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By David.Bartholomew @iowastatedaily.com On Sunday afternoon, several hundred protesters gathered in People’s Park, west of the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines, to establish a “people’s general assembly” in an effort to show solidarity with the growing “Occupy Wall Street” protests that have picked up steam the last week across the country. The event began at noon when a conglomerate of working and middle-class workers, college students, union members and other frustrated citizens fed up with the amount of money controlling the political process in the United States hesitantly assembled in the park. Soon after, an organizer brought everyone together to establish a general assembly in which they would vote on how the occupation protests would function. Many in the crowd appeared to be increasingly frustrated about being left out of the politics while corporations and other financial institutions dominated the political conversation. A good amount of the attendees held up signs that read “We are the 99%” and “Amend
Photo: Nicole Wiegand/Iowa State Daily Among signs held by protesters at the Occupy Iowa rally at the Iowa State Capitol on Sunday were ones with the Twitter “hashtag” for the event: #OccupyIowa. Social media sites have been instrumental in organizing rallies across the country.
Citizens United” which were referring to a very controversial Supreme Court case that ruled in favor of corporations. In 2010, the Supreme Court made a landmark decision in the case Citizens United v. The Federal
Election Commission in which it held that the First Amendment protects corporate funding of independent political broadcasts during election season. In other words, corporations and other groups are free to
give unlimited amounts of money to advertising a political agenda, usually in attack ads against a certain candidate. This domination of campaigns by corporations, among other things, was one of the main talking points for
Campustown Action Association asks for input The Campustown Action Association is conducting a survey to evaluate current opinions on Campustown and hopes for the future. Anyone familiar with the area is invited to participate in the survey. Campustown Action Association is the business association for the area, and it will use the survey to help set long- and short-term goals for the area and its development, according to a news release. The survey asks questions about various issues. Some questions include: factors that influence where you spend time and money, words that come to mind when you think of Campustown, what you think the relationship between Iowa State and Campustown should be, and where you would like to see Campustown in the next five to 10 years. The survey is available online at www.surveymonkey.com/s/ QFL6FPL, and will be available until Oct. 17. Daily Staff
Events
By Amelia.Thorne @iowastatedaily.com
CALS Week to promote agriculture, life sciences
The rent-a-puppy fundraiser hosted by Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority Friday and Saturday received a large turnout. The event cost $10 per half hour, or $15 for groups of three, and helped raise money for the local animal shelters as well as the sorority. The puppies were from Boone, Iowa, and Jewell, Iowa, and ranged from around 8 months to 6 years. The dogs ranged in size from big to small. “Last year we raised around $1,200, and this year’s goal is to raise around $1,500,” said Zaneta Jones, Sigma Lambda Gamma member and senior in interior design. “We are also hoping to just get every time slot filled each day and give the dogs a lot of exercise.” The goal of Rent-a-Puppy is to find people to adopt the dogs. By 1 p.m. Friday, there already was a prospective adopter for a beagle. Molly Kieffer, freshman in industrial engineering, was playing with a puppy named Cyrus. “I came out today because I love
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Photo: Huiling Wu/Iowa State Daily Andrea Gonzalez, junior in psychology, and Tato Alvarez play with Max on Saturday during Sigma Lambda Gamma’s Rent-a-Puppy fundraiser.
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The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will be kicking off its CALS Week on Monday. The week, themed “Our Roots Run Deep,” is filled with various events and activities geared toward promoting the success in the college. “CALS Week is important because it touches everyone in the college,” said CALS Student Council President Darrin Rahn, senior in agricultural business. Every day during the week, all ISU students are invited to attend free luncheons on Central Campus put on by industry sponsors, including FC Coop, Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, Land O’Lakes and Johnsonville, among others. Throughout the week, there also will be featured speakers. Monday night, Pedro Sanchez, a leader in the
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Philanthropy
Run for the Roses celebrates silver jubilee By Mary-Kate.Burkert @iowastatedaily.com
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the protesters gathered in Des Moines on Sunday. “I am here because I have something say and I want to stand with other people when I say it,” said attendee
Alpha Omicron Pi sorority partnered with the Ames Area Running Club on Sunday to host its 25th anniversary of Run for the Roses, a 5k and 10k race that raises money for its international philanthropy, Strike Out Arthritis. The race took place at Ames Middle School, and the 1,193 participants included Ames and nearby area residents, ISU students and student-athletes.
Children also partook in the Fun Run around the middle school’s track. Last year, the event raised more than $15,000. “We were really excited to celebrate the lasting success of our race. Run for the Roses really is a community event; everything from the breakfast to the door prizes are donated from local businesses,”said Megan Becker, one of the Alpha Omicron Pi philanthropy chairwomen and senior in biology. “We really wanted to host an amazing event for the people of Ames because they truly are
the heart and soul of this race. Also, we focused on commemorating those with arthritis and providing facts about arthritis to our participants.” Run for the Roses started back in 1987, and in honor of the event’s anniversary, the race coordinators had a goal of raising $25,000 this year, but the total amount raised is yet to be calculated. After the race, an all-you-can-eat omelet breakfast and a rose were provided to participants for supporting arthri-
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