Iowa State Daily, October 2017 Iowa State Daily, 2017 10-9-2017 Iowa State Daily (October 9, 2017) Iowa State Daily Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2017-10 Recommended Citation Iowa State Daily, "Iowa State Daily (October 9, 2017)" (2017). Iowa State Daily, October 2017. 17. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2017-10/17 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State Daily, 2017 at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Iowa State Daily, October 2017 by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. IOWA STATE DAILY 10.09.2017 No. 035 Vol 213 65° 43° COURTESY OF BOARD OF REGENTS Pictured: Sonny Ramaswamy. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ON CAMPUS BY DANIELLE.GEHR @iowastatedaily.com The Board of Regents announced the name of the rst nalist for Iowa State president to visit cam- pus, Sonny Ramaswamy, the direc- tor of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Ramasamy will visit Ames Mon- day for an on-campus interview and an open forum from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Sun Room of the Memorial UNTHINKABLE Union. Anyone can attend the open ISU defeats No. 3 Oklahoma on the road, 38-31 forum or view the live stream at www.presidentsearch.iastate.edu. BY BRIAN.MOZEY Oklahoma quarterback Baker was broken up by a couple Iowa a dominating performance by Open forums will be held Monday @iowastatedaily.com May eld had one more chance State secondary players. e ball Oklahoma went silent. All you through ursday. Each candidate’s to tie this football game up with dropped onto the field and it could hear was a small section by name will be released 24 hours be- 1:27 left in the fourth quarter. It was over. the Iowa State bench lled with fore their campus visit. e Board of was fourth-and-4 at the Oklaho- Iowa State had done the un- family and fans of Iowa State Regents will make a nal decision on ma 42-yard line. thinkable. lling the entire stadium. who Iowa State’s next president will Coach Matt Campbell gave Iowa State defeated No. 3 be on October 23. May eld had a lot of time in the one of the biggest fist pumps Oklahoma in Norman, Oklaho- Ramaswamy’s curriculum vitae pocket, but couldn’t nd a target, throughout the entire season after ma, with a 38-31 nal score. said he has led departments ranging so he raced out of the pocket that failed fourth down conversion “ISU hit Oklahoma in the from 40 to 700 person staffs and chased by a couple of Iowa State and the Iowa State bench erupted mouth,” said senior wide receiver managed budgets ranging from $5 defensive linemen. into a thunderous cheer. Allen Lazard, according to Randy million to $1.6 billion at academic Once the Cyclones got closer, e 80,000 Sooners fans packed Peterson from the Des Moines departments, university agriculture Mayfield threw a dart to wide into Memorial Stadi- research programs, a college and receiver Marquise Brown, which um expecting to see BIG WIN PG8 federal government agencies. As director of the National In- stitute of Food and Agriculture, COURTESY OF CAITLYN EPES/OU DAILY Iowa State running back David Montgomery had one touchdown in the Cyclones’ 38-31 victory over Oklahoma in Norman on Saturday, Oct. 7. Ramaswany oversees 400 permanent and contractual employees with a budget of $1.6 billion. FOOTBALL He has worked at several land- Fan reacts to Oklahoma upset grant universities in New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Mississippi, New BY GARRETT.KROEGER When the buses carrying the Iowa State football “I was trying to figure out if the Cyclones could York, Kansas, Indiana and Oregon. @iowastatedaily.com team came into sight, Cyclone fans who were hud- actually hang on or not,” Roland said. “Or if this was In Ramaswamy’s current and dled near the Bergstrom Complex to welcome back going to be like one of those games where your heart previous positions, according to his the victorious Cyclones following their 38-31 win was going to be broken.” vitae, he was able to obtain addi- over the No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners erupted in cheers. Roland’s heart was not broken. His heart was tional funding for his organizations thrilled. In fact, when the game clock struck all zeros, from federal and state governments Iowa State players departed one-by-one o the buses he was trying to think who to call to ask, ‘ Can you despite budgets being cut. and fans started to shout, ‘Joel Lanning, I love you!’ and believe it?’ Ramaswamy received a bache- ‘Allen (Lazard) what a touchdown! You’re the man!’ Despite experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions, lor’s and master’s in Entomology en fans lined up in a single le line to receive high Roland was happy he got to watch the game in real from the University of Agriculture ves from the likes of Lanning. time. Sciences in Bangalore, India and a While everyone in attendance had smiles from As a lifelong Cyclone fan, Roland has been a sea- doctorate in the same subject from cheek to cheek, earlier in the day, Roger Roland, a Des son ticket holder since he graduated. Hearing that, Rutgers University in New Jersey. Moines resident and 1978 ISU graduate, did not think one would assume that he was in attendance for the He became a tenured professor the Cyclones were going to pull o the upset. Oklahoma State 2011 upset. But, he wasn’t. at Mississippi State University in “Right before the play, I told my wife, ‘please come “I actually missed it,” Roland said chuckling. “ e 1992 and the graduate coordinator in down with it, Lazard,’” Roland said. “I knew they were only one I’ve missed in a 100,000 years.” 1994. He then moved on to Kansas going to throw it to him. That is something [Iowa e reason? He has had a tradition of attending the State University where he became State] does in that situation. But then, when they had Iowa high school state playo s with one of his friends. a university distinguished professor the review, I thought, ‘surely they aren’t going to do this And on that night was West Des Moines Valley versus and head. and talk about this for the rest of our lives that they Bettendorf in the 4A Championship game in Cedar In 2006, he was made the associate took that touchdown away.’” Falls. dean of Purdue University. en he Roland felt good about Lazard’s touchdown catch. Roland did not think Iowa State could beat Okla- moved on to be the dean and Reub But as an Iowa State fan, he has seen a lot of heart- homa State. However, he told his friend not to tell Long professor director at Oregon break, he said. So, he was preparing for the worst. him what was going on between the Cyclones and the State University in 2009. When the referees con rmed the touchdown re- Cowboys because Roland taped it and was planning FIND MORE ONLINE ception, Roland creeped further to the edge of his seat at home. FAN PG8 NEWS 02 NEWS Iowa State Daily Monday, October 9, 2017 COMMUNITY JACK MACDONALD/ IOWA STATE DAILY A new Student Government committee will encourage students to particpate in local politics including the Ames City Council elections on Nov. 7. 2012 ELECTION 2016 ELECTION StuGov aims to involve NUMBER OF CITIZENS AGES 18 TO 24 NUMBER OF CITIZENS AGES 18 TO 24 students in local politics 6,037 6,164 REPORTED REGISTERED REPORTED REGISTERED BY ALEX.CONNOR % % @iowastatedaily.com 57.2 57.3 As city council and mayoral elections loom their state and their country.” closer, Student Government Speaker Zoey The committee will be comprised of three NOT REGISTERED NOT REGISTERED Shipley was brainstorming ways students at-larges, three senators, the Senior Director % % could have more of an impact at a local level. of Governmental Affairs as well as Woodruff 24.6 24.1 and Baker. She wanted to find a way to encourage Non-voting members will include the student voter registration, and inform them co-directors of the legislative ambassadors DID NOT RESPOND DID NOT RESPOND of the importance of getting involved in the and three representatives from the Andrew % % political process. Goodman Foundation. Shipley will serve on 18.2 18.7 “We have the one student voice on the [city] the committee in this honorary position. council... and I was thinking, why wouldn’t we The Andrew Goodman Foundation is rec- want more student voices making an impact?” ognized on campus as a student organization PERCENT WHO VOTED PERCENT WHO VOTED On Wednesday, she introduced a legislative dubbed “Vote Everywhere” and encourages % % order establishing the creation of an ad-hoc people to register to vote during election 43.9 44 committee for civic engagement. season. “I created this committee because I really The ad-hoc committee, Shipley said, is also wanted the goal [to be to] emphasize to stu- non-partisan. DID NOT VOTE DID NOT VOTE dents to be aware of how much of an impact “The activities that we’re trying to involve % % they have on a local level rather than just vot- students in are relatively devoid of any sort of 38.5 38 ing on a national scale,” Shipley said. debatable or difficult topic,” Baker said. “It’s The committee, according to the legislative set in stone how people have to register and order, will focus on engaging students in con- we’re going to do that by the letter of the law DID NOT RESPOND DID NOT RESPOND versations facing the community.