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Regents to discuss increase in ‘SNL’ comedian Kenan living rates Thompson comes to ISU Costs would go By Melissa.Garrett @iowastatedaily.com up 2 to 3.5 percent From musical theater to television to By Alex.Hanson stand-up comedy, comedian Kenan Thomp- @iowastatedaily.com son has done it all. Having recently wrapped his 12th sea- son on Saturday Night Live, Thompson The Iowa Board of Regents started his comedy career as a young come- will meet Feb. 24 and 25 at Iowa dian on Nickelodeon’s “All That” and said he State to consider several items, in- never imagined becoming an “SNL” regular cluding bathroom remodeling at could be his real job. the Richardson Court dorms, rate Thompson will step away from his Sat- increases for housing, meal plans urday night schedule to perform a comedy and parking, as well as a proposal show for Ames audiences at 8 p.m. Wednes- for a new criminal justice major. day at C.Y. Stephens Auditorium. The Feb. 24 meeting will Doors will open at 7 p.m. for the 8 p.m. take place in the Executive Board show. ISU student tickets are $20 and adult Room of the Alumni Center from tickets are $30. 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. approxi- Student ticket holders must present mately, while the Feb. 25 meeting their ISU IDs at the door. will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 Tickets are available for purchase via p.m. approximately in the Great Ticketmaster and can be purchased from 10 Hall of the Memorial Union. a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Richardson Court construc- Iowa State Center Ticket Office. tion Growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, Thomp- The board will consider hiring son was the youngest brother in his family a third party to complete upgrades and had an extensive musical theater back- of bathroom facilities in dorms ground, though he said he was a quiet kid. in the Richardson Court neigh- “I was the younger brother, so I followed borhood, which includes Birch, my brother around a lot, and we played, like, Welch, Roberts, Barton, Lyon and sports in the street—a lot of bicycling, a lot of Freeman residence halls. football,” Thompson said. “I was quiet, but Bathrooms in the dorms have I enjoyed playing with my G.I. Joes and cars community showers that are not and stuff like that.” Americans with Disabilities ac- Scoring one of his first comedy roles on cessible, which will be addressed Nickelodeon’s “All That,” Thompson has with construction. The project an extensive background in musical theater would also add more privacy to and said he has always been known for his the showers and upgrade lighting “funny bone.” to improve energy use. “I guess I was always kind of like the Because of the demand for comic relief [even] in the musical theater- housing, the university is unable type deals. I would always have like a line or to take specific areas of dorms two that would get laughs,” Thompson said. or rooms offline, so construc- “[I]t’s like a natural thing, I guess.” tion cannot take place during As he got older, Thompson realized that the school year. The board needs pursuing comedy as a career and performing to hire a third party to complete on Saturday Night Live was the real deal. construction during the sum- “Just going from my first TV show expe- mer, a relatively short time for rience in the first place with ‘All That’ was the amount of work being done, awesome, you know? Every single day was Courtesy of Wikimedia according to regent documents. awesome. We had like really cool musical Commons The $3.8 million estimated guests from the very beginning, like TLC,” Comedian Kenan cost would be funded by Dormi- Thompson said. Thompson recently tory System Funds. wrapped his 12th season “I was a kid. I was protected, [and] I on SNL and will perform Iowa State is also request- started to go to school and work a lot, but for Ames audiences at 8 ing an additional $8 million p.m. Wednesday at C.Y. for construction being done at THOMPSON p8 Stephens Auditorium. BOR p4 City Council calls for input Diversity update By Christie.Smith ter, more welcoming and a better @iowastatedaily.com Students eager environment for those that are behind them,” Leath said. to see change The ISU campus and oth- Council members brain- er college campuses across the stormed ways to improve an area By Lexie.Troutman country have experienced their known as the Lincoln Way Corri- @iowastatedaily.com fair share of racial prejudices. dor and issued a call-to-action for Murguia recalls an incident that community members at a special happened her freshman year at meeting of the Ames City Council It has been several months Iowa State during Halloween. Tuesday night. since Iowa State confronted the “[My roommate] decided it The Lincoln Way Corridor multicultural issues on campus would be funny to dress up as a spans an area of nearly 7 miles during an open forum with ISU Mexican,” Murguia said. “It was through Ames along the east-west President Steven Leath. just confusing. I didn’t know how running Lincoln Way. The group Latinos United for to get through that moment.” The city hired Houseal Lavi- Change spoke to administrators Leath said numerous meet- gne Associates, a corridor planning at the open forum this past Sep- ings have taken place to try to get firm from Chicago, to conduct a tember to voice their complaints the campus to the point it needs study on the area that connects about campus diversity. Emo- to be at as far as equality goes. Campustown to downtown and tions were running high, and with He reminded everyone that every other neighborhoods across Ames. time to allow the water to settle, decision that is made is not just Gloria Betcher, Ward 1 rep- Courtesy of the City of Ames they are now ready to talk about coming from him. Students can go online to the city of Ames website and provide feedback on the safety resentative, said the timing of the of the Lincoln Way Corridor. They can mark locations on the map as public safety con- their experiences. “When we make a decision study would hopefully maximize cerns, problematic intersections, poor appearance and more. Jazmin Murguia, senior in at the higher levels here, they’re student input. journalism and mass communi- not really just my decisions,” “This is the point where stu- A business workshop will take Tuesday’s City Council work- cations and member of LUCIA, Leath said. “It’s more than just dents can have input,” Betcher place from 8 to 10 a.m. March 3 at shop was a preview into the com- was on the panel during the open my experiences that influence said. “They are citizens of Ames.” City Hall for Ames business owners munity’s concerns. forum in September. She looked policy and decisions and direc- During the study phase, stu- and managers. Several council members cit- back on the forum and reflected tion as we go forward. We try and dents and other members of the “[We know] businesses have ed issues with mobility in the area about how she was feeling before have a major cross section of the Ames community can go to the very unique needs,” said Doug and safety concerns for pedestri- taking the stage. campus community involved in project website and submit input Hammel, a representative from ans and bicyclists. “[I was] obviously nervous those decisions.” on the project by completing a Houseal Lavigne Associates. Sam Schulte, ex-officio repre- but also empowered by the other The progress for equality survey or labeling a customized With the Lincoln Way Corri- sentative, said he was concerned students on the panel,” Murguia cannot yet be seen across cam- map of the Lincoln Way Corridor dor Plan, the city hopes to address with intersections in Campustown, said. “We worked on that to- pus; however, this does not mean with areas of concern or commu- traffic and mobility issues as well as where students frequently cross gether for weeks.” nothing is being done. It will take nity assets. Community members land use and development for the Lincoln Way and are forced to stop Leath was asked in a previ- time to have changes made, but can also participate in one of three corridor and neighboring areas. in the medians. ous interview his thoughts after the students are keeping their workshops in March: “There are not going to be Schulte said safety for pedes- the open forum that included eyes open on whether change is The Corridor Neighborhood one-size-fits-all recommenda- trians along Lincoln Way one of his students sharing their stories.