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International Women’s Day was Wednesday, and in the spir-it of celebrating the success of women across the globe, a panel of six prominent women in the arts at Iowa State gathered to discuss the current climate of women in the arts.

The classroom in Morrill Hall was packed full as the panel, host-ed by University Museums Direc-tor Lynette Pohlman, answered questions from the audience. The panel included Tin-Shi Tam, Jane Cox, Ingrid Lilligren, Letitia Kenemer and Deb Marquart.

Each panel member began by discussing their path to Iowa State in the arts and a proud mo-ment in their life. The women each represented different areas in art, ranging from theater, mu-sic, writing and visual arts.

A student in the audience posed the first question to the group, asking if they believe that President Steven Leath and the university as a whole endorses the arts on campus as much as they could.

“I always think there is more opportunity for supporting the arts,” Marquart said.

This sentiment was echoed by the entire panel. Lilligren, Pohl-man and Kenemer also empha-sized the importance of students driving arts endorsement in order for any progress to occur.

“I am looking for students in the community to participate with the arts. That has power to bring in resources,” Pohlman said.

A focus of the panel was the importance of women’s role in

the arts, and one student asked how women in the arts can better support one another. As it turned out, there was an example of this on the panel.

Lilligren has an ongoing art exhibit that uses braille to ex-press various other art and ideas. Marquart shared that a few years ago, Lilligren asked her for some poetry that Marquart had writ-ten and displayed select lines in braille for her exhibit.

“It’s so insipring to watch how Ingrid pursues her art, and it’s incredible to walk into a museum and see your poem set in braille,” Marquart said.

Experiences such as this showed the audience real exam-ples of how women can, and do, help one another in the art world. Cox, who works in theater at Iowa State, shared how whenever a play is written, the team writing it makes sure to give strong roles

to women.

“We’ve made a huge effort also to support women students who wants to become directors, a very hard fi eld to get into for women, so we try to give them as much push as we can... We try really hard to fi nd support for women students in our program,” Cox said.

Most of the women on the pan-el has roles as teachers at Iowa State and also engage in their own independent art as well. They were asked how those two roles interact with one another.

“Rather than, this is my job and this is what I do outside of my job, it’s all mingled, so I don’t know how to separate the two in the arts,” Kenemer said.

Marquart also expressed how the role as a teacher can help her

Student Government and stu-dent organization funding was addressed for the 2018 fi scal year during its meeting Wednesday night, along with touching on the topic of Iowa State’s use of prison labor.

Kaleb VanFosson, junior in po-litical science, voiced his concern over the university’s employment of prison labor specifi cally due to moral and ethical concerns.

Iowa State often uses prison labor for the building of campus residential equipment.

VanFosson said prisoners make “slave labor of $.50 to $.80 on the dollar” when building furniture, and VanFosson sees “a black mark” left on the campus due to their use. VanFossen urged the Senate to recommend ways to outsource labor to other com-panies instead of using the Iowa prison force.

Sen. Eric Schultz, on the issue,

said Iowa State shouldn’t be too lenient toward prisoners due to prison not “being a fun place that should be revisited.”

Mihir Sathuvalli, freshman in mechanical engineering, proposed the idea of bringing a petition to the Board of Regents on behalf of Iowa State to stop prisoners from working on campus.

“If Student Government could create a petition to be brought to the Board of Regents, then us be-ing one of the largest institutions in Iowa [would] create a domino effect,” Sathuvalli said. “This could infl uence other universities to act in the same way.”

Schultz responded by stating the difference between slave la-bor and that which is used by the university.

“If you do the crime, then you do the time, that’s the difference between a slave and prisoner. It’s called consequences,” Schultz said. ”If prisoners want to get out-Thursday, March 9, 2017 | Volume 212 | Number 118 | 40 cents | iowastatedaily.com | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890.

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Iowa State President Steven Leath an-nounced plans to conduct another campus climate assessment next year in a letter to the Iowa State community Wednesday.

The assessment will take place during the 2017-2018 academic year and will look at the university’s current attitudes and behaviors toward issues surrounding diversity, inclusion and safety.

According to the letter, the university will contract with Rankin & Associates Consult-ing in order to “ensure full transparency and to provide a more complete perspec-tive.”

The letter also mentioned the develop-ment of a climate website that will keep the community updated on the process and results on the project.

Iowa State previously worked with Rankin & Associates during Iowa State’s 2004 campus climate survey. In the past 20 years, the company has conducted over 170 campus assessment projects.

In the letter, Leath cited the emphasis on “diversity, inclusion, equity and safety” within the university’s latest strategic plan.

The plan, which the university launched last fall, moved to full implementation this year. Because of this, Iowa State wishes to “assess the university’s current attitudes and behaviors on these issues,” according to the letter.

After the 2004 survey, the university rati-fi ed dozens of recommendations, accord-ing to the letter.

These recommendations include the cre-ation of the Multicultural Student Center, a university-level diversity committee, the Ombuds offi ce, increased training in tech-niques for improving diversity in the search process for departments and search com-mittees and development of the Principles of Community, according to the letter.

Leath said in his letter that the university will share the campus climate website and more information about the study itself as it becomes availble.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri —

It’s tough to beat a team three times in one season — at least that’s how the cliché goes.

On Thursday, coach Steve Prohm and company will at-tempt to do just that.

No. 23 Iowa State (20-10, 12-6 Big 12) will take on Okla-homa State (20-11, 9-9 Big 12) in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Championship at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Sprint Center in an attempt to beat the Cowboys for a third time this season.

And while many around the sports world believe in that logic, Prohm isn’t fazed by it.

“When you look back, if you beat them two or three times, that’s more just for the

ré-sumé, building for the NCAA. That’s it,” Prohm said. “Were not going to be thinking, ‘Hey, are we going to make this shot based on whether we beat them twice?’

“We’ve got to play well. You don’t play well, you’re not go-ing to win. You play well, you give yourself a chance to win.”

Iowa State has been suc-cessful against Oklahoma State this season and in re-cent years.

The Cyclones beat the Cow-boys by 10 in Stillwater, Okla-homa, and snuck out a three-point win in Ames on senior night.

Iowa State has won the last nine matchups between the two teams, too.

Yet the series isn’t as lop-sided as one might think. The

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Ian Brickey, 21, of 1218 S. 4thSt. Unit 406, Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated at Lot 59F at 1:13 a.m.

An officer initiated a drug re-lated investigation at Armory Building at 9:33 a.m.

An officer initiated an aban-doned vehicle related investi-gation at the Armory Building at 3:28 p.m.

An officer checked on the welfare of an individual at 74 Frederiksen Court at 3:24 p.m. An officer responded to a re-port of a robbery. The persons

responsible were identified and located. The case is cur-rently under investigation at Lot 115 at 10:09 p.m.

An individual reported the theft of cell phone at the Me-morial Union at 11:43 p.m.

March 7

An officer initiated a drug related investigation at the Armory Building at 9:50 a.m. An officer investigated a prop-erty damage collision at the East Campus Parking Deck at 3:28 p.m.

An officer initiated a drug re-lated investigation at Friley Hall at 8:42 p.m.

The information in the log comes from the ISU and City of Ames police depart-ments’ records.

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S t u d y i n g o r d o i n g homework for a long pe-riod can be tiresome and draining. Go online to io-wastatedaily.com to check out our study tips.

McKay Hall has a long history on campus. For this week’s throwback Thursday we profiled the building. Go online to iowastatedaily. com for more.

Make sure to watch the recap of the Daily Does on the Iowa State Daily Face-book to check out the Daily Does Tir Asleen Medieval Combat Society.

The women’s track and field team moved from No. 20 to No. 18 in this week’s U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll.

Ahead of spring break, make sure to tune in at 7 p.m. Thursday evening for the Daily Lounge, where the Daily interviews a group to be determined.

Midterms can make or break your grade at this point in the semester. What are some ways that you can attempt to turn your grades around? FInd out online.

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March 9

Youth Program: Caterpillar Club: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at

Reiman Gardens. Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program fea-turing stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.

Brown Bag Lecture: 12 p.m.

to 1 p.m. at Reiman Gar-dens. Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy a nature-based education program relating to the 2017 theme, Water.

Aw a r d W i n n i n g Fa c -ulty Series: Become the Change You Want to See in the World: 12:10 p.m. to

1 p.m. at 2030 Morrill Hall or view on your own via Zoom. Alicia Carriquiry, Distinguished Professor in Statistics, recently elected to the National Academy of Medicine, shares with you how she helped solve the real-world, interdisciplinary problems of nutritionists and forensic scientists.

Cyclone Cinema: Hidden Figures: 7 p.m. at Carver

Hall 101. The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cin-ema! Showings are free in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Sat-urday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there.

RESCHEDULED TO MARCH 20: Celtic Fire: 7:30 p.m.

to 9:30 p.m. at Stephens Auditorium. An evening of songs, stories, tunes and dance from the heart of the Emerald Isle, featuring Michael Londra, one of the greatest Irish singers of all time. World champion dancers will entertain with brilliant flashes of speed, youth and exuberance.

March 10

Discussion: Coffee and Cru-cial Conversations: 7:30

a.m. to 9 a.m. at 2030 Mor-rill Hall. Coffee and Crucial Conversations will provide an opportunity for faculty and staff to dialogue about teaching inclusively at Iowa State University.

Panel: SOTL Scholars - How to Design a Scholarship

of Teaching and Learning Project: 12:10 p.m. to 1 p.m.

at 2030 Morrill Hall (face-to-face) or view on your own via Zoom (link below.) Sara Marcketti, Associate Direc-tor, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Professor, Apparel Mer-chandizing and Design, will introduce you to faculty from a range of disciplines documenting their teaching effectiveness for promo-tion, tenure, and profes-sional development. Partici-pants will leave this session with ideas for implement-ing SOTL projects in their own teaching and ready to apply for the SOTL Scholars program. Cost: free.

Planetarium Show: Solar System Astronomy: 6:30

p.m. at ISU Planetarium, Physics Hall. Are you curi-ous about space? Do you wonder about what you can see in the night sky? If so, bring your questions and come to the ISU Plan-etarium and join us for an evening under the stars.

March 11

Paint Your Own Clay Lotus Wall Hanging: 10 a.m. to 12

p.m. at Reiman Gardens. Paint pre-fired clay bisques in the shape of lotus leaves created by Ogden artist Pam Dennis in this simple, hands-on workshop.

March 12

Walk-in Argentine Tango:

4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Work-space at the Iowa State Me-morial Union. This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., moves for beginners are introduced with a different figure each week along with techniques for dancing better. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., the dance floor is yours for dancing un-der the guidance of Valerie and working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be in-troduced during this time. All events and descriptions courtesy of the Iowa State events page at event.ia-state.edu.

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Iowa State Daily reporter Ryan Young and Luke Man-derfeld will be in Kansas City, Missouri, covering Iowa State’s game on Thurs-day. Follow the @isdsports Twitter account.

The Cyclones will play Oklahoma State at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in the second round of the Big 12 Tourna-ment.

Iowa State faculty and staff will have an oppor-tunity Friday to discuss teaching inclusively dur-ing Coffee and Crucial Conversations.

The event will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. in Morrill Hall and will be free to attend.

The intent of the

con-versations is to “help build a stronger teach-ing community, create collaborative partner-ships and develop effec-tive teaching practices for meeting the diverse needs of our students,” according to the Iowa State events page.

S i m i l a r e v e n t s a r e hosted each month.

The topic of the dis-cussion is based on in-put from the teaching

community.

The last Coffee and Crucial Conversations event will take place April 7.

Iowa State faculty and staff can register for Fri-day’s conversation on-line through the Learn@ ISU website, by emailing celt@iastate.edu or by phone at 515-294-5357.

For more information go online to events.ia-state.edu.

Thursday’s Brown Bag Lecture at Reiman Gar-dens will address “Goats on the Go.”

The event will take place from noon to 1 p.m. at the Gardens.

At-tendees of the lecture are welcome to bring a sack lunch.

Topics covered dur-ing Brown Bag Lectures include gardening inter-ests, current local sci-ence research, holiday decorating and more.

N o r e g i s t r a t i o n f o r Thursday’s lecture is

re-quired.

Members and Iowa State students can at-tend for free.

The cost for the gener-al public is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors who are 65 and older, $4 for kids between 4 and 17 years old and free for children ages 3 and under.

Built in 1911, MacKay Hall was origi-nally known as the Domestic Tech-nology Building, and later the Home Economics Building. It has changed a lot over time. The original building was constructed with red bricks and consisted of what is currently the west wing.

It was realized a few years later that the original building was not big enough for growing enrollment. In 1924, the funds were allocated, and in 1926, a facade and matching east wing were built to become what is known as MacKay Hall today.

The auditorium was named after former Dean Catherine J. MacKay, and

the entire building was named after her in 1957. Two more additions were built in 1955 that would later become LeBaron Hall.

According to the Special Archives, Catherine J. MacKay was born Feb 24, 1871, in Ontario, Canada.

She had to end schooling at 16 and take care of her family due to the death of her mother.

Later she would return to school receive her master’s degree.

MacKay arrived at the Iowa State Col-lege in 1911 and served as an assistant to the head of domestic science.

That next year, MacKay became the head, and in 1913, the department was renamed. This resulted in Catherine J. MacKay becoming the first dean of home economics.

MacKay died in 1921.

Brown bag lecture

Throwback Thursday: MacKay Hall

Discussing teaching inclusivity

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MacKay Hall from the south side in 1950. The hall was built in 1911 and was later named after former Dean Catherine J. MacKay.

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From left to right: Rebecca Lyons, ‘audience choice’ winner, Mitchell Hora, ‘best new business idea’ winner, John Clark and Chris James, ‘overall best pitch’ winners, Brendon Geils, ‘new innovation’ winner, and Renee Layoun, ‘best social venture’ winner, accept their checks at the Innovation Pitch event held in the M-Shop.

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Creativity and a dedication to learning has not only helped Holly Bender, associate di-rector for the Center for Excellence in Learn-ing and TeachLearn-ing, instruct her students, but it also created innovative technology to assist students across the world.

Bender’s teaching career is decorated with numerous awards and grants.

She was part of the team that developed the Diagnostic Pathfinder, which helps vet-erinary clinical pathologists practice reason-ing skills and analyze data.

It is used by more than 25 universities across the world.

Her new project, ThinkSpace, assists teachers across multiple disciplines with implementing team-based learning and al-lowing faculty to be more creative with their class design.

Bender directs the Preparing Future Fac-ulty and Graduate Student Teaching Certifi-cate programs, according to the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching.

Despite having such an accomplished ca-reer in teaching, Bender didn’t go to school imagining that would be her path.

“I got interested in science in high school,” Bender said. “It just really lit me up. Biology was very interesting. I was headed to be a physical therapist, but I started looking into the veterinary profession, and I was attracted to be a large animal vet.”

Bender graduated as a doctor of veterinary medicine from Michigan State University.

She went into practice, but an opportunity to teach at Virginia Tech started her down a new career path.

“I had never intended on being a professor, that was never my goal, but I got a position when Virginia Tech first started [a college of veterinary medicine],” Bender said. “I had no idea I would love it so much.”

Bender learned about using cases to teach complex topics like pathology.

A student would start with a simple case like a sick dog and move incrementally to more complex cases.

This turned into the basic framework for the Diagnostic Pathfinder, which offered students the ability to practice going through the process, but in a low-stakes environment.

“It was engaging, it was fun, people could put themselves in the role of a veterinarian, but not kill anything,” Bender said.

Her experience played a vital role in the development and implementation of the pathfinder.

“[Bender] was the content expert,” said Jared Danielson, associate dean of academics

and student affairs at the Iowa State Univer-sity College of Veterinary Medicine.

Danielson and Bender worked together at Virginia Tech on the pathfinder.

Danielson was working with computer-based learning and built the program, which was the backbone.

They had to work side by side as a team because Danielson did not have any experi-ence with veterinary clinical pathology and had to rely on Bender to provide him with the detailed information.

“You can’t just tell a novice to think like an expert, but you have to take [the information] and turn it into a process that would work,” Danielson said.

This is a foundational element for the Di-agnostic Pathfinder and ThinkSpace. They focus on the learning process and help stu-dents conquer difficult material.

But Bender’s work is not done. She also directs two programs.

This role affords her the opportunity to help students find their right fit in the world of academia.

“Just the other day I had one of the stu-dents in the program come in and say, ‘I got a job in the liberal arts college and I never thought I would do that, but I know where I fit now,’” Bender said.

Bender was on path to be a veterinarian but found the right fit in academia. Her ca-reer has aided students and teachers across the globe.

This sphere of influence will continue to grow as Bender helps more students find their fit and as the technology she has helped develop continues to spread.

The stereotypical college spring break sometimes includes activities that lead to trouble, however, that doesn’t always have to be the case.

Alternative spring breaks are be-coming more popular among college students. An alternative spring break includes spending the week volunteer-ing in different communities across the country, and even the world.

Organizations such as United Planet allow students the opportunity to travel abroad to volunteer in countries like Peru and Nepal. These organizations encourage students to immerse them-selves in the cultures of other countries safely while providing aid to others.

The national organization Student Today Leaders Forever (STLF) pro-vides college students the opportunity to travel to six different states in the United States in the span of nine days. During these nine days, students pro-vide a helping hand to those in need in the various communities.

Iowa State has its own chapter of STLF. This year, the group is traveling to Champaign, Illinois; Frankfort, Ken-tucky; Charleston, West Virginia; Char-lotte, North Carolina; Athens, Georgia; and Nashville, Tennessee.

STLF launched out of Minnesota in 2003 and grew to help serve middle school, high school and college stu-dents the following year.

According to stlf.net, the organiza-tion’s mission is to “reveal leadership through service, relationships and action.”

Maria Daubenberger, sophomore in industrial engineering, and Danielle Miller, sophomore in animal science, are running this year’s STLF trip.

The two participated in last year’s spring break trip, which included help-ing in soup kitchens, organizhelp-ing shoes to send overseas to children in need and cleaning up state parks.

“Anything that needs to be done in the community, we help with,” Finding time for a regularly scheduled

job can be difficult for college students, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. Three ISU students shared what it’s like to make money outside of a traditional job setting and work on their own time.

Brett Staniforth is one ISU student who has taken advantage of college students’ love for food and is reaping the benefits. JoyRun, a popular delivery service which allows for any restaurant to come right to your door, is a simple money-making op-portunity with flexible scheduling that is great for students.

”The flexibility was what first attracted me. With JoyRun, I don’t have to sign up for shifts; instead I can work when I want, where I want, on my own time,” said

Stani-forth. “There have been times where I have picked up food I have ordered and gotten other people’s food too and, in the end, their fees paid have paid for my meals and then some.”

All that is required to join the JoyRun team is a driver’s license and access to a phone. After downloading the JoyRun app and signing up, just wait as students and staff all across campus get hungry and start placing orders. Within 24 hours of a delivery, the money is reimbursed to the card that made the purchases.

If the food industry isn’t exactly what a student is looking for in a job but flex-ible hours and the freedom of driving are aspects of interest, students are able to work for a company that many use every week: Uber.

Much like a taxi service, Uber allows anyone who fits their list of requirements to turn their own car into a taxi. Background checks are required for potential drivers to ensure passenger safety and company integrity.

“The requirements for a vehicle include being newer than 2002, the vehicle needs to be a four door, can not be a salvage title and can not have any cosmetic damage,” said

Brad Schuler, a student who doubles as a Uber driver. “You also need a good driving record with at least a three year history and be over the age of 21.”

But not all students have cars or, if they do, they might not want to have a driving job. Biolife Plasma Services offers a solu-tion by paying for plasma. By scheduling an appointment online and going to their close-to-campus location in Ames, a donor can make up to $270 a month from dedicat-ing one hour twice a week to this service.

“I have a traditional job on top of donat-ing plasma. The difference is, I can now use the money from my job to pay for bills and for school and I can save what’s left,” said student Ravyn Clutter. “I use the $70 I make a week from donating as pure spend-ing money. And they put it on a completely separate debit card so there’s no risk in me spending more than just that.”

On top of classes, clubs and other cam-pus activities having a traditional job is hard to squeeze into the life of the average student. Lucky for the students at Iowa State, there are plenty of other options for those with demanding schedules who are short on cash. The trick is just to know where to look.

Money making made easy

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Brett Staniforth, sophomore in supply chain management, works for JoyRun, a food delivery service.

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Dedicated to technology: Professor

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Holly Bender, a veterinary clinical pathologist, creates software tools and methods to improve higher education.

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Barbara Morse, senior in mechanical engineering, talks to potential members Wednesday during the first meeting of oSTEM, an organization that builds leadership in LGBTQIA+ STEM students.

The LGBTQIA+ community is cover-ing new grounds in STEM fields.

A new student organization, oSTEM, is working to develop and improve networking opportunities, mentor-ship connections and professional and leadership development for their community within STEM fields.

The organization’s first meeting was held Wednesday evening in Mackay Hall. There were about 20 attendees at the informational meeting. Four members represented the executive team, and the faculty adviser of oSTEM was Michael Rentz, lecturer in the Iowa State Natural Resource Ecology and Management Program.

The meeting began with basic in-formation presented about what the organization is and its mission. The organization expressed its passion for creating a safe place for LGBTQ+ mem-bers within the STEM fields to be able to come together and support one an-other and engage a diverse community. oSTEM’s development has been a long time coming to Iowa State. Vice President of oSTEM, Carolyn Hutchin-son, graduate assistant in Iowa State’s

chemistry department, explained that it has been a process of nearly eight years to bring the organization to campus.

Hutchinson said that the organiza-tion presents a great opportunity to bring together professionals, grad stu-dents and undergrads passionate about supporting this community.

oSTEM intends on having meet-ings once a week. The organization will work to keep active by attending events and conferences with respective interests to the organization. oSTEM would also like to collaborate with other LGBTQ+ clubs and organizations on campus.

Barbara Morse, the president of oS-TEM, expressed her excitement about the organization and the opportuni-ties it will provide for members of the community. She said oSTEM is going to be an organization for the members of the community because it is vital to stick together and support each other through times of change.

There was positive feedback from the attendees, many of which said they heard about the organization’s first meeting via posters on campus and emails. They claimed to be very happy about an LGBTQ+ organization coming to ISU that focuses on STEM.

By Alex.Ivanisevic @iowastatedaily.com

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Thursday, March 8, 2017

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In light of Mexico’s recent threat to cut off Amer-ican corn imports, the ISD Editorial Board argues the consequences may hurt Iowan farmers.

Possible

trade war

bad for

farmers

Mexican Sen. Armando Ríos Piter has recently proposed a bill in the Mexican Legislature that would block corn imports from the United States. Mexico, under the proposal, would instead import corn from Brazil and Argentina. This proposal is in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border and somehow expect Mexico to pay for it.

Twenty-eight percent of America’s corn export market currently goes to Mexico, which is about $2.6 billion worth of corn, according to Fortune. Trump said during his campaign that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a 1990s trade deal with the United States, Mexico and Canada that liberalized trade in much of North America, was the worst trade deal ever signed by the United States. As president, Trump has vowed to “renegotiate” the deal.

There are mixed feelings about NAFTA on all sides of the border. No matter what your opinions on the trade deal are, a trade war with Mexico would be worrisome in its consequences.

Conventional corn farmers in the United States are already experienc-ing some financial distress with the price of corn currently around $3.65 per bushel, and it has been even lower than that in recent years. A sudden loss of 28 percent of the corn export market would be disastrous for thousands of farm families across Iowa and the corn belt.

Adding salt to a potential future wound, leaders in China have dis-cussed reducing agricultural trade with the United States in the event of a proposed higher boarder tax with the United States. China relies solely on the United States for its soybean imports but could turn to Brazil and other exporting nations.

The likelihood and fallout of these trade battles is still unclear. Mexico would have to pay more for corn from South America, passing down a food-price hike to its citizens. China would have to abandon its strong trade ties with the United States, which looks more unlikely if Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is confirmed as the next U.S. ambassador to China.

Even so, the bottom line is that Trump is being reckless in his rheto-ric concerning trade with Mexico and China. Iowa families actually do depend upon Mexico and China (in part) to put food on their tables. Rural farming families, many of whom are registered Republicans and voted for Trump during this past presidential election, might in this case be be-trayed by policies that seek to put “America first.”

The truth is that farmers face un-certainties every season. The last thing they want are more unknowns from what otherwise should be a stable market.

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After reading the Iowa State Daily article covering transgender health on campus, I wanted to add some-thing to the discussion of trans-gender issues at Iowa State. And although the progress made within the health services at Iowa State has been inspiring, I hope the university administration can add their ex-pertise to handling this admittedly more simple problem that I present.

The current policy at Iowa State regarding names and pronouns is that students, if they wish their professors to call them by their proper pronouns and names, are encouraged to come out to their professors — often by email — and request them to do so. While it is good Iowa State has made provi-sions for transgender students to do just that, this solution to a delicate and private issue has some flaws.

The LGBTSS Center has posted this policy on its website, on a seg-ment of its site given to transgen-der and gentransgen-der nonconforming students. I would like to give the center a nod for its conduct, which has been exemplary. However, this site and segment is not easy to find, especially for students who don’t know what they’re looking for, and the center should not have to be left in a position of outreach in a mat-ter so central to communication as this. Transgender students who are also transfer students or freshmen, otherwise new to what they might need to know when navigating a

large university environment, may be unable to locate information about this crucial step in ensuring their university experience goes smoothly.

As a transfer student, this infor-mation was not immediately avail-able to me — I went an entire year without this information, trying to figure out what I was doing wrong only to learn later that the keys to re-spect were available to me all along. Even then, taking the leap to contact someone else about an ultimately private issue was honestly stressful and took time and effort.

While I’ll never regret taking these steps, I feel the process of doing so is daunting enough it might delay students who fear coming out, put pressure on them to do so and gen-erally add stress to a process that ultimately should be streamlined and painless. Coming out to a pro-fessor is not a solution for everyone, especially those who view their transgender status to be a private matter or a piece of sensitive medi-cal history.

Students who do not know what to do about pronouns at Iowa State University or do not wish to expose their personal history by coming out can find themselves in an un-comfortable situation, wherein being addressed incorrectly by a professor in class can cause major disruption to their school semester. No student should have to be the subject of invasive questions and glances from their peers because they were not well informed enough or confident enough to personally ensure homogeneity as regards to what other people call them. Plac-ing this as a personal responsibility upon the shoulders of students who crave respect can complicate school

and private life. It can also damage mental health and divert focus away from studies and toward managing the behavior of others instead.

Transgender and gender variant students at Iowa State University just want to feel normal. A small step taken by the university could easily streamline an otherwise rocky portion of life for many students. Two main solutions present them-selves.

One of these is making informa-tion about Iowa State University’s pronoun policy more widely avail-able, for example by having a more direct and obvious link to it on the university homepage, and provide this information standard to incom-ing freshmen and transfer students. A simpler and more inclusive solution, however, might only take some basic tweaking to role-sheets. By having pronouns listed beside student ID numbers and names for all students on the role sheets distributed to professors, we can ensure that confusion, humiliation and anxiety are no longer part of the picture for students who might not fit into gender norms, from more androgynous students to those who are gender nonconforming or transgender.

This across-the-board equality no longer singles out transgender students or makes the actions of others their personal responsibility. This way, all students are ensured respect.

After seeing the vast, multilevel and doubtlessly complex effort Iowa State University has put into making health care a more painless experi-ence for transgender students, I look forward to seeing their thoughts on solving this admittedly smaller, though deeply important, problem.

Transgender and gender nonconforming students

need a better way to tell professors their pronouns

By an anonymous Iowa State student

Understanding the media: Is it hypocritical?

By Tom.Kelly @iowastatedaily.com

EDITORIAL

Editorial Board

Emily Barske, editor-in-chief Alex Felker, opinion editor Christine Hopkins, Daily staff writer Adam Willman, community member Mohamed Abufalgha, community member

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Much has been made of Presi-dent Donald Trump’s relation-ship with the media. But, as is often the case in politics, the truth of the matter — whether Trump is actually a veritable Joseph Stalin, or whether “everything” is “fake news” — lay somewhere between the media’s antagonistic, reac-tionary attitude toward Trump and Trump’s immediate dismissal of all news that casts him or his administration in a negative light.

It’s foolish to assert that inac-curate reporting of several stories indicates that an entire news publication is illegitimate. But the media’s incessant rush to gener-ate headlines and publish stories that paint the Trump administra-tion as inept or malicious is not the proper response to Trump’s verbal rebukes.

Recently, news outlets and indi-vidual reporters have stressed the necessity of unabashed journal-ism that seeks to uphold the truth, regardless of pushback. This is a worthwhile and necessary goal. But the same media, which now sees itself as the lone bastion against misinformation — willing to bare itself to reprimand of any kind, and which seeks daily, even hourly, to hold the president and his advisers accountable – viewed its role much differently the past eight years.

From at least 2010 to the conclu-sion of the 2012 election, the IRS, according to the then-inspector general, was “using inappropriate criteria to identify organizations applying for tax-exempt status,” targeting conservative-leaning groups for invasive investigation regardless of whether the groups

were complying with pertinent regulations.

The IRS also illegally leaked information about the donors of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) to the Human Rights Organization, which re-leased the information to the public. The IRS has since settled with NOM, agreeing to pay them $50,000. Prominent media outlets had little to say about both stories at the time of their occurrences, respectively, and many members of the media still assert that the Obama administration was un-encumbered by scandal.

This was not an isolated oc-currence of questionably dis-interested reporting during the

Obama administration. Last May, former Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes admitted to a New York Times reporter that the Obama administration had knowingly sold the Iran deal to the American public under false pretenses, claiming that a major factor in the United States’ deci-sion to make concesdeci-sions was the recent election of a president the White House had branded as moderate.

It was later confirmed that the White House already had discus-sions with Iranian officials and made concessions before the 2013 Iranian presidential elec-tion, and that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had handpicked a slate

of presidential candidates, includ-ing Hassan Rouhani — the sup-posed moderate. In the interview, Rhodes said that he had made use of “legions of arms control experts [who] began popping up at think tanks and on social media” and became “sources for hundreds of clueless reporters.”

Herein lies the problem for today’s media. Verifiable report-ing and journalism backed by concrete evidence is still essential. But the media’s recent willing-ness to print stories lacking due verification contradicts its own narrative that it possesses a duty to hold those in public office ac-countable — regardless of their political affiliation.

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Columnist Kelly argues that the media’s persistent rush to publish stories that paint the Trump administration as inept is not the proper response to Trump’s verbal rebukes.

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A day after Iowa State wrestlers found out who was going to St. Louis, Missouri, to wrestle in the NCAA Championships, they found out what they were seeded and who they’d be wrestling.

The Cyclones’ 133-pound Earl Hall earned a 13 seed. He’s wrestling Princeton’s Pat D’Arcy in the first round. D’Arcy went 16-14 this season, including 9-8 in duals.

D’Arcy’s best win this season came against then-No. 20 Mark Grey.

If everything goes as ex-pected in Hall’s bracket, he will wrestle Iowa’s Cory Clark in the second round.

Earlier in the year, when Iowa State traveled to Iowa, the two didn’t meet due to a Clark injury. Instead, Hall wrestled and beat Phillip

Laux 5-3.

At 174 pounds, Lelund Weatherspoon got a 14 seed.

He’ll wrestle Stanford’s Peter Galli. Galli’s best win came against then-No. 16 Jon Schleifer.

If Lelund gets past Galli, he’ll likely get No. 3 Bo Jor-dan of Ohio State. Last sea-son, Weatherspoon upset No. 2 Brian Realbuto in the first rounds.

Lastly, the only Iowa State wrestler to automatically qualify for the NCAA Cham-pionships is Marcus Har-rington. He is unseeded in the NCAA Championships.

H a r r i n g t o n i s p i t t e d against Oklahoma State’s Preston Weigel. Weigel is the No. 6 seed.

When Iowa State wrestled Oklahoma State earlier this season, Harrington and Weigel didn’t meet. Instead, Oklahoma State sent out its backup. Harrington won 3-2 in that match.

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The Iowa State Cricket Club has been around since 2001. The major-ity of students, though, have very little knowledge of the club — or its numerous accomplishments.

The leaders of the team, Ganesha Upadhyaya, Dikshant Singh Saini and Haider Raza, take great pride in their club and have been attempting to get the word out to the Iowa State community.

If people at Iowa State are inter-ested in playing cricket, they said, it doesn’t matter if you are a student, professor or alumni. All are welcome to join the 60-plus member club.

“We want people to come out and give cricket a try,” Raza said. “The club needs more diversity on the team. We would love to have more Iowa State students come out and give our club a try.”

The motto of the club is to pro-mote the game of cricket among students, faculty and staff, and to provide necessary facilities and infrastructure for playing the game.

The club has experienced recent success in tournaments such as the national club meet, the Inter Schools Premier League (ISPL) tournament, the Heartland Summer Cricket League and the Midwest Regional Championship.

At nationals, the club faces every-one across the country.

The ISPL is a tournament at Iowa State where the club splits off into six to eight teams, makes bids on players within the club and plays on the 12-year-old cricket pitch

behind the Maple-Willow-Larch dorms. When the season is over, the winning team gets a trophy, and individual trophies are handed out to the best bowler and batter.

The Heartland Summer Cricket League takes place at Iowa State, and other colleges around Iowa attend. The club faces teams from Cedar Falls, Iowa; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Iowa City; and Nebraska. The league has 15 to 20 tournaments all summer.

“We are back-to-back champions of the Heartland Summer Cricket League,” Singh Saini said. “With more than 20 new guys on the team, it will be a challenge to see if we can make it a three-peat.

The Midwest Regional Champion-ship features all Midwest teams,

in-cluding Ohio, Chicago, Kansas City, Nebraska and other Iowa teams. The tournament is only two days long, but there are four to six matches within those days, so the intensity is at an all-time high.

A key obstacle for the team will be playing without its team captain, Ganesha Upadhyaya. He helped the team come together as one. Upad-hyaya was the source of the club’s strong core, and finding a replace-ment for him will be difficult.

“Being the captain for the club was a big accomplishment for me,” Upadhyaya said. “I am not worried that once I leave the club it will not be successful. The new players are showing promise, and I know that the strength of the team will always be there.”

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — No. 23

Iowa State (20-10, 12-6 Big 12) will take on Oklahoma State (20-11, 9-9 Big 12) at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Championship in Kansas City.

Here are three takeaways from the Cyclones’ practice at the Sprint Center on Wednesday ahead of the game:

Monte Morris fine after tweaked ankle, Cousy Award “snub”

Iowa State point guard Monté Morris rolled his right ankle last Friday at West Virginia, bringing flashbacks to when he hurt his shoulder right before the Big 12 Championships last season.

That injury affected him throughout the conference tournament and the NCAA Tournament, and stifled his play.

Yet on Wednesday, when the Cy-clones held a brief 40-minute practice at the Sprint Center, Morris said he was good to go. He was moving around fine on the court, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

“Everything’s cool,” Morris said. “It feels good to be able to shoot a rhythm jump shot in this building, because I haven’t shot one since my sopho-more year. So I’m happy and definitely blessed.”

Morris, who has led the Cyclones in numerous statistics all season, has been in consideration for the Bob Cousy

Award — given to the nation’s top point guard — all year.

Yet on Monday, Morris was left off the Cousy Award finalist list, something many Cyclone fans didn’t agree with. Even coach Steve Prohm briefly voiced his opinion on the issue on Wednesday.

But Morris was calm about it. “Control what you can control and just play in silence,” Morris said. “I’m not the type to talk about it. I know what I’m capable of. That’s for other people to talk, say I got snubbed and things like that. Obviously, I can’t get mad at them. I just didn’t do enough on my end and I have to step my game up.”

Being left off the list, though, did light a small fire under the senior.

“I’ve got to play with more of a chip on my shoulder,” Morris said. “There are still people out there who don’t believe. I’ve been underrated all my life. Making the award list, that would have been a pleasure, but it’s not going to change the way I approach every night.

“I’m just ready to go, and it’s March. It’s go time.”

Elijah Long, Mount St. Mary’s win Northeast Championship

Elijah Long, a sophomore guard at Mount St. Mary’s and Naz Mitrou-Long’s brother, beat St. Francis 71-61 on Tuesday night to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Long led The Mount with 24 points, going 9-of-19 from the field and grab-bing nine rebounds in the Northeast Conference championship game.

Naturally, Mitrou-Long had his eyes locked on the game from Kansas City.

“I’m geeked up about that because he’s just a guy who’s been up against all odds,” Mitrou-Long said. “Very [under-recruited], a super short guy that a lot of people didn’t believe in, and he comes out yesterday and goes 24 and nine, leading his team to an NCAA birth. That’s I think their sixth in school history. [I’m] nothing but proud of him and everything he’s done.”

Iowa State hosted Mount St. Mary’s earlier this season, a 73-55 win for the Cyclones. While the score wasn’t very important to Mitrou-Long, he was just excited to get on the same court with his brother again — and to do so in front of a plethora of family members who made the trip down from Canada.

Now, depending on how the NCAA Tournament bracket is set up, the brothers have a chance to play each other again.

“That’d be dope, especially because it’s real costly to come from Canada, so our whole family could have a nice little reunion in an NCAA game again,” Mitrou-Long said. “It’d be a dream come true. It was the first time, and that’s coming from someone who didn’t even play good in that game, but it was just a dream come true to be on the court with him. That’d be awesome.”

Former assistant T.J. Otzelberger earns NCAA bid

Former Iowa State assistant coach T.J. Otzelberger has punched his ticket

to the NCAA Tournament.

South Dakota State, where Otzel-berger took over as head coach this season, beat Nebraska-Omaha 79-77 in the Summit League championship game Tuesday night, led by 37 points from sophomore Mike Daum.

Prohm said he has been following the Jackrabbits’ tournament run closely, and he has shot Otzelberger a text after each game.

Last night was no different.

“Last night, I figured he probably had 500 texts,” Prohm said. “It’s a great mo-ment for him. He did an unbelievable job. I just texted him, ‘Keep getting the ball to Mike Dahm.’

“But I’m really happy for him. I thought he did a great job, especially seeing his team get better throughout the year. That’s a sign of a really good coach, so I’m happy for him.”

ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi projects that South Dakota State, which finished the season with an 18-16 re-cord, will be a No. 16-seed in the tour-nament.

Mitrou-Long, who was first recruited by Otzelberger, was keeping a close eye on their tournament run, too, and said he couldn’t be happier.

“That’s the guy who brought me in here, him and coach Fred [Hoiberg]. He had as big a role as anybody in getting me here and keeping me here,” Mitrou-Long said. “That game followed up right after my brother’s, and I wouldn’t miss that for nothing.”

Cricket Club grows to 60-plus

heading into spring season

By Ryan.Young @iowastatedaily.com By Ben.Visser @iowastatedaily.com By Kobe.Gaines @iowastatedaily.com

OPEN PRACTICE TAKEAWAYS

Ryan Young/Iowa State Daily

Solomon Young makes a move to the hoop during practice Wednesday at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Iowa State will take on Oklahoma State in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Championship at 11:30 a.m. Thursday.

Alec Giljohann/Iowa State Daily

Redshirt sophomore Marcus Harrington grapples with Northern Iowa’s Chase Shedenhelm on Jan. 20. Harrington will wrestle Oklahoma State’s Preston Weigel at the NCAA Championships.

Morris says ‘everything’s cool’ after tweaking ankle; Mitrou-Long’s brother headed to tourney

Courtesy of the Iowa State Cricket Club

The Cricket Club at Iowa State has been around since 2001.

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The idea of the warm, boisterous sun beating down, the smell of the cool ocean or the chatter of the overcrowded tourist cities are all things on the minds of students this week. But how do you get from Ames, Iowa to your vacation des-tination?

The first thing to decide is whether you should fly or drive to your destination. There are many websites that include a calculator for the total costs, time and even carbon dioxide im-pact comparison of flying and driving. Although these are all very useful tools, there are many other fac-tors you should take into account.

According to USA To-day, driving is the cause for more than five million accidents whereas flying has had 20, according to

statistics from 2008. The website also notes that fly-ing is the safest mode of transportation with just 0.07 deaths per one billion passenger miles.

Another hidden cost would be wear and tear on your vehicle. Racking up the miles on your car will lead you closer to your next oil change, tire rotation and other check ups.

The next thing to decide is if you are going to rent a car. Whether you decide to rent one in Ames and then take that vehicle to your destination to avoid wear and tear on your own vehicle, or you have cho-sen to fly but want to rent a vehicle when you arrive, there are a few things to consider first.

Many car companies have a minimum age re-quirement to rent a vehicle from them. Most rental companies require you to be 21 for an individual rent-al, but they offer a share

plan where you only have to be 18 right here at Iowa State.

There is also an inflation in the prices of car rent-als when you get to higher supply times such as spring break. The prices are also much higher in more

popu-lar spring break destina-tions such as Florida, Texas and California.

“Each office depends on supply and demand, gen-erally prices are higher in some other areas and [pric-es] go up a lot during spring break. I would check online

for each office’s rate,” said Duke Puhich a representa-tive at Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Ames.

Another thing to keep in mind is the type of car. For long distance travel it is cheaper to rent an interme-diate size vehicle,

accord-ing to Enterprise. There are many options online for different types of vehicles from 12 passenger vans to economy vehicles.

Spring break is a very popular time for car rentals and availability is decreas-ing fast.

Whether you are driving to a sunny beach or to the comfort of your childhood home, it is important to prepare your vehicle so you can safely make it to your destination.

When planning to drive long distances, there are maintenance issues you should check on, road conditions you should plan for and the driver’s cognitive state to worry about.

Matteo Cardella, owner of Cyclone Truck and Auto Repair, said that not all problems can be caught ahead of time, but there are some important things to check on your car before going on a long road trip.

“A quick pop of the hood can tell you a lot of things,” Cardella said. “I would start with checking and topping off all vehicle fluids, making sure not to forget the all too important windshield washer fluid. Next, take a look for any new major leaks that leave puddles on the ground.”

He also said that while you are looking under the hood, you should check the condition of your belts and hoses, which can be expensive to repair when you are on the road. He also talked about tire pressure.

“A good walk around assessment of your car should include checking tires for any uneven tire wear or bulges,” Cardella said. “It likes to hide on the inside side wall, so make sure to be thorough. It’s

also a good idea to put a pressure gauge on them and make sure they’re set to the manufacture’s spec.”

Olivia De Kok, junior in biological pre-medical illustration, plans on going home for spring break.

With a 3 1/2-hour drive ahead of her, De

Kok plans to check her car for any sort of maintenance problems.

De Kok said she always checks her tire pressure before she leaves because it has a tendency to run low. She also said that she always makes sure her tank is full be-fore she leaves because she knows the 3

1/2-hour drive will use at least half of her tank, if not more.

Not only is it important to make sure your car is in tip-top shape, but it is also important to plan for different road con-ditions.

De Kok said she tries to avoid driving at night, but if she has to, she picks a playlist that will keep her awake and alert so she doesn’t fall asleep.

Annie Burns, sophomore in political science and communication studies, lives more than three hours away in Blaine, Minnesota.

It’s important to read up on the weather and to [figure] out when the appropriate time to leave is,” Burns said. “If I have no choice but to drive in the snow, I make sure I am prepared to drive slowly”.

When you go on longer road trips it is important to give yourself some extra time to get there and to decide if and when you are going to need to stop to grab a or sleep. Glenn Zaleski, junior in management information systems, is planning a road trip to Los Angeles and Berkeley, Cali-fornia, for spring break. Zaleski and his friends plan to split up the 25-hour drive into eight- or nine-hour increments. In order to ensure safety for the long trip, the group plans to have two people awake at all times.

“Road trips are actually a great time if you do them with all your friends,” Zaleski said. “Some of my best memories are from road trips. But everyone needs to be pre-pared for the long hours in a car in order to be safe.”

PREPPING FOR THE ROAD

By Page.Stanberry @iowastatedaily.com

Ahead of your travels this spring break, follow these tips to play it safe while driving

Max Goldberg/Iowa State Daily

When getting ready to go on a long road trip, it’s important to remember to bring extra supplies such as non-perishable food, water and a flashlight in case you get into a sticky situation.

Driving vs. flying: The best way to get away

By Emily.Merkle @iowastatedaily.com

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