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StuGov to vote on rights Senators to discuss expansion of ISU free-speech zone By Zach.Clemens @iowastatedaily.com
Student Government senator serves as liaison to City Council
Student Government will debate and vote on a number of resolutions, including expanding the free-speech zones on campus and creating an umbrella rental program, during its last meeting of the semester Wednesday night. The free-speech zones on campus are located west of the Hub and on the south Campanile lawn. The resolution passing through the Senate would recommend making the entire grassy area on Central Campus a free-speech zone for students, faculty and the hundreds of student organizations. The area west of the Hub would still be available to groups outside of the university to demonstrate. There have been concerns this year with campus preachers at the free-speech zone harassing students. This resolution aims to curb some of those issues. “We want to have a way for students to be able to recruit and not have to go through a
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t’s late on a Tuesday night, and one ISU student has sat through four hours of discussion about building regulations, snow removal and just how secure windows need to be to prevent students from throwing things out of them. Although he doesn’t have a vote to cast with the six elected members of Ames City Council, he does have a voice. Sam Schulte, senior in biochemistry, said he prefers civics to politics. Now, with his skill in civics, he’s attempting to serve the ISU student body by acting as its advocate. Since his first semester at Iowa State, Schulte has served students as a senator in Student Government. Once Dan Breitbarth was elected Student Government president last spring, he had to appoint students to fill his cabinet. When Schulte’s application for the exofficio representative for City Council crossed Breit-
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Sam Schulte, senior in biochemistry and West Des Moines native, serves as the Student Government ex-officio representative for the Ames City Council and the voice of ISU students.
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UDCC expands its menu ISU Dining brings new dishes to satisfy international food cravings By Jake.Dalbey @iowastatedaily.com New changes will soon come to the Union Drive Marketplace international food choices and services. Among one of the fastest growing food trends associated with young adults is experimenting with and eating foods and spice profiles of international origin, a trend seen and acted upon by Union Drive Community Center’s chef de cuisine Jeremy Bowker. “A lot of times students in general, not just international students, are liking the international style of the foods and the flavor profiles that go along with them, so we’re trying to add as many international options as
possible without overloading the menu,” Bowker said. One of the biggest contributors in satisfying the growing popularity and demand for international cuisine is the simple plate stand inside of UDCC, where a variety of new options are tested with students. “In simple plate, you’ll see international influence,” Bowker said. “This is mainly due to international food profiles being very heavy.” “For example, the noodle bowl and quinoa bowl are offered every other Thursday and act as a base where we can add different flavors such as sriracha.” Though these types of dishes have seen an increase in production and variety inside of the dining center, pleasing all international taste buds still remains
an issue as ingredients can often be hard to come by in the United States. “Just like anyone, international students want that type of homestyle food they are used to, but it can be difficult for us to give it to them sometimes just because we can’t get the product,” Bowker said. “We had someone from Indonesia, and we made tempeh, so I asked how they wanted it, and they responded with lots of chilies and crazy spice, but it just doesn’t work in this kind of environment.” However, ISU Dining has made efforts to raise satisfaction with international dishes by using new ingredients and products. A recent change to the menu
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The Association of Malaysian Students offers food during International Food Night on Nov. 10 in the basement of St. Thomas Aquinas Church. ISU Dining is adding more international food options for students this spring.
Board to vote on tuition rates for 2016-17 By Mitchel.Anderson @iowastatedaily.com The Iowa Board of Regents will meet Wednesday in Ames, where it will vote to approve the 2016-2017 tuition rates and mandatory fees for the three state schools, vote to award two honorary doctorate degrees and vote on the demolition of a vacant building at Iowa State. The regents will vote on whether to approve the proposed tuition rates and mandatory fees for the 2016-2017 academic year. Under the proposed tuition rates, Iowa State and the University of Northern Iowa would not see an increase to undergraduate resident tuition after the 3 percent increase for the spring 2016 semester. The University of Iowa’s tuition was not increased for spring 2016, but it will increase 3 percent for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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From left, UNI President Bill Ruud, Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter and ISU President Steven Leath answer questions during a Board of Regents meeting June 4. The board will vote on proposed tuition rates for 2016-17 at its meeting Wednesday.
Also under the proposed plan is an increase to international student fees at Iowa State for the 2016-2017 school year. International student fees would increase by $500 every year for three years,
totaling a $1,500 increase after three years. Iowa State cited an “increased need for services” just as there are for all students, add research. Some international students
at Iowa State have raised questions about the increase and what the money would be used for. Another item on the board’s agenda is a vote to approve Iowa State’s request to award an hon-
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orary doctor of science degree to Eugene G. Sukup and an honorary doctor of humane letters degree to Dame DeAnne Julius at the fall 2015 commencement ceremony. Lastly, the regents’ Property and Facilities Committee will consider recommending to the board approval of Iowa State’s request to demolish the Spangler Geotechnical Laboratory. The building was built in 1949 and was expanded in 1988, but it hasn’t been used in several years. The university cites deficiencies in the building and “extensive deferred maintenance” as the main reasons for demolition of the building. Wednesday’s meeting will take place in the Reiman Ballroom at the Alumni Center, where the board will convene in open session at 12:30 p.m. A live audio feed of the meeting will be available at www.regents.iowa.gov.
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