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Sharing the Love Iowa State Daily, January 2014 Iowa State Daily, 2014 1-30-2014 Iowa State Daily (January 30, 2014) Iowa State Daily Follow this and additional works at: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2014-01 Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the Journalism Studies Commons Recommended Citation Iowa State Daily, "Iowa State Daily (January 30, 2014)" (2014). Iowa State Daily, January 2014. 11. http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2014-01/11 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State Daily, 2014 at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Iowa State Daily, January 2014 by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 | Volume 209 | Number 88 | 40 cents | iowastatedaily.com | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890. This year, we are definitely doing a lot more to give back. I hope we continue on that path in the future.” Kristin Berte, Cardinal Squad captain Courtesy of Courtney McCulloh and Kizzie Ryerson The ISU Dance Team made blankets in honor of Dyamond Ott, a high school graduate who died of cancer. Kate Britten of the Gold Dance squad had danced with her for many years. The Dance Team donated the blankets to various hospitals, and it also plans to create Build-A-Bear animals for local children cancer patients, dressed in dance team shirts. Sharing the love ISU Dance Team makes elementary education, said. “It also hits close to home because I knew her so blankets, builds bears well.” The blankets will be sent to hospi- By Clark.Eilers tals in Des Moines, Iowa City, Nebraska @iowastatedaily.com and the Ronald McDonald Houses in those areas as well. The ISU Dance Team spent the eve- Kelsey Michelsen, a Southeast Polk ning of Jan. 23 creating blankets and will High School student, died from a brain be giving more back to the community, tumor on Dec. 10, 2012, 10 months af- in honor of two fellow dancers who lost ter she and her family thought they had their respective battles to cancer. beaten it. All 38 members of both the Cardinal Marie Simon, a first-year member and Gold squads met at Forker Hall to of the Cardinal Squad, was a teammate create over 40 tie blankets in honor and close friend of Michelsen. In addi- of Dyamond Ott, a 2011 graduate of tion to participating in Dance Marathon Ankeny High School. in Michelsen’s honor, Simon, who is also Ott, who took dance lessons at a sophomore in elementary education, Nicole’s School of Dance, was diagnosed wanted to do a community project. with a brain tumor at age 17. Through Simon’s idea, to create Build-A-Bear surgery and six weeks of radiation treat- stuffed animals for local children cancer ments, she was cured of the tumor and patients, struck a chord with her team- walked on her graduation day. However, mates and coaches. she was then later diagnosed with a can- “When I presented the idea to my cer called PTLD. She died on Dec. 11, coaches, they were excited,” Simon said. 2011. “We were a bit emotional about it, but “I danced with Dyamond for many our team loved the idea.” years,” Kate Britten said, a second-year The team will dress the bears in member on the Gold Squad. dance team shirts and insert a heart into Britten, along with her teammates, each bear, which Simon said is a wish or wished to give back to cancer patients prayer for the children. by creating these blankets and donating “Kelsey brought a bit of life into ev- them through the Ott family. eryone she met,” Simon said. “I wanted Courtesy of Courtney McCulloh and Kizzie Ryerson “I know it means a lot to Dyamond’s (From left) Kristin Berte, Sabrina McKeever, Courtney McCulloh, Kelley Jamison, Kizzie family,” Britten, who is also a junior in DANCE TEAM p2 >> Ryerson and Ally Tack made blankets Jan. 23 to donate to various Iowa hospitals. Social justice class prepares GSB proposes new residence facilities students for outside world By William.Dyke but we also want them to ex- @iowastatedaily.com perience success the same as By Elaine.Godfrey the communities around other students,” Englin said. @iowastatedaily.com here and knowing how The co-advisor for Inter- He also said that not ev- we individually can get Residence Hall Association, eryone in the residence halls The experimental involved.” Pete Englin, spoke to the was thrilled. course Social Justice and For students like Government of the Student Englin showed statis- Planning discusses racial John Scopelliti, a sopho- Body Wednesday to discuss tics indicating students liv- segregation, poverty al- more in the class, learn- plans involving residence ing in dens not doing as well leviation, immigration ing about social justice is halls and dining facilities. academically in 2009, when policy and women’s em- important for profession- “Pete’s here, and I imag- compared to off-campus powerment. The course al reasons, as well. ine he might talk about a new students, and only this past is in its second year of en- “This is probably residence hall … it was pret- fall reaching a similar level of couraging ISU students something essential to ty exciting news, especially academic success. to get involved with social learn if I do planning,” when it’s in conjunction with The IRHA has been work- justice issues. Scopelliti said. “We want a new dining facility in Friley ing to improve ISU residence The course is discus- to help the community, Hall,” said GSB President hall life, which includes the sion-based, emphasizing and that’s the voice we lis- Spencer Hughes while intro- Internet connections. social justice concerns in Brian Achenbach/Iowa State Daily ten to, to make sure that ducing Englin. “The newest technol- a globalized society. Monica Haddad, associate professor in community and everyone has the same Englin said that the de- ogy is 900 megabites … the regional planning, talks to her students. Haddad teaches Associate Professor a class that centers on finding solutions for social justice. opportunities as every- mands for student housing problem is, the signal doesn’t Monica Haddad and one else.” has exceeded capacity. Iowa go out as far in our build- Assistant Professor Jane Scopelliti, hopes the State expects to have at least ings,” Englin said. “There’s Rongerude collaborated ernmental organization was an observer. I grew class will set him apart 6,000 freshmen Fall 2014. currently 796 APs [access to create the class last dealing with social justice up seeing this discrep- in his community and “The challenge will be points] in our residence halls year, in an effort to pro- issues. Students will work ancy in society, so I think regional planning major. to get it done and get it done and Frederickson [Court] that vide students of all majors on their projects in March that is what ended up “Planning-wise, every- quickly,” Englin said. we currently support. We are the opportunity to learn and April and will be ex- motivating me to go into one wants to address the Englin said living on- adding a thousand to inter- and study these complex pected to present on their planning.” same things,” he said. “I campus has benefits com- sperse among those.” societal problems. progress at the end of the Haddad points out want to learn about going pared to living off-campus. In addition to adding “I didn’t want to do a semester. that the class is impor- beyond the lines and be- “In the residence halls more access points for bet- traditional class,” Haddad Last year, Haddad’s tant for any student who ing different.” alone, we have over 1,600 stu- ter Internet connection, a big said. Instead, the course students participated wants to effect change in Haddad is pleased dents, nearly a quarter of the concern of students on cam- incorporates outside in projects for several society, regardless of his that the course is being total population, in leader- pus, Englin gave details as to speakers, videos from so- Des Moines and central or her major. offered for a second time ship roles,” Englin said. the costs for renovating the cial advocates and hands- Iowa-based organiza- “I think that when and that students of a va- He said some of the out- residence halls. on projects in order to get tions including Proteus, you are young, your mind riety of majors are taking comes of living on campus Bathrooms would cost students as active as pos- Community Housing is open,” Haddad said. interest. include a higher GPA, learn- $2.5 million, windows $12 sible in their community. Initiatives and Urban “Taking the class is going “Regardless of the ing communities, social inte- million, heating and cooling Haddad wants her Dreams. In some cases, to build your knowledge type of job, you can al- gration, higher goal commit- $20 million and furniture for students to be more than their service projects end- and awareness about a ways try to contribute to ments and more academic Friley would be $2.2 million. just observers in a world ed up leading to summer lot of things so that when the big picture, even with engagement compared to stu- Englin also discussed full of social justice issues. internship opportunities. you leave ISU, you will be little actions,” Haddad dents off-campus. plans for a new residence hall “In our daily life, we Haddad, who has able to contribute.” said.
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