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How Todd Small found his role at Iowa State

BY STEPHEN.MCDANIEL @iowastatedaily.com The 2019-20 wrestling season was going to be an amazing year for Austin Gomez.

The redshirt sophomore out of Carol Stream, Illinois, was coming off a season that saw him finish with a 11-3 dual record, a third place finish at the Big 12 tournament at 133 pounds and being an NCAA qualifier.

Coming into the season, expectations were high for Gomez, who started the year pegged as the fifth best 133-pounder in the country.

In a strain of bad luck for Head Coach Kevin Dresser and the Cyclones, Gomez would run into some issues making his big return to the mat. Throughout the offseason, Gomez battled to return back to 133 pounds, and right

as the season started, he suffered a concussion that ultimately resulted in Iowa State seeking a medical redshirt.

“It’s hard now because I’m not on the grind, so it’s different,” Gomez said. “But it’s definitely been a learning experience; how to take care of my body and just how to do the right things outside of the wrestling room.”

With one of the best guys Iowa State had to offer out for the season, Dresser and company needed someone to fill in a big role at 133.

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Speaker highlights robot interaction

BY JILL.EVEN @iowastatedaily.com Kate Darling, research specialist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discussed the future of human-robot interaction as Engineers’ Week keynote speaker Thursday in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.

“The public’s perception of where we are in robotics and where we actually currently are is actually not quite the same […],” Darling said.

“My interest in these technologies is that they are shaping a world that my child grows up in.”

Darling lectured in a professional yet laid-back tone while often cracking jokes with the audience, like when she explained how she named her Google Home after her friend. She utilized a video and photo presentation as her visual aid, bringing her stories to life.

Darling brought in a robot that was made in 2007, which was roughly $500 when she bought it. She revealed the green, dinosaur-shaped robot named Mr. Spaghetti, which made the audience audibly laugh. She then asked a student to go up on stage and hold the dinosaur upside down by the tail, while it squirmed and made sounds of distress. After putting the robot down, Darling had to pet it so it would “calm down.”

Darling then went on to discuss robot usage in social situations. The examples she brought up were formed around inclusivity of all types of people. People with autism will often engage willingly with a robot in

situations where they wouldn’t engage with a person.

Robots can also facilitate interaction between a child and a caregiver and improve children’s social skills. They could also be effective tools for teachers in a classroom. Robotic seals are used in nursing homes to supplement animal therapy to residents, helping to calm anxious residents.

Darling also spoke about some negatives of social robots, such as computational errors that can cause problems and how robots have the potential to influence human empathy through desensitization.

Melissa Hall, senior in psychology, asked Darling a question about creators’ responsibility for flawed robots, to which Darling responded with transparency of the issues that are being presented.

“My decision to come was this inherent interest in robotics and [artificial intelligence],” Hall said. “Also it was really wonderful to be able to see a woman on stage talking about what she loves and is passionate about.

It’s science, it’s so cool.”

At the end of the lecture, Darling urged the audience to recognize the importance of representation in engineering, and thinking out of the box.

“Instead of just trying to recreate human intelligence in the [artificial intelligence] field, or recreate people’s abilities for the human world, we should be thinking of technology as an extension of our abilities because we can do so much more,” Darling said. “Technology is supposed to be used for so much more than to just recreate what we already have.”

This Saturday, the annual Social Justice Summit will take place in hopes of changing the world beginning at Iowa State.

Pre-registration for the summit is required and can be accessed online at the Student Activities Center at www.sac.iastate.edu. The program will run from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Memorial Union.

The summit will feature a variety of topics and discussions by speakers including: “Monsters We Make: Understanding Privilege, Bias and the Ways We Other;”“Collaborative Leadership and Campus Climate Discussion;” “Navigating Tough Conversations: Social Awareness and Identity:” “Your Spaces Too: (Re)imagining the College Campuses for Underrepresented Students;” “Advocating for Justice and Equity Within the Walls of Government;” “Who tells Your Story?: Partnering with University Archives to Shape the Historical Record;” “We Need to Talk About Gender: Identifying Gender-Based Themes of Social Support and Conflict in Programs and Organizations;” “Sometimes You’re a Caterpillar: A Workshop on ‘one up one down’ Identities;” and “The Impact of Community in Social Justice.”

The slogan of this year’s summit is “defying our reality beyond the status quo.” This summit was created in order to better equip and prepare students at Iowa State to handle social justice issues when they occur, which is ever prevalent in recent on-campus issues.

This year’s summit is organized by the Student Activities Center, the Department of Residence, the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and the Margaret Sloss Center for Women and Gender Equity.

From 10 to 11 a.m., the keynote opener, Vanessa McNeal, will speak in the South Ballroom of the Memorial Union.

Breakout One will consist of four sessions from 11:10 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. Lunch will occur from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the coalition building.

The second breakout will consist of four sessions from 1:40 to 2:40 p.m. The advocate panel will take place from 2:50 to 3:50 p.m. and the summit will conclude with the assessment from 3:50 to 4 p.m.

Specific goals for the summit, according to the events calendar, include: “To allow students to learn from each other in a safe environment and diverse setting; allow participants the opportunity to learn more about ‘who they are’ and ‘what they bring’ to the ISU campus; provide opportunities for students to develop personal goals and an action plan in the areas of diversity, multiculturalism and social justice; provide an opportunity for participants to build coalitions with students ‘similar to’ and ‘different from’ themselves to achieve mutual goals for social change; create specific action steps as a group in order to have short term and long term goals and to connect, reflect, network and commit to social change through their personal action plan, following the Social Justice Summit.”

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Arts Midwest World Fest, Stephens Auditorium 10 a.m. Okaidja Afroso’s latest album, “The

Palm Wine Sea,” brings together the deep understanding of Okaidja’s own musical transitions and the inspiration of Africa throughout Latin America.

The music of “The Palm Wine Sea” is the music of the human experience. It is joyous, tragic and uplifting. It embodies the vast perfect/imperfect shared human story.

Farewell reception: Maddie Burkhardt, Room 3150 Beardshear Hall at 1 p.m. Maddie

Burkhardt, executive assistant to the senior vice president for operations and finance, is leaving the university for a new position.

Tennis, Forker Tennis Courts (weather permit-

inclement weather, competition will be moved to Life Time Fitness, 11911 Hickman Rd., Urbandale.

Check the Cyclone tennis website for location updates.

Paint Your Own Pottery: Potty Mouth Pottery, The Workspace at the Memorial Union 4 p.m. When you paint whatever @#$! words you

want on a bowl, mug, or plate at this event.

Cyclone Cinema: Zombieland - Double Tap, Carver 101 at 7 p.m. On the way to Graceland, zombie slayers encounter post-apocalyptic warriors and a group of survivors who find refuge in a commune. Their battle against smarter, faster and seemingly indestructible zombie takes all of their wits and weapons.

POLICE BLOTTER 2.20.20 Gabriel Alonzo Perez, age 21, of 145 Campus Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at 203 Welch Avenue (reported at 2:18 a.m.).

Justin Cody Kooiker, age 26, of 62835 270 St. Nevada, Iowa, was arrested and charged with interference with official acts, all other offenses, at 900 Delaware Avenue (reported at 1:32 a.m.).

Justin Cody Kooiker, age 26, of 62835 270 St. Nevada, Iowa, was arrested and charged with interference with official acts, all other offenses, at 900 Delaware Avenue (reported at 1:32 a.m.).

GARRETT HEYD/ IOWA STATE DAILY Justin Cody Kooiker, age 26, of 62835 270 St. - Nevada, Iowa, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance, marijuana third subsequent offense, at 900 Delaware Avenue (reported at 1:32 a.m.).

Justin Cody Kooiker, age 26, of 62835 270 St. Nevada, Iowa, was arrested and charged with probation violation at 900 Delaware Avenue (reported at 1:36 a.m.).

Ada Hayden The sun came back out yesterday, leaving a great day to enjoy walking trails such as Ada Hayden Lake, as long as you don’t mind the cold!

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Justin Cody Kooiker, age 26, of 62835 270 St. - Nevada, Iowa, was arrested and charged with parole violation, new evidence, at 900 Delaware Avenue (reported at 1:32 a.m.).

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Students design their path Preparing for a career in a world of design

BY ARABELLA.HAU @iowastatedaily.com There are many things students in design can do to prepare themselves for the real world outside of university, and building a portfolio throughout their years of experience in and out of school is one of the pivotal assets a student can have to present to potential employers.

For some majors in the College of Design, creating a portfolio of their best work is an essential, required item that students must turn in to have a chance at being accepted into the design program for further studies.

Timothy Van Rheenen, senior in interdisciplinary design, shared his experience with design.

“I’ve always been creative, and I chose interdisciplinar y specifically because I didn’t know what realm of design I wanted to be in,” Van Rheenen said. “I love architecture, I love interior design, I love graphic design and this is the opportunity to do kind of all of them. I love being creative.”

One day, Van Rheenen said he plans on working on a big design for a big city like New York City. He said he is “shooting high.” When it comes to portfolios, he said his is a mixture of class work and independent projects.

“My portfolio consists of some work from class but also some from professional experience that I had in an internship over the summer,” Van Rheenen said. “So I took a lot of work from that to kind of put in real-world work for them to look at.”

Jack Strait, junior in architecture-professional degree, is a second year architecture student in the design program.

He said the portfolio building process was actually quite simple after selecting all of his best work to include in the final presentation.

“The portfolio was due more or less at the end of the school year [...],” Strait said. “At the Bookstore I was able to buy a kit where they give you all the pages you can use and also the material to use for the cover. I was just able to cut out all my work and resize images that I didn’t think were the right size [...] It was kind of like scrapbooking.”

Madison Boyle is a freshman in design, and is currently an open major. She finds

A first-year design student’s portfolio in progress.

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CyHire proves to be helpful for spring career fair

BY ARABELLA.HAU @iowastatedaily.com CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY The People to People Career Fair took place Feb. 12. Students spoke to different employers in search for full- and part-time positions.

herself in the world of design because of its presence in her life before college.

“My mom’s an artist and my grandma’s an artist, and it sort of runs in the family,” Boyle said. “That’s been my primary skill for most of my life.”

In her design classes, Boyle found professors’ fellowship with the process of developing a portfolio as a freshman typically differed from class to class.

“It really depends,” Boyle said. “My drawings teacher didn’t say anything about it, but my mixed media professor mentions it all the time, so it really depends on the professor.”

In the best interest of upcoming design students, Van Rheenen sends his advice in succeeding in the field of design.

“Push yourself,” Van Rheenen said.

“Don’t be afraid to try something new because it’s gonna pay off more often than not, and always step outside your comfort zone because it will teach you a lot more than staying inside your box.”

Van Rheenen also said there are a lot of connections to be made within the College of Design, because the small size of the college makes it such a tight-knit community.

In relation to this comment, Skyler D e p e r r y, s e n i o r i n c om mu n i t y a n d regional planning, said to “step out of your comfort zone, do a lot of things.

It will help with resumes and life experience.”

Students in design made networking connections while exploring potential job and internship opportunities at the spring Design Career Fair on Thursday.

The career fair went from noon to 5 p.m. in the Scheman Building, hosting around 115 businesses and organizations.

At the career fair, students had the opportunity to find jobs and internships for the summer or the upcoming school year. Many students attended the fair without the intention of obtaining positions as well, but to simply connect with employers and possibly acquire career advice.

Students find there is a lot that goes into preparing for the career fair, including both the preparation of resumes and previewing CyHire prior to attending the fair to get an idea of who they may want to spend their time speaking to. As design students, bringing along portfolios of work is also commonly recommended.

“I got my portfolio together,” said Timothy Van Rheenen, senior in interdisciplinary design. “I decided what I thought best represented who I am as a designer and put it all together, I got my resume ready and then did research on what companies were coming here so I kinda had some background on the companies I was going to talk to so I could make conversation and ask them questions.”

Peiming Chen, graduate student in landscape architecture, is planning on graduating this semester and emphasized the importance of being prepared ahead of time as well. At the fair, Chen said he was hoping to take a step closer to landing a full-time job for the summer.

“I did research on CyHire, I know about the

firms and am going to visit the ones that I am interested in to get to know their opening positions and the general info of the company, and I will make a list,” Chen said. “I have prepared several hard copies of my resume, a hard copy portfolio and I also have my tablet with me to show my website.”

Chen said his portfolio consists of four or five projects that demonstrate skills in different design categories, and his website goes into further depth about the details of his work to prevent employers from flipping through pages while viewing his portfolio.

Once at the fair, the students were also provided with a map including a list of employers to help them locate the businesses and their stands. This was popular among the students, as almost all of them could be seen with maps in hand.

Van Rheenen mentioned this was useful to his experience as well.

“There’s definitely a few on the list that I didn’t realize beforehand that I’ll talk to to see what they’re all about,” Van Rheenen said.

The importance of CyHire among both students and employees was made evident at the fair as well. One group of students shuffled to research employers on the provided list while at the fair, as they hadn’t utilized CyHire prior to their arrival.

On the other side of the table, one employer in his first year of involvement at the Design Career Fair brought up the disadvantage he felt he had compared to the other companies because of their lack of presence on CyHire.

“You see a lot of students walking around with an app, going to specific places that they’re interested in,” said Mike Neswick of MRL Architects. “I thought there’d be a lot more walk-by traffic and that they’d just want to talk to any of the [architects].”

Feminist Friday to bring improv to the stage

BY LORETTA.MCGRAW @iowastatedaily.com This week’s Feminist Friday will feature speaker Charles Wongus, a graduate student assistant and the leadership education and development adviser for the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Engagement.

Feminist Fridays take place nearly every Friday throughout the semester from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Margaret Sloss Center for Women and Gender Equity. Wongus will be leading this week’s discussion, which will be over applying the rules of improv to progress the feminist movement.

According to Improv Encyclopedia the top

10 rules of improv are as follows: 1) Say Yesand! 2) After the “and” add new information. 3) Don’t Block. 4) Avoid Questions. 5) Focus on the Here and Now. 6) Establish the Location!

7) Be Specific- Provide Details! 8) Change, Change, Change! 9) For serious and emotional scenes, focus on characters and relationships. and lastly 10) For humor, commit and take choices to the -nth degree or focus on actions/ objects.

Wongus said he began doing improv comedy four years ago and witnessed a similar discussion using improv on how to run meetings and discovered such an approach could be applicable to their discussion for Feminist Friday and other topics.

Before graduate school, Wongus was a community organizer and used a lot of the techniques of improv in movement building and garnering support for issues and mobilizing voters and volunteers. Due to this, the Women’s Center decided it would be an appropriate fit to apply how people can use the rules of improv to engage people and further progress the feminist movement.

“If I say ‘man this campus is pretty hostile to trans and non-binary people’ the conversation shouldn’t be ‘no it’s not,’” Wongus said. “What about ‘Yeah it is and we should do something about it.’ That’s how we can start putting that idea into peoples heads, how can we start mobilizing things rather than just ‘yeah it is pretty

hostile’ that gets nothing done, you want to add something to it.”

This Feminist Friday will get a little more hands-on than the prior events as Wongus will be having attendees try out a little bit of improv themselves.

“Times are kind of crappy now like let’s be honest, there’s ramped racism on campus, sexual assault crimes are on the rise here at Iowa State and it’s like maybe we should do something about it and something needs to be done like now, we can’t keep waiting for it,” Wongus said.

Next week’s Feminist Friday will feature Amanda Arp who will address the topic of “Embracing Fat as a Feminist and Rhetorical Issue.”

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Talking Connections

How to cope with breaking up

BY SAGE.SMITH @iowastatedaily.com Editor’s note: This is part four in our weekly relationship series “Talking Connections.” Sensitive content may follow.

Breakups. They’re hard for the dumped and dumper, whether it’s with a romantic partner or parting ways with a lifelong friend, and people have different ways of coping with the loss of those connections.

Amy Popillion, teaching professor of human development and family studies, teaches the human sexuality class at Iowa State. She said she doesn’t think the same advice can be applied to all breakups, as relationships are all different.

When a relationship is ending, having honest communication about each other’s feelings, wants and needs can be helpful in the healing process.

People may be worried about hurting others by being honest and direct, but in reality it could be very helpful. It may be time for a relationship or friendship to end if it’s not working anymore.

“I’ve seen definite times where people stay in relationships because A, it’s familiar, B, they don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings and C, they

DESIGN BY BROOKLYN WILLIAMS Breaking up with a romantic partner or parting ways with a friend can be a difficult process to go through and everyone has their own ways to cope with losing the connection.

just want to avoid conflict,” Popillion said. “I think those are really horrible reasons to stay in a relationship.”

FRIEND BREAKUPS Some individuals argue that breaking off a friendship is even worse than ending a romantic relationship. Being friends with someone is a special connection. It requires trust, loyalty and more, and losing that can take a toll on the individuals involved.

David Wahl, graduate student in sociology, said the difficulty of ending a relationship or friendship depends on the strength of the connection.

“If your relationship with your friend or friends has a stronger level of trust that doesn’t have the same strength of your relationship, that’s going to be harder,” Wahl said. “If I were someone that believed that I could talk to my friend about anything, that they’re always going to be there for me but I can’t say the same about my romantic partner, well yeah then the breakup with the friend is going to be much, much harder.”

Seth Meyers is a licensed clinical psychologist, relationship expert and author of the “Breaking up with a Friend: A Unique Type of Pain”

article on Psychology Today.

Just like the ending of a romantic relationship, when a friendship is over it can be easy not to know what to do next, how to get over the loss of that person.

“Acceptance is the key to recovery from the loss,” Meyers said in the article. “Understand that friendships - just like romantic relationships - can be fleeting. You must also keep in mind that some friendships formed when you were young or in an unstable or impressionable point in your life may not fit you as you evolve and grow over time. In other words, though it is painful when a friend stops wanting you, you may have outgrown the friendship without even realizing it.”

CLOSURE People may struggle with a breakup for the particular reason that they’re lacking closure. Not having the closure of knowing why the breakup happened, not having clear knowledge of how both people feel or what the terms of the breakup are, etc. can make parting ways more difficult than it has to be.

“I mean how many times have you heard ‘I just never had closure BREAKUPS

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Sustainability focus at Iowa State Committee created with green goal

BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com As part of a resolution made two years ago, Iowa State has created a sustainability committee.

Iowa State has established a new university committee to improve sustainability on campus.

The University Sustainability Committee is a group charged with developing a set of recommendations that will increase energy efficiency, energy conservation and use of renewable energy with the goal of moving the campus toward carbon neutrality.

The Faculty Senate first recommended the creation of a sustainability committee as part of a 2018 resolution on climate change. “ We therefore resolve that Iowa State University makes a commitment to moving toward carbon neutrality as an institution and assumes a leadership role in promoting carbon neutrality in Iowa and the nation,” according to the resolution.

Student Government approved a similar resolution in 2019. Both resolutions acknowledge the university’s past and current efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and outline a number of additional actions necessary for the university to achieve carbon neutrality.

The Faculty Senate defined carbon neutrality as meaning: balancing the carbon released by our university with an equivalent amount removed or sequestered from the atmosphere.

The University Sustainability Committee,

chaired by William Gutowski, professor of geological and atmospheric sciences, will work with other sustainability efforts on campus like the Live Green initiative.

Joining chairman Gutowski on the committee are: - Robert Brown, distinguished professor of the Bioeconomy Institute.

- Brianna Burke, associate professor of English.

- Bob Currie, director of facilities services.

- Kelsie Ferin, graduate student of agronomy.

- Kristine Heflin, associate director of the Memorial Union.

- Mark Kruse, director of utilities enterprise.

- Paul Lasley, professor of sociology.

- Dan Loy, director of the Iowa Beef Center and the Agriculture and Life Sciences Administration.

- Ruth MacDonald, assistant dean of food science and human nutrition.

- Peter Orazem, university professor of economics.

- Merry Rankin, director of the Office of Sustainability and program manager for facilities planning and management.

- Mark Rasmussen, director of Agriculture and Life Sciences Administration.

- Karen Rodekamp, program coordinator for Campus Dining Services.

- Ian Searles, senior in geology.

- Toni Sleugh, junior in biology and chapter chair of Climate Reality.

- Eugene Takle, emeritus professor of geological and atmospheric sciences and department of agronomy.

- James Tener, associate teaching professor of music and theatre.

- Izabel Wilde, senior in community and regional planning.

- Jeff Witt, director of utilities services.

Creating the sustainability committee was just one action of an eight-action list in the Faculty

Senate resolution. The list of actions is as follows: To work with facilities planning and management to increase energy efficiency, energy conservation and use of renewable energy.

To replace high pollution energy sources with lower or no carbon fuel sources.

To continue to review all new construction and renovation projects so that they are ecologically sustainable and achieve “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design” standards.

To continue to review older buildings on campus and update them for energy efficiency.

To continue Iowa State’s efforts to make transportation to and around campus easier, to limit single-occupancy vehicles, encourage increased faculty use of CyRide and to support electric vehicles with charging stations.

To continue to initiate strategies addressing energy demand reduction on campus, including implementing educational and behavioral change programs and supporting student-led action.

To actively encourage the ISU Foundation and other campus and non-campus organizations involved in making decisions regarding the investment of our capital funds to invest in firms that meet criteria for environmental sustainability.

The eighth action of the resolution is what set the stage for creating the committee.

To create a University Sustainability Group to monitor the progress toward achieving the targets and ideas set forth in this resolution with membership from administration, faculty and students.

This group should build on and coordinate with the work of other existing sustainability groups on campus and work with the Office of Sustainability programs at facilities planning and management.

This group should also work with Iowa State climate researchers and sustainability experts to define carbon neutrality as a measurable concept in order to track their progress in achieving Iowa State’s goal.

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Be the Match on Campus works to save lives

BY CAMERON.KARN @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State is a part of Be The Match, a global organization that helps people afflicted with cancers of the blood such as leukemia and lymphoma through the transplantation of bone marrow and hematopoietic stem cells.

Bone marrow, a spongy tissue within the bones, generates hematopoietic stem cells that can turn into white blood cells.

Emily Grote, junior in kinesiology and health, is the president of Be the Match on Campus (BTMOC), Iowa State’s branch of the global organization.

“Cancer patients go through extremely harsh chemo and lose a lot of their immune system,” Grote said. “When you give the blood stem cell transplant, it’s putting your immune system to work in their body, and your blood stem cells can help cure their cancer.”

Be The Match has facilitated over 92,000 blood stem cell transplants to date.

For these transplants to take place, they need donors with matching tissue types.

BTMOC teaches students about these transplants and advocates for joining the registry to potentially save a life.

“College campuses are a great place to advocate for this, because you have to be over 18, but typically doctors want younger donors,” Grote said.

It’s important to have lots of people on the registry from as many backgrounds as possible, because finding a match strong enough for a transplant is rare. Grote said there could be someone on campus that is the only match for a single patient in the entire world.

“Only one in every five hundred people who register will actually get to a patient because it is so complicated to do this tissue typing,” Grote said. “You are more likely to match with people of the same ethnicity.

That can make it more complicated because a lot of people have a lot of different ethnicities in their background. In order to find a perfect match, it would most likely have to be someone of the exact same mixture.”

To join the registry, you can go to any of the events the BTMOC is tabled at.

Registration includes a cheek swab that is sent to a testing facility where they can determine your tissue types. BTMOC is partnering with Colleges Against Cancer and FarmHouse Fraternity to host Cancer Sucks 5K, a running event on campus on April 5. The $25 registration fee includes a t-shirt, snacks, beverages and prizes for early finishers.

Students can also sign up online or by texting “CY” to 61474 to have a swab kit mailed to them.

OPINION

Friday, February 21, 2020 Iowa State Daily

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COLUMN

It’s time to learn to love doing things on your own It’s scary at first, but over time, you learn to enjoy it

BY ANNELISE.WELLS @iowastatedaily.com The independence that coming to college brings is exciting, but at times also intimidating. Being in a whole new place, and for some people a brand new state or country, means there’s a lot of new people you don’t know and a lot of places you haven’t been.

While this is definitely a little scary, it ’s also a great chance to learn how to take pride in your newfound independence.

It’s a time for growing up and learning how to do a lot of things you used to do with your family or friends by yourself. It’s a natural part of getting older and more mature, but sometimes doing new (or old) things alone can feel lonely and scary.

Some examples are going to the doctor, going grocery shopping, driving to a new place, going to

COURTESY OF PEAKPX Editor-in-Chief Annelise Wells encourages people to get comfortable with doing things on their own. She writes that while it can be scary at first, after a while it can be something to look forward to.

the movies or eating at a busy restaurant.

As a junior, it has taken me a lot of new experiences to get me to being as comfortable as I am today with doing things by myself.

O ver the summer, I lived in a new town with only one good friend who I had known previously. When she wasn’t there, I was in a place eight hours from my hometown and I did most things

on my own.

I learned that ever yone is so concerned worrying about themselves, that they aren’t worrying about you.

If you go out to eat and are

alone, no one is judging you or making fun of you. It can be easy to feel like the entire world is watching you, but trust me, it ’s not.

The beaut y of doing things alone means you can basically choose whatever you want to do.

Always wanted to go to a museum but never found a group to go with? Nothing is stopping you from taking yourself on a museum date. A new movie out that you are dying to see? Go buy the largest popcorn you can and enjoy!

While at first doing things by myself such as going out to eat or going to a movie was scary, now I look forward to it because through school, work and family activities, sometimes it ’s nice to hang out with myself.

I need time to recharge and get to know myself better, and I encourage you do the same, you may just learn something new about yourself.

At the end of the day, you’re you, and you’re pretty cool, so take advantage of your free time and don’t be afraid to stand on your own.

EDITORIAL

Take care of yourself

Editorial Board

Annelise Wells, editor-in-chief Melanie De Anda, opinion editor Peyton Hamel, assistant opinion editor Seth Pierce, student Darryl Castaneda, student

BY ISD EDITORIAL BOARD As college students, we are so inherently obsessed with compiling the perfect resume and CV with wide depth but also breadth. So many of us are too busy hustling and bustling to our next class, job or meeting that we are forgetting ourselves in the midst of it. Cheers to setting ourselves up for success! But don’t raise the glass until your mental health is in the right place. We must know when to make the necessary sacrifice so that we can be successful in what truly makes us passionate and contributes to our future.

A majority of the time, a student’s downfall escalates when we take on too much too fast, and we fail to realize we are just one person and can’t do everything perfectly all the time. When we overwhelm ourselves, it’s easy to look like everything in our lives is going great, and from the outside that may be true. But at the same time, deteriorating mental health can happen very quickly if we don’t take care of ourselves and prioritize what will improve ourselves.

Sometimes you have to make sacrifices to make yourself happier and healthier, and that is completely okay.

In society, there is this pressure and stigma that if you prioritize certain

Opinions expressed in columns and letters are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Daily or organizations with which the author(s) are associated.

IOWA STATE DAILY The Iowa State Daily Editorial Board believes that people should prioritize putting their mental health above overworking themselves.

things, you are failing at the other things or that you can’t do it all. But making choices on what to give your full energ y to rather than spreading yourself paper thin across a million different things isn’t a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of strength and maturity.

Some examples of this are dropping a class so you are taking less credits and can succeed in all of your other ones. You will feel much better and less stressed if you are in this position, and your GPA will thank you. If you need to take an extra semester, then do so.

It’s not worth the cost of your mental health to squeeze everything into your schedule until you are completely

burnt out.

We can’t succeed or be our best selves if we are in distress or experiencing anxiety. If you really want to give your all and be the best you can be, sometimes that means making sacrifices so you can devote your energy to things that improve your mental state and help you accomplish your goals and be productive.

Taking care of yourself is so important, especially during our stressful college years. Remember that nothing is worth the sake of your mental health and wellbeing. College will come and go, but you may deal with the consequences of stress and anxiety for much longer than that.

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SPORTS

Iowa State Daily Friday, February 21, 2020

Cyclones focus on defense Cyclones to face the Red Raiders on Saturday

BY ZANE.DOUGLAS @iowastatedaily.com A fall from the top could be exactly what the Cyclones need as they play a struggling Texas Tech team who has fallen out of the rankings.

The now-unranked Red Raiders are 4-1 in their past five games, but that loss came to Oklahoma State — at the ninth best team in the Big 12 with a 3-10 record.

“Every team brings a different flavor to the game,” senior guard Prentiss Nixon said. “Texas Tech plays the passing lanes, Kansas kind of has a couple guys that are ball hawks [...] every team has a different type of style.”

Despite the 4-1 record in the last five games, the loss kicked the Red Raiders from No. 24 to unranked.

Some of that could be contributed to the competition that Texas Tech beat in that stretch with only Oklahoma — the middle team in the conference — even cracking the top half of the Big 12 standings.

Texas Tech will continue its easy schedule with the No. 8 team in the conference in Iowa State.

The Cyclones have traded blowout

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Michael Jacobson attempts a shot for Iowa State over a Kansas State player on Feb. 8 in Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones beat the Wildcats 73-63.

wins back and forth in their last five games as they have dominated the lower-level competition while getting destroyed by the top teams in the conference in West Virginia and Kansas.

For Head Coach Steve Prohm, the problem isn’t on the offensive end — a hypothesis that was supported in Iowa State’s previous game against Kansas where poor defense led to a 20-point loss.

“Offensively in the first half, we did a lot of good things,” Prohm said. “I thought we shot it well, we

moved it well, we got good shots, good opportunities.

“It’s the same broken record, we just haven’t figured out ways to guard people and really sustain our defensive effort.”

Iowa State blew up the Jayhawks defense for 40 first half points, including a 3-point clinic as the team shot 9-12 in the half. The other end of the floor proved to be the downfall however, as the Cyclones went into that same half down by 10 with the Jayhawks pouring on 50 first half points.

The shooting went away and the Cyclones were left with an insurmountable defect that they carried to a loss in Lawrence, Kansas.

This was the case against Kansas, but Texas Tech’s strength comes in the form of team defense.

“There’s certain ways you gotta be able to attack Tech,” Prohm said.

“Through cutting, through ball movement and then through attacking the transition.”

The defending NCAA runner-ups have been active all year on that end of the floor, but with the loss of two of

the best players on the team in Jarrett Culver and Matt Mooney, the Red Raiders have had to learn on the fly.

No one has done that better than freshman guard Jahmi’us Ramsey.

Ramsey is averaging 15.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.8 blocks in 31.4 minutes per game coming out as one of the top recruits in the nation.

Ramsey has been efficient as well, shooting 46.2 percent from the floor and 44.8 percent from three. No Cyclone, besides injured sophomore guard Tyrese Haliburton, is even over 40 percent from that distance.

Ramsey has learned the defensive system, but has taken on the largest offensive burden for Texas Tech, which will be a challenge as the Cyclones try to shore up their defensive woes. “ The defense has been bad,” Jacobson. “[Against] Texas it was good, obviously they were down a couple guys but still had some good players, thought we did a good job you still gotta guard them, so I thought we did a good job with that but, yeah Kansas 50-points in a half wasn’t good.”

Jacobson and Nixon only have a handful of games remaining with the Cyclones and have stepped up in recent games to keep the team moving forward despite Haliburton’s season-ending injury.

They’ll be looked at by the coaching staff and teammates to step up on Saturday in Hilton Coliseum.

Iowa State shows out at PGA West Iowa State golf finished in ninth in crowded field

BY TONY.LIEBERT @iowastatedaily.com This year’s field at The Prestige at PGA West was one of the best that Iowa State will end up facing all season, with 16 of the 17 in the field ranked in the top 100. The high level of competition made the early-round mistakes that the Cyclones had that much more impactful, almost resulting in another finish outside of the top 10.

Day one began slow for all five of the Cyclone golfers, but they were able to bounce back and finished the day within striking distance and tied for sixth.

Iowa State’s second round was sufficient, but not much more than that. The team recorded far too many bogeys, and one late triple bogey from Lachlan Barker proved to be costly.

Heading into its final round, Head Coach Andrew Tank’s team began the day in 11th place and 21 shots off the lead. The Cyclones did not let the leaderboard bother them, as they finished with their best round of the week led by Tripp Kinney’s 68, ending in ninth place overall.

NOT STARTING OUT STRONG For the second competition in a row, the Cyclones failed to begin playing their best golf. In early January at the Arizona

Intercollegiate, they began with a score of nine over par and then proceeded to finish 14 over par for their second round. They recouped to finish the tournament three under par.

The Prestige at PGA West was much of the same story. Iowa State shot one over par for round one, eight over par for round two and then they finished with their best round of the week at seven under par.

Iowa State’s inconsistent play is something to keep an eye on moving forward, with top competition not going away anytime soon.

PLAYING WITH THE BEST This year’s Prestige at PGA West was played by some of the best golf programs in the country, including the consensus top team in the country, Pepperdine.

Iowa State’s final round was tied for the third best round out of the entire three days of competition of any team in the tournament.

W hile the ninth place finish doesn’t exactly show it, its final round should give Iowa State the confidence that it can play with anyone in the country.

KINNEY TAKING HIS GAME TO THE NEXT LEVEL The Cyclones’ senior leader Tripp Kinney had a very up and down tournament, but he ultimately finished tied for 14th on the individual leaderboard at three under par.

The Waukee, Iowa, native had rounds of one over, one under and three under throughout the week. Kinney finished the week near the top of the field in par four and

IOWA STATE DAILY Ricky Costello prepares to chip the golf ball onto the practice green on April 5 at Coldwater Golf Links.

five success, but he struggled on par threes.

He finished near the bottom with an average score of 3.33 on such holes and a tournament total of four strokes over par.

RICKY COSTELLO’S BOUNCE BACK To b e g i n t h e s p r i n g s e a s o n , R i c k y Costello finished with a rather disappointing tournament-long score at the Arizona Intercollegiate. The junior finished five shots over par, which was the Cyclones’ third best

individual score of the tournament.

Costello bounced back this week, finishing at two under par at what was believed to be a much tougher course. If the Homer Glenn, Illinois, native is able to contribute this level of play to Iowa State, its ceiling will only grow.

Iowa State will look to carry its momentum into its next tournament, which will be March 2-3 in Bluffton, South Carolina, for the Colleton River Collegiate.

Friday, February 21, 2020 Iowa State Daily

Workspace Craft of the Month: String Art– All Day, Workspace Memorial Union, Ames Arts Midwest Worldfest– All Day, Stephens Auditorium, Ames Cyclone Cinema: Zombieland: Double Tap,– 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., Carver 101, Iowa State Campus, Ames Workspace Paint Your Own Pottery: Twofor-One Studio Fees– Workspace Memorial Union, Ames Workspace Paint Your Own Pottery– Potty Mouth, Workspace, Memorial Union, Ames

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Horoscopes - Feb. 21

EVENTS 2.21.20

WEEKEND VOICES

ARIES - March 21 – April 19

Learning is good for the soul, and could greatly benefit you right now. Do something new you’ve been curious about. Add some spice to your life.

Workspace Craft of the Month: String Art– All Day, Workspace Memorial Union, Ames Cyclone Cinema: Zombieland: Double Tap,– 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., Carver 101, Iowa State Campus, Ames

2.23.20

Story Theater Company Presents Anansi: The Clever Spider,– Ames Public Library, Ames Workspace Craft of the Month: String Art, – All Day, Workspace Memorial Union, Ames Cyclone Cinema: Zombieland: Double Tap,– 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., Carver 101, Iowa State Campus, Ames

Potting Party: Succulent Stars– Reiman Gardens, 1407 University Blvd., Ames

TAURUS - April 20 – May 20

Make decisions based on the facts, not your feelings. While your feelings are always valid, don’t let them lead you every time. New opportunities are arising for you, but don’t expect their rewards to come easy.

GEMINI - May 21 – June 20

You may feel ahead of the curve in comparison to your peers, but this doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Take it as an opportunity to grow and learn, do more on your own! You don’t have to ditch your friends, they’ll always be waiting behind you.

CANCER - June 21 – July 22

Lately, you’ve been feeling like the center of attention in your friend group. But remember, you won’t have the crown forever.

Attention can be healthy, but don’t let it go to your head.

LEO - July 23 – Aug. 22

MUSIC AND MOVIES

A change of pace is coming up in your romantic life. Don’t be afraid of it, feed into it! Let the positive energy direct you to new paths. Don’t be afraid to tear down some walls.

VIRGO - Aug. 23 – Sept. 22

The path ahead of you may be long and difficult, but don’t let that beat you down. While there’s still many choices to be made in your life, realize that it will benefit your future.

LIBRA - Sept. 23 – Oct. 22

New Music Friday 2.21.20 “Always Tomorrow” – Best Coast “Map of the Soul: 7” – BTS “Dreamland” – COIN “Miss Anthopocene” – Grimes “Surrender Your Poppy Field” – Guided

By Voices “Got It Made” – Kamaiyah

Release of the Week “What records hasn’t Billie Eilish broken in the past year? On Feb. 13, Eilish became the youngest artist to ever record a James Bond theme by releasing “No Time to Die.” A haunting, layered ballad with an augmentative myriad twists and turns, Eilish and co-writer Finneas O’Connell kick things up a notch for this career-defining opportunity. Eilish’s petrifying, hushed singing style makes itself right at home in the dark and sinister nature of the track, ending in a robust vocal climax unlike anything we’ve ever heard from the 18-year-old artist before. Succeeding Sam Smith’s “Writing’s on the Wall,” Eilish’s addition to the 007 canon is a breath of fresh, lush, velvety air that graces the end of Daniel Craig’s monumental tenure as Bond himself. In this chilling track, Eilish remains on fire. ”

“No Time to Die”

“Man Alive!” – King Krule

Billie Eilish

You have a lot left to learn in life, so don’t get upset if your answers aren’t always right. You’re on a path to growth, but that doesn’t mean you’ll have all the answers anytime soon. Don’t be too hard on yourself.

SCORPIO - Oct. 23 – Nov. 21

The universe is telling you to take a risk today, particularly in the romantic realm of your life. Don’t hesitate, today is your best chance. It may be scary, but you’ve got this.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov. 22 – Dec. 21

You may notice people around you putting negative energy into your life. While this doesn’t seem fair, realize that they have their own obstacles to overcome at the moment. Put yourself in their shoes.

CAPRICORN - Dec. 22 – Jan. 19

You may know two people in your life who seem extremely compatible. Pair them up! Playing the role of matchmaker could not only help out your friends’ romantic lives, but could give you a sense of fulfillment.

“The Allegory” –Royce 5’9 AQUARIUS - Jan. 20 – Feb. 18

Lately you’ve been feeling courageous, use it to your own benefit!

Today is a day to put yourself out there and try new things. And who knows, you might encourage others to do the same!

New to Streaming Super 8 (Amazon Prime and Hulu)

Babies (Netflix)

Hunters (Amazon Prime)

Gentefied (Netflix)

Ice Princess Lily (Amazon Prime)

Glitch Techs (Netflix Family)

A Haunted House (Netflix)

Puerta 7 (Hulu)

PISCES - Feb. 19 – March 20

You might meet some road blocks today, but it may be a safer bet to keep controversies to yourself. While your voice is important, don’t let your views create any drama today..

Horoscopes by Victoria Reyna-Rodriguez

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Iowa State Daily Friday, February 21, 2020

BREAKUPS

PG4

with that relationship, I always wondered what went wrong,’” Wahl said. “So people - years, decades later - will still think about that person and still wonder what went wrong. That goes back to that whole communication thing, you don’t have to be cruel to someone when you break up, but let them know why you’re breaking up.”

If a couple or set of friends don’t have closure after the relationship ends, they can seek it individually, whether by writing a letter they’ll never send, ranting to a recording they’ll delete or letting enough time pass.

Lacking closure can be a big problem in this day and age with all of the technology involved, as technology can be the cause of not finding closure during a breakup.

A lot of people have heard of the term “ghosting.” Psychology Today describes ghosting as “suddenly discontinuing all contact with another person to end a relationship.”

Ghosting is essentially cutting off contact with someone. People may associate ghosting more with a dating relationship, but it can happen between friends, too. It leaves one or both people involved with a lot of unanswered questions: “What did I do wrong?” “Why would they do

SMALL

PG1

Enter the redshirt junior out of Suwanee, Georgia, Todd Small.

For Small, the journey to get to this point differs from some of the other guys on the roster that came into Iowa State as highly scouted high school recruits. Small had to take a different path during his wrestling career to make it to where he is now.

All throughout his high school career, Small had no trouble racking up accolades while competing for the Bulldogs of North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee.

At the end of Small’s high school career, he compiled a total prep record of 175-12. In that time, Small was dubbed a two-time Georgia state champion in his junior and senior year.

This accomplishment will forever go down in history books at North Gwinnett, as Small was the first Bulldog to secure two state titles during his time there.

While in high school, Small also finished as a finalist in the 2014 USA Wrestling Junior Greco Nationals at 106 pounds. Small had made it to the finals before, falling in the championship match in a 7-2 decision to eventual Cyclone-turned-Big 12-foe, Danny Vega.

Despite having a good resume to his name, Small faced a rather big issue when it came time to make the move to the collegiate level.

Georgia has never been highly considered a state known for its wrestling, especially compared to the state that he would soon find himself in.

“Coming from Georgia, it’s not really known as a wrestling state, Iowa is known as a wrestling state,” Small said. “Getting recruited in Georgia is pretty hard unless you’re really like a top five ranked guy kind of thing.”

Because of this, Small decided that he wanted to start his collegiate career by going through the junior college ( JUCO) route and keeping the states’ reputation with wrestling in mind, Small had his eyes fixed on one place: the state of Iowa.

For Small, he wanted to go to a place where, if he committed to go through the JUCO route, he could see himself staying there to finish out his collegiate career.

The state of Iowa was the go-to choice for wrestling considering the three major universities in Iowa — the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa — and all of the influential wrestlers that spent time in the region.

Small committed to the JUCO route and packed his bags for Fort Dodge, Iowa, to compete as a Triton for Iowa Central Community College.

The risk was worth the reward, as Small’s time at Iowa Central helped showcase his talents and got his name recognized by plenty of Division I

AFTER THE BREAKUP Breaking up can be a time for self-reflection and to evaluate the relationship to see what can be changed or improved in the future. Maybe there weren’t clear boundaries in the relationship, which led to miscommunication or disagreement that couldn’t be overcome.

“So you look at, ‘Did you grow, did you learn something new,’” Popillion said. “Maybe you do realize, ‘Okay, wait, before I go into a new relationship I really need to self-reflect on what’s this feeling of jealousy — where is it coming from, why is it surfacing for me and going into a new relationship, how can I have better communication around that.’”

The “after a breakup” period can leave people feeling a little lost. No one seems to have the cure for how to feel better after losing someone that was a big part of life. People may want to distract themselves from how they feel.

“I think that’s somewhat human nature, we

THE TERMS A pretty iconic TV scene is from the show “Friends.” Season three, episode 15: “The One Where Ross and Rachel Take A Break.”

Ross and Rachel’s relationship was always a rollercoaster but in this episode Ross is paranoid about a coworker of Rachel’s named Mark. They argue about the coworker, Rachel says they need to “take a break from us” and Ross leaves.

Ross calls Rachel and hears Mark with her, Ross thinks the worst and dances with a girl at the bar. They start kissing and head back to Ross’s apartment. When Rachel finds out, she’s very clearly upset and after a long night of fighting, silence and more fighting, Rachel decides they need to break up.

The confusion could have been avoided if the couple discussed what “taking a break” meant, especially before making further decisions with other people. Discussing what happens after the breakup is also important.

Wahl said he doesn’t think a lot of people have open communication and negotiation of what the relationship is after the breakup happens.

This can be why there is confusion about when to date new people or if they should date someone new, is it a final breakup or is there a possibility of getting back together, etc.

“Not everything can be negotiated,” Wahl said.

“You don’t know when you’ll get back together or if you’ll get back together but you should be talking about exactly what are we to each other, are we just friends, are we okay to see other people, are we going to be jealous if we see the other person with someone, are you just going to be my wingman if we go out somewhere. But you have to talk to people.”

schools, one of which was only roughly 67 miles away in Ames.

Small’s first collegiate season as a Triton came during the 2016-17 season, where Small was listed at 125. In his first season at Iowa Central, Small walked away with the 2017 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) championship at 125.

The following season, which would be his second and last season at Iowa Central, Small bumped up his weight class to 133.

Even in a new weight class, just like the season before, Small went on to win another NJCAA championship, this time at 133. Two years, two national titles.

This is what got more and more schools and coaches to get familiar with Small’s name.

One of those coaches was Iowa State University’s Head Coach Kevin Dresser, who had just finished his first season with the Cyclones.

“Any time you win two [NJCAA] titles, you’ll get somebody’s attention,” Dresser said.

Outside of keeping an eye on his JUCO performance at Iowa Central, Dresser went to one of his former wrestlers at Virginia Tech, Pete Yates, to talk about Small. Dresser said that Yates had great things to say about the Iowa Central wrestler.

Yates, like Small, was a wrestler made in Georgia, so it’d come as no surprise to find that Small and Yates knew each other, especially when Small was still at North Gwinnett.

With some interest being shown in him, Small made the trip out to Ames for a campus visit.

With the combination of Iowa State’s interest and liking what he saw during the visit, Small announced his commitment to the Cyclones.

The first season with Small on the roster came during the 2018-19 season, where he would be redshirted and only allowed to participate in open tournaments.

It didn’t take Small too long to find success as a Cyclone, despite being redshirted and wrestling unattached.

“I thought the redshirt year for me was going to be good just because of transitioning from JUCO to [Division I],” Small said. “There’s not too much of a difference, but it’s the little things that are different — like the pace and different things like that — so I think really that year of me sitting behind actually helped out a lot.”

In his very first match wearing an Iowa State singlet, Small recorded a 19-3 tech fall over Northern Iowa’s Darren Eades during the 2018 Harold Nichols Cyclone Open in the open 133 division.

While Small would end up finishing second place in the Cyclone Open, he’d win his first title nearly a month later at the UNI Open, taking home the Open 133 title.

Small would go on to finish the season with a 14-4 record, with the highlight of the season being the Open 133 title from the UNI Open.

While Small was competing in all of the 133 brackets in these kinds of open tournaments, Iowa State was reaping the benefit of having Austin Gomez holding down the spot at 133.

With Small and Gomez competing around the same weight class, the two work closely with each other and have formed a good relationship with each other.

Small and Gomez echo each other on the kind of relationship they have, with both of them being supportive of one other and striving to have the other be at their very best.

The 2019-20 season is where everything has come full circle.

At Iowa State’s media day, Dresser mentioned that Gomez would try to make his return to 133 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (CKLV), but as established, that didn’t happen.

Gomez suffered a concussion severe enough that Dresser and company felt it best to apply for the medical redshirt and not try to force anything to happen.

Because of this, Small was called upon to step up into the role as Iowa State’s starting 133.

Even if he wouldn’t be competing during the year, Gomez still traveled with the team and provided support.

“I’m always kind of getting him ready for his matches,” Gomez said. “Just telling him to get to his offense and score points and stuff like that.”

Despite starting the season with an Open 133 title during the 2019 Harold Nichols Cyclone Open, Small went through some early season struggles.

In his very first dual as a Cyclone, Small was on the losing end of a 3-1 decision to Bucknell’s Darren Miller in Iowa State’s home and season opener.

Things weren’t going to get any easier, because the very next opponent that Small had to face was Iowa’s Austin DeSanto, who was making his return down to 133 and looked to start his eventual run as a top three ranked 133-pounder.

DeSanto showed a split crowd of Iowa and Iowa State fans packed inside Hilton Coliseum exactly why he was considered one of the best in the country, defeating Small in a commanding 16-5 major decision.

Despite this, having a match against that caliber of an opponent early in the year provided an excellent learning opportunity, which would eventually be applied during the CKLV. “I think the whole first couple weeks was a little bit of a wake-up call to Todd Small and he started to feel the routine of being the guy every weekend,” Dresser said. “I also think he saw the pace of Division I wrestling is a different pace of junior college wrestling.”

In the following weeks, Small would compete in the CKLV, a tournament dubbed a “mini NCAA tournament” based off of the shear amount of high-caliber teams and high-caliber wrestlers in attendance.

Walking into the CKLV, Small was an unranked guy. But walking out of the CKLV, Small put on one of the best Iowa State performances, finishing in fourth place with a 6-2 record. This was good enough to be tied for the second best performance of the tournament for Iowa State, with David Carr finishing third, and Ian Parker and Gannon Gremmel placing fourth.

Small got knocked into the consolation bracket, where he’d record five consecutive victories, with two coming against the No. 11 seeded Louie Hayes and No. 7 seeded Tim Rooney, before falling to Nebraska’s Ridge Lovett in the third place match.

Small was starting to work through his early season struggles, and a big part of that was his work ethic in the wrestling room, which is something Dresser talked about throughout the season.

While not everything has been pretty throughout the year, Dresser and company like the progression they’ve seen out of Small.

Since the CKLV, Small has amassed a dual record of 8-3 and solidified his improvement by cracking multiple top-20 rankings, where he stands at No. 16 by InterMat with only a few more duals to close out the 2019-20 season.

All eyes will look to next season where Small, Gomez, some redshirts and incoming recruits will battle it out for the starting spot on the team.

“In the college wrestling world, when you start having that kind of competition in the room of two top-20 guys in the nation banging heads just to make the team, that’s what you got to have,” Dresser said.

Playing more of a support role this season, Gomez has been helping the team in its preparations to make a run in March, but has his eyes set on returning to the one place he belongs: the mat.

For Small, getting to this point was something that he couldn’t imagine back when he was just a high schooler trying to get recruited.

After making the journey from Georgia over to JUCO, and eventually to Ames, Small consistently strives to be better, to clean up the duals that haven’t gone his way. He looks forward to the tournaments that await Iowa State in March.

“I always watched Iowa State and everything, but it was one of those things where you just picture yourself wrestling there – but I didn’t ever think I’d get a chance to just because of the recruitment out of Georgia,” Small said.

“But I’m glad I’m here now and it’s an honor to wrestle for Iowa State.”

that to me?”“What do I do now?” and many more.

Even if ghosting happens after a short-lived relationship or friendship, it can still hurt. So even if it’s awkward or nerve-wracking, talking about the breakup may be a better way to end a relationship rather than stopping all contact.

want to do things to relieve our discomfort, to relieve our sadness,” Popillion said. “But sometimes I think sitting with our sadness is okay and I think offering yourself compassion to be like ‘I just broke up with this person that I dated for two years’ of course you’re going to feel sad, of course your life is changing, and so to create space kind of for that grieving process to happen.”

Friends tend to add in their opinion during and after a breakup, which can create pressure for the person going through the breakup.

They may make decisions based off of how their friends feel rather than thinking about what they want.

It can be useful for the individual to not let friends put their two cents in, but instead think about the relationship and breakup and really think about what’s best for them.