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Iowa State will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its conference on race and ethnicity Friday. The Thomas L. Hill Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicit y (ISCORE) is an annual comprehensive forum on issues of race and ethnicity at Iowa State and beyond. The local conference is designed to model
the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE). “We know racism, discrimination and bigotry exist and are causing hurt and harm on our campus and in society,” said President Wendy Wintersteen in a letter attac hed to the ISCORE program. “ISCORE is one important way we can raise awareness and understanding of these issues and work together to take action to create a more
welcoming and inclusive university and community.” ISCORE will take place from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday in multiple rooms in the Memorial Union. This comprehensive forum on issues of race and ethnicity is free and open to the Iowa State community, including students, faculty and staff. “A b o u t 2 0 ye a r s a go t h e senior vice president for student affairs put together a team of staff, faculty and students
to go to NCORE and bring bac k information with the idea that we would put on a conference here for our community at Iowa State,” said Japannah Kellogg, director of the NCORE-ISCORE Project. “2000 was the first year of Iowa State’s Conference on Race and Ethnicity.” Kellogg said the reason the senior vice president for student
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Fritz-Schrader wins election BY JACOB.SMITH @iowastatedaily.com Morgan Fritz, sophomore in political science, and Jacob Schrader, junior in economics and political science, were elected as Student Government president and vice president Thursday evening. “We’d just like to thank everyone that got out and voted, it’s really important that student voices are heard and we’re really looking forward to representing all students,” Fritz said. Voting took place Tuesday and Wednesday after a little over a month of campaigning. “It’s going to be an exciting year and I can’t wait to get to work for all Cyclones,” Schrader said. The Fritz-Schrader campaign received 2,962 votes while the Greene-Hanyang campaign received 1,415 votes. Fall enrollment numbers totaled 33,391, meaning with 4,534 total votes about 15.1 percent of the student body voted for president and vice president. In comparison to last year, the percentage of the student body that voted is up by 0.2 percent, down 2.7 percent from the spring of 2018. Fritz and Schrader ran on a platform of
CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Morgan Fritz, sophomore in political science, and Jacob Schrader, junior in economics and political science, giving a speech after they are elected president and vice president.
addressing college affordability, campus climate and sustainability on campus. Lydia Greene, junior in political science, and Joshua Hanyang, senior in management information systems, were running against Fritz and Schrader. Additionally, students voted for representatives of their respective colleges and constituencies.
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences elected Julie Anderson, junior in agriculture and society, and Hans Riensche, senior in agricultural business, as senators. The College of Design elected Joshua Stephens, freshman in pre-community and regional planning, as a senator. The College of Engineering elected Zachary Lewis, senior in electrical engineering, Leslie Lona, junior in biological system engineering and Abigail Schulte, sophomore in biological system engineering, as senators. The Graduate College elected Jacob Minock, graduate student in business administration, as a senator. Alexis Samano, graduate student in education, Chuck Wongus, graduate student in education, and Prajjwal Jamdagni, graduate student in computer science, all received two write-in votes and are tied for the remaining seat. The College of Human Sciences elected Emily Hovey, senior in event management, and Kimberly Zavoski, senior in hospitality management, as senators. A candidate had previously been in who was awarded 522 votes, but withdrew from the race,
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Iowa State decided Thursday to suspend all university-sponsored international travel for 30 days, effective immediately, according to a message from President Wendy Wintersteen. All students, faculty and staff currently out of the country on university-sponsored programs will be recalled if the country is listed as a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) level three warning. The countries currently at a level three warning are China, South Korea and Italy. Natalia Rios is a sophomore in political science, international studies and public relations. She arrived in Urbino, Italy, for her study abroad program on Jan. 23 and returned to the United States on Tuesday after the university recalled all students studying abroad in Italy. She is currently in quarantine for 14 days in an on-campus apartment, free of cost. The apartment is fully furnished and Rios said she had groceries to last for three or four days. Hot meals are left outside for her and she can walk out of the apartment to get the food once those who delivered it are gone. She also has to take her temperature twice a day and watch for any possible symptoms. “I’m feeling super healthy,” Rios said. “I was really germaphobe at the airport. I wore gloves and masks and everything. As soon as I got here I showered. [...] I don’t have any of the symptoms and I have to report my temperature twice a day. I’m fine, I’m good.” Rios said she couldn’t return to her home in Puerto Rico so she asked to stay on campus as the university offered on-campus housing. The university doesn’t want her to be in public like campus buildings and classes and if she goes out, she has to report who she was with and where she was, but they encourage her to not leave during the 14 days. The students studying abroad in Italy have been told they will receive the full 15 credits for the semester, the university is just working on the logistics of the academic continuation plan. Rios said they were kind of expecting the study abroad program to get cancelled as another university that had students in Italy had already cancelled it for them. “So we were kind of expecting it, it was just a matter of time for our program to get cancelled,” Rios said. “We were the last program to be cancelled. There were two other universities in Urbino.” Rios said she thinks Iowa State has been “super helpful” with the process compared to other universities. The university paid for the hotel where students stayed in Rome as they had to leave Urbino while waiting for their flights back to the U.S. The university has said they will reimburse each student up to $1,200 for flight costs.
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3.6.20 Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity, Memorial Union at 8:15 a.m. ISCORE is
the university’s local initiative designed to provide an ongoing platform of sharing and applying new knowledge through presentations and workshops. The conference supports the university’s Mission to “create, share and apply knowledge ... and make Iowa and the world a better place.” Registration (free) is requested.
Homeschool Day: Insects, Reiman Gardens at 9 a.m. Reiman Gardens’ collection of insects
includes hundreds of species - and not just butterflies! Investigate life cycle stages, examine insect body parts, interact with live specimens, and learn about the role insects play in the lives of humans.
Farewell reception: Peter Gudlewski, Main floor lobby, Economic Development Core Facility, 1805 Collaboration Place at 3 p.m. Peter Gu-
dlewski, industry contracts negotiator in the office of intellectual property and technology transfer, is leaving Iowa State after 12 years of service for a position at the University of California, Berkeley.
ISU AfterDark, Memorial Union at 9 p.m.
Come to ISU AfterDark for a fun night of games and free food! Bingo and the photobooth are all night. The Deal is Right Gameshow will be in the Campanile Room. Free Panda Express starts at 10 p.m. Bowling and the Workspace craft are from 9 p.m. - midnight.
POLICE BLOTTER 3.4.20
GARRETT HEYD/ IOWA STATE DAILY Fresh delivery Pizza Pit’s neon sign illuminates Welch Avenue as students go out for dollar drinks on a Wednesday night.
Daniel Lee Morrise, age 58, of 726 Carroll Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with contempt, violation of no-contact order, at 726 Carroll Avenue (reported at 10:41 p.m.).
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Joseph Arthur Birmingham, age 36, of 219 S Kellogg Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with simple/serious domestic assault at 219 S Kellogg Avenue (reported at 10:16 p.m.).
Gregg Allen West, age 61, of 603 E 16 St. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with drug possession of a controlled substance at 603 E 16 Street (reported at 1:00 a.m.).
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Victoria Rose McMullen, age 19, of 1425 Coconino Rd. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at 1425 Coconino Road (reported at 4:12 a.m.).
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Spring Drag Show 2020 Pride Alliance to raise money BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com The Pride Alliance will be hosting its second drag show of the school year this weekend. The Spring Drag Show will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. The show is open to Iowa State students, faculty, staff and Ames community members, but tickets are required. Tickets are $10 at the door for Iowa State students with their student ID, $12 for community members and Iowa State faculty and staff and $7 for dues-paying Pride Alliance members. “We put on a drag show because representation and visibility are important,” said Trinity Dearborn, president of the Pride Alliance, president of the Asexual Aromantic Alliance and senior in women’s and gender studies. “We want to have a safe and inclusive space where people can try out drag and be exposed to drag, learn about what drag means and have a comfortable environment
GARRETT HEYD/ IOWA STATE DAILY Jackie Reign Woods during the 2019 Fall Drag Show in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union on Nov. 2. The Spring Drag Show will take place Sunday.
where people can take part in that as a performer or as a participant in the audience.” The Pride Alliance draws performers from professionals in Iowa and local nonprofessionals in Ames. “We have some professional royalty coming from around Iowa and around four non-professional performers,” Dearborn said. Along with the professional and local drag performers, D ubH’s InnovAtion performance team will be performing as well. DubH is Iowa State’s hip hop dance club and their performance team, InnovAtion, is tryout only. The group
of dancers represents the club at different events on Iowa State’s campus throughout the year. DubH has performances at the Iowa State Fashion Show, Iowa Wild Hockey, Minnesota Timberwolves and Relay for Life. The Pride Alliance drag shows are different than most drag shows due to the reason they are hosted, as they are to raise money. “This semester’s performance is going to replace our Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference (MBLGTACC) funds because Michigan was a pretty far trip and it was more expensive, but it will be exciting because it is in
Ames Public Library celebrates women BY ANNEKE.JOHNSON @iowastatedaily.com The Ames Public Library will host a celebration for International Women’s Day at 2 p.m. Saturday. International Women’s Day (IWD), March 8, is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by more than a million people. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere. IWD is not country, group or organization specific. The Ames celebration in particular is part of the year long “Hard Won. Not Done.” series. “Hard Won. Not Done.” is a commemoration of the 100 year anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. At the celebration, ISU Theatre will perform HERoic Stories, which features scenes from the theater’s 2019-2020 HERoic season, which is a season of plays advocating for gender equality in the arts, all written by women. The ISU Theatre Department will start the afternoon off with selections from seven 20192020 HERoic Season productions.
IOWA STATE DAILY The Ames Public Library hosted an International Women’s Day event in the Farwell T. Brown Auditorium on March 8, 2015.
“In some Midwestern theater markets only one-quarter of all plays performed are written by women,” according to an Ames Public Library press release. “Featuring all women playwrights’, choreographers’ and composers’ works this year demonstrates ISU Theatre’s commitment to correcting gender parity in the performing arts. Expect to meet the cast of 9-5, watch some soccer, hear Cinderella as opera, and experience the power of theatre as a platform for telling women’s stories and emboldening audiences.” Following the performance, attendees are encouraged to engage in small group conversations over provided refreshments. There will be two 20 minute discussion periods. Attendees will divide between four tables for discussion. Each table will
have a discussion leader and a title. R achel Junc k will lead the “Entering Politics” table. Linda Hagedorn will lead the “Leadership in Education” table. Chinmayee Mankar will lead the “Gender Equity in the Workplace” table. Grace McCunn will lead the “Entrepreneurship and Service” table. After sharing their stories, groups will collect phrases that they feel encompass their discussion. These phrases will be used in a collective poem at the end of the event. Ames Public Library encourages attendees to “celebrate personal achievements, challenge stereotypes, fight bias and support a gender equal world” within their conversations, according to an online advertisement for the event.
Wisconsin next year,” Dearborn said. MBLGTACC is an annual conference held to connect, educate and empower queer and trans+ college students, faculty and staff around the Midwest and beyond. Pride Alliance attends every year with a delegation from Iowa State. In the past, the Pride Alliance has also donated money to organizations like the Trevor Project and The Assault Care Center Extending Service and Support. Though a drag show is a fun event, there is a certain etiquette the audience and performers are expected to follow. “ Tipping is a huge part of a
drag performance,” Dearborn said. “Tipping is when you have $1 bills and you go up to the performer, usually on stage, and offer them the dollar with your hand, you know consent, safety, sanitary reasons. The more tips a person gets, the more people like the performance, so it’s an awesome way to support the performer. Also, some of the tips will be donated to the Pride Alliance for our MBLGTACC fund.” If attendees are in need of tip money, there is an ATM located in the Memorial Union and Pride Alliance members can break larger bills. Other important pieces of etiquette include physical and mental safety. Physical safety includes giving the performer space to do their routine. Mental safety includes knowing that drag shows tend to be loud and full of flashing lights and knowing that leaving the room to take a breath is encouraged for those who need it. “Get loud, the more involved as an audience, the better,” Dearborn said. “The performer will feel it, it will be a much more invigorating and fun time if the audience is involved rather than cricket noises.” The Pride Alliance is the oldest LGBTQIA+ student organization on campus and its mission is to provide a safe space where students and guests can discuss and learn about the LGBTQIA+ community, their sexual orientation and gender identity. The Pride Alliance will also be selling buttons and t-shirts at the event.
Paid assistantships offer job alternative BY CAMERON.KARN @iowastatedaily.com For graduate students looking to get an edge in their field, graduate assistantships can be a great opportunity to help fellow Iowa State students further understand certain topics and make money. At Iowa State, 80 percent of doctorate students and 35 percent of master’s students receive some sort of assistantship across all disciplines. There are two types of graduate assistantships. The first is a research assistant (RA), and the second is a teaching assistant (TA). RAs help researchers on campus with their projects pertaining to their topic of study and sometimes are even given their own research projects. TAs usually help out professors who are teaching classes by grading papers and administering lectures and assignments as needed. “I chose the teaching assistant route because I wanted to have a better idea of how to present to a large audience, and I get to be around people my age since I’m more likely to go into a professional field after this,” said Malik Newson, graduate student in journalism and mass communications and TA for Kelly Winfrey. As a graduate assistant, students don’t get much say in who they can assist. Most students sign up to be a TA or an RA in whatever field they are studying and are randomly assigned
to professors who require the help. If a professor wants a specific assistant, however, they may choose that person before they are assigned to somebody. “Dr. Winfrey is the third person I have assisted,” Newson said. “If you are a teaching assistant, you kind of get moved from class to class. Usually, the school will try to factor in who your personality would work best with.” RAs and TAs are both paid stipends by the Graduate College of Iowa State. These stipends are fixed amounts of monetary compensation for the services graduate assistants provide and the expenses they incur. The stipends depend on the term length of the assistantship and what level of appointment they have. The levels of appointment are quarter-time, halftime and three-quarters time. For reference, the halftime appointed students are expected to work a total of 20 hours over a given week. Some assistants also have part of their tuition paid off as well. Academic advisers are great resources for getting involved in an assistantship. “I talked to academic advisers both from my college, Greenlee School of Journalism and from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to figure out what being a TA really involves,” Newson said. For students interested in an assistantship, talk to your advisers for more information on how to apply.
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Warren drops out of race BY JAKE.WEBSTER @iowastatedaily.com Elizabeth Warren ended her presidential campaign with a press conference outside her home near Boston on Thursday. “I know how hard all of you have worked,” Warren said to her entire campaign staff, according to a readout of a phone call made available to reporters. “I know how you disrupted your lives to be part of this. I know you have families and loved ones you could have spent more time with. You missed them and they missed you. And I know you have sacrificed to be here.” The end of Warren’s campaign leaves the presidential race without a major woman candidate. Tulsi Gabbard remains in the race, though she has accumulated just one delegate compared to Joe Biden’s 603 and Bernie Sanders’ 538, according to NPR delegate projections. In Warren’s press conference Thursday afternoon, she seemed to reflect on the deeper meaning of the end of her candidacy. Warren’s campaign would have been a glass-ceiling-shattering one had she won the White House. “One of the hardest parts of this is […] all those little girls who are going to have to wait four more years,” Warren said. “That’s gonna be hard.” Warren had briefly achieved Iowa caucus frontrunner status, peaking with a summit atop September’s Selzer & Co. poll of likely Iowa Democratic caucusgoers conducted for the Des Moines Register, CNN and Mediacom. Warren went on to finish third in the Iowa caucuses, her highest finish of any of the four states with February primary contests. She finished third in her home state of Massachusetts on Tuesday alongside a series of other third and fourth place finishes in Super Tuesday primary contests across the country. The senior senator from Massachusetts said in her press conference her campaign left her with no regrets. “This has been the honor of a lifetime,” Warren said. “Ten years ago I was teaching a few blocks from here and talking about what was broken in America and ideas for how to fix it, and pretty much nobody wanted to hear it. And I’ve had a chance to get out there and talk with millions of people, and you know we have ideas now that we talk about that we weren’t even talking about a year ago.” Warren declined to make an endorsement of any of the remaining presidential contenders, and headed back inside the home she announced her presidential bid outside of little more than a year ago.
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Talking Connections BY MADISON.MASON @iowastatedaily.com Editor’s note: This is part six in our weekly relationship series “Talking Connections.” Sensitive content may follow. Friendships are often a huge part of people’s lives and can often be a big part of someone’s identity. However, identifying the idea of posing high school friendships against college friendships, people often get to see the similarities and differences between the two. Susan Stewart, professor of sociology, said she had asked her intimate relationships class their thoughts on the concept of high school versus college friendships, and she said the answers made sense to her in a lot of ways. Stewart said her class talked a lot about how in high school, those friendships develop due to where you’re from, these are the people you’ve known for a majority of your life. However, when someone goes to college they have the opportunity to reinvent themselves or evolve truly into who they want to be, and because they reinvent themselves, people develop friendships through that concept as well. Stewart said during one’s adolescence, they are learning to form relationships and often one’s high school friends are doing the same thing at the same time, and that can form a bond. She also said during college people often rely on their
PHOTO COURTESY OF GETTY IMAGES The transition from high school friendships to college friendships can be a unique time for everyone, especially when new friendships form.
friendships because their friends are going through similar hardships, and that can also impact their view on what friendship is more valuable. Stewart said she doesn’t think the two friendships are different, rather that they are both important to people in different periods in their lives. She said everyone is different, and that people’s friendships from high school or in college differ for many. She said the separation of these two friendships strain from the concept of a major change, like going to college. So when students are making this transition, they are adapting to a whole new environment and changing themselves somewhat too, which causes the separation between these two life chapters. Even through all of this context,
Stewart said she personally considers her better friends to be her ones from high school. “ M y b e s t f r i e n d s a re f rom high school, because we grew up together,” Stewart said. “My best friend and I have gone long periods of time without speaking, but when we get back to each other for lunch or coffee, it’s like nothing has changed.” Trinity Dearborn, senior in women’s and gender studies, said people are often friends with the people in their high school because they are somewhat OK and close geographically, especially if someone goes to a small high school. When people go to college, there are usually a lot more people and that makes it easier to find good people they get along with. Dearborn also said their personal
experience with the division of these friendships had a lot to do with how many people they were friends with and what they did with their friends. “I had one really good best friend in high school and they were basically my only close friend,” Dearborn said. “In college, I have a good close group of friends. I also go to parties with friends in college, which isn’t something I did in high school and I feel much more social in college now.” Somerle Rhiner, sophomore in sociology and women’s and gender studies, said she considers the difference of the two friendships to be something different entirely. She said the major difference between high school and college friendships is the maturity and values someone has changes over time. Rhiner said people separate the two friendships because when someone is in high school they are treated more like a child but when they move on to college they are expected to be an adult and make certain decisions, and that applies in friendships as well. She said both friendships are very important in the idea that someone can learn a lot from and take away valuable aspects from both types. And while these friendships differ for most people, ultimately, it can be hard to lose a friendship, regardless of it being a high school or college friendship. Stewart said
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Case challenges abortion BY KATHERINE.KEALEY @iowastatedaily.com The debate on abortion rights was once again brought to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The case of June Medical Services v. Russo appeared before the court for opening arguments Wednesday. The plaintiff, June Medical Center, argues a Louisiana law would impede upon their ability to provide abortion access by forcing providers to have admitting privileges to local hospitals. “What they would do is discourage providers from offering abortions as a medical service,” said Karen Kedrowski, director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center. “If there are fewer clinics and fewer doctors that means abortion is less available to women. It would not go as far as to ban abortion, but it would make abortions more difficult as a medical service for women to get.” Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., said the reason for these restrictions is to protect patient safety, NPR reported. “There is a long record in Louisiana, as there are in other states, of really gross violations of health and safety stands in the industry,” Johnson said. Alexis McGill Johnson, acting president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America said in a statement reproductive freedom is on the line with this case. “Access to basic health care including abortion and birth control is hanging on by a thread,” McGill Johnson said in the statement. “The Trump administration is doing everything it can to take away our rights and our freedom to control our own bodies, lives, and futures. Enough is enough. The American people want more health care, not
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less, and they want real solutions and an end to political attacks against basic health care. Planned Parenthood Action Fund will continue working to ensure every person can access the care they need, no matter where you live, how much you earn, or who you are.” In 2016, a case in Texas with similar circumstances to June Medical Services v. Russo resulted in the Texas law being struck down by the Supreme Court in a 5-4 ruling. Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch were appointed to the court during the Trump administration, after the 2016 ruling. In the 2016 case, Justice Anthony Kennedy was the swing vote, but now since he has retired, Kedrowski said the public is looking to these new justices to see how they will vote. “Kavanaugh has been fairly outspoken in terms of his opinions about executive privilege and about Roe v. Wade, but what we see especially with Kavanaugh is that this is the first case with
abortion that he will be weighing in,” Kedrowski said. “There is great hope for him on one side and dread or dismay on the other side.” Kedrowski said both sides know Kavanaugh is personally opposed to abortion, but the question is whether he will vote with that in mind. Kedrowski said he could be like Sandra Day O’Connor who was the first female judge, appointed by President Ronald Reagan. Day O’Connor was personally opposed to abortion, but Kedrowski said she believed in the precedence of the law, and since Roe v. Wade was settled law she overlooked her personal beliefs. “[Roe v. Wade] is there, and it is the precedent that has been upheld over and over again, so we don’t know how Kavanaugh is going to feel about the strength of the precedence,” Kedrowski said. Kedrowski said these restrictions are purposely looking to threaten Roe v. Wade. “State legislatures are passing laws that are pushing the envelope in the hope that they will go to the Supreme Court and that a court of a different composition will overturn Roe v. Wade,” Kedrowski said. If Roe v. Wade were to be overturned, Kedrowski said it will then be up to the states to decide whether abortion is legal within their state. As of now, there is only one state that has no abortion clinics or providers: Missouri. Kedrowski said she guesses there will be a dozen states or more that would ban abortion in their boundaries. Kedrowski said although this is a law in Louisiana, it still could have an impact on women in Iowa because it could inspire Iowa legislators to adopt similar restrictions, even while Roe v. Wade stands, having a “dampening effect” on abortion access.
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Getting rid of the stigma about therapy and mental health It’s time to start normalizing the conversation on mental health BY ANNELISE.WELLS @iowastatedaily.com When you aren’t feeling well, maybe you think you sprained your ankle, have a cold or something feels off, often you go to a doctor for a checkup. This is pretty common and no one would blink an eye if you tell them you are going to a doctor’s appointment for these reasons. But since you get checked up when you aren’t feeling well physically, why is there such a taboo about going to get a checkup when you aren’t feeling well mentally? Being healthy doesn’t just mean your physical health. There are so many different aspects when it comes to looking at health holistically: physical, mental, spiritual and social health are all important. Talking about mental health and mental health resources is so important, but so many people just shove it under the rug because it feels uncomfortable to talk about. But because it can be hard to talk about sometimes makes it all the more important to talk about it, as it
isn’t talked about enough. Over the past year and a half I have seen a few different therapists and once I started talking about it to my friends, I realized how many of my friends at one point or another have seen someone because they needed someone to talk to. I thought I was so “messed up” because I was seeing a therapist biweekly, but it turns out it was way more normal that I thought. If I had known how many people in my life see a therapist of some kind, I probably would have reached out for help earlier. But even when I’m having a good few weeks when it comes to my mental health, I don’t cancel my appointment that I have scheduled. I have found that I just do better in all aspects of my life when I have someone to talk to who will 100 percent listen to me and give me an outside perspective that is often much needed to ground me. There are many resources on campus and in Ames that provide mental health services. A great place to start is Student Counseling Services on the third floor of the Student Services building. They will work with you to figure out the best plan for you and are here to help us as students. Therapy isn’t a one-size-fits-all model. There are many different options such as one-on-one sessions, group sessions and workshops. If you try something and don’t think it’s doing anything for you, make sure you bring it up with your therapist or primary care provider. You’re also also more
COURTESY OF KATARZYNA BIALASIEWICZ Editor-in-Chief Annelise Wells believes that people should normalize the conversation about mental health and therapy.
than entitled to switch therapists if you don’t quite fit with one. You’re working to better yourself, and what works for you is most important. It’s OK to ask for help, and while it may seem scary, it might have a bigger impact on you than you think. Asking for help is the hardest part, but it is worth it. Let’s normalize the conversation about therapy and mental health. Support your friends and most importantly support yourself. You’re
not “weak” or “weird” if you seek out mental health resources, in fact, you are quite the opposite. It takes strength to reach out, and the stigma is fading around therapy with our generation. While this column is quite personal to write and was a bit difficult to put out into the world, I hope I can help start that conversation for someone about therapy or mental health resources.
EDITORIAL
Celebrating a milestone for women BY ISD EDITORIAL BOARD International Women’s Day is Sunday. This is a day dedicated to celebrating women and all the amazing things they have done and will continue to do in the future. While women are mothers, grandmothers, sisters and daughters, they are also their own inspiring people and don’t have to be anybody’s anything. They are inspiring, dedicated and capable of great things. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Women’s Suffrage Amendment. It falls under the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. Many women gathered together to form an organization in support of their rights. It all began in 1884 with the first women’s rights convention that happened in Seneca Falls, New York. The convention called for equal treatment of women and men under the law. A lot of people came together to help get this done, and we need to continue that sentiment today. Nothing will come of tearing each other down, there’s no point in putting other people or women down to get you where you need to go. It’s important to celebrate this major milestone, and it’s almost hard to believe that it was only 100 years ago that women weren’t allowed to cast their vote and let their voices be heard. It became a long journey of battles between women and the government to help get more inclusive laws for women.
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Annelise Wells, editor-in-chief Melanie De Anda, opinion editor Peyton Hamel, assistant opinion editor Seth Pierce, student
COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS The Iowa State Daily Editorial Board writes about the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage and some of the women that influenced history over their lifetime.
But that journey is still continuing, as women still fight for equal pay and opportunities in the workplace. Other issues include what women can and cannot do. Make sure to celebrate the amazing women you have in your life who help make the world go round. Whether it’s through family, friends, teachers, doctors, administrators or even acquaintances, we all have some great, accomplished women in our lives. Here is a short list of three women who may not be as well recognized but did great things in their lifetimes. Sojourner Truth Truth was an American women’s rights activist who was a former slave. She had multiple children, one of who was sold in slavery, and she later went to court to get him back. This case is known to be the first case where a woman of color won against a white man. She began advocating for
women’s rights in the 1840s and gave multiple speeches about women’s rights and other topics. She is most famously known for her speech “Ain’t I a Woman?” Marie Curie Curie was a physicist and scientist who discovered the elements of radium and polonium. She won two Nobel Prizes for physics and chemistry and largely influenced science. Margaret Sanger Sanger is known for her coined term ‘birth control.’ One of her biggest accomplishments was that she was able to get the first oral contraceptive approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Before the approval of the first oral contraceptive Sanger opened a women’s health clinic. This is a brief list of hundreds of women that have left their mark on the world and continue to have an impact up to this day.
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Iowa State wrestling eyes first Big 12 title since 2009 BY ZACH.MARTIN @iowastatedaily.com It’s been over 10 years since Iowa State tasted victory at the Big 12 Championships. When Cael Sanderson roamed the coaching corner for three years, the Cyclones won three consecutive conference titles. It’s been followed by close calls and heartbreak with four runner-up finishes since 2010. Now, with a full lineup expected going into the Bank of Oklahoma (BOK) Center healthy, Iowa State is within reach of its first championship since 2009. The journey to the first place trophy begins Saturday morning in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the Big 12’s best run through a double elimination bracket in 10 weights over the course of four sessions. Oklahoma State has dominated this tournament, grabbing the last seven titles in a row. It can go for an eighth straight this weekend. Iowa State has every intention to stop the streak. “Everybody is 0-0, and that’s exciting, it’s a fresh slate,” Head Coach Kevin Dresser said. “It’s been the first Friday in December since we’ve had these 10 guys together, so let’s just see what they can do.” The task is a daunting one, with the Cowboys having three top-seeded grapplers after the brackets were released on Wednesday. All three are All-American and National Title contenders. Nick Piccininni (125 pounds), Boo Lewallen (149) and Travis Wittlake (165) are all ranked in the top eight in the third NCAA Coaches’ poll. The only weight Oklahoma State is not expected to get an auto bid is at heavyweight. That’s a steep ladder to climb for the Cyclones. “We’re going to have to wrestle everybody anyway if you want to win,” 133-pounder Todd Small said. Small’s kneecap has been a topic of conversation since he injured it on Feb. 23 in his injury default loss to North
COLLIN MAGUIRE/ IOWA STATE DAILY Redshirt freshman Joel Shapiro faces Cordell Eaton at 197 pounds in Iowa State’s 22-16 victory over North Dakota State on Feb. 23.
Dakota State’s Cam Sykora. Shortly after the match, he was working out and within a week was back on the mat. Small, pre-seeded fifth in his weight, will face South Dakota State’s Zach Price in the opening round and a win would send him to a rematch with Oklahoma’s Anthony Madrigal. The Sooner beat Small 8-6 on Feb. 9 in Norman. If Small were to defeat Madrigal, he’d potentially get top-seeded Montorie Bridges of Wyoming, a wrestler he has never faced in his career, in the semifinals. Even with eight auto bids up for grabs at 133, the plan, barring any setbacks, is for the redshirt junior to wrestle a full tournament. “We got really lucky with what happened,” Assistant Coach Derek St. John said. “Todd Small is looking really, really good like nothing ever happened. I hope it’s not an issue.” With 149 having five spots to claim, Iowa State will have to wait and see if the shoulder injury of Jarrett Degen
can hold up for the first of two tournaments in March. Pre-seeded fourth, Degen will get the winner of Northern Colorado’s Andrew Alirez and Oklahoma’s Jacob Butler in the quarters. Win the quarterfinal and for only the second time in their college careers, Degen and Lewallen could meet in the semis. “It’s hanging on, just got to wrestle through it,” Degen said. “Going out of place, it hurts. Get it back in, figure it out and keep going. I had a right-hand shot, now I don’t, so I’ve been working a left-hand shot.” The Cyclones have a single No. 1 seed at 157 with redshirt freshman David Carr, who will be wrestling in a true Division I match for the first time in over a month. His 52 second pin in the first round at the Last Chance Open on Feb. 18 is the last time he wrestled since the Oklahoma State dual back in late January. Carr has only wrestled three Big 12 opponents this year and it wasn’t in a conference dual, rather the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational where the
Ohio native defeated North Dakota State’s Jared Franek, Oklahoma’s Justin Thomas and Fresno State’s Jacob Wright. Wright and Thomas could meet in the quarters, which would set up a possible rematch with Carr in the semis. Franek, the two seed, would have to wait for a second battle if both make it to the championship match. Despite not competing much during the month of February, St. John is far from worried about what the energy and condition of the thirdranked grappler at 157 is. If chalk holds, Ian Parker (141) and Gannon Gremmel (heavyweight) would face off against wrestlers in the finals that, lately, have had their number. Both pre-seeded second in their respective weights, Parker is 0-2 against the Sooners’ Dom Demas while Gremmel lost both his matchups with Utah Valley’s Tate Orndorff in Vegas. Alex Mackall (125), seeded third, would have to win a potential third
fight against Northern Iowa’s Jay Schwarm to reach the finals. Mackall tech falled the Panther at the Harold Nichols Open and Schwarm topped the Cyclone with a first period pin in the dual back in February. Sam Colbray is seeded third at 174 while Marcus Coleman slides into the fifth seed at 184. The only two weights Iowa State did not get an allocation for is at 165 and 197. Meaning Chase Straw and Joel Shapiro will have to steal a bid to make NCAAs. The br ac kets did no favors for Shapiro as he gets to face second-seeded Tanner Sloan of South Dakota State, who majored the Des Moines, Iowa, native 10-2 in their dual match in the first round. Making his way through the consolation bracket would appear to be the best path for the redshirt freshman to claim one of the six automatic bids at 197. For the sixth-seeded Straw, he’ll either face Randy Meneweather of Air Force or Northern Colorado’s Jordan Robinson in the quarters. Get past that and the redshirt senior will get a third chance to beat North Dakota’s State Andrew Fogarty. The defending Big 12 Champ at 157 lost to Fogarty 4-0 in Vegas and 8-1 in the final regular season dual. His path to claim one of four auto bids is to make the championship match or get to the semis and win one wrestle back to make the third place match. The message to both Straw and Shapiro is a simple one: Nothing to lose, everything to gain. “I think [Straw], he wrestled really well the last month going into this weekend,” Dresser said. “Shapiro’s probably gotta go win one match he’s not supposed to win and you get to go to the NCAA Tournament as a freshman. That’s a pretty good target out there for you to grab.” The first three sessions can be viewed on ESPN+ while the 10 championship matches will be aired by a Fox Sports affiliate. It all starts at 11 a.m. Saturday at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Iowa State gymnastics prepares to face Iowa in Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series BY JORDAN.SWANSON @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State is coming off of its first home win since mid-January and is preparing to face an in-state rival. After taking down No. 25 ranked Michigan State last Friday with a score of 196.225 to 194.175, Iowa State is set to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes to continue the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series. While this may be a huge meet for the fans, Head Coach Jay Ronayne and his team say this is no different from any other meet. “As a coaching staff, it’s not that it’s the
meet against Iowa, it’s that we only have two regular season meets before the Big 12 Championships,” Ronayne said. “The rivalry is there, we don’t have to help feed that fire. The focus is the next meet and to be better than we have been yet.” The minor details are something that Ronayne and his coaching staff are placing emphasis on with only a few weeks left until the Big 12 Championships. The Cyclones are competitive in almost every meet and have routinely scored well in all four events. However, in order to continue to make improvements, consistently working on correcting the little details is what will separate
the Cyclones from other top programs in the country. For Iowa State, the little things are landings. Sticking every landing as perfect as possible is an easy way to pick up points that are frequently missed out on and the bottom line in every meet is to score as many points as possible. “We are at the point in the season where every team is doing the same thing. We want to be better than we have been yet this year and in order to do that we have to keep fixing the little things that may be reoccurring,” Ronayne said. The Cyclones have had considerable contributions from newcomers all year long, one being junior Andrea Maldonado, who recently came
to Iowa State after competing for the National Gymnastics Team of Puerto Rico. Maldonado has made her mark on the floor for the Cyclones this season, having scored 9.950 three times in her routines. She recently won Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week after the win against Michigan State. Her outstanding performances to date has led her to binge ranked sixth in the country on the floor. “It means I am doing something good for my team. It means that I am building a legacy for Iowa State and that I get to encourage other people in the future to prove that it is not impossible,” Maldonado said.
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Horoscopes - March 6 ARIES - March 21 – April 19
EVENTS 3.6.20 Workspace Craft of the Month: String Art– All Day, Workspace Memorial Union, Ames The Wolves– 7:30 p.m., Fisher Theater, Ames Cyclone Cinema: Bombshell– 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., Carver 101, Iowa State Campus, Ames Workspace Paint Your Own Pottery: Luck o’ the Irish– 4 to 8 p.m., Workspace, Memorial Union, 2229 Lincoln Way, Ames ISU AfterDark, 9 p.m.– Memorial Union, Ames
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The Wolves– 7:30 p.m., Fisher Theater, Ames
You know how to spend your money wisely, don’t let anyone convince you otherwise. Family and friends might be asking you to lend them money, but you know how it always turns out. Don’t give them money and expect it back.
Workspace Craft of the Month: Wood Tray Spruce Up– All Day, Workspace Memorial Union, Ames Cyclone Cinema: Bombshell– 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., Carver 101, Iowa State Campus, Ames
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Christian Petersen Art Museum Open House Weekend– 1 to 4 p.m., ISU Campus, Ames Workspace Craft of the Month: Wood Tray Spruce Up– All Day, Workspace Memorial Union, Ames Cyclone Cinema: Bombshell– 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., Carver 101, Iowa State Campus, Ames The Wolves– 7:30 p.m., Fisher Theater, Ames
TAURUS - April 20 – May 20
Be confident this weekend! You don’t need to have the perfect body or a million bucks to be hot stuff. Take a look in the mirror, remember who you are and own it!
GEMINI - May 21 – June 20
Don’t let people who reject your ideas get you down today, you’re just ahead of the curve! Try it out on someone else who’s more on your level. You’ve got this.
CANCER - June 21 – July 22
Your friends have been discussing an issue lately and you’ve got a lot to say about it. Tell them! Your opinion may be edgy, but they deserve to know how you’re feeling about it.
LEO - July 23 – Aug. 22
MUSIC AND MOVIES
Lately, you’ve been struggling with knowing what your feelings really mean. While introspection is important, there’s a time and place for it. Don’t stress too much about the meaning of everything while you’ve got bigger things on your plate.
VIRGO - Aug. 23 – Sept. 22
Remember there are more sides to a story than one. Whatever shocking news you may get soon, don’t be quick to make assumptions. Don’t make any decisions before you know the full story.
LIBRA - Sept. 23 – Oct. 22
New Music Friday 3.6.20 “Hunted” – Anna Calvi “Carnivore” – Body Count “Superstar” – Caroline Rose “You’ll Be Fine” – Hot Mulligan
Release of the Week “Following up the remake of the cult classic album “Twin Fantasy”Will Toledo and Car Seat Headrest turn their attention to a more synthetic sound on “Can’t Cool Me Down.” While the band has utilized electronic sounds before, this single feels like a teaser for what to expect for the band’s upcoming album later this year. The songwriting approach feels like rock, but the electronic feel overshadows the previous lo-fi indie vibes the band is known for. If this single is any indication, the next Car Seat Headrest project could be their very own Kid A.”
Your life might feel a little confusing right now, but you’re easy to adjust. This isn’t your fault, and it’s not something that can or needs to be fixed. Let the universe have it’s way, and follow along.
SCORPIO - Oct. 23 – Nov. 21
Your friends have been missing you lately. Open up to them and let them know what you’ve been up to, it will help the cause. Don’t forget about the people you love.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov. 22 – Dec. 21
You’re good at communicating verbally, but what about nonverbal communication? Keep an eye out for it today. A facial expression might tell you more than words can.
“CHILOMBO” – Jhene Aiko CAPRICORN - Dec. 22 – Jan. 19
“Silver Landings” – Mandy Moore “Suga” – Megan Thee Stallion
“Can’t Cool Me Down” Car Seat Headrest
Set some goals today! Dedicate your energy to your dreams and positive thoughts. Don’t sell yourself short, you know what you can accomplish in this lifetime. Be proud of it.
“All Visible Objects” –Moby AQUARIUS - Jan. 20 – Feb. 18
New to Streaming Kung Fu Panda (Amazon Prime)
I Am Jonas (Netflix Original)
Man On A Ledge (Amazon Prime)
Spenser Confidential (Netflix Original)
The Crazies (Amazon Prime)
Good Will Hunting (Hulu)
Guilty (Netflix Original)
50/50 (Hulu)
You’re in luck this weekend. If you’ve been hoping for a promotion at work or even in your social life, now is your time. The universe is looking to reward you, accept your time to shine.
PISCES - Feb. 19 – March 20
A loved one might need you today. You’ve always been the shoulder to cry on, and that role is needed now more than ever. Use your energy to be a light at the end of the tunnel.
Horoscopes by Victoria Reyna-Rodriguez
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it can be sad to lose friendships and the ways to cope are various. “You can cope the same way you would if you were to break up with a significant other,” Stewart said. “You can do things you enjoy, try to forge new friendships and try to get out and do things with people, face to face.” People cope differently with losing friendships. Rhiner said she personally ignored the situation at hand when she separated herself from her ex-best friend. She also said people can sometimes go in the opposite direction and seek friendships that can be bad for them, like she saw her ex-best friend from high school
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nullifying those votes. The Ivy College of Business elected Sanjana Addagarla, junior in management information systems, and Jack Bender, junior in accounting, as senators. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences elected Daniel Hayes, junior in political science, Jacob Ludwig, senior in economics, and Hayat Sumael, sophomore in criminal justice studies, as senators. The College of Veterinary Medicine elected Clara Young, year one veterinary medicine student, as a senator. Mariana Gonzalez, junior in political science, was elected as the Collegiate Panhellenic Council
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Rios said they don’t know when they will be reimbursed but they were asked for the receipts and will be refunded eventually. As for the cost of the semester, including the dorms they were staying in and purchased meal plans, Rios said they don’t have information on if the university plans to reimburse that part of the finances. Some people have voiced their concern about students returning to the U.S. after being in a country with cases of COVID-19.
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affairs decided to bring this conference to Iowa State was that Iowa is a predominately white state and Iowa State is a predominately white campus and having conversations around race and ethnicity is not the easiest conversations to be had.
do, following the ending of their friendship. Dearborn said losing friendships can be really difficult, but people should realize when it’s better for themselves to let others go, for both parties. Dearborn said they think knowing how to be happy alone and enjoy alone time is important, spending time with hobbies and working on self reflection can be a good coping mechanism. As life goes on, it’s often hard to keep many friendships, some friendships may drift and making new friendships can be the tricky part. Stewart said there is often a click factor when making new friendships. Through interaction and getting to know one another, friendships form due to the chemistry people
have with each other, where people just seem to get one another. Rhiner said friendships often start based off of similar interests like taking the same class, or being part of the same student organization can be something someone finds common ground over to start a friendship. She also said she thinks having the same ideals and beliefs are strong indicators of friendship. “I think you make friends based off of what you have in common with another person,” Rhiner said. “I think commonalities bring people together more than differences, even though people say opposites attract.” Dearborn said making new friends is a part of trial and error. They said sometimes it
can be easier to point out people that are bad for you rather than people that are good for you. It can be a good start to figure out what people want from their friendship and what boundaries need to be put in place. The most important thing is knowing when to cut out toxic people and being able to do what’s best for yourself. Dearborn said a lot of the time, people are too anxious to reach out to others first to start a friendship, but someone has to make first contact. Most people are open to new friendships and everyone should actively seek out others they want to be friends with. Dearborn said making new friends can be scary but it’s very rewarding.
Residence senator. Kristen Hoffman, junior in agricultural business, was elected as the Frederiksen Court Apartment Residence senator. Zachary Mass, senior in software engineering, was elected as the Interfraternity Council Residence senator. Markus Brown, sophomore in meteorology, James Gilpatric, freshman in marketing, Daniel Pfeifer, junior in civil engineering, and Ryan Hurley, sophomore in pre-business, were elected as Inter-Residence Hall Association Residence senators. Laura Emery, junior in financial counseling and planning; Noah Heasley, junior in computer science; Matthew Klaes, junior in chemistry; Charles Klapatauskas, junior
in mechanical engineering; Cheyenne Lau, sophomore in political science; Max Ruehle, junior in statistics; Logan Simonson, junior in electrical engineering; Samantha Springer, senior in psychology; Sandeep Stanley, senior in aerospace engineering; Dawson Weathers, sophomore in political science; and Mason Zastrow, junior in political science, philosophy and sociology, were elected as OffCampus Residence senators. Sehba Faheem, senior in biological systems engineering, was elected as the University Student Apartment Community senator. Also on the ballot, students voted for two referendums. One of the referendums would amend Article II, Section B, Sub-Section 3 of the
Student Government constitution. The question read, “Do you support a constitutional amendment to amend Article II, Section B, Sub-Section 3 to read ‘Only those living in Interfraternity housing or Panhellenic housing shall be considered members of their respective residency area?’” The referendum passed with 2,795 votes in favor and 1,451 votes against. The second referendum voted on was to overhaul the Student Government Judicial Court. The question read, “Do you support a constitutional amendment to reform the Student Government Judicial Court?” The referendum passed with 3,205 votes in favor and 915 votes against.
“I definitely get that concern and I think it’s really valid,” Rios said. “Because if I was [in the U.S.] I would be really concerned like ‘are we going to get the virus too because they’re coming from Italy’ but at the same time the university has to think about us in Italy.” For the decision to suspend all spring break university-sponsored travel, Wintersteen referred to the University Policy Library in the message as it has available information about what “university-sponsored international travel” is considered to be. The University Policy Library has a list of
criteria that if travel meets any one of the points it will be considered “ISU-sponsored.” The full list can be found on their website and notes if the travel doesn’t meet any of the criteria and is self-funded, it is not university sponsored therefore not subject to the policy. For personal travel, Wintersteen encouraged people to look at the latest alerts on the CDC and Department of State’s websites and to “reconsider travel to impacted regions and consider potential travel disruptions.” The decision to suspend all university-sponsored international travel was made as another
response to the spread of COVID-19 as directed by the Board of Regents based on the guidance of the CDC and Iowa Department of Public Health. Updates with information and frequently asked questions are posted on the safety page in regard to the COVID-19 concerns. Wintersteen encouraged the campus community in her message to take steps to protect themselves and be aware of their health and safety to prevent the spread of illness. Those in need of additional support can reach out to campus resources.
“I think his thought behind it was this would be something that both our multicultural students would benefit from and our white students,” Kellogg said. Kellogg said although the topic of race and ethnicity can be a hard topic to discuss, it is still an important one. “I think it is a topic that is not easily had,
but it impacts us in so many different ways, both on campus, and off campus,” Kellogg said. “We bring people to Iowa State from so many different communities and I think it is just being responsible to further the knowledge and understanding and appreciation of human difference.” Kellogg said ISCORE has grown and evolved in many ways, such as other universities modeling conferences off of ISCORE, professionals becoming more interested in attending ISCORE so much that a pre-conference had to be created and attendance overall growing so much that there are now over 40 breakout sessions. “ISCORE 2020 marks 20 years of bringing together members of the Iowa State community for important conversations on race and ethnicity,” Wintersteen said in a letter attached to the ISCORE program. “It is encouraging and inspiring to see how this conference has grown from 400 attendees the first year, to more than 1,100 last year, and the positive impact it has on our campus.” The schedule of the day is available online and in paper form at registration. From 8:15-9 a.m. is registration and a continental breakfast. From 9-10 a.m. is the welcome and opening address. The opening address will be Vijay Kanagala, an associate professor of secondary and higher education and coordinator of the Higher Education in Student Affairs Program in the School of Education at Salem State University. From 10-10:50 a.m. is the first set of concurrent sessions. From 11-11:50 a.m. is the second set of concurrent sessions.
From noon to 2 p.m. is lunch and a keynote by NCORE-ISCORE alumni. NCORE-ISCORE student scholar alumni will reflect on their Iowa State experience and how the NCORE-ISCORE project shaped their personal and professional lives. “This year’s conference, the highlight is we’re bringing back some alumni from over the years and they are going to be featured speakers,” Kellogg said. “They are going to be able to talk about how the project and the leadership has played out in their career path. So I am excited to see what that has shown and what it has done for some of our students.” Kellogg said there will be around eight alumni who will be featured speakers, but more than 100 will be able to come back for the conference. From 2:10-3 p.m. is the third and final set of concurrent sessions. From 3:10-4 p.m. is the closing general session, “What does this have to do with me? How administration, faculty, staff and students can support and impact campus climate through participation in a 20 year history of ISCORE” in the Sun Room/South Ballroom/Great Hall. This session will provide insight and support into how staff, administrators and students can move new awareness and knowledge gained at ISCORE into an actionable plan in support of Iowa State’s diversity and inclusion initiatives. Case studies will be used as a method to identify ways participants can increase their multicultural competencies through small group discussions to influence campus climate. From 4-5 p.m. is the ISCORE 20th Year Anniversary Reception and the end of the conference.
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