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Travel on a budget Fun, inexpensive spring break trips BY AVERY.STAKER @iowastatedaily.com CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Graduate and Professional Student Senate meeting in the Sun Room on Dec. 2. The next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Gallery Room of the Memorial Union.

Iowa State is ensuring every student makes the most of their spring break by offering various trips and activities within their price range. Organizations at Iowa State offer several options for students, like the Pay It Forward (PIF) trip. PIF is a student volunteer organization that participates in service projects around the Ames community throughout the year. “Our organization focuses on making an impact in Ames and around the country while developing servant leaders,” said PIF President Jacob Vos. PIF’s largest event of the year is their annual spring break trip to seven different U.S. cities. Up to 45 student participants travel by charter bus and volunteer in the communities they stop in. Housing is provided by local churches and community centers, with some more unique opportunities popping up each year. “Last year we stayed at the YMCA in the Rockies for the night,” Vos said. This year, PIF is serving in North Platte, Nebraska; Boulder, Colorado; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Grand Junction, Colorado; and Moab, Utah. Their final, two-day stop is Salt Lake City, Utah. Various indoor and outdoor service projects will be completed at each stop, such as helping community shelters, cleaning public buildings, trash pick-ups and building community

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Iowa State’s chalk rules Permanent policy put in place for chalkings BY SAGE.SMITH @iowastatedaily.com Effective Feb. 17, Iowa State has a permanent ‘Chalking on Campus’ policy that applies to all university students, staff, faculty, affiliates and visitors. The fall 2019 proposed chalking policy and now the permanent policy came after Iowa State’s campus saw ‘chalking wars’ of people writing their opinions, crossing off words and rewriting to change the message, etc. President Wendy Wintersteen told the Daily in early February that the excessive chalking happening around campus had taken

away from Iowa State’s beautiful environment and became a kind of visual graffiti. She said the policy goal is to respect the beautiful campus and that it was a question of aesthetics, how they wanted to be viewed and looked at in terms of “overall beauty.” Ryan Hurley, sophomore in pre-business, is the president of Iowa State’s College Republicans. “I mean, I think the worst aesthetic you can have is being sued,” Hurley said. “[...] It’s not a very good aesthetic to just ban freedom of speech.” The president of Iowa State’s College Democrats is Sehba Faheem, senior in biological systems engineering. She said when the “chalking wars” began, it didn’t seem like anything too out of the ordinary as Iowa State has always had a “fruitful dialogue.” “So at first, it didn’t seem like very much; it was just people chalking things, other people erasing things, and it was honestly kind of interesting to see what everybody was talking about, what they were doing,” Faheem said. “And then it just escalated to a really gross point, and there’s a lot of scary comments that were made on the ground that I was surprised were able to stay for as long as they did.”

Students have varying opinions on the chalking, whether or not it should be allowed and what restrictions should be in place, if any. “To describe it in one word, it was just fun,” Hurley said. “This like back and forth, that’s what politics is about. It’s not just nobody can express these opinions, none of it at all. I think this was a really fun way to express your ideas, messages, things to that effect. Of course, there were some bad eggs that wrote some inappropriate things.” Faheem and Hurley said some inappropriate comments they saw chalked on the ground included “smash the patriarchy” being crossed off and replaced with “smash the hook nose,” swastikas and HH. “That ’s not something that should be allowed in any public space,” Faheem said. “Especially at a public university; this is a university of the state of Iowa, and so they should not be allowing calls to Nazi ideology on the grounds of a public univerisity. That just should not happen.” Students also had varying opinions on how the university chose to handle the chalking and policies put in place, first with the

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The Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) will be reviewing a joint resolution from Student Government declaring a climate emergency among other bills. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Gallery Room of the Memorial Union and open to the public. “On July 20, 2019, University of Iowa Student Government passed legislation at the conference of the Alliance of the Big Ten Schools which led to all of the big ten schools signing on to declare a climate emergency,” according to the document. “The University of Northern Iowa and the University of Iowa have both declared a climate emergency within their respective student governments to portray to their students and university leaders that climate change is a real and immediate threat to the state of Iowa, and, as a university priding itself in science and technology, Iowa State University must show its dedication to responding to changing science and technology by declaring a climate emergency.” The resolution has already been passed by Student Government, which GPSS will now review. Additionally, GPSS will consider a bill to recognize Judy Stand, assistant to the dean of the Graduate College. “The Graduate College has heavily relied on Judy Strand for her knowledge, experience and good sense,” according to the document. “Judy Strand will be retiring from her position on March 6, 2020, after approximately 30 years working for Iowa State University and 10 years in the Graduate College.” Furthermore, GPSS will discuss its budget for the fiscal year 2021 and proposed amendments to the newly revised bylaws and constitution, as well as the adoption of the new bylaws and ratification of the new constitution.

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2.24.20 Monday Monologues series, Grant Wood Foyer, Parks Library at 12:15 p.m. ”The Creative

Process of Poetry & Prose,” readings by Kartika Budhwar, MFA candidate in the creative writing and environment. She writes about porous borderlands where myth meets history, where the colonizer and colonized come together, where languages spar and fuse, where gender and sexuality collapse upon themselves, and where the supernatural and the organic have equal claim.

Wheel Pottery Class, Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union at 6 p.m. Get your hands

dirty and make beautiful things! Start with centering clay and pulling cylinders, the building blocks to throwing on the wheel. Move on to forming bowls, mugs, vases and plates, and learn handle-pulling, glazing and finishing techniques. Open to beginners as well as those with experience who would like to improve their skills.

Jazz @ the Maintenance Shop, Maintenance Shop at the Memorial Union at 7 p.m. James Bovinette is director.

POLICE BLOTTER (reported at 5:14 p.m.).

2.22.20 Jonathon Micheal Bennett, age 26, of 3323 Tripp St.- Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct by loud and raucous noise at 3323 Tripp Street (reported at 4:47 p.m.). Jonathon Micheal Bennett, age 26, of 3323 Tripp St.- Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with probation violation at 3323 Tripp Street (reported at 5:11 p.m.). Jonathon Micheal Bennett, age 26, of 3323 Tripp St.- Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with operation without registration at 3323 Tripp Street (reported at 5:17 p.m.). Jonathon Micheal Bennett, age 26, of 3323 Tripp St.- Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with driving under suspension at 3323 Tripp Street

Jonathon Micheal Bennett, age 26, of 3323 Tripp St.- Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with failure to prove security against liability at 3323 Tripp Street (reported at 5:19 p.m.). Jonathon Micheal Bennett, age 26, of 3323 Tripp St.- Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with windshield and window requirements at 3323 Tripp Street (reported at 5:21 p.m.). Jonathon Micheal Bennett, age 26, of 3323 Tripp St.- Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with providing false identification information at 3323 Tripp Street (reported at 5:26 p.m.).

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Student experiences Cyclone Aides promote Cyclone spirit

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BY MORGAN.LAVIOLETTE @iowastatedaily.com Student leaders are working to create a positive experience for incoming freshman through the Cyclone Aide program at Iowa State. Cyclone Aides are undergraduate students who take the next step of leadership by facilitating Destination Iowa State (DIS) and Orientation for incoming students at Iowa State. They help prepare students in their transition to college and serve as a resource for questions, tours and information. “When new students are coming into Iowa State University for the first time, it’s oftentimes very stressful and confusing,” said Aaron Leppert, senior in chemistry and Cyclone Aide adviser. “Cyclone Aides were implemented to streamline that process and make it a lot more comfortable for students and families.” Cyclone Aides have a heavy emphasis on students already

COURTESY OF AARON LEPPERT Cyclone Aides are undergraduate students working to make the transition to college easier on incoming freshmen.

making their way to Iowa State rather than prospective students looking into the university, which is what Student Admissions Representatives (STARS) focus on. Student panels have been a large part of Cyclone Aides’ participation at Orientation for students and parents to build a better understanding of what student life is like on campus. “In July, [Cyclone Aides] participate in different office meetings to plan for different functions like DIS,” Leppert said. “Last year, I was on the picnic kickoff committee where we help plan the picnic and kickoff for DIS, where students get to experience the different clubs

and organizations offered before heading into Hilton Coliseum to partake in the kickoff [of their journey].” Cyclone Aides also participate in transfer orientation, where transfer students can come in either fall or spring semester that are transitioning to Iowa State. “Cyclone Aide is actually a position that you’re only allowed to sign up for one time and participate in one time, unless you go on to become an adviser,” Leppert said. “There are only five [students] out of the Cyclone Aide class that go on to become an adviser. [...] We do that so that we can get new student experiences every single year for the

individuals coming to orientation so things stay fresh and interesting.” L eppert believes the most important part of the job as a Cyclone Aide is to help students become comfortable with Iowa State and transition from high school to a university-level life. “We’re here to help students see themselves at Iowa State in a position where they can continue to grow and continue to chase their dreams,” Leppert said. “We want Iowa State to be that fit for students.” Leppert said there is an “exciting new event” to take the place of student panels this summer, but the surprise cannot be disclosed yet.

Help for students in need

Funds are available for emergencies BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com When life sends someone a curve at an unexpected time, Iowa State can lend a financial helping hand with emergency scholarships to keep them progressing toward a degree. “They are for one-time things a student could not have foreseen happening,” said Roberta Johnson, director of student financial aid, in a press release. “It can get them through that particular emergency or crisis and get them back on track, at least financially.” Every case is handled individually, whether the problem is overdue rent, a death in the family or needed car repairs to make the commute to Ames. There are no formal criteria for an emergency scholarship, but Johnson said she needs documentation to verify need before disbursing funds. She estimates emergency funds are used 20 to 30 instances each year, this money coming from a variety of sources. “ We do have some residual dollars in scholarship accounts,” Johnson said in a press release. “We might have a student walk in with an emergency, and they otherwise meet the criteria for a scholarship, but they didn’t get it. Maybe we can offer them money from that scholarship because we have some residual funds left.” Johnson said the emergency funds can make

a big impact, even though the need is often just a few hundred dollars. The primary contact for students in need of financial assistance is the Student Services Offices or the Dean of Students Office. Student services staff then work with Johnson’s staff to try to resolve the issue. “Our colleges have done an excellent job of making the faculty and staff aware that if they see a student in distress, they refer them to Student Services or to our office,” Johnson said in a press release. “Student Services staff really are our eyes and ears on the ground.” Johnson said a student’s need may be more than one office can provide. In recent years, the office of student financial aid has partnered more with colleges to pool resources and provide money to students in emergency situations. “We had a young lady whose mother died, and she is trying to navigate how to pay for the funeral while also paying for school,” Johnson said in a press release. “It always amazes me how our students have the tenacity in a very difficult situation to stay in school and navigate that.” More donors have contributed to the completion grant program as word has spread. Donors often sympathize with students, recalling having to take time away during their college years to earn money to be able

to return and complete their degree, Johnson said. “We appreciate whatever support we receive to help our students remain in school and graduate,” Johnson said in a press release. “That is the ultimate goal: to have them at Iowa State.”

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Monday Monologues promote art and music at Parks BY NICOLE.MATTSON @iowastatedaily.com Parks Library’s Monday Monologues series will be presenting poet Kartika Budhwar 12:15-12:45 p.m. Monday in the Grant Wood Foyer of Parks Library. Budhwar, a graduate student in English, recently won second place for her piece in the Blue Mesa Review Nonfiction Contest, and now, she is taking her prose to Parks Library to read for those who attend today’s Monday Monologue. Susan Gent, community engagement specialist for Parks Library and creator of Monday Monologues, shared her vision for the series and how it has come to life. While interviewing for her position at Parks Library, she decided she wanted to do more with the Grant Wood Foyer. “I came in this space, and I thought it was really neat and a little underutilized — it’s more of a hallway — and it has great acoustics,” Gent said. “My inspiration was to have some kind of spoken word or performance-based short, fun entertainment throughout the semester.” Monday Monologues was born in the fall of 2018 to entertain students in the library during their lunch time. “We do it over the lunch hour, thinking that it’s just short and fun, and hopefully, people have that hour off,” Gent said. “A lot of people come to the cafe anyway, so people can grab food and come on in.” Gent has worked with various people and departments across campus to find performers with different talents involved in theater and other forms of fine arts. Monday Monologues typically has anywhere from 25 to 80 attendees at each performance. Gent believes it offers a great opportunity for students to try something new. “If you haven’t heard an a capella group, you would get to hear that [at Monday Monologues],” said Gent. “If you thought ‘Oh, I don’t know, if I want to go see that play because it costs $8,’ then you can come get a taste of it, and when you see how awesome it is in person, then it’s inspiring to get people to go see the full show.” Gent said she’s looking for students to connect with her that have performance ideas for Monday Monologues in the future. “If anyone has something that they would like to contribute, I would love to connect with them,” said Gent. “I will start planning for fall in late summer, and I don’t know what those topics are going to be until I make those connections.”

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COURTESY OF KELLY SIKKEMA The Ames Public Library is hosting breastfeeding classes. The events are open for current and expecting mothers.

Classes open for mothers on pumping, breastfeeding BY ELIZABETH.KHOUNLO @iowastatedaily.com The Ames Public Library will host a two-part prenatal class on breastfeeding and pumping Monday. The first part is the “Best Start Breastfeeding” class from 6-7:30 p.m. This class covers the process of breastfeeding and building a full milk supply. According to the Ames Public Library website, it teaches “how to avoid common problems and to meet your breastfeeding goals.” The first part will also provide tips to begin breastfeeding successfully and what to expect once the baby is born. The second part of the event is the “Next Steps Pumping ” class from 7:30-8:30 p.m. This class will showcase different kinds of pumps and explain how to use them. It will offer tips on how to maximize the output of breastmilk, proper storage and bottle feeding while continuing to breastfeed. The second part will also discuss how to get support from employers during the breast milk journey. The event will be in the PEO room of the Ames Public Library. The public is welcome to one or both parts of the classes. The event encourages to bring a partner or a support person. To RSVP, email amesbreastfeedinghelp@yahoo.com. This event is sponsored by the Ames Public Librar y, Mid-Iowa Community Action and Women, Infants and Children. This two-part prenatal class is in addition to other family events in the Ames Public Library. A toddler and baby time throughout each month, var ious stor y times and ST EM events for children are available. There are also other events in support of mothers. Occasionally, there is a “Mama Milk Meet-up” for nursing moms and moms-to-be in a breastfeeding cafe. Every other Thursday of each month, there is “The Mothering Circle.” According to the Ames Public Library website, “The Mothering Circle” is for mothers “to connect, explore issues, deepen intuition and share their parenting journeys.”

COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg is set to appear on ballots for the first time in the 2020 Democratic primaries.

Set for Super Tuesday Bloomberg ready despite missing Iowa caucuses BY KATHERINE.KEALEY @iowastatedaily.com Democratic candidates have spent the last two years hosting rallies, watching polls and meeting with Americans all over the countr y to tr y to secure their vote for president, but this is not the case for former Mayor Mike Bloomberg of New York,

who announced his candidacy in November. Bloomberg said due to his late entry, he did not participate in the Iowa and Nevada caucuses or the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries but instead will appear on the ballot for the first time in the March 3 contests, also known as Super Tuesday. The R e a l C l e a r Po l i t i c s

polling average of national likely Democratic primary voters shows Bloomberg sitting at 15.3 percent support, setting him back fewer than two points from former Vice President Joe Biden. Bloomberg and Biden are more than 12 percent behind frontrunner Sen. Bernie Sanders. Bloomberg’s campaign does not accept donations and has

spent more than $400 million in radio and television ads. Some points of Bloomberg’s platform inc lude raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, enhancing worker’s rights and benefits and investing in local communities to help create jobs. According to the Mike

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Sanders wins Nevada caucuses BY KYLEE.HAUETER @iowastatedaily.com Democratic caucusgoers turned out Saturday across the state of Nevada to show their support for their favored presidential candidates, and with just 4 percent of precincts reporting late Saturday, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ lead was strong enough. He was projected as the winner by the Associated Press (AP) and several television networks. “These wins are thanks to the millions of hours put in by millions of supporters, volunteers, campaign workers and the donations of working people,” said Araceli Lopez Valdivia, president of Students for Bernie at Iowa State. “Bernie is going up against not only candidates [and] different super-PACs, but he has the revolution behind him.” Sanders is currently locked in a tight race for victory in the Iowa Democratic caucuses that took place Feb. 3. The Sanders campaign and Pete Buttigieg’s campaign have requested a partial recount in that race that the Iowa Democratic Party has since approved. The unwavering support from workers that came together to make this campaign possible is proof that Sanders fulfills his promises, especially when it comes to taking on big money, Lopez Valdivia said. “It is honestly an honor to be a part of this historical movement and to support a candidate who walks the talk when it comes to political action,” Lopez Valdivia said. “Sanders, his

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters Feb. 3 in Des Moines after the Iowa Democratic caucuses.

campaign and his supporters are unstoppable — money can’t stand against the enthusiasm and love that is behind this work.” As of 7 p.m. Saturday, the AP and various television networks projected Sanders as the winner of the Nevada caucuses. Sanders’ campaign also sent out an announcement claiming victory. Sanders’ campaign manager Faiz Shakir said in an email to supporters that they won the Nevada caucus and that they won “BIG.” “And we did it despite taking on not only every other campaign, but six different super PACs spending big to defeat us,” Shakir said in

the email. “There was so much money pouring in to stop us and we won. Together.” Sanders’ win was significant. With 60 percent of precincts reporting Sanders, 46 percent of the county convention delegates were used to determine a victor, with former Vice President Joe Biden a distant second at 19.6 percent. This outcome is an improvement for Biden, who had a poor showing in both Iowa’s caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, placing fourth and fifth, respectively. The next state to vote in the 2020 Democratic primary process is South Carolina, which has a primary scheduled to take place Saturday.

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Columnist Parth Shiralkar considers the appeal of whodunit mysteries and how they have become what he believes are one of the best forms of entertainment.

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Whodunit mysteries are superior BY PARTH.SHIRALKAR @iowastatedaily.com There has been a murder, and a dashing, young (or an unconventionally attractive, middle-aged) detective is hot on the case. This is how some of the most entertaining whodunits start. What’s the appeal of such murder mysteries to all ages? Is it the chase? The hunt? The unnecessarily stark absence of clues? Perhaps a more niche form of a whodunit, a locked-room mystery, can also be given serious consideration. Either way, whodunits are a supreme form of entertainment. The meaning of the word is self-evident — unlike the identity of the murderers, ha — and a classic whodunit could be described as a plot-driven narrative about the investigation of a murder or series of murders by a vaguely eccentric detective. You may have heard of her: dame Agatha Christie, one of my favorite authors ever who was perhaps the most prolific whodunit author of her time. Maybe even now, her books are better than most mystery novels. A typical whodunit will involve at least one murder and at least one butler, and maybe a sidekick, if you’re feeling

Sherlock-y. The investigation takes off at full speed; clues are found, red herrings are found, an innocent bystander is suspected randomly and the reader is kept in suspense for as long as needed. And then the author hits you with the old bait and switch, and suddenly the person you suspected the least: boom, climax. In my professional opinion as a whodunit aficionado, there has been a steady change in the whole aesthetic of whodunits since the days of Agatha Christie. For one, the detectives were simple and complex simultaneously. Monsieur Hercule Poirot, the short Belgian detective who’s the equivalent of the famous smart kid in police circles, a short man with a huge head and a penchant for cigars and drama, is an excellent example. Now, in most mystery novels, you have broken and traumatized detectives who have flashbacks of a night spent at the bars crying over a missed clue. Sure, that is a vibe relatable to more than a few of us. But I like Poirot more. I feel like the attention has shifted from the clues themselves to a more in-depth look at the psychologies of the people involved. Broadchurch, an amazing British drama

with David Tennant playing DI Alec Hardy. Alec Hardy is a troubled man, a walking billboard for mental health awareness and Alcoholics Anonymous. This is the aesthetic of this particular show, and it holds up beautifully. In contrast, Poirot is chill, so to speak. In “Knives Out”, a new murder mystery film, the detective is played by Daniel Craig. Also a chill guy, he works toward one thing only: solving the case. Classic murder mysteries are free of the moral murkiness that newer mysteries have. Take any Poirot novel: a bad thing happens, the good guy comes in, saves the day, it’s all good again, here’s a cigar. Take a newer mystery: a bad thing happens, the good guy comes in, is he or she really good? Why are they smoking so much? Is the bad thing really bad? Or was it a morally disruptive act made by a person estranged from their own identity? Are you, the reader/viewer, even real? Et cetera, et cetera. I, for one, would love to read a classic rendition of a whodunit with a well-mannered and well-dressed detective; a detective with cool vices and a talent for making peculiar gestures in public. Perhaps I’ll write one. Maybe two. Or, perchance, three. The suspense is real.

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Same old story for the Cyclones Yet another loss comes as no shock this season

played his part in providing a nonstop scoring show for all in Hilton Coliseum to see. The first ever five-star recruit at Texas Tech, ranked as a five star by Rivals and the No. 12 recruit in the nation, led his team in scoring and had no trouble getting to the basket and letting his shots fly against the absent defense of Iowa State. Ramsey scored 25 points on 11-22 shooting, 2-5 from three, five rebounds and a career-high seven assists. The 25-point performance was Ramsey’s second game in Big 12 play with 25 points or more. Averaging 16.3 points per game, good for second in the Big 12, Ramsey’s ability to get up and around defenders in transition and in set defense made Iowa State confused all night. Ramsey was left wide open on two 3-point shots, both of which he made.

BY MATT.BELINSON @iowastatedaily.com In Iowa State’s position, losing to Texas Tech on Saturday was not shocking by any means. The Red Raiders came in 8-5 in the Big 12, sitting in third place and ranked in the top-25 for a majority of the season. After beating Iowa State by 20 in the first matchup in Lubbock, Texas, 72-52, a loss would have come as no surprise. After 10 minutes had passed, any hope of an upset by the Cyclones was erased, and the Red Raiders never looked back. Texas Tech walked into Hilton Coliseum and handed Iowa State an 87-57 loss, the worst margin of defeat (30 points) in Hilton Coliseum history. Glaring defensive issues aside, the Cyclones had other concerning factors that showed up on the way to the blowout loss to Texas Tech.

MISSING HALIBURTON When Tyrese Haliburton went down for the year, Head Coach Steve Prohm said he felt comfortable about who would step in and become the No. 1 point guard and facilitator for Iowa State, with capable guards like Rasir Bolton and Prentiss Nixon waiting in the wings. But since the injury of the star point guard, Iowa State has not found point guard play that has been close to consistent. Nixon has been no stranger to struggles this season but has started to find his groove as of lately after scoring in double figures in three straight games. His scoring success would meet its

COLLIN MAGUIRE/ IOWA STATE DAILY Prentiss Nixon saw plenty of play time in Iowa State’s battle against Texas Tech on Saturday. The Cyclones suffered a shocking 87-57 loss to the Red Raiders.

abrupt end Saturday night. Nixon ended his 39 minutes of action with 9 points on 4-15 shooting, 1-6 from three with four turnovers. The 9 point effort is now the 10th game out of Iowa State’s 14 Big 12 games where Nixon has scored below double figures. Nixon has become the primary ball handler for the Cyclones, with most possessions on offense with the ball in his hands ending with a highly contested mid-range jumper or floater that has not been able to fall in at a high clip. The newly run offense has led to Nixon having to have the ball stick in his hands with teams loading up on the pressure, forcing the Colorado State transfer into quick decision-making and quick shots with the shot clock nearly full.

Over his last four outings, Nixon has accumulated 15 turnovers as the No. 1 point option. On the other end of the spectrum, Bolton had a quiet 13 points against the Red Raiders on 5-11 shooting from the field. Bolton also tied a season-high with his five turnovers in his 34 minutes of time on the floor. Bolton was looked at by Prohm and others on the team to be the main point with Haliburton gone, but with Nixon playing over 36 minutes in his last four games, Bolton has taken a back seat in the offense. Since Haliburton’s season-ending injury, Bolton has not attempted more than five shots per game and has gone to the free-throw line five times. The lack of drives to the basket and foul line visits have taken a big part

away from Bolton’s game, with Prohm saying multiple times throughout the season that Bolton is Iowa State’s best player going downhill toward the basket and drawing contact. Bolton’s aggressive turn toward the basket has taken a dip over the last two weeks, and with his reduced shot selection from the perimeter, the sophomore’s lack of turns toward the rim have played a part in his lower scoring output than usual. With four games left in the regular season, the consistency Iowa State gets out of its point guard play will play a factor in how many more wins or losses are added by season’s end.

THE JAHMI’US RAMSEY SHOW If Iowa State was decreasing faith in the Cyclones, then Jahmi’us Ramsey

HOME COURT ADVANTAGE? It seems like every other game at Hilton Coliseum this season has been anything but magical. Saturday’s 30-point blowout was the worst margin of defeat in the history of Hilton Coliseum, but believe it or not, big home losses have not been few and far between for Iowa State on its home floor this season. Every single home loss, besides the 70-68 loss to Florida A&M on Dec. 31, which many national college basketball pundits and college basketball indexes already have declared as the worst loss in Division I history, has been by at least 14 points. Iowa State lost by 14 to Baylor on Jan. 29, 26 to Kansas on Jan. 8 and 84-68 to in-state rival Iowa on Dec. 12, and those are just the decided home losses. Ending the season with a home matchup against No. 17 West Virginia, who already beat Iowa State by 15 in Morgantown, West Virginia, will be the final test to see if Iowa State can bring Hilton Coliseum back to the home court it once was viewed as nationally.

Converse leads Iowa State to victory against Southern Utah BY JORDAN.SWANSON @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State was able to come out on top Friday night against the No. 19 ranked Southern Utah Thunderbirds with a final score of 196.300 to 195.775. This is the Cyclones’ fourth victory against a ranked opponent this year, and it was hard fought. With this win, Iowa State moves to 7-6 overall and 1-2 in Big 12 play.

PEAKING AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME Iowa State finished with a score above 196 for the fourth straight meet and fifth time in the year. With only three meets left until the Big 12 Championships, the Cyclones are gaining momentum at the perfect time in the season. “We try to keep them chasing something, have something on the horizon and something to get better at,” Head Coach Jay Ronayne said. In last year’s Big 12 championships, Oklahoma took home its eighth consecutive title with a score of 197.575. Iowa State

would end up finishing third with a score 195.950. After winning the Big 12 Championship, Oklahoma would go on to win the National T itle at the 2019 NCAA Gymnastics Championships. The Cyclones faced off against the No. 1 ranked Sooners earlier in the year and lost with a score of 195.000 to 197.600. Despite the fact that Oklahoma is the topranked team in the nation, Ronayne feels confident in his team’s ability to go out and compete with anyone in the country.

CONVERSE’S SOLID PERFORMANCE Redshirt senior Sydney Converse has battled a wide range of injuries her entire time at Iowa State, with the most recent being a torn Achilles a month before the 2018 season. She earned a medical redshirt and is now competing well in her final season with the Cyclones. On Friday, she finished 9.900 on the beam, which matches her career high, and a 9.875 on the floor. Converse is seen as one of the leaders for

knowing all the obstacles I’ve been through and experiences I have, has given me a different outlook that I am able to give to the team.”

IOWA STATE DAILY Iowa State then-senior Sydney Converse competes on vault.

this team, and she is doing a solid job of mentoring some of the newcomers. “Every year, I have felt more and more like a leader,” Converse said. “Having a fifth year,

NEW VAULT ORDER PAYS OFF Coming into this meet, Ronayne said he was going to make some changes to the order gymnasts would compete in the vault, and it worked out well. The Cyclones finished with the best score on the vault in over a year with a score of 49.275. Junior Andrea Maldonado went on to win the event with a career best 9.925. Sophomore Phoebe Turner also earned a career best with a final score of 9.875. Iowa State also received valuable contributions from Sophia Steinmeyer and Makayla Maxwell, both earning a 9.850, as well as Kelsey Boychuk and Converse; each finished with a 9.775. LOOKING FORWARD Iowa State will be set to face off against the Michigan State Spartans at 6:30 p.m. Friday in Hilton Coliseum.

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Personal and psychedelic Tame Impala explores self with sound in latest release BY TREVOR.BABCOCK @iowastatedaily.com “The Slow Rush” finds Tame Impala at a defining moment in Kevin Parker’s artistic timeline. With more attention directed at a new release than ever before, what Parker came up with in the five years since “Currents” feels like a genuine work of stylistic and thematic exploration — without being a full-on sonic excursion. As the one-man-band behind Tame Impala, Parker follows up on the crossover sound of his breakthrough 2015 album “Currents” with his new album “The Slow Rush.” While the first Tame Impala album “Innerspeaker” and follow-up “Lonerism” worked in a guitar-driven psychedelic-rock arena, Parker went on to “Currents” expanding his strengths to create a wide-reaching psychedelia experience. “Currents” opts for more dreamy, falsetto vocal passages, an expanded synthesizer palette, more groovy instrumentation and less progressive but more spacious musical pathways. “Innerspeaker” and “Lonerism” brought a sound seemingly ripped straight from a 1960s vinyl record at psychedelic-rock’s peak, while “Currents” tweaks that sound for today’s pop-, R&B- and hip-hophungry audience. “Currents” presented a sound

UNIVERSAL MUSIC AUSTRALIA Tame Impala’s fourth album “The Slow Rush” finds Kevin Parker in an existential state. This album from Parker proves to be more personal than other releases.

attracting more mainstream listeners, but the musical shift reads more as a logical artistic progression for Tame Impala rather than a calculated business decision. “Lonerism” saw Tame Impala strip away it’s psychedelic rock purities from “Innerspeaker” to form a more adventurous and unique experience, while on “Currents,” Tame Impala embraced a pop-oriented approach without alienating their fans or forgetting their psychedelic rock roots. While not an artistic evolution of the likes seen between Tame Impala’s

previous releases, “The Slow Rush” operates in a groovy and psychedelic-pop space in the band’s most easy-listening form. While this premise isn’t a negative on paper, the outcome on “The Slow Rush” yields moderate results. The biggest weakness behind “The Slow Rush” is the quality of the album’s singles versus material kept for the full release. The first single, released nearly a year before the album’s ultimate release, “Borderline,” while extremely straightforward, packs an infectious hook behind warm keys and playful

synths for “bop” status. Among the other singles, such as “It Might Be Time,” “Lost In Ye s t e rd a y ” a n d “ Po s t h u m o u s Forgiveness,” teased a more personal, introspective approach to Tame Impala’s lyrical and thematic content. “Lost In Yesterday” explores his obsession with nostalgia through one of his most upbeat and energetic pop-centered songs to date. “Posthumous Forgiveness” is an atmospheric, six-minute, guitar-led ballad where Parker wrestles with the absence of his father. “It Might Be Time” discusses

Parker’s fear of staying relevant in the fast-paced music industry while dealing with changes in personality and the passage of time. The track features one of the most highlighted displays of drumming on a Tame Impala song. Parker’s artistic train of thought up until the “The Slow Rush” felt like a natural evolution of sounds, but now that train of thought seems to slow and wind through brief, adequately scenic detours. While this is the musical journey Parker takes on “The Slow Rush,” it’s linked to his personal journey. Through his increasing anxiety with growing old, looking more to the past, maintaining his relevance and not “being what he used to be,” it’s fitting for Tame Impala’s music to be less daring and more subdued. However, this existential crisis isn’t significantly explored in a psychedelic odyssey on “The Slow Rush.” Yes, the themes hinted in the singles are touched on further in songs such as the ambient and ethereal opening track “One More Year.” The explosive track “Instant Destiny” explores decision-making and compulsiveness, as it relates to life’s outcomes. “Breathe Deeper” is a rewardingly repetitive groove about the unexpected virtue of being uncomfortable. However, the sum of “The Slow Rush” is a single-oriented album lacking the experimental depth for Tame Impala’s increasingly existential and personal themes to fully culminate. While the easy-going tone adopted on “The Slow Rush” makes for a fun and worthwhile collection of neo-psychedelia, it ultimately limits itself as an experience.

FINAL VERDICT: 7/10

Drill rapper Pop Smoke leaves a lasting legacy on the hip-hop community BY COLLIN.MAGUIRE @iowastatedaily.com The murder of 20-year-old Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke, birth name Bashar Barakah Jackson, has sent waves throughout the music industry over the past week. The up-and-coming rapper was shot and killed in a home-invasion shooting by masked gunmen Wednesday morning. Jackson was coming off the release of his mixtape sequel “Meet the Woo 2,” opening eyes with his debut mixtape in volume one. Jackson had only been involved with music for a year and a half, but his ability to quickly turn heads allowed for him to solidify himself among the best in the rap game as a drill rapper. Drill rap is a hard-hitting and dark style of trap music. Drill rap’s birthplace has been credited to Chicago. Vulture Magazine’s Paul Thompson wrote, “At the time, [Chief ] Keef, fellow local rapper Lil Reese and their producer Young Chop took the horrors of their increasingly bloody streets and translated it into a sound fit for wartime: drill music, a fusion of trap and gangsta rap. It’s tough, matter-of-fact street rap that wouldn’t have found its way into the mainstream in previous decades.” Drill music isn’t just about a particular sound

but centers around a particular hip-hop culture, including vocabulary, dance movements and overall mentality derived from the dark depths of rap game. Pop Smoke’s brand of Brooklyn drill music is compared to the likes of grime music. Pop Smoke has even collaborated with grime artists from the United Kingdom, such as 808Melo and AXL Beats, but drill music tends to have a much slower tempo and relies heavily on the melody. Towards the end of the 2010s, Brooklyn drill rappers emerged onto the scene with the likes of Sheff G, Sleepy Hallow and Fivio Foreign. Drill rap has since emerged as a prominent sound in New York for a number of years now. Pop Smoke was among the most important figures in terms of evolving the Brooklyn drill scene. Pop Smoke burst into the mainstream in the early stages of his career with the release “Welcome to the Party,” a song many considered to be the song of the summer, with the song topping out at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. After the release of the first mixtape, Pop Smoke began gaining a lot of attention, drawing comparison to artists like 50 Cent. Pop Smoke followed up on that momentum when “Meet the Woo 2” debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 this past Sunday. Pop Smoke had his recipe for exclusively

hard-hitting music defined, and he quickly established himself as an incredibly consistent source of music over the past year. “Meet the Woo 2” was no different from its 2019 predecessor “Meet the Woo” in terms of quality. Pop Smoke’s voice was taken from the

hip-hop world too soon, but his impact on the constantly changing rap scene will remain. Pop Smoke allowed drill rap to take center stage once again, and he along with his peers have laid out a red carpet for a plethora of New York artists.

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proposed policy and now the permanent one. “We disagree with these messages, but the way to fight this, like hateful speech, is with more speech, in my opinion,” Hurley said. Hurley said he thought the original proposed policy wouldn’t be that good of an idea, and now they’re in a lawsuit. He said it’s not looking good for the university, and he thinks they should have let the chalking die off naturally. “Some people on the left are angry about [the chalking policy] because they feel it doesn’t go far enough,” Hurley said. “Or some agree with [College Republicans] that this is a restriction of the First Amendment.” The reactions of the students being upset and wanting change made sense to Faheem, she said, and she didn’t really appreciate the university’s response to the initial chalking wars. “I thought it was a little bit slow, but at the same time, that can be understood because they want to — if you’re taking the time to form a response, you want to make sure that response is good, you want to get the necessary information, you want to make sure it’s the most thoughtful response you can think of,” Faheem said. “And I don’t think the response, even after the time that it took, was really where it needed to be.” Hurley said he would tell people to just look up and not focus on what is written on the sidewalks with chalk. “Banning all of this seems like such an overreaction to this sort of thing,” Hurley said. “And it’s not really accomplishing anything in my opinion. [...] It really just isn’t that effective. Plus, college is where you go to be exposed to different ideas, and some of those are going to challenge your worldview, but, you know, you can’t just be coddled your whole life, in my opinion.” Faheem said one of the members of Students Against Racism proposed having faculty

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gardens. The PIF trip is all-inclusive for nine days. Participants pay a total of $525, which covers transportation, housing, food, tourism activities and a t-shirt. A competitive scholarship is offered based on responses to an application. “One of the coolest pieces of Pay It Forward is the impact,” Vos said. “The impact is not only on the people we serve through our service projects but also on the people involved in the Pay It Forward Tour. This is truly the experience of a lifetime!” For more information on Pay It Forward, students can email payitforwardiowastate@gmail. com, check out their Instagram, @iowastatepif, or visit their Facebook page, Iowa State Pay It Forward. Iowa State Recreation Services is also offering inexpensive spring break trips for students who love outdoor adventures. Students can find a list of the trips available on the Outdoor Recreation webpage. Options include surfing in California, snow-sporting in Utah, a national park tour in the southwest, kayaking in Florida and plenty more backpacking,

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Bloomberg 2020 website, Bloomberg’s plans for education are to launch innovative partnerships with colleges and make career and technical training more affordable. The candidate released an education plan last Monday. Bloomberg was a registered Democrat until 2001, when he registered as a Republican to run for mayor. Since then, Bloomberg has also been a registered independent, but he returned to the Democratic Party in 2018.

JAKE WEBSTER/ IOWA STATE DAILY Bernie Sanders chalking on campus. A permanent ‘Chalking on Campus’ policy has been implemented as of Feb. 17. The policy includes which areas of campus are prohibited from chalking.

members stand where the chalking happened and hand out flyers, apologize to students and talk with and listen to them. “That would speak volumes because they would be actively taking time out of their day to focus on students,” Faheem said. “I mean, that hasn’t happened. The most that we got was one kind of vague-ish email from Wendy Wintersteen about how racism isn’t good. So I think what the administration of the university

doesn’t understand is we’re really just looking for some empathy. We understand that this is a difficult situation, and we’re putting you in a bad spot, and there’s maybe not that much you can do to change it, but we want to see that you’re fighting for us.” The permanent ‘Chalking on Campus’ policy has specific areas of campus that chalking is not allowed, including within the Memorial Union plaza and memorial space

and within the historical quad space defined as the plaza area south of MacKay Hall (north border), Union Drive (south border), Morrill Road (west border) and the sidewalk running immediately west of Curtiss Hall (east border). The full details of the ‘Chalking on Campus’ policy, including the ‘Campus Map: Areas Where Chalking Is Prohibited,’ can be read on Iowa State’s Policy Library website.

hiking and canyoneering ventures. Registration deadline for each trip is 6 p.m. March 6. All of the trips are from March 14-21. Prices range from as low as $250 to $800, depending on equipment, lodging, travel, meals and number of paid trip leaders. An guest blog featured on the Iowa State Recreation Services website from former senior Ellen Mais talks about a student experience with Outdoor Recreation’s spring break trips. Mais attended a backpacking trip in Georgia and Tennessee and a hiking and canoeing trip in Utah. “The views and fresh air — as well as a complete lack of cell service — were invigorating,” Mais wrote. “But my favorite part of the trip was the people I met […]. Don’t be afraid to sign up by yourself! Everyone will be laughing and joking together by the end of the trip.” If students cannot go on a spring break trip but are interested in what Outdoor Recreation offers, shorter weekend trips are available throughout the spring semester with varying registration deadlines. These include a wide variety of outdoor activities, like snow sports, kayaking, backpacking and rock climbing in different states in the country.

Outside of the university, students can find amazing deals on trips to some of the United States’ most famous cities with a few Google searches. An article containing a list of cheap flights to popular tourist cities can be found on Travel + Leisure’s website, a New York City-based travel magazine that has been circulating since 1937. A quick visit to the Airbnb website, the famous online lodging marketplace commonly used by tourists, can warrant a wide selection of affordable lodging options with great customer reviews. Flights from the Midwest to Boston, Massachusetts, cost an average $147, according to the Travel + Leisure article. Entire Airbnb houses, apartments and condominiums located in the city can house up to 12 guests and cost $90 to $130 per night. When this is split up among the amount of potential guests, the cost can be as low as $15 to $20 per person per night. For things to do, Boston is home to the SoWa art & design district, which has over 200 galleries, restaurants and markets for art-loving tourists to enjoy. For snow sport lovers, Travel + Leisure lists the average cost of a flight to Salt Lake City,

Utah, as $172. Airbnbs here are similar to those in Boston — entire houses and apartments that hold 12 guests and go for as low as $15 per person per night. Other than skiing resorts, visitors of Salt Lake City can see botanical gardens, lakeside marinas, go on bike tours of the city and see the Bonneville Salt Flats. Trips to Jacksonville, Florida, are within reach as well. Flights from the midwest cost $189 on average, and Airbnb offers houses for five to eight guests that can be as low as $20 per person per night. For things to do, Travel + Leisure magazine states Jacksonville has 20 miles of uncrowded beaches and a variety of natural parks. Lastly, the average cost of a flight to Austin, Texas, runs for around $200. Airbnb offers houses and condos close to the downtown area that hold six to eight guests and range from $20 to $40 per person per night. One of the best deals available here is a house for sixteen or more guests that can cost lower than $30 per person per night. This house is not the only deal like it. Travel + Leisure recommends Austin to music lovers, as it has over 250 live music venues. There is also Zilker Park, where tourists can hike, bike the trails and canoe on Lady Bird Lake.

Aaron Pickrell is the Bloomberg state director for Ohio and the Midwest adviser for the Bloomberg campaign. Pickrell said even though Bloomberg has been registered outside of the Democratic Party, the real things voters should be focused on are the progressive work he has done throughout his life. “Ultimately, you focus on what his record is and what he fought for his whole life and what he is advocating for that he would do as president,” Pickrell said. “He has always been a strong advocate of addressing climate change; he has always been a strong

advocate for addressing gun safety measures. I think at the end of the day, it is about what you are going to be advocating for, and he has a very progressive record in the past, and he is advocating for a very progressive agenda that he would implement when he is president.” Pickrell said he believes Bloomberg has the best chance at beating Trump in the end. “Mike’s experience is the best to take Trump on as a business executive, and as the Mayor of New York City, he has the government and the professional experience to

be a great leader,” Pickrell said. “I also think because of his willingness to spend his own money to ensure that he has the resources and infrastructure necessary is a really valuable asset. At the end of the day, it comes down to being able to communicate your message to voters and show why you would be a better candidate than your opponent, and I think Mike’s record, the policies that he is advocating for that he would implement as president, and the resources that he is putting into the campaign and the infrastructure he has built put him as being the best opponent to beat Trump.”