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Front1 1 THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013 OPINION AMES247 SPORTS Policy changes ‘Fiddler’ WNBA chances in air can fix GOP continues tradition FIND US ONLINE: Athletics iowastatedaily.com @iowastatedaily Details of ISU violations surface facebook.com/ The ISU athletic department placed itself on Director Jamie Pollard of the potential violation. iowastatedaily By Alex.Halsted @iowastatedaily.com two-year probation in November 2011, said it has or In addition to Moore, the report names current will invest more than $82,000 during the next three assistant football coaches Shane Burnham and Iowa State made violations that “constitute a years in compliance and recruiting software and Bill Bleil, former football assistant coaches Luke major infractions case as a whole,” it revealed in a will impose call bans for various teams and coaches. Wells and Bob Elliott and former assistant basket- ONLINE: document released Wednesday. The investigation began in April 2011 after ISU ball coach Daniyal Robinson for acknowledging The document released to the Daily details 1,484 men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg became aware involvement. impermissible calls made between 2008-11 during of improper contact with prospective recruits by The enforcement staff initially examined the in- recruiting. The violations, according to the report, coach Keith Moore while attending his son’s basket- took place across all 18 of Iowa State’s varsity sports. ball game. That night Hoiberg notified ISU Athletic NCAA.p2 >> LGBT GSB SELECTS NEW CABINET MEMBERS iowastatedaily.com/news Greek talks acceptance Former FarmHouse member shares story By Ryan.Anderson @iowastatedaily.com WOMAN WARRIOR Coming out as a homosexual can be a difficult time for many. For one TALKS ABOUT IRAQ Iowa State student, coming out to his fraternity brothers resulted in a iowastatedaily.com/news change in fraternities all together. Tyler Mootz, senior in music, and an openly gay man, left FarmHouse fraternity because members made him feel unaccepted. To become deactivated from a fraternity, the member must write a let- WEATHER: ter to the chapter. It must be read out loud in front of the chapter or another member must be chosen to read it. Mootz chose to read it in front of the entire chapter and declare his THURS unspoken feelings about how he was treated. 29|41 “I was never looking to be treated as the ‘gay guy,’ but rather like another brother. I should never have been afraid to tell any of you guys. You’re my brothers; I should have felt safest tell- ing you,” Mootz said in his speech to deactivate from FRI FarmHouse. 29|40 “After greek getaway [in high school], I went to the recruitment events for FarmHouse; I liked the recruitment chairs and really hit it off,” Mootz said. SAT He joined and moved into the house fall 2009, his freshman year. The second semes- 40|48 ter of freshman year, Mootz realized that he was gay. “I didn’t know I was gay, but I knew I Provided by ISU Meteorology Club LGBT.p2 >> Photo: Heran Guan/Iowa State TECHNOLOGY: Daily Tyler Mootz, senior in music, talks about discrimination Blackboard against LGBT individuals in his outages former fraternity, FarmHouse. Two unplanned outages have stopped ISU students from us- ing Blackboard on two subse- quent Sunday evenings: March Reform College 31 and April 5. The outages that users experi- enced during these times were not from Blackboard itself, but derived from an internal issue Nominee at ISU Information Technology Underage under debate offices. “During any outage, multiple ITS Iowa bill could hold parents, staff members are working fe- delivers verishly to correct the problem, adults accountable for minors because we know users are being negatively impacted,” said By Stanley.Ihejirika Jim Twetten, director of academ- @iowastatedaily.com business ic technologies at Information Technology Services. Incidents have been reported all over Iowa of un- By Zoe.Woods –Daily staff derage drinking going wrong and of teens drinking @iowastatedaily.com and driving. “I let my son go to a party that he told me was just Jarjisu Sa-Aadu, associate dean for a get-together of some friends. My son drank under- the Tippie School of Management at the NSIDE age and got alcohol poisoning,” said Carmelita Collins, University of Iowa was the third and final I : mother of a University of Iowa student. candidate to speak at an open forum for the News ......................................... 2 “I support this bill because adults and minors both College of Business dean’s position. Opinion ....................................... 4 have to learn to take responsibility for the actions they Sa-Aadu received his undergraduate Sports ......................................... 5 take. We as adults have to be more vigilant about what degree from Kwame Nkrumah University Ames247 .................................... 6 our children are doing up until they are [at] the age of of Science and Technology in Ghana. adulthood,” Collins said. Courtesy photo He received his master’s degree and Classifieds ................................. 8 Reports of underage drinking concern many. A bill Games ....................................... 9 introduced last year could start holding parents DRINKING.p3 >> responsible for giving their children alcohol. DEAN.p3 >> Volume 208 | Number 132 | 40 cents | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890. | A 2010-11 ACP Pacemaker Award winner Thursday Patio Party FREE • Thursdays starting 4/18 at 7pm • Live broadcasts on the last Thursday of every month starting 4/25 Shooter or $5 Game Card With purchase on the patio 1320 Dickinson Ave. 515.598.BOWL (2695) perfectgamesinc.com Exp: 4/25/13 Not valid with any other offer or promotion 2 News 2 | NEWS | Iowa State Daily | Thursday, April 11, 2013 Editor: Katelynn McCollough | [email protected] | 515.294.2003 First Amendment Day Ames, ISU Police Police Blotter: Departments The information in the log comes from the ISU and City of Ames police departments’ records. All those accused of violating the law are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. LoMonte covers free speech April 6 Gymnasium. The individual was transported to Mary Jacob Kramer, 20, 427 Greeley Medical Center for By Lissandra.Villa point that the First Amendment arises in Lynn Ave, was arrested and treatment and evaluation @iowastatedaily.com court as a defense of someone overreach- charged with operating while (reported at 10:33 p.m.). ing his or her boundaries. intoxicated, unlawful use of a Frank LoMonte license and underage posses- Religion, assembly, petition, press and LoMonte said that not knowing what sion of alcohol at Lincoln Way speech. These are the five rights guaran- rights the First Amendment protects can LoMonte is currently the executive direc- and Sheldon Avenue (reported April 8 teed by the First Amendment, which will lead to self-censorship. tor of the Student Press Law Center at 3:35 a.m.). Timothy Kise, 20, 117 Ash be celebrated on First Amendment Day on “If you’re not sure where the line exists, He has formerly held positions as: Dannielle McKenna, 20, of Ave, was cited for underage Thursday. then you’ll stop yourself way short of the ■ commercial litigation attorney Belmond, was cited for under- possession of alcohol at the Various events have been leading up line,” LoMonte said. age possession of alcohol. 300 block of Stanton Avenue ■ investigative journalist to First Amendment Day this week, in- More than 250 people were present Tani Jensen, 21, of Council (reported at 1:43 a.m.). ■ political columnist Bluffs, was cited for having an cluding the lecture Social Media and the for the lecture, after which LoMonte took open container of alcohol in a Vehicles owned and/or driven motor vehicle at Mortensen by Kurry Watson and Douglas First Amendment by Frank LoMonte, ex- questions from the audience. Road and State Avenue (re- Harvey were involved in a ecutive director of the Student Press Law “Understanding how broad our rights ported at 9:24 p.m.). property damage collision at Center. LoMonte presented in Memorial are, I think that’s taken for granted a lot of years ago,” LoMonte said. Carrie Lane Court (reported at A vehicle was towed after the 8:06 a.m.). Union’s Great Hall on Wednesday. times,” said Peter Gensler, a junior in sup- He went on to add that everyone has driver was cited for improper “I really am in awe of the way that ply chain management. “We have a lot of a stake in students having a right to free The phone that was reported use of registration, failure to Iowa State opens its heart to the First ways to express ourselves, it’s just a matter speech because college students are the prove security against liability stolen on April 3 was located. and having excessively tinted This case is closed as unfound- Amendment for this whole week once a of whether we want to exercise them and frontline providers of news. windows at Hayward Avenue ed at the Armory (reported at year,” LoMonte said. use them.” LoMonte stated that he believes news 11:30 a.m.).