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Writing and Media Center increases accessibility for students BY SAGE.SMITH @iowastatedaily.com With three locations, new hours and the addition of online consultations, the Writing and Media Center provides help with all forms of communication to Iowa State students. The three locations of the Writing and Media Center will reopen Tuesday. With multiple locations, all of which are on the Orange 23 CyRide route, the Writing and Media Center is able to reach many students all around campus. The communication consultants at the centers will help students with all of their written, oral, visual and electronic communication needs for

essays, emails, presentations and more. Students can also get help at any point of the process. They can go in for an appointment with just the prompt for a paper or a final draft. Margaret Kaus, graduate education student, started in August as the graduate assistant director at the Writing and Media Center. Kaus said online consultations is something other writing centers across the country have provided. Now having the new service of online consultations at the Iowa State Writing and Media Center allows students to set up an appointment that doesn’t require them to go in for an in-person consultation. Kaus said online consultations are a way to make the Writing and Media

Center more accessible to more Iowa State students, as it can be easier for students with disabilities, students who live off campus and other circumstances. Having three locations isn’t new but is a big part of the work the Writing and Media Center does for students. “The reason we have three locations is accessibility,” Kaus said. “We want to meet students where they’re at.” The main location is Carver Hall 208. Close by is the Parks Library 130D location, and near Lied Recreation Athletic Center is the Hixson-Lied Student Success Center 1020 location. The locations have now shifted hours based off of how busy each location was at what times. The shifted hours

allow more time for students to visit. Kaus said they know students study in Parks Library, so they have night hours at that location. When students aren’t in class and may already be at the library, they can make an appointment during those hours.

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Twelve Iowa State women honored on 2020 calendar BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com Women whose leadership has made a difference at Iowa State were honored by the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics in the 14th annual Women Impacting ISU calendar. The 2020 calendar was officially unveiled during a reception recognizing the 12 honorees Wednesday in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union. “Since 2007, 168 women, faculty, staff and students, including the 12 being honored today, have been recognized for their impact on Iowa State University through their leadership and service,” said Kristine Perkins, public relations and student

programs coordinator for the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics. “The idea for the calendar began in October 2005 when Iowa State students attending the Big 12 Student Government Conference at the University of Kansas saw calendars recognizing women on that campus.” Those students came back to Iowa State and decided that something similar should be implemented here. After receiving a grant in 2006, the first calendar was produced in 2007. Since then, the Catt Center produces the annual calendar through annual funding from the Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion. After recognizing the committee members who comprised the selection committee, the 12 2020 honorees were

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awarded one by one with a certificate stating that they were on the calendar. A small biography was shared about each honoree, detailing their impact at Iowa State and why they were chosen. These bios can be found directly on the calendar itself. Each year, a committee of students, faculty and staff, including past calendar honorees, evaluates the

nomination packets and deliberates over the course of two meetings to select the final honorees. The committee chooses the 12 honorees based on their achievements in service, teaching, research, administration and other campus activities. Six students, two faculty and six professional and scientific employees comprised the 14-member selection

committee this year, representing a diverse cross-section of the Iowa State community. The 2020 calendars are free and can be picked up at the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics and the Margaret Sloss Center for Women and Gender Equity, or staff can have them delivered to their departments by contacting the Catt Center.

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POLICE BLOTTER 1.14.20 Adam Dean Bingham, age 24, of 1264 290 St. - Montour, Iowa, was arrested and charged with driving while barred at 3105 Grand Avenue (reported at 7:55 p.m.). Adam Dean Bingham, age 24, of 1264 290 St. - Montour, Iowa, was arrested and charged with theft in the third degree, shoplifting, at 3105 Grand Avenue (reported at 7:55 p.m.). Micheal Francis Watson, age 59, of 1011 Lincoln Way - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with harrassment of public officals and employees at 100 Block Southeast 3 Street (reported at 6:49 p.m.). Joshua Leo LeClair, age 35, of 602 North St. Churdan, Iowa, was arrested and charged with

a probation violation at 111 Sherman Avenue (reported at 1:00 p.m.). Shane Patrick Scharpenter, age 20, of 3709 Tripp St. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with a probation violation at 515 Clark Avenue (reported at 11:55 a.m.). Adam Dean Bingham, age 24, of 1264 290 St. - Montour, Iowa, was arrested and charged with removal of theft detection device, under $200, at 3105 Grand Avenue (reported at 7:55 p.m.). Adam Dean Bingham, age 24, of 1264 290 St. - Montour, Iowa, was arrested and charged with theft in the third degree, shoplifting, at 3105 Grand Avenue (reported at 7:55 p.m.).

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Study looks into connection of fruit fly hearts and those of humans BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com Researchers studying fruit flies and their hearts found a connection between fly hearts and human hearts. Hua Bai, assistant professor of genetics, development and cell biology, led a study and was published recently in the academic journal “Autophagy” that explores the genetic mechanism that causes fly cardiac muscles to deteriorate with age. Bai said the research team restored much of the cardiac function in middle-aged flies, which experience many of the same heart maladies as middle-aged humans. To measure cardiac function parameters, semi-intact adult fly hearts were prepared by exposing abdominal heart tubes by cutting off the head and ventral thorax of the fly and then removing the ventral abdominal cuticle and all internal organs. The researchers’ approach started with autophagy, a cellular “cleanup process” that removes and recycles damaged proteins and organelles. The autophagy process slows with age, which

can lead to the weakening of cardiac muscles. Bai’s research team looked at a key genetic pathway conserved in virtually all organisms on Earth related to autophagy that balances organism growth with nutrient intake. This pathway, called mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), has long been linked to tissue aging, Bai said. One of two complexes that underlie the mTOR pathway, mechanistic target of rapamycin complex two or mTORC2, decreases with age as autophagy declines. But the researchers found that transgenically boosting mTORC2 strengthens heart muscles of older fruit flies. “Boosting the complex almost fully restored heart function,” Bai said. The discovery that enhancing mTORC2 slows the decline of the critical autophagy process could have big implications for how doctors treat patients with heart disease, one of the leading causes of the death of humans in the United States. While flies and humans might seem to be worlds apart evolutionarily, Bai said the two species’ hearts age in a similar fashion. By middle age, cardiac muscles in both species tend

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to contract with less strength and regularity. “The fly model can be useful for developing drug target discoveries that could have a big impact on human health,” Bai said. The researchers arrived at their conclusions after conducting thousands of video recordings on cardiac muscles in fruit flies of various ages. High-resolution, high-speed cameras measured the activity of the flies’ cardiac muscles. The experiments showed that boosting mTORC2 could restore a five-to-six-weekold fly’s heart function to that of a fly between one and two weeks old. That’s like restoring a middle-aged heart to how it functioned during young adulthood, Bai said. Because flies live only between two and three months, it’s much easier for scientists to study aging and longevity in flies than in more longlived species, Bai said, and the ability to manipulate the fly genome also makes them ideal for genetic study and a common model organism. Flies were maintained at 25 degrees Celsius, 60 percent relative humidity and 12 hour light/ dark, and adults were reared on agar-based diet with 0.8 percent cornmeal, 10 percent sugar and 2.5 percent yeast.

Art exhibit shows off vast Japanese art collection BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com Bright colors of kimonos and strong lines of Japanese woodblock prints fill the Brunnier Art Museum to allow visitors to “Contemplate Japan.” The “Contemplate Japan” art exhibit opened Wednesday in the Brunnier Art Museum of the Scheman Building and will run to July 31. The exhibit is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday but is closed on holidays. The cost is free; however, there is a suggested donation of $3 per visitor. “The Brunnier Art Museum is our largest museum, and we were closed for about 18 months last year; we just re-opened in September, so this is our second full exhibit,” said Brooke Rogers, interpretive specialist for University Museums. “This is actually a show we have done before; the last time we did it was 1983 or 1987, and the reason why we did it a second time was because a lot of the prints in our collection have not been displayed since the first show.” “Contemplate Japan” draws pieces from permanent and loaned collections, including Japanese woodblock prints, bamboo baskets, ikebana floral arrangements, kimono, ceramics and contemporary sculpture. Rogers said there is easily over 300 pieces in

IOWA STATE DAILY The Brunnier Art Museum is displaying “Contemplate Japan,” an exhibit featuring several elements of Japanese culture.

the exhibit in a variety of formats and from a variety of artists. “With us being closed and re-opening, we really want to show what our museum is about by showcasing our collections, engaging students in new and interesting ways,” Rogers said. “This is really a celebration of what our collection has to offer.” “Contemplate Japan” includes nine different sections focused on a specific art style or idea: “Prints from Paradise,” “Layers of Meaning: Kimono,” “Karen LaMonte: Floating Worlds of the Geisha and Kabuki” and “Priscilla Sage: Floating Worlds of Color.” The other five sections of the exhibit include: “Peter Hamann: Carving Translucence,” “Doll Festivals,” “Sogetsu Ikebana,” “Bamboo Art Vessels” and “Historic Ceramics.”

Light levels within the exhibit are purposefully kept low to preserve the textiles and works on paper, so Rogers suggests allowing time for visitor’s eyes to adjust to the light levels for a few moments in order to view the art in full detail. “Contemplate Japan” is organized by the University Museums. Marcia Borel, class of 1978, served as co-curator for the ikebana and education programs. LaMonte, Barbara Janson, Arthur Hilsinger and Karen and Robert Duncan loaned works of art to this exhibition. There are multiple exhibition programs, and they are all free and open to the public. All programs will be located at the Brunnier Art Museum of the Scheman Building. In order to attend the programs, University Museums ask that people register in advance by clicking on the program link on its website.

Grammarly Premium to improve writing at Iowa State BY MORGAN.LAVIOLETTE @iowastatedaily.com Grammarly Premium is coming to Iowa State in the upcoming semester to offer students and faculty an opportunity to improve their writing skills. Grammarly is a technology company that develops a digital writing tool using artificial intelligence and natural language processing to strengthen writing, according to the Grammarly app. In the past, students and faculty on campus have only had access to the free version of Grammarly until a 2018 pilot project offered the premium version. To sign up for it, students can go to the Grammarly website and enter their name, Iowa State email and a unique password. An activation email will be sent to the email. Jim Ranalli, assistant professor in the English department, said there are several differences between the free and premium versions of Grammarly. “The free version gives you spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure checks,” Ranalli said. “Within those checks, it holds some of those errors from you, so you’re not getting everything it’s finding. With the premium version, you get all the things that it’s finding in basic checks, and then you get plagiarism detection services and checks for style and vocabulary enhancement.” The Grammarly pilot project at Iowa State was funded through the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching and was part of the Miller Faculty Fellowship. “We received around $13,000 to fund a tryout of Grammarly premium in a variety of courses,” Ranalli said. “The tryout took place in around 45 different classes and 26 participating faculty and about 1,400 students.” Ranalli said they received positive feedback from a student survey; students said they felt more confident in their writing with access to Grammarly Premium. “The instructors noticed an improvement in the students’ writing as well,” Ranalli said. “This made it easier to give feedback on writing because they can focus more on higher-level things, such as quality of ideas and creativity.” Funding for Grammarly Premium in the upcoming year comes from a student technology fee. Those funds are put into a pool for a committee known as the Committee on the Advancement of Student Technology for Learning Enhancement to be distributed to various technological advancements at Iowa State. Ranalli said the end goal for Grammarly Premium making its way to campus is to improve the writing of students. “In terms of benefit, the hope is that Grammarly helps students and faculty do their jobs better,” Ranalli said. “The goal is for it to grease the wheels by facilitating more polished and accurate writing.”

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Mood boost Study finds wishing well for others when walking around improves mood BY SAGE.SMITH @iowastatedaily.com Wishing well for others when walking around made students feel happier, more connected and less anxious in a study conducted by three Iowa State researchers. Douglas Gentile, psychology professor; Dawn Sweet, affiliate assistant professor; and Lanmiao He, graduate psychology student; worked on this study together, which was published in the Journal of Happiness Studies. The study tested the benefits of three techniques intended to reduce anxiety and increase happiness or well-being. For the study, they had college students walk for 12 minutes around a building and focus on practicing one of three strategies. There was also a control group of students who focused on the appearances of people, such as the types of clothing, accessories, makeup and more. All students filled out a survey before and after the 12 minute walk to document levels of their happiness, stress, anxiety, empathy and connectedness. The first strategy was “loving-kindness” where the college student looked at people they saw as they walked and were supposed to think to themselves that they wished that person to be happy. The students with this strategy were encouraged to really wish the people to be happy rather than just having the thought because they had to. “Interconnectedness” was the second strategy, which included looking at people and

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The Hixson-Lied Student Success Center location is near several residence halls, including Oak and Elm, so students in that area have a Writing and Media Center close by. Communication consultants help students improve the effectiveness of their writing through half hour or hour long consultations. Students can set up an appointment by visiting the Writing and Media Center website. Students can register for an account and then schedule an appointment. “During those [consultation] times, our consultants will kind of set a plan of, ‘What are you interested in talking about today? What are your goals?’’” Kaus said.“We want to make sure that we’re accomplishing what students want, what clients want.” Hannah Sams, senior in marketing, said as a communication consultant, she goes in and looks at what appointments she has for that day. When scheduling an appointment, students can upload what they’re working on, which Sams will read over. Something Sams said she enjoys about working as a communication consultant is being able to work with students from all areas of studies. Kaitlyn Heims, junior in English,

DESIGN BY ISAIAH JOHNSON Douglas Gentile and Dawn Sweet were researchers in a study testing the benefits of wishing well for others when walking around.

thinking about what the connection was between people. These students were encouraged to consider the feelings the people may share or what class they could both be taking. The third strategy was “downward social comparison,” where the students looked at people and thought about how they may be in a better position than those they encounter. “Walking around and offering kindness to others in the world reduces anxiety and increases happiness and feelings of social connection,” Gentile said in a news release. “It’s a simple strategy that doesn’t take a lot of time that you can incorporate into your daily activities.” Each technique was compared with the control group, and the researchers found the technique that showed the best benefits were

is another communication consultant at the Writing and Media Center. “I think most of our [communication consultants] use more minimalist tutoring style, so it’s asking the student questions, having them come up with the answers rather than us just telling them,” Heims said. “So that helps them not only improve their papers but actually become better writers and communicators too.” Students can also get help with a speech or presentation they have coming up. Heims said she’s had several students practice their speeches in front of her; she’d take notes then give them feedback on what they can do to improve. Ana Mier, senior in English, went to the Writing and Media Center for help with a few papers for her English 250 course. Mier started as an administrative assistant and is now a communication consultant. Mier said she loves talking to people and getting to know them. A consultation can be more than just working on the task at hand. “I think one of the greatest feelings that I get when working there is, I think a lot of people are very self-conscious about their work and where they’re at; just being able to create a space where they feel comfortable to

those using the loving-kindness strategy. “This simple practice is valuable, regardless of your personality type,” He said in the news release. “Extending loving-kindness to others worked equally well to reduce anxiety, increase happiness, empathy and feelings of social connection.” Those in the interconnectedness group also felt more connected and empathetic while the downward social comparison group revealed no benefit and was notably worse than the loving-kindness group. The downward social comparison strategy has had a “buffering effect” when people are feeling bad about themselves. “At its core, downward social comparison is a competitive strategy,” Sweet said in the news release. “That’s not to say it can’t have some benefit, but competitive mindsets have been linked to stress, anxiety and depression.” How different types of people reached to each technique was also looked at by the researchers. In the news release, He said the practice is valuable regardless of personality type and that extending loving-kindness works equally well to reduce feelings of anxiety, increase happiness and social connection feelings. Gentile said comparisons of people is demonstrated on social media, and the results of social media comparisons show comparing others and yourself is a risky strategy. “It is almost impossible not to make comparisons on social media,” Gentile said in the news release. “Our study didn’t test this, but we often feel envy, jealousy, anger or disappointment in response to what we see on social media, and those emotions disrupt our sense of well-being.” Gentile also said in the news release that comparison works well when people are learning or making choices, but when it comes to the well-being of people, loving-kindness is more eff ective and consistently improves happiness.

SAGE SMITH/ IOWA STATE DAILY Kaitlyn Heims, junior in English, and Hannah Sams, senior in marketing, are both communication consultants at the Writing and Media Center.

reach out for help when they need it is really nice,” Mier said. Another service offered by the Writing and Media Center are workshops. Each workshop has a different focus, such as editing strategies or resumes and cover letters. The workshops are offered to Iowa State members, but the Writing and Media Center has hosted them for other schools. “I work on doing community outreach,” Kaus said. “For me, I will reach out to high schools in the area; I’ll reach out to Ames Public Library and try and figure out how can we

work to better both Ames and Iowa State and better that relationship.” The hours for all three locations are on the Writing and Media Center website, as well as descriptions of workshops, available resources and services offered. Joseph Cheatle, director of the Writing and Media Center and program coordinator for the Dean of Students Office, can be contacted by those interested in employment and the Writing and Media Centers. Cheatle can be reached at jcheatle@iastate.edu or 515-294-7430.

MORGAN LAVIOLETTE/ IOWA STATE DAILY Kaylinh Luong, sophomore in child, adult and family services, makes sure everything has a place on her desk so it all stays organized.

Keeping an organized desk encourages productivity and academic success BY MORGAN.LAVIOLETTE @iowastatedaily.com Students from various backgrounds are organizing their workspace in a way that fits their lifestyle while also creating a positive environment to live in. Every student is different; each has a different room layout, sense of style and learning technique in the classroom. For these students, the key to their academic success is through an organized desk. Jakota Maakestad, sophomore in psychology, said her layout is designed to prevent distractions and keep her focused. “My desk is placed facing the wall in between my lofted bed and closet,” Maakestad said. “This is to limit distractions from not only my roommate but other things too, such as my peers and background noises.” Maakestad’s item placement helps create a productive environment for her to complete homework assignments and other tasks on her to-do list. “I have a calendar that sits in the center of my desk,” Maakestad said. “Having it in the center draws my attention to it and allows me to notice what needs to be done, and because it’s physical, I can cross off my assignments, which not only motivates me to be productive but also makes me feel good about myself.” Originally, Maakestad’s calendar was hanging on her wall above the desk, but she realized that she wasn’t using it to its full potential. Having the calendar placed on the desk is a way for her to plan out her daily schedule. Kaylinh Luong, sophomore in child, adult and family services, created a different layout to work with her roommate that utilizes their space. “Even though it’s a tiny dorm room, we have it split, so one side is for sleep and relaxation while the other is more open for work,” Luong said. “I feel like you have to have two different sides of your room for two different purposes.” Luong said maintaining her organization starts by keeping her area neat. Having a specific place for her items and then putting them back when she’s finished is how she keeps track of objects and ensures nothing gets lost. Cade Pahl, sophomore in kinesiology and health, said he keeps an extension cord right around his desk in case there is ever anything that needs to be charged. “I place my desk in between my bed and wardrobe so I can climb up to my bed easier and so I have the bottom free,” Pahl said. “I always have a lamp, a cup of pencils, pens on my desk and items for school in the desk drawers.

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BY ANNELISE.WELLS @iowastatedaily.com W ith so much going on at Iowa State’s campus and within the world in general, there’s a lot to think about, consider and form opinions on. Sometimes it can also feel like your voice isn’t being heard with so many people sharing their opinions all the time in real life and on social media. A main goal of journalism is to create public discussion and public discourse. That is also a goal here at the Iowa State Daily, as well as increasing engagement between our staff and our readers. In our opinion section, we have columnists who write weekly pieces about a variety of topics, but we have a lot of opportunity for the community to get involved. One way is to submit a letter to the editor to be published, but another way is to join the Iowa State Daily Editorial Board. The Editorial Board consists of any interested students, myself as Editorin-Chief and our opinion editors. We want more students on campus to be involved with the board for a variety of reasons. The goal of the board is to discuss and come to a consensus about an idea or argument, so it ’s encouraged that

DESIGN BY MARIA ALBERS Editor-in-Chief Annelise Wells encourages people to apply to the ISD Editorial Board. Having differing opinions on the board is essential to its success.

we openly disagree with each other in a civil way. Having diversit y in ideas on the board allows us to consider all viewpoints and makes us a stronger board overall; it challenges and strengthens different arguments when you have to back them up and provide evidence to help convince others of the validity of the argument you are trying to make. Responsibilities of an ISD Editorial Board member include coming to a weekly meeting where we will brainstorm ideas for editorials and discuss our thoughts and views to come to a consensus and work on writing them.

Editorials range on a broad spectrum of topics, and if there’s an argument for something, you can write an editorial about it. So if any of this interests you at all, I strongly encourage you to consider applying to be a member of the ISD Editorial Board. Every student is welcome to apply. It is a great opportunity to discuss issues that impact Iowa State students and the Ames community. To apply to be a member of the ISD Editorial Board, or if you have questions, comments or concerns, please feel free to email me at annelise.wells@iowastatedaily.com.

The ISU Surplus Store’s rules on sales to the general public are a joke. ISU students are only allowed to purchase surplus during sales to the general public. Now, if you show up before it opens, there will be about a hundred old men wrapped around the building, waiting to snatch up every discounted item they can manage. They fill their pickups and trailers to the brim with their pillage, satisfied with another haul to sell on their eBay. They wrest away everything of value in less than fifteen minutes while most students are in class or unable to make it on site, in part due to the Surplus Store being just shy of a half-hour walk from the nearest CyRide stop. Students should be able to buy unneeded and discounted equipment for the university, which they will directly use, instead of crusty old boomers trying to make a profit from equipment purchased with tuition and grants. Unsurprisingly, ISU Surplus has had no interest in extending their hours or making any sorts of changes to allow students to buy surplus at the end of intramural sales on Tuesdays. When asked to take action last year, Student Government responded in their typical fashion: fervent agreement that this is an issue, promising to take action and proceeding to be as useful as a distasteful lollipop towards producing any sort of meaningful change on campus. ISU students deserve to have preference in acquiring excess property prior to the general public profiting from it. Whether to furnish an apartment, find an affordable laptop for coursework or locate discounted equipment to support entrepreneurship, students should have this resource available to them. The current system is woefully inadequate and a tremendous disservice.

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BY SEHBA FAHEEM sfahem@iastate.edu With the caucuses just a few weeks away, climate change is undeniably one of the top issues for students. We are concerned about the future of our state, our country and our world as unprecedented floods and fires and extreme weather happen around us. Yet there has been minimal discussion of climate change and ways to combat the undeniable problem in any of the past eight debates. We want our potential leaders to roll out and discuss detailed plans to address the threat of climate change, reduce hazardous carbon emission levels and commit to renewable energy development. We want to see the candidates give thoughtful and detailed answers to the biggest questions of our lifetime, including fighting climate change by expanding our renewable energy sector. We hope that they can recount the stories of Iowans they have met along the campaign trail to highlight the issues and concerns faced by folks all across the country. We encourage them to take Iowa’s success story of wind energy and share it with

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COURTESY OF PIXABAY Letter writer Sehba Faheem argues that climate change is a top issue. Faheem thinks it is important to focus on renewable energy sources, like Iowa has done using wind power.

the nation. Iowa has broken records in shifting to renewables and reducing carbon emissions by building up our wind energy sector. As the number one source of renewable energy in Iowa, wind power plays a valuable, integral role — not only for our environment — but also for our economy. Wind in Iowa generates enough electricity to power two million homes and supports 10,000 jobs across the state. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that solar and wind technicians are the two fastest growing jobs in the country, and in

Iowa, wind tech program grads can expect to make upward of $60,000 a year. Addressing the threat of climate change is of the utmost importance for our generation, and Iowa’s success offers a clear blueprint for how to do that in a way that is also good for the local economy and makes sense in the heartland. The time to act on climate change is now. Shifting to greater reliance on wind energy will be crucial in our efforts to mitigate the climate crisis. To the field of presidential hopefuls: we want to hear your plans for our future.

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Iowa State Daily Thursday, January 16, 2020

Iowa State suffers close loss Cyclones fall despite big game from Joens BY JOHN.MILLER @iowastatedaily.com The Iowa State Cyclones (9-6, 1-3 Big 12) lost 77-74 to the TCU Horned Frogs (12-3, 3-1 Big 12) on Wednesday night. The game was close the whole way, with TCU making some key shots down the stretch. The Cyclones had their chance to pull away, though, as they held a 10 point lead at 54-44 during the middle of the third quarter. “ I f m y d ad we re t o c a l l m e tomorrow, like I know he would’ve, he would say two things to me — don’t feel sorry for yourself and find a way to make it better,” said Coach Bill Fennelly. A huge burst of energy for the Cyc lones came in the form of junior Madison Wise. Wise gives the Cyc lones another scoring option heading forward. Wise last played against North Dakota State on Nov. 22. She had been dealing with severe migraines. W ise scored two points and grabbed a rebound in the game for the Cyclones. “ We were conser vative with her, but she really adds a lot to this team,” Fennelly said. “No one misses something for two months and then walks out there easily.” The Hor ned Frogs c ame into the game off a 73-59 win

NICK NADING/ IOWA STATE DAILY Iowa State Head Coach Bill Fennelly coaches from the sideline on Dec. 11, 2019. On Wednesday night, the Cyclones lost 77-74 against TCU.

against Kansas on Sunday. They also defeated the No. 25 Texas Longhorns in Austin, Texas, on Jan. 3. Coming into the game, the speed of the Horned Frogs seemed to be a concern for the Cyclones. But one area where Iowa State dominated was on the glass. The Cyclones’ size advantage and hustle allowed them to out-rebound the Horned Frogs 43 to 29. A huge part of that effort was Ashley Joens. Joens, the Big 12 leading scorer

— 23 points per game — came up huge for Iowa State on the day. She scored 31 points and led the Cyclones with 15 rebounds. A majority of her scoring came in the first quarter, as she put up 12 of the team’s first 21 points. “ S h e ’s g o i n g t o h a v e a b a d back carrying this team and me,” Fennelly said. TCU made it a focus of its defense to be physical with Joens, and that led to a lot of contact as she attacked the basket. Currently, Joens is the only

player in the Big 12 ranking in the top five in points and rebounds for the season. “I don’t know a young person that can do what she is doing; in fact, I don’t know an adult that can do what she is doing,” Fennelly said. “I am just so impressed with what she’s doing and what she is about.” A large part of the TCU offense came from behind the three-point line, as they shot 10 for 22. Lauren Heard led the Horned Frogs with 25 points.

But TCU was able to fluster Iowa State, forcing 18 turnovers. Iowa State’s turnover margin ranks last in the Big 12 at -2.93. “I think our success comes with the defensive end,” Joens said. “If we could get a stop that would allow for more momentum on the offensive end.” Iowa State will head to Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Sunday to battle Oklahoma State who is coming off of an away win in Lawrence, Kansas, against Kansas State. Tipoff is at 2 p.m.

Degen’s absence gives Leisure opportunity BY ZACH.MARTIN @iowastatedaily.com

and it still remains with seven ranked wrestlers by InterMat. Alex Mackall (125) and Todd Small (133) each dropped one spot from last weeks rankings, now holding the 13th and 15th spot, respectively. Ian Parker (141) and David Carr (157) — the two Cyclone wrestlers to go 4-0 over the road trip — held tight on their fifth and third spot in the rankings, while Degen rose to seventh in the rankings. Sam Colbray will now hold the 174 spot in Iowa State’s lineup, and he slides into 11th. Gannon Gremmel (heavyweight) fell five spots to the 14th slot.

Iowa State returns to the grind of the Big 12 dual season with a trip to Brookings, South Dakota, on Friday night to face the South Dakota State Jackrabbits before making the trek back to Ames for a Sunday afternoon showdown with the Bison of North Dakota State.

LEISURE REMAINS IN LINEUP FOR AT LEAST TWO MORE DUALS The shoulder injury Jarrett Degen suffered during the first day of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in early December has reached the near end. At his media availability Tuesday afternoon, Iowa State Head Coach Kevin Dresser said the redshirt junior will start live action this week to see how he feels. Dresser did confirm the All-American will not wrestle this weekend. He followed by saying it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Degen will put on the singlet for the Oklahoma State dual next Sunday. “50/50,” Dresser said. “Is he going to be back by February 1? I hope so, that’s the goal.” In the meantime, redshirt sophomore Ryan Leisure will continue to occupy the

CHRIS JORGENSEN/ IOWA STATE DAILY Iowa State Head Coach Kevin Dresser looks on as Cyclone heavyweight Gannon Gremmel wrestles in overtime against Missouri on Feb. 24.

149 pound spot in the Cyclones lineup, where he has gone 3-2. He had a pin in the Utah Valley dual and went 2-1 during the Sun Devil Duals in Phoenix. Leisure could get a potentially big test on Friday as the Jackrabbits have 11th-ranked Henry Pohlmeyer at their disposal, who is 11-3 on the year and is coming off a win against Northern Iowa’s Max Thomsen.

Dresser hopes the lessons Leisure learned out West will translate to the next two conference matchups. “He’s making improvements; he’s starting to push it more in the room,” Dresser said.

NEW INTERMAT RANKINGS A lot of movement following the Sun Devil Duals was expected for Iowa State,

RANKED MATCHUPS THIS WEEKEND There are prime chances for the seven ranked wrestlers of Iowa State to solidify their resumes for seeding not only in the Big 12 tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but the NCAA Tournament in Minneapolis. In the dual against South Dakota State, Mackall could face fellow junior Danny Vega — an Iowa State transfer — who entered the rankings this week at 20. That is the only potential matchup between two top-20 grapplers. S mal l could get a cr ac k at his first top-10 opponent in North Dakota State’s Cam Sykora, while Gremmel could face 20th-ranked Brandon Metz on Sunday.

LIMELIGHT

Thursday, January 16, 2020 Iowa State Daily

Biggest Oscar season snubs Films that were overlooked by the academy

Surprisingly receiving a nomination for Best Picture, “Parasite” attracted more praise from the Academy Awards than most fans of the movie could have hoped for. However, it’s clear the academy couldn’t fully hop on board with the phenomenon, ignoring the acting talents of Song Kang-ho and Cho Yeo-jeong. It doesn’t matter what your native language is, Kang-ho as a fed-up father in an economic system that has failed his family and Yeo-jeong as the hilariously naive mother of a wealthy family significantly outshine the impersonation roles the Academy loves to give nominations for over-original characters. Failure to recognize these actors gives Bong Joon-ho’s statement about the Oscars being a “local film festival” much more validity. It ’s also a shame to see one of the best shot movies of the decade go unrecognized for its cinematography as well.

BY TREVOR.BABCOCK @iowastatedaily.com Racial, gender and genre bias: the Academy Awards are back at it again. W hile some nominations are for sure deser ving, such as everything “Parasite” and “Little Women” received, it’s hard to be excited when so much went under-appreciated. Here are the biggest snubs for this Oscar season.

“UNCUT GEMS” Awards snubbed: Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay (Benny and Josh Safdie, Oscar Boyson), Best Cinematography (Darius K h on d j i ) , B e s t Ac t o r ( Ad a m Sandler), Best Supporting Actress ( Julia Fox), Best Director (Benny and Josh Safdie), Best Original Score (Oneohtrix Point Never), Best Sound Editing, Best Film Editing. The Safdie brothers’ launch into the mainstream with “Uncut Gems” should have been met with praise from major award shows as well as audiences, but unfortunately, that didn’t happen. The most obvious award snub is for Adam Sandler’s unforgettable portrayal of compulsive gambler and sociopath Howard Ratner. It’s unsurprising Benny and Josh Safdie spent over 10 years working on “Uncut Gems” with how relentless the script is paced and how tight the dialogue is. With how many characters talk over each other coupled with Oneohtrix Point Never’s anxiety-inducing electronic score, it’s a wonder how the sound and film editing for this movie couldn’t be recognized by the academy either. The Safdie brothers’ directing talent is apparent in every aspect of this movie, from the performance they got from Sandler and making the debuting Julia Fox memorable

COURTESY OF A24 Adam Sandler received plenty of praise for his performance in “Uncut Gems,” but he didn’t receive any nominations at this year’s Oscars.

alongside Sandler’s powerhouse performance and with their cinematography work with Darius Khondji. “Uncut Gems” is one of the best movies of 2019, and it’s a shame it won’t be found anywhere in the Oscar history books.

“MIDSOMMAR” Awards snubbed: Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay (Ari Aster), Best Cinematography (Pawel Pogorzelski), Best Actress (Florence Pugh), Best Director (Ari Aster), Best Costume Design (Andrea Flesch). It was unlikely the academy would recognize “Midsommar” for anything, given their well known genre bias against horror (see Toni Collette’s snub for her performance in “Hereditary,”) but that doesn’t make their failure to recognize the talents of filmmaker Ari Aster any less disappointing. “Midsommar” is a story about a woman finding empowerment while overcoming a life-changing traumatic experience and breaking

free of a toxic relationship that transcends genre. Beyond the film’s script and impact is a bright and colorful atmosphere not only unseen in any horror movie but any movie, and it ’s much more memorable than many of the boringly shot nominations for Best Cinematography such as “ The Irishman” and “The Joker.” While Florence Pugh deservingly received a Best Supporting Actor nod for her role in “Little Women,” her extremely emotional and heartbreakingly realistic performance in “Midsommar” is her real breakout performance this year. She has more of a reason to be double nominated than Scarlett Johansson does.

“THE LIGHTHOUSE” Awards snubbed: Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay (Robert and Max Eggers), Best Director (Robert Eggers), Best Actor (Robert Pattinson), Best Supporting Actor ( Willem Dafoe), Best Original Score (Mark

Korven), Best Sound Editing. While “ The Lighthouse” did manage to receive a nomination for Best Cinematography, it’s truly a head-scratcher as to how the academy viewed this film and believed that’s all it deserved. While the academy is known to not appreciate the horror genre, and it ’s predictable that “The Lighthouse” went unappreciated for its masterful script and directing, it’s shocking to see arguably Willem Dafoe’s most impressive and most memorable performance of his career go unrecognized. While Dafoe was at his best, Robert Pattinson managed to outshine him in the leading role and solidified himself as one of the most exciting young actors in the world today.

“PARASITE” Awards snubbed: Best Actor (Song Kang-ho), Best Supporting A c t r e s s ( C h o Ye o - j e o n g ) , Best Cinematogr aphy (Hong Kyung-pyo)

“LITTLE WOMEN” Awards snubbed: Best Director (Greta Gerwig) “Little Women” received nominations for everything it deserved except for one category. It makes no sense why Greta Gerwig was left out of the best director nominations, given how much praise “Little Women” received across the board in other categories. It’s understandable why many are calling the Oscars biased when Todd Phillips is nominated for Best Director for “Joker,” a movie which succeeded little due to Phillips directing and was carried by Joaquin Phoenix’s performance. “US” Awards snubbed: Best Actress (Lupita Nyong’o) Playing two polar opposites, Lupita Nyong’o killed it in Jordan Peele ’s second horror outing. Nyong’o is both a terrifying scissor wielding murderer and a connectable mother. It’s another horror performance frustratingly snubbed due to genre bias. The academy would once again rather nominate subpar impersonation performances rather than anything completely original.

Stephens Auditorium wins 2019 Prime Site Award BY TREVOR.BABCOCK @iowastatedaily.com Stephens Auditorium, Ames’ largest theatre venue, has received the 2019 Prime Site Award by Facilities and Event Management Magazine. The Prime Site Award is given to venues that exude the best in entertainment, sports and special events. Criteria examined for the awards includes physical and structural dynamics of the building, the venue staff and the technology of the venue’s sound, lighting and staging. Stephens Auditorium is managed by the venue management company VenuWorks, which also received

eight other 2019 Prime Site Awards for venues they manage. “These awards represent the dedication and work our entire team puts into managing exceptional venues for our clients and communities,” said Steve Peters, VenuWorks President in a press release. “We enjoyed a successful 2019 and look forward to the successes ahead in 2020.” Stephens Auditorium is a part of the Iowa State Center, a multi-building conference and performing arts complex. The center also includes Fisher Theater, an intimate theater for drama and dance productions, and the Scheman Building, a building for conferences and social events.

Stephens Auditorium contains 2,602 seats and hosts a variety of international performances year round from orchestras, Broadway musicals, plays, dances, comedians, lectures, politicians and concerts of all music genres. In 2019, Stephens Auditorium was host to musical acts such as The Beach Boys, The Avett Brothers and Bob Dylan, and theatre performances such as “Godspell,” “Rent” and “Jersey Boys.” Upcoming events at Stephens Auditor ium this year inc lude Dancing With The Stars: Live, “The Color Purple,” Siberian State Symphony Orchestra and Alisson Krauss.

COURTESY OF STEPHENS AUDITORIUM Founded in 1969, Stephens Auditorium has been home to a range of arts performances in Ames. Stephens won the 2019 Prime Site Award by Facilities and Event Management Magazine.

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF AMERICA, FROM TOM STEYER Your concerns about climate are completely justified and on target. It's ridiculously unfair for you to inherit an uninhabitable planet because self-interested politicians refuse to stand up to corporations. But they can’t dismiss you. Your voices rise with the conviction of truth and the willingness to act. You’ve called yourselves “the voiceless future of humanity,” but you are not voiceless. For too long, members of my generation have chosen short-term profit over anything else, even people’s lives. But you’ve broken through — using every tool at your disposal to demand a voice. It’s imperative for those in power to treat the climate crisis with the urgency it demands. I'm the only candidate who will openly make fighting climate change my number one priority. If it's not number one, it won't get done ... and it has to get done. On the first day of my presidency, I will declare the climate crisis a national emergency and invoke the emergency powers of the executive office, including enacting power plant regulations, instilling stricter pollution standards on cars, and revamping building codes. I will hold all corporate polluters accountable for their environmental crimes against humanity. No other candidate sees it this way, but we have no choice — we’re running out of time. It’s why I left my company a decade ago to start NextGen America, and worked with students all across the U.S. to mobilize the largest youth voter registration and turnout effort in American history. Young people lead the charge; and in 2020 you’ll vote out the most corrupt president this country has ever seen. Climate justice is at the heart of this struggle. Far too much pollution is located in communities that lack political agency, and especially in communities of color. My climate justice plan (tomsteyer.com/climate) focuses on bringing justice to those whose air and water has been poisoned by corporations over decades of discriminatory, environmentally racist policies. We must redress this historic and continued discrimination if we are going to build a better America and transform our economy safely and equitably.

On day one of my presidency, I will declare the climate crisis a national emergency and invoke the emergency powers of the executive office.

When we put justice at the center of fighting climate change, we'll bring this country together and create millions of good, high-paying, green jobs in the process. The future of this planet and our economic future can only be assured together. We must turn the most powerful tool in history — the American economy — toward healing our planet, restoring our communities, and building a government that is truly of, by, and for the people. This is the election that will determine the course of all our lives. Trump has made it clear that he is willing to destroy our health and our planet to please the oil and gas industry. We must stop him. We can safeguard our futures while restoring the health of the planet. We can become global leaders again through climate action. And together, we can win. Regardless of who you’re voting for in 2020, I know you’ll show up. I know you’ll speak out. I know you’ll vote, because there’s so much at stake — everything. Let’s save the world, and let’s do it together.

PAID FOR BY TOM STEYER 2020

TOM STEYER, DEMOCRAT FOR PRESIDENT