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Iowa State Daily, February 2018 Iowa State Daily, 2018 2-14-2018 Iowa State Daily (February 14, 2018) Iowa State Daily Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2018-02 Recommended Citation Iowa State Daily, "Iowa State Daily (February 14, 2018)" (2018). Iowa State Daily, February 2018. 12. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2018-02/12 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, February 2018 by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. NEWS (C) CYCLONES LOSE AT HOME SPREAD THE LOVE Men’s basketball fell to No. 13 Kan- Laugh, don’t cry, this Valentine’s IOWA sas 83-77. Check out photos and Day from our 15 hilarious Iowa game coverage at iowastatedaily. State Valentine’s-themed jokes. STATE com. DAILY ONLINE PAGE 7 An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890. WEDNESDAY 02.14.2018 No. 100 Vol 217 41° 27° AMES CHRISTIANS BEGIN LENT BY TALON.DELANEY @iowastatedaily.com You are dust, and to dust you will return. This scripture inspired the Christian tradition of Ash Wednesday, the rst day of Lenten in many Christian faiths. Lenten, or Lent, is 40 day long celebration of fasting with deep roots in Biblical literature. The number 40 bears significance in the Bible: e Jews walked 40 years through the desert from Egypt to Israel. It was 40 days Jesus fasted in the desert and faced temptation from Satan, according to the gospels. It is in this re- spect certain Christian traditions observe Lent, but not every tradition does it the same way. Today is Ash Wednesday, when Catholics and Lutherans mark a cross in ash upon their foreheads to symbolize their mortality. It ref- erences Genesis 3:19, “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the HANNAH OLSON/ IOWA STATE DAILY ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust A parishioner receives ashes on her forehead during Ash Wednesday mass at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church on March 1, thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return” in the 2017. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent for Christians. King James Bible. In many faiths the fast lasts from Ash “We use the Julian Calendar,” Watt ex- ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES Wednesday until Easter Sunday. Not all plained. The Roman Catholics adopted the AT LOCAL CHURCHES Christians who celebrate Lent recognize Ash Gregorian calendar after the split, which is an Wednesday. Eastern Orthodox Christians still adaption of the Julian Calendar from the days Collegiate Presbyterian Church fast, but they begin and end on di erent days, of Julius Caesar. 159 Sheldon Ave. and have different fasting conditions than Celebrating Ash Wednesday isn’t like cel- 7 P.M.: Ash Wednesday Service Catholic or Protestant traditions. ebrating other holidays. e word “solemn” is is is because of the split in the Christian often using when describing Lent. Saint Thomas Aquinas Church Church in 1054 which separated the Church “It’s broad use of the word celebration,” said 2210 Lincoln Way into the Roman Catholic Church and the Father Aaron Junge, a pastor at Saint omas 7 A.M., noon, 5:15 P.M., 9:15A.M.: Ash Eastern Orthodox Church. Many di erences, Aquinas Church on Lincoln Way. “It’s not a Wednesday Services small and big, arose after the schism. wild celebration, one can think of it in a simi- “The Eastern Orthodox faiths have never lar sense as an engagement celebration, where Memorial Lutheran Church celebrated Ash Wednesday,” said Father Martin there’s still work to be done.” 2228 Lincoln Way Watt, a pastor at Holy Trans guration Ortho- To Junge, Lent is a time to remember God, 7 P.M.: Ash Wednesday Service dox Church in Ames. “We actually won’t begin and fasting reminds him “that only God is our Lent until next Monday.” going to satisfy.” However, Lent is a largely Saint Andrew’s Lutheran Church at Monday is Feb.19. Eastern Orthodox individual experience. A Daily reporter spoke 209 Colorado Ave. Christians will fast until their Easter on April to three student religious leaders at ISU about 7 P.M.: Ash Wednesday Service 8, a week after Catholics and certain Protestants what the Lent fast means to them. celebrate the same holiday. Trinity Christian Reformed Church 3626 Ontario St. ASH PG8 7 P.M.: Ash Wednesday $3.00 Yum Yum Bombs (7 -11) $3.00 Tater Tot Casserole (till 10) TRIVIA $3.00 Coors Light Draws (7 -11) WEDNESDAY $3.00 Chuck Norris Bombs (7 -11) westtownepub.com 8:30pm to 11:00pm PRIZES AWARDED NIGHTLY! NEWS 02 NEWS Iowa State Daily Wednesday, February 14, 2018 CAMPUS Music hall in need of expansion BY FINN.HOOGENSEN Architecture students met with music facul- @iowastatedaily.com ty at the beginning of this process to determine the department’s “wish-list” of additions they When the full ISU Symphony Orchestra prac- would build if given the necessary budget. tices in the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, they The most ambitious addition to the Music fit over 100 performers on a stage originally Hall that faculty want built is a 1,000-seat designed to fit 40 people. concert hall. According to Curry, they have outgrown the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, This is characteristic of the large ensembles the largest performance space in the Music COURTESY OF MICHAEL MUECKE that practice and perform there. With the Hall. The large ensembles such as the bands, The Martha-Ellen Tye Recital hall was originally designed to fit 40 people on stage. It is now popularity of ISU’s multiple ensembles, they choirs and orchestras draw an attendance being used to fit over 100 performers. have outgrown not only the recital hall, but the around 1,000 for their major performances. entire Music Hall. The Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall has a ca- There are currently around 1,800 Iowa State pacity of just over 300. For the larger shows, students enrolled in music classes and/or par- they often rent out Stephens Auditorium. ticipating in the various music ensembles. This However, Curry said renting out Stephens number has grown in recent years, largely be- Auditorium isn’t ideal. cause of the university’s increased enrollment “It’s several thousand dollars to present an over the last ten years. This growth has forced event [at Stephens Auditorium]. You have the music department to the point where it to rent the space. You have to pay for stage cannot meet the demand of the number of hands, ushers, ticket sellers and set up,” Curry students wanting to take music courses as said. “It would be tremendous financial saving well as participate in ensembles. According to to our department if we had a thousand-seat faculty, it has made spaces in the Music Hall concert hall.” overcrowded. In addition to the concert hall, the music COURTESY OF MICHAEL MUEKE Lawrence Curry is the music department’s department would like to build additional Architecture students created expansion designs for the potential new music hall. facilities technical director. Part of his job in- practice and rehearsal spaces for all the music volves organizing the schedule for the rehearsal and theater groups. Music Hall currently has and practice spaces throughout the building. two large rehearsal rooms and the recital hall. “We have a couple bands that rehearse at Curry said these spaces are not enough for all night because they can’t get a space during the the groups. daytime,” Curry said. “Everyone wants to get into the recital hall Curry explained that the overcrowding and rehearse,” Curry said. “We present about extends to the faculty offices and classrooms. 125 concerts a year. That doesn’t include the “Three people are sharing a dressing room rehearsals that lead up to the concerts. We’re across the hall for an office,” Curry said. “Two booked pretty much seven days a week school of our recent faculty hires are in what used to year-round.” be secretary offices because they just were out Curry said they are also unable to accom- of offices for faculty to teach in. Like everyone modate the number of students wanting to else, we’re bursting at the seams.” participate in the different ensembles. They COURTESY OF MICHAEL MUECKE Due to the lack of an available budget, it do not have enough rehearsal and practice Another one of the designs for a new music hall created by a fellow architecture student. would be difficult to fund a Music Hall -ex spaces to create additional ensembles to meet pansion project to alleviate the cramped con- the student demand. Iowa State University ditions. Because of this, Curry said he doesn’t Additionally, Curry stressed the need for believe expansion is capable soon, but said it’s more storage spaces for the instruments of Roy J. Carver Scholarship In honor of Roy J Carver who achieved success through initiative and hard work important for them to be prepared for when the bands and ensembles. The marching band Twenty $5200 scholarships will be awarded for 2018-2019 money does become available. is forced to store their instruments and equip- “[Expansion] is a dream, and we want to ment in multiple places on campus because Eligibility Requirements: be ready when someone is available to help there isn’t enough room in the Music Hall.

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