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Iowa State Daily, January 2014 Iowa State Daily, 2014 1-14-2014 Iowa State Daily (January 14, 2014) Iowa State Daily Follow this and additional works at: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2014-01 Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the Journalism Studies Commons Recommended Citation Iowa State Daily, "Iowa State Daily (January 14, 2014)" (2014). Iowa State Daily, January 2014. 4. http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2014-01/4 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State Daily, 2014 at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Iowa State Daily, January 2014 by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Cyclones fall to No. 15 Kansas > pg. 5 Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 | Volume 209 | Number 77 | 40 cents | iowastatedaily.com | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890. There’s so much poten- DERBY tial for roller derby in hits Ames.” Mindy Kimball-Gerritson, AMES a founder of Ames Roller Most of the current members of Derby Association the Ames Roller Derby Association are in their late 20s to early 30s, Kimball-Gerritson said. She said that they want to get younger people involved. “I would have played roller derby when I was at Iowa State,” Kimball- Gerritson said. “We’d just love to have some college students involved.” Kimball-Gerritson and the oth er three founding members of the Ames Roller Derby Association com- peted on the Des Moines team that - travelled around the Midwest. One bout they were at in Lincoln, Neb. had a large fan base that inspired Kimball-Gerritson. By Greg.Zwiers There had to be a way to bring @iowastatedaily. roller derby to Ames, Kimball- com Gerritson thought after seeing the Ames Roller amount of fans in Lincoln. She said Derby Association it would be amazing if they could get is new group looking people to come and watch. to expand the sport of “[The association is] set up to roller derby in Ames. promote roller derby, ” Laura Shelton, The Ames Roller The founders decided to one of the founders said. “We will add start their own organiza- teams as we have enough people.” Derby Association tion after driving to Des Moines for three years. Shelton said she hopes to have The ARDA is hoping to get more three or four teams in Ames, eventu college aged people involved. Anyone over 18 is al ally having a men’s team and a youth lowed to join the associa- team as well. There is currently one Anyone over 18 can join. tion. While roller derby is- team in the association, which is - Most communication goes typically a women’s sport, named the Skunk River Riot. there are opportunities for through the Ames Roller Shelton said they do most of their Derby Association Facebook men to be involved in refer communicating through the Ames page. eeing and helping organize. Roller Derby Association Facebook - www.amesrda.com “There’s so much po page. Their website is www.amesrda. tential for roller derby in com. Ames,” said Mindy Kimball-- Shelton and Kimball-Gerritson Gerritson, one of the found both played team sports in high Kelby Wingert/Iowa State Daily ers of the group. school and said they missed being Keri Crist-Wagner, 37, of Ames, practices drill during roller derby practice - on Sunday. DERBY p3 >> Dance Marathon fundraising Weather extremes deadline near, options possible give international By Brian.Keck This is the 17th year students a shock @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State has put on Dance Marathon using stu- By David.Gerhold me, I just had a leather lWith the spring dents to help raise money @iowastatedaily.com jacket,” Rodriguez said. semester starting up, for the cause. “Normally I adapt to for- Dance Marathon is soon All the funds raised go At first, Coraliseign temperatures pretty approaching. to the University of Iowa Rodriguez, a junior in quickly, but this was just Dance Marathon, Children’s Hospital help- architecture, couldn’t brutal.” which takes place Jan. 25, ing children suffering from feel her hands. Once she Cold temperatures is an event at which stu- many different illnesses. came home though, she can be an issue for inter- dents dance for a whole Dancers who have started to scream in pain. national students, espe- day to raise awareness and not raised $250 by Jan. 25 “The blood rushed cially for those who come support for the Children’s are still allowed to partici- back into my numb from very warm climate Miracle Network. pate in Dance Marathon. fingers and they hurt countries, said James The Children’s Miracle In total, its goal is to raise so much. It was hor- Dorsett, director of the Network Hospitals is a $465,000. rible,” Rodriguez said. ”I international students non-profit organization Dance Marathon offers couldn’t even feel my toes and scholars department. whose goal is to serve fami- a March 1 credit where stu- Huiling Wu/Iowa State Daily at one point and I was in- “Occasionally, I’ve lies throughout the coun- dents’ fundraising deadline Participants of ISU Dance Marathon dance for the kids on Sat- side a bus.” heard about students try who have young sick is extended to March 1. urday, Jan. 26, 2013 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union Rodriguez and who don’t go to class in children. Students who do not and had a lot of fun doing so. many other internation- the morning in the win- “[Dance Marathon] raise the full $250 will have al students at ISU were ter and even suffer from raises funds and awareness a charge to their U-Bill for personal connections with ball games or even shovel- struggling with the sub- depression during that for kids who are fighting a the remanding amount. letters and emails. ing snow for donations to zero temperatures and time. That makes their variety of battles we aren’t “There are many ways Dancers can also raise Dance Marathon, Pringnitz the minus 45 degrees feelings of homesickness always thinking about,” to raise the money before money by advertising chal- said. Fahrenheit wind chill in even worse.” said Anna Pringnitz, senior the deadline,” Pringnitz lenges on social media. Because of March 1 Ames last week. Dorsett said that, as in communication studies said. Students can also par- credit, dancers are able to “I didn’t know it he introduced himself and general co-director of Pringnitz suggests take in canning for money would be that cold, so I Dance Marathon. dancers reach out to their at tailgates during foot- DANCE p3 >> didn’t have my coat with COLD p3 >> • $5 For 8 Boneless Wings (No sides, Dine-in only) Karaoke • $1 Tube Shots (9pm-1am) • $2.25 Spiced Rum and Pepsi Tuesdays (9pm-1am) 4518 Mortensen Ave • 515.292.4555 • westtownepub.com 2 | NEWS | Iowa State Daily | Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 Editor: Katelynn McCollough | [email protected] | 515.294.2003 Weather Bitter cold calls for preparation TUES Chance of rain and snow, 6|30 cloudy. before heading outside to class By David.Gerhold Monday. @iowastatedaily.com “My building on cam- pus was freezing and my WED Mostly cloudy with a It was the worst cold hands were like ice, so it 22|24 windchill as low as -10. in Iowa since 1996 last had been really hard to week with wind chills as work,” Gallus said. “At one low as minus 45 degrees point I was typing with my Fahrenheit. Schools were gloves on.” THURS Scattered flurries. closed and experts warned Gallus said that luckily, to stay inside. Most of the the cold was well-predict- 6|31 students in Ames were well ed, so students, faculty and prepared, though. staff had plenty of time to “I didn’t have any prepare. Provided by ISU Meteorology Club problems, I simply stayed “On Monday, ISU did inside most of the time,” something for employees said Wade Wanner, sopho- that I didn’t see before: more in agronomy. They didn’t charge for Wanner said that luck- parking at certain spots Police Blotter ily, he didn’t have anything on campus, so that people urgent to do, but if classes could park closer to their 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. had been in session on offices.” Monday, he would have Ironically enough, re- Dec. 12 at 8:01 p.m.). gone. search indicates that the An officer assisted a resident Adam Herbst, 20, 63993 260th “I would have made freezing temperatures St, Kasson, MN, was arrested and who was experiencing sure though that I have the were, to a large extent, emotional difficulties at charged with public intoxication Buchanan Hall. The individual at Lot B4 (reported at 7:43 p.m.). thickest coat and gloves caused by global warm- was transported to Mary Greeley Dec. 14 possible,” Wanner said. ing, said William Gutowski, Medical Center for treatment Bailee Webb, sopho- professor in geological and (reported at 10:16 p.m.). Travis Novotny, 21, 123 Sheldon Ave, Apt 9, was arrested and more in civil engineering, atmospheric sciences. Dec. 13 charged with public intoxication said that she had never ex- “This will be interest- Catherine Purcell, 21, 258 North at Lincoln Way and Sheldon Ave. perienced a cold like this in ing to talk about with my Hyland Ave, Apt 12, was arrested (reported at 12:13 a.m.).

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