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01.29.2020 Vol. 220 No. 085
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Iowa State bans travel to China over coronavirus concerns BY JAKE.WEBSTER @iowastatedaily.com President Wendy Wintersteen responded to the ongoing-novel coronavirus outbreak Tuesday by sending an email to the Iowa State community that said the university is prohibiting travel to China by students and employees until it is safe to do so. The president outlined the steps the university is taking in response to the outbreak, which Wintersteen said in the email “[t]he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considers the immediate risk to be low [in the U.S.].” In line with travel advisories from the State Department and the CDC, “[t]o limit any potential risk, Iowa State is prohibiting student and employee business travel to China, until travel is deemed safe,” according to the email. Wintersteen said if anyone has recently traveled to China or has plans to go, they should contact the Office of Risk Management via email, intlrisk@iastate.edu, or by phone at (515) 294-7711. “To keep you informed as the situation changes, we will regularly post updates and health information at: Cyclonehealth.org/2019coronavirus,” Wintersteen said in the email. “There you will find links to the CDC and Iowa Department of Public Health. Employees are encouraged to contact their medical providers with additional questions.” In the fall 2019 semester, there were 1,082 students from China enrolled at Iowa State, according to the university fact book. “It is also important that we are supportive of our colleagues and students from China who may be concerned for family and friends in areas significantly affected by the outbreak,” according to the email. “For those in need of additional support, please reach out to our campus resources.”
Home Away Parents program offers Cyclone hockey a home away from home
BY JARED.BRAVARD @iowastatedaily.com Being thousands of miles away from home can be daunting – especially while in college and playing a sport. The Home Away Parents program attempts to combat that by helping Cyclone Hockey’s players. “We feel that they need a home environment when they’re at college,” said Rita Thorson, director of the program. Of Cyclone Hockey’s current 25 players, two are from Iowa. A total of 17 players are from states that border Iowa. The other six come from farther distances — Alaska, California, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Canada. Even for players in surrounding states, the program is appreciated. Junior defenseman Max Olson is from Minnesota and enjoys time with his Home Away family. “It’s very helpful. It’s just kind of like another resource we have,” Olson said. “I’m sure my Home Away family, I think, would do anything for us. They’re super nice, so it’s like kind of that lifeline you need.” Players are paired up with local couples in the program. A family will typically be assigned one or two players — three in some cases. The program stems from the idea of the traditional billet families in junior hockey. Teenage players live with a billet family while they play
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since they are not close to home. Home Away Parents and billet families are largely comparable, as they support players in similar ways. The main difference is that players live with their billet families and do not live with Home Away families. Apart from that difference, the concept is the same: taking care of hockey players while they
are away from home. “A lot of the Home Away [parents] remain very close to their players well after they graduate, so it’s certainly a very positive thing,” said Coach Jason Fairman. Since the players on Cyclone Hockey come
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StuGov to review President Graber’s veto BY CASSIE.LEHMANN @iowastatedaily.com Student Government will be reviewing a bill to overrule President Austin Graber’s veto of a previously passed bill and looking upon funding requests from organizations. Graber vetoed article 2019-3008 F, which passed by a margin of 23-1-0. President Graber laid out his thought process in a veto statement. “Last week, the amendments to Priorities and Criteria 2021 passed through Senate,” according to the document. “One of the major changes within P&C prevents organizations from getting funding for international and ethnic food. After watching the 1 minute and 42 second debate from the livestream on this issue I went through the reasoning for the cuts.”
In his statement, Graber said that cutting funds from organizations still allows them to function while cutting items such as international food and ethnic food from international organizations can impact the success of the organization. “Another argument stated for the removal of this line is due to the fact that no other Big 12 Student Government funds international and ethnic food,” according to the document. “We should actually be proud of this as Cyclones in the ability to support these organizations through the funding of their food. We are not simply just funding food, but the cultural experience which I am sure students would be happy to have their fees go toward.” Iowa State requires students to pay a student activity fee of $38 per
semester. This amount generates over $2.6 million in fee revenue, which is then distributed to campus organizations by Student Government. Every year Student Government holds Annual Allocations, which is an event for clubs and organizations to request funds from Senate. Although next year’s requirements look a little different from previous years. The Senate will review the bill introduced by Sen. Ludwig for himself, Sen. Roling, Sen. Mass and Sen. Stanley to overrule Graber’s veto. “I believe that the power of the President to have a veto is to correct a mistake and give the Senate the opportunity to fix the mistake,” said Graber in his statement. “I believe that cutting international and ethnic food is extremely detrimental to multicultural and international organizations
and would therefore ask the Senate to reconsider this amendment.” Student Government will additionally review account funding. The 2021 fiscal year the Analysis of Social Services Evaluation Team (ASSET) account was funded $211,000 and was to be divided amongst non-profit organizations. Student Government will be voting to move $48,000 to the ASSET account from the Special Projects account, bringing the ASSET account for 2021 total to $259,000. All bills will be looked and voted on at Wednesday’s meeting. 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.