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VEISHEA
COMMENCES Opening ceremony awards organizations, individuals By Dalton.Bergan @iowastatedaily.com The Veishea opening ceremonies and awards were held Tuesday in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union. This annual event officially kicked off the Veishea festivities for the week. This year marks the fifth annual Veishea awards ceremony. The Veishea awards are organized by the Student Activities Center, who also handle the nomination and voting process to select winners for each award. Anyone affiliated with an ISU organization can be nominated for an award, with two awards going to organizations as a whole, one to a student, one to a faculty adviser and one for an event. “Any student or adviser can nominate themselves or a fellow adviser or student,” said Veishea co-director Karl Kerns. “There’s a special committee within SAC that handles the voting process.” Anyone is welcome to attend the opening ceremonies, though many of the guests were nominees for one or more of the various awards. Food was served from 4-5 p.m., and guests were encouraged to mingle until the ceremonies started at 5 p.m. Veishea co-directors Karl Kerns and Nick Morton, along with Tom Hill, senior vice president of student affairs, started the ceremonies by welcoming the guests and
wishing everyone a fun and safe Veishea. After a short speech from keynote speaker Simon Estes, the Cardinal Key Honor Society executives took the stage to share the list of new members who will be initiated this year. Cardinal Key is the top honor society at Iowa State. Students who meet the requirements are sent an email asking them to apply to the Cardinal Key Honor Society. Members are selected based on outstanding scholarship, leadership, character and service. The new members will be formally initiated on the Sunday of Veishea. After presenting this year’s selected members, the Veishea awards were presented. There are five Veishea awards in total. The first award, outstanding event of the year, went to the Bacon Expo. Outstanding commitment to diversity went to the International Student Council. The Sustainable Agriculture Student Association was award the outstanding commitment to service award. Outstanding organization adviser went to Erica Beirman of the Culinary Science Club, and outstanding student leader went to Onalie Ariyabandhu of the International Student Council. With Veishea officially starting, Veishea committee co-directors Kerns and Morton said they are prepared for a busy week. “[Our job] is mainly just planning
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Simon Estes, announced as the honorary grand marshal for the Veishea parade on Saturday, mingles with students at the Veishea opening ceremony in the Memorial Union on Tuesday.
the events throughout the year and making sure they’re successful,” Morton said. “Once your committee’s done with all of their major things for the week, you go help other committees, so as the weekend ramps up there are a lot of things that need to be done.” They said that it’s taken a lot of planning to get ready for Veishea. As co-directors, Kerns and Morton have been planning events since the end of Veishea 2013. Now that it’s finally here, they said there is a lot to look forward to. “This year, specifically, we’re working on parade revitalization by including more floats within the parade,” Kerns said. Though both co-chairs are excited for the week, Morton said he’s ready for the weekend and the challenge that will come with it. “It’s an exciting time, and it’s a very busy time. There’s lots of chatter on the radios and lots of things going on,” Morton said. “At the end of the day, it’s because we love Iowa State and we love what Veishea does for it.” Kerns and Morton said that there will be all kinds of things to do around campus and the two were especially looking forward to the parade, as well as Veishea Village. This year, a total of 147 tents are registered to participate in this event, which is a record for a non-anniversary year. Both Kerns and Morton hope that the
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Simon Estes, renowned opera singer and university professor, speaks to the audience present at the Veishea opening ceremony in the Memorial Union on Tuesday.
weather will be mild so that students can get the most out of the Veishea experience. Veishea will end with the closing ceremonies at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Campanile Room.
Online learning hub to advance campus technology practices By Blake.Dowson @iowastatedaily.com
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Gloria Betcher comments during the Ames City Council meeting Tuesday at City Hall. The council denied Charlie Yokes’ request to have outdoor service rights. Charlie Yokes is currently a six-month probation due to violations.
City Council denies Charlie Yokes privilege to provide outdoor service By Kelsey.Batschelet @iowastatedaily.com The Ames City Council did not approve outdoor service privileges for Charlie Yokes at the City Council meeting Tuesday. The council heard from a spokesman for the Ames Police Department, as well as Jason Crimmins, owner of Charlie Yokes. Charlie Yokes is on a sixmonth probation due to numerous violations in 2013. The six-month renewal of its liquor license was issued in January after review of the establishments violations. During the 12 months prior to the renewal, the business had 33 citations. Crimmins asked city council to approve outdoor privileges, which would allow the establishment to serve liquor on its back deck. Currently, the deck has a 5-foot-8-inch barrier surrounding it, Crimmins said. “You’ve asked for an additional privilege while you were on probation,” said Mayor Ann Campbell. Crimmins noted the decrease
in the business’ violations since they were put on probation in January. “My business is running with comparable violations to other businesses in Campustown,” Crimmins said. The council brought attention to the behavioral concerns of the business’ employees. The police department cited an incident in which an employee of Charlie Yokes allowed minors to enter the establishment. “I understand being under a microscope,” Crimmins said in reference to Charlie Yokes’ probation. “I don’t understand being held to higher expectations.” The council moved to deny the outdoor privileges. Crimmins is allowed to appeal the decision if he so chooses. The council also discussed requests from the Ames Chamber of Commerce for the Ames Main Street Farmers’ Market, which included closing blocks of Main Street and Burnett Avenue, as well as waiving the parking meter fees for those blocks. “It’s a fledgling market. There
needs to be a critical mass of success,” Matthew Goodman, city council member, said. The council approved all the requests, but amended the parking meter fee request. The Ames Main Street Farmers’ Market will be required to pay $900 for parking meter fees. The market is held on Saturdays, beginning May 3 and runs until October 25. The council’s attention was brought to the request of CPM Development LLC of Minneapolis to amend the Land Use Policy Plan in order to construct a highdensity apartment building aimed at students. CPM said the property was desirable due to the highdensity buildings to the north and west of the site. “My main concern is if you put 1200 people on that site and don’t have the streets to carry them out and CyRide is maxed out, you’ve got 1200 people who have to drive,” Gloria Betcher, city council member, said. The council moved to approve the motion for a minor amendment to the Land Use Policy Plan.
A new online learning innovation hub that aims to spur the development and use of online and blended learning approaches has come to the ISU campus. The innovation hub was established by the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching on campus. “The online learning innovation hub will provide institutional leadership and support for faculty who are interested in implementing blended and fully-online learning approaches into their courses,” said Ann Marie Vanderzanden, director for the center. Vanderzanden said that the hub will focus on four main goals: themes of quality, innovation, collaboration and support. “[The center’s] staff will work closely with faculty in developing appropriate teaching approaches and integrating effective technologies to help students achieve course learning goals,” she said. Each goal has specific focuses the faculty want to meet. Ralph Napolitano, associate director for online education for the center, said that the new innovation hub will lead to many different developments. “The [online learning innovation hub] will serve as a collaborative center for various types of innovative development projects and faculty support activities. Several such initiatives are already in progress,” Napolitano said. Napolitano went on to name a few projects that have already started on campus. One of them includes partnering with the Quality
The [online learning innovation hub] will serve as a collaborative center for various types of innovative development projects and faculty support activies.” Ralph Napolitano, associate director for online education
Matters program, a “nationally recognized, faculty-centered, peer review process designed to certify the quality of online course design and online components,” according to its website. “We have started an Excellence in Online Learning initiative, engaging the Quality Matters organization to establish quality benchmarks, rubrics, training programs and course certification protocols,” Napolitano said. They have also initiated the “Blended Learning Booster,” a program aimed at supporting faculty in integrating appropriate technology into their existing courses to enhance learning, Napolitano said. New resources for online learning discussion have been initiated at Iowa State, as well. “We have launched the Blended Learning Roundtable discussion group, where we bring campus leaders together to share experiences and discuss best practices in online
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