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March 7, 2011 | Volume 206 | Number 114 | 40 cents | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890. ™
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Budget cuts
Students take a stand Legislators give advice, lobbying strategy tips
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Employees accused of secret acts By Paige.Godden iowastatedaily.com
By Paige.Godden iowastatedaily.com Students will be heading to the Iowa Capitol on Monday and state legislators visited Iowa State on Friday afternoon to share strategic lobbying tips with them. “Personalize your story. What sacrifices did you make? What sacrifices did your parents make so that you could be here at this university?” Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, a member of the House who represents district 45, said. Kroeschell said to not limit lobbying efforts to Monday. “I have on constituent that, boy, I know her. She sends me an e-mail probably two or three times a week,” Kroeschell said. “Make sure you follow up on us with the issues.” Ann McCarthy, state relations officer for Iowa State, shared the “nuts and bolts about what to expect when you get down there.” McCarthy said one of the first things to do is let the legislators know you appreciate them. “They have a tough job. Make your point clearly without attacking a person or other people. It is easy to promote yourself by tearing someone else down. That’s not an effective way to lobby,” McCarthy said. McCarthy said to use the legislator’s website to see who your hometown representative is and to look at pictures to make sure you know whom you’re speaking to. McCarthy said to make sure to be flexible and patient because “you may not always be able to talk to the legislator you want.” McCarthy said to try and keep conversation with legislators under five minutes.
Veterinary Specialties
Iowa Veterinary Specialties has filed a lawsuit against four of its employees. Iowa State University bought Iowa Veterinary Specialties in Des Moines for $4.6 million in January. Madden Surgeons Steven Reimer and Stan Wagner, Internist Derek Nestor and Operations Manager Paul Hanika were allegedly secretly launching a new firm and taking confidential customer and financial information with them, then deleting files before leaving the clinic. They left Iowa Veterinary Specialties after they had the customer and financial information, leased space for their clinic and had cre-
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Fiscal Year 2012
Universities face decrease in funding By Paige.Godden iowastatedaily.com
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, state representative, explains to a group of students on how to approach state legislators during the ISU Ambassador lobbying training day, Friday, at Carver 268. Photo: Karuna Ang/Iowa State Daily
GSB, faculty rally for Regents Day on Hill By Paige.Godden iowastatedaily.com Members of the Government of the Student Body and professors have been rallying to get students to go the Regents Day on Monday on the Hill in Des Moines. Jessica Bruning, director of the ISU Ambassadors, talked to Steffen
Schmidt’s political science class. She explained to students why it is important for students to attend the Regents Day on Monday. Bruning said it is an annual event, but, “It’s a little bit different this year due to the severity of the budget cuts.” Bruning said it is the Ambassadors’ goal to get 100 students to the Capitol this year. Schmidt, professor of political science, said, “I have my students attend lectures or internship oppor-
tunities and do not penalize them, so I certainly think that civic activities, sharing information with legislators, is a very worthwhile activity,” he said. “It is always valuable for citizens to help legislators make better decisions by talking to them and giving them a reality check about life out in the state,” Schmidt said. Dianne Bystrom, director of the Carrie Chapman-Catt Center, said,
Geological sciences
Staff educates students on carbon myths
John Carlos talks about racial issues Students and community members gathered for a luncheon to listen to John Carlos, counselor and supervisor at Palm Springs High School and 1968 summer Olympic bronze medalist, talk about his personal experiences dealing with racial issues Friday afternoon. The Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity was held in the Memorial Union. The conference addressed today’s issues within the diverse cultures in America and the rest of the world. Iowa State has a diverse population but is not without the issues that every other university faces as well. There were many separate discussions revolving around the Latino/a,
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Race and Ethnicity
By Alli.Kolick iowastatedaily.com
It isn’t easy to tell how big the cuts for Fiscal Year 2012 will be for Iowa’s Regent Universities. Last year the university received a total of $1,112,727,648 through five Rasmussen sources of income — state appropriations, federal funds, student fees, other income and sales and services. This year, the Iowa House has proposed a nine percent decrease in funding, and Governor Branstad has proposed a 7.3 percent decrease. The Senate has not yet released its proposal. Ellen Rasmussen, associate vice president of budget and planning, said the university is also expecting cuts from the federal level.
African-American and Asian-American communities and the different traditions and lifestyles that accompany these races and ethnicities. As Carlos walked up to the podium, he had “swagger” as Thomas Hill, vice president of student affairs, said Carlos was confident, humble, excited and honored as he began to speak to the eager audience before him. Many thought Carlos would dive in and share his 1968 Olympic experience; however, he prefaced his memories from 1968. Carlos went even further back to when he was eight years old and shared the beginning of it all. Barely a decade old, Carlos had a vision — or as he put it, a movie presented to him by God.
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By Elisse.Lorenc iowastatedaily.com
Olympic track and field medal winner, John Carlos, speaks to the attendees of the 12th Annual Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity. Photo: Tessa Callender/Iowa State Daily
Balancing the atmospheric budget is an issue that concerns scientists, but the constant misconceptions students have about the atmospheric budget has Collin Reichert, graduate assistant teacher in geological and atmospheric sciences, more concerned. “The nature of the problem is that students don’t understand if we even stabilize our emissions back to recovering levels, it’s not sufficient enough drop to stop the greenhouse gas rise,” Reichert said. Each year an estimated 8 billion gigatons are emitted — 4 billion gigatons are absorbed by trees and oceans while the other 4 billion stays in the atmosphere. The only way to stop carbon emissions from increasing by 4 billion tons would entail a drastic change in lifestyle and energy sources,
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