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One last go-around
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Monté Morris tries to get around a defender in the game against Kansas on March 5, 2016, at Phog Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.
Seniors say farewell to Allen Fieldhouse GAME INFO
IOWA STATE (13-8, 5-4 Big 12)
KANSAS (20-2, 8-1 Big 12)
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By Luke.Manderfeld @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State point guard Monté Morris has been through his fair share of games at the infamous Phog Allen Fieldhouse, but he has never left with a victory. The prolific senior has played three games against Kansas at its home arena, losing by a combined 29 points. Now, Morris — for the fourth and final time — and the rest of Iowa State (13-8, 5-4 Big 12) will travel to Lawrence, Kansas, on Saturday for a 1 p.m. game against No. 3 Kansas (20-2, 8-1 Big 12) in search of a big victory. Coach Bill Self is 206-9 at Allen Fieldhouse, and the Cyclones haven’t won there since 2005. “It’s a game where records are out the window,” Morris said. “It’s Iowa State and Kansas. I know those guys look at it as a big-time rivalry too. I know they’ll be fired up. Hopefully, for my last go around, we can come out with a W.”
After falling to Vanderbilt last Saturday and No. 7 West Virginia on Tuesday, the Cyclones are in a precarious situation. They lack a big résumé win for the NCAA Tournament committee and will only have two games remaining this season against ranked teams — West Virginia and Baylor. This weekend, in order to combat some of the offensive issues that led to the two straight defeats, the Cyclones will focus on half-court offense. Iowa State coach Steve Prohm said that lack of production is partly on him. “Our numbers are good when we run offense,” Prohm said. “I’ve got to get uncomfortable with these guys to where they do it. They’ve got to change too ... The problem is that bad shots lead to bad defense, and bad shots lead to frustration by everybody. We’ve got to limit that.” Asked what he meant by making the team feel “uncomfortable,” Prohm said it came
down to more and more practice. “I think it’s more, ‘We’re going to run motion ... and we’re going to run it until it looks the way I want it to look,” Prohm said. “Not the way everybody else in America wants it to look. The way I want it to look. The offense that I want to see.” While the team’s shooting struggles have been primarily evident down the stretch in the past few games, guard Matt Thomas has been the outlier. He is in the midst of a three-game hot-shooting streak. It started against Kansas State on Jan. 24. Thomas put up seven 3-pointers (7-for-10) and was on pace to break the single-game school record of 10 after bucketing six in the first half alone. In the two games since, Thomas has shot a combined 9-for-12 from long range with 44 points. He is shooting 43.2 percent from beyond the arc, good for fourth in the Big 12.
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Leath’s office to see $4 million in budget cuts By Danielle.Gehr @iowastatedaily.com
Iowa State students protest President Donald Trump’s immigration hold Thursday outside Parks Library.
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Iranian students protest travel bans By Mary.Pautsch @iowastatedaily.com Iranian graduate students braved the cold to spread messages of peace and love outside Parks Library on Thursday afternoon. Thursday marked the second day students took a stand against the Trump administration’s executive order for a halt on immigration and refugees from seven predominantly Islamic countries, including Iran. Hoda Gholami, Ph.D. student in computer science, said she stands for peace and love of all people. She held a sign reading, “Love will find its way through all languages on its own.” “We want to stand up against this ban because many people do not have the same right [as we do],” Gholami said. ‘”I have friends who don’t have the same rights as I do. We’ve been here for a few years. I came in 2013. I obeyed all the rules to get my visa. But now they change the
rules, and this change is not easy to adapt to.” Gholami’s visa is a singleentry visa, meaning she cannot leave the country during her stay. She said before, this was easier to handle, because her friends and family back home in Iran could still come if need be. Gholami also fears what this will mean for her future. She said she had hopes to earn an internship in the United States. Now she fears how employers will look at her immigration status and if she can get a job with her visa. “It will be harder to even find an internship now,” Gholami said. “This big change can affect our futures. I cannot come back once I have left [the United States].” Bijan Vafaei, graduate student in civil engineering, spoke with Gholami about the strenuous process to obtain a student visa from Iran. His sign read, “Now I have to choose between school & family.” “We pass very restrictive steps
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to here,” Vafaei said. “We give many documents to embassy officers. We have been interviewed, and had background checks by the FBI ... it takes many months. For me, it took seven months, start to finish, to get here.” Vafaei and Gholami both said the process to get accepted into an American university was extensive. The application process also had many steps, and students have to be in excellent academic standing to obtain a student visa. When asked if she believes President Donald Trump’s ban was rooted in any form of prejudice, Gholami said she was not a person of politics. “I don’t know,” she said. “I just respect everyone. Peace is what’s most important in this life.” Vafaei agreed with Gholami that they are most interested in becoming more educated and
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After Gov. Terry Branstad announced budget cuts to Iowa universities, Provost Jonathan Wickert announced Iowa State’s plans to reduce the impact on students. Wickert spoke at the Professional and Scientific Council meeting Thursday at the Memorial Union. Wickert said out of the $8 million in state budget cuts, President Steven Leath will take half of the cuts from his office. “It is extremely unfortunate [...] at a time when we’re doing everything right here and doing exactly what our elected official want,” Wickert said. “We’re doing exactly what the people of Iowa want. We would like to see the elected officials invest in success.” The provost office will see a 2.25 percent reduction from its budget. Reductions of 0.73 percent will be taken from the different colleges. Student affairs will have a reduction of $3.3 million. The university will save money in other ways. It will stop participation in some of the national organizations that it has taken part in in the past. Some positions will remain unfilled to save six months worth of salary and bonuses that would otherwise have to be paid. Maintenance projects will be delayed to save money as well. The current amount of budget cuts improved from the $10 million cuts that were initially stated. Wickert gave some perspective, saying worse cuts were seen in 2007 and 2008. He also said he believes the university is in much better shape. “The university’s in a much stronger place [...] tuition rate is much stronger,” Wickert said. “Private fundraising is outstanding.” Wickert said next year’s budget is a “known unknown.” He knows
there will be some kind of change, whether it’s a slight tuition increase or more cuts, but they are still unaware of what that change will be. Wickert also discussed the immigration ban, saying new information is coming in on an hourly basis. The immigration ban affects 115 students and four faculty members. If they leave the country, there is no guarantee they will be let back in. One visiting researcher who was set to begin work at Iowa State this week was from one of the seven banned countries and was unable to come to the United States and passed up the position. “We have students from over 100 countries that come to our university,” Wickert said. “[It’s] something we’re really proud of.” He expressed concern that this will cause international student enrollment to go down. After 9/11, it took about a decade for the university to build international student enrollment back up, Wickert said. One member of the Professional and Scientific Council expressed the need to reach out to all international students, not just those from the countries directly affected. P&S Council President Clayton Johnson brought up Iowa State University’s Principles of Community, which includes respect, richness of diversity and freedom from discrimination. He believes that during this time, it is important to be conscious of being inclusive and sensitive to the needs of those affected by this immigration act. Toward the end of the meeting, members of the P&S Council discussed reverting some of their funds in order to help with these budget cuts. From their $15,000 budget, they discussed giving 0.73 percent. Though the motion was denied by a majority of the members, Johnson said he would add this to the agenda, adding that this discussion will be continued in the future.
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