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01.15.2020 Vol. 220 No. 076
WEDNESDAY
Final Debate
ISAIAH JOHNSON / IOWA STATE DAILY
Democratic presidential hopefuls spar in final debate before Iowa caucus night
BY JAKE.WEBSTER @iowastatedaily.com The gloves came off in the final Democratic presidential debate before caucus night in Iowa. The six candidates who qualified for the debate stage at Drake University in Des Moines traded barbs and made their cases to potential caucusgoers. The back-and-forths kicked-off with several foreign policy questions by moderator Wolf Blitzer. Blitzer mentioned the ongoing crisis in Iran and asked Sen. Bernie Sanders why he should be commander in chief. Sanders said he voted against the Iraq War and “helped lead the effort against that war.” Sanders added former Vice President Joe Biden had voted in favor of authorizing that conflict. The former vice president responded to Sanders.
“I said 13 years ago it was a mistake to give the president the authority to go to war if, in fact, he couldn’t get inspectors into Iraq to stop what — [was] thought to be the attempt to get a nuclear weapon,” Biden said. “It was a mistake, and I acknowledged that.” Blitzer posed a similar question of why they should be commander in chief to all of the candidates. Sen. Elizabeth Warren called for the United States to cut its defense budget and not allow the defense industry to dominate discussions of American foreign policy. “We have a problem with a revolving door in Washington between the defense industry and the Department of Defense and the Pentagon,” Warren said. “That is corruption, pure and simple. We need to block that revolving door, and we need to cut our defense budget. We need to depend on all of our tools — diplomatic, economic, working with our allies
— and not let the defense industry call the shots.” Sen. Amy Klobuchar cited her experience as a U.S. senator for more than 12 years as a line on her resume qualifying her for the presidency. Steyer said his previous experience as a businessman who constantly traveled the world and met with world leaders gave him an insight into “how America interacts with other countries.” “[I]f you look who had the judgment, it was a state senator from Illinois with no experience named Barack Obama who opposed the war,” Steyer said. The candidates were asked whether they would withdraw American troops from the Middle East. Klobuchar and Warren said they would withdraw all remaining combat troops from Afghanistan if elected president.
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Outside of classes and student activities, Iowa State students can find a variety of different events and activities to destress and have fun on campus. Each semester, different programs at Iowa State host concerts, lectures, events and more for students to participate in. The student union board (SUB) is a student organization that plans and promotes events for students and the Iowa State community. Each semester, SUB organizes concerts, comedy events and more. This semester SUB will host the 9th annual Ames Winter Classic. On Jan. 24 students can stop by the Maintenance Shop to see a few local Ames bands perform. Tires, Bitter Canyon, Strong Like Bear and Mountain Eats Mountain
will perform for free at 7 p.m. For more concerts, different artists can be seen in the M-Shop throughout the year such as The Nadas Duo, Tiny Moving Parts and Jack Broadbent. Additionally, students get a discount on all tickets with ISU ID. The Global Gala is an opportunity for the Iowa State campus to celebrate different cultures. Several different student organizations will showcase their cultural heritage through dance performances, music and fashion. The event will take place at 7 p.m. on March 27 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Other events are head multiple times throughout the semester such as Open Mic Night, Grandma Mojos and ISU AfterDark.
This semester the dates are Jan. 31, March 6 and April 3 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. and is completely free. The ISU Lectures Series offers a variet y of different lectures
throughout the semester on topics such as political debates, academic issues and cultural events. This semester many lectures are centered around political issues and diversity issues. The Workspace is located in the Memorial Union and offers a variety of different art classes and crafts. At any time, students can drop-in to paint their own pottery. Pricing depends on the pottery chosen but students and staff are offered an ISU rate. Each month the Workspace offers different drop-in classes and monthly crafts. This month the drop-in craft is making glass magnets for $6. Thursday through Sunday students can watch free showing of recent popular movies. Each week a different movie is shown at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. in Carver 101. A few feature films being shown this
semester include Joker, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Uncut Jems and Frozen 2. For some friendly competition, CyBowl & Billiards has a variety of activities. Students can bowl for $2.50 before 5 p.m. or $3 after 5 p.m. with addition $2 for shoes. For billiards, there are 9 large pool tables with big screen TVs for entertainment for $3 an hour. If interested in frequently bowling and billiards for the semester, students can get a semester pass for $40. Student Organization Events On top of all of these events, the student organizations on campus can hold their own events. These events can be anything from competitions, concerts, speakers, runs, theme weeks and fundraisers. To learn more about concerts and lectures happening at Iowa State this semester, read more online.