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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, September 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 71 49 09.27.2019 Vol. 220 No. 024 FRIDAY More than coffee Vinyl Grind focuses on art and inclusion

LOGAN METZGER/ IOWA STATE DAILY Feminist Friday speaker Shannon Coleman discussed how to cultivate assertive communication techniques. Feminist Friday to focus on school success BY LORETTA.MCGRAW @iowastatedaily.com

At this week’s Feminist Friday Iowa State faculty and sta will deliver informational tools for student academic success.  e Margaret Sloss Center for Women and Gender Equity will be hosting the event at 1 p.m in the Sloss House, snacks and refreshments will be available. Presenters Jahmai Fisher, training and development specialist for the Dean of Students O† ce, and Maddy Scott, program assistant for the Dean of Students O† ce, will be leading a discussion titled, “Take Control of Your Life: A Workshop on Getting Organized and Planning for Academic Success.” Fisher and Scott are both employed at Iowa State’s Academic Success Center and help students prepare for their studies and future careers. “ e whole idea of Feminist Fridays is for it to be an IOWA STATE DAILY intimate-based spaced where woman can get support Vinyl Grind on Main Street is a cultural hub for the Ames Community. The business also hosts local musicians and sells records. from other professionals or folks who may have expe- rience,” Fisher said. “We really wanted it to be more organic, so turn away from the whole powerpoint type BY MARIBEL.BARRERA owner, is a music junkie himself. for people to showcase their craft. of things. It’s de“ nitely going to be more discussion @iowastatedaily.com “I’ve never pigeonholed myself into one In addition to holding open-mic nights based.” genre,” Delaney said. “And I’m old enough every other Sunday evening, the co ee- With a blend of resources this workshop is intended A co ee shop, record store, basement, that I don’t have guilty pleasures anymore. house hosts various events in the same to address organizational tools, the history of the higher art gallery, performance venue and haven I just like what I like.” vein of local art and entertainment. educational system and differentiating trends from for mis“ ts and music junkies. A number of di erent genres can be “We’ve had comedy showcases, poetry e ective resources. In its ten years of business in down- heard ™ oating through the shop on any showcases down here,” Delaney said. In addition to a quick questionnaire to help attend- town Ames, the Vinyl Grind has man- given day, mixing with the sweet scent “Every year at Max[imum] Ames we have ees know if their own system is working, there will aged to establish itself as all of the above of espresso. two or three shows in the space. And we be instruction on how to better improve organization — and then some. Both an avid fan of Dire Straits and move the tables and it just becomes one of and time management and get students on the path to  e Vinyl Grind is a part of the net- Devo, Delaney takes his passion for music those things that you remember.” create a system that works for them as the sixth week work of small businesses making up the beyond the turntable. Delaney is one of around seven people of school quickly approaches. heart of Ames’ local music and arts scene Located at the foot of a narrow stair- who make up the organizing committee “I hope they take away what they need; people might and o ers more than just steamed milk case at 303 Kellogg St., just beyond the for Maximum Ames Music Festival, a come to the Feminist Friday talk with a di erent expec- and co ee. twist and shove of a rickety doorknob and four-day celebration of local artists and tation of what’s going to be covered — they come with

Owner Blake Delaney, a former ™ oor- occupying a space no larger than a living di erent wishes of what they want to get out of it and VINYL PG8 ing contractor turned small business room, the Vinyl Grind serves as a venue I hope we get them what they need,” Scott said. WE ACCEPT ¢ Blizzard When you buy one 4 locations in Ames at regular price and Story City 99 expires 12/31/19 02 Campus brief Iowa State Daily Friday, September 27, 2019

CALENDAR FEATURE PHOTO the basics of painting your piece and fire it within 9.27.19 a week. Opening Reception & Curator Talk, Brun- Planetarium Show: Backyard Astronomy, nier Art Museum, Scheman Building at 5 p.m. ISU Planetarium, Physics Hall at 6:30 p.m. Are Celebrate the opening of the exhibition “Artists in you curious about space? Do you wonder about Iowa: The First Century” with a reception from 5-6 what you can see in the night sky? If so, bring your p.m. followed by a talk with guest curator Dr. Lea questions and come to the ISU Planetarium and Rosson DeLong. join us for an evening under the stars! Paint Your Own Pottery: Gnome Gnight, Yam Haus, M-Shop, Memorial Union at 8 p.m. Workspace, Memorial Union at 4 p.m. From Yam Haus is a Minneapolis-based pop group. three-inch inch minis to a foot-tall “Ginormag- High energy and crafted sets, dedicated fans, and nome,” we’ve got a cast of characters that are fun to enticing personalities have led to numerous sold decorate and add to your space. We will show you out shows. POLICE BLOTTER

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BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com

One Iowa State student organization is going far beyond fundraising for their projects, even COURTESY OF LUCIA SUAREZ going so far as to leave the United States for Lucía Suárez is the director of the U.S. Lati- no/a Studies program. She organized the those projects. symposium that will be on Saturday. Engineers Without Borders is a non-profit humanitarian organization established to partner with developing communities worldwide in order Program to improve their quality of life. ey have been active at Iowa State for eight years. Engineers Without Borders focuses on the celebrates 25 implementation of sustainable engineering proj- ects while involving and training internationally years at ISU responsible engineers and engineering students. “Our driving force is that we just want to take BY SUSANNAH.CRICHTON our skills and the education we are given here and @iowastatedaily.com just want to apply it to real-world projects,” said Christian Larounis, senior in industrial engineer- e U.S. Latino/a Studies program will ing. “We just want to help people in struggling host its 25 Year Anniversary Symposium communities and give them a better life.” at 8 a.m Saturday in the Sun Room of the e activities Engineers Without Borders do Memorial Union. e program is free and range from the construction of sustainable sys- open to the public and panels will run until tems that developing communities can own and 6:45 p.m., followed by performances of stu- operate without assistance to empowering those dent groups Música Andina and Mariachi communities by enhancing local technical skills. Los Amigos. COURTESY OF ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS “We get paired with a community through the Lucía Suárez is the current director of the Engineers Without Borders is a student organization that travels to Ghana every winter break to imple- U.S Latino/a Studies program and the coor- BORDERS PG8 ment the designs they create throughout the school year to help the Ullo community. dinator of the symposium. She describes it as a celebration of hard work and accomplish- ments done for and by the Latinx commu- nity. She said it also serves to acknowledge Latinx film discusses segregation the program’s outreach and the growth it has experienced in the last few years. “We have a lot of people, both on campus BY LOGAN.METZGER and o– campus, who are doing work with the @iowastatedaily.com extensive and growing Latinx populations in Iowa,” Suárez said. After the Brown v. Board of e program will host a full day of panels Education case was decided, not and guest speakers, including a keynote every school wanted to comply speech from the curator of the new “Mextasy” and rural Texas schools found exhibit, William “Memo” Nericcio. ere will ways to segregate Mexican- be a student testimonial panel showcasing a American students other than diverse range of Latino/a Studies program separate buildings. students discussing what they’ve learned in As part of Latinx Heritage Latinx studies, what it means to them and Month, Parks Library is pre - why it matters. Another panel on engaged senting four films pertaining citizenship will have faculty and students to the Latinx experience in the talking about Latino/a Studies programs, United States. The second film, courses, internships, study abroad and more “Stolen Education” was shown learning experiences. on Thursday to a room of over e “Latinx-Allied Voices Across the ISU 15 people. Campus” panel will present the inclusivity The film centers on Enrique of the program. e panel will discuss their Alemán Jr., associate professor of commitment to building knowledge, respect educational leadership and policy and connection in the larger community. A at the University of Utah. Alemán panel on Latinx in the sciences will discuss traveled around Texas seeking out the role of Latinx presence in scienti™c ™elds. how Mexican-American school e last panel of the day will encompass a children were treated after the much wider reach of Latinx studies, with four Brown v. Board of Education LOGAN METZGER/ IOWA STATE DAILY speakers from around the Midwest who will case, speci™cally in Driscoll, Texas Brian Behnken, associate professor of history, leads the discussion after the lm showing of “Stolen Educa- talk about the program here at Iowa State where he was raised and where his tion” by Enrique Aleman. in relation to their own programs at di–er- mother went through the segre- stating Mexican-American stu- academic ability. “I was so embarrassed,” said ent universities. This will demonstrate the gated school system. dents were not “American” enough Many teachers at the school, Consuelo Esparza in the film, importance of Latinx topics and history in In 1954, Brown v. Board of to be in the same classroom as who were all white and mostly a student who graduated from the Midwest. Education of Topeka was decided white students. women, and the school board, who Driscoll. “When I walked down “It’s not something new, it’s not something and the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Specifically in the Driscoll were all white and mostly male the hallway I was asked where the that’s just politics at the last minute; it’s some- American state laws establishing school district, along with many farmers, excused this, reasoning o§ce was by new students because thing that’s really grounded in a very long racial segregation in public schools other southern school districts at the children were Hispanic and I looked like a teacher.” and complex and plural history,” Suárez said. are unconstitutional, even if the the time, Mexican-American stu- spoke Spanish and could not learn According to the film, the Suárez said the idea for the panel on Latinx segregated schools were otherwise dents were held back systemati- as fast as white, English-speaking Driscoll school district did more programming grew from her conversations equal in quality. cally. Mexican-American children children. than just force Mexican-American with several of the speakers at the Latinx e ™lm said not every school had to take first grade for three This system had long-lasting students to take three years of ™rst Studies Association last year in Washington, conformed to this federal man- consecutive years in order to move effects on the children. Many grade, they also harshly punished D.C. date or found ways to segregate onto second grade, starting in students dropped out or moved the students for speaking Spanish. “A lot of the very vibrant conversations that children in every way but name, beginner ™rst grade, then low ™rst schools after being in ™rst grade In the film, former students were had there are režected in this panel, so without calling it “segregation.” grade and ™nally high ™rst grade. for three years. Of those who from the Driscoll school district it’s bringing nationally discussed issues to our One of those ways was to keep According to the ™lm, Mexican- remained, many were 20 to 21 described how they were punished campus,” Suárez said. students back or to separate them American students were forced years old by the time they gradu- for speaking Spanish. ey were A full schedule can be found at

into other classes on the basis of down this track based solely on ated from high school, often way the Department of World Culture and their language, IQ or their culture, their racial identity, not their older than their white peers. LATINX PG8 Languages website. 04 NEWS Iowa State Daily Friday, September 27, 2019 Impact of political endorsements BY WALKER.OCHS @iowastatedaily.com

Campaign endorsements are used by various media outlets to measure the progress of a campaign for office, but the effect they have on success for a campaign may not be particularly high. Endorsements come from a variety of sources. From current and former politi - cians to celebrities and even news media, all have different impacts on a campaign. Even within these categories there is nuance, for example the endorsement of a former president carries more weight than the endorsement of a state office holder. Mack Shelley, Iowa State professor and chair of the political science department, said single sources — coming from either the media, a celebrity or political source — do not individually alter perceptions. Shelley discussed the concept of an “opinion leader,” someone who packages information and shares it directly with COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS their associated group. The group could Rep. Steve King endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz during the senator’s 2016 presidential campaign. Mack Shelley, Iowa State professor and chair of the be anything from a sports team, a group political science department, said that endorsements do not alter candidate perceptions to voters by a large amount. of friends or a religious organization. Opinion leaders have a far larger impact that are perceived to carry the most Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., was At Iowa State, the then-outgoing pres - on someone’s political views than any weight. Endorsements from senators, rep - endorsed by former Vice President Walter ident of the College Democrats, Taylor celebrity does. resentatives and especially former presi - Mondale. Mondale described Klobuchar Blair, senior in industrial design, endorsed

Individual political endorsements are dents and vice presidents are touted by as a moderate progressive and said she is ENDORSE PG8 the most commonly cited and the ones candidates and campaigns. “a unifier.” Students learn about work visas Summit

BY AMBER.FRIEDRICHSEN to address @iowastatedaily.com sexual More than 100 students gathered in Kildee Hall to misconduct hear from two immigration attorneys, David Gluckman and Jonathan Moore, at the Work Visas Made Easy BY MADISON.MASON seminar ursday. @iowastatedaily.com With experience representing companies from var- ious parts of the nation, Gluckman and Moore were Sexual misconduct is one of the able to inform listeners about work visas and green card many problems college campuses JORDYN DUBOIS/ IOWA STATE DAILY applications. face nationwide. Iowa State plans on Vernon Hurte is one of the speakers Iowa State educates many students from all over the taking action against sexual miscon- at The Campus Summit Addressing world. Work Visas Made Easy allowed these students duct by hosting a summit with faculty Sexual Misconduct. , the opportunity to learn how to stay in the United States AMBER FRIEDRICHSEN/ IOWA STATE DAILY and sta¢. and begin their careers after graduation. Students listen to speakers at the Work Visas Made The Campus Summit Addressing individuals who have been personally One of these students is Xun Zha, a graduate student Easy seminar on Sept. 26. Sexual Misconduct will be at the impacted by sexual violence. in physics and astronomy, who said she is hoping to grad- Scheman Building from 7:30 a.m. to e summit will begin at 7:30 a.m. uate in two or three years and wanted to learn about her Every fiscal year, 85,000 new H-1B applications are noon on Friday and is open to Iowa with a welcome speech by Vernon opportunities for work in the United States. available through a lottery selection process. State staff, faculty and community Hurte, the associate vice president While there are many visa options that students can Employees will have a maximum of six years to work partners. for Student Affairs and Dean of apply for, Gluckman and Moore emphasized the F1 visa in the United States with an H-1B status. e work Katy Cran, communications spe- Students as well as a chair of the Sexual as well as the H-1B visa application. ese visas are the must be within range of their degree, which is declared cialist for the Dean of Students O¦ce, Misconduct Leadership Committee, most relevant to students seeking jobs in their degree by their employer at the time of application. said the summit’s purpose is to give during the breakfast provided as part after graduation. e next step students can take is obtaining a green staff, faculty and community mem- of the summit. “Your typical halfway after you graduate is you card. While immigrant students can apply for a green bers an opportunity to review policy After the welcome will be a speech can have an F1 [...] and then after that you can have card via a lottery process, it is not advised. processes and support mechanisms at by the presenters, Aaron Delashmutt, something called Optional Practical Training (OPT),” “It is truly a lottery,” Gluckman said. “I think your Iowa State and in the Ames commu- director of public safety, Margo Gluckman said. “Get OPT. Next to the degree itself, it chances of winning the Powerball are better than they nity to construct a community and sta¢ Foreman, the assistant vice president is the single most valuable medicate of that F-1 status.” are getting this.” system that supports those who have for Diversity, Inclusion and Equal With an OPT, students will have one year to work in It is more bene™cial for students to apply through been a¢ected by sexual violence. Opportunity and Title IX Coordinator, the United States without their H-1B. It is in this year an employment status process. The government has According to the Rape, Abuse and Sara Kellogg, assistant dean of stu - that students establish relationships with their employers. established preference categories favoring higher skilled Incest National Network, an anti-sex- dents for the Dean of Students O¦ce “When it comes time to sponsor you, it will be a employees to be granted citizenship before workers with ual violence organization, 11.2 percent and Sean Nelson, extension equal no-brainer of the institutional knowledge of training less quali™cations. of all students, 23.1 percent of under- opportunity specialist for the Equal that they’ve invested in you,” Gluckman said. All work visa and green card applications have dead- graduate females and 5.4 percent of Opportunity Office. They will be Having an OPT allows time for students to work lines and processing times that vary from months to undergraduate males experience rape giving an overview on the Title XI case within a company and is a way for employers to get an years. Students attending the event were made aware of or sexual assault through physical and share factors that could impact understanding of their future employee’s skills. the importance of these time limits. force, violence or incapacitation. institutional responses and approaches. John Osorio, a graduate student in industrial design, Nyzil Massey, a graduate student in biomedical sci- “Male students aged 18 to 24 are After the main morning events, attended the seminar and is already facing obstacles ences, attended the event and said he hopes to get orga- 78 percent more likely than non-stu- attendees will move onto their when it comes to creating and maintaining bonds with nized when it comes to applying. dents of the same age to be a victim breakout sessions from 9:15 a.m. to employers. “All this process of getting OPT and H-1B and green of rape or sexual assault and female 11:25 a.m. These sessions include: “One of the challenges I’ve been encountering already card and all those things, they have to be done,” Massey students aged 18 to 24 are 20 percent “Providing Support When a Student is ™nding an employer who is willing to go through this said. “ere’s a timeline to it. I cannot just wake up one less likely than non-students,” accord- Reports Sexual Misconduct to You,” process of sponsorship,” Osori said. morning and have applied.” ing to rainn.org. “Addressing Sexual Misconduct 101” is sponsorship is in regard to the H-1B application After the seminar, Gluckman and Moore talked with ose who attend the summit will and “Initial Response to a Report.” For process. is is the visa that is typically applied for after students and answered further questions. ey encour- be able to participate in both large a full list of the breakout sessions, go working for a year with an F1 or Optional Practical aged attendees to seek help on campus and even with an and small group discussion on topics to the summit website. Training. attorney for questions regarding post-graduation work . like Title XI policy, gender-based dis- After the breakouts, there will be a Employers are the ones to ™le for their employees. crimination and strategies to support wrap up given by Foreman. Friday, September 27, 2019 Iowa State Daily Opinion 05

SATIRE

COURTESY OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES/IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Cy the Cardinal was introduced as Iowa State’s mascot during the homecoming pep rally in 1954. Over the years the mascot outfit has gone through many different revisions. Saying goodbye to Cy

which begs the question: what does it eat? I’m not sure I more apt, however, as it is also the state bird. This would rival Iowa State’s want to find out. our rivals, the Hawkeyes, for having a team named after “the What’s more, hinging the mascot on matching the Hawkeye state.” This is where the mascot’s relevance ends. It desperate need for school’s color rather than the school’s team name seems like is not, as one would assume, a giant floating eye of a hawk. a mistake. Is an ominous, ever-smiling anthropomorphic It is instead a “hawk” with a haunting grimace of solely front a new mascot teeth-bird really harder to tame than a small dust devil? teeth. Its name, Herky, sounds like an affectionate name for Granted, a dust-devil is not the same as a cyclone, but it is the process of a cat coughing up a hairball. Clearly, Cy and BY SHANNON.FOX a good first step. In order to have a cyclone as a mascot, we Herky are related in some manner, which potentially adds @iowastatedaily.com would need bigger stadiums to house and maintain it — per- to their intense rivalry. haps with the help of the engineers at Iowa State, a weather With this in mind, we could theoretically eliminate two It’s time to finally address the bird in the room: Cy. generator could be built to create our own pet cyclone. bird(ish) mascots with one stone. If we treasure our rivalry Admittedly, I have done very little research into what Unfortunately, I believe weather-manipulating doomsday and maintain the irrelevance of the mascot to the team eldritch creature our school mascot intends to be, but I devices aren’t budgeted in until fall of 2025. Bummer. name, we could have truly legendary-sounding battles. The assume Cy is meant to be a cardinal, seeing as our school What are the pros of having a dust devil or cyclone join most tame example would be to become the Iowa State colors are “cardinal and gold.” There are many issues with us at our sports events? For starters, they have no teeth and Mongeese and the University of Iowa Snakes, showing this that I will address in this article, beginning with Cy’s are therefore not capable of consuming the fans (at least, the intense eternal feud of these two awesome animals. butchered representation of the beautiful cardinal. not in that manner). They also symbolize manifestations of Alternatively, we could become the Iowa State Leviathans Now, I’m not sure that when the school found the cryptid pure chaos, which is reflected in how our team often plays. and University of Iowa Behemoths, mythical Biblical crea- known as Cy in the wild and hired it to do their bidding, However, if this suggestion does not appeal to Iowa State, tures of land and sea locked in an eternal struggle. they were fully aware of what a cardinal looks like. Cardinals I have a few others. While I may not have convinced readers that Iowa State are indeed red, bipedal creatures with wings. However they One that I believe makes more sense is to change the needs to engineer a self-sustaining cyclone, I hope I may do not, in fact, have teeth. What’s more, Cy appears to only mascot to the goldfinch. As stated earlier, our school’s colors have convinced some that it’s time for a cooler, better rep- have an army of front teeth as its constantly grimacing smile, are known as “cardinal and gold.” I argue that a goldfinch is resentative to protect our school’s honor.

EDITORIAL

Measles outbreak threatens safety of country Editorial Board Annelise Wells, editor-in-chief BY ISD EDITORIAL BOARD Melanie De Anda, opinion editor Control and Prevention (CDC), between able to handle a vaccine, often because Emily Berch, columnist Jan. 1 and Sept. 19, 1,241 cases have been of pre-existing medical conditions. If an Seth Pierce, student The United States has a “reason- reported in 31 states. unvaccinated person contracts measles able chance” of losing its World Health Health officials have said the increase in and spends time in the same area as a Organization (WHO) measles-eliminated cases is largely to do a rise in anti-vaccine person who isn’t vaccine eligible, they’re Opinions expressed in columns and letters are those of the status in October due to an outbreak in sentiment throughout the country, and now putting that person at risk. Thanks to author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the New York. WHO listed “vaccine hesitancy” as a threat herd immunity, it’s unlikely a virus would Daily or organizations with which the author(s) are associated. The outbreak began in October 2018, to global health in 2019. spread, but if we continue the anti-vaccine and the most recent diagnosed cases were Indeed, here in the U.S., the CDC has trend, maintaining herd immunity isn’t in August. While the city of Rockland, found more and more children are enter- guaranteed. Feedback policy: New York, has declared the outbreak to be ing kindergarten without vaccinations The best way we can all fight this is to The Daily encourages discussion but does not guarantee its over, their assessment doesn’t quite meet — for the third year in a row, the median publication. We reserve the right to edit or reject any letter or look out for the spread of misinformation. online feedback. WHO’s standards. A measles outbreak is vaccination rate continued falling, putting A common argument is that vaccines cause Send your letters to [email protected]. officially considered finished 42 days after us at 94.3 percent. The typical vaccination autism, which spread from a 1997 study Letters must include the name(s), phone number(s), the most recently diagnosed person devel- rate desired for herd immunity is typically that has since been widely discredited and majors and/or group affiliation(s) ops a rash. estimated at 95 percent. and year in school of the author(s). the doctor who conducted the study lost Phone numbers and addresses will not be published. If no new cases are reported in the In essence, the vaccine debate falls into his medical license because of it. Online feedback may be used if first name and last name, affected New York area by Wednesday, the same rhetorical category as most The Public Health Organization has a major and year in school are included in the post. Feedback the U.S. will maintain its status, but mis- others: misinformation spreads online and list of vaccine myths that can be handy to posted online is eligible for print in the Iowa State Daily. information about vaccines still plagues debate drives us further into our beliefs. show or send to a friend with questions Americans online and the disease contin- The impacts, however, spread far beyond about vaccinations so we can all keep our- ues to spread elsewhere. our keyboards and our own health choices. selves protected and maintain the United According to the Centers for Disease For example, not everyone’s body is States’ status as a measles-free country. 06 Sports Iowa State Daily Friday, September 27, 2019 Basel’s journey continues COLUMN

BY MEGAN.TESKE @iowastatedaily.com

Ali Basel came to the United States from South Africa without her parents and overcame shoulder surgery her sophomore GARRETT HEYD/ IOWA STATE DAILY year. Now a senior, Basel is looking to help One of many touchdown celebrations as the Cyclones lead her team in what she calls a “come- scored 72 points against Louisiana-Monroe on Sept. 21. back season.” Basel had been dreaming of coming to swim and study in the United States since The ranking of every she was in ninth grade. After being recruited by Iowa State from her club team based month in sports in Johannesburg, South Africa, her dream became reality a mere three years ago. Basel BY TREVOR.HOLBROOK now swims the mid-distance freestyle as @iowastatedaily.com well as the 200 individual medley and as she looks forward to the season ahead, she This time of year, the temperature in Iowa transitions to hopes to help her team secure a spot in the fall and October sits on the horizon. We’ve officially arrived top three at the Big 12 Championship. at the best time of year for sports. “We don’t really have a college structure Using October as the benchmark, let’s break down the at home,” Basel said. “If I wanted to go to long list of sports greatness we get to witness this month. university and swim, I would have to do Major League Baseball’s 162-game season comes to a IOWA STATE DAILY swimming on my own time with a club.” close, and the postseason picks up. Ali Basel swims the butterfly in the Women’s 200m meet on Sept. 30, 2016. For Basel, that wasn’t an option. She said In college football we start to get a clearer picture of which she wanted to swim and study at the same Although she had to overcome a shoul- a great team player, and they are looking teams are contenders. time, and she believed the NCAA system der injury after her sophomore season, forward to seeing her improve her times Similarly, the NFL approaches the meat of the regular was one of the best around. She decided to Basel said her biggest accomplishment and leadership this season. season where coaches start getting fired and quarterback put herself on a recruiting website, where- was making it the United States to swim “We’re looking for her leadership,” swaps occur. assistant coach Kelly Nordell, who is also and study. Sorenson said. “She’s very intelligent, she Toward the end of the month, the NBA opens up its reg- the lead recruiter for the team, first saw her. “It’s so competitive; 15-year-old me was has a good head on her shoulders. Using ular season and the off-court drama quickly follows. “[Basel’s] coach Peter Williams swam very determined to get this goal,” Basel that as a senior leader and being a good With a more local scope, Iowa State’s volleyball squad faces at Nebraska, so I was connected to Peter,” said. “It was a huge accomplishment for voice for that.” eight Big 12 opponents and Iowa State wrestling kicks off Nordell said. “Duane [Sorenson] had some me when I was able to continue swimming Basel said this new leadership role is in early November. South Africans here previously so we’ve and studying.” going to be a different experience for her. While October is highly above any other month in terms had good results and good relationships Head coach Duane Sorenson said he She wants to be a “good senior” like those of sports action, there’s an argument to be made for the other with them and from there, that’s how it thinks Basel’s biggest accomplishment was she knew her freshman year. months’ placements. all started.” overcoming her surgery after her sopho- “It’s being a person who’s a role model for 1. OCTOBER Basel said making the move from South more year, and Nordell agreed. other people,” Basel said. “But not a scary Africa to the United States wasn’t too diffi- “She was very resilient coming back,” person either; there’s a fine line between 2. DECEMBER cult. Similar to the United States, Basel said Sorenson said. “The surgery is always ‘she enforcing rules and not being ugly about South Africa has a fairly western culture, so may not come back, she may not ever swim it — you still want the team to have fun.” Even though an Iowa fan will tell you December bowl in terms of adjusting to her new country, it again.’” As a team, Basel said the Cyclones have a games mean less, a bulk of the bowls are toward the end of wasn’t too different — apart from having Basel’s coaches said she has also taken on team word of “empower” to empower others the month, and it’s great. to learn which side of the road to drive on. more of a leadership role this season and is on the team as well as themselves. 3. MARCH March Madness really gives the month a boost. NFL free agency opens up as well as MLB opening day starting Cyclones face first away test of season in March this year. 4. FEBRUARY BY NOAH.ROHLFING quarter of last year’s game. @iowastatedaily.com The Cyclones were able to The Super Bowl can be mediocre some years and normally hang on and win by two touch- the Patriots win it anyway, but the NBA’s gone off the rails Iowa State hoped to have downs despite Brewer putting recently with the off-court storylines and February has the answered all of its questions the Bears in scoring positions. trade deadline. headed into Big 12 play, but the “He gave his team every 5. SEPTEMBER Cyclones are about to find out if opportunity to go win that foot- they’re still where many thought ball game,” Campbell said. “It’s Maybe a little high for most, but September is a nice sports they would be heading into the the ability to know where to month because it gets us back in the football groove. season: Big 12 championship go with the football with great 6. JANUARY contenders. confidence.” The Cyclones take on the IOWA STATE DAILY The Iowa State defense Bowl games and the College Football Playoff games wrap Baylor Bears Saturday at 2:30 An attempted interception at the 2018 ISU vs. Baylor game. knows about Brewer’s ability, up and the NFL playoffs heat up. p.m. with television coverage too. Defensive end JaQuan 7. NOVEMBER on ESPN. It’s the Cyclones’ past two games is the offensive again be senior Collin Olson at Bailey, who is still 0.5 sacks first road test of the year and the line. After struggling mightily center with redshirt freshman away from setting the Iowa Meaningful football games take place in November, but biggest test yet for both sides of against FCS Northern Iowa Trevor Downing at left guard. State record for most sacks in more importantly, professional and college hoops return. the ball. in the season’s first week, Iowa Downing said his hard spring school history, isn’t worried 8. JUNE Iowa State has scored 20 State has allowed only one in freshmen year prepared him about the sack numbers. points in regulation once in sack over the past 120 min- for his starts this season. But he did say he was worried The NBA grabs the spotlight as the NBA Finals take place, three regular-season games, and utes of football. Campbell said “That first spring was a big about Brewer — particularly his along with the NBA Draft. coach Matt Campbell said the Tuesday it was likely this was shock,” Downing said. ability to make things happen 9. APRIL Cyclones need to be consistent the first time the offensive line The Bears have plenty of outside of the pocket. on both ends to have a chance has strung two straight good offensive firepower this season “He’s not just one of the best The NFL Draft (the best draft, hands down) takes place, in Big 12 play. games together. led by returning quarterback in our conference, but in the and baseball truly begins. “We’ve got to continue to The past two performances Charlie Brewer. In his third nation,” Bailey said. 10. MAY get better in a lot of areas,” have come without starting year under Baylor coach Matt Iowa State’s defense has Campbell said. “Defensively, center Colin Newell, who has Rhule, Brewer has thrown seven struggled with mobile quar- The freshness of baseball season has worn off by this point, I think we continue to evolve, been out since sustaining an touchdowns and no intercep- terbacks all season long — but the NBA playoffs are in full swing. which is positive. We’ve gotta MCL injury in the fourth quar- tions in his three starts this particularly last week against 11. AUGUST continue to harp on situational ter of the Northern Iowa game. year. Rhule’s teams have been Louisiana-Monroe, where football. I think on the offensive Newell is still questionable to tough and with an edge as he’s Caleb Evans ran for 70-plus You just get preseason football and regular season baseball. side, just continuing to grow. It’s return this week, Campbell said. grown the Baylor program — yards. The Cyclones even had 12. JULY so young.” Newell practiced Monday for an edge which resulted in the trouble with pocket-passer Nate One area the Cyclones have the first time since the injury. Cyclones and Bears getting into Stanley when they played the An awful, terrible month for sports. No football, no basket- markedly improved in over the If he can’t go, then it will once an on-field fight in the third Hawkeyes in their only loss. ball and the dog days of baseball season makes July the worst. Friday, September 27, 2019 Iowa State Daily Lifestyle 07 Netflix monthly changes

Platform’s Payton Hobart (played by Ben Platt, known for “Pitch Perfect” and “Dear rotating list Evan Hansen”) on the path to achieve his goal of becoming student body offers pros president, solely for the purpose of putting it on his Harvard University and cons application and possibly becoming the future president of the United States. The show reflects problems that BY SIERRA.HOEGER arise in modern-day politics as they @iowastatedaily.com would appear in a high school setting, mixing with situations and conflicts This month Netflix re-debuted that high schoolers would deal with “Netflix and Chills,” a category that as well. only comes around once a year high- If you’re looking for something lighting the service’s horror and thriller to binge-watch besides “Glee” or titles. Netflix also released a list of “American Horror Story,” “The series and titles each month leaving Politician” is perfect because creator the streaming platform the following Ryan Murphy is projected to have month, as well as a ones that will be COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS AND MAXPIXEL created another hit TV show. Netflix created a special “Netflix and Chills” selection featuring horror and thriller titles for the Halloween season. added soon. “A lot of these filmmakers that don’t Every time a list comes out and platform derives from failure to renew they invested a lot of time in is kind the Boys I’ve Loved Before” and “Big have the ability to direct or make some Netflix reveals a popular title may licenses. Netflix can evaluate licenses of taken away from them,” said Trevor Mouth,” among others, are popular big, giant-scale-like-Marvel-movies or be leaving or added to the plat- and decide if they want to renew a Trousdale, senior in aerospace engi- with viewers and help to retain viewers something like that, they’re turning form, social media goes into a frenzy. license to keep a show or film on, but neering. “They can’t invest more into as well as attract new ones. towards these streaming platforms Debates about why a show shouldn’t if not, they’ll decide to cut it. that character. A lot of time it’s just “‘Stranger Things’ is a good one,” where they can get a smaller budget leave Netflix and subsequent Twitter Whether you’re mourning the stories, too. If people like the idea Trousdale said. “I think I like the char- to make whatever they want to that hashtags trend for a couple of days as departure of “The Carrie Diaries” that a story’s going in, then that also acter work they do. The storyline has a is going to cost less,” Trousdale said. people take some time to mourn the or anticipating the arrival of “One gets taken away, it makes people mad lot of built-in nostalgia to it, which can Whether you’re saddened by the unavailability of their favorite show Direction: This Is Us,” everyone has because they don’t get that story that be good or bad, but I think it’s inter- departure of your favorite film or or movie. Social media goes similarly an opinion. they were very invested in.” esting because it brings about a kind excited about the arrival of a new crazy when a certain title gets added “I think a lot of people get attached Netflix is no stranger to creating of an era of movies that we don’t get one, October brings with it plenty to the platform, making users eager to characters in a show, so when some- original content, providing streamers so often these days.” of opportunities to find and enjoy to watch. one is really invested in one character’s with content unavailable on cable or Netflix Original “The Politician” something new on Netflix and maybe According to Netflix, the decision story within a show and then the show network television. Shows and films arrives to the streaming service Friday. squeeze in a horror movie or two while to remove shows and films from the gets removed, it feels like something such as “Stranger Things,” “To All The show follows high school senior you’re at it. ‘VSCO Girl’ culture identifies a generation

BY HANNAH.SCOTT Girls” have taken social media by storm. generation as there is starting to become a lack @iowastatedaily.com VSCO is primarily a photo editing app where of individuality.” users can upload pictures and edit them using When talking to a few younger individuals “VSCO Girls”: it’s a term that has circulated provided presets, with more presets available for about these trends, many of them had interesting the internet for some time now, and even if you’ve purchase. Users can follow their friends and other takes on the possible effects it may have on those never heard of it before, you probably know what accounts on VSCO, as well as share, favorite and participating and the mentality of brand names it looks like. repost pictures. within the “VSCO Girl” ideal. Girls on Instagram wearing big baggy Beginning on the VSCO app, “VSCO Girl” “By having brand name items, many people T-Shirts with Birkenstocks, Hydro Flasks and was simply the idea of having an aesthetic feed. think it makes you look better, also it may make touting scrunchies as though it’s once again the However, it soon began to transfer to other medi- it look like you have more money and money is 1990s, who have their feeds perfected to a T. ums including TikTok and Instagram, allowing a big thing for status these days,” said Caitlin But behind all the perfection, the more more individuals to catch onto the trend before Slaymaker, a sophomore in apparel, merchan- interesting question stands: where do these anyone realized the idea had exploded. dising and design. trends come from and why do they stick? From “It is the total ‘it’ of the younger generation,” Many would reasonably wonder why internet “E-Girls” to VSCO, what is it about the aesthetic said Sophia Strobach, a sophomore in apparel, fads like this seem to take hold so quickly. Kelly that attracts so many? merchandising and design. “Every generation Reddy-Best, assistant professor in the depart- With style described as “preppy with a casual has that one girl that everyone wants to be, but ment of apparel, merchandising and design, states HANNAH SCOTT/ IOWA STATE DAILY “VSCO Girl” style is popular with college stu- beach inspired flair,” by NBC News, “VSCO it is definitely more limiting to the younger identity has always been an integral part of young dents. Picture edited with preset C1 on VSCO. individuals ways of living, it just may not have been as identifiable as it is today. Girls.” Now more than ever people want to carry “The way that social media works and the way a Hydro Flask, wear Birkenstocks and Brandy PUBLIC NOTICE OF that influencers have such a power over every- Melville. thing, people will be drawn to their certain style “I think it largely has to do with the marketing or aesthetic,” Reddy-Best said. and whether or not people feel attachment to the STORM WATER DISCHARGE Perhaps the most essential fact to the whole lifestyle or identity that’s attached to a brand,” ordeal is when you’re young, physical appear- Reddy-Best said. “I think it just depends upon Iowa State University plans to submit a Notice of Intent to the Iowa Department of ance is one of the most controllable facets you how much people want to feel a part of the norm Natural Resources to be covered under the NPDES General Permit No. 2 “Storm have to show who you are or how you want to and so brands can communicate that in a way, Water Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity for Construction Activities”. be seen. Younger individuals tying themselves to that is largely manipulative, so that you think if The storm water discharge will be from the construction of the Veterinary Medicine an ideal is nothing new, even before the age of you wear this type of style or clothing you will Field Services Building Expansion on the Iowa State University Veterinary Medicine the internet trends took hold, it just took longer be happier or live a better life.” Campus, Ames, Iowa, 50011, located in NE ¼ of Section 15, Township 83 North, for trends to move. “VSCO Girls” are trendy for the same reason Range 24 West, Story County. Retro fashion seems to be coming back into every other trend exists — it gives people an style, especially with the surge of “VSCO Girl” identity. Putting yourself into a group of indi- Storm water will discharge from multiple point sources before entering Squaw Creek. trends holding to a 1990s-inspired look. Trends viduals with similar hobbies or interests allows recirculating is nothing new with washes of you to have a space where you feel accepted and Comments may be submitted to the Storm Water Discharge Coordinator, Iowa 1980s, 1990s and 2000s fashion cropping up appreciated. It doesn’t just go for “VSCO Girls.” Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, 502 E. 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0034. The public may review the Notice of Intent from more and more in today’s stores. “There’s actually a lot of literature that sup- 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the above address after it has been “Trends will always go in and out and the idea ports that certain spaces help people negotiate received by the Department. of nostalgia or a longing for the past will often their identities,” Reddy-Best said. “As people are inspire styles,” Reddy-Best said. growing up and finding out more of who they are, It even shows in some of the brands have it allows them a place to discover those interests become popularized due to the idea of “VSCO in a more safe fashion.” 08 Iowa State Daily Friday, September 27, 2019

VINYL PG1 Upon taking his Œrst step into what at the time was called

the “Vinyl Cafe,” Delaney told Ben Hull, the owner at the time, musicians that takes place in downtown Ames every September. that he knew he would one day want to buy the shop from him. “[We are] a loose conglomerate of people who were friends Five years later, Delaney received a phone call. It was Hull, with the former organizers, basically,” said Bryon Dudley, an o‘ering to sell him the business. organizer for Maximum Ames. Knowing he had always wanted to own a record store, With the help of a strong sense of community between busi- Delaney accepted the o‘er, and has spent the past Œve years nesses in the downtown district and a willingness to make it carrying out his vision for the Vinyl Grind, one record and one happen, the festival has been going strong for nine years now. cup of co‘ee at a time. “It’s a long road to put on a four-day music festival,” Delaney Despite being the owner and operator, Delaney notes Vinyl said, adding that the team essentially had to start from scratch Grind has become just as much his customers’ business as it when taking on the task. has his own. Vinyl Grind served as both a box o„ce and a venue for this “It’s a beautiful mesh of business and friendship,” Delaney year’s Maximum Ames Music Festival. said. “I just own the key at this point.” Copies of the album “More of ‡at” by the Hex Girls, one of Upon opening in 2010, the shop was called the Vinyl Cafe. the headlining performers for this year’s Maximum Ames Music After receiving a cease and desist letter from a Canadian public Festival, are on display, hanging above crates of records for sale. radio show by the same name, the shop changed its name to Beside the records hang colorful paintings done by local artist the Vinyl Grind a year and a half ago. and Ames native Jordan Zantow. With a new name in place, Delaney said he felt it repre - In addition to music, the cafe showcases an array of art forms sented the Œnal piece step in the process of making the busi- from local creatives, ranging from paintings to bronze statues. ness his own. One of the driving forces behind the cafe’s success, as a cof- Delaney gets the cafe’s beans from Broadway Roasting feehouse and haven for local art and culture, is its mission to Company in Kansas City — a fortunate arrangement, Delaney provide a safe and inclusive space for anyone who chooses to noted, adding Vinyl Grind is the only shop the company sells walk through the shop’s doors. its beans to. “I feel like we’re the place that, if you don’t have anywhere Although the co‘ee is what keeps people coming back, for to hang out, [or that you] feel comfortable, this is your place,” many, the Vinyl Grind is more than simply a co‘eehouse. IOWA STATE DAILY Delaney said. “‡ere’s something special about what we’ve carved out in Patrick Tape Fleming performs at the Vinyl Grind on day two Delaney said he sensed something special in the space from this basement,” Delaney said. “I dare people to come on down. of the Maximum Ames Music Festival in 2017. the minute he Œrst walked through the shop’s doors. We don’t bite, unless that’s what you’re into.”

LATINX PG3 then for the next three years — “low Œrst,” “high Œrst,” and a

segregated second grade — without testing all students. Proof often yelled at by teachers telling them “no Spanish,” while of racial bias in the system was the placement of Linda Pérez other times they were swatted on the back of the hand with in the “Mexican” Œrst grade to learn English. In fact, she spoke rulers. Some were taken to the superintendent’s o„ce, “Mr. no other language besides English. Green,” and told to bend over before being paddled repeatedly. ‡e court found the Driscoll grouping of separate classes While out at recess white students were encouraged to turn in arbitrary and unreasonable, as it was directed against all chil- Mexican-American students if they heard them speak Spanish. dren of Mexican origin as a class, and ordered the practice “It’s not like I could turn it o‘, it’s part of who I am,” said halted. one woman in the Œlm while describing how she and other Although the decision prohibited the segregation of classmates were lined up at the front of the room and swatted Mexican-American students in public schools, the system three times on the arm for speaking Spanish in class. did not change radically and subsequent challenges became As a result of this, many of the Mexican-American children necessary. By the late 1960s the G.I. Forum Œled more law- who went through this stopped speaking Spanish at home and suits challenging the lack of equal educational opportunity for never taught their children or grandchildren how to speak Mexican-Americans. Spanish because they didn’t want future generations to go After the Œlm, there was a discussion among attendees facil- through what they did. One woman in the Œlm said the lack itated by Brian Behnken, associate professor of history. of language knowledge has created deep guilt among Mexican- Behnken discussed how the system was made to make the American youth who feel disconnected from their culture. Mexican-American students so uncomfortable they would In 1957 the American G.I. Forum, a Hispanic veterans leave. and civil rights organization, Œled suit against the Driscoll “After being in Œrst grade for three years they left,” Behnken Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) for said. “It’s called push out, you weren’t dropping out, you were COURTESY OF AMAZON.COM segregation. being pushed out of the schools. That was the intent, they Parks Library showed the lm “Stolen Education” by Enrique ‡e case charged that the Driscoll CISD had developed and wanted to make it as uncomfortable for you so that you would Aleman on Thursday. used a system of “beginners’ classes” for the Œrst scholastic year, leave.”

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