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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State Daily, 2019 at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Iowa State Daily, December 2019 by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890 35 11 12.09.2019 Vol. 220 No. 069 MONDAY Iowa State Chilly adventures ahead football to play Students to set sail for snowy trip in Antarctica in Camping World Bowl BY NOAH.ROHLFING @iowastatedaily.com

Iowa State is taking its football team to the Camping World Bowl in Orlando, Florida. e school announced the news on Sunday after a report by Brett McMurphy. The game will take place at 11 a.m. Dec. 28 in Camping World Stadium, which also hosts the Citrus Bowl. It will be broadcast on ABC. Iowa State has never been to the Camping World Bowl or any of its predecessors, but that will change this year as the 7-5 Cyclones will face o against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. e Fighting Irish are 10-2 this season, with their only losses coming to Michigan and Georgia. This is the third straight bowl game the Cyclones have been to under four-year coach Matt Campbell. e program has seen only COURTESY OF STEPHEN J. DINSMORE small successes here and there before his A group of Iowa State students and sta on a previous trip to Antarctica. Students and sta on this year’s study abroad trip will get the tenure. chance to see many di erent species of wildlife, including di erent types of penguins. is bowl game announcement came when the Cyclones were tied with three other teams BY AMBER.FRIEDRICHSEN Shelley Taylor is the director of the College natural environment of Antarctica.” for third in the conference. The Camping @iowastatedaily.com of Agriculture and Life Sciences Study Abroad While this trip is through the College of World Bowl is generally thought of as a more O”ce and assistant director of agriculture and Agriculture and Life Sciences, some may prestigious bowl than the Texas Bowl and the Iowa State students will get the chance to life sciences administration. Taylor said students wonder what Antarctica has to o er when it AutoZone Liberty Bowl, which Oklahoma learn about the environment and wildlife of will be exposed to all kinds of new surroundings comes to agriculture. State and Kansas State made, respectively. the coldest continent on Earth, Antarctica, as compared to Iowa. Jodi Cornell, graduate political science stu- Iowa State was given a Camping World part of a study abroad program. “Students get an exposure to a lot of di er- dent, is a program coordinator in the depart- Bowl bid despite losing to the Cowboys and Seven students and three sta members will ent topics on this particular trip,” Taylor said. ment of agriculture and life sciences adminis- the Wildcats, but the committee seemed to set sail to Antarctica Jan. 4 through 18. e trip “e name of this trip is ‘Natural History of tration. Cornell said it’s a di erent aspect of weigh the crowd factor, some recent injuries is o ered through the College of Agriculture Antarctica,’ which includes the šora and fauna. and marketability more heavily, which favored ANTARCTICA PG8 and Life Sciences. So [students will experience] the wildlife and Iowa State. First nursing students set to graduate

BY JULIA.BENDA Wangerin said. “We have students of self care and then look at di erent @iowastatedaily.com who are actually changing their career aggregates and how they can enhance goals because of their experiences and their current nursing practice looking e žrst group of students to grad- they are still exploring their options.” through the lens of global health and uate with a Bachelor’s of Science in Wangerin said the students in the through vulnerable populations.” Nursing from Iowa State are gradu- program have recognized their view Wangerin said nursing in the future ating this December. of nursing and potential careers have is moving toward community health, The Bachelor’s of Science in changed throughout the program. and the program at Iowa State is well Nursing program at Iowa State has “[Their views] are much broader ahead of the game in that sense. been active since the first students [...],” Wangerin said. “I think I can “ere are opportunities at ISU that were admitted in the fall of 2018. e safely say that no one feels like they are would set us apart,” Bowker said. “One program is o ered to registered nurses just going to be doing the same thing is having the opportunity to be on the who want to complete a bachelor’s they were doing before they came in Iowa State campus and being part of degree and is designed for working or at least not doing it the same way.” the Iowa State community. A strong nurses. Those in the program have Dawn Bowker, clinical assistant point for our program is that they class one day each week. professor in food science and human work very closely with the professors Virginia Wangerin, clinical assistant nutrition, said the opportunities of the in the program and have availability to professor in food science and human program are not only in the rigor of that as well as working with a cohort nutrition, is the director of nursing. the program but also with aspects like that they would go with through their Wangerin said the students in the presenting research posters. program. So there is a lot of support nursing program are diverse and there- “It is a focus on population health that will enable them to succeed in fore have a variation of career goals and wellness,” Bowker said. “We have this program.” after graduation. two full semesters on that and when A large amount of Bachelor’s of COURTESY OF DEBBIE LIVELY

“We have students who are we talk about population health we Science in Nursing programs are Nursing students went to Thailand and Cambodia, where they set up pediatric intending to go right on into grad- begin with the population of being a NURSING PG8 clinics. They worked with children who hadn’t had physical assessments before. uate programs as nurse practitioners,” nurse themselves and the importance 02 CAMPUS BRIEF Iowa State Daily Monday, December 09, 2019

CALENDAR FEATURE PHOTO 12.9.19 Barks@Parks, Parks Library, upper rotunda at noon Comfort dogs will be available during Wood-Burned Ornaments, Workspace at study week, along with chair massages and other the Iowa State Memorial Union at 2 p.m. Need a stress-reducing activities. last minute gift? Starting with a wood slice, stamp a design on and trace it with a wood burner, or Retirement reception: Pat Walsh, 1009 freehand your own idea. LeBaron Hall at 1 pm. Pat Walsh, an academic adviser in human development and family studies, is retiring. A short program will begin at 1:30 p.m. POLICE BLOTTER 12.5.19 Emily Grace Roberts, age 20, of 825 Dickinson Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with 12.6.19 operating while intoxicated at 825 Dickinson Shaun Bradley Olson, age 35, of 1312 Douglas Avenue (reported at 6:09 a.m.). Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with Emily Grace Roberts, age 20, of 825 Dickinson probation violation at 1312 Douglas Avenue Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with (reported at 5:31 p.m.). failure to maintain control at 825 Dickinson Avenue GRANT TETMEYER/ IOWA STATE DAILY Shaun Bradley Olson, age 35, of 1312 Douglas Hit the ice (reported at 6:09 a.m.). Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with Sophomore Kamryn Crawford looks to take the puck during Iowa State’s 3-4 loss to Eau criminal trespassing at 1312 Douglas Avenue Frank Edward Sirto , age 34, of 1011 Lincoln Way Claire on Sunday at the Ames Ice Arena. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with do- (reported at 5:31 p.m.). mestic assault with injury, simple/serious assault, at Mark Je rey Junk, age 52, of 1708 Douglas Ave.- 1011 Lincoln Way (reported at 3:39 a.m.). Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with theft in IOWA STATE DAILY Cody Micheal Behrends, age 29, of 509 Colby Rd. the third degree, all other larceny, at 210 Lynn Avenue - Waterloo, Iowa, was arrested and charged with (reported at 1:58 p.m.). BUSINESS DIRECTORY theft in the second degree, motor vehicle theft, at Kevin John Browne, age 58, of 4912 Mortensen 1315 S B Avenue (reported at 1:49 p.m.). Ave.- Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with public Bobbi Jo Swain, age 41, of 123 15 St. - Boone, intoxication at 515 Clark Avenue (reported at 1:13 p.m.). Iowa, was cited for failure to appear, simple, at 515 Jackson Cleaning Service Clark Avenue (reported at 10:10 a.m.). Call us at 231-3649 •Residential Cleaning •Windows CORRECTIONS • RENTALS: •Getting Your Home Guaranteed Your Rental •Deep Cleaning The Iowa State Daily welcomes comments To submit a correction, please contact our Ready For the Market Deposit Back! • Sorority& Fraternity and suggestions or complaints about errors editor at 515-294-5688 or via email at editor@ that warrant correction. iowastatedaily.com. References • Insured & Bonded • 27 Years Experience • Gift Cards Available

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Feminist Friday this semester graced audiences with an array of topics ranging IOWA STATE DAILY from “Jesus Was a Feminist,” “Uncle Sam The Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success is looking for Wants Who? Women and the Draft,” candidates for the assistant director position. “Mentoring Women of Color in Graduate School” and “Queer Fashions and Styles.” Speakers throughout this semester IOWA STATE DAILY The Center included: Kelly Reddy-Best, Tera Jordan, The Margaret Sloss Center for Women and Gender Equity hosted Feminist Friday through- Shannon Coleman, Jahmai Fisher and out the semester from 1 to 2 p.m. looks to hire a Maddy Scott, Anna Carter, Danny Cook, anyone, which I think speaks to the point “I’m excited about a lot of our speakers, Amy Rutenberg, Chloe Clark, Rachel Seale, that di•erent topics bring in di•erent audi- including a session on restorative justice Jen Hibben and Jeremy Withers. ences,” Looft said. “So ideally we’re o•ering and incorporating that into your everyday new assistant Feminist Fridays take place regularly a lot of chances for people on campus to [lives],” Looft said. “I feel like that is a term throughout each fall and spring semester come in, to hear something they’re inter- that comes up a lot on campus in a lot of director from 1 to 2 p.m. Fridays at the Margaret ested about, and learn something new.” di•erent spaces with our student protests Sloss Center for Women and Gender While this semester brought a lot of dif- and the Students Against Racism and the BY LOGAN.METZGER Equity and provide attendees with the ferent topics to the table, the most notable demands, and what does restorative justice @iowastatedaily.com opportunity to not only learn but actively in Looft’s opinion was the discussion she look like? So I’m super excited to see Liz’s get involved in the discussion. If that is not attended titled “Uncle Sam Wants Who? session on that.” It has been almost a full year since Clare Lemke, enough incentive, they also provide snacks. Women and the Draft” delivered by Amy Next semester will see a range of topics all former assistant director of the Center for LGBTQIA+ Next semester’s schedule will run at the Rutenberg, assistant professor of history, the way from restorative justice to refugees Student Success, left Iowa State for a di•erent position. same time and place. “e speaker schedule because it brought to light new information and micro communities, navigating identi- Lemke’s position has sat empty the entire time, leaving is set to release in early January a week prior about U.S. military history she said she had ties and self care topics. Many are academic Brad Freihoefer, director of the Center for LGBTQIA+ to the spring semester’s start. no earlier knowledge of. and literature characteristically while others Student Success, the sole member of the team. Sandra Looft is the program coordinator She said she also learned a lot of great are more practitioner-based. “We’ve got a crew that is really cut across di•erent and director at the Sloss House and is respon- information from the “L’Ecriture Non- To nominate future presenters, check out experiences,” Freihoefer said. “Some who have had a lot sible for directing events like Feminist Friday Binaire” discussion by Danny Cook, senior the Sloss House website at https://sloss.dso. of experience in higher education and some with less throughout the year with assistance from in communications studies, which taught her iastate.edu, –ll out a speaker interest form experience in higher education, but may have had dif- coordinators, associates and interns on sta•. about queer texting. As an avid cyclist Looft and submit. Self nominations are accepted. ferent experiences where they meet some of the needs “I think we were able to engage a lot of said she was especially excited for the –nal All speakers are selected in the semester that this position has.” di•erent speakers across a broad spectrum talk, “Gender and Bicycles in 1980’s-Nostal- prior to the presentation, so to have a hand Freihoefer is now looking to hire a new student ser- of topics, which is always our goal, and we gia Science Fiction,” led by Jeremy Withers, in creating the fall 2020 schedule you can vices specialist, which is the same role as the assistant didn’t often see the same audience with associate professor of English. enter a nomination today. director. ““is position obviously has a lot of student consulta- tion,” Freihoefer said. “It does a lot of program develop- ment and implementation for LGBTQIA+ programs, resources and services.” ‘The L Word’ reboot starts airing “roughout this week, the Center will host four can- didates for on-campus interviews. “e names of the four BY SAGE.SMITH one of these terms for the first candidates have yet to be released. @iowastatedaily.com time during a movie or televi- Each day of the week, except for Wednesday, one of sion show but they could be left the four candidates will be on campus. “ey will meet How sexuality is portrayed without an explanation. with stakeholders throughout the day, have lunch with in various media outlets can be A problem that may come up LGBTQIA+ student leaders and then go to an open controversial. With the upcom- when sexuality is portrayed in forum. ing reboot of popular 2004 show media is stereotypes of how cer- “The candidates will meet a variety of different ““e L Word,” dialogue can be tain groups of individuals behave stakeholders throughout the day,” Freihoefer said. had about how sexuality is rep- or present themselves. Some of “Stakeholders are all di•erent; the candidates will be resented on television. these stereotypes were observed meeting with people who know our work really well, Erin Meek is a sociologist and on the original ““e L Word.” they will be meeting with campus partners who we col- lecturer of sociology, women’s SCREENSHOT FROM YOUTUBE “You have this sort of con- laborate with on a variety of events and policies, they and gender studies and educa- Katherine Moennig, Leisha Hailey and Jennifer Beals of reboot stant thread of promiscuity and will have a chance to meet with LGBTQIA+ student tion. Meek has previously taught show “The L Word: Generation Q.” cheating and the inability to leaders — that is what their day will kind of look like.” at Iowa State and will be return- have settled relationships,” Meek “ere will be four separate open forums for each of ing for the spring semester to at it more critically, Meek said in having sexual relationships or said. “And you have this sort of the candidates. On Monday, Tuesday and Thursday teach the introductory to lesbian these types of shows may have romantic relationships,” Meek mentality of experimentation of the forums will be in the Oak Room of the Memorial studies course. representation but it’s not always said. ““at makes it complicated going back and forth between Union and on Friday the forum will be in the Gallery “When ‘The L Word’ came the best representation. for sure.” identifying as queer and not Room of the Memorial Union. All of the forums will out it was a sort of revolutionary ““e L Word,” which ran from Meek said she would describe identifying as queer. So the more be 1 to 2 p.m. concept,” Meek said. ““is idea 2004 to 2009 on Showtime, a person who identi–es as a les- [the show] sort of ran, the more ““e open forum is an opportunity for candidates to that we could examine lesbian featured individuals of various bian as someone who identi–es problematic tropes came out.” share a little bit about themselves; we’ve asked them a and bisexual women who love sexual orientations including as a woman and has romantic or Meek said for her personally prompt question and then it is really a chance for some women lives in a both romantic lesbian and bisexual. sexual relationships with others as a young queer woman, the Q and A so the Iowa State community can ask some way, you have the romantic rela- The representation of sexual who identify as women. original ““e L Word” became questions and get to know the candidates a bit better,” tionships and sort of mundane orientations brings up the ques- As for the bisexual identity, signi–cantly less enjoyable as it Freihoefer said. “People will be able to provide feedback aspects of everyday life. There tion of how to de–ne the terms. Meek said she would say a simi- ran because of the stereotypes through an online form and a paper form we will have was nothing else like it, really, on Sex, gender, sexuality, romantic lar thing. A woman or man who and certain storylines. provided at the open forums.” TV, and so it had a lot of critical orientation and sexual orienta- identifies as bisexual would be These storylines and stereo- Freihoefer said feedback from students is extremely acclaim, the queer community tion can be complicated. interested in having intimate types can still be seen in some important to the decision of the candidates. loved it, queer women loved and ““e part of the problem with relationships with both women media since ““e L Word.” “e ““e student feedback is really, really important to it was sort of a big deal.” categories in general is they’re all and men. original show also lacked some us in the Center,” Freihoefer said. “I really encourage Meek said as the show con- so ©uid and have the potential to “e de–nitions of sexual ori- diversity of its characters in the students to participate. Attend the open forums, –ll out tinued to run, people started mean di•erent things to di•erent entations within media outlets is cast. those feedback forms, let me know what you are thinking finding things that were prob- people because there are some an important aspect for people to and that really helps to inform us as we work to make a REBOOT PG8 lematic about it. When looking individuals who aren’t interested understand. Someone could hear decision on the best person for the role.” 04 NEWS Iowa State Daily Monday, December 09, 2019 Rachel Junck prepares for office

BY AMBER.MOHMAND and Spanish at Iowa State. @iowastatedaily.com “I guess a lot of people, when I’ve talked to them about it, are surprised that I’m not a polit- Rachel Junck is one of the youngest City ical science major, but I’ve never thought of City Council members elected in Iowa, and she’s Council as a career move but as a way to serve also a student representing the Iowa State body. the people of Ames,” Junck said. “[Being on the On Tuesday, Junck beat incumbent Chris Council] allows me to combine my passion for Nelson by over 100 votes and will be sworn onto chemical engineering and [...] I de˜nitely think the Ames City Council on Jan. 2. the problem solving that I do in engineering; “€e more I think about it, the more it makes all of the collaborative teamwork and dišerent sense because we had really put in the work to things that we do in my studies here will trans- increase student turnout and voters, especially late over the Council and be honestly helpful.” young voters in Ames,” Junck said. “And having Along with Junck’s passion for chemical that turnout increase when there’s only one race engineering, she said she enjoys spending time on the ballot was really amazing.” outdoors with her friends and family. From a Junck received 723 votes compared to incum- scienti˜c point, Junck said she understands the bent Chris Nelson, who had 589 votes. €ere severity of the climate situation. was a total of 1,313 people who voted in the Junck said she wants to continue the conver- Ward 4 election, which is 80 more voters than sation about ašordable and accessible housing the election in November. as well as making Ames as carbon-neutral as Although numerous articles had headlines possible. €is means no net release of carbon stating Junck was the youngest woman elected dioxide into the atmosphere and bringing in a political position in Iowa, she is actually the in more recycling and composting options second youngest. citywide. Victoria Lee, age 18, was elected to the As Junck is preparing herself to be on the Missouri Valley City Council in 2005. Lee died Council, she said she is also preparing herself JACOB SMITH/ IOWA STATE DAILY when an ex-boyfriend entered her trailer home, to jump through the learning curves. Rachel Junck gave a speech to her supporters before the votes were in for the runo Dec. 3. killed Lee and her husband and burned their She said she was very thankful for all the hard work they put in. “I think [the budget] will be a big learning home to the ground when Lee was 25. curve for me as well,” Junck said. “It’s been “So she deserves the title of ‘youngest woman,’ Though Junck is not the youngest woman A lot of people might recognize Junck as one maybe a point where people have said ‘how does but I’ve always said that even though it would be elected to a political position, Junck said she of the youngest City Council members elected, a 20-year-old have the life experience to balance an honor to have the title, it’s [a] bigger honor hopes her election will open up a path for more but she’s also in a senior majoring in chemical JUNCK PG8 to serve the people of Ames,” Junck said. young people to join the political atmosphere. engineering and minoring in political science Course makes clothing Final weeks of semester bring course evaluations for those with disabilities to student emails BY EMERSON.LATHAM BY REGAN.WYCKOFF Luong said she did fill out the survey @iowastatedaily.com @iowastatedaily.com evaluations when she really enjoyed a class as a way of giving the professor a¡rmation An Iowa State class is trying to At the end of each semester, Iowa State for the job they’ve done. spread awareness about clothing students are sent course evaluations given Iowa State’s Center for Excellence in lines for people with disabilities. in two formats from all of their professors Learning and Teaching website has a section Ellen McKinney, associate and instructors. on their website, titled “Strategies for Better professor in apparel, events and The evaluations consist of a series of Course Evaluations and Analyzing Student hospitality management, teaches questions regarding the classes students Feedback,” where professors can look up tips the apparel, merchandising and are ˜nishing up. €e evaluations ask about for receiving the student feedback. design 426 class. the professors or instructors and their per- €ere is also an option where professors “[€e course is an] exploration formance, and have a place for comments can send out a survey earlier than the end of the creative process and sources to allow students to voice their opinions. of the semester. In addition, the website of inspiration with emphasis on One survey includes rating on a one to ošers advice on “organizing the comments” wearable art, experimentation of 10 scale and the other asks students if they from the feedback, so professors can sort advanced design, problem solv- agree or disagree with a series of statements. the most frequent comments in order to ing, alternative materials, fabric COURTESY OF ELLEN MCKINNEY The information and feedback is col- improve the course. manipulation and pattern-mak- Morgan Tweed, graduate architecture student, in one of the out- lected and monitored. €ere are teachers Doreen Chung is an associate profes- ing techniques,” McKinney said. ts designed for him by students of the apparel, merchandising who motivate students to ˜ll the surveys sor in the apparel, events and hospitality A couple years ago there was and design 426 class. out by offering incentives such as extra management department. Chung said she an educational opportunity for credit points. feels the surveys help in learning how the Iowa State faculty. The faculty clothing brands, including All of the clients then come to Julia Youngberg, junior in apparel, mer- students feel about the course, but feels the were to come up with their own Tommy Hil˜ger, Target, Kohl’s class and have a panel presenta- chandising and design, said she doesn’t ˜ll questions are not always su¡cient. way of teaching diversity and and Zappos, have been imple- tion, and afterward the students out the surveys unless she had a terrible €e course evaluations look the same for implementing it in the classroom. menting disability-catered pick which client they would like experience with a course. students in all departments of Iowa State for McKinney added the “Design for apparel into their company in to work with. “They’re time consuming,” Youngberg a variety of classes. All” aspect to her class. the last couple of years. “Sometimes the students will said. “I’m in the middle of ˜nals and I don’t €e comment section at the end of the McKinney said she got her While some students chose to have a familiarity with a certain take the time unless I feel the teacher needs survey allows for direct comments from stu- inspiration for this project from work with someone they already disability from their friends or to ˜x the course for future students.” dents that can possibly answer questions not an Iowa State alum who had an knew, the class also gets in touch family, so then they choose that Ann Luong, also a junior in apparel, asked in the evaluation beforehand. internship with Target. While the with the Student Accessibility person,” McKinney said. merchandising and design, said she doesn’t “The comments are super important,” student was interning for Target, Services on campus. McKinney After the students get to know normally see the course evaluations until Chung said. “[The information is] influ- they were starting to roll out their reaches out to their o¡ce and the their clients better through an Dead Week. enced by a variety of factors and sometimes “Design for All” line. o¡ce reaches out to students to interview session about their “Normally I don’t do them unless there’s by the grade a student is receiving. It is just “That’s where that kind of recruit them for the class project. wants and needs, they take mea- an incentive and there’s extra credit given one aspect of teaching performance.” started and then I was also in After the Student Accessibility surements and start sketching. because it is time consuming during a busy Students can find these online course this program at the same time Services o¡ce gets names of indi- McKinney said the client meets time,” Luong said. evaluations in their Iowa State emails, where and it all just came together,” viduals who would like to partic- up with the students again to go Luong said she sometimes questions they will ˜nd a link to the evaluation. €e McKinney said. “€is would be ipate, McKinney gets in contact over sketches and pick out what whether the professors truly utilize the feed- emails are sent periodically until the evalu- a great opportunity to teach our with them and asks them to send they are going to make. back from the course evaluations. ations are completed. students something about diver- in a short bio of what their style In a later class period, they “I think they have the potential to be After the evaluations are completed, the sity [and] inclusion and how they is and what kind of activities they make a sample garment and the useful,” Luong said. “But I haven’t personally student will receive an email for proof of can use their skills to help people.” are involved in as well as how seen them be put into use since I haven’t seen completion. Some instructors may ask for CLOTHING PG8 McKinney said some big-name their disability ašects them. change in teachers I’ve had back to back.” the proof of completion emails. Monday, December 09, 2019 Iowa State Daily OPINION 05

COLUMN Why I am caucusing in 2020 Bernie Sanders is the right person for president

BY OLIVIA.RASMUSSEN @iowastatedaily.com

Iowa caucuses are being held on Feb. 3, 2020. You may have heard about caucusing, but what is it? Iowans gather at a speci
c location, depending on their address, to discuss and vote on candidates. ough it may sound like it, caucuses are not actual elections but are integral to selecting party leaders. Iowa is the
rst state in the country to hold a primary or a caucus. erefore, the rest of the nation looks to Iowa to see who we believe the early leaders to be. 2020 will be my first year caucusing and I’m ready to show up for my candidate: Bernie Sanders. is caucus is utterly important to make sure we get Sanders into the White House. I’m ready to have a candidate that represents me and my community as a lesbian, as a woman and as a student. I’m ready to have a candidate that represents IOWA STATE DAILY communities that don’t look like mine, a can- Columnist Olivia Rasmussen urges the importance of caucusing in Iowa. Rasmussen believes Bernie Sanders is a candidate who stands for didate who is willing to
ght for someone he everyone and will fight in the interest of the people, not corporate greed. doesn’t know. Sanders is a man of empathy, of compas - to agree on with supporting him than there is to which is why we must go out and caucus to show in democracy. We cannot win without coming sion and of truth. He has fought for the same lazily push him aside because of falsehoods and the nation that we do not stand with Trump, together to support the only candidate who policies and ideas for decades and has proven preconceived notions. that we want a candidate who actually gives a stands for everyone in this nation and issues that time and time again that his interest is in the e current president is someone who mocks shit about the well-being of this country and all matter and eŒect all of us. From Sanders himself, people of this nation, not in corporate greed or the disabled, could care less about the working of the people in it. “I believe when we stand together, when we share tainted money. class, is vehemently racist, uses religion as a façade If you are 18 years of age or older, or will be the vision that government should work for all of Sanders is the voice of the many voiceless, of to target minorities, and lacks any kind of human 18 by Nov. 3, 2020, it is your duty to show up to us, there is nothing we can’t accomplish.” communities that are constantly overlooked such emotion in regard to those who don’t hold the caucus, to show up to the polls and to show up For additional information on how to caucus as people of color, rural America, immigrants, same economic, social or racial status as him. for your country in supporting a candidate that and what else it entails, check out YouTube for working class families and an array of others is is a president who is literally supported by can and will defeat Trump. the How to Caucus for Bernie in Iowa video or who deserve representation. That is why I’m the KKK, supported by neo-Nazi white national- I cannot stress the importance of caucusing take a look at the ACLU of Iowa’s website. To showing up to caucus, to proclaim my support ists and is a white supremacy apologist. enough. It’s an exciting opportunity to meet like- locate your precinct, visit www.berniesanders. for Sanders, to help others see that there’s more We cannot risk him winning again at any cost, minded individuals and to actively participate com/iowa/.

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SAM CLEMENT/ IOWA STATE DAILY Political cartoonist Sam Clement depicts former Vice President Joe Biden talking malarkey and talking no malarkey. This follows the conclusion of Biden’s eight-day “No Malarkey” bus tour, which promoted political authenticity. 06 SPORTS Iowa State Daily Monday, December 09, 2019 Cyclones to face the Fighting Irish Notre Dame bowl opponent shows program success

BY MATT.BELINSON shows the growth of the program and where the @iowastatedaily.com Cyclones hope to get to. Campbell said he has been too busy with recruiting to learn much about On Sunday afternoon, Iowa State was picked the Irish but knows Notre Dame’s quarterback, to play No. 14 Notre Dame in the 2019 Camping coach and defense will present a great challenge. World Bowl. is marks the third straight bowl Brock Purdy shares the excitement his head game for the Cyclones and the ­rst appearance coach expressed about the opportunity to play for Iowa State in the Camping World. the Fighting Irish. Purdy said he grew up watching the Irish RANKED OPPONENTS SHOW SUCCESS play and said that it will be good to return to When the Bowl Championship Series was in the ­eld and rebound from a bitter end to the e€ect from 1998 to 2013, Iowa State only faced regular season. one ranked opponent in the eight bowl games it “To play against such a rich history of a program went to from 2000 to 2012. like Notre Dame is pretty special,” Purdy said. e lone ranked opponent was in the 2005 Purdy has been to Florida before, as his dad Houston Bowl against No. 14 TCU — when the is from Florida, making the game against Notre Frogs were in the Mountain West Conference. Dame another spot for Purdy to shine in front Iowa State didn’t make a bowl game for ­ve of his friends and family. more seasons but returned to a bowl destination in As soon as the announcement went public 2017 and immediately played a ranked opponent. online, Purdy said his family and friends reached No. 20 Memphis welcomed the Cyclones to out for tickets, a task Purdy said his mom is lead- Memphis, Tennessee, and ended up falling to the ing the charge on. Cyclones 21-20. BACK TO FOOTBALL e very next season, Iowa State played No. 13 Washington State in the 2018 Alamo Bowl. MATT BELINSON/ IOWA STATE DAILY After losing 27-17 to Kansas State to end their And now, for a third straight season, Iowa Matt Campbell smiles as he takes questions Sunday from the media about Iowa State being regular season, the Cyclones will now return to State will play in not only its third-straight bowl chosen to play No. 15 Notre Dame in the 2019 Camping World Bowl. the practice ­eld for the ­rst time this coming game, but its third straight game against a ranked Friday. opponent in No. 14 Notre Dame. Pollard expressed excitement for Iowa State’s opportunity for our brand.” Campbell said players have not touched a opportunity to face o€ against a football pow- Head coach Matt Campbell said he was grate- football or the ­eld since the loss to the Wildcats A HISTORIC OPPONENT erhouse like the Fighting Irish for the very ful that playing in the Big 12 gives Iowa State and sensed that the break was exactly what the e Cyclones will be in a position to play in a ­rst time. a chance to face against a historic program like young group needed. game with a lot of ­rsts on Dec. 28. “You’re playing Notre Dame; it may arguably Notre Dame. e bowl game will provide another chance for It will be the ­rst time Iowa State plays in the be the most watched football game Iowa State Campbell said this current team has contin- the Cyclones to give young freshmen like Breece Camping World Bowl and the ­rst time Iowa has ever played in given their national reach,” ued to show what they can become and national Hall and Tayvonn Kyle game experience against State plays Notre Dame. Pollard said. “We can’t underestimate that or attention is growing and growing. a top-level opponent. e latter is what is generating the most excite- downplay that — I mean we are playing one of “is is a program that’s got one of the great- Getting healthy physically and mentally will ment in the walls of the football team, starting at the [most] storied programs ever in the history est legacies in college football,” Campbell said. be one of positives of the three-week break for the top with Athletic Director Jamie Pollard. of college football and that’s another wonderful Campbell said the matchup with the Irish Campbell and his players. Iowa State falls in NCAA tournament

ended up losing the set 25-15. Cyclones The Cyclones saved their best hitting set for last — hitting .310 in the third set. lose struggle However, this didn’t get the job done as the Bluejays out-hit the Cyclones in the third set 25-19. against When all was said and done, the Cyclones hit .208, which isn’t that far o€ from their Bluejays season average of .237. However, hitting .169 in the ­rst two sets combined doomed the Cyclones. BY SAM.STUVE Despite this, the Cyclones had a strong @iowastatedaily.com showing from some young guns. HATCH AND SCHULER SHINE IN NCAA Any hopes of a deep NCAA tournament run for Cyclone volleyball were crushed In its loss in the 2019 NCAA tournament by the 15th-ranked Creighton Bluejays on to Creighton on Friday, Iowa State had two Friday, as they beat Iowa State in a 3-0 sweep freshmen make a profound impact — Hatch in Minneapolis, Minnesota. and Schuler. The Iowa State Cyclones felt confident Hatch led the Cyclones in hitting per - that they could beat the Bluejays coming CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY centage with .357, her third-best hitting into their matchup in the ­rst round of the Iowa State volleyball faced Penn State on Sept. 6. Penn State won 3-0. In their NCAA tourna- percentage this season in a three-set match. 2019 NCAA Volleyball tournament, as they ment against the Creighton Bluejays, the Cyclones lost 0-3. Hatch hit six kills on 14 attempts and had already beaten Creighton in an exhibi- scored eight points, which gave her the tion game earlier this year 3-2. However, that strong defense did not show Cyclones even more. third-most points for the Cyclones against The Cyclones struggled to contain the in its defeat to Creighton. the Bluejays. POOR ATTACKING DOOMS CYCLONES Bluejays’ attacks and struggled to create In its 3-0 loss to Creighton, Iowa State Schuler hit nine kills and scored nine o€ense of their own, but had solid perfor - allowed Creighton to hit .366 overall. Sets Iowa State had an opportunity against points, both of which were tied for a team- mances by two freshmen in Annie Hatch two and three were the worst for Iowa State, Creighton from the very beginning of the high (senior outside hitter Josie Herbst tied and Michal Schuler. as Creighton hit .467 in the second set and match. Creighton hit .188 in the ­rst set, yet Schuler in both statistics), on Friday. .452 in the third set. Iowa State couldn’t take advantage as they Schuler also hit .238, which is her best DEFENSE FALTERS IN DEFEAT Creighton out-hit Iowa State .366 to .208. hit .206. Iowa State lost the ­rst set 25-22. hitting percentage in a match since the Prior to Friday’s NCAA tournament They also hit 11 more kills and scored 18 To make the ­rst set even more di¤cult Cyclones faced off against the Oklahoma matchup against Creighton, Iowa State more points than Iowa State did. to overcome was the ­ve service errors the Sooners on 10/19. Schuler also had nine had only been allowing its opponents to hit While the Bluejays offense put the Cyclones committed. digs, nearly giving her a double-double. .208 per match. is hitting percentage was match away, the Cyclones’ inconsistent Iowa State’s o€ense couldn’t build momen- e Cyclones’ season comes to an end with fourth in the Big 12. offense in the first two sets doomed the tum in the second set, as it only hit .132 and a record of 17-12. Monday, December 09, 2019 Iowa State Daily LIMELIGHT 07

10S OF 10S The Wombats’ ‘Glitterbug’ Album paints harsh picture of modern romance

BY ANNELISE.WELLS about hookup culture and lust-centered @iowastatedaily.com romance, but other tracks such as “Greek Tragedy” reveal the darker emotions behind In “Glitterbug,” The Wombats paint a these romantic interactions that leaves the bleak look into relationships in the modern listener aching and re ecting on personal technological age with grace, grit and a spar- experiences. ‚ere is a sense of urgency that kle of synth. pushes you track by track until you are hit “Glitterbug” is the fourth album of the with a moment of crystal clarity starkly con- indie-rock group, following up their second trasting the muddled synth and guitar. and break-out album “A Guide to Love, Loss “Isabel” is a track almost exactly halfway and Desperation.” The three-man band’s through the album, o‹ering a quiet break tongue-in-cheek goofy tone decreases in within the hazy madness with heart-clench- “Glitterbug,” as their coming-of-age story ing lyrics backed by simple guitar chords. through the eyes of lead singer and guitarist ‚e song has a simple production behind it, Matthew Murphy. until almost the end where it’s just Murphy’s This album is more western-influenced voice and a simple guitar track. His voice compared to their previous endeavors. While becomes increasingly synthesized and styl- the members of the band are always involved ized. While “Isabel” is a moment to breathe in producing their music, “Glitterbug” was within the heavier album, eventually you made across continents. come down from the high, and the group “Especially on this album, a lot of the time throws you back into the madness. Murph would be in Los Angeles and we Closing track “Flowerball” leaves the lis- would work on the backing track and send tener yearning for more, echoing Murphy’s it over to him, then he’d go in the studio desperate callings for answers within love. and work on it, then send it back,” said Dan It’s a ‰tting end to an album dealing with Haggis, drummer for The Wombats in an COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS questions about love, lust and modern-age interview with Ground Sounds. “It was a fun “Glitterbug” by the Wombats is a 10s of the 10s album for its honest perspective on mod- romance. ‚e main hook of the song is even way and a new approach for us to work. ‚e ern-age love, lust and romance overall backed by impressive production. based around a question, as Murphy sings: distance created the need for a new method.” “How could you waltz through my blood - The band members worked heavily ‚e technological impact that can make- “I need to keep moving to ‰nd inspira - stream and then never call?” On an album with Bastille producer Mark Crew on or-break a relationship is no stranger to tion,” Murphy said in an interview with so focused on only answering questions with “Glitterbug,” and the British-indie-pop Murphy’s lyrics, but this song takes a direct NME about the track. “I went to Barcelona more questions, leaving the album with even in uence is evident within each track. approach on criticism through the chorus. for a week and I’d just sit in a square and get more unanswered questions about love and ‚e album opens with “Emoticons,” a bit- “And all these emoticons and words/ Try to drunk — the song ‘Pink Lemonade’ came the future is an appropriate ending. tersweet introduction to the band’s thoughts make it better but they only make it worse.” from that. I just upped and fucked o‹ and The Wombats add darker themes in on online dating and romance. It’s a yearn- ‚e bright synth in “Glitterbug” is often my girlfriend at the time, she went out and “Glitterbug” to their humorous, often absurd ing for honesty and open communication contrast to backhanded lyrics, creating a I had these ideas that she was fucking other songs from previous albums. This change and wanting something that is so bad for parody of modern pop-rock tunes. ‚is peaks people. I actually forced the paranoia…. doesn’t feel forced, but natural and relatable you, as Murphy sings: “It’s tough to main - in the dance-centered “Pink Lemonade,” a Sometimes I purposefully fuck myself up among their discography, as if the band is tain focus baby/ Now all my elephants are song about a falsely sweetened relationship to get a song out of it I suppose. I wouldn’t growing up and starting to rebel against in the room/ We crave the ‰ction when we and seeing the world through rose-colored purposely fuck up a relationship but I do itself. With fantastic synth and syncopated need the truth/ You need to ‰nd a di‹erent glasses. With biting lyrics such as “If you tend to say, ‘Right I’m gonna go away for a guitar, each song is catchier than the last and boys to chew.” From the get-go, the song’s bring him home/ Can you use the spare while now.’” sticks with you after just one listen. It throws darker lyrics layered over almost haunting bedroom,” it’s pretty much the the politest “Glitterbug” is ‰lled with hazy, lo-‰ pro- you into a headspace that is impossible to get whistle tones indicate this album is taking way to say “fuck you” Murphy could come duction. Party tracks such as “Give Me A out of — which is why this album is de‰ - a di‹erent turn. up with. Try” seem commonplace with club pop songs nitely one of the best of the 2010s. Rapper Juice WRLD dies at 21 Singer’s death predicted by own song lyrics

BY TREVOR.BABCOCK platinum certification and his follow-up @iowastatedaily.com album “Death Race for Love,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last March. Rapper and singer Juice WRLD, born Juice WRLD began releasing music on Jarad Anthony Higgins, died at the age of the Soundcloud platform in 2015 at age 17 21 Sunday morning. and was 19 when he signed with Interscope Reported by TMZ, Juice WRLD suf - Records. He turned 21 on Dec. 2, a week fered a seizure at Chicago’s Midway Airport before his death. while returning home from California. Law Juice WRLD was named Top New Artist enforcement sources told TMZ that Juice at this year’s Billboard Music Awards. WRLD was bleeding from the mouth when Juice WRLD was known for his melodic paramedics arrived at the scene. He was pro- and melancholic approach to hip-hop, with nounced dead a short time after he arrived at angst reminiscent of emo and pop punk. His the hospital. ‚e cause of death is currently lyrics often explored mental health, drug use undetermined. and death. Juice WRLD ‰rst gained popularity on PHOTO BY MAC DOWNEY On Juice WRLD’s “Too Soon..” EP, a Soundcloud with hits “Lucid Dreams” and Juice WRLD passed away on Sunday at Chicago’s Midway Airport. The rapper and singer was project dedicated to the late Lil Peep and “All Girls Are The Same,” where he was 21, having just celebrated his birthday a week ago on Dec. 2. XXXTentacion, he rapped, “What’s the 27 the most liked, listened to and shared artist club? We ain’t making it past 21,” on the on the platform in 2018. “Lucid Dreams” ‚e success of the two songs earned Juice and “All Girls Are ‚e Same” were the lead song “Legends.” ‚e lyrics refer to the many reached as far as No. 2 on the Billboard WRLD a multi-million dollar record deal singles on his ‰rst studio album, “Goodbye popular artists who died at age 27, and his Singles Chart. with Interscope Records. “Lucid Dreams” & Good Riddance.” ‚e album received a rap peers who did not live past age 21. 08 Iowa State Daily Monday, December 09, 2019

ANTARCTICA PG1 NURSING PG1 Once students have made

it through the Drake Passage, agriculture to be experienced. though, they are greeted by calm o‹ered online. Iowa State o‹ers the program “Of course, they don’t have crop conditions and considerably mild courses right on campus. Wangerin said she farming or anything like that,” temperatures. It is summertime in believes the ability to meet in person allows Cornell said. “
ere won’t be cows Antarctica during the trip and the for students to get a more caring, human and or anything in Antarctica.
e type weather is comparable to winter nurturing experience, which allows students of wildlife they see while they are in Iowa. to go to a higher level. there are several types of birds, as “Because it’s the summer, it will Bowker said Iowa State’s Bachelor’s of well as whales and seals, and of be in the mid-thirties,” Blanchong Science in Nursing program offers local, course penguins.” said. “We will be nice and warm domestic and international opportunities Stephen Dinsmore, depart- while everybody [in Iowa] is freez- for nursing students that are relevant to their ment chair of entomology, is one ing. Whatever you would wear clinical practice.
ese opportunities can be of the professors going on the to be outside around Ames, you related to interests the students have and study abroad trip to Antarctica. would be more than prepared to are very individualized and allows students He is an associate professor in the be [in Antarctica].” to explore. department of natural resource Students will be sharing the “I truly believe that in a program that has ecology and management and boat with other tourists, too. that face to face, that interaction, that going specializes in ornithology — the COURTESY OF STEPHEN J. DINSMORE Blanchong said people of many out into clinical settings together, debriešng study of birds. On previous study abroad trips to Antarctica, students witnessed ages and countries accompany the together, relationship building, you cannot “I love the sea birds; I’m a bird penguin species such as the chinstrap penguins. group on their trip. replicate that online,” Wangerin said. “[...] person,” Dinsmore said. “I really “Some of the students really We are not just meeting the expectations of a like the large mammals, like some of other human civilization, except the natural features of Antarctica,” start to get to know these people baccalaureate degree, we are exceeding it but of the seals, and we saw a lot of in rare occasions. To me what’s Blanchong said. “Talking about from di‹erent places,” Blanchong in ways that we just can’t do any other way. orcas on the last trip. It was really most impressive is the immensity what Antarctica is in terms of the said. “
at’s kind of fun to watch I think a big di‹erence is the students that cool to see those as well.” of the landscape. You can stand on continent, the geological history, and be a part of.” come to a program like this [come] because This will be Dinsmore’s third the front of the boat and it’s 4 a.m. the history and changes in animal Along with meeting new they really want that.” time traveling to Antarctica, and you can do a circle around you and plant communities.” people, Blanchong emphasized
ough the program is still new, program along with Julie Blanchong, and see 25 to 30 glaciers.” Dinsmore said each student how momentous traveling to a evaluation strategies are still being used in who is also an associate profes- The students will be staying learns about a specific aspect of place like Antarctica can be for order to determine if anything needs to sor in the department of natural on the boat, which Blanchong Antarctica. On the trip, the stu- students. She said she is grateful change. resource ecology and manage- explained doesn’t get close to the dents have the opportunity to Iowa State supports study abroad Wangerin said the students have been ment. Blanchong’s specialty is land. Visitors have to embark on teach each other about their topic trips like this one. great about providing feedback for improve- mammalogy, which is the study smaller rubber boats called zodiacs of expertise while experiencing it “It’s an opportunity for students ment, and the students have been very of mammals. to reach land. in real life. to see places that they might not pleased with the way the program has rolled “
e two of us, we have exper- When transitioning from the “We have each student get to otherwise have a chance to see,” out overall. tise in vertebrates,” Dinsmore said. boat to the zodiacs and then to know something that relates to the Blanchong said. “Antarctica in “
ose two expertises play really the land, students have to take course’s content,” Dinsmore said. particular — where we are going JUNCK PG4 well because you see quite a few proper precautions to protect the “Maybe a creature or a plant or a in particular — isn’t going to be

mammals and quite a few birds environment. particular expedition.
ey write a like this forever. It’s an oppor- that are unique.” “We minimize our impact paper on it and then what’s really tunity to experience a place that a $250 million budget?’ But I do have the Blanchong and Dinsmore said on a real fragile environment,” interesting is that we put them in a is changing rapidly and get to experience and the background of living in it is exciting to witness the wildlife Dinsmore said. “[We] wear certain position of being the expert.” appreciate it.” Ames and knowing what our community of Antarctica and emphasized how boots that are dipped in a solvent Along with wildlife and vast Dinsmore agreed with needs. From talking to our constituents, captivating the landscape is. before you exit the boat to try and landscapes, another thing stu- Blanchong in regard to the fact I’ve learned a lot and I’m excited to take on “It’s hard to explain — the sanitize them when you get on the dents are prepared to encounter they are both thankful for an those budget discussions.” pictures that you see don’t really zodiac.
ere’s a lot of attention is seasickness. Blanchong said opportunity like this. He also said Junck will be one of the two students do it justice,” Blanchong said. to not introduce plant seeds or since the trip is not tropical like it’s worthwhile to take students to sit in on the Council’s meetings, the “Everything is immense in size. pathogens or anything like that. many other study abroad pro- to Antarctica, especially when other being Ex-Officio Devyn Leeson, Big, big mountains. Big, big bodies
ere are strict precautions.” grams, there are not as many dis- they šnally get to experience the who is appointed by Iowa State’s Student of water. [It’s] very white and blue Students learn these precau- eases to prepare for. Nonetheless, environment they have learned so Government. and shades of gray. It’s very, very tions prior to their departure students are warned of the harsh much about. While preparing for the elections, Junck di‹erent from anywhere I’ve ever through a required course called conditions of the water they must “I feel like I’m really fortunate to became a regular at the bi-weekly City been.” “Natural History of Antarctica.” travel through. go to a place like [this],” Dinsmore Council meetings.
e meetings are typically Dinsmore agreed with
ey are instructed by Blanchong “We leave from the tip of South said. “Not many people on the 6 p.m. Tuesdays in the Council Chambers Blanchong’s admiration of the and Dinsmore about the trip as America and have to cross a body planet get to go to Antarctica. I at Ames City Hall, unless otherwise stated. environment of Antarctica. well as the environment of the of water called the Drake Passage,” really like seeing the reactions of “I think a weakness of mine is sometimes “It’s a really pristine wilderness,” continent. Dinsmore said. “It can be terribly, students. It’s so radically di‹erent looking at things more negatively or being Dinsmore said. “It’s very quiet, you “Every week we meet and we terribly rough sometimes. The than anything they’ve ever seen hard on myself,” Junck said. “
roughout don’t see any other signs of people, talk about a lot of the history of water will come up over the boat.” before.” this campaign, [that] has been a big way to grow as a person for me and be more con- šdent in myself and my abilities, and not REBOOT PG3 CLOTHING PG4 closure. They also made a shirt to kind of shrink myself when people disagree

mimic a button up, but it was also with me but be able to have a civil conver- “
e individuals who are represented on ‘
e L Word,’ there’s client comes in to try it on.
ey will made with magnetic snaps. sation and understanding about ‘even if we a lot of very skinny, cisgender women,” Meek said. “
ere’s a lot let the students know what is work- Selena Pintor, senior in apparel, disagree on things, both viewpoints are valid of white women, there are people of color but they are almost ing and what is not working. merchandising and design, took and important.’” passing as being white women. You have all very femme char- Once they know for sure every- McKinney’s apparel, merchandising During one of the meetings, the Council acters, at least at the beginning of the show.” thing fits and functions how it’s and design 426 class in 2017. Pintor’s had a prolonged conversation on rental and
ere were very few characters in the show who had a diverse supposed to, they work on the šnal group worked on sensibility issues. affordable housing, new ordinances and background of ethnicity or had a larger build to them. It has been garment. After a photoshoot of the “We made a vest that was weighted new state laws. At the meeting, Junck said 10 years since the original show came to an end and the reboot client wearing the final garment, to soothe the client we were work- votes were made on the Council which she will give viewers the opportunity to compare aspects such as the everyone presents their clothing in ing with […],” Pintor said. “She had felt a student could have added a di‹erent representation of sexualities and diversity of characters. class. sensibility issues with her clothing so perspective to. “If we’re going to talk about representation, it has to be inter- Finally, the students can enter we made sure nothing on the inside “I think one of the controversial deci- sectional,” Meek said. “
e fact that there are so many queer folks their garment into The Fashion would bother her, the seams or the sions was early in the spring was the rental of all sizes and all nationalities and there are queer people of all Show. ties or anything like that.” cap,” Junck said. “A lot of students felt that genders [...] there are so many opportunities to expand what it Morgan Tweed, graduate archi- Pintor said it is very important to it would have disadvantaged them because means to be queer.” tecture student, modeled his outšt think about adaptable clothing and they would no longer be able to rent prop- While not all representations of sexuality in the media are at
e Fashion Show 2019. Tweed people don’t realize how privileged erties in certain areas [...]
at, I know, was positive, they are there to be observed and compared and can was diagnosed with sti‹ person syn- they are to not have to think about a contentious decision that took a lot for the impact those watching the television shows or movies. drome, which put him in a wheel- the shopping experience the way Council to decide, and it was later repealed “When we say things like ‘representation matters,’ having chair. Tweed said one of his ideals others might have to. by the legislature, but I think a student with access to positive media portrayals [...] that can be your support he was looking for in clothing was “Design for All” is one of three a vote in that decision would have been very system,” Meek said. comfort. projects in the course. McKinney important to have.” “
e L Word: Generation Q” is available on Showtime.
ree “Most clothes are not designed for said one of the other projects has
e rental ordinance would have made cast members from the original “
e L Word” are returning as wheelchair use,” Tweed said. “
ey’re been wearable technology and the it so a maximum of 25 percent of houses their original characters for the reboot: Katherine Moennig, not designed to be sitting all day.” third is something that uses art as in campus neighborhoods could be rental Jennifer Beals and Leisha Hailey.
e group of students designing inspiration. For more information units.
is was part of the prolonged con-
e premiere was Sunday and a new episode will air every the clothes for Tweed made a pair on this course, visit the Iowa State versation on affordable housing that the Sunday at 9 p.m. of business slacks with a magnetic course catalog. Council had.