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FRIDAY
04.12.2019 Vol. 219 No. 131
The Fashion Show 2019 features Vans, premieres Saturday BY MORGAN.DURICK @iowastatedaily.com With more than 130 studentdesigned garments, The Fashion Show 2019 is ready to go “from coast to coast ” in S tephens Auditorium on Saturday. In its 37 years of running, the show was recognized as one of largest student-run fashion shows in the nation. The show features over 75 student designers work and more than 50 student models. There are nearly 150 students involved in the planning process of the event. Students of any major are welcome to apply to be on one
of the multiple committees offered. T h e committees include alumni and community relations, art direction, behind the scenes, design, fashion week, fundraising, gallery and display, modeling, photography, public relations, set design, social media, tech design, treasurer and philanthropy, a committee that is new to The Fashion Show this year. The 15 committees have been working since first semester and
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Graber, Bhatia sworn in as new leadership #AskMeAmes: Checking your male privilege
BY MADELYN.OSTENDORF @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State student and community leaders assembled to celebrate the inauguration of the new Student Government president and vice president. Former president and vice president Julian Neely and Juan Bibiloni joined new president and vice president Austin Graber and Vishesh Bhatia to transfer the responsibilities and powers on to new leadership. The inauguration was held over dinner Thursday at the Alumni Center. As attendees finished eating, Bibiloni began talking about his experience in Student Government and how difficult the last Senate meeting was. “It’s been a long two years of Student Government and though I might not have shown it in the last Senate meeting, it was a heavy moment for me,” Bibiloni said. Bibiloni thanked Neely for serving with him. “I just want to thank, I think on behalf of the student body and me personally, thank my brother Julian Neely,” Bibiloni said. Bibiloni reflected on his time as vice president
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BY WHITNEY.MASON @iowastatedaily.com
KENNEDY DERAEDT/ IOWA STATE DAILY Outgoing president Julian Neely swears in Austin Graber Thursday night as president. Graber and Vishesh Bhatia were sworn in as the next set of leadership of Student Government.
and said he had learned that serving as the vice president meant being an ally to all students of all backgrounds, and hoped that he had done all that he could. He asked that future student leaders look up to each other and their constituents and work with one another. Bhatia was sworn in and told a story about
his first trip to America, and how a two-week trip inspired him to come back for college. He had gotten stuck in Washington D.C. due to Hurricane Sandy, and once he had gotten home, he was excited to return.
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A week ago we asked you ‘what do you want to know about sexual assault awareness/denim day?’ through our #AskMeAmes platform. The question chosen by you was, “What are some tips for remaining cognizant of my white cis male privilege?” To answer this question, we should understand the terminologies of cis and male privilege. First and foremost, cis is the short abbreviation for the word, “cisgender.’’ According to an article done by Time Magazine in 2014, cisgender describes an individual who identifies themselves as the gender they are assigned to at birth. The vast majority of people are considered cisgender and the word is considered to be an equal to the term transgender, which is
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