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Cyclone State Officials: State ISU attracts most Iowans funds lagging By Emily.Barske @iowastatedaily.com By Emily.Barske @iowastatedaily.com At the College of Agriculture and Life Sci- ences orientation this June, parents were asked to stand if they’d sent a student to More Iowans, as well as out-of-state and Iowa State in the past. Then they were to international students, have come to Iowa remain standing if they’d sent two. Then State, sparking record enrollment over the three. past few years. One by one the parents sat. However, Iowa state funding has yet to When the leader said “seven kids,” one match the enrollment growth that Iowa woman was still left standing. The mother, State has seen in its eight consecutive an Iowa State alumna, had sent seven stu- years of record enrollment. dents to Iowa State before attending the During his annual address in early Sep- current orientation with her eighth child. tember, President Steven Leath said Iowa Seeing this ISU mother was just one State had $12,700 in state appropriations example that Cody West, vice president of per resident student in 2008, which has the student body and the Cyclone Aide for declined to $9,400 per resident student CALS who was at that orientation, has seen from the state today. showing the pride and confidence many Because of this, Leath said the uni- Iowa families hold for Iowa State, he said. versity has had to make up the revenue A native of Altoona, West identifies with streams through tuition and fees, which the Iowa State tradition that draws Iowans accounts for the most recent tuition hike. to the university. The resources offered to students are in “It speaks volumes about Iowa State as many ways paid for by their tuition and a whole,” West said. “Ames has the small- fees, which are lower for in-state students. town Iowa feel … with a close, tight-knit Katharine Suski, director of admissions, community.” said the lower tuition rate for Iowa stu- Of the three regent universities, Iowa dents is taking into account state funds State remains the university serving the meant to offset some of the costs for Iowa most Iowans. taxpayers to receive higher education or Iowa State University as of fall 2016: total send their kids to school, which is part of enrollment 36,660; resident enrollment the university’s goals regarding accessibil- 20,713; 56.5 percent of total enrollment ity and affordability. is Iowans. While enrollment has grown, state ap- University of Iowa as of fall 2015 (UI’s propriations have not followed suit. registrar’s office does not yet have fall “We will continue to call on state law- 2016 numbers of resident students avail- makers to increase support for higher able): total enrollment 32,150; resident education, and we will lobby aggressively enrollment 17,531; 54.5 percent of total for more funding,” Leath said. “But we enrollment is Iowans. must be realistic about the state’s eco- University of Northern Iowa as of fall nomic situation — including the slowing 2016: total enrollment 11,905; resident farm economy and shifting priorities in enrollment 10,528; 88.4 percent of total the legislature. As a result, we must make enrollment is Iowans. adjustments to the revenue stream that History as a land-grant institution we have the most control over … and Iowa State’s pride in being a state uni- that’s tuition and fees.” versity dates back to its history as a land- Nonetheless, Leath also addressed re- grant institution, meaning it was created to maining true to the university’s mission serve the needs of the state of Iowa. as a land-grant institution by serving the The land-grant institution was to fo- state and making it accessible. cus “on the ideals that higher education Beyond the tuition increase, the de- should be accessible to all and that the uni- clining state funds influence available versity should teach liberal and practical student resources. subjects,” according to university archives. FUNDS p8 ENROLLMENT p8 Weaver looking to unseat King By Chris.Anderson gress.” @iowastatedaily.com King has received national at- tention this past year for remarks he made that many perceived Kim Weaver is traveling across to be racially offensive. One of Iowa’s 4th District, explaining to the latest was when King asked voters why she feels her opponent Charles Pierce of Esquire on MS- and incumbent Steve King, R- NBC which category of people Iowa, is not right for Iowans. contributed more to civilization Weaver, who ran unopposed than white people. in her primary, is running as the Aggravating racial tensions is Tyler Coffey/Iowa State Daily City Council members look at a projection during a presentation on Sept. 20. Democratic candidate for Iowa’s not the only thing Weaver feels 4th District. King has represented King is doing wrong for Iowa. She Iowa in Congress since taking of- also cited evidence showing King fice in 2003. voted for decreasing funding to Budget meeting Tuesday Working as the chair of the flood disaster areas. O’Brien County Democratic Party Weaver describes herself politi- By Thomas.Nelson nual operating and capital im- and the Democratic State Central Courtesy of Kim Weaver cally as a pragmatic progressive. @iowastatedaily.com provements budget. All past and Committee helped Weaver gain Kim Weaver is running as the Democrat- “I actually helped start the new current financial documents for experience, although she had ic candidate for Iowa’s 4th District. progressive caucus with the Iowa the City of Ames can be found on never ran for an elected office Democratic Party,” Weaver said. A town budget meeting will the city’s financial website. before. Weaver also has profes- looked over a lot of the legislation “So I’m definitely a progressive, take place Tuesday for a brief The program/performance sional experience working for the Steve King proposed and his votes, but I’m also willing to work with overview of the city’s budget, plan reflects expenditures of Office of the State Long-Term Care I saw the people of Iowa really people.” including revenues and expenses, $235,049,207 to assist with the Ombudsman. Since accepting weren’t being represented.” Weaver, however, listed many according to a news release. accomplishment of the vari- the position in 2007, Weaver has Weaver shows no hesitation policy positions she would not The meeting will be in the City ous services that are provided worked to protect people living in when it comes to speaking out back down on, including her Council Chamber on the second to customers, according to the long-term care facilities, especially against her opponent, King. She stance on abortion rights, support floor of City Hall at 515 Clark Ave. 2016/2017 program budget docu- senior citizens. criticizes King for what she de- for raising the minimum wage and After a presentation of the bud- ments. Weaver feels like she is doing scribes as his racially-charged being a strong advocate of labor get by the finance department, “This positive economic cli- Iowans a service by giving them remarks and ineffectiveness as a unions. there will be time for citizens mate continues because of Iowa a chance to elect a new voice in congressman. One issue Weaver said she of the Ames community to ask State University’s increase in Congress who will represent them, “He says a lot of really obnox- would tackle on day one if elected questions regarding the year’s enrollment of 6,114 students, the especially since she believes the ious, racially-charged things that is reducing student loan debt. upcoming budget. addition of 6,500 new jobs in our current representative, King, is will get him in the news a lot,” Weaver listed many policy points The meeting will be shown live metro area and the physical ex- doing a poor job. Weaver said. “But one of the things on her website, saying how she on City Channel 12. pansion of our city limits by 672 “I’ve spent the last 20 years of a lot of people don’t realize is that would work to make college af- The meeting will start the pro- acres, all over the last five years,” my career working to give people InsideGov has ranked him the cess of developing the city’s an- the documents stated. a voice,” Weaver said. “When I least effective member of Con- WEAVER p4 $3.00 Tater Tot Casserole $3.00 Coors Light Draws TRIVIA $3.00 Chuck Norris Bombs WEDNESDAY $3.00 Yum Yum Bombs 2 FREE pints of Coors Light westtownepub.com 7:00pm to 10:00pm if your team wins a round IOWA STATE DAILY 2 CAMPUS BRIEF Tuesday, October 4, 2016 WEATHER DIGITAL TUESDAY Cecile Richards to CONTENT Partly cloudy.