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Friday, December 9, 2016 | Volume 212 | Number 74 | 40 cents | iowastatedaily.com | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890.
Fraternities try to halt violence, sexual assault
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By Tara.Larson @iowastatedaily.com
Offensive woes haunt Cyclones in 78-64 loss
Members of Iowa State’s fraternity chapters have been working with ACCESS and Greek Affairs to create a program to prevent violence and sexual assault. The program, Building Up Brothers, began in August with five different fraternities. The idea is to host weekly meetings within the fraternities that cover topics such as sexual assault, domestic violence and bystander intervention. “The purpose is to increase exposure on these topics and prevent violence,” Bobby Dennis, male-outreach and prevention coordinator at ACCESS, said. Nic Stumbo, Iowa State’s Interfraternity Council president and Delta Tau Delta member, agreed. “We think this program is an excellent way for introspective conversations to go on in chapters that may not have happened otherwise,” Stumbo said. “I think it does a really good job making sure that conversation continues to take place all the way through [fraternity members’] entire collegiate experience.” Building Up Brothers was initially based on Coaching Boys into Men, a similar program used for male athletes, although usually in high school. Dennis said they took the program and altered it a bit to better fit the fraternity brothers. Each fraternity has a set of cards with topics for each week of the program, and their own members lead these meetings. “During our meetings, we are just completely real with each other and there are no judgements,” Sam Brandl, Chi Phi’s chapter president, said. “Building Up Brothers has provided us with a platform to talk about important issues that would not normally come up inside a fraternity setting.” Although each fraternity involved
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By Luke.Manderfeld @iowastatedaily.com
IOWA CITY — Iowa State looked to be in the driver’s seat midway through the second half and was on its way to another comeback victory, reminiscent of the giant one last season at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones, who trailed Iowa by 15 points at halftime Thursday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, started to chip away at the double-digit lead that the Hawkeyes had built in a dominating first half. Guard Nick Weiler-Babb put up seven straight points, including a 3-pointer, to bring Iowa State within single digits. But it wasn’t enough. No. 25 Iowa State (6-3, 0-0 Big
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Monté Morris looks on from the bench as the Cyclones are unable to keep up offensively against the Hawkeyes on Thursday.
Trump returns to Iowa for Thank You Tour Branstad speaks with president-elect
Attendees ready for a change to Trump’s America
By Chris.Anderson @iowastatedaily.com
By Danielle.Gehr @iowastatedaily.com
DES MOINES — In an unusual move for a president-elect, Donald Trump stopped in Iowa on his USA Thank You Tour on Thursday — a state he won and home to the future ambassador to China, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad. Trump spoke to voters in Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines, thanking them for showing up and voting for him, as well as continuing to promise his campaign platform to the country. Trump was joined by his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. Pence took the stage before Trump and extended a thank you to his voters. “Because of the support, hard work and prayers of people all across America, I’m proud to say I’ll take the oath of office for vice president of the United States of America,” Pence said. Pence used the rest of his time on stage to lay out a lot of the platform he and Trump hope to implement while in office. Pence talked about strengthening the military, destroying ISIS and imposing “law and order.” Law and order was a message Trump and Pence promised while on the campaign trail, but what the Trump administration plans to do to combat crime is unclear as of now. Pence also talked about how Trump will be a president who will make our economy “great again.” Pence brought up the Carrier deal Trump recently negotiated in Pence’s home state of Indiana. Carrier, a heater and air conditioner manufacturing company, was scheduled to offshore 1,400 manufacturing jobs to Mexico. A big promise of Trump’s campaign was to renegotiate trade deals that hurt American workers. Trump successfully managed to negotiate about 800 jobs being kept in America, while some jobs were still offshored to Mexico. The deal also included close to $7 million in tax breaks given to Carrier by the state of Indiana administered by Pence. Many of Trump’s supporters have praised him for the deal, but many on both the left and right have criticized the deal, including former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who called the deal “crony capitalism.” The people attending Trump’s victory
city infrastructure. In the process, Trump hopes to create jobs in a very “American first” sort of way. “We will put our people, not people from other lands, our people back to work in the process,” Trump said. Trump has promised frequently to work for American interests above all else. “My administration will follow two simple rules, buy American and hire American,” Trump said. Trump ended his policy-driven speech with an inspiring call to his supporters. “The script is not yet written, we don’t know what the page will say tomorrow, but what we do know for the first time in a long time is that this page will be authored by each and every one of you,” Trump said. Trump’s victory tour was an event that was received warmly by his fans. ISU Students 4 Trump president Austen Giles, an Iowa State student, was in attendance and spoke favorably of Trump’s decision to come back to Iowa. “You need to reiterate with your people so you don’t forget them,” Giles said, “It’s a very cool thing, a very personal thing.” Giles did a lot of advocacy for his group, ISU Students 4 Trump, throughout the election season. Giles said what he did was give closeted Trump supporters a voice. “I think everyone had their minds made up before we were there,” Giles said. Giles talked about how Trump won when nobody expected him to, he attributed this to disenfranchised white working class voters who were under represented by polls. “I think it’s about white working America,” Giles said, “For the first time in elec-
Supreme Court, jobs and the economy. When asked what drew him to Trump, Tom Irwin kept it concise, only stating what is listed above. Irwin is an elder, concerned about the social security he spent most of his life putting his money into. Irwin has seen just about every one of Trump’s speeches, whether on TV or in person. Irwin believes in Trump’s America. This man was one of many strong supporters of the new president-elect present at his stop in Des Moines on his welcome tour. Some from the working class, some not even old enough to vote, all having faith in America’s 45th president. “He is successful in his own private life,” Irwin said. “He’s a beginner. He began his own business. He made billions of dollars and he had this campaign and he paid for it himself.” Thursday night at about 5 p.m., supporters were already filling up the Hy-Vee Hall, getting ready to hear from Trump. Some were drawn to him strictly because of his policies. Others liked that he was different than other politicians, saying what he thought despite possible backlash or criticism. Sonia Pargas, a strong believer in hard work, was there to support her chosen candidate who she believes will promote people earning the money that comes their way. She explained why she is drawn. “I don’t know it’s hard to tell,” Pargas said. “No, it’s easy to tell. He is the kind of person who likes to see people working again. No disability or welfare or that kind of stuff. So that is the reason I like him. I believe that everybody should be working who receives a paycheck.” Pargas was not only joined by her husband Patrick Rigg, but the couple decided to bring along their two young daughters. “I think it’s good for them regardless of political party or who wins or loses,” Rigg said. “I think it’s good for them to see kind of the American election system in practice. Obviously, you know actually my wife was born and raised in Mexico and not every country has this open legitimate system we have here.” People usually come up to this couple
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President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally as part of his Thank You Tour Thursday in Des Moines. Trump spoke about repealing Obamacare and bringing jobs back to the United States, among other plans.
tour didn’t seem to be bothered by the intricacies of the Carrier deal, however. The crowd erupted into chants of “USA” once Trump took the stage. Trump, much like Pence, took the beginning of his time to express his appreciation to his supporters. “I’m here for one reason, to say thank you to the people of the great state of Iowa,” Trump said. Trump also came to meet on stage with his pick of ambassador to China, Branstad. Branstad is the longest serving governor in American history. He originally was elected in 1982 and left office in 1999. Branstad then staged a political comeback and was elected again in 2010. Branstad was an early favorite of Trump’s for the choice of ambassador to China, as he has a close relationship with the current president of China, Xi Jinping. China and Iowa also share close economic ties. Branstad could act as a voice of reason in a Trump administration that has already heightened tensions with China. Trump has recently spoke with the president of Taiwan over the phone, a move that has angered China. The Chinese have so far reacted favorably to Branstad’s appointment. Trump did however speak of creating a mutually beneficial relationship between the United States and China. “China’s gonna benefit, were gonna benefit and Terry is gonna lead the way,” Trump said. Trump then went on to give a stump speech consisting of many points of policy he hopes his administration can implement. He talked of creating a massive public works project to rebuild rural and inner