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Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on Wednesday told more than 200 elected officials and guests of the Iowa Bar Association from across the state that she admires Iowa’s court system.

“Iowa has made a good choice,” O’Connor said. “That’s why people say, ‘As Iowa goes, so goes the nation.’”

But she also warned the crowd of the dangers of special interest and campaign fundraising in judicial elections, like that of the big money campaign led by failed gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats to oust three Iowa Supreme Court justices. O’Connor said ousting justices based on one case is not a proper reaction.

“Justice [David] Souter and I both look at the Court as the one safe place where a person can have a fair and impartial hear-ing to resolve a legal issue, and we have

to keep that,” O’Connor said. “[We] have to ad-dress the pressures being applied to that one safe place ... to have it where judges are not subject to outright retaliation.”

O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, nominated by President Ronald Reagan; the first female Arizona State Legislature majority leader; and was part of a panel speaking to the benefits of a merit-based system of selecting judges, like that in Iowa and O’Connor’s home state of Arizona.

In Iowa, only four judges have ever been ousted by retention vote. None of them were Iowa Supreme Court justices.

O’Connor warned the crowd against making any major changes to the judicial system. Republican gubernatorial can-didate Terry Branstad said in August on

WHO 1040 AM Radio that he would plan to change the system.

“I think the system is flawed,” Branstad said. “That’s the frustrating thing as gover-nor. You only get to choose from the three that are nominated for the Supreme Court or District Court from two.”

Those who get nominated come out of a vetting process by a nonpartisan com-mission. The commission consists of half lawyers and half non-lawyers.

Branstad said he would favor a system similar to the federal level in which he would get to choose whomever he wanted

Ames police identified Julian Anthony Kral, 40, of New Ulm, Minn., as the driver shot by police around 1 a.m. Tuesday.

Kral was released from Mercy Hospital and trans-ferred over to the Story County Jail on Wednesday morning, according to a news release.

He has been charged with two counts of assaulting a police officer, disarming a police officer, eluding a po-lice officer and interference with official acts.

The department also re-

leased the names of the two officers who fired weapons at Kral after he allegedly at-tempted to accelerate to-ward the officers.

Officers Patrick O’Bryan and Joshua Vander Zwaag were the officers involved. O’Bryan has been employed as a police officer for two years. Vander Zwaag has been employed as a police of-ficer in Ames for a year and a half.

Both officers have been placed on administrative leave. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and Ames Police Department are investigating the circum-stances of the incident.

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Recruitment boosts enrollment to new high

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Clubs vie for recruits

Ben Tallman, freshman in engineering, eats marshmallows frozen by liquid nitrogen Wednesdsay at the Society of Chemistry Undergraduate Majors’ booth during ClubFest, at the Memorial Union. Photo: Kelsey Keremer/Iowa State Daily

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MU looks to enlist army of students for fundraising

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For some it began at an early age, when aspirations of being a Cyclone brought Troy Davis jerseys under family Christmas trees. For others, it began on their first trip to campus, while some chose to follow their families’ legacy as Cyclones. Regardless of why students chose Iowa State, enthusiasm for the uni-versity was evident with the release of the record-breaking enrollment

numbers for the 2010 fall semester.As preliminary results indi-

cated, Iowa State’s enrollment in-creased to a record-setting 28,682 students, compared to the previous record of 27,945 students, set last year. This was made possible due to successful recruiting methods and efforts focused toward student retention.

Recruiting efforts entail almost everything imaginable, said Marc Harding, assistant vice president of admissions. Facebook, visits to

high schools and community col-leges, campus visits, publications, phone calls and e-mails all play their own part in recruitment.

“We try as the only land-grant university in Iowa, to visit every high school in the state, from Red Oak to Dubuque, talking about the educational opportunities for Iowans,” Harding said.

Despite this, 50 fewer Iowa residents enrolled at Iowa State than last year. The decrease came as no surprise to Harding, who

actually found the slight decrease encouraging.

“The number of high school se-niors is dropping, so we’re holding onto our numbers,” Harding said.

Out-of-state enrollment in-creased by 792 students, and inter-national student enrollment is up 310 students since last year. These boosted numbers are the result of increased focus on out-of-state and international recruitment.

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Whether amongst a group of friends or plugged into their iPods, Iowa State students, along with the 287 clubs vying for their attention, filled the Great Hall, South Ballroom, Sun Room, Oak Room and Campanile Room of the Memorial Union Wednesday eager to get involved and informed.

Brianna Salgado, junior in communication studies and transfer student from Indian Hills Community College, attended ClubFest to peruse the variety of clubs and organizations present so she could get involved in her first year at Iowa State.

“I came because I’m a transfer student and I really want to get involved in college, meet people, get involved; and not just go to class,” Salgado said. “I was excited to see how many people are involved in clubs and how many different clubs there are.”

Reasons for clubs’ participation in ClubFest included the recruitment of new members and the promotion of their organization. The Physics and Astronomy Club participated in the event for the club’s first time, according to club president Michael Felderman.

“We thought we should get out to get our club known,” Felderman said. “It’s a good way to get people that are interested involved. Our frozen marshmallows attracted people to our booth and we can show people the fun side of physics to try and get rid of the negative stigma that’s often as-sociated with it.”

ClubFest opened students’ eyes to a fraction of Iowa State’s more than 800 clubs and organiza-tions and provided students an easy opportunity to get involved.

Popular, obscure groups court new membersBy Matt.Wettengel iowastatedaily.com

Design students say the festival was a memorable experience

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The Memorial Union is looking to enlist an army of student organizations look-ing for fundraising oppor-tunities, said Gail Ferlazzo, assistant director of the Memorial Union.

At the Government of the Student Body meeting Wednesday night, Ferlazzo said the Union has brought in 15 beverage recycling containers which have been placed around the Union.

Ferlazzo said student groups can watch over five or six of the containers for a month at a time and keep the money from the cans or bottles they redeem.

Groups would be re-quired to check the contain-ers three times a week and would be responsible for re-moving any trash.

Student groups will soon be able to sign up to volun-teer at www.murecycling.iastate.edu.

Ferlazzo also spoke about a $55,000 project that will soon begin.

The four-seasons foun-

tain needs repairs. The foun-tain’s water softening equip-ment has failed, causing calcification on the women’s faces.

The Union is looking at switching the fountain to deionized water, fixing the lights and repairing the rim and bottom of the fountain, which would cost about $38,000.

The fountain’s rennova-tions are needed because it’s supposed to run from Veishea to Homecoming, but was turned off due to the calcification damage that the hard water caused.

George Micalone, pro-gram coordinator for the Union, said there will be three more flat screen televi-sions installed.

Micalone said the televi-sions will be set on MTVU, which is college specific pro-gram. As a partner to MTVU the campus will be able to participate in contests, and they have several grant organizations.

Also the senate con-firmed at-large members of the University Affairs and Finance committees.

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Iowa State Daily Wire Services

Carrie Underwood:Carrie Underwood thought she’d walk away from her first movie experience vow-ing to stick to her day job.But after a recent screening of “Soul Surfer,” the Grammy-winning country superstar found she wasn’t as bad as she thought she’d be.Underwood plays a youth counselor in the film, based on the true story of Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack.But while Underwood gives herself good marks for her work on “Soul Surfer,” the 27-year-old singer said she’s not ready to carry a film just yet.

Piers Morgan:CNN said Piers Morgan of “America’s Got Talent” will replace Larry King on the network’s prime-time lineup in January.Morgan, a veteran journal-ist who hosts a popular interview program in Britain, will do a similar show for CNN. His selection as King’s replacement had been widely expected for the past few months.CNN President Jon Klein said Morgan is “able to look at all aspects of the news with style and humor with an occasional good laugh in the process.”The struggling news network will debut another prime-time show with former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and columnist Kathleen Parker in October.

Latin Grammys: The Latin Grammy nomina-tions are for established artists and newcomers, nominees including song-writers Juan Luis Guerra and Alejandro Sanz in four categories each.The nominations announced Wednesday also recognized newcomers Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan songwriter, and Mario Domm, lead singer of the Mexican band Camila.The show is Nov. 11 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev.

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Where:196 Forker

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SUB Film: “Toy Story 3”When:

9 p.m. What:

Free showing of “Toy Story 3”

Where:Parking ramp,Memorial Union (rain location is Great Hall)

SATURDAY

‘Little Dresses for Africa’ Work Day When:

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.What:

Pillowcase dresses provide relief for Afri-can children. Supplies provided, volunteers needed.

Where:Work Space,Memorial Union

SATURDAY

ISU AfterDark When:

9 p.m. to 1 a.m.What:

Events throughout the MU include com-edy, movie, bowling, dance lessons and giveaways.

Where:Memorial Union

SUNDAY

Summer Carillon SeriesWhen:

3 to 4:45 p.m.What:

Tin-Shi Tam with ISU Percussion Ensemble and Brass Quintet.

Where:Central Campus

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Sept. 2Stephanie Sperfslage, 20, of Coggon, was cited for underage possession of alcohol. (reported at 7:57 p.m.)Samantha Holland, 20, 3232 Ellis St., was cited for underage possession of alcohol. (reported at 8:03 p.m.)Jenna Mowrey, 20, of West Des Moines, was cited for underage possession of alcohol. (reported at 8:06 p.m.)Danielle Aceto, 19, of Urbandale, was cited for under-age possession of alcohol. (reported at 8:15 p.m.)Ainsley Chapman, 20, 2138 Sunset Drive, was cited for underage possession of alcohol. (reported at 8:24 p.m.)Jarad Schilling, 19, 4407 Wilson Hall, was cited for underage possession of alcohol. (reported at 8:41 p.m.)Ian Todd, 18, 1357 Larch Hall, was cited for underage posses-sion of alcohol. (reported at 8:41 p.m.)Gordon Johnson, 25, 1406 Idaho Ave., was arrested and charged with false reports to law en-forcement and serious assault. (reported at 8:42 p.m.)Chad Starlin, 18, 1275 Birch Hall, was cited for underage possession of alcohol. (reported at 8:51 p.m.)Dusty Drake, 19, of Mount Ayr, was cited for underage posses-sion of alcohol. (reported at 8:51 p.m.)Ryanne Abraham, 18, 5221 Frederiksen Court, was cited for underage possession of alcohol. (reported at 9:07 p.m.)Leah Kai, 20, of Aurelia, was cited for underage possession of alcohol. (reported at 9:17 p.m.)John Mongar, 23, 1308 Walton Drive unit 106, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. (reported at 9:26 p.m.)Joseph Ewoldt, 20, of Manning, was cited for underage posses-sion of alcohol (third offense). (reported at 9:29 p.m.)Ashlee Clark, 19, 157C University Village, was cited for underage possession of alcohol. (reported at 9:31 p.m.)

John Mongar, 23, 258 Campus Ave., was arrested and charged with public intoxication. (re-ported at 9:33 p.m.)Hannah Fulton, 20, 815 Delaware Ave., was cited for underage possession of alcohol. (reported at 9:46 p.m.)Jessica Pierce, 20, of Ankeny, was cited for underage posses-sion of alcohol. (reported at 9:58 p.m.)Geoffrey Klumpp, 19, 119 Stanton Ave. unit 507, was cited for underage possession of alco-hol. (reported at 10:03 p.m.)Kaitlin Johnson, 20, 3014 Eisenhower Ave., was cited for underage possession of alcohol. (reported at 10:07 p.m.)Laura Eisenman, 20, 2125 Greeley St., was cited for underage possession of alcohol. (reported at 10:23 p.m.)Logan Farrington, 20, 4325 Maricopa Drive unit 8, was cited for underage possession of alco-hol (second offense). (reported at 10:24 p.m.)

David Hildreth, 24, of Rockwell City, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated. (reported at 10:36 p.m.)Timothy McCarthy, 24, of Manhatten, Kan., was arrested and charged with public intoxi-cation. (reported at 10:55 p.m.)Luke Biondi, 26, of Sioux Falls, S.D., was arrested and charged with public intoxication. (re-ported at 10:55 p.m.)

Sept. 3Donald Duden, 21, 1201 N. Dakota Ave. unit 1, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated. (reported at 1:32 a.m.)Richard Watkins, 21, 4912 Mortensen Road unit 431, was arrested and charged with contempt of court. (reported at 1:40 a.m.)Mateusz Rolkowski, 18, 2262 Willow Hall, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. (reported at 2:25 a.m.)

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as governor.The merit-based system

replaced political elections for judges in Iowa by a ballot measure in 1962. It was advo-cated by then-Gov. Norman Erbe, Republican, who called the popular election system a “degradation to the judiciary,” so said Allan Vestal, dean of the Drake Law School.

Vestal said our system works because retention vote is an extraordinary rare use and “not a forum to overturn a decision.”

He said the aspect of a re-tention vote certainly should not be based on one single rul-ing. That, he said, would cause a judge to worry each decision will be subject to public scru-tiny, rather than the rule of law.

Jan Laue, secretary-trea-surer of the Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, said judges must base their decisions on constitutional and statutory law, not on public opinion. The panelists drew comparisons of calls for removal of judges after other landmark cases like Brown v. Board of Education.

The question on the ballot, Vestal said, is not about same-sex marriage. The misrepre-sentation the courts are leg-islating when they find an act of legislation invalid is to not overstep the judicial branch’s role.

Strong courts mean a strong economy

Mike Petro, chief of staff for the nonpartisan Committee for Economic Development, said most companies do busi-ness in nearly every state. When choosing where to lo-cate, they want the state where they’d get the most fair and im-partial treatment with a level playing field, he said.

Petro said that once the judicial process becomes po-liticized, it’s “hard to avoid perception they’re buying outcomes.”

Barry Griswell, president of Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines and former CEO of Principal Financial Group, said there had been times he stopped do-ing business in states where the courts were unpredictable.

“The public doesn’t think in terms of state judges, city judges [or] article III judges. They’re all just judges —

they lump them together,” O’Connor said.

When asked if the term “judicial activism” is thrown around too loosely, panelists said the integrity of the courts is such a vital issue, rhetoric must be toned down.

Members from the Iowa Bar Association said they had been trying to get Justice O’Connor to visit Iowa for years, and they scheduled this event prior to Vander Plaats launching Iowa for Freedom.

Photography and recording audio were banned from the panel discussion. However, it was allowed for the news con-ference following the event.

If the retention vote is po-liticized, Vestal said, it would lead to situations like those in West Virginia, where the 2007 and 2008 judicial elec-tion cycle raised more than $3 million.

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“We employ regional re-cruiters and utilize additional marketing and outreach ef-forts, like alumni presence and brand name recognition to draw students to Iowa State,” Harding said. “Right now we’re targeting states like California, Colorado and Texas because of the alumni base that we have in those states.”

International students are reached by similar methods. A lot of academic departments have ties to different countries through academic programs, which students in from other countries. The recruitment program also has two recruit-ers who travel the globe.

“The biggest enrollment comes when the whole com-munity is engaged in the well being of Iowa State University,” Harding said. “People that come to Iowa State are looking at everything, from restaurants to shops to education -- everything plays an important role in the re-cruitment process.”

Having only drawn in the second-largest freshman class in Iowa State history, retention of students played an impor-tant role in this year’s record-breaking enrollment.

One foundation of the re-tention efforts is the learning communities offered. While they’re not new, they’re impor-tant to students’ success, said Pete Englin, director of the Department of Residence.

“The learning communi-ties provided a baseline to prove that there are things that can be done to improve retention,” Englin said. “So now we have programs like MapWorks, which assesses students’ transitions to Iowa State, the Hixson Scholarship program, which provides con-nections for the students in-volved, and the living, learning, leading model that all hall di-rectors and [community advi-sors] are trained in to provide a positive example for students.”

These programs, along with events like Destination Iowa State and even move-in, provide students ample oppor-tunities to become involved and mesh students’ expecta-tions of college to actually be-ing here.

“Retention is all about

creating connections for students,” said Pete Englin, vice president of the Student Affairs Retention Committee. “Connections to their learn-ing, faculty, fellow students, academic advisers, living com-munity, support programs and

services. Each student is more likely to see their education through to completion if they feel a part of the Iowa State family. The sooner that hap-pens the better. I believe we do an extraordinary job at helping that happen.”

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I’m sure most of you are already aware, but during President Obama’s most

recent vacation at Martha’s Vineyard, he had the Oval Office redecorated — at no taxpayer expense, the White House quickly pointed out.

But among the new furni-ture, wallpaper and lamps is a new rug. It still bears the presi-dential seal, and the same com-pany that made the Clinton-era rug made Obama’s.

However, the president decided to adorn this one with five quotes of his own choosing around the border, as reported by ABC News’ Jake Tapper:

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” - President Franklin D. Roosevelt

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends to-wards justice” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Government of the people, by the people, for the people” - President Abraham Lincoln

“No problem of human des-tiny is beyond human beings” - President John F. Kennedy

“The welfare of each of us is dependent fundamentally upon the welfare of all of us” - President Theodore Roosevelt

Rarely do we get such a clear glimpse into the president’s mind. The White House insists Obama himself handpicked these quotes. For whatever reasons, these five lines are very important to him.

Upon reading the quotes, I noticed immediately that there were no quotes from any of the Founding Fathers. With any other president, this would be troubling.

Not so with Obama. Recall

that on this year’s Fourth of July, he stated:

“We celebrate the principles that are timeless, tenets first declared by men of property and wealth but which gave rise to what Lincoln called a new

birth of freedom in America — civil rights and voting rights, workers’ rights and women’s rights, and the rights of every American.”

Civil, voting, workers’ and women’s rights are fantastic,

but why leave out the Bill of Rights?

In referring to Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Benjamin Franklin as simply “men of property and wealth,” our president does them a great disservice.

The disdain he exhibits for the founders is clear; they were backward simpletons, a line of unenlightened loons until Lincoln set them straight.

For Obama, it seems, American history only then saw its dawning.

There are other problems with this rug. As reported in the Washington Post, the quote attributed to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is in fact inspired by a quote from 19th century aboli-tionist Theodore Parker.

The quote from Roosevelt is the poorest of the group, hav-ing been taken out of context even more so than Obama’s own quote in John McCain’s “Dangerous” campaign ad.

The rest of the phrase fol-lowing Roosevelt’s quote on the president’s rug stated that:

“in public life that man is the best representative of each of us ... whose endeavor is not to represent any special class and promote merely that class’ self-ish interests, but to represent all true and honest men of all sec-tions and all classes and to work for their interests by working for our common country.”

I can see now why they cut him short.

One of the quotes is not attributed to its original source, one quote is horribly out of context and most are from Democrats. It’s pretty much the worst rug ever.

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Use your wordsBy Edward.Leonard iowastatedaily.com

Swearing

Those who know me well know that I have a colorful vocabulary, to use a tired euphemism. I’m a potty

mouth worthy of an Orbitz gum commer-cial, and I’m entirely unapologetic.

There are some burly-boned, urchin-snouted barnacles out there who regard my use of the English language with a strong distaste due to my constant explicit interjections.

In the professional world, in fact, these words have the potential to get me in a great deal of trouble, and as such, I avoid them out of necessity.

I don’t understand this point of view. It’s frustrating. It [expletive deleted] up my rhetorical thinking process and destroys creativity.

There are certain words people object to more than others; certain words that just seem to press peoples’ buttons and get society’s collective panties in a bunch. I understand this. What I don’t understand is how these words were branded with the mark of the beast.

Let’s take a look at our various synonyms for dookie. There’s one in particular that people just don’t like, but a thousand that are just fine for everyday consumption. If I called my “colon cannonballs” the infamous “s-word,” this column wouldn’t be pub-lished. That’s crap.

Speaking of the word crap, which is perhaps the second most offensive name for “butt nuggets,” what is it that keeps it cleaner than the big S?

The answer is in the perceived histori-cal significance of a man named Thomas Crapper. This is, somewhat coincidentally, the man often, mistakenly, credited with the invention of the toilet. Although his name is actually not the origin of the word, his name makes “the crapper” an acceptable name for a toilet, and there’s just a short jump left to the “dookie-dogs” themselves. However, the woefully unassociated s-word gets the shaft.

Other swear words have equally humble origins; The F-bomb is directly derived from a Germanic word, as are other words of similar reputation.

The fact of the matter is, I can’t think of a single “diaper diddling” thing that makes that certain collection of four letter words more offensive than others, save the as-sociations we’ve given them. These words have been stigmatized as taboo simply because we, as a society, have said so.

Granted, this is not necessarily true of every swear word — some, like the “n-word” are words which, from their outset, have been used solely to belittle or insult. But that constitutes a very small portion of our most hated word list. The rest of these words have been unfairly persecuted.

As if the total lack of rhyme or reason with which these words were branded isn’t enough, the avoidance of certain words “sexually intercourses” us all over.

The Oxford English Dictionary lists about 180,000 currently used basic words in the English language, not counting obsolete words still listed. Compare this to French, which has about 100,000 words, or German, which has about 130,000 to 150,000 basic words; albeit these can be combined to cre-ate perfectly acceptable compound words. Point is, English has a larger vocabulary

than any western language. We have an in-credibly flexible language, and we would be doing it a disservice not to use every “gosh-darned” one we can. If the shoe fits, wear it.

So there it is. There’s no reason we should limit ourselves in the vocabulary we use from day to day; other than we as a society have agreed that certain words are never to be spoken. It’s arbitrary, it’s lacking reason, and it’s pretty much stupid. We all know the words, their meanings and their more colorful uses, so let’s use them, you ill-breeding boar pigs.

Certain words cannot be used in professional context, potentially limiting conversational options. Photo illustration: Logan Gaedke/Iowa State Daily

Words woven incorrectlyBy Brandon.Blue iowastatedaily.com

President

Obama’s Oval Office rug features quotations of questionable origin or without context, displaying his relative lack of interest in the Founding Fathers and their ideas. Courtesy photo: Scott Beale/Flickr

President Obama unveiled a new plan Monday at a union festival in Milwaukee designed to jump-start the U.S. econ-omy through the creation of jobs, with a focus on renovating the country’s infrastructure.

While the total cost of the plan wasn’t given, senior administration officials said “$50 billion was a large percentage of the bill” and “most of the money would be spent in the first year,” according to the Washington Post.

The plan would be to spend the $50 billion the first year as part of a six-year program. Goals Obama hopes to achieve through the implementation of such a plan include:

“[building or repairing] 150,000 miles of roads ... constructing 4,000 miles of railways ... and rehabilitating 150 miles of airport runways,” according to the Associated Press.

As well as “[avoiding] massive layoffs of teachers, police and firefighters” ac-cording to the Post.

While the president’s speech may have been moving, there is still disagreement about whether this is an appropriate time to spend an additional $50 billion of taxpayer money.

On one hand, a popular economic strategy during economic crises is to continue to spend on projects such as roads and railways to jump-start the American economy, similar to what was done during the Great Depression.

However, we question whether such an economic push would actually cata-lyze the economy.

Simply using the logic that larger spending equals economic growth can easily lead to a budget that is never balanced.

It seems the age-old advice, “Don’t spend more than what you earn,” has lost its appeal.

With an approximately $819 billion stimulus package passed earlier this year, it is hard to declare whether the addi-tional $50 billion would help or damage the economy.

Much criticism of the project is due to its vagueness.

For example, the plan touts that it would create a substantial number of new jobs, but it doesn’t give a further estimate.

Obama’s stance, nevertheless, re-mains that more spending is urgent and unavoidable.

To manage the money, an “infrastruc-ture bank” would be created to “[reform] the haphazard and patchwork way we fund and maintain our infrastructure to focus less on wasteful earmarks and outdated formulas, and more on compe-tition and innovation that gives us the best bang for the buck.”

Such a bank would be government-run and would pool tax dollars with private investment.

Despite Obama’s claim this plan is necessary, we’re just not seeing it.

We would much rather see detailed results of the already-passed stimulus package before there is another appeal for taxpayer dollars presented to the public.

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I don’t know if it’s a product of the recession or because I’m actu-ally going to class this semester,

but I’ve noticed a pretty sizable in-crease in motorcycle traffic this year.

As a rider myself, I’m a fan of this trend and definitely understand the appeal: better gas mileage, easier commutes, babes, 0-100 acceleration times that put most cars’ 0-60 times to shame — I love my bike. I really do.

However, what I don’t love is crashing. When I told my dad I was buying my first motorcycle, he was less than pleased.

Which, you know, is the typical response from dad when I tell him I’m going to do something incredibly stup, er, dangerous. Imagine my sur-prise when he said, “You know, there are two people that ride motorcycles: people who have fallen off, and people who are gonna.”

And, to be honest, I didn’t argue with him; it makes sense.

If you missed the dash-cam video of Iowa lineman Josh Koeppel’s re-cent spill, I’m linking it to this article online. If you’re too lazy to care, let me summarize:

Koeppel has the green light and is keeping up with the normal flow of traffic. A pickup truck driven by an elderly gentleman in the opposite direction makes a left turn in front of Koeppel, who hits the truck with no hint of deceleration.

Luckily, Koeppel’s taken a few hits in his day and seems to know how to fall, which is nice considering he bounces off with enough force to flip him completely over. If you pay attention, you can see his flip-flop catch at least three seconds of hang time. Amazingly, and awesomely, he gets back on his feet and gets back to searching for Sarah Connor.

As a rider, this situation pissed me off, and I’m glad Koeppel was able to make it away relatively unscathed. First, it’s a fantastic example of the most common car vs. bike accident there is, and often times the results are far more tragic. More often than not, the driver of the automobile says he simply “didn’t see” the motor-cyclist coming, and in the case of Koeppel’s accident, this is abun-dantly clear.

Therein lies the problem: Sport bikes aren’t the most visible thing on the road, although they’re the fastest. Nothing speeds up, slows down or swerves with the speed a motorcycle does, and that’s a function of weight — mass, for you good scientists.

Unfortunately, there’s abso-lutely no protection on a motorcycle. Whereas a car offers a seat belt, a reasonably stable platform and a

whole bunch of stuff to smack in to relatively close to where you’re sit-ting, getting clipped on a bike means falling off, and here’s where the meat of the article is:

The utter stupidity of most people I see on motorcycles in Ames astounds me, and I used to be among those idiots.

Yeah, I used to ride around in as little as a T-shirt, mesh shorts and flip-flops. Then, I had a pickup truck pulling a trailer turn in front of me while I was going 45 mph. He got across both lanes before he saw me and made the brilliant decision to stop. I didn’t have room to swerve,

which means I should have relied on emergency braking, but for some rea-son I figured my chances were better if I slid my bike out from under me. The insurance adjuster measured a 282-foot scrape from my bike and fig-ured I flipped, tumbled and skidded a good three-fourths of that.

Scrubbing asphalt out of your skin with dish soap isn’t as easy as it sounds, and gauze isn’t the best thing with which to wrap road rash. Thankfully, there’s a synthetic ban-dage called DuoDerm made specifi-cally for burn and burn-like injuries, and I managed to heal up well enough to where I thought participating in

Judo at Iowa Games the next week-end was a good idea.

My girlfriend and her mom have done a great job guilt-tripping me into wearing my helmet and jacket every time I go out, and I’m glad I let my conscience get the better of me.

Last November, I got caught behind a fender-bender on Sheldon Avenue. I had two choices: hit the brakes and hope I didn’t get crushed by the two pickups I was between, or take my chances with the tailgate in front of me. On impact, I felt the bottom edge of my helmet press down onto my chest and collarbone, which perfectly supported my neck.

I’ve been sold on helmets ever since, and would’ve walked away unscathed if I’d have had a bit more time to plan my trip over the handlebars.

When EMT arrived, he asked me what I had in my lap. I wasn’t sure what he was referring to, until he pointed out that I’d inverted my gas tank. I’ll take $10,000 in emergency room bills and a medical withdrawal over paralysis any day, and I’m glad I caught the luck I did.

If some of you still aren’t con-vinced, try this one: A few years ago, a good friend of mine was riding home on Highway 30. The driver of the pickup either didn’t see him or didn’t care, and when the driver ran the stop sign, my friend on the bike hit the rear wheel of the truck hard enough to snap the axle through the bed. At the time, he thinks, he was traveling at about 70 mph. Luckily, this friend is the oldest of old-school Judo club members, which meant he knew how to fall. Luckier still, he was wear-ing his helmet. He flew — literally flew — into a cornfield, and managed to make it out with no more than a concussion, broken hand, bruises and a three-month hip stinger.

We live in central Iowa, so be-tween the deer, the elderly popula-tion and the overabundance of bad driving, it’s hard to sell motorcycling as safe. Simply put, the only person you can rely on as a rider is, well, you.

This summer, ISU senior Daniel Breuer was killed on I-35 just south of Ankeny. There had already been an accident that rush hour, which slowed traffic in the area. Breuer was unable to stop in time, colliding first with the back of a Lincoln sedan before hitting the wire barrier on the shoulder. Despite being airlifted to Iowa Methodist Medical Center, and despite having worn his helmet, his head trauma proved too severe to overcome.

Friends later commented to the Iowa State Daily that safety — both for himself and others — was always one of Breuer’s concerns, something that definitely escapes the vast ma-jority of riders in town.

Horror stories notwithstanding, I absolutely love my bike. Is it safe in the conventional sense? Hell no, and I’m not even going to try to pretend it is. But that doesn’t mean I can’t take precautions and make it less dangerous.

If you’re a new rider looking to buy your first bike, or a novice rider looking for some pointers, I promise it’s advice worth heeding.

Have fun, stay safe and ride smart, and no, those three are not mutually exclusive.

Motorcycle safety of vital importanceBy RJ.Green iowastatedaily.com

Transportation

Motorcyclists need to be wary of irresponsible or uninformed drivers and drive responsibly themselves, because they are more vulnerable than drivers of enclosed vehicles. Photo: Karuna Ang/Iowa State Daily

Seemingly minor infractions can have long-lasting effects

Inexperience makes appointed officials less qualified for office

Letters

You might think that the penalty for underage drinking, speeding ticket, etc. is just a fine, you pay it and that’s all.

Wrong!These infractions go on your

permanent record and most employers will either check it or have someone else check it. To see your record, you can Google “Iowa Courts” or go to the Iowa Courts website and do a search.

Maybe you think it won’t hurt you, but if an employer has two excellent applicants and one has a clean record and the other has a messy history with alcohol/drugs, who do you think that they will hire?

Sometimes your record can be

the easy answer for whom to dis-qualify — I personally won’t hire someone with more than one seat belt violation because the story I’m reading is that the person is unmanageable.

We didn’t have easy access to these records until recently and it seems the records are never purged, so your foolishness may follow you for years and years and years.

Also, even if you beat the rap, the arrest stays on your record. These arrests are also listed in the local [Ames] Tribune.

It’s an ugly system, but this is reality. Be warned.

Terry Lowman

I was extremely disappointed when James Strohman resigned from the Story County Board of Supervisors, knowing that Republican office holders would choose his replacement. I expected more from an elected official in whom the public placed its trust.

I then was insulted when Treasurer David Jamison and Auditor Mary Mosiman selected their good friend Rick Sanders, claiming he was the most qualified person to fill the vacan-cy left by Strohman.

How can anyone think a guy with no experience in the public sector, is more qualified than Ted Tedesco, a moderate Republican who served 17 years as the mayor of Ames? Or how about Mosiman’s own employee, Lucy Martin, who has a master’s degree in public administration from Columbia University’s School of International

and Public Affairs?And no one has demonstrated a

greater long-term commitment to the county than Paul Toot, a fifth-genera-tion Story County resident who grew up working on the family farm. He then dedicated his life to public service by serving the people of Story County as a Deputy Sheriff for 30 years.

However, as former Story County Supervisor Johnie Hammond stated at the public meeting where the appoint-ment was made, “the fix” was already in.

And now, I am astounded. The guy appointed to the Board of Supervisors one day, sworn into office the next, drafts a resolution to change the en-tire structure of Story County govern-ment the day after that — before he had actually attended his first Board

meeting. His attempt failed, so this week Sanders is calling for a Citizen’s Commission to study the Board’s structure, duties, compensation and how it is elected.

Sanders wants to institute change when he has no knowledge of the posi-tion he wants to change, no experience in government and quite possibly will be gone soon when he follows his wife on to her next job.

It is ironic, the candidate who favors less government is pushing a proposal guaranteed to increase both the cost and size of county government.

Yet, the irony doesn’t end there.Sanders is telling the people of

Story County the type of government we should have, before we have had the opportunity to tell him whether he should even be on the Story County Board of Supervisors.

James H. Jorgensen

Facebook page becomes tributeI have recently gone on a

Facebook boycott. I locked down all my tagged photos and the only information you see on my profile is my status updates — which come few and far between — and things that people have posted on my wall.

I have no relationship status, because I am not a huge fan of broad-casting that to the world. What did we do before Facebook? Oh, right, we talked.

Granted Facebook is a great tool to keep in touch with that friend who moved away after graduation or connect with someone you met last night. Other than that I feel like people have too much of an open view on my personal life.

This past weekend Facebook surprised me

I was informed Saturday night that a close friend was killed in a freak car accident.

Lots of confusion, tears and pure

grieving took place in the next couple of days. I jumped on Facebook on Tuesday morning and proceeded to cruise through all the remembrance statuses regarding my friend who had passed.

Then I came upon her Facebook page. Her status had been updated with the time of her Celebration of Life Service that night, presumably by her family. Then I take a look at her wall. It was filled with “I miss you” messages, and funny uplift-ing stories. A smile came across my face. Her page has become a rolling remembrance blog.

What did we do before Facebook?Think if you passed to the better

side. All those friends that you see ev-ery day in class and complain about the professor with, all those friends you party with on the weekends but

don’t have their numbers, all those people who are friends of friends; how will they know of your passing?

Maybe they don’t read the newspaper, but it is almost guaran-teed they are on Facebook. Typically those are the people who find out of such an event too late and don’t get to make it back for the funeral or don’t really know if they should. Reaching out to the family might be too much or uncomfortable for them. Facebook provides people with a way to say their last goodbye and share or read other happy stories about you. It allows your grieving family to hear from those who cared about you that they might not have known about.

So this is to you, Facebook, you have been on my s--t list as of late, but you just took a big step in the right direction, even if it was inadver-tently. Keep your friends close, and family closer and take a page from my late friend’s book: Live it up.

Brad Kuxhausen is a senior in mechanical engineering

GoogleMe could create Facebook-mom buffer

It’s been almost two months now since the rumors in regard to Google’s “Facebook killer” started popping up.

Supposedly called “GoogleMe,” this will be Google’s second attempt at a social network. This time it’s not just a side project; Google has supposedly dedicated a large number of engineers and has its top people working on it.

What will this site look like? Although not confirmed, Google may combine what it already has and put it under one name.

Here’s the formula: Take the already-existing “Google profiles” set up more than a year ago, and with that you can integrate Google Chat for instant messages and have built-in Gmail. Videos could be easily integrated into the site — the company owns YouTube — and

it could set up Picasa for photos. Google Search could be built in, not to mention the largest ad network on the Internet. Google has so many products it might have to leave some out. However, expect maps, shopping and calendar to also play a large role in GoogleMe.

What could Google do differ-ently than Facebook? Different groups of friends.

Google says it understands the whole “mom on Facebook” thing and is working to address it. It plans to help you keep separate parts of your life and keep your mom out of your “personal” personal life.

Can this be done? I certainly hope so.

Heath Verhasselt is a junior in management information systems

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The floor of the Ames High gymnasium has never seen so much sweat as Wednesday night, when Iowa State defeated Northern Iowa in three sets (25-16, 25-20, 25-22).

The 11th-ranked Cyclones (6-1) made a string of comebacks in their heated intrastate rivalry match against the 18th-ranked Panthers (5-2). Iowa State came back after being down early in both the second and third sets in front of a packed-in 2,000 attendees.

Two Cyclone outside hitters managed to reach double figures in at least two statistical areas in the match. Senior Victoria Henson struck for 17 kills and managed 10 digs on defense, all while hitting .405 on the night.

“I think [Henson is] playing at such a high level, and just about

every match so far this season she has put up phenomenal numbers,” coach Christy Johnson-Lynch said. “To be a great team we need someone like that, and she’s com-ing up big time this year.”

With her impressive resume of consistency, many opponents often focus a lot of their game plan around the Leavenworth, Kan., na-tive, which creates many opportu-nities for her teammates to make plays.

“She just frees us up to hit,” said junior middle blocker Deb Stadick. “When people go camp out on

Forget Hilton Magic. All the ISU volley-

ball team needed was a little Ames High Magic.

The Cyclones faced the No. 18 UNI Panthers on Wednesday night in the local high school gym, and sent the ladies from Cedar Falls home in straight sets.

And make no mistake, the makeshift home-court advantage came in handy in a big way.

“I thought it was a great atmosphere,” said coach Christy Johnson-Lynch. “The players couldn’t hear us at all. It was very loud and very intimidating.”

Johnson-Lynch didn’t even need to point out how intimidating it was. Iowa State came out firing and blew away a really good team in the first set.

When the flood of 2010 hit in August, there was a lot of uncertainty for the Cyclones. They had a good thing going in Hilton, with school record attendance and a winning vibe that hadn’t really been in the building for several years.

I’d venture to guess fans — and even the coaches and players themselves — saw los-ing Hilton as a very bad thing.

Now, Johnson-Lynch and her players relish the oppor-tunity to bring opponents into the sweatbox that is the Ames High gymnasium.

“It’s hard when you come into a gym and the crowd is so close,” Johnson-Lynch said.

Ames High sees magic

By Jeremiah.Davis iowastatedaily.com

Commentary

Volleyball

In each of its five previous victo-ries this season, the ISU volleyball team had no problem taking the first set of off its opponents.

It was the second set that had given the Cyclones trouble.

But that problem was fixed in bold fashion Wednesday night, as the No. 11 Cyclones (6-1) dominated the first set against No. 18 Northern Iowa (5-2) but didn’t let their guard down or get too comfortable with their lead.

“That first set was a huge con-fidence boost for us,” said middle blocker Jamie Straube. “And we know that it’s hard to get behind and how much harder you have to work to come back, so we made sure to get on top early and keep pushing the entire time we were ahead.”

In earlier matches against then-No. 14 Kentucky and North Dakota

State, Iowa State took the first set without too much problem, but pro-ceeded to drop the following set and head into the locker room tied 1-1.

The Cyclones’ match against South Dakota State was nearly the same, as they barely squeaked out a 26-24 second-set win.

But Wednesday night, after coming out of the gates early for a quick 25-16 first set win, Iowa State managed to fight out of an early sec-ond set deficit to take a 2-0 lead at intermission.

The third set brought out more of that same tenacity, with the Cyclones down by as much as 18-13 before winning nine of the next 12 points and storming back to take the sweep.

“We went into the locker room at the break knowing they’re a team that has gone five sets almost ev-ery match this season,” said junior

No. 10 Oklahoma (1-0)Last week: W 31-24 vs. Utah StateThis week: vs. No. 17 Florida StateWe chuckled Friday, but Utah State gave the Sooners a run for their money. After jumping out to a 21-0 lead early in the first half, Oklahoma had a game on its hands when the Aggies scored on a 42-yard pass early in the second half, making it a 21-17 game. The OU defense struggled against the pass, the high-fly-ing offense only out-gained Utah State 422-421 and the Sooners had to hold off a late charge to sneak away with the seven-point win.On the bright side, though, running back DeMarco Murray, some experts’ pick for the Heisman Trophy, lived up to the hype. Murray had 35 carries, 218 yards and two touchdowns in the game. The Sooners outrushed Utah State 215-80. Landry Jones struggled in his first performance of the year — completed just 47.2 percent of his passes — but Ryan Broyles, his top returning target, was only outshined by Murray.This week, the Sooners face the season’s first test, hosting No. 17 Florida State. After struggling against the pass — allowed 341 yards to Utah State — the OU defense will be faced with one of the best passing attacks in the country. Christian Ponder — another potential Heisman contender — only played in the first half of Florida State’s 59-6 pounding of Samford and still racked up 167 yards and four touchdowns.The Sooners will be an eight-point favorite Saturday afternoon.

Missouri (1-0)Last week: W 23-13 vs. IllinoisThis week: vs. McNeese StateMissouri didn’t exactly blow through Big Ten rival Illinois on Saturday. The Tigers fell behind 13-3 at the half, but stormed back to take the 23-13 win in the final neutral-site game in the “Arch Rivalry,” played annually in St. Louis. However, outscor-ing the Illini 20-0 in the second half would be more than enough for Mizzou, hoping to improve on a somewhat-disappointing 8-5 season in 2009.Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert was 34-of-48 passing for 281 yards and two touchdowns in the game, getting off to a hot start in his junior season in Columbia. The Tigers’ defense, though, struggled against the run, allowing Illinois to rack up 200 yards rushing while holding the Illini to just 81 yards through the air. Illinois quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase was also just 9-of-23 passing.This week, the Tigers may back off the intensity in practice as they prepare for McNeese State of Division 1’s Championship Subdivision before gearing up for San Jose State and Miami [Ohio] in their final two non-conference games.

Colorado (1-0)Last week: W 24-3 vs. Colorado StateThis week: at CaliforniaDon’t let the 24-3 deficit in the win over rival Colorado State fool you, Colorado struggled to those 24 points Saturday. Colorado’s offense out-gained Colorado State’s 307-245, hardly a reason for coach Dan Hawkins to get excited. In 2009, the CSU defense was ranked 78th in total defense and allowed 387 yards per game.Starting quarterback Tyler Hansen was 17-of-25 passing for just

In-state rival UNI swept in 3-set match

After six months of contract holdouts, court hearings, owners meetings, reality shows, controversial tweets and fantasy

drafts, fans of the NFL finally remember what the “F” stands for: football.

The NFL season will kick off at 7:30 p.m. Thursday on NBC with the much-anticipated rematch of last season’s NFC Championship game between the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings.

Here is a quick acrostic preview of what to watch for in the 2010 NFL season.

And check out our poll on iowastatedaily.com to cast your vote on who you think will win Super Bowl XLV.

New Orleans will be a heavy favorite to repeat as Super Bowl champions.

Saints fans may be knocking on wood in hopes that Drew Brees can break the Madden Curse, and Reggie Bush did cause USC a laundry list of NCAA violations that may have cost him the 2005 Heisman Trophy.

But all injury curses and free Escalades aside, the Saints return nearly all the key players who helped send Bourbon Street into pandemonium Feb. 7.

Sean Payton has proven to be a class act and a coaching mastermind early in his career, and with “Who Dat” Nation behind them, the Saints might be marching into Cowboys Stadium come February.

As for the AFC, the Peyton Manning-led Colts will deal with some inexperience on the offensive line, but should have no problem winning the AFC South for the seventh time in the last nine years.

Right behind the Colts will be a pair of defensive-minded squads, led by a pair of young quarterbacks in the Baltimore Ravens and the New York Jets.

Both teams acquired their fair share of former Pro Bowlers as the Ravens acquired wideouts Anquan Boldin and T.J. Houshmandzadeh and the Jets inked running back LaDainian Tomlinson, defensive end Jason Taylor and defensive back Antonio Cromartie.

Other teams to watch for in the AFC include the Belichick-Brady duo in Foxboro, the T.O. and Ochocinco show in Cincinnati and the upstart Titans led by the league’s fastest running back Chris Johnson.

The rest of the NFC, like the AFC, has two front-runners to overthrow the defending confer-ence champions, Green Bay and Dallas.

Although cheeseheads will be looking ahead to what could be Aaron Rodgers’ “career year,” the Packers’ strongest unit may be their young defense that gave up the fewest yards in the NFC last season.

The Cowboys, on the other hand, will look to their three-headed monster of Marion Barber, Felix Jones and Tashard Choice at running back to carry America’s team this season as they try to become the first team to ever play a Super Bowl in their home stadium.

Other squads that can challenge New Orleans, Green Bay and Dallas are the Mike Singletary-coached 49ers, the Falcons with Matt “Matty Ice” Ryan under center.

And, of course, the Minnesota Vikings will look to make a return trip to the NFC Championship, led by the once, twice, three times retired Wrangler-wearing field general Brett Favre.

The former Falcons draftee turned Packers legend, turned Jets one-year wonder, turned Vikings savior will return to the field yet again for year No. 20.

No. 4 logged his best statistical season as an NFL quarterback in 2009, completing 68.4 percent of his passes with 33 touchdowns to only seven interceptions.

Those stats don’t include his last-second heave to beat the 49ers, a regular season sweep of the Packers. And who can forget the “Pants on the Ground” post-game celebration?

Needless to say, the Mississippi man hit his stride his 19th season.

However, he may be the Cal Ripken Jr. of football, with 309 consecutive starts, but when he makes his 310th Thursday night, it will be on a bum ankle that already required off-season surgery.

The Vikings’ offensive line may be one of the best-run blocking units in the league, but they will need to keep Favre on his feet more often than last season — he was sacked 34 times — if they want to keep their title hopes alive.

Offenses like the Vikings may have more to worry about with more teams playing lights-out defense.

Last year’s Super Bowl pitted two offensive juggernauts against each other in Indianapolis and New Orleans. This season, will we see the mantra “Defense wins championships” come true on Super Bowl Sunday?

Well, if the 2010 NFL Draft was any indicator for an increased focus on defense — three of the top five picks were defensive players — then this season could be a year in which scores are lower and punts are aplenty.

The spread and wildcat offenses are all fine and dandy, but with a Dwight Freeney in the backfield, a Patrick Willis running sideline-to-sideline or a Darrelle Revis coaxing quarterbacks to “Revis Island,” a dominant defense will be a prized possession this season.

The last team to hold a team under 10 points in the Super Bowl? The Baltimore Ravens in 2001.

They may not hold Rodgers and the Packers in single digits, but I’m taking Ray Lewis and Co. in Super Bowl XLV as Baltimore downs Green Bay 28-17.

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Northern Iowa 25 25 25 3

Iowa State 16 20 22 0

Football season finally ready to begin

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The UNI volleyball players warm up in the Ames high school gym right before the start of the ISU-UNI game. Due to the flooding of Hilton Coliseum, Ames high gymnasium is now being used as the home turf for the ISU volleyball team. Photo: Tim Reuter/Iowa State Daily

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Sophomore setter Alison Landwehr sets the ball during the volleyball game against UNI. Iowa State defeated the University of Northern Iowa 3-0. Photo: Tim Reuter/Iowa State Daily

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September 9, 2010Editor: Dylan Boyle

amuse@iowastatedaily.com

The Burning Man Festival community is radical.

Strange things like hippies, drug culture, public nudity, people in costumes and peo-ple who chose not to give their real names made up the culture. The website suggests those interested in the festival read a “sur-vival guide” before considering attendance. There was no electricity or lights, and at night people had to wear glowsticks so they wouldn’t bump into others. There were sandstorms with winds up to 50 mph and people had to wear goggles and dust masks to protect against the stinging of blowing

sand.In the midst of everything were 12 ISU

students and one professor of the Shifting Sands: Transient Architectures in the Desert design studio class.

After a week-long excursion to the festival, the artists returned home at 2 a.m. Wednesday, after experiencing what Samantha Krukowski, lecturer in architec-ture in charge of the studio, described as a “transformative experience.”

Each member of the class completed an art piece to bring to the festival to be set up and then disassembled Sept. 6., the final day of the event. The experience of working on a project for the summer, then removing it permanently, was an artistic endeavor that

challenged the students notions about their art.

Making work for the purpose of just making work and showing it to other peo-ple and being willing to have it removed was one of the guiding principles of Burning Man, Krukowski said.

The art “becomes a memory, it’s transient,” she said.

Despite the irreverent view some may take of what the festival is — the “biggest party of the world,” as one deejay on Burning Man Radio suggested to Krukowski — the memorable experi-

FRIDAYSklar Brothers at ISU AfterDarkWhen:

11 p.m.Where:

Memorial Union Great Hall

What:The Sklar Brothers are twin comedians who have made appear-ances on “Entourage,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “Chelsea Lately.” Admission is free. Stop by earlier for free food sponsored the Student Union Board.

SATURDAYWorkshy in Iowa CityWhen:

8 p.m.Where:

The Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St. in Iowa City

What:If you’re traveling to Iowa City for the game, you should stop by to see this local jam band favorite perform for $10. Go Cyclones.

Calendar

bestbet!SUNDAYSummer Carillon FestivalWhen:

3 p.m.Where:

Central Campus under the campanile

What:Relax on Central Campus at a free show featuring some talented professors of music: University carillonneur Tin Shi-Tam and percussion lecturer Matthew Coley will perform.

“Party Hard” - Andrew WK

“Like a Rolling Stone” - Bob Dylan

“Drive My Car” - The Beatles

“Crossroads” - Cream

“Out there on the Ice” - Cut Copy

“Bushwick Blues” - Delta Spirit

“Ramble On” - Led Zeppelin

“Wide Eyes” - Local Natives

“Let’s Go Crazy” - Prince & the Revolution

“Broke Down” - Radio Moscow

“Crown on the Ground” - Sleigh Bells

“Interstate Love Song” - Stone Temple Pilots

“Chicago” - Sufjan Stevens

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Burning Man festival transcends

“Paper Pyramid,” by Hannah Fischer, was burned during the festival’s end. Courtesy photo: Neena Hayreh

ence students had were profound.One student’s art installation became

the center of a party, another student got to see how different people acted while wear-ing animal masks that hid their identity, another experienced the kindness of the community when a group helped him carry his art piece three hours across the “playa”

or desert. All students, Krukowski said, bonded with one another and found a

place in the social structure of the community.

Iowa State was the first to of-fer class credit for attending the

festival. Next year, Krukowski said, she hopes to once again have a class attend.

Emily Brodersen and Hannah Fischer at work on Neena Hayreh’s “Burning Man Quilt” project. Courtesy photo: Neena Hayreh

“Steel and Macrame Tree,” steel by Emily Brodersen, and macrame by Evan Duvejonck. Courtesy photo: Neena Hayreh

Courtesy photo: Neena Hayreh

Courtesy photo: Neena Hayreh

My Life in the Comics

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Thirty Years of Graphic Misbehavior from Reagan to Obama

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Sponsored by: Art and Design, CODAC, Margaret Sloss Women’s

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Nicole Hollander’s cartoon strip Sylvia appears in over

30 newspapers. She has published sixteen collections of

Sylvia strips; two books, Female Problems and My Cat’s Not

Fat, He’s Just Big Boned, as well as a collection of essays,

Tales of Graceful Aging from the Plant Denial. Her comic

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You need not have experience. Just the willingness to master a terrific sport.

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Collegiate Boxing Association.

We compete with teams from such places as:

1st practice will be Monday Sept. 13 in Beyer Hall. Room 301 at 5:30pmQuestions call: Coach Jon Swanson (515) 432-5768Faculty Advisor Dr. Dale Chimenti (515) 294-5853

Practice 5:30 to 7:30pm Mon & Wed6:45 to 7:45pm Thurs

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The Iowa State University Percussion Ensemble, conducted by Matthew Coley, performs at the Martha-Ellen Tye recital hall Feb. 23. The Ensemble, Coley and University Carillonneur Tin-Shi Tam will perform at the Summer Carillon Festival at 3 p.m. Sunday on Central Campus. The concert will be moved to the Music Building in the event of rain. File photo: Sarah Binder/Iowa State Daily

MUSIC DEPARTMENT: Summer Carillon Festival

Walk, bike, tube, hike:Outdoor spaces are abundant in Story County. McFarland Park is just north of Ames, and Ledges State Park is a great, nearby place to stroll. The weather should be just warm enough to tube down the Des Moines River, which runs right through the middle. Tire tubes from local mechanics can be an inexpensive alternative to buying tubes.

Pack a picnic:Anything goes, as long as it’s portable and delicious — sandwiches, fruit snacks — but may we suggest classing it up a bit and packing some cheese, crackers and wine? Franzia is cheap and portable, or resort to sparkling grape juice if you’re underage.

Bonfire:It gets chilly at night in September, which is the perfect opportunity to spark a bonfire and roast marshmallows. S’mores are the fire-roasted snack of the gods; so to end the night, we recommend you roast some marshmallows over an open flame.

Got ideas for dates? We would love to hear them. Next week’s theme is music. Send your ideas to ames247@iowastatedaily.com

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THURSDAY

Cup of Tea

Acoustic, folk7 p.m. at Stomping GroundsFree, all ages.

Brad Seidenfeld

Acoustic10 p.m. at Mother’s Pub$3, 21+ show

Crooked Still

Bluegrass, folk8 p.m. at the Mainte-nance Shop$10 for students, $14

for public. All ages.

FRIDAY

Agent Robbins

The Transgressions - punkLipstick Homicide - pop punk8 p.m. at the Ames Progressive$5, all ages.

Gold Motel, indie withNuclear Rodeo - power pop

9 p.m. at the Mainte-nance Shop$6 for students, $10

for public. $2 increase on the day of the show. All ages.

Bootytronic presents the “Kinky Disco Sock Hop”

Dance, electronica9:30 p.m. at Project 20/20$3 for 21+, $5 for 18+

We Are Country Mice

experimental withKeepers of the Carpet

- power pop,Why Make Clocks -

alternativeLove Songs for Lonely

Monsters - folk

10 p.m. at DG’s Tap House$5, 21+ show

Andy Fleming

7 p.m. at Stomping GroundsFree, all ages.

SATURDAY

Aran Daughters

7 p.m. at Cafe MiloFree, all ages.

Normandie Wilson - lounge, pop, soulJohnny Anderson - acoustic, folk

8 p.m. at the Ames Progressive$5, 21+

Matthew Smith - singer-songwriter , and Indelible Grace - acoustic

6:30 p.m. at Zeke’s$10, all ages

Back to School Bash with DJ Raz

Club ElementMust be 18 to enter, 21+ to drink.

Junk Poet, metal, withCirrus Minor, psychedelic rockRoadblok - reggae, punk

10 p.m. at DG’s Tap House$5, 21+ show

SUNDAY

Murder By Death, rock and American, withSamantha Crain - alter-native, indieNinja Gun - rock, country, punk

10 p.m. at DG’s Tap House$10 in advance, $12 at the door; 21+ show

Good news: We checked the fore-cast, and the weather looks fairly pleasant this weekend — upper

70s. In honor of one of the last few warm weekends of September, Cheap Date presents outdoor-

themed date ideas for the finan-cially inept.

MUSIC Calendar

File photo: Logan Gaedke/Iowa State Daily

Heartland Senior Services of Story County is looking for a Director of Development. Three quarter time, 12 months. The agency promotes healthy, successful aging for a full range of seniors through programs, transportation, adult day care, nutritional

counseling and congregate meals, and outreach to senior residents throughout Story County. The Director of Development is responsible for developing short

and long range plans for fundraising, including individual, business and corporate donors. Responsible for cultivation and stewardship of current and potential

donors, and for enhancing the visibility of the agency as a community and county wide resource.

Required qualifications: Minimum of 2 years experience in marketing, sales, or fundraising with

demonstrated success; ability to create and strengthen relationships with prospects and donors; demonstrated ability in written and oral skills and public

presentations; knowledge of computers and database management.

Preferred qualifications: Experience in non-profit fundraising; demonstrated engagement in Ames/ Story County activities and groups; resident of Story County; experience in the area of

aging and aging resources; Bachelor’s degree.

Send letter of application, resume, and the names, phone and e-mail contacts of 3 references to lcbeck@hsservicesia.com. Use e-mail subject line of Application for

Director of Development.

To guarantee review of application by the search committee, the materials must be received by 5:00 p.m., Monday, September 20, 2010. Position open until filled.

Full job description available on Heartland Senior Services website: www.HeartlandSeniorServices.com.

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1 “__ the Line”: Johnny Cash hit6 Beatles beat provider11 “Gosh!”14 Trailer follower15 She played Adrian in “Rocky”16 Cellular transmitter17 Excessive pride in one’s china?19 A storm might delay it: Abbr.20 Sailor’s rear21 Sorrowful comment22 Congo neighbor24 Coveted role26 Brawl during a game of musical chairs?29 Relevant, in law31 Tuxedos, often32 Power source size34 Bolt, e.g.35 Acquire36 What Winfrey couldn’t do during a noted couch-jumping episode?41 Case, for instance: Abbr.42 Apt. ad spec43 Middle-earth monster44 Followed, as an impulse47 Respectful refusal51 Zorro’s chamois?55 Chihuahua child56 B on a table57 High, to Henri59 Sheet with beats, for short60 Filmmaker Lee61 Cassette deck feature, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme

65 Ball-bearing device66 Queen’s mate67 Reason for a raise68 Marshall Plan pres.69 Sighted70 Thicke and Rickman

1 Savanna leaper2 Gobbled3 2009 James Cameron blockbuster4 Burning5 Medieval castle tower6 Clinton’s department7 Tucker of country8 “Float like a butterfly” boxer9 Accel.’s opposite, in music10 Flash Gordon weapon11 Random assortments12 Course taker13 Not kidding18 It drops with fog: Abbr.23 Tsp. or tbsp.25 Jerry’s comedy partner27 __ II razor28 Fashionably dated30 Gym safety item33 Feathered flier34 Trains overhead36 Twisters37 In line with the goal38 Defunct sci-fi magazine39 Vase relative

40 Clickable pic41 Day of rest45 Fishing village that became Tokyo46 “Gracias” response48 High chain49 Finalizes, as a cel50 Word-for-word reference?52 Cellular transmitter53 Like cornstalks54 Wish one hadn’t58 Adult cable rating62 Alleged spoon-bender Geller63 Jerry’s partner64 Sushi fish

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Scorpio: Say What’s on Your Mind.Daily Horoscope : by Nancy Black and Stephanie ClementsDaily Sudoku

Games PAGE 13 | Iowa State Daily | Thursday, September 9, 2010Games

A group of girlfriends are on vacation when they see a 5-story hotel with a sign that reads: “For Women Only”. Since they are without their boyfriends and husbands, they decide to go in. The bouncer, a very attractive guy, explains to them how it works. “We have 5 floors. Go up floor by floor, and once you find what you are looking for, you can stay there. It’s easy to decide since each floor has a sign telling you what’s inside.” So they start going up and on the first floor the sign reads: “All the men on this floor are short and plain.” The friends laugh and without hesitation move on to the next floor. The sign on the second floor reads: “All the men here are short and handsome.”Still, this isn’t good enough, so the friends continue on up. They reach the third floor and the sign reads: “All the men here are tall and plain.” They still want to do better, and so, knowing there are still two floors left, they continued on up. On the fourth floor, the sign is perfect: “All the men here are tall and handsome.” The women get all excited and are going in when they realize that there is still one floor left. Wondering what they are missing, they head on up to the fifth floor. There they find a sign that reads: “There are no men here. This floor was built only to prove that there is no way to please a woman.

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Just sayin’ I pay $225.00 to park in my assigned spot in my apartments parking lot, don’t

park it there for the game and leave it

there until morning, there is a clear

warning sign that I will tow you.

...I just packed my

lunch today, all by myself, I am the man!

...I take adderall when I’m too lazy to cook

for myself!...

I may be young only once but I can be immature forever.

...Just saw a freshman sprint about a quarter mile to catch a bus that was traveling in

the opposite direction the kid was running...

Freshman, your stupidity amazes me!!

...Haven’t run into the ISU Singing

Sensation yet..but I’m not complaining. I don’t like having my

ear drums! Haha...

To the two girls who picked me up after I fell off my bike in front of Forker on Thursday, Thank

you so much. You’re awesome!!

...To the guy that

honked and yelled at me and almost ran into my car Labor

Day on Bissel: Maybe my u-turn wouldn’t

have seemed to rude and sudden if you hadn’t been in the process of blowing

a stop sign. Now I’m going to think you’re an idiot every time I see your car. Just

Sayin......

Sports bras are not meant to be worn in place of a shirt! Please put a shirt on before we get

swallowed by your fat rolls.

...To the nice guy that held the door for me at the MU, thank you. And they say chivarlry

is dead!...

Didn’t ISU have record enrollment

this semester? Why can’t the COB keep room 310 below 90

degrees?...

To the girls who screamed all the way down the MU parking ramp, you made my

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To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Someone close to you experiences a depressing moment. To shift the mood, offer alternative plans of action that they are blind to.

Taurus (April 20--May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Someone begins the day in a funk. You can shift that by providing independent activities that emphasize personal strengths.

Gemini (May 21--June 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Today’s actions take place in your mind’s eye. The variety of possibilities seems endless. Come down to earth tomorrow after a night of dreams.

Cancer (June 22--July 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Your imagination carries you away, and that’s all right. Today you hatch new plans and wait until later to put them into action. Enjoy the process.

Leo (July 23--Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Recall a dream or create one today as you seek excitement in a relationship. Doubt falls away as you move closer. Generate and amplify the energy to build it up.

Virgo (Aug. 23--Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Where relationships are concerned, you’re on a roll this week. Continue that trend by working to balance your urge for independence with passion.

Libra (Sept. 23--Oct. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- You begin to wonder what you were thinking when you started out. Don’t be disheartened: just re-examine the logic to get back on track.

Scorpio (Oct. 23--Nov. 21) -- Today is a 6 -- If you worry by yourself, you won’t get your questions answered. Say what’s on your mind out loud. Then listen. This provides an entirely new outlook.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22--Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Emails or calls leave you wondering if you want to be part of the group. Define the structure and plan first. Then make your decisions.

Capricorn (Dec. 22--Jan. 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Your imagination has been working overtime. You may have felt a bit depressed, but now your thoughts move ahead toward logical, harmonious outcomes.

Aquarius (Jan. 20--Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Urgent travel requires multiple changes of plans. Act with compassion, and take care of business. Handle crucial details yourself.

Pisces (Feb. 19--March 20) -- Today is a 5 -- After a few moments of pondering financial news, you shift into an imaginative sphere to create more expansive possibilities. Tell your partner.

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