Campaign to Zero

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Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 | Volume 210 | Number 19 | 40 cents | iowastatedaily.com | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890. ‘Campaign Michael Rowley/Iowa State Daily NORML ISU President Paul Gerlich, junior in software engineering, talks to new members after the first NORML meeting. On Wednes- day the first NORML meeting took place in 101 Carver Hall. Heart: NORML Iowa-19 to Nation-3,753 responds to motion to dismiss Lung: By Matthew.Rezab Iowa-6 @iowastatedaily.com Nation-1,604 NORML ISU members have responded to Iowa State’s motion to dismiss the freedom of speech lawsuit filed by two ISU students Zero’ in July. The lawsuit stems from Liver: a January 2013 change in Iowa-45 Pancreas: university trademark poli- Iowa-7 cy. The change resulted in Nation-15,743 NORML ISU not being al- Nation-1,170 lowed to use ISU trademark logos on their club T-shirts. Juniors Paul Gerlich and Erin Furleigh, president and vice president of NORML ISU, respectively, Iowa prioritizes filed a suit against President Kidney: Intestine: Steven Leath, Leesha Zim- shorter organ merman, trademark office Iowa-471 Iowa-no program program coordinator, Tom donation waitlist Nation-99,221 Nation-248 Hill, senior vice president for student affairs, and War- By Alex.Hanson ren Madden, senior vice @iowastatedaily.com president for business and finance, in July. Iowa State filed a mo- he Iowa Donor Network is working to save tion in U.S. district court lives in a new way. The Network is kicking off on Sept. 4 to have the case a campaign to bring Iowa’s organ donation dismissed. waitlist to zero. “I was told [the motion] TThe “Campaign to Zero” initiative aims to recruit Number of people waiting was expected and it wasn’t a enough organ donors statewide to bring the adult for organ donations in Iowa big deal,” said Eric Cooper, waiting list down to zero. The Iowa Donor Network NORML ISU faculty adviser. will partner with Iowa State and the other two state and the nation as of Feb. 6, NORML, an organiza- schools and help spread the word about the program. 2014, according to the Iowa tion that advocates for mari- “There are about 600 people on the waitlist for juana law reform, has had an life-saving organ transplants in Iowa. That includes Donor Network ISU chapter since 2012. The group’s T-shirts featured DONATION p8 Illustration courtesy of Thinkstock ISU trademark logos until complaints arose after a student wearing a NORMAL ISU shirt was featured in a photo in the Des Moines Register. ISU administrators ar- gued that the T-shirts gave the impression the university endorsed reform in marijuana law. ISU student claims “Obviously we still think those T-shirts were perfectly all right,” Gerlich said. “They were approved in the first place, so we don’t see any problem with them.” The lawsuit was one of Miss Rodeo Iowa title four filed in July coordinated by the Foundation of Indi- vidual Rights in Education, By Kenzi.Mongar a Philadelphia-based free @iowastatedaily.com speech advocate. According to Katie Barrows, communication Graduation isn’t the only cer- coordinator for the founda- emony that will be celebrated in tion, the plaintiffs will be the months ahead for ISU senior filing an opposition to Iowa Hannah Hilsabeck. State’s motion to dismiss on Hilsabeck will be graduating Monday. in December, but her title as a “That document will college graduate will swiftly tran- include contain the legal sition to the title of Miss Rodeo arguments explaining why Iowa 2015. the NORML students have The pageant queen will get a valid claim,” Barrows said. the chance to travel more than Keith Bystrom, associ- 30,000 miles across the state and ate council at Iowa State, country to promote the sport of ro- said the motion to dismiss deo and Iowa’s western heritage. was a typical legal practice. Along the journey, she will speak He expects a decision by at many schools and hospitals the judge in the next 30 to in addition to attending several 60 days. media interviews. “We don’t have any ex- Most importantly, Hilsabeck pectations,” Bystom said. will participate in numerous ro- “But we certainly hope that deos, which will give her a chance the judge will agree with us.” to showcase her love and passion Bystom said the judge is for horses. allowed to dismiss portions “Horses are kind of like peo- of the lawsuit while uphold- ple with their different personali- ing others. ties; you can get along with some “It would be very dif- really well,” Hilsabeck said. “I grew ficult and unlikely to get the up being infatuated with horses entire case dismissed at this and agriculture but I didn’t actu- point,” Bystom said. ally realize it was agriculture at Gerlich said he was up- the time.” set the situation has taken so That was changed for Hilsa- long to be resolved. beck once she entered Winterset “We shouldn’t have to High School and met her agricul- Tomhas Huhnke/Iowa State Daily use any of our resources or Hannah Hilsabeck, senior in animal science, was recent- efforts to try and do any- RODEO p8 ly named Miss Rodeo 2015 for the state of Iowa. She will thing with these T-shirts,” travel around Iowa promoting the sport of rodeo. Gerlich said. “We just want to move on. We’re getting unfair treatment.” IOWA STATE DAILY 2 CAMPUS BRIEF Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 Weather SNAPSHOT Online FRIDAY Patchy morning fog clearing. 80 Content Partly sunny. Winds S 5-15, gusting to 20 mph. 67 NEWS SATURDAY A chance of morning thun- 81 How to be an derstorms. Otherwise, partly sunny. 56 organ donor After reading the Dai- SUNDAY ly’s front page story on or- Mostly sunny and pleasant. 72 gan donations in Iowa, take No signs of rain during the a look at the Daily’s website day or night. for more information. On- 50 line and on the app, readers Weather provided by ISU Meterology Club. can find steps to become an organ donor. Police Blotter Danielle Ferguson/Iowa State Daily NORML The information in the log comes from All those accused of violating the law the ISU and City of Ames police depart- are innocent until proven guilty in a ments’ records. court of law. Study Abroad Center hosts fair to inform students Developments in The Study Abroad Fair took place Thursday in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. More than 350 programs in 55 countries are offered by the Study Abroad Center. Different programs are available, including legal case at ISU Sept. 8 some offered with partnered universities. Iowa State filed a mo- An individual reported losing 121 (reported at 2:51 p.m.). tion to dismiss the lawsuit a passport at Memorial Union against it for infringing on (reported at 3:36 p.m.). An individual with a bow and the first amendment rights arrows was asked to leave the of NORML ISU. After read- Sept. 9 area at Lot G5 (reported at ing the Daily’s coverage in 6:47 p.m.). print, check out the web- An individual reported dam- site for a timeline to help age to an elevator door at An individual reported dam- explain the case. Maple Hall (reported at 5:16 age to a vehicle at Lot 112C p.m.). (reported at 9:59 p.m.). An officer initiated a drug re- Sept. 12 SPORTS lated investigation at Armory (reported at 5:42 p.m.) William Gallaher, 18, of 2590 Cy-Hawk An officer checked the welfare Helser Hall, Ames, was arrest- standings before of an individual who was pos- ed and charged with public sibly experiencing emotional intoxication at Ash Avenue this weekend difficulties at Birch Hall (re- and Lincoln Way (reported at ported at 7:06 p.m.). 1:08 a.m.). Iowa and Iowa State have competed in two Cy- Sept. 11 Nicholas Knotec-Wangberg, Hawk events so far this year. 19, of C104 Friley Hall, Ames, Korrie Bysted/Iowa State Daily The Cyclones have won Carlos Casas-Cantu, 44, of was arrested and charged with both the football game and 3008 West St., Ames, was serious assault at Friley Hall Campustown Action Associaltion hosts social soccer match. This weekend arrested and charged with (reported at 1:41 a.m.). is volleyball’s turn. public intoxication at West Anne Taylor, owner of Dogtown and president of the Campustown Action Association speaks at their For a full list of Cy- September social on Sept. 18 at Welch Ave. Station. She said “ It’s board turnover time and we have a Street and Woodland Avenue An individual reported a bank lot of fresh minds to continue working on the revitalization of our community.” Hawk results and future (reported at 2:11 a.m.).

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