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Survey explores student experience

By Lauren.Vigar @iowastatedaily.com President Steven Leath assembled a committee called the Student Experience Enhancement Council in the fall of 2012 with the main purpose of making sure students continue to have a good experience during their time at Iowa State.

“We want to make sure students who come next year have the same positive experience as students who came three years ago,” said Beate Schmittmann, co-chair of the SEEC. With this goal in mind, a student experience survey has been created for all students.

The survey is now available online.

With the university having reached record enrollment this fall, Iowa State is working on providing students with the best experience at the highest quality possible.

The SEEC discussed a number of issues such as classroom space, science labs, availability of advisors, extracurricular activities, transportation, housing and orientation during their meetings.

Schmittmann said that the survey explores the pieces of the student experience that are most important.

“We are trying to use all venues to reach the students and let them know that we really want to hear from them and that this is really important,” Schmittmann said.

Tahira Hira, professor of human development and family studies as well as cochair of the SEEC, stated that the university wants to know if they are delivering on what the students expect from the university.

“The student experience survey provides an opportunity for the undergraduate students to express their opinion and provide input on their experience at the university,” Hira said.

Hira said the feedback from students is critical in helping the university know if it is on the right track.

“We are going to try to find out what is most important to the largest amount of students,” Schmittmann said.

Schmittmann also stated that the input from students is vital so that the university can make sure students are provided with the tools and opportunities they need to excel.

The committee wants a large amount of student participation for the survey.

“The more students that respond, the better data we’re going to have and the more reliable the data will be,” Schmittmann said.

The opinion of the students is what is most important to making this survey successful, Schmittmann said.

“We want students to feel so important that we are asking them,” Hira said. “This is their university.”

The anonymous survey will be sent out by President Leath, and students are encouraged to take it.

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Professor Hill began his research after a call from an Ames man about a mysterious bone found along Skunk River and has located other stagmoose bones in Iowa. The antler of the extinct stag-moose was found along Skunk River and is said to be between 13,400 and 13,700 years old.

Stag-moose discovery near Ames

By Natalie.Whitis @iowastatedaily.com In 2008, Matthew Hill, associate professor of anthropology, received a call from an Ames man that led the professor to a major archaeological discovery.

The man had been walking along Skunk River when he found a fragment of

Hill said he knew this antler was different the moment he saw it.

“You have this idea of what you should see, and then when something doesn’t fit into that reference, you start to raise flags,” Hill said. “I knew it wasn’t a bison; I knew it wasn’t a caribou, so I started leaning toward

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Legacy changes its reputation, helping students build communities to succeed

By Max.Dible @iowastatedaily.com Legacy, previously a main student location for partying, has changed direction to become ISU housing. With this change, there is the possibility for a shift in Campustown’s dynamic in the future.

Legacy Tower is owned by American Campus Communities and is located at

119 Stanton Street in the heart of Campustown. It has long served as a partying hub for students.

In August 2013, Legacy officially became student housing under the direction of ISU’s Department of Residence, serving as the living quarters for 298 students.

Paul Ring, junior in community and regional planning and former resident of Legacy, described the atmosphere of

the building prior to its shift in direction.

“Legacy definitely lived up to its party reputation,” Ring said. “People would show up in an instant if you said you were throwing a Legacy party.”

Now, instead of an atmosphere characterized by many students as one of constant partying, the focus of Legacy has shifted.

Legacy is a community-

driven “apartment/residence hall hybrid” on the forefront of modern student housing, said Brittney Rutherford, program coordinator for the Department of Residence.

Carolyn Duven, hall director for Legacy Tower, said while the transformation inside Legacy has been drastic, the culture of Campustown is the same as it

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College of Ag dedicates Curtiss renovations

By Caitlin.Deaver @iowastatedaily.com With more than 700 donors who contributed to the Curtiss Hall renovations gathered in the Leonard and Evelyn Dolezal Auditorium, the Curtiss Hall dedication commenced on Tuesday, at Curtiss Hall.

“We are celebrating the renewal of one of the most beautiful and historic buildings

on campus,” said Wendy Wintersteen, endowed dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “Curtiss Hall is the very heart of our college and has been so for nearly 105 years. I’m proud to say the heart is beating strong and will do so for many, many years to come.”

Before remarks were made about the projects and the benefactors involved, there was

a small ribbon-cutting ceremony, emphasizing the newly renovated auditorium.

The extent of the Curtiss Hall renovations had a far reach throughout the building.

“It has been a number of years in the process [of Curtiss Hall revamps], and you’re never quite sure how it’s going to look when it gets finished,” said David Acker, associate dean for the

College of Agriculture. “It really was time for a complete face-lift.”

Acker was one of the main planners in the renovations of Curtiss Hall in 2006.

The most noticeable renovations were the Neil and Darlene Harl Commons, the Agricultural Entrepreneurship Initiative offices that overlook the Harl Commons, the Dolezal Auditorium and the stu-

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a strange-looking antler. He called Hill to identify what kind of animal it came from.

These calls are a common occurrence for Hill, said Paul Lasley, chairman of the anthropology and sociology departments.

“He gets several calls a year,” Lasley said. “People find bones, and they don’t know what they are, so it ends up on his desk to identify them.”

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Other renovations were basic touch-ups, adding an elevator and bathrooms, as well as trying to make Curtiss Hall as environmentally friendly as possible with different modifications.

“The building, in my opinion, did not really send the right signal about how important agriculture is to the state

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The information in the log comes from the ISU and City of Ames police departments’ records.

All those accused of violating the law are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Sept. 17 An individual reported a customer trying to sell back textbooks that were possibly stolen at the Memorial Union (reported at 12:04 p.m.).

Sept. 18 An individual reported the theft of a purse and its contents. The incident occurred on Sept. 14 at Lot C5 (reported at 12:18 p.m.).

An individual reported the theft of a package that had been left at the front door of an apartment at University Village (reported at 8:46 p.m.).

Sept. 19 An individual reported the theft of a license plate at Lot 61C (reported at 12:55 p.m.).

Vehicles driven by Eric Dunsmoor and Ashley Dameron were involved in a property damage collision at Bruner Drive and Stotts Road (reported at 1:38 p.m.).

A vehicle driven by Carol Brown collided with a bicycle operated

by Melissa McDonald at Pammel Drive and WOI Road (reported at 4:59 p.m.).

An individual reported being in a collision hours earlier at 13th Street and Stange Road (reported at 7:54 p.m.).

Sept. 20 An individual reported being

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Bob Kindred, a city manager, discusses the budget of the city of Ames at the City Council meeting. The intention of the meeting was to hear input from community members on projects concerning Campustown and utility rate increases.

concerned about an acquaintance at the Armory (reported at 11:14 a.m.).

A vehicle that left the scene collided with a parked car at Lot 10 (reported at 2:46 p.m.).

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Henry Taylor, 18, 1354 Larch Hall, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia at Larch Hall (reported at 3:52 p.m.).

An individual reported the theft of a phone at State Gymnasium (reported at 5:08 p.m.).

An individual reported being sexually assaulted by an acquaintance at Friley Hall. No law enforcement, medical or advocacy services were desired (reported at 4:33 p.m.).

An individual reported being in a collision two days earlier at Lot 50B (reported at 6:35 p.m.).

Taylor Tennapel, 19, 407 Welch Ave., was cited for underage possession of alcohol at Hayward Avenue and Knapp Street (reported at 11:29 p.m.).

Sept. 21 Karla Fuentes, 20, of Perry, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated at Morrill Road and Pammel Drive (reported at 12:03 a.m.).

Officers assisted an 18-year-old female who had consumed too much alcohol at Willow Hall (reported at 12:25 a.m.).

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Community members gathered with the City Council to give input and start planning Ames’ budget for 2014-15.

City managers Bob Kindred, Steve Schainker, Brian Phillips and Melissa Mundt, Director of finance Duane Pitcher and budget officer Carol Collings were present.

Ames Mayor Ann Campbell was also in attendance.

“There has been a fair amount of variability in property taxes over the past few years,” Kindred said.

The 2012-13 budget stated that there were five main goals of the city council for the those years.

The goals were to support environmental sustainability, promote economic development, strengthen the Ames community, mitigate flooding in the community and enhance relationships with Iowa State through additional partnerships.

According to the 2012-13 budget, the City Council explored methods of enhancing its relationship with Iowa State through additional partnerships by revitalizing Campustown, continuing

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to support Campustown Action Association, fostering negotiations between Iowa State and association to help Campustown business viability and explore flat space funding feasibility.

Kim Hannah, of Campustown Action Association, requested help from the Facade Grant. The organization will be looking for $50,000.

The 2012-13 budget documented a $0.12 property tax reduction, a water utility 4.2 percent rate increase, a sanitary sewer utility 10 percent rate increase, a resource recovery utility decrease of $1.40 per capita rate, a 7 percent transit increase in support of CyRide and increased fines for illegal parking.

There was not a revenue increase in electric utility or storm sewer utility, according to the 201213 budget.

Schainker said the city is looking to join with someone to fund an expansion of the research farm.

This would be an expensive project, Schainker said.

The 2013-14 budget documented a $0.14 increase in the property tax rate, a 6 percent rate increase and a 9 percent rate increase in sanitary sewer utility.

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There was not a revenue increase in resource recovery, storm sewer utility and electric utility, according to the 2013-14 budget.

“I would like to state some of the great things the city of Ames has already been doing,” said Debby Lee, an Ames resident. “We appreciate the work and code inspections in my neighborhood and a police department that is proactive.”

Brian Riley, student at Iowa State, asked about free citywide Wi-Fi. Kindred stated there is not a big demand for Wi-Fi outdoors now because of a growing number of smartphones.

Schainker said the city of Ames is working to move Fire Station 2 away from Campustown.

Nov. 26 will be the city guideline meeting to review issues, priorities and preferences in service levels, the next part of the city of Ames budget process.

Throughout January and February, City Council will review the entire program budget with the departments in five public meetings which will be Jan. 31, Feb. 4 to 6 and 11.

The final budget hearing and adoption will be March 4.

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ISU study declares method of funding inconclusive

By Mackensie.Moore @iowastatedaily.com For over a decade, there has been an interest in kindergarten through 12th grade education using performance-based funding.

Now the Obama administration has put an emphasis on using it at the post-secondary education level.

The performance-based funding method allows states to implement laws and mandates to tie higher education funding to classroom performance.

The method is used to develop measures for college success, and states give money to colleges and institutions that meet the state’s set indicators, which can then be spent to increase programs.

Janice Friedel, associate professor of education, and Zoe Thornton, an ISU graduate student, became interested in tracing the development of performance-based funding across states. They wanted to see if it makes a difference in a student’s success and if it really has an impact on more people completing college.

The study’s goal was to show that this type of method is being used and bring awareness to what and how it is happening.

In order to do this, Friedel and Thornton monitored state legislative committee websites, national council state legislator reports and talked to state directors of community colleges.

The study was Thornton’s doctoral capstone project and resulted in the final report,

“Performance-Based Funding: The National Landscape.”

The two stated what the benefits and pitfalls of tying funding to performance measures are.

In their report, they gave recommendations to states on how to make performance-based funding work for them.

“Often states want to have an immediate fix, see immediate improvements and it doesn’t work that way,” said Friedel.

So far, there has been little evidence that performancebased funding has increased performance. Some of the recommendations made in the report were to give more time in order for the strategies to be fully implemented. These results may take years, and states should not expect to have changes in one year.

Both researchers agree that not all states are correct for using performance-based funding, and that Iowa may not be the best place for it either.

“Each state has different needs, goals, agendas and this is not necessarily right for all,” Thornton said.

The priorities and goals of the higher education institutions in Iowa are linked very closely with the state in regards to continuing education for a better workforce.

This includes a strong relationship with community colleges and four-year institutions in terms of transfer plans for an easier transition.

“There is a definite connection and support of state goals for workforce and economic de-

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Performance-based funding is already in place to some extent in most states. A study done by Janice Friedel and Zoe Thornton has produced inconclusive results but they say this funding method may not be for every state.

velopment in Iowa, and based on the strength of the partnerships in place I don’t know that there is a need for performance-based funding in Iowa at this time,” Thornton said.

Friedel and Thornton plan to keep researching on how this method impacts states.

Since this is the only report available as a review of performance-based funding, when new

information is released Friedel and Thornton plan to continually add to their report to give policymakers a resource for understanding performance-based funding.

Leadership conference format allows students more growth Track divisions make the Fall Leadership Conference feel like five mini-conferences.

They allow members of each track to stay with the same group through the whole conference, allow presenters to build upon each other’s material and create a connected, themed experience.

Before breaking off into their tracks, all attendees will listen to keynote speaker Rob Hanson, an ISU student in mechanical engineering, who will discuss his leadership experiences. In their individual track, students will listen to three presentations by a student panel and ISU faculty and staff.

The Fall Leadership Conference provides students with an opportunity

to continually grow with a program they can attend year after year and get a different experience each time.

“It really is a catch-all leadership conference for wherever you’re at or whatever organization you’re in or whatever you want to learn in regards to leadership and working with other students,” Merrill said.

This conference is free for any and all students.

Funding for the conference is provided by allocations to the Student Activity Center from the Government of the Student Body. Participating departments have also made donations and staff members have volunteered their time.

The Fall Leadership Conference is being held

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This is the fourth annual leadership conference hosted by the Student Activities Center in collaboration with the Office of Greek Affairs, the Department of Residence and various other departments and student organizations.

The Fall Leadership Conference began when leaders from participating campus organizations decided that rather than having individual leadership conferences, a campus-

wide conference would be beneficial.

“The goal of the fall leadership conference is to offer any student a leadership growth experience regardless of where they are in their experience level and where they are in their leadership process,” said Leadership and Service Coordinator Kevin Merrill.

The Fall Leadership Conference is broken up into five different tracks in order to give participants an experience tailored specifically to their needs.

Three of the tracks focus on various levels of leadership experience. Two specialty tracks focus on leadership habits and leadership perspectives. Students can choose the track that will allow them to get the most out of the conference.

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Students that are sick should stay home, but being sick does not always necessitate a trip to the doctor.

However, professors continue to make doctors’ notes a requirement for missing class due to illness.

Professors need to allow absences due to illnesses Flu season - we all dread it, but it rolls around like clockwork each year to greet the students of Iowa State just as those first big assignments and tests make their way onto our weekly calendars.

Once you’ve got the bug the most logical thing to do, not only for yourself but for the many healthy students around you, is to take a sick day.

However, this is a route that few students choose to take as they plod their way to class day after day, tissues in hand, with a stout cough to interrupt the professor every few minutes.

Why? Because despite suggestions from the faculty class attendance policy, which asks faculty to refrain from requiring students to obtain a “class excuse” for missing class because of illness, many professors continue with the requirement anyway.

Students that are sick should stay home, but being sick does not always necessitate a trip to the doctor. Yet, some professors at Iowa State continue to make doctor’s notes required for missing class due to an illness.

This certainly may come from the idea that there will always be those students who are “sick” when they really are just finding it difficult to pull themselves from bed that morning.

But for those who truly find themselves in the not so loving embrace of a cold or the flu, such policies make it difficult to stay home and get healthy. Especially when doing so can impact a final grade with few exceptions.

For many, an appointment at Thielen Student Health Center may seem like the answer. The Student Health Center may be able to send you home with an answer to what ails you, but one thing you will not be going home with is a doctor’s note in order to be excused from class.

“With limited exceptions,” the Student Health Center’s policy is to not give “class excuses” to students. This policy coincides with the faculty policy of suggesting that professors not make obtaining a doctor’s not mandatory in order to be excused from homework deadlines and class attendance.

The faculty attendance policy asks professors to not request doctor’s notes because it “limits access to services for students who have a medical need, it also increases risk of exposure to viral illnesses among patients and staff at the health center.”

In order to keep appointments open for those with a true need of medical services, it is better to not have a large number of students vie for an appointment slot simply to obtain the coveted doctor’s note.

The best way to keep the student populace healthy is to keep those who are under the weather at home. But if staying home means uncertainty with a grade, many students will continue to make their way to class.

Removing the requirement of a doctor’s note most definitely opens the door for students to skip class for no reason, but in the end they are only harming themselves and their education.

Professors may feel that a penalty is needed to address students that continually make excuses in order to refrain from attending class. The true penalty, and life lesson, for these students will come in the form of midterms and finals. Such class requirements also unfairly penalize students who have become sick.

Students who are sick and spread that illness are impacting the lives of the students around them, including their learning experience.

Professors need to heed the faculty suggestion and refrain from requiring students to go to such lengths to prove any sort of illness or the faculty senate needs to make it mandatory within faculty attendance policies that professors cannot require “class excuses” to prove illness.

In order for all university professors and students to have the most successful semester possible, faculty needs to encourage students to stay healthy and take care of themselves, not create requirements that continue the cycle of sick students.

This will make for a much happier, and healthier, flu season at Iowa State.

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The goal of coloring and drawing is to try and divert our energy onto something other than our coursework for a few minutes. Not only does it keep our mind off stressful ideas, it frees up our thoughts to think about important things going on in our lives.

Coloring, doodling relieves stress from intense courses

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t’s that time of the school year.

Classes have been going on for six weeks and many professors are beginning to give out their first exams and in some cases, midterms.

We are all starting to welcome late night study sessions and sleep deprivation with open arms. The library and trips to Bookends Cafe are becoming a consistent thing.

With multiple tests and projects due each week, we often forget that we need to take a few minutes to just veg out. Relaxing is a vital component of our mental health, and having strong mental health can help prevent many mental illnesses.

Now a little stress can be motivational and give us the drive to sit down and crank through that week’s assignments. In small amounts, stress isn’t bad. But, like all things, too much can be unhealthy. Not only does being stressed affect us mentally, but it can also make us physically ill. An overload of stress can lead to depression, anxiety, and headaches.

To help us relieve some of this stress we often turn to watching television, sleeping, or reading a book. These all can help take our minds off the stress for a short time, but they don’t exactly reduce the stress we are feeling.

Think back to your early elementary school days. It was always an exciting time when you were handed a blank sheet of paper and a box of crayons. It was an opportunity for us to show off our artistic abilities. And who didn’t like hanging their new masterpiece on the refrigerator? There was something soothing about doodling for those precious 20 minutes.

It turns out that our teachers weren’t having us draw to improve our art skills but to get us to relax.

When coloring a picture, your brain spends its energy on staying inside of the lines. Think of coloring as a way to take all of the stressed emotions that are being bottled up and release them onto the page.

Your brain is being distracted from the negative, stressful thoughts threatening to overwhelm you. The more intricate the picture, the less attention is given to the mentally taxing thoughts you are experiencing. Therefore, you feel less stressed.

It is probably safe to say that not all college students are able to go back to their dorm or apartment and pull out their favorite childhood coloring book. However, doodling serves the same stress relieving purposes.

Drawing can also be used to express what is going on in our life without using words. It can help channel the bad emotions in

a healthy way. Getting out what is bothering us can do much good to our overall attitude.

The goal of coloring and drawing is to try and divert our energy onto something other than our coursework for a few minutes.

Not only does it keep our mind off stressful ideas, it frees up our thoughts to think about important things going on in our lives. It can be anything from figuring out plans for the weekend to personal problems we haven’t yet had time to ponder.

Often after a traumatic event, elementary schools will have their students color or draw. This is a way to help cope with the emotions of the tragedy.

During my high school Spanish class, my teacher would randomly reserve days to simply draw and color. These days would usually pop up around stressful times throughout the school year. It was a way to escape the hectic schedule and focus energy into something else.

After these relaxing classes, I would feel more at ease and ready to face the week.

So next time those late night study sessions turn into more than you can handle, try pulling out a blank sheet of paper and just doodling - let your mind and drawing hand run free.

Your brain and your health with thank you.

Graduate students differ on all fronts Editor’s note: This column is the third in a series called Conversations on Campus Diversity. It appears each Wednesday in the opinion section.

Anna A. Prisacari is the President of the Graduate and Professional Student Senate When U.S. business and political leaders were predominantly white men coming from elite backgrounds, their demographics and life experiences seldom varied.

However, much is changing in the United States today, and Iowa State is no exception to this transformation. As student enrollment continues to rise at Iowa State, the diversity of student population continues to expand.

For example, the total international student enrollment at Iowa State has grown from 2,580 in 2002 to 3,510 in 2012. Between 2012 and 2013, the number of graduate and professional students has slightly increased from 5,195 to 5,296, an increase of 101 students.

Out of 5,296 currently enrolled graduate and professional students, 1,625 or 31 percent are international and come from 80 different countries.

Some of you might ask “So what?”

It is well known that in order to get the best results

you need to have a diverse group of people involved in the conversation, especially when the outcomes of group’s discussion will affect a large proportion of the population.

Given that the demographics of our students are becoming more and more diverse, it is imperative to have our student leaders to come from diverse backgrounds to accurately represent the diverse student constituency.

Founded in 1969, Graduate and Professional Student Senate is a governing student body that represents all graduate and professional students at Iowa State University.

To date, GPSS is composed of six executive officers, two Government of the Student Body senatorsat-large, and 62 senators who represent 44 graduate and professional departments and programs in all seven colleges.

To add, GPSS leadership is diverse not only in department representation, but also in its demographics. In a recent survey of 61 GPSS members, 60 percent of participants identified themselves as male and 40 percent identified as female, which is not too far from the current graduate and professional student population gender ratio (male: 53 percent; female: 47 percent).

GPSS Senate also adequately reflects the stu-

dent status of its constituents. Whereas current ratio of graduate/professional student body is resident — 35 percent, nonresident — 34 percent, and international — 31 percent, GPSS membership is composed of resident — 33 percent, nonresident — 23 percent, and international — 43 percent.

GPSS membership also varies in age (ranging from 21 years old to 50 years old, with an average of 27 years old), religion (atheist: 12 percent; Buddhist: 2 percent; Christian: 25 percent; Hindu: 18 percent; Jewish: 2 percent; Muslim: 5 percent; Roman Catholic: 13 percent; no affiliation: 18 percent; and other: 5 percent), and race (African American: 5 percent; Asian/ Pacific Islander: 28 percent; Latino/Hispanic: 7 percent; Middle Eastern: 3 percent; White/Caucasian: 52 percent; other: 5 percent).

When asked if English is their native language, 57 percent responded “yes,” and 43 percent said “no.”

More than half of this year’s GPSS is composed of new senators. For 63 percent of senators, this year will mark their first term in the GPSS. The presence of diversity has been also noticed in the GPSS presidency.

Looking back at the last five GPSS presidents, three females and two males, all five presidents come from different graduate depart-

ments with majors in toxicology, genetics, chemistry, electrical and computer engineering, and humancomputer interaction.

The current executive board is composed of six students from six different fields: president — humancomputer interaction, vice-president — chemistry; treasurer — veterinary medicine; chief information officer — electrical and computer engineering; university and relations legislative affairs chair — materials science and engineering; and professional advancement grants chair — apparel, events and hospitality management.

Three out of six executive officers were born outside the United States.

As graduate and professional student enrollment continues to rise, diversity among GPSS is no longer a preference, but a necessity. Current diverse membership in GPSS ensures that its senate effectively reflects the diversity of the constituents it serves. This is the level at which diversity can have a positive effect on the future of the ISU graduate and professional students, our university, and the Ames community overall.

Anna A. Prisacari GPSS President gpsspresident@iastate.edu www.gpss.iastate.edu www.Facebook.com/GPSS. ISU

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Captain Bluske suffered injury, sidelined for fall Women’s cross-country looks to upcoming meets

By Ryan.Young @iowastatedaily.com

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Redshirt sophomore quarterback Sam Richardson hands the ball off to junior running back Aaron Wimberly against Northern Iowa on Saturday, Aug. 31, at Jack Trice Stadium. Thanks to Wimberly, the Cyclones won 38-21 over Tulsa in their first road game of the season.

Aaron Wimberly runs for the victory

By Dylan.Montz @iowastatedaily.com Not since the 2012 season opener has an ISU running back rushed for more than 100 yards in a game. But last Thursday against Tulsa, junior Aaron Wimberly ended that streak with 137 yards on 19 carries against the Golden Hurricane.

So what makes him effective in the ISU running game to the point that coach Paul Rhoads has declared him the starter against Texas?

“Have you watched him?

He’s a pretty fast dude,” said ISU running back Jeff Woody, with a laugh. “The thing with Aaron is that he goes from about zero to 60 in one step and his 60 is fast.”

The Cyclones experienced the longest running play of the season in the first quarter by Wimberly, a 35-yard scamper. Wimberly lined up to the left of quarterback Sam Richardson and ran it to the right side of the field with one side step that gave him an open lane after receiving a block from center Tom Farniok.

The run resulted in

Have you watched him? He’s a pretty fast dude. The thing with Aaron is he goes from about zero to 60 in one step and his 60 is fast” — ISU running back Jeff Woody

Iowa State having the ball at first and goal from the one-yard line where Woody would punch it in to give the Cyclones the lead. Rhoads said in his news conference Monday that Wimberly will “get the bulk of the carries” for Iowa State against Texas.

“Coach was saying that play was going to be there so when I actually saw it, I made sure to know that was the play that was going to be there the whole game,” Wimberly said of his 35-yard run.

Wimberly was patiently waiting for an opportunity to contribute to the offense against Tulsa after learning about the ISU running game since transferring from Iowa Western Community College.

Iowa Western was junior college national champions in

2012 and Wimberly was at Iowa State in the spring of this year.

His recruitment was a pretty fast process as far as the ISU coaches were concerned because of the work done early in recruiting him.

“He was one of those guys that you didn’t need to spend a lot of time in evaluation,” Rhoads said of Wimberly. “You saw the speed, you saw the ability to hit a small hole, you saw very little wasted movement and motion.”

With Wimberly’s so to speak coming out party against Tulsa, he expects defenses, specifically Texas, to adjust to stop him. What he hopes that will do is open up opportunities for the several other Cyclone running backs

Numbers

137 Wimberly rushed for 137 yards on 19 carries last Thursday against Tulsa, an average of 7.2 yards per carry.

35 One of Wimberly’s 19 rushes last week went for 35 yards, which was the longest by an ISU back this season.

1,125 Wimberly ran for 1,125 yards last season while at Iowa Western CC and scored 13 touchdowns.

as well as involve the wide receivers.

The plan for Thursday’s date with Texas will be a simple one for Wimberly.

“Execute every play I get in and follow my blocks,” Wimberly said of what he will try to do. “The linemen did a hell of a job blocking in that game [against Tulsa.]”

Injuries affect every team each season. But the ISU women’s cross-country team suffered a blow last week that other teams may not have to deal with.

Samantha Bluske, fifth year senior and team captain, fell victim to a foot injury in practice last week, and has been in a boot ever since.

“I had been having some small foot pain for a few weeks. It was nothing bad and I was still running fine,” Bluske said.

“But on a long run, I stepped in a hole and tweaked it. I couldn’t really run after that.”

Bluske transferred from Illinois State and joined the Cyclones in 2011, and redshirted that season. She earned second team Academic All-Big 12 honors last season, and finished ninth at the Big 12 Championships. Bluske was also one of the top Cyclones to finish at the NCAA Championships last fall.

Since it is her fifth and final season, the injury is that much worse.

“I’ve worked so hard for this season, and it’s really a huge bummer that this had to happen,” Bluske said. “But it isn’t the end of the world. I still have this spring. I’m just trying to make the best of it.”

Bluske has an appointment later this week to determine officially what the injury is. At this point, however, the team is treating it as a stress fracture, which can sideline a runner for about four to eight weeks.

The Chaseburg, Wis., native hasn’t just been watching from the sidelines this last week though. Bluske has been doing physical therapy and has been running on underwater treadmills to rebuild the strength in her foot.

“We really don’t know what is wrong yet,” said head coach Andrea GroveMcDonough. “We’re expecting the worst right now, but hoping for the best.”

The No. 25 Cyclones now have to find a way to replace Bluske. Last week, they took fifth at the Griak Invitational, one of the largest cross-country meets in the nation.

“It’s really too bad, but we still have to move forward,” Grove-McDonough said. “I certainly hope that she makes it back because she is a tremendous asset.

But from this point, we have to act like Sam won’t be competing for us this fall.”

Whether Bluske will get to run again this season or not, she is determined to still make an impact on the team.

“I am still going to do my part for this team, whatever that may be,” Bluske said.

“Part of my duties as a captain are to be there and support the girls. Whether I’m running or watching from the sidelines, that’s what I’m going to do.”

The Iowa State women’s cross country team has upcoming meets in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Texas.

Following sweep, Cyclones hit the road for Big 12 play ISU prepares for match against Texas Tech Red Raiders

By Dan.Cole @iowastatedaily.com Fresh off a sweep of Baylor in its first Big 12 match of the season, the ISU volleyball team travels to Lubbock, Texas, on Wednesday, Oct. 2 for a matchup the Cyclones (7-4, 1-0 Big 12) have dominated in the recent past.

Despite having just a 15-20 record against Texas Tech (7-9, 0-1 Big 12), Iowa State has defeated the Red Raiders in each of the previous 13 meetings between the two teams dating back to 2006. That’s the longest active winning-streak the Cyclones have against a current Big 12 opponent.

Iowa State’s previous match was its most consistent of the season, said ISU middle blocker Tory Knuth, who currently leads the Big 12 in service aces. The match showed improvements in several aspects for the Cyclones, which has given them some areas to focus on in practice this week.

“We continued to be a very tough serving team. I think that’s the thing we do the very best, so I was excited to see that again,” said ISU coach Christy Johnson-

The set up The Cyclones’ second Big 12 match of the season takes place on Wednesday night at Texas Tech.

The Red Raiders (7-9, 0-1 Big 12) hold a 20-15 advantage all-time against the Cyclones (7-4, 1-0 Big 12), but Iowa State has won each of the previous 13 meetings between the two teams and will be going for No. 14 on Wednesday.

The match is set to begin at 6 p.m. and will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Southwest.

Lynch. “Probably the best thing we saw is that we hit out of system, meaning when someone else has to step in and set the ball besides our setter, we hit for a very nice percentage. That’s an area of the game we’ve really been working on so it was good to see that kind of improvement.”

In terms of preparing specifically for Texas Tech on Wednesday, the Cyclones are more concerned about controlling their side of the net rather than what the Red Raiders will do, which is how it has been when preparing for most opponents this season.

That preparation goes beyond the physical aspect. Of all the things Johnson-Lynch has emphasized this season, Knuth said the most prominent has

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Middle hitter Tory Knuth jumps to hit the ball, which the San Diego team was unable to keep in play at Hilton Coliseum on Friday, Sept. 6. Currently, the Cyclones are practicing hard for their matches against Texas Tech and other Big 12 teams.

been in a mental vein.

“It’s just mostly about staying focused,” Knuth said. “Some rallies get long, games get long and it’s just being able to focus through point 1 to 25 … Can you focus every single point and not let those runs get the best of you.

That’s where we were kind of up and down.”

Texas Tech finished last season with a 3-13 record in the Big 12, second-worst in the conference. Iowa State went 13-3 in comparison.

The Red Raiders lost their

Big 12 opener last weekend 3-1 at Oklahoma.

The match on Oct. 2 is set to begin at 6 p.m. and will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Southwest.

After playing Texas Tech the women’s volleyball team is set to play Oklahoma.

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Onion varieties: spicing up supper

By Lauren Lee AmesEats Flavors writer From raw to caramelized and from marinated to roasted and sauteed, onions can be found in a wide range of recipes from breakfast to supper and nearly every ethnic cuisine. They often provide the main flavor for soups, stews, salads, sandwiches, meat roasts and casseroles, as they are one of the most flavorful vegetables. According to the National Onion Association, onions are the third largest fresh vegetable industry in the United States currently with 20 pounds consumption per capita.

Onions have seen a 70 percent increase per capita in the past two decades.

Containing no fat, sodium or cholesterol, onions are high in fiber and a great source of vitamin C among other nutrients. Due to their near year-round availability as well affordable price, onions have been around for centuries and are still popular today.

Yellow onions are the most popular for consumption. These onions account for more than 87 percent of the U.S. onion crop according to the National Onion Association. Ranging in all sizes, yellow onions are round bulbs with a flaky golden-yellow skin and a creamy yellow flesh.

They are a great all-purpose onion for all types of foods and have a mild to strong sweet flavor which makes them popular.

Yellow onions are best prepared by cooking, sauteing and grilling to retain their juice and crispness. Because of their strong flavor, they are often found in soups, stews, sauteed dishes, cooked roasts, casseroles and many other dishes.

Valued for their rich flavor, yellow onions are the popular choice.

Often found raw and uncooked on salads and sandwiches, red onions account for about eight percent of the United States onion crop.

Red onions can be prepared raw or by grilling, charbroiling or roasting in an oven. Due to their bright red-purple color layered throughout the white flesh, they are often used for garnishing purposes more than their mild sweet flavor. With slightly less water content than yellow

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Don’t cry; anyone can figure out onions. Above showcases red and yellow onions. Red onions are used as a garnish and have a sweet flavor. Yellow onions are used more frequently due to their strong flavor. They are the most popular onions according to the National Onion Association.

onions, red onions also possess a rather distinct pungent ending taste and thus are not highly favored for flavoring purposes.

White onions make a great secondary option. They are best when sauteed and are used primarily for soups, salads and white sauces. They possess a milder flavor than yellow onions, they make a good back-up or secondary onion when yellow onions are unavailable.

Like red onions, green onions are often used for garnishing purposes. At the

base of the bright green shoot is a small white bulb. The green shoots output a distinct grassy onion taste to them and so are often used in oven-baked and sauteed dishes.

They can be used as a topping or ingredient. The bulb can be cut up and used as well as the shoot, but the shoot is most commonly used. Green onions can top mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs, casseroles, roasts and small shreds can also be pressed into breads before cooking to give

a slight onion flavor to the bread. Green onions are valued for their color and mild flavor.

Dozens of onion types and varieties are available for consumption. Knowing the best onion to use for different types of cooking is a skill gained through experience as well as personal preference.

Onions make a fairly inexpensive, versatile, and healthy addition to any meal and are valued primarily for their distinct flavor.

All about cheese

By Lindsay MacNab AmesEats Flavors writer Cheese lovers, you have come to the right place. For information about different types of cheeses, their perfect complements, creative ways to eat them and more, check out the list below.

Blue: Blue cheese is known for

its unique color; the cheese itself contains blue and green “veins” that develop from mold when the cheese is aged.

• Texture, flavor, color: crumbly, creamy; tangy; creamy ivory with blue and green veins • Fat type: medium (8 grams per ounce) • Uses: crumbled on top of salads (Cobb salad), blue cheese dressing/dip, paired with bread, crackers or fruit • Complements: apples, pears, stone fruits, walnuts, honey, port or red wine

Brie: This cheese is named after the French region, Brie, from where it originated. A soft, rich, creamy cheese, it makes for a great dessert fresh or baked.

• Texture, flavor, color: soft, creamy; rich, mild to pungent taste; pale yellow • Fat type: medium (8 grams per ounce) • Uses: spread on a turkey and cranberry sandwich, topped with a sweet chutney, mixed with salad greens, candied nuts and balsamic vinegar • Complements: melons, berries, grapes, sun-dried tomatoes, sparking wine or champagne Cheddar:

Wisconsin is the

top producer of cheddar cheese in the United States (hence the Green Bay Packers “cheese heads” for you football fans). It is also one of the most popular cheeses around the world.

• Texture, flavor, color: smooth, firm; sharp nutty flavor; golden • Fat type: medium (9 grams per ounce) • Uses: soups, sauces, paired with crackers, sprinkled on top of steamed vegetables or baked potato, grilled cheese • Complements: apples, pears, tomatoes and onions, red wine, pale ale, stout beer

Feta:

One of the most famous Greek cheeses, feta cheese comes in many varieties, such as black pepper, tomato and basil, garlic, and more.

• Texture, flavor, color: firm, crumbly; salty, tart; chalky white • Fat type: medium (6 grams per ounce) • Uses: sprinkled on top of Greek pizza or salad, tossed with shrimp, tomato sauce, and pasta, baked inside spanakopita • Complements: olives, seafood, pasta, mixed greens, chicken, olive oil, nuts, roasted red peppers, pitas, fruit or vegetables, pinot noir, pinot gris, sauvignon blanc

Gjetost: Pronounced, “yaytoast,” this Scandinavian goat cheese is very sweet and is Norway’s national cheese.

• Texture, flavor, color: smooth, creamy; sweet, caramel-like; golden orange • Fat type: medium (8 grams per ounce)

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Cheese comes in all shapes and sizes, flavors and colors. A truly versatile food, cheese can be used as a salad garnish, in a sauce or casserole, or even eaten as a snack by itself or paired with fruit. Wine also pairs well.

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Uses: served with jam on rye bread or crackers, eaten on a sandwich Complements: fruit, jam and jelly

Goat: Goat cheese is a healthier alternative to other types of cheeses since it is lower in both calories and fat. Made from goat’s milk, it has a unique, tangy flavor.

• Texture, flavor, color: soft, creamy; tangy; ivory white • Fat type: medium fat (8 grams per ounce) • Uses: spread on a bagel or English muffin instead of cream cheese, bake in a quiche, use on flatbread or Mediterranean sandwiches • Complements: honey, fruit, fresh fig, smoked salmon, tomato, spinach, basil, wine Gorgonzola:

This cheese originates in northern Italy and is one of the oldest blue-veined cheeses.

• Texture, flavor, color: crum-

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bly, semi-firm; sharp, tangy; creamy ivory with blue veins Fat type: medium (8 grams per ounce) Uses: sprinkle on top of salad greens with sliced fruit and balsamic vinaigrette, stuffed into dried fruit, served with crackers or bread Complements: whole grain bread/crackers, pears, apples, apricots, figs, nuts, honey, fish, dessert wine, zinfandel, merlot, pinot noir

Gouda: Gouda is named after a village in Holland that shares the same valley with the town of Edam (“edam” cheese). It is made with whole milk and is coated with red wax.

• Texture, flavor, color: creamy, smooth; buttery, nutty; pale yellow • Fat type: medium (8 grams per ounce) • Uses: melted in casseroles, partnered with meat inside of a sandwich, providing

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richness to soups and sauces Complements: whole grain bread/crackers, poultry, pork, apples, pears, grapes, nuts, dried fruit, chardonnay, champagne, scotch, brandy, pale ale

Mozzarella (fresh): In Italy, fresh mozzarella cheese is made from the milk of a water buffalo.

It is often packaged in water in order to retain texture and taste.

• Texture, flavor, color: soft, semi-elastic; mild, milky; creamy white • Fat type: medium (6 grams per ounce) • Uses: Served in a caprese salad with fresh tomatoes, chopped basil leaves, and drizzled with olive oil, placed on a baguette sandwich • Complements: pizza, sandwiches, sun-dried tomatoes, basil, olive oil, oregano, red peppers, spinach, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, pinot grigio

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>>CURTISS p1 of Iowa and also to Iowa State University,” Acker said. “These renovations help us send a positive message. I think it’s a strong signal from ISU that agriculture and the roots of ISU are really strong.

“We have not abandoned our traditions. In fact, we’re confident this will be an essential college and an essential area of study for the next century.”

Wintersteen is proud of the Curtiss Hall renovations for their impact in the students’ lives.

“I think the renovations are fabulous,” Wintersteen said. “[They] really provide a place for students to be engaged with each other in Curtiss Hall. The Harl Commons has many areas for students to sit down and grab something to eat or work together.”

Wintersteen also said the renovations meet the needs of students now and in the future.

“The financial commitments that [benefactors] have generously made to the facilities of this great institution add volume to the message the College of Agriculture sends,” said

Bethany Olson, senior in agricultural business.

After remarks were made by university officials, everyone went to the basement to view the Harl Commons. Tours throughout the building were available to those who made donations, so they could see where their contributions went.

In the Harl Commons, another ribbon-cutting ceremony occurred, welcoming donators to the new area and also celebrating the Harls’ generosity.

The Harls, two Cyclone alumni, said they decided to fund the project because they wanted to give future generations all the opportunities they had when they attended college, stemming from a deep love of Iowa State.

“Deep down, it was an attempt to try and pay back Iowa State for what it had done for [my wife and me],” said Neil Harl, professor emeritus.

After two years of construction, Curtiss Hall renovations are tying up its loose ends, providing a more modern building for students to enjoy.

“Iowa State University is a wonderful place to spend one’s

>>LEGACY p1 ever was.

“Legacy has changed pretty dramatically and pretty quickly. Prior to this year students were able to listen for loud music and follow it to find the party,” Duven said. “That’s no longer happening, but Campustown itself is still a hustle and bustle. You walk outside, and there are people all over the place. It’s still a party atmosphere, but Legacy is not the place that [students] are going.”

Ben Peterson, senior in early childhood education, lived in Legacy two years ago when it was an off campus apartment

>>MOOSE p1 moose. And I thought, this is not a regular moose.”

Hill said he started to suspect it was the antler of a stagmoose — an animal that went extinct more than 10,000 years ago.

He sent pictures of the specimen to a colleague at Illinois State.

After comparing the picture to other stag-moose antlers, they confirmed his suspicions.

A stag-moose is an extinct ancestor of the moose common today. Hill said it is an unusuallooking creature: slightly larger than a moose, with long legs and the face of an elk.

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Donors and university officials gather in the new Harl Commons in Curtiss Hall for the ribbon cutting of the renovations. More than 700 donors contributed to the renovations through out the building.

life,” Harl said. “I could not have had a more pleasant place to spend my career than here at ISU.”

complex and is making his home there this year as well, serving as the president of the Legacy Tower Apartment Association.

“There has been a slight change, but nothing drastic,” Peterson said. “The effects are mostly evident in Legacy, but the atmosphere in Campustown is a little more laid back than I remembered the last two years, and part of that is because Legacy is not being used as before.”

Rutherford said that she was not sure if Legacy’s party reputation was an additional reason Iowa State chose Legacy for student housing.

“I’m not sure if that was part of the decision or not,” Rutherford said. “The deci-

Its truly distinctive feature, however, are its large, intricate antlers.

“The antlers are goofy. The shaft goes straight out from the side of the head for a ways, and then develops into two or three palms that sprout multiple tines,” Hill said.

After finding the Ames specimen, Hill located other antlers found in Iowa. One was found in Jester Park, and the other was found near Parkersburg. Hill decided it would be interesting to find out exactly how old they were.

Using a grant from the College of Liberal Arts and

Remarks were made at the ribbon cutting by: Wintersteen; Bruce Rastetter, president of the Board of Regents; Steven Leath,

sion to choose Legacy, as I understood it, was based on location, availability, and American Campus Communities’ willingness to work with us.”

Duven said that a shift in the nature of Legacy, and subsequently Campustown, was likely on the horizon regardless of whether or not Iowa State leased Legacy.

“American Campus Communities had been working towards a lot of change, and so I think that even if we had not taken possession of the building, there still would have been significant changes this year because of the standards that they have for behavior in the buildings that they manage,” Duven said.

Sciences, he sent a piece of each antler to Arizona for radiocarbon dating.

The process took a little less than a month, and the results, Hill said, exceeded his wildest expectations.

The antler from Parkersburg was dated at 30,000 years old, making it the oldest stag-moose antler in North America. The antler from Jester Park was about 12,800 years old, making it the youngest specimen in North America. The Ames antler was 13,400 to 13,700 years old.

The wide spread of the dates reveals several facts about the specimens.

Of all the changes taking place in Legacy, one thing that’s not going to change is the priority of the ISU Department of Residence. That priority is to bring the same productive mentality and culture evident in traditional ISU residence halls to the new student housing available at Legacy, Rutherford said.

“When you go live in an apartment and just live there, there is no house structure. There’s nobody that’s wanting you to be successful,” Rutherford said. “We’re here because we want the students that live with us to be successful, and whatever that means for them, we want to help those students get there.”

Between 30,000 and 12,800 years ago, glaciers covered Iowa.

During this time, stag-moose, along with many other animals, moved south in search of better habitat.

The date of the youngest stag-moose shows they returned to Iowa and other states after the glaciers retreated.

That means that stag-moose could have interacted with early human civilizations.

“It is a virtual certainty that those animals were on the landscape the same time the first people began to move into Iowa,” Hill said. “So it’s very possible that stag-moose fell prey to the

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Clovis hunters. We don’t have any evidence for that, but it was a potential food resource for those early hunters.”

After the success of dating these first three specimens, Hill said he is enthusiastic about continuing his research.

“I would like to date a couple more specimens in Iowa and then begin to document the location of these animals — where they’ve been found and the type of locations,” Hill said.

This will help him discover more about the stag-moose species: how they died out, how they interacted with humans and much more.

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Horoscope Today’s Birthday (10/02/13) It could be a profitable and romantic year, especially if you maintain your simple frugality.

Career opportunities arise and partnerships thrive with loving attention (best around the eclipse on Oct. 16). Balance health and creativity with great service. Take off on an adventure of discovery with someone special. Seeds sown now blossom next spring.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Across 1 Cried one’s eyes out 5 Facial expression 11 Hang down 14 Pre-migraine phenomenon 15 Hot wings did him in 16 It may need a boost 17 *Shopper’s aid 19 Barracks bed 20 Scattering seed 21 Raid the fridge 22 __ Bacharach 23 Small combo 25 Katana warrior 27 Barking sound 30 Responsibility 32 Choice in a booth 33 Evening for trivia buffs 36 Disney lioness 38 “That __ last year!”

39 In the future, or, when spoken with a long starting vowel, what the last word of the answers to starred clues can have 41 1492 vessel 43 Hoodlum 45 Run-down urban buildings 47 HST part, say: Abbr.

49 Yankee Martinez

50 “A mouse!”

51 Takes care of 54 Islands in the stream 56 Meringue needs 57 Alts.

59 Homemade pistol 63 Bygone space station 64 *Stop-action film technique 66 Rock gp. known for its symphonic sound 67 Maker of Light & Fit yogurt 68 Jungfrau’s range 69 Homer’s nice neighbor 70 Battery parts 71 Push to the limit Down 1 Clowns 2 Mark replacement 3 Figurehead spot 4 Silently understood 5 Birth state of four of the first five American presidents 6 More than unfriendly 7 Word after fire or bake 8 Met program details 9 Austrian painter Klimt 10 Superlative suffix

11 *Phone that can’t be tapped 12 Ancient Greek market 13 Mob boss John 18 Subject of the 2003 TV film “The Crooked E” 22 Zippo filler 24 Should, with “to” 26 Work-wk. start 27 Pollution meas.

28 Tin Woodman’s trouble 29 *Angler’s equipment 31 Fitted bedding item 34 “Gadzooks!”

35 Patty Hearst, in the SLA 37 Kitty builder 40 Inhabitants 42 Pose 44 Miracle Mets manager Hodges 46 Recurring theme 48 Mideast capital 51 Hunks 52 Like gymnasts 53 Shorthand expert 55 Fat-shunning fellow 58 Email button 60 Storm wind 61 Calls the game 62 Brooding place 64 Govt. Rx watchdog 65 Actress Caldwell

Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is an 8 -- Don’t make promises you won’t keep. Friends teach you the rules. Work causes delays, so call if you’ll be late. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Proceed with caution.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 6 -- Listen to all considerations before choosing direction. Changing fiscal priorities causes upsets. Work on the big picture first. Accept fringe benefits as partial payment.

Listen to powerful people you respect. Stock up on beverages.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is a 5 -- Use your intuition.

Talk leads to opportunities and an interesting development.

Look at your situation from a higher vantage point. Be a stabilizing influence. Don’t push yourself too far too fast. Get the word out.

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Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is a 6 -- Work interferes with travel. Rethink finances.

Don’t fund a fantasy. Go for substance over symbolism. Use your skills of persuasion. Ask your partner to exert influence. Use what you’ve recently learned.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is an 8 -- Private conversations increase efficiency.

Sort out any disagreements, especially about money.

Otherwise, it could get confusing. Consider suggestions first. Then urge someone into action. Defer gratification.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8 -- All isn’t as it appears. Be careful. Figure out what needs to be done. You come up with a better idea, and save a bundle. Put your will into creative projects. Postpone chores. Record the muse.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 6 -- Your assumptions get challenged. Talk is cheap right now. Hold on to your money. There could be a conflict with a competitor. Discuss an impending change with your teammates.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 7 -- A distant friend is a big comfort. Do a job yourself and save. Exert reasonable caution. Be clever and resourceful. Recycling pays.

Clean with a vengeance. Waste not, want not.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 7 -- Check instructions for errors or changes. It could get chaotic. Listen to someone who’s confused. Work gets profitable, so pour on the steam.

Be gracious even if unwarranted.

Your kindness is returned.

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 7 -- Go for solid results over symbolism. Incorporate creative ideas into a plan. Your limits get tested. You tend to overestimate your powers and under-budget your time. If you’re late for a date, text or call.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 6 -- Keep your objective in mind. Conserve resources. Know what you’re talking about, but don’t tell everything. Listening can be more powerful than speaking.

Work extra hard now.

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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 6 -- Share your dreams. Friends are right there for you. Suspend disbelief.

Confirm reservations. Keep the money in mind. Don’t tell the whole story, yet. Be patient with things that don’t make sense.

There could be a confrontation.

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