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The issue of religious terrorism has become more prevalent as people around the world turn on the news to hear of killings attributed to a higher power. Deaths associated with religious acts of terrorism have increased by 80 percent when compared to 2014, with almost 33,000 people killed in the last year alone, ac- cording to the Global Terrorism Index. However, these types of acts are not new to the world and certainly weren’t created in the last century. They are instead vital and bloody parts of our world’s vast history. Christians fought Muslims for the Holy Land of Jerusalem during the Crusades. Protestants and Catholics killed each other during the French Religion Wars, and Hitler enacted his anti-sematic views on the world during the Holocaust. Despite this long history, the toll of religious terrorism is often not seen in bul- lets but segregated divides. With the emergence of ISIS, replacing al-Qaeda for the millennial generation, Religious turmoil speculation about the true nature of Islam and whether its extremist followers are truly following the words of the Quran has led many Muslim students to feel unfairly judged. responsible for “There’s many basics that make a Muslim a Muslim such as praying five times a day or having to donate whatever you can every week or so,” said Sultan Alsayegh, senior in chemical engineering and the president of the Muslim Student Association. “If you don’t fast in what we call Ramadan, where we have 30 days to fast in a row, widespread violence then you aren’t a Muslim. I’m thinking ISIS didn’t do that. So that’s three out of the five pillars of Islam that they aren’t doing.” Alsayegh doesn’t believe American media accurately portrays Muslims and their By Jake.Dalbey religions and doesn’t think and picks one side that will @iowastatedaily.com make an interesting story,” Alsayegh said. “In my opin- PEACE p4 Design: Caleb Morningstar/Iowa State Daily I’ve-Been-Violated app makes waves Council Study of Coherence and Emer- “Survivors oftentimes don’t ing with their assault. Assault app helps gence. “The chain of custody know how to tell someone or “I believe that students are advances is good. You don’t have to go what will happen if they do tell feeling more confident with their campus victims through a second trauma of prov- someone,” said Michael Davis, resources and on their reporting ing that you’re credible.” assistant director for Student As- options,” Davis said. The video can only be ac- sistance in the Dean of Students’ Technology has made it eas- budget By Jaki.Cavins cessed if the victim wishes to Office at Iowa State. ier for students and victims to @iowastatedaily.com come forward and contacts ap- It is for this reason that the receive the help they need and propriate authorities in order to Institute for the Study of Coher- come forward and report being Meeting addresses have the video retrieved. ence and Emergence has cre- assaulted if they want to through The I’ve-Been-Violated app, “It is a double encrypted file ated the four-part app suite that apps such as I’ve-Been-Violated CyRide, bike paths created by The Institute for the until you provide information to includes the I’ve-Been-Violated and though centers such as AC- Study of Coherence and Emer- the authorities so that they can app. CESS, which offer anonymous gence, is being brought to college make a request for the file it will The app suite is available to help. By Christie.Smith campuses in order to help victims just remain on the servers,” Lis- colleges for free to help victims “Seven percent of college @iowastatedaily.com of sexual assault. sack said. of assault, raise awareness and students sleep with their phone The app can be used as proof One in 5 women will experi- to change the way in which col- in their hand,” Lissack said. or credibility for a victims of as- ence sexual assault during their lege students view and talk about “That’s why we did apps.” Council members approved sault by recording them once time in college, according to the sexual assault. The Institute for the Study budgeting for CyRide and bike they have reached a safe place White House task force to protect Iowa State does not yet have of Coherence and Emergence paths before passing an antici- and asking them what transpired students from sexual assault. the app suite program, but stu- hopes the suite apps will provide pated e-cigarette ban at a meeting and who harassed them. The The reality is that sexual dents wanting to report a sexual victims with readily available of the Ames City Council on Tues- video is then geocoded, time assault on college campuses is assault have multiple ways in sources that back up their cred- day night. stamped and stored as a double happening and what’s worse is which they can choose to receive ibility and foster an environment A final hearing for public input encrypted record. 68 percent of sexual assaults are help. where college students can grow on the proposed budget for fiscal “What the app does is it gives not reported, according to the Students can go to the police, in the way that they are aware year 2016/2017 is scheduled for you access to something you did Rape, Abuse and Incest National the university or contact Assault of and the way that they discuss March 1, two weeks before the make contemporaneously with Network. Care Center Extending Shelter sexual harassment. state requires each city to have its your own voice and your own One of the main reasons peo- and Support. “What’s important is discus- budgets finalized. picture,” said Michael Lissack, ple who are sexually assaulted Victims can call ACCESS sion,” Lissack said. “Anything The proposed budget will American business executive, choose not to report it is because anonymously to talk through that we can do to help tweak the lower property taxes for Ames resi- author, business consultant and they are afraid of what will hap- their experience and receive op- environment so that discussion dents by nearly 30 cents per $1,000 director of the Institute for the pen if they do. tions on what they can do in deal- happens is a good thing.” of taxable valuation, according to city documents. The city has not proposed raising any utility costs in the plan, something city manager Steve Schainker credits to careful bud- geting by staff members and de- Students offer services to file taxes partment heads. One of the notable increases in the proposed 2016/2017 budget counting. people in the community. is in the category of transporta- Group provides In order to be selected as “This is the closest thing that tion. Because of a decline of fed- one of the assistants, business we can provide in class that gives eral funding for CyRide, the city free tax preparation students must register online for real-world experience,” said Mike has been asked to contribute an a class on a first-come, first-serve Bootsma, senior lecturer in ac- additional 4.9 percent, or nearly assistance to public basis. counting. $80,000, to the public transporta- Prerequisites include hav- Jordan Kulow, graduate as- tion system. ing taken intermediate-level ac- sistant in accounting, said he be- The city has predicted that By Erin.Gruba counting classes. lieves this is much different than CyRide will provide 7 million rides @iowastatedaily.com The training and preparation working in an accounting firm, in this fiscal year, nearly one quarter are more rigorous because the tax which she has prior experience. of a million rides more than last assistance program is a govern- “We focus more on the low- year’s predicted growth. A group of accounting stu- ment program. er-income level students and we Iowa State University and ISU dents at Iowa State are providing Anyone interested in the do a lot of foreign returns, which students, who make up the other free tax preparation assistance program is required to get eight I haven’t seen lot of,” Kulow said. two-thirds of local CyRide funding, to the public through the IRS different certifications that in- “It’s just broadening my horizons have also been asked to increase Volunteer Income Tax Assistance corporate ethics training, form of tax accounting and the differ- their contributions. Students’ fees, program this season. training and advanced military ent applications of it.” which are built into their tuition The students are trying to and foreign training. Response for this program costs, were increased from $63.35 help people who have a house- The current students in- has been positive, according to to $73.10 per semester this year, hold income of $54,000 or less.