ISU Dining Friday, Sept. 18, 2015 | Volume 211 | Number 18 | 40 cents | iowastatedaily.com | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890. As Republican presidential candidates gathered in California on Thursday, CNN’s undercard debate was missing one familiar face scheduled to be on stage with the rest of the lower-tier candidates – Rick Perry. Perry, the former Texas gov- ernor, suspended his presidential campaign last Friday amid disap- pointing poll numbers and news of his campaign being tight on cash, despite having the backing of a Super PAC with millionaire supporters. Perry stopped paying his campaign staff in Iowa in July, which led to the decision to sus- pend his campaign. Steffen Schmidt, university professor of political science, said Perry’s low poll numbers during this campaign cycle may be a symptom of something bigger, as many people seem to be fed up with politics. Schmidt said that many of the governors running for presi- dent in 2016 have been having difficulties during this election cycle. “The governors are not doing very well this year, which is re- ally a big surprise,” Schmidt said. “Usually, governors do pretty well.” Donald Trump appears to have taken a lot of potential sup- porters away from Perry, along with the long list of other can- didates. “He wasn’t getting any sup- port,” Schmidt said. “He wasn’t moving up in the polls. What was his message? I could never figure out where he fit in.” Perry had a strong follow- ing of supporters in his home state and received his start as a successful politician in Texas, serving in the House of Repre- sentatives as agriculture com- missioner, lieutenant governor under then-Gov. George W. Bush and finally as governor from 2000 until January of this year. “He tried to be someone else; it never works,” Schmidt said in regard to his campaign and attempts to appeal to a larger audience. “The longer you have terrible poll numbers the more the media is going to ignore you.” Despite disappointing num- bers, Perry’s supporters liked the fact that he had experience as governor, served time in the military and grew up from mod- est means. “The way he treated his staff was gracious,” said Dane Nealson, an Ames resident who worked for Perry’s campaign. “He was genuinely nice.” Nealson, who worked for Perry’s campaign four years ago, continued to work for Perry’s campaign this year despite it run- ning out of money. “After things started really going south, it was amazing how much of his staff stuck around,” Nealson said. “They were true be- lievers, even though they weren’t getting paid.” Nealson said that most of Perry’s staff has moved on to other opportunities since the suspension of his campaign for president. “Almost everybody on our staff made a point to look for jobs that would not be for another candidate that would compete with [Perry],” Nealson said. Perry’s remaining role in the 2016 campaign, whether it’s stay- ing on the sidelines or endorsing another Republican candidate, is unknown. It takes special people to help a special cause. At least that’s what the Ames and ISU Police Departments are aiming to do during the first Cops on the Rooftop fundraiser in Ames. The two police departments will stake out the Dunkin’ Do- nuts rooftop and entrances to raise money for their annual Law Enforcement Torch Run, a fund- raising event in May that donates the money it raises to Special Olympics Iowa. Special Olympics Iowa serves more than 12,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities in the state. The event will take place at 15 Dunkin’ Donuts locations throughout Iowa on Friday. Ames and ISU Police will take their post at the Ames Dunkin’ Donuts location from 6 to 11 a.m. “We’ve done similar events like this before at Walmart and Target,” said Jason Tuttle, in- vestigations commander for the Ames Police Department. “I enjoy events like this. “It shows the softer side of what we do every day.” Dunkin’ Donuts has hosted Cops on a Rooftop for the past 13 years in Illinois and four years in Wisconsin. “This is a wonderful, feel- good event in which police of- ficers give their free time to in- crease awareness of and raise money for Special Olympics ath- letes, volunteers and families, as well as entertain their commu- nities from the rooftops,” said Vicky DeSalvo, field marketing manager for Dunkin’ Donuts. Lindsay Eastin, the Law En- forcement Torch Run marketing and event coordinator, said that the run started in Kansas in 1981 and has evolved into the largest grassroots fundraiser for Special Olympics. “We are looking forward to our new partnership with Dunkin’ Donuts and of course having fun,” Eastin said. “This event is a great way for law en- forcement to interact and have fun with the community.” Five people sat sporadically around the Gold Room on Thurs- day evening as Erin Baldwin, the second candidate for the Thielen Health Center director position, addressed concerns. Baldwin has been working as chief operating officer for Mahas- ka Health Partnership since 2012 and has previously been involved with Primary Health Care as the operation director. “First and foremost, making sure [the health care is] accessible to students or any marketplace,” Baldwin said in regard to her goals. She hopes to collaborate with the university’s leadership in order to create a plan for student health services and make sure students are included in that process. “Always being transparent [is a goal],” Baldwin said. She said “word-of-mouth marketing” will revive the health center’s reputation, as well as social media tools that display positive actions. “We need to create a great student experience every time [someone] comes to the health center,” Baldwin said. Her personal goals were brought up when a student asked why she believes it is so impor- tant to improve conditions at the university. “There’s just something spe- cial about Iowa State,” Baldwin said. “There’s a family environ- ment. [There are] good people, good students and a good mis- sion.” She also discussed her pas- sion for making sure patients have access to health care and said she wants to bring that pas- sion to Iowa State. When asked about acces- sibility to care, Baldwin said new ways to expand access, in the morning, afternoon or evening, need to be discussed. “Obviously hiring more phy- sicians … would be key,” Bald- win said. “Then really how you Thielen candidate visits By Sarah.Muller @iowastatedaily.com By Thomas.Nelson @iowastatedaily.com Rick Perry becomes GOP’s first dropout Shannon McCarty/Iowa State Daily Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry suspended his presidential campaign last Friday after low poll numbers and funding. Perry is the first candidate to suspend their campaign. Ames, ISU PD to take over rooftop for charity By Emily.Eppens @iowastatedaily.com HEALTH p8 Campus jobs a working world 101 On-campus employees may not last long, but employers aren’t worried By Zach.Clemens @iowastatedaily.com E very college campus, especially one with 36,001 students, is in a perpetual state of change. The wide-eyed freshman will grow into the experi- enced senior. New faces, classes and events pop up throughout the year. New experiences and challenges will exist, and many students will get their first taste of the working world with an on-campus job. A student can seemingly get an on-campus job any time of the year, despite the fact that most campus TURNOVER p8 Photo illustration: Chelsey Crile/Iowa State Daily
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Friday, Sept. 18, 2015 | Volume 211 | Number 18 | 40 cents | iowastatedaily.com | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890.
As Republican presidential candidates gathered in California on Thursday, CNN’s undercard debate was missing one familiar face scheduled to be on stage with the rest of the lower-tier candidates – Rick Perry.
Perry, the former Texas gov-ernor, suspended his presidential campaign last Friday amid disap-pointing poll numbers and news of his campaign being tight on cash, despite having the backing of a Super PAC with millionaire supporters.
Perry stopped paying his campaign staff in Iowa in July, which led to the decision to sus-pend his campaign.
Steffen Schmidt, university professor of political science, said Perry’s low poll numbers during this campaign cycle may be a symptom of something bigger, as many people seem to be fed up with politics.
Schmidt said that many of the governors running for presi-
dent in 2016 have been having difficulties during this election cycle.
“The governors are not doing very well this year, which is re-ally a big surprise,” Schmidt said. “Usually, governors do pretty well.”
Donald Trump appears to have taken a lot of potential sup-porters away from Perry, along with the long list of other can-didates.
“He wasn’t getting any sup-port,” Schmidt said. “He wasn’t moving up in the polls. What was his message? I could never figure out where he fit in.”
Perry had a strong follow-ing of supporters in his home state and received his start as a successful politician in Texas, serving in the House of Repre-sentatives as agriculture com-missioner, lieutenant governor under then-Gov. George W. Bush and finally as governor from 2000 until January of this year.
“He tried to be someone else; it never works,” Schmidt said in regard to his campaign and attempts to appeal to a larger
audience. “The longer you have terrible poll numbers the more the media is going to ignore you.”
Despite disappointing num-bers, Perry’s supporters liked the fact that he had experience as governor, served time in the military and grew up from mod-est means.
“The way he treated his staff was gracious,” said Dane Nealson, an Ames resident who worked for Perry’s campaign. “He was genuinely nice.”
Nealson, who worked for Perry’s campaign four years ago, continued to work for Perry’s campaign this year despite it run-ning out of money.
“After things started really going south, it was amazing how much of his staff stuck around,” Nealson said. “They were true be-lievers, even though they weren’t getting paid.”
Nealson said that most of Perry’s staff has moved on to other opportunities since the suspension of his campaign for president.
“Almost everybody on our staff made a point to look for jobs
that would not be for another candidate that would compete with [Perry],” Nealson said.
Perry’s remaining role in the
2016 campaign, whether it’s stay-ing on the sidelines or endorsing another Republican candidate, is unknown.
It takes special people to help a special cause.
At least that’s what the Ames and ISU Police Departments are aiming to do during the first Cops on the Rooftop fundraiser in Ames.
The two police departments will stake out the Dunkin’ Do-
nuts rooftop and entrances to raise money for their annual Law Enforcement Torch Run, a fund-raising event in May that donates the money it raises to Special Olympics Iowa.
Special Olympics Iowa serves more than 12,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities in the state.
The event will take place at 15 Dunkin’ Donuts locations throughout Iowa on Friday.
Ames and ISU Police will take their post at the Ames Dunkin’ Donuts location from 6 to 11 a.m.
“We’ve done similar events like this before at Walmart and Target,” said Jason Tuttle, in-vestigations commander for the Ames Police Department. “I enjoy events like this.
“It shows the softer side of what we do every day.”
Dunkin’ Donuts has hosted Cops on a Rooftop for the past 13
years in Illinois and four years in Wisconsin.
“This is a wonderful, feel-good event in which police of-ficers give their free time to in-crease awareness of and raise money for Special Olympics ath-letes, volunteers and families, as well as entertain their commu-nities from the rooftops,” said Vicky DeSalvo, field marketing manager for Dunkin’ Donuts.
Lindsay Eastin, the Law En-
forcement Torch Run marketing and event coordinator, said that the run started in Kansas in 1981 and has evolved into the largest grassroots fundraiser for Special Olympics.
“We are looking forward to our new partnership with Dunkin’ Donuts and of course having fun,” Eastin said. “This event is a great way for law en-forcement to interact and have fun with the community.”
Five people sat sporadically around the Gold Room on Thurs-day evening as Erin Baldwin, the second candidate for the Thielen Health Center director position, addressed concerns.
Baldwin has been working as chief operating officer for Mahas-ka Health Partnership since 2012 and has previously been involved with Primary Health Care as the operation director.
“First and foremost, making sure [the health care is] accessible to students or any marketplace,” Baldwin said in regard to her goals.
She hopes to collaborate with the university’s leadership in order to create a plan for student health services and make sure students are included in that process.
“Always being transparent [is a goal],” Baldwin said.
She said “word-of-mouth marketing” will revive the health center’s reputation, as well as social media tools that display positive actions.
“We need to create a great student experience every time [someone] comes to the health center,” Baldwin said.
Her personal goals were brought up when a student asked why she believes it is so impor-tant to improve conditions at the university.
“There’s just something spe-cial about Iowa State,” Baldwin said. “There’s a family environ-ment. [There are] good people, good students and a good mis-sion.”
She also discussed her pas-sion for making sure patients have access to health care and said she wants to bring that pas-sion to Iowa State.
When asked about acces-sibility to care, Baldwin said new ways to expand access, in the morning, afternoon or evening, need to be discussed.
“Obviously hiring more phy-sicians … would be key,” Bald-win said. “Then really how you
Thielen candidatevisits By [email protected]
Rick Perry becomes GOP’s first dropout
Shannon McCarty/Iowa State DailyFormer Texas Gov. Rick Perry suspended his presidential campaign last Friday after low poll numbers and funding. Perry is the first candidate to suspend their campaign.
Ames, ISU PD to take over rooftop for charityBy [email protected]
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Campus jobs a working world 101
On-campus employees may not last long, but employers aren’t worriedBy [email protected]
Every college campus, especially one with 36,001 students, is in a perpetual state of change. The wide-eyed freshman will grow into the experi-enced senior. New faces, classes and events pop
up throughout the year.New experiences and challenges will exist, and many
students will get their first taste of the working world with an on-campus job.
A student can seemingly get an on-campus job any time of the year, despite the fact that most campus
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The Faith and Freedom Coalition, another gather-ing of Republican candi-dates, takes place Saturday in Des Moines. Check the website for live coverage.
The Ames and ISU Po-lice Departments will be fundraising at Dunkin’ Do-nuts for the Special Olym-pics. Find out more on the website.
The second candidate for the Thielen Student Health Center director po-sition will be on campus Friday. Find out what she said on the website.
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Sept. 12John Chisholm, 19, of 140 Lynn Avenue, Ames, was cited for underage possession of alcohol at Gable Lane and Gray Avenue (reported at 9:34 p.m.).
Cameron Dion, 18, of 5107 Buchanan Hall, Ames, was cited for underage possession of alcohol at Sunset Drive and Gray Avenue (reported at 9:45 p.m.).
Nicole Leitner, 18, of 3266 Willow Hall, Ames, was cited for underage possession of alcohol at Sunset Drive and Gray Avenue (reported at 10:00 p.m.).
Gabriella Adamo, 18, of 3266 Willow Hall, Ames, was cited for underage possession of alcohol at Sunset Drive and Gray Avenue (reported at 9:57 p.m.).
Thomas Blanchette, 20, of 316 South Dodge Street, Iowa City, was cited for underage possession of alcohol at Lin-coln Way and Union Drive (reported at 10:20 p.m.).
Sept. 13 Officers checked the welfare of an individual who was ex-periencing emotional difficul-ties at Maple Hall (reported at 12:18 a.m.).
Ryan May, 22, of 125 North Hyland Avenue, Ames, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at 100 block of North Hyland Avenue (reported at 1:59 a.m.).
Officers assisted an individual who was experiencing medi-cal difficulties at Maple Hall
(reported at 2:03 a.m.).
An individual reported dam-age to a glass door at 100 block of North Hyland Avenue (reported at 2:31 a.m.).
Edwin Kyalanglilwa, 26, of 2853 East Porter Avenue, Des Moines, was arrested and charged with burglary in the second degree, theft in the third degree and assault while participating in a felony at 119 Stanton Avenue (reported at 3:46 a.m.).
An officer assisted an indi-vidual who was experienc-ing emotional difficulties at University Village (reported at 12:44 a.m.).
An individual reported dam-age to an access gate arm and the theft of parking services at Memorial Union Parking Ramp (reported at 2:53 a.m.).
An individual reported an apartment was forcibly en-tered at 4709 Steinbeck Street (reported at 10:49 a.m.).
An officer checked the wel-fare of an individual who was experiencing emotional dif-ficulties at Frederiksen Court (reported at 11:55 a.m.).
An individual reported dam-age to a motor vehicle at Ames Intermodal Facility (reported at 12:57 p.m.).
Bradley Wiesenmayer, 18, of 103 Maple Hall, Ames, was cited for possession of a con-trolled substance and posses-sion of drug paraphernalia at Maple Hall (reported at 3:30 p.m.).
Police BlotterThe information in the log comes from the ISU and City of Ames police depart-ments’ records.
All those accused of violating the law are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
After last weekend’s hectic day of politicians in Ames at the Cy-Hawk foot-ball game, several Republi-can presidential candidates will be back in Iowa this weekend to campaign.
The Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition will host its 15th annual Fall Family Dinner on Saturday at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Doors open at 4 p.m., dinner will be served from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and the program be-gins at 5:30 p.m.
Several Republican candidates have confirmed they will attend the event,
including businessman Donald Trump, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, for-mer Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, former Penn-sylvania Sen. Rick Santo-rum, former New York Gov. George Pataki and Wiscon-sin Gov. Scott Walker.
A l l e y e s w i l l b e o n Trump following his per-formance in Wednesday night’s debate and his con-tinuing dominance in polls. Many will also be watch-ing Walker, who was once the frontrunner in Iowa polling. Walker shot to the top following a passionate speech at January’s “Iowa Freedom Summit,” but his double-digit poll numbers
have been reduced to single digits since Trump’s en-trance.
Several candidates will make other stops around the state.
Graham will appear in Ames at 2 p.m. Saturday, and Trump is sure to make headlines when he attends an event at Urbandale High School after students in a government class invited him to speak at their home-coming festivities.
Follow the Daily’s cov-erage of Saturday’s event on our website, and follow reporters @theAlexHanson and @eric_wirth94, and photographer @CharlieP-Coffey during the event. Look for analysis in Mon-day’s print edition.
Republicans gather in central Iowa
Come celebrate active living. Healthiest Ames will host a Healthy Streets event from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday in downtown Ames.
The event embodies the concept of complete streets — streets that are bike and walker friendly — to help increase physical activity, improve safety and better our environment.
Traffic is nonexistant, so children can safely walk on sidewalks. Lanes will be provided solely for biking and walking.
The event wi l l a lso have free Zumba, yoga and Insanity classes throughout the afternoon.
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Shannon McCarty/Iowa State DailySen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, talks at the Family Leadership Summit on July 18. Cruz, along with several other Republican presidential candidates, will attend the 15th annual Fall Family Dinner at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Saturday.
Albeit September, Ames will be reveling in Oktoberfest this weekend on Main Street.
Saturday marks Ames’ celebration of the quintes-sential German festival filled with drinks galore.There will be an opportu-nity to sample more than 20 different beers, many of which are from local brew-ers, according to the Ames Main Street Oktoberfest Facebook page.
The event begins at 4 p.m. Saturday and lasts until 1 a.m. Sunday morn-ing. Beer and wine tasting will be from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Games will be avail-
able to play from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m.
While imbibing, polka music will be playing and will end at 8 p.m. As the polka ends, a street dance will begin.
While it’s not as large an event as Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, which will kick off on Saturday as well, the Ames festival will cater to the same heritage.
The Munich celebra-tion will continue until 11:30 p.m. Oct. 4 Munich local time.
The first Oktoberfest was held in 1810 and was a celebration held in honor of the marriage of the Ba-varian prince at the time. The festival was eventually moved up to September in order to allow for better weather for the festivities.
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Here is a brief rundown of the week’s biggest news stories you may have missed.
Flash flooding in the westCities across the west braced
for flash flooding throughout the week, as towns stricken by drought conditions for most of the year saw massive amounts of rain in a short period of time.
At least eight people were killed and five were missing when water swept away two cars along the Utah-Arizona border.
Four people were killed at Zion National Park in southern Utah as flash floods barreled through a nar-row canyon way in the park.
GOP debateRepublican candidates for presi-
dent gathered at the Reagan Presi-dential Library in California to debate for the second time. Most wondered if Donald Trump would steal the show again, but the other GOP can-didates piled on early and often to dismiss Trump’s celebrity status that has been dominating the news.
The debate also set records, just as the first FOX News debate did, with 22.9 million viewers tuning into the primetime debate. The undercard debate, featuring the bottom four candidates in the polls, drew 6.3 mil-lion viewers.
Trump protester sign rippedAmes was the center of atten-
tion in the world of politics this past weekend as Republican candidates used the annual Cy-Hawk game to meet voters while tailgating.
Republican candidates Donald Trump, Scott Walker, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul all appeared at the event, but the most attention was given to Trump.
Tailgaters protesting Trump gathered near the Republican tent, holding signs protesting bigotry
and comments made my Trump. A video captured at the event showed a woman rip the sign of one of the protesters.
Shelby Mueller, 20, from West Des Moines, was identified as the woman who ripped the poster. She is not an ISU student. She did issue an apology for her actions.
Tony Romo’s last second passWith just seven seconds left in
Sunday’s NFL game between the Cowboys and Giants, quarterback Tony Romo was able to find tight end Jason Witten for an 11-yard-touchdown that put the Cowboys over the top, 27-26.
#IStandWithAhmed goes viralSocial media blew up Wednes-
day after news was released that police arrested Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim student in Texas, for bringing a homemade clock to school.
Police said they thought the clock was a “hoax bomb,” but later said they would not pursue charges for the teen who was wearing a NASA shirt when he was put in handcuffs.
An outpouring of support came over Twitter, including a tweet from President Obama inviting him to the White House.
“Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It’s what makes America great,” the tweet read.
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Students in the College of Business will start suiting up for the career fair next week.
Iowa State’s College of Business will kick off its annual Business Week on Wednesday. The week will feature a series of speakers and networking and recruiting opportunities. Some events will provide food for students in attendance.
David Spalding, dean of the College of Business, encourages all business students to to attend the Business Week events.
“This is really an opportunity to help our students focus on the future and have them think about what happens after Iowa State,” Spalding said. “It’s a great reminder that [college] isn’t just about getting papers done, it’s about developing a set of skills that are going to be attractive to employers in the areas [students] want to work in.”
Events are open to interested students of any major, but current business majors are the focus. Students can find a full sched-ule of presentations and events through CyHire on the College of Business’ website. The majority of presentations will provide more intimate networking opportunities than the culminating career fair and will be given by industry professionals.
Michael Bootsma, senior lecturer of accounting, said attending these smaller events can help students make personal connections and gain the practice to put themselves at ease for the career fair.
“We have a career fair and that’s great,” Bootsma said. “It’s not all about getting jobs and networking opportunities. We also want to give students the chance to build their image, build their character and get to know each other.”
Spalding said the internships and expe-rience gained from networking and career fairs can be invaluable for students, and allow them to make sure the field they’re studying is one they actually want to work in.
“You want to be engaging in Business Week events and career fairs starting from your freshman year,” Spalding said. “Those opportunities are going to be either life-
changing or life-affirming for you.”Business Week had been entirely stu-
dent-organized in past years, but a col-laborative team of students and staff have helped organize a more extensive set of events this year.
“We’ve come up with a variety of events that will both feed students and give them some practical skills that will help them in their careers,” said Michele Appelgate, program coordinator in the College of Busi-ness and a member of the Business Week coordinating team.
One new event this year is a service project in which student volunteers help package 20,000 meals for Meals of the Heart-land. Interested volunteers are asked to sign up ahead of time through CyHire.
Students are also encouraged to attend the small, major-focused recruiting events during the evenings of Business Week to es-tablish a personal connection with potential employers.
“From a faculty standpoint, we want to see our students be successful and have great employment opportunities,” Bootsma said. “That’s a great opportunity for students to talk to potential employers in a more in-timate setting.”
The career fair is recommended even for students who do not intend to intern this year, so they can get practice and be better prepared for a serious interview.
“The career fair isn’t just about the final goal of the job you get when you graduate,” Spalding said. “The student who comes to a
career fair and first gets involved in Business Week when they’re looking for that final job is probably not going to be well positioned for that opportunity.”
Abigail Stanek, graduate assistant in agricultural education and studies, served as an event coordinator for Business Week last year. Her experience helped her see the big picture in her own event and career plans.
“I think students need to get involved in Business Week because it’s a great way to learn important parts of future careers while under the leadership of fantastic College of Business faculty,” Stanek said. “I know that many of the event planning tasks I now do daily in my job were made easier because I understand how to create and plan success-ful events.”
Business students begin career paths
Something unique will be in the Parks Library lobby Saturday — a 64-square foot chessboard with 25-inch kings.
Chess to Impress is part of a campus-wide cam-paign with a goal of raising $415,000 this year for the United Way, a local branch of a nationwide relief pro-gram.
The event will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, and people will be able to play for $5 per game.
While organizers hope the event will help them move closer to that goal, their main objective is to have fun. David Jiles, dis-tinguished professor and chairman of the electrical and computer engineer-ing department, will also be playing up to eight other reg-ular-sized games at the same time as the large board.
“In the past, he’s been known to play blindfolded,” said Hope Mitchell, a Parks Library associate, but Jiles doesn’t plan to do so this Saturday, as he “can only do one — at most two — games at a time” while blindfold-ed, and he hasn’t had many chances to practice recently.
Chess to Impress has
been an annual fundraiser with Jiles for the past two years, but the giant set is new.
Mitchell said the library recently acquired two of the extra-large sets, and it hopes to bring attention to these as well as to “all the really posi-tive work United Way does.”
Sara Harris, administra-tive specialist for the electri-cal and computer engineer-ing department, said the event was designed by the administrators in the Col-lege of Engineering as a way for the department lead-ers to become involved in United Way. Jiles, a lifelong player, “was a perfect fit.”
J i les began playing chess when he was about 7 years old and participated actively in his local chess club through high school. He participated in chess tourna-ments through his early 20s until fatherhood put a halt on his playing.
After 17 years away from the game, Jiles began playing again in 2003 and plays as much as he can. He said he is “really bad” because he “can’t play very much” because of other commitments. But he is still considered a high-ranking player, according to the US Chess Federation, the na-tional governing body of chess.
Parks Library welcomes mega chess
Max Goldberg/Iowa State DailyJovani Rubio, senior in mechanical engineering, shows students at a multicultural forum Monday a sign that was ripped by a woman during a protest against Donald Trump.
This week’s news in review
Iowa State DailyThe College of Business begins its annual Business Week on Wednesday. It will feature speakers and networking and recruiting opportunities.
T h e I S U A i r F o r c e ROTC, Detachment 250, will make the trek to Des Moines on Friday to commemorate Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Day (POW/MIA). This event occurs annually on the third Friday in Sep-tember.
Cadets will meet at 7:45 a.m. and travel to the Iowa Statehouse in Des Moines to meet with veterans and listen to Lt. Gov. Kim Reyn-olds’ proclamation. The ca-dets will then begin an esti-mated nine-hour run from Des Moines to the Memorial Union on campus.
The entire day is dedi-cated to remembering and honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for the U.S. military.
T h e t r i p f r o m D e s Moines to campus is 35 miles and will be run in two shifts. The national flag and the POW/MIA flag will be held for the entire duration of the run.
Honor guard members will stand guard at the Gold Star Hall of the Memorial Union during the run to re-
mind students about the importance of the day and the sacrifices of previous sol-diers, both men and women.
The Gold Star Hall is dedicated to commemo-
rating the ISU alumni who died in service for Ameri-ca. Names from as early as World War I are carved into the walls.
Cadets will end their
journey at the Memorial Union, and Lt. Col. Bill Mc-Ternan, the detachment commander for the Air Force ROTC, will give a short speech.
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Friday, Sept. 18, 20154 NEWS
Seminar tackles vaccinesThe debate behind whether vac-
cines are safe has been raging during the past few years.
Brendan Nyhan was a guest speaker at the Nanovaccine Initia-tive seminar titled “Countering Myths About Vaccines: Are Facts the An-swer?” Thursday at Hamilton Hall.
“His works on vaccines and the decisions of people to accept or not accept vaccines is the best work in the area,” said David Peterson, professor of political science.
Peterson said Nyhan is the per-fect person to bring to Iowa State because he lives up to the university’s motto of science with practice. Nyhan holds a doctorate in political science and is an assistant professor of gov-ernment at Dartmouth College.
Nyhan’s presentation focused on his studies on people against vac-cines and why it is difficult to change their misconceptions about vaccines. Anti-vaccinators are worried that vaccines cause autism and other dangerous side effects. Nyhan said
that 1 in 4 parents believe vaccines cause autism.
“People are resistant to informa-tion they don’t want to hear,” Nyhan said.
Nyhan added that there is a strong relationship between people’s political identities and their beliefs, even though the evidence available does not support them.
When presented with informa-tion contrary to their initial beliefs, people take is as a challenge to their belief system and try to make a coun-terargument.
“Information isn’t enough to change some people’s minds and in some cases can make it worse,” Nyhan said.
Nyhan said that trying to counter false beliefs about science through education is not working. Giving people information may change their attitude but not their behavior.
In one of Nyhan’s studies, people who are hesitant about vaccinations were given information from the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-vention countering common myths about vaccines. While they stopped believing vaccines cause autism, they still said they wouldn’t give vaccines
to their children.“Avoid focusing on these myths
in the first place,” Nyhan said. “They have the counter effect of drawing more attention to them.”
Myths are difficult to dispel even when factual information is available, Nyhan said.
He also said proponents for vac-cines should avoid reinforcing crises around vaccines. If people were told about how most parents in the United States vaccinate their children instead of how many parents opt out of vac-cinations, it would enforce it as a social norm.
Medical providers are a better source of information than govern-ment agencies like the CDC, Nyhan said. Parents are more likely to trust a pediatrician who they have a per-sonal relationship with than a distant organization.
“Maybe the facts [Nyhan] pro-vides scientists will change the way they think about information,” said Jean Goodwin, professor of English and an attendant at the seminar. “People trust relationships, not facts.”
The next Nanovaccine Initiative seminar will take place at 12:10 p.m Friday in 2542 Veterinary Medicine.
AROTC runs to the capital
Community members wander-ing through Ada Hayden Heritage Park with a mock passport in hand will visit various booths in order to explore different cultures.
The Iowa Resources for Inter-national Service (IRIS) will have its first annual Peace Walk on Saturday at Ada Hayden Heritage Park to cel-ebrate the upcoming International Day of Peace on Monday.
“The primary goal is to invite members of Iowa State and Ames to spend the morning with other cul-tures,” said Del Christensen, execu-tive director of IRIS. “[They’ll] learn more about the IRIS programs and what we have to offer.”
There will be a total of 12 dif-ferent displays and half will include international student organizations such as the Association of Malaysian Students at Iowa State, Sankalp and the Omani Students Association.
All booths will have unique fea-tures such as costumes, music and games.
Other organizations participat-ing in the event include ACCESS, the Ames Public Library and Worldly Goods.
Another goal of the Peace Walk is to raise funds for the different programs the organization has to offer, such as the YES program and the world learning participant train-ing program. In past years, students went to Nigeria, Ukraine and Bulgaria to provide various journalism work-shops to young people.
Hanan Mas’Od, senior in jour-
nalism and communication and the public relations intern for IRIS, explained how she felt toward the organization.
“Being an international student and having the opportunity to work at IRIS, it’s a great opportunity,” Mas’Od said. “It’s a great feeling to have an extension of home, it goes hand and hand.”
The idea of the Peace Walk ap-peared while talking with the Ames community. Christensen said his staff members organized the event.
The first five participants to do-nate $100 or more will be given a goodie bag and will be automatically signed up for the prize packages.
“The more that we can expose everyone to share these cultures and learn more about them, the better we understand each other,” Christensen said.
IRIS organizes Peace WalkCourtesy of IRIS
Members of IRIS stand with an IRIS banner denoting the first annual Peace Walk that will take place Saturday. IRIS is a nonprofit organization based in Ames that works to bring leaders from all over the world to Iowa to promote international understanding and peace.
Brian Mozey/Iowa State DailyAir Force ROTC members finish their run from Des Moines to Ames on Sept. 19, 2014. The AROTC completes an annual run every September to honor military personnel classified as prisoners of war or missing in action.
Let’s talk Republican presiden-tial politics. First of all let me make it clear that the Wednes-
day’s political event at the Reagan Li-brary in California was not a “debate.” Any event featuring four losers and 11 Republican wannabes at a “Happy Hour” panel in the afternoon, given one minute each and 30 seconds for rebuttal is really a “TweetBate.”
A debate has depth, a limited number of contenders and allows the contenders to seriously discuss real issues with each other.
As expected, it consisted of most-ly snarky attacks and efforts at “got-cha.” CNN said they wanted to see a fight among contenders. This debate was more like professional wrestling with verbal body slams and piledriv-ers. The question we all wanted to ask after it was all over was, “Which candidate suffered traumatic injuries, perhaps even mortal damage?”
I was amazed how much of the debate was focused on immigration issues. Does this mean this is the big-gest issue Americans want solved? Over ISIS, the economy and other issues? It was also unnerving to see Trump in the split screen in almost every comment by other candidates.
Here is the scorecard from the event, along with some food for thought.
The winnerThe only woman in the field,
former Hewlett Packard executive Carly Fiorina. “Trump is an enter-tainer.” “Fiorina jumped in without being asked — very well done.” She threw in lots of facts. She took a strong statement on Putin — “strength and resolve.”
Fiorina was very strong on for-eign policy. And she was strong for the GOP base on abortion and Planned Parenthood “selling body parts.” Her defense of her role at HP was strong,
but Trump gobsmacked her on her leadership at Lucent and HP.
Runner-upsDr. Ben Carson — “Politicians do
what’s expedient.” Carson remained calm but was not involved much in the debate. His idea that you don’t need to use force for every problem set him apart. His personal comments on illegal immigration were effective for the GOP audience. He again came across as relaxed and smart. His strat-egy of not attacking his opponent was very effective.
Chris Christie — He started out “I’m a Republican in New Jersey!” “I’m an outsider.” He was very forceful on Planned Parenthood. He made a great case for his prosecution of terror-ists. “Let’s talk about the 55-year-old construction worker and middle class and not about your “childish back and forth” (between Fiorina and Trump.)”
He kept moving the debate back to the big issues and also emphasized his accomplishments. His personal story about 9/11 with his family was touching. He had a big presence, was conservative but could easily attract independent voters.
The losersThe “Happy Hour” contenders
have not connected with Republican voters after months of running, they are all finished and should drop out now.
They are Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former New York Gov. George Pataki, and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham. Graham won that early debate, but I don’t think he has a pulse.
Scott Walker — Had a strong, aggressive attack on Trump. He did not have enough of a “presence” compared to the others.
Participants who moved the ballMarco Rubio — Ended his in-
troduction with a water bottle and no applause. He had a strong state-ment on the Middle East. He was very passionate on the issue of immigra-tion. He had some strong statements on foreign policy knowledge versus Trump’s knowledge about foreign leaders.
But overall, he still looked like the freshman in the group. Rubio’s excuse for why he missed so many votes was lame and almost eliminated him from
this category.Participants who didn’t move
the ballSurprisingly, real estate mogul
Donald Trump did not move the ball. In fact I almost placed him in the “los-er” category. He did not dominate this debate. His slicing lines were “Rand Paul should not be on this stage!” “I am a businessman.” “I turned down millions and am only spending my own money.”
Hewitt asked about Obama’s “red line” on Assad in Syria. As frontrunner he seemed not to want to blow the lead but it came across as becoming a politician,“looking weak.” Bringing up North Korea was brilliant. No one else wanted to talk about it. But Trump did not get the kind of applause he has in other debates.
Also second runner-up John Kasich — His statement
about the need to get to the issues and not have a “pissing contest” was excellent. His comments on working with our allies on Iran did not produce applause. Kasich’s fight with Cruz was effective.
We can have a deal and if it’s bro-ken we can use military action. “I bal-anced the federal budget.” “America’s gotta work.” He made a good case for working across parties.
Rand Paul — He took a sensible position on China. Engaging with the world was met with tiny applause. “Sometimes intervention [in Syria] makes the world less safe”
Mike Huckabee — He was prac-tically left out. His outrage about fetuses sold by Planned Parenthood was strong but was overshadowed by Fiorina.
Ted Cruz — On Iran he repeated the taking points of the Republicans. He took a strong position on Iran and “death to America.” Cruz was margin-alized in the debate and was not given many opportunities to speak.
Jeb Bush — He was reasonable. He never seemed to brand himself. He still came across as the establishment favorite. Bush did a great job being optimistic on immigration and talked about values and got great applause. Bush was supposed to score big in this debate but he did not score that homerun. “My brother kept us safe” was his biggest hit, when Trump at-tacked W Bush.
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IOWA STATE DAILY
OPINION 5Friday, Sept. 18, 2015
Romance: We should reignite the old flame Korrie Bysted/Iowa State Daily
A student talks to Carly Fiorina in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union on Aug. 28. The Republican presidential candidate debate took place Wednesday, and Fiorina, who is the former CEO for Hewlett-Packard, defeated the 14 other candidates, according to Steffen Schmidt, university professor of political science.
Republican face-off results Debate helps voters establish rank of 15 clashing candidatesBy Steffen Schmidt,university professor of political science
Part-time jobs provide many benefits
Days I am scheduled to work start basically the same. I slip on my ever-so fashionable black ISU Dining polo, throw on my slightly shrunken dress pants and strut to my job while rocking the black baseball hat.
It’s not the most glamorous of jobs, and I usually want to do anything but work at the dining center while I’m there. Quitting, however, isn’t an option.
If I quit my part-time job I would become full-time broke. But it’s not only about the mon-ey.
I mean, a lot of it is the money, but that isn’t what my world revolves around.
Having a job gives me something to do and a sense of productivity and responsibility
in an environment where it is easy to be unproductive.
If you’re considering get-ting a part-time job it’s impor-tant to think about your sched-ule and what you can handle. I work about 15 to 20 hours a week, but it hasn’t been as over-whelming as my parents and I originally thought it might be.
Different people can han-dle different workloads, but even 10 hours a week can be beneficial. Returning from work with extra money and feeling accomplished is more fulfilling than seeing how many episodes you can binge watch on Netflix.
Y o u r s e n s e o f p r i d e shouldn’t overshadow what’s really important when it comes to jobs in college. Pride should come from the recognition fu-ture employers will have of the hard work you put in during college.
Having a part-time job will
allow you to get valuable experi-ence working in a professional atmosphere.
It helps if you’re actually doing something that will ben-efit you in the future, but even a random job on your resume is better than nothing.
Past jobs really helped bulk up my resume into something that might actually impress a potential employer. I’ve spent almost my entire “professional career” working at local break-fast establishments. Serving cof-fee to the elderly at Village Inn has nothing to do with my future career aspirations, but I learned a lot of great work ethic and started getting a sense of how many hours of work it takes to earn enough money to survive.
And the pros of part-time work exceed the money and ex-perience because it can be fun. You get to meet and work with all different types of people from
all over the place, especially at a big university like ours.
But this is just one girl’s experience, and that may not be enough to convince you of the benefits of the college-working life, so I’ll leave it to the experts.
Working can actually im-prove your school performance, as long as it is done in reason-able doses. Besides the obvi-ous financial need that some students have to work 20-plus hours a week, even working half of that can build your character and shape you into a better stu-dent and adult.
Balancing a job and school can mold your time-manage-ment skills and dedication to what’s important into some-thing to be desired. Multiple studies have shown that stu-dents who worked about 10 hours a week received higher GPAs. Working makes you a more responsible individual.
GUEST COLUMN
From those late night “Hey, what’s up?” texts to “Netflix and chill?” Tinder messages and the “want to get out of here?” bar encounters, let’s face it, our college dating culture is just plain messed up.
What ever happened to planned first dates with a nice dinner and the classic “yawn move” at the movie theater? What about those slow hand-holding walks home and the oh-so-awkward kisses goodnight?
To promote discussion about healthy relationships and to bring to light college students’ unhealthy re-lationship tendencies, a man named David Coleman — known as the dat-ing doctor — travels to colleges and universities to speak on the subject. He visited Iowa State on Wednesday night to give advice to a crowd of students and staff on how to create a healthy relationship.
Creating a healthy relationship with a significant other is something that often is not talked about and certainly not taught to us, especially at the college age.
That being said, it’s no wonder we are stuck in this Tinder, house par-ties and bars hook-up cycle. Healthy discussion is lacking in the millennial generation.
Our current dating culture can be fun and carefree at times. Meeting new people at the bar or having a light-hearted conversation on Tinder is not obviously all bad, but a little romance would not be so bad either.
We’re not saying you need to hop on a plane to get hitched in Vegas, but we also shouldn’t perpetuate the one night stand craze making it’s way through our generation. We can meet somewhere in the middle.
First of all. Walks of shame. How ungentlemanly or un-ladylike is it to make your friendly fling walk Lincoln Way in his or her day-old clothes?
They gave you the pleasure of their...company...so you at least owe them shameless transportation. Break-fast wouldn’t hurt anything either.
Give ‘em a ride. Save their pride.Tinder. Grindr. Why should some-
one’s personality or appearance be whittled down to a swipe to the left? You haven’t even been able to give this person a chance, especially since people can’t even be bothered to read the bio’s anymore. Who knows, the fate of your future marriage could be hanging in the balance with a simple movement of the finger.
Who knows, the fate of your future marriage could depend on the wave of your index finger.
Try talking to someone next to you in line or in your group project. Muster up the courage to ask that lab partner to get coffee. Or tea. Or a milkshake. Any beverage, really.
Roses are still classy. Or chocolate. Chocolate is always good. Walk your date to their door. Don’t expect to be invited inside.
We’re not saying you need to star in your life’s version of a Danielle Steele novel.
We’re just saying keep it classy, State.
Courtesy of iStockThe dating scene in college has become primarily a hookup scene, lack-ing the old-school chocolates and flowers, leaving romance in the dust.
IOWA STATE DAILY
SPORTS6 Friday, Sept. 18, 2015
ISU soccer coach Tony Minatta is shaking things up this week after seeing his team fall in three of its last four contests.
The Cyclones are get-ting back to the basics by training like they did in the preseason, meaning harder, more intense practices. Mi-natta wanted to break up the typical practice cycle and see if his players would respond.
So far, they have.“ I t s e e m s l i k e t h e
mindset is that they want to get things turned around,” Minatta said. “There is definitely a renewed sense of urgency with the team, mentality-wise.”
The Cyclones only have one game this weekend in-stead of the usual two, al-lowing Minatta to push his team harder than he nor-mally could.
Minatta said the team always seems to start the year strong, so he’s hoping training like it’s the begin-ning of the year will rein-
vigorate his players.The Cyclones downed
then-No. 10 ranked Pep-perdine on Aug. 30 but then lost three of four games. Minatta theorized the team grew complacent after scor-ing the big win.
“We got humbled,” Minatta said. “It’s back to reality, and [now] we need to go into each contest with the same determination and confidence level that we did with [Pepperdine] to prove who we are as a team, and that we are capable of being a quality team in the Big 12.”
With a harsher prac-tice regimen this week, Mi-natta hopes to provide the spark the team needs. After a rough few weeks, the team welcomed a change of pace.
“I think we’ve had a really good response to that,” said junior Koree Willer. “We just have the one game Sunday, so we’ve been pushing hard these past couple days. We defi-nitely had a tough couple of weeks, but all you can really do is learn from that and move forward.”
The Cyclones next step
forward will be a short trip down I-35 to Des Moines, where the team will meet up with in-state rival Drake at 1 p.m. Sunday.
The Iowa State-Drake rivalry is no Cy-Hawk ri-valry, but any in-state op-ponent is considered a rival.
“You want to be the best team in Iowa, so any of these games — Iowa, Drake, [Northern Iowa] —they’re all going to be competitive,” Willer said. “Everyone is trying to prove something.”
The Cyclones are fa-miliar with the Bulldogs,
meeting them twice a year in the fall and spring.
Much of the rivalry comes from the short dis-tance between the two schools, but it’s also a little deeper than that.
“They want to prove something,” Minatta said.
“A lot of those players on that team wanted to come here, so they’re out to prove that they’re good enough to play at this level and they have a lot of pride, espe-cially at their home field.So we’re expecting them to come out real hard.”
ISU soccer shakes things up, preps for Drake
I o w a S t a t e h a d i t s hands full with two in-state rivals within its first two weeks, but it had the luxury of hosting those games in the renovated Jack Trice Stadium with 61,500 screaming football fans fill-ing the seats.
This weekend, that luxury will be absent.
The Cyclones will hit the road for the first time in 2015, heading east to To-ledo, Ohio, on Saturday for its final non-conference game of the season.
Toledo’s stadium, the Glass Bowl, averaged 19,547 fans per game last season, reaching the 20,000-fan mark only three times.
The average atten-dance was about 40,000 less than Jack Trice Sta-dium through the first two games of the 2015 season and about 25,000 less than Jack Trice’s average atten-dance in 2014.
The difference doesn’t seem to faze the Cyclones. On the road, the team en-joys a quiet crowd, espe-
cially when Iowa State is the cause.
“ T h e f u n n e s t p a r t about playing on the road is causing the fans to be quiet,” said receiver Quen-ton Bundrage. “Of course, they’re not going to like you coming into their stadium, their home turf. You go out there and show to them you’re the better team and then, all the sudden, they’re all quiet. You laugh at it and chuckle a little bit.”
The road game will present another challenge aside from just being away from home.
Iowa State has played on the same turf on the practice field and at Jack
Trice since the start of the preseason. Going to a new stadium with a new surface may throw off some players.
“I think getting used to a new surface could be kind of tough for some people,” Bundrage said. “That’s why you have walk-throughs [before the game] and that type of stuff, so you can get used to it before the game.”
Whatever the reason, Iowa State has had more than its fair share of strug-gles away from Ames in the recent years. The Cyclones own a 3-8 road record dur-ing the past two seasons, but they haven’t lost a non-conference road game since losing to Iowa in Iowa City in 2010.
“It’s a great challenge,” said ISU couch Paul Roads. “Anytime you go on the road in college football, it’s a challenge.”
Although the atmo-sphere of the Rockets’ sta-dium will give the Cyclones something to overcome, the team Iowa State is playing provides enough of a chal-lenge.
Toledo is fresh off a road win against then-No. 18 Arkansas and will return
star running back Kareem Hunt from his two-game suspension.
The Rockets are only returning four players from their defensive front-seven and have lost a large part of their offensive line. This year’s team is significantly different from the Toledo squad that Iowa State de-feated 37-30 in Ames last season.
The high rate of To-ledo’s player turnover on both sides of the ball limits the value of the game tape from last year’s win.
“ T h e y a l s o h a v e a completely different of-fensive line,” said defensive lineman Vernell Trent. “I watched [last year’s film] a little bit, I know what to ex-pect, but at the same time, I got to keep my ears up about it.”
Coming off a tough loss to Iowa, Iowa State is preparing for a hard fight against Toledo.
T h e R o c k e t s h a v e a long history of football success despite not being a Power Five conference team. The fans and players expect nothing less than the best.
“There’s tradition there,” Rhoads said. “And when there’s tradition, kids understand how to win, and they expect to win when
they step on the field.”The Cyclones will take
on the Rockets at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Glass Bowl stadium in Toledo, Ohio.
Game InfoWho: Iowa State Cyclones vs. Toledo RocketsWhen: 7 p.m. SaturdayWhere: Glass Bowl in Toledo, Ohio.TV: ESPNews.
Rockets threaten to shoot down CyclonesToledo ran up a 9-3 record in the regular
season, including a win in a January bowl game against Arkansas State.
This season, the Rockets have already shown the ability to repeat that success, beating the then-No. 18 Arkansas Razorbacks last Saturday.
Although Toledo’s defense allowed 515 yards in the game, the Rockets still beat a Southeastern Conference team on the road, which is not an easy feat for a non-Power Five conference team.
Last season, Iowa State downed Toledo 37-30 on homecoming weekend at Jack Trice Stadium.
Despite a high player turnover, ISU coach Paul Rhoads still recognizes the strength of the Rockets.
“First thing that stands out is how hard they play,” Rhoads said. “I know how tenacious [Toledo head coach Matt Campbell] was as a recruiter and a worker, and his personality is fully visible in his football team. They play hard.”
Iowa State takes on tough Toledo team Iowa State Daily
ISU coach Paul Rhoads and football players run onto the field before the Oct. 11, 2014 game against Toledo at Jack Trice Stadium. Iowa State will try to repeat its victory when it travels to Toledo on Saturday. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
Drake rivalryThe Drake rivalry is no Cy-Hawk rivalry, but
any in-state opponent is considered a rival as far as junior Koree Willer is concerned.
“You want to be the best team in Iowa so any of these games – Iowa, Drake, [Northern Iowa] – they’re all going to be competitive,” Willer said. “Everyone is trying to prove something.”
The rivalry makes sense. The two schools are only a short trip down I-35 apart.
Iowa State and Drake meet up twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, for contests against each other.
There is also the issue of reputations. Iowa State plays in the Big 12, whereas Drake is not a part of a Power Five conference.
Drake is always hungry to prove they can play with the big teams.
“They want to prove something,” Minatta said. “A lot of those players on that team wanted to come here, so they’re out to prove that they’re good enough to play at this level and they have a lot of pride, especially at their home field, so we’re expect-ing them to come out real hard.”
Jenna Reeves/Iowa State DailySophomore Maribell Morales keeps the ball away from her North Dakota State University opponent last Sunday. The Cyclones lost 3-2 in overtime, the third time they’ve lost in four games. The team has had more intense practices this week in preparation for Sunday’s 1 p.m. game against Drake.
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The last time the Ne-braska Cornhuskers trav-eled to Hilton Coliseum to play a regular season matchup against the ISU volleyball team was in 2012.
The Cornhuskers were ranked No. 1 in the nation at the time and the end re-sult of the match would go down in ISU history.
The Cyclones pulled off the biggest win in pro-gram history.
“It was one of the cra-ziest games of my career,” said senior Caitlin Nolan, who was a freshman at the time.
Nebraska came into the match as the power-house in the NCAA that season while Iowa State just cracked the top 25.
A t t h e e n d o f t h e match, Iowa State pulled off the upset in four sets (25-23. 25-22, 20-25, 25-17). It was the first time the Cyclones have ever beaten the top-ranked team in the nation.
Coming off a clean sweep against Northern Iowa, the Cyclones only have a two-day window to prepare against the Corn-huskers.
“ W e a l r e a d y h a v e looked at some of their game film,” said ISU coach Christy Johnson-Lynch. “And I can tell you that they are good.”
Although Nebraska is not ranked No. 1 this time around, Iowa State still has a chance to recreate his-tory.
This time, the Corn-
huskers are walking into Hilton with the No. 4 rank-ing to go along with an 8-1 record, the only loss com-ing to Big 12 preseason fa-vorites — the Texas Long-horns. On the other side, Iowa State is heading into the Nebraska matchup with a 7-3 record and is currently outside of the top 25, look-ing in.
“Last time we played Nebraska at home, neither team was hitting well,” Johnson-Lynch said.
When the Cyclones last played the Cornhuskers at Hilton, they held Nebraska to a .216 hitting percentage and 58 kills. During this year’s match, the Corn-huskers’ offensive ability is expected to produce better
results.So far this season, Ne-
braska is averaging a .314 hitting percentage, which is ranked fourth in the nation. They also average 14.79 kills per set, which is ranked sixth in the nation.
Iowa State’s exception-al defense this season may be enough to hold off the relentless Nebraska attack.
The Cyclones have held opponents to a .188 attacking percentage and 11.9 kills per set this season.
“Our defense has got to be at a whole different level, as Nebraska is a very physical team,” Johnson-Lynch said.
Iowa State might have a little extra motivation this weekend against the top-ranked opponent.
Johnson-Lynch had an accomplished college career at Nebraska, as she helped lead the Cornhusk-ers to a 63-2 record during her junior and senior years in Lincoln. She was also an assistant coach at Nebraska when it won the 2000 NCAA Volleyball Championship.
“[Johnson-Lynch] ap-proaches this game like all the other games,” Nolan said. “She just prepares us to win.”
T h e C o r n h u s k e r s will test the Cyclones and should provide a great ba-rometer for Iowa State’s progression early in the year.
“This match will tell us a lot about what to expect for the rest of the season,” Johnson-Lynch said.
The Cyclones will take the court against the Corn-huskers at 4 p.m. Saturday at Hilton Coliseum.
Only four months re-moved from a trip to the National Club Baseball As-sociation World Series, the ISU baseball club is already gearing up for another memorable run deep into the month of May.
To keep up the success, the club needs to replace 14 players who played a key role in the run to Paducah, Ky., the site of last season’s NCBA World Series.
A sizable chunk of the starting infield is gone, and Dillon Dwyer, arguably the best member of the pitch-ing staff, has departed.
The process to regain the lost talent started when 220 players showed inter-est in the club, which ulti-mately led to 130 players registering for the club’s fall league season — the team’s
version of a tryout.“We want a lot of young
guys to help build the team back up,” said junior presi-dent Matt Odland.
The fall league is com-prised of eight teams com-peting against one another in a round-robin-style tournament. Based off of the tournament standings, the club then hosts a play-off bracket to determine a champion.
The league is com-prised of only prospective players, while veterans coach the squads.
“As a coach, we can see how players play and react in different situations,” said senior Cole Debner.
Once the fall league ends, each coach picks four to six players from their teams and invites them back for one final tryout. From that final group, the club plans to bring on eight to 10 rookies.
The trip to nationals last season instilled plenty of confidence in the club, giving it an extra push to start this season on the right foot with the first competition at the Cap Timm Classic.
The tournament will take place at Cap Timm Field on Sept. 26 and 27.
The tournament will feature three other teams: Wisconsin-Whitewater, Minnesota State-Moorhead and Nebraska. The teams will play each other once, and the results will deter-mine the third place and championship games.
“We want to win re-gionals, and it all starts with the tournament,” Odland said. “It will be a good mea-sure to see what we have and what we still need.”
Plenty of experience was gained from the trip to Kentucky, but experi-ence doesn’t win champi-
onships, talent does. The team will have its hands full picking new players with the influx of new talent.
“We lost a lot of key players, but we still have talent in the tank for an-other run to nationals,” said junior Justin Kelm.
A fourth-place finish at nationals left a bitter taste in the mouth of players on the team, and several be-
lieve they could have gone further. The team is in search of new talent that can contribute to a longer run in the end-of-the-year tournament.
“We definitely could have gone farther, but our game against [East Caro-lina] really killed our pitch-ing staff,” Kelm said. “The other teams carried 10-12 pitchers, and we couldn’t
compete with that.”To get there, the club
first needs to focus on re-placing the talent it lost. And once it reaches that point, the club can set its eyes on another trip to the promised land.
“Our main goal is a conference championship, but once that happens, anything can happen,” Od-land said.
Courtesy of ISU Baseball ClubThe ISU baseball club celebrates after earning a bid to the National Club Baseball Association World Series. The club needs to replace 14 players from last year’s team, and it had 130 players register for the fall league.
ISU baseball starts to rebuild this fall By [email protected]
When Southern Illi-nois Edwardsville comes to Ames for a double-header Friday and Saturday at the Ames/ISU Ice Arena, Cy-clone Hockey will have one thing on its mind: boosting the team’s chemistry.
The Cyclones will use the series to help the team gel. Graduating nine se-niors last season, Cyclone Hockey is a young team with freshmen poised to fill prominent roles.
Cocaptain Cory Sellers doesn’t expect the Divi-sion II Cougars to be at the same level as the teams the Cyclones will play in the Central States Collegiate Hockey League, so it will be a good to build chemistry.
“I think it’s going to be an opportunity for everyone to kind of gel together,” Sell-ers said. “To get to know each other and kind of get [the young guys] to under-stand what it’s like playing as a team and kinda learn
our system.”The Cyclones still have
to come out and play well if they want two wins.
Last season, Central Oklahoma won the Ameri-can Collegiate Hockey As-sociation’s national tourna-ment, and Cyclone Hockey head coach Jason Fairman is building up to his team’s games against the defend-ing champions and other league opponents.
“I’m just more worried about ourselves,” Fairman said. “We want to work our way into teams to prepare for Central Oklahoma and all that. No disrespect to any opponents we are going to play before then, but we’ve got a progression of how we are going to work toward the meat of the season.”
Part of the Cyclones preparation for the CSCHL is giving players the oppor-tunity to display their skills.
“We want to get every-body included, still,” said cocaptain Alex Stephens. “Everybody’s trying to find a spot. Whether it’s in the lineup, out of the lineup or a
spot on the first, second [or] third line … I think every-one’s going to have to come and show us their A-game.”
It’s the second week of a new season, and the Cyclones still have a lot to work on. Stephens said this will be a good weekend to help the team.
The Cyclones have their roster set after last weekend when they played with an expanded roster
against the Huntsville Hav-oc.
The freshmen showed a lot of promise with six newcomers netting goals last weekend.
“If [the younger guys] can step in, that’d be great,” Fairman said. “We’re going to have a lot of rookies that are going to be stepping [up] for prominent roles because we had a lot of guys graduate.”
Iowa State DailyRedshirt junior Morgan Kuhrt hits the ball during Iowa State’s loss to Nebraska in 2014. The Cyclones play the Huskers at 4 p.m. Saturday in Ames.
Hockey looks to boost team chemistry By [email protected] Early season outlook
“I heard they are a [Division] II team, so it’ll still be a good test; we still got to come out. We got a lot of stuff to work on. It’s the second week into the year, so with all the young guys coming in, everybody needs to learn the system and keep working away. This will be a good weekend for us.” - Cocaptain Alex Stephens“Everybody’s fitting in well. Guys are finding their spot and getting acquainted with each other on and off the ice. For the second week it’s going well.” - Cocaptain Alex Stephens
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HEALTH p1
structure the work of your care team you have then.”
She even suggested other locations for what she called “minute clinics” on cam-pus to diagnose various routine, everyday illnesses such as strep throat and common cold symptoms.
Baldwin is drawn into the university’s transparency about the issues that have occurred, but understands there are chal-lenges with continuing to be transparent moving forward.
As for advancing services, Baldwin hopes to create a department to connect students with knowledge about health care insurance so that they can become more informed about their options and what is
available to them.“It’s not easy,” Baldwin said. “It’s a
complex process.”She expressed her hopes about in-
creasing the collaboration between the health center and Student Counseling Services in order to assist and advise students about various options for their mental health.
Whether it’s medication or resources, Baldwin hopes to expand mental health facilities.
“That’s a person’s well-being,” Bald-win said. “It’s not only physical it’s that mental health component.”
Baldwin will soon meet with President Steven Leath.
“I am interested in getting [Leath’s] personal take in the Keeling Associate re-
port … and what he really sees for student health services,” Baldwin said. “Then I think it’s understanding his leadership style, too, and whether that’s a good fit.”
Baldwin continued by explaining that her style of leadership was based on collaboration and building relationships.
Baldwin believes that having a per-sonal connection with the people she works with on a daily basis creates the most ideal atmosphere.
Discussion of the growth of student population was addressed, and Baldwin insisted on increasing space, staffing and more accessibility to the growing number of students.
“[With] that mix of students, whether it’s a number or a different diversity of students, it’s what services do we re-
ally need,” Baldwin said. “[Do we need to] tackle a different line of service that the student health hasn’t traditionally done in the past?”
Baldwin flipped the forum and began asking questions to students in the room about their opinions of the report and im-age of the health center.
Concerns including the term “Student Death Center,” and the lack of a friendly atmosphere arose.
Another question Baldwin asked was about the services the school is lacking. Students suggested more communica-tion with counseling services and voiced a growing need for women’s health as-sistance.
T h e o t h e r c a n d i d a t e , S h e l l e y O’Connell, visited campus last week.
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positions require a commitment for at least a semester. Some students leave a job early and break that commitment, and many factors affect the turnover rate for campus jobs at Iowa State.
“We don’t have the exact number of student jobs on campus,” said Ann Wess-man, program manager for the Office of Student Financial Aid who works with the student job board.
The Office of Student Financial Aid doesn’t track the number of student jobs filled because departments are not re-quired to use the job board to fill student positions. The number of jobs posted last year was 2,100, with 700 of those being student jobs.
“That number is skewed though,” Wessman said. “That is only the number of posts, while one post could be hiring for hundreds of positions.”
This is the case with departments like Recreation Services, ISU Dining and Parks Library, which hire a large number of students.
ISU Dining is the largest student employer on campus. Iowa State has 21 dining facilities on campus, not including the support units such as the full-service bakery, commissary kitchen and catering service.
“ISU Dining provides service to a lot of students, faculty and staff,” said Brittney Rutherford, program coordinator for ISU Dining. “Students are vital to our success.”
Lindsey Hunt, senior in communica-tion studies, began her fourth year work-ing at Conversations Dining. Hunt started working for ISU Dining because she lived in Elm Hall her freshman year and found it easy to work downstairs.
She heard it was a good place to work and meet people.
“A lot of people come and go, but I definitely have made some long-lasting friendships,” Hunt said.
Hunt said she sees new co-workers all the time. People move out, graduate and get a job more geared to their major.
ISU Dining hired 1,800 students this fall.
“Students are here to be a student,” Rutherford said. “That is why they are lim-ited to working 20 hours per week.
Rutherford said the number of shifts being filled is more important than the number of positions.
Of the 1,800 students who were hired, 50 of them quit before their first shift for various reasons, or were no-shows and never gave a reason for quitting. About 1,100 of those students were returning workers and about 650 were new hires. This represents an approximate 37 per-cent turnover rate. If the 50 students who quit were added — assuming they were all new hires — it pushes the rate almost two points higher.
“The turnover rate varies widely by location,” Rutherford said.
Each dining facility has its own num-ber of employees and policies. A small café might have a few number of employees with slightly larger turnover rate, raising the average.
Rutherford does not believe the high turnover rate is a big problem.
“This is a starter job for many students to get their feet wet in the job world,” Rutherford said. “They learn real job and management skills that they can take with them.”
An unusually low turnover rate could mean that students are not moving on to different opportunities, which they should during their college adventure.
Rutherford said students should be able to get the internship or job in their career field. She said if students go about quitting the right way — giving a two weeks notice and having fulfilled their duties as an employee while working — ISU Dining would be a good reference for any future employer.
Staying at ISU Dining has benefits. The starting wage of $8.65 per hour is more than most campus jobs, which start at minimum wage. ISU dining gives regular pay raises and free meals during certain shifts. Students can be promoted quickly and acquire management skills.
“It is a very relaxing environment, obviously still with expectations,” Hunt said. “I come back each year because of the management and people I work with.”
This is a common theme among de-partments that hire students — the work-place should be an engaging, yet challeng-ing atmosphere.
Recreation Services strives for that
and is another department that employs a large number of student workers. Whitnie Nichols, program coordinator for Recre-ation Services who oversees State Gym, Lied Recreation Athletic Center, Forker Building and Beyer Hall, manages about 210 students.
About 40 of the 210 student workers were new hires. This gives Recreation Ser-vices a 19 percent turnover rate, which is considerably less than ISU Dining.
One reason behind the low turnover rate is that Recreation Services is a popular spot for student workers.
“Students want to be here,” Nichols said with a smile. “People choose to come here, so it makes that environment even more welcoming. We try to have it as fun as possible while keeping in mind there is still a job to do.”
Students are able to choose their own schedules and are offered advancement opportunities and pay raises, too.
“If you hold up your end of the bargain — show up to your shifts [and] do a good job — you can have this job as long as you want,” Nichols said. “It’s not very common for students to leave their position before the semester commitment is up.”
Nichols said the most common rea-son for students leaving early is because they find a job or internship in their field of study.
The largest turnover is always at the beginning of the fall semester because Recreation Services only has to hire fill-in positions for the spring.
The student workforce is vital in keep-ing Recreation Services up and running.
“Students run everything,” Nichols said. “They allow us to do our jobs behind the scene and make this place successful.”
One of those students is Colton Ken-nelly, senior in mechanical engineering. Kennelly has worked for Recreation Ser-vices for two years and is a head building coordinator.
He and three other coordinators over-see all student employees. They do payroll, track gym usage and set up for any special events. Colton joined the staff because he needed an income increase and was drawn to the health and fitness aspect of the job.
“I really like what I do,” Kennelly said. “It’s cool to be able to work with fellow students and friends in a fun atmosphere. It’s really flexible and has short shifts you work.”
He sees many of the same faces be-tween semesters and years and thinks many of the students who leave each year are seniors.
“I love being involved with students,” Kennelly said. “I love the atmosphere, the people I work with. It’s just a great environ-ment. I can’t think of a thing that I dislike about my job.”
Parks Library is on the other end of the spectrum and has a large and diverse student workforce.
“Students are vital to the library and work in most all areas,” said Hilary Deike, program coordinator for Parks Library.
These areas include the circulation desk, the preservation department, inter-library loan and the digital repository.
Deike said the library attracts a certain kind of student.
Many cite a love of libraries as a draw or good memories of a local library from back home.
Jim Frank, senior in chemical engi-neering, decided to work at the library at the start of the spring semester of his freshman year after his roommate got a job there.
Frank works at the circulation desk, where he checks out books, answers gen-eral questions and solves problems.
He enjoys it because he can “get things done at the same time,” like home-work. Frank believes the turnover rate is low at the library.
“A lot of people who have worked here have stayed quite a while,” he said.
The library currently employs 93 stu-dents and the greatest turnover is at the end of semesters, especially the spring semester. The library can have as few as 15 new hires or as many as 30 any given semester. This would put the average turn-over rate anywhere from 16 percent to 32 percent.
Deike said the most common reasons for leaving are graduating, going home for the summer or getting a heavier class load or internship.
Life on campus is full of change and diverse experiences. Students continue to move on to better opportunities for greater chances of success that inspire change. Employment is no different.
Iowa State DailyKendall Olson, senior in culinary science, and Amanda Bellis, baker with Campus Dining Services, prepare cherry pastry braids at the campus bakery Tuesday for a catering event. Some bakers start working as early as 2 a.m. preparing baked goods for ISU students, faculty and staff to enjoy all throughout campus.
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