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Iowa State football to play in Camping World Bowl BY NOAH.ROHLFING @iowastatedaily.com

COURTESY OF STEPHEN J. DINSMORE A group of Iowa State students and staff on a previous trip to Antarctica. Students and staff on this year’s study abroad trip will get the chance to see many different species of wildlife, including different types of penguins.

BY AMBER.FRIEDRICHSEN @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State students will get the chance to learn about the environment and wildlife of the coldest continent on Earth, Antarctica, as part of a study abroad program. Seven students and three staff members will set sail to Antarctica Jan. 4 through 18. The trip is offered through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Shelley Taylor is the director of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Study Abroad Office and assistant director of agriculture and life sciences administration.Taylor said students will be exposed to all kinds of new surroundings compared to Iowa. “Students get an exposure to a lot of different topics on this particular trip,” Taylor said. “The name of this trip is ‘Natural History of Antarctica,’ which includes the flora and fauna. So [students will experience] the wildlife and

natural environment of Antarctica.” While this trip is through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, some may wonder what Antarctica has to offer when it comes to agriculture. Jodi Cornell, graduate political science student, is a program coordinator in the department of agriculture and life sciences administration. Cornell said it’s a different aspect of

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Iowa State is taking its football team to the Camping World Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The school announced the news on Sunday after a report by Brett McMurphy. The game will take place at 11 a.m. Dec. 28 in Camping World Stadium, which also hosts the Citrus Bowl. It will be broadcast on ABC. Iowa State has never been to the Camping World Bowl or any of its predecessors, but that will change this year as the 7-5 Cyclones will face off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Fighting Irish are 10-2 this season, with their only losses coming to Michigan and Georgia. This is the third straight bowl game the Cyclones have been to under four-year coach Matt Campbell. The program has seen only small successes here and there before his tenure. This bowl game announcement came when the Cyclones were tied with three other teams for third in the conference. The Camping World Bowl is generally thought of as a more prestigious bowl than the Texas Bowl and the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, which Oklahoma State and Kansas State made, respectively. Iowa State was given a Camping World Bowl bid despite losing to the Cowboys and the Wildcats, but the committee seemed to weigh the crowd factor, some recent injuries and marketability more heavily, which favored Iowa State.

First nursing students set to graduate BY JULIA.BENDA @iowastatedaily.com The first group of students to graduate with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from Iowa State are graduating this December. The Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing program at Iowa State has been active since the first students were admitted in the fall of 2018. The program is offered to registered nurses who want to complete a bachelor’s degree and is designed for working nurses. Those in the program have class one day each week. Virginia Wangerin, clinical assistant professor in food science and human nutrition, is the director of nursing. Wangerin said the students in the nursing program are diverse and therefore have a variation of career goals after graduation. “ We have students who are intending to go right on into graduate programs as nurse practitioners,”

Wangerin said. “We have students who are actually changing their career goals because of their experiences and they are still exploring their options.” Wangerin said the students in the program have recognized their view of nursing and potential careers have changed throughout the program. “[Their views] are much broader [...],” Wangerin said. “I think I can safely say that no one feels like they are just going to be doing the same thing they were doing before they came in or at least not doing it the same way.” Dawn Bowker, clinical assistant professor in food science and human nutrition, said the opportunities of the program are not only in the rigor of the program but also with aspects like presenting research posters. “It is a focus on population health and wellness,” Bowker said. “We have two full semesters on that and when we talk about population health we begin with the population of being a nurse themselves and the importance

of self care and then look at different aggregates and how they can enhance their current nursing practice looking through the lens of global health and through vulnerable populations.” Wangerin said nursing in the future is moving toward community health, and the program at Iowa State is well ahead of the game in that sense. “There are opportunities at ISU that would set us apart,” Bowker said. “One is having the opportunity to be on the Iowa State campus and being part of the Iowa State community. A strong point for our program is that they work very closely with the professors in the program and have availability to that as well as working with a cohort that they would go with through their program. So there is a lot of support that will enable them to succeed in this program.” A large amount of Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing programs are

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COURTESY OF DEBBIE LIVELY Nursing students went to Thailand and Cambodia, where they set up pediatric clinics. They worked with children who hadn’t had physical assessments before.

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12.9.19 Barks@Parks, Parks Library, upper rotunda at noon Comfort dogs will be available during

study week, along with chair massages and other stress-reducing activities.

Retirement reception: Pat Walsh, 1009 LeBaron Hall at 1 pm. Pat Walsh, an academic

Wood-Burned Ornaments, Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union at 2 p.m. Need a last minute gift? Starting with a wood slice, stamp a design on and trace it with a wood burner, or freehand your own idea.

adviser in human development and family studies, is retiring. A short program will begin at 1:30 p.m.

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Emily Grace Roberts, age 20, of 825 Dickinson Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated at 825 Dickinson Avenue (reported at 6:09 a.m.). Emily Grace Roberts, age 20, of 825 Dickinson Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with failure to maintain control at 825 Dickinson Avenue (reported at 6:09 a.m.). Frank Edward Sirtoff, age 34, of 1011 Lincoln Way - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with domestic assault with injury, simple/serious assault, at 1011 Lincoln Way (reported at 3:39 a.m.). Cody Micheal Behrends, age 29, of 509 Colby Rd. - Waterloo, Iowa, was arrested and charged with theft in the second degree, motor vehicle theft, at 1315 S B Avenue (reported at 1:49 p.m.). Bobbi Jo Swain, age 41, of 123 15 St. - Boone, Iowa, was cited for failure to appear, simple, at 515 Clark Avenue (reported at 10:10 a.m.).

12.6.19 Shaun Bradley Olson, age 35, of 1312 Douglas Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with probation violation at 1312 Douglas Avenue (reported at 5:31 p.m.).

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Shaun Bradley Olson, age 35, of 1312 Douglas Ave. - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with criminal trespassing at 1312 Douglas Avenue (reported at 5:31 p.m.). Mark Jeffrey Junk, age 52, of 1708 Douglas Ave.Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with theft in the third degree, all other larceny, at 210 Lynn Avenue (reported at 1:58 p.m.).

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Kevin John Browne, age 58, of 4912 Mortensen Ave.- Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at 515 Clark Avenue (reported at 1:13 p.m.).

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Feminist Friday wraps up Director reflects on semester of presentations BY LORETTA.MCGRAW @iowastatedaily.com Feminist Friday this semester graced audiences with an array of topics ranging from “Jesus Was a Feminist,” “Uncle Sam Wants Who? Women and the Draft,” “Mentoring Women of Color in Graduate School” and “Queer Fashions and Styles.” Speakers throughout this semester included: Kelly Reddy-Best, Tera Jordan, Shannon Coleman, Jahmai Fisher and Maddy Scott, Anna Carter, Danny Cook, Amy Rutenberg, Chloe Clark, Rachel Seale, Jen Hibben and Jeremy Withers. Feminist Fridays take place regularly throughout each fall and spring semester from 1 to 2 p.m. Fridays at the Margaret Sloss Center for Women and Gender Equity and provide attendees with the opportunity to not only learn but actively get involved in the discussion. If that is not enough incentive, they also provide snacks. Next semester’s schedule will run at the same time and place. The speaker schedule is set to release in early January a week prior to the spring semester’s start. Sandra Looft is the program coordinator and director at the Sloss House and is responsible for directing events like Feminist Friday throughout the year with assistance from coordinators, associates and interns on staff. “I think we were able to engage a lot of different speakers across a broad spectrum of topics, which is always our goal, and we didn’t often see the same audience with

IOWA STATE DAILY The Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success is looking for candidates for the assistant director position. IOWA STATE DAILY The Margaret Sloss Center for Women and Gender Equity hosted Feminist Friday throughout the semester from 1 to 2 p.m.

anyone, which I think speaks to the point that different topics bring in different audiences,” Looft said. “So ideally we’re offering a lot of chances for people on campus to come in, to hear something they’re interested about, and learn something new.” While this semester brought a lot of different topics to the table, the most notable in Looft’s opinion was the discussion she attended titled “Uncle Sam Wants Who? Women and the Draft” delivered by Amy Rutenberg, assistant professor of history, because it brought to light new information about U.S. military history she said she had no earlier knowledge of. She said she also learned a lot of great information from the “L’Ecriture NonBinaire” discussion by Danny Cook, senior in communications studies, which taught her about queer texting. As an avid cyclist Looft said she was especially excited for the final talk, “Gender and Bicycles in 1980’s-Nostalgia Science Fiction,” led by Jeremy Withers, associate professor of English.

“I’m excited about a lot of our speakers, including a session on restorative justice and incorporating that into your everyday [lives],” Looft said. “I feel like that is a term that comes up a lot on campus in a lot of different spaces with our student protests and the Students Against Racism and the demands, and what does restorative justice look like? So I’m super excited to see Liz’s session on that.” Next semester will see a range of topics all the way from restorative justice to refugees and micro communities, navigating identities and self care topics. Many are academic and literature characteristically while others are more practitioner-based. To nominate future presenters, check out the Sloss House website at https://sloss.dso. iastate.edu, fill out a speaker interest form and submit. Self nominations are accepted. All speakers are selected in the semester prior to the presentation, so to have a hand in creating the fall 2020 schedule you can enter a nomination today.

‘The L Word’ reboot starts airing BY SAGE.SMITH @iowastatedaily.com How sexuality is portrayed in various media outlets can be controversial. With the upcoming reboot of popular 2004 show “The L Word,” dialogue can be had about how sexuality is represented on television. Erin Meek is a sociologist and lecturer of sociology, women’s and gender studies and education. Meek has previously taught at Iowa State and will be returning for the spring semester to teach the introductory to lesbian studies course. “When ‘The L Word’ came out it was a sort of revolutionary concept,” Meek said. “This idea that we could examine lesbian and bisexual women who love women lives in a both romantic way, you have the romantic relationships and sort of mundane aspects of everyday life. There was nothing else like it, really, on TV, and so it had a lot of critical acclaim, the queer community loved it, queer women loved and it was sort of a big deal.” Meek said as the show continued to run, people started finding things that were problematic about it. When looking

SCREENSHOT FROM YOUTUBE Katherine Moennig, Leisha Hailey and Jennifer Beals of reboot show “The L Word: Generation Q.”

at it more critically, Meek said these types of shows may have representation but it’s not always the best representation. “The L Word,” which ran from 2004 to 2009 on Showtime, featured individuals of various sexual orientations including lesbian and bisexual. The representation of sexual orientations brings up the question of how to define the terms. Sex, gender, sexuality, romantic orientation and sexual orientation can be complicated. “The part of the problem with categories in general is they’re all so fluid and have the potential to mean different things to different people because there are some individuals who aren’t interested

in having sexual relationships or romantic relationships,” Meek said. “That makes it complicated for sure.” Meek said she would describe a person who identifies as a lesbian as someone who identifies as a woman and has romantic or sexual relationships with others who identify as women. As for the bisexual identity, Meek said she would say a similar thing. A woman or man who identifies as bisexual would be interested in having intimate relationships with both women and men. The definitions of sexual orientations within media outlets is an important aspect for people to understand. Someone could hear

one of these terms for the first time during a movie or television show but they could be left without an explanation. A problem that may come up when sexuality is portrayed in media is stereotypes of how certain groups of individuals behave or present themselves. Some of these stereotypes were observed on the original “The L Word.” “You have this sort of constant thread of promiscuity and cheating and the inability to have settled relationships,” Meek said. “And you have this sort of mentality of experimentation of going back and forth between identifying as queer and not identifying as queer. So the more [the show] sort of ran, the more problematic tropes came out.” Meek said for her personally as a young queer woman, the original “The L Word” became significantly less enjoyable as it ran because of the stereotypes and certain storylines. These storylines and stereotypes can still be seen in some media since “The L Word.” The original show also lacked some diversity of its characters in the cast.

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The Center looks to hire a new assistant director BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com It has been almost a full year since Clare Lemke, former assistant director of the Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success, left Iowa State for a different position. Lemke’s position has sat empty the entire time, leaving Brad Freihoefer, director of the Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success, the sole member of the team. “We’ve got a crew that is really cut across different experiences,” Freihoefer said. “Some who have had a lot of experience in higher education and some with less experience in higher education, but may have had different experiences where they meet some of the needs that this position has.” Freihoefer is now looking to hire a new student services specialist, which is the same role as the assistant director. “This position obviously has a lot of student consultation,” Freihoefer said. “It does a lot of program development and implementation for LGBTQIA+ programs, resources and services.” Throughout this week, the Center will host four candidates for on-campus interviews. The names of the four candidates have yet to be released. Each day of the week, except for Wednesday, one of the four candidates will be on campus. They will meet with stakeholders throughout the day, have lunch with LGBTQIA+ student leaders and then go to an open forum. “The candidates will meet a variety of different stakeholders throughout the day,” Freihoefer said. “Stakeholders are all different; the candidates will be meeting with people who know our work really well, they will be meeting with campus partners who we collaborate with on a variety of events and policies, they will have a chance to meet with LGBTQIA+ student leaders — that is what their day will kind of look like.” There will be four separate open forums for each of the candidates. On Monday, Tuesday and Thursday the forums will be in the Oak Room of the Memorial Union and on Friday the forum will be in the Gallery Room of the Memorial Union. All of the forums will be 1 to 2 p.m. “The open forum is an opportunity for candidates to share a little bit about themselves; we’ve asked them a prompt question and then it is really a chance for some Q and A so the Iowa State community can ask some questions and get to know the candidates a bit better,” Freihoefer said. “People will be able to provide feedback through an online form and a paper form we will have provided at the open forums.” Freihoefer said feedback from students is extremely important to the decision of the candidates. “The student feedback is really, really important to us in the Center,” Freihoefer said. “I really encourage students to participate. Attend the open forums, fill out those feedback forms, let me know what you are thinking and that really helps to inform us as we work to make a decision on the best person for the role.”

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Rachel Junck prepares for office BY AMBER.MOHMAND @iowastatedaily.com Rachel Junck is one of the youngest City Council members elected in Iowa, and she’s also a student representing the Iowa State body. On Tuesday, Junck beat incumbent Chris Nelson by over 100 votes and will be sworn onto the Ames City Council on Jan. 2. “The more I think about it, the more it makes sense because we had really put in the work to increase student turnout and voters, especially young voters in Ames,” Junck said. “And having that turnout increase when there’s only one race on the ballot was really amazing.” Junck received 723 votes compared to incumbent Chris Nelson, who had 589 votes. There was a total of 1,313 people who voted in the Ward 4 election, which is 80 more voters than the election in November. Although numerous articles had headlines stating Junck was the youngest woman elected in a political position in Iowa, she is actually the second youngest. Victoria Lee, age 18, was elected to the Missouri Valley City Council in 2005. Lee died when an ex-boyfriend entered her trailer home, killed Lee and her husband and burned their home to the ground when Lee was 25. “So she deserves the title of ‘youngest woman,’ but I’ve always said that even though it would be an honor to have the title, it’s [a] bigger honor to serve the people of Ames,” Junck said.

JACOB SMITH/ IOWA STATE DAILY Rachel Junck gave a speech to her supporters before the votes were in for the runoff Dec. 3. She said she was very thankful for all the hard work they put in.

Though Junck is not the youngest woman elected to a political position, Junck said she hopes her election will open up a path for more young people to join the political atmosphere.

A lot of people might recognize Junck as one of the youngest City Council members elected, but she’s also in a senior majoring in chemical engineering and minoring in political science

and Spanish at Iowa State. “I guess a lot of people, when I’ve talked to them about it, are surprised that I’m not a political science major, but I’ve never thought of City Council as a career move but as a way to serve the people of Ames,” Junck said. “[Being on the Council] allows me to combine my passion for chemical engineering and [...] I definitely think the problem solving that I do in engineering; all of the collaborative teamwork and different things that we do in my studies here will translate over the Council and be honestly helpful.” Along with Junck’s passion for chemical engineering, she said she enjoys spending time outdoors with her friends and family. From a scientific point, Junck said she understands the severity of the climate situation. Junck said she wants to continue the conversation about affordable and accessible housing as well as making Ames as carbon-neutral as possible. This means no net release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and bringing in more recycling and composting options citywide. As Junck is preparing herself to be on the Council, she said she is also preparing herself to jump through the learning curves. “I think [the budget] will be a big learning curve for me as well,” Junck said. “It’s been maybe a point where people have said ‘how does a 20-year-old have the life experience to balance

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Course makes clothing for those with disabilities

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An Iowa State class is trying to spread awareness about clothing lines for people with disabilities. Ellen McKinney, associate professor in apparel, events and hospitality management, teaches the apparel, merchandising and design 426 class. “[The course is an] exploration of the creative process and sources of inspiration with emphasis on wearable art, experimentation of advanced design, problem solving, alternative materials, fabric manipulation and pattern-making techniques,” McKinney said. A couple years ago there was an educational opportunity for Iowa State faculty. The faculty were to come up with their own way of teaching diversity and implementing it in the classroom. McKinney added the “Design for All” aspect to her class. McKinney said she got her inspiration for this project from an Iowa State alum who had an internship with Target. While the student was interning for Target, they were starting to roll out their “Design for All” line. “That’s where that kind of started and then I was also in this program at the same time and it all just came together,” McKinney said. “This would be a great opportunity to teach our students something about diversity [and] inclusion and how they can use their skills to help people.” McKinney said some big-name

At the end of each semester, Iowa State students are sent course evaluations given in two formats from all of their professors and instructors. The evaluations consist of a series of questions regarding the classes students are finishing up. The evaluations ask about the professors or instructors and their performance, and have a place for comments to allow students to voice their opinions. One survey includes rating on a one to 10 scale and the other asks students if they agree or disagree with a series of statements. The information and feedback is collected and monitored. There are teachers who motivate students to fill the surveys out by offering incentives such as extra credit points. Julia Youngberg, junior in apparel, merchandising and design, said she doesn’t fill out the surveys unless she had a terrible experience with a course. “They’re time consuming,” Youngberg said. “I’m in the middle of finals and I don’t take the time unless I feel the teacher needs to fix the course for future students.” Ann Luong, also a junior in apparel, merchandising and design, said she doesn’t normally see the course evaluations until Dead Week. “Normally I don’t do them unless there’s an incentive and there’s extra credit given because it is time consuming during a busy time,” Luong said. Luong said she sometimes questions whether the professors truly utilize the feedback from the course evaluations. “I think they have the potential to be useful,” Luong said. “But I haven’t personally seen them be put into use since I haven’t seen change in teachers I’ve had back to back.”

COURTESY OF ELLEN MCKINNEY Morgan Tweed, graduate architecture student, in one of the outfits designed for him by students of the apparel, merchandising and design 426 class.

clothing brands, including Tommy Hilfiger, Target, Kohl’s and Zappos, have been implementing disability-catered apparel into their company in the last couple of years. While some students chose to work with someone they already knew, the class also gets in touch with the Student Accessibility Services on campus. McKinney reaches out to their office and the office reaches out to students to recruit them for the class project. After the Student Accessibility Services office gets names of individuals who would like to participate, McKinney gets in contact with them and asks them to send in a short bio of what their style is and what kind of activities they are involved in as well as how their disability affects them.

All of the clients then come to class and have a panel presentation, and afterward the students pick which client they would like to work with. “Sometimes the students will have a familiarity with a certain disability from their friends or family, so then they choose that person,” McKinney said. After the students get to know their clients better through an interview session about their wants and needs, they take measurements and start sketching. McKinney said the client meets up with the students again to go over sketches and pick out what they are going to make. In a later class period, they make a sample garment and the

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Luong said she did fill out the survey evaluations when she really enjoyed a class as a way of giving the professor affirmation for the job they’ve done. Iowa State’s Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching website has a section on their website, titled “Strategies for Better Course Evaluations and Analyzing Student Feedback,” where professors can look up tips for receiving the student feedback. There is also an option where professors can send out a survey earlier than the end of the semester. In addition, the website offers advice on “organizing the comments” from the feedback, so professors can sort the most frequent comments in order to improve the course. Doreen Chung is an associate professor in the apparel, events and hospitality management department. Chung said she feels the surveys help in learning how the students feel about the course, but feels the questions are not always sufficient. The course evaluations look the same for students in all departments of Iowa State for a variety of classes. The comment section at the end of the survey allows for direct comments from students that can possibly answer questions not asked in the evaluation beforehand. “The comments are super important,” Chung said. “[The information is] influenced by a variety of factors and sometimes by the grade a student is receiving. It is just one aspect of teaching performance.” Students can find these online course evaluations in their Iowa State emails, where they will find a link to the evaluation. The emails are sent periodically until the evaluations are completed. After the evaluations are completed, the student will receive an email for proof of completion. Some instructors may ask for the proof of completion emails.

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Why I am caucusing in 2020

Bernie Sanders is the right person for president BY OLIVIA.RASMUSSEN @iowastatedaily.com Iowa caucuses are being held on Feb. 3, 2020. You may have heard about caucusing, but what is it? Iowans gather at a specific location, depending on their address, to discuss and vote on candidates. Though it may sound like it, caucuses are not actual elections but are integral to selecting party leaders. Iowa is the first state in the country to hold a primary or a caucus. Therefore, the rest of the nation looks to Iowa to see who we believe the early leaders to be. 2020 will be my first year caucusing and I’m ready to show up for my candidate: Bernie Sanders. This caucus is utterly important to make sure we get Sanders into the White House. I’m ready to have a candidate that represents me and my community as a lesbian, as a woman and as a student. I’m ready to have a candidate that represents communities that don’t look like mine, a candidate who is willing to fight for someone he doesn’t know. Sanders is a man of empathy, of compassion and of truth. He has fought for the same policies and ideas for decades and has proven time and time again that his interest is in the people of this nation, not in corporate greed or tainted money. Sanders is the voice of the many voiceless, of communities that are constantly overlooked such as people of color, rural America, immigrants, working class families and an array of others who deserve representation. That is why I’m showing up to caucus, to proclaim my support for Sanders, to help others see that there’s more

IOWA STATE DAILY Columnist Olivia Rasmussen urges the importance of caucusing in Iowa. Rasmussen believes Bernie Sanders is a candidate who stands for everyone and will fight in the interest of the people, not corporate greed.

to agree on with supporting him than there is to lazily push him aside because of falsehoods and preconceived notions. The current president is someone who mocks the disabled, could care less about the working class, is vehemently racist, uses religion as a façade to target minorities, and lacks any kind of human emotion in regard to those who don’t hold the same economic, social or racial status as him. This is a president who is literally supported by the KKK, supported by neo-Nazi white nationalists and is a white supremacy apologist. We cannot risk him winning again at any cost,

which is why we must go out and caucus to show the nation that we do not stand with Trump, that we want a candidate who actually gives a shit about the well-being of this country and all of the people in it. If you are 18 years of age or older, or will be 18 by Nov. 3, 2020, it is your duty to show up to caucus, to show up to the polls and to show up for your country in supporting a candidate that can and will defeat Trump. I cannot stress the importance of caucusing enough. It’s an exciting opportunity to meet likeminded individuals and to actively participate

in democracy. We cannot win without coming together to support the only candidate who stands for everyone in this nation and issues that matter and effect all of us. From Sanders himself, “I believe when we stand together, when we share the vision that government should work for all of us, there is nothing we can’t accomplish.” For additional information on how to caucus and what else it entails, check out YouTube for the How to Caucus for Bernie in Iowa video or take a look at the ACLU of Iowa’s website. To locate your precinct, visit www.berniesanders. com/iowa/.

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Cyclones to face the Fighting Irish Notre Dame bowl opponent shows program success BY MATT.BELINSON @iowastatedaily.com

shows the growth of the program and where the Cyclones hope to get to. Campbell said he has been too busy with recruiting to learn much about the Irish but knows Notre Dame’s quarterback, coach and defense will present a great challenge. Brock Purdy shares the excitement his head coach expressed about the opportunity to play the Fighting Irish. Purdy said he grew up watching the Irish play and said that it will be good to return to the field and rebound from a bitter end to the regular season. “To play against such a rich history of a program like Notre Dame is pretty special,” Purdy said. Purdy has been to Florida before, as his dad is from Florida, making the game against Notre Dame another spot for Purdy to shine in front of his friends and family. As soon as the announcement went public online, Purdy said his family and friends reached out for tickets, a task Purdy said his mom is leading the charge on.

On Sunday afternoon, Iowa State was picked to play No. 14 Notre Dame in the 2019 Camping World Bowl. This marks the third straight bowl game for the Cyclones and the first appearance for Iowa State in the Camping World.

RANKED OPPONENTS SHOW SUCCESS When the Bowl Championship Series was in effect from 1998 to 2013, Iowa State only faced one ranked opponent in the eight bowl games it went to from 2000 to 2012. The lone ranked opponent was in the 2005 Houston Bowl against No. 14 TCU — when the Frogs were in the Mountain West Conference. Iowa State didn’t make a bowl game for five more seasons but returned to a bowl destination in 2017 and immediately played a ranked opponent. No. 20 Memphis welcomed the Cyclones to Memphis, Tennessee, and ended up falling to the Cyclones 21-20. The very next season, Iowa State played No. 13 Washington State in the 2018 Alamo Bowl. And now, for a third straight season, Iowa State will play in not only its third-straight bowl game, but its third straight game against a ranked opponent in No. 14 Notre Dame. A HISTORIC OPPONENT The Cyclones will be in a position to play in a game with a lot of firsts on Dec. 28. It will be the first time Iowa State plays in the Camping World Bowl and the first time Iowa State plays Notre Dame. The latter is what is generating the most excitement in the walls of the football team, starting at the top with Athletic Director Jamie Pollard.

MATT BELINSON/ IOWA STATE DAILY Matt Campbell smiles as he takes questions Sunday from the media about Iowa State being chosen to play No. 15 Notre Dame in the 2019 Camping World Bowl.

Pollard expressed excitement for Iowa State’s opportunity to face off against a football powerhouse like the Fighting Irish for the very first time. “You’re playing Notre Dame; it may arguably be the most watched football game Iowa State has ever played in given their national reach,” Pollard said. “We can’t underestimate that or downplay that — I mean we are playing one of the [most] storied programs ever in the history of college football and that’s another wonderful

opportunity for our brand.” Head coach Matt Campbell said he was grateful that playing in the Big 12 gives Iowa State a chance to face against a historic program like Notre Dame. Campbell said this current team has continued to show what they can become and national attention is growing and growing. “This is a program that’s got one of the greatest legacies in college football,” Campbell said. Campbell said the matchup with the Irish

BACK TO FOOTBALL After losing 27-17 to Kansas State to end their regular season, the Cyclones will now return to the practice field for the first time this coming Friday. Campbell said players have not touched a football or the field since the loss to the Wildcats and sensed that the break was exactly what the young group needed. The bowl game will provide another chance for the Cyclones to give young freshmen like Breece Hall and Tayvonn Kyle game experience against a top-level opponent. Getting healthy physically and mentally will be one of positives of the three-week break for Campbell and his players.

Iowa State falls in NCAA tournament Cyclones lose struggle against Bluejays

ended up losing the set 25-15. The Cyclones saved their best hitting set for last — hitting .310 in the third set. However, this didn’t get the job done as the Bluejays out-hit the Cyclones in the third set 25-19. When all was said and done, the Cyclones hit .208, which isn’t that far off from their season average of .237. However, hitting .169 in the first two sets combined doomed the Cyclones. Despite this, the Cyclones had a strong showing from some young guns.

BY SAM.STUVE @iowastatedaily.com Any hopes of a deep NCAA tournament run for Cyclone volleyball were crushed by the 15th-ranked Creighton Bluejays on Friday, as they beat Iowa State in a 3-0 sweep in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Iowa State Cyclones felt confident that they could beat the Bluejays coming into their matchup in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Volleyball tournament, as they had already beaten Creighton in an exhibition game earlier this year 3-2. The Cyclones struggled to contain the Bluejays’ attacks and struggled to create offense of their own, but had solid performances by two freshmen in Annie Hatch and Michal Schuler.

DEFENSE FALTERS IN DEFEAT Prior to Friday ’s NCAA tournament matchup against Creighton, Iowa State had only been allowing its opponents to hit .208 per match. This hitting percentage was fourth in the Big 12.

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Iowa State volleyball faced Penn State on Sept. 6. Penn State won 3-0. In their NCAA tournament against the Creighton Bluejays, the Cyclones lost 0-3.

However, that strong defense did not show in its defeat to Creighton. In its 3-0 loss to Creighton, Iowa State allowed Creighton to hit .366 overall. Sets two and three were the worst for Iowa State, as Creighton hit .467 in the second set and .452 in the third set. Creighton out-hit Iowa State .366 to .208. They also hit 11 more kills and scored 18 more points than Iowa State did. W hile the Bluejay s offense put the match away, the Cyclones’ inconsistent offense in the first two sets doomed the

Cyclones even more.

POOR ATTACKING DOOMS CYCLONES Iowa State had an opportunity against Creighton from the very beginning of the match. Creighton hit .188 in the first set, yet Iowa State couldn’t take advantage as they hit .206. Iowa State lost the first set 25-22. To make the first set even more difficult to overcome was the five service errors the Cyclones committed. Iowa State’s offense couldn’t build momentum in the second set, as it only hit .132 and

HATCH AND SCHULER SHINE IN NCAA In its loss in the 2019 NCAA tournament to Creighton on Friday, Iowa State had two freshmen make a profound impact — Hatch and Schuler. Hatch led the Cyclones in hitting percentage with .357, her third-best hitting percentage this season in a three-set match. Hatch hit six kills on 14 attempts and scored eight points, which gave her the third-most points for the Cyclones against the Bluejays. Schuler hit nine kills and scored nine points, both of which were tied for a teamhigh (senior outside hitter Josie Herbst tied Schuler in both statistics), on Friday. Schuler also hit .238, which is her best hitting percentage in a match since the Cyclones faced off against the Oklahoma Sooners on 10/19. Schuler also had nine digs, nearly giving her a double-double. The Cyclones’ season comes to an end with a record of 17-12.

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The Wombats’ ‘Glitterbug’

Album paints harsh picture of modern romance BY ANNELISE.WELLS @iowastatedaily.com In “Glitterbug,” The Wombats paint a bleak look into relationships in the modern technological age with grace, grit and a sparkle of synth. “Glitterbug” is the fourth album of the indie-rock group, following up their second and break-out album “A Guide to Love, Loss and Desperation.” The three-man band’s tongue-in-cheek goofy tone decreases in “Glitterbug,” as their coming-of-age story through the eyes of lead singer and guitarist Matthew Murphy. This album is more western-influenced compared to their previous endeavors. While the members of the band are always involved in producing their music, “Glitterbug” was made across continents. “Especially on this album, a lot of the time Murph would be in Los Angeles and we would work on the backing track and send it over to him, then he’d go in the studio and work on it, then send it back,” said Dan Haggis, drummer for The Wombats in an interview with Ground Sounds. “It was a fun way and a new approach for us to work. The distance created the need for a new method.” The band members worked heavil y with Bastille producer Mark Crew on “Glitterbug,” and the British-indie-pop influence is evident within each track. The album opens with “Emoticons,” a bittersweet introduction to the band’s thoughts on online dating and romance. It’s a yearning for honesty and open communication and wanting something that is so bad for you, as Murphy sings: “It’s tough to maintain focus baby/ Now all my elephants are in the room/ We crave the fiction when we need the truth/ You need to find a different boys to chew.” From the get-go, the song’s darker lyrics layered over almost haunting whistle tones indicate this album is taking a different turn.

COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS “Glitterbug” by the Wombats is a 10s of the 10s album for its honest perspective on modern-age love, lust and romance overall backed by impressive production.

The technological impact that can makeor-break a relationship is no stranger to Murphy’s lyrics, but this song takes a direct approach on criticism through the chorus. “And all these emoticons and words/ Try to make it better but they only make it worse.” The bright synth in “Glitterbug” is often contrast to backhanded lyrics, creating a parody of modern pop-rock tunes. This peaks in the dance-centered “Pink Lemonade,” a song about a falsely sweetened relationship and seeing the world through rose-colored glasses. With biting lyrics such as “If you bring him home/ Can you use the spare bedroom,” it’s pretty much the the politest way to say “fuck you” Murphy could come up with.

“I need to keep moving to find inspiration,” Murphy said in an interview with NME about the track. “I went to Barcelona for a week and I’d just sit in a square and get drunk — the song ‘Pink Lemonade’ came from that. I just upped and fucked off and my girlfriend at the time, she went out and I had these ideas that she was fucking other people. I actually forced the paranoia…. Sometimes I purposefully fuck myself up to get a song out of it I suppose. I wouldn’t purposely fuck up a relationship but I do tend to say, ‘Right I’m gonna go away for a while now.’” “Glitterbug” is filled with hazy, lo-fi production. Party tracks such as “Give Me A Try” seem commonplace with club pop songs

about hookup culture and lust-centered romance, but other tracks such as “Greek Tragedy” reveal the darker emotions behind these romantic interactions that leaves the listener aching and reflecting on personal experiences. There is a sense of urgency that pushes you track by track until you are hit with a moment of crystal clarity starkly contrasting the muddled synth and guitar. “Isabel” is a track almost exactly halfway through the album, offering a quiet break within the hazy madness with heart-clenching lyrics backed by simple guitar chords. The song has a simple production behind it, until almost the end where it’s just Murphy’s voice and a simple guitar track. His voice becomes increasingly synthesized and stylized. While “Isabel” is a moment to breathe within the heavier album, eventually you come down from the high, and the group throws you back into the madness. Closing track “Flowerball” leaves the listener yearning for more, echoing Murphy’s desperate callings for answers within love. It’s a fitting end to an album dealing with questions about love, lust and modern-age romance. The main hook of the song is even based around a question, as Murphy sings: “How could you waltz through my bloodstream and then never call?” On an album so focused on only answering questions with more questions, leaving the album with even more unanswered questions about love and the future is an appropriate ending. The Wombats add darker themes in “Glitterbug” to their humorous, often absurd songs from previous albums. This change doesn’t feel forced, but natural and relatable among their discography, as if the band is growing up and starting to rebel against itself. With fantastic synth and syncopated guitar, each song is catchier than the last and sticks with you after just one listen. It throws you into a headspace that is impossible to get out of — which is why this album is definitely one of the best of the 2010s.

Rapper Juice WRLD dies at 21 Singer’s death predicted by own song lyrics BY TREVOR.BABCOCK @iowastatedaily.com Rapper and singer Juice WRLD, born Jarad Anthony Higgins, died at the age of 21 Sunday morning. Reported by TMZ, Juice WRLD suffered a seizure at Chicago’s Midway Airport while returning home from California. Law enforcement sources told TMZ that Juice WRLD was bleeding from the mouth when paramedics arrived at the scene. He was pronounced dead a short time after he arrived at the hospital. The cause of death is currently undetermined. Juice WRLD first gained popularity on Soundcloud with hits “Lucid Dreams” and “All Girls Are The Same,” where he was the most liked, listened to and shared artist on the platform in 2018. “Lucid Dreams” reached as far as No. 2 on the Billboard Singles Chart.

PHOTO BY MAC DOWNEY Juice WRLD passed away on Sunday at Chicago’s Midway Airport. The rapper and singer was 21, having just celebrated his birthday a week ago on Dec. 2.

The success of the two songs earned Juice WRLD a multi-million dollar record deal with Interscope Records. “Lucid Dreams”

and “All Girls Are The Same” were the lead singles on his first studio album, “Goodbye & Good Riddance.” The album received a

platinum certification and his follow-up album “Death Race for Love,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last March. Juice WRLD began releasing music on the Soundcloud platform in 2015 at age 17 and was 19 when he signed with Interscope Records. He turned 21 on Dec. 2, a week before his death. Juice WRLD was named Top New Artist at this year’s Billboard Music Awards. Juice WRLD was known for his melodic and melancholic approach to hip-hop, with angst reminiscent of emo and pop punk. His lyrics often explored mental health, drug use and death. On Juice WRLD’s “Too Soon..” EP, a project dedicated to the late Lil Peep and XXXTentacion, he rapped, “What’s the 27 club? We ain’t making it past 21,” on the song “Legends.” The lyrics refer to the many popular artists who died at age 27, and his rap peers who did not live past age 21.

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agriculture to be experienced. “Of course, they don’t have crop farming or anything like that,” Cornell said. “There won’t be cows or anything in Antarctica.The type of wildlife they see while they are there are several types of birds, as well as whales and seals, and of course penguins.” Stephen Dinsmore, department chair of entomology, is one of the professors going on the study abroad trip to Antarctica. He is an associate professor in the department of natural resource ecology and management and specializes in ornithology — the study of birds. “I love the sea birds; I’m a bird person,” Dinsmore said. “I really like the large mammals, like some of the seals, and we saw a lot of orcas on the last trip. It was really cool to see those as well.” This will be Dinsmore’s third time traveling to Antarctica, along with Julie Blanchong, who is also an associate professor in the department of natural resource ecology and management. Blanchong’s specialty is mammalogy, which is the study of mammals. “The two of us, we have expertise in vertebrates,” Dinsmore said. “Those two expertises play really well because you see quite a few mammals and quite a few birds that are unique.” Blanchong and Dinsmore said it is exciting to witness the wildlife of Antarctica and emphasized how captivating the landscape is. “It’s hard to explain — the pictures that you see don’t really do it justice,” Blanchong said. “Everything is immense in size. Big, big mountains. Big, big bodies of water. [It’s] very white and blue and shades of gray. It’s very, very different from anywhere I’ve ever been.” Dinsmore agreed with Blanchong’s admiration of the environment of Antarctica. “It’s a really pristine wilderness,” Dinsmore said. “It’s very quiet, you don’t see any other signs of people,

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of other human civilization, except in rare occasions. To me what’s most impressive is the immensity of the landscape. You can stand on the front of the boat and it’s 4 a.m. and you can do a circle around you and see 25 to 30 glaciers.” The students will be staying on the boat, which Blanchong explained doesn’t get close to the land. Visitors have to embark on smaller rubber boats called zodiacs to reach land. When transitioning from the boat to the zodiacs and then to the land, students have to take proper precautions to protect the environment. “ We minimize our impact on a real fragile environment,” Dinsmore said. “[We] wear certain boots that are dipped in a solvent before you exit the boat to try and sanitize them when you get on the zodiac. There’s a lot of attention to not introduce plant seeds or pathogens or anything like that. There are strict precautions.” Students learn these precautions prior to their departure through a required course called “Natural History of Antarctica.” They are instructed by Blanchong and Dinsmore about the trip as well as the environment of the continent. “Every week we meet and we talk about a lot of the history of

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“The individuals who are represented on ‘The L Word,’ there’s a lot of very skinny, cisgender women,” Meek said. “There’s a lot of white women, there are people of color but they are almost passing as being white women. You have all very femme characters, at least at the beginning of the show.” There were very few characters in the show who had a diverse background of ethnicity or had a larger build to them. It has been 10 years since the original show came to an end and the reboot will give viewers the opportunity to compare aspects such as the representation of sexualities and diversity of characters. “If we’re going to talk about representation, it has to be intersectional,” Meek said. “The fact that there are so many queer folks of all sizes and all nationalities and there are queer people of all genders [...] there are so many opportunities to expand what it means to be queer.” While not all representations of sexuality in the media are positive, they are there to be observed and compared and can impact those watching the television shows or movies. “When we say things like ‘representation matters,’ having access to positive media portrayals [...] that can be your support system,” Meek said. “The L Word: Generation Q” is available on Showtime. Three cast members from the original “The L Word” are returning as their original characters for the reboot: Katherine Moennig, Jennifer Beals and Leisha Hailey. The premiere was Sunday and a new episode will air every Sunday at 9 p.m.

the natural features of Antarctica,” Blanchong said. “Talking about what Antarctica is in terms of the continent, the geological history, the history and changes in animal and plant communities.” Dinsmore said each student learns about a specific aspect of Antarctica. On the trip, the students have the opportunity to teach each other about their topic of expertise while experiencing it in real life. “We have each student get to know something that relates to the course’s content,” Dinsmore said. “Maybe a creature or a plant or a particular expedition. They write a paper on it and then what’s really interesting is that we put them in a position of being the expert.” Along with wildlife and vast landscapes, another thing students are prepared to encounter is seasickness. Blanchong said since the trip is not tropical like many other study abroad programs, there are not as many diseases to prepare for. Nonetheless, students are warned of the harsh conditions of the water they must travel through. “We leave from the tip of South America and have to cross a body of water called the Drake Passage,” Dinsmore said. “It can be terribly, terribly rough sometimes. The water will come up over the boat.”

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client comes in to try it on. They will let the students know what is working and what is not working. Once they know for sure everything fits and functions how it’s supposed to, they work on the final garment. After a photoshoot of the client wearing the final garment, everyone presents their clothing in class. Finally, the students can enter their garment into The Fashion Show. Morgan Tweed, graduate architecture student, modeled his outfit at The Fashion Show 2019. Tweed was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, which put him in a wheelchair. Tweed said one of his ideals he was looking for in clothing was comfort. “Most clothes are not designed for wheelchair use,”Tweed said. “They’re not designed to be sitting all day.” The group of students designing the clothes for Tweed made a pair of business slacks with a magnetic

Once students have made it through the Drake Passage, though, they are greeted by calm conditions and considerably mild temperatures. It is summertime in Antarctica during the trip and the weather is comparable to winter in Iowa. “Because it’s the summer, it will be in the mid-thirties,” Blanchong said. “We will be nice and warm while everybody [in Iowa] is freezing. Whatever you would wear to be outside around Ames, you would be more than prepared to be [in Antarctica].” Students will be sharing the boat with other tourists, too. Blanchong said people of many ages and countries accompany the group on their trip. “Some of the students really start to get to know these people from different places,” Blanchong said. “That’s kind of fun to watch and be a part of.” Along with meeting new people, Blanchong emphasized how momentous traveling to a place like Antarctica can be for students. She said she is grateful Iowa State supports study abroad trips like this one. “It’s an opportunity for students to see places that they might not otherwise have a chance to see,” Blanchong said. “Antarctica in particular — where we are going in particular — isn’t going to be like this forever. It’s an opportunity to experience a place that is changing rapidly and get to appreciate it.” Dinsmore agreed with Blanchong in regard to the fact they are both thankful for an opportunity like this. He also said it’s worthwhile to take students to Antarctica, especially when they finally get to experience the environment they have learned so much about. “I feel like I’m really fortunate to go to a place like [this],” Dinsmore said. “Not many people on the planet get to go to Antarctica. I really like seeing the reactions of students. It’s so radically different than anything they’ve ever seen before.” closure. They also made a shirt to mimic a button up, but it was also made with magnetic snaps. Selena Pintor, senior in apparel, merchandising and design, took McKinney’s apparel, merchandising and design 426 class in 2017. Pintor’s group worked on sensibility issues. “We made a vest that was weighted to soothe the client we were working with […],” Pintor said. “She had sensibility issues with her clothing so we made sure nothing on the inside would bother her, the seams or the ties or anything like that.” Pintor said it is very important to think about adaptable clothing and people don’t realize how privileged they are to not have to think about the shopping experience the way others might have to. “Design for All” is one of three projects in the course. McKinney said one of the other projects has been wearable technology and the third is something that uses art as inspiration. For more information on this course, visit the Iowa State course catalog.

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offered online. Iowa State offers the program courses right on campus. Wangerin said she believes the ability to meet in person allows for students to get a more caring, human and nurturing experience, which allows students to go to a higher level. Bowker said Iowa State’s Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing program offers local, domestic and international opportunities for nursing students that are relevant to their clinical practice. These opportunities can be related to interests the students have and are very individualized and allows students to explore. “I truly believe that in a program that has that face to face, that interaction, that going out into clinical settings together, debriefing together, relationship building, you cannot replicate that online,” Wangerin said. “[...] We are not just meeting the expectations of a baccalaureate degree, we are exceeding it but in ways that we just can’t do any other way. I think a big difference is the students that come to a program like this [come] because they really want that.” Though the program is still new, program evaluation strategies are still being used in order to determine if anything needs to change. Wangerin said the students have been great about providing feedback for improvement, and the students have been very pleased with the way the program has rolled out overall.

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a $250 million budget?’ But I do have the experience and the background of living in Ames and knowing what our community needs. From talking to our constituents, I’ve learned a lot and I’m excited to take on those budget discussions.” Junck will be one of the two students to sit in on the Council’s meetings, the other being Ex-Officio Devyn Leeson, who is appointed by Iowa State’s Student Government. While preparing for the elections, Junck became a regular at the bi-weekly City Council meetings. The meetings are typically 6 p.m. Tuesdays in the Council Chambers at Ames City Hall, unless otherwise stated. “I think a weakness of mine is sometimes looking at things more negatively or being hard on myself,” Junck said. “Throughout this campaign, [that] has been a big way to grow as a person for me and be more confident in myself and my abilities, and not kind of shrink myself when people disagree with me but be able to have a civil conversation and understanding about ‘even if we disagree on things, both viewpoints are valid and important.’” During one of the meetings, the Council had a prolonged conversation on rental and affordable housing, new ordinances and new state laws. At the meeting, Junck said votes were made on the Council which she felt a student could have added a different perspective to. “I think one of the controversial decisions was early in the spring was the rental cap,” Junck said. “A lot of students felt that it would have disadvantaged them because they would no longer be able to rent properties in certain areas [...] That, I know, was a contentious decision that took a lot for the Council to decide, and it was later repealed by the legislature, but I think a student with a vote in that decision would have been very important to have.” The rental ordinance would have made it so a maximum of 25 percent of houses in campus neighborhoods could be rental units. This was part of the prolonged conversation on affordable housing that the Council had.