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Front1 1 Tuesday, August 27, 2013 | Volume 209 | Number 2 | 40 cents | iowastatedaily.com | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890. | A 2010-11 ACP Pacemaker Award winner Sarah Neighbour/Iowa State Daily CAMPUSTOWN REVISION Kingland Systems plans changes to Ames neighborhood By Katelynn.McCollough redevelopment project show a three-sto- voice their opinions on the changes. @iowastatedaily.com ry, 75,000 square foot building. Alexandria Harvey, student liaison Campustown Action Association to the City Council, agreed: “I’m against A portion of the face of Campustown and Iowa State are showing support for students not having the chance to voice is headed for change. the project. their opinion. ... That area is where stu- Kingland Systems, a software and Kimberly Hanna, director of dents go.” services company, bought nine build- Campustown Action Association, said Harvey explained that students ings in Campustown in December in an email that Campustown has been could offer their opinion by attending the 2012 and is looking to demolish build- noted as an area for redevelopment. council meeting, by talking with council ings from Charlie Yoke’s up to Cranford “Like all business districts, members at WelcomeFest on Wednesday, Apartments. Campustown has to evolve and change as or by emailing a council member. Jeff’s Pizza is not included in the de- customer demands evolve and change,” Kingland Systems plans to use the molition plans. Hanna said. “Campustown is the home second floor for its own office space, with The 7 p.m. City Council meeting on of many small and independent business the street level fronts being used as retail Tuesday will decide on modifying a step- owners and independent franchise own- spaces available for rent. back requirement on the new building ers, and we want to maintain that, while Todd Rognes, president of Kingland design, as well as a possible tax incentive [also] being aware of what the needs of Systems, said he could not confirm the for the project. the community are and will be five or 10 types of retail firms they are looking to fill Jason Crimmins, owner of Charlie years from now.” in the first floor spaces. Rognes did say Yoke’s with Mike Roberts, said that they We’ve indicated an interest in poten- the company had “had discussions with have not yet been given a concrete date tially leasing the top floor of the project large retail firms.” of when they will need to leave their cur- as they are currently planning it,” said Rognes said Kingland Systems is rent location. Warren Madden, who is hoping to use open to explaining the vision for the new While a new location for Charlie the space for university offices. project with students. Yoke’s has yet to be finalized, Crimmins At the same time, Spencer Hughes, A Facebook page called “Save said the restaurant and bar wants to stay president of GSB, sent a letter to the Ames Campustown” popped up on Sunday, in the Campustown area. City Council on Sunday requesting that Aug. 25. “We have been aggressively pursu- the council delay action on the agenda Jonathan Krueger/Iowa State Daily ing other properties” Crimmins said. items dealing with the Kingland project Kingland Systems is open to explaining the The most recent plans for Kingland’s in order to give students more time to CAMPUSTOWN p 3 >> vision for the newporject with students. College of Agriculture sees record student enrollment and producing the numbers seen in 2012. Registration sets record “Enrollment started to climb in for second year in a row the late 1980s and into the 1990s,” said Wendy Wintersteen, dean of the College of Agriculture, in an email. “Our under- By Caitlin.Deaver graduate enrollment has increased nearly @iowastatedaily.com 60 percent from 2005 to 2012. The college also has made efforts to Expectations are high in the College increase enrollment by advertising its Nha Tu/Iowa State Daily of Agriculture and Life Sciences this year, benefits more extensively to potential Thomas Hill, senior vice president of Student Affairs, hands out apples to welcome new stu- dents to campus in front of Parks Library. with the college anticipating approxi- students and their families. During the mately 4,000 undergraduate students for recruitment process, potential students the fall of 2013. can more readily determine their majors The past two years have trumped the with the information provided before last undergraduate enrollment record set enrollment. Goals reviewed by Leath The college also has used social me- back in the fall of 1977, which had 3,623. The fall of 2012 set the current official re- dia to provide information for a large base By Danielle.Ferguson promised to do that in the next five years.” cord with 3,900 undergraduates. of students, faculty, alumni and potential @iowastatedaily.com To meet that goal, the university The number of graduate students is students. would need to raise $30 million each year. expected to rise, too. This fall, nearly 700 The college currently offers 25 ma- With the new academic year under- “I was pleased in the first year we graduates are expected to enroll, com- jors, allowing more career opportunities way, goals set by ISU President Steven raised about $55 million. We’re way ahead pared to 655 graduate students in 2012. after attaining a degree by combining tra- Leath in 2012 are being checked for of our schedule,” Leath said. “That doesn’t With enrollment falling between ditional programs into newer ones. progress. mean that if we reach $150 million we’re 1977 and 2012, the most prominent cause “I think we’ve been able to maintain An objective to raise $100 million going to quit.” was the farm crisis in the 1980s that put our brand and maybe do some re-brand- for the university overall between July A January 2014 deadline of adding 200 a financial crunch on the Midwest. Since ing,” said Joe Colletti, senior associate 2012 and July 2013 was exceeded with faculty members within two years to keep most students in the College of Agriculture dean of the college. “[Students] don’t have $112 million to $113 million raised last the student ratio from “going wacko,” as are Iowans, the decline in enrollment par- to just go back to the farm.” year. Leath put it, is close with 140 hired. allels the farm crisis. The college is also instilling its stu- “I promised to raise $150 million for However, enrollment soon picked up student scholarships,” Leath said. “We GOALS p 3 >> again, leading a slow and steady incline ENROLLMENT p 9>> • $5 For 8 Boneless Wings Karaoke (No sides, Dine-in only) • $1 Tube Shots (9pm-1am) Tuesdays • $2.25 Spiced Rum and Pepsi (9pm-1am) 4518 Mortensen Ave • 515.292.4555 • westtownepub.com 2 News 2 | NEWS | Iowa State Daily | Tuesday, August 27, 2013 Editor: Lissandra Villa | [email protected] | 515.294.2003 Ames, ISU Police Police Blotter: Departments Equality Day celebrates women’s right to vote The information in the log comes from the ISU and City of Ames police departments’ records. All those accused of violating the law are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Day commemorates June 12 was experiencing emotional difficulties at University Village. Dena Larson, 25, 905 Pinon Drive, The individual was later located anniversary of Apt 3, was arrested and charged off-campus and transported to with operating while intoxicated Mary Greeley Medical Center and possessing an open for treatment (reported at 10:45 19th Amendment container of alcohol at Beach p.m.). Ave. and Lincoln Way (reported at By Michelle.Schoening 12:51 a.m.). Vehicles driven by Jacob Burgus and Jacob Roman were involved @iowastatedaily.com An individual reported the theft in a property damage collision of cash from a purse at Thielen at East Campus Parking Deck More than 35 students went to Student Health Center (reported (reported at 12:02 p.m.). at 4:22 p.m.). the Plaza of Heroines at Catt Hall An officer initiated a drug related on Monday to celebrate Women’s Vehicles driven by Grant Duckett investigation at the Armory Equality Day and were able to regis- and Joann Masterson were (reported at 1:27 p.m.). involved in a property damage ter to vote. collision at 13th St. and Stange June 19 The day celebrates the 1920 pas- Road (reported at 9:52 a.m.). Brittney Oxley, 19, of Marion, was sage of the 19th Amendment to the June 17 arrested and charged with public Constitution, which granted women intoxication at Frederiksen Court the right to vote. Stephen Morton, 21, 218 Ash Ave, (reported at 12:24 a.m.). was arrested and charged with The celebration — established fourth degree theft at Pearson Matthew Quicksell, 20, of in 1971 by Congress at the hands of Hall (reported at 1:44 a.m.). Woodbury, MN, was arrested and charged with public intoxication, Rep.