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Switch to online classes causes changes for campus events BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com
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Online coursework ahead Faculty prepare online agendas for classes BY AMBER.MOHMAND @iowastatedaily.com Amid the fears of COVID-19 spreading, students, faculty and staff are scrambling to transfer their current classes to strictly online. T h e Wo r l d H e a l t h Organization (WHO) declared t h e COV I D - 1 9 a s a g l o b a l pandemic Wednesday, which
resulted in Iowa State President We n d y W i n t e r s t e e n re l e a s ing a statement Wednesday to declare the university will move all classes online from March 23 to April 3. Brad Dell, Iowa State director of theater, said the directing, acting and design classes will be moved to Zoom — a platform for video conferencing. “We are looking [at] having
[to do] some research on contemporary plays and doing some of those presentations,” Dell said. “We’re also looking at them doing monologues rather than scenes and then videoing themselves doing those scenes and uploading them. [...] Our directing class, where students are directing other students, they’re going to be setting up Zoom conferences with their casts.”
An option for design students for the theater department is to take photos of the work and send them to their professors. “We here in this program talk about that it’s all about empowering citizen artistry — that ’s the centerpiece of our program,” Dell said. “I think as citizen artists, we are looking at the
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NCAA announced all winter and spring tournaments are canceled BY ZANE.DOUGLAS @iowastatedaily.com NCAA President Mark Emmert announced the inevitable news Thursday afternoon that the NCAA will be canceling all remaining winter and spring postseason tournaments. The cancelation was determined because of the continued outbreak of COVID-19 across the United States and the individual cancelation of conference basketball tournaments Wednesday afternoon. In a press release, Emmert stated that decision was made in part due to the NCAA’s ability to “ensure the events do not contribute to the spread of the pandemic and the impracticality of hosting such events at any time during the academic year given ongoing decisions by other entities.” The decisions of ongoing entities refers to, in part, the multiple universities across Iowa and the U.S. that announced the cancelation of in-person classes and athletic events. The cancelation of all remaining postseason tournaments affects the NCAA men’s
basketball, women’s basketball, wrestling and track and field postseason tournaments that were slated to take place over the coming weeks. On Wednesday afternoon, Emmert released a statement originally stating the men’s and women’s basketball and wrestling tournaments would continue without fans in attendance, but the increasing number of power five conferences that canceled their individual basketball tournaments. Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby also announced at an 11 a.m. press conference Thursday that the Big 12 will cancel its postseason basketball tournaments completely. The Big 12 quickly followed suit after the Big 10, SEC and the AAC conferences announced their conference tournaments would be shut down immediately. The Pac-12 and the ACC put out statements as well, announcing the cancelation of their conference tournaments. Outside of the college ranks, the NBA announced the remainder of the regular season will be suspended until further notice after
COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS The NCAA president announced that all winter and spring postseason tournaments will be canceled due to cases of COVID-19.
Utah Jazz players Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement comes just one day after the first round of the men’s side of the Big 12 tournament, in which Oklahoma State defeated Iowa State in the No. 8 vs. No. 9 matchup and No. 10 Kansas State beat No. 7 TCU, witch were both played in front of fans.
After Iowa State’s recent decision to move coursework online March 23 through April 3, some events on campus have been canceled and delayed, while others will continue as planned. Event sponsors and organizers have been working with Iowa State for the last couple of days to evaluate whether or not large events scheduled to take place on campus from March 23 to April 3 should continue. Some groups also are making decisions about campus-based events on additional dates outside the March 23 to April 3 timeline. Entries on the online events calendar are being updated as details are finalized. This is not a comprehensive list, and Iowa State has created guidelines to help groups decide if they should change campus-based events in the future. “Department, college, university and third-party events between March 13 and Saturday, April 4, are to be canceled, postponed or virtualized if the event meets three of the following six criteria,” according to the Changes and Closures part of the coronavirus FAQ page. Is the event expecting 200 or more attendees? Does the venue have size or floor plan limitations that would make social distancing, six feet between people, impractical? Are you expecting attendees who have traveled from international destinations that may be impacted by travel bans or from countries that have stopped reentry during the duration of the event? Are you expecting attendees whose age and health status categorize them as being in vulnerable populations for COVID19 infection, for example, having serious chronic medical conditions or being older adults? Would an increased housekeeping workload exceed the capabilities of the venue’s staff ? Is the event open to the public and does not require attendees to register? One of the biggest groups of events that have been canceled that may affect a wide range of individuals is the Lectures Series programming. All lectures from March 23 to April 10 have been canceled. “The university issued a set of recommendations saying that large group events should be postponed, and we just felt that it was not practical to postpone the events with so much uncertainty, and then because we had a large number of events the week after the initial two-week
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3.13.20 Cyclone Cinema: Charlie’s Angels, Carver 101 at 7 p.m. Elena Houghlin is a scientist, engi-
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Family Nature Hour: Starting Seeds and Propagating Plants, Reiman Gardens 10 a.m. It may be too cold to plant a garden outdoors, but we start inside by planting seeds. Kick off Spring Break by making new plants!
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Family Sunday: Manga Comics, Brunnier Art Museum, Scheman Building at 2 p.m. Discover the history of Japanese style manga comics and draw along with College of Design Masters Student Tony Liu.
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Classes are recessed. University offices are open, but may be operating with adjusted hours.
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Spring break, Iowa State University all day
Classes are recessed. University offices are open, but may be operating with adjusted hours.
Procurement workshop: How Do I Buy?, 198 Parks Library at 10 a.m.
Find out what hasn’t changed and what’s new, including introducing some new tools that have been created to help make purchases and purchasing decisions. We will address commonly asked questions and leave plenty of open Q&A time with our cyBUY, P-Card and T&H Card experts and procurement agents.
Floral Design: Sticks and Stones: Ikebana Inspired Designs, Reiman Gardens 6:30 p.m.
Bring out the inner qualities of formerly live materials as you give them new life within a creative, contemporary arrangement.
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POLICE BLOTTER 3.10.20 Maria Cristina Cruz, age 23, of 4711 Hutchison St. - Ames, Iowa, was cited for failure to appear, simple, at 509 S Franklin Avenue and Coy Street (reported at 12:26 a.m.).
MADELYN OSTENDORF/ IOWA STATE DAILY Squirrels As students prepare to leave campus for spring break, Iowa State’s furry friends remain as active as ever.
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International admissions Iowa State addresses issue of nationwide decline BY DANE.DORIUS @iowastatedaily.com International student enrollment at Iowa State has been on the decline for the past two years with 2019 hitting an all-time low. In 2016, there was about 0.5 percent increase in international student admissions, according to the Office of Institutional Research at Iowa State University. In 2017, there was no change in the admissions percentage. Recently, the number of international student admissions has begun to decline. There was a decrease of over 400 students in 2018 enrollment numbers, followed by another decrease of 473 students in 2019 fall enrollment. Katharine Suski, director of admissions at Iowa State, said the decline can be due to a large number of reasons. “[For undergrads especially,] there’s been a shift in the landscape
with a number of factors,” Suski said. ”We’ve certainly seen less interest from core countries,
China e s p e c i a l l y. I t ’s b e e n f e l t throughout the country, and there’s a lot of efforts to try and combat it, but it is what it is. Less students are wanting to study in the United States.” When asked a similar question last November, Rachel Banks, president of public policy at the National Association of Foreign Student Advisors, said to CNN, “Largely, it ’s been the policies and rhetoric from the current
administration that’s really driven t h e n u m b e r s t o m o ve i n t h a t
Casagrande, deputy assistant secretary for academic programs at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and spokesperson of the Trump administration, suggested that it ’s t h e high cost of s c h o o l s h e re tur ning people away. Meanwhile, on the west coast, Luke Robins, president of Peninsula College, said DESIGN BY BROOKLYN WILLIAMS i t ’s a m i x direction.” The decline of international students isn’t just affecting Iowa State; of the two. The people are talking about it across U.S. dollar is high the nation. enough to make other On the east coast, Caroline nations more attractive, but the
Engineers work to help West African business BY CAMERON.KARN @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders has decided to dedicate its next three years to projects that improve the lives of people living in the small villages of Ghana called Ullos. Ghana is a West African country where many of the people are extremely impoverished. One of the students’ projects is focused on generating more income for the shea nut harvesters. In the Ullos, women are responsible for harvesting, processing and selling shea nuts, while the men typically tend the fields during the harvesting season. These women make approximately 800 cedis, the Ghanaian currency, in a year, which is the equivalent to $142 in the United States. By implementing systematic changes, the Ullo-Shea team believes it is possible for the women to earn 19,430 cedis per year, which is equal to $3,469 and would represent a growth of 2,300 percent. “Shea nuts are their cash crop,” said Reed Duncan, sophomore in pre-business and project director of the chapter. “This is how they make enough money to send their children to school and buy their food during the year.” The shea nuts are harvested from vitellaria trees, which are native to Africa and grow naturally all across the Ullos. Shea nuts are comprised of a hard shell, fruit and seed. Typically, the shell and the fruit are discarded, and the seed, which is very oil-rich, is processed into shea butter. Shea butter is a very common ingredient in many cosmetic products and lotions found all over the world. “They don’t eat the fruit, and they throw away the shell,” said Haley Johnson, senior in chemical engineering and student member of the Ullo-Shea team. “They use mortars and pestles to grind up the seed and add oil to make shea butter.” The Ullo women earn such a small income as a result of many different issues with the current system. For starters, once the shea nuts are harvested, they are stored in a large pile on the floor of a classroom, leaving them vulnerable to mold and insects. The nuts are dried and processed, and once the shea butter is ready to be sold, middlemen take advantage
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of the high supply and offer 5 percent of the product’s value to be resold in larger villages for a large profit. “Right now, they are just selling them right away, and they are not making enough money for it,” Duncan said. “On top of that, the storage is not good enough. They are losing a lot of the nuts to mold, insects and rot.” The Ullo-Shea team has a plan to change the system from the bottom up. They plan to provide storage bags to help keep the insects away. They are building drying racks to dry the nuts faster and more thoroughly. They are designing a streamlined processing machine that shells, grinds and roasts the shea nuts all in one motion. Finally, they plan on providing a means of transportation so the Ullo women can sell their product in the larger villages, bypassing the middlemen and receiving a larger portion of the profit. To achieve these goals, the Ullo-Shea team will be seeking sponsors and hosting fundraising events. Currently, they are in the planning stage for the fundraising, but they hope to gain the support of companies like John Deere and others who are typically active in their communities. Starting March 30, Engineers Without Borders will be hosting a chapter-wide fundraising campaign on Fund ISU, Iowa State’s homepage for club donations.
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increased difficulties of getting a visa are a much more pressing issue, with tensions in domestic Chinese politics complicating matters even more. W hile the exact percentages fluctuate, admissions data indicates that year to year, international students make up about 10 percent of the student body, according to the Office of Institutional Research at Iowa State University. “It’s an important population, bringing diversit y of thought and experience,” Suski said. “ Their experiences can impact the learning of other students, and it expands the culture of our campus.” Additionally, there is a financial aspect to this decline: international
Iowa State’s constant change with residency has created an open-communication style between students and the Department of Residence, as they house more than 6,800 students on campus. That is a lot of voices to be heard when collecting feedback. In the past, however, the Department of Residence has worked hard to give students what they want and has been closely in touch with student leaders when making residence decisions. Geoffroy Hall is an example of students and administrators working together to create a product that is mutually beneficial. It is the newest residence hall on campus which started construction in May 2015 and finished in December 2016. The building is co-ed and features large, double-occupancy, traditional-style dorms. “That building really has students’ fingerprints all over it,” said Brittney Rutherford, communications manager for the Department of Residence. “Student leaders told us they wanted four elevators, they told us what they wanted the rooms to be like, they told us what they wanted the bathrooms to be like, they even told us how they
wanted the common space to be built in that facility.” Sometimes, however, the feedback is indirect and comes in the form of numerical trends. The demand for a room at Oak-Elm Hall, an all-female dorm hall, was declining, and based on those circumstances, the Department of Residence made the decision to close down the building for next year. “The decision to close Oak-Elm Hall was not made lightly,” Rutherford said. “We have been watching the trends and identified that it doesn’t have an extremely high return rate. It doesn’t have a super high preference rate from incoming students, and we created a new community in Helser Hall for women that’ll move in next year.” It may not be closed down for good, though, as the Department of Residence has reopened closed residence halls in the past based on the supply and demand of available rooms and student input. After Wallace and Wilson were closed and vacated in 2005, students started telling the Department of Residence that they wanted a building that was entirely made of single rooms. So the decision was made to reopen Wallace Hall. After a spike in enrollments, however, Wallace Hall filled up completely and the decision was made to convert the single rooms to double rooms. Once things settled back down, Wallace Hall became what we know it as today. Currently, Wallace Hall is a co-ed dorm hall that only features single rooms. “We just kind of flex depending on what’s going on campus and in the world and in the community,” Rutherford said.
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Talking Connections Pressure from family members to marry
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BY JILL.EVEN @iowastatedaily.com In college, there can be an expectation from parents projected onto their children to meet a soulmate, get married and live happily ever after. But oftentimes, this is not the case. Discussing marriage and relationships with family can be difficult, as there are many factors to consider such as age, relationship quality, wants, needs and more. Susan Stewart, professor of sociology, said the average age for couples to wed is 30 for men and 28 for women. “Statistically speaking, up to a point, the longer you wait to get married, the lower your c h a n c e s o f d i vo rc e a re a n d higher chances of better marital quality,” Stewart said. “More people, especially the younger generation, are choosing to be single, which goes for women and men. Men are more interested in long-term, committed relationships.” Stewart also said a factor involved in this is people want to accomplish things on their
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own, such as obtaining a degree or going to graduate school, and being in a relationship could be limiting. She said being single is more accepted today than it was in older generations, but it is sometimes harder for parents to understand this. When
discussing marriage with parents, she suggests students back their single-hood up with statistics to show parents that these students are not an anomaly. Stewart also mentioned it’s hard for traditional-aged college students to break away from their parental influences, but it
is what young people should be doing. She said college is a time for students to find themselves and make their own decisions, such as where to attend school, where to live and if they want a relationship at all.
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Connections between caregivers Ames Public Library hosts ‘The Mothering Circle’ BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com The Ames Public Library is more than a place to check out books; it also offers a space for parents and caregivers to come together for a program called The Mothering Circle. “Being a parent, being a mother, especially with all the changes in your body, is a pretty challenging process and a pretty lonely road, especially in today’s world where we are such a mobile society. We are not by other family members that can tell us, ‘Oh, yeah, this is what I went through,’ so this is a program where moms can come together, see that they’re not alone and have some guidance,” said Jerri Heid, youth services manager for the Ames Public Library. The guidance is given to parents who attend the programs by Karen Danley, someone that Heid said has training and knowledge to offer to parents that the librarians cannot. “Of course they talk about diapers and feeding, sleeping habits, but they also talk about reading and how important it is to talk with your child and have those conversation terms,” Heid said. Though the name of the program is “The Mothering Circle,” Heid said anyone who identifies as a caregiver is welcome. “I use the term ‘moms’ generically; it is called the ‘The Mothering Circle,’but it’s also for fathers; it’s for anyone who has a child in that infant to toddler range that needs support,” Heid said. The Mothering Circle takes place from
9:15-10:15 a.m. and 10:30-11:30 a.m. on the first and third Thursday of every month in the Teen Space of the Ames Public Library. The next session of the program will take place March 19. “We have two times each time we hold this program,” Heid said. “We have an earlier time, and then an hour and a half later, we have it again. [...] We needed that second time because sessions were getting too full, and we wanted to allow everyone time to speak and ask questions.” Heid said it is like any other of the library’s programs in that just because it is scheduled at a certain time does not mean that parents have to arrive right on time or even stay for the whole time. Parents and caregivers are welcome to come and go as they need based on their own needs and the needs of their children. “We put the sessions in the teen room because it has really nice furniture, there are a couple of sofas in there and they set it up so we corral the kids in there so they cannot get out of sight, so there is that worry taken away from parents,” Heid said. “And then, it’s basically just conversation.” Topics of the sessions are up to those who attend. Heid said one session may be all about potty training, and another might be about “My child is not eating, what do I do?” or she said it might be all of those things. Danley acts as a facilitator during sessions and can answer certain questions people have, but Heid said a lot of the questioning and answering is a natural process through the conversation.
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Heid said The Mothering Circle has been around for about four years; it started when Danley approached the library about starting a program where caregivers could come together for the community. “It is not lecturing, it is really a circle of conversation about what is happening because we know babies are not the same, and even within the same family, two children can be completely different,” Heid said. “My oldest granddaughter was totally different than the second granddaughter. My second granddaughter cried from the second she came out into the world till about kindergarten.” To learn more about events at the Ames Public Library go to the library’s website.
The Democratic presidential race began with 25 candidates running for the party’s nomination. The way to win the nomination is through the primary contests that occur throughout the first half of 2020, with candidates winning delegates from different states and territories. The delegates ultimately decide the nominee at the party’s convention. There are two main ways for candidates to win delegates for a party nomination; one way is by proportional results. If a state has 100 delegates, for example, and a candidate wins 60 percent of the vote, they will then receive 60 delegates. The other way to earn delegates is essentially a winner-takes-all method. If a candidate has more popular votes than anyone else in a state, they will win all of the delegates available in that state. All of the Democratic primaries give delegates through proportional results with a 15 percent threshold to be eligible for delegates. Several of the candidates earned delegates during their time running in the primary; however, there are only three Democratic candidates left: former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Mayor Mike Bloomberg, former Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who won the most delegates from the Iowa caucuses, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar all earned delegates but have since left the race. “A candidate who is no longer in the race that earned at-large delegates will have those delegates reapportioned among the candidates remaining in the race,” said Maddie Anderson, chair of the Story Country Democrats. Anderson said the delegates are redistributed to the remaining candidates at the discretion of the owner of them. However, it’s not the same for candidates who have officially dropped out. “A candidate who has dropped out does not decide who to ‘give’ their delegates to,” Anderson said. Most of the candidates have simply “suspended” their campaigns rather than drop out of the race entirely. “[T]he wording is important for many reasons,” said Mack Shelley, Iowa State professor and chair of the political science department. “One of them is that it allows them to hang onto the campaign funding they’ve received. They could use it within reason, or they could send it to another candidate, probably in return for something in the campaign.” The same situation of exchange works for the delegates. “[A]s long as the campaign is suspended, it allows the candidates to hang onto their delegates,” Shelley said. “Somebody with a larger number of delegates that are still bound to them use their delegates as a bit of a bargain.” Once the campaign is officially suspended, candidates have less say in where their won delegates go. “[I]f the campaign is officially done, as opposed to suspended, then the delegates are able to go to whichever candidate they please,” Shelley said. “They will likely go wherever their candidate suggests that they support.” The candidates have their own choice in who they vote for after their candidate officially ends their campaign: “Once they’re released, they could vote for anybody; they wouldn’t even have to be an official candidate,” Shelley said.
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The Iowa State Daily is here for your needs Online classes will not stop journalism BY ANNELISE.WELLS @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State recently announced that classes will move online rather than face-to-face for the two weeks after spring break. With this change comes a lot of questions, and since this is a new area for all of us, everyone is trying their best to come up with answers that are logical, reasonable and, above all, safe. When it comes to being journalists at the Iowa State Daily, and students at the same time, we have discussed a lot of possible avenues for us to proceed that are safe for all of our staff members, but also keep you all informed. Other than staying safe during this time, it is extremely important to stay informed. This is why we will still be producing daily content for our website, social media and Daily Dose during this two-week time frame. While we will not be printing a physical print product during these two weeks out of safety precautions for our staff, we will be
working remotely to still produce content and get you all the news you need to know. Our staff is encouraged to not come into the office if they do not feel well or comfortable coming in. Safety is our number one priority, and we are cleaning our office spaces and promoting good hygiene. You can expect us in your inbox with our Daily Dose newsletter six days a week, with new stories on our website every day and constant updates on our social media platforms. Make sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook to stay as up to date as you can. We also want you to engage with us. This is such a unique and odd experience for everyone, so share with us what you are doing over the two weeks that classes are online. Are you taking your exams at three in the morning? Doing classwork in your pajamas? Are you concerned about missing out on possibly the last few weeks of the semester with your friends? We want to be that platform for you to share your thoughts and experiences. This is such a big thing that we are a part of right now, and documenting it and sharing our ideas is the best way to bring us all together. I am sure the thoughts and concerns you are having are shared by others. You’re not alone in this. Please reach out to us if you are interested in sharing your experiences and thoughts during
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Spring break is about you BY ISD EDITORIAL BOARD @iowastatedaily.com Now that spring break has rolled around, people are gearing up for their much-needed recovery from midterms. No matter where you plan to spend your well-deserved break, it’ll be nice to get a rest from the hecticness that campus can be during the week. Although not everyone gets to go home during spring break, consider doing something you have distanced yourself from. Pick up a new book, or binge watch that new show you have been wanting to check out for the longest time. Being at home, or at least in the comfort of your own space, gives you the freedom of being able to get creative with things you might want to try. Perhaps you have been wanting to try out the recipe you have saved in your highlights or a new DIY project — now is the perfect time to do so. Make this break about you. Even if you happen to have homework to do over the span of the break, make sure to take the time to do something for yourself. Treat yourself to some you-time. Whatever it is that you decide to do with your available free time, make sure it does not come with consequences attached. Have fun, but don’t be reckless. All too often, we all hear, ‘You are one decision away from a completely
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IOWA STATE DAILY The ISD Editorial Board advises students to stay healthy and enjoy spring break.
different life,” and they are right. Take care of yourself while enjoying the time you have at your disposal. You are young but not invincible. If you plan to travel, make sure to stay up to date on what is going on in the area you plan to visit and/or stay. Always make sure to research your destination. Make sure to always have a plan when going to an unfamiliar place. Stay with your group, and always let a trusted friend, family member or whomever you may be traveling with know where you are at all times. Oftentimes, there are many people who think bad things won’t happen to them. It’s good to have a positive mindset, but things can go in a completely different direction if we get too trusting in an unfamiliar setting. If you feel unwell, seek a professional’s
opinion. Googling your symptoms has never been beneficial for anyone, especially if it turns out to be something worrisome. A short visit to the doctor will give you a proper diagnosis with information on how to handle it and what medication to use. As many of you have been reminded frequently, make sure you are washing your hands frequently and avoid touching your face. No one wants to spend their break being sick, so if you are feeling unwell, stop to see a doctor. Whether you plan to travel, go back home, stay on campus or otherwise, make sure you enjoy yourself. Have fun and rejuvenate yourself so that by the time you return to classes, you’re reading to knock them out gracefully and finish the semester strong.
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Injuries, inconsistencies defined Cyclones’ season BY MATT.BELINSON @iowastatedaily.com
loss to the worst team in the Big 12.
With the Iowa State men’s basketball team officially in the offseason and the rest of the sports world shutting down, it’s time to look back on a season that left much to be desired for Steve Prohm and the Cyclones. The Cyclones’ season met its end Wednesday in a 72-71 loss to Oklahoma State in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. The Cyclones ended their season 12-20 (5-13 Big 12), marking the first 20-loss season over the last two decades for the program. In between record-setting blowout losses in Hilton Coliseum, a 0-11 record on the road and multiple injuries, Iowa State was dealt a season that had difficulties everywhere you looked.
INJURED CYCLONES In terms of the poor hand Iowa State was dealt this season, Tyrese Haliburton’s season-ending wrist injury takes the cake as the biggest blow to the Cyclones’ season. The projected lottery pick in the upcoming 2020 NBA Draft went down in Iowa State’s win over Kansas State on Feb. 8 after blocking a shot attempt from the Wildcats. He would leave to the locker room at halftime, but after the break, Haliburton emerged with his teammates and gave it a go to start the second half. Seven minutes in, Haliburton asked for Prohm to call timeout so he could be taken out of the game due to the pain getting so bad. Haliburton said days later that he couldn’t feel his fingers.
JEFF SPAUR/ IOWA STATE DAILY Rasir Bolton handles the ball against West Virginia in Iowa State’s final home game March 3 in Hilton Coliseum.
Two days later, Haliburton’s season was over af ter an MRI confirmed Haliburton broke his wrist, sidelining him for at least three months. Halibur ton’s season-ending wrist injur y meant Iowa State would have move forward without his 15.2 points per game, along with a Big 12 leading 6.5 assists per game at the time of his injury. The guard duo of sophomore Rasir Bolton and senior Prentiss Nixon took over in Haliburton’s place but couldn’t bring the same level of scoring and playmaking Haliburton had. Freshman guard Tre Jackson entered the starting lineup as well, but the freshman had lapses in his shooting and fouled out in multiple games. The loss of Haliburton changed how Iowa State played at almost every level. Without Haliburton’s natural ability to facilitate to teammates and draw defenses away,
Iowa State’s offense became stagnant and was waiting to find a solution to replace Haliburton at the point. Defenses would start to pressure Bolton and take away most of his driving lanes to stop him from making it to the freethrow line. Multiple lineup changes and minutes reductions and increases took place in the weeks af ter H a l i b u r t on we n t d ow n , w i t h Prohm and his staff searching for an answer to the injured lineup. And with Nixon being far less effective on offense than both Haliburton and Bolton, ending his season shooting 26.3 percent from three, the late in-season loss of Bolton would make life for Iowa State even worse over the final pair of games. In Iowa State’s 77-71 loss to West Virginia, Iowa State would be dealt another major blow to its already limited lineup.
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After a hard fall after drawing contact at the rim against the Mountaineers, Bolton would be evaluated days later for a concussion, but Prohm told the media March 5 that Bolton didn’t have a concussion. Two days later, Bolton didn’t even dress for Iowa State’s regular season finale against Kansas State with concussion-like symptoms. Freshman Caleb Grill was thrust into the lineup and shot 1-7 from three in a team-leading 38 minutes of play. But Bolton’s absence wouldn’t be the last for the Cyclones, even with just two games left. Nixon also ended up falling after drawing hard contact on a layup attempt and injuring his left ankle. He didn’t return, and walk-on Nate Jenkins had to step in and play the final nine minutes. Without Bolton and Nixon, Iowa State ended its regular season with a
INCONSISTENT PLAY With Haliburton’s injury, pretty much everyone needed to expect an increased role. Iowa S tate didn’t have much consistency in the wake of Haliburton’s absence, and instead, many key players would have long stretches of poor play, only to find their spark for a game or two. For example, Nixon went over a month during the season without scoring in double figures, but he lit up the box score with a rare hot shooting night, including the season finale in the first round in the of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday. Nixon showed out in his final game, scoring a career-high 25 points on 11-21 shooting after he combined for 35 points in his three previous games. The lack of consistency wasn’t just in the Colorado State transfer, as the backcourt for Iowa State struggled to establish itself as a formidable post-presence all season. Michael Jacobson struggled for most of his senior season. The redshirt senior went from Dec. 22 through Feb. 12 scoring in double figures twice. Jacobson struggled from the free-throw line and lacked the shot-blocking ability that George Conditt showed in the beginning of the season. Conditt struggled after a hot start to his sophomore campaign in which he scored six times in double fi gures and averaged 2.7 blocks a game before he entered the starting lineup Jan. 12. After Jan. 12, Conditt didn’t reach double figures for the final 18 games of the year.
Gymnastics and softball canceled BY JORDAN.SWANSON AND MEGAN. TESKE @iowastatedaily.com The Iowa State Athletic department reported that all home athletic events are canceled this weekend due to health concerns with COVID-19. Th is decision is in line with recent announcements made by both the Big 12 and the NCAA. This cancellation includes the Cyclones gymnastics meet against Air Force that was scheduled to take place Friday. This decision was made a day after the athletic department made the meet restricted-access, only allowing essential personnel and family to attend. The No. 20 ranked Cyclones were scheduled to travel to Morgantown, West Virginia, to participate in the Big 12 Championships; however, that was included in the cancellation
of other Big 12 Championships. The LMU Softball Tournament, which Cyclone softball was slated to compete in this weekend, has been canceled. Loyola Marymount University canceled the tournament because of precautions related to coronavirus, according to the Cyclone Athletics announcement. Iowa State is in the midst of a solid start to the season with heavy contributions from Sami Williams. Williams had already broken a Cyclone record for home runs in her career and was not slowing down as she progressed through her senior season. For Iowa State, it is coming off one of its worst weekends as it went 1-4 over the stretch, but the start to the season has been solid for the team. More information will be announced about scheduling as it becomes available.
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BREAK MOVIE CHECKLIST
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Horoscopes - March 13 ARIES - March 21 – April 19
Don’t forget how important family is in your life. Visit a family member you haven’t seen in a while; you might find inspiration or wisdom you didn’t know you needed.
TAURUS - April 20 – May 20 Jules and Jim – (1962, romance/drama) An unconventional love triangle takes place on the French countryside during World War I. The King of Comedy – (1982, drama/ comedy) A hopeful stand-up comedian meets his comedy idol, and his fandom evolves from admiration to a compulsive obsession. Brazil – (1985, comedy/sci-fi) In an alternate dystopian universe, a low-level government employee is tasked with investigating a wrongful murder and in the process becomes an enemy of the state himself. Big Trouble in Little China – (1986, action/adventure) Kurt Russell plays the iconic Jack Burton, a semitruck driver who becomes entangled in a supernatural battle between the good and evil forces of Chinatown. Ed Wood – (1994, comedy/drama) Johnny Depp stars in the true story of the adventurous and fascinating career of “the worst movie director of all time.” Pulp Fiction – (1994, crime/drama) Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield work for shady crime boss Marsellus Wallace in Los Angeles.
12 Monkeys – (1995, sci-fi/mystery) Starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt, a man is sent back in time to prevent a deadly virus from making the earth uninhabitable to humans. Bird Cage – (1996, comedy) Robin Williams owns a drag club in Miami. His son is getting engaged to a girl whose dad is a conservative senator. Space Jam – (1996, sports sci-fi/fantasy) This movie will hit with a wave of nostalgia as Michael Jordan helps out the Looney Tunes in a game of basketball against a group of aliens that stole the talent of prominent NBA players at the time. The Big Lebowski – (1998, crime/comedy) Jeff Bridges becomes “The Dude” in a comedy that strikes within petty, or major, crime between two older-ish men, which all starts because someone decided to pee on his rug. Chicago – (2002, comedy/musical) Two women who committed similar crimes wind up in the same jail, but as a lawyer takes on their cases and turns them into a media circus of headlines, neither woman will be outdone.
Don’t take things personally today. A lot of things might not be going your way, but being the bigger person is the right thing to do.
GEMINI - May 21 – June 20
Money has been an issue for you lately, and it is catching up to you quickly. Get thrifty, and start making lunch instead of going out. Saving money can be more fun than you’d expect.
CANCER - June 21 – July 22
You may be feeling like you don’t have a lot of control in your life right now, but one thing you can control is your body. Practice a more routine lifestyle, exercise more and drink more water! Control what you can.
LEO - July 23 – Aug. 22
Today carries an array of new opportunities for you! Don’t feel overwhelmed; you’re ready for the growth that will come with it. Be open to new friendships, relationships and the journey that will come along with it.
VIRGO - Aug. 23 – Sept. 22
You may begin to notice that the feelings of people around you affect your feelings too. While you may feel their happiness and excitement, their stress and anxiety might weigh on you too. Take some alone time to check in with yourself.
LIBRA - Sept. 23 – Oct. 22
You’ve always been a generous and giving person, and you may notice it wearing off on the people around you. This is a huge compliment; you’re changing lives in a positive way.
SCORPIO - Oct. 23 – Nov. 21
Your emotions have been a rollercoaster lately, and they may be coming unexpectedly at times. Get comfortable with your emotions; it will teach you how to better control them.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov. 22 – Dec. 21
It’s hard for you to be proud of the work you do. You may feel like you owe your success to other people. While they might have helped you, own your own success; it’s something to be proud of.
CAPRICORN - Dec. 22 – Jan. 19
Let’s be honest, you’ve never been a good faker. Be honest about your emotions and opinions; it will save you less trouble and benefit both you and others in the long run.
AQUARIUS - Jan. 20 – Feb. 18
Not many people have the ability to mix their work and social life and not make a mess, but you do. You have bright ideas and want to start something new. Don’t be afraid to go for it.
PISCES - Feb. 19 – March 20
Now is the time to take a chance. Be bold and do something you wouldn’t usually do. Embrace the side of you the world doesn’t often get to see. You may like it better than the usual you. Horoscopes by Victoria Reyna-Rodriguez
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needs of our community, and right now, our community, both locally and globally, is in crisis. L ooking how we can respond to that, adapt and be a part of the solution in creative and innovative and empowering ways as much as possible.” Professors in science-based majors are also looking for online alternatives for their laboratory sections. Stephanie Loveland, associate teaching professor for the chemical and biological engineering department, currently teaches a chemical process safety lecture course and a unit operation lab course, which is required for chemical engineering students to take. “The biggest challenge for me is really just going to be instead of coming to class, trying to make reasonable lecture material and those kinds of things for online,” Loveland said. “[...] I think with a lecture class, it’s doable, it’s just going to take a little bit of effort.” For online alternatives, Loveland said she is looking into virtual labs or giving her students data to analyze. She is also responsible for leading a study abroad group to Spain
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students pay slightly higher tuition. International students pay about 6 percent more than non-Iowan resident tuition, which is about 250 percent the cost of in-state tuition on average, according to the Office of the Registrar at Iowa State University. They also don’t receive financial aid, making them a big component of the Iowa S tate pocketbook. Suski gave insight into one strategy Iowa State is employing to combat the decline. “One long-term strategy of ours is to diversify, not focusing on just one country,” Suski said. “Some schools have most of their students come from China, and that’s never really been the case for Iowa State. We have always had a really good mix. We have students from 110 to 120 countries represented each year, and
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Tricia Neppl, associate professor of human development and family studies, said the key to having marriage conversations with family members is to stay calm. “I think that the important thing is to not display hostility, to not react emotionally and to keep steady,” Neppl said. “Have adult conversations without resorting to getting angry.” Neppl said there is no right
in the summer, and nine of the students going are graduating seniors. “ I t ’s q u i t e l i k e l y t h a t [the study abroad program] is going to be canceled,” Loveland said. “[...] I would have to offer them some version of the lab course here instead of in Spain — which is where we’re supposed to be going. I don’t know what that’s going to look like yet.” The study abroad program has not been officially canceled, though Loveland said she is anticipating it will be. The College of Design faculty and students may experience a delay as they rely on studio labs to work on projects. These projects will go into their end-of-the-year portfolios. Carol Faber, associate professor of graphic design, said she uses the studio pedagogy model of working with students one-on-one, creating design work in studio with feedback, information and demonstrations in person. “I am committed to providing the best possible environment for my students and am planning flexible alternatives with options for students to interact and share in a virtual space,” Faber said in a statement. “Their success is important to me, and I want
them to be less stressed about the online environment. I am also restructuring assignments to work better for the online environment.” Along with a study abroad progr am, the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) plans to go to the IISE North Central Regional Conference April 2 through April 4. Ani Yam, sophomore in industrial engineering and events chair for IISE, said t h e e ve n t w i l l h a ve t o b e postponed. “We actually were planning a conference [...]. We now have to make decisions on if we’re going to postpone it, if we’re going to cancel it,” Yam said. “It ’s hard because it ’s something we’ve been planning for two years [...]. We’ve been connecting with so many companies to get sponsorships [...]. This is the conference that was regional, so we have 10 other schools that are being impacted.” More information about the c lasses should be sent by March 23, according to W i n t e r s t e e n’s s t a t e m e n t announcing c lasses are to move online. W intersteen said in the email they know how “disappointing and disruptive” the decision to transition courses to online was, but
it was made in consultation with the Board of Regents out of caution. “So it’s all playing it by day,” Yam said. “It ’s just kind of scary, which is why I was kind of breaking down as much as overwhelmed [...]. Personally, I think I’m just a planner, and I like knowing what’s going to happen.” Students and faculty have said their concern is the uncertainty that comes along, as the university will reassess the situation during the week of March 30 and the online instruction period may be extended depending on the conditions. “The uncertainty is always going to be unsettling, but we just have to acknowledge this is not something we have control over and learn how to adjust and adapt [with] how things change,” Loveland said. C u r re n t l y, t h e re a re n o re p o r t e d c a s e s re g a rd i n g COVID-19 on Iowa State’s campus, in Ames or Stor y County. More information is expected to be released as it becomes available in regard to the spread of COVID-19, how online coursework will be completed, event cancellation, etc. Reporting contributed by Sage Smith.
that shows that [our diversification] is working.” I o w a S t a t e, a t i t s m o s t imbalanced, had 45 percent of its international students from one country — China — and that’s dropped off since this peak. As of 2019, China accounts f or about a third of Iowa State’s international students, which is in line with nationwide averages. In the face of flagging Chinese admissions, one place that Iowa State has put extra effort into is Brazil, Suski said. “ We haven’t grown a lot, but we have built great relationships with schools there,” Suski said. Brazil ranks sixth in international enrollment this year, following China, India, South Korea, Malaysia and Iran. Brazilian student admissions went down 5 percent between 2018 to 2019, but t h e d e c re a s e w a s s l i g h t l y lower than the average rate of
admissions decline among the top 25 nations admitted. Iowa State’s growing relationship with Brazil is an example of another strategy it is employing to counteract the declining enrollment numbers, Suski said, where prospective students are sent on trips with a partner to build relationships between Iowa State, students and international schools. R e c e n t l y, t h e s p re ad o f coronavirus across the globe has been impacting study abroad progr ams, e ven at Iowa State. C u r re n t l y, I ow a S t a t e ’s response has been ordering the suspension of all international travel sponsored by the university, recalling any people in a nation the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has given a level-3 travel health notice — China, South Korea and Italy — as well as urging students to check the CDC’s
website for updates as spring break looms. “It’s really hard to say [if it will impact enrollment] since it’s so early,” Suski said. “It’s definitely too early to know.” Even as the situation changes around the countr y, other universities may show a glimpse of Iowa State’s future — Penn State is canceling admissions events on c ampus f or the month of April, moving instead towards online information and digital campus tours. Additionally, Princeton and NYU are moving all of their classes to be online-only in the coming days and weeks. The four nations that have more than 7,000 reported cases of Coronavirus each — China, Italy, South Korea and Iran — made up 44.86 percent of Iowa State’s international enrollment in 2019, according to the Office of Institutional Research at Iowa State University.
or wrong time to get married. There are people in their 20s with enduring relationships and people getting married in their 40s with enduring relationships. An important factor in marital relationships is to be with a partner that is warm and supportive with productive communication skills. Much of marital pressures from parental figures come from how parents were raised, Neppl said, and there is a continuity of harsh parenting across generations. However,
that doesn’t mean all parental pressures are negative. “In the throughs, the kids don’t like [hands-on parenting], but they do need structure and parents to guide them to make the right decisions, even in college,” Neppl said. “Eventually, [kids] say, ‘Oh, yes, I get it, I understand why my parents pushed me to do this or encouraged me to do that.’ But when pressure creates emotional distress, it crosses a line.” Such pressures can have
a negative effect on people. S ome people don’t have a partner and never want to find one, while others may dream of getting marr ied and starting a family right out of college. Society can create an expectation that makes people think they need a relationship. That pressure can make people think being in an unhealthy relationship is better than not being in one at all, which can be harmful to their personal well-being.
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suspension of activities and with the intricacies of travel and people coming in from other places, we decided it would be best for public safety to cancel all events through April 10,” said Amanda Knief, director of the Lectures Program. Knief said if the suspension of activities is extended, her team would look into canceling more events due to university recommendations. However, Knief said her team is looking to reschedule some of the canceled lectures. “We decided that with everything so uncertain, none of the canceled lectures will be rescheduled this spring, but we are already in talks of rescheduling many of those events for the fall,” Knief said. Lectures were not the only large events to be canceled, postponed or altered, they are listed in chronological order according to the Changes and Closures part of the coronavirus FAQ page. -College of Human Sciences: Find Your Future in Food and Nutrition through Science visit day, March 13, canceled -Admissions campus visit programs, March 16-April 4, canceled -College of Veterinary Medicine programming, March 23-April 4 -Ivy Women in Business awards ceremony, March 25, postponed -ISU Research Day, March 25, canceled -Memorial Union-sponsored programming, March 25-April 5, canceled -State Science and Technology Fair, March 26-27, portions canceled, some moved online -Go Further Girls STEM Conference, March 26, canceled -College of Design undergraduate open house, March 27, canceled -AST Club lawnmower service days, March 27-28, canceled -Greek Week, March 29-April 5 -WiSE STEM Fest, March 30, canceled -Admitted Student Day, March 30, canceled -ISU Extension and Outreach Annual Conference, April 1, will be moved online -Transforming Gender and Society Conference, April 4, canceled -College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Hertz Lecture on Emerging Issues in Agriculture, April 7, postponed -College of Design Wearables Design Show, April 8, postponed -CALS Advantage Day, April 8, canceled The Workspace in the Memorial Union, though not hosting any large events like those listed on the Changes and Closures part of the coronavirus FAQ page, has also decided to cancel some of its programming. “The Workspace will be closed March 13 to April 5 with all classes and events during that time canceled,” said Letitia Kenemer, Workspace and fine arts coordinator for the Memorial Union, in an email. Reiman Gardens, though not directly on campus, has also decided to cancel some of its programming. “We are following the university’s recommendation to evaluate all rentals and events moving forward and, for now, have determined that we are canceling [three] events for certain, and we will continue to evaluate the rest of our events and rentals as this situation develops,” said Renee Rule, events manager for Reiman Gardens, in an email. The events Reiman Gardens that has canceled are the following: -Reiman Gardens After Hours, March 13 -Reiman Gardens Day of Insects Reception, March 27 -Reiman Gardens Day of Insects, March 28 When it comes to Ames Public Library events, some presenters and program partners have cancelled upcoming programs at Ames Public Library, but the library has not issued a system-wide cancellation, according to Jillian Ocken, community relations specialist for the Ames Public Library. University Museums is still determining their schedule when it comes to events being canceled or postponed or exhibits being closed. For more information about event cancellations, those interested can check with the event sponsors and organizers if they have questions. If someone has a large public event to add to the list, they can send details, including event name, date, status and website for more info, to calendar@iastate.edu.