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Cyclone lineman arrested for assault By Alex.Halsted @iowastatedaily.com ISU defensive lineman David Irving was arrested Wednesday night and charged with domestic assault with injury. Police were called Wednesday night to 1415 S. Grand Ave., Apartment 108, for a welfare check regarding a possible domestic assault that occurred between 2 and 4 p.m. Wednesday, leading to Irving’s arrest. The Story County Clerk of District Courts told the Daily on Thursday that Irving’s pre- liminary hear- ing has been set for Nov. 25. Iowa State Daily His bail was set Two animated dancers under a Chinese lion dance costume moving to the beat of a drum captivated students in front of Parks Library on Nov. 10, at $2,000, but 2011. The dancers were nudging up to anyone who passed, raising awareness of International Week put on by the International Student Council. Irving posted bail and was released lat- Irving er in the day Thursday. Irving was also is- sued a no contact order with the victim and their child. According to informa- International Week tion provided to the Daily by Geoff Huff, Investigations Commander for Ames Police, to celebrate diversity police spoke with the victim who “stated her boyfriend and Nightly events dances from the Descarga the father of her child held her Latin Dance Club and the down earlier in the afternoon to showcase Bollywood Dance Club. and cut a large portion of hair The event will contin- off.” global cultures, ue into Sunday night, with The victim told police that International Food Night the defendant punched her in traditions, styles from 7 to 9:30 p.m., and the leg several times with a will be at the Memorial closed fist and officers noticed By Logan.Olson Lutheran Church across several bruises on the victim’s @iowastatedaily.com from the Memorial Union. leg and a large scratched area Firdaus Ridzuan, on the back side of her leg. The International Week, events coordinator and victim also had a small cut on organized by the Inter- senior in geology, said her hand, which she said was national Student Council, the night allows differ- caused by the scissors. starts Friday night, cel- ent student organizations The defendant admitted ebrating diversity and all representing different to getting into an argument the cultural differences countries to present food but said he did not cut the vic- brought to Iowa State to sell. tim. According to information from all across the world. “Some of the coun- provided by Huff, the defen- International Week tries that are represented dant and victim live together kicks off Friday night with are Russia, Taiwan, India, and are parents of a child. the International Dance Malaysia, Nepal and The charge is for serious Night fundraiser from 8 to Pakistan among others,” domestic abuse. 11 p.m. in the Sun Room Ridzuan said. “I think this A serious domestic abuse of the Memorial Union. [is] a casual way for stu- assault charge is classified as Tickets to the event dents to bond over food “domestic abuse assault [that] cost $2, and the pro- and also this allows the causes bodily injury or mental ceeds will be going to Ames area to be exposed illness.” Orphan Sponsorship In- to traditional cuisines Irving, a 6-foot-7-inch ternational. from around the world.” junior defensive lineman, “The organization The International has started in eight games helps kids in other coun- Bazaar is Monday night, for the Cyclones this season. tries; it provides services from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Sun ISU coach Paul Rhoads said to the kids whether that be Room of the Memorial Monday that Irving missed health care or education, Union. Saturday’s game against TCU but it helps kids hopefully “This is in the same with a health issue not related break the poverty cycle,” line as the International to football. said Kate Krezowski, hu- Food Night, but there is The ISU athletic depart- manitarian awareness di- not food served,” said ment, when contacted for rector and senior in civil Latif Masud, president comment Thursday, said it is Iowa State Daily engineering. and senior in electrical still gathering facts and infor- Darin Williams, left, and his partner perform the Bhangra dance during International Krezowski said par- mation on the investigation. Night on Nov. 13, 2009. Fourteen different multicultural performances were featured. ticipants will learn two INTERNATIONAL p6 >> ISU Ambassadors pursue ISU senior elected as leader of international ag association, visit from Gov. Branstad brings World Congress to Ames By Brian.Voss @iowastatedaily.com Tesdall was elected work also helps supple- IAAS meeting back in August for the po- ment her leadership The Iowa State Ambassadors is work- sition at the 2013 World roles as they offer more ing to get Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. to connect Congress in Santiago, of a real-world educa- Gov. Kim Reynolds to visit Iowa State in Chile. tion, like proposal writ- order to consider new building projects. members from Some of the respon- ing, that meshes with her This past June Branstad vetoed a se- 37 countries sibilities Tesdall has be- activities. ries of bills and as a result cut more than ing president include: Being involved with $100 million in spending from the state By Caitlin.Deaver making sure protocol is Iowa State’s IAAS chapter, budget, including $7 million intended @iowastatedaily.com being followed, giving Tesdall, with the help of for the planning and design of build- members various career- Rebecca Clay, sophomore ing projects on each of the three Regent Genna Tesdall has oriented opportunities, in agronomy and an ISU campuses. been elected president helping plan different IAAS member, helped Government of the Student Body of the International congresses and making guarantee the World President Spencer Hughes said the mon- Association of students in sure all IAAS members Congress to be hosted by ey would have been used for a bioscienc- Agricultural and related are on the same page as Iowa State this summer. Azwan Azhar/Iowa State Daily es building at Iowa State. Efforts are being made by the ISU Ambas- Sciences, an internation- the executive committee. After attending a “The building eventually would al- sadors to bring Gov. Branstad and Lt. Gov. al association of 100,000 “It’s a learning expe- meeting in Sweden, low those students to have access to the Reynolds to Iowa State to consider a new students from around the rience every day,” Tesdall Tesdall and Clay wrote world-class facilities, allow us to maintain biosciences building project. globe who study agricul- said. “There’s always a a proposal for the event our position as a leader in the bioscience ture and related sciences. new perspective of a to take place in Ames, field,” Hughes said. the University of Iowa in October. A new “It’s a cool feeling to problem that I’ve never which Tesdall success- Shannon Goes, director of ISU pharmacy building at the University of help create opportuni- thought of in that way. It’s fully pitched. Ambassadors, said that the governor’s Iowa was in the works to be planned had ties for people my age such an amazing learn- “We wanted to show veto is one of the reasons he is being Branstad not vetoed the funding. and have access to so ing opportunity and it re- our friends and commu- asked to visit Iowa State. “When he visited the University of many of my peers across ally makes me passionate nity at home what this is “Legislation that he passed that ve- Iowa, the student government leaders at the world,” Tesdall said, about what I do and what all about,” Tesdall said. toed a new building on campus is one Iowa took him on a tour of their aging and senior in global resource I study.” The World Congress of the reasons that we’d like to show him crumbling pharmacy building,” Hughes systems. “It is a really em- Along with being is a three-weeklong an- some of the parts of Iowa State that need said. powering feeling. [Being IAAS president, Tesdall nual meeting for the funding,” Goes said. president] is more of a di- is a community adviser Hughes said Gov. Branstad visited AMBASSADORS p6 >> alogue than leadership.” in Oak-Elm. Her course- TESDALL p6 >> 2 | NEWS | Iowa State Daily Friday, Nov. 15, 2013 Editor: Katelynn McCollough | [email protected] | 515.294.2003 Weather Professor testifies at hearing FRI 38|56 Sunny with a chance of evening showers. on federal judiciary system SAT By Ryan.Anderson whether to release prison- social traits … [they in- Showers. @iowastatedaily.com ers and save money or not clude] impulsivity, low Prisoner costs: 48|63 release them and prevent self control, low verbal An ISU professor tes- other areas of the justice intelligence, high temper, ■ Individual cost of one murder tified before the Senate department from receiv- narcissism,” DeLisi said.