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February 3, 2011 | Volume 206 | Number 92 | 40 cents | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890. ™
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Students review political climate in Egypt University By Katherine.Marcheski iowastatedaily.com It takes one event to make history. Cairo, Egypt, a city whose name was once associated more than 7,000 years of history, now has a violent connotation. A reputation that has been darkened with an
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illegitimate government and frustrated citizens at home and abroad. Abd Elhamid Azzaz is watching from Ames. “It’s a normal life, very peaceful. Quiet — as quiet as it can be with 15 million people living there — but it was a safe place,” said Azzaz, former president of the Egyptian Student Association and graduate in biochemistry, bio-
physics and molecular biology. Azzaz lived in Cairo for 24 years until leaving for Iowa State. He and his family moved west across the Nile River to a place called 6th of October City, where his family has resided safely since the recent upheaval.
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Social issues divide party
proposes tuition hike By Paige.Godden iowastatedaily.com Iowa State is proposing a 7 percent increase to base tuition and all mandatory fees. This would raise resident tuition and fees rates from $6,996.70 to $7,485.60 for FY 2012. Non-residents are facing a 4.6 percent increase, or $794.90. The university is proposing a $182.90 increase in mandatory fees. Iowa State is asking for approval to enter a long-term lease with Ames Transit Agency for a new intermodal facility. The Ames Transit Agency has been awarded $8.5 million in federal grants, so the money is to be applied, and the project must be started by spring. Iowa State will also be requesting approval for two capital projects.
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Faculty GOP is divided on several issues By Tyler.Kingkade iowastatedaily.com Iowa State student fired from legislative position for Facebook post Jessica Bruning didn’t think her personal stance on political issues would jeopardize her position as a clerk with Rep. Renee Schulte, R-Linn, in the Iowa legislature. However, after a Facebook post bucked the Republican party’s stance on the impeachment of the state Supreme Court justices, she quickly found herself out of a job. She had been told to “tone it down” after the State of the
Judiciary speech by Chief Justice Mark Cady, where she took part in standing ovations along with Democrats. During the 2010 election season, Bruning worked for the Branstad-Reynolds campaign but often shared information on Facebook about Justice Not Politics — a bipartisan group formed to advocate retention of the justices. One of the group’s co-chairpersons included Republican Joy Corning, who served as Terry Branstad’s lieutenant governor at the time the Iowa Defense of Marriage Act was signed into law.
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Budget cuts force many to relocate Illustration: Aaron Hewitt/Iowa State Daily
Republican Gov. Bob Ray — who Branstad served as lieutenant governor under before he made his own run in 1982 — also spoke out against the anti-retention campaign. Branstad remained silent on the retention issue. Bruning continued to share articles and information in support of the justices after the elections as House Republicans began talk of impeaching the remaining judges. But after a Facebook post in
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Budget cuts have eliminated many nonfaculty or professional positions and are forcing some staff members to relocate within the university. Although there are policies in place to protect employees’ jobs, some people are still having trouble with the reassignments. “It’s kind of upsetting because you become attached to the department that you are at,” said Jill Litwiller, secretary of human development and family studies. “You know the responsibilities and you know what you’re doing. You wouldn’t choose to leave.” When a position is eliminated within a department, whoever occupied the position is allowed to relocate to a similar position within
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Latino clubs unite to raise awareness ISU Latino student organizations are joining forces Thursday night to raise awareness of the issues Latino students face each day. The Interested Gentlemen of Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity Inc., Lambda Theta Nu Sorority Inc., the Latino Heritage Committee and Latinoamericanos are focusing on immigration at Thursday’s “Dare to Dream” event as it presents a number of issues Latino teenagers face as they grow up. After the new immigration laws in Arizona were put into effect was really the first time the different Latino organizations on campus have come together to collaborate on an event, said Claudia Prado Meza, president of the Latino Heritage Committee and international graduate in sociology. In the film, students tell their stories about how they have dealt with or are still dealing with these immigration issues. “This movie presents many experiences from different countries, which is important. We’re inviting people to hear
January, the next thing Bruning knew she was let go from her position as a clerk. She said she currently cannot go into further details on the event. The Republican lawmaker she worked for, Schulte, was a cosponsor to House Joint Resolution 6 — a proposed amendment to the Iowa constitution to make marriage between one man and one woman as the only legally recognized union. A legislative clerk is supposed
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Student acts as liaison for City Council By Torey.Robinson iowastatedaily.com
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Break Away fosters new learning experiences By Frances.Myers iowastatedaily.com Fifty ISU students chose to skip the sleepless nights of parting at Panama City Beach and decided to dedicate spring break this year to participate in service projects to combat issues such as literacy and poverty. Alternative Breaks is a nationwide program
that is sponsored by Break Away. Mostly college based, more than 170 schools participate in the program each year. ISU students began participating in 2007. In the past, ISU Alternative Break students traveled to such places as the Dominican Republic, Texas, Minnesota, Illinois, Arkansas, Colorado, West Virginia and Ohio to work with
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Communication is key — that’s the message Matt England wants students to understand. England, senior in aerospace engineering, acts as the student voice on Ames City Council as an ex-offico councilman and liaison to the Government of the Student Body. He speaks for students on city issues ranging from housing codes to Campustown redevelopment. “My main goal is to let the students know what the city is doing and how it affects them,” he said. “I work hard with city officials so if a student has an issue, they know they can come talk to me and I will point them in the right direction.” England first learned about the position, which began in March 2003, through fraternity brother Craig Buske.
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