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ImportanceTHE

Chris Jorgensen/Iowa State Daily OF BEING Board of Regents member Milt Dakovich listens while a plan to improve is presented Wednesday. Earnest Iowa State falls Its a play on words about playing on words below goal on

By Hollie.Schlesselman @iowastatedaily.com class usage

By Jake.Dalbey The name of the game is @iowastatedaily.com literally the name in Iowa State University’s theatrical production of “The Impor- The Board of Regents spoke heavily on the tance of Being Earnest.” state of student enrollment and campus us- The production, which will age during the first day of a two-day meeting make its Iowa State debut Wednesday at Iowa State. this weekend at Fisher The- The regents began by allowing each public ater, is a farce comedy that university to present facilities governance re- was written by playwright ports. Oscar Wilde. Kate Gregory, senior vice president for univer- The show takes place in sity services, presented on the current usage of 1895 in London, where John Iowa State classrooms and collaborative spaces. P. Worthing, played by junior Katlyn Campbell/Iowa State Daily Out of the 215 available classrooms on cam- Tyler Hupp, and Algernon Michael Clinkscales (Algernon Moncrieff) proposes to Erin Stein (Gwendolen Fair- pus, only 65 percent of total seat capacity is Moncrieff, played by senior fax) at rehearsal for “The Importance of Being Earnest” Monday at Fisher Theater. utilized. This number is lower than Iowa State’s Michael Clinkscales, have projected goal of 67 percent usage. Iowa State fallen helplessly in love with Hupp, however, doesn’t ably not worth your time,” also fell behind its goal of seat utilization in the two women. believe that it was his char- Stein said. “But it’s fun to available 400 teaching labs, with 63 percent filled But Gwendolen Fairfax, acter’s intention to lie to his watch in this play.” behind the 80 percent goal. played by sophomore Erin love. Walling identifies a little “This number perplexed us because [since] Stein, and Cecily Cardew, “It just so happened to be more with her character. we’ve exploded in population since 2008, where played by junior Erica Wall- a convenient tool to earn “Well, my character, Cec- are our students?” Gregory said. ”So we looked ing, have fallen in love with the his signifi cant other’s love,” ily, is very romantic and very to the data and found that many are online.” men for only one reason: their he said. idealistic,” she said. “I’ve Since 2008, Iowa State online course offerings names. Or rather, the singular He added that if he was try- defi nitely had my fair share of have increased 184 percent, with enrollment in name Ernest Worthing, which ing to earn someone’s love, sort of idealistic embellished the courses increasing by 111 percent. Gregory is what both men have intro- he would not go so far as to journal entries. also pointed to more classes shifting to after- duced themselves as. lie to them. “I would go as far as to hour time slots — those that are not available Lying, as it turns out, is a “I like who I am,” Hupp write very improbable things between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. — as a reasoning for huge confl ict in the play. said. in my diary.” the lowered reports. “It’s so much fun to play As for Stein, she wouldn’t The actors do connect Gregory’s team hopes to “optimize the space characters that like lying so change a thing for a potential with the meaning behind we have to make the most useful classrooms for much because it gets them signifi cant other. the name “Ernest.” our students and teachers.” This vision is be- into so much trouble,” Clink- “If someone doesn’t like ing implemented into several new and current scales said. “Everyone who you because of what your EARNEST p6 classroom renovations on campus. lies gets caught.” name is, then they are prob- Renovations include larger classrooms found in the 11,000-square-foot Pearson Hall project, mobile furniture for collaborative learning with the newly-renovated Marston Hall and two large-scale classrooms to be featured in the upcoming Bessey Hall update. Gregory also expressed interest in using book REGENTS p8 Students to vote on raised fees for MU renovations

By Alli.Weaver ernment President Cole Staudt updated @iowastatedaily.com the Senate on the progress of the medical amnesty bill. Implementing the medical amnesty The choice falls on the students wheth- bill in Iowa was an idea of Staudt’s and er improvements to the Memorial Union Vice President Cody West’s during their will be funded by an increase in student campaign. fees or if the project will be dropped. The bill would allow underage drinkers Student Government voted to have the to call for medical assistance without fear Memorial Union referendum placed on of legal repercussions. the student ballot. Staudt said he would be attending a During the Student Government elec- subcommittee meeting Thursday in Des tions on March 7 and 9, Iowa State stu- Moines hoping to move the bill to the dents will be able vote to support a stu- judiciary committee. dent fee increase to fund the Memorial “It’s been over a year-long process, but Union renovation. we’re not done yet,” Staudt said. The renovation would expand the The bill would also protect the person Memorial Union to provide more din- who calls for help, as long as they stay ing seating, spaces for students to study with the victim until they are safely in and veteran resources, as well as other emergency care. improvements. “It’s no secret that students who are A PowerPoint presentation included underage are drinking and are experi- visuals that showed the interior and exte- menting,” Staudt said. “Sometimes those rior views of what the renovated building experiments go wrong and they need will look like. someone to take them to the hospital.” Kennedy DeRaedt/Iowa State Daily The renovation project will receive Staudt’s personal experience, as he has Corey Williamson, interim director of the Memorial Union, spoke to Student Government about the potential Iowa State funding from various sources previously shared, is part of what inspired Memorial Union renovation Wednesday. amounting to $10 million and $350,000 his support for the bill. from the Memorial Revenues toward When a friend was on the verge of al- change, which is why it was introduced After Thursday’s discussion and vote at bond payment. cohol poisoning, Staudt did not take the as a part of the Staudt and West running the Capitol, the bill could be put further The rest will be funded from an increase underage drinker to the hospital to avoid platform. in motion at the state level. in student fees phased in over two years, getting in trouble with the law. “We envision this as a way for students Staudt and West, as well as other sup- eventually amounting to $72 per student Staudt’s choice led to a near-death who need help to get help,” Staudt said. porters of the bill, urge people to consider per semester. experience for his friend, which later Iowa is one of 14 states that does not that it is about student safety. Also during the meeting, Student Gov- opened Staudt’s eyes to the possibility for have a medical amnesty law. “This bill could save lives,” Staudt said.

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WEATHER DIGITAL THURSDAY AEHSM department CONTENT Cloudy and windy, rain 50 36 to host vision seminar NEWS Weather provided by ISU American Meteorological Society PREPARING FOR MIDTERMS Search continues next chair of the depart- ers, took place Tuesday POLICE BLOTTER ment. and Wednesday, respec- Check out a few helpful for next chair of The event will take tively. habits you can start doing The information in the log comes from All those accused of violating the law place from 1:30 p.m. to Similar events for the to prepare for midterms, the ISU and City of Ames police depart- are innocent until proven guilty in a 2:30 p.m. in W272 Lago- third candidate, Jane ments’ records. court of law. ISU department which begin next week. marcino and will feature Hawley, will take place Find them online at io- By Kyle.Heim Sheila Scott, professor of Monday and Tuesday. wastatedaily.com. Feb. 21 erty damage collision at Lot 76 @iowastatedaily.com hospitality and retailing More information at 11:41 a.m. management at Texas about the seminar and An officer initiated a drug Tech University. the candidates for the LIFESTYLE related investigation at the An individual reported being The apparel, events Scott’s open forum will position can be found on Armory Building at 10:28 a.m. harassed at the Armory Build- and hospitality manage- take place at 9 a.m. Friday the Iowa State apparel, ing at 3:12 p.m. ment department will in 001 MacKay. events and hospitality HOW TO WORK OUT An individual reported the host a vision seminar A vision seminar and management department WITHOUT A GYM theft of a backpack at Morrill An o cer investigated a prop- Thursday for the second open forum for the first website. Hall at 11:02 a.m. erty damage collision at Lot of three finalists for the candidate, Eulanda Sand- There are many rea- 112B at 5:28 p.m. sons why one might not An o cer investigated a prop- go to the gym to work out. Check them out online at iowastatedaily.com or on CALENDAR Twitter @iowastatedaily. Feb. 23 medium that dries quickly. MULTIMEDIA Cost: ISU $77, Public $87. Youth Program: Caterpil- lar Club: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Cyclone Cinema: Arrival: DAILY DOES: SAE at Reiman Gardens. Join 7 p.m. at 101. AEROSPACE CLUB us weekly this winter for The Student Union Board our popular Early Childhood presents Cyclone Cinema. Check out the Daily Development program fea- Showings are free in Carver Does Facebook Live show turing stories and creative 101 at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. that aired Wednesday activities around a nature- every Thursday, Friday, Sat- evening at 7 p.m. where based theme. Materials are urday, and Sunday. Hope to the Daily Does SAE Aero- intended for children ages see you there. space Club. two to seven years old, and all children must be accom- Lecture: Addiction and Art: panied by an adult. 7 p.m. at Sun Room, Memo- MULTIMEDIA rial Union. Paul Cooley is Vision seminar for AESHM a fine artist based in New ARTWALK PHOTO department chair finalist York City who recently had Sheila Scott: 1:30 p.m. to work acquired by Iowa State GALLERY 2:30 p.m. at W272 Lago- University Museum’s marcino. The College of Hu- Art on Campus Collection. Museum patrons toured man Sciences has named After battling drug addiction on-campus art inspired Eulanda Sanders, Sheila and homelessness from by George Washington Scott, and Jana Hawley as a young age, he found an Carver’s research and life finalists to be the next chair avenue of self-expression on Wednesday as part of through the art. University Museum’s Art of the Department of Ap- Archive photos Courtesy of Special Collections and University Archives / Iowa State University Library parel, Events, and Hospital- An archived photo of Parks Library in 1989. The library is named after President W. Robert Parks who began Walk. ity Management. This is one Getting Started with Men- his career in 1948 at Iowa State College as a professor of government. of six events featuring the deley: 3 p.m. at 4:30 p.m. at three finalists. Parks Library An introduc- NEWS tion to Mendeley. Seating Reception: Transcendence is limited. Preregistration is Parks through the years PRESIDENTIAL through Observation Ex- required. Register through hibit: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Learn at ISU: Library Work- DEBATE shops catalog. Key word: By Ian.Steenhoek terminded by President wife, Ellen Sorge. Sorge at Community Gallery, Oc- @iowastatedaily.com W. Robert Parks and his was the first woman to Make sure to check out tagon Center for the Arts, LIB. If you need disability accommodations, please wife Ellen, expanded the graduate with a Ph.D. in the Student Government Ames. Reception for exhibi- library by more than four political science from the presidential debate at 7 tion of photographs by Ra- contact Jody Kalvik in ad- vance. With the original Parks times its original size. The University of Wisconsin. p.m. Thursday on the Iowa chel Deutmeyer and paint- Library completed in 1925, library was renamed in Parks began his career State Daily Facebook Live ings by Anna Segner, both Indoor Track and Field: All it was soon realized that it their honor in 1984. in 1948 at Iowa State Col- or stop into the Campanile ISU graduate students in was not built large enough The library’s collec- lege as a professor of gov- Room at 7 p.m. integrated visual arts. day @ Lied Center. Championships. for future expansion of tion had previously been ernment. Iowa State’s written col- stored in the Old Main, Parks taught for two Acrylic Painting Class: 7 lections. which burned down in years at the University of SPORTS p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Work- All events and descriptions courtesy of the Iowa State The next addition would 1902, as well as Morrill Wisconsin, Madison, as space. Discover the versatili- not occur until 1961. This Hall and what is now an agricultural economics ty of acrylic - a water-soluble events page at events.ia- TENNIS TEAM state.edu. addition to the west of the known as . professor before return- original building included Parks was born in ing to Iowa State as the MOVES FORWARD mainly space for books, 1915 in Tennessee. Parks dean of instruction. Parks but some reading space earned his bachelor’s at maintained that position As the season moves as well. Berea College, master’s at until he was promoted to on the Iowa State tennis There were two more the University of Kentucky vice president of academic team has found itself in additions, one in 1969 that and Ph.D. at the Universi- affairs in 1961, and later a favorable position sit- included the multi-tiered ty of Wisconsin, Madison. president of Iowa State in ting at 8-2 and riding a stacks and the last in 1983. Parks performed re- 1965. Parks maintained five-game winning streak. These additions ex- search for the Bureau of this position until 1989. The Cyclones are inching panded the library both Agricultural Economics Ellen Parks died in 1999, closer and closer to their north, and to the west. from 1940 to 1948. During and Robert four years later first Big 12 matchup. The addition in 1983, mas- that time, he married his in 2003. They are also starting BUCK to find themselves on the $ court, as team chemistry LUNCHEVERYDAY 11–4 and practice is leading to 5 success. 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Emily Hammer/Iowa State Daily Kim Novak speaks to fraternity and sorority presidents about her linear approach to problem-solving. Greek chapter presidents focus

Jill Itzen/Iowa State Daily Angie Solberg, landscape architect for Iowa State, explains the road construction on Union Drive and Welch Road and all the details involved with on problem-solving it during an open house Wednesday. Solberg said construction is scheduled to start in the summer of 2018.

By Emily.Hammer Road to reconstruction @iowastatedaily.com The collegiate greek community is largely stereo- Union Drive, Welch Road project aims to reduce pedestrian-vehicular conflict typed for its bad habits, but that doesn’t mean Iowa State’s chapters aren’t doing everything they can to prove that wrong. By Tyler.Worsham berg said. amount of cars in the area and Over three days, Kim Novak led sessions at various @iowastatedaily.com Solberg explained that they have narrowing the road. Iowa State locations for the greek community on how a management plan where they Solberg explained that the goal is to change the stigma it is currently facing. Novak is an maintain a pavement condition to make the area a space for pedes- industry leader in risk prevention as well as alcohol Construction on Union Drive index of all of the streets on cam- trians rather than a busy road that and hazing education. and Welch Road is set to take place pus. They deemed the condition gives cars the right of way. Novak founded NovakTalks, a company dedicated in a little over a year in order to of these streets in specific as low. “We’re trying to make it more to consulting on-campus safety in 2009, but worked improve road conditions and pe- She also discussed the amount of pedestrian-friendly in that way,” in risk prevention on the collegiate level for many destrian safety. bus and pedestrian traffic the area Solberg said. years prior. The plans for the reconstruction faces on a regular basis. The reconstruction likely will Her background in risk management, anti-hazing were presented Wednesday at the “We are trying to make it a more affect how students travel through efforts and campus safety have made her a successful Union Drive Community Center. pedestrian-friendly corridor, and the area. expert across the nation. Students, faculty and staff who with the timing of the Student In- Michael Leedy, senior in me- Her presentation to Iowa State’s greek chapter frequent the area could learn in novation Center, the Bissell Road chanical engineering, raised con- presidents on Wednesday night focused largely on advance about any inconveniences work and this, I think it will be a cerns over the amount of time the solving issues in greek chapters and her linear concept and benefits of the project. great improvement to the west side project will take and how much it of problem-solving. Angela Solberg, landscape ar- of campus with all of those things will cost. Throughout her lecture, Novak called on various chitect and project manager, said coming together in the next few He said he wants to determine chapter presidents to discuss their challenges as a reconstruction will begin in the years,” Solberg said. “whether or not this will be a chapter and as a leader in the chapter. summer of 2018. The safety of those walking worthwhile investment.” Two fraternity presidents agreed that social media However, a more specific time through the area was a main con- Tracy Warner, municipal engi- can make leading their chapters difficult, which Novak has not yet been determined. tributor to why the construction is neer, said reconstruction on Union chimed in on. “Until we know the entire scope important, Solberg said. Drive and Welch Road will be in “Social media has made it more complex,” she said. and we determine the phasing The team working on the project cooperation with similar work to be “How do we access social media and use it in a posi- plans, we won’t have specific start is looking at ways to reduce poten- done by the city of Ames. The work tive way?” and stop dates, but 2018 is our tial pedestrian-vehicular conflict. is expected to take place between Novak also pointed out that as financial manage- planned construction year,” Sol- This involves reducing the Lincoln Way and Bissel Road. ment changed and became more complex, as universi- ty students used to “come from a place of wealth” and didn’t have to worry about fraternity or sorority dues. “A lot of men and women aren’t just rolling up with mom and dad paying their college expenses,” Novak said. Co-founder of NPR’s Planet Money talks on She went on to analyze a specific problem common through the greek community, which is members coming to events. economic challenges and today’s economy In the first step of her linear concept, she helped the presidents determine which events it can be dif- ficult to get members to attend and which members lines. perpetuate the problem. Adam Davidson People started to have Novak emphasized that chapter presidents can’t the opportunity to mass “graduate” the problem because younger members disects impact of produce with the help of see habits of upperclassmen and follow them when technological change. they get to that age. historic economies “This is a moment the The next step of her process helped presidents economist refer to as low brainstorm why members don’t show up to events, By Sheikh.Jallow skill biased technological but she told them not to ask “what are we going to do?” @iowastatedaily.com change,” Davidson said. Instead, Novak said presidents need to ask “what The concept of low- are we going to change?” skill-biased technologi- She then offered that question to the presidents on Many were drawn to the cal change was simply the how to raise member attendance at events, rather than Memorial Union Wednes- idea of low-skilled people writing another bylaw. day evening to learn more having to put in a lot of One president suggested that chapters host fewer about the man who co- hours and suddenly being events but make them more significant to encourage founded and was once an equipped with technologi- higher attendance. international and business cal equipment. Novak explained that most of the time, members correspondent for the Na- He said that they are don’t come to events because they are “over pro- tional Public Radio. able to mass produce grammed,” and adding another program to help The lecture began at with fewer hours of work. engagement will only overwhelm members. 8 p.m. in the Great Hall, Davidson infers that the She concluded her explanation of her linear ap- where nearly 600 profes- drastic change in the op- proach to problem-solving by offering final, reiterated sors, students and parents erations of the economy advice to the chapter presidents. attended. raised individual expecta- “A good leader isn’t going to say, ‘What are we going Adam Davidson, co- tions. to do?’” Novak said. “They’re going to say, “What are founder and co-host of “The fact that you have in we going to change?’” NPR show Planet Money, your head a mental model discussed the economic of your career path or you challenges that helped ex- feel like a failure if you had ISU Theatre Presents plain the current condi- to move back home to your tions of the economy. parents makes you think He began by reeling it’s against human nature. The back into 1879 with the in- Sam Vaith/Iowa State Daily It isn’t against human na- Importance vention of the ivory soap, Adam Davidson spoke about economics and finance during a lecture ture, it’s against the insti- which according to him is Wednesday in the Great Hall of Memorial Union. tutional structure that was a defining moment for the built up over the course of of current American world. were no job titles. It would duction lines. a century,” Davidson said. Being “The soap back then was be Frank McDonald and “When you have a coun- However, these psycho- made out of fat, it was dis- how much he got paid. It try of semiliterate peas- logical expectations de- gusting. It smelled bad and would be Phineas and how ants and you put them into clined in the 1979 because arnest all of sudden there was this much he got paid. That’s mass production factory people started to believe by Oscar Wilde new thing. It was 99.9 per- it. No company was big and easily interchangeable that the government will E cent pure which meant a enough that you need to jobs, you get a boost of provide a safety net. lot,” Davidson said. “Ivory know much [more about productivity, an explosion Also, at the time, cor- soap took this thing made your employees],” he said. of wealth that is unequal at porate strategy concepts by lots of people all around Suddenly, Pierre Dupont any time in history. It hap- were born for corporations the place and turned it into started hiring people out- pened here in [the] 1900s,” to compete in the midst a standardized profit. It side of the family which Davidson said. of technological change. helped give rise to a mas- was revolutionary at the Therefore, in the Unit- Hence, corporations ex- sive corporation, Procter time. He created a hierar- ed States the principle of panded which led to goods and Gamble.” chy of job titles and tasks mass production and in- being distributed globally. Davidson said the next for each employee, thus, terchangeable jobs be- Today, companies and key moment where the the birth of job titles en- came a driving mechanism corporations switch strat- economy took a turn was sued. for the economy. egies from mass produc- in the early 1900s. It was He dissected the impact Davidson said a lot of ing to competing through a moment where the Du- these new revolutionary countries, such as the using technologies that pont Corporation, run by companies had in the Soviet Union and China, can hyper-target the right the Dupont family at the economy. started adopting this sys- consumers. February 24–25 and March 3–4 at 7:30 pm time, created the idea of For instance, Davidson tem of productivity. He “Today we see that value a job. It was the first time said semi-literate people admitted that the only two is not created in the mass February 26 and March 5 at 2 pm he believes that “real” jobs became major players in narratives for countries aggregate. Value is created were created. factory production. These to generate growth at the in hyper-targeting a spe- $18 ADULTS; $ 16 SENIORS; $ 11 STUDENTS Purchase tickets at the Ticket Office, TicketMaster “If you go to the DuPont semi-literates were sud- time were either through cific number of people,” 1-800-745-3000, or at the door. Funded by Student Government ledger, you’d see there denly inserted in mass pro- oil or mass production Davidson said. 4 - OPINION

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EDITORIAL

Courtesy of Getty Images Effective communication relies upon all the involved parties having a clear understanding of each other’s intentions. Relationships depend on e ective conversation The anxiety of texting someone and seeing those three bouncing dots appear and disappear multiple times is known by many. What could they have typed? Why is it taking so long to respond? Was it something I said — or didn’t say? Did they understand my tone in my last text? Was that the right emoji to use?! Effective communication can be difficult. Our generation is gifted with more forms of communication than any generation before us. We’ve evolved from face-to-face conversa- tions to a complex system of words, symbols, pictures, .gifs and beyond. These new methods of conveying thoughts and emotions are fun and al- most a part of an identity for a genera- Photo illustration by Chris Jorgensen/Iowa State Daily Pictured above is the Uber ride service app in use. Susan Fowler, an Uber employee, was sexually harrassed at her place of work and the incident was not ap- tion. But these new methods have their propriately handled by the company’s human resources department. pitfalls that can lead to misunderstand- ings and unintended consequences. Many know the frustration of send- ing a text laced with sarcasm that doesn’t land on the other end. Or, we’ve been the victim of misread- ing the author’s intention and have No place in the workplace responded not in kind. The advent of emojis may have eased this problem somewhat, but the meaning of mes- sages can still be lost in translation. disciplinary actions to ensure her employer. Moreover, this problem is not simply Understand your workplace was comfortable and free The person who harassed you with our forms of communication, but of hostility. should be disciplined, and the ha- our intentions as well. rights when facing The person who made the un- rassment should come to an end. It’s no use having the recipient of wanted sexual advances had a If it does not stop and manage- your communication confused in the sexual harassment gleaming record, Fowler said, and ment retaliates against you, the next end. Being direct, clear and concise in the higher-ups at Uber did not want step is to consult a lawyer about both verbal and written communica- By Angelica.Lawson to blemish his work record with a your rights. tion can be a great start to ensuring @iowastatedaily.com sexual harassment complaint. Sexual harassment should never your thoughts and opinions are un- Fowler heard similar stories from be tolerated. derstood. This may seem like an obvi- other co-workers and decided to Unfortunately, there are people ous point to make, but it often goes nwanted sexual advances leave Uber. who do not have respect for their overlooked. Too often we but hope have been a part of our so- As students graduate and start co-workers and choose to violate our idea is conveyed in the manner Uciety for far too long, and too new careers, it is important that them. we intended. many people have been subjected we know our rights and how to You do not have to put up with Using “I” statements can be an effec- to these unwanted advances. protect ourselves in these types of these behaviors. tive way of discussing your opinions, Sexual harassment is never OK, situations, because no one should Your workplace’s human resourc- especially when they are more per- and, as many of us are getting ready feel uncomfortable or threatened es department should be your No. sonal. It makes the recipient exactly to enter the workforce, it’s impor- in their workplace. 1 defense, but if it fails, you have aware of your feelings. If clarifi cation tant to know how to protect yourself In class, we learn the protocols to know your rights or get in touch is needed, readers and listeners should in case you ever experience it. that must be followed when harass- with someone who does so you can ask questions and paraphrase what the Uber has been making headlines ment occurs, including contacting protect yourself. other person said to ensure they are in a negative way, sparking the your immediate supervisor, letting Unfortunately, Fowler chose to understanding what you said. trending hashtag #deleteuber. them know what happened and fil- leave her position at Uber because In non-professional communica- It first surfaced when an ill-timed ing an official complaint. she did not feel comfortable there tions, whether with text, Snapchat, promotion was tweeted during If these steps don’t work, the next and decided that seeking other em- social media or other forms, adding a New York City taxi strike after step is reporting the harassment to ployment was in her best interest. pictures, emojis and correct punc- President Donald Trump issued his someone in human resources and Uber did not handle this case cor- tuation can also help eliminate mis- executive order on immigration. telling them you already launched rectly. The company’s CEO, Travis understandings. It is important to The hashtag is trending again a complaint with your immediate Kalanick, said there will be an inves- note, however, that all of these tools because a former employee, Susan supervisor. tigation into the claims by Fowler, only work if you actually know what Fowler, said in a blog post that Uber Filing a complaint with the Equal but the damage is already done. you want to say. Curb word vomit by did not properly handle her work- Opportunity Employment Com- Hopefully, because of Fowler’s answering what someone asks and place sexual harassment claims. mission is beneficial as well. It can courage to publicly write about her not digressing into non-related topics. 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Thursday, February 23, 2017 SPORTS 5 Wrestling team dismisses Pat Downey

By Ben.Visser of repeated violations of team rules,” Kevin @CycloneWR great again is if he CLEANS @iowastatedaily.com Jackson said in a statement released by the HOUSE. Start with [snakes] [Trent Paulson], university. “He will no longer compete for [Travis Paulson] and [Angel Escobedo],” the Cyclones, including this year’s Big 12 or Downey tweeted. Pat Downey has been kicked off the Iowa NCAA Championships.” Downey didn’t slow down. State wrestling team due to multiple viola- Downey was an All-American last season “Been dealing [with] people [trying to] tions of team rules, the school announced and was expected to be one of the leaders ruin my goals and kill my dreams my entire Wednesday. this season. life. This ain’t nothing new. Lol clowns,” he Downey has been in and out of the lineup He has been known for being outspoken tweeted. all season long with various injuries but on Twitter, going on a few rants before. Lastly, he tweeted the following: hasn’t wrestled since the North Carolina But on Wednesday, Downey turned it up “[I wrestled] last year under worse condi- dual on Jan. 24. a notch. He went on a Twitter rampage that tions when their jobs [could] get saved, but Jack MacDonald/Iowa State Daily “Patrick Downey is no longer a member included calling out his former coaches. now their jobs are gone [and] I’m no longer Pat Downey broke multiple team violations and was of the Iowa State wrestling team because “Only way [Kevin Dresser] is gonna make [an] asset. Hahah thieves.” kicked off the team Wednesday. Kevin Dresser lays out blueprint for wrestling future

Chris Jorgensen/Iowa State Daily Kevin Dresser addresses the media during his introductory press conference on Wednesday at the Bergstrom Football Complex. Dresser hails from Virginia Tech, where he’s brought the program to national relevance. Iowa State’s newest hire will attempt to bring the program back to powerhouse status By Ben.Visser State and the other is firmly on the fence — he just needs to burn that damn thing down.” @iowastatedaily.com to push him off. Another part of the wrestling program that’s getting The Humboldt, Iowa, native knows what it takes to revamped is its senior-level and post-graduate wres- build a national power — he did it at Virginia Tech. But tling. Dresser wants a Cyclone Regional Training Center. New Iowa State wrestling coach Kevin Dresser has no the hard part is keeping the program at that level, and Instead of having three guys wrestling at the Cyclone problem throwing around the word “great.” He wants he said it starts with the guys in the room. Wrestling Club, they would have about six guys training Iowa State wrestling to be great in every aspect. “To keep a team in the top five is incredibly hard,” at the Cyclone Regional Training Center. Whether that’s the collegiate wrestlers in his room, Dresser said. “But that’s what we have to get to. That’s “Division I wrestling is a different game than it was 12- the fan base or even the new prominence he plans on exciting and that’s the challenge I’m looking for.” 13 years ago,” Dresser said. “The advent of the Regional putting post-graduate wrestling with the Cyclone Re- Naturally, if the Iowa State wrestling program was in Training Centers potentially makes the [gap between gional Training Center. the top five, fans would flock to . But the] haves and the have-nots get bigger. We have to But it all starts with the guys he has competing for Dresser wants the fans there sooner rather than later. put systems in place to compete with the Penn States, him. He has already planned an event in Ankeny, Iowa. the Iowas and the Oklahoma States of the world. That’s “I’m really excited about what this [hire] means for ev- “It’s important [to get fans at Hilton] and I don’t think going to take a little bit of time.” eryone involved — but especially the young men in our it’s going to be that difficult in Iowa,” Dresser said. “I And if Dresser can renew the Iowa and Iowa State wrestling room,” Athletic Director Jamie Pollard said. think there’s so much tradition here and so many levels wrestling rivalry, the better it will be for the state of Iowa The cornerstone for Dresser and his future at Iowa of generations that have wrestled. I think just getting and for the state of wrestling. State starts with current freshmen Kanen Storr, Ian Iowa State back involved like the hay day, and ultimately “It’s great for the sport,” Pollard said. “We’ll have fun Parker, Sam Colbray and Gannon Gremmel. winning will determine how big that happens. with it. Who wouldn’t? Tom and Terry [Brands] will do “Darn exciting,” Dresser said of the young guys in “When I started at Virginia Tech we had 400 to 500 their part to stoke this fire. We won’t bring the gas or the the wrestling room. “It’s pretty exciting to see some of people, then we got to 2,500, so that’s five times the matches. That kind of excitement will probably bring the young guys, and I got a chance to meet some of the crowd. So if you’re getting 2,000 in Hilton and we can people to the wrestling meet.” coaches this morning, and they’re obviously very high get to 10,000 — that’s fun when you walk in and have a But in the end, it’s all about building a great program on some of the names that you mentioned.” team that’s ready to go and you got the fans there that once again at Iowa State. To go along with the crop of young talent already in appreciate it. I enjoy that.” “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with wanting the room, the departing coaching staff has put together Iowa State put up a black curtain to divide Hilton to be great,” Dresser said. “That’s one thing we really, another top-rated recruiting class for 2017. Coliseum during volleyball and wrestling matches to really have to buy in here as a team. You can publicly Dresser said five of the seven guys who committed focus the crowd into a smaller area. Dresser already has say you want to be great. We’ve said it, now we have to under would remain committed to Iowa plans for the curtain. do it. It is a vision of mine to pack Hilton Coliseum on State. He said one probably won’t be coming to Iowa “We got to burn that sucker soon,” he said. “We got a regular season.” Iowa roots brought Dresser back home By Curran.McLaughlin shared in getting Iowa State wrestling back @iowastatedaily.com to the national stage, along with building a Regional Training Center to bring post- graduate wrestling to Ames. Iowa State Athletic Director Jamie Pol- But Dresser also had another reason to lard had three steps in his hiring process take the job after being a wrestling coach at for the coaching position for Iowa State Virginia high schools and at Virginia Tech wrestling. since 1988. First, listen to the ideas of individuals “It’s a chance to come home,” Dresser who are close to the wrestling program. said. Second, target the person he wanted for the Moving back to Ames gives Dresser a program. And third, interview candidates chance to be closer to his brother, Dan, if he couldn’t convince his target to join. who lives in Ankeny. Their mother also lives Luckily for Pollard, he only had to go to there six months out of the year. step two in hiring new coach Kevin Dresser. Pollard had enlisted the help of foot- Every person Pollard talked to echoed ball coach Matt Campbell, too, to go visit a similar mentality of what Iowa State Dresser on Feb. 9 in an effort to recruit him needed. to the job. “The overriding consensus was, we need Dresser said he was impressed by the a CEO of wrestling,” Pollard said. “We need amount of effort Pollard and Campbell put somebody that’s done it, who’s been there, into his family and him. who can restore this program to its rightful It took about a week and a half for Dress- place in the history of college wrestling.” er to make up his mind. Pollard received a It didn’t take long for Pollard to set his text from Dresser on Saturday while attend- sights on Dresser. Chris Jorgensen/Iowa State Daily ing a wedding. Dresser inherited a Virginia Tech pro- Athletic Director Jamie Pollard stands with new wrestling coach Kevin Dresser during his introductory press “He texted me on Saturday and said, ‘I gram on the downtrend in 2006 and quickly conference on Wednesday at the Bergstrom Football Complex. hope it’s not too late. I would like to talk to turned it into a national power that’s cur- season tickets to Cyclone football games ships for Humboldt High School. you Sunday after my meet with Nebraska, rently ranked fourth in the nation. when I was a kid — when this opportunity Even when his wrestling career took him because we’re ready to come,’” Pollard said. Iowa coaching legend , who came up, my radar went way up,” Dresser to the , where he won a The deal was done Sunday night and an- coached Dresser when he wrestled at Iowa, said. national championship in 1986, Dresser nounced the next day. said Dresser is business-like in how he At a young age, Dresser’s father and a kept his eye on the then “enemy” school. It was a perfect storm Iowa State created handles a wrestling squad. Dresser places neighbor took him to wrestling meets at All Pollard needed to do was convince to lure Dresser to be the new coach. Dresser people into roles and expects them to do Hilton Coliseum. Dresser to take the job. made it known during his press conference their job. “I could remember ... parking a long ways “The amount of passion and the amount on Wednesday that he will always be a Not only is Dresser’s coaching philoso- away and I was surprised at how far we had of, I wouldn’t [even] say it’s salesmanship, Hokie, saying he never thought about com- phy based on Gable’s system, something to walk just to get to a wrestling match,” that Jamie Pollard has provided me since ing to Iowa State until being offered the job. that Pollard keyed in on, but it was also Dresser said. that first phone call is most impressive,” “There’s probably only two, maybe three Dresser’s passion to return to wrestling in Dresser recalled names like Chris Taylor, Dresser said. jobs in the nation that I would have left the state of Iowa. Dale Bahr and Kelly Ward as he grew up and What Dresser said he admired most from Virginia Tech [for], because Virginia Tech “Growing up in Humboldt, Iowa, having wrestled his way to two state champion- Pollard’s pitch was the vision that both men is so daggone special,” Dresser said. IOWA STATE DAILY

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Hayden Meade/Iowa State Daily “Chicago” plays at Stephens Auditorium on Aug. 10, 2016. ‘CHICAGO’ brings Broadway to ISU By Tommy.Crook @iowastatedaily.com

“Chicago the Musical” is coming to Stephens Audito- rium this weekend. There will be three shows. “One show is typical, three shows is fortunate,” Tammy Koolbeck said regarding the Broadway musical tour. Koolbeck is the executive director of the Iowa State Center and a Southeastern Iowa native. She has been coming to Ames long before she moved here. She loves working with all of the different events that come through the Iowa State Center, and every day at work is different. She has worked with the production of “Chicago” three GGOOLLDD’s road ahead times in her career, but this time she is looking forward to seeing NFL legend Eddie George play the leading male Courtesy of Amal Mokhtar/ GGOOLLDD role, Billy Flynn. GGOOLLDD will perform at 6 p.m. Friday at Vaudeville Mews in Des Moines. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the door. “I watched him play football and he did very well,” Koolbeck said. “[Eddie George] isn’t performing the whole By Jacob.Beals believes that she has become better gether, we are a family,” Butler said. tour, so we are fortunate to have him.” @iowastatedaily.com as time has gone on. “I love being around these guys.” The Iowa State Center, which is managed by Venu- At first, she was inspired to write GGOOLLDD’s current tour will first Works, hosts numerous productions each year in Fischer new music so the band could throw take them to the Southwest music Theater, the Scheman Building, or, in this case, Stephens Starting up a band can have a more parties, but today, her drive to festival in Austin, Texas. After the Auditorium. There are four to six broadway productions number of intentions behind it. produce new material is also driven festival, they will trek east to Baton that come to Stephens Auditorium each season. But Margaret Butler and her band by the passion for her talent. Rouge, Louisiana, Butler’s home- Koolbeck said this gives the Iowa State community mul- GGOOLLDD had a pretty specific in- “I was not super comfortable with town. tiple opportunities to access the arts and expand the ho- tention: they wanted to throw a party. the songwriting process because it In Louisiana, they plan on seeing rizons of the students. Koolbeck wants students to know Today, the band tours around the was not something I had ever done some of the sites and cities in the the opportunities that are available to them and the wide country and has two extended plays before,” Butler said. “But now I’m state. Butler said the band members variety of programming that comes through their campus. under its belt. much more comfortable with it, so will also use the opportunity to work The Iowa State Center has done a lot to get students Butler encountered the mu- I enjoy the songwriting process just in an environment different than through its doors, like keeping the rush ticket program sic scene in a unique way. Before as much if not more than throwing their home state of Wisconsin. They from last season. Rush tickets provide $25 tickets to Iowa GGOOLLDD, she tried to start up a parties.” will record new music during the State students. The Iowa State Center works with Student number of different businesses and Songwriting is a collaborative ef- tour. Government to keep the discounted rate for students. designed clothing. fort from the band members. The “Wisconsin can be a little bit “We work hard to secure that funding to get the student While music may have not been her members of GGOOLLDD work on gloomy, and it’s hard to keep morale rush tickets available,” Koolbeck said. first career choice, she has found the one another’s parts, and Butler said up all the time when it’s just so nasty There is a text club that students can join to receive fun within it. In addition, music has that there is no selfishness behind out,” Butler said. “We’re gonna actu- those exclusive deals. Students may text “RUSHTIX” to given her the chance to make art in a who gets which part while they are ally try to get some serious writing “313131” to receive those text deals. different way. developing a song. done for three weeks down there.” The Iowa State Center staff worked with the touring “[Creating music] was more fun The band members also have a The band plans to work hard on the production team to bring the rush ticket price from $25 than making clothes,” Butler said. close relationship with one another. creation of a full-length album. But- to $20 for “Chicago.” “Which I still love making clothes, but Butler now refers to her bandmates ler said a release date for the album The performing arts council works with students on this is easier, it’s more interactive. “I as brothers. is not set, but it’s a project it will be their board to sort through events during their selection get to hang out with my friends to The members are going to rent a working hard on. process, to see what other students would enjoy. create art, which is the most fun part house together when the tour con- Before GGOOLLDD sets out on all “Stephens is really a crown jewel of the campus, and we about it.” cludes. They will continue to col- of their upcoming creative expedi- really want it to stay around with the help of the student Since working in music, Butler has laborate on new music in their new tions, music fans can catch them at body,” Koolbeck said. taken on roles that include singing home. Butler said some people have 6 p.m. Friday at the Vaudeville Mews “Chicago” runs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and writing. questioned this decision, but she is in Des Moines. and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are available through the Iowa She said she was not initially con- confident and excited. Tickets are $12 and can be pur- State Center Ticket Office or ticketmaster. fident with songwriting, but Butler “We’re happiest when we are to- chased at the door or online.

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Katlyn Campbell/Iowa State Daily Michael Clinkscales (Algernon Moncrieff) and Tyler Hupp (John Worth- ing) act out a scene during rehearsal Monday at Fisher Theater.

To Hupp, the name “clearly produces vibrations.” “It’s all in the name,” Hupp said. “I mean, ‘earnest’ Courtesy of University Museums means being sincere and truthful.” Catherine Widgery was commissioned to create the public artwork for Iowa State’s Student Innovation Center, which is slated for completion in 2020. Stein and Walling said to be “earnest” means to be honest. Clinkscales, however, believes Ernest is a normal name, one that the women in the story find modest and gentlemanly. Catherine Widgery commissioned “I mean, for one, it’s not ‘Algernon,’” he said. He added that the name is a pun. By Melanie.VanHorn lection demonstrates a push to show an open floor plan and lab spaces for “It’s a play on words, about playing on words,” @iowastatedaily.com change on campus. glassblowing, metalworking and other Clinkscales said. “We didn’t set out to choose a wom- student organizations, O’Malley said Hupp holds a minimalist viewpoint. an,” Lilligren said. “We chose the best the center’s goal will be to grow and “Honestly, [the name] means nothing,” he said. Innovation occurs every day at a re- person for the job.” change as technology changes. The men continued by referring to Wilde and how search university like Iowa State. But Lilligren also said an integral part Jasmine Rahimi, senior in man- he liked to “poke fun” at the dating world. an upcoming Art in State Buildings of the process was including diverse agement information systems, was Wilde has a lot of hidden jokes and puns throughout project will characterize innovation voices and viewpoints to ensure noth- invited by her adviser to participate the story. in all disciplines, and one woman will ing and no one was left out. in the planning committee last spring. “I would just encourage people to come in ready to be at the heart of Iowa State’s most A committee composed of students She was unsure of what to expect from listen,” Clinkscales. “You don’t want to miss a single ambitious public work of art. and faculty from each of Iowa State’s the experience, but was surprised at one of the jokes.” Catherine Widgery was commis- colleges selected Widgery. The mul- how hands-on the process was. Hupp said that people who like to gossip or like to sioned to create the public artwork tidisciplinary committee allowed for “When we first met, we were asked hear about it will love the show. for Iowa State’s Student Innovation all areas to provide input into how to think about innovation and what “This is basically an 1890s ‘Gossip Girl,’” he said. Center, which is slated for comple- innovation would be communicated it meant for us,” Rahimi said. “We all The point of the play is to point out our “silly little tion in 2020. through the public artwork. contributed to a Google Doc with our rules or deal breakers that people have” when it comes Widgery’s commissioning signifies Lilligren said that Widgery’s re- own ideas and meshed them together to forming relationships. the largest public art commission search in materials and uniqueness to make one statement.” “Come in with an open mind,” Walling said. “Make given to a female artist in Iowa State’s among her own body of public art- That statement was used as guid- fun of yourself a little bit while you’re watching it.” history. A reception at Morrill Hall on work made her the committee’s first ance when the time came to select Walling said in someway or another, “we’re all like Wednesday allowed the Iowa State choice. Widgery as the public artist. Jack.” community to engage with Widgery Widgery’s sense of Iowa State’s his- Though Rahimi will graduate be- “We’re all kind of selfish or not aware of ourselves and share input on their vision for the tory of art on campus will allow her “to fore the building’s completion, she is ... or like Algernon where we’re all a little conceited,” center’s public art. respond in a way that is intelligent, excited to see how the artwork turns Walling said. “What we liked was not only [Wid- playful and insightful,” Lilligren said. out and believes she has contributed Stein agreed. gery’s] willingness but her ability to “Her excitement has to do with the to future generations of Iowa State “We can all find parts of ourselves in these char- intellectually partner with us,” said opportunity to work with scientists students. acters, she said. “Sure, these characters are a much- Lynette Pohlman, director of Univer- and researchers, and to merge the arts “I really feel like I’m leaving some- exaggerated version of these aspects of ourselves, but sity Museums and the Art on Campus and sciences,” Lilligren said. thing to the school when I go,” she they’re definitely parts that we can recognize within collection. “She’s here to communi- The center will provide an opportu- said. “Iowa State was very traditional, these characters within ourselves.” cate with the public.” nity for students from all disciplines but it’s so different now, so I think ISU Theatre’s production of “The Importance of Ingrid Lilligren, chair of the depart- to work together collaboratively, said it represents a change from a closed Being Earnest” will open at 7 p.m. Friday at Fisher ment of Art and Visual Culture in the Erin O’Malley, campus outreach coor- Midwestern perspective to more in- Theater. Tickets can be ordered through the Iowa State College of Design, said Widgery’s se- dinator for University Museums. With ternational influences.” Center Ticket Office or on TicketMaster. RELATIONSHIPS (C) - 7

7 RELATIONSHIPS Thursday, February 23, 2017 How to know if you’ve been ghosted

By Morgan.Miller omore in psychology, said. @iowastatedaily.com The level of anguish after being ghosted can vary. If the couple had only gotten The word “ghosting” may together once and things be a new term, but it is not weren’t clicking for one a new practice. With new person, then the chance of forms of technology in the being ghosted is high. How- world, constant commu- ever, for those who have nication has become the gone on multiple dates and norm. But what happens felt a real connection, being when the person you strike ghosted can be a really pain- up a casual fl ing with falls off ful thing. the face of the earth? While being ghosted is an Ghosting can be shown uncomfortable and hurtful through ignoring calls and thing, sometimes it can be messages with no explana- justifi ed. tion and cancelling plans “Ghosting is perfectly fi ne constantly to avoid an awk- with casual things and exes, ward situation. This dis- but if you have been talk- appearing act can appear ing or dating a person for selfish, and it shows a lack a while, you should give of concern for the one who an explanation,” McKinley is being ignored. Nelson, senior in journal- This concept has become ism, said. a common trend for anyone The rejection can take a who is a member of the dat- toll on a person’s mental ing world. Being the ghostee state and make them ques- can be difficult, especially tion more than just the in- when you think things were teraction. Not responding going well. There could be and not explaining yourself many reasons as to why can say a lot more than sim- someone would ghost an- ply telling the ghostee the other, but the main reason truth. The ghoster’s main is simply not wanting to hurt purpose for cutting off com- Courtesy of Getty Images the other person’s feelings munication is the hope that Ghosting occurs when someone you have been in contact with stops communicating with you without an explanation. or avoiding confrontation. the other person will get “I feel that the person is the hint. avoid feeling awkward due curs because people have scene, the ghoster tries to shoes of the ghostees, or just hoping that the other Even though ghosting is to fear or because they been the victim of it so many avoid the weirdness of the remember how it felt when person will catch on and not hurtful, it can sometimes can’t identify how they ac- times that they are desensi- situation and hopefully it happened to them, they have any hard feelings about be justified. According to tually feel about the other tized to it, resulting in them come out of it with no con- may have more of a sense it, but that is usually not the Psychology Today, many person. ghosting another person. sequences. If the ghosters of remorse and sympathize case,” Vita Lindquist, soph- people ghost another to Other times, ghosting oc- In order to not cause a could put themselves in the with their side. First dates that just went horribly wrong By Nicole.Miller Cierra Michael, junior in @iowastatedaily.com management “I moved away from Iowa and this guy I was dating, so we decided Whether you’re going on your to part ways. We ended up seeing fi rst date or have been in a relation- each other after I moved back and ship for a while, you’re bound to go began talking again. Shortly after, through a rough dating experience he asked me to watch his dog while at least once in your life. From Tin- he took a trip to New York. After der to Twitter, here are dating hor- I dropped him off at the airport, I ror stories to remind you just how found his fl ight itinerary left up on ruthless the dating world can be. my computer only to find out he Gabriel Baglan, senior in was fl ying to New York to meet up mechanical engineering with another girl.” “It happened when I was intern- Jacob Bergman, senior at the ing, so I didn’t really know anyone University of Northern Iowa in the town. I turned to Tinder “I asked a girl to dinner on Valen- and matched with a gal who had a tine’s Day who I had been hanging baby. I told her I’m not looking for out and conversing with somewhat anything serious since I won’t be regularly, and then she didn’t reply there for even a year, and she was back to my invite. Later that night, fi ne with that. she ended up tweeting, ‘Yeah, it “I invited her over that weekend sucks spending another Valentine’s for a few drinks. Saturday night Day single, but time means noth- rolls around, and she tells me she ing when you’re waiting for your couldn’t fi nd a babysitter, but I tell forever valentine.’ I fell for who I her it’s all right and that we can thought she was based on her so- watch some Disney movies and cial media, but then I got to know just talk. By the end of the movie, who she actually is, and I want no she tells me the baby daddy is on Courtesy of Getty Images part of it.” the way to check up on the kid. Anyone who has been in a relationship or will be in a relationship in the future likely will experience at least one rough dating experience. Shane Oswalt, sophomore in Since he was already on his way, elementary education I let it happen. He gets there with mom sitting next to me, like we’ve and, knowing that I was scared of body started shaking, and I started “So I had been seeing this guy for a 12-pack, checks up on the kid, been dating for a year, and the dad scary movies, he thought it would tearing up because I was so scared. a while and decided it was time to sits down on the other couch, and and kid sitting on the other couch be funny to go see a scary movie, Trying to be slick, I tried to hide it introduce him to my parents. We starts talking to me like we’ve been chilling like it was their own house. hoping I would be in his lap all from him, but he called me out walk into my house, and what do friends since middle school. It was defi nitely weird.” night and he could cuddle and because I was literally shaking in we see? My dad casually cleaning “[He] seemed nice and offered Amanda Johnson, sophomore protect me. his arms. I ended up taking off my his gun in our living room with his me his beer, so I just let it happen. in interior design Anyway, turns out I could only glasses so I couldn’t see the screen knives and knife sharpener out sit- We put on another movie and “So this guy I was talking to had make it through the first 10 min- anymore and hid my face in his ting next to him. I was super embar- proceeded to watch that with the asked me on our second date, utes of the movie before my entire arms the whole time.” rassed to say the least.”

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REGENTS p1 Rachel Boon, director of academic with a total enrollment of about 45 stu- The audit deals not only with Leath and student services for the Board of dents. Along with this program, the first storing weaponry at The Knoll but also storage spaces in Parks Library for 108 Regents, discussed online learning. She swine science undergraduate degree be- transporting weapons through university capacity team learning spaces. spoke about the difficulties with growing gan at Iowa State. The College of Business planes on hunting trips. Iowa State hopes that upgrading small- distance education across all three public introduced ten new online courses in the Iowa State policy prohibits the pos- er classrooms with modular furniture, universities. 2015-16 academic year. session of weapons on campus as well as bigger spaces or increased quality will “There’s costs with training faculty and Graduation rates were examined for unauthorized transportation of firearms lead to less wasted space on campus. making sure that everything is up to date,” the past 10 years. Iowa State hit a new and explosives. The Reiman Gardens improvement Boon said. “[...] as well as difficulties with high of 88.1 percent retention rate after Storage of the weapons at The Knoll was recommended for approval by Greg- accessibility through disability because one year of schooling in 2015. Because was reviewed by the Department of Public ory with a $3.4 million projected budget. as enrollment grows so does the array of Iowa State retained 87.6 percent of its Safety. After safety concerns were ceased, Looking to begin construction this sum- student we have in courses.” students in 2014, students tend to stay a verbal agreement was reached to allow mer, the southwest corner would receive A total of 201 new courses were added with Iowa State longer compared to both weapons within The Knoll; however, a new updates, such as water pools and online across all three regent universities. the University of Iowa (87.1 percent) and written agreement could not be reached new rock walls. Iowa State added 27 of those classes in the the University of Northern Iowa (85.9 and transportation was not discussed. Reiman Gardens will look to host more 2015-16 academic year. In total, there are percent). Gregory created a written waiver that commemorations as well as match the 1,968 online courses available for Iowa Six-year graduation rates were reported was sent to the Office of Internal Audit to aesthetic of the other updated sections. public college students. at 87.3 percent in 2015. These rates have continue storing weaponry at the Knoll. The additions are expected to be com- Digital accessibility has remained a key steadily increased across all three institu- The Board of Regents will resume its pleted in summer of 2018. topic for Iowa State. Zayira Jordan, web tions over the past 24 years. On average, two-day meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday, with Iowa State ROTC presented briefly on accessibility coordinator, explained her 85.2 percent of all public university stu- Leath scheduled to report on Iowa State’s both the Navy and Air Force branches, awareness and educational campaign. dents in Iowa begin a second year imme- progress. citing their students’ achievements. Iowa This effort can be seen in the 2016 digital diately after finishing their first. The Board of Regents wil also hear re- State is unique to the upper-midwest be- accessibility informational session. There An internal audit was performed by ports on diversity, the annual span of con- cause it features all four military branches were more than 200 staff and faculty pres- the Board of Regents. This was due to a trol report, the annual human resources within ROTC. The Navy and Air Force ent at the session. request by Iowa State University to inves- report and hear proposed policy manual both feature an average grade point aver- Iowa State launched an online Master tigate President Steven Leath’s use and revisions and a semi-annual claims re- age higher than 3.2. of Business Analytics program in 2015, possession of weapons. port. 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