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Iowa State Daily, October 2014 Iowa State Daily, 2014 10-21-2014 Iowa State Daily (October 21, 2014) Iowa State Daily Follow this and additional works at: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2014-10 Recommended Citation Iowa State Daily, "Iowa State Daily (October 21, 2014)" (2014). Iowa State Daily, October 2014. 13. http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2014-10/13 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, October 2014 by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 | Volume 210 | Number 41 | 40 cents | iowastatedaily.com | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890. Performing under pressure CyRide looks for ways to cover costs after loss of grants, increased enrollment Benjamin D. Stokes/Iowa State Daily By Molly.Willson representative and member of that the transportation system is transit system with the highest @iowastatedaily.com the Ames Transit Agency Board already facing. number of rides per capita at 106 of Trustees. “It has put more pressure on rides per capita. This loss of money is becom- all of our infrastructure, includ- “Really, this is an issue of yRide’s problems began ing very apparent on campus with ing public transportation. But the being able to accommodate all a few years ago when the bus routes filled to capacity at thing is most communities would of [the students]. It is nothing Cfederal government made peak times of the day. agree that it’s a good problem to that’s their fault. It’s just that the decision to remove all of its “You have to build your ca- have,” said Zach Murrell, mem- we have a lot of people here so competitive federal grants. pacity to your peak. We look at ber of the Ames Transit Agency we have to figure out how do we These Transportation Invest- the anticipated demand, and Board of Trustees and senior in accommodate all those people,” ment Generating Economic Re- we try to increase funding so we mechanical engineering. Murrell said. covery grants gave CyRide around can accommodate the demand,” The CyRide system is recog- $2 million in federal money each Goodman said. nized as the nation’s small urban CYRIDE p8 year. These federal grants have With around 1,500 more stu- now been cut for CyRide. dents on campus this year alone, “The major problem to be the rising amount of students has discussed is the increase in cost added to the money problems due to total rides,” said Matthew Goodman, City Council at-large Richard Martinez/Iowa State Daily Tackling misconceptions of women working in business By Lauren.Vigar @iowastatedaily.com The number of women in the College of Business at Iowa State is significantly smaller than of the men in the college. Faculty said that misconceptions and gender barriers are the biggest contribut- ing factors. Richard Martinez/Iowa State Daily “There is a lot of research U.S. Senate candidate Bruce Braley visited with members of ISU Democrats on Mon- that says women don’t display day. Iowa’s 1st Congressional District representative spoke to the audience on why confidence,” said Kayla Sander, connecting with ISU students and other universities is integral in his campaign. senior lecturer in accounting and committee chair of the Young Women in Business Conference. She said that whether it is Bruce Braley thanks from the perspective of women thinking they cannot balance a career in business and raise students for help a family or the way that men view the confidence that women display, these are simply miscon- By Makayla.Tendall members of ISU Democrats. ceptions and gender barriers that @iowastatedaily.com Braley, who attended Iowa State need to be overcome. for his undergraduate degree, It is not that women do not thanked them for spending time have confidence — they just do Bruce Braley, representative spreading the message to other not display it the same way as for Iowa’s first congressional dis- students about why they think men do. trict and Democratic candidate Braley should be elected as Iowa’s When women give ideas in for U.S. Senate, came to Iowa next senator. the workplace, sometimes their State on Oct. 20 to thank the stu- Zoe Kustritz, president of assertiveness comes across to Iowa State Daily dents working to get him elected. ISU Dems and junior in industrial men as bossy. That is why some This year the College of Business’ enrollment includes only 36.1 percent women. Some The majority of students believe the low percentage of women pursuing business degrees is because of the mis- who attended the event were BRALEY p8 WOMEN p8 conception and misunderstanding of what opportunities exist for women in business. IOWA STATE DAILY 2 CAMPUS BRIEF Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Weather Operation Beautiful Online TUESDAY Sunny and clear all day. 63 founder to speak at MU Content 41 MORE INFO By Matthew.Rezab image and believes ev- has been featured on the WEDNESDAY @iowastatedaily.com eryone has unique quali- Oprah Winfrey Network Sunny during the day, 62 ties that should be valued and the Today show. How to join chance of rain at night. and celebrated. Boyle also authored Caitlin Boyle, blog- Boyle started Opera- the book “Operation work study 47 ger and founder of Op- tion Beautiful by leaving Beautiful: One Note at eration Beautiful, will be positive messages on the a Time.” Ever think that work THURSDAY speaking at 7 p.m. today mirrors of public rest- If you wish to join study may be a good fit for Mostly cloudy and chance 60 at the Great Hall of the rooms at work, the gym the mission, send an e- you? After reading the Dai- Memorial Union. and the grocery store for mail to OperationBeau- ly’s story on Iowa State’s of rain. Operation Beautiful people to see. [email protected] with a work study program, go 49 was launched in 2009 The messages said photograph of your Op- online to find out how to and is dedicated to end- things like, “You are eration Beautiful note join work study, how many Weather provided by ISU Meterology Club. ing negative self-talk in beautiful!” or “You are or a description of your students are in the program girls, women and men. amazing just the way you experience. and more. The program en- are!” The event is free to courages positive body Operation Beautiful the public. Police Blotter MORE INFO 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. Six facts about Crystal Nelson earns National Enviratron Oct. 10 ISU researchers are Bryce Obrecht, 19, of 1204 cited for underage possession Athlete of the Week honors using robot technology to NE Park Street, Grimes, was of alcohol at Lake Laverne measure plant growth. After cited for underage posses- (reported at 12:42 a.m.). reading the Daily’s story in sion of alcohol and unlawful the paper, check out the use of a license at Maple Hall William Green, 23, of 809 Bay By Kyle.Heim Nelson’s most re- Nelson’s 19:35 time news section of the app for (reported at 9:40 p.m.). Drive, Unit 205, Ames, was @iowastatedaily.com cent award arrives after tied the fastest time ever more information. Readers arrested and charged with her top-place perfor- for an ISU runner at the will find six interesting facts Lucas Heaverlo, 18, of 5435 operating while intoxicated mance at the Wisconsin event. Her time was four about Environtron. Wilson Hall, Ames, was cited at South 4th Street and Uni- ISU cross country Adidas Invitational on seconds slower than the for underage possession of versity Boulevard (reported runner Crystal Nelson Friday. course record set by Ab- alcohol at SW Athletic Com- at 1:20 a.m.). was named the Division Nelson defeated bey D’Agostino of Dart- VOLLEYBALL plex (reported at 10:53 p.m.). 1 Women’s National three NCAA track cham- mouth last year. Officers assisted an 18 year Athlete of the Week, the pions and the winners of Next on the sched- Oct. 11 old female who had con- U.S. Track & Field and the Roy Griak, Battle in ule for Nelson and Iowa Big 12 power sumed too much alcohol at Cross Country Coaches Beantown, Paul Short, State is the Big 12 Cham- Tyler Ness, 21, of 2622 Hunt Maple Hall (reported at 4:11 Associaion announced and Washington Invita- pionships at Kansas’s rankings Street, Ames, was arrested a.m.). Monday. tionals. Rim Rock Farm Nov. 1. and charged with public in- ISU coach Christy toxication at 2700 block of An officer investigated a Johnson-Lynch reached her 13th Street (reported at 12:00 property damage collision 200th-career win last week a.m.). at Lot 110 (reported at 9:38 but the ISU volleyball team a.m.). dropped its next match to Joseph Helgeson, 20, of 305 SNAPSHOT Texas Tech. To find out how 11th Street NE, Clarion, was the up-and-down week af- fected Iowa State in the ISD Sports Desk’s Big 12 power rankings, check out the sports section of the app or website. MORE INFO Dr. Rod Rebarcak Dr. Matt Cross Dr. Ben Winecoff Growing in the Dr. Brady Rebarcak right soil Dr. Jahnaya Rebarcak Iowa is an agricultural Neck & Back • Headaches • Extremities state with great soil but ever wonder why it’s so good for WALK-IN CARE growing? After reading the or by appointment Daily’s piece on ISU soil judges, check out the news E.