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Student Government talks student issues By Zach.Clemens @iowastatedaily.com Student Government debated a resolution that would send recommendations to university administration and the Board of Regents in regards to the possible international student tuition increase. The senators voted to approve the tuition resolution 28-10. ISU administration has proposed an increase in international student
tuition rates by $500 per year for the next three years. The increase would go toward international student housing options, staffing and services in the International Students and Scholars Office as well as toward career services specifically for international students. The bill recommends to administration that if there is an increase in international student tuition, it should not exceed $250 each year, and the allocation intentions of those funds be trans-
parent. “I urge you to vote against this bill and come up with a stronger resolution,” said gallery member Abhijit Patwa, senior in mechanical engineering. A bill to expand the freespeech zones on campus was debated. It was moved to be tabled indefinitely by the bill’s author Sen. Robert Dunn, which was approved by a vote of 21 to 16 by the Senate. The free-speech zones on campus are west of the Hub and
on the south Campanile lawn. The proposal recommends the expansion of the zone to include the entire grassy area of Central Campus. “This can be a compromise on not infringing on student’s First Amendment rights and students not being harassed by outsiders like campus preachers,” Dunn said. The grassy area would only be eligible for ISU students, faculty
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nyone can be a feminist, regardless if they know they are. “I never knew I was a feminist,” said Amber Klootwyk, senior in graphic design. Klootwyk grew up on a farm in central Iowa. When she was younger, her father suffered from a back injury, which kept him from being able to work on their family farm. She took over her father’s responsibilities and essentially took on a traditionally male role. Klootwyk grew up as an individual without gender limitations. It wasn’t until Klootwyk came to Iowa State when she realized she wasn’t like most other girls on campus. “I wasn’t going to conform to the ‘go to college to find a husband and then become a stay-at-home mom’ lifestyle that was expected of me,” Klootwyk said. “There’s nothing wrong with that route, it’s just that people shouldn’t be categorized like that. Everyone should have the opportunity to map out their own lives.”
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Student Government met Wednesday night for the last time before Thanksgiving break. The Senate discussed international tuition increase and free-speech zones.
There’s a common denominator between Klootwyk’s logic and feminism: both point toward unconditional equality of the human race, no matter a person’s gender. According to the MerriamWebster dictionary, the definition of feminism is “The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities.” The goal of feminism is instead of having one sex greater or lesser than the other, have the sexes on an equal playing field in all aspects of life. “Feminism is the social, political and economic equality of the sexes,” Klootwyk said. This simple concept has been construed into something much hairier. Feminism began taking a foothold in the late 18th century. The world has seen three waves of the feminist movement, full of accomplishments including women gaining the right to education, occupational freedom, the right to vote, political freedom, the right to own land and so on. The theme of equality has brought positive results for both men and women FEMINISM p3 Courtesy of iStock
Feminism is defined by Merriam-Webster as “The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities.”
Open forum focuses on voices being heard By Sarah.Muller @iowastatedaily.com Students’ need to be heard by the university was the focus during the Strategic Planning Open Forum on Wednesday. About 40 people sat in the Oak Room, all with various questions for Steve Freeman, chairman of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee. Those heading the forum did not know what would be discussed, but the primary focus for the Strategic Planning Steering Committee was to listen. “We don’t want the university to be stagnant,” Freeman said. The forum was one step toward generating the first draft of the university’s strategic plan outlining the next six years at Iowa State, expected to be completed by spring break 2016. More discussion will continue in order to have a final draft to the president’s office by June 1, and a finalized product by July 1. The Strategic Planning Steer-
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Students, staff and community members meet for a rally in Beardshear Hall on Monday evening. The rally took place to show solidarity with the students protesting racism at the University of Missouri, and called for action and reform from the ISU administration.
ing Committee is a six-member committee formed by ISU President Steven Leath. Its purpose is to compile the best resolutions for the university that will be worked on during the next six years. The Steering Committee then
decided that creating six subcommittees would be beneficial to cover all areas of the university. These subcommittees will cover enhancing the student experience, enhancing the university’s research profile, supporting state
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and regional economic development, enhancing the university infrastructure, ensuring a welcoming, safe and inclusive environment. The last committee will search for creative ideas in order to relate to the other five subcommittees. Maurice Washington, graduate student in agricultural and biosystems engineering, shared concerns about how much of the budget was allocated to the four priorities set forth by the president. The president’s four priorities aim to “ensure a successful experience for students, enhance the university’s research profile, support state and regional economic development while serving all Iowans [and] ensure a welcoming, safe and inclusive campus environment,” according to the Strategic Planning Steering Committee’s website. “We know that without diversity, we will not have excellence,” Freeman said. However, he explained that none of the priorities have a specific dollar amount.
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“Iowa State can’t be everything to everybody,” Washington said. “The quality of students entering in here, especially undergrad, is not up to par … you have a lot of students coming in here who are not prepared.” Freeman recognized the growth in enrollment is a stress on students, faculty and staff. However, he said it’s the quality of student experience the university provides that is the more pressing issue, and one that is more easily remedied. “Part of our land-grant mission, and part our mission from how we serve the state of Iowa, is really an open-enrollment policy,” Freeman said. Questions also arose about the variety of voices being heard as well as concerns about hearing those voices early on in the conversation. Freeman addressed the issue concerning how the university sends out information on becoming a part of the discussion in the long-term, including reach-
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