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Kletscher stresses collaboration Executives, senators look toward ‘Year of Student’ By William.Dyke @iowastatedaily.com Hillary Kletscher was sworn in as the new president of the Government of the Student Body during Monday’s inauguration. The inauguration opened with speeches from Travis Reed, GSB executive chief of staff, and Martino Harmon, ISU associate vice president of student affairs. New senators and the new vice president, Mike Hoefer, were also inaugurated Monday. “It’s a lot of work that requires commitment and dedication, and not everyone is able to give that level of commitment and dedication that you will be giving or have given,” Harmon said. “You are helping to continue Iowa State’s tradition of great leadership.” Harmon went on to list the values of leadership and to further congratulate and thank those being inaugurated for their commitment to the students of Iowa State. Following Harmon’s speech, Reed announced the GSB members of the year: Speaker Gabrielle Williams and Presha Kardile, director of student diversity. Spencer Hughes, former GSB president, delivered his final speech, thanking the senators, his executive cabinet, the GSB Supreme Court, Harmon and the advisors of GSB: Pamela Anthony, dean of students; Richard Reynolds, director of the Memorial Union; Corey Williamson, associate director; Scott Broady, graduate adviser, and many others. Hughes also congratulated the new and returning members of the Senate, as well as Kletscher and Hoefer. “Their leadership skills were evident from day one,” Hughes said. “This past year, the three of us have continued to work closely, and I’ve seen first hand their work ethic and their passion for service and campus improvement.” Hughes expressed excitement for next year’s Government of the Student Body, noting increased voter turnouts, candidates and campaigning. He also expressed his anticipation for the Big 12 Student Government Conference, calling it “an outstanding opportunity.” Following the inauguration of the senators, Hoefer was sworn in as vice president and delivered his first speech, sending a challenge to GSB. “We have one year,” Hoefer said.
“By the end of that, I want everyone in this room to be able to look back and say they made a positive impact on student experience.” Hoefer said he was honored to be working alongside Kletscher. Kletscher started her speech with quotes from Steve Jobs and Walter Isaacson. “‘The people who are crazy enough to believe they can change the world are the ones who do,’” Kletscher said. “It’s that simple.” Kletscher challenged GSB as well. “What happens if we reach out to students, when we stop expecting students to come to us, and we ask for their input?” she asked. Following her points on communication, Kletscher moved to the importance of collaboration, reiterating her campaign platform and then to advocacy, stressing the importance for GSB members to recognize their ability to connect and assist their constituents. “If we don’t collaborate, a year from now, will we have achieved anything?” Kletscher asked. “So let’s collaborate, let’s continue to work together. You’re here for students, your voice is the students’ voice.” Following the inauguration, Hughes gave some final comments on GSB’s past year. “I just want to say how happy I am with everything over the past year,” Hughes said. “This was an incredibly accomplished year for GSB. I’m stepping away with a lot of pride about everything we’ve accomplished.” Hughes said he would always be following GSB and expressed his confidence in Kletscher’s and Hoefer’s abilities as leaders. Hoefer reflected on the past year, also noting GSB’s successful year of beneficial projects and continuing work with students. Hoefer said he would like to improve the efficiency of the Senate meetings to spend “less time talking, more time doing.” He expressed the importance of the meetings, but he also noted that it was important that every senator and cabinet member gets involved in student life at Iowa State. Kletscher offered a reflection on the past year as well, noting the relationships she’d built with students, leaders and administration. She also noted the easier transition from vice president to president. “This year is about what we do for the students of Iowa State University,” Kletscher said. “To make 2014 and 2015 the ‘Year of the Student.’”
Executive Hillary Kletscher - President Mike Hoefer - Vice President Senate College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Joshua Earll - Anna Olsen - Kalli Weber College of Business Daniel Breitbarth - Megan Sweere College of Design Nathan GaschkeCQ College of Engineering Benjamin Crawford - Jakob Croghan - Erick Dietz - Raghul Ethiraj - Michael Snook Graduate College Lorraine Acker - Aimee Burch College of Human Sciences Nicholas Eller - Matt Fisher - Matthew Harm College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hamad Abbas - Richard Hartnett Samuel Schulte - Gabrielle Williams College of Veterinary Medicine Kathleen Kimball Campustown Aaron Brown Frederiksen Court Diane Fru - Corinne Hastings Interfraternity Council Dustin Reed Panhellenic Council Kathryn Leidahl Off Campus (UROC) Peter Benzoni - Elijah Decious - Ian Marlenee - Paul Kaufmann - Abbie Lang Andrew Moats - Danielle Nygard - Michael Plantenberg - Barry Snell - Nathan Vos Gabriel Walsh Inter-Residence Hall Association Evan Abramsky - Peter Myers Mackenzie Nading - Neil Vezeau Schilletter-University Village Tyler McKnight
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Hillary Kletscher, newly-elected Government of the Student Body president ,gives a speech after she gets sworn in Monday in the Campanile Room of the Memorial Union.
Variety show raises funds for Sri Lankan primary school By Katharina.Gruenwald @iowastatedaily.com The International Student Council hosted a fund-raiser modeled after the popular Korean TV show “Running Man” for the first time Saturday. Ten teams of five competed against one another in different games to win the event and help the International Student Council reach their fund-raising goal for a Sri Lankan primary school. The event consisted of four stages of activities which were inspired by the variety TV show. Participants started off with a short quiz round to get their starting points for the game stage and then proceeded to stage two. Over the course of two hours, the teams tried to win different games in order to gain as many extra minutes for the elimination stage as possible. Students had to fulfill tasks such as stacking 150 pennies in two piles, rolling hard boiled eggs through a race course and drawing objects for one team member to guess. While each student had already paid a $3 registration fee
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Intan Sofia, senior in chemical engineering, celebrates after correctly answering a question in the “Running Man” variety show, a challenge in the theme of a famous Korean game show. It was hosted by the International Student Council, who used the proceeds to donate to a low-income Sri Lankan primary school.
at the beginning, teams could donate extra money to the cause during stage two, for which they would gain extra minutes for stage three. “We wanted to do something fun and interesting that maybe hadn’t been done as a fund-raiser before,” said Susan Beisel, council parade coordinator and sophomore in political science. The gathered extra minutes were used in stage three, in which all but two teams were eliminat-
ed. Teams had to find three envelopes containing the clues for stage four in an auditorium filled with a lot of empty envelopes. To add to the difficulty, only one team member could enter the auditorium at a time with 30 seconds to check as many envelopes as possible. In this stage teams could also donate more money to the fund-raiser in exchange for clues to the location of envelopes. The two winning teams
moved on to the last stage and faced off in an elimination game until only one participant was left on the field, making his team the winning team of International Student Council’s first “Running Man.” The team received certificates for winning the first fundraiser of this kind. “I was stunned,” said Onalie Ariyabandhu, council president and senior in economics. “Especially the participants were very enthusiastic. They were very excited about each game they played.” Members of the secondplace team, Aqilah Hazian, senior in dietetics, and Dzulfadilah Dzulkefli, senior in political science, said that they had a lot of fun taking part in this event. “We are great fans of the show ‘Running Man’,” Hazian said. “I wish it would come to the United States for an episode. But today I felt like being part of ‘Running Man.’ I especially liked the stage three game since it demanded strategy skills.” Winning or loosing didn’t really seem to matter to the teams that much, said Ariyabandhu. “Their motive was to help the cause. They were so exited
to help the rural school in Sri Lanka,” Ariyabandhu said. All of the money raised during the event will be used to buy a whole year of school supplies for the 270 students of the Gallaalla Primary School in Sri Lanka. “The majority of parents who send their children to this aforementioned school work as tea leaf workers in tea plantation,” said Fang Hao Lim, council events coordinator and junior in microbiology. Ariyabandhu will personally take the purchased school supplies to the children in her home country of Sri Lanka. She has been to the school before, handing out supplies from a donation not connected to International Student Council. “It was a very emotional experience,” Ariyabandhu said. “The students showed us the highest form of appreciation that you can show by kneeling down and bowing to us.” The “Running Man” charity event raised $200. “It is making a difference in the world for the better, and isn’t that why we are here at school? To learn and use what we learn to benefit others,” Beisel said.
Lift IOWA newsletter promotes women’s work, empowers By Linda.Krompicha @iowastatedaily.com Lift IOWA, a free newsletter dedicated to women and leadership, is now available for subscription. The first issue was released March 24 and will continue to be released weekly. This new publication by Business Records will showcase and increase exposure of women throughout the state of Iowa. “Our goal is to talk about gender equity issues and tapping into the female talent. We want to make sure women are up on what’s happening on the national stage,” said Janette Larkin, Business Records
publisher. Lift IOWA will highlight women that are being promoted in various fields of leadership and success. It will also display powerful discussions on feminism and women’s issues across the country. The weekly newsletter aims be a place where women can go to find resources to get involved. There is a whole section dedicated to keeping women plugged in and active among the community if they choose to do so. By providing dates and times, women who want to get involved have the opportunity to do so. “Just to have a formal network to bring about ideas, articles and events on women’s leadership is a good thing,” said Dianne
Bystorm, director of the Catt Center. “You can never do too much to promote women’s leadership in the state.” This publication has been an ongoing discussion for about a year. As the need became more apparent for this type of newsletter, Lift IOWA evolved out of it, said Larkin. The hardest part of forming the publication was getting a large database. Larkin said the frustration of never having elected a woman into Congress or as governor increased the efforts of Lift IOWA. According to a new study done by American Express OPEN, Iowa is ranked last in the country in terms of the economic influence of women-owned businesses
in the state. “It’s such an embarrassment for the state because Iowa is so progressive on so many things,” Larkin said. “Why are we lagging behind on gender equity issues?” The long-term goal of the publication is for there to no longer to be a need for it. This will be met when gender equality is met and women are fairly represented in leadership positions, Larkin said. “I don’t think it will happen in my lifetime, but it will. With each generation, there comes increased expectations,” Larkin said. “I think it’s important for people in my generation to continue to fight that fight to make it happen for later generations. That’s the only way change is ever effected.”