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08.29.2019 Vol. 220 No. 004
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IOWA STATE DAILY Vice President Vishesh Bhatia smiles as President Austin Graber answers a question during the Iowa State Student Government Presidential Debate.
First StuGov meeting introduces new faces to the table BY JACOB.SMITH @iowastatedaily.com
BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com Recognition of an individual’s hard work and passion is the goal of many programs across the Iowa State campus, but for no other program is this more important than the Cardinal Women* program. Cardinal Women* was developed and is currently led by Tera Lawson, program coordinator for the School of Education, and Denise Williams-Klotz, student services specialist for the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. Lawson and Williams-Klotz created the Cardinal Women* program in 2018 after participating in a similar program themselves in 2017. The idea was to provide individuals at Iowa State with an experience similar to what they went through. “It was having women who shared similar experiences, knew what you were talking about, understood your context that was very
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Iowa State’s Student Government held its first meeting last night, where they introduced their new adviser and approved four new members. The meeting began with Alex Krumm being introduced as the new adviser to Student Government. He spoke to Student Government,put his support behind them and relayed his personal goals. “My goal as an adviser is to help you lead well, put simply,” Krumm said. “My goal is to help you become the best of people.” Additionally, Cassie Bond was confirmed as the new co-director of legislative ambassadors, Izabel Wilde was confirmed as the new co-director of legislative ambassadors and Nicholas Johnson was confirmed as the new senior director of governmental affairs. Bond, a junior in agriculture and society and political science, was excited to step into her new role and plans to focus on medical amnesty and mental health. “I am super excited and have lots of great ideas for this role,” Bond said. She previously clerked in the Iowa Senate for three sessions and “[hoped] that this experience would serve [her] well in this role.” Wilde, a community and regional manager major, was interested in raising Iowa State’s level of sustainability. “Sustainability is really something I am passionate in,”Wilde said. One of her goals was to move toward “getting Iowa State to de-invest in fossil fuels.” Nicholas Johnson, a senior in political science who previously clerked in the House of Representatives in Iowa, plans to focus on mental health and tuition across the federal level of Iowa. Frederiksen Court was appointed a new senator, junior in biological systems engineering Nicholas Kline. Kline saw a lack of community in Frederiksen Court and wanted to make the area more community orientated. “My least favorite part about it was a lack of community aspect,” Kline said. He plans to focus on creating a more community-driven atmosphere as he observed in dormitory living. All nominees were approved by unanimous consent from the Student Government.