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01.16.2019 Vol. 219 No. 079

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President Wendy Wintersteen talks tuition, campus safety and her first year as president of Iowa State.

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STATE

COURTESY OF MERRY RANKIN

Gov. Reynolds matches Regents request in full for university funding

BY ALEX.CONNOR @iowastatedaily.com Despite a trend of lagging state appropriations to the Iowa Board of Regents in years past, Gov. Kim Reynolds recommended to fully fund the universities’ general operating request of $499 million, in her fiscal budget for FY2020.

In September 2018, the Regents requested $628.4 million from the state legislature for the 2020 fiscal year between the three regent universities, with $499 million dedicated solely for higher education use.

The request, which was $18 million more than the budget approved for the current fiscal year, was matched in full through Gov. Reynolds recommendations, according to her budget report

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NATIONAL

Rep. Steve King removed from House committees

BY KARA.GRAVERT @iowastatedaily.com

A “no room for white supremacy”attitude led House leaders to remove Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King from his committees Monday in response to remarks made last Thursday by the nine-term congressman.

“White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?”

King said in an interview published with in The New York Times Thursday.

Reports said the Republican Steering Committee unanimously decided to remove King from the judiciary, agriculture and small business committees upon House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy’s recommendations.

“Leader McCarthy’s decision to remove me from committees is a political decision that ignores the truth,” King said in a statement after his removal.

House Democrats announced a plan Monday to introduce a censure resolution on King’s remarks.

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BY LEILA.DORIC @iowastatedaily.com

The new year marks Merry Rankin’s — Iowa State’s director of sustainability — 10-year anniversary working at Iowa State, as well as 10 years of the Live Green! Initiative.

Rankin, who is also the director of the Live Green! Initiative, said she is a product of the initiative, as it was started before she came to Iowa State.

The initiative was created after former President Gregory Geoffrey established an advisory committee responsible for focusing on how Iowa State could add sustainability into everything that was done on campus.

The Live Green! Initiative today looks at how environmental, social and economic sustainability can be fulfilled

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of being

Merry Rankin reflects on her green footprint at Iowa State

on campus through different operations and events.

“One of my primary goals in my position is to assist in cultivating the stewardship ethic around sustainability, not only for students, but for faculty and staff,” Rankin said.

Rankin said working together with students to find common ground on different projects and challenges is one of the most rewarding parts of her job.

“Seeing that excitement, enthusiasm and being the first one to experience that through conversations we are having brings everything full circle,” Rankin said.

Rankin said it is a privilege to interact with the world’s future leaders at Iowa State, and is honored to help guide and

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Campus brief

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careers develop, and the new term faculty tracks.

Faculty workshop: Advancing Your Career at ISU, Campanile Room, Memorial Union at 10 a.m.

Reception: Women Impacting ISU Calendar, Sun Room, Memorial Union at 3:30 p.m.

The 12 women featured in the calendar will be recognized. A program will begin at 4 p.m.

Free copies of the calendar will be distributed.

Associate provost Dawn Bratsch-Prince and LAS associate dean Amy Slagell will present on best practices for putting together a portfolio, opportunities for faculty to be more engaged as their

All events courtesy of event.iastate.edu

POLICE BLOTTER Kanishk Patel, age 23, of 127 S. Wilmoth Avenue Unit 110 in Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, operating non-registered vehicle, turning from improper lane, failure to obey stop or yield sign, failure to prove security against liability and improper use of lanes at the intersection of Lincoln Way and Hyland Avenue (reported at 1:50 a.m.).

Nicholas Murray Uglem, age 24, of 2700 Lincoln Way Unit 442 in Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated and improper registration plate lampat the intersection of Lincoln Way and N. University Boulevard (reported at 2:18 a.m.).

Jacob Chaplin Brick, age 21, of 14626 Wilden Drive in Urbandale, Iowa, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated and turning from improper lane at the intersection of

Clemens Boulevard and South Dakota Avenue (reported at 4:45 a.m.).

An individual reported being harassed at Howe Hall (reported at 8:30 a.m.).

Mac Connor Mclean, age 18, of 209 Sw Linden Street Unit 12 in Ankeny, Iowa, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance on Beach Road and Richardson Court (reported at 6:51 p.m.).

An officer checked on the welfare of an individual at Larch Hall (reported at 9:49 p.m.).

12.15.18 Nathanel Allen Toomey, age 22, of 104 E 20th Street in Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated and failure to use headlamps when required on the 2500 Block of Chamberlain Street (reported at 12:51 a.m.).

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News

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Student Government starts spring semester with funding bills and elections

BY MADELYN.OSTENDORF @iowastatedaily.com Student Government will kick off the spring semester Wednesday by electing a new chair for the Civic Engagement Committee, as well as debating funding bills for four student organizations.

S tudent Government ’s previous Civic Engagement Chair, S e n . C a ro l i n e Wa r mu t h , h a s

resigned, and members of Student Government will nominate senators to fill the vacancy. Once elected, that senator will immediately assume all responsibilities of the chair.

The C-Nettes, a dance team that focuses on team endurance, sisterhood and body positivity, is asking for $2,527.80 to offset the cost of uniforms, shoes, registration and transportation for a conference on

June 1 in Alabama.

The Iranian Students’ and Scholars’ Association (ISSA) is requesting $3,050 for an event to celebrate the Persian New Year on March 22.

Persian New Year is one of the most significant events in Iran’s culture, and ISSA is looking to decrease the cost of food, venue, flowers and other supplies for the 300 projected guests.

The Peterson Squadron seeks a grant $1,211.76 to bring three teams to a competitive event on Feb. 1 in Indiana. The funding would cover the $130 per team registration cost as well as transportation for the teams.

The Pride Alliance, a student organization whose mission is to provide a safe space where students and guests can discuss and learn about the LGBTQIA+ community,

is requesting $1,511 to hold a Pride Prom. The Pride Alliance plans to partner with Gamma Rho Lambda, and the funding would help offset the cost of advertising and food for the event.

Student Government meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays in the Campanile Room of the Memorial Union.

For more information or to contact your senator, visit Student Government’s website.

Q&A

Wintersteen talks tuition, campus safety

KENNEDY DERAEDT/ IOWA STATE DAILY President Wendy Wintersteen responds to questions asked by members of the Iowa State Daily on Jan. 9.

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Iowa State Daily editors sat down with Iowa State President Wendy Wintersteen on Jan. 9 to discuss her administrative priorities, campus initiatives and tuition. This interview has been edited for clarity.

You’ve been at Iowa State for the majority of your career, meaning you probably know a lot about the institution. Is there anything this past year that you’ve learned that has surprised you?

For me, it’s been a year of listening, hearing what students, faculty and staff have to share with me and what community members around the state have to share as well. So, I think listening will always be a part of what I do as president because I learn so much when I ask students about their experience, or I ask community members around the state, ‘What would they like to see Iowa State University be leading on, be involved in?’

There have been two dean searches this semester (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Engineering). What has your involvement in these processes been like?

We go through a very prescribed search process for these positions, for all positions at Iowa State, and the provost is the individual who deans report to, so he leads that process in terms of a search committee and working with the candidates when they do the airport interviews and when they come and do interviews on campus, and then he keeps me informed every step of the way, so we talk about who has applied for the position, we talk about what the committee’s recommendations are, in terms of bringing individuals to an airport interview, so I am very well briefed and have an opportunity to discuss with the provost and provide my input to the process.

This semester, graduate students have expressed concerns regarding child care. What is the university currently doing to address this issue?

Child care is an important issue, and not just for students but also for faculty and staff. We have issues related to access, issues related to costs that are really very significant, and unfortunately ,it’s not just an Iowa State issue, it’s an Ames, Iowa issue, it’s a Story County issue. Really, it’s an issue throughout Iowa and probably the nation. So what do we need to be doing differently? So we’re going to be looking at what other universities are doing, what are businesses and the industry doing to address this issue? We’re going to have many conversations about child care and try to figure out how we can make a difference. This

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COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Rep. Steve King

Censure resolutions are formal, public condemnations of an individual’s actions or remarks — seen as the last step before expulsion. The resolution currently holds 14 of King’s statements going back to 2006.

King released a statement on Twitter Monday surrounding McCathy’s decision to remove him from committees, stating the quotes used in The New York Times story were “mischaracterized” and an “unprecedented assault” on his freedom of speech.

“When I used the word ‘that’ it was in

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reference only to Western Civilization and not to any previously stated evil ideology, all of which I have denounced,” King said. “My record as a vocal advocate for Western Civilization is nearly as full as my record in defense of Freedom of Speech.”

The House voted 424 to 1 on Tuesday for a resolution titled “Rejecting White nationalism and White supremacy,” which King voted in favor of, according to USA Today.

The only vote against the resolution was from Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush, who said the resolution did not go far enough in condemning King.

KENNEDY DERAEDT/ IOWA STATE DAILY Kim Reynolds celebrates being the first elected female governor on Nov. 6, 2018.

Reynolds outlines condition of state in annual address

BY MADELYN.OSTENDORF AND EMILY.BERCH @iowastatedaily.com Gov. Kim Reynolds issued her annual Condition of the State address Tuesday, focusing on education, mental healthcare, criminal reforms and issues facing rural Iowans.

Reynolds emphasized bipartisanship in her address, telling lawmakers that putting Iowans first should be a priority ahead of party goals.

“For those of us who have the honor to represent these Iowans, it’s our job to live up to the example they set,” Reynolds said. “And there’s no better time than the Condition of the State and the days that follow to set aside our differences and forge a common vision. Iowans expect no less. Working across the aisle isn’t an impossible task. We’ve done it.”

EDUCATION Reynolds dedicated much of the first half of her speech to her commitment to education, touting K-12 STEM programs throughout the state and calling for even more funding.

“The budget I’m submitting today proposes over $93 million in additional funding for Pre K-12 education, which includes a 2.3 percent increase in per pupil funding,” Reynolds said. “I’m also requesting $11.2 million to reduce higher transportation costs for people and $1 million in new money for STEM funding. In total that would bring our Pre K-12 investment to almost $3.4 billion this year, an investment that we can be proud of.”

Jacob Minock, president of the College Republicans, commended Reynolds on her efforts to close what he referred to as the “Skills Gap,” a lack of skilled workers in a given trade.

“She mentioned apprenticeships and programs to give convicted felons the skills they need to start a successful career,” Minock said. “In addition, she is placing an emphasis on STEM in education, [which] will pay off tremendously in the future.”

Lucy Dougherty, the president of the Iowa State chapter of Save the Children Action

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News

Iowa State Daily Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Commission to focus on inclusivity In upcoming dual retreat, council to offer commission direction

BY TALON.DELANEY @iowastatedaily.com The Ames City Council commissioned a group of specialized personnel to improve the discussions of common interest between the council and different Ames communities in 2017, and their current task is to make Ames a more inclusive community.

The Campus and Community Commission is made up of representatives from different community organizations, business representatives, the Iowa State Student Government and the Iowa State Administration.

“Having representatives from so many different areas of the community really provides a good pool of insight into the 70-some thousand people that call Ames home,” said Pete Englin, university administration appointee.

PETE ENGLIN Englin began working at Iowa State in 1989 after getting his doctorate in education and hospitality management.

He initially worked for the Department of Residence before serving as dean of students for six years. He now works as the assistant vice president for the Department of Residence.

“Basically, we do investigations and fact-finding on behalf of the city council,” Englin said. “We utilize the resources that we have with all our unique positions ... and really try to find out what the options are for the community.”

One such project the Campus and Community Commission was first given to gather community input on a plaza-type gathering space in the Campustown area. Students and other community members could meet or engage in commerce around Campustown in a way more friendly to foot traffic.

“Conversations about that kind of thing had been going on for years,” said Karin Chitty, a Campus and Community Commission member and executive director of the Campustown Action Committee. “[When we were brought in], we explored what people would want in a project like that. We met with the Ames

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is a priority and it is clearly one that we saw in the climate survey.

[Work Cyte] is slowly being implemented across the university. How do you believe that faculty and staff have adapted to the change and what are you hopeful for once it begins to be fully implemented among students?

I think we’re making good progress. It’s been a big job and it’s really impacted everybody’s lives on campus. But we’re going to get it done.

Kristen Constant, who is our interim CIO and vice president, she shared the story one day about back in the ’70s at Iowa State University, we were the first institution in Iowa that had a computer automatic payroll system and that was because of our great computer science department.

Unfortunately, while we did that and a few other things, then we never improved them. So we’re putting in a new set of enterprise management systems that are going to replace systems from the early ’70s. It’s a critical need and we’re going to get it done. It is a huge effort.

Student leaders have been vocal this semester about how the updated trademark policy has impacted them. Can you give any insight on how students and student organizations benefit from this policy alongside the university?

The changes to the trademark policy, as it relates to our student clubs, was something that we had talked about with the past president and vice president of the Student Government.

We are now communicating a lot with students about their concerns. When you do a comparison of what a logo would have looked like under the old rule versus what they look like under the new rules, they look pretty good. I think the students are still able to achieve what they want to achieve, in terms of having the right logo. I

Fire Department, Ames [Police], the Student Government and we hosted multiple public meetings and focus groups to see what the community really wanted.”

The city council last spoke about the Campustown Plaza on Dec. 11, 2018, and decided more input was needed from the Campus and Community Commission and Campustown business owners before making any decisions.

The city council most recently tasked the Campus and Community Commission to gather feedback about potential inclusivity programs across different city communities. After the commission reported back to the council at the Dec. 8 meeting, the commission and the city council decided the goals had been too vague, and the city council will meet again in the future to give the Campus and Community Commission more direction.

The Campus and Community Commission found that there was already many pro-inclusivity actions and events being planned across different Ames communities. Chitty said that Ames is doing a good job in this arena, but there’s always more work to be done.

“We had a fair amount of conversations with Iowa State and other groups, and we discovered that another inclusivity event wasn’t the answer,” Chitty said. “Lots of churches and community groups are doing these kinds of things, and we don’t want to just double-up on what people are already doing.”

The Campus and Community Commission recommended an idea to unite all the different efforts already happening within the Ames community at the councils’ Dec. 11 meeting.The commission suggested giving these groups a core theme to share with one another to make the different inclusivity efforts more unified.

“There’s always more we can do,” Chitty said. “Maybe the best thing for the city to do is offer supplemental support to all these different efforts.”

The city council will offer more direction to the Campus and Community Commission in February.

“It is expected the city council will provide the Campus and Community Commission with some direction after the council holds its annual goal-setting retreat on Feb. 2, Ames Public Relations Officer Susan Gwiasda said in an email.

The annual goal-setting retreat is near the beginning of each year and dedicates an entire day for the council to discuss its relationship with its constituents, brush up on meeting policy and engage each other about issues the city faces. The minutes of these retreats are available through public city documents.

think those conversations have gone very well.

Students who have come in, worked with the Trademark Office, have been able to find, I think, a resolution to their concerns and still achieve the kind of recognition they wanted to have.

At the November Board of Regents meeting, it was outlined students may be facing three different tuition scenarios in the fall [semester], each involving an increase at some level. What was the thinking behind those different levels and how do you feel these options differ from previous years?

So the Board of Regents, as they sent out a tuition proposal for the governor, they wanted the state Legislature and the governor to understand that to have the quality education that is provided at the regent universities, that there has to be an appropriate investment and that they also realized that the governor and state Legislature do care about the high cost of education and so they wanted to combine the two issues of tuition and state investment so that the governor and the Legislature could have the opportunity to say that we can keep the tuition raises lower if the state made a greater investment. And so that was really the rationale, and not to finalize tuition until after the Legislature had made their decision so that the Legislature could see that it really is a partnership, it really is an opportunity to work with the Board of Regents on how we can best serve our students.

Would you describe that as an effective middle ground between the Legislature and the Board of Regents?

I hope that this new strategy will find that middle ground that will allow the Legislature to see that there has to be the investment to maintain the quality, and that it probably needs to come from the state and some increased costs from students, as well. So hopefully they’ll see that and be able to respond in a very supportive

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INVESTIGATE

“Basically, we do investigations and fact-finding on behalf of the city council. We utilize the resources that we have with all our unique positions … and really try to find out what the options are for the community.”

— Pete Englin, director of residence at Iowa State

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ORGANIZE

“[When we were brought in], we explored what people would want in a project. We met with the Ames Fire Department, Ames [Police], the Student Government and we hosted multiple public meetings and focus groups to see what the community really wanted.”

— Karin Chitty, executive director of the Campustown Action Committee

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COLLABORATE

“There’s always more we can do. Maybe the best thing for the city to do is offer supplemental support to all these different efforts.”

— Karin Chitty, executive director of the Campustown Action Committee

way. One of my messages this year as I’ve been out and about in the state is that support for Iowa State University from the governor and the Legislature is an investment. It’s not a cost.

This fall, you successfully reached the fundraising goal for Forever True, for Iowa State.

What led to meeting the goal in advance and why the decision to expand donations?

The ISU Foundation, which is the fundraising arm for Iowa State University, just had an incredibly successful number of years in terms of raising funds to support our students, faculty and staff. We had two very significant gifts last year — the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences received, a gift that was valued at $160 million … that was, I’m sure, the largest gift the college has ever received and it is allowing them

to do some very special programs. And then we received the gift to name the Ivy College of Business… a $50 million gift, so those gifts really contributed. There’s a tremendous amount of support out there.

When we thought about should we stop the campaign or should we continue it, we had lots of conversations with the ISU Foundation board of directors, with individuals, with the deans… and one thing that resonated is that folks love the Forever True, For Iowa State campaign slogan and people didn’t want to give it up. It really speaks to what people feel about Iowa State. So the decision was made that we could be successful in increasing the goal to $1.5 billion, keep the great slogan and continue to help our students, faculty and staff.

PUBLIC NOTICE OF STORM WATER DISCHARGE Iowa State University plans to submit a Notice of Intent to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to be covered under the NPDES General Permit No. 2 “Storm Water Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity for Construction Activities”.

The storm water discharge will be from construction of an addition to the Gerdin College of Business Building on the Iowa State University Central Campus, Ames, Iowa, 50011, located in SE ¼ Section 4, T83N, R24W, Story County.

Storm water will be discharged from one point source entering the ISU storm water sewer system and will be routed to College Creek before entering Squaw Creek.

Comments may be submitted to the Storm Water Discharge Coordinator, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, 502 E. 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0034. The public may review the Notice of Intent from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the above address after it has been received by the Department.

Opinion

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LETTER

Kelsey Culbertson writes the Daily to express her thoughts about our society and women’s equality. Culbertson specifically discusses the way men disrespect women.

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You do not support women if...

BY KELSEY CULBERTSON kculbert@iastate.edu Somewhere along the way in their lives, men are taught to believe that their voices, opinions and lives are more important than those of women. They are wrong and I am disgusted with this antiquated point of view. I am tired of the men in my life who talk about women’s equality, but do not put their verbal support into practice.

You do not support women, and here is a list of reasons why.

If you interrupt a woman, you do not support women.

If you talk over a woman, you do not support women.

If you do not listen to a woman when she tells you that she feels unsafe and you do not change your actions to make her feel safe, you do not support women.

If you believe that it is more important for women to learn how to prevent sexual harassment/assault than it is for men to learn not to

commit acts of sexual harassment/assault, you do not support women.

If you sit idly by and allow friends or family to mistreat a woman, you do not support women.

If you speak of, or allow those close to you to speak of, women as a prize or trophy, you do not support women.

If you try to tell a woman what she should or should not wear, you do not support women.

If you base a woman’s credibility on her physical attributes and not her skills and experiences, you do not support women.

If you believe that leadership roles are unfit for women, you do not support women.

If you take a woman’s words, efforts or work and claim it as your own, you do not support women.

Do not think for a second that this list does not apply to you. You are not an exception. You may consider yourself a feminist, but your actions prove that you are not. You are guilty of not respecting women if you do not make purposeful efforts toward uplifting women, if you do not

use your privilege as a man to help women move forward and if you do not put actions behind your words.

This list displays only a few of the many ways that men disrespect women on a regular basis.

Day after day I hear men grumble when they are not simply given whatever they feel their manhood has entitled them, and I hear pitiful, pride-fueled arguments that are ridden with the word “I,” fighting for self-interest behind the façade of caring about others. Enough is enough. Until you decide to listen to us, I am done hearing you.

I am done feeling like it is not my time or it is not the time for women. We will make it our time and you would do well to join us while you can.

I want to thank Lilian Juma for all of the fantastic contributions that she made to this piece.

Her words added exactly what this piece needed.

I also want to thank Zoey Shipley, Savannah Lane, Gabby Duncan and Isaiah Baker for their edits and support throughout my writing this.

EDITORIAL

Elected officials should prioritize people over party allegiance Wednesday marks Day 26 of the partial government shutdown.

While a serious matter on the first day, the shutdown is beginning to create serious ramifications for Americans.

President Trump has requested upwards of $5 billion for a wall along the southern border, but Democratic leaders in Congress are refusing to fund that barrier. The resulting shutdown has affected around 800,000 federal employees and left people asking how this whole ordeal is going to end.

Both Trump and Democrats in Congress blame each other for the impasse — Trump saying that he would be “proud to shut down the government for border security” and reiterating to Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, “I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I’m not going to blame you for it.” He has since reversed his position, now blaming Democrats in Congress for the shutdown.

While an interesting position for both sides to take, “It’s my opponent’s fault, not mine,” the result has led to a clear breakdown in the legislative process — House Democrats won’t fund the barrier, Trump won’t sign a bill without border wall funding and the Senate won’t even vote on a bill unless it’s guaranteed to pass in the House and that Trump will sign it.

New idea: instead of Republicans versus Democrats, our elected officials should start playing legislative branch vs. executive branch.

Throw the judicial branch in the mix and maybe we could get a

good game going.

This government shutdown is a prime example of how party allegiance has become more important than fulfilling the responsibilities of an office. The executive branch sets the agenda, the legislative branch writes laws and the judicial branch plays referee.

Right now, only half of Congress is even attempting to pass laws.

Seriously, the Senate has only voted on one thing. The executive branch is demanding something from Congress so that it has zero obligations to said branch to fulfill. Both sides firmly are entrenched in their positions, which leaves the judiciary sitting on the sidelines.

So how will this shutdown end? No one can know for sure, but one thing will be true if and when the government reopens: Our elected officials owe us an apology.

What President Trump and congressional leaders are doing right now is lazy, stubborn and selfish. They are looking to serve their party and self rather than the American people.

Regardless of your stance on a border barrier, as an American you shouldn’t support the actions of any of our leaders. Rather than working together to make our country great, they’re working against each other with that same goal in mind.

They’ve forgotten how the Constitution dictates the American government works. They’ve forgotten who they serve. And they’ve let us down.

Elected officials, step up or step down.

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Cyclone forward ready to lead Kristin Scott will be key when Iowa State travels to Morgantown

BY JACK.SHOVER @iowastatedaily.com No. 18 Iowa State will travel to Morgantown to face West Virginia at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

This season, West Virginia is 11-4 overall and 2-2 in conference play with losses coming against TCU and Texas.

Against now No. 11 Texas, the Mountaineers fell 70-58 at home.

Iowa State is coming off a loss against Texas, but the Cyclones lost 64-62 in a game that came down to the final possession.

The loss against Texas was Iowa State’s first in the Big 12 and first home game the Cyclones have dropped all season. Overall, Iowa State is 13-3 and 3-1 in the Big 12.

Against West Virginia, coach Bill Fennelly said the Cyclones will be facing a team that plays hard and physical defense while forcing turnovers.

Offensively, Fennelly said West Virginia players Tynice Martin and Naomi Davenport will be difficult for the Cyclones to handle.

Martin is averaging 16.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and is connecting on 43.8 percent of her 3-point attempts this season.

Meanwhile, Davenport is averaging 14.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. In addition, Davenport is making 48.5 percent of her shots from the floor and 39.5 percent of her 3-point shots. Fennelly said part of slowing down a player like Davenport is defensively not allowing her to take “rhythm” shots and forcing tough shots.

For Iowa State, sophomore forward Kristin Scott comes into the game on a hot streak.

“Someone told me [Scott’s stats] are video game-like right now,” Fennelly said. “She’s playing really well.”

In her last three games, Scott has been averaging 14.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and a steal per game.

While Fennelly said Scott — who is shooting 45.2 percent from 3-point range — is effective at spacing the floor with her 3-point shooting ability, a large sum of her points have come from the charity stripe in recent games.

In the last three games, Scott has been averaging seven trips to

MIKINNA KERNS/ IOWA STATE DAILY Sophomore forward Kristin Scott fakes a pass during the Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State basketball game Feb. 10, 2018, in Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones were defeated by the Cowgirls 81-73.

the free throw line per game.

In those games, she has connected on 88.9 percent of those tries.

Both her attempts and shooting percentage from the free throw line are up from her season averages of 2.9 attempts and 76 percent made free throws.

Fennelly said Scott offers Iowa State an option in the post that is different from the other more traditional posts — Meredith Burkhall and Ines Nezerwa. Both Burkhall and Nezerwa lack the scoring punch Scott can provide.

Scott ranks second in points per game for the Cyclones this season with 12.1. Nezerwa ranks sixth, averaging 6.9 points, and Burkhall ranks seventh, averaging 5.1 points per game.

So far this season, Burkhall, a senior, has been Iowa State’s starter at center while Scott has been the Cyclone’s first sub off the bench. Fennelly said the biggest reason for Scott’s growth in scoring from her freshman to sophomore season is her confidence

when shooting.

In her freshman year, Scott averaged 4.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and shot 65 percent from the free throw line and 14.6 percent from three while playing 3.6 fewer minutes this season.

Fennelly said he attributed part of her hot shooting recently to being dominant in other areas of her game, such as rebounding.

“She had more offensive rebounds than the Texas team did,” Fennelly said. “And sometimes when you do other things, you are rewarded by the ball going into the basketball.”

Texas is one of the top offensive rebounding teams in the country and ranks 14th overall with an average of 17 per game.

Scott said after the loss to Texas that her mindset entering the game was if she was going to make an impact against the Longhorns, it would be by rebounding.

With Scott, Iowa State has a player who has the ability to make an impact in any game with her scoring and rebounding ability.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Struggling Cyclones face tough test at Texas Tech

BY NOAH.ROHLFING @iowastatedaily.com Bouncing back is a difficult proposition in the Big 12.

With a double round-robin schedule and — for the most part — two games per week, teams don’t have the option of reflecting too much on what went wrong in previous games.

After an 0-2 week in which the Cyclones went from challengers to Kansas’ decade-plus Big 12 dominance to .500 in the conference, Iowa State’s first chance to get back on the winning side of things is against No. 8 Texas Tech on the road.

The Red Raiders are 15-1 on the year, 4-0 in Big 12 play and 10-0 on their home court this season. The Cyclones, meanwhile, have won just one of their three road games this season and are coming off two one-possession defeats.

The Cyclones struggled offensively for much of the first half against Kansas State, picked up their play in the start of the second half and then scored two points in the final five minutes of game action after going up 55-48.

The Cyclones’ recent inability to close games out has been something coach Steve Prohm touched on, both following the loss Saturday and in his weekly Monday press conference.

CHRIS JORGENSEN/ IOWA STATE DAILY Iowa State redshirt sophomore Cameron Lard is fouled while attempting a shot against North Dakota State. Lard is averaging 3.8 points per game this season.

“We weren’t good enough,” Prohm said of the team’s play last week. “We know what we gotta do to get better, and where else better than [to] go play the best defense in the country.”

The Red Raiders hang their hat on defense, with the team allowing a league-low 54 points per game and forcing opponents to commit 17 turnovers per contest. The swarming defense Tech coach Chris Beard has instilled in the Red Raiders team has taken them from a Big

12 non-factor into, potentially, the closest competition Kansas will have for a 15th consecutive regular-season conference title.

On the injury front for Iowa State, redshirt sophomore forward Cameron Lard is expected to be in uniform for Wednesday night’s game, although Prohm did cast some doubt onto his actual workload against Texas Tech.

“Taking it a day at a time,” Lard said of his ankle. “Still planning on going [Wednesday],

just depends on the day of the game.

“I think it’s a big-time opportunity for us, just based off the fact that we lost these last two games and let them slip away.”

Lard’s health is of even greater importance to the Cyclones with junior forward Solomon Young out for the year and seeking a medical redshirt.

The news was announced by Prohm after the loss to Kansas State, in which Young did not play.

The reason given was for Young to continue to get back into basketball-playing shape and start the next season at 100 percent.

“It was something that I considered when I initially injured my groin,” Young said of his decision to redshirt. “I tried my best to come back, but just how things were going, with the recurring pain and tightness, I just thought this would be best for me.”

As Lard works his way back into getting minutes, more pressure will be put on freshman center George Conditt IV to play important minutes. Conditt IV played 17 minutes against Kansas State and scored a career-high nine points.

Michael Jacobson, the team’s second-leading scorer at 13.6 points per contest, will have to get back to his early-season best against the Red Raiders.

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offer new perspectives to them.

One of Rankin’s favorite memories throughout her 10 years was when a student discussed a passion for environmental sustainability and arranged a meeting with her to see where the student could go in the future with their education.

Rankin said she thanks those types of students whom she is able to share her passion of sustainability with and share ideas.

“Those moments are few but they are absolutely precious,” Rankin said. “You’ve been able to provide and experience connecting to sustainability that resonates to a person.”

Rankin said the obstacles she has faced are like others, but something she finds frustrating includes considerations of funding, specifically for the Live Green! Initiative.

“I find that as we may have budget cuts for certain reasons, it is hard to say, ‘let’s start a new initiative,’” Rankin said.

Introducing new initiatives can be difficult because of the time and effort needed to plan and implement.

“Sustainability can save money but it can be difficult to see the forest from the trees,” Rankin said.

Molly Breen, a senior in finance, has been an intern for Rankin for three years. She said Rankin wants the best for everyone around her and her community.

“Merry [Rankin] thinks of her interns as family; she says that all the time,” Breen said.

Rankin said she is looking forward to what the future holds for the Live Green! Initiative.

“I’m working right now with an amazing group of individuals through a sustainability advisory committee, who are putting in so much effort to develop a sustainability plan for Iowa State,” Rankin said.

Some of the goals the committee and subcommittees are focusing on include operational components such as energy, water, maintenance, waste and trying to change guidelines and procedures in order to be more sustainable.

Rankin said so far, Iowa State has not had an overarching plan for sustainability.

“I’m really excited to have those overarching goals, those action items in place to make a greater level of impact in how we approach our day to day decisions related to our operations at Iowa State University,” Rankin said.

As of now, Rankin has a team of nine interns assisting her and she said the transition and growth has been incredible.

“I cannot say enough wonderful things about [the] teams that I have had and all students that I have been able to work with on a volunteer basis,” Rankin said.

Rankin said being able to reflect on the items that have been created, such as the Live Green! newsletter, social media accounts and annual events, is exciting.

“We look forward to what different, unique components related to engaging students, faculty and staff in sustainability,” Rankin said.

“How can we more effectively do the things we are doing,” Rankin said. “How can we enhance and build upon those with that vision in mind of educating, engaging and empowering.”

Rankin said she does not plan on sustainability being something that people “remember” happened at Iowa State.

“I really want it to become a part of the fabric of people’s lives and people’s beings while they’re at Iowa State, so then they carry that forward, share that with others, bring it into their profession, into organizations that they may volunteer with, communities that they live in and certainly into the generations that become their families,” Rankin said.

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“I think it’s great that her administration plans on taking a more active role in making child education and child care more accessible for Iowans,” Dougherty said. “However, there haven’t been many steps on budget yet, so until a lot of this is funded, that is the main hurdle. Having goals and plans is great, but until programs are actually funded, it won’t help the Iowans that need it.”

MENTAL HEALTH Reynolds furthered her commitment to children by pledging to implement a children’s mental health system across the state, a recommendation from the Children’s System State Board, which Reynolds created by executive order in April 2018.

Reynolds also called for an increase in funding for “home and community-based children’s mental health services” and $3 million in new funding “to help train our educators to better recognize early signs of mental illness.”

As part of her mental health initiatives, Reynolds also proposed funding for four additional psychiatric residencies at the University of Iowa, specifically for “doctors who will practice in rural Iowa.” She also requested new funding to train nurse practitioners and physicians’ assistants at Iowa.

“Iowa has seen mental health reform under Reynolds and as she points out Iowa’s mental health system ranks 7th in the nation,” Minock said. “But we can still improve as Reynolds plans to do, and she also plans to focus on children’s mental health reform as well. We currently rank 7th, but I hope with continued reforms we can rank number 1 in this incredibly important metric that often goes unnoticed.”

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released Tuesday.

“In particular, we are extremely pleased that the governor has recommended fully funding our universities’ general operating request of $18 million,” Mark Braun, executive director of the Iowa Board of Regents, said in a statement. “With this level of funding, our universities can continue to provide the accessible, top-quality education that Iowa students deserve.”

The proposed FY2020 budget is subject to change by the Iowa Legislature before it makes its way back to Reynolds’ desk for approval. Last year, the budget report from Reynolds recommended a midyear budget cut of $5.1 million, in addition to a recommended reduction in general operating funding of $4.4 million.

In preparation of the budget, the Iowa

Alliance on Mental Illness on Campus (NAMI), expressed her concern that Reynolds’ claim that Iowa is ranked 7th may not be entirely accurate, as the number only expresses the number of Iowans who reported mental health issues rather than services available.

However, Beman was supportive of Reynolds’ focus on mental health.

“As someone who struggles and works to be an advocate for mental health, I am glad Gov. Reynolds plans to put a bill into place,” Beman said. “I am happy the bill would fund children’s mental health because it is extremely important and underfunded.”

CRIMINAL REFORMS In her address, Reynolds called for an amendment to the Iowa Constitution to restore voting rights to felons in Iowa, citing a conversation with a voter whose rights she had restored as having a major impact on her decision.

“Through the power of clemency, the governor can restore those (voting) rights,” Reynolds said.

“And I’ve done that 88 times since taking office, but I don’t believe that voting rights should be forever stripped, and I don’t believe restoration should be in the hands of a single person.”

Reynolds also called on the Legislature to craft a bill protecting employers who hire Iowans with criminal records and announced a new “home-building” program at the Newton Correctional Facility, which will provide housing and training throughout Iowa.

“I’m fully supportive,” said Ashton Ayers, the political director for the College Democrats. “I think it’s interesting that this is a huge change that we are talking about after the election. The governor’s tone prior to the election was totally different, but I think this is an injustice to take people’s right to vote away, and I don’t think that taking the right of suffrage away from someone is a strong deterrent for committing crimes.”

Board of Regents released a five-year plan in November that would base tuition off three scenarios.

Should the state fully fund the universities’ appropriation request, resident undergraduate students will see a 3 percent tuition increase.

Should there be no additional funding, the resident undergraduate tuition will increase by 3 percent, plus the projected Higher Education Price Index, which is currently projected at 2 percent.

If the state partially funds the appropriation request, according to the Regents, the resident undergraduate rate will be somewhere within a 3 to 5 percent range.

A first reading of the Regents’ plan for tuition is scheduled in April, when there will be a clearer picture of the state’s plans for funding appropriations. A second and final reading on tuition is scheduled in June.

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