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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

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VOTER TURNOUT Last year, student voter turnout was 10 percent higher than the year before, with nearly one in four students participating in the elections.

“Voting and taking part in the process of voting and also elections in general… is of utmost importance.

It’s what makes Iowa State so fantastic to be at, it makes it worth it to be here for four years,” Election Commisioner Jacob Zirkelbach said.

So why get involved in Student Government, whether through voting in the election or vying for a Senate seat? For Zirkelbach it’s a passion for Iowa State led by driven students.

CHANGES TO THE ELECTION CODE

Neely and Bibiloni are looking to #MoveForwardISU, with their campaign aiming to change, innovate and empower Iowa State’s campus and student community.

Neely, junior in journalism and mass communication, and Bibiloni, sophomore in mechanical engineering, are both currently involved in Student Government as Neely serves as the director of diversity and inclusion and Bibiloni represents the Inter-Residence Hall Association as a senator.

According to their platform, Neely and Bibiloni are aiming to increase student study and social spaces across campus, increase mentorship between freshman and upperclassmen, and increase transparency within Student Government through a campus newsletter and continuation of its monthly town hall events.

“If not all of our platform is built from student voices,” Neely said. “Through our different leadership involvements and our involvements with different organizations, and our network on campus, we listened.”

The two are most looking forward to continuing to listen and engage with students on campus throughout the campaign process while keeping their platform “feasible and student focused.”

“Everything that we say to students is things that we can actually accomplish,” Bibiloni said.

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BEN WHITTINGTON & JOCELYN SIMMS Whittington and Simms are hoping to “unlock the potential” of Iowa State, with their campaign focusing on campus issues including increasing transparency, improving education and increasing inclusivity.

Whittington, sophomore in political science, and Simms, junior in English, are both involved in Turning Point USA at Iowa State with Whittington serving as the current president and Simms as the secretary of the organization.

According to their platform, Whittington and Simms have five main focal points to their campaign: advocacy, improving education, transparency, involvement and inclusion, as well as safety and accessibility.

Through this they hope to increase collaboration with the Greek councils, both with each other and Student Government; bringing back a campus-wide festival; promoting an open resource textbook system and breaking down tuition dollars on AccessPlus.

Whittington and Simms also want students to know that while they have not previously served on Student Government, they are just as viable as candidates.

“I think it’s important for everybody to know that even though we don’t have as much experience with Student Government, it doesn’t mean we don’t have leadership experience,” Simms said. “Just because we don’t have Student Government experience does not mean we’re not fit for the positions.”

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JULIAN NEELY & JUAN BIBILONI

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EXECUTIVE SLATES

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As per Student Government bylaws, the Senate must approve an election code ahead of each cycle as suggested by the election commission.

While spending is capped at $2,000 for all executive slates, which pales in comparison to $3,000 last year and $5,000 two years ago, candidates running for president and vice president now have the opportunity to fund their campaign through Student Government.

This, Zirkelbach said, is the first time in recent history that Student Government has had a public-funding option.

To be eligible for public funding, which is paid for by Student Activity Fees — the Senate capping its overall election contribution at $6,000 to be divided up among eligible slates — candidates must obtain 750 signatures to run.

Privately-funded campaigns must obtain just 500 signatures.

Other changes to the Election Code include more definitive language regarding endorsements by student organizations and university programs.

“It was in the gray area last election cycle. This year it was like, we can see how this could be abused,” Zirkelbach said. “I wouldn’t necessarily say that it was abused last year, but seeing that it was done last year — I think someone could come in and certainly start abusing it.”

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CY’S GLUTEN FREE FRIENDS

Community forms around celiac disease COURTESY OF ALEXIS BUREN Members of Cy’s Gluten Free Friends promote the Teal Pumpkin Project inside Hy-Vee, which encourages people to put teal pumpkins on their porch for Halloween to show that they have allergy friendly treats.

BY PAIGE.ANSON @iowastatedaily.com For those with celiac disease, eating gluten free is a crucial part of their diet. In fact, it’s a basic health necessity.

“It’s a diagnosis, not a choice,” said Lexi Buren, senior in child, adult and family services and co-president of Cy’s Gluten Free Friends (CGFF).

Buren has been gluten free for five years, after first experiencing symptoms of her gluten allergy in high school.

“I had migraines almost every day for a year,” Buren said. “After countless doctor’s appointments, we went to see a chiropractor, and he suggested not eating gluten for a few days. The difference was night and day.”

Buren said after testing her genes with another doctor, it was confirmed. She had celiac disease.

Symptoms are stomach cramps, diarrhea, vomiting, migraines and irritability, Buren said.

The genetic autoimmune disease makes a person’s small intestine sensitive to gluten proteins commonly found in wheat, rye and barley products. This sensitivity is so acute, it damages the intestine, and makes it difficult for the body to absorb nutrients.

Where these symptoms are generally similar among members of the gluten-free community, each individual experiences their sensitivity uniquely, Buren said.

“An eighth of a teaspoon can affect some people, but I think it’s different for every person,” Buren said.

For her, eating any product made with gluten makes her throw up or develop stomach aches and migraines, Buren said.

Brittany Lende, junior in chemical engineering and CGFF member, has celiac disease, and feels similar reactions when she consumes gluten.

Unlike Buren, however, Lende’s body has been unable to tolerate gluten since she was 18 months old.

“I don’t remember finding out, only what my parents told me. I think I got sick with something, and they gave me antibiotics I reacted badly to…[then] they gave my mom a list of what I could eat, rather than what I couldn’t,” Lende said.

Since coming to Iowa State, Lende has found the diverse college community much more inclusive to her diet than she was used to growing up in Spirit Lake, Iowa, Lende said.

“Ames is really good about [having gluten-free options], and you can tell that [ISU Dining] staff are really educated about [food allergies],” Lende said.

Lende is a student who has registered with Iowa State’s Housing and Dining departments as well as Student Disability Resources to have dining accommodations because of her gluten allergy. Because of this, she can eat within the Special Diet Kitchen at Union Drive Marketplace (UDCC) in order to avoid the symptoms of accidentally consuming gluten.

“They are really good about keeping everything gluten free in the Special Diet Kitchen,” Lende said.

The Special Diet Kitchen specializes in preventing the top eight common food allergens (dairy, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soy) from contaminating the food of students with medically required special diets, said Nicole Wright, the interim ISU Dining registered dietitian.

Any student with medical documentation of their allergy who registers as Lende did can eat in the kitchen with no additional cost to a meal plan, Wright said.

Although they appreciate the accommodation, one criticism Lende and Buren, who ate in the Special Diet Kitchen her freshman year, have had about the service involves a desire for more variety in the gluten-free meals served.

This criticism has been met, however, by a receptive dining system, Buren said.

“Our main mission at ISU Dining is to cater to the students’ preferences and interests, and to offer a wide variety of choices. [Because of this], we have a Special Diets Food Committee that meets with students... and [we’re] adapting the menu continuously,” Wright said.

Cy’s Gluten Free Friends is a student organization that meets monthly with this special diet committee to communicate their dining preferences and suggestions, Lende said. “[We] discuss what is going well and what could go better...We are really lucky here [with the dining services],” Lende said.

Alongside working with ISU’s dining system to make eating easier on campus for individuals with celiac disease, CGFF also serves as an outlet for information, philanthropy and fun for those in the gluten-free community, Buren said.

The club meets the first or second Monday of each month, and holds a variety of events: social events, fundraisers for celiac disease research and treatment, gluten-free recipe sharing and potlucks.

“CGFF has really helped me in knowing where to go out to eat. I wasn’t that experienced in knowing where to go, even though I’ve had [celiac disease] my whole life,” Lende said.

Buren also enjoys the advice CGFF has given her in eating out, and she hopes more places will continue to provide more options for individuals with food allergies or intolerances, Buren said.

Lende also is hopeful that the community will continue develop more gluten-free options.

“There is a good thing in [gluten-free diets] being a fad diet, and it’s that companies have been making more gluten-free products,” Lende said.

With growing popularity in the gluten-free diet, Buren warns against the food production industry assuming everyone ordering from a gluten-free menu is making their selection on a casual choice. Those with celiac disease are ordering to avoid foods that make them physically ill.

COURTESY OF ALEXIS BUREN Members of Cy’s Gluten Free Friends participate at a club event at the corn maze and pumpkin patch.

“It’s a diagnosis, not a choice.”

-Lexi Buren, Cy’s Gluten Free Friends co-president

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 Iowa State Daily STUDENTS

BY MIA.WANG @iowastatedaily.com

THE MAYOR SPEAKS A total of 4,115 international students were enrolled at Iowa State in fall 2017, comprising a little over 11 percent of the total enrollment, according to the Iowa State’s Office of the Registrar. Over 6 percent of the population of Ames is international students.

“International students are more likely to be here 12 months out of the year versus other students who are from Iowa or the United States, they will be here for about nine months,” Ames Mayor John Haila said.

Haila said certain retailers and enterprises could determine their companies’ next location based on the population of a city.

“I heard they have a matrix to analyze potential customer numbers,” Haila said. “When you get to a certain level, they are interested in coming to your city, because there’s enough traffic.”

More international students and residents in general also increases community funds from sales tax.

“The sales tax in Ames is 7 percent. One penny of that was voted on by the residents quite a while ago,” Haila said. “40 percent of the money generated by that goes to fund human services groups, make improvements to parks and other community betterment programs. So, the more residents, the more sales tax.”

Haila said he is starting to develop focus groups and ask people from different nationalities to serve on boards and commissions of Ames. Some of the board members have a one-year term, which is designed for students.

The only requirement for an international student to serve on the boards and commissions is to be a resident of Ames. All the information can be found on the city of Ames’ website, under Boards & Commissions.

Haila said he wants to hear the voices of international students and understand their needs.

“We are thrilled that the international students and their families are here,” Haila said. “If we can provide any additional service, we would love to do that.”

There are several ways to get in touch with the city government. Students can go to the city of Ames website and find the email address for the mayor and all council members. They can also write an actual letter to the city government.

They can even go to City Hall and talk to government workers about their needs and suggestions.

“We are a mini melting pot here. I heard one time we had over 100 different countries represented in the university alone,” Haila said.

“I think Ames is committed to find more ways to make people from all over the world feel welcome and valued.”

For new international students and their family members, the Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau has an informative website on where to eat, stay and shop in Ames. It also has a calendar of events for visitors and residents.

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International students boost Ames economy THE SCIENCE BEHIND IT

International students are a driving factor in the Ames economy.

Here are three different perspectives on their impact.

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of the total money spent in Ames goes to salaries and wages in Ames, or $330,000 of each $1,000,000

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David A. Swenson, associate scientist in the department of economics, explained how the international students helped Ames’ economic growth.

“The way we think about economy is it grows if you can bring the money in from the outside of the economy,” said Swenson. “So, Ames’ economy has been able to attract more international students to go to the university; we treat that as an export sale. We are selling education to somebody who otherwise wouldn’t have come to Ames.”

All international students at Iowa State add size to the Ames’ economy simply because they spend money in Ames, which often times come from outside the local economy.

“The money is coming into our economy, and is being spent in our economy. As a consequence, it has a multiplier effect, it’s not just that they buy housing, cars, groceries and personal items, but to provide those goods and services we have to have jobs,” said Swenson. “So [student’s] spending supports jobs in the regional economy. For every million dollars that is spent by students, it supports $330,000 worth of wages and salary income.”

According to Swenson, Ames became a metropolitan city in 2000, when its core population reached 50,000 or more. Once a city is categorized as a metropolitan city, it will be eligible for different categories of federal funding.

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Yingqi Huang, senior in psychology, is a Chinese international student, and all her tuition and daily expenses are paid by her parents. They wire the money from China to her American bank account at the beginning of every semester.

“My tuition for each semester is about $10,000; I spend nearly $900 every month for food and groceries; my rent is $705 per month; all other leisure activities and non-essential purchases will cost me about $100 per month,” said Huang. “Among all international students I’ve encountered, I consider myself pretty good at spending money wisely. ” Huang wasn’t aware that Ames is offering a position for international students to serve on boards and commissions and of all the hosting websites for Ames visitors and guests.

“I think most of Iowa State’s international students are just here to go to college. They don’t pay a lot of attention to Ames’ city life,” said Huang. “Maybe Ames’ government can think of a way to inform more international students about their plans or activities.”

Huang also commented on a lack of entertainment venues in Ames. She believed that adding more shopping and amenities would attract more students and boost the economy.

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Dual citizens are still American Diversity improves the US

BY SANDEEP.STANLEY @iowastatedaily.com

I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen.” - The Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America

When someone speaks these words during their naturalization ceremony, it would appear that they unconditionally renounce all allegiances to their former country of citizenship. However, the opposite is true: many naturalized citizens retain their foreign citizenships for multiple reasons, from maintaining a spiritual connection with their country of origin to mere convenience of travel.

In fact, it is so common that there is no registry of dual nationals - and the speed with which their numbers change would render one impractical anyway. This is a wonderful situation. Dual citizenship allows an immigrant to remain connected with their home country both culturally and economically, and the United States is poised to reap the rewards of that partnership.

While many immigrants embrace the idea of becoming wholly American, plenty wish to retain ties to their roots. For some, it can be a religious bond. For example, devout Jews revere the Holy Land and may wish to stay connected to it through the ties of citizenship.

For others, it can be family obligations. My own parents retain their Indian citizenship to send money to my grandparents.

Without that benefit, the process of transferring money would be incredibly difficult. Whatever the case, continuing to hold your citizenship of origin makes it a lot easier to identify with your birth culture; drawing from my experiences once more, holding Indian citizenship has made visiting family in India wonderfully easy for my family, requiring nothing more than our passports.

Some say, however, that dual citizenship “undermines the common bond that unites U.S. citizens regardless of their ethnicity, religion or place of birth.” While this is an understandable opinion, it misses the point of the American experience - diversity is not a weakness of the American people, it is, perhaps, our foremost strength. The diverse experiences that we can share with one another are what make us smarter, stronger and more resilient.

There are also more practical objections against the concept of dual citizenship. According to the State Department, U.S. law neither supports nor rejects the possibility of dual citizenship, and does not require an individual to choose between their multiple nationalities. This, of course, brings up the question of the course

COURTESY OF GETTY IMAGES The Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America which is recited when people become U.S. citizens asks them to resign “all allegiance and fidelty” to other nations.

Columnist Sandeep Stanley argues dual citizenship should be allowed despite this statement.

of action to pursue in the case of conflicting obligations to both nations. The wording of the oath of naturalization obliges the citizen to side with the United States in the event of any foreign conflicts of interest.

Michael Wildes, a partner in the New York immigration firm Wildes & Weinberg, stated that the understanding is that they will “work in concert with the U.S. Constitution but never against it.” However, there are steps that can be taken to punish those who abuse this freedom. In extreme cases, their American citizenship can, of course, be revoked. The American justice system has not shied away from exercising this power either. In 2014, a Guatemalan man was stripped of his citizenship for his involvement in the Dos Erres massacre, and a Chinese woman was denaturalized for her involvement in an information security breach.

What is an American?

The American is a person who has overcome numerous challenges throughout their life and earned their position through blood, sweat and tears. The American is a person who welcomes diversity while embracing new traditions. Dual citizenship is an excellent tool for immigrants to utilize. Through it, they can demonstrate their loyalty and allegiance to America, while also retaining a connection with their ancestral origins. A dual citizen is no less American than a natural-born citizen, and they are one of the greatest expressions of American diversity possible.

EDITORIAL

Stay informed about StuGov elections Student Government campaigns are more than names chalked on sidewalks across campus, pop-up events and social media accounts. Those running for Student Government set the stage to tackle the issues most important to students.

This year the organization has voiced student concerns on issues such as the housing decisions made by the city, campus climate, sexual misconduct, pedestrian safety and medical amnesty, among many more.

As tuition and funding for the university becomes even more uncertain, members of the Student Government are students’ advocates to university administration and the state legislature.

They also spend student fee money allocated to the organization on student organizations and other campus initiatives. The

Senate allocated $190,000 to the spring concert. The Senate also discontinued funding the New York Times subscription and is advocating for student fee money to help with deferred maintenance in the Memorial Union.

Follow the Daily’s coverage to learn more about the platforms each executive slate and senator is running for. We hope you all follow along and make your voices heard. Here are the issues we want to see addressed: Funding — We firmly believe lagging public funding for the university is one of the greatest detriments we face. The Student Government must continue pushing for change and raising awareness about how funding cuts and tuition hikes affect students.

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board, we hope this university becomes a place where all feel welcome and at the same time controversial topics can be discussed in a civil manner. Student Government leaders should set the standard for this among students and request more effort from administrators to accomplish this.

Sexual misconduct — We firmly believe the times of blaming victims for sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape should be long gone. We want Student Government leaders to support initiatives providing resources to survivors, but also want the leaders to push for more initiatives to prevent this horrible behavior.

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Iowa State freshman Lindell Wigginton is averaging 18 points per game as he fills in at point guard for the injured Nick Weiler-Babb.

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Through 22 games in the 2017-18 season, the Iowa State men’s basketball team has had more downs than ups.

And with just eight games remaining in the regular season, the Cyclones are in a position the program hasn’t been used to for the past six years.

They have nothing to lose.

That’s why, at 8 p.m. this Wednesday when Iowa State (12-10, 3-7 Big 12) travels to Lubbock, Texas, to play Texas Tech (19-4, 7-3 Big 12), the game means something different.

As coach Steve Prohm confirmed in his weekly press conference on Monday, starting point guard Nick Weiler-Babb will be out for his third-straight game.

Additionally, senior forward Hans Brase, who has played just eight total minutes in the last two games, will miss the game at Texas Tech as he recovers from persistent injuries.

This means Iowa State will be down to eight healthy, eligible players when it takes on the Red Raiders, who are tied for first in the Big 12 as the final stretch of the regular season approaches.

“Tech is very good,” Prohm said. “We played very well against them here, but they haven’t lost at home.”

As Prohm alluded to, Iowa State knocked off Texas Tech, 70-52, when the two teams met

up in Ames. But Texas Tech hasn’t lost any of its four games since then, and the Red Raiders are 14-0 in United Supermarkets Arena this season.

In the first matchup, five Cyclones scored in double figures and the Red Raiders were held to their lowest point total of the season.

But Weiler-Babb’s knee injury resurfaced soon after, and now the Cyclones are faced with a rematch against a hungry Texas Tech squad without Weiler-Babb and his leadership.

That has left point guard duties to Lindell Wigginton and Donovan Jackson, with mixed results.

“I thought [against] West Virginia [Wigginton] was terrific,” Prohm said. “I thought in the Baylor game, at times he showed great moments.”

Prohm said Wigginton got too sped up at times in the second half against Baylor, and didn’t react well enough to Baylor’s ball screen defense.

In his two games at point guard while Weiler-Babb has been out, Wigginton is averaging 18 points, 6.5 assists and two rebounds per game.

He had a career-high eight dimes in the loss at Baylor, but he shot just 4-of-14 (28.6 percent) from the floor.

“I’m just trying to lead the team while Nick’s out, and get my teammates involved,”

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Wigginton said.

The problem for Wigginton and for Iowa State is that Wigginton hasn’t been the sole point guard in years.

At Oak Hill Academy last year, Wigginton was not the primary ball handler.

He typically played off the ball and his role was to score, not necessarily to distribute.

Wigginton is learning on the job. He has the natural talent to play point guard, but he doesn’t have the same level of experience as Weiler-Babb (who played point guard throughout high school) or some of Iowa State’s point guards in the past.

And with Texas Tech next up on the schedule, Wigginton’s ability as a point guard will be tested again.

The Red Raiders play a much slower pace than the Cyclones would like to play, and they have the third-best defense in the nation according to KenPom. Only one team—Seton Hall back on Nov. 30—has scored more than 75 points in regulation against Texas Tech this season. Wigginton will have his hands full running the Iowa State offense. “[The mindset] has to change a lot,” Wigginton said. “You gotta make your teammates happy and you’ve got to put them in the right positions to score the ball. I also gotta get going and try to score the ball, too.”

INJURY UPDATE Iowa State will be down to eight healthy players as redshirt junior guard Nick Weiler-Babb and senior forward Hans Brase are out with knee injuries. Weiler-Babb has tendinitis and has missed the past two games against West Virginia and Baylor, while Brase continues to battle his two previous ACL injuries.

Brase is averaging 2.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, while Weiler-Babb is averaging 11.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 7 assists per game.

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Words from beyond I went on a paranormal investigation, and I can’t explain it.

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BY FINN.HOOGENSEN @iowastatedaily.com

The seven of us sat in the parlor amid the darkness. In silence, we waited for our senses to adjust to the sights and sounds of the Granger House. I could only see dark shadows in front of me and hear the noises coming from our own slight movements. I closed my eyes and strained to place my ears in every room of the old Victorian house.

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Adam Hyatt, co-founder of S.E.E. Paranormal, stood to the right of me near the opening to the back living room. He brought out the spirit box and handed it to Kyle Grandstaff, a new member of the S.E.E. Paranormal team. Hyatt stood with his arms folded and his hand placed on his chin.

“If there is someone with us tonight, can you tell us your name?” asked Hyatt in a friendly and inviting tone.

Grandstaff flicked the switch on the spirit box and crackling static sounded throughout the pitch-black room. We focused intensely on the static as it quickly skipped from frequency to frequency. We listened for anything that sounded like a name. Mostly inaudible sounds game through the white noise, except for one sound that possibly resembled a name.

Grandstaff turned off the spirit box after about 10 to 15 seconds.

“I heard the name ‘Ed,’” said one of the women sitting to the left of me.

“Yeah, I did too,” said another woman.

“Interesting,” said Hyatt.

The spirit box, as described by Hyatt, is essentially a “broken radio.” It scans radio frequencies at a high speed. The theory holds that ghosts can use the frequencies to communicate with us. The usefulness of the device is controversial, even within the world of paranormal investigation. When Hyatt explained we would use it during the investigation, I was admittedly leery because I think people sometimes hear what they are hoping to hear based on the questions they ask. There is also the possibility of snippets from radio stations coming through as the frequencies are scanned.

These snippets can be mistaken as a ghost attempting to communicate.

Despite my reservations toward the

spirit box, the next question Hyatt asked yielded a response which I cannot explain.

“Did you say your name is Ed?” asked Hyatt.

Grandstaff turned on the spirit box and static white noise filled the parlor. It only took a couple seconds for a response to come through.

“Incorrect,” said a voice from the spirit box. I was immediately taken aback by what I heard.

“It said ‘incorrect,’” I said aloud.

It was clearly a male’s voice. It was stated firmly and briskly. I wasn’t expecting to understand anything from the static as clearly as I just had. I wrestled with the idea that it was a snippet from a radio station, but it didn’t come across being quite clear enough to be that.

The others agreed it sounded like what I heard, and we continued with the session. But no other words or phrases came through very clearly.

“Where can we go to hear you better?” asked Hyatt.

I listened for a response but couldn’t really decipher anything from it. However, a woman in the group said, “I think I heard it say ‘up.’ Like upstairs.”

We decided to take ourselves upstairs, where the bedrooms are located.

Prior to the paranormal investigation, I was able to sit down with Barb Trujillo, who serves as president of the Granger House board.

The Grangers were one of the first families to settle in Marion, Iowa. They were an upper-middle class family in their time. The Granger House was originally built in 1848, and it is furnished with much of its original furniture. “[The Grangers] were pillars of the community and very well loved,” said Trujillo.

Earl Granger, the father, owned a large cattle farm and made a living by selling meat to the railroad. Trujillo described Dora Granger, the mother, as extremely kind and generous. Dora also dealt with heavy depression. Of the seven children they had, only three lived to adulthood.

Hyatt believes two sons, Alfred and Arthur, inhabit the Granger House today

in the spirit form of their younger selves.

Once during an investigation with S.E.E. Paranormal, they encountered a lot of commotion coming from the upstairs part of the house. Hyatt said he was using the spirit box when they recognized German words being spoken. They attributed the words to Dora because she came from a German family. The words translated to “spank” and “go to your room.” Once the words came through the spirit box, the house became quiet.

Much of the activity experienced in the house happens upstairs. Members of the volunteer staff have heard footsteps going up and down the stairwell. Trujillo stressed that all their experiences with the ghosts are friendly or playful.

“There’s nothing frightening though.

It’s their home and we respect the fact that it’s their home ... If you were to just come in and leave then it would be rude.

We just acknowledge the fact that they are here,” said Trujillo.

Hyatt conducted another session upstairs using the spirit box. However, nothing too discernable came through the static. Nothing, except for one remarkable moment.

“If you know what my name is, can you say it?” asked Hyatt.

Grandstaff turned on the spirit box, and after a few seconds, a voice came through quite audibly.

“Adam,” the voice said.

“That definitely said, ‘Adam,’” said one of the women in our group.

This didn’t surprise Hyatt because he’d heard his name spoken through the spirit box before. He believes he is well liked by the spirits which inhabit the Granger House.

If this is the case, I think it is largely due to Hyatt’s respectful nature when he tries to communicate with them. He speaks to ghosts as he would a living being. He rarely requests them to do anything that would insult their intelligence, such as requesting noises to alert him of their presence.

S.E.E. Paranormal is an acronym for Seek, Experience and Educate. The acro-

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nym serves as their mission statement for what they strive to achieve from their paranormal investigations and through their attempts at communicating with ghosts.

“Some of these people probably haven’t heard their name called or haven’t spoken to anyone in a hundred years, and all of a sudden, they are like, ‘I can talk to this person.’ And they’ll carry on a full-on conversation,” said Hyatt.

He said on nearly every visit they conduct at the Granger property, they have picked up the name of Mike Russell, a spirit that inhabits the adjacent carriage house. Hyatt said Russell often talks about coming to Marion from the train in nearby Fort Madison.

“When we find someone, we go back in history, and my wife does most of the historical stuff, but she’ll research census records and everything and find the person in history and write the story about them,” said Hyatt.

His wife, Sarah Hyatt, is currently working on her first book about the historical background of different ghosts they’ve communicated with around the Midwest. The Granger House will fill a chapter of the book.

Hyatt says their focus on the history is an important part of what they do, and it is what distinguishes them from a lot of other paranormal investigation teams.

“I definitely want to be able to tell stories of people that have been forgotten about,” said Hyatt.

Our attempts at communicating with the Grangers upstairs didn’t yield too much paranormal evidence, so we headed to the carriage house outside. I hoped to meet Mike Russell, or whatever other entities resided in there.

It was about 20 or 30 degrees outside. The carriage house was not heated. There were only a few small windows which made it darker inside than it was in the house. Large, rusty equipment sat on the floor and hung on the walls, making it hard to navigate through the rooms.

Luckily, I was equipped with a structure-light sensor (SLS) camera which emitted enough light to help me see where I walked.

My job was to detect heat anomalies in the camera’s field of vision in front of me. When a heat anomaly was identified on the camera’s display screen, it would measure the shape of the heat source. The theory suggests that ghosts radiate heat, so their form will be detected by the SLS camera.

In the darkness, I walked around the carriage house trying to find any anomalies. I worked my way to the section of the building which contained the horse stalls.

As I scanned to the right, the SLS camera detected a heat anomaly. It then formed and plotted the points in the shape of a human figure. At first, I thought it was another member in our group because the form was so well

defined. But when I looked up from the SLS camera, I realized all my group members were standing behind me.

“Guys, I see something over by this far stall,” I said. Hyatt and the rest of the group came from the other side of the carriage house.

“What are you picking up?” asked Hyatt.

I watched as the heat form quickly disappeared from the camera. It looked as if it moved into the far stall.

Those of us who could fit inside moved forward and entered the stall. I stared at the SLS camera, trying to find the heat form again. I went and stood on the far side to see if I could observe a wider shot of the stall.

One of our group members brought forth the K-II meter. This hand-held device detects electromagnetic fields (EMF). The idea is that ghosts emit EMF and the K-II meter will detect fluctuations and spikes in EMF, thereby alerting us of their presence. She held out the K-II meter toward the middle of the stall. It was spiking like crazy and detecting a high level of EMF. “If there is someone with us in here, can you move closer to the meter?” asked Hyatt.

Almost instantly, the meter started to spike and push closer toward the red zone, which denotes the highest level of EMF detection.

Hyatt asked the ghost if it could move the meter’s level all the way to the red zone. The K-II meter responded by jumping into the red zone. I was amazed at how quickly the meter seemed to respond to Hyatt’s questions.

“If you like us being in this room with you, can you keep this in the red?” asked Hyatt.

Immediately after he asked the question, the meter went completely blank. It was as if whatever was in this stall with us didn’t want us to be there. If there was a natural EMF source in the stall, such as underground electrical wires running beneath it, then the K-II meter should have been detecting a constant level of EMF. The fact that the source of EMF immediately went away in response to Hyatt’s question was remarkable and even a little frightening. We quickly decided to leave the stall.

We were able to detect a couple other heat anomalies on the SLS camera, which were clearly plotted in the form of a human body.

One looked to be dancing based on the swinging movements of its arms and legs. We asked it to wave and it did. Hyatt suggested it was probably Alfred or Arthur having fun with us.

We concluded our investigation after finishing up in the carriage house.

The experience was full of humor, excitement and even a little terror. I’m skeptical to label every mysterious thing that occurred during the investigation as something paranormal, but there were certainly some thrilling moments that are hard to explain.

What I enjoyed most about the experience was the way Hyatt conducted the investigation.

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