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facebook.com/ iowastatedaily Expo displays talents Engineering students show off class projects Online: By Tiffany.Westrom @iowastatedaily.com As one student put tape in his mouth to secure string to his model aircraft, another group sent smoke rings wafting through the air at the Mechanical Engineering Design Expo on Tuesday. More than 50 engineering class projects, including a bicycle-powered STUDENTS SHARE cell phone charger, a solar-powered HOLIDAY TRADITIONS medical cooler and a bubble car, were iowastatedaily.com/news on display in a packed Howe Hall to show off the work of five mechanical engineering design classes. “We poured our blood and tears into this project all semester long, so it’s a great opportunity to showcase our work,” said Chloe Dedic, a senior member of one of the teams that helped design the Bubble Car. More than 200 students got the opportunity to explain what they designed and why to ISU faculty and peers during the expo. This helps to ISU WATERSKI CLUB prepare students for their careers READIES FOR SPRING when they will be asked to pitch their iowastatedaily.com/sports designs and ideas to the decision makers of a company. One team from ME 423, Creativity and Imagination for Engineering and Education: Design, created a plan for a mobile app for students looking to enjoy their Senate passes adventure at Iowa State. The app includes an interactive resolution for and extensive list of adventures that students can choose from while at- new minor tending Iowa State. Examples from By Aimee Burch the list include getting a picture with Daily staff writer Cy, campaniling and making it into the Iowa State Daily in a story or a ISU Executive Vice President and photo. Provost Elizabeth Hoffman ad- One group member of the “Choose dressed the Faculty Senate about Your Adventure” app team, Paul recent personnel changes. Trieu, explained how their teacher Hoffman said that the new directed their efforts. associate vice president for Photo: Brianna Buenz/Iowa State Daily “As soon as we got an idea, we human resources has arrived on campus. An announcement Students show off their projects during the wanted to go do it, and our teacher Mechanical Engineering Design Expo on concerning the new dean for Tuesday in Howe Hall. the College of Liberal Arts and EXPO.p3 >> Sciences could come as soon as Wednesday, and the call for candidates for a new College of Business dean has been made. 4th Ward Health The senate passed a proposal to make changes to the Faculty Handbook dealing with faculty appointments to college budget- ary committees. Low student It also passed a resolution calling for the creation of a minor in U.S. Latino/a Studies. turnout plagues runoff election Business: By Katelynn.McCollough TJ Maxx may @iowastatedaily.com The Story County Auditor re- open location ported a total of five students voted for either Chuck Jons or Victoria in Ames Szopinski in the 4th Ward Ames City Two new clothing stores may be Council runoff elections Tuesday. coming to Ames. Precinct 4, which was stationed in A representative from TJ Maxx the Maple Hall conference room, had confirmed that the discount four students vote in the regular city The number clothing and home goods store of students intends to open soon. elections on Nov. 8. Two of the students that voted then returned for the who voted “At this point, we can announce during the File photo: Yue Wu/Iowa State Daily that we intend to open a store runoff election. runoff Bernice Thommandru, senior in genetics, walks pass the Armory on Feb. 1. Seasonal affective disorder, an annual episode of depression, lasts from late fall and into wintertime. in Ames next fall,” said Carrie VOTERS.p12 >> elections Garfield, media relations supervisor for the chain in an interview with the Ames Tribune. “But we aren’t prepared to announce anything else at this time.” Szopinski wins There has been no official word Seasonal disorder on the store’s proposed location. seat on Ames Representatives from TJ Maxx were not immediately available for comment Tuesday. City Council hits hard in winter Daily staff Editor’s note: woman hid an uncontrollable by sorts of depressed feelings, By Daily Staff The ISU graduate student depression. craving for carbohydrates and identified as “Fabiana” wished Fabiana is a graduate stu- an increased need for sleep Victoria Szopinski won the 4th to remain anonymous due to her dent at Iowa State, and she that lasts from late fall and into Inside: Ward City Council seat in a runoff condition. suffers from seasonal affective wintertime. News ...... 3 election Tuesday. disorder almost every year. The Student Counseling Opinion ...... 4 Before the election, Szopinski en- By Xin Xue “My first episode with such Center at Iowa State esti- Sports ...... 6 couraged voters to elect her. Special to the Daily depression was when I was 15 mated that 20 percent of ISU Unions ...... 8 “I am the more progressive candi- years old. And since then, I feel students may suffer mild date and I bring balance to the council. A youthful lady with cat sad every winter,” she said. symptoms of SAD, including Flavors ...... 11 Szopinski Classifieds ...... 12 I am more collaborative. eye makeup and pink lips Seasonal affective disorder, a downturn in mood when the sat in front of Parks Library. which is an annual episode of Games ...... 13 WINNER.p12 >> Behind her stylish exterior, the depression, is characterized WINTER.p12 >>

Weather | Provided by ISU Meteorology Club Daily Snapshot Celebrity News Notes and events. Partly sunny and cold with high temperatures in the Winehouse producer: WED upper 20s and wind chill I still hear her voice The producer for late singer Amy 10|28 values around zero. Winds Winehouse said her new album, out of the west northwest which arrived Tuesday, should be viewed as “a continuation and around 10 mph. expansion” of the singer’s song book. Mostly cloudy with a slight “It’s not her next album that she was writing, that she actually chance for snow. High wrote and didn’t get a chance to THUR temperatures around 27 record, so only a couple of songs from that, but they’re just more 16|27 and winds around eight songs of the same quality of her mph from the north previous two albums,” producer Salaam Remi told CNN. northwest. “Lioness: Hidden Treasures” includes covers and some FRI A little colder, sunny with different renditions of a few Winehouse hits. 13|24 a high in the mid 20s. Remi first started working with the singer in 2002 when she was then 18 years old. Dealing 1989: with her death has been hard, On this day in 1989, a storm moving out of the he said. fun Central Rockies blanketed Kansas in snow and “I still hear her voice,” Remi left many power lines and trees in Arkansas and said. “I still look at different fact Tennessee covered in freezing rain, cutting off Photo: John Andrus/Iowa State Daily situations and imagine what she power to more than 60,000 homes. would say and what her comment would be and whatever it HORSES: Feels just like home sweet home was ... Amy is a total comedian.” Correction Jackie Chalmers, first-year graduate student in mathematics, comes to the horse barn to look The article published Tuesday headlined “Hoffman final- at and pet the horses on Tuesday to remind herself of home. Chalmers is from rural Illinois. CNN Wire staff ist in N.M. search for president” listed Elizabeth Hoffman as the provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Chicago until 1997. She had that position from 1997 to 2000. The Iowa State Daily regrets the error.

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U.S. State Department Labor Clinton fights discrimination Unemployment By Anne Gearan and Julie Pace rates fall in cities The Associated Press GENEVA — The Obama administration has bluntly across America warned the world against gay and lesbian discrimination, The Associated Press job searches and dropped out declaring the U.S. will use Unemployment rates fell of the work force. Below are foreign assistance as well as in three-quarters of large the cities with the highest diplomacy to back its insis- U.S. cities in October, a sign and lowest rates: Metro ar- tence that gay rights are fully that the job market is pick- eas with highest and lowest equal to other basic human ing up broadly across the unemployment rate rights. country. In unusually strong lan- The Labor Department Lowest rates, Oct. 2011 guage, Secretary of State said Tuesday that unem- Bismarck, N.D. 2.4 Hillary Rodham Clinton on ployment rates fell in 281 Fargo, N.D. 3.1 Tuesday compared the strug- metro areas. They rose in 57 Lincoln, Neb. 3.4 gle for gay equality to difficult and were unchanged in 34. Burlington-South passages toward women’s That’s slightly better than Burlington, Vt. 3.6 rights and racial equality, and September’s showing and is Grand Forks, N.D. 3.8 she said a country’s cultural or the largest number of cities religious traditions are no ex- to report a drop since April. Sioux Falls, S.D. 3.9 cuse for discrimination. The metro area unem- Ames, Iowa 4.1 “Gay rights are human Photo: Anja Niedringhaus/The Associated Press ployment data aren’t adjust- Rapid City, S.D. 4.1 rights, and human rights are Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton discusses human rights issues in Geneva, Switzerland, on ed for seasonal variations, Iowa City, Iowa 4.2 Tuesday. Clinton announced the U.S. will use foreign assistance to back the struggle for gay equality. gay rights,” she said. “It should such as hiring for the win- Mankato-North Mankato, never be a crime to be gay.” ter holidays. So they can be Minn. 4.3 Clinton’s audience in- to other governments than a fice, Obama has advocated the and, number two, whether volatile. Highest rates cluded diplomats from Arab, threat. repeal of the military’s ban on these nations are friends of Nationwide, the un- El Centro, Calif. 28.9 African and other nations In announcing the policy openly gay service members — ours and are willing to be employment rate was Yuma, Ariz. 26.3 where homosexuality is the U.S. did not point to in- now accomplished — and has friendly with us in ways when unchanged in October at criminalized or where brutal- dividual countries with spe- ordered the administration to it matters the most,” he said on 9 percent. Last week, the Yuba City, Calif. 16.7 ity and discrimination against cifically poor records on gay stop defending a law defining Fox News Channel. government said the nation- Merced, Calif. 15.8 gay people is tolerated or rights, although an annual marriage as between one man Another Republican presi- wide rate fell to 8.6 percent in Stockton, Calif. 15.7 encouraged. State Department accounting and one woman. dential candidate, Texas Gov. November, the lowest level in Fresno, Calif. 15.7 Many of the ambassadors of global human rights has cit- However, Obama has Rick Perry, went further. 2 and a half years. Employers Visalia-Porterville, Calif. in the audience responded ed abuses against gays by such stopped short of backing gay “Promoting special rights added about 120,000 net 15.3 with stony faces and rushed friends as Saudi Arabia. marriage, saying only that his for gays in foreign countries is jobs. Modesto, Calif. 15.2 out of the room as soon as The White House said personal views on the matter not in America’s interests and Still, a big reason the un- Hanford-Corcoran, Calif. Clinton finished speaking. Tuesday’s announcement are evolving. That position not worth a dime of taxpay- employment rate fell was 14.6 President Barack Obama marked the first U.S. govern- and a long delay repealing the ers’ money,” a Perry campaign because more people said Palm Coast, Fla. 14 directed the State Department ment strategy to combat hu- military ban have left some gay statement said. they have given up on their and other agencies to make man rights abuses against gays supporters disgruntled. sure U.S. diplomacy and and lesbians abroad. 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Thankfully, astronomers and scientists have discovered a planet apparently much like our own. It lies within the habitable zone of a star only about 600 light-years from us. And while we do not yet know whether it is solid, liquid or gaseous, we now have an option for when we finally destroy our ecosystem. Should our mass consumerism get the better of us, we now have a place to which we can flee our ignorance and wanton disregard for the world around us. Maybe the point where we, like the people of earth in the movie “WALL-E,” will have to evacuate our planet in favor of self-sufficient space ships, will come sooner than it could. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Failing to extend the Kyoto Protocols Liberal studies are important as a degree of study in that they prepare a student, not only for a career, but for every aspect of that career. They teach the may hasten that day. As more people importance of communication as well as dedication to the job. use more fossil fuels and as we make greater use of machines oiled with petroleum products, we expel poten- tially harmful forms of carbon into Ignorance can’t be justified our atmosphere. The argument was also made that most Carbon may be a naturally existing You don’t know things members of Congress have degrees in “stupid” things like history, and this is the real reason element. Indeed, it is the element of you haven’t learned about behind our floundering government. The 112th life. There may be some truth in the Congress has 24 doctors, five preachers, eight fact that both our lives, as organic ast week I wrote an article regarding cops, six engineers, a physicist, a chemist, a material, and some of our greatest the need for a classical liberal educa- By Barry.Snell microbiologist and an astronaut, and most Ltion as part of a citizen’s duty to most @iowastatedaily.com of them are Catholic. So I guess God, science riches, as diamonds, are made of the effectively participate in their governance. I and the fuzz are partly to blame too, beyond all same element. asserted that education has transitioned away those dumb history majors. from classical liberal principles and toward the education was nonsense. However, a liberally It’s true that most of our elected officials The fact that loads of carbon exists vocational. I cited Iowa State’s focus on engi- educated person would have realized that the probably aren’t educated properly to represent in nature, however, does not mean neering as an example of vocational schooling 45 percent of kids who didn’t attend school in and govern. But the problem isn’t that they pollution is unnatural. Some forms and condemned the focus on one subject as 1840 have no bearing whatsoever on the merits were history or engineering majors, but rather being detrimental to citizenship. of liberal curricula. that one discipline knows nothing about the hurt Earth’s ecosystems the same For this, I received some criticism. Furthermore, the premise that higher other or anything else, as our representatives, way some forms of carbon hurt the My detractors, all engineering majors, graduation rates prove the success of the cur- like all of you, received a vocational education human body. missed the point and typically chose to lord rent education system is patently false. Many instead of a liberal one. their chosen profession over mine in their studies show the “dumbing down” of tests and Studies show that employers don’t want Burning cigarettes and inhaling responses. One respondent even went so far primary school programs, which has produced people who know everything about their pro- the smoke — or sleeping through a as to assert that he, an engineer, was wiser and under-educated and woefully ignorant gradu- fession. What they want are people who have house fire and inhaling the smoke more experienced than me, a measly little his- ates. Frankly, we have higher graduation rates good reading, communication and reasoning tory major. because we let more idiots through. skills, self-motivation, the ability to do varied of the wood burning around you, I went to Iowa State in the 1990s for electri- It was also said that with Iowa State’s tasks and so on. The same studies report that for that matter — has a far different cal engineering, and I worked for a time for current curricula, there is no way to fit more graduates are grossly inadequate on these effect on your body than does eating. the Department of Energy doing research in classes in to be more broadly educated. That points. high-performance networking and scalable misses the point too. The idea isn’t to teach you Subject knowledge, the studies also show, Probably the worst part of pollution computing. After that, I worked for the U.S. according to classical liberal tradition in four ranks down toward the bottom of the priority is that we have no idea what are the Army and two sheriff’s departments. years, but over the course of your upbringing to list. Employers aren’t looking for vocationally extent of its effects. We don’t know all So I understand education from an engi- adulthood. From kindergarten to a bachelor’s, educated graduates, they’re desperate and beg- neering perspective. My critics need to under- you’ve got 17 years to be educated properly. ging for graduates with the qualities produced about how badly burned coal and oil stand that disparaging vocational education Naturally you can’t learn everything. by a liberal education. Employers can teach affect weather or climate. in universities is not disparaging engineering. Though a person educated in the classical employees the engineering, but employees That lack of a complete picture I never said science was bad. In fact, science liberal sense will understand enough math need to know how to read and write well, and was the most politically revolutionary thing and physics, for example, to be able to read an know about the world first. is precisely why protections and to happen to the human race since the Roman engineering textbook with some degree of un- Knowledge is power indeed, but don’t limits such as the Kyoto Protocols are Republic. derstanding, and what they don’t get they can presume that your vocational education makes necessary. Whether all the signatory Science allows you to find out about the figure out. People who aren’t trained specifi- you knowledgeable because you’re probably world and, most importantly, it lets me find cally to be engineers can’t do that these days, not as smart as you think. I love Iowa State and countries abide by the rules or not, out about the world too and verify your results, and that’s the fundamental problem. there’s nowhere I’d rather be, but if this school whether developing countries are leading to the establishment of facts. In this One of my critics suggested that majoring in still had entrance exams most people here exempted from certain restrictions, “we do it together” sense, science is extremely history was a dead end, saying that you can’t do probably would be flipping burgers instead political. What my engineering pundits failed anything with that degree. I can see why some- right now. every bit of conservation helps stave to grasp is the principle that engineering — and one criticizing liberal education would criticize You don’t know what you don’t know, and off ecological disaster. all branches of science — is as much a part of a history, as it’s a large part of a liberal education. there’s no justification for being ignorant when This planet is our home. We can- liberal education as history or philosophy. However, just like a liberal education is multi- there’s an alternative. It was claimed by one critic that various faceted and has many inter-weaving parts. Demand better. not just pick up and leave. Even if it percentages of kids did not attend high school History is not the destination, but one of many was possible to travel 600 light-years, at times in the past, and that more kids gradu- things along the way. History majors usually go relocating wouldn’t take us away ate high school today than ever before. This on to do important things like become lawyers, Barry Snell is a senior in history from from ourselves. It wouldn’t solve any was given as a reason why an old-style liberal teachers, journalists or CIA agents. Muscatine, Iowa. problems. Barring a fundamental reworking of how we approach prob- Campus lems, which would require a positive decision on our part, nothing will change. Use Dead Week as time to relax Like an alcoholic who refuses to make the decision to stop drinking remember my freshman year, And that’s where they get you, dent dormitories (the non-quiet, and get help, we will not stop our at the end of my first semes- semester after semester, semes- 24th hour is dubbed Rowdy Hour). ter, wondering, “What is this prolific waste until we decide to do I ter-long projects create a very Professors are advised not to give Dead Week everyone is talking busy Dead Week for everyone. examinations and make large so and commit to a course of action about?” Is there still going to be Now, of course, it’s on the students assignments due during the week that takes us away from the road we class and lecture? Is there some to study and manage their time, as if the examination or assignment assignment I didn’t know about? it even says that in the Dead Week is not on the syllabus for the class.” currently travel. Maybe its something more literal, By Heath.Verhasselt rules, but the question I ask is, why Whereas all of the other entries is it something to do with the sui- @iowastatedaily.com bother? have to do with students running cide rate because of finals? Maybe Why say this is a week that through their campus area naked Editorial Board it’s how we’re all dead because of for final examinations.” OK, that is dedicated to peace, quiet and or doing shots in the library. Jake Lovett, editor in chief the lack of studying throughout sounds great. I know that probably studying when it’s not? Its crunch And I think that’s just it. As an Michael Belding, opinion editor the earlier part of the semester. sounds like some extra time on Rick Hanton, assistant opinion editor time; we’ve all put things off to the institution as a whole, we need to Jacob Witte, daily columnist The more semesters I attend at Xbox to some, but to many those last minute and now we need to just chill out. We need a week for Jessica Opoien, daily staff writer Iowa State, the more confused I are crucial days that can help you get them done. everyone, both faculty and stu- Ryan Peterson, daily columnist become about what Dead Week prepare for your finals so you can It’s almost to the point where dents, to be relaxed and carefree Claire Vriezen, daily columnist really means. Because let’s be real, earn the grade you’ve wanted the they could have us go to school as Finals Week nears. It would this has got to be one of the busiest entire semester. for an extra week just so we can give professors plenty of time to Feedback policy: weeks of the semester as far as as- They go on to say about how have an actual Dead Week. What’s tie up any loose ends there are as The Daily encourages discussion but does not signments, exams and projects go. clubs and organizations cannot interesting is how we take Dead far as their research and classes guarantee its publication. 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Many of the concepts that can only aid achievement. That is to State in two weeks and have accepted fully qualified for jobs mechanical engineering. were researched when apprentice- say, I would not trust a fashion major employment as a product develop- ships were common are now the to design the engine of my next car, ment engineer. Although education undoubt- adolescents would earn a high school basis for elementary engineering nor should they trust me to design Based on my internship ex- edly needs reform in the United degree. courses. Armani’s spring line. perience, I know there is a strong States, I believe Mr. Snell is wrong to As of 2008, roughly 72 percent Additionally, the wide range of Specialization has grave possibility that I may never use some undervalue math and science. Before of all public school students have fields a mechanical engineer can en- consequences as it pertains to our of the concepts I have learned over elaborating on my position, I want to graduated with a high school degree ter expands the amount of knowledge government; “our government sucks course of my education. acknowledge my bias: I am a senior on time. required further. because we’re getting the govern- However, in the process of learn- in mechanical engineering and took Economic analysis supplies a Companies cannot afford to pay ment we earned.” It is far more ing these concepts, I honed my criti- offense to both the statement that my more logical explanation for the de- the salary of an unqualified indi- logical that the shortcomings of cal thinking skills and my problem- education is inferior due to the lack of creased value of a diploma: When the vidual trying to work in engineering our government is a result of voters solving skills while developing a focus on the classics and the attempt market is saturated with supply, the in addition to the salary of whoever being forced to elect unqualified stout work ethic. What other tools to treat engineering as the epitome of demand and value of a given product is required to get the individual up to individuals, not because my college do I need to analyze the problems a wasted education. will decrease. speed — a process that will likely take degree has made me a “socially naive, America faces? Mr. Snell asserts that the educa- I agree that the value of a bach- four or five years (aka the anticipated politically ignorant and law-abiding I may not be able to quote tion of the past has been so diluted elor’s degree is also decreasing, but duration of a B.S. in M.E.). This subject ...” The overwhelming major- Thoreau, but my education has that modern education does not the reason is economic and not a results in a demand for specialized ity of sitting senators have Bachelor prepared me to be successful in my prepare students for their life, reflection of the quality of education. degrees. of Arts degrees — which Mr. Snell career and to put thought and exper- necessitating a college education. Mr. Snell argues that my degree History tends to agree with says qualifies them to understand tise into solving America’s problems. According to the 1840 Census, just will only prepare me for a career in specialization. The Ford Co. showed, the problems — and the senators are That being said, what does one do 55 percent of children aged 5 to 15 engineering and instead I should via the assembly line, that special- unable to solve many major national with a B.A. in history? I would wager actually attended (not necessarily study the classics and specialize to izing not only increases quality but issues. I prefer my elected officials to a guess that for the overwhelming graduated from) a school or academy. engineering at graduation. efficiency. Specialization and the solve problems, not just understand majority of graduates, the answer is It wasn’t until 1940 that 50 percent of This is impractical based on the increased placement of specialized them. go back to school. 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GADSON OUT FOR By Dean.Berhow-Goll REST OF SEASON @iowastatedaily.com iowastatedaily.com/sports Throughout the entire regular season, the Cyclones’ Football: Carly Jenson was the go-to player for the Cyclones. Mike Leach If they needed a big point, she got the Johnson-Lynch introduced set. If they needed as WSU coach to rally, she did it. If they needed an an- By Nicholas K. Geranios swer, period — she The Associated Press had it. PULLMAN, Wash. — New The story this Washington State coach Mike Leach said Tuesday that some postseason, how- people have been asking him ever, is how Jamie Straube why he wanted to take over Straube has been a downtrodden program in that go-to, lead- a remote town in the Pacific ing Iowa State to Northwest. its fourth Sweet 16 His response? berth in six years. “I think that’s a stupid question,” Her high level of Leach said, drawing a roar from play and leadership about 1,000 fans, players and on the court haven’t marching band members at a Jenson rally where he was introduced on gone unnoticed by Tuesday. “You can win here and her coach or her win big, I believe.” teammates. Leach, a former coach at Texas “She’s a great leader. She’s a great Tech, was hired last week to re- competitor. I feel like she’s really em- place Paul Wulff, who was fired braced the challenge of stepping up after going 9-40 in four seasons at this point in the year and model- at the helm at Washington State. ing some of that leadership,” said ISU Leach has been out of coaching coach Christy Johnson-Lynch at her the past two seasons. But he news conference Monday. was 84-43 at Texas Tech, leading the Red Raiders to 10 bowl ap- “I think she’s recognized that we pearances in 10 seasons, before need her to step up and she’s done being fired in 2009 amid allega- that.” tions he mistreated a player with This postseason, UW-Milwaukee a concussion. and Miami keyed on stopping Carly On Tuesday, he thanked Jenson on the outside, which opened Washington State athletic direc- up a lot of one-on-one matchups for tor Bill Moos for hiring him and Straube in the middle. he thanked the coaches who came before him for laying the She’s definitely taken advantage of foundation for success. those one-on-one opportunities. He said he is contacting his for- In the past two matches, Straube mer assistant coaches at Texas is hitting on a monster .529 clip while Tech as he seeks to fill out his amassing 27 kills. With her kill totals staff. Leach said it’s too soon to of 15 and 12 in those two matches, it say whether he will keep any of marks the 11th and 12th double-digit Wulff’s assistants. kill totals of her junior campaign. Leach will make $2.25 million This postseason, although Iowa per year in salary and other State hasn’t dropped a set, the guaranteed income. His contract also includes bonus payments Cyclones are hitting .215 as a team for things such as winning the without Straube. Pac-12 championship or going to She knows how important it is to a BCS bowl that could push his be peaking as a team and as a player at pay to over $3 million. this point in the year. “Hard work always pays off,” Photo: Tim Reuter/Iowa State Daily Straube said. Middle blocker Jamie Straube goes up for a kill against Miami on Saturday during the second round of the NCAA Volleyball London: Championship. Straube lead the team in kills and points with a total of 12 kills and 14 points through the match. VOLLEYBALL.p7 >> 2012 Olympics risk going Women’s basketball over budget

By Danica Kirka The Associated Press Cyclones hope for Hilton Magic LONDON — U.K. Olympic orga- nizers run a risk of exceeding their 9.3 billion-pound ($14.6 bil- Iowa State seeks lion) budget for hosting the 2012 London games and have little revenge against room left for unforeseen costs, Britain’s spending watchdog in-state rival warned Tuesday. The National Audit Office By David.Merrill report concluded that while the @iowastatedaily.com venues are on time and largely complete, “not everything is rosy.” The report came as British The Cyclones’ memories Olympic officials announced that of Carver-Hawkeye Arena they had doubled the funding for last season aren’t ones they security operations at venues, want to remember. At times raising overall security costs for during that game, the team the 2012 Games to more than 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion). looked lost and allowed the Hawkeyes to get on runs, los- “The government is confident that there is money available ing the game 62-40. to meet known risks, but, in This time around, my view, the likelihood that the Iowa will have to deal games can still be funded within with the crowd at Hilton the existing 9.3 billion-pound Coliseum, something that public sector funding package is sophomore forward Hallie so finely balanced that there is a real risk more money will be Christofferson feels could needed,” said Amyas Morse, the make a difference. head of the National Audit Office. “Last time around, their If that’s the case, Olympic of- crowd really got into the ficials would be heading back hat game, so I think Hilton Magic in hand to British taxpapers who will have a big impact on the are already embroiled in tough game,” Christofferson said. With two losses in its last three contests, Iowa State Photo: Tim Reuter/Iowa State Daily (4-2) has some improve- Forward Hallie Christofferson fights for the ball against a Northern Arizona opponent on Sunday, Nov. 20. Christofferson was Sports Jargon: ments that need to be made. second for the team in scoring with a total of 16 points score throughout the game. The Cyclones have shot less than 40 percent from injuring her knee earlier in The Broomfield, Colo., Christofferson said. “She’s Low post the field in the two losses and the season. Prins has had an native played 12 minutes tall in there and knows how SPORT: have turned the ball over at injury-plagued career since against the Wolverines and to play very physical. If she’s least 15 times in the last three arriving on campus. made a 3-pointer. She went within five feet of the basket, Basketball games. Coming back from inju- 1-of-3 from 3-point range in she rarely misses.” DEFINITION: In the last game, a loss to ries is something she is used that time span. Johnson is averaging The imaginary line outside Michigan on the road, the to and knows most of it has to Prins and Christofferson 13 points per game this sea- both lines of the lane that is team got away from what it Prins Christofferson do with conditioning. will have to battle Iowa’s son along with 5.4 rebounds. typically where post players box out for rebounds. wanted to do. “I’m never going to forget Morgan Johnson in the post. She is second on the team “We were trying to make talks about the fundamen- how to play basketball,” Prins Johnson gave the Cyclones in scoring only to Jaime USE: things happen that weren’t tals. Those are important in said. “Getting my energy back trouble last year, finishing Printy. Printy is averaging Royce White grabbed a there and forcing things,” close games.” is going to be huge for me. with 16 points and 10 re- 18 points per game for the rebound after boxing out in the low post, proceeding for Christofferson said. “We Center Anna Prins is Against Michigan, it was so bounds on the night. 5-3 Hawkeyes. the putback. have to slow things down. preparing to play major min- physical down low that I lost “She has a bunch of dif- The tip is set for 7 p.m. Coach [Bill Fennelly] always utes for the first time since my energy really quickly.” ferent counter moves,” Wednesday. Editor: Jeremiah Davis | [email protected] | 515.294.2003 Wednesday, December 7, 2011 | Iowa State Daily | SPORTS | 7

Men’s basketball Freshman leads way in blowout victory Gibson leads way for Cyclones in his first start By Jeremiah.Davis @iowastatedaily.com

The ISU men’s basketball team needed a bounce-back game coming off of two straight Hoiberg losses, and it got it in a big way against Prairie View A&M. The Cyclones (6-3) beat Gibson the Panthers (2-7) 84-59 on Tuesday night, led by freshman forward Percy Gibson, filling the starting spot McGee of Royce White, who was three minutes late to the team’s shootaround before the game. Photo: Jordan Maurice/Iowa State Daily “Percy got us off to a great Center Percy Gibson secures the ball before going up for a basket against Prairie View A&M on Tuesday at Hilton Coliseum. In his first start, Gibson set a career high in start,” said coach Fred Hoiberg. rebounds and points. After two straight losses, the Cyclones beat the Panthers 84-59. “We wanted to establish the inside early in this game — we the game with 15 points and the get-go. just let me get in the flow of the was pleased with what he did felt we had a size advantage seven rebounds in his first ca- “Really, I just wanted to game. All the nerves were just tonight.” on [Prairie View A&M]. He’s a reer start. come in and make as much gone so I could really just play “I can’t wait to Communication has very crafty player, and you can The forward scored the of an impact as I could early basketball.” see this team play been a topic of discussion for see that in the way he plays.” first points of the game for so we could get the team go- With Gibson playing well, 40 minutes of the team as well, and both play- Gibson had career highs in Iowa State and said he wanted ing,” Gibson said. “I felt like Hoiberg put White on the floor really good bas- ers and their coach thought points and rebounds, finishing to get things rolling right from [scoring the first basket] at the same time as the fresh- they saw improvements in man to create an advantage in ketball, because that area against Prairie View the paint. we’re certainly A&M. The pair found each other capable of it.” Guard Tyrus McGee, who a few times, and Hoiberg liked coach Fred Hoiberg added 12 points himself — two what he saw. of which on a tommahawk “With [Gibson] and Royce him getting off, and they found dunk in the second half — said in there together, a lot of times me today.” he was pleased with how his they play off each other very In addition to Gibson, team communicated. well,” Hoiberg said. “Royce guard Chris Allen had a pro- “Tonight it really im- does a good job getting him the ductive night. proved,” McGee said. “We ball, passing it. Percy does a The transfer from talked defensively, we got the great job finishing. Michigan State played the ball moving, we pushed the ball “Having another player point guard spot most of the up the court.” down there on the low block, evening and ended the game While Hoiberg did say he it’s somebody else that [other with 16 points, seven assists thought there was improve- teams] really have to account and only one turnover. ment in team communication, for.” Hoiberg said he liked what he still didn’t see it for the full White added 12 points on he saw from Allen running the 40 minutes. The Panthers the night, and Gibson said he offense. opened the second half on a liked the idea of getting mis- “We just needed to change 12-3 run while running a full- matches with so much size on things up,” Hoiberg said. “Even court press. the floor. when he hasn’t played point, “We just had that lull in “I definitely feel like that he’s done a nice job in differ- the second half where we just will help our team dominate ent sets at getting the ball and allowed them to get too com- because there’s so much of a making a little drop pass into fortable again,” Hoiberg said. mismatch if they don’t have Royce. “I can’t wait to see this team Photo: Tim Reuter/Iowa State Daily enough size on their team,” “We’ll evaluate [whether or play 40 minutes of really good Jamie Straube attempts to tip the ball over the net during the match in the first round of the Gibson said. “Either way, it’s not Allen will stay at the point] basketball, because we’re cer- NCAA Volleyball Championships on Friday. going to be me getting off or the next couple days, but I tainly capable of it.”

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All teams know they can’t planned. Visit www.recservices.edu/outdoors/ do it alone. Along with Straube playing some of the best volley- equipment for a list of the equipment we have ball of her career, the Cyclones available. as a team have been playing some of their best volleyball as well. Winter Break Trips “I think we played the Due TODAY, December 7, at 5:00 PM best we’ve played in a while 500 Card Tournament (Open) [against Miami],” said junior All of our Winter Break Trips are full at the present setter Alison Landwehr. Opens Tomorrow, December 8 time, but please contact us if you are interested. We “So I think we can keep have a waiting list in the event that a participant has to playing at that level into Football Bowl Pick’em this weekend and even play drop out of a trip. at a higher level [against www.recservices.iastate.edu Minnesota].” Spring Semester trips and workshops are being The Cyclones were re- warded for their performances planned. The schedule will be out at the beginning of in the first two rounds of the Fitness the semester. NCAA tournament against UW-Milwaukee and Miami, with four players receiving AVCA All-Region Honors. Recreation Services Mission Statement Jenson, Straube and Landwehr were all selected To create an environment through exceptional recreation to the American Volleyball facilities, programs, and services where Recreation Coaches Association All- Unload some stress Central Region Team. Services can inspire, educate, and empower students and Sophomore libero Kristen with a regularly scheduled members of the ISU community to cultivate lifestyles to Hahn was awarded Honorable enhance health and wellness. Mention. group fitness class!

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Featured nuptials How to plan a winter wedding By Laura Bucklin Daily staff writer Bride and groom: Michael Joseph Kruse and Lea Kay Johnson Hometowns: Kruse is from Harlan, Iowa, and Johnson is from Moravia, Iowa. Degrees: Kruse studies industrial technology, with an emphasis in manufacturing. Johnson majors in elementary education, specializing in mathematics. How they met: They met at a Jason Aldean concert at Hilton Coliseum in March 2010. First date: The couple went out for pie at Village Inn. Proposal: Kruse proposed on their nine-month anni- versary, on Dec. 16, 2010. On their way to dinner at Olde Main, he stopped Johnson in the park on Main Street and handed her a box. She was confused as she opened it to find that it was full of love notes. After dinner, they were walking back to the car and passed the same park — except this time when Johnson turned around, Kruse was down on one knee and had a box with an entirely different purpose. He asked, “Will you marry Photo courtesy of Michael Kruse and Lea Johnson me?” She said “yes,” and they spent the rest of the night calling family and friends. lilies and hydrangeas. Old: A white fur shawl nieres. Wedding date: Guest count: New: Bride’s jewelry “We also made the invitations and the wed- Their wedding is Dec. 30, 2011. The specific Approximately 275 guests will attend the Borrowed: Grandmother’s bracelet in bride’s ding favors. Every detail of the wedding has date is not significant, but they both enjoy wedding and reception. bouquet our personal touch.” the winter months and it is the same time of Reception plans: Blue: Johnson’s shoes Planning a winter wedding: year they got engaged. They have rented the Great Hall of the Me- Unique wedding touches: “The hardest thing has been trying to decide Wedding colors: morial Union and the meal is to be catered by “I think what will make our wedding unique how many people to plan for because the Navy blue and gold, accented with red ISU Dining. is the fact that we are making most of the weather is so unpredictable,” Johnson said. Wedding flowers: Honeymoon destination: decorations for the ceremony and recep- “It has also been very difficult to plan with The bridesmaids’ bouquets and the bouton- The couple will be vacationing at Runaway tion,” Johnson said. “I designed the cake and my mom, because she is two hours away. It is nieres will contain red roses and the bridal Bay Resort in Jamaica. my future mother-in-law is making it. My also hard to balance planning with school, as bouquet consists of a mix of red roses, white “Old, new, borrowed and blue”: mother is making the bouquets and bouton- we finish up our last year.” For all your big wedding plans

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Announcements Sweets Serve your desserts in a unique fashion By Lindsey Schwarck Travels Daily Staff Writer For worldly couples, treats from their travels bring fond memories and help the As the old saying goes, “You can’t have guests enjoy a taste of an exotic or foreign your cake and eat it too.” But with the ris- place. Add some culture to your cuisine ing trend of dessert buffets, you can have with maple taffy from Canada or gelato your cake and ice cream, pastries, choco- from Florence. late berries and more. Pam Smith, owner of Capanna Coffee Steering away from the traditional and Gelato, said their shop offers 60 gelato tiered cake, many couples are opting for flavors, with up to six featured at an event. personalized cupcakes to serve each guest. “We have even served gelato from These bite-sized confections are fun and champagne flutes,” Smith said. “You just can be served more quickly than conven- need to use a little creativity.” tional cakes. Other popular alternatives are chocolate fountains, truffle stations or Themes chocolate-covered strawberries. To really impress guests and satisfy a Using a theme reflects the couples’ sweet tooth, serve a variety of delectable Photo: Katie Lovan/Iowa State Daily personality and creates a light-hearted treats in a sprawling dessert bar. Dessert bars give guests plenty of options. transition between the wedding and the Consider these possibilities when nar- reception. rowing down the sweet choices to suit zipan from Germany. This is a great way For sports fanatics, decorate cupcakes your wedding. to embrace your cultural background or or pastries with your favorite team’s logo blend two heritages. and rent a popcorn machine. Ethnicity If you enjoy visiting amusement parks, Childhood treats set a carnival theme complete with cotton If you’re Italian, try incorporating candy, funnel cakes and anything fried on biscotti or tiramisu to sweeten the meal. Growing up, we all had our favorite af- a stick. Other signature treats include flan or so- ternoon snacks. Help guests feel like a kid No matter what you select, a dessert papilla cheesecake from Mexico, peking again with a dessert bar of licorice, malted bar is sure to end your wedding on a sugar- dust or almond tea from China or mar- milk balls and popsicles. high note.

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While winter is typically considered an “off season” for weddings, there are many ben- efits and ideas that only come from a winter wedding. Kim Lauffer, wedding planner for Nona Via in Iowa, shares her tips and tricks of the trade for winter weddings.

Don’t freeze your budget Photo courtesy of Thinkstock Since people tend to stray For the groom and groomsmen, stray away from black, as it can away from the winter months, be a bit harsh with no natural lighting. Instead, opt for blue, grey venues and vendors usually of- or even white. fer offseason pricing. “Your venue may cost often have much more time to thing traditional or something several hundred dollars less, spend working out details, be- a little bolder, winter provides which allows you more money cause they’re not as swamped plenty of glamorous options to make your wedding even with other weddings. for the decor. more spectacular,” Lauffer “The most common theme said. Deck the halls with decor during the winter months is a Along with the lowered winter wonderland with a va- Photo: Katie Lovan/Iowa State Daily cost, the vendors and venues Whether you prefer some- riety of colors like silver, white, These silver, white, champagne, ivory and gold wedding winter decorations — perfect colors for a champagne, ivory and gold,” winter wedding — can be found at Coe’s Floral and Gifts. Lauffer said. An easy way to comple- ment the color theme is to use evergreen trees of varying heights or white bare branches as decorations. Lauffer suggested using these types of decor, if space allows, because it fills area that would otherwise be left open. For a more modern bride, spice things up by adding some unexpected color into the mix. “Although the monochro- matic look is a very elegant one, try adding a splash of vi- Do you brant color to give it a touch of fun, like lime green,” Lauffer know about said. Make your wedding party Gilger Designs shine Jewelry? With the winter season comes winter trends. Lauffer Photo courtesy of Thinkstock shared her own insight into With the winter season comes winter trends. The frills of a bride’s dress can add to the wintery look Voted “Ames’ Best Kept Secret” trends for the bride, groom and and theme of a wedding. party. “Naturally, in the winter dress can add to the wintery Stay merry on the wedding day itself,” Master designers, months, you see less lace and look and theme. Lauffer said. fine diamonds, fine gems, more satin. What seems to be Bridesmaids tend to dress No matter the season, con- While some brides worry and fine art from the trending now is the more frills, formally in the winter, and a sider hiring a wedding planner about the expense of a wed- the better,” Lauffer said. recent trend has been toward for the big day. ding planner, it often ends up designer directly to you. The frills of the bride’s the tea-length bridesmaid The hassle of details and saving money because a plan- 236 Main St. 232-0678 dress. worries will be lifted from your ner keeps track of the budget. For the groom and grooms- shoulders. “A planner can help ensure men, Lauffer suggested stray- “No matter how well you that your late-night Web surf- ing away from black, as it can have planned your time lines ing ideas and purchases don’t be a bit harsh with no natural and every last detail, the last turn your dream wedding into lighting. Instead, opt for blue, thing you want to worry about a tacky display of all of your grey or even white. is the execution of those things ‘had to haves,’” Lauffer said.

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Children of the ‘90s remember the popular show “Fear Factor,” where contestants would be pushed to their limits by participating in dangerous and disgusting tasks. Some of these challenges consisted of eating things like spiders, roaches, snakes and other things you would not typically find on a restaurant menu.

As hard as it is to believe, strange foods are considered a delicacy and very popular in other countries. In Cambodia, Photo courtesy of Thinkstock tarantulas are a popular dish and even some people in the United States eat this insect deep fried. Beyond insects, people in the Cricket Cookies southern states have been known to eat squirrel brains. Many strange 2 1/4 cups flour 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. foods can be purchased online, such 1 teaspoon baking soda 2. In small bowl, combine the flour, as squid ink. 1 teaspoon salt baking soda and salt; set aside. 1 cup butter, softened 3. In large bowl, combine the butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla; beat Try out a new recipe for your 3/4 cup sugar until creamy. Beat in the eggs. friends; our cricket cookies and 3/4 cup brown sugar 4. Gradually add the flour mixture tomato soup cupcakes are both 1 teaspoon vanilla and the crickets, mix well. Stir in the great options, and don’t forget 2 eggs chocolate chips and walnuts. to watch the comeback of “Fear Factor” on Monday on NBC. 1/4 cup dry-roasted crickets 5. Drop by rounded measuring 1 12-ounce bag chocolate chips teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. 1 cup chopped walnuts Recipe: www.weirdfoods.com

Reader-submitted recipe: How to: Remove Tomato soup cupcakes the skin of an Tomato soup cupcakes 3/4 cup butter avocado 1 1/4 cups sugar Step 1: 2 eggs Place the avocado on a cutting board and cut in half around the pit. The pit 1 can tomato soup is too hard to cut through, so you will 3/4 cup water slice around it. 1 teaspoon baking soda Step 2: 3 cups flour Pull apart the two halves of the 1 tablespoon baking avocado. Press the knife into the pit of powder the avocado. Be sure your hands are clean so that the avocado does not slip. 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 heaping teaspoon Step 3: cinnamon Twist and pull simultaneously on the 1 tsp cloves Photo: Claire Powell/AmesEats Flavors pit of the avocado, removing it from the green portion or use a spoon to scoop 4. Add all the mixed Avocado cream frosting 2. Add the powdered sugar out the pit of the avocado. 1. Preheat the oven to ingredients in with the and vanilla. Mix with an 350 degrees F. 2 ripe avocados shortening. electric mixer. 2. Cream together the 2 tablespoons butter, Step 4: 5. Grease or line cupcake 3. Spread over tomato soup shortening and sugar. Add softened Score the avocado vertically, being pans and fill the cups cupcakes and enjoy. the eggs. Pinch of salt careful to not cut through the skin. 3/4 full. Bake for about Score the avocado the opposite way. 3. In a separate bowl, mix 30 minutes. 4 cups powdered sugar the tomato soup, water and Want to see your recipes 6. Meanwhile, make the 1 teaspoon vanilla baking soda. Add the flour, on our page? Send your Step 5: Avocado cream frosting. baking powder, nutmeg, favorites to recipe@flavors. Using a spoon, scoop out the edible cinnamon and cloves. 1. Mash up the ripe avocados ameseats.com and we will portion of the avocado. with the butter and salt. give them a try. Step 6: I chose to make these unique veggie cup- something that sounds weird, taste good, Discard the skin and pit. You can now enjoy your avocado. Use it as a topping cakes and frosting because my best friend and make something ‘bad’ for you at least a on sandwiches, burgers, salads, or loves vegetables, and I wanted to make her little more nutrient-dense.” makeo it int guacamole or into avocado something special for her birthday. Addi- – Sophomore Morgan Casey cream frosting to top your tomato soup cupcakes. File photos: Iowa State tionally, I thought it might be fun to make Daily

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Bullying >>VOTERS.p1 campus and are for student voters. >>WINNER.p1 “We need to let students know that “We were expecting the same or city decisions really do affect them,” We need to be looking at maybe less,” said Joan Traylor, a county said Ellen Arkovich, a county auditor alternatives; I am that person,” Lady Gaga discusses auditor working at the Maple Hall poll- working in precinct four. she said. ing area. “Runoff elections may not in- Arkovich referred to CyRide as a “I am not being supported terest students.” major aspect of student’s lives that is by any particular business, the bullies in Washington A runoff election is held after no directly affected by elected city officials. Homeowners Association, or candidate receives a majority of the Mara Spooner, an Ames resident, Renters Association; I am in- WASHINGTON (AP) — Lady Gaga didn’t have a chance votes in the regular city election. In a said she has always been a voter. dependent in my connections Gaga visited the White House to meet with President Barack runoff election, the candidate who re- “The first elections I’ve missed since and endorsements and am on Tuesday to discuss bullying Obama, who was traveling in ceives the highest number of votes will I was 18 was this year’s school board completely grass-roots.” prevention. Kansas for a speech on the be elected. election and I was sorry I did,” she said. Szopinski said she wanted The pop singer met with Obama economy. Voting at the 5th Precinct, held “In fact, I’ve not yet voted today, I’m to have an active part in sup- administration staffers on the is- But the two have met before, at UDCC, saw a similar low turnout. picking up my boyfriend from work just porting developers, enhancing sue and afterward, Obama senior when the singer attended a fund- Three students arrived to vote, two of before polls close so that we can both retail opportunities specifical- adviser Valerie Jarrett praised the raiser for Obama’s re-election cam- whom voted in the regular elections. vote.” ly in Campustown and looking star as “a source of strength for paign in California earlier this year. “Students just aren’t interested in Spooner said turnouts are generally into alternate ways to pay for many young people who feel iso- Gaga was spotted by news city elections,” said Joyce Carney, who low for local elections and especially CyRide were several things on lated and scared at their schools.” crews as she exited the White has worked for the county auditor since low for a special or runoff elections. her agends.. “Lady Gaga has described this House grounds Tuesday afternoon 1980. “I feel that voting for your local Between the hours of cause as a personal one — she has dressed all in white, including sky- Carney explained that student turn- elections is especially important,” she 11 a.m. and 8 p.m., 9 voters in said that as a child, she was of- high white heels, with her long out for voting tends to be lower, “except said. “With fewer than 10 people vot- Precincts 4 and 5 voted, out of ten picked on for being different,” blond hair down on state elections.” ing today, each of us directly influences 3,694 registered voters. Jarrett wrote in a blog post on the The White House held an anti- According to the Story County the outcome. And this is for a seat in Precincts 4 and 5 are made White House website. “I am deeply bullying conference earlier this Auditor website, 403 4th Ward resi- our City Council, who make and influ- up of ISU housing. moved by the way she has used her year, and the administration esti- dents in all five precincts had voted by 3 ence decisions that impact everyone in There were 837 votes in story, and her success, to inspire mates that bullying affects 13 mil- p.m. on the election day out of the 9,311 Ames. total. Szopinski received 440, young people, and shine the spot- lion students, or about a third of registered voters in the ward. Precincts “Also, I’d hate to miss an opportunity and 397 were cast for Chuck light on important issues.” those attending school. 4 and 5 are both located on Iowa State’s to add to my ‘I Voted’ sticker collection.” Jons.

>>WINTER.p1 tonin secretion than summer morning. tients with seasonal affective suppressing the body’s natural lux produced on a bright, sun- time,” said Jeffrey K. Ellens, A report published in 2001 depression had 38 minutes release of melatonin and caus- ny day in the summer. weather turns gray. For 2 to licensed counselor at Student in the Archives of General longer in the duration of noc- ing a biochemical change in “Many patients show im- 5 percent of the sufferers, Counseling Service at Iowa Psychiatry discussed an exper- turnal melatonin secretion the brain. provement by using the light symptoms can be crippling. State. iment at the National Institute during the winter compared During the bright light box 30 minutes a day, best in With those estimations, Melatonin, a hormone, of Mental Health conducted to that secreted in the sum- therapy, patients sit or work the morning,” Ellens said. about 5,722 ISU students which was identified in 1958 as to examine the timing and mer. However, there was no near a light therapy box, which Choosing the most suitable suffer from mild seasonal af- the primary controller of circa- amount of melatonin released significant difference between gives off special light. This type of light box for various fective disorder and about dian (day/night) bio-rhythm, is in a 24-hour period circle. healthy individuals in the kind of light mimics the natu- conditions is necessary, which 574 to 1,430 students suffer produced by the pineal gland, a A total of 110 subjects par- summer and winter. ral outdoor light of summer could help individuals to avoid from severe seasonal affec- small endocrine gland in the ticipated in this experimental For treatments, there are or spring. The intensity of the negative effects for their eyes. tive disorder. Epidemiological vertebrate of the brain. project. For the experiment, mainly three types for all sea- bright light box is recorded in One regular light box can vary studies estimate that the adult The pattern of wake-sleep 55 subjects who had seasonal sonal affective disorder suf- lux, which is a measure of the between $150 and $400. population with SAD or “win- depends on the real-time affective disorder and 55 who ferers: 1.) talk therapy, 2.) anti- amount of light you receive at a The intensity of a light ter blues,” a milder form of signal of an internal circa- were healthy volunteers, who depressant medications and certain distance from the light box could determine how far SAD, ranges from only 1.4 per- dian clock, which works with served as a control group, were 3.) bright light therapy. Large source. a patient sits from it and how cent (Florida) to 9.7 percent photodetectors in the eyes to arranged in a dimly lit lab. groups of mental health pro- A light box for seasonal long time a patient should be (New Hampshire). sense light and darkness. The The conductors measured fessionals and researchers be- affective disorder treatment exposed to it. The 10,000 lux “SAD is widely identified melatonin secretion contin- blood levels of melatonin in lieve bright light therapy is the usually produces between bright light box usually require as being linked to shorter and ues to increase in the onset plasma samples every 30 min- most established treatment 2,500 lux and 10,000 lux, while 30 minutes sessions every shorter sunlight during the of sleep and gradually dimin- utes for a 24-hour circle in for the disorder. the intensity in an average liv- day, while 2,500 lux bright box winter months, which leads ishes toward dawn, reminding each season. It aims to alter circadian ing room is less than 400 lux. needs at least two hours of ex- to a longer duration of mela- individuals to wake up in the They found that the pa- rhythm of the human body, In fact, there is almost 100,000 posure time.

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