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Iowa State Daily, January 2019 Iowa State Daily, 2019 1-23-2019 Iowa State Daily (January 23, 2019) Iowa State Daily Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2019-01 Recommended Citation Iowa State Daily, "Iowa State Daily (January 23, 2019)" (2019). Iowa State Daily, January 2019. 6. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2019-01/6 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, January 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 01.23.2019 Vol. 219 No. 083 WEDNESDAY C-NETTES Majorette dance troupe embraces a sisterhood bond through dance, friendship DANCE pg4 Supreme Court allows trans ENACTING military ban to take effect CHANGE BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com The U.S. Supreme Court removed injunc- tions on the Trump administration’s ban on THROUGH transgender individuals serving in the mili- tary Tuesday morning. The ban was announced over Twitter in July 2017 by President Donald Trump. In his tweet, Trump said that transgender indi- RESPECT viduals would not be able to serve in the U.S. military in any capacity due to the “over- whelming medical costs and disruption.” BY MIKE.BROWN Opponents to the ban have labeled it as @iowastatedaily.com hateful and unnecessary, while supporters have claimed the ban to be for the good of Two years ago, Iowa State alumnus Jonnell Marion the United States as a whole. sought to create an organization built on acceptance “The trans community is systematically with the goal of bringing people together. and relentlessly targeted in our society,” It is now recognized as Inclusive Cultural University, nicci port, project director for diversity and or ICU. inclusion and LGBTQ+ initiatives, said. Marion, who graduated from Iowa State in 2007 “My hope is that court decisions will con- with an international business and marketing tinue to trend toward progress in cases that degree, said that although ICU is not a traditional will be litigated given the lifting of these university with a campus, it does have the same injunctions. However, my concern is that goal of teaching people and spreading a message. no matter which way those decisions trend, “It’s a simple message of substance: I see you,” society at large will still see it as their right Marion said. “Meaning, I respect you, and I don’t to continue their march against the trans- even have to know you on a personal level, but as a gender community.” human being I can acknowledge you.” One Iowa, a statewide LGBTQ organi- ICU’s adaptability, Marion said, is something that zation working to preserve and advance the sets it apart as an organization focused in diversity rights of Iowans, has condemned the ban as and inclusion work. “a slap in the face of the brave transgender ICU is an organization that Marion said attempts service members and veterans who have + served and are serving our country.” ICU pg8 Jacob Minock, president of the College Republicans, said he believes the trans- gender ban is no different from the variety of other reasons the U.S. military restricts SARAH HENRY/ IOWA STATE DAILY admittance to their ranks. Jonnell Marion is an Iowa State alumnus and founder of Inclusive Cultural University, an organization focused on diversity. During his time at “The military has banned individuals from Iowa State, Marion led a task force that saved the Black Cultural Center. joining for a plethora of reasons including eyesight, jaw disease, diabetes, foot struc- ture, pregnancy or height,” Minock said. “As the Supreme Court hasn’t turned over Fetal heartbeat bill struck down by district court any of those bans, I don’t think this ban will be overturned. Serving in the military is a BY EMILY.BERCH contains a “restriction upon a woman’s Goldman Clinic,” Thompson said. privilege and not a right.” @iowastatedaily.com fundamental right to terminate a preg- The Family Leader, an Urbandale-based College Democrats President Taylor nancy” that makes it “violative of both the Christian organization also released a state- Blair said he believes the medical aspect of Iowa’s fetal heartbeat law was struck due process and equal protection provisions ment Tuesday in response to the ruling. a transgender person’s service is overstated. down by a district court Tuesday. of the Iowa Constitution.” “On June 29 last year, the Iowa Supreme “When he first tweeted about it, he talked The law, which Gov. Kim Reynolds In a joint statement from the ACLU Court claimed for itself the power to about the medical aspect and the cost of signed in May, would have banned abor- of Iowa and Planned Parenthood of the amend the Iowa Constitution without treatment, all this stuff that I think is far tions once a fetal heartbeat could be Heartland on Tuesday, Planned Parenthood even a vote of the people, and then it went less important as the base fact that there detected at about 6 weeks. of the Heartland Medical Director Jill way beyond even Roe v. Wade to concoct are people in our country who want to serve Judge Michael Huppert of Iowa’s Fifth Meadows described the decision as “a vic- a ‘right’ to abortion,” The Family Leader in our military, to protect their rights, to Judicial District ruled the law unconstitu- tory for every Iowan who has ever needed said. “That’s outrageous judicial activism, protect their country,” Blair said. “To deny tional based on Article 1, Sections 6 and or will need a safe, legal abortion.” and it’s wrong. Today’s decision is just the these people their sacrifice; they are making 9 of the Iowa Constitution, according to Francine Thompson, executive direc- next, egregious consequence of that rogue a sacrifice for our country, and it’s so disre- the ruling on the motion released Tuesday. tor of the Emma Goldman Clinic, which ruling.” spectful to treat them this way.” According to Section 6, “the general joined Planned Parenthood as a plaintiff The group included a petition form in The ban has been in a state of injunction assembly shall not grant to any citizen, in the case, joined in the statement, saying their statement, which will be included in since 2017, due to smaller courts deeming or class of citizens, privileges or immuni- she was proud to celebrate the decision a “friend of the court” brief they will file if it unconstitutional. ties, which, upon the same terms shall not with her partners. the decision is appealed. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court split equally belong to all citizens.” “It is befitting that as we celebrate the According to the Cedar Rapids Gazette, 5-4 — a vote that allowed the ban to take Section 9 guarantees all Iowans the right anniversary of Roe v. Wade, our clients “In December, both sides indicated who- effect, though it was not an official approval to due process and trial by jury. can continue to rely on access to first and ever loses likely would expect to appeal to BAN pg8 According to the ruling, the law’s second trimester abortions at the Emma the Iowa Supreme Court.” 02 CAMPUS BRIEF Iowa State Daily Wednesday, January 23, 2019 CALENDAR FEATURE PHOTO 1.23.19 Movie: BlacKkKlansman, Carver 101 at 7 p.m. BlacKkKlansman — Ron Stallworth Spring ClubFest, The Great Hall, Memorial becomes the rst black detective on the Union at 11 a.m. ClubFest is an opportuni- Colorado Springs Police Department. He sets ty for students to browse through a variety out to prove his worth by in ltrating the local of clubs and organizations at Iowa State to chapter of the Ku Klux Klan and convinces his discover how to become involved on campus. Jewish colleague to go undercover as a white Come meet hundreds of the 900+ student supremacist. organizations. All events courtesy of events.iastate.edu POLICE BLOTTER 12.29.18 control device on Lincoln Way and Stanton Avenue (reported at 12:29 a.m.). Marquise Alexander Smith, age 20, of 4912 Mortensen Road in Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with driving under suspension on 1.10.19 Mortensen Road and Seagrave Boulevard (report- ed at 5:24 p.m.). An individual reported being harassed at Ata- naso Hall (reported at 3:08 p.m.). 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