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Iowa State Daily, April 2019 Iowa State Daily, 2019 4-11-2019 Iowa State Daily (April 11, 2019) Iowa State Daily Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2019-04 Recommended Citation Iowa State Daily, "Iowa State Daily (April 11, 2019)" (2019). Iowa State Daily, April 2019. 4. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2019-04/4 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State Daily, 2019 at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Iowa State Daily, April 2019 by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890 57 30 04.11.2019 Vol. 219 No. 130 THURSDAY A new era COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Presidential candidate to visit Iowa State, talk campaign BY JAKE.WEBSTER @iowastatedaily.com Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., announced his presidential campaign Monday on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He will be holding a town hall at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Gallery Room of the Memorial Union. MADELYN OSTENDORF/ IOWA STATE DAILY Swalwell’s campaign highlights the Austin Graber and Vishesh Bhatia celebrate after it was announced they were the newly elected Student Government president and vice president with 54 percent of the vote, as announced on Friday, March 15. issue of gun control, which is the first issue listed on the “My Plan” section of his website, and he held a town hall on Graber, Bhatia to be inaugurated Thursday Tuesday on ending gun violence near the site of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. BY MADELYN.OSTENDORF wellness and connecting Cyclones by ways that they hoped to reach out to In Congress, Swalwell is Chairman of @iowastatedaily.com increasing awareness surrounding the more students and talk about how issues the House Subcommittee on Intelligence Tree of Oppression and its purpose, on campus are affecting them. Modernization and Readiness, in Student Government leadership will conducting Fireside Chats and Reverse During their campaigning, Graber and addition to serving as a member on be changing hands as Austin Graber Town Halls to keep students informed, Bhatia had originally put out the idea for several other committees. and Vishesh Bhatia take their places as creating a mental health section in an “ISUCares” event, a day where student Swalwell joins nearly 20 other former student body president and vice president Destination Iowa State and bringing in volunteer around the Ames community or current elected office holders seeking of Iowa State at 6 p.m. Thursday. lectures series that covered topics such as to give back and show appreciation. the Democratic party nomination for Graber, a senior in business economics, sexual assault awareness and prevention, “We took [ISUCares] down because president in 2020, including fellow and Bhatia, a junior in genetics, ran mental health and sustainability. we really hadn’t talked to anyone about Californian, Sen. Kamala Harris. on the platform of “Elevate. Educate. Transparency and communication that,” Graber said. “Bryan [Phillips] He has served in the U.S. House of Connect.” with students was also a big part of the apparently saw that on our website and Representatives since the 2012 election, Their campaign focused on elevating Graber-Bhatia campaign, with Reverse defeating a 20-term incumbent INAUGURATION pG8 Cyclone pride, educating on student Town Halls and Fireside Chats as two Democrat in the general election through California’s blanket primary system. Like fellow 2020 Democratic presidential candidates Beto O’Rourke, Tim Ryan, Tulsi Gabbard and John LGBTQIA+ orgs to host space-themed prom Delaney, Swalwell is trying to break a historical trend. BYLOGAN.METZGER to what they have experienced at other pride understand that this is a chance for LGBTQIA+ All of these candidates’ most recent @iowastatedaily.com proms. There was an event similar to a pride students and also community members to be experience in elected office was the U.S. prom hosted by Pride Alliance years ago, but it themselves,” Gray said. House of Representatives, from which Pride Alliance and the Gamma Rho Lambda was never called a pride prom. Tickets are $5 before the event at Pride no candidate has been elected president Omicron Chapter, the social sorority for the Dancing is not the only option of Alliance events, during Pride Alliance’s office without other experience in higher office LGBTQIA+ and ally community, are hosting entertainment for attendees, because vegan, hours and in 2680 Beardshear. Attendees can since President James Garfield in 1880. a space-themed Pride Prom from 8 to 10 p.m. vegetarian and gluten-free food options will be also by tickets for $8 cash at the door. All The most recent Selzer poll of likely Friday in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union available as well as a photobooth. Coloring pages proceeds from the event are donated to the Iowa caucus goers found only 30 percent to raise money for the Trevor Project. will be available for those who wish to hang out Trevor Project. of voters had an opinion of Swalwell, “Pride Prom is a community event that is but not dance. The Trevor Project is a national organization with 70 percent either having no opinion similar to a normal prom but inherently more Though Pride Prom is aimed at the queer providing crisis intervention and suicide or not knowing enough about him to inclusive,” said Roslyn Gray, president of Pride community and its allies, anyone is welcome prevention services to LGBTQIA+ youth have one. Zero voters who were polled Alliance. “People can bring whoever they want to attend the dance, including students, faculty, under 25. Some of these resources include listed Swalwell as their first choice for to and dress however they would like.” staff and community members and not just those suicide prevention trainings and resources, crisis president. However, this poll was entirely Gray said that the idea for the event came within the LGBTQIA+ community, Gray said. intervention hotlines and other community conducted before he announced his from the want for a more inclusive event similar “Everyone is welcome but attendees need to resources. candidacy. 02 Campus brief iowa state Daily Thursday, April 11, 2019 POLICE BLOTTER FEATURE PHOTO 4.6.2019 Max Glenn Heithoff, age 20, of 26125 Jade Avenue Carroll, Iowa, was cited for possession of Jared Thomas Witt, age 37, of 1313 Sunshine Run alcohol under the legal age at Arbor Street and — Arnolds Park, Iowa, was arrested and charged State Avenue (reported at 10:14 p.m.). with public intoxication - 3rd or subsequent offense at Welch Avenue and Little Street (reported at 4:02 a.m.). 4.7.2019 An individual reported being sexually assaulted by An officer checked on the welfare of an individual an acquaintance at University Village. at Helser Hall (reported at 12:27 a.m.). Tyler Gordon Vogel, age 20, of 2112 Lincoln Way An officer assisted an individual who was experi- — Ames, Iowa, was cited for possession of alcohol encing medical difficulties. The person was trans- under the legal age at Knapp Street and Lynn ported to a medical facility for treatment at Bessey Avenue (reported at 5:00 p.m.). Hall (reported at 9:32 a.m.). Robert Jack Carter, age 20, of 2305 180th Street An officer checked on the welfare of an individual — Washington, Iowa, was cited for possession of at 161 University Village (reported at 2:36 p.m.). alcohol under the legal age at Tripp Street and S. Wilmoth Avenue (reported at 6:43 p.m.). The person was transported to a medical facility for treatment. Drew Michael Boffeli, age 20, of 2180 Stone Brook Lane — Eldridge, Iowa, was cited for possession An individual reported being sexually assaulted by an acquaintance at Buchanan Hall. of alcohol under the legal age at Hayward Avenue GILLIAN HOLTE/ IOWA STATE DAILY and Knapp Street (reported at 6:53 p.m.). Travis Mark Schulte, age 35, was arrested and Free food charged with operating while intoxicated, failure Joshua David Yoder, age 20, of 23797 E 1260th Iowa State students celebrated ISU Dining Day on Central Campus on Wednesday. The to maintain control, fail to yield upon left turn, and Street — Geneseo, Illinois, was cited for possession event featured booths from the different ISU Dining departments. of alcohol under the legal age at the Ames Inter- driving on wrong side of two-way highway at N. modal Facility (reported at 8:26 p.m.). University Boulevard and Haber Road (reported at 9:37 p.m.). Benjamin D Barger, age 20, of 40 Forestview Lane IOWA STATE DAILY — Aurora, Iowa, was cited for possession of alcohol under the legal age at Chamberlain Street and 4.8.2019 BUSINESS DIRECTORY Hayward Avenue (reported at 9:15 p.m.). An officer responded to a report of suspicious Tiffany Lynn Poen, age 19, of 2152 Lincoln Way activity at Horse Barn (reported at 6:12 a.m.). — Ames, Iowa, was cited for possession of alcohol An individual reported the theft of a trumpet at the under the legal age at Arbor Street and State Jackson Cleaning Service Scheman Building (reported at 12:00 p.m.). Avenue (reported at 10:14 p.m.). 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