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Requests for recanvass of Iowa results approved

BY MALLORY.TOPE @iowastatedaily.com After the Iowa Democratic caucus results were delayed on caucus night, presidential campaigns began to question the accuracy of the results as they were slowly released by the Iowa Democratic Party (IDP).

With 100 percent of precinct caucuses reporting their results, former Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Bernie Sanders are separated by 0.1 percent in the state delegate equivalents used to determine victory.

Following errors in the results reporting process and inconsistencies

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IDP Chair Troy Price resigns following caucus chaos

BY JAKE.WEBSTER @iowastatedaily.com The Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) Chair Troy Price announced his resignation late Wednesday amid fallout and criticism stemming from last week’s Iowa caucuses.

“Serving as Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party has been one of the greatest honors of my life,” Price said in his resignation letter. “When I took over this party, we were still reeling from a bruising 2016 election cycle. Many people locally and across the country believed that Democrats in Iowa were dead, and that we would never see victories again.”

During Price’s tenure as chair, Iowa Democrats gained two

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BY DESIGN Industrial design students partner with ISU PD to solve uniform problems

BY CAITLIN.YAMADA @iowastatedaily.com Vests, search gloves, duty pants and vehicles are a few standard items that every police officer across the nation uses. One design course at Iowa State is looking to upgrade and improve these uniforms through a partnership with the campus police.

Daniel Neubauer, assistant teaching professor of industrial design, said curiosity and convenience of location created this project.

Because the design studio space is located next to the Iowa State University Police Department (ISU PD) in the Armory building, Neubauer said he would talk to the officers in the hallways and ask about their gear and uniform issues.

Neubauer said the studio has two main goals: helping officers with their uniforms and creating more community outreach for the police officers. “[We] started out initially looking at the ergonomics of the gear that police officers wear or the interior of the squad cars and that we could improve their day to day life as far as the physical toll,” Neubauer said.

A normal police duty belt typically weighs between 17 and 25 pounds. This weight causes numerous issues to the back, knee and hip, potentially causing pain for the officers who wear them for entire shifts.

Anthony Greiter, police officer and community outreach specialist for ISU PD, said to the Iowa State news service he leaves every football game with bruises on his hips from the duty belt. It’s also cumbersome when it comes to using the restroom, particularly for female officers.

There are students looking at different suspension systems for the belt weight, different car storage solutions and weight distribution vests.

Brian Holden, student in industrial design, took the course because he has an interest in designing products for police officers. Holden and Logan Coppess, student in industrial design, are working on the organization of trunk space.

“I’m making some kind of storage device that’s a wall that wouldn’t limit the back of their vehicles, but they would be able to pull out this wall,”Holden said.

Coppess is looking at rearranging current drawer systems used and focusing efficiency while following regulations.

“It’s very important for us to know what they can have, what they can’t,” Coppess said.

The ISU PD is upgrading their vehicles that have

DESIGN BY ISAIAH JOHNSON An industrial design class partnered with the Iowa State University Police Department to improve uniforms. A mission of the class is to lessen the weight of normal police duty belts.

a different trunk style, so Coppess and Holden have to adjust their project to fit the upgrades.

Holden said it would be interesting to work with the state patrol or the Department of Natural Resources because they have a different variety of vehicles and organization systems.

Neubauer said many students have said they have done user-centric projects like this before but have struggled to speak to the users about their frustrations. “[The police officers] are dealing with these frustrations day in and day out; they’re at the top of their mind, and so they always have wonderful insight,” Neubauer said.

If the students have questions or want to see how something functions, they are able to go outside

and look at the vehicles or have the equipment in the room to look at. Many times the officers stop by to see how the projects are progressing or if a student has questions.

Once, the class brought a few squad cars into the Armory to examine.

“Our design students notoriously like to work overnight occasionally, so the overnight police that are on patrol will walk through and check in on the students,” Neubauer said. “What other user group do you have 24/7 access to?”

The second outcome that came out of this was a way for the officers to have a long-term community outreach opportunity.

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2.13.20 Caterpillar Club, Reiman Gardens at 10 a.m.

Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.

Horticulture Club: Valentine flower sale, West spiral stairwell, Memorial Union at 10 a.m.

Horticulture Club members are selling roses, carnations and alstroemeria for Valentine’s Day. Proceeds will support club meetings and travel for industry tours and competitions. Sale continues Feb. 14.

Pop-Up Art Sale, Near the University Bookstore Entrance at 10 a.m. Support local artists

and give an original gift of art to your Valentine.

Visit our pop-up booth outside the University Bookstore at the MU.

Nature at Noon: Bus Trip Overview and 2020 Theme, Reiman Gardens at noon

Get a preview of Director Ed Lyon’s yearly bus excursions, and hear from staff about the 2020 Gardens theme, Wild and Whimsical, which will appear in garden displays, education programs, events, exhibits, and more.

Getting Started with LaTex and Overleaf, 32 Parks Library at 12:30 p.m. This hands-on

workshop uses the Overleaf editor to demonstrate the basics of LaTeX. LaTeX is a powerful typesetting language often used for writing theses, dissertations, peer-reviewed journal articles, and scientific documents. Registration is required through Learn@ISU. Let us know if you need accommodation.

POLICE BLOTTER 2.11.20 Denielle Yvonne Leeck, age 29, of 615 11 St. Boone, Iowa, was arrested and charged with theft in the fourth degree, shoplifting, at 320 South Duff (reported at 7:39 p.m.).

Logan Jon Klassen, age 21, of 600 W 39 St. - Sioux City, Iowa, was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernaila at 2605 SE 16 Street (reported at 8:07 p.m.).

Logan Jon Klassen, age 21, of 600 W 39 St. - Sioux City, Iowa, was arrested and charged with hold for

other agency at 2605 SE 16 Street (reported at 8:12 p.m.).

Logan Jon Klassen, age 21, of 600 W 39 St. - Sioux City, Iowa, was arrested and charged with drug possession of a controlled substance at 2605 SE 15 Street (reported at 8:07 p.m.).

Michael York Jones, age 22, of 535 S 17 St. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated, first offense, at 535 S 17 Street (reported at 1:43 a.m.).

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CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY The Business, Industry and Technology Career Fair took place Wednesday. Students attended and spoke to different employers in search for full and part-time positions.

Career fair hosts students, employers

BY KIRSTIE.MARTIN @iowastatedaily.com The Business, Industry and Technology spring Career Fair provided students with the opportunity to connect with employers for internships and full-time positions within all business majors for over five hours on Wednesday.

More than 140 companies attended the career fair, including major companies like Caterpillar Inc., Principal Financial and International Paper. Although the spring career fair isn’t as large as the fall career fair, around 1800 students on average attend it.

Employers were mainly offering positions within business majors, but students that aren’t in the Ivy College of Business could attend also. Students and alumni were dressed in their best business apparel to impress potential employers and maybe even add a few successful people to their LinkedIn connections.

Kelly Ross, junior in accounting, attended the career fair to get practice talking to employers, see what internships were being offered and to observe.

“I’m not the most outgoing person,” Ross said. “So even

just walking through and observing other students, my peers, that are confident and their body language, is helpful for me.”

Kendall Davis, senior in agricultural business, attended the career fair for his first time this spring.

“I’m interested in lending, so I’m looking at a few banks,” Davis said. “I’m mainly looking for an internship for this summer.”

Sarah Balluff, junior in accounting, attended the career fair to find an internship for this summer or the following summer. Balluff has observed the career fair before but never spoke to employers.

“I just learned before, I was very nervous and scared,” Balluff said. “It just seems very intimidating, but it’s a way to find jobs.”

During the Business Career Fair, there was a free “LinkedIn photo booth” on the upper concourse of Hilton. A professional photographer took headshots for students to use as their LinkedIn picture or any other professional headshot needed.

Students were lined up to take advantage of this free perk.

Gabriel Cubillo, junior in marketing, attended to try and

get a summer internship. Cubillo attended the career fair in the fall and has adapted a strategy.

“I figure out what companies I want to talk to first and make sure I know something about them before I talk to them,” Cubillo said.

For students that wanted to speak with employers on a smaller and less intimidating level, the Ivy College of Business Career Fair Breakfast was the perfect opportunity for them, especially to use as a warm-up for the career fair event in itself.

The Ivy College of Business Career Fair Breakfast is one of the multiple networking events for business students around the career fair intended to give the students even more opportunities to connect with employers.

With the career fair over, students must sit back and wait for phone calls from the employers they applied with. Some may have received a call as early as the night of the career fair, while others may wait months before they hear back.

Many interviews will take place this week in the Memorial Union for summer internships and full-time positions that were on display Wednesday.

How workplace experiences affect women in engineering

Students find jobs, internships at the People to People Career Fair

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Iowa State female engineers tell their narratives to shed light on the experiences of women in engineering from the classroom to the workplace.

Women make up 16.37 percent of students in the College of Engineering at Iowa State.

There are numerous programs on campus to support women in science, such as the program for Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE).

The program manager and director for the program for Women in Science and Engineering, Lora Leigh Chrystal, has worked in the program for 20 years. The most common hurdle she said she sees women in engineering face is isolation.

“Isolation is a really important thing we need to work on,” Chrystal said. “Helping [women] understand how to find that community again because in certain professions, there are still those places that women are especially underrepresented. The dream is to work myself out of a job.”

Yamille Perez, Iowa State civil and sales engineering alumna, has found herself working as a program assistant for the program for WiSE since October 2019. After her graduation in 2011, she worked for Caterpillar Inc. in sales engineering, where she said she had to prove her knowledge and capability to her male peers.

“Being in the sales engineering field is very

different, but at the same time, I had to talk to customers about the products that I represented,” Perez said. “Some thought as a female, there’s no way that I could know those things. In a way, I had to prove to my peers that were men that I did know what I was talking about, that I did know the product, that I could have a conversation about the product, the application and the business with facts and figures — not just emotions.They always thought that women would get emotional.”

In the aerospace engineering major, associate professor A-Ram (Bella) Kim said she experienced isolation while studying for her bachelor’s degree at the University of Kansas. While her advisers were helpful, her male classmates tended not to include her in their group projects. “[My undergraduate adviser] said it is probably because they are intimidated; they never worked with Asian girls for the entirety of their life,” Kim said. “So I asked to work for free as an undergraduate research assistant. When I went to the lab, I knew how to use some of the equipment, and [my group] asked me for help. Eventually, they needed me.”

Now when Kim teaches, she said she often notices insecurities in her female pupils.

“When I interview female students, sometimes they are kind of not sure that it’s okay to do engineering work,”Kim said.“I want them to be more confident in what they decide.”

Armed with padfolios, heels and ties, students explored internships and networking opportunities Wednesday at the spring People to People Career Fair.

The career fair ran from noon to 5 p.m.

Wednesday in the Scheman Building. It offered professional opportunities for mainly College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and College of Human Sciences students.

Breanna Chapin, junior in child, adult and family services, is an experienced attendee, having gone every semester for four years, but she admits even for her, the event can be intimidating.

“I actually was really nervous before I came up here, but I just walked upstairs,” Chaplin said “I had my resumes printed off and came here and talked to employers that I already knew to calm my nerves.”

The talk about the opportunities at the career fair is more than just talk. Many students find internships and jobs for the semester and summer.

Among job seekers at the career fair, there are also students who aim to network with future employers. Molly Hunchis, freshman in event management, aimed to receive resume

and career building advice from event companies like Entertainment Cruises.

“I’m looking to learn a lot more about internships and what to expect, how I can prepare for next semester and what to look for,” Hunchis said.

A common theme may be students’ desire to seek employment and network, but there are other connections to be made as well. Due to its name, many students believe careers are all the career fair offers, but Amanda Schickel, program coordinator with Human Sciences Student Services, rejected that.

“One thing to know with People to People is that it’s not just employers,” Schickel said.

“We talk a lot about employers, but we actually have professional schools. Because of our colleges, we have students who want to go into health fields [and] law fields [...], and we have to accommodate that.”

The People to People Career Fair is still a relatively new event with its first fair in spring 2013. Due to the fair’s newness, Alexis Elliott, program coordinator with Liberal Arts and Sciences Student Academic Services, approved of how the career fair changed in recent years.

“We always want the career fair to grow,” Elliott said. “We would like to try to get as many [majors] represented as possible.”

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‘Othering’ How social groups judge each other

BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com Social groups vary in size, makeup and culture, but how certain groups interact does not always support this diversity.

When groups that view themselves as different from each other treat each other as such, it is called “othering.” Othering can be as simple as speaking of a group of people as “them” in relation to another’s “us” or even putting the definite article “the” in front of a label.

“Targets of othering can range from race to gender to sexuality to regional accents to hair color,” according to the Merriam Webster dictionary. “It’s the notion behind a term like black sheep, ‘a disfavored or disreputable member of a group,’ which only makes sense when one thinks of sheep with white fleece as the only normal kind.”

Glenn Geher, professor of psychology at the State University of New York at New Paltz, said in a Psychology Today article that othering is similar to the in-group/outgroup effect.

“In short, this effect speaks to how we differentially treat those whom we see as ‘in our group’ versus those whom we see as some kind of ‘other,’ meaning someone who is defined as in ‘some group other than my own group,’” Geher said in the article.

Geher said in the article the ingroup/outgroup phenomenon has been found across pretty much any and all ways that people divide themselves into social groups.

Geher gave examples like “You know how those Patriot fans are. (Sports team fan);” “Sociology professors are all like that, am I right? (Profession);” “That guy’s from Canada. That explains it. (Geographical affiliation);” “You know why she’s like that? She’s a Trump supporter. Need I go on? (Political affiliation).”

“The concept of othering is pretty much the same as demonstrating the ingroup/outgroup effect,” Geher said in the article. “And a foundational process connected with this effect is

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COURTESY OF RODOLPHO ZANARDO When people “other” each other, it is a way they point out differences in each other and make those differences negative.

outgroup homogeneity. We see members of our own group as varying wildly from one another in all kinds of ways. Yet we see members of ‘other’ groups, often defined by grossly arbitrary criteria, as showing less within-group variability. Them? They are all the same.”

After learning what othering is, what are ways to reduce it?

“If we are to combat the rising tide of extremism across the globe, we must actively create bridges across differences and resist strategic exploitation of our collective anxiety,” said John Powell, director of the Haas

Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at the University of California, Berkeley, on the Guardian’s website. “For when we bridge, we not only open up to others, we also open up to change in ourselves — and actively participate in co-creating a society to which we can all belong.”

Powell said the opposite of othering is not “saming,” it is belonging. He said belonging does not insist that everyone is the same. He said it means everyone should recognize and celebrate their differences, as a way to create a society where “We the people” includes all the people.

Parks Library to screen movie for Black History Month

BY LORETTA.MCGRAW @iowastatedaily.com As a way to celebrate Black History Month, there will be a film screening this Thursday.

Iowa State’s office of Multicultural Student Affairs will present the Oscar-nominated documentary “I Am Not Your Negro” from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Room 198 of Parks Library. The 2016 film is based upon the unfinished novel “Remember This House’’ by author James Baldwin.The film is about the lives and assassinations of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. and explores the continued peril America faces from institutionalized racism.

The event is taking place in celebration of Black History Month

to recognize and honor the achievements and contributions of African Americans. It is free and open to the public to attend, and Multicultural Student Affairs will offer free snacks and open discussion following the hour and 33 minute-long film directed by Raoul Peck and narrated by celebrity Samuel L. Jackson.

Also in honor of Black History Month, Iowa State is hosting a number of upcoming events including: Ankara wrapped bangle bracelet craft for $6 from 2 to 9 p.m.

Monday through Feb. 22 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Memorial Union; a discussion and film screening of “Harriet” at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Carver 101; Maintance Shop’s John Primer concert at 8 p.m. Feb. 28 for $12 at

the door or $8 in advance with an ISUCard; a film showing of “Black N Black” at 2 p.m. Feb. 29 at Ames Public Librar y ; and The Thomas L. Hill Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity on March 6 at the Memorial Union — registration for the free conference is due

by March 2 COURTESY OF IMDB The 2016 film “I Am Not Your Negro” is based upon the unfinished novel “Remember This House’’ by author James Baldwin. The film explores the continued peril America faces from institutionalized racism.

Proposal submissions for the fif th annual Transforming Gender and Society Conference is now open to students.

The Transforming Gender and Society Student Conference will take place April 4 in the Memorial Union.

The conference is an event where undergraduate and graduate students from Iowa State and other universities may present their original research, creative work and other projects pertaining to women’s, gender and sexuality studies.

Student presenters must submit their proposal by midnight on March 12. Students are required to ask a faculty member to sponsor their presentation. Acceptance is based not only on the basis of conference organizers but faculty approval as well. Faculty sponsors are not required to be with presenters at the event, but they are still welcomed.

Student presenters should allot roughly 10 to 15 minutes for their presentation.

“This is usually the equivalent of six to eight double-spaced pages,” according to the Women’s and Gender Studies Program’s website. “Panels will have three to four panelists each, which will allow time for questions and discussion within the 75-minute sessions.”

Presenters are asked to upload their PowerPoint presentation to the event’s CyBox folder. This is also located on the program’s website. PowerPoints must be submitted before or on March 27.

Projects and papers written for classes are allowed at the event.

However, it is encouraged for presenters to submit original and creative academic work.

Attendance and participation is free to all for this conference. However, attendees must also register online ahead of time as a non-presenter and provide dietary and accessibility information to allow space and food for all who attend. The application for non-presenters is due by March 27.

This event is hosted by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Iowa State. It is also sponsored by the Women in Science and Engineering program, Iowa State College of Engineering and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

For more information, visit https://womensstudies.las.iastate.edu/tgs/ or email wgsconference@iastate.edu.

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Another corporate holiday Valentine’s Day hurts your heart and wallet

BY PEYTON.HAMEL @iowastatedaily.com The sad reality of Valentine’s Day is that at the end of the day, we all hate the thought of being alone on a national holiday worshiping relationships of all sorts.

If you are in a relationship, you suffer the costs. White flags and three finger salutes to those who pay for dinner that day; at least your bank will have a nice time!

If you are single, your Valentine’s Day might look a little like this: Chinese food delivered, a movie rental and chocolate indulgence. At the end of the day, the only guarantee we have on Valentine’s Day is an emptier wallet. The morning after a full day of chocolate won’t feel very good, but at least your banks are cheering!

Thank you, Walmart, Target and Costco for a pocket fifty dollars less. I am glad I could be of service, but maybe don’t ruin my finances in the process?

Valentine’s Day is not the only commercialized holiday. Think about this: Christmas celebrates Jesus Christ ’s birthday, right? Or does it? Actually, Jesus’ birthday is in early fall… around September. That’s awkward.

Valentine’s Day truly is a corporate scheme. The only happy people in America are the corporate machines and their welloiled chief executive officers. Why value your significant other especially well on a single day of the year when you can every day? (Also, why are teddy bears so expensive everywhere besides Walmart?)

Appreciation notice: your significant other loves you and appreciates you, not just on Valentine’s Day. You can also love

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Columnist Peyton Hamel believes Valentine’s Day is a holiday that is victim to corporations’ economic advantage. Hamel says commercialized holidays are pricey and over-hyped.

yourself every day of the year without feeling the incessant need to buy retail chocolate! If that is still insufficient, I love you.

Even though we continuously get conned by commercial businesses every year, we never really seem to learn. This year alone, the average person plans to spend approximately $160 on Valentine’s Day, with the businesses reaping $20.7 billion in profit. Don’t feel too bad! You are doing a good thing by making your significant other feel appreciated. There is

nothing wrong with that, until you have to work a double-overtime shift to make the money back up.

On another note, personally, I prefer a joke or two to make up for the fact that Valentine’s Day is…literally tomorrow.

For a good laugh: The only thing that’s more broken than my heart is my wallet.

Maybe that one won’t make you feel better. Here: There are plenty of fish in the sea, but you know what else there is? Trash. There’s

a lot of trash in the sea.

The ultimate Valentine’s Day goal should be to love yourself. Actually, the ultimate Valentine’s Day is to disrupt corporate victory over holidays for their own gain. I’m not saying this is pure evil or anything full of disdain, I am just saying that maybe, just maybe, you could save another penny for a rainy day.

Anyway, no matter what happens this Valentine’s Day or wherever you end up, enjoy it. The holiday is about love, not about materialism. Be wary of the wallet.

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Get involved with your college

BY ISD EDITORIAL BOARD It’s that time of year: free food all around campus, CyRides that are filled with students dressed up in their best interview clothes and campus is just as alive at night as it is during the day.

This month is a busy time for specific college-themed weeks such as “LAS Week” or “Engineer’s Week.”

Throughout the academic year, each of the colleges sponsor a week full of activities to celebrate the work that goes into that college and the students who are in it.

For example, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has each day this week dedicated to a certain group of majors, such as “Communications Day” and “Physical and Life Sciences Day.” Throughout the week, the college hosts club-sponsored events, college-sponsored lectures and other activities to

promote what their college does.

There are countless events happening across campus during these weeks that offer a lot of networking, bonding and learning opportunities. Take the time to learn more about your college or another one; these events are put on for that exact reason. Faculty, staff and students all want to share what they are working on, so listen and share your own work too. Supporting others, especially inside your college, can only improve connections; you might learn something new too.

Additionally, it’s career fair season yet again, and even if you aren’t necessarily looking for an internship or full time job, it will give you great connections and networking opportunities.

Practicing your elevator pitch and getting your resume out there are only a few of the benefits these fairs bring, not to mention companies coming in from all

over the country so you don’t have to fly out to them.

These weeks are a great time to learn about other colleges as well. If you hear about the College of Engineering keynote and it sounds interesting, go attend!

If a club event sounds intriguing, stop by for conversation and possibly some free food. These events are hosted to educate the entire Iowa State community about what each college does, so interacting and learning with those outside of your usual academic circles is encouraged.

Make sure to take advantage of the resources all year long from Iowa State and your specific college but especially during college-themed weeks. It’s easy to get lost in the business of day-to-day work, so take this time to celebrate all the work you and your classmates do. If you don’t engage, these resources will go unused, so make sure to participate and be proud of your college!

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Inconsistency continues in Puerto Rico for Iowa State

BY TONY.LIEBERT @iowastatedaily.com This year’s Lady Puerto Rico Classic provided Iowa State with a great opportunity to find its current identity as a team. Each school in the field came in ranked in the top 100 of GolfWeek’s rankings, so it was expected to be a competitive field.

The Cyclones were never quite able to find their rhythm during all three days of competition. They improved every day, from 16 over par on day one, to 15 over on day two and then finally 10 over par on the final day. It is pretty obvious that these numbers will not cut it if Coach Christie Martens and her team would like to compete for a top spot on the leaderboard.

IOWA STATE DAILY Iowa State then-redshirt junior Chase Straw faces South Dakota State’s Colten Carlson as a part of the 157-pound weight class during the first period of their match at Hilton Coliseum on Feb. 1, 2019. Straw won the matchup. Iowa State won 47-0 against South Dakota State.

Senior night approaches Five years goes quickly for Straw, a lone senior starter

BY ZACH.MARTIN @iowastatedaily.com For three of the final four regular season duals, Iowa State will be in Hilton Coliseum. The first two are this weekend when West Virginia and Northern Iowa make the trip to Ames on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

STRAW READY FOR SENIOR NIGHT Before the Cyclones and Panthers grapple in the afternoon, four seniors will be recognized for their contributions to the wrestling program.

Only one starter — Chase Straw — is graduating and will be replaced in the lineup following the season. Dan Eslick, Hank Swalla and Joe Teague make up the rest of the senior class.

Straw is most known for running through the 157 pound bracket a season ago and capturing the Big 12 Championship in Tulsa. He also was a mainstay in the Iowa State lineup, starting in 36 consecutive duals that began in the 2017-18 season and ending in the Sun Devil duals.

While this season has been a bumpy one, he wouldn’t change a thing.

“The connections you make is crazy,” Straw said. “It’s family. I’m going to die wearing cardinal and gold. It means so much to me.”

Initially recruited by the coaching staff led by former Cyclone Kevin Jackson, Straw — the Independence, Iowa, native — stuck it out and remained on the team

even with an entire new staff coming in.

It’s a moment in his life he said he is proud of.

“This sport’s definitely a rollercoaster ride, having extreme lows and extreme highs,” Straw said. “I kind of turned it around when these guys got here. I like both of them, but obviously I’ve had better outcomes with these guys.”

Once he graduates in May with a bachelor’s degree in industrial design, the plan for Straw is to head to the West Coast and “get out of Iowa for a little bit.”

Before that, another run in the conference tournament sets himself up for a return trip to the NCAA Tournament.

Coach Kevin Dresser said he still believes Straw’s best wrestling is ahead of him.

“He seems to get a little bit better as the year goes on,” Dresser said. “Watch out for that guy in March. He needs to find another level.”

SWAPPING OPPONENTS Bryce Steiert and Taylor Lujan — in whatever rankings you follow consistently — are in the top eight. Both are the topranked Big 12 wrestlers at 174 and 184, respectively, and each are 21-2 on the year.

It’s arguably the best 1-2 punch at those two weights in the entire conference.

Sam Colbray wrestled Lujan in the Cyclone Open finals; Marcus Coleman grappled with Steiert in the same tournament.

Change weights; change the opponent.

In the eyes of Colbray, it won’t affect him in the slightest.

“Not worried,” Colbray said. “I can’t listen to someone else to win my match for me. I know that Steiert’s a brawler, I won’t back down. Both of us bring our best, whoever wins, best man up.”

CARR UPDATE Dresser was intending to hold out

redshirt freshman David Carr from the Oklahoma dual after dinging up his knee against Oklahoma State.

With another week of rest and recovery, the chances of seeing Carr this weekend increased.

“50/50,” Dresser said. “Just making sure that he feels really, really good. Being a young guy, we want to make sure that we do everything to ensure, in his head, that he’s as good as he can be. We’re really close to that.”

The Canton, Ohio, native won’t face a top-20 guy from either West Virginia or Northern Iowa this weekend but could face a pair next weekend in Missouri’s Jarrett Jacques and North Dakota State’s Jared Franek.

If Carr is held out again, Grant Stotts will make another start at 157.

NEW RANKINGS InterMat released its new rankings on Tuesday and Colbray’s return to the top-20 at 174 gives Iowa State seven ranked wrestlers.

Af ter defeating now 17th-ranked Anthony Mantanona 9-5 in sudden victory, the Oregon native jumped up to the 16th spot. The win moved Colbray to 11-7 on the year.

Alex Mackall (12th, 125), Ian Parker (sixth, 141), David Carr (third, 157) and Gannon Gremmel (14th, 285) maintained their respective spots this week.

Todd Small (16th, 133) and Oklahoma’s Anthony Madrigal (15th) swapped spots following the latter’s win last week. Jarrett Degen dropped one spot to eighth at 149 following the burning of the Olympic redshirt from Princeton’s Matthew Kolodzik, a three-time All-American.

The second coaches’ panel rankings are scheduled to come out today. Two more rankings will follow before the NCAA Tournament in mid-March.

PAR 3 HOLES Iowa State finished near the middle of the pack in average par 3 score for the tournament, much improved from last week’s second to last finish.

Their average score improved from 3.28 last week to 3.17 this week, and they also saved nine more strokes. This would be an area that the Cyclones could carry as momentum into their next tournament.

PAR 4 AND PAR 5 HOLES On the other side of the spectrum, the par 4s and 5s did not go so well for the Cyclones. They finished fourth to last out of the whole field, regarding par 4 performance, with a total score of +49 and an average of 4.33 per hole. The par 5s were not much better, as they finished with a total of eight over par with an average score of 5.13.

Par 4s were the hardest holes on the course, as eight of the 15 teams in the field finished with a total of +35 or worse. Par 5s, on the other hand, were much more successful for the majority of the field.

Eleven total teams finished with a score of four over par or better on such holes. This could be a point of emphasis heading into the Arizona Wildcat Invitational in early March for Martens and her team.

LACK OF RED NUMBERS Iowa State continues to have an inability to knock down a consistent amount of birdies. After finishing with 47 total in last week’s three-round tournament, it only got worse in Puerto Rico.

The Cyclones finished second to last out of the whole field with 27 total birdies.

BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE The combination of freshman Liyana Durisic and Ruby Chou continue to be the lone bright spots for the Cyclones.

Both golfers have proved that they have the potential to lead a winning team in the future. Durisic finished tied for 12th in last week’s UCF Challenge, and Ruby Chou finished this week tied for 28th position.

S ophomore Taglao Jeeravivitaporn rounds out Iowa State’s top three golfers in the spring. The Thailand native has also gotten off to a solid start this season with an 18th and 31st place finish through the first two tournaments.

This week certainly didn’t go exactly how Iowa State would’ve wanted it to, but it has some aspects to build upon heading into the Arizona Wildcat Invitational beginning on March 9.

LIMELIGHT

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REVIEW

Music for modern-age young adults Musician Brent Faiyaz’s latest release is not for kids

BY JESHUA.GLOVER @iowastatedaily.com Editor’s Note: The reviewed album contains mature themes that may not be suitable for all readers.

Sensitive content may follow.

For Brent Faiyaz, like many other young people, 2016 was an absolutely wonderful year.

It was in 2016 when Faiyaz released his debut project “A.M. Paradox,” an EP met with great acclaim. Later that year, he formed the group Sonder alongside artists Dpat and Atu. Even later that year, he featured on the legendary summer bop “Crew” by GoldLink, which rang out loud at every party, late night hotbox sesh, barbecue, etc. for the following year. Faiyaz followed that up with the release of his first studio album “Sonder Son,” which is a gem in every sense of the word. His 2019 single “Fuck the World (Summer in London)” had fans especially hyped for his upcoming album.

“Fuck The World” is very much in line with previous Faiyaz projects released under the label Lost Kids.

He uses the project to express his views on multiple subjects such as racism, overindulgence, sex, love and money, among others.

The 10-song track list comes completely devoid of features and has all the makings of a perfect album.

“Fuck The World,” like other Faiyaz releases, has its roots in a modern perversion of 90s R&B. Faiyaz’s voice has always been angelic in nature, but his fans know

COURTESY OF LOST CASE Brent Faiyaz uses his angelic R&B chops with uncut lyricism on his album “Fuck The World.” The album is described as modern-age music for young adults.

that’s not where his influence ends; his lyrics are some of the most misogynistic out there, but it works.

This album is great for late nights where “adult business” goes on. This is truly an album for young adults of the modern age who not only have freedom from their childhood homes and parents but those who are in the early stages of self-dependance; young adults who don’t need to go out and party every night, but those who get off work late, grab a bottle of wine to go home to see someone

special for some late-night cardio.

TOP THREE MUST-LISTEN SONGS “Fuck The World (Summer in London)” The initial single that got the music world excited about the upcoming album of the same name.

The notion of “his vocals are angelic, but his lyrics are toxic” is perfectly embodied in this track.

For starters, he refers to himself as “a walking erection” throughout

the chorus. Not only does he call himself this as a reference to sex, but he uses this double entendre to express his general hatred or disdain for the world at large. He uses the word “erection” to represent an erect middle finger that expresses anger towards the world and its many inequalities. He also talks about sex frequently during the track as well, in addition to not being like everybody else financially. The beat is chopped and heavy with a light bounce to it; the whole song is a subtle flex.

“Been Away” “Been Away” is a song that feels like the listener is being transported to the 90s. The beat is a classic with late-night cricket sounds as the background; one can listen to this song and go outside at night with near-seamless interaction with nature.

Throughout the track, Faiyaz is telling his girl to stay with him and to not lose faith in the relationship.

He is telling her that while the music is keeping him from her for long periods of time, he still values her and to not give up. He explains he is only away from her so that he can get his ‘paper’ straight. The synth feel of the song is also very pleasing to the ear, along with all the other ear candy present in the song. This track will certainly be one that the youth of today will hear in their later years and be instantly recognizable.

“Clouded” This one feels like a victory lap for Faiyaz after all his years of performing and working to be one of the best. He reflects on his come-up and contemplates his legacy, all while flexing on his current state of financial success.

The song is recorded over a gospel-esque beat with an otherworldly bass line. The recitation of his lyrics are in line with those of a rap song with the melody of a smooth R&B track. Of course he utilizes his near-impossible-to-recreate singing voice as the track nears completion; the listener hangs onto every single word coming out of Faiyaz’s mouth.

The song is only about a minute and 50 seconds long. This act of beautiful cruelty makes the album even better.

Honorable mentions: “Let Me Know,” “Rehab (Winter In Paris)” and “Lost Kids Get Money.”

FINAL VERDICT: 10/10

‘Finding Neverland’ to come to Stephens Auditorium

BY CAMERON.BRISTOW @iowastatedaily.com In a special one-night-only event, the critically-acclaimed musical “Finding Neverland” is set to be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Stephens Auditorium.

The musical tells the true story of Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie as he looks for inspiration to write a new play after previous failures. In doing so, he meets Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and her four sons who inspire him to create a new and invigorating play about never growing up, which turned out to be the worldknown story of Peter Pan. The musical is an adaptation of the Oscarnominated 2004 film of the same name, with Johnny Depp starring as Barrie.

An early version of the show premiered in 2012, eventually opening on Broadway in 2015 and performing a run of 565 performances.

During this year, two versions of the soundtrack were released, including the Original Broadway Cast recording and a version featuring covers of the musical’s songs, including guest singers Nick Jonas, John Legend and Jennifer Lopez.

The show began to tour in 2016, previously

stopping in Des Moines in 2018.

Among the current tour cast is Nathan Edward Groth from Sioux City, Iowa. Groth has been involved in the arts since 4 years old and has been part of many musicals since.

Audiences of the show can expect to be taken through an emotional journey of inspiration, love and amazement as they witness the heartening true story of Peter Pan’s creation and the impactful relationships that made it so successful. With astonishing performances from the show’s child actors that will leave viewers stunned to the immersive environment of the performance and even a dog in the cast, “Finding Neverland” has something for everybody to enjoy.

A “special Valentine’s pre-show dinner” will be hosted by the Iowa State Center, with those interested being able to place reservations on the Iowa State Center’s website.

Doors for the ground floor of Stephens Auditorium will open at 6:30 p.m., with the southeast and southwest tower doors opening at 6:45 p.m. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets start at $35 and are still for sale through the Iowa State Center ticket office or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

SCREENSHOT FROM YOUTUBE The cast of “Finding Neverland” performing musical number “Believe” on Good Morning America.

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Most community outreach they do is for a short period of time, once, at a greek house or at a community event.

“Here, we oftentimes have police officers in the class every week, a couple of times a week, sitting down, talking to students because they’re just as invested in these projects as the students are,” Neubauer said. “Not only do you get some really interesting project outcomes, you start to develop relationships and trust.”

Neubauer said it breaks down the initial understanding of who a police officer is and humanizes them.

“Going into this, I was kind of scared to talk to cops, but now after talking to them, I see how open and nice they are,” Holden said.

During the second week of class, students ran an obstacle course

RECANVASS

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in the numbers the IDP reported from precinct sites, the Sanders and Buttigieg campaign teams requested the IDP undertake a partial recanvassing of selected precincts across Iowa.

A recanvass would involve checking the math used to tabulate results from the affected precincts.

The Buttigieg campaign requested the recanvass of 57 precincts and all in-state satellite sites.

The Sanders campaign requested the recanvass of 25 precincts and three satellite sites, according to a press release sent by the IDP. “The Iowa Democratic Party Caucus Recanvass/Recount Committee has received and considered your request for recanvass of 25 precinct and three satellite sites,” according to Troy Price, chair of the IDP, in a letter to a Sanders campaign representative. “The Committee is accepting your full request and will conduct a recanvass of those precincts. The Committee expects the recanvass will last two days and the current plan is to conduct the recanvass beginning Sunday, February 16, 2020.”

The Buttigieg campaign received a near identical letter from Price approving their full

designed by one of the ISU PD lieutenants for the officers to train in during their off hours. Wearing different pieces of a uniform to understand the weight and effect on the body, students ran up stairs, applied tourniquets, practiced handcuffing, completed wound treatment and more challenges that tested the gross motors skills while the heart is racing and adrenaline is pumping.

“It was a work out,” Coppess said. “Brian wore one of the belts they had, and I wore a ballistic vest, so we got to experience how they worked and reacted.”

Students last semester created a few different projects surrounding duty pants, body cameras, ballistic vests and search gloves.

The outcome of the 2019 course was presented at the Architecture, Media, Politics and Society Parade Conference at Florida State University by Neubauer and Greiter.

recanvass request.

The IDP is giving the campaigns 24 hours to accept and proceed with the request to recanvass, according to Price’s letter.

Under the supervision and direction of the “Recanvass/Recount Committee,” the recanvass will be managed by appointed recanvass administrators. The IDP is allowing up to two representatives from each presidential campaign to oversee the recanvass on site, which will not be open to the public or press, according to the IDP’s delegate selection plan.

“While a recanvass is just the first step in the process, and we don’t expect it to change the current calculations; it is a necessary part of making sure Iowans can trust the final results of the caucus,” said Sanders adviser Jeff Weaver in a statement Monday. “Our volunteers and supporters worked too hard and too many people participated for the first time to have the results depend on calculations that even the party admits are incorrect. Once the recanvass and a subsequent recount are completed in these precincts, we feel confident we will be awarded the extra national delegate our volunteers and grassroots donors earned.”

RESIGNATION

The course is made up of juniors, so if the students do have ideas they want to pursue after the course, they have another year to develop their ideas before leaving for employment.

Neubauer said he hopes more police departments will reach out to work with the course so they can get a better understanding of the problems different departments face.

Neubauer also said he hopes to see some of the students’ ideas “hit the market”and be used by police agencies.There are not many barriers to the students’ ideas being produced and implicated beyond having to be recommended or requested by the different police agencies.

Neubauer said everyone he has run into outside of ISU PD is very interested and excited about the work they are doing.

“These things have been a certain way for 50 or more years, and it’s time to change,” Neubauer said.

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congressional seats and the state auditor’s office in the 2018 midterm elections. Price’s resignation comes after the Feb. 3 Iowa Democratic caucuses that were plagued by delays, errors in reporting and questions over whether the caucus process and Iowa’s first-in-the-nation status should continue. “[T]here is no doubt that the process of reporting results did not work,” Price said in his resignation letter. “It was simply unacceptable. It is why I called for an independent review of the decisions and processes that lead to this failure.”

While doors to Iowa’s caucuses closed at 7 p.m. Feb. 3, the first results were not released for nearly 21 hours – an unprecedented delay.

Those results are now subject to a recanvassing and potential recount following a request from the campaigns of Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders.

It took three days for the Iowa Democratic Party to release results from 100 percent of precincts, during which the state party and caucus process faced scrutiny from national

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commentators. A New York Times analysis has found those results include dozens of mathematical errors in delegate allocations, with one in six precincts containing inconsistencies.

“While it is my desire to stay in this role and see this process through to completion, I do believe it is time for the Iowa Democratic Party to begin looking forward, and my presence in my current role makes that more difficult,” Price said in his resignation letter.

An interim chair will be elected Saturday by an emergency meeting of the IDP’s State Central Committee. Price’s resignation will be effective following that election, according to his letter.

“Whomever is elected will oversee the completion of the recanvass and recount process and begin the process of healing our party,” Price said in his resignation letter.

Price said in his letter “in spite of the challenges” following the caucuses, the party has more money than ever before at this point in an election cycle and the infrastructure the party has will built will “turn Iowa Blue in November.”