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SARAH HAYS/ IOWA STATE DAILY Iowa State students milk the 400 dairy cows from 4 to 10:30 a.m. each day at the ISU Dairy Farm. All of the manure the cows produce is used in some way.

BY ANNELISE.WELLS wasting it. BY SARAH.HAYS Rangel-Mendez has worked at the @iowastatedaily.com Miguel Luis Rangel-Mendez, a pro- @iowastatedaily.com Dairy Farm for three months, and gram coordinator in the animal science prior to that he worked a lot with The Iowa State Compost Facility re- department, has been managing the For a select few students at Iowa calves and cattle. ceives four to five tons of food waste Dairy Farm for three months. State University, mornings start as But once the milk is out of the cow, from campus dining centers almost “We don’t have enough land for the early as a rooster’s crow. where does it go? every other day. manure, so we need the compost facil- Once processed, the cow’s milk is ity to compost some of the manure,” At the crack of dawn, some em- sent to Prairie Farms, a company that These food scraps travel from the Rangel-Mendez said. The Dairy Farm ployees and students at Iowa State processes the milk and puts it in stores. dining centers to the facility located is benefited by having the facility on head out to the ISU Dairy Farm. The milk does not go to Iowa State, less than ten minutes from campus. The campus, but its close proximity makes About 10 minutes south of campus, since there is no processing plant for it. Compost Facility is one of Iowa State’s it that much more convenient. as soon as the sun rises students are The milk leaves Iowa State property, research farms and is located west of the “Iowa State wanted to add a compost milking cows in the early morning but all of the dairy cows are from dairy farm, right across the road from facility, so it worked perfectly to add the hours of the day. within the Iowa State herd, said Hugo the student-run Ag Studies 450 farm. facility that we needed right next to the From 4 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. every Ramirez-Ramirez, assistant profes- Steve Jonas, manager of the Com- Dairy Farm,” said Leo Timms, Morrill morning, about 1,000 pounds of milk sor in animal science and extension post Facility, said the workers at the professor and extension dairy specialist, are removed from cows at the ISU specialist. nearby farms all do their own thing but Steve Jonas is an agricultural special- Dairy Farm. The process is efficient While finding a place for the milk are still able to collaborate as a team. ist as well as the manager of the facility. and fast, getting the cow in and out of to go is not a problem at all, there is Collaboration is especially key for the He has been managing the farm since the milking station as fast as possible. something else that needs to be stored Compost Facility in relation to Iowa 2009. The facility was built in 2008 and “The cows are attached to vacuums once it leaves the cow. Since the cows State’s Dairy Farm. is coming up on its 10 year anniversary. to take the milk. Once the milk is not are large and there are many — 400 The facility was originally built to In the beginning stages of the com- flowing from the cow anymore, the dairy cows to be exact — the cattle handle waste from when the Dairy post farm, it took a little while to see vacuum withdrawals automatically,” secrete a lot of manure. Farm was newly opened. There need- what would be the most efficient way said Miguel Luis Rangel-Mendez, A large amount of the manure the ed to be a way to repurpose the large to get the right results. program coordinator and manager of cows leave is used for fertilizer for amount of cow manure instead of just the Dairy Farm. COMPOST pg7 DAIRY pg7 02 NEWS Iowa State Daily Monday, April 30 , 2018

COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Crickets are more sustainable as they require 1.7 kilograms of feed to raise 1 kilogram of edible crickets while cows require 10 kilograms of feed per edible kilogram. Insects could fix food security

BY KEEGAN.KEARNEY In a bustling Thai marketplace, the aroma of tra- kilograms of feed to raise 1 kilogram of chicken, 5 demand for agricultural goods is going to be greater @iowastatedaily.com ditional street food fills the air and draws hungry kilograms of feed to raise 1 kilogram of pork and and ever more efficient and productive systems are shoppers and bar-goers to the sizzle of frying 10 kilograms of feed to raise 1 kilogram of beef. In going to be needed,” O’Neal said. “It’s going to be pans generously seasoned with oils and spices. comparison, it takes 1.7 kilograms of feed to raise interesting to see if our current diet can meet that 1 kilogram of edible cricket mass. demand or if we’re going to have to bring in some The vendors line their tables with a variety of Livestock operations, especially in the beef in- novel sources of food like insects.” exotic snack foods and customers exchange baht, dustry, also require a significant amount of water Although the idea of an insect farming operation the local currency, for plastic bags heaped with to operate, especially when you factor in the water may seem like the dream of a sci-fi futurist, the fried delicacies to satisfy their craving for a crisp, used to grow the feed that livestock are raised on. truth is, it’s already happening across the U.S. — salty and savory snack to munch on as they go The Forestry and Agriculture Organization including Iowa. about their shopping or hobble home from a drink reports that, including water used for grain feed Becky Herman, a former social studies teacher, with friends. production, it takes on average 2,300 liters to raise 1 was just as skeptical as any other westerner when When the typical American tourist approaches kilogram of chicken, 3,300 liters to raise a kilogram she and her students viewed a CNN Student the stand, their first reaction may be one of shock of pork and 22,000 liters to raise a kilogram of beef. News special on farms raising crickets for human and disgust when they peer into the pan and see a The United Nations predicts that by 2025, 1.8 consumption. However, after watching the special jumble of giant grasshoppers frying in the oil and billion people will be experiencing absolute water with different classes throughout the school day, silkworm pupae speared on sticks. scarcity and two-thirds of the world population her initial reaction of disgust turned to curiosity, However, if the tourist feels adventurous and will be under water stress conditions. and she started doing her own research. allows the vendor to give the snack a spritz of soy Insects also don’t produce as much methane or Realizing both the ecological and entrepreneur- sauce and a dash of salt and pepper, they’ve now ammonia, which both contribute to climate change. ial potential, she and her husband bought an old become privy to a cultural cuisine absent from most According to Donald Lewis, professor in Iowa restaurant and founded Iowa Cricket Farmer, a markets in western countries — a cuisine that some State’s entomology department, another area of cricket rearing operation in Keystone, Iowa. experts tote as a solution to rising food insecurity. efficiency for insect rearing is that in comparison “It’s a different way of thinking, and I think a lot To be technical, the scientific name for the with confined feeding operations for cattle, insects of times we kind of get stuck in a rut as far as, ‘This consumption of insects is entomophagy. For a large require much less attention. is how we’ve always done it.’ This is one of those number of cultures in East Asia, Africa and South “From a confined animal point of view, there are things that thinks outside of that box and brings America this is just food, and another way that the benefits,” Lewis said. in different ideas and things that people hadn’t hungry populations meet their nutritional needs. The behavior of pigs has to be closely monitored thought of, at least in our country,” Herman said. That’s not to say the practice hasn’t gained for behavior and physical ailments. Crickets raised Herman and her husband have entered the traction in Western countries; in fact, the number in an enclosed bin together are much easier to ground level of the edible insect industry, taking of insect rearing operations in the U.S. is rising as monitor — there’s a much smaller area to watch. a chance in the new frontier of insect agriculture. curiosity and environmental concerns inspire en- Cricket farmers have much less work on their Although they are one of the only licensed oper- trepreneurs to lay the foundation for a new trend, hands than the rancher with hundreds of acres of ations in Iowa, other farms and retailers of insect a new frontier, in western agriculture. cows to keep track of. products have sprung up across the U.S. in recent The benefits of utilizing insects as an agricul- “In some ways this is a brilliant idea, and it’s years. Iowa Cricket Farmer is certainly not alone tural product are extensive. The biggest boon to catching up with what the rest of the world al- in the edible insect market. adopting insects into our food supply is that they ready does,” said Matthew O’Neal, a professor of Andrew Brentano, CEO of one of the most are incredibly efficient at reproduction. Multiple entomology in Iowa State’s sustainable agriculture successful insect operations in the country, said he generations of full-grown crickets can be bred in a department. thinks the industry is well on its way to becoming matter of months, and it requires very little space Most of O’Neal’s work is in integrated pest a major market force. and resources to care for the stock in comparison management. He spends more time figuring out Brentano and his team founded Tiny Farms, an with the large cattle species that have dominated how to reduce the presence of harmful insects in agricultural technology company producing food- the farm since the emergence of agriculture in the farm fields as opposed to raising them. However, grade crickets, to streamline the efficiency of insect Fertile Crescent. he said he’s seen the edible insect trend emerging rearing operations as a solution to the impending Insects, like crickets, are reported to have a much over the past few years and thinks that increased environmental crises foreseen by studies on water more efficient feed conversion rate than standard research in insect-based food production could consumption and land use across the world. livestock. Feed conversion rates are ratios of the help overcome some of the hurdles the planet is After the end of the Syrian Civil War, which amount of plant feed it takes to feed a livestock expecting in the next few decades. emerged among tensions stemming from drought animal versus the amount of meat that animal pro- “There’s long term issues here that I think every- and food shortages, Brentano and his colleagues duces. The United Nations Food and Agriculture one in agriculture is thinking about and is worried Organization estimates that it takes roughly 2.5 about. The human population is increasing, the BUGS pg6 Monday, April 30 , 2018 Iowa State Daily NEWS 03

VET MED Diversity issues in vet med Why do they exist and what JACKIE NORMAN/ IOWA STATE DAILY Iowa State’s College of Veterninary Medicine had a 0.05 percent minority student population in the fall of 2017. Vet Med student is being done? Graciela Orantes says she finds it difficult to bond with peers because they lack a good understanding of her culture.

In fall of 2017, the Iowa State Col- icine colleges in the nation. in general, the public isn’t really BY HALEE.OLSON lege of Veterinary Medicine had “I guess it doesn’t bother me too aware of how relevant veterinary @iowastatedaily.com a 26 to 518 minority to majority much, but that is because I was in a medicine is to everyone’s lives,” student ratio, or a 0.05 percent mi- predominately white undergraduate Greenlee said. “It’s not just about nority student population. program, as well,” said Vet Med treating animals, but it also plays a student Graciela Orantes on the role in food security, public health Statistics from the Iowa State lack of diversity in the vet school. and biomedical research.” University Registrar’s Office say “I went through my adaptation Orantes agrees the lack of ed- that of the 544 students enrolled in process there. I think currently I’m ucational opportunities offered the Vet Med college that semester, at a point where I accept myself contributes to the lack of diversity there were two American Indians for who I am without the need of in veterinary medicine. She believes or Alaskan Natives, zero African others’ approval.” that if it would not have been for her Americans, seven Asians, zero Na- But Orantes explained at times, academically rigorous undergradu- tive Hawaiians or Pacific Islanders, the “imposter syndrome” still hits ate education, she would not be in 15 Hispanics/Latinos and two stu- her hard. She explains the imposter vet school right now. dents of two or more races. syndrome as “where you look “I am the product of the Chicago Iowa State, and the veterinary around and are in the minority and Public Schools system. I would medicine profession as a whole, have wonder, ‘Gosh, was it an accident say that I am the exception and been working to increase these low that I’m here?’” not the rule,” Orantes said. “As a percentages. Orantes said while at school, vet poor inner-city kid, I had limited According to the Association of students are so busy and stressed resources to academically rigorous American Veterinary Medical Col- that minority does not play a large schools with up-to-date educational leges’ (AAVMC) website, “contrary role. Outside of the classroom is material. Even though I advanced to to societal trends, veterinary medi- where she finds it difficult to bond, higher levels of education, my mom cine remains one of the least diverse possibly because the majority for- had to make sacrifices to even afford professions in the United States.” gets to learn about the culture of to attend.” The AAVMC has an effort called the minority. Orantes explained that by “at- the DiVersity Matters Initiative, “Maybe it’s just because we are in tend,” she meant not only the cost of which is intended to increase diver- a heavy and rigorous program with a education, but also transportation, sity in veterinary medicine programs limited free time environment, but it appropriate nutrition and uniform by conducting career fairs, present- can make me feel isolated at times. requirements. ing at key diversity meetings and Sometimes it’s easier to bond over “I think if [the Vet Med college] conferences and working to gener- past jobs or physical activities than opened pathways or recruited inter- ate interest in veterinary medicine, over cultural identity,” Orantes said. ested students from inner cities, we among other things. The recent presidential election could increase the diversity in the According to the AAVMC web- and offensive posters found around school,” Orantes said. site, since the 2005 launch of the Iowa State’s campus make Orantes According to Greenlee, in an DiVersity Matters Initiative, the wonder how her classmates really effort to increase engagement of number of racially and/or ethnically feel about her being here. the undergraduate population, the underrepresented students has in- “In a way, I understand that it’s college will be hosting a program creased 134 percent and currently Iowa and it’s a predominantly white called vet camp where eight understands at 17.4 percent of total en- state,” Orantes said. graduate students will spend the rollment. Heather Greenlee, chair of the summer learning about veterinary Despite such initiatives, the Iowa diversity and inclusion committee medicine. The college has also been State University College of Veter- for the College of Veterinary Med- attending local high school career inary Medicine’s diversity figures icine, believes the lack of diversity in fairs to get the word out to high remain low. veterinary medicine is not because school students. According to Patrick Halbur, the there are not diverse candidates Additionally, Greenlee said the current interim dean of the College out there, but because they are not college is examining its policies to of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State educated on all the opportunities make sure that they are not inadver- currently ranks dead last in diversity that veterinary medicine has to offer. tently favoring one group or another among the other 30 veterinary med- “One of the reasons, I feel, is that in admissions. 04 CAMPUS BRIEF Iowa State Daily Monday, April 30 , 2018

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COLUMN The case for year round school BY EILEEN.TYRRELL Few things are more sacred to American students than @iowastatedaily.com summer vacation.

Each year, as the weather becomes balmy and the skies clear, a veritable buzz of excitement takes over campus, visible in the crowds of students hammocking by the campanile or tossing around a Frisbee outside of Parks Library. Most of the excitement about summer break stems from the tantalizing thought of three months without school. Warm weather, more free time, no stress over tests and grades—what could be better? Three words: Year-round schooling. Hear me out. “Year-round” doesn’t literally mean school is in session for the entire year; in most cases, it means that the academic year is divided into quadrants of 8 or 9 weeks with 2 to 4 week breaks in between. The idea of being in school throughout the entire calendar ALEX CONNOR/ IOWA STATE DAILY Ames School District does not have a year-round school system. However, columnist Eileen year might sound wildly unappealing, but there are so many Tyrrell argues it has many benefits. positive benefits from this type of academic planning that it ultimately makes more sense. This system benefits teachers, parents and most of all, stu- especially parents trying to juggle full-time jobs with the dents. schooling and activities of multiple children. One of the biggest ways income disparity affects education A more consistent school calendar will mean that parents takes place over the summer, when low-income students are only have children home all day for a couple weeks at a time likely to lose over two months of reading improvement, while instead of forcing them to spend thousands on nannies, day- middle and upper-income students continue to make gains in care or summer programs to take care of their kids during the their reading abilities. summer while they’re working. Eliminating a long summer break that academically favors And here at Iowa State, year-round schooling might make wealthier students is an easy way to reduce the poverty gap. it easier to fit in a study abroad or co-op term, or reduce credit And all students experience a decline in math skills over the assignments each semester so that students have more time to summer; getting rid of such an extended break would help be involved in other activities. students retain their math skills better. It will also make it easier to come back after each break with Additionally, spending less time out of class means that the previous terms classes still somewhat fresh in your mind. teachers will spend less time in class reviewing old material. At first glance, year-round school might sound like a night- Students will learn at a quicker pace, and teachers will have mare, but it has a surprising amount of benefits. Judging by the more time to focus on quality teaching rather than desperately pace of change in this country, it’s going to be a while before the trying to get through all the course material. school calendar changes to reflect this smarter option. Year-round schooling also has huge benefits for parents, But hopefully we’ll get there someday soon.

EDITORIAL An end-of-the-year reflection

This past year has been an eventful for what happened to them. We looked sustainable agricultural practices. year. Here are some of the issues that at Iowa State’s new sexual misconduct We cannot control the plant’s natural we covered that have seen a positive training and felt it did a much better functions, but we can change our agri- Editorial Board improvement, and some issues that still job than the previous one of placing cultural systems to be more sustainable Emily Barske, editor-in-chief need to be addressed. Isaac Sinclair, opinion editor blame on perpetrators, where it belongs. for our local environments and the global Adam Willman, community member We discussed catcalling and how it’s climate. Sue Ravenscroft, community member Gun violence simply not a compliment, but rather it’s This requires organization and out- Muhammad Mohsin Raza, community member The ISD Editorial Board talked ex- harassment. reach efforts from a multifaceted insti- tensively about gun violence after the Leaders on campus need to continue tution that has the farmer’s best interests Opinions expressed in columns and letters are those of the Parkland shooting. We saw the March or start taking this issue very seriously. in mind. It requires the Leopold Center author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Daily or organizations with which the author(s) for Our Lives that tried to change the No one should have to experience sexual for Sustainable Agriculture. are associated. conversation around gun violence by violence or harassment. We must contin- Last year legislative Republicans voted banning military-style assault and ask- ue to place blame on perpetrators and to defund the Leopold Center and ining for background checks when buying support survivors. And most importantly, structed Iowa State to close the center. Feedback policy: guns. We supported the march and we need continuous, proactive education Then Gov. Terry Branstad line-item- The Daily encourages discussion but does not guarantee its publication. We reserve the right to edit or reject any letter or continue to advocate for reasonable gun because everyone should know how to vetoed the part about closing the center, online feedback. control. combat this issue. but the funding was still absent. This is Send your letters to [email protected]. However, there is still an enormous an injustice that goes against our state Letters must include the name(s), phone number(s), amount of work that needs to be done. Funding the Leopold Center values. majors and/or group affiliation(s) and year in school of the author(s). Gun violence continues to be a polarizing Recently the New York Times Maga- The Leopold Center helped fund Phone numbers and addresses will not be published. topic that hasn’t seen a clear solution zine dedicated their issue to the question graduate research at Iowa State that Online feedback may be used if first name and last name, since Parkland. We still need to push our “Can dirt save the earth?” focused on making farms in Iowa and major and year in school are included in the post. Feedback leaders to come together and come up First, any student in the College of across the world more productive and posted online is eligible for print in the Iowa State Daily. with common sense gun control. Agriculture and Life Sciences will tell sustainable. Then, they used that research you that it is soil and not dirt. Second, to help farmers through extension and Sexual misconduct and #MeToo there is already significant research, some outreach. Now, with the major funding This year we focused on raising aware- of which was completed on this campus, cuts by the state, the Leopold Center is ness about the pervasiveness of sexual indicating the soil’s ability to be a carbon forced to scale back to the detriment of misconduct. We talked about the #Me- sink. That is to say the carbon dioxide in Iowa farmers. Fully funding the center to Too movement and the power it gives the atmosphere that is acting as a green- protect Iowa’s farmers and environment survivors. We questioned why we are house gas, can be trapped in the ground should be the top priority for legislators still blaming survivors of sexual assault using the plant’s own photosynthesis and next session. 06 NEWS Iowa State Daily Monday, April 30 , 2018

BUGS PG2 goods, smoothies and protein bars, hiding all the legs, wings and antennae from the con- became more aware of the impact that climate sumer. Although this is a very limiting way to change and current means of agricultural use crickets in comparison with some of the production had on every level of human life. exotic dishes common in other countries, it ey began looking for a solution, and in has created an entry point for insect products their research stumbled upon the prospects of in western markets. insect farming as a way to address some of the “We may never be to the point of some majors issues in food sustainability. cultures of looking at a plate of cicada nymphs “ ere wasn’t really an industry when we and saying ‘Boy doesn’t that look like a lovely started. We started the company in 2012 based meal?’ but if the ingredients going into a prod- more on an understanding that there was an uct are not know to us, we’ll probably accept it impending need for these kinds of solutions much better.” Lewis said. rather than any sort of market,” Brentano said. The visual element of insect cuisine still For Tiny Farms, business is booming. In stands in the way of incorporating insect cui- fact, Brentano said the main problem they are sine in a meaningful way— but why? If insect facing in the industry is keeping up with the rearing is so well-accepted in other countries, demand, a problem that Iowa Cricket Farmer why not here? also faces. Both operations are searching for The answer may lie in the unfamiliarity ways to increase their output to ll the backlog western consumers feel at the sight of a roasted of orders from distributors. cricket. However, despite the current demand from A study from the United Nations Forestry niche markets, Professor Lewis pointed out and Agriculture Organization postulates that that a major obstacle for any prospective western people’s unfamiliarity with insects growth in the industry is still reaching the leads to feelings of disgust and, consequently, average consumer. moral judgements. To eat what we have gen- “It turns out, in the Western cultures, we erally considered to be vermin invokes a sense don’t want to eat things that look like insects,” of immorality or savagery to audiences raised Lewis said. in cultures unaccustomed to the practice. So far, the industry has been able to circum- One only has to look at our media to see COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS vent the visual aspect by processing the whole where insects became associated with the “for- Using insects as a source of protein would cut down on the demand for meat products in western nations and provide more e cient operations for feed production. cricket into a more palatable form. A quick eign;” stories like Kafka’s “Metamorphosis” and Google search shows that most of the business horror lms such as “Arachnophobia” and “ e for insect operations in the West today, includ- Fly” all showcase arthropods as dangerous, un- Hodgson, another entomology professor in the less versatile in ancient societies that laid the ing the customers of Iowa Cricket Farmer and clean alien creatures to be avoided at all costs. sustainable agriculture department. “ ey’re groundwork for western farm practices. Tiny Farms, is in cricket our, whole crickets e stigma around arthropods like crickets, closely related animals.” Food plays a huge part in the recognition of ground up into a ne powder that carries all of grasshopper and spiders is especially puzzling Hodgson pointed out that all crustaceans are one’s culture, and since the Western tradition the nutritional properties of the cricket while in the face of some of the West’s more high- actually arthropods too, making them much has never called for the culinary application remaining inconspicuous and much more end meat products like shrimp, lobster and more closely related to a cricket than to a cow. of insects, it becomes instinctively o ensive. appetizing to the average consumer. crab. A look at the exoskeleton and antennae of a However, with the rise of the $33 million e our is most often used to fortify baked “To me, they’re exactly the same,” said Erin boiled lobster is all it takes to realize that the edible insect industry, the crunch of a roasted outward appearance of a cricket really isn’t as and seasoned cricket may become yet another exotic as it may seem. familiar sensation in the American palette. Some insects are actually said to have a Although the introduction of insect prod- similar taste to seafood. ucts as a supplement to the protein intake of Consumer According to the Forestry and Agriculture western nations would reduce the demand for Organization study on edible insects, which meat products, as well as provide more e cient Confidence Report examines insect agriculture and its applica- operations for producing feed for livestock tions, the reason that insects face a stigma in animals, it may be unrealistic to plan on any the West is because they haven’t traditionally major changes to the staple western diet in held a place in large scale agriculture. the near future — most people probably won’t The 2018 Drinking Water One reason insect rearing may not have tak- replace their steak with a serving of crickets. en o with the rearing of mammalian livestock However, with the rise of niche restaurants Quality Report is now available. at the beginning of the Neolithic agricultural like Don Bugito in San Francisco, which serves revolution is that the seasonality of insect an array of artisan ento-meals such as chili- breeds in certain areas made harvesting them lime crickets and to ee brittle mealworm ice This report, also called the Consumer as a year-round food source unsustainable. cream, it may only be a matter of time before Insects also don’t have as many applications as legs, wings and antennae become accepted Confidence Report, can be picked up at one beasts of burden or sources of raw material for into the West’s mental conception of what a of the following locations: products like leather and wool, making them meal can be.

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SARAH HAYS/ IOWA STATE DAILY COMPOST PG1 Pictured here is the hoop that all the compost rst enters. Food, grass, manure and other com- weather. ere needs to be the right balance of postable materials are all put together in this hoop to blend together. It was a lot of trial and error to see what moisture within the compost in order for the worked at rst, Jonas said. waste to decompose properly. Today, the facility handles more than 10,000 “We usually have an issue of too much mois- pounds of compost waste every year. ture if anything,” Jonas said. e food scraps from ISU Dining are then At the end of the process, the compost is combined with waste from other places around mixed with topsoil. It is lighter, softer, and drier Iowa State. Campus greenhouses, other research than it was a couple of months ago. en it is farms and Jack Trice stadium all contribute waste screened to make sure no rocks or other large to the compost farm. e facility only takes waste items are in it. Jethro’sJethro’s that comes from the university and charges a e whole process takes around four months. small fee on whatever enters the the farm. e nal product is not available to the pub- e waste from around campus is then com- lic. It goes back into Iowa State and is used for bined with manure and cornstalks. construction projects, gardens or anything the e cornstalks create the major source of car- university needs. BBQBBQ bon for the compost, Jonas said. is combination “We use manure in the eld to fertilize. And is then put into long rows called “windrows” the compost facility, they use that compost, ma- All You Can Eat underneath large hoop barns. ese barns help to nure to fertilize campus,” Rangel-Mendez said. Graduation protect the compost from the weather and keep By only taking waste from Iowa State, farming the temperature at 140 to 160 degrees. it all on campus, and then giving it back to only Brunch Buffet “Keeping them in windrows helps the pile to university-related needs, the compost facility breathe,” Jonas said. aims to help Iowa State be as sustainable as Saturday May 5th ere are three separate windrows inside each possible. Sunday May 6th barn. Jonas uses a compost turner to incorporate “It’s the recycling aspect of it,” Jonas said. “It even more air into the piles. e compost facility all stays within the university.” “It’s the recycling 8:30am-3pm is open all year long. However, winter and spring aspect of it,” Jonas said. “It all stays within the can cause issues with the often unpredictable university,” HAND CARVED PRIME RIB AND PIT HAM DAIRY PG1 CREATE YOUR OWN OMELET BAR of like a marriage. ey need each other,” said crops or recycled into bedding for the cattle. But Leo Timms, Morrill professor in animal science Jethro’s Slow Smoked Wings since there is so much manure, the leftovers are and extension dairy specialist. given to the ISU Compost Facility, located just e impact the dairy farm has on Iowa State Bubba’s Boneless Wings west of the dairy farm. and its students may not be as direct as the FRESH ATLANTIC SALMON TEXAS BRISKET “We use some manure that doesn’t go to the compost facility, where compost is only returned compost facility for bedding and other things to ISU grounds. But Timms said the education PULLED PORK CHICKEN FRIED STEAK for the cows. It is all completely recycled,” Ran- students are getting from the farm may just be BISCUITS AND GRAVY LOADED EGGS gel-Mendez said. the most vital part. e manure originally has a muddy and wet “We wouldn’t have research, teaching, exten- CORN BEEF HASH HASHBROWN CASSEROLE texture, but after sitting outside for a bit, it dries sion and demonstration if we didn’t have a herd French Toast Bacon Sausage Mac & Cheese up and molds into a perfect bedding material of healthy, well-managed, high producing cows When the extra manure reaches the compost with high quality milk,” Timms said. Green Beans Mashed Potatoes & Gravy facility, it is combined with ISU Dining’s food Rangel-Mendez also stressed learning ex- compost, greenhouse materials and corn stalks. periences and education are one of the most Fresh Fruit Bread Pudding Strawberry Shortcake After the manure blends with the other compost, important aspects the farm holds. He even stated Cheese Cake Brownies Cookies Muffins Toast it morphs into healthy soil . e fresh soil is used one of his main goals is setting an example for for things such as landscaping, construction, hor- students and their future careers. And Many More Jethro’s Favorites ticulture and many other situations.Without the “My plan is to make Iowa State University’s compost facility, the dairy farm would have excess dairy an example of how things should be done 1301 Buckeye Ave 515-598-1200 manure with no place to put it. And without instead of how they shouldn’t be done,” Ran- the dairy farm, the compost facility would lack gel-Mendez said. “I want our students to be Call for Reservations of 6 or More healthy nutrients. proud of what they do here, to feel like they are “ e compost facility and dairy farm are kind learning and committing to doing a good job.” 08 SPORTS Iowa State Daily Monday, April 30 , 2018

VOLLEYBALL Fonoti transitions to Iowa State

BY SPENCER.SUCKOW ka teammate Christy Johnson-Lynch, Going back to Fonoti’s energy, though, @iowastatedaily.com Fonoti made for an ideal candidate to fill that’s one detail of her personality that the void left by the departure of Dawn seems to have struck a major chord with In your head, briefly think of your- SPENCER SUCKOW/ IOWA STATE DAILY Sullivan on Iowa State’s coaching staff. the Iowa State players and coaching staff. self standing outside and watching a Assistant volleyball coach Fiona Fonoti watches the Cyclones “One of the reasons I really did want to Fonoti has earned nothing but ado- steady stream of snow flurries fall to the go through their pregame routine prior to the Iowa State hire [Fonoti] is because I knew what we’d ration from the team since stepping on spring tournament on April 7, 2018. ground in the middle of January. be getting,” Johnson-Lynch said. “When campus, and several players mention her you know exactly what to expect from energy and demeanor as a major reason If you spent this semester at Iowa that person, if they’re going to work hard, why. Those traits, perhaps as much as FIONA FONOTI State, you may have felt uneasy or even what they’re going to do when times are anything else, seems to have significantly College: University of Nebraska cringed at the thought of that sight. It’d tough, if they’re a team player, I knew helped with the overall transition. Years played: 1995-1998 be hard to blame you for feeling that all that and I really liked what she had.” “I’m obviously really sad to see Dawn Position: Setter way, given how long and brutal the Ames Much like with the weather from [Sullivan] leave because she had such an Awards and Recognition: winter seemed in 2018. Honolulu to Ames, though, there’s a impact on my life as an outside hitter,” - Three-time All-Big 12 First Team (1996-98) With snowstorms pelting central Iowa similarly large transition Fonoti is going said senior outside hitter Jess Schaben. - Three-time American Volleyball Coaches until mid-April this year, it’d be under- through in replacing Sullivan. “But Fiona has been such a huge addition Association All-America honoree (1996-98), standable if someone doesn’t even want Before taking the UNLV head coach- to our team. She has this positive energy - Big 12 Player of the Year (1998) to think about that experience. When ing job this offseason, Sullivan spent and she knows a lot, especially about the - Finalist for the NCAA Player of the Year new Iowa State assistant volleyball coach the past 14 years with the Cyclones and setting game.” (1998) and Honda Broderick Award (1998) Fiona Fonoti thinks of it, however, she formed many tight relationships with the Using that setting knowledge has been Before Iowa State: can’t help but remember how perfect team’s current roster. the primary focus of Fonoti’s biggest task - Taught math and special education for 15 it was. None of those relationships were as since joining the coaching staff, which is years “I’ve got to tell you, I loved it,” Fonoti close as the one that Sullivan had with ensuring that the Cyclones get the most - Assistant varsity girls coach at Punahou said of the snow. “My family came up Johnson-Lynch, however. According to out of sophomore setter Piper Mauck. School in Honolulu, Hawaii to visit one weekend and it was great. the Cyclones’ head coach, the two were It’s been documented that Mauck is - Personal setter coach at the Elite Setting I’m probably the only one in Ames that together so long that it almost felt like a expected to break out this season, and Academy in Pearl City, Hawaii thought that.” divorce when Sullivan left for Las Vegas. Fonoti is ensuring that happens by giving - Head coach for the Lil’ Spiker Academy The reason Fonoti loved it so much Because the two were so familiar with Mauck extra attention during practice was because of how long it had been each other, Johnson-Lynch says that and working through drills with her after since she’d last seen snow. After an illus- there have been some noticeable adjust- practice. Despite just meeting each other trious playing career at the University of ments and growing pains with having a recently, Mauck has been very receptive Nebraska, where she was a three-time new coach on staff. of her new coach and offered praise for All-American at setter and the Big As if replacing an established coach Fonoti’s style and approach. 12 Player of the Year in 1998, Fonoti and working with new players, as well “[Fonoti’s] fun to play with, really cre- finished her undergraduate degree in as performing other job aspects like re- ative and has a whole new perspective,” secondary education and moved back to cruiting and traveling, weren’t daunting Mauck said. “She’s been awesome.” her home state of Hawaii. enough tasks on their own, Fonoti is All in all, the praise for Fonoti and the There, she managed to stay out of the also facing these challenges without her willingness from players and coaches to cold for 15 years while working as a math family in Ames to support her. Fonoti’s listen to her suggestions has helped create and special education teacher. She didn’t husband and kids stayed back in Hawaii a welcoming environment for her in a stay out of the game, however. During when she took over as assistant coach. short amount of time. that time, Fonoti worked as a coach All of that at once sounds like a lot One that Fonoti says she’s happy and across several capacities. for anyone to deal with, but Fonoti is proud to be a part of. Among these include being an as- currently taking everything in stride by Not everything will be perfect right sistant varsity girls coach at Punahou bringing significant energy to her work. away and it will take awhile to get fully School in Honolulu, Hawaii, a personal Additionally, Fonoti also says that her acclimated, but the newest member of setter coach at the Elite Setting Academy prior experience in teaching is helping Iowa State’s coaching staff already feels in Pearl City, Hawaii, and head coach for to ease the transition into her new role. as if she’s right at home (even if the ther- the Lil’ Spiker Academy, among others. “I think with my background, I’ve mometer may sometimes say otherwise). Combine that coaching experience been used to kind of preparing, planning, “It’s been pretty awesome. [The team] with her decorated playing career, as planning lesson plans and what-not,” has just kind of accepted me in,” Fonoti well as a decades-long friendship with Fonoti said. “It’s a little bit tough, but it’s said. “Honestly, it just feels like I’m part Iowa State coach and former Nebras- so well worth it.” of the family.” Monday, April 30 , 2018 Iowa State Daily SPORTS 09

GYMNASTICS Hilary Green: When gymnastics ends and life begins BY AUSTIN.ANDERSON would willingly wake up at four in the morn- @iowastatedaily.com ing. If you dive into where she came from, and how she got to Iowa State, the answer appears It’s 6:45 a.m. on an early April morning, and to reveal itself. Hilary Green is staring at the clock on her mi- It’s all she’s ever known. crowave. Her mom was a sergeant lieutenant in the Army. By the time Green was 18 years old, she She’s been awake for an hour. She already had lived in nine states and two countries. She drank her coffee and sat under her lamp in the lived in Washington, Alaska and Louisiana corner of her apartment reading scripture and before she left the country. journaling her thoughts. In first grade she lived on a base in Germa- She actually got to sleep in on this day. ny. She spent second grade in Texas before a Before spring break, when her school work little bit of stability, if you can call it that, came was really busy, she would wake up at 4 a.m., to be in North Carolina. She lived in North work on homework for an hour, then fall back Carolina from third through seventh grade, asleep for a quick 15-minute nap at five in but her mom would deploy periodically. When the morning. her mom deployed, Green would live with her She averages “about” seven hours and 26 grandmother in Minnesota. minutes of sleep each night, she said, as if that During the second half of her elementary isn’t the exact amount. school years, Green spent half her time in It’s a vital part of her daily routine. She North Carolina and half in Minnesota. watches the digital numbers dribble their way “It was fine when I was younger,” Green toward zero on the corner of the microwave, said. “Then I got to a moment where my mom where her daily bowl of oatmeal sits inside. deployed for a year. I made a really good group MIKINNA KERNS/ IOWA STATE DAILY Last year she would stop the microwave at 10 of friends. I was told I had to leave, of course, Hilary Green competes on the uneven bars during the first home meet of the season against seconds, but this year she waits. when she got back, and that was really hard.” Arizona Jan. 12 in Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones defeated the Wildcats 195.45 to 194.975. Green doesn’t know it yet at this point, but Green had been all over the world, making in a few weeks her team will fail to qualify friends she knew she was going to have to for the national championships. Her season leave for good at any time. She said she closed will come to an end, and with that, so will her herself off. gymnastics career. She focused on school and gymnastics, The end of an athletic career for any colle- which at the time seemed like a coping mech- giate athlete is hard, but the end of the road anism, but looking back, shaped her into who in gymnastics can be particularly challenging. she is now. Most gymnasts have been competing for as Green is on scholarship at Iowa State as a long as they can remember. gymnast, and she’s been a key part of the team Green’s teammate, Meaghan Sievers, trav- since she arrived on campus. eled 100 miles each way to practice in high But it remains to be seen whether her legacy school. When Haylee Young was 10 years old, on Iowa State’s campus will be remembered she woke up at 5 a.m. for practice every week- more for what she did in the gym or out of it. day morning. Green herself has competed at In the gym, Green was a two-time Big five different gyms. 12 event specialist of the week this season. Then one day, sooner or later, the careers of Outside of the gym, she was on the Big 12 these athletes inevitably end, and a new part Commissioner’s honor roll every semester of life begins. of college. Find Birthright of “When retirement comes, the main ques- She is currently in grad school as a dietetics Ames on Facebook tion is, ‘who am I?’” said Iowa State coach Jay major where she is conducting a study exam- Ronayne. “I don’t think she’s dealing with that ining the impact of post-exercise egg con- in the same crushing reality that most do.” sumption on inflammatory response markers. Green has been focused on that moment “When someone says ‘Hilary Green,’ I for awhile. She doesn’t want this to be an end think determined,” Ronayne said. of something, but rather the beginning of Green will still be around Iowa State next something else. year finishing up her master’s degree. She has a So, in the early morning, Green watches the dietetics internship to be a registered dietitian. microwave timer in her kitchen. Then she might dive into helping collegiate “I can’t even explain it,” Green said. athletes in aesthetic sports like gymnastics As the clock ticks down, right before the or track to help maintain their bodies, but timer goes off and sends a beep throughout only part time. She has other hopes to teach Birthright is a non-judgmental and her apartment that would likely wake up her nutrition overseas. supportive atmosphere for women roommate, she hits the button to stop the “When I close one door,” Green said, “an- and expectant mothers. microwave with exactly one second left, right other one opens.” before it ends. 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ENTERTAINMENT Summer Festival Rundown

BY ANGELA.RIVAS @iowastatedaily.com

Imagine this: finals are over, its 75 degrees and not snowing outside, and you have nothing to do all summer. No matter where you live in Iowa, there is going to be a festival close by. Ranging from country to alternative to electronic, the Iowa festivals will feature many genres. Introducing new events and bringing back some of the classics, our summer will be a busy one. Iowa might not have Bonnaroo or Lollapalooza, but here are the festivals that prove that Iowa’s festival scene is underrated.

HANNAH OLSON/ IOWA STATE DAILY TREE TOWN NEWBO EVOLVE MGMT performs at 80/35 2017. The Shins also headlined. MUSIC FESTIVAL

Only five years old, the Tree Town Festival is not one to New to the Iowa music festival scene, Cedar Rapids will 80/35 miss. Averaging 20,000 attendees, it quickly became one be kicking off the newbo evolve festival. Nine years ago, of the top ten best country music festivals in the United major floods damaged parts of Cedar Rapids and forced MUSIC FESTIVAL States by Country Living Magazine in 2016. the city to rebuild and evolve. One of the up-and-coming neighborhoods, known as New Bohemia, “NewBo” is be- Returning this year on July 6 and 7 in the Pappajohn Sculp- “When you walk out to Winnebago Park Grounds, you ing transformed into a creative center for the arts. ture Park, the 80/35 Music Festival will feature regional and know it is going to work,” said Lex Chamryk, the business local artists in the heart of Des Moines. development representative of Tree Town. Not originally “We’ve got this beautiful five-hour circle where it seems from Iowa, Chamryk understands how Iowa feels like one like every major city in the Midwest is just five hours away,” Hosted by the Des Moines Music Coalition, the group big, small town. said Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart. “So hopefully our focuses on enhancing the music scene for all individuals. The Setting its heights for new additions, the fifth anniversary reach goes out that far. We’re going to be bringing some coalition has created music education programs as well as will feature a four-day festival with headlining acts like people in to show them how great Cedar Rapids really is.” a music fellowship program to help make bridges between Keith Urban, Cole Swindell and Alabama. The festival curators have chosen Maroon 5 and Kelly struggling artists and possible resources. Tree Town always opens their first night with a “Rock- Clarkson as the two headliners. Both these performers have “Des Moines is lucky to have an institution not only will- and-Roll” night. This year will feature Eddie Money. The a broad audience that will reach more people. ing but focused on elevating our town’s music scene,” said rest of the artists are selected carefully, choosing current “These are acts that a 60-year-old to a 12-year-old and Trevor Holt, a Des Moines Music Coalition music fellowship and classic artists. everyone in between will enjoy,” said Jennifer Pickar, a media participant. “Keith Urban is undeniably one of the biggest country representative for the festival. The two-day festival was created in 2008. Relying heavily artists in the world right now,” said Chamryk. Urban is The 3-day passes are totaling $375. Passes will be “worth on volunteers, they work to host over 33,000 attendees every currently pushing boundaries and growing, receiving the it” according to the Des Moines Register. The pass will in- summer. Vocal Event of the Year Award at the American Country clude guaranteed tickets to both headlining concerts, access “We want to showcase diversity across a board,” said Jarin Music Awards with Carrie Underwood this year. to the keynote speakers, discounted tickets to the Cedar Hart, the executive director of the Des Moines Music Coali- Tree Town is well known for their campsite. The festival Screamer Zip Line, and more. tion. The event is filled with organization’s booths, interactive offers many features other festivals do not. Showers and The outdoor concert main stage venue is expected to art, food, beverages and more. restrooms are available at no charge for campers, as well as accommodate over 16,000 people. This year the festival will feature many new aspects. Hart plug-ins for RVs. But if you don’t have a RV, do not worry The Cedar Screamer Zip Line will be open for the public and the rest of the coalition are looking to add more art in- because you can rent one from Tree Town or bring a tent. from the beginning of May to early August. stallations. These installations will bring new artistic dynamics With the rental of an RV, you can be entered to win a Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian is currently booked for and enhance the festival experience. meet-and-greet with one of the artists. Unable to buy a pass one of the keynote speakers. Screenwriter and film director, “There is nothing wrong with making money,” said Amedeo for a meet and greet, your only choice is to participate in John Waters, will perform one man, spoken word lectures. Rossi, the project manager for the Des Moines Music Co- the competitions. There will be many panel sessions over the course of the alition. “But our objective is to invest in the music scene.” Tree Town is currently revamping their site map. They three days. Currently there will be sessions on dance, fashion, The festival will feature two free stages that will be open will introduce a new section called “Platinum Suites” gardening, cooking and many more. Each session will last to the public and one stage that is ticketed. which will offer a raised area off to the side with a bar and anywhere from 60 to 90 minutes. For the first time in its 11-year history, the 80/35 Music restroom trailer. The budget for newbo evolve is to be “in the neighbor- Festival will headline with a woman and mix-gendered Tree Town is looking to partner with vendors that special- hood” of $4 million or $5 million according to the chief group. Pop star Kesha will headline alongside electronic duo ize in beer, burgers, hot dogs, ice cream and other popular executive officer of GO Cedar Rapids, Aaron McCreight. Phantogram. festival foods. They will offer a wide variety of retail as well. Cedar Rapids has been receiving money annually from “With Kesha’s Grammy moments and events like the “Each year we look for ways to be bigger and better than hotel tax grants. ‘#metoo’ movement last year, we are happy to bring a wide the previous,” said Chamryk. Anticipating reaching college students, newbo evolve is variety of talent,” said Rossi. “It seemed like a good year to Keep an eye out for announcements and opportunities to currently hiring for summer positions including internships break through and bring some quality acts.” win tickets on their social media pages.Tickets are available in marketing and assignments the week of the festival. The self-proclaimed “mother f-----g woman” will perform at treetownfestival.com. Check out the website for more information. at two locations in Iowa this summer. Fresh from the Battery WHO: Tree Town Festival You can buy tickets at GO Cedar Rapids’ website. Park outdoor concert in Sioux City, Kesha will head to the WHAT: Country Music Festival WHO: newbo evolve 80/35 Music Festival to feature new hits like “Rainbow” and HEADLINERS: Keith Urban, Cole Swindell, Alabama WHAT: The festival will showcase aspects of the devel- “Praying.” and Eddie Money opment on new neighborgoods in Cedar Rapids. The 80/35 Music Festival will offer an ambassador pro- WHEN: May 24-27 HEADLINERS: Kelly Clarkson and Maroon 5 gram. The program works where if you sell five tickets, you WHERE: Heritage Park in Forest City, Iowa WHEN: August 3-5 can receive one free, general admission ticket. Sell five more WHY: Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend with one of WHERE: Cedar Rapids, Iowa tickets, and you can receive a VIP pass.The rest of the lineup the top ten best country music festivals in the United States. WHY: Celebrates the creative Bohemian spirit through will be released in May. You can buy tickets at 80/35’s website. GA: $170 music, fashion, dance, food, art and technology WHO: 80/35 Music Festival Single Day: $75 GA: $375 3-Day Pass WHAT: Indie music festival in the heart of Des Moines VIP: $550 Maroon 5: $70 featuring diverse, local art Kelly Clarkson: $54.50 HEADLINERS: Kesha, Phantogram, Courtney Barnett, and Car Seat Headrest WHEN: July 6 and 7 WHERE: Pappajohn Sculpture Park, Des Moines WHY: This year will be the first year that will headline with a woman and a mix-gendered group. Single Day Ticket: $49 2 Day Pass: $75 VIP: $195 Monday, April 30 , 2018 Iowa State Daily LIMELIGHT 11 GUTHRIE’S HINTERLAND 515 ALIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL RIVER RUCKUS The fourth annual Hinterland Music Festival will pre- Iowa State alumni Adam Faucher and his childhood friend miere in St. Charles again this year. With a lineup includ- Beginning as a block party in Des Moines, the 515 Alive Grant Sheeder created Guthrie’s River Ruckus music festival ing Sturgill Simpson, Band of Horses and CHVRCHES, Festival has grown into one of Iowa’s largest electronic while attending Iowa State University. Based out of their Hinterland will have no problem upholding their repu- music scenes. hometown, Guthrie Center, the country music festival will tation. celebrate its 10th anniversary this year. The festival is breaking barriers between musical styles Located about 30 miles south of Des Moines, the two- while showcasing urban artist and music in the new lo- Faucher is an engineer by day and a country music promot- day festival will host over 18,000 people. Focusing on the cation of Water Works Park in downtown Des Moines. er by night. Faucher has brought in huge names like Chris outdoors and music, Hinterland hopes to be an escape This year will feature the largest lineup in the 16-year Young, Dustin Lynch and Lee Brice over the last 10 years. for those looking to explore new music, craft, art, family history. 515 Alive will be supported this year by bigger “I could hardly believe we got artists from Nashville to engagements and more. stages and sound systems with more lighting and laser come up to Guthrie Center,” said Faucher on his first-year Hinterland is organized by one of Iowa State Universi- shows. act, Chris Young. ty’s very own, Sam Summers. Graduating from Iowa State Fresh off appearances at festivals like Bonnaroo, the The artists featured this year will include 38 Special, Jake with a double major in marketing and economics, Sam had headliners this year will include Future and Bassnectar. Owens and LANCO. The festival has averaged bringing in no problem finding his way to the creator of Hinterland. 515 Alive has had no problem bringing in bigger names. 20,000 people a year to Guthrie Center, a town that has a Summers spent his nights during school booking con- In previous years, they have featured artists like Machine population of only 1,507. certs and running them, evidently creating his first music Gun Kelly, Waka Flocka Flame and Gucci Mane. If you can’t go without 4G cell reception, don’t fret. Guth- promotion company, First Fleet Concerts. After Summers Last year the festival brought in over 27,000 people in rie’s River Ruckus will be inserting a cellular tower on the graduated, he launched the Wooly’s concert venue in Des just two days. grounds for the 2018 festival. Moines in 2012 and partnered to produce Nitefall on the “We have lots of music festivals, and this one is actually Hesitant to spill the beans on the new additions this year, River. Looking to create an experience that followed his the longest running, it’s the 15-year anniversary and it’s Faucher dropped hints like a breakfast addition and a new passion, Summers created Hinterland in 2015. the largest musical festival,” said Tom Zmolek, the 515 setup for daytime activities. You can find the new additions Taking the literal translation of Hinterland in German, Alive event manager, on last year’s festival. announced on Facebook leading up to the event. “the land behind,” the festival has always looked to keep Focusing on expanding the festival and making it more Faucher and the rest of the River Ruckus crew are excit- an outside festival overlooking Iowa’s beauty. than a Midwest event, co-owner and director Dan Green, ed to see Jake Owens and to hear LANCO’s new album, Hinterland was originally set for Water Works Park in an Iowa State University alum, wants the event to buzz “Hallelujah Nights.” All artists playing this year will be new Des Moines, but due to a rain delay, it was moved out to from coast to coast. to the Guthrie’s River Ruckus family.You can buy tickets at St. Charles the first year. The festival has stayed out in the Green attended and performed at 515 Alive after grad- Guthrie’s River Ruckus’ website. country because of the connection between Summers’ view uating, before making connections to co-own the festival. WHO: Guthrie’s River Ruckus and the Iowa’s beauty. You can find tickets at 515 Alive’s website. WHAT: Country music festival in a typical Iowan town. “If you’re in the middle of Water Works [Des Moines], WHO: 515 Alive HEADLINERS: Jake Owens, LANCO, and 38 Special you don’t feel like you’re in a metropolitan area. Once we WHAT: Electronic Music WHEN: July 27 and 28 moved it down [to St. Charles] it was magic and was a HEADLINERS: Future, Bassnectar and RL Grime WHERE: Guthrie Center Country Fairgrounds blessing in disguise,” said Summers. WHEN: Aug. 17 and 18 WHY: Celebrate this two day festival’s 10th anniversary Hinterland offers many unique aspects that distin- WHERE: Water Works Parks, Des Moines with country music and camping guishes them from other Iowa festivals. For example, WHY: Iowa State Alum will continue the longest General Admission: $75 one of the perks of being a parent and wanting to go to running festival in Iowa Seated Tickets: $110 Hinterland, you can bring your child with and have them GA: $79 VIP: $175 explore Hinterkids. VIP: $129 Camping: $80 Only hosting one stage, Hinterland manages to bring Camping: $39, Age 18+ Only in a huge crowd. Last year Hinterland drew from 38 states and 5 countries around the world. If you are looking for discounted or free passes, Hinter- land offers rewards to volunteers and ambassadors. For the festival to efficiently run, they need the help of volunteers to park cars, set up and more. Summers currently owns the Up-Down Arcade in Des Moines. He hopes to incorporate a “pop-up,” arcade in Hinterland, but is currently working on the logistics. As to expanding, Summers isn’t interested in volume and mass. “I don’t want to make [Hinterland] bigger, but rather add to the experience,” said Summers. Hinterland looks to make everything relevant to the festival. Focusing on keeping the same vide throughout, they carefully select artists and vendors. “We try to find food and craft vendors that are com- plimentary and make sense to the festival, and keep it politically neutral,” said Summers. You can buy tickets online at Hinterland’s website. WHO: Hinterland WHAT: Indie/Alternative Festival HEADLINERS: Sturgill Simpson, Band of Horses, CHVRCHES and Tash Sultana WHEN: Aug. 3 and 4 WHERE: Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater, St. Charles WHY: Iowa State alum curates for those who love music and the outdoors. The festival features a blend of music, camping, art, craft vendors, family engagement and more. GA: $95 for 2 day VIP: $259 for 2 day Camping: $25-35 per person

HANNAH OLSON/ IOWA STATE DAILY Foxygen performs during day one of Hinterland music in Saint Charles, Iowa. Foxygen is an indie rock duo from California. Thousands of music lovers camp on the grounds between the two days of music. This will be the fourth year of Hinterland. GET THE MOST FOR YOUR MONEY!

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