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BUDGET CUTS VET MED DEAN SEARCH The Iowa Legislature announced The search for the next dean of the IOWA Tuesday that $11 million may be College of Veterinary Medicine will STATE cut from the Board of Regents. continue on. DAILY ONLINE PAGE 8 An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890. WEDNESDAY 3.21.18 No.120 Vol 217 47° 31° ANONYMOUS CONNECTION: Battling self-doubt as a college musician
BY PARKER.REED @iowastatedaily.com
Friday nights are sacred. a) Figure out how to get around this world of your own devices and b) Be liked,” Giles said. There’s something about making it “You want friends, you want affirmation, you through five days of classes and homework want comfort.” – no matter how much effort you allocated However, trap-rap and soundcloud-rap isn’t towards them – that earns you an evening of typically the preferred genres for those that leisure. Some people may reserve Saturdays consider themselves music enthusiasts. Of the and/or Sundays as work days, but for many, people I’ve spoken with involved in campus Fridays are always meant to be enjoyed. clubs such as GENRE, a club that groups Take a random sample of students at Iowa student musicians together to form bands, and State and you’re guaranteed to see a wide va- KURE, most of these individuals express their riety of Friday night activities. Underclass- greatest admiration for funk, jazz and indie-rock, men shuffling in-and-out of dorm parties, and the many sub-genres found within. those heading to Welch Avenue hoping While musical taste can be developed over to indulge in some debauchery with a the years, there is a definite preference that stranger, two soul-mates staying in to is established during our early years of music relax, a group of close friends getting consumption. together to play tabletop games; all “A lot of groups in [those genres] are putting these things will most likely have at out music … to elicit a feeling, or a memory, or least one common factor: the music something like that,” said Julia Studer, junior in scoring the evening. biology and lead vocalist of Truth Machine, a While a majority of students and GENRE club band. faculty consume music in similar fashions, Studer directly cited pop-punk groups such the ways music impacts certain people can as Mayday Parade and All Time Low as early vary wildly from person-to-person. influences of her’s, the former of which she has “I think in college, you have the seen sixteen times in concert. chance to experience music in a “The kind of music that these groups put out variety of ways,” said Michael Giles, definitely connects to people more,” Studer said. senior lecturer in saxophone and Musicians have long been known to battle jazz. mental health, but the issue was brought back Students are consuming music into the limelight after the self-inflicted deaths more rapidly, and more pigeon- of Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington in holed than ever. With the rise of 2017. streaming services such as Spotify According to a study conducted by Help and Apple Music, most every- Musicians UK (HMUK), the United Kingdom’s one seems to find their own niche leading independent music charity, 71 percent through the internet. of respondents believed they had suffered from However, alt-rock is far from the most promi- panic attacks and/or high levels of anxiety. nent genre in the world, let alone a college cam- “[Self-doubt], we all have it,” Giles said. pus. As the idea of streaming becomes more and “You’re trying to chase down a muse. You’re more commonplace, big personality, low-quality trying to keep up with your neighbor, pass your hip-hop artists seem to be benefiting the most. neighbor, get in front of the next guy. It’s like working your way through a marathon race.” ISAIAH JOHNSON/ IOWA STATE DAILY A musician’s career is often defined by success that is self-determined. One might determine “I think in college, you have a musician’s success by how many Top 40 hits they’ve had, but for those pursuing a career in the field, it’s ultimately up to them to decide the chance to experience what “making it” truly is to them. “Can someone make it? Well, yeah, everyone music in a variety of ways.” can make it. But you have to define what ‘making it’ is, and then determine what you’re willing to do,” Giles said. – Michael Giles, senior lecturer in For Giles, he has already made it. He has a job at a major university teaching multiple saxophone and jazz classes and instructing one of the university’s jazz ensembles, as well as the music department’s jazz combos. However, even someone with an established gig can find it difficult to manage the Acts like Lil Pump and 6ix9ine are capitalizing relationship between work and play. on shock value, increasingly short attention “[Leading class and rehearsal], that’s the job spans and a homogeneous scene. “You’re [18] and what you’re trying to do is, MUSICIAN pg8 NEWS
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AMES ‘It’s been a blessing’ Seneca Wallace opens Wingstop restaurant in Ames
BRIAN MOZEY/ IOWA STATE DAILY Former Iowa State quarterback, Seneca Wallace, is opening his new Wingstop location in Ames on March 21.
BY BRIAN.MOZEY Galia Williams received a phone call from former Iowa State community around this state. @iowastatedaily.com quarterback Seneca Wallace about the idea of owning a few The Ames location is located at 703 S. Duff Ave. Ste 101, Wingstop restaurants. next to Texas Roadhouse and is connected to HuHot and Firehouse Subs. The unique part of this particular Wingstop in Williams, director of Wingstop LLC, loved the idea and said Ames is the entire theme is focused on Wallace and his career. it was a perfect fit for Wallace because the quarterback didn’t There are helmets from his Iowa State days along with just like wings — he loved them. The idea was great, but she framed jerseys from his college and NFL teams like the Seat- had one big question left. tle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers. He also has a diagram Where would he put these restaurants? mapping out “The Run,” which was Wallace’s signature play Wallace and Williams knew they wanted to go to Iowa as a Cyclone. since it’s home for Wallace, so Williams’ first thought was “It’s all memories,” Wallace said. “This one play stands out Des Moines. for everybody even if you’re not an Iowa State fan.” Wallace had other plans. Wingstop has 11 kinds of wings, both bone-in and boneless, “He came to me saying ‘I want to do it in Ames,’” said Wil- ranging from basic barbecue and teriyaki flavors all the way up liams, a Los Angeles native. “I said ‘Ames? I’ve never heard of to atomic levels. that.’ I told him I’d need to see the city before I was on board They focus on wings, fries and a handful of side dishes, so with the idea.” Wallace said the product is nothing like anything else because So, Williams flew to Iowa and traveled from Des Moines the focus is on the wings since it’s the sole product. with Wallace to check out the Iowa State campus and the “I know about this brand,” Wallace said. “I know wings and Ames community. football and sports go hand-in-hand. Obviously, the product She still wasn’t sure until she realized how popular Wallace is the best product out there. There’s no other product better was in the community with Iowa State fans. than a Wingstop product.” People were walking up to Wallace and Williams and saying The grand opening of the Ames location will be on March they loved Wallace and what he did for Iowa State during his 21 at 11 a.m., but this isn’t the end of Wingstop in Iowa. career and afterwards, too. Wallace and Williams are planning to open a handful more After all the exchanges on the street with fans, Williams was around the Des Moines area and farther east and west of the driving and saw an Iowa State license plate that said “Seneca” Ames area. on it and she knew this was the place for Wingstop. Williams said Wingstop wants four restaurants built in five Wallace said this is the place that started his entire career for years, but she thinks Wallace will have much more. She said she football, so he knew instantly that he wanted to give back to estimates about 10 places around the state of Iowa. the community that helped his NFL career start in a positive They are working on breaking ground on a new Wingstop direction. location in the Des Moines area. The construction will start in “I like it. Actually, I love it,” Wallace said. “Being able to come April and is projected to be ready for the public by the end of back where my career started and to be able to provide this, I 2018 or early 2019. mean it’s a dream come true for me. It’s still surreal to walk in “We are excited about the future of Wingstop in the Iowa here and see my jerseys on the wall, see my number engraved area because Seneca and I have some great ideas with other on the wall… it’s been a blessing.” locations in mind,” Williams said. “But right now, his focus Wingstop is originally from the Texas area and started out is on the Ames location because these community members in 1994. As a Texas resident, Wallace said he knew he wanted deserve to have the best wings after the support they gave him to bring this product north to the Iowa area and tap into the during his time here.” NEWS
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Iowa State Daily NEWS 03
STUDENT LIFE International students during break
MIA WANG/ IOWA STATE DAILY Freshman Aithar Alfarsiah has visited her home a total of three times since 2016. Twice during summer breaks and another time in winter break 2018.
BY MIA.WANG @iowastatedaily.com “Sometimes the homesick[ness] really Even with school work and a busy schedule, many makes me sad. If I think of it a lot I’m college students still get to visit their family mem- bers several times each year during breaks. Some gonna cry, because I just can’t handle it.” students only see their beloved parents or close relatives once a year, or as rarely as every four - Aithar Alfarsiah, freshman in software years. engineering Aithar Alfarsiah is from Oman and is a freshman studying software engineering. She came to Iowa State in 2016 through a government sponsored hardest thing I’ve ever done since I came here,” their education. program. Since 2016, Alfarsiah has gone home Alfarsiah said. He took the advice and obtained the OPT three times, twice during summer breaks in 2016 Alfarsiah didn’t have any travel plans for spring successfully; however, the OPT put a one-year re- and 2017, another time for winter break in 2018. break. She said school breaks usually make her sad striction on Sun traveling abroad, meaning he is not Alfarsiah said the tight time schedule and high because most of her friends were out of town and allowed to travel outside America from December expenses are two major difficulties for international she starts to miss her family badly. So she focuses 2017 to December 2018. students when it comes to going home to visit family. all her energy and attention on studying. “I will go home for summer break in 2019. From “My home country is in [the] Middle East; I’m “When I’m busy, I don’t think of anything else,” August 2015 to May 2019, I feel like I’m trapped going to spend two days traveling,” Alfarsiah said. Alfarsiah said. “Spending time with my friends and in United States,” Sun joked. “The flight tickets are too expensive. Plus, I need studying are my way to cope with the sadness.” When Sun told his parents he is not able to go to plan my trip ahead of time to get discount. My Nonetheless, Alfarsiah said studying abroad is home and visit them until 2019, they were shocked schoolwork is really heavy and I often didn’t think positive overall because she can achieve her dream and confused. Since Sun is their only child, they had of going back home until the end of every semester.” of being a software engineer and make friends from a hard time processing the news. Alfarsiah has a tight relationship with her family. all over the world and help her family. “They just didn’t understand at first,” Sun said. She said she wasn’t thinking of being away from her Alfarsiah has a brother who has autism. He is 7 “They questioned my choices and expressed their family as much as the goals she wanted to accom- years old. Alfarsiah said America has much better concerns a little bit, but eventually they said they plish when she decided to study abroad. schools and facilities for children with autism. support my decision.” “I saw many Omani groups when I got to Amer- “My mom and I often discuss how I can help Sun spent the last several breaks with his friends ica, so I felt I was between my family,” Alfarsiah him here,” Alfarsiah said. “I find out how American and had good times. He said he is not the type of said. “However, my mom was so scared for me. She families deal with their autism kids and learn about person who gets homesick very often. thought since I would be here alone, if something that. I send the information to my mother. “Maybe it’s because of the way I was raised,” said bad happened to me, she couldn’t help.” “It really helped him develop. Last time we video Sun. “My father is a stern and strict figure in my When Alfarsiah was in Oman, her family would chat[ted], he was talking already.” life. He gave me tough love most of the time and I go to the beach on Fridays, to mark the beginning of Not every international student has the same was always independent, even when I was a child.” the weekend. She said she has lost a lot of moments experience when it comes to homesickness and Sun said he doesn’t go out often. Even during like that with her family. limited travelling opportunities. spring break, he said he will stay home and watch “Sometimes the homesick[ness] really makes me Yingzhou Sun is from China and is studying TV shows. sad,” Alfarsiah said. “If I think of it a lot I’m gonna finance. He hasn’t gone home for three years and “I became a home person when I came to Amer- cry, because I just can’t handle it.” will not be able to do so until May 2019. ica,” Sun said. “All the crazy stuff I did back home Another activity Alfarsiah misses the most is Ra- Sun first started as a student in Des Moines seems so boring to me now.” madan, which is the holy month in Islamic culture. Area Community College (DMACC) in 2015. He Spending time alone can change a person. For Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. graduated in 2017 with an associate degree. From Sun, alone time helped him mature and think freely. The common practice during the Ramadan is fasting 2015 to 2017, Sun didn’t go home during any breaks. “In middle school and high school, I was a from sunrise to sunset. “I didn’t go home for the first two years, because I rebellious kid,” Sun said. “I would skip classes all Alfarsiah said the food after sunset was prepared thought it’s too much trouble,” Sun said. “I just got the time to play online games with my friends. My by her family and they would gather together to here and didn’t want to spend all the money and parents were angry with me and the whole family have a family meal after the fast breaks. In Oman, energy on the travelling.” atmosphere was just not positive. “ the fast usually ends at 6 p.m., but the daytime in After graduation in December 2017, an inter- Sun said when he first arrived in the United summer in Ames is much longer with the sunset national advisor at DMACC suggested he apply States, he had to do everything by himself, including happening around 9 p.m. for Optional Practical Training (OPT) which is a apartment hunting, getting school paperwork done The fasting in America is harder and she has to period for international students who have complet- and shopping for essentials. His English was not do it alone. ed a degree to work for one year on student visas fluent yet and didn’t know anyone. “Spending Ramadan without my family is the towards getting practical training to complement “I felt like I matured overnight,” said Sun. FOR RELEASE OCTOBER 15, 2013 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Iowa State Daily OPINION 05
COLUMN Who’s lying, the world or Trump?
BY WILLIAM.O’LOUGHLIN during his investigation into allegations time Republican. So, in terms of partisan @iowastatedaily.com that Trump cooperated with Russia? bias, that wouldn’t be there. Then, when Comey refused, why did Mueller seems to have quite a bit of Trump is right, there really is a conspir- COURTESY OF GETTY IMAGES Trump fire him, stating full well it was Republican support as well, seeing as he acy to ensnare him. This means that due to the investigation? Okay, why? is constantly defended by Gowdy,Gra- Investigations have taken place regaurding President Trump countless news organizations, even and his cooperation with Russia. If Trump is perfectly innocent, he has ham, Collins and several other key Re- on an international scale, are in on the nothing to hide. publicans. conspiracy, a “deep state” run for a coup Then of course there’s the alleged So, if he’s a Republican with Repub- on the presidency. Only one news orga- meeting at Trump tower. lican support, why is he investigating nization is telling the truth while every- A source came forward and linked Donald Trump? one else is lying. This plot goes deep. screenshots from emails that showed More importantly, why has he found Robert Mueller, famed Democrat vil- Donald Trump Jr. accepting an invita- enough evidence to indict several key lain, is merely a pawn in the Dark Lord tion from Russian agents to talk about members of Trump’s staff? Could it be Hillary Clinton’s regime, and Trump is information concerning Hillary Clinton’s that he’s just doing his job and is doing fighting tirelessly to protect himself. campaign. That source probably had a his job very efficiently? I don’t remember liberal bias however, the emails were there being cries of outrage when Muel- Let’s take a step back. Why is Trump posted on Donald Trump Jr.’s personal ler took down Enron and crime families. impeding these Russia investigations twitter account. Why is Trump so worried that the so much? If there’s no evidence to back Now let’s talk about Robert Mueller. investigation will proceed? Why does up any of the claims made against him, According to Donald Trump, Muel- he fly into a daily rage on his personal why does he care if the investigations ler’s team is nothing but “13 hardened Twitter? Which is easier to believe, that continue? Democrats.” Trump’s history is a bit this is one big Democratic coup, one that After all, they’ll turn up nothing, right? off, seeing as Mueller was appointed by is ran and supported by Republicans, or Why did he demand Comey’s loyalty George W. Bush and has been a long- that maybe, just maybe, Trump is lying?
EDITORIAL End the opioid crisis in America
The opioid crisis continues to cripple Amer- the 270 million pills sold in 2017 is down from ica as more than 115 people are dying by 301 million pills sold in 2016. overdosing on opioids every day. The misuse Somehow, 90 pills per person is a step of painkillers has ballooned in America and is up, which shows how extreme this crisis has quickly taking hundreds of lives. become. Editorial Board Emily Barske, editor-in-chief According to the Iowa Department of Pub- Isaac Sinclair, opinion editor In October 2017, President Trump declared lic Health, there were at least 195 opioid-re- Adam Willman, community member the opioid crisis a public health emergency lated deaths in Iowa in 2017. That number is Sue Ravenscroft, community member Muhammad Mohsin Raza, community member and has recently released a plan to handle the expected to increase as more death certificates opioid crisis. come in from 2017. Trump’s plan calls for expanded addiction People are abusing painkillers and dying as Opinions expressed in columns and letters are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the treatment, an advertising campaign to dis- a result, so what are we doing to combat this? Daily or organizations with which the author(s) courage drug use and a tougher approach to The Iowa House recently passed House File are associated. law enforcement, even going as far to say that 2377, a bipartisan bill that would help save the death penalty must be used to end the lives and reduce the impact of the opioid crisis. opioid crisis. This bill would implement Good Samaritan Feedback policy: The Daily encourages discussion but does not guarantee its The death penalty is too extreme of a pun- laws for those seeking medical assistance for publication. We reserve the right to edit or reject any letter or ishment for drugs, while also being a punish- a drug-related overdose, require physicians to online feedback. ment that has a shaky moral groundwork. But file every prescription electronically to avoid Send your letters to [email protected]. besides that wild claim, it is good to see some forgeries and most importantly, place a limit Letters must include the name(s), phone number(s), majors and/or group affiliation(s) action being taken on the national level. We on opioid prescriptions. and year in school of the author(s). will have to wait and see if it actually leads to This bill, if passed, would be a strong first Phone numbers and addresses will not be published. any real results. step to ending the opioid crisis in Iowa. But it Online feedback may be used if first name and last name, But this isn’t just a national issue, it is also is important that this problem isn’t going away major and year in school are included in the post. Feedback posted online is eligible for print in the Iowa State Daily. one that is prevalent in Iowa. and that is why we need to do more. In 2017, about 270 million opioid painkill- We need more legislation like House File ers and other addictive pills were sold in Iowa, 2377 on federal and state levels. We need to which is about 90 pills per person in the state. encourage our leaders to continue the fight to What makes this insane statistic worse is that end the opioid crisis. SPORTS
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MARY ROMINGER/ IOWA STATE DAILY The women’s lacrosse club team is trying to make a run to nationals. The only missing component on the team is a head coach as two of the officers are the coaches this season. Going against the odds
BY MATTAIS.GORDON she has learned from those mistakes to become @iowastatedaily.com a better coach. “The hardest part about being a coach is that you’re not going to please everyone,” Kull The season is just getting started for the said. “You never want to be the bad guy, but it’s Iowa State women’s lacrosse club as it heads important to critique each other to improve.” onto the turf at the Lied Recreation Center to The women’s lacrosse club enters the season start its practice. this year ranked No. 20 in the country. So it The team starts running drills as well as it goes without saying that making it back to can within the confined space of the turf. It nationals is one of the team’s primary goals has been practicing for months to prepare for this season. the season and its first tournament in Illinois. Shannon Norris is a senior on the team Even though this team has been practicing and plays defense. This is her second year on for months, it is still missing one thing. the team after joining at the beginning of last When you look on the sidelines at practices season. or games you won’t see a coach. No coach to “It would be awesome,” Norris said about Find Birthright of plan the practices, no coach to set the lineups making it to nationals. “I’m a senior and I really Ames on Facebook and no coach to set up a game plan. want to get there, it’d be my last opportunity That’s where Simone Kull and Kelly Piazza to play lacrosse ever again.” come in. Piazza and Kull are the president and This year’s nationals take place in Dallas. vice president of the club, respectively. But not This would be the club’s furthest trip of the only that, they also coach the team. year. Their coach left the team after last season. A To almost all of the team, the feeling of season in which the team was one game away nationals is unfamiliar. One player who has from making it to nationals. been to nationals before is Piazza. Piazza is a senior who plays defense and Piazza was on the team when the club midfield for the team. went to nationals during her freshman and She has been a part of the club since her sophomore years. Then, just missing the cut freshman year and remembers when they team last year, that’s the last time the club made it Birthright is a non-judgmental and only had 12 players. to nationals. supportive atmosphere for women “We plan all our practices, we plan con- “My freshman year we only had 12 players,” and expectant mothers. ditioning, just really figure out everything,” Piazza said. “So we didn’t have any subs and no Piazza said. one really knew who Iowa State was. But we Birthright Provides: So even though the club doesn’t have a showed them and we came back the next year.” - Free pregnancy testing traditional coach, the duo of Kull and Piazza Making it to nationals for this team would - 24 hour toll-free hotline take care of all the coaching duties, while still mean so much to them. playing on the team. Not only for their seniors who are graduat- - Maternity and Infant Clothing Items Kull is a senior and has been a part of the ing, but also to prove everyone else wrong that - Community referrals for: medical, legal, club for all three years and plays goalie for they can do this by themselves and without a financial, and housing assistance the team. coach in their corner. - Materials and referrals on adoption services “It was sort of natural,” Kull said. “Goalie “It would mean that we can go against the Get the information you need to make an informed decision. is a big communication position. I do a lot of odds and that we have the dedication and directing on the field, so that kind of translates passion to do this all on our own,” Kull said. off the field to coaching.” “Considering people in our league doubt us 108 Hayward Ave 515-292-8414 Kull wasn’t expecting this player-coach role and obviously outside the league, that only www.birthright.org when she joined the club, but she has grown gets exponentially higher. IRTHRIGHT [email protected] into it. Even though it hasn’t always gone right, “It’s kind of like an underdog story.” of Ames, Inc. LIFESTYLE
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Iowa State Daily LIFESTYLE 07 Net ix stars release new music
BY ANGELA.RIVAS old and playing at Warped Tour in 2011, Wallows is @iowastatedaily.com aiming to produce a full-length album soon. “When this season is over, I plan to go full force For years actors have expanded their talent by into [Wallows],” Minnette explains in an interview producing music and going on tour. Looking at with Associated Press. He was referring to the sec- some of the classics like Jared Leto, Will Smith and ond season of “13 Reasons Why,” which is expected many Disney stars, we can see how talented one to air later this year. person can be. Minnette is not the only actor going full force into the music industry, but rather the entire cast In 2017, not only were we given new addictive of “Stranger ings” is as well. shows like “13 Reasons Why” and the second sea- Finn Wolfhard, the Canadian actor best known COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS son of “Stranger ings,” but also new music from for his role as Mike Wheeler in “Stranger ings,” Canadian actor and musician, Finn Wolfhard, is best known for his role as Mike members of the casts of these shows. is the frontman of his band Calpurnia. Wheeler in “Stranger Things,” but is also the frontman of his band, Calpurnia. Next month will be one year since “13 Reasons “I realized at the last second that I need a band as Why” was released on Net ix. e most tweeted well,” Wolfhard said in an interview on Beats 1. Cal- about show in 2017 left viewers astonished. Re- purnia just released its rst single on Spotify, “City their rst single “Ralphie” earlier this year. ceiving lots of acknowledgment for his work on the Boy,” earlier this month. e single reached No. 1 on Gaten Matarazzo, also known as Dustin Hen- screen, it’s time to start acknowledging Minnette’s Spotify’s Global Viral 50 playlist in no time at all. derson in Stranger Things began his career on work o the screen. Last April, the 21-year-old actor Calpurnia is working on more music while Wolf- Broadway. e 15-year-old actor is the front man announced on Instagram that his band, Wallows, hard is lming the third season of “Stranger ings.” for Work In Progress. e six-piece band from New had released their rst single, “Pleaser.” Joe Keery, known as Steve Harrington on “Strang- Jersey is working to put out new music, hint the A total indie headbanger, the single quickly blew er ings,” was the frontman and guitarist for Post name of the band. up with over 2 million streams on Spotify in a short Animal. Post Animal is looking to release their Fighting Demogorgons all day doesn’t keep amount of time. Since last April, the quartet has debut album, “When I think of You In A Castle,” on Matarazzo too busy. e band managed to play a released more singles including “Uncomfortable,” April 20. e album will feature Keery, but he will sold-out show at Asbury Park in New Jersey last “Pictures of Girls.” not be going on tour. e 25-year-old actor is taking December. Wallows just nished up the last leg of their tour time o from the band to pursue his acting career. “We feel playing a bunch of di erent genres will around the United States. Playing in smaller venues, “It comes as no surprise that our incredibly talent- bene t us when we start recording original songs,” the band had no trouble selling out shows in big ed Joe has found success in other artistic endeavors,” said the band in an interview with “ e Aquarian cities like Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. said the band in a press release. With the actor’s busy Weekly.” e band currently doesn’t have any orig- Evolving from Led Zeppelin covers at 12 years schedule, Post Animal had no problem releasing inal material out, but plays covers. Voted #1
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FACULTY Iowa State Vet Med dean search to continue BY HALEE.OLSON @iowastatedaily.com
The Iowa State University Office of the Se- looking for in the next dean,” VanDerZanden of advertising across the nation on behalf of on executive positions involved [in search pro- nior Vice President and Provost recently an- said. “We used that information to build the Iowa State, and reached out to a variety of cesses],” VanDerZanden said. “I think in this nounced its decision to continue the search description of what we were looking for.” individuals on a national level to assist with case, the college is such a large and complicated for the next dean of the College of Veterinary Iowa State then shared that information the search process. organization that having students interact with Medicine. with an executive search firm called Parker This search process has been different for them [the candidates] was very beneficial. I Executive Search (PES). VanDerZanden due to the complexity of this think it’s one thing to interview a faculty or After completing a three-candidate open According to PES’ website, they have “a particular college. staff member, but it’s much different when you forum cycle consisting of Spencer Johnston of national and international client base includ- “The Vet Med college is a large organization, are able to speak with a student.” the University of Georgia, Daniel Grooms of ing top intercollegiate athletics programs and and quite a complex organization because of Abbey Smith, a Veterinary Medicine stu- Michigan State University and Patrick Halbur sports businesses, leading colleges and uni- the role they have in training students, the dent and president of the Student American of Iowa State University, the college believes versities, Fortune 500 corporations, privately work they do in the diagnostic hospital and Veterinary Medical Association thinks that it has not yet met its match for the next dean held startups, nationally-recognized academic in the large animal medicine department,” the college is in good hands as the search and will continue looking. health science centers, hospitals/health systems VanDerZanden said. “It’s a very large, very continues on. The internal and external committee mem- and best-in-class not-for profits.” complicated organization as a whole.” “I know that President Wintersteen and bers have been led by the two co-chairs of the The purpose of utilizing an executive search With that being said, a large requirement Provost Wickert are making decisions based search committee, Beate Schmittmann, dean committee for a dean position is to gain as- the college will look for as they continue to on what they think is best for the school and of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, sistance in the search process. PES provides search for the next dean is a record of signifi- many factors were taken into consideration to and Ann Marie VanDerZanden, associate clients with assessments of candidate qualifi- cant leadership experience that shows the can- make their decision to continue the search for provost for academic programs. cations, original research, advertising assistance didate is qualified to tackle such a large vessel. a CVM dean,” Smith said. The process of searching for a dean began at and access to contacts across the nation. Another unique thing about this particular According to the Iowa State College of Iowa State, where the initial position descrip- PES’ website states that their “higher educa- process is that Veterinary Medicine students Veterinary Medicine’s website, “additional tion was established. tion search practice is one of the most highly have been involved in all campus visits with the updates, including a new timeline, will be “In order to get establish that [position regarded in the country, providing services to first three candidates, providing them with an available in the coming weeks.” description] we did a lot of meetings with fac- both public and private colleges and universi- opportunity to meet the candidate and show Patrick Halbur will continue to serve as the ulty, staff and other groups to get feedback on ties to aggressively recruit academic leaders.” them the college from their perspective. college’s interim dean until a permanent dean the skills, abilities and characteristics they are VanDerZanden said that PES did a lot “Usually, we have a student representative is selected.
MUSICIAN pg1 part. The artist part is trying to be a good role model, Therapy in this form has the potential or be inspiring, or be someone you are glad you’re to resurface negative experiences, but spending time around or feeding a certain thing Studer believes that music can be that exists within you abstractly that you can’t really used as incredible tool for those who determine what it is,” Giles said. “I care a lot more aren’t as outwardly vocal about their about [the artist] part.” troubles. The pressure of “making it” can also bleed into a “Maybe if [someone is] de- student’s day-to-day routine. pressed, maybe if they have anxiety, Kyle Kain is a 34-year-old senior in instrumental they’ll listen to something they music education who has two children of his own. don’t feel comfortable talking to “Some professors expect more from non-tradi- people about. So it’s like this anony- tional students because they think they should be mous connection that they are able to more focused and motivated, and other instructors have with someone else,” Studer said. expect less from non-traditional students because And this “anonymous connection” is they think, ‘Well, they were a failure earlier in life, something that all performers thrive on so they’re not going to do much now,’” Kain said. and is a driving force in their passion for These outside factors can affect an aspiring musi- their careers. cian as much as internal conflicts when considering “I have people come up to me all the time: ‘That the chances of the public’s perception of “making it.” was amazing,’ or ‘God, I wish I could do that,’ … “There’s doubt from the outside,” Giles said. “Not or ‘I should have stuck with it,’” Giles said. “You’re from whether ‘they’ know it or not but just the odds.” kind of living their dreams.” A Musician’s Pie Chart For an average listener, music can often be used as After pursuing music for over two decades, Giles Michael Giles used a pie chart metaphor to de- a decompresser, something used to wind down after has developed a real appreciation for the praise he is scribe a musician’s mental space. If a musician a stressful day or to lower anxiety in a tense moment able to receive due to his passion-turned-occupation. isn’t thinking about practicing, it’s likely that or situation. However, for some people who are “I just had a plumber come to my house today. He they are concerned about falling behind. dealing with a higher level of anxiety, music therapy did a great job. Did things I would never be able to has been seen as an effective way to address physical, do, but I didn’t grab him by the shoulders and tell emotional, cognitive and social needs. him, ‘Man, that was something else,’” Giles said. Music therapy essentially uses music as a tool While there are typical “downsides” to a career as to help promote creativity and self-control, among a musician when viewed through what is typically other factors. Whether participants are creating or defined as “success” – modest salary, irregular hours, absorbing, music has been seen as an excellent tool etc. – the highs are more than worth the lows. to deal with mental barriers. “How much is that [recognition] worth? [Those “I think it’s a great experience for anyone that has people can] keep their high-paying gig and have an emotional connection to music, which is probably nobody [praise] you. And I’ll keep my very modest the general public, I’d say,” Studer said. paying gig and pray people say that to me,” Giles Studer has actively participated in traditional said with a laugh. music therapy, and while she isn’t practicing it in Facing self-doubt is a regular part of any artist’s the say way, she continues a similar experience in journey, but for those that are able to overcome Truth Machine. any outside and internal struggles, there is nothing “There are songs that have specific memories more gratifying. attached to it … but a lot of people have songs that “Battling the self-doubt is ongoing,” Giles said. will bring up bad things for them,” Studer said. “But if you can manage it and not let it eat you alive, “[Music therapy is] about finding what about these then you have a shot.” songs [are] bringing up, those memories or attach- ments … [and] another part is the ability to create new memories.”