Silence a Voiceless Classroom Demonstrates ASL, Deaf Culture for ISU Students
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Iowa State Daily, September 2014 Iowa State Daily, 2014 9-29-2014 Iowa State Daily (September 29, 2014) Iowa State Daily Follow this and additional works at: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2014-09 Recommended Citation Iowa State Daily, "Iowa State Daily (September 29, 2014)" (2014). Iowa State Daily, September 2014. 18. http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2014-09/18 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, September 2014 by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Monday, Sept. 29, 2014 | Volume 210 | Number 25 | 40 cents | iowastatedaily.com | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890. Iowa City Police find body in car linked to missing student By ISD staff to Minnesota for the weekend. City Police discovered a body in City Police Department said the Shao’s boyfriend’s phone. On Friday, Ames Police said the trunk of the vehicle. death is being investigated as a The message said that Shao Tong had access to a Toyota Marcus Nashelsky, Johnson homicide. was messaging from his phone A body was found in a car Camry that was still believed to County medical examiner, began The Iowa City Police Depart- in Iowa City and her phone was late Friday night connected to a be in the Iowa City area. an autopsy early Saturday on the ment said Shao’s boyfriend is broken. missing ISU international stu- Later that evening, the car body. now the main person of interest That was the last contact dent Tong Shao. was located in Iowa City parked Official results will not be re- in the case. anyone had with Shao. Shao, 20-year-old junior in near apartment complex 44 of leased for four to six weeks due to Geoff Huff, investigations Iowa City Police said they chemical engineering, was last Dolphin Lake Point Enclave after processing the information, said commander for the Ames Police have reason to believe Shao’s heard from on Sept. 8 when she an odor was reported coming Medical Examiner Investigator Department, confirmed a text boyfriend is now in China, but was in Iowa City visiting a friend from the car. Clayton Schuneman. message to Shao’s roommates they are working on making con- before she was expected to travel Upon searching the car, Iowa In a press release, the Iowa in Ames was sent Sept. 8 from tact with him. Silence A voiceless classroom demonstrates ASL, Deaf culture for ISU students By Dakota.Carpenter ASL will be an approved mi- @iowastatedaily.com nor by the end of this academic year due to the help and persis- tence from faculty and students, In a silent classroom, Mi- Ballard said. chael Ballard communicates Ballard, who is one of two with his hands, facial expressions ASL lecturers at Iowa State, said and exaggerated gestures. he believes that getting the mi- His students are sitting in a nor declared would not have circle and they are able to hear been possible without the help but are asked not to speak. of the students. Ballard is completely deaf. “This was very much a stu- He is immersing his class dent-led development,” Bal- of hearing students in the Deaf lard signed. “The students really culture by using American Sign have worked some magic. It’s Language. what they wanted and what they “I always say dream big or will definitely be able to benefit go home, and if I can’t dream from.” big here then I’m not sure exactly Julia Takemura, senior in what I’d be doing here,” Ballard integrated studio arts, is in Bal- said via translator. lard’s introductory class. Julia Ballard is beginning his first said she thought that it was a year at Iowa State and is the only great idea to have ASL certified deaf faculty member on campus. as a minor. He transferred to Iowa State be- “I think that’s fantastic,” cause he saw the potential for the Takemura said. “More people program to grow. should be exposed to [ASL].” “There’s no growth in com- Ballard said that there fort, but there’s also no comfort in growth,” Ballard signed. SILENCE p8 Richard Martinez/Iowa State Daily Celebration for Dinkey Day brings crowds to Welch By Patrick.Budding throughout the night. @iowastatedaily.com Anyone who took a free root beer from the soda fountain also got a free commemorative “Ames Campustown’s Dinkey Day 150” neon-green cups. celebration drew hundreds of The crowds were beneficial ISU students and Ames residents for any of the student organiza- Friday. tions that were present, students The event began at 5 p.m. said. with a ribbon cutting ceremony Jessica Taylor, junior in po- for the Ames Historical Society’s litical science, is the fundraising new educational trailer. chair for Hopeful Africa, an or- Alex Fejfar, project coordina- ganization that raises money for tor for the Ames Historical Soci- seven different schools in Kenya. ety, said that the Dinkey used to Taylor said that she was be the train that shuttled students happy to be representing her the two mile distance between organization at the Dinkey Day campus and the town of Ames celebration because of access to from 1891 to 1907. a new market. Fejfar and the Ames Histori- cal Society were excited to debut the trailer at this event. “It made sense. Dinkey “It made sense,” Fejfar said. was the first mode of “Dinkey was the first mode of mass transit in Ames, mass transit in Ames, so we’ll use this event to showcase the first so we’ll use this event mass transit of Ames’ history.” to showcase the first At 5:15 p.m. the first band mass transit of Ames’ began to play. Spectators stood at the front history.” of the stage or sat in several groups of four or five chairs that -Alex Fejfar, had been placed out by the Cam- project coordinator pustown Action Association. The live music attracted “There’s a lot of families more than 200 people to watch here,” Taylor said, “and there the three-band set. are no families on campus.” Jean-Pierre Taoutel, senior The Campustown Action As- lecturer of French and resident sociation had goals of hosting an of the Campustown area, said event that would bring students he attended the event specifi- into Campustown while also cally to see the Ames community gaining attention from the Ames turnout. community as a whole. “You see a different kind of Kim Hanna, director of the crowd, not just students. It brings Ames Campustown Action Asso- people of all ages,” Taoutel said. ciation, said she felt that many of “It doesn’t happen so often in the event goals were met. Campustown. They should do Even early in the night, Han- more of this.” na felt that there was potential for The face painting station a great turnout, she said. drew some of the most attention “We love seeing all the fami- from the families with children. lies and students,” Hanna said. Caitlin Ellingson/Iowa State Daily The inflatables and the me- “It’s really just a beautiful day for Red Wanting Blue performed at the Dinkey Day celebration on Welch Avenue in Campustown on Friday. Dinkey Day was celebrated in chanical bull were also popular an outdoor event.” Ames through historical displays, booths showcasing several ISU student organizations, face painting, games and live entertainment. IOWA STATE DAILY 2 CAMPUS BRIEF Monday, Sept. 29, 2014 Weather SNAPSHOT Online MONDAY Sunny with light south 79 Content winds. 57 PHOTO TUESDAY Partly cloudy, storms de- 76 First-ever Dinkey velop overnight. 56 Day celebration WEDNESDAY Ames hosted its first- ever Dinkey Day celebra- Showers and thunderstorms. 74 tion on Friday. Concerts, games and food were all included in the celebra- 57 tion. After reading about Weather provided by ISU Meterology Club. the event in the paper, go Jenna Reeves/Iowa State Daily online or on the app to find to find a photo gallery of the Music festival draws bands, crowds to Ames festivities. On Thursday, Underdog Story opened for Doctor Murdock at Iowa Music Store. The performances were Police Blotter part of the Maximum Ames Music Festival, an annual music festival that takes place in Ames. The four- VIDEO The information in the log comes from All those accused of violating the law day festival hosted musical acts from Iowa and the Midwest, who performed in venues around the city. the ISU and City of Ames police depart- are innocent until proven guilty in a ments’ records. court of law. ASL professor Sept. 23 interview and Lincoln Way (reported at An officer assisted another 10:51 p.m.). After reading the full agency with an investigation story on the American Sign at Armory (reported at 1:28 Sept. 24 Language class, its profes- pm.). sor and the ISU deaf and Officers were asked to check hard of hearing community, An officer investigated a prop- the welfare of a resident check out the app or web- erty damage collision at East who was possibly experienc- site to find more coverage. Campus Parking Deck (re- ing emotional difficulties at There, readers can find a ported at 3:31 p.m.). Frederiksen Court. The individ- full video of an interview ual was located and then re- with the professor and can An individual reported be- ferred to counseling resources learn how to sign the al- ing forcibly fondled by an ac- (reported at 6:51 a.m.).