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Athletics Debate FIND US ONLINE: iowastatedaily.com Cyclones.tv will expand to cable Harkin, @iowastatedaily On Wednesday, giate athletics now. Athletic Director Jamie facebook.com/ By Jake.Calhoun Iowa State iowastatedaily @iowastatedaily.com Cyclones.tv came to a “Coaches can go out Pollard. five-year agreement with and recruit now and say Even though the deal Cyclones.tv, Iowa Mediacom for the forma- we’re one of three pro- is exclusive to Mediacom, State’s 24/7 online tion of a television chan- grams in the country that anyone whose cable pro- disagree on NLINE broadcasting channel, nel dedication to ISU have their own sports vider has channel MC22 O : is expanding to cable athletics, considered an channel — Texas, BYU television. uncommon feat in colle- and Iowa State,” said ISU CYCLONES.TV.p3 >> stipulations By Frances.Myers @iowastatedaily.com Regents A controversy has arisen between Iowa State and Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin and his advisory board about activ- AMES247 REVIEWS ity relating to the NINTENDO WII U Harkin Institute of Harkin ames247.com Public Policy. According to the Ames Tribune, President Steven Leath issued a directive for the Harkin Institute with three stipulations: “Any agriculture research con- ducted by the Harkin Institute will be directly related to Harkin’s policy papers, and any policy reports will be issued jointly with CARD; CARD must approve of and play the lead role in any research that Harkin Institute ADMINISTRATORS does related to agriculture, and the Courtesy photo center must not conduct any work in TALK TO STUDENTS the area of agriculture that is not re- iowastatedaily.com/news lated to Harkin’s papers and also ap- proved by CARD.” According to their website, Iowa State’s Center for Agricultural and WEATHER: Rural Development “conducts inno- vative public policy and economic re- search on agricultural, environmen- THURS tal, and food issues. CARD uniquely 39|51 combines academic excellence with engagement and anticipatory think- ing to inform and benefit society.” CARD, founded in 1958, is “one of FRI the oldest and best known centers fo- 33|42 Board freezes tuition cusing on agricultural policy” in the country, according to a statement by By Danielle.Ferguson school year. The This is lower than the national aver- Catherine Kling, the center’s interim @iowastatedaily.com proposal asked for age of a 6.8 percent increase. director, in the Ames Tribune. SAT a tuition freeze for According to the College Board, According to information in both A tuition freeze will officially be resident under- the national average increase in tu- the Ames Tribune and the Des Moines 26|38 going into effect for the 2013 sum- graduates and only ition for public four-year universi- Register, the main controversy is mer session as decided by the Board allow for a small in- ties in 2013 is seven percent. The between members of the Harkin ad- of Regents with unanimous support. crease for graduate Regent universities increased tu- visory board/Board of Regents, who Provided by ISU The Iowa Board of Regents held and out-of-state Leath ition by only 3.75 percent. believe Leath’s directive is an example Meteorology Club their monthly meeting Wednesday, undergraduates. The next topic relating to Iowa of academic freedom infringement. Dec. 5 at the Uelner Executive Board During the recession, the Board State was the request for Utility - Leath, certain ISU faculty members Room at the Alumni Center here at has been able to hold tuition and Stoker Boiler Replacement project, and other members of the Board of BooKSTORE: Iowa State. mandatory fees for undergraduate which would replace three existing Regents state this is not their intent. A main topic of the Board’s was resident students to an average in- Leath’s intent, they said, was tuition and fees for the 2013-14 crease of 4.4 percent per year ($260). TUITION.p3 >> to prevent CARD and the Harkin ISU buys Institute from duplicating work, ac- back books cording to the Des Moines Register. This is not the first time the By Jared.Raney Reiman Gardens Harkin Institute has come under fire @iowastatedaily.com since being established two years ago, The ISU Book Store is initiating according to a previous article in the its textbook buyback program. Iowa State Daily. Back in 2011, the The bookstore buys back text- institute was criticized by many high- books at anywhere from 30 to ISU makes gingerbread ranking Republicans, according to the 60 percent, as estimated by Carl article, for being named after Harkin, Arbuckle, a program coordinator a Democrat and sitting U.S. senator, for the bookstore. Students can Display shows sell their books at the following which to some, was a potential ethical dates and times. student pastry issue. 7: 45 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 6-18: Despite the disagreements over ISU Book Store, Memorial Union house designs the name, the institute was ap- Noon to 7 p.m. Dec. 12-13: proved on a 6-2-1 vote by the Board Fredericksen Court, Maple- By Patty.Clark of Regents in April 2011, according to Willow-Larch, Wallace and @iowastatedaily.com another previous article in the Iowa Wilson Hall, and UDCC State Daily. Regent Ruth Harkin, also -By Daily staff Santa’s Workshop is a wife of Tom Harkin, abstained from holiday display at Reiman voting. Regents Craig Lang and Greta Gardens with some big Johnson voted in opposition while six decorations. members voted in favor of the name. INSIDE: Reiman Gardens has The Harkin Institute was estab- a holiday display that lished without any restrictions in News ......................................... 2 changes from year to year, 2011 to research issues related to ag- Opinion ....................................... 4 and this year’s theme is riculture, education, international Sports ......................................... 5 Santa’s Workshop. The development, and health and human Ames247..................................... 6 display opened Nov. Photo: Huiling Wu/Iowa State Daily services, according to the Des Moines Classifieds ................................. 8 19 and also features Reiman Gardens is hosting its annual holiday display with this year’s theme being Register. In the original application Games ....................................... 9 Santa’s Workshop. This Cyride bus is one of the many creations that sits outside of HOLIDAY.p3 >> the three-foot tall gingerbread houses. 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In an open forum with Nov. 30 charged with public intoxication (reported at 12:45 p.m.). students Wednesday night, Jaryd Rowley, 23, of Leath said, “When the insti- Marshalltown, was arrested Dec. 1 tute was formed, there was and charged with operating while intoxicated at Gateway Corey Morrissey, 19, 1427 a mistake. They said there Hills Park Drive and Mortensen S. Grand, Unit 102, was cited was no existing centers or Parkway. for underage possession of alcohol at Knapp Street and institutes at Iowa State. Ross Larson, 21, 2321 Welch Avenue (reported at For those of you who are Frederiksen Court, was ar- 12:20 a.m.). unfamiliar with the Harkin rested and charged with public intoxication at Union Drive and Officers assisted a 21-year-old Institute, it was formed a Welch Road (reported at 2:01 female who was experiencing couple years ago but our ag a.m.). medical difficulties at Oak Hall; policy center [CARD] has the individual was transported An abandoned air compres- to Mary Greeley Medical been here for over 50 years. sor was found in Lot 61B and Center (reported at 1:34 p.m.). “So there was a problem placed into secure storage (reported at 9:16 a.m.). Officers assisted an 18-year-old there. President Geoffrey female who had consumed made it clear at the meeting Officers were asked to locate too much alcohol at Oak Hall when the Harkin Institute and check the welfare of a (reported at 1:26 a.m.).