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Ban on women in combat to be lifted New plans would alter policy that’s been in place since ‘94 By Katelynn.McCollough @iowastatedaily.com Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is planning to lift a ban on women serving in combat. Women have not been allowed to serve in combat roles since the placement of the Combat
Exclusion Policy in 1994, which stated that “women shall be excluded from assignment to units below the brigade level whose primary mission is to engage in direct combat on the ground.” Those assignments included Infantry, Special Forces and the Armor. Panetta is expected to make the announcement on Thursday. “There really isn’t a frontline anymore,” said Charles Dobbs, an ISU professor of history who teaches a class on military history. “The front-
line is everywhere. Combat takes place just about anywhere.” Dobbs explained that women in military roles in the past have not been associated with battle fronts. The armed forces have until May to present their plans on implementation. However, they will have until January 2016 to fully implement any new rules. “There will be some jobs not open to women
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Learn about study abroad opportunities The biannual Study Abroad Fair will be taking place from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The event will be in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Students can learn about the study abroad opportunities provided by Iowa State. Students can also learn about the university’s affiliate programs that specialize in study abroad opportunities. -By Daily staff
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ISU Police combats violent incidents By Eric.Debner @iowastatedaily.com Active shooter situations continue to emerge in schools across the nation. According to a recent ABC report from Houston, Texas, active shooters descended upon five schools in states California, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri and Texas within the month after the Newtown tragedy. Active shooter situations may appear to be random and unpredictable, but schools can take effective countermeasures to prevent such events from occurring. ISU students can do their part in preventing violent incidents from happening in their community. ISU Police offers Violent Incident
Sign up for Response Training ■■ Violent Incident Response Training is available to anyone and everyone. ■■ Group sign-up is a requirement, and groups as small as four to as large as 100 can participate. ■■ The regular Violent Incident Response Training curriculum takes about 2 ½ hours to complete. ■■ The training session consists of
video, lecture, demonstration, participation and discussion on a multitude of violent incident scenarios. ■■ The program is held between the hours of 8 a.m. and midnight. ■■ Any individuals interested in the training can contact Lieutenant Florer via phone: 515-294-4428 or email: florer@ iastate.edu.
Response Training, which equips participants with a number of tools on how to identify, report and respond to violent incidents. “The purpose of [Violent Incident Response Training] is to let people know what their op-
tions are when confronted with any violent situation,” said Elliot Florer, ISU police lieutenant of public safety and director of Violent Incident Response Training. Training consists of video, lecture, demonstration, participation
and discussion on violent incident scenarios to equip participants with the tools necessary for recognizing and reporting concerning behavior. It also gives them options for response in an active shooter situation. “[Violent Incident Response Training] is not one-size fits all, but the [program offers] a flexible set of principles that people can choose [from],” Florer said. In past active shooter incidents many people thought they could only hide and lock down the facility, Florer said. In situations such as Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech and Columbine, the classroom doors were locked. Locks can be defeated and when lockdown fails Florer said victims must consider other options such
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Online petition site raises quota White House now requires 100,000 names for response By Thaddeus.Mast @iowastatedaily.com The White House’s online petition page: “We the People,” now requires that a petition have over 100,000 signatures to receive a response from President Obama’s administration after several silly petitions managed to gain enough support to force an official response. These petitions include the petition for the secession of Texas, as well as several other states. First starting in November after Obama was reelected, the petitions had enough
Creating a petition Step 1: Browse open petitions to find a petition related to your issue and add your signature.
Step 2: If your issue is not currently represented by an active petition, start a new petition. Step 3: If a petition meets the
signature threshold, it will be reviewed by the Administration and we will issue a response.
signatures to force a response from the White House staff. “In a nation of 300 million people — each with their own set of deeply-held beliefs — democ-
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Photo illustration: Megan Wolff/Iowa State Daily The White House’s online petition page “We the People” provides citizens a direct line to the executive branch. The website increased the number of signatures needed to receive an official response after silly petitions gained support.
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