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Back to basics

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While the cancellation of Veishea ended the Central Campus Cookouts for the remainder of the week, students still made an effort to enjoy a meal outdoors and play games on Central Campus.

Students move quickly, plan unofficial events

By Jaden.Urbi @iowastatedaily.com A number of students have taken it upon themselves to organize unofficial events to celebrate Veishea by bringing students together in a positive environment.

“I know the cancellation of Veishea has been pretty upsetting for a lot of people, so we want to create an event to showcase and honor the people who have put in a lot of hard work this year,” said Justin Davis, senior in architecture.

Diane Fru, senior in psychology, has

been working together with Davis to plan a Central Campus showcase beginning at 11 a.m. April 11.

Davis and Fru said they have been contacting student clubs and organizations asking if they want to perform on central campus during lunchtime.

“I feel like a lot of students’ morale is down, so this would be a way to bring back our spirit and unite as one Iowa State community and celebrate for the right reasons,” said Fru. Davis and Fru said that their leadership skills have helped them greatly, as they began planning this event on Wednesday night.

“Even though it’s not something that we were expecting, I think this is something that we will all remember,” Davis

said.

Adam Guenther, senior in animal science and GSB senator, also began planning events after Veishea was officially canceled.

On April 10, Guenther organized for students to bring their lunches and have a picnic on central campus.

Guenther said as he was going around the picnic, he talked to a lot of the students about what they were going to miss out on this year.

“I started thinking of what I could do to show the administration, campus and community members that Veishea is more than what happened on Tuesday,” said Guenther.

Guenther was on the Veishea parade committee for two years, which he said

helped him know who to contact and how to organize the event.

“I don’t want to step on anyone’s toes, I just want to honor the people that have put in the work and create some sort of solidary parade to come together as a campus,” Guenther said.

The Cyclone Showcase Parade is set to begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday behind the Molecular Biology Building.

Following the parade will be an event in the Maple-Willow-Larch Intramural Fields called “4 the Love of ISU” at noon.

All of the mentioned student planned events have utilized Facebook event invitations to organize their events.

Tom Hill, senior vice president for stu-

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President Steven Leath announced at a press conference Wednesday that in reaction to the riots late Tuesday, he is suspending the rest of Veishea 2014. Further decisions have not been made.

Task Force to decide fate of future celebrations

By Bill.Dyke @iowastatedaily.com President Steven Leath noted that he would be assembling a task force to evaluate the aspects and risks of Veishea in the future.

Leath said in Wednesday’s press conference that he will assemble a team of faculty and students for the task force. From the evaluation, a recommendation

would be determined and guide Leath’s decisions regarding the future of official celebrations.

“It would be irresponsible of me to decide what the future of Veishea will look like without that input,” Leath said during the conference.

Leath expressed his concern for the safety of the students, and said that Veishea, in its current form, would be unlikely to

continue. Leath refused to let an event continue that may put the lives and safety of ISU students at increased risk.

Government of the Student Body President Hillary Kletscher, has been working closely with the university to ensure the voices of the students are being heard. At the Senate meeting Wednesday evening, Kletscher addressed the GSB, sharing details discussed in

her meetings with the President Leath.

“This wasn’t a decision that was taken lightly,” Kletscher said.

“This was something that was fully discussed.”

Kletscher asked that the GSB collaborate with her in encouraging fellow Cylcones to act responsibly over the next few days and to collect student input, questions and concerns. Kletscher

did note that Leath had allowed her to select four to five students from the student body to work with the specialized task force.

Kletscher said she wanted to utilize students from outside the student government.

“I will take any student input,” Kletscher said. “I still only know what I know. It’s abso-

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Local businesses suffer because of lack of Veishea visitors

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The effects of canceling Veishea are starting to ripple through the restaurants and bars in Ames. Campustown is most affected by the lack of visitors to the area and is starting to suffer.

The effects of canceling Veishea are starting to ripple through the restaurants and bars in Ames.

“There’s been a decline in business and excitement,” said Mike Roberts, co-owner of Charlie Yokes.

Veishea attracts a significant number of tourists, and the business that is generated by the event is vital to local establishments.

Ames businesses are already seeing the effects of the cancellation of Veishea on their sales.

The Campustown district, which is a favorite spot for visiting alumni,

is experiencing a significant decline in sales compared to past years during Veishea.

“All of our business owners are affected by the cancellation,” said Kim Hanna, Campustown Action Association director. “We get a lot of alumni that come back into the district to go out to dinner and go shopping.”

Now many alumni, who make up a large number of the out-of-town visitors during Veishea, are no longer planning on coming to Ames this weekend, Hanna said.

The Campustown district relies on student business during the academic year.

Veishea week usu-

ally generates the bulk of the sales that the district’s businesses need to operate throughout the summer months when students are gone.

“The bars and businesses around Campustown really need Veishea. It usually pays for the summer,” Roberts said.

Without those sales some bars are considering changing their hours in order to operate longer.

Roberts said that bar-goers may also see an increase in the price for door covers and drinks as businesses need to make up for the money lost.

“If I were to guess, I’d say that from previ-

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Police Blotter The information in the log comes from the ISU and City of Ames police departments’ records.

All those accused of violating the law are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

April 8 Carlea Schuler, 18, 5339 Wallace Hall, and Alex Schooley, 20, 223 Lynn Ave., were cited for underage possession of alcohol at Chamberlain Street and Lynn Avenue (reported at 12:55 a.m.).

Carson Bruess, 20, 3239 200th St., Calmar, was cited for underage possession of alcohol at the 100 block of Hayward Avenue (reported at 1:36 a.m.).

Jessica Moffitt, 19, 1704 West Ridge Court, Polk City, was cited for underage possession of alcohol. Freddy Glahn, 21, 926 Oakridge Drive, Des Moines, was cited for open container at Hyland Avenue and West Street.

Clay Antisdel, 19, 2253 Welch Hall, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. Daniel Gramowski, 19, 200 North 1st St., Carlisle, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia at Lied Recreation Center (reported at 1:47 a.m.).

An individual reported the theft of a bike at Parks Library (reported at 2:04 a.m.).

Adam Meinecke, 23, 4315 Maricopa Drive, Apt 11, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated at Mortensen Road and Seagrave Boulevard (reported at 3:04 a.m.).

Oluwatoyin Adeleke, 22, 2823 Lincoln Way, Apt 2, was

arrested and charged with fifth degree theft at Beyer Hall. He was subsequently released on citation (reported at 3:21 p.m.).

Isaac Lee, 20, 3317 Friley Hall, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia at Friley Hall (reported at 6:43 p.m.).

Officers assisted a resident who was experiencing medical difficulties at Helser Hall (reported at 11:23 p.m.).

April 9 Dalton Hauer, 20, 815 6th St., was arrested and charged with public intoxication and underage possession of alcohol at the Memorial Union (reported at 1:05 a.m.).

Justin Kelm, 18, 2269 Welch Hall, was arrested and charged with public intoxication, interference with official acts, fifth degree theft and underage possession of alcohol at Student Services Building (reported at 1:15 a.m.).

Officers assisted a woman who had consumed too much alcohol at the Ames Intermodal Facility. The individual was transported to Mary Greeley Medical Center for treatment (reported at 1:10 a.m.).

Officers assisted an 18 year old male who had consumed too much alcohol at Larch Hall (reported at 1:19 a.m.).

People might not notice, but a majority of peoples’ days are spent in front of some type of screen, ranging from cell phones to computers and TVs. The impact of too much screen time can result in bad health habits, aggressive behaviors, and/ or poor performance in school.

Douglas Gentile, associate professor of psychology, led a study that primarily focused on how limiting screen time will offer multiple benefits for children.

“Parents are in more control than they think,” Gentile said. “They don’t notice the bad side effects.”

Gentile and a large team studied over 1,300 families, teachers and school nurses for the 20082009 school year in Cedar Rapids and Lakeville, Minn.

Gentile and researchers surveyed the families with multiple questions and had the school nurses fill out sheets that answered questions about the students.

After a few years of analyzing and processing the data and going through the publication procedure, the team was ready to release the findings of their study.

The study discovered that there was a ripple effect, which is associated with the benefits of parents limiting screen time.

Parents who took control and limited screen time found that children were getting more sleep, doing better in school and had a

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The graph indicates how much screen time for children of the nation get per week. A study by Douglas Gentile, associate professor of psychology, proves the negative effects of screen time.

lesser chance of obesity.

In addition, when parents controlled the content of what their children watched and heard, the children’s behavior was less aggressive and they more prone to cooperate with others easier.

According to the American Association of Pediatrics, they recommend no more than one to two hours of total screen time per day. Not including schoolwork.

“The average kid spends about ten hours a day in front of a screen,” Gentile said. “That’s more than half of their day wasted.”

Gentile said that on average, 31 hours per week are spent watching TV, 13-16 hours playing video games and 10 hours a week on the computer per person.

“Parents’ involvement

with media completely has beneficial or negative effects,” Gentile said. “They need to be more aware of how they spend their time.”

Gentile said parents should co-view with their children, watching TV with them and instead of voicing their opinions about the show, ask them questions. For example, “why was that said that way?” or “why was it shown this way?” Otherwise, kids believe silence is approval.

Gentile and his team were able to see a difference in the children’s health, academic performance and behavior.

Rachel Reimer, an assistant professor in the master of public health program at Des Moines University also contributed analyzing and concluding the data.

Reimer worked with

Gentile since she was a graduate at Iowa State.

Together, they worked on multiple elements of this study.

“This study is important because it documents the effects that parental monitoring of media can have on such a range of physical, social and academic outcomes,” Reimer said.

Reimer and others believe if children have excessive amounts of screen time and or if their caregivers do not monitor what they are watching, the more negative outcomes there will be.

“Parents have more of an influence than they may believe,” Reimer said.

“Limiting screen time for children, and consistently monitoring their media habits is hard work, but the benefits are clear and compelling.”

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Jake Harry, senior in aerospace engineering, recieves the Goldwater Scholarship. He contributes most of his experience to his work at the Astroid Deflection Center on campus.

Thomas Knief, senior in physics,recieves the the Goldwater Scholarship. Kneif is minoring in chemistry and credits what he learned at Argonne National Laboratory for the honor.

William Lindemann, senior in materials engineering and mathematics, was awarded the Goldwater Scholarship for his essays regarding his work in the Ames Lab.

Rachel Philiph, senior in materials engineering, received the Goldwater Scholarship for her research on campus and her experience at an undergraduate program at MIT.

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in materials engineering. They were all surprised and excited to find out they had won.

“I immediately called everyone,” Knief said. “I called my mentors, my friends, and my family and told them all the news. It was the most exciting news I’ve gotten in a long time.”

Harry worked at the Asteroid Deflection Research Center on campus.

His contribution to their research helped him write a winning essay.

“It was a very nice surprise [to find out I’d won,]” Harry said. “I consider myself very fortunate. I’m very grateful.”

This summer, Harry will be heading to Alabama for an internship with NASA. Following that he will go on to graduate school.

Last summer Kneif was part of a team at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. His work there building multichannel plate arrays in the physics department is what led to his award he said.

“Winning the Goldwater was a great

honor,” Kneif said. “I’m really happy to bring that honor to Iowa State. I’m happy that my work reflects well on the university and all the professors that have really helped me to get here.”

Kneif plans to attend graduate school, and hopes to work at a national laboratory or an academic institution like Iowa State.

Lindemann has been working at the Ames Lab for the last two and a half years.

His essays about his work there helped him secure the scholarship he said.

“I recognize that this is something that has come to me because I’ve worked really hard, but also because a lot of people have helped me,” Lindemann said.

“Mostly I’m just grateful to them [for helping me].”

Lindemann also plans to attend graduate school. He is interested in ceramics and hopes to pursue that as the leader of a research group or a professor at a university.

Philiph has been working on research

in the materials engineering department here at Iowa State since the spring semester of her freshman year. In addition to this she also took part in a research experience for undergrads last summer at MIT. Together these experiences led to her winning the scholarship she said.

“I was pretty shocked, [to find out I’d won]” Philiph said. “It really meant a lot to me that they saw this potential in me.”

Philiph is in the process of choosing a graduate school and is still deciding on a career. She said after school she could see herself conducting research in a national lab or researching and teaching as a professor at a university.

The Goldwater Scholarships are also a big deal for Iowa State. Because universities can only nominate up to four students, it is rare for all four nominees to win Harry said.

“It’s very hard to do.” Harry said. “It just shows that we can compete with whoever. Iowa State is an incredible institution.”

Four students receive Goldwater Scholarship Four ISU students were awarded Goldwater Scholarships last month. This is one of the most prestigious scholarships awarded to students working toward careers in any of the four STEM fields: science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Applying is a two step process.

Universities are only allowed to nominate four students, so students first compete to be nominated.

The winners are then competing against over 1000 students nationally for a limited number of scholarships.

This is the first year that all four of Iowa State’s nominees have won a Goldwater Scholarship.

The winners were Jacob Harry, senior in aerospace engineering, Thomas Knief, senior in physics, William Lindemann, senior in materials engineering and mathematics and Rachel Philiph, senior

Veishea cancellation affects hotel reservations; revenue drops

By Colby.Siebersma @iowastatedaily.com The suspension of Veishea will certainly take its toll on many local businesses.

Due to the amount of outof-towners and alumni who planned to come see the parade and other traditions, local hotels are especially impacted by the suspension.

Sarah Metz, front desk supervisor for Hilton Garden Inn, said they have received a large number of room cancellations by would-be Veishea visitors.

“We’ve had around 25 room cancellations. We only have 112 rooms, so that is a big portion,”

Metz said.

Hilton Garden Inn typically experiences a large increase in reservations and revenue around Veishea, but that will not be the case this year.

“We were near 100 percent occupancy for this weekend before the cancellation. At $129 to $179 per room, we will be losing a lot of revenue,” Metz said.

Despite inevitable revenue loss, Metz said the situation is simply out of their control and there is not much they can do about it.

“You have to cancel by midnight the day before your reservation, so if we have some people cancel late we may make

some money off that, but there is nothing else we can do,” Metz said.

From a business perspective, Metz thinks the cancellation of Veishea is a bummer.

“Given the circumstances, I certainly understand why everything was canceled. Still, we will be losing thousands of dollars,” Metz said.

Rest assured, Hilton Garden Inn is not the only business in Ames that will experience losses due to the suspension of Veishea.

Ashley Enger, guest services representative for Fairfield Inn and Suites, said their hotel has had numerous cancellations also.

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“So far, we have had 15 cancellations and we only have 61 rooms total,” Enger said.

Because Fairfield Inn and Suites is under renovation right now, they are usually sold out just about every night. So these room cancellations are definitely noticeable, Enger said.

Enger said the Veishea situation will hurt them, but it shouldn’t be extremely detrimental.

Beyond the revenue loss, Enger said she is empathetic for the people who planned to visit Ames for Veishea and stay at the Fairfield Inn but had to cancel.

“Most of the people were coming here to see the parade,

or are alums and wanted to experience everything again,” Enger said.

Although there were many room cancellations, those who decided not to cancel are going to spend time visiting their kids.

“I know that a few people who were planning to come for Veishea ended up keeping their reservations and are going to spend time with their kids, so we are glad there are still some people who didn’t cancel their reservation,” Enger said.

Enger said some of their guests are most likely going to Iowa State’s spring football game, so they feel lucky that event is still happening.

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>>UNOFFICIAL p1A dent affairs, said he has heard some things about unofficial events but nothing specific.

“I view this as a way people are dealing with the loss of a tradition.

It’s like losing something very special to you and it’s hard to let it go, so I understand,” Hill said.

Hill said he thinks the likelihood of something bad coming from this is very low, but one can never know.

“I think it’s a good thing that they care enough to do it, I just hope that the activities are safe and that the students who participate in them enjoy them,” Hill said.

Nicholas Morton, senior in environmental science and Veishea general co-chairman, said that the Veishea committee members are aware of the event being planned but they have no part in it.

“I think it’s good in the sense that students are reacting to what’s happened, just showing that students do care about the organization and the fact that what happened that led to a suspension is not what Iowa State is all about,” Morton said.

Morton said that as an organization, the Veishea committee does not have any opinion on the event planning it-

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PRAYER: Greek community unites after Tuesday’s riot Members of the greek community gathered for a prayer circle in Greek Triangle on Wednesday for the man who was injured by an uprooted light pole during the riot in Campustown on Tuesday. After the prayer circle, members of the community gathered to talk and play games throughout the night. As of Wednesday, the injured man was in stable condition at a Des Moines hospital’s intensive care unit.

>>TASK FORCE p1A lutely essential that we get student input as we move forward,” Kletscher said.

Kletscher said she is willing to accept all student input, but the students selected would be an extremely diverse task force of students outside of the gen-

>>ECONOMY p1A ous years all the bars are looking at a $30,000 loss,” Roberts said.

Though the official Veishea activities have been canceled, many business owners expect that students will still come out to Campustown.

“Veishea activities offcampus have not necessarily ended,” Hanna said.

Students who no lon-

eral student leadership. Students from various grade levels and departments would be incorporated into the team to ensure that a mixed collection of concerned voices are heard.

“This is important of all students,” Kletscher said. “Veishea is a part of the culture.”

The task force would begin

ger are able to participate in on-campus activities may go to other areas of Ames to unofficially celebrate Veishea.

“Without Veishea activities people may say ‘hey, lets drink,’” Roberts said.

The off-campus activities are likely to help lessen the economic impact of the cancellation of Veishea on local businesses.

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meeting no later than next week and periodically over the next few weeks, possibly through finals.

Kletscher said an evaluation and recommendation would be determined by no later than the end of this semester.

“We’re bringing in input from lots of different sources,” Kletscher said. “[We’re] drawing

bar located at 124 Welch Ave., is advertising events such as “Unofficial Veishea Mug Night” to attract people who are still interested in celebrating Veishea.

Though many of the people who were planning on coming to Ames for the weekend are canceling their plans, there will still be larger than usual crowds in the community.

“We’re monitoring social media,” Hanna said.

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on current students, city of Ames, faculty and other resources.”

Kletscher stressed that if a student has any concerns they should contact her immediately.

The task force would be determined by the end of this week to immediately begin addressing the concerns of the university, city and student body and evalu-

ating the future of Veishea.

“The task force has to consider the university,” Leath said during Wednesday’s press conference. “[There is a] very real black eye that results from the history of ugly incidents surrounding an otherwise lovely event.”

Kletscher can be contacted at hillklet@iastate.edu.

“There are a number of events around the calendar and throughout the year that provide tremendous economic impact to Ames’ business and business community,” Culhane said.

Campustown establishments attract business throughout the year from

“It seems like there’s definitely people still coming.”

Dan Culhane, president and CEO of Ames Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Commission, said that Ames was fortunate to be a host to Iowa State and the business that it generates for the community.

self that is being done by students outside of the Veishea committee.

“As individuals when they choose to have the event it is up to them to make sure they go through the proper channels and abide to university rules and policies before they make things happen,” said Morton.

Morton said that Veishea will be giving refunds to all purchases made involving Veishea events, including ticket purchases and registration fees. The funds will come directly from the Veishea organization.

“We really want to make sure that everyone’s event that wasn’t possible to have because of the suspension is able to be re-paid. The university administration has been very helpful in figuring this out,” Morton said.

Morton said that the floats that were being prepared for the parade have been dismantled and the trailers have been taken back.

“As an organization who has spent a lot of time dealing with this event and just seeing it end the way it did, we appreciate all the support we have received from the community and student body,” Morton said.

Morton said that the Veishea committee is in full support of the president and his decisions.

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The economic impact of calling off Veishea will be felt in most bars and restaurants in Ames.

“Now we gotta make everything that we can,” Roberts said.

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SPRING GAME: 5 THINGS TO LOOK FOR Team fills out for upcoming season, new tactics present

The ISU football team will wrap up its spring practices with the annual spring football game Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium.

With off-season coaching changes and new faces on the team this spring, there are plenty of questions to be answered. Here is a list of five things to watch for during the spring game.

2) Mistake-free football ISU coach Paul Rhoads emphasized that executing fundamentals is the biggest part of a successful spring game.

Defenders keeping players in front of them, linemen making their blocks and quarterbacks making precise passes are all things Rhoads said he needs to see happen consistently.

“There should not be a lot of mistakes from an alignment standpoint and quite honestly, there shouldn’t be a lot of mistakes from a footwork standpoint,” Rhoads said. “Everything that we’ll do on Saturday will be rehearsed and ran, so I’m looking for consistency and doing things right from that end.”

3) New offensive scheme New offensive coordinator Mark Mangino is heralded as one of the best offensive minds in col-

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1) Unconventional scrimmage format While some schools play a true football game with kickoffs, touchdowns and field goals, Iowa State will be playing a much more controlled scrimmage. The format will be first teams against second teams with everybody on the roster seeing the field. Plays will start from the 30-yard line with no special teams, points will not be recorded as multiple teams and formations will be switching in and out.

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Grant Rohach, sophomore in history, throws the ball during the spring game on April 20, 2013, at Jack Trice Stadium. By looking back at past games, Cyclones football hopes to learn from past mistakes and move forward.

lege football and will unveil some of his schemes for the first time publicly wearing cardinal and gold. While the offense won’t be drastically different than in years past, there is a lot of buzz surrounding the unit this spring.

“As Coach Mangino says, ‘We do it all,’” said quarterback Joel Lanning. “Pistol, under-center, throwing it, running it — I don’t know what other offense there is, but we do it all.”

4) Developing defense The defense has been hit hard by injury, suspension and graduation this spring and has resulted in many inexperienced players stepping up.

The linebackers will be operating without graduating All-Big 12 linebacker Jeremiah George and an injured Luke Knott this spring, but Rhoads said the group has seen great work out of younger players.

Rhoads was reluctant to say the group has depth but said “they have numbers” and will see a lot of rotation during the spring

I’ll have a clearer picture of what direction we’re going in at that [quarterback] position ... we will be focusing in on two guys working instead of three.”

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game.

The defensive line is perhaps the most depleted unit on the field with David Irving out with a shoulder injury and Rodney Coe no longer with the team. Defensive tackle coach Shane Burnham said the spring game will be successful if the unit shows more consistency battling against an experienced offensive line.

The defensive ends have also been under new guidance as Stan Eggen took over the position after

former coach Curtis Bray’s death in January.

5) Quarterback competition For the third time in four seasons, the Cyclones have an open competition at the quarterback position in the spring. With starting quarterback Sam Richardson injured, Grant Rohach stepped in as starting quarterback for last stretch of the season, finishing the season on a two-game win streak.

Richardson is back to full health and both he and Rohach have put on about 15 pounds.

Lanning, a redshirt freshman, has also stepped up and is competing for the starting spot.

Mangino does not have a timeline for making a decision but hopes the spring game will help narrow the competition down.

“I’ll have a clearer picture of what direction we’re going to go in at that position,” Mangino said. “Pretty soon, I don’t know when that will be, we will be focusing in on two guys working instead of three.”

Running back DeVondrick Nealy was arrested in Ames on Wednesday because the noise coming from his vehicle was too high. The arrest happened after he was pulled over just 15 minutes earlier and was told to turn down his music.

Nealy was given a warning by an officer about the music and was told he would be arrested if he got pulled over for a second time because of the noise.

When Nealy DeVondick was pulled over Nealy again just minutes later, the noise could be heard as far as a block away.

The police measured the noise in Nealy’s car at 80 decibels and arrested him beDavid cause he failed Irving to turn down the music.

Last season, Nealy rushed for 158 yards on 48 carries for the ISU football team. He was third on the team in touchdowns with four, and is expected to be a key contributor in the backfield next season.

The arrest came just before Iowa State’s spring game on Saturday. ISU coach Paul Rhoads knows of the arrest and is currently gathering more information on it, according to an ISU spokesperson.

On Wednesday, various news outlets identified ISU defensive lineman David Irving in a photo posted to Twitter by an Iowa State Daily staff member.

It showed Irving carrying a stop sign. The senior is currently sitting out while recovering from shoulder surgery.

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Competition rises for ISU volleyball’s second tournament

By Mike.Randleman @iowastatedaily.com After kicking off the season with a 3-0 start last weekend at home at Hilton Coliseum, the ISU volleyball team will travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa, where some of the top teams from the Midwest await.

Iowa State will compete at the UNI Spring Volleyball Tournament, a two-set, fourmatch event that includes matchups with rivals Iowa and Minnesota.

“It’s going to tell us a lot about where we’re at and what we need to work on for the fall and where those teams are at,” said ISU coach Christy Johnson-

Lynch. “The better competition, the better we know where we’re at. We want it; we welcome it.”

Redshirt sophomore Natalie Vondrak said it is exciting to get a taste of playing top-tier programs early in the spring.

“I feel like every time we play those rival schools, it’s hyped up and we always want to perform at our best and it’ll raise the bar,” Vondrak said.

Along with raising the competitive bar, the Cyclones will face the challenge of playing four matches versus the three they already played in their first tournament.

Despite the long day of volleyball that is slated for Saturday, Johnson-Lynch and her play-

ers are not worried, given the experience of playing multiple matches per day in club volleyball growing up.

“I’m sure it’ll be fine, we’ve been practicing pretty hard,” said senior outside hitter Victoria Hurtt. We played like five games a day for three days straight [in club volleyball], so I’m used to it.”

After losing Tenisha Matlock to graduation and redshirt Tory Knuth due to injury, JohnsonLynch mentioned her team is thin at middle blocker, with inexperienced redshirt freshman Samara West and Vondrak carrying the load.

On the other hand, Iowa State has four healthy outside

The better the competition, the better we know where we’re at.

We want it; we welcome it.”

Christy Johnson-Lynch, head coach

hitters, three of which received extensive playing time last season.

“Unfortunately we have a lot of depth at one position and not so much at the other, but I don’t think it’s that big of a deal,” Johnson-Lynch said. “We’re used

to it and we want to get everybody some playing time and some experience, so that’s good.”

Unlike the tight schedule in Big 12 play, which usually features two matches per week, the Cyclones will have four full practices to prepare for this weekend’s tournament.

“It’s really nice because you actually get to work on stuff, because in the fall we play Wednesday and Saturday in our conference,” Johnson-Lynch said. “You feel like you have one day a week to get better, otherwise you’re kind of preparing and you can’t go very hard.”

Tournament play from the UNI Wellness/Recreation Center will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday.

ISU begins home stretch with Texas Women’s track stays in state

By Ben.Paulus @iowastatedaily.com After a promising start to the season, the ISU softball team (18-18, 1-5 Big 12) are scrambling to find consistency in all aspects of its game.

After falling to .500 on the season Wednesday, the Cyclones will try and right the ship heading into a threegame series with Big 12 opponent Texas (23-16, 3-1 Big 12).

Iowa State has dropped eight of its past 10 contests, including five of six to start off the conference season.

When the Longhorns come to town Friday, it will be the start of a nine-game home stand for the Cyclones, which is the longest of the year.

At times, the pitching — led by freshman Katie Johnson who made her 31st start on the season against Drake — has been dominant for Iowa State. But as of late, the ISU pitchers have struggled to find their control.

“We’ve really got to limit our walks. I think Drake scored five runs off of issued walks,” said ISU coach Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler. “I know Katie and Coach [Brittany] Weil-Miller have really been working hard on some things [to eliminate walks].”

Iowa State’s pitchers will have their work cut out for

them against Texas, which leads the Big 12 in team hitting with a .348 batting average.

While Iowa State would benefit from more consistency on the mound this weekend, the Cyclones’ woes offensively have also contributed to the recent struggles.

The hitting for Iowa State has been explosive, from the leadoff spot down to number nine in the order. Lately, however, the team has struggled to find a rhythm throughout its lineup for all seven innings.

The ISU offense can manufacture runs in a number of ways, whether it’s speedster Brittany Gomez aggressively taking extra bases or the power duo of Lexi Slater and Aly Cappaert driving in runs, Iowa State does not lack promise.

For the Cyclones, it’s just a matter of putting all the pieces together at the same time for the whole game.

“I think we’ve just got to settle down and remember how we’re supposed to play,” said ISU center fielder Brittany Gomez. “As a team, we’ve really just got to hit the way we know we can.”

With a talented Texas team coming to Ames, Iowa State will have to clean up its play all around in order to get that elusive second confer-

for first time in 2014 season

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Lexi Slater, junior infielder, bats against Oklahoma on March 29 at the Cyclone Sports Complex. The ISU softball team works to pull everything together for the upcoming games against Texas on Friday.

ence victory.

“We’ve really got to clean up the little things,” Johnson said. “Texas is very tough, so we’ll definitely have to clean some things up in all three aspects of the game: pitching, hitting and fielding.”

Iowa State will take on Texas on Friday in a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. with the second game right after the first. The Cyclones and Longhorns will face off in a third game at noon Saturday with no game Sunday, which was changed on the ISU schedule Thursday.

later meets in the season.

“I’m running the mile this weekend just to get some fast foot speed in before I do a [5k] and a [10k] in the upAnna coming Buenneke w e e k s ,” said Anna Buenneke, who noted that she doesn’t usually run the mile event.

Buenneke said she wants to use the meet to get her ready for her marquee events a little bit later in the outdoor season.

As a senior, Buenneke is going into each meet with a sense of urgency. The senior said she wants to treat every race as an opportunity as her career begins to wind down.

“Since I’m a senior and graduating in May, you just kind of look at every race to go out there and run really well,” Buenneke said.

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This time, however, the road trip will be quite a bit shorter. The Cyclones will be staying in the Midwest for the first time this outdoor season. In fact, the Cyclones won’t even need to cross state lines.

The team will be competing in Des Moines at the same track the Drake relays will be held at in a couple of weeks. While the Jim Duncan Invitational isn’t as prestigious as the Drake Relays, the team is looking at the meet as an opportunity to prep for the Drake Relays.

“The Jim Duncan [Invitational] is kind of a smaller meet … but, it’s on the same track as the track relays, so it’s a good preview for that,” said distance runner Madison Nagle.

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is one of the most wellknown track meets in the country.

After traveling for the beginning weeks of the outdoor season, the Cyclones are excited to get some “home field advantage,” even though they’re not quite at home.

“Even though its 45 minutes away it still kind of feels like a home meet with all the support in the crowd,” Nagle said.

In addition to being near home, many Cyclones will be running their first race of the outdoor season here, Madison w h i l e Nagle others w h o made a strong push in the postseason of the indoor season will take the meet off to rest for the next few weeks of competition.

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ISU to get ‘a breather’ against West Virginia

By Max.Dible @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State has one chance left to claim a Big 12 victory before the conference tournament, and that chance goes by the name of West Virginia.

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Talisa Merchiers, freshman, returns a serve in game two of the second set of her singles women’s match against Texas Tech at the Cyclones women’s tennis meet March 30.

The ISU tennis team (8-13, 0-8 Big 12) will drive to Morgantown, W.Va. for a Saturday matchup with the Mountaineers (3-17, 0-8 Big 12).

The meet is somewhat of a breather for the Cyclones tennis program which has played nine ranked opponents in a row, losing all nine contests after posting an 8-3 record to start the season.

Iowa State and West Virginia are situated at the bottom of the conference and neither is in contention for a first round bye in the conference tournament, but junior Meghan Cassens said that in no way means this meet is unimportant.

“It matters because it is our last match and we have a really good chance at winning it,” Cassens said. “This whole season has been tough because we have had a lot of close matches and have not been able to pull them out.”

The match also has seeding implications for the bye round of the Big 12 tournament. The loser will

This whole season has been tough because we have had a lot of close matches and not been able to pull them out.”

Meghan Cassen

finish last and be forced to take on the seventh seed in the first round instead of the eighth seed.

Freshman Talisa Merchiers added that a win could provide a confidence boost, something she said the team could use.

“It matters for the tournament,” Merchiers said. “If we lose, we will go into the tournament thinking about how we lost again. I really want a win for the team in Big 12, so it is important. I think we are going to beat [West Virginia]. I really think so.”

Merchier’s prediction will hold true if re-

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Meghan Cassens, junior in marketing, hustles to get the ball during Iowa State’s 5-2 loss to Drake on March 7 at Ames Racquet & Fitness. The ISU tennis team is gearing up to meet unranked West Virginia on Saturday.

cent historical precedent has anything to say about it. The Cyclones’ win over the Mounaineers last year accounted for the sole ISU triumph in Big 12 play in 2013, the same as it will in 2014 if the Cyclones are able to find their way to victory.

Cassens said that the key to capturing that victory will be the players avoiding putting too much pressure on themselves, something she said the team has done a good deal of over the last handful of weeks.

“When we played

Drake we felt like we needed to win and that hurt us,” Cassens said. “As long as we do not go out there with that mentality and stay relaxed we will be in a [good position].”

Iowa State will meet West Virginia at 9 a.m.

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ISU President Steven Leath and GSB President Hillary Kletscher met with Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad at the Iowa Capitol on Thursday.

Students meet state legislators at Capitol

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NICE WEATHER: Warmth, sun draw students outdoors Hundreds gathered in the afternoon in spite of the lack of Veishea’s formal festivities Thursday. After all the unpredictable weather of the last month, many students took advantage of the sun being out to spend it outdoors. Despite Veishea activities being canceled for the rest of the week, students still celebrated the warm weather by eating lunch outdoors on Central Campus and playing games all around campus, including frisbee and pick-up games of volleyball.

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By Kelly.McGowan @iowastatedaily.com Students are reliving childhood memories by organizing lemonade stands on campus. Five groups of students set up one-day stands this week and will continue next with hopes of earning more money for charity than other teams.

The students are all in the business administration entrepreneurship seminar, Business Administration 292. Groups were given a $75 budget and expected to complete a business proposal for their stand.

“It seems like a simple little thing to do a lemonade stand,” Judi Eyles, professor of the one-credit seminar said. “But it still takes thought and a plan.”

Eyles was inspired to do this project after seeing a similar activity done on “The Apprentice.”

“I think it’s cool that we can give back to the community through a learning community,” said Erin Fleming, sophomore in event management and peer mentor for the course.

The “Team For the Kids” stand had the earliest date. The group set up from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 8 in the free speech zone outside of Parks Library. The team was led

by Paul Sladovnik, senior in chemical engineering and peer mentor for the seminar.

This team formed a partnership with Dance Marathon and all of the proceeds will benefit the organization.

They also partnered with the Cupcake Emporium to have cupcakes available for sale along with the lemonade. The busi-

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Students sell refreshments at a one-day lemonade stand as a part of a business seminar competition. Five groups will work to earn money for charity in the hopes to beat the other teams.

ness donated all cupcakes at materials cost.

Romina Rivadeneira, junior in computer engineering and member of the Dance Marathon PR committee, helped

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Iowa State presented its programs, outreach and student initiatives to state legislators at the Capitol on April 10.

The event included more than 20 exhibits from different colleges, departments, academic research and extension units. Students, faculty and staff from all seven colleges met with legislators at the rotunda from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Hillary Kletscher, Government of the Student Body president, said some of the key issues discussed included opportunities for the university with record enrollment, keeping graduating students in Iowa and continuing support for the in-state tuition freeze.

She said it is also an opportunity to share student perspectives and talk about the ISU experience.

“It’s not just about student activities and what they are doing.

It’s much more detailed and involved beyond the things that are just apparent at the surface,” said Makenzie Heddens, special projects assistant at the office of the president.

Heddens said the event is also a way to increase the presence of Iowa State at the state level.

“A great public university like Iowa State serves a tremendous purpose in society, and we want to make sure that message is loud and clear with legislators,” President Steven Leath said in a statement.

Leath said the university has an obligation to engage with elected officials, so it is important that officials receive comprehensive and efficient information from the university. Leath said this would leave “no doubt in their minds that ISU is working to provide a better future for Iowans.”

Apart from ISU Day, ISU Ambassadors from GSB represent the university at the capitol through one-on-one meetings with legislators.

“It’s a showcase of our university at the Capitol. We have some programs that are really doing outstanding work that is recognized at the national level,” Kletscher said.

“We need to show them why the state’s tax dollars are worth it to invest in higher education, specifically for the students in the state of Iowa.”

Heddens said the event was initiated last year when the university got a new president and state relations officer.

“We had legislators come down and learn more about what’s going on at the university, Heddens said.

“It’s really a way for the legislators to get to know the university and how the university serves the state and specifically their district.”

The other two regents universities, University of Northern Iowa and University of Iowa, will also have their presentation days at the Capitol.

Online learning hub to advance campus technology

By Blake.Dowson @iowastatedaily.com 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.

“The online learning innovation hub will provide institutional leadership and support for faculty who are interested in implementing blended and fullyonline learning approaches into their courses,” said Ann Marie Vanderzanden, director for the center.

Vanderzanden said that the hub will focus on four main themes: 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 proj-

ects 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 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 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 learning,” Napolitano said. “We have developed instructional programs to support faculty in the use of tech-

nology, online tools and related pedagogy.”

Napolitano also said they have sponsored and supported online and blended course development grants, as well as partnering with Parks Library to “provide information services and instructional design support with dedicated e-Learning lab spaces to work with faculty.”

Vanderzanden believes that the advancement of online courses can be very beneficial to ISU students.

“When carefully designed, online learning tools can provide an educational experience that is rich, rewarding, even highly per-

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He said that there is a lot of competition and some trash talking between teams, but “it’s all in good fun.”

Team Cymonade chose a date next week to avoid competition from the vendors that would have been on campus for Veishea.

The team called “The Lemonade Stand” led by Jared Beymer, a junior in management information systems and peer mentor for the learning community, planned their stand for April 11 by Friley Hall with the intention of catching customers on their way back from the bars on Welch Avenue.

After a group emergency meeting on Wednesday night because of the cancellation of Veishea, the group changed their plans.

Beymer said that he learned

the 2014 morale dance at 12:15 p.m. by the stand.

Dance Marathon hopes to raise $1 million by the next event to complete their “mission to a million.”

Rivadeneira said that it is a big goal, but the kids at Children’s Miracle Network deserve “that and more.”

Sladovnik said that many patrons bought “charity cupcakes,” a pay-it-forward approach. They paid for cupcakes so that when others come to the stand without any money, they were still able to get a cupcake.

“It just makes them smile,” Sladovnik said.

Wil Galarza, a peer mentor for the learning community and grad student in education is the leader for team “Cymonade,” whose profits will support the

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programming and more timely delivery.”

Vanderzanden said she believes “the clear value provided through quality, [outreach] and service is indicated by the growth in online course enrollment over the past few years at Iowa State.”

from having to make the change.

“Nothing’s guaranteed,” said Beymer. “Always have a backup plan.”

They received donations of snack food from Hy-vee to sell with the lemonade. “Our timing was our secret weapon,” he said.

Students are learning to deal with barriers and uncontrollable factors that change how a business runs.

“It might be people, it might be riots,” Eyles said. “You can’t just walk away and say ‘oh, that didn’t work.’”

Galarza said that philanthropy, humility and paying success forward are important in business, and that this project is an opportunity for students to learn the importance of giving back.

“It can change the way someone’s day is going,” Sladovnik said. “Which is really what it’s about in the end.”

Napolitano said that the innovation hub on Iowa State’s campus will be different from most other hubs.

“While many universities have centers dedicated to excellence in teaching, the ISU online learning innovation hub will be a

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Students sell treats at a one-day cupcake stand selling cupcakes from the Cupcake Emporium, as part of a business seminar competition. Five groups work to earn more money for charity than the other teams.

model for collaborative innovation, expanding the scope of [the center] and teaming faculty with instructional design specialists across the institution and beyond in creative development efforts aimed at the enhancement of learning at Iowa State,”

Napolitano said.

Napolitano also said the new innovation hub is validation that Iowa State is moving forward in the technological age.

“The establishment of the online learning innovation hub is the result of a proactive and purposeful

approach to the comprehensive learning ecosystem at Iowa State University and a clear commitment to providing a rich, academic experience to all of our students,” Napolitano said.

“Indeed, we all live and learn in the online environment every day.”

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Positive moves after riot show better side of community Reactions over the cancellation of Veishea 2014 came swiftly after the announcement that Veishea would be no more by President Steven Leath on Wednesday.

There were many who were angry; others were heartbroken. On one side were those who felt the cancellation of official Veishea activities would solve nothing and only work to punish those who had worked hard to create a special event for the community.

On the other side were individuals who said the suspension was fair and that the event had been tarnished by the actions of a few, but tarnished none the less.

Amidst the many opinions and reactions was also the quick beginnings of several ISU students to make the most out of an altogether unpleasant week. These individuals should be commended on the speed at which they have worked to pull the ISU community back together and celebrate what makes our university special.

One student, Sarah Ashby, responded by starting a fund to help offset the cost of the destruction caused Tuesday night. The website for Ashby’s effort, www.gofundme.com/874cpo, where students and others can donate however much they wish, has already raised thousands of dollars for the city of Ames and the young man who was injured by a falling light pole. Ashby has been working with officials from the city of Ames to make sure the funds go where they are needed.

Members of our greek community and others had a prayer circle Wednesday evening for the young man injured in Tuesday night’s disturbance, bringing several hundred people together to show support for another student.

Student leaders on campus, in an attempt to continue the spirit of Veishea and celebrate “what really makes Iowa State a community,” plan to walk the parade route Saturday. Adam Guenther, a member of the Government of the Student Body, is helping to organize the event and is asking students to come wearing cardinal and gold.

Others have taken a less formal route to encourage more responsible behavior. At the corner of Hyland Avenue and Lincoln Way, one group of Ames residents displayed a makeshift sign reading “flip cups not cars.” Even the Ames Police decided it was a worthy message, tweeting a photo of the sign with the message “Thanks for the great attitudes here!”

Matthew Goodman, owner of The Fighting Burrito, said Wednesday that he planned to be outside of his establishment every night for the rest of the week to connect with passers-by.

He understands that most of the people in Ames are better than what one may think of them based upon the actions of a relatively small number of individuals.

All of these members of the ISU community have chosen to actively respond to a negative situation with positive answers, an action that says more about what Iowa State stands than the actions of those that participated in the riot. The community should support these efforts and choose to focus on them.

Here at the Daily, we have received dozens of letters to the editor regarding Tuesday night’s events and the subsequent cancellation of Veishea. Some of the senders were alumni disappointed in the current student body, while others were current students ashamed of the actions of their cohorts.

It really is unfortunate that a few bad apples have made Veishea into such an unsavory event. However, a silver lining has shown through in the responses of many students and Ames residents.

We can’t go back and change what happened Tuesday, but we can all choose how we respond to the fact that Veishea has been canceled.

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Live @ Veishea does right thing by refunding tickets Iowa State Daily

Live @ Veishea, featuring many well-known artists, will not go on as a result of a decision made by President Steven Leath on Tuesday to suspend the remainder of the Veishea celebration.

By Zoe.Woods @iowastatedaily.com

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ive @ Veishea — which would have featured many well known artists — will not go on as a result of a decision announced by President Steven Leath on Tuesday to suspend the remainder of the Veishea celebration.

Many emotions are probably coursing through the veins of not only the students of Iowa State but the citizens of Ames. Some of those emotions may be good or bad, but one thing is for sure, the Live @ Veishea festival will not take place as planned.

So what happens to all of the artists who were scheduled to perform? What happens to all of the equipment reserved for the show? Most of all, what happens to those who purchased tickets for the two day event?

Live @ Veishea made it clear that refunds would not be available if scheduling conflicts were to arise, a rain storm were to hit or a customer changed his or her mind. But does the disclaimer also cover a canceled show because of an unforeseen riot? Surprisingly, yes.

Live @ Veishea has made the honor-

able decision to refund all ticket purchases in full.

Unfortunately, festivals held elsewhere would not repeat such actions.

Lollapalooza — a similar music festival, which takes place in Grant Park between downtown Chicago and Lake Michigan — is a rain or shine event spanning over a three day period.

“Ticket user bears all risks, including cancellation of the event and of inclement weather,” Lollapalooza states in its disclaimer.

Even though Live @ Veishea did not specifically mention that tickets are nonrefundable if the festival is canceled, it generally stated customers would not get their money back after purchase.

It is an admirable decision to have all of the tickets refunded, so for those of you who were anxious about not getting your money back, rest assured that you will get back every penny.

However, Live @ Veishea is not necessarily setting an unheard of precedent. Another music festival known by the name Coachella is a three day event held in Indio, Calif. Unlike Lollapalooza, Coachella will refund ticket purchases made by the customer if the event is canceled. At least if tickets are purchased

through Ticket Chopper.

“In the unfortunate event your event is canceled, your money will be refunded. Unfortunately, if the Coachella tickets have already been shipped to you, we will not be able to refund the amount paid for shipping,” as stated on Ticket Chopper’s website.

Even if Live @ Veishea decided not to refund the tickets, they would have been within full legal rights not too. It would not have come to a lawsuit like some might have thought.

According to consumer.findlaw. com, “Legally, it is a matter of contract law: If the merchant’s policy — or sales contract — clearly states “all sales final” in a way that is not confusing to customers, then it is not required to accept returns on otherwise salable goods.”

Live @ Veishea’s disclaimer states, “Concerts will be held at the outdoor venue, rain or shine and tickets are nonrefundable.” In my mind that is pretty clear for the consumer to understand.

So the festival would have been well within their legal rights to keep all of the money. Again, though, the decision has been made to refund ticket prices.

Thankfully, minds and wallets can be put at ease by this wonderful choice.

Canceling Veishea will not bring peace to Ames community

By Cara.Liu @iowastatedaily.com

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he morning after the riot near Welch Avenue and Stanton Avenue, the whole campus buzzed with shock and awe at the incident. However, when President Steven Leath announced Wednesday that Veishea was canceled, the students were slackjawed with disbelief and disappointment.

Of all the traditions held at Iowa State, Veishea is the biggest and most notable event of the school year and one that many ISU students look forward to participating in each year. The cancellation did not come as a surprise in response to the violent gathering, but to many students who had planned their week around the celebration, suspending all Veishea events is not only excessive, but it will also not solve the root of the problem for rioting or other dangerous behaviors that happens off-campus.

Despite the unfavorable impression that many have about Veishea from this recent debacle, there are more times that the student body has restored and maintained the name of the tradition than not. Since the very first Veishea at Iowa State in 1922, rampages by students that required the intervention of local authorities have been rare, only occurring sporadically.

Since the first rampage in 1988, the university’s president and higher authorities have been taking measures to ensure the safety of the community during the event. The

fingers almost always have seemed to point to alcohol as the cause of rowdiness in students. Therefore in 1997, ISU President Martin Jischke banned all alcohol during Veishea. Although the pledge was later dropped by the next president, Gregory Geoffroy, because of protests by the students’ government, Veishea have been kept alcohol-free ever since.

However much the administration tries to contain parties or alcohol consumption, the school could not stop the students from taking it to the streets. Tanner Howard, an ISU alumnus who had been on the Veishea committee for all four years of college and on the executive board for three of those years, said that the school never had any control over what students do off-campus.

“The people that were part of the riot just wanted to party, and Veishea gave them an excuse to do that,” Howard said. “Most of them probably are not even interested in the actual Veishea activities.

They have nothing to do with Veishea.”

When asked whether he thought Veishea being canceled was a good decision in the face of this recent uproar, Howard disagreed. “The Veishea committee and subcommittees spend months ahead of time planning for this event. It’s lengthy and exhausting. Unlike other organizations on campus, we meet and work for at least several hours every week up to the month before Veishea, when we would meet almost every day.”

Canceling Veishea, Howard says, would only hurt the people who planned it

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People watch crowds from inside Paddy’s Irish Pub in Campustown during Veishea on Tuesday. Columnist Liu argues that suspending Veishea activites did nothing to punish those who actually rioted.

and who legitimately wanted to enjoy themselves at the parade, the cherry pie run and the performances.

The decision, although understandable given the circumstances, does not seem to be the answer to the problem.

“I know this is supposed to be a punishment for what happened that night, but I do not think the people that were there learned their lesson. If anything, they might be even more rowdy because now that they have taken Veishea away, they have nothing to lose,” Howard said.

“The school have never been able to control how much people party, and stopping Veishea will have no effect on them whatsoever.”

Chad Cook, senior in linguistics, thought the cancellation was uncalled for. “I was never much of a Veishea person, but even I was disappointed to hear that all those fun activities were canceled.

It is just a bit much to cancel everything.”

Bianca Peixinho, who had heard about the suspension from her professor, said she was shocked. “I am really sad that it is canceled, but I also understand why it had to be done, so I am a little torn.

Since the riot, I am kind of afraid to go to any parties.”

The violent disturbances not only upsetted the Ames community, but brought a

bad light upon the reputation of the school. Even Howard admits that safety should come first. “I think President Leath did the right thing, especially considering the damages done and injuries sustained from the riot.

Because of the actions of a few idiots, everyone have to suffer. If only it means keeping people safe, then, I’d hate to admit it, but Veishea would have to go.”

Leath, the Veishea committee and the school board need to have a good long discussion about preventive measures and perhaps bump up the penalty for disruption of peace within the community for future celebrations, that is if we were to have one at all.

The administration can sweep Veishea under the rug and make the students feel like grounded teenagers, but such measures should not be the end but rather a beginning; hopefully this incident can incite meaningful discourse among the campus community on the dangers of a mob mentality that causes people to partake in decisions based on popularity. Veishea is a joyous occasion that celebrates the pride we take to be a part of Iowa State, so let us show the school that we care enough for the event and the community to curb our misguided enthusiasm.

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Letters to the Editor:

On-campus social drinking could end riots Aaron Brown is an electrical engineering major and Campustown GSB senator After hearing about President Steven Leath’s decision to end all Veishea activities I was in shock. It didn’t make sense to me as a college student why the president would cancel the event over the actions of outside visitors who do not espouse our Veishea values.

His actions and the actions of his administration proved again and again that they favor being not liable for the actions of students. But his actions will directly hurt those who seek to enjoy Veishea in a manor that doesn’t include binge drinking off campus. Those students, with nothing left to do, are ostracized for maintaining civility and are now forced to find entertainment elsewhere off campus. Combined with a greater number of visitors this week-

end, this will culminate into greater mobs and potentially a bigger riot.

If he truly cares for the students he represents, he wouldn’t have canceled the events. President Leath must acknowledge that college students will drink no matter the ramifications; to ignore this would be ignorant. I call upon President Leath to acknowledge this blatant truth and to take greater action next year.

The campus should provide students

a place to drink socially on campus during Veishea in a controlled environment so students aren’t forced into the “wild west” off campus. Being able to provide oversight to students will allow greater control of alcohol consumption, better access for paramedics, and help ensure student safety upon returning home. President Leath, I ask you to take a stand for the greater good of our students and make a drastic change in policy for future Veisheas.

Good people who do nothing are Ames forgets injured student bad people too, should be blamed was also rioting Austin Dorenkamp is a junior in computer engineering

Patrick Sutter is a junior in microbiology No sympathy for the injured student.

I am disappointed to hear about the outpouring of support for the student injured in the riot. People seem to be forgetting that this unnamed student brought this upon himself when he chose to take part

in the Tuesday riots. While it is unfortunate that he was injured, it is his own fault for being involved in the riots. Instead of receiving support from the ISU community, he and the rest of the people that participated in the riots should be expelled. Instead, we are giving the message that it is okay to participate in riots, just as long as you get hurt while doing it.

A lot has been said about what happened the night of April 8. One common grumble is how the bad actions of a few people ruined Veishea for the rest of us. However, it wasn’t just a few people on Welch Avenue on April 8 — it was hundreds, maybe even a thousand.

Sure, only a handful of people actively vandalized: removing signs, tipping cars and destroying light poles. However, hundreds more people cheered on those active few and emboldened them to cause

damage.

The blame for what happened April 8 lies on all who were present on Welch that night.

The saying “all that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing” rings especially true.

I’d like to think that there weren’t any good people in the crowd on Tuesday night. However, that’s probably not the case. There likely were good people there, but they did nothing. I heard that there was a group of people on Welch that night that formed a protective barrier around the injured student until paramedics could arrive. I’m so happy to hear that. However, where

were they before the light fell, before the cars were flipped and before the other damage occurred? It’s a shame that it took a student getting seriously injured before any good people in the crowd came to their senses and decided to take a stand.

I’m proud to say that I go to Iowa State, and there are a lot of good people who go here as well.

However, it would be naive of me to place blame for what happened April 8 on a select few. What happened was committed directly by a few people but instigated and encouraged by the rest — hundreds of people. For that, everyone present shares the blame.

Riot relieves stress by ruining students’ involvement Kyla Rand is a freshman in biology Dear Tuesday Rioters, I just want to take the time to thank you for relieving the stress of the rest of Veishea.

I mean, it’s not like I was really looking forward to working at a booth for my favorite club, Students Helping Rescue

Animals, raising money for shelter animals and helping homeless dogs get adopted.

It’s not like I was looking forward to supporting the Pre-Vet Club’s petting zoo.

You saved me from the International Food Fair and those extra calories in the cherry pies that are apparently tradition to eat.

And now I don’t have to find a time to go to GROOVE, a club my sister used to be involved in that I really enjoy. You probably saved thousands of dollars for all those students and parents who don’t have to spend money supporting clubs or charities.

The Veishea parade doesn’t have to happen anymore, thank goodness. And those plans I

made with my friends on Saturday? Canceled.

Hooray! Worrying about how I’m going to fit all the awesome, non-violent, non-alcohol related activities into my schedule is now a thing of the past because now I don’t have the opportunity to do any of it.

And while you are still out drinking because you don’t really care about

Veishea anyway — it’s just an excuse to party — you probably won’t be worried at all about the tens of thousands of the rest of us who actually like Veishea because it’s a way to support Iowa State and all that it stands for.

While you continue to get wasted and use this important tradition as an excuse to increase your stupidity in the name of

“why not?,” the rest of us will be taking apart our posters, tossing out the bake sale goods we made, telling our families not to bother coming and canceling our plans, knowing that what Iowa State is most widely known for now so inaccurately describes what we really are.

It’s just really sad.

So, thanks, rioters.

Nice one.

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Apologies are A question for President Leath due after riot ends Veishea Blair Schilling is an Ames resident

Aaron Mostrom is a 2012 graduate originally from Ames After reading about the events that transpired late Tuesday, I have only one thing to say: I’m sorry.

To the residents of Ames: Growing up, I loved watching the parade each year and seeing the heritage of our beloved university so proudly displayed on Central Campus. I’m sorry you and your children may never be able to share that again.

To those involved in the week’s festivities: I’m sorry the despicable actions taken have ruined your hard work. From the planning committee to the float builders to the members of the Stars Over Veishea production and beyond, each of you has put in countless hours to create something that can no longer be enjoyed by others.

And last, but certainly not least, to the thousands and thousands of innocent students: While I loved Veiseha growing up, I didn’t learn to truly

treasure it until I became a student. I’m sorry to see this taken from you, especially those looking forward to your first Veishea, and that all of you will be unfairly associated with its very possible demise.

I have always been and will always be proud to be a Cyclone, but that doesn’t make it easier to answer questions from others about why this happened. President Leath stated it perfectly: “This time it was us.”

Those responsible may be students at Iowa State, but they are not Cyclones. These are not the actions taken by “loyal sons forever true.” If Veishea is ever brought back, I hope we will all do a better job of remembering what can happen if the privilege is abused and — more importantly — that this is no way to repay the city that does so much for its university. Moving forward, Veishea or no Veishea, there is much work to be done to repair our tarnished image, but we will make it happen.

Because “when we hit that line we’ll hit it hard, ev’ry yard for I. S. U.”

As an Ames resident for most of my life, I have a simple question I would like Iowa State President Steven Leath to answer.

The Veishea activities involve more students, faculty and staff than any athletic program at the university.

In the last two weeks, there have been riots at the University of Connecticut and

University of Arizona related to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. If President Leath were the president of either of those institutions, would he suspend the men’s basketball program for 2015? And can he offer assurances to the

ISU community that if any drunkenness, disorderly conduct or property damage occurs — directly or indirectly — as the result of an athletic program’s performance he will suspend, indefinitely, the athletic program?

Riots should not be a 10-year tradition Tyler Tweeten is an open option student Dear future ISU students and the community of Ames, I would like to apologize on behalf of the Iowa State University Student Body for the actions you all had to witness on Tuesday evening.

We now live in a community where the 10th anniversary of a riot is a celebrated event and we commemorate this event by causing another riot to take place.

On a Tuesday night, when most students have exams in the morning, big projects due at the end of the week or need to study to keep their grades up, many members of the student body decided it would be more valuable to their futures to be outside destroying the community they live in. Tearing down lights and signs, disrespecting the Safety Officers and First Responders by not following orders and flipping cars are just a few of the actions our student body prioritized that evening. These actions do not represent the ideals that Veishea was founded upon.

Most of us who did not partake in these events are thoroughly embarrassed by those who caused

these incidents. Veishea was meant to be a showcase of the knowledge and educational advancements students were making in their careers as Cyclones. It was a celebration unlike any other in the country, because it helped students to feel good about what they were doing and allowed them to see the positive implications from hard work and dedication. Now all most students have to show is empty beer cans and broken bottles.

And by the way, there could be one less diploma being handed out come graduation time due to the actions of those who decided it would be fun to tear down two light poles on Welch Avenue. In addition to this, students in the streets decided not to move for the ambulance which was carrying the injured student and in consequence, LifeFlight had to be called. Many community members and safety officers, who would rather be sleeping on a Tuesday night, had to give up their time to clean up after the actions of the student body, and go out of their way to provide safety for their community.

Each one of you who participated in this riot needs to take a deep look inside and remember that you are a Cyclone, and those of us who do not agree with your actions frankly don’t want you in our com-

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munity. If you continue these actions throughout the rest of the week and in future celebrations — should they exist — then what kind of reputation will you be reflecting upon our university? Put yourself in the shoes of the parents of prospective students: would you really want your child attending a university where all of these regrettable actions occurred?

Think about Cyclone alumni and faculty: would you be proud to tell others you attended or work for a university where students are killed each year because of riots?

Until those who were out on Welch that evening realize the implications of their actions, both locally and nationally, Veishea will be known as a time in Iowa State’s school year where alcohol is prioritized over school and students have no shame and no pride in their university. It’s sad to see these actions occur and I hope that incoming students will take a bit more pride in Iowa State and it’s community.

So in conclusion, those of us who did not partake in Tuesday evenings events would like to apologize on behalf of the student body.

Maybe someday, we can all get back to the ideals Veishea was founded upon, but until then, stay inside and lock your doors.

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