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BY ANNA.OLSON @iowastatedaily.com Only three presidents in history have faced impeachment, and Wednesday President Donald Trump became the third acquitted by the Senate on the articles presented against him. The vote on article one, abuse of power, was 52-48 in favor of not guilty. Forty-five Democrats, one Republican and two independents who caucus with the Democrats voted guilty, while 52 Republicans voted not guilty.

The vote for article two, obstruction of Congress, was 53-47 for not guilty. Forty-five Democrats and two independents who caucus with the Democrats voted guilty, while all 53 Republicans voted not guilty. The only Republican to cross party lines and vote guilty for article one was Sen. Mitt Romney. “The Constitution is at the foundation of our Republic’s success, and we each strive not to lose sight of our promise to defend it,” Romney said on the Senate floor. “The Constitution established the vehicle

not guilty on both articles. While the impeachment trial is over, the House Judiciary Committee “will likely ” subpoena former National Security Adviser John Bolton to testify, according to NPR. After the House of Representatives impeached Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, the Senate scheduled a trial to determine Trump’s fate. After a 51-49 vote against having witnesses appear at the impeachment trial following days of

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Buttigieg has slim lead over Sanders in caucus results BY JAKE.WEBSTER @iowastatedaily.com Pete Buttigieg maintains a narrow lead in the Iowa caucuses following days of delays in reporting results by the Iowa Democratic Party (IDP). More than 48 hours after doors closed at caucus sites across Iowa, the IDP has not finished releasing caucus results. The IDP Chair Troy Price said in a statement early Tuesday the delays followed “inconsistencies” in the reporting of results from caucus sites. “As precinct caucus results started coming in, the IDP ran them through an accuracy and quality check,” Price said in the statement. “It became clear that there were inconsistencies with the reports. The underlying cause of these inconsistencies was not immediately clear and required investigation,

which took time. As this investigation unfolded, IDP staff activated preplanned backup measures and entered data manually. This took longer than expected.” Price later apologized in a press conference Tuesday afternoon for the delay in results and called the circumstances surrounding them “unacceptable.” With partial results, Buttigieg leads Bernie Sanders in state delegate equivalents (SDE) by a margin of 26.5 percent to 25.6 percent of SDEs according to the IDP’s website as of 9 p.m. Wednesday. Trailing in third is Elizabeth Warren with 18.3 percent of SDEs, Joe Biden with 15.9 percent of SDEs and Amy Klobuchar with 12.1 percent of SDEs. No other candidate has more than 1 percent of SDEs with 92 percent of precincts reporting

statewide. Despite Buttigieg’s lead in SDEs, Sanders leads Buttigieg in first and final preferences, effectively a popular vote. Sanders leads Buttigieg by 2.9 percent in first preferences among Iowa caucusgoers and 0.7 percent among final preferences among caucusgoers. The Sanders campaign sent an email to supporters late Wednesday that said the campaign is “confident” that when more results are released, the Vermont senator will maintain a lead in the popular vote and retake the lead in SDEs and national delegate equivalents. In Story County, Sanders maintains a lead over Warren of about 31 percent of SDEs to Warren’s 25 percent with about 81 percent of precincts reporting.

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2.6.20 Meeting: Professional and Scientific Council, Gallery, Memorial Union 2:10 p.m. to 4 p.m. The P&S Council is a representative body elected by, and responsible to, Professional and Scientific employees at Iowa State University. Meetings are open to the public.

Reception: “Creating Global Understanding” exhibit, Christian Petersen Art Museum, Morrill Hall, 4 to 5 p.m.

The “Creating Global Understanding: World Languages and Cultures and University Museums” exhibition takes a unique collaborative curatorial approach and includes many voices in its works of art and interpretations.

Wheel Pottery Class, Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union, 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Get your hands dirty and make beautiful things! Start with centering clay and pulling cylinders, the building blocks to throwing on the wheel. Move on to forming bowls, mugs, vases and plates, and learn handle-pulling, glazing and finishing techniques. Open to beginners as well as those with experience who would like to improve their skills.

Arthur wears two masks -- the one he paints for his day job as a clown, and the guise he projects in a futile attempt to feel like he’s part of the world around him. Isolated, bullied and disregarded by society, Fleck begins a slow descent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as the Joker.

Lecture: A Rewarding Career at the Mayo, Great Hall, 7 p.m.

Dr. An, director emeritus of the orthopedic biomechanics laboratory at the Mayo Clinic, will discuss his ongoing studies about medical and biochemical factors influencing soft tissue integrity, performance, and remodeling. Dr. An will also discuss the culture in health care and his personal life lessons from working at the Mayo Clinic. The Pease Family Scholar in Kinesiology

Retirement reception: John Flickinger Campanile Room, 2 to 4 p.m. John Flickinger,

budget officer for ISU Extension and Outreach, is retiring from Iowa State on Feb. 7 after 27 years of service. He started with the university in 1987 and began working in extension in 1993. A short presentation will begin at 3:15 p.m.

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Lecture discusses moral obligations of architects BY ASHLEY.MARTINEZ-TORRES @iowastatedaily.com A former professor discussed the responsibility architecture has with people while focusing on gender and its impact on different aspects of society on Wednesday. Lori Brown, professor of architecture at Syracuse University, presented the lecture “What Responsibility Do Architects Have to Create a More Just World?” Wednesday in Kocimski Auditorium of the College of Design building. Brown shared her research about architecture and its relationship with social justice. She focused on three topics in which she was involved in three different projects: Politics of Space, the exhibition “Now What?! Advocacy, Activism & Alliances in American Architecture since 1968” and Bloomsbury Global Encyclopedia of Women in Architecture 1960-2015 with Karen Burns. In her section Politics of Space, Brown shared her project “Birthing, Borders and Bodies.” She discussed issues about the present problem that immigrants on the border face, like parents and children being separated and locked in overpopulated detention centers, which also violates the building codes. “As an architect, I can no longer sit there and watch these kinds of conditions unfold,”Brown said. After witnessing these events, Brown said she decided to take action, and part of her project focused on refugee centers. She got involved with the Holy Family Birth Center in Wesalco, Texas, a center that provides maternal and childcare. Another center she was involved with was Sacred Heart Respite Center in McAllen, Texas. The center started in the basement of the church and evolved into a resting facility that’s open to immigrants in need of a room to stay, a shower and medical attention after being released from detention. “We volunteered for a week, which was a really eye-opening experience […] and so we spent a week in this facility kind of making [the donation storage room] more space-ly efficient, and the way that they were operating it made me really aware that we all had good intentions, but this surplus has an effect on the other side.” The second project she worked on was the traveling exhibition “Now What?! Advocacy, Activism and Alliances in American Architecture since 1968,” which is interactive with an online catalog. Brown’s third and last project is women in architecture, especially the book “Bloomsbury Global Encyclopedia of Women in Architecture 1960-2015,” of which she is the co-editor with Karen Burns. “This is a large documentary project, which maps the diversity of women’s practice in the build environment of the global North and South during this key time period,” Brown said.

COURTESY OF AD MESKENS South facade of the White House, Washington DC. The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States.

BY KYLEE.HAUETER @iowastatedaily.com The Senate passed a vote Wednesday afternoon to acquit President Donald Trump of the two articles of impeachment the House passed in December. The vote was mostly along party-line vote, though many prominent Republicans have said in recent days that they believe the president’s actions were wrong but remained firm in saying that they would not vote to remove him. This vote comes after two weeks of deliberation and a decision to not to call further witnesses in the trial. The exception to the party-line vote is Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, who voted to remove on the first article of impeachment.This decision was met with

hostility by other Republicans, including Trump. “Corrupting an election to keep oneself in office is perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one’s oath of office that I can imagine,” Romney said on the Senate floor before the vote. Many Iowa State students are actively involved in politics, as seen in Monday night’s caucus.This includes paying attention to the process of impeachment that ended today. Several students said they thought the Senate should have voted to convict and remove Trump. “I think that he should be convicted because he is guilty,” said Trevor Poundstone, junior in management information systems. “He is shady, hides things and mistreats so many people. As a values-based person, it hurts me to see someone who has zero values representing this country. He

needs to be gone, and it needs to happen now.” Emma Plum, junior in marketing, said she believes while President Trump was in the wrong and many citizens do think that he should be removed from office, there isn’t necessarily enough evidence, and the Senate shouldn’t vote to remove him from office based solely on allegations and hearsay. “I don’t necessarily think that he should straight up be convicted because they don’t have very concrete evidence and even though everyone knows that he’s in the wrong,” Plum said. “I just don’t think that they should be able to — as much as it sucks — eject him out of his presidency over alleged things. I just don’t think they have enough on him, as sad as that is to say, because he’s done a lot to make people not want him to be president anymore.”

George Washington Carver honored at the Seed Science Center BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com

LOGAN METZGER/ IOWA STATE DAILY The George Washington Carver statue stands outside the Seed Science Center where posters of the alumnus are now displayed.

Due to February being Black History Month, the Seed Science Center has displayed posters with a prominent figure from Iowa State’s history. The figure is George Washington Carver, Iowa State University alumnus and former faculty member, who is well known for his work with peanuts. “In recognition of [Black History Month], the Seed Science Center has installed window displays highlighting the first black student and first black faculty member at Iowa State University, George Washington Carver,” said Cynthia Hicks, communication specialist for the Seed Science Center.“George Washington

Carver once walked the area and collected seeds where the Seed Science Center currently stands.” The set of four posters is located in the front windows of the Seed Science Center where people can see them as they are walking into the building. The four posters include multiple images of Carver, quotes from Carver and a variety of facts about him and his life. These fast facts include: “Born into slavery during the Civil War”; “First black student and first black faculty member at Iowa State”; “At ISU, he mentored Henry A. Wallace, who would became the founder of Pioneer Seed and U.S. Vice President”; “First African

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Gender-neutral gifts for Valentine’s Day BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com As Valentine’s Day approaches, many people may be wondering what they should buy for their partner. Many couples on Valentine’s Day often buy each other gifts as a sign of affection for each other. One issue with these retail store gift sections is the lack of representation for those individuals in relationships who identify outside of the gender binary. “Representation is really important as a human being, and already, we have low representation as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community,” said Trinity Dearborn, senior in women’s and gender studies, president of Pride Alliance and president of Asexual Aromantic Alliance. “Something that you buy for each other is hard to escape being gendered or hard to escape being heteronormative because it is so ingrained into what Valentine’s Day means,” Dearborn said. “Having gender-neutral gifts is great, especially if you are buying gifts for, say, your friends [...]. ”

TREATS A Valentine’s Day classic is someone getting chocolates for their partner. “Ask people about their dietary restrictions and allergies because sometimes people don’t do that and don’t read what is in the candy, and then the person receiving the gift can’t eat the gift,” Dearborn said.

DESIGN BY MARIA ALBERS Many options for gender-neutral Valentine’s Day gifts include candles, candy, gift cards, letters and playlists.

CANDLES A way for partners to know each other is to pay attention to what scents they like and don’t like, and an easy way to say “Hey, I’ve noticed what you like” is to get them a candle.

Dearborn said to check with the partner before buying them a candle to make sure they are not sensitive to any particular scents.

GIFT CARDS Buying a gift card is a way to ensure no one gets offended with a gift that they will not like, and almost every business has some sort of gift card or coupon available to pick up or buy. Dearborn said they usually split up their choices of gift cards into two types: a place that has lots of options and a place that is very dear to the recipient. For the first option, Dearborn suggested places like Walmart or Target where things are not super expensive but there is a wide variety of choices. For the second option, Dearborn suggested places the person does not usually get to shop at or is a bit on the expensive side but still a place they would like. LETTER/CARD Something really special that costs almost nothing is a handwritten letter or handmade card. Dearborn said things like letters and handmade cards are more meaningful and heartfelt because it is a way to show how much a person cares for another person due to the effort of making something like a letter or card. PLAYLISTS A way to show the love for another person cheaply is to make a playlist full of someone’s favorite songs. “Make a Spotify playlist of all their favorites or a mixture of yours and theirs or even just of songs that remind you of them. [...] Make the playlist, give it a special name and share it with them over Spotify with a sweet message,” according to the Little Yellow Butterflies website.

Board of Regents approve multiple Iowa State requests BY JACOB.SMITH @iowastatedaily.com The Iowa Board of Regents approved multiple requests from Iowa State University, among them, renaming Music Hall after adjunct professor Simon Estes. The meeting started at 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday in the Board of Regents Office in Urbandale, Iowa, and was live streamed on the IowaRegents YouTube channel. The Properties and Facilities Committee opened the meeting, and they discussed a request from Iowa State to proceed with the project planning for the East Gateway Bridge to be near Jack Trice Stadium. “The project would build a gateway bridge over South University Boulevard, east of Jack Trice Stadium, and an elevated walkway connecting the bridge to the stadium’s east concourse,” according to the document. “Not only would it create a safer pedestrian route between the stadium and parking, but it would enhance entry into the ISU campus. The estimated project budget of $8 million to $12 million would be funded by Athletics Department Operations and Private Giving.” Pam Cain, interim senior vice president for Operations and Finance, delivered remarks on behalf of Iowa State. “There’s a significant amount of parking on the east side of University Boulevard, and this would also present a way to enhance the entrance to the university,” Cain said. Additionally, the committee discussed approving the schematic design, project description and budget for pavement replacement in parking lots around campus. “This project would replace parking areas

in three parking lots and install ADA parking improvements, while replacing select underground utilities,” according to the document. “The project budget of $3,830,000 would be funded by Institutional Roads Program Funds (DOT funds), ISU Parking, ISU Utilities and University Funds.” Cain discussed why the funding is coming from many different areas. “Part of the reconstruction of, at least Lot 54, is water main and sanitary line replacement and electrical improvement,” Cain said. “So that would be paid for by the utility systems.” Then, the committee heard Iowa State’s third project request for improvements to be made to the Power Plant’s central control system. “That will replace and reconfigure the station’s power system within the university power plant,” Cain said. “It will be done in multiple phases over multiple years.” Within the current power plant, the equipment is obsolete and does not meet safety requirements, according to the document. “This project would replace the 50-year-old ‘station power system,’ the Power Plant’s central control system, using 12 phases of construction through 2027,” according to the document. “The project budget of $16 million would be funded by the Utility Repair Fund and the Utility Infrastructure Fund.” Another request from ISU was to rename Music Hall to “Simon Estes Music Hall” after Adjunct Professor Dr. Simon Estes of the Music and Theatre department. All of the projects were approved by unanimous consent by the committee and approved by the Board in the consent agenda. The next meeting of the Board of Regents will be from April 1 to April 2 at Iowa State.

IOWA STATE DAILY The Business Attire Pop-Up Shop was created out of concerns students had about not having funding for business outfits to wear to interviews, business fairs and internships.

Shop for free business attire BY ASHLEY.MARTINEZ-TORRES @iowastatedaily.com A pop-up shop for business attire will show up in LeBaron Hall this week. When moving into a dorm or apartment in campus, a lot of students make sure to bring the essentials of clothes, bedsheets, bathroom supplies, a TV, maybe a fridge and some other stuff. But not everyone is able to bring or purchase business attire for job interviews or career fairs. Not everyone can expect to impress their future boss with only their resume; that’s why students are advised to dress up professionally to make a good first impression for their potential employers, especially with the upcoming career fairs. That’s why the Business Attire Pop-up Shop is here. Whether students need shoes, a belt, a dress shirt or other business attire, the shop will be open to all Iowa State students that need to prepare for any upcoming event. The clothes and accessories are free, and students can grab as much as they need to feel confident in their interviews.

Iowa State Staff and alumni donated their lightly-used attire to this event for students that need it. “The idea of this event came up from a conversation with students that were interested in attending the career fair but didn’t feel confident about it because they didn’t have the clothes for the occasion,” said Carmen Flagge, director of Multicultural Student Success. “We knew some of the staff had extra clothes that they didn’t use, so we asked if they would donate it. Then we did this event one night, and the students that came gave a positive response. We have been doing this ever since.” Students can attend the event for free from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday in LeBaron Hall 1009. This event is hosted by the Directors of Multicultural Student Success and funded by Student Government. Flagge and the directors from each of the other colleges work together to make this event successful. “We want to provide a comfortable place close to students [...] a nice atmosphere for them to feel confident,” Flagge said.

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Iowa should not caucus first BY ZACHARY.JOHNSON @iowastatedaily.com

It is a hard truth that Iowans must face. It is unfair to the rest of the country that we get to go first in the primary process. There is a lot of research that shows that Iowa is almost uniquely unqualified to represent the country and not even remotely close to representing the Democratic electorate. We are a state that is over 95 percent white and generally rural, which juxtaposes just about everyone’s definition of the typical democratic voter. Additionally, the Iowa caucuses award fewer than 1 percent of the total delegates awarded throughout the nation, and yet they seem to have a remarkable effect on the contest. This is of course because of its “First-in-the-nation” status and the week-ish that it gives pundits to cycle through the results, giving the winner an inexplicable advantage. This would be especially pertinent in this cycle with such a focus on the ever omnipotent ‘electability’ attribute that everyone is going after. Though, as a selfish individual, I do not wish to stray from this tradition,

SARAH HENRY/ IOWA STATE DAILY Columnist Zachary Johnson believes the state of Iowa has no place in batting first in the caucus process. Johnson argues letting other states caucus before Iowa would be more beneficial.

but keeping it around for tradition’s sake is a mistake for our democracy. Imagine if everything were the same but, say, Pennsylvania or Michigan went first. These two states are considered to be very representative of the country as a whole and would,

in theory, produce greater representation in the general election, which would create more acceptable presidents. While the American voter does not always operate under such logic, this sort of change would, at the very least, holding other variables constant,

make our government more to the people’s liking. This would be true even for Iowans, as the person that either party elects is more likely to win in a general. If we use 2016 as an example (and operate under some

assumptions that will be used only to prove my point), then we might say that Bernie Sanders was more likely to defeat Donald Trump in the general election. If we take that to be true and also assume that Iowa Democrats would prefer a Sanders administration to the Trump one we have, then we would say that they would have preferred to have Sanders be the nominee, even if the state preferred Clinton to Sanders. Let us also say that if Michigan had gone first and, like in reality, had gone for Sanders, then the boost he would have gotten from that would edge him to win the nomination and therefore the White House. Then, because a state that is more representative than Iowa went first, Iowa Democrats would get a preferable outcome. Letting a state that is more representative of the country go first (or perhaps shortening the time between state elections) would make the process of choosing the nominee much more effective and also more representative of the country and therefore bring more ideal outcomes to the individual party caucuses in each state (including Iowa).

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Caucuses both help and misrepresent Iowa BY PEYTON.HAMEL @iowastatedaily.com Democracy, truly, is a beautiful thing. The 2020 Democratic caucuses are now spreading like wildfire across the country with precincts, watch parties and caucus jeering. The Iowa caucuses are a sight to be seen, not because not many things actually happen in Iowa (besides county fairs), but because of how headstrong and passionate Iowans really are. The Ames community rallied their democracy spirits at 7 p.m. at the Great Hall on Monday in the Memorial Union with wide eyes, waving signs and votes ready. My first real sense of the Ames precinct caucus was the Bernie Sanders crowd raising their fists and signs, booming a strong, “Bernie!” This is the heart of America, those supporting who they believe will serve the country the best for the next four years. There were also various digs at Trump, but what else can we expect at a Democratic caucus? This is why America is a nation derived on the foundation of democracy: the spirit of belief is overpowering with so much seriousness and empowerment at the same time. It was so stimulating. As the caucus commenced, the tone of the room plunged into tension so cold you could cut it with a knife, yet there was still so much contagious spirit. You would hear about the common

SARAH HENRY/ IOWA STATE DAILY Columnist Peyton Hamel believes the caucuses, while they evoke the spirit of democracy, inhibit and disadvantage the majority of voters.

themes of the speaker: affordable healthcare, reducing the power of big corporations and increased pay. The crowd roared again; my bones vibrating. The second realignment of the caucus was the most invigorating experience. It exploded with cheering, jeering and gerrymandering. Yang supporters loved this one: “Down with poverty! Up

with humanity!” Warren supporters roared with “Down with Trrump!” Yang supporters at this specific precinct stood strong, even though they were not viable and did not get enough supporters (15 percent or more), until the very, very end. Many Yang supporters reverted to Sander’s cockpit of people or completely abstained their vote. Let’s think about this: our duty as citizens is

to vote and serve our country. We caucus because we believe in our country; we get to decide who is best for our country and who will provide for us the best. So many of Iowa State students and, in general, residents within the United States are unable to or cannot access a ballot. We have the duty to vote not only for ourselves but our communities. The worst thing we can do is not vote. The second worst thing is abstaining a vote because your primary candidate was inviable. While I love the spirit of the caucus, it is very possible that caucuses extremely disservice the American people. Here is another caucus concept I am not so fond of: if a group of undecided caucusgoers make up a 15 percent of the total population at the precinct, then their votes become inviable. These people lose their votes because they could not decide. The purpose of a caucus is to make a decision, yet these people are stripped of their votes alongside the candidates who are stripped of possible supporters. I love the spirit of the caucus, but this specific rule change bothered me after I saw the faces of those undecided begin to panic and lose their glimmer. The caucuses do its best job, at least I hope to believe so, to allow the people to support their favorite delegates. However, no political system is perfect.

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IOWA STATE DAILY Then-junior Sami Williams is up to bat during the Iowa State vs. Oklahoma game April 28. The Cyclones lost14-0.

Cyclones head into spring season with excitement BY ELLIE.BOUSSON @iowastatedaily.com

COURTESY OF IOWA STATE ATHLETICS Redshirt freshman David Carr takes down Wyatt Sheets in Hilton Coliseum on Jan. 26. Carr did not wrestle in Fresno, California, due to minor injury.

Iowa State earns West Coast victory Players hold hope for next match at Oklahoma BY STEPHEN.MCDANIEL @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State walked out of the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California, with a load of confidence after picking up six bonus point victories in a commanding 34-9 win over the Fresno State Bulldogs. The Cyclones will try to carry the momentum with them on the road when they travel to Norman, Oklahoma, to face off with the hosting Oklahoma Sooners.

CARR REPAIRS One of the brightest spots for the Cyclones didn’t make the trip to Fresno State — No. 3-ranked redshirt freshman David Carr. It was announced hours before the dual that Coach Kevin Dresser and company decided to hold Carr out after he suffered a minor leg injury in the dual against Oklahoma State. While Dresser assured that it’s by no means a season-ending injury, they want to stay on the safe side of things and keep Carr as a questionable heading into the Oklahoma dual. Assistant Coach Brent Metcalf made a fitting car analogy to sum

up the situation with Carr. “David Carr is getting his oil changed right now; he’s going in and they’re swapping out the ball joints, they’re lubing him up, putting new oil in and taking old oil out,” Metcalf said. “The thing about that is that sometimes you get in that line and it takes five minutes and you’re out, and sometimes it takes two hours.” In the meantime, fellow redshirt freshman Grant Stotts will fill in for the starting duties at 157 pounds.

COLBRAY-LESS RANKINGS Sam Colbray hit a bit of a setback during the Fresno State dual as he continues to adjust to wrestling at 174. Colbray, who had consistently been a top 15 ranked guy at 184 and 174, suffered an upset loss to the Fresno State’s then-unranked Brandon Martino. Martino had entered the third period down 4-3 and recorded an escape after choosing to be on bottom and followed it up by getting a takedown on Colbray, who only recorded an escape in the eventual 6-5 decision loss. T h e l o s s t o M a r t i n o m o ve d Colbr ay from being r anked at No. 12 to dropping him out of InterMat ’s top-20 rankings. On the contrary, Martino cracked the rankings with his win, being placed at No. 20. Dresser mentions Colbray’s issues stem from technical mistakes made during the dual. “It wasn’t so much his shape

or doing anything wrong because I think he prepared all week really good,” Dresser said. “He shot a double leg too far out, he got whipped over, he got in two really good leg attacks and couldn’t finish.”

COLEMAN, SHAPIRO AND GREMMEL CLOSING OUT DUALS Out of the six bonus point victories in the Fresno State dual, three of them came in the final three weights with Marcus Coleman recording a major decision, Joel Shapiro recording a fall and Gannon Gremmel recording another major decision. All three of them have struggled in their own ways. Coleman struggled to find the old Marcus Coleman that thrived in the past, Shapiro struggled to find his edge and Gremmel struggled to stay consistent. H o w e v e r, a l l t h r e e o f t h e m showed up against the Fresno State at a point where the Bulldogs won three straight weights and slowly clawed their way back into the dual. Metcalf mentioned how big of a momentum boost those wins were to each guy heading further into the season. It’s no surprise that it comes as a relief for Coleman, Shapiro and Gremmel. “It felt good; obviously, it’s a lot better to win than it is to lose,” Coleman said. “It definitely felt good, and it’s something I can build off of.”

As the spring season approaches, the energy among the players and coaches is high. “When you get to opening day, if you have a heartbeat and you are not excited, then there’s something wrong with you, you don’t have the passion or love for the game,” Coach Jamie Pinkerton said. The start to the 2020 spring season is near with the Cyclones playing in the Paradise Classic Thursday through Saturday in Honolulu. “[I’m] eager to get out there and play someone else, try to see where we are as a team,” Pinkerton said. “Doing that, we will find out who we are and what we got to work on and get better for Big 12 play.” The Cyclones will begin the series playing against the Memphis Tigers on Thursday. The Tigers went 22-33-0 in the 2019 season. The Cyclones will then face the Northern Colorado Bears on Friday. The Bears had an overall record of 14-39 ending the 2019 season. Iowa State will play Hawaii at 9 p.m. Friday, and the tournament will continue on Saturday. Hawaii went 33-16 last season. The Cyclones ended the 2019 season with a 37-25 overall record and a 7-11 record in Big 12. Freshman utility player Alesia Ranches from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, will perform in her first collegiate game in her home state during the Paradise Classic. “Starting off the season in my hometown is really exciting,” Ranches said. “My first collegiate game I get to play in front of all my family and friends.” Last year, the Cyclones said goodbye to eight seniors, leaving them with only three seniors this season. The 2020 roster includes nine freshmen, which makes for a younger, less experienced team. Though they are young, the team will rely on leadership from its seniors. “I feel really good about [the outfield positions] even though we have two juniors; they haven’t had a lot of playing time but they have been in the program for two years now, and I feel like we are in a good spot,” Pinkerton said. “They will have to knock some rust off.” For Ranches, her teammates are people that she’ll be leaning on going into the 2020 campaign. “For me, I love working with Logan [Schaben] and Sami [Williams] in the infield,” Ranches said. “In the outfield, I have Skylar [Ramos]. They basically showed me how it is and set expectations for me”. Ranches said going into her first game that she was a little nervous, but overall, she said she was excited. After being named a preseason All-American, senior shortstop Williams said she’s excited and optimistic for the season ahead of her. “Every year, we want to make postseason, especially in my last year, I really want to strive for that as a team,” Williams said. “[...] I think the younger players have a lot of talent. The fall was a good way for them to get used to the pace of college athletics and seeing how we play together as a team. We are meshing well together right now, and it feels good going into this season”. Schaben has also been an impactful player for the Cyclones. Schaben is primarily a third-baseman, and she tallied 29 base hits, 18 runs and 17 runs batted in the last season. “Our goal last year was to make regionals, and we fell short of that,” Schaben said. “I think that would be a dream for all of us seniors to make it to regionals, especially as an underdog team this year with so many young girls.”

Thursday, February 06, 2020 Iowa State Daily

LIMELIGHT

REVIEW

Inspiration from the viewer machinegum’s latest release “Conduit” stands out BY ALEXANDER.GRAY @iowastatedaily.com While fans impatiently wait for a new LP from the Strokes, drummer and visual artist Fabrizio Moretti silently launched an art collective, kicked off by a new synth-pop album, “Conduit.” This is far from the first time a member of the Strokes has broken off on their own side-projects. Albert Hammond Jr. has run a solo gig for over a decade, and Julian Casablancas and Nick Valensi have fronted the Voidz and CRX, respectively, in recent years. Moretti himself drummed for rock supergroup Little Joy in 2008. Machinegum, however, aims to be more than just a band. They proclaim themselves to be “an artists’ collective that draws inspiration from involvement of the viewer/interpreter,’’ according to their Spotify, inviting artists from all mediums to participate in a give and take relationship. Moretti revealed in an interview with BrooklynVegan that until “Conduit”’s full

COURTESY OF FRENCHKISS RECORDS machinegum’s “Conduit” is a new synth-pop album released by the Strokes’ drummer and visual artist Fabrizio Moretti.

release in May, machinegum shows are invite only, on the chance you find one of their pink quarters spread across New York City. The

shows themselves are silent discos, with audience members decked out in pink ponchos listening to the band playing a live feed directly to their bluetooth headphones. Moretti compared the creation of this new art collective to having a religious experience when talking to BrooklynVegan. “Music is becoming increasingly more and more like that,” Moretti said. “We live in our headphones and walk around in our stories, and we choose the scores to our movies with our iPhones.” “Conduit” stands out as one of the most interesting solo projects from the Strokes’ lineup, extracting aspects of the band’s moody writing and new wave-inspired alt-rock for machinegum. Moretti and his enlisted vocalist, Ian Devaney, weave gothic synth-pop and bright new wave into a nostalgic tapestry, between these sounds is a dichotomy of intimate, reserved piety and uninhibited access to private thoughts. Tracks on “Conduit” go

from incredibly small to gigantic; simmering, quiet vocal intensity boils up to full instrumental clarity, submerging the listener in a neon baptism. We’re privy to a personal prayer in “128,” begging forgiveness for pain caused in past relationships. Electronic church organ is joined by a choir of synthesized angelic voices as Devaney comes to an epiphanic moment. “All that I am/ All that I take/ Regrets are just choices made too late,” Devaney sings on the track. “Walking Habits” feels like it was written from the notes to a long-lost Brian Wilson song, injected with the melodrama of a New Order track. In stark contrast to the paradisiacal vibraphone, Devaney’s layered vocal harmonies lament the lost “secrets of a life we’ll never know” from a love too-soon ripped away. Moretti’s writing on this track slips into lyrical cliches and childish tangents, but there’s such an earnest honesty to his words that even the worst of it is hard to dislike. “Sugar and Vice” is like the sexed-up veneer of a seedy dive bar — a defining song on “Conduit.” Its choruses dance in and out of low streetlight, propelled by dirty synthwave composed of growling synthesizer and a simple driving drum machine beat. Similarly, “Atomized” digs in with a dark bass line and husky, distorted vocals. “O Please” and “City Walls” are solid but out of place — breaking the dour mood on the b-side and bringing out groovable, funky guitar “wahs” and orchestral disco — a better fit for a separate LP. “Deep Red” opens as one of the most traditional synth-pop tracks on the album, but as the track seems to wind down to an outro, the bass kicks in and tempo speeds up, winding tension before sliding into a freeing and unrestrained climax. Moretti and Devaney don’t break any genre barriers on machinegum’s debut but succeed by distilling and refining decades of synth-pop and new wave into a tightly-crafted album. Whether “Conduit” is a one-off piece of performance art from the machinegum collective or the start of a new musical journey for Moretti, the final result is a blast from the past that leaves you craving more.

FINAL VERDICT: 7/10

Iowa State Daily Thursday, February 06, 2020

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arguments for and against conviction, the trial finally ended with the acquittal votes Wednesday, leaving Trump remaining in office as president. Susan Laehn, a lecturer of political science, said acquittal is different from impeachment but that Trump will still go down in history. “Acquittal means that the president was not removed from office,” Laehn said. “The House votes to impeach and the Senate votes to remove or not to remove. Although President Trump will now go down in history as one of only three presidents to have been impeached, like the other two scenarios, he will not be removed.” Ryan Hurley, a sophomore in pre-business and president of the College Republicans, said this acquittal came due to Trump’s “innocence.” “We believe Trump was acquitted due to not actually committing crimes, having looked into it, we can’t see any guilty behavior,” Hurley said. Tate Rasmussen, a senior in political science and treasurer of the College Democrats, said the acquittal is not a “huge surprise.” “It makes sense given the ‘imperial presidency,’”

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American to have a national monument dedicated to him”; “Admired by President Theodore Roosevelt who sought his advice on agricultural matters”; “Went to work at Tuskegee Institute in 1896”; “Taught systematic crop rotation to prolong the life of soil”; “Discovered over 300 uses for peanuts.” “When I was standing out in front of the building looking at the posters, it occurred to me that the place I was standing is quite possibly a place he stood at point collecting seeds,” Hicks said. “I hope people who walk by look at the posters and learn a little bit about his life.”

Rasmussen said. “The presidency has been getting more and more powerful for the last 100 years, enough so that 20 years ago, Congress decided that only serious crimes are worth removing a president. Fast forward to today, and the president can get away with even worse crimes. But also, his acquittal is because of the recent polarization and blatant corruption in our politics. ‘Party over country’ sums this up perfectly.” Laehn said there are two potential interpretations for why President Trump was acquitted. “First, as judges in the trial, the Senate may have believed that the decision to impeach was unfounded to begin with,” Laehn said. “As such, they may not have seen the need for witnesses, and they may have felt the charges against him were frivolous. The second interpretation of why they acquitted him is a simple and political one. The Senate is controlled by a Republican majority, and almost all Republican senators would want to protect a member of their party. ” Laehn added this process is more “political” than legal. “The standards for impeachment listed in the Constitution of treason, bribery, high crimes or

Positioned right next to the front door of the Seed Science Center is the only life-size statue of Carver on campus.The posters work alongside the statute to tell the story of Carver’s life. The statue was added in 2008 as part of a large event celebrating Carver on campus; it is designed after a maquette from Christian Peterson and was made in a foundry in New York. The posters will remain in place for all of Black History Month, but Hicks said the posters may be displayed somewhere in the Seed Science Center afterward. “He is our hero in the sense that Carver was actually walking these grounds when he was a student and then a faculty member at Iowa State,”

misdemeanors are not necessarily the criminal categories we think of but are largely political terms,” Laehn said. “Thus, the decision to impeach and then remove, or not, is more of a political decision than a legal one. Moreover, the standards for evidence aren’t the same as they are in criminal proceedings in a courtroom.” Zack Bonner, a lecturer of political science, said he doesn’t think the impeachment process in general will have a negative impact. “Overall, I don’t think it will have much of an effect on his own campaign at all, especially for members of the Republican Party,” Bonner said. If anything, Hurley said this decision could potentially help Trump in the upcoming election. “I believe this will help Trump’s reelection efforts; many Republicans saw through the impeachment ruse, but this should bring the small contingent of ‘Never Trumpers’ back to the party,” Hurley said. Laehn said due to Trump’s legal team’s suggestions, the president may be allowed to engage in actions “in the public interest,” whether they are legal or not. “By choosing to impeach when acquittal was almost always guaranteed to be the outcome in the

said Manjit Misra, director of the Seed Science Center.“He used science to help agriculture and humanity. He is not only a scientist, but he is also humanist.” Carver was born into slavery circa 1864 in Missouri. After slavery was abolished, he was raised by his former owner due to his family being kidnapped when he was an infant. When Carver was of age to go to college, Carver applied to several colleges before being accepted at Highland University in Highland, Kansas. When he arrived, however, they refused to let him attend because of his race, according to Misra. However, Carver eventually ended up in Indianola, Iowa, where he

Senate, this probably further empowers Trump,” Laehn said. “The bigger danger, however, is the precedent it sets. The president is already not subject to criminal indictment, and this acquittal only contributes to the near immunity of the office of the presidency. As executive power continues to increase, Congressional power continues to decline. People already look to the executive to ‘legislate’ in the place of Congress, which they believe to be slow and ineffective. ” Bonner discussed the potential political changes this impeachment could bring. “I think that this has a huge impact for the future of the political system in our country and with traditional Constitutional norms,”Bonner said.“As the parties seem to drift further apart and see this entire process as partisan, they may be setting unintended precedents and consequences for the future.” Rasumussen said it’s important for Iowa State students to be informed on what this means. “The most important thing to remember is that Iowa is a swing state,” Rasmussen said. “We’re some of the few who are lucky enough to have our votes really count, and we need to consider the impeachment trial when we vote in November.”

attended Simpson College in 1890 to study art and piano. His art teacher, Etta Budd, recognized Carver’s talent for painting flowers and plants and encouraged him to study botany at Iowa State Agricultural College. When he began there in 1891, he was the first black student at Iowa State. He earned his bachelor’s degree in 1894, and his professor, Louis Pammel, encouraged him to stay at Iowa State and pursue a graduate degree. Because of his proficiency in plant breeding, he was asked to join the faculty at the Seed Science Center as the first black faculty member of Iowa State. Upon completing his master’s degree in 1896, he was invited by

Booker T. Washington to join the faculty of Alabama’s Tuskegee Institute. Carver’s efforts to utilize organic materials, such as farm products, for industrial applications earned him the title “the father of chemurgy,”according to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences website. “His research resulted in the creation of 325 products from peanuts, more than 100 products from sweet potatoes and hundreds more from a dozen other plants native to the South,” according to the Parks Library website. “These products contributed to rural economic improvement by offering alternative crops to cotton that were beneficial for the farmers and for the land.”