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Iowan farmers see increase in farmland value after evaluation

BY AMBER.FRIEDRICHSEN @iowastatedaily.com Favorable results were found in the Iowa State University Land Value Survey recently conducted by the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, according to a news release.

The majority of Iowa farmland increased in value in 2019, despite the challenging year for farmers.

The survey was conducted by agricultural professionals who exhibit a knowledge of land markets. The intent of the survey is to provide people with an understanding about the things impacting Iowa’s land market.

The average value of land in Iowa is now $7,432 per acre.

This is a 2.3 percent increase from 2018.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), determining farmland value includes both economic and parcel-specific aspects of the land. Things like interest rates, soil-quality or yield levels are all taken into account when assessing land value.

In the Corn Belt region, farmland is more valuable than anywhere else in the country. While both cropland and pastureland are considered, cropland is usually more valuable.

The USDA also notes that as farmland value rises, farmers experience different results based on whether they own or rent their land. For example, owners tend to purchase more farmland when value is higher. On the other hand, renters will be faced with higher rent charges due to the more valuable land.

Wendong Zhang, assistant professor of economics, has given insight about the increase in value. In the news release from Iowa State Extension and Outreach, Zhang explained how farmland can be evaluated.

“This recent modest increase in land values reflects a lower interest rate environment and slowly improving U.S. farm income,” Zhang said in the news release.

He said this should help stabilize the farm income in the future.

While the increase is encouraging to farmers, Zhang also pointed out in the news release that Iowa agriculture still faces a lot of uncertainty. Zhang said our exports have been affected negatively, especially during the trade war with China. Farm income has the potential to weaken, which would lead to less valuable farmland.

In addition to trade with other countries, there are also domestic factors that negatively impact farmland value.

Things like lower commodity prices, tariffs and the weather can decrease farmland value if they become prominent issues.

Nonetheless, this year’s high yields and favorable interest rates reported by Iowa farmers are responsible for the rise in farmland values.

When breaking down the state by counties, 82 of Iowa’s 99 counties saw an increase in their land value.

For seven years in a row, Scott county has reported the highest land value, which is now said to be $10,387 per acre, an increase of 2.8 percent from last year. Similarly, Decatur county, which reported the lowest value of $3,568 per acre, also saw an increase of 2.8 percent.

Iowa can also be broken up into low, medium and highvalue land. Despite the categories, all three levels saw an increase in their value. Low-value land increased by 3.3 percent, medium-value land increased by 2.0 percent and high-value land increased by 2.4 percent.

While Zhang warns farmers not to view these positive trends as a “solid rebound” of the land market, the increase in farmland value possibly reflects more hopeful farm income in the future.

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AN UNDERDOG’S STORY How music helped Jonah Miller find his purpose

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BY GABBY.LUCAS @iowastatedaily.com Minus a couple of inconspicuous piercings, Jonah Miller seems no different from you and me at first glance. He spends his days working part-time at a food service gig, participating in the occasional political protest and driving an old car that doesn’t quite cut it. He moves through life one day at a time with an Iowa-geniality and a mild-mannered temperament that can only be forged through the fire of working in customer service, and above all else, he loves his mom.

But when the 22-year-old Ames native walks onstage, we see a side of him that breaks the mold.

Formerly of the local punk group Underdog Story and currently of the band Redcoat, Miller, a selftaught singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, isn’t quite like the rest of us — he’s not afraid to get personal.

“When you reach the summit, above the clouds you will see how far you’ve come to get here and who you used to be,” is a lyric from his song “Summit,” a deeply personal track written about his parent’s battle with depression. Despite the sensitivity of the subject, Miller sings songs such as this in front of strangers all the time, unfazed.

“The song is just kind of about how [depression] changes you, but it’s always going to be there, so you just have to fight it, and it’s an uphill battle,” Miller said. “There’s no easy way out.”

When it comes to pouring his heart and soul into his music, Miller is definitely not one to shy away.

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“It starts out as just me doing what I need to do to be happy but then giving it back to everybody else for them to use as a tool against their own depression and their own feelings,” Miller said. “I’ll write a song, and it will almost bring tears to my eyes because it’s so raw and honest.”

It’s taken Miller years to get to the point of putDESIGNED BY ting metaphorical blood, sweat and literal tears into MARIA ALBERS his work. Although born and mostly raised in Ames, Miller grew many of his roots in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas during his early childhood.

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1.14.20 Open forum: Scholarly journals license renewal, Campanile Room, Memorial Union at noon

The University Library is in license renewal negotiations with the Elsevier, the world’s largest publisher of scholarly journals. Iowa State’s current agreement with Elsevier expired at the end of 2019, but negotiations will continue in good faith into 2020 with no immediate impact on access.

Exhibit opening: Contemplate Japan, Brunnier Art Museum, Scheman Building at 10 a.m.

Drawn from permanent and loaned collections, this exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints, bamboo baskets, ikebana floral arrangements, kimono, ceramics, and contemporary sculpture explores and illuminates the artistic and cultural developments emanating from Japan for the last two centuries, which greatly influenced the arts in the West.

POLICE BLOTTER 1.12.20 Dilynn Eugene Lewiston, age 19, of 4518 Hutchison St. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with domestic assault with injury, simple/serious, at 4518 Hutchison Street (reported at 7:23 p.m.).

Dilynn Eugene Lewiston, age 19, of 4518 Hutchison St. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with simple/serious domestic assault at 4518 Hutchison Street (reported at 7:23 p.m.).

Nathaniel Jacque Heileman, age 41, of 2121 Greene St. - Adel, Iowa, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated, second offense, at 111 Duff Avenue (reported at 3:54 a.m.).

Mark Richard Hoger, age 29, of 9165 Greenspire Dr. - West Des Moines, Iowa, was arrested and charged with failure to prove security against

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Contrasting cultures coincide New cultural art exhibit open to public

BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com Art pieces from eight different cultural areas are on display at Iowa State.

The Christian Petersen Art Museum opened its spring exhibition “Creating Global Understanding” on Monday at the Christian Petersen Art Museum in Morrill Hall.

The exhibition is open through July 31, and the Christian Petersen Art Museum is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is closed weekends, holidays and university breaks.

“The diversity of cultures not only studied but represented within the faculty of World Languages and Cultures, lent itself perfectly to an exhibition that explored the diversity within University Museums’ permanent collection,” said Adrienne Gennett, associate curator for University Museums in her introduction to the exhibit. “The art on exhibition highlights the many connections that flow through different cultures; seeing and understanding those connections through art allows students and visitors to grow and become more conscious of those outside of their own cultures.”

Eight programs within the World Languages and Cultures Department each curated a different area of art pieces.

The American Indian Studies program had four pieces, including two paintings and two pieces of pottery, which was curated by Sebastian Braun, director of the American Indian Studies program, and Allison Sheridon,

LOGAN METZGER/ IOWA STATE DAILY “Le Pardon” by Gaston Woedstad and Mauritius Langaskens is on display as part of the “Creating Global Understanding” exhibit.

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The Chinese Studies program had two pieces consisting of four hanging scrolls each, which was curated by Tonglu Li, associate professor of Chinese, and Aili Mu, associate professor of Chinese.

Classical studies had eight pieces consisting of Egyptian and Greek artifacts, including pottery and statutes. It was curated by Jessica Moore, lecturer of classical studies; Sheridon; Margaret Mook, associate chair and director of classical studies and associate professor of classical studies and Latin; Rachel Meyers, assistant professor of classical studies; and Alexander Hall, assistant teaching professor of classical

studies and Latin.

The French program had seven pieces consisting of a tapestry, glassware and more curated

by Melissa Deininger, lecturer of French; Gennett; Jean-Pierre Taoutel, senior lecturer of French and Arabic; Stacey Weber-Feve, associate professor of French; Michèle Schaal, associate professor of French and women’s and gender studies; Beth Martin, associate teaching professor of German; and Neysa Goodman, lecturer of French.

The German program had seven pieces consisting of bridal cups, a music box, a block game and more curated by Martin; Mark Rectanus, university professor of German; and William

Carter, associate professor of German.

The Russian Studies program had four pieces consisting of the “Icon of the Mother of God of Tolga” and an enameled silver tea set curated

by Sheridan.

The Spanish program had four pieces consisting of paintings and woodblock prints curated

by Chad Gasta, department chair and professor of Spanish and director of International Studies; Julia Dominguez, associate professor of Spanish; and James Meiroff, lecturer of Spanish.

The U.S. Latino/a Studies program had four pieces consisting of a woodblock print, a lithograph, a poster and a digital print curated by Megan Myers, assistant professor of Spanish and U.S. Latino/a studies; Schaal; and Lucia Suarez, director of U.S. Latino/a studies and associate professor of Spanish.

This exhibition was co-curated and organized

by Gennett and Schaal. Support for this exhibition was given by the World Languages and Cultures Department, the American Indian Studies program, the International Studies program, the Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion and the Women’s and Gender Studies program.

There are multiple exhibition programs, and they are all free and open to the public. All programs will be located at Campbell Gallery of Morrill Hall.

In order to attend the programs, University Museums ask that people register in advance by clicking on the program link.

The “Creating Global Understanding” reception is from 4 to 6 p.m. on Feb. 6.

From noon to 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday will be “Creating Global Understanding Gallery” chats, where faculty will lead informal discussions about the works of art they researched and interpreted.

The “Creating Global Understanding” roundtable, where participants who shaped and contributed to the exhibition will speak about their experience, is from 5 to 6 p.m. on March 5.

Claim Ames educates public for upcoming census

Board of Regents to evaluate institutional heads

BY AMBER.MOHMAND @iowastatedaily.com

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Ames Mayor John Haila, Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen and a representative from the United States Census Bureau launched the 2020 Census “Claim Ames” public awareness campaign Monday.

“The U.S Constitution requires every 10 years that a census of the population be taken,” Haila said. “Collected data is used to help determine political representation and how more than $675 billion in federal funds are distributed back to the states and the communities every year.These funds benefit all of Ames residents by allowing us to offer enhanced services and infrastructure.”

The launch took place at 11 a.m. on Monday in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. The campaign is focused on obtaining an accurate count of every person living in Ames for the 2020 census.

“So as we think about what we need to do at Iowa State, we’re committed to helping educate our students that they, too, need to claim Ames,” Wintersteen said.

Students are required to complete a form in the community they live in for the majority of the year — for students, it is the place where they attend school. It is required for students to fill out the census form rather than the parents of the students.

“We know that a complete and accurate census count benefits both the city of Ames and Iowa State University so that we can access critical federal funds,” Wintersteen said.

“It’s important to Iowa State University, for everything from transportation funding for CyRide to public safety. It also helps bring in new business to town like new coffee shops, restaurants, the pharmacy in Campustown and other popular spots for students.”

The campaign also included a video featuring several Iowa

The Iowa Board of Regents w i l l m e e t We d n e s d a y a n d Thursday to conduct mid-year evaluations of the institutional heads and the executive director.

“In accordance with Iowa Code section 21.5.1.i, the evaluations will be conducted in closed session at the request of each individual,” according to the agenda.

Iowa Code section 25.1 lists the reasons when governmental bodies can have a closed meeting.

The meeting will be closed “[to] evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance or discharge is being considered when necessary to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation and that individual requests a closed session,” according to Iowa Code section 21.5.1.i.

President Wendy Wintersteen will be among the three institutional heads being evaluated.

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SAMANTHA GROVE/ IOWA STATE DAILY Ames Mayor John Haila and Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen led “Claim Ames” on Monday in order to increase public awareness about the 2020 census.

State students and their input about the census.

The census can be completed by telephone, mail and online for the first time in history. People will receive a notice in the mail beginning in mid-March, which will allow the participants to respond online.

“So completing the U.S. census is safe, easy and important,” Haila said. “When your census form arrives in the mail, please join me in claiming Ames.”

The U.S. Census Bureau is required by law to keep the answers strictly confidential, according to the website, and every employee must take an oath to protect the participants’ privacy.

The Census will arrive in the form of a postcard with a code and a link to a form and will be sent out by mid-March.

More information about the census as well as a timeline can be found on the 2020 census website.

received a contract extension through 2023 and a compensation increase along with the two other institutional heads.

Wintersteen did not receive a base pay increase but an extension and increase on her deferred compensation package worth $475,000. The Board passed additional contributions of $200,000 annually between Nov. 1, 2020, and 2023 on her package.

“The Board will also meet in closed session in accordance with Iowa Code section 21.5.1.c to discuss strategy with counsel in matters that are presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent and premature disclosure would likely prejudice or disadvantage the position of the Board,” according to the agenda.

The Board’s meetings are scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the board room at the Board of Regents Office in Urbandale, Iowa.

Additional information on the board’s meetings and agendas can be found online at www. iowaregents.edu.

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Pete Buttigieg hosts town hall at Iowa State

BY MALLORY.TOPE @iowastatedaily.com Pete Buttigieg hosted a town hall late Monday at the Memorial Union.

Since Buttigieg’s last visit to the Iowa State campus in October 2019, Buttigieg has seen a polling increase and an increase in voter interest.

About 792 people attended the town hall, said Julie Kieffer, director of Iowa State conference planning and management. The line of supporters extended through the halls of the Memorial Union to see Buttigieg ahead of the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 3. Among those who came to the town hall were dedicated supporters and those trying to narrow down their candidate choices.

“Most people these days don’t have time to do research about candidates; it is easier to go listen to them speak,” said Benjamin Schwake, a graduate student in political science.

Some voters said they hoped Buttigieg would talk about his policies, but some said they wanted him to talk about current issues, such as the economy and Iran.

“I hope Buttigieg discusses his ideas and solution to de-escalate the Iran situation,” said Sam Fuller, graduate student in political science.

The event kicked off with singer and actress Mandy Moore introducing Buttigieg.

“This is not a TV show or a movie; this is our reality, and the reality is that the country is in crisis,” Moore said.

Buttigieg talked about his struggles as a candidate in the first few months of his campaign. He said his hardest struggle was trying to get his name known in Iowa.

Buttigieg asked potential voters to think about how it will feel the day after the 2020 election, how the country will look and how much “more divided” it will be than before the election. “[The] presidency is for the unification and empowerment of the people,” Buttigieg said.

Buttigieg said he plans on using shared American values as a road map to how to get things done and unite the country, such as combating climate change, religion, work and democracy.

Protecting the country’s future begins with national security and confronting climate change, Buttigieg said. He added that religion should not be used as a reason to discriminate.

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in the entertainment industry, the prevalence of professional, musically-talented adults in his life triggered his own curiosity.

“I was like, ‘how could I ever get to that point?’” Miller said.

It was thanks to some close family friends that Miller wrote his first song at age 12. His parents’ friend handled the arrangement and instrumentals, while then-12-year-old Miller took over the vocals and lyrics.

“Its hilarious because the music is really well-done, and the singer sounds like he’s either a really young girl or a really young boy who just sounds like a girl,” Miller said with a laugh. “That really sparked my interest and made me feel like I can do this, you know?”

It wasn’t until high school that Miller eventually fell back into creating music with the formation of his first band, The Noise. In true early-high-school-fashion, the group drew much of their early inspiration from poppunk powerhouses like Green Day and My Chemical Romance.

As The Noise slowly found their footing, strayed away from covers and began collaboratively writing their own material, they changed their name to Underdog Story and played their first show in 2013. It’s been an adventure of self-discovery for Miller ever since.

“It was a slow transition,” Miller said. “We were literally underdogs. That’s how we felt.”

Practicing as much as possible and as often as possible was the only thing a group of kids who didn’t feel like they “belonged” anywhere could do, and all the hard work quickly paid off. Underdog Story started booking gigs left

Democrats prepare for final debate

BY JAKE.WEBSTER @iowastatedaily.com

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg hosted a town hall in Ames on Monday in the Memorial Union.

“God does not belong to an American [political] party,” Buttigieg said.

Buttigieg said the “scientific deadline” for changing the path of climate change is 2023.

“The political deadline is 2020; there cannot be a president that does not believe in climate change,” Buttigieg said.

Buttigieg opened the floor to those attending the event to ask questions after giving an abbreviated stump speech.

Among the issues Buttigieg was asked to discuss were education, climate change, the future of infrastructure in America, the violence faced by transgender people and the current situation with Iran.

“The time has come to step up and solve health care and Medicare,” Buttigieg said. “One way or another, there will be no such thing as uninsured Americans.”

Buttigieg spoke on the situation with Iran.

“If I were commander in chief, I [would] ensure that I would come away from wars and not go closer to war, whether it is with Iran or any place where conflict resides,” Buttigieg said.

Buttigieg will participate in the Democratic presidential debate Tuesday night in Des Moines. Top candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and businessman Tom Steyer will also attend the debate.

“2020 is the year to act on issues where billions of lives are on the line,” Buttigieg said.

and right, and Miller was in the middle of all of it, singing, playing guitar and sharing his personal story to audiences all across the Midwest.

“Definitely, at first it’s very selfish because I write music as a therapy session,” Miller said.

“At first it’s selfish, but then you start playing your shows, and you start giving back to people by sharing your own stories and your own therapy sessions, and it becomes their therapy session.”

With topics ranging from heartbreak to mental illness, Miller’s songs are consistently introspective and brutally raw to the core.

From the very beginning, Miller has used music as a way to talk about the things that aren’t easy to talk about. He compares the act of songwriting to a “think tank.”

“There’s, what, seven billion people in the world?” Miller said. “Talking about yourself, you’re pretty much talking about, chances are, a billion other people. It just takes a lot to be that honest with yourself.”

The progression through Underdog Story’s material gives a view into how Miller has matured as a songwriter over the years. The band’s first EPs drew inspiration directly from Green Day and were filled to the brim with naive teenage angst, while their unreleased third EP covered much more personal topics, such as his parents’ divorce.

“I was trying to share something just a little bit deeper rather than just writing angsty songs, even though that’s kind of the market that we were trying to sell to,” Miller said. “I felt like that was something that a lot of people could relate to because everybody in the band had divorced parents. I was as honest as I could be with myself.”

The stage is set for the final Democratic presidential debate before the Iowa caucuses.

The fewest number of candidates of any debate in the 2020 cycle qualified for the debate scheduled for 8 p.m. Tuesday. Six candidates are set to take part in the debate, co-hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer.

The debate can be live-streamed for free on CNN.com and DesMoinesRegister.com.

Candidates who failed to qualify for the debate will miss out on the free media attention and millions of potential voters who watch it. Cory Booker dropped out of the presidential race on Monday and cited his failure to qualify for debates as part of the reason why he ended his campaign.

“Our campaign has reached the point where we need more money to scale up and continue building a campaign that can win — money we don’t have and money that is harder to raise because I won’t be on the next debate stage and because the urgent business of impeachment will rightly be keeping me in Washington,” Booker said in a press release.

Booker failed to receive any qualifying polls and had asked the party to remove the polling

Miller said songwriting has helped him to better understand himself and “grow up,” in a sense.

“I wanted to be a musician because I wanted to have a purpose in life, and I feel like you owe the world something for being born, I suppose,” Miller said. “You just have to be the best version of yourself and that’s it. You don’t have to be successful, per say, in life, but you have to be yourself, and you have to be genuine.”

Between recording issues and low group morale, Underdog Story eventually came to an end while recording their third EP. Old friends converged to create something new, and that something new was Redcoat.

Fronted by former Underdog Story guitarist Jared Coleman, Redcoat is Miller’s current musical project, where he plays bass and takes a step back from writing and vocals to allow Coleman to shine.

“Sunlit,” Redcoat’s latest single, is about Coleman’s battle with depression and recovery from a scathing breakup. With lyrics such as “a grave dug beneath my bed ready for my body to shed the skin you touched,” it’s clear that Jared’s songwriting skills are an effectual goldmine.

“Being in a band where I’m not writing is kind of intrusive,” Miller laughed. “I feel like I’m taking on a persona. That’s kind of how it is when you listen to any music. When I listened to My Chemical Romance, I dyed my hair black, wore skinny jeans and black leather, but I was still in Ames Children’s Choir.”

Whether he’s writing and fronting for his band or playing an instrument somewhere in the background, to Miller, making music is all about being a part of something and sending

requirement for debate qualification in a letter the New York Times reported.

Booker’s exit from the race leaves six Democrats in the presidential race who did not qualify for the debate: Michael Bennet, Mike Bloomberg, John Delaney, Tulsi Gabbard, Deval Patrick and Andrew Yang. Yang received the prerequisite donor requirement but failed to receive the number of polls required to receive a podium on the debate stage.

Following the qualification deadline Friday, Yang’s campaign chair Nick Ryan accused the Democratic National Committee (DNC) of dictating who they wished to see as the party’s nominee through the polling requirement for debates.

“If the DNC had only done their due diligence and commissioned polls in the early states, Andrew Yang would certainly be on the debate stage next week,” Ryan said in a press release. “We are not going to allow the DNC to dictate who they wish to see as the nominee and deny the will of the people. The issues that will decide this election, and the future of our country, are too important to ignore for the sake of staged political bickering. The DNC tried to run this same play in 2016, and they paid for it with a loss in the general.”

Tuesday’s debate will take place at Drake University and comes just under three weeks before the Iowa caucuses.

an important message.

Miller said that the feeling he gets when he performs isn’t a feeling that can be described in a sentence.

“It’s that feeling that you get when you go to a show full of people that you connect with, unlike when I was in high school and I walked through the halls just looking down,” Miller said. “That feeling that you’re not alone, and you’re not weird, you’re not crazy, I’m just like you. I really want to leave a positive mark, whether it’s through telling people that they’re not alone or talking about something that can be sad and twisting it into a happy story.”

Miller’s current plans include one thing: pushing the envelope. Miller and Coleman have recently become roommates, and they are considering voyaging back to Los Angeles to receive higher education in music. In the meantime, they continue to create content for Redcoat while Miller simultaneously prepares his upcoming solo project, Jonah Dean.

Jonah Miller added that despite having regrets with Underdog Story, including letting down their cult-following and missing out on opportunities to grow even more, he is determined to make up for lost time.

“Everything that I’m about to do is all the things that I’ve ever wanted to do,” Miller said.

“I just feel like 2020 is going to be a really good year because all those things I’ve been working hard on are going to start to bloom.”

Redcoat’s debut EP and new music from Miller’s solo venture are expected to drop sometime early this year, and Redcoat has an upcoming show at 6 p.m. on Feb. 2 at the Record Mill in Ames.

Opinion

Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Iowa State Daily

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Letter from the editor

column

It’s time for a revolution

Younger voices should speak out about beliefs BY olivia.rasmussen @iowastatedaily.com

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY 2019-2020 Editor-in-Chief Annelise Wells.

Do you feel rage or sadness when you think about our country’s current political system? A political system that allows the president of the United States, both past and current, to cage adults and children at the border while some of those adults and children die or get abused at the hands of federal agents? A political system that revels in the oppression of its people of color and makes a pretty penny off our crooked prison and justice system.

A political and economic system that works for the one percent and not the remaining 99 percent, as “the top one percent alone holds more wealth than the middle class” combined? A political system that won’t ever hold itself accountable?

It’s time for us to be louder about what we want and louder about what we need.

There’s no room for not engaging in politics because you don’t think it affects you: it does affect you, as it affects every single person in this country. There’s no time left to hope for an Obama era 2.0 with centrists like Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden, who are just puppets of the billionaire class. There is no time left to sugarcoat your beliefs for the sake of avoiding conflict. It’s time to progress rather than go backwards or stay the same. It’s time for a revolution, where we move forward as a nation and bring the power back to the people rather than those on top.

Let your voices be heard, millennials and Generation Z — we are the future of this nation, and this is our lifetime that’s at stake. Question and confront authority, even if your voice shakes. It is not our duty to blindly “respect our elders” for no good reason. It’s a ploy to shut up the young progressive voices of this nation. Do not buy into the myth that your vote doesn’t matter or that the system is rigged — even if it may be, voting is an easy thing to do. In the 2016 election, millennials outnumbered the baby boomer population, but over 70 percent of boomers voted, whereas only about half of millennials voted. It is our fundamental duty to exercise our right to vote. It is our fundamental duty to cause social discourse and hold our nation’s leaders accountable for their wrongdoings. It is our fundamental duty to rebel against tyranny.

To the baby boomers and Generation X who are unable to cross party lines because of pride and/or tactless reasons — it’s time to let go of selfishness and think about the future of your grandchildren and great-grandchildren or, simply, the future of this country. Your voice is just as

Visions for next semester BY annelise.wells @iowastatedaily.com

PHOTO COURTESY OF THINKSTOCK Olivia Rasmussen is ringing in the new year with the belief that majority of the political climate mirrors corruption and actively ignores the voices of the American people.

important, but when you mindlessly back a candidate for only your personal gain or lazily excuse your ignorance with the way you were raised, you’re setting a precedent for younger generations to fail. It’s time to look beyond political affiliation and start looking at policy.

We are a nation that would prefer to go to war over helping our own citizens. We are a nation that claims to support our troops but recklessly sends them to fabricated war zones where they die and get injured. We are a nation that often ignores our veterans when they get home and need help. The president brags about spending two trillion dollars on excessive military equipment for his war crimes against Iran, but he and his supporters can’t wrap their minds around spending that much money (or less) on fixing the climate crisis, feeding and housing our homeless, providing healthcare for everyone or providing free college education and vocational training

for those who decide to take that path. This is a president who claims to be pro-life but spends trillions on death. War should be the last resort, not the first.

You can be a proud American while also being concerned about your government and wanting the people running this nation to be held accountable for their actions and ideas. “We the people” are supposed to have the voice to change the course of our country, but is our government listening?

The majority agrees on issues like climate change and election reform, but our government acts like we’re so heavily divided.

It’s a ploy from the rich: the “us vs. them” mentality. The rich hoards the wealth while pitting the working class against each other.

The feeble-minded buy into the myth that tycoons have their best interest, when obviously their interest is vested in money. It’s time to wake up and revolt against officials and companies who have led our country into dismay for profit.

Welcome back to campus, Cyclones.

I hope everyone had a restful, relaxing winter break. I can’t believe that it’s already time to start second semester; time is flying by so quickly, and hopefully the cold winter will also go just as fast.

Here at the Iowa State Daily, we had a busy fall semester, and we aren’t planning on slowing down anytime soon. Tis’ the season for New Year’s resolutions, so here are some goals that our newsroom has for spring 2020.

The days are dwindling until the Iowa caucuses, which I am sure you can tell by the number of political ads in your YouTube videos and fliers in your mailbox.

Being in Iowa, we have such a unique opportunity when it comes to politics. On Friday, we will be launching our caucus series that will span the next couple of weeks. The series will help you figure out what the caucuses actually are, how to caucus, why to caucus and provide you with the holistic, unbiased information you need to choose who to caucus for. As a newspaper, one of our main goals is to inform the public, and this is such a great, exciting opportunity to do so.

We also want to reach out and connect with the Iowa State community more and engage with our readers. Through engagement and discussion based events, we want to learn what you want to see us cover and if there’s anything we are missing.

We are also heading into the spring semester with a multimedia focus. Make sure to follow us on our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to check out videos and photos from our talented visuals staff. With the changing media world, it’s important to provide multiple ways to convey our information and stories.

We are always looking for and welcoming new staff members, anything from reporters, copy editors, columnists, photographers, videographers and more. Creating conversation is also part of our job, so in our opinion section you can submit a letter to the editor or apply to join the Iowa State Daily Editorial Board.

At the Iowa State Daily, transparency is very important to us, and I am always available to discuss our news process and how our newsroom works. Please feel free to reach out to me at annelise.wells@iowastatedaily.com with any questions, concerns or story ideas or stop by our office at 2420 Lincoln Way Suite 205.

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Sports

Iowa State Daily Tuesday, January 14, 2020

D3 athlete rises to the top How Nikita Kozak’s dedication led to greatness

BY NASH VANBIBBER vanbibber@iowastatedaily.com Hockey is not just a game; it is a lifestyle.

Hockey is heavily built upon hard work, grit, intelligence and physicality. Both Jason Fairman and Nikita Kozak have a connection to hockey and live their lives based on the sport that they adore.

Kozak is a senior at Iowa State University and currently plays for the Cyclone hockey team.

Kozak holds an important position on the ice.

He is the goaltender for the team, which is a large responsibility, but it is one that he loves.

Kozak was born in Ukraine but was brought up in Des Moines, Iowa. Kozak is majoring in mechanical engineering and has a minor in mathematics.

He hopes to continue his education by going to graduate school and obtaining his doctoral degree. He is interested in automobiles and aspires to one day make flying cars.

Kozak fell in love with skating, and later hockey, at the age of nine after being gifted a pair of ice skates. Kozak’s parents grew up playing hockey as well.

Kozak followed the path of his parents and

COURTESY OF NIKITA KOZAK Nikita Kozak, senior in mechanical engineering, plays for the Cyclone hockey team.

pursued hockey throughout his adolescent life and into his collegiate career. Kozak began playing hockey at the Division Three level, and his commitment to the sport led him to Division One. Kozak said he enjoys how relentless the sport can be and how he has to adapt in the act.

“If you want a long-term goal, you can’t quit on it early; you have to work for it,” Kozak said.

“I enjoy the fast pace, the toughness you have to have, the bonds inside the locker room that are formed and how the sport is dependent on teamwork.”

The position of goalie comes with baggage, including being in control of games. Kozak said he enjoys these moments and does not shy away from being criticized.

Kozak said he yearns for controlling the tempo and breaking the hearts of his opponents

COLUMN

Terrence Lewis proves that the Cyclones need to rely more on wings

BY ZANE.DOUGLAS @iowastatedaily.com After the Oklahoma game, I wrote about how junior guard Terrence Lewis has given the Cyclones an added element.

The way the Cyclone’s roster is built and the way Coach Steve Prohm runs his offense, it is oftentimes hard for wings to develop well in Iowa State’s system. The only player in recent memory who thrived was Marial Shayok, but even then, the Virginia transfer was used in a primary and secondary ball handler situation often enough to question if he was even a wing.

Lewis came to Iowa State as a top 100 recruit according to ESPN, but his flaws showed immediately, as he didn’t work at all in Iowa State’s system. While Prohm runs a perimeter centric offense, players often need to be adept at creating shots for themselves.

Lewis’ dribbling left something to be desired and took away his driving opportunity, and his defense certainly didn’t help him.

It’s 2020 now — over three years after Lewis was recruited — and he is finally showing what he can bring to the table. He has finally found his niche. He’s a change of pace from everyone else on the team.

Against Oklahoma, Lewis made cuts, pulled up over shorter defenders and was able to switch from small to big on defense — all things that the guard-populated, Steve Prohm-coached team has trouble doing. Lewis looks better and is knocking down his open shots, but he’s also found what makes him valuable to the team; and with two small forward recruits coming to the Cyclones next season in Darlinstone Dubar and Dudley Blackwell, it seems like the perfect time for Prohm to integrate some lengthy wings into his rotation.

Iowa State will likely be losing Tyrese

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Iowa State guard Terrence Lewis goes up for a layup against Oklahoma on Saturday.

Haliburton to the draft, but Rasir Bolton and George Conditt — two emerging leaders on the team — will only be juniors, and Iowa recruit Xavier Foster will join them as a building block.

Since Lewis is the only available wing on the roster, there isn’t a large sample size for recent wing production. Zion Griffin could be in that conversation.

Griffin is going down a tamed yet similar path as Lewis. The sophomore was a highly-touted recruit and was generally thought of as the second biggest recruit in a class that had Haliburton, Conditt and Talen Horton-Tucker.

In his freshman year, Griffin played mostly as a wing, and injuries combined with ineffectiveness kept him from seeing any important minutes.

Prohm has used Griffin this season as more of a small ball power forward with the ability to sky up for offensive rebounds and stretch the floor with a decent jump shot.

Griffin had more of an impact on the defensive end and wasn’t as apt to making cuts as Lewis was, but Griffin still changed the identity of the team.

Heading into the meat of the schedule, Iowa State will need to try some new things to avoid wasting the *likely* last season of Haliburton, and switching it up with what little wings they have might be the way to do it.

as he protects his territory in the Ames ice rink.

Kozak has always wanted to be different, even as a child. He wanted to play a sport in which none of his friends were playing at the time.

There are only two goalies on the ice; this was the main motivating factor as to why Kozak chose this position.

“I always enjoyed watching hockey as a kid and watching goalies save their seasons and also being in control of heartbreaks,” Kozak said.

Kozak is currently No. 9 of the top 10 goalie leaders in all of American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). Individual performance is important to Kozak, but the team is more important.

“I don’t think about being a top goaltender; I am more worried about making it to nationals than being a great goaltender,” Kozak said.

The Cyclone hockey team has been in contention for the past three years. Last year, the Cyclones were one win away from being champions; they were ultimately defeated by the Minot State Beavers 3-1.

“The goal this year has been the same for me the past three years: to win a national championship,” Kozak said.

Kozak’s coach for four years, Fairman, has been with the team for seven years. He has led the Cyclones to the playoffs for three years.

Fairman said it has been great to watch Kozak grow. He has enjoyed coaching Kozak the past four years and wants his younger players to model themselves after Kozak.

Fairman said that Kozak is part of the reason why the culture for Cyclone hockey has been prominent in the National Championships, as well as having success outside of the ice.

The Culture outside of the ice is exceeding in academics, which Kozak does with his 3.94 GPA. “He is a hard worker, one of a number of the guys on our team; he does it in the classroom and on the ice,” Fairman said. “In this day and age, I don’t think people realize that hard work does pay off; nice guys do finish first, not last.”

Fairman’s thoughts on Kozak being in the top 10 for goalie leaders in all of ACHA leadings is a product of many things.

After Kozak graduates in the spring, there will be a void that will need to be filled on the team, not just in front of the net.

“He has been great for us all year,” Fairman said. “Being in the top 10 for goalie leaders is a nice reward for him.”

Lifestyle

Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Iowa State Daily

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Trends of the last decade

BY SIERRA.HOEGER @iowastatedaily.com

The end of the decade brought with it a chance to reflect on the past 10 years, as seen on social media with the hashtag and challenge, “#10yearchallenge,” with users comparing themselves from 10 years ago to now.

Ten years ago, the iPod Nano was still for sale on Apple’s website. “Toy Story 3” was the highest grossing film of the year. “Tik Tok” by Ke$ha was number one on the Billboard Top 100. And Barack Obama was in the second year of his presidency.

A lot can change in 10 years, including the brands we buy, music we listen to, where we live and our ways of life. Within the past 10 years, brands have paid more attention to the values of their customers and have become more sustainable.

Vowing to reduce the testing on animals and become more eco-friendly,

DESIGN BY ALYSSA GARIN Sierra Hoeger reflects on the popular trends and brands of the last decade..

sustainability efforts have increased within the past decade.

In what started as a company that made tools for climbers, Patagonia has risen as one of the most wellknown and trusted sustainable brands young adults purchase today.

Started by climbers and surfers, Patagonia hopes to reflect values that are important to the consumer, such as making items that are durable and serve a function as well as donating portions of each sale to causes important to the brand.

Another sustainable, earthfriendly brand, Chaco, has claimed home on the feet of many, hoping to not only leave a mark titled “chaco-tans” but also a mark on the earth by “pushing for environmental conservation to promoting inclusion and diversity in the outdoors,” according to their website.

Categories of style have been used this decade to classify individuals and help them shop with an image in mind to uphold. Preppy, VSCO girl, E-boy, E-girl, Granola and so many

more have been used to help give a name to the styles popular within the past decade.

Preppy styles typically involve brands such as Vineyard Vines, Sperry and oftentimes involve a clean, sharp look. The VSCO girl categor y, while only becoming prominent this past year, has risen in popularity like no other. Scrunchies, Birkenstocks, oversized tees and Starbucks are all well-known items to look for when pointing out a VSCO girl. E-boys and E-girls are seen as the more edgy, punk styles, similar to those in the late ‘90s and early 2000s. Oftentimes, darker color palettes and an excess of silver and metal jewelry is worn. The category of Granola gives off classic summer camp vibes. Even if you’ve never been to summer camp, you know exactly what I’m talking about.

This past decade also brought with it the fall and rise of Crocs. In

2018, news broke about the rubber sandal company, stating that it was going out of business. Young adults then made it their mission to turn that around, making Crocs one of the most-worn shoes of the past couple of years. With celebrities such as Post Malone having a design of Crocs, youth are drawn to the simplicity and ease of the shoe, which is just as simple as sliding on and deciding whether to activate sport mode or not.

It’s hard to predict whether the next decade will have as many standout trends as this past decade did or if brands will continue to strive for sustainability and reflecting values important to consumers. If one thing does remain the same, however, it will be the randomness and unpredictability of the brands that become popular, making individuals question why we wear and buy the things we do.

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