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An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890
11.14.2019 Vol. 220 No. 058
THURSDAY
World Diabetes Day Day raises awareness for impact of disease BY JULIA.BENDA @iowastatedaily.com World Diabetes Day began in 1991 in response to growing concerns around diabetes. This year it
will be recognized Thursday. The day works to promote the efforts of the International Diabetes Federation and is a way to take action to promote diabetes as a global health problem. The theme of the day this year is “family and diabetes.” Diabetes is “a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas is no longer able to make insulin, or when the body cannot make good use of the insulin it produces,” according to the International Diabetes Federation website.
Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that allows glucose from food to pass from the bloodstream into the body cells for energy. Derek Gibson, junior in computer science, has type 1 diabetes. Gibson said having diabetes is an inconvenience and has caused a lot of problems. Type 1 diabetes, previously known as juvenile-onset diabetes, is usually caused by an
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SCREENSHOT FROM REDDIT A threat was recently posted to the Iowa State Reddit page by since-deleted user account CommitSoupOnTheSide. President Wendy Wintersteen addressed the post in an email Wednesday.
President Wendy Wintersteen sends email addressing threats on Reddit BY JACOB.SMITH @iowastatedaily.com
DESIGN BY MARIA ALBERS World Diabetes Day is recognized on Nov. 14 to raise awareness about the condition and how it impacts the lives of those who have it, along with their families.
President Wendy Wintersteen sent an email to the Iowa State community in relation to the Iowa State University Police Department (ISUPD) opening an investigation into physical threats made on the Iowa State Reddit page. The threats “targeted students who participated in a Land Acknowledgement statement made at the Students Against Racism meeting on November 7, 2019,” said Wintersteen in an email. Wintersteen discussed safety on campus and the legality of the threats. “[O]ur concern is the safety and well-being of the students who were targeted,” said Wintersteen in an email. “Iowa State Police have reached out and talked to two of the students. They are still working to identify and contact the third student. The university will do everything possible to ensure their safety.” Associate Vice President and Chief of Police Michael Newton was part of the joint statement with Wintersteen. ISUPD is the primary responder to on-campus threats and can be contacted at 515-294-4428.
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Workshop to educate on salary negotiation BY QUINN.VANDENBERG @iowastatedaily.com The “S alar y and Offer Negotiation Workshop,” hosted by Iowa State’s College of Human Sciences Career Services department, will discuss aspects of negotiating salaries for students when applying for jobs and internships Thursday. The workshop will be 4:10 to 5 p.m. in LeBaron Conference Room 1009. Amanda Schickel, recruiting and career coordinator for the College of Human Sciences Student Services, will be leading Thursday’s workshop. “It ’ ll be presentation-st yle to some extent,” Schnickel said. “I do want to incorporate a role-play activity where students have the opportunity to practice some of
the things that they’ve learned and some of the language we’ ll talk about in the workshop.” S c h n i c k e l s a i d re s e a rc h h a s s h ow n employers are willing to negotiate salaries during the hiring process. “If our students don’t know how to [negotiate salary] or are uncomfortable with that concept or are or aren’t interested in that topic, they might be leaving money on the table,” Schnickel said. Schnickel said this workshop is not necessarily aimed solely at juniors and seniors who will be looking for full-time jobs in the near future, but also freshman and sophomore students who will be looking for paid internships and want to consider negotiating salary when doing so. “The more that students learn about it, get
to hear about it, [...] practice that language and some of those situations that they might be in will hopefully help them to feel more comfortable when it does become time to negotiate,” Schnickel said. Any student who already has a job offer and is interested in salary negotiation can schedule an appointment with the career services center of their college to discuss salary negotiations in a more case-specific setting, Schnickel said. There is no registration needed for the workshop, but Schickel recommends attendees bring note-taking materials. The workshop is aimed at students in the College of Human Sciences, but all Iowa State students are able to attend. The Iowa State Lecture Series lists events and lectures on its website to view.
SAGE SMITH/ IOWA STATE DAILY The “Salary and Offer Negotiation Workshop” will teach salary negotiation to students looking for full-time jobs or internships.