Iowa State Daily, April 2018 Iowa State Daily, 2018 4-23-2018 Iowa State Daily (April 23, 2018) Iowa State Daily Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2018-04 Recommended Citation Iowa State Daily, "Iowa State Daily (April 23, 2018)" (2018). Iowa State Daily, April 2018. 6. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2018-04/6 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State Daily, 2018 at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Iowa State Daily, April 2018 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 MONDAY 4.23.18 No.144 Vol 217 67° 39° CHRIS JORGENSEN/ IOWA STATE DAILY Fetty Wap takes the stage in head-to-toe Iowa State gear at the SUB spring concert. The concert took place at the Molecular SPRING Biology parking lot on April 22. CONCERTCHRIS JORGENSEN/ IOWA Fetty Wap, Cheat Codes, STATE DAILY KYLE and his friend, Brick, KYLE and Andreas Moss do a karate kick for the perform to thousands crowd. BY PARKER.REED @iowastatedaily.com A beautiful spring afternoon brought an estimated 2,500 people to the Student Union Board’s spring Outdoor Concert, according to Jim Brockpahler, SUB’s entertainment programs coordinator. CHRIS JORGENSEN/ IOWA STATE DAILY Fetty Wap’s set was lled with energy, danc- Swedish R&B singer Andreas Moss kicked o the event with ing, and heartfelt stories. an energetic take on pop music that utilized live drums and guitar. While the crowd wasn’t huge at the beginning, a solid stream of people shu ed in throughout his compact, four-song set which included original tracks like “Deep Down Below” and “ inking About You.” “I was called an abomination [in high school] … I couldn’t look myself in the mirror,” said Moss on discovering his sexuality at a and plenty of originals like the Billboard top- ve single “iSpy.” young age. “ ere’s a beautiful moment in life when you learn to Los Angeles’ EDM trio Cheat Codes made their Ames debut love yourself for who you are.” after coming o of a performance at South America’s Lollapalooza KYLE, who went by SuperDuperKyle at the show, brought and multiple appearances in Las Vegas and Mexico City. what seemed like greatest amount of energy to the crowd of mostly “We played in rock bands before this … so a big part of our act is students, with touches of younger and older attendees. the songwriting,” said Trevor Dahl in a pre-show interview. DJ SuperDuperBrick began the show with a short hype session Cheat Codes’ set may have been the longest set of the evening, which included Brick getting the crowd pumped up with a variety featuring many original songs such as “Sex,” the platinum-certi ed of other artists’ tracks like Kendrick Lamar’s “Backseat Freestyle” single “No Promises” which originally featured Demi Lovato and and “Alright.” even bringing out Fetty Wap decked out in Iowa State gear for KYLE also utilized a live drummer and an e ective set of visuals, “Feels Good.” which included an oddly detailed dancing alien, which brought a e trio attempted to give the crowd an extra touch of energy clear jump in production value. by throwing out beach balls, an in atable duck and even shots of “We are fresh o of Coachella and this crowd is way more lit actual dollar bills into the crowd, but each was thrown to the side than Coachella, I’m not lyin’,” KYLE said. “Iowa State, [Coachella of the stage by slight gusts of wind. is] overrated, I promise.” KYLE’s set included a cover of Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness” CONCERT PG7 02 Iowa State Daily Monday, April 23, 2018 STUDENT LIFE Live Green! 10 years later Initiative celebrates decade of success BY PAIGE.ANSON @iowastatedaily.com As the spring semester comes to a close, two interns in the campus, like a car sharing program, solar powered trash cans, Office of Sustainability are confirming plans for their depart- LEED-certified energy efficient buildings, efficient road plans ment’s biggest celebration yet. and sustainability events like Sustainapalooza and their Earth Day celebrations, Rankin said. KATLYN CAMPBELL/ IOWA STATE DAILY Students participate in National Campus Sustainability Day For the 10-year anniversary of the Live Green! initiative, “We’ve [also] done a lot related to reducing paper use on outside Parks Library on Oct. 26. the department has decided to have its first ever year-long campus…[and] over 95 percent of the custodial team is using celebration with monthly sustainability events planned by the green certified cleaning products...When I first started [as office’s Strategic Initiatives interns Molly Breen and Madeleine director] we had one LEED certified building,” Rankin said. Blandin. Now, Iowa State has 15 LEED, or Leadership in Energy UPCOMING LIVE GREEN! EVENTS The celebration is called “10 Years of Living Green,” titled and Environmental Design, certified buildings on campus and A current list of events with their correspond- after the Sustainability Department’s alternative name of the counting, Rankin said. ing themes for the celebration includes: Live Green! initiative. “Two are platinum, the highest rank that can be given to a “We are going to have an event for every month during the sustainably designed [LEED certified] building,” Rankin said. August 2018 2018-19 school year ... Each is themed to focus on a certain The initiative has also helped initiate and promote the growth “Moving Green”- yoga instruction part of sustainability,” Blandin said. of sustainably oriented classes, programs and clubs, Rankin said. A double major in marketing and event management, Blan- “We have an interdisciplinary sustainability minor that was September 2019 din has been working with Breen since early in the semester not offered ten years ago. We have a number of degree pro- “Dining Green” meeting with local farmers to plan these events. grams that weren’t here, and we have learning communities... “[Our goals are] to engage students with the history of the alternative break programs and volunteer opportunities that November 2019 department and [to] inform them of where the [Live Green!] we didn’t have before. The Green Umbrella wasn’t here when “Shopping Green”- sustainable shops in Ames initiative is going to go,” Breen said. I got here,” Rankin said. Central District and “Creating Green”- free Breen, a junior majoring in finance, has been involved with In planning this celebration, hopes are high in the depart- sustainable gift wrapping Live Green! for two years and has been planning the celebra- ment that along with celebrating sustainability each event will tion since planning began at the end of the 2017 fall semester. inspire someone to start thinking more about what sustain- January 2019 Some events currently planned for the celebration include: ability is and how they can be more sustainable, Breen said. “Giving Green”- clothing and canned-food “Moving Green” with group yoga instruction in August, “Din- “My hope is to touch more areas of campus [with this event], drive in January. ing Green” in September where the Iowa State community can to engage more students that aren’t familiar with sustainability meet local farmers and eat Insomnia cookies and “Embracing and with students that don’t even know what Live Green! is... February 2019 Green”, with coffee and conversations in Parks Library. our hope is to educate a lot,” Breen said. “Embracing Green”- coffee and conversations “I’m excited because [the celebration] will incorporate a As for how the event is funded, most events are planned on sustainability whole bunch of different people. The events are open to -ev around volunteer-based activities, although some funding does eryone,” Breen said. come through donations and the Sustainability Department, March 2019 Sustainability Director Merry Rankin, who has presided Breen said. “Exploring Green”- a sustainability-themed over the planning of the celebration, shares in that feeling of Challenges to planning a year-long celebration for these student conference excitement, she said. interns have consisted primarily of pinning down details early “It’s really hard to put into words...so much has happened in and planning events to be engaging, Blandin said. April 2019 10 years and yet it feels like just yesterday...It’s humbling and “[We face the same] challenges as any student-run event on “Celebrating Green”- outdoor event on the I’m just so thankful for the opportunities I’ve had [and] for campus; showing people how they can interact at the event and South Campanile Lawn all of the folks that have inspired me and for all that has been how they can be involved,” Blandin said. accomplished,” Rankin said. “Knowing how to outreach effectively, [instilling] that sense TBD Rankin is the first and only director the office has seen. Her of connection and relevance in the initiatives and goals that we “Learning Green” - a three-part lecture series role began with working to improve sustainability and efficiency have [is a also a challenge],” Rankin said. efforts on campus, and has since grown to reach sustainability Regardless of difficulty, the three share in their value of efforts in the city of Ames. getting to plan such a large-sale celebration. “My position, when I first came, wasn’t a shared position “I have really enjoyed talking to different parts of campus and with the city of Ames. The position has changed in that it meeting people I’ve never met before,” Breen said. has a connection with the City of Ames now.