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University of Iowa

Student photos deemed overexposure Exhibit’s critics say no redeeming value

By Matt.Wettengel iowastatedaily.com Placement of two nude paintings in administrative buildings at the University of Iowa has aroused controversy, the Iowa City Press-Citizen reported Tuesday. The paintings are part of a student art exhibit, but their display in a public setting brought about a question of appropriateness.

State Senator David Johnson was quoted by the Press-Citizen as referring to “Reclining Nude� as “borderline pornography.� “I look at a photograph of what’s been displayed and I see very little redeeming value to that painting,�

Johnson said. “That particular piece that I was shown certainly isn’t in the classical form. “I have studied art all through my life, and as I expressed before, that’s borderline pornography, and I don’t think it has any real value,� Johnson said.

On Iowa State’s campus, the current exhibit, “Thursday Night Sessions: Figure Drawings� by Frank Lobdell, located in the Christian Petersen Art Museum, also contains pieces featuring nude women.

John Cunnally, associate professor of art and design, said the difference in styles between the two paintings provide details about their meanings and intentions. “There are two very different traditions of doing the nude,� Cunnally said. “I mean the U of I painting is very detailed; the student wants to show that he has studied anatomy and that he’s spent a lot of time in the life class getting to know how the nude is shaped and how light affects it from all different directions, whereas Lobdell is trying to really create this sense of energy, life and movement without paying attention to the ana-

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The photorealist style used in one controversial piece, “Reclining Nude� probably explains why it’s been described as being borderline pornographic, Cunnally said, as the painting resembles photographic nudes in magazines like Playboy and Hustler. Cunnally also mentioned that genders portrayed in certain way in paintings have a lot to do with the message they send. “Normally when you see nude men in art ... those don’t cause controversies because there the nudity is a symbol of strength and power, whereas typically when female nudity is shown, the female nude is passive and often shown in a position that one could interpret as a sexual invitation,� Cunnally said. “If [the woman in “Reclining Nudity�] were standing up and lifting dumbbells or wrestling with a lion like Hercules [Senator Johnson] probably wouldn’t have any objections because clearly that’s not any kind of sexual invitation.�

Allison Juull, collections manager and communications coordinator for university museums, said many artists get their formal training from nude drawings, even in the College of Design at Iowa State. Questions of appropriateness are purely opinion-based.

Mary de Baca views the Frank Lobdell art exhibit Tuesday in the Campbell Gallery in 1070 Morrill Hall. The exhibit includes paintings of naked women and is on display in the Christian Petersen Art Museum and will be on display until Dec. 10. Photo: Matt Wettengel/Iowa State Daily

“Appropriate’s up to the viewer,�

Juull said. “We don’t presume to censor by any means.�

Juull said when considering exhibits at the museums on campus, they consider their audience, which is ISU students, and what will enhance their aesthetic environment. “We don’t choose something because it’s racy and suggestive,� Juull said. “We try to think about what the students would be interested in and learn from and that’s part of our mission.�

Despite his personal opposition to the artwork at the University of Iowa, Johnson doesn’t suggest that the legislature ought to act as the art police in public spaces. He does feel such art brings about the question of whether such displays belong in the halls of a taxpayer supported university.

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“That’s going to be up to the university officials and also up to the Board of Regents,� Johnson said. “I believe that leaders shouldn’t shrink from commenting on what’s going on, especially at our Regent universities, which are taxpayer support[ed].�

Next week Cunnally will host a lecture titled “Undressed: Nudity in Art.� His lecture will focus on the American tradition of the nude in art. “We Americans have a very ambivalent kind of relationship to the nude, and that is because of our different traditions,� Cunnally said. “We are

descendants of Puritans, so we tend to discourage sensuality and sexual license. On the other hand, we’re also rebellious and are descended from iconoclastic and trouble-making rebels who defy authority and who feel that there’s nothing wrong with the body and we should be free to express ourselves and let ourselves be open to the world.�

Cunnally’s lecture will address whether nudity should be accepted within American culture or suppressed as sinful and wicked.

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Community award

Ames in top 100 youth-friendly US cities City awarded for helping students graduate, do well

By Alayna.Flor iowastatedaily.com The city of Ames is recognized nationally as one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People by America’s Promise Alliance and ING. America’s largest organization dedicated to youth and children, America’s Promise Alliance, along with ING, a global ďŹ nancial service company, teamed up for the program’s sixth year as initiative to end high school drop out rates.

More than 350 nominations are submitted every year, and Ames is receiving the award for the second year in a row. “Through its innovative and far-reaching programs, Ames is taking bold and effective steps to help their young people graduate and lead healthy, productive lives,� said Marguerite W. Kondracke, America’s Promise Alliance president and CEO. “[Communities are] developing programs and implement-

ing initiatives to provide young people with the essential resources they need to graduate from high school and succeed in college and a 21st century career.�

As a community, Ames is taking the positive steps to begin programs for youth, and keeping them strong.

Peter Orazem, ISU economics professor and Ames City Council member, said Ames has a “very good school system, high graduation rate with high proportion going onto college ... we have youth programs, youth and shelter services that are very successful agencies.�

Youth and Shelter Services is one of the programs that made Ames stand out for this award.

More than 160,000 children, students and parents have beneďŹ ted from their programs. From adolescent pregnancy prevention, counseling, emergency youth shelters and health awareness, YSS is focused on helping youth in any way they can.

And this is just the beginning to the list of youth programs Ames has to offer. Ames is also teaching the value of community involvement.

New programs such as

AmeZone, established in 2009, is “a service learning group for kids in Story County, 6th through 12th grade. “We discuss service projects they’d like to do while teaching life skills; understanding why you’re doing what your doing,� said Josh Kriz, main coordinator from United Ames Inc. AmeZone is led by United Ames Inc. as well as the Volunteer Center of Story County. Both organizations helped the program get off the ground.

Their biggest project thus far, the Service Patch, is a garden full of fresh produce, all donated to local food pantries. “Service Patch has brought out hundreds of different volunteers, and 1,000-plus hours of volunteering was put into it. [More than] 500 pounds of fresh food was put back into the community, all done by kids,� Kriz said.

AmeZone is open to the public, but they focus on getting young kids to be proactive and ďŹ nding their own ways about improving their communities. Kriz said, “We want to see Ames’ youth as leaders and demonstrate the power that they have.â€?

Other programs in Ames

recognized by the America’s Promise Alliance and ING were mentoring programs, such as Great Relationships in Pairs, offered by YSS; ACCESS, a women’s center that provides counseling, advocacy and play groups for children; and also Big Brothers Big Sisters of Iowa.

Big Brothers Big Sisters is one of the best ways for ISU students to get involved, and really seeing themselves making a difference. Students can become older mentors for children, helping them realize their potential for brighter futures.

Most of the credit for this award goes towards the Ames School District for guiding their students in a positive direction when it comes to the most important part of a child’s life: their education. “Due in part to the unique collaboration between the community and the university, many of the programs and resources available to youth are widely endorsed and supported by a number of organizations, including the Ames

Community School District,� said Dan Culhane, president and CEO of the Ames Chamber of Commerce.

Ames High School was named by Newsweek Magazine as one of the top 1,200 high schools in the country in 2008, with graduation rates near or above 90 percent every year. “Approximately half of Ames High graduates attending college at Iowa Regents Universities, maintain a grade point average above 3.0 in their freshman year,� according to the school district’s website.

The students of Ames are making great strides in impacting their community beyond grade school, whether it’s in college or not. “These winning communities refuse to let the challenges they face be the determining factor in the lives of their children and youth,� said Alliance Chairwoman Alma Powell. “Instead, they are helping to build an infrastructure of assertive, successful and dynamic young people that are the future of this country.�

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Faculty Senate

Handbook revised to clarify voting ambiguity

By Taysha.Murtaugh iowastatedaily.com

The revisions will eliminate ambiguity by separating the voting roles of departments and interdepartmental programs and colleges and separately describing the votes required for program approval and program discontinuation, according to the 10.8 proposal.

These revisions were proposed in accordance with the changes to Section 3.4, or Nonrenewal or Termination of Appointment, which the senate approved last year.

Before the senate voted to approve the revisions to 10.8, Annemarie

In its first meeting of the year, the Faculty Senate approved revisions to Section 10.8 of the faculty handbook Tuesday in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union.

This section deals with the development of courses and curricula, outlining when and if approval from the colleges, senate, deans, provost, president or Board of Regents is necessary when making changes within a program.

Butler, assistant professor in philosophy and religious studies, motioned for an amendment to the section dealing with elimination of programs within a department.

“I would like to see a required departmental approval of [the elimination of departments],” Butler said.

Historically, faculty members vote to close programs that are inactive and there are no objections, but the current document would allow for the closure of programs by other bodies, such as deans, without faculty approval.

Butler suggested including some language giving faculty members an opportunity to protect their programs and essentially their jobs.

“I would welcome modifications to the amendment that maybe the rejection by the department could be overturned by some supermajority of faculty senate,” Butler said.

Anthony Townsend, assistant professor in supply chain and information systems, seconded the motion which passed 39-29.

“We wanted to be sure that if there was something that was going to cost

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Benton proposed a new project aiming to educate students about living off campus after freshman year.

The project would attempt to get mediation services, student legal services and services that would teach students what breaks they have when dealing with landlord relationships.

This project would help educate students so they can make smart decisions off campus and not get taken advantage of.

The GSB senate then decided to transfer the $45,043.32 to the events account from the capital projects account.

There have been more requests for funds out of the events account this year, and the transfer will provide student organizations more options when planning their future activities.

Dan Renner was also confirmed as associate justice of the GSB Supreme Court.

children at two schools in the Kamuli District the subjects of math and science, along with the importance of agriculture.

Gail Nonnecke, ISU professor of horticulture, said teaching the importance of agriculture is essential, since the Ugandan teachers punish students who misbehave by sending them to the fields to work.

Due to this punishment, children do not think highly of agricultural work. Since many will become farmers when they are older, developing an understanding of agriculture in the youth is a must if the country is to prosper.

“It’s important for them to think well of agriculture as a livelihood and learning skills to take home to their family is important,” Nonnecke said.

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School gardens Some of the skills the children learn come from working in the school gardens. Starting from seedlings, the university students teach the children how to grow sweet potatoes, tomatoes, onions, carrots and banana trees.

The produce grown in the school gardens either goes home with the children or is used in the school lunch program.

Designed to guarantee the children have at least one meal each day, the lunch program

Chicken production Another source of food for the children comes from chicken eggs. Many of the Ugandan children suffer from protein deficiency, and the eggs help lessen that deficiency.

“It’s really important to teach the students about egg production,” said Brian Castro, sophomore in animal science.

Not only can the eggs be consumed, but they can also be sold at the market to return a profit.

The ISU students worked to build a new chicken coop for the school, after the old one’s roof had been blown off.

To prevent the coop from being damaged again, the students planted a windbreak around it, choosing trees that could also serve as sources of food for the chickens.

topic of sustainability.

“All of the projects are intertwined,” said Sean Lundy, sophomore in global resource systems. “Everything ties into one another.”

Through teaching the children how to grow a garden and take care of chickens, the university students help promote agriculture and decrease malnutrition rates.

The work the university students performed started a chain of knowledge transfer: from university students to schoolchildren and their families.

Children take the skills they learned at school home to their families to help grow a family garden, raise chickens to lay eggs and improve the overall quality of life for

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“It’s important to work with the kids so they understand what’s going on,” Castro said.

The ISU representatives also taught the university students from Makerere University new skills so they could continue educating the children from the Kamuli District once the five-week trip was over.

“Once we leave, they can still continue the projects and know how to do it,” Lundy said.

Though it is the students’ hope that their work will continue, the degree to which it will is unknown.

“We’re going to hope that it happens, but we don’t know if it will happen,” Taylor said.

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“This definitely gave me a new perspective on this section of the world,” Taylor said.

The students said some people may see commercials advertising the need for help and support in poverty-stricken nations, but they sometimes do not realize just how much help those countries need.

Actually going to the country and seeing the conditions the people are living in makes the television commercials more meaningful.

“It gives you the drive to go and do something about it,” Castro said.

The students recommend others become involved in the Uganda Service-Learning Program, not only because it is a great volunteer opportunity, but also because of the self-fulfillment students get for their efforts.

“They made as big of an impact on us as we made on them,” Lundy said of the Ugandans.

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The last provision to take effect will be to pay doctors based on value rather than volume in the year 2015.

The Census Bureau reports the number of uninsured soared 10 percent in 2009 and currently stands at 50.67 million Americans who do not have any coverage.

But some of them will have to wait if they are looking for relief Thursday, because of some insurance plans that are operating on a calendar year, and thus the policy-holders would have to wait until Jan. 1, 2011.

Brian Castro, sophomore in animal science, tends to a growing plant with a Ugandan school girl.

Castro and other ISU students who participated in the Uganda Service-Learning Program helped teach Ugandan schoolchildren how to grow and care for plants grown in their school gardens. The produce would be used for the school’s lunch program or sent home to the children’s families.

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Reflecting on time spent in Uganda For the students, the Uganda Service-Learning Program opened their eyes to the reality of life in a developing nation.

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do see issues through a different lens.”

Campbell said women tend to spend more time listening to constituents and have a more pragmatic approach to balancing budgets.

The organization will be hosting a three-day coaching and training seminar in order to teach women to handle giving speeches, question and answer sessions, and forming a campaign committee, Campbell said.

Bystrom listed some factors that prevent Iowa women from running in and winning political races. These included living in urban areas and a high number of incumbents in state elections.

“When you have the factors you can’t change ... one of the things a state can do is have one of these programs,” Bystrom said.

aims to lessen malnutrition rates in the district.

“Most just come to school to eat,” Taylor said of the children.

Nonnecke said Ugandan children normally only eat an 8-ounce glass of white maize porridge each day at school.

The porridge contains 50 calories, the equivalent of a small apple.

The school lunch program works to increase caloric intake in children to 100 calories per day. Adding beans to the porridge and having produce from the school gardens available for consumption helped them to achieve this goal.

Sustainability A common theme for the work the university students did in Uganda centered on the

Just in time for Fall

Iowa Senate, 2 women to the U.S. House of Representatives, 1 woman to the Senate and a woman as the governor of Iowa.

A timeline generated by the group has the first woman governor winning an election in 2014.

Dianne Bystrom, director of the Catt Center for Women and Politics, mentioned that Iowa and Mississippi are the only two states in the country that have never elected a woman as governor or to the U.S. House of Representatives or Senate.

She also pointed out that even though women make up 53 percent of Iowa voters, only 22.6 percent of the Iowa Legislator is female.

“This is more than just numbers,” Campbell said. “We

people jobs, it wouldn’t be decided by a simple one-vote margin,” Townsend said.

The revised Section 10.8 passed, tying up the last loose end from last year.

The senate also approved the proposal for a Masters in Industrial Design and discussed the importance of the recruitment and retention of students with Vice President of Student Affairs Tom Hill.

Faculty Senate’s next meeting is Oct. 12 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.

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Greene vs. Jackson

Greekland offers cheap, tasty food for a good cause We’ve always admired the ISU greek community’s commitment to philanthropy, and it’s been pretty delicious as of late.

Eating around campus isn’t particularly affordable, at least not by our measure.

Dining Services is a no-go unless your parents love you enough to buy you a meal plan, and most restaurants in the area aren’t any better at keeping meals less than $10.

That’s why we love the greeks: they can decorate a float, throw an awesome party and they’re consistently feeding us for good causes.

Take the ladies of Alpha Chi Omega — at 10 p.m. Thursday — they’re serving Qdoba quesadillas, chips and salsa for $5, with all proceeds going to ACCESS women’s shelter, a facility in Ames dedicated to helping “homeless women and children in our community.”

Or the ladies of Sigma Kappa — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday — they’re selling caramel, Oreo and other bad-for-you apples on a stick, with all proceeds benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association.

On the men’s side, Sigma Phi Epsilon, better known as the SigEps, wins our unofficial award for the flat-out best-named philanthropy event with their annual Sausagefest — 4 p.m. Sept. 30 — with proceeds going to the YouthAIDS health initiative.

But the fun doesn’t stop there, Alpha Gamma Rhos have Western Waffles — whatever those are — Tau Kappa Epsilons have a macaroni dinner, Delta Delta Deltas have buffalo wild wings, Delta Zetas are cooking the classic; hot dogs, while Gamma Phi Betas have crescent cakes, and Chi Omegas have a hot chili dinner. And that’s just the surface.

There are countless greek events all year long raising money for worthy causes and giving us cheap food in the process.

If you visit www.greek.iastate.edu/calendar, there’s an All-Greek Google Calendar listing all chapter and community charities, though admittedly some are a little vague.

Living off of Wendy’s dollar menu is possible, and delicious, but the money you pay for your spicy chicken nuggets won’t be going to charity.

Attending these fundraisers is a great way to eat knowing the few measly dollars charged for your meal goes toward a great cause.

We’d also like to point out that not everyone feeding us for a good cause is a part of the greek community. There are guys outside of the library selling slices of Papa John’s Pizza to raise money for flood relief in Pakistan. We’re happy to plug that cause.

For those not up to date, Pakistan experienced flooding this summer that put as much as 20 percent of the country underwater. Millions of people are in the throes of a food shortage, and the total economic damage is slated to cost around $43 billion.

To put the enormity of the situation in perspective, 60 percent of Pakistanis live on less than $2 per day, and Pakistan is one of four countries where wild-type Polio is still prevalent.

Ames was underwater for less than two days, and we’re still cleaning up the damage more than a month later.

There’s a veritable smorgasbord of good food on and around campus the next few weeks that will cost you less than what you’re already paying, and help a lot of great causes in the process.

If you’ve got the cash to spare, don’t hesitate to donate more than what they’re asking, you’re definitely getting your money’s worth.

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Violence in video games has been blamed for all sorts of actions taken by the gamers that enjoy the grisly pixels pumping out of their console.

Some states have taken measures to place labels on video games to prevent youth from partaking of the carnage. Courtesy photo: IGN.com

Column battle: Video game ban Tim Greene: Video game ban ignores the real issues

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he proposed California law restricting the sale of violent video games to minors, Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association and Entertainment Software Association, is set to go before the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 2. Two lower courts have already deemed it unconstitutional since California passed the ban in 2005, but it looks like the Supreme Court is needed to finally shut the door on this issue.

It’s ironic that a governor who earned his fame and fortune with violent movies — “Terminator” and “Commando” come to mind — is attempting to regulate the violent content of the video game industry.

However, this law could have major effects for retailers, publishers, developers and, of course, consumers.

If passed, the law would require game publishers to place a 2-by-2-inch sticker on violent games, which the law describes as games that “depict killing, maiming, dismembering or sexually assaulting the image of a human being” — I guess dismembering and sexually assaulting bears and robots is OK. This would replace the familiar rating system already assigned by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. The ESRB already prominently places ratings — E for everyone to M for Mature — on video games, so this law would effectively fix a problem that doesn’t exist.

Retailers who sell these games to minors will receive fines up to $1,000 per sale. These changes might not seem like anything to worry about, but this is the first step toward federal regulation of the video game industry, lumping it in the same category as pornography.

This law isn’t isolated to “The Golden State,” 11 other states: Connecticut, Florida,

Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Texas and Virginia have claimed their support for the ban.

At Iowa State, Craig Anderson, distinguished professor of psychology, and Doug Gentile, assistant professor of psychology, have researched the effects of video games on young people. Anderson led a study analyzing more than 130,000 subjects across the world who claimed to prove exposure to violent video games increased aggression and damaged prosocial behavior.

Similar efforts have failed to satisfy lower courts in more than a dozen other rulings.

“None of the research establishes or suggests a causal link between minors playing violent video games and actual psychological or neurological harm, and inferences to that effect would not be reasonable,” said Judge Consuelo Callahan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Even though video games are becoming more popular every day, there are still people who view them as mysterious murder simulators distinctively harmful to youth.

How refreshing; an older generation does not understand a new media and responds with fear and hate.

Anderson’s research suggests the increased aggression caused by playing violent video games is on a similar level to watching violent movies or television. Even though the impact is noticeable, it is an issue that can be addressed easily, unlike gang membership or poverty levels.

If the Supreme Court rules the law unconstitutional, it could be a valuable stride toward ensuring that video games receive the same free speech protections as music, movies and books, which are currently regulated by consumers, retailers and

regulatory organizations — games have the ESRB and movies have the Motion Picture Association of America.

The video game industry is still seen by many as a few reputable steps above the porn industry and several steps below the music and movie industries. This viewpoint hinders the creative development of video games and allows a movie critic — like Roger Ebert — to claim that they can never be art and that no games deserve his attention long enough to play one.

I don’t know about you, but I am the type of person who would prefer to see a painting or sculpture before calling it an uninspired piece of garbage. Freedom of speech and artistic expression are not the only matters to concern.

As with other forms of entertainment and media, parents should be responsible for what their child is exposed to. This law seeks to bypass the issue. Telling children they cannot experience different media simply because “it’s bad for them,” will only make the violent material more appealing. A better solution would be to discuss the content openly and do the research to determine which content is appropriate for your children.

When discussing the correlation between violence and media, Gentile said there is no one cause for violent acts and a combination of elements — poor parenting, lack of role models and bullying — add up to result in increased aggression.

So, I would suggest focusing on the real issues instead of supporting a poorly written law that addresses the matter by slapping larger stickers on video games. Yes, I know Arnold Schwarzenegger was able to win the trust and respect of that class in “Kindergarten Cop,” but that doesn’t mean he can raise your kids.

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im Greene’s article, “Video Game Ban Ignores Real Issues,” denounces a law that, if passed, would restrict the sale of violent video games to minors.

Currently, the Entertainment Software Rating Board places ratings on video games, and it is up to retailers whether they want to sell rated M, for mature, games to minors. In addition to fines on retailers per violation, another matter getting Greene riled up is a new requirement for publishers to print a 2-by2-inch white sticker on violent games.

I am not a gamer, such as Greene, but since he is a video game enthusiast, columnist and close friend of mine — we even dated at one point — I’ve learned a bit about the subject by association.

This law does not upset me because, aside from the fact it

won’t really change anything for consumers, I don’t really think it’s the worst idea to regulate media a little bit more.

People might jump all over my argument, because this law is content-based, and I’d be pretty surprised if the law did pass; but I don’t expect a little government regulation in terms of protecting minors from inappropriate content to turn our country into a page from George Orwell’s “1984.” In fact, that’s the cause for my concern — I’m viewing big brother as a corporate giant, rather than our government.

The voices of the few giant corporations, who own everything — in all aspects of media — are getting to a point where they have far too much say. The driving force for these companies’ motivations is undoubtedly inspired by money.

Just take a look, for example, at

who owns the news media.

I know the video game industry works hard to be innovative and creative, and they do an excellent job, but overwhelmingly it seems that “sex sells” is echoing through their ears at a louder volume than the former.

Violence in video games is quite overdone, in my opinion.

So, your World War II games are getting repetitive, what do you do? Instead of expanding storylines or improving game play, developers look for easier routes. What’s better than shooting Nazis? How about shooting zombie Nazis?

In terms of me ever becoming a gamer, which I’ll admit is unlikely, there’s too much violence, and most of the sex appeal seems to have a bit of a tendency to favor a male’s perspective.

Many times throughout our past relationship, Greene tried

to get me interested in playing video games with him, but the problem was always that I didn’t feel like punching and beating people up as often as was required in order to play.

An enjoyable evening with my significant other shouldn’t include instructions on how to properly use an innocent bystander as a human-shield or the advice; “No, no, you have to kick him in the face or he is not going to stay down.” That, and there was far too much climbing involved — I got sick of Spider-Man falling off the building and having to start over again and again.

All in all, I’m not sure why this law is such a big deal to Greene. Is he afraid of what white adhesives will do to his beloved media?

Or, perhaps, he is he simply offended by Arnold’s abdominals.

Sports

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Volleyball

Outside hitter Carly Jenson runs to bump the ball back to Bear’s side of the net during Wednesday’s game at Baylor. Jenson had 15 kills to aid in the 3-1 victory over the Bears. Courtesy photo: The Baylor Lariat

Middle blocker Jamie Straube, left, and right side hitter Kelsey Peterson reach to block a spike made by Baylor’s outside hitter Allison King during Wednesday’s game against the Bears. The Cyclones defeated Baylor 3-1. Courtesy photo: The Baylor Lariat

No. 10 Cyclones defeat Baylor Team continues trend of slow starts, finishes match strong

By Jake.Calhoun iowastatedaily.com The ISU volleyball team continued its trend of slow starts in their four-set victory over Baylor (21-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-19) on Thursday night at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas.

The No. 10 Cyclones (9-2, 2-1 Big 12) made strides against the Lady Bears (7-6, 1-2) in the first set. They fell short though, dropping the set 25-21, despite coming back from a four-point deficit on four separate occasions throughout the set.

The Cyclones were out-hit in the first set, hitting for a .120 clip against the Lady Bears’ .217 hitting percentage.

The two teams battled neckand-neck throughout the second set, with Iowa State managing to tie the match up at 1-1 after taking control of the second set with a 25-20 victory before the intermission.

In the first two sets, the

Cyclones contributed five service aces while the Lady Bears failed to record one of their own.

Jenson Junior Carly Jenson led the team in service aces with four, but also notched three service errors as well.

Iowa State let its guard Hanson down in the third set after taking a 12-5 lead, allowing Baylor to go on a 5-0 run before taking its first timeout of the set. A pair of kills by senior Victoria Henson put the third set away for the Cyclones, 25-22.

After trailing 13-7 in the fourth set, the Cyclones rallied to go on an eight-point scoring streak to

put them ahead, 15-13, and shift momentum in the favor of the cardinal and gold.

The Cyclones went on to win Mass the fourth set, 2519 and the match, 3-1.

The Henson-Jenson duo continued its consistency by notching a double-double for the thirdstraight match. Henson led the team with 18 kills while adding 16 digs for the Cyclones. Jenson recorded 15 kills and 15 digs.

Sophomore Jamie Straube ended the match with double digits in digs with 11 while hitting for .360. Senior libero Ashley Mass added to her dig total with 21, making it her third 20-dig performance of the season.

The Cyclones return home Saturday to face Oklahoma at 2 p.m.

Outside hitter Carly Jenson bumps the ball across the net in Wednesday’s game against Baylor.

Jenson had 15 kills to aid in the 3-1 victory over the Bears.

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Standout Leary sets personal, team’s goals high

By Dean.Berhow-Goll iowastatedaily.com As you examine Nathan Leary, one of the leaders of the ISU men’s golf team, you can see he is a guy who observes a lot.

As he sits on a bench behind the Veenker driving range, you can see a look of surveillance on his face, taking everything in.

As Leary watches a few of his teammates hit shot after shot, he points out who’s who, what type of shot they like to hit and even what kind of golfer they are.

However, one thing Leary has that these golfers do not is a chip on his shoulder.

“I think I’m coming in this year with a lot of confidence, and a bit of a chip on my shoulder,” Leary said. “Because I’m the only player who’s grown up playing on the public courses, where everyone else is used to playing at country clubs with perfectly manicured conditions, so I’ve played in tougher conditions all my life.”

All throughout his golfing life Leary has always wanted to beat the more “preppy” players.

That has always been something fueling him in his work ethic to gain experience, and get better with every swing he takes.

“Nobody on this team is a snob, obviously I love my guys,” Leary said, “but it’s always been in the back of my head that some of the guys I compete against get to practice at unbelievable courses, so I need to work that much harder to be Leary better than they are.”

Leary is used to working hard, and with the flood this year he, along with the rest of the team, have had to pick it up even more.

“You love playing courses that are in good shape,” Leary said, “but with the flood this year it’s wiped out all possibilities of playing any courses that are in any kind of playing condition.

Even Veenker’s nine holes that are open right now are hardly good enough to play.”

Cyclone golf has dealt with adversity as a whole this year with the flood, and Leary has seen the devastation on a personal level.

“I also work at a golf course, so I see financially how much it’s been hurting this summer.

It’s been tough to say the least,” Leary said.

The team is working to move past the adversity the flood has caused. They finished their

first meet of the year in 11th place.

Even though Leary didn’t finish the meet how he felt he should, he still showed signs of being one of the nation’s top-tier golfers after firing a 69, which tied him for the lead after one round.

In high school, Leary led his team from the time he was a freshman, and now that he has improved every year at Iowa State, he’s ready to lead his Cyclone teammates.

Nathan grew up going to West Waterloo High. All four years of high school, Leary was a first team all-conference golfer, along with being the conference player of the year and an all-state player his sophomore through senior years.

His junior year, Leary was the state runnerup individually, and then in 2006, he won the 4A state individual title.

Leary has made improvements every year, dropping his round average from 76.15 after his freshman year, to 75.13 at the end of his junior year. Leary has also come on and had an extremely promising summer, to set up what should be an excellent senior season.

Some notable finishes for him during summer were finishing as a semi-finalist at the IGA Match Play, finishing fourth at the Iowa Amateur, third at the Iowa Masters and he was

the runner-up at the Waterloo Open.

He wants to get back to the feeling of when he was in high school. At Waterloo, Leary was always the guy to beat, and everyone was always giving him their best.

“I feel confident with the summer I’ve had,” Leary said. “I am just hoping that this can all translate into some solid tournament finishes this year.”

Leary, a junior at Iowa State, also has his own expectations for how he and the team will perform.

“I fully expect us to make it to regionals as a team this year,” Leary said, “but I want to be one of those guys that is 1 of the top 100 or so, where every tournament people are looking for my name and saying, ‘OK, I really want to beat this guy.’”

Leary feels like there have been a lot of improvements this summer, and if he can just peak at the right times, he has the ability to open some eyes.

“I’d like to be ranked right there with the best in the nation,” Leary said. “I’ve always been in the middle of the field, but I feel like I can crack the top 100, and that’s a goal that I’m setting for the year.”

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Football If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re like some of us at Ames247 and the idea of a night out on the town surrounded by inebriated football fans drunk on team spirit and assorted light beers sounds heinous, here are a few date ideas that will get you as far away from the debauchery as possible.

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The ISU student who won ISU Project Runway 2009 said she enjoyed herself so much she is participating again this year.

The sixth annual ISU Project Runway is returning at 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26 in the Great Hall in the Memorial Union. This event gives students the opportunity to design a garment, strut it down the runway and be judged by Bravoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Project Runwayâ&#x20AC;? season 7 designer Emilio Sosa.

ISU Project Runway allows up to 20 teams to construct a garment in eight hours that goes along with a particular theme. Every team then has to have one of its members model the garment on the runway.

The celebrity judge, Sosa, and Jean Parsons, associate professor of apparel education studies and hospitality management, will judge the garments on creativity, craftsmanship and crowd appeal, according to a news release. The winning team receives a photo shoot and article about them in Trend Magazine.

Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winners consisted of ďŹ ve women who constructed a garment based on the Elizabethan era. The theme was to choose an American state and construct a garment that resembled it. One of the winning team members, Marian Baggenstoss, senior in apparel, merchandising, design and production, said

her team chose the state of Virginia and got the idea of creating the garment based off of Queen Elizabeth because she was referred to as the Virgin Queen. The teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal was to create a garment that represented the Elizabethan era of fan collars and big pearls.

The team was sent an e-mail the night before the competition and immediately met to discuss ideas about how best to construct the garment.

Baggenstoss said the biggest challenge during the competition was â&#x20AC;&#x153;making everything from scratch and constantly having to make adjustments to the pattern.â&#x20AC;?

After eight hours of constructing the garment, the team ďŹ nally walked its creation down the runway in front of ISU students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think we were going to win,â&#x20AC;?

Baggenstoss said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being up close to the garment all day and seeing all the things wrong with it worried me, but then once it was on stage it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look so bad.â&#x20AC;?

After the tough competition, Baggenstoss and the four other girls were deemed the winners.

When asked what advice she would give to future competitors for this year, Baggenstoss said â&#x20AC;&#x153;to deďŹ nitely get together with your group when the theme is sent and deďŹ nitely participate in the competition because you have nothing to lose.â&#x20AC;?

Auction lets Tweeters bid to be retweeted, followed by celebrity

By Rachel Metz Associated Press Writer SAN FRANCISCO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever wished celebrities like actress Demi Moore or skateboarder Tony Hawk would follow you on shortmessaging site Twitter, nowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your chance â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to cough up some cash for the privilege.

EBay Inc. is hosting a charity auction called TwitChange, through which people can bid to have celebrities follow them, retweet their posts or tweet their username on Twitter for three months.

Money generated from the auction, which started last week and continues through Saturday, will go to aHomeInHaiti.org and its efforts to rebuild the Miriam Center, which is based in Haiti and houses and serves specialneeds children.

Atlanta-based pastor Shaun King founded aHomeInHaiti after the massive earthquake in Haiti in January.

He also came up with the idea for the celeb-

rity Twitter auction as a fundraiser.

More than 180 celebrities are involved in the auction, ranging from Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine to actor Zachary Levi. As of late Monday, Dana White, president of mixed-martial arts group Ultimate Fighting Championship, was in the lead with $15,6000 after 86 bids. Levi, who plays a computer nerd implanted with spy secrets on NBC show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chuck,â&#x20AC;? was behind him with $14,900 raised after 135 bids.

Both auctions offer to follow the winner on Twitter for at least 90 days, repost one of the winnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Twitter postings and broadcast the winnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Twitter username to the celebrityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list of Twitter followers.

There were also plenty of celebrity Twitter opportunities below $100: A listing for comedian, talk-show host and actor George Lopez to retweet a message from the winner was going for $38 after 19 bids. A listing for rapper Snoop Dogg to do the same rose to $67.55 after 7 bids.

King said the auction had collected $200,000 in bids so far, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cautiously optimistic that his group will raise even more.

>>Q&A.p10 stage with him before. I would love to play with this drummer named Robbie Holmes, I think that would be really cool.

Mike Dillon, fantastic vibist and percussionist, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to play with him. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just so many musicians Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to get in with.

247: Was there a show you played where you knew that you could make it as a musician?

KW: I guess the ďŹ rst time I ever played in public I was 16 on a stool kind of like in a back porch situation with ďŹ ve or six tables back there, sort of a back porch of a restaurant and you know ever since then Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been kind of seeking it out. I guess I started to incorporate the whole technical side of things in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;98 and it was probably â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;99, probably New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening for String Cheese Incident that I really got that feeling that something was happening, at least in my world, you know people ďŹ nally started to buy tickets and come to shows and pay more attention. There was a vibe, there was danc-

Keller Williams 8 p.m. Saturday at Ames City Auditorium Tickets available at the Ames Community Center All ages, $24.50

ing and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s people singing along. It was probably around 1999 that that really started to click for me.

247: Furthur is coming to Ames in November. What should the people of Ames expect from a band like that?

KW: I would say Furthur is the closest to the Grateful Dead experience Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever heard, you know, with the original members. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard a lot of the side projects and Bob Weir and Ratdog they

deďŹ nitely encompassed the Grateful Dead experience. And then Phil Lesh, he was always bringing in musicians who were not from the jam scene, kind of bringing a whole different ďŹ&#x201A;avor into the Grateful Dead world. And that was pretty cool too. But Furthur, I feel, is probably the closest thing youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get to the Grateful Dead experience other than Darkstar Orchestra or Sonic Garden out of Buffalo - two fantastic Grateful Dead cover bands. But this is not really a cover band. This is kind of like a band that is staying true to the scene and the music. John Kaldlecik, who really knows and lives and breathes this material, he deďŹ nitely takes Phil Lesh and Bob Weir to the place where that music needs to be. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really good and exciting and if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re into the Grateful Dead you should deďŹ nitely go see Furthur.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not all, folks: Read the whole interview with Keller Williams and see him perform at www.ames247.com

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ISU lecturer releases new album Matthew Coley, lecturer in percussion, will release his new CD, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Circularity,â&#x20AC;? at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Des Moines Social Club, 1404 Locust St., in Des Moines.

The album features music for marimba, hammer dulcimer and darabukka. The release show will feature Coley performing with the four ISU music students, Wade Gibson, junior in music; Chris Hermsen, sophomore in music; Bridget Leahy, senior in music; and Lee Plummer, senior in music, who make up the SISU Percussion Group.

Coley is an internationally-known artist who has performed in Germany, and across the United States and Moldova. He was the ďŹ rst American who participated in the 2008 World Marimba Competition in Stuttgart, Germany to earn a top award by earning third place.

By Ames247 staff Courtesy photo: Department of Music

are currently still planning on moving forward with a goal of opening in the spring semester. We are awaiting the Campustown redevelopment plan to see how our theater project ďŹ ts in with the larger picture of the overall Campustown plan,â&#x20AC;? he said.

GSB still has plans to proceed with the project, but it also could be scrapped, yet GSB President Luke Roling is optimistic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good thing that this happened when it did. The Campustown revitalization is something Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a huge proponent of.

The potential for redevelopment is a very, very good thing,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It may turn out that our project is not going to be part of it. If thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way it plays out then thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the best for everyone and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re happy with that.â&#x20AC;?

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By Anthony Capps Ames247 Writer The ďŹ rst ISU Symphony performance of the school year will be Friday.

The ďŹ rst two songs of the program are by Russian composers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dmitri Shostakovich and Alexander Borodin.

The ďŹ nal song is German composer Carl Maria von Weberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Clarinet Concerto No. 2.â&#x20AC;?

Jacob Harrison, associate professor of music and conductor of the symphony, said the Weber piece was the foundation for the concert.

The concerto will feature Gregory Oakes, associate professor of music, as the clarinet soloist. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gregory said he wanted to do a solo with the symphony,â&#x20AC;?

Harrison said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This piece is played by many groups each year. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a popular song.â&#x20AC;?

The other two pieces are from two Russian periods â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Shostakovich is from the

Soviet-era when Stalin was the leader, while Borodin lived in pre-Soviet Russia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both are extremely lyrical in their music,â&#x20AC;? Harrison said.

Both pieces also allow the other sections of the symphony â&#x20AC;&#x201D; strings, woodwinds, brass â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to be well featured.

Other concerts this year will have a Russian presence but there is no speciďŹ c reason for it, Harrison said.

Later in the school year, pieces by Igor Stravinsky and Pyotr Illich Tchaikovsky will be performed.

This year, the symphony is composed of more than 70 students â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an increase over last year. Harrison said the group is not limited to music majors, as 30 different majors from each college is represented in the symphony.

This is Harrisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second year as the symphonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conductor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We play the music that the New York Philharmonic or Chicago Symphony performs,

and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all done by students,â&#x20AC;?

Harrison said.

The next concerts will be Nov. 7, and then the holiday concert in December.

George Gershwinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rhapsody in Blueâ&#x20AC;? will be performed in the spring.

Date Night with the ISU Symphony When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Music Building Cost: $2 for ISU students, $4 for adults Lineup: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ballet Suite No. 4â&#x20AC;? by Dmitri Shostakovich, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the Steppes of Central Asiaâ&#x20AC;?

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Our efforts have been largely focused on assembling properties to do the project, and working through the preliminary goals of the city of Ames and Iowa State,â&#x20AC;? Harris said.

They will have a better idea in regards to the rest of the project after the ďŹ nal discussions Sept. 28 and 29.

GSB is approaching the project with trepidation because the student body has never invested in such an expensive project, and such a large acquisition is a rare purchase for student-led organizations across the board. In other words, because this is such a large investment they want to make sure itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good one, Maly said.

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You value the opinion of an older ally more with each passing day.

To get the advantage, check the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 5 -- Today you spend time dealing with the people involved, rather than the work. Use your talents to help each person reach their potential.

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Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Use today for planning in every area of your life. Set aside time in the next few days to begin the actions youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come up with. Allow it to unfold.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Take advantage of the opportunity to exercise imagination without pressure for concrete results. Think it through to the logical end.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 5 -- You find yourself at crosspurposes with other family members.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all talk and very little action today.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s okay in the larger scheme of things.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- You need to multitask to accomplish your personal goals while completing something at work. Spark one idea with magic and polish off another.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 5 -You and a partner develop imaginative possibilities for using available resources. Happiness comes from developing viable choices. Then draw one from a hat.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Animal magnetism provides unique ideas for a creative home project. It could involve building a doghouse or redecorating the bedroom.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Today you discover that you have more irons in the fire than you realized.

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Prioritize based on intuition. Keep or change promises.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Train your mind to take note when you have a million ideas. You may not be able to communicate all of them immediately. So save some for later.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Where romance is concerned, X marks the spot. Leave clues for someone to follow. The two of you will laugh out loud before day is out.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- At first, all you can see is a huge mess. Imagine that things find their own place. All you have to do is carry them. Do it on automatic.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Creative efforts produce more cash now. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let yourself wander off task with imaginative ideas. Stick to the plan and build a strong foundation.

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