a technical foul after arguing an offensive foul call on Solomon Young.

Prohm admitted after the game that he shouldn’t give away points when his team needed everything to go their way to try and upset the No. 1 team in the country.

Prohm should have exacted better self control in the moment — his team got

completely dominated after that call. Now, the two free throws — sure, that’s on Prohm.

But giving up a run that lasted over seven minutes with five turnovers and 1-7 shooting is just a blatant lack of execution in a situation where Iowa State should have been able to rally behind its coach getting a technical.

The crowd was fired up, and the bench for the Cyclones was loud right after, hoping it would be the momentum shift that would give the Cyclones a way to get over the top.

Instead, the Cyclones got rolled over, panicked and could not make simple plays. The Bears would go on a 17-2 run after Prohm’s technical foul that sparked the Bears and totally buried the Cyclones in a game that Iowa State was only down by five at the time of the infraction.

Go back even further and the same story was written in the first matchup against Baylor on Jan. 15.

The Cyclones were about to walk into the locker room down by two, but then, Tre Jackson fouls Davion Mitchell at the 3-point line. Mitchell hit all three free throws, and

the Cyclones were then in a 5-point deficit.

The struggles to execute and respond transitioned into the second half. Baylor put the Cyclones away on a 17-3 run in the first six minutes where the Cyclones were 1-7 with two turnovers.

I could pull more examples from Iowa State’s season, but by now, the point is clear.

As head coach, Prohm may just have to take the heat from his team’s lack of composure and response during adversity, but I don’t think that is fair.

How many times can Prohm’s team be right where they need to be, only to just hand the game away to their opponent with no response to be found? Iowa State still has some ranked opponents left on the schedule, and every game against a ranked Big 12 opponent has been within reach, only for the Cyclones to collapse.

If Iowa State wants to finish with an even close to a respectable record, it has to be able to weather the storms that tough competition will bring and not just fold up. That has to start Wednesday against West Virginia.

Iowa State struggles with fouls, defense against Mountaineers

BY JOHN.MILLER @iowastatedaily.com The Iowa State Cyclones (12-8, 4-4 Big 12) lost 71-79 to the West Virginia Mountaineers (14-5, 4-4 Big 12) on Sunday afternoon, a game mostly dominated by the Mountaineers, as they led by 17 at one point until the Cyclones made a push late in the fourth quarter.

While West Virginia came away with the win, there were a few things to point out in the loss.

LATE RUN The Cyc lones trailed by 14 points with just 1:02 remaining — then things got interesting.

A Kristin Scott 3-pointer, a pair of baskets by Inès Nezerwa and Ashley Joens and a free throw by Adriana Camber cut the Mountaineers’ lead to six within 25 seconds.

The Cyclones could only turn it into a free throw battle from there.

We s t V i r g i n i a ’s K y s r e Gondrezick made her two free

throws with 39 seconds remaining to put the lead at eight, as the run proved too little, too late.

But for a team that was on the wrong side of many of those runs during the game, it is a building block for confidence heading forward.

A missed free throw by West Virginia and the game could’ve finished differently.

JOENS’ FOUL TROUBLE One thing that caused the Iowa State offense to struggle for much of the game was that its leading scorer was forced to the bench early with foul trouble.

Joens played only seven minutes in the first half as she picked up three fouls, and when she returned for the second half, the team could not find the rhythm it has had for much of the year.

She has scored 37 points in her last three games (12.3 per game), which is much lower than her season average of 21.4. Even when Joens is not scoring, her being on

NICK NADING/ IOWA STATE DAILY Freshman guard Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw drives to the hoop against Iowa.

the court opens up the rest of the offense for more opportunities.

With her not on the court, the offense looked a bit out of place at times.

A few players that stepped up in her absence were Kristin Scott, who scored 16 points, and Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw, who had her third-consecutive game of double-figure scoring with 10 points.

But the 16-point deficit that the Cyclones got in was too much, and it shows how important having

Joens on the court and getting into a rhythm is to the success of the team.

DEFENSIVE STRUGGLES While the offense can be slowed down without Joens, it is important for the defense to pick up the slack.

West Virginia came into the game with one of the worst offenses in the Big 12, averaging 67 points per game, which ranks ninth, but the Mountaineers used the paint to their advantage, scoring 32

inside the key compared to Iowa State’s 18.

Getting scored on inside is an area where the Cyclones could get tougher, as they rank ninth in scoring defense in the Big 12, giving up 67.15 points per game. Iowa State has held the opponent to under 67 points in just two of the eight conference games.

It is important to highlight that West Virginia just recently experienced a drop off in performance.

The Mountaineers came into the game off four straight conference losses but were ranked in the AP Poll just one week ago.

The struggles that Iowa State endured on the defensive end can be used as a learning experience in two crucial games this week with opponents they played very close with in the last two games vs.

Oklahoma State and Oklahoma.

But in the big picture, if the Cyclones want to squeak into the NCAA Tournament, the defensive end needs to see a bit of improvement.

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How to become a better budgeter Tips to reduce impulse buys and increase savings

BY SIERRA.HOEGER @iowastatedaily.com Whether it’s at Barefoot or Jeff ’s Pizza, students love to spend money. Convincing yourself you have food at home or don’t need another t-shirt to tailgate in almost never works. It’s good to treat yourself every once in a while, but young adults tend to impulsebuy more often than not.

Taking out loans, applying for financial aid and scholarships and potentially taking out a credit card are all financial decisions college students have to make.

“I think they should differentiate between need and want,” Shoba Premkumar, teaching professor of finance, said. “Be consciously aware of what they’re spending because with a credit card, it’s so easy to spend. It would be good for students to maintain a personal budget, be consciously aware of what they’re spending and use their credit cards wisely.”

Creating a budgeting plan with one’s money can be a smart way to start having better spending habits.

“The biggest thing when budgeting is saving with a goal in mind, know what you’re

SYDNEY NOVAK/ IOWA STATE DAILY Students can become better budgeters by spending less on impulse buys and saving more money.

saving toward. Have some sort of goal, so you’re more driven to save,” senior Kassadi Hilton said. Hilton is a student financial aid adviser and also a member of the finance club on campus.

When it comes to loans, that word alone can cause a mix of emotion for students and parents of students alike. They’re confusing and often come with terminology nobody understands unless you’re enrolled in a business class, yet most students rely on them to get through four years of college.

“They have to make sure that they find

a good balance, and one way to do that is by asking for help,” Hilton said. “Don’t be afraid to go to Beardshear and ask for help.

Asking for advice is the best way to start looking for loans.”

Whether it’s advice from an adviser in Beardshear or a teller at your local bank, don’t be afraid to seek advice when taking out a loan.

Premkumar emphasizes that one of the most important things to pay attention to when looking to take out a loan are the interest rates.

In a survey done by CNBC last April, 19 percent of survey takers said their father was their financial role model. Eighteen percent responded with their mother. How can students truly “adult” by learning how to take over their finances?

“A lot of students have no clue how much they pay for cell phone or insurance or even interests on loans because their parents take care of it,” Premkumar said. “I personally think each student should take responsibility for it, even if the parents pay for it; they should know how much is going out as interest. That’s something that’s fairly important.”

A tip Hilton offers for students when looking to start taking control of their money and taking that first step to having better spending habits is to save about three to six months of your normal expenses to create a steady emergency fund.

Even if you start with $20 and increase from there, this way you don’t have to fret when the unexpected happens and you’re not prepared.

Above all, Hilton and Premkumar stress the importance of applying for scholarships.

The OneApp provides a great way for students to apply for multiple scholarships with just a few essays.

“I feel that people don’t take advantage of the scholarship opportunities that there are,” Hilton said. “I think scholarships are extremely important when paying for education. You’re able to cut down quite a bit of that expense if you simply fill out a couple of essays.”

Short video social media apps compete for success

BY SYDNEY.NOVAK @iowastatedaily.com Vine was a short-form video social media platform founded in 2013. By the year 2016, Vine was bought by Twitter and shut down. On Jan. 24, Byte, a new short video social media platform, was released by the creators of Vine.

Vine was popular among a niche market in its prime, but today, there is a new short video social network called TikTok that has 500 million users worldwide, according to the website Influencer Marketing Hub. TikTok launched in 2017 by a Chinese company called ByteDance. The features of this app include one-minute-long videos that users can add special effects, text and sets to music.

“Now you’re the producer, you’re the star of the video, you don’t need to go on to Youtube, you can create your own channels and wow your friends,’’ said Michael Bugeja, distinguished professor in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication.

Despite being widely popular, the terms of service agreement of the app may raise some concerns. It says in the terms and conditions that TikTok has the right to scan and collect all your emails. This raises concerns when our armed forces have used TikTok for recruiting, according to Sen. Charles Schumer and Sen. Tom Cotton.

Bugeja said he suggests for consumers to read the terms of service agreement before consenting to anything.

“It’s getting to the point where privacy is violated on such a regular basis, it can’t be stopped anymore,” Bugeja said. “But the issue then becomes what platforms you will decide to patronize, if they violate your privacy to an extent that it has complicated your life.”

The emergence of Byte raises questions as to how the two platforms will compete with each other, but it’s very hard to compare the two. Byte

SCREENSHOT BY SYDNEY NOVAK Byte is a new short video sharing platform from the creators of Vine.

is a six-second video loop, so the content that will be posted to each platform will be very different.

Byte will likely appeal to a very niche audience and potentially the original users of Vine. These videos will be brief, creating stricter boundaries for user creations.

What makes a platform successful in terms of long-term consistent usage is the ability to be flexible. We have seen the majorly used social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter change consistently over time to accommodate new users and their new demands and interests, Bugeja said. The six-second loop that Byte has adhered to could potentially be restrictive to them.

“TikTok has the audience, the flexibility, the potential for a variety of things you can do on it,” Bugeja said. “It definitely has an advantage.”

On the contrary, the attention span of the average social media user is getting shorter, according to a study published by Microsoft.

This could potentially turn Byte’s audience from specific users to a more widespread user base as the attention spans of users decline. It is difficult to predict the long term success of social media and even harder to define that success.

Different platforms target different audiences and functionality.

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People of the Iowa caucuses

Iowa State Daily Tuesday, February 04, 2020

From Ames precincts to Des Moines watch parties

SARAH HENRY/ IOWA STATE DAILY Supporters of Elizabeth Warren caucus during the 2020 Iowa Democratic Caucuses on Monday in the Great Hall at the Memorial Union.

GABBY LUCAS/ IOWA STATE DAILY Caucusgoers wait in anticipation as results for the Iowa Democratic caucus on Monday night are delayed.

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in Des Moines. “And when those results are announced, I have a good feeling we’re going to be doing very, very well here in Iowa.”

Jeremy White, a volunteer who flew from California to canvass for Sanders, said he finds the delay “fishy.”

“I don’t really trust it, it seems like numbers were flowing in, and we know that Robby Mook has something to do with the caucus app, but it seems a little fishy,” White said. “It is a really important state, so they will do anything they can to frame the narrative; it sounded like Bernie was up consistently, and so if it comes back and he is not, then I am going to be very suspicious.”

Mook, Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign manager, said in a tweet he “never worked with any app vendor on caucus night strategies.”

Sen.Elizabeth Warren and former Vice President Joe Biden took to the stage simultaneously at their respective watch parties in Des Moines.

“Thank you, Iowa,” Warren said to supporters.

“Thank you so much. So listen, it’s too close to call.”

Garrison Smith, a student at Emporia State University and a Warren supporter at the watch party in Des Moines, said he heard about the lack of results through Twitter and didn’t see “any complaining.”

“The results won’t change whether they’re now or whether they’re in 12 hours, so as long as they get it right and they get it in a good manner, it’s okay,” Smith said.

Dori Eder, a Warren volunteer who drove threeand-a-half hours from Minnesota to volunteer for the senator, called the delay “frustrating.”

“I feel like Warren, my sense is that she did better than expected, so I wish we could have been able to celebrate that in the room, but I’m not worried that we don’t know the real numbers,” Eder said. “It’s a reporting problem; I think the numbers are there, it’s just going to take a little while for us to know what they say.

I wish we’d been able to celebrate it with her in the room, but I felt great about the organizing

SARAH HENRY/ IOWA STATE DAILY Supporters of Andrew Yang make their final count during the 2020 Iowa Democratic Caucuses on Monday in the Great Hall at the Memorial Union.

JILL OLSON/ IOWA STATE DAILY Ames Republican Precinct 1 voted on policy platform reforms via show of hands at the Oakwood Road City Church.

GABBY LUCAS/ IOWA STATE DAILY Biden supporters idle by and make conversation as they await the results of the Iowa Democratic caucus on Monday.

we did of the caucus that we helped out with, so I’m feeling good.”

When Biden took the stage at his watch party, he said it looked like it would be a “long night,” adding he felt “good.”

“Well, the Iowa Democratic Party is working to get this result — get’em straight,” Biden said.

“I want to make sure they are very careful in their deliberations, and indications are — our indication it’s going to be close, and we are going to walk out of here with our share of delegates; we don’t know exactly what it is yet, but we feel good about where we are. So it’s on to New Hampshire!”

Biden supporters spoke about the delay in results at the former vice president’s watch party.

“It is very appropriate and fitting for this caucus since everything is up in the air,” said Jason Merker, a campaign volunteer from New York.

Another Biden volunteer called the delay “nerve-wracking.”

Sanders’ and Warren’s Senate colleague, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, took the stage earliest of any of the five top polling candidates in the

RealClearPolitics polling average.

“We know there’s delays, but we know there’s one thing: we are punching above our weight,” Klobuchar said. “My heart is full tonight. We are feeling so good tonight, and I cannot wait.

Somehow, someway, I am gonna get on a plane tonight to New Hampshire. [...] Even during the well-earned impeachment hearing of Donald J. Trump, which kept me bolted to my Senate desk for the last two weeks, we kept fighting, and you kept fighting for me.”

Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg took the stage last of all of the top five candidates and said “by all indications” he had won the caucuses, despite the lack of official results.

“What a night,” Buttigieg said. “Because tonight, an improbable hope became an undeniable reality. So we don’t know all the results, but we know by the time it’s all said and done: Iowa, you have shocked the nation.”

As of early Tuesday, the Iowa Democratic Party had yet to release any official results on their website at https://results.thecaucuses.org/.