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Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 | Volume 210 | Number 64 | 40 cents | iowastatedaily.com | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890.
Honoring lost loved ones in trans population
The District
New upscale bar comes to Lincoln Way, hopes to add diversity to nightlife scene By Matthew.Rezab @iowastatedaily.com
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By Morgan.Kelly @iowastatedaily.com Roughly 66 transgender people were murdered this year in the U.S, said Brad Freihoefer, director of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Student Services. International Transgender Day of Remembrance is a recognized day to honor those in the transgender community who have lost their lives from acts of hate. “People have lost loved ones, family members, and partners due to the choices of others regarding gender. That’s heartbreaking,” Freihoefer said. Freihoefer said the day is held not only as a vigil for those murdered, but as a day to “make sure that people become aware that this is a real issue.” We have to realize we can actually do something to change this, Freihoefer said. In order to do so, he said students, parents and people in general need to ask what gender really is. “We all have an idea of what gender is, but we may not understand the broad spectrum of what it really is,” said Freihoefer. He said it’s necessary to have these difficult lengthy conversations, but without them, progress cannot be made and inclusive welcome spaces will be few and far between. For some of our students, they experience someone getting their name wrong, gender wrong or pronouns wrong all because of how they’re choosing to express their gender, said Freihoefer. Jasmine Scholefield, member of Gamma Rho Lambda and a
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Teddy Van Hove, left, and Brandon Fick, right, joined forces to purchase the bar formerly known as Charlie Yokes on Lincoln Way. The two are remodeling the space into an upscale bar called The District.
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he screech of the spiral saw slicing through newly installed drywall drowns out any chance of conversation, but to Teddy Van Hove and Brandon Fick, it’s the sweet sound of progress. Fick, 25, and Van Hove, 20, are the new co-owners of “The District,” an upscale bar located in the former “Charlie Yokes” building on Lincoln Way. The two bought the space on Oct. 2 and are in the process of giving the interior a complete face-lift. While Charlie Yokes is now history, Fick and Van Hove can credit the old bar for putting the two investors together. Van Hove was a bartender when Fick left his job at Es Tas to become a manager at Charlie Yokes. The two are now almost inseparable. “We’re pretty much always together,” Fick said. The pair not only owns the bar, but Fick owns part of Van Hove’s first business, Blue Pine Lawn & Landscape. If that wasn’t enough to keep Van Hove busy, he spent last weekend training at Camp Dodge in Johnston with the 194th Field Artillery Regiment of the Iowa National Guard and goes to school at DMACC. Private FirstClass Van Hove is registered to attend Iowa State full-time next semester. Van Hove said he knew he was too busy to run a bar by himself. “I was like, ‘I can’t run a college bar by myself when I can’t even drink legally,’ so I started talking to Brandon a lot more and we kind of came together,” Van Hove said. “[We] figured out how much we would want to pay to actually buy the business and how much we were willing to pay for remodels.” The owners said they plan to evenly split the day-to-day operations of both businesses and combine everything together into one business. Fick and Van Hove said they saw a void in the types of bars Campustown had to offer. “We’re trying to go for a little more of an upscale theme,” Fick said. “All the bars in [Campustown] were in major need of renovation, but no one has taken the time or the money to renovate. We wanted to raise the
Sawdust covers most of the floor and surrounding areas at The District, a new upscale bar owned by Teddy Van Hove and Brandon Fick. The new owners want The District to be different than other bars in the area.
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Haiti After Dark event Obama to make executive action on encourages people to immigration laws, bypasses Congress sweat for a good cause By Alex.Hanson @iowastatedaily.com
By Danielle.Ferguson @iowastatedaily.com Surefire Fitness wants people to work up a sweat in the dark for a charitable cause tonight. Surefire Fitness is hosting Haiti After Dark, a workout event in the dark with a DJ where people can be covered in glow sticks and paint. The event is from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight at Surefire Fitness, 126 S. 3rd St. The event is intended to raise money for Mission Starfish Haiti. Exercisers must be at least 10 years old. Donations can range from $10 to $10,000, with five different donation levels. The
first 50 people who donate online have a slotted spot in the glow stick workout. Donations will be accepted after, but they won’t be able to participate in the workout for safety reasons. Sign up and donate at surefire-fitness.com. Mission Starfish Haiti, started by ISU graduate Silentor Thomas Esthil-Henderson in 2012, aims to provide children in the poorest regions of Haiti with education opportunities. On Oct. 1, 2012, 172 students attended the school in Gonaives, Haiti. Now serving children in grades kindergarten through third, MSH hopes to add a grade each year until the school can serve children kindergarten through ninth grade.
Donation levels and their accompanyong prizes LEVEL ENTRY FEE One $10
PRIZES Entry into the event, with DJ Chris Van Dam providing the music
Two
$25
Entry and Surefire will light you up with glow sticks, body paint and black lights
Three
$50
Entry, glow effects and a Mission Starfish Haiti t-shirt
Four
$100
Entry, glow effects and t-shirt, plus a one-on-one personal training session with a certified Surefire personal trainer
Five
$10,000
All above prizes plus one of two options: 1. A lifetime group member of Surefire Fitness 2. Shaving Jeff Barton’s head
President Obama announced sweeping changes to immigration law during a primetime speech to the nation Thursday evening. The President, who spoke for a little over 10 minutes from the East Room of the White House, announced he will bypass Congress via executive action to make changes to America’s immigration law. At the heart of the President’s plan is deportation relief to almost five million immigrants who are in the United States illegally. “The fact is, millions of immigrants in every state, of every race and nationality will still live here illegally,” Obama said. “And let’s be honest, tracking down, rounding up and deporting millions of people isn’t realistic.” Obama’s plan will protect up to five million immigrants who are in the United States illegally for three years by issuing work permits. The plan will protect parents of legal U.S. residents or residents who hold a green card. Obama’s plan will also include more protection for those who were brought into the country illegally as children, an expansion of the deferred action program from 2012. “If you meet the criteria, you can come out of the shadows and get right with the law. If you’re a criminal, you’ll be deported. If you plan to enter the U.S. illegally, your chances of getting
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President Barack Obama works on his immigration speech with Director of Speechwriting Cody Keenan and Senior Presidential Speechwriter David Litt in the Oval Office on Wednesday. Obama plans to issue an exacutive order on immigration.
caught and sent back just went up,” Obama said, mentioning increased border security also included in the plan. The White House also noted in a blog post that any of those eligible for relief under this plan must have been in the country for five or more years, pass a background check and pay back taxes. “It’s a bold move,” said David Andersen, assistant professor of political science. “I think Obama is extremely frustrated with the lack of action from Con-
gress, and he’s clearly decided that he is going to use the powers of the Presidency to make some policy accomplishments.” Zoe Kustritz, president of the Iowa State University College Democrats, said she was glad Obama is taking action. “I’m glad the President is taking action on this issue because it’s so important right now,” Kustritz said. “There are really not a whole lot [of lawmakers] doing anything in Congress
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