Tuition rates for resident undergraduates could be locked at the 2014-15 rate if the Board of Regents votes for a third consecu-tive tuition freeze at the Decem-ber meeting Wednesday.

The board will also look at mandatory student fees, a new center for bioplastics and biocomposites, a million dol-lar computing cluster purchase and an efficiency review update at the meeting, telephonically originating from the Iowa State University Alumni Center.

The board had originally proposed an increase of 1.75 per-cent in in-state undergraduate tuition, but concern about rising higher education costs presented by regent Larry McKibben caused other regents to also speak out.

“The [student] debt at sixth in the nation is a social and eco-nomic negative for our state,” McKibben said at the Oct. 23 board meeting. “[It is important for] students to graduate without having a tremendous amount of debt, to be able to get married, have a family and maybe make a first down payment on a house

and stay in Iowa.”The board is now recom-

mending the following rates for Iowa State:

2014-15 undergraduate resi-dent tuition: $6,648

Proposed 2015-16: $6,6482014-15 undergraduate non-

resident tuition: $19,534Proposed 2015-16: $19,7682014-15 graduate resident

tuition: $7,990

Proposed 2015-16: $8,1302014-15 graduate nonresi-

dent tuition: $20,804Proposed 2015-16: $21,054Mandatory fees:2014-15: $1,083.40Proposed 2015-16: $1,087.90The fee increase is an ad-

ditional $4.50 per student that would go toward CyRide.

GIVING TREE

An Ames girl, only 10 years old, asked for a scarf, hat and glove set for Christ-mas. Because an ISU stu-

dent or faculty member picked up the cardboard ornament hanging on a Christmas tree, she will get it.

This year marks the 15th an-nual Giving Tree program hosted by YWCA Ames-ISU and the Fac-ulty Senate at Iowa State.

“We work with the Ames School District’s counselors,” said Angela Merrick, executive director of the YWCA Ames-ISU. “They provide us with wish lists of about 100 homeless children in Ames.”

Merrick said the Giving Tree program provides these children with six gifts each.

Sherri Angstrom, secretary for the senate, said the program has grown significantly in the 15 years it has been operating.

“The first year of the pro-gram, we did just a few gifts per child,” Angstrom said. “The pro-gram started with just 30 children involved and now it is up to 100

children.”Angstrom said the program

was initially started when the YMCA director, at the time, came to the faculty senate president where they agreed to partner together.

Three years ago, the YMCA closed down and the YWCA Ames-ISU agreed to keep the program going, partnered with the senate as the YMCA was.

The YWCA is a multicultural women’s organization. The senate represents the general faculty and shares governance of the univer-sity with the administration, ac-cording to their website.

Angstrom said the total amount of gifts varies but is ex-pected to be at least 600 gifts.

“The program works by tak-ing a wish list off one of the trees around campus,” Merrick said. “However, they were gone within the first week this year.”

Several students have also gotten involved in the Giving Tree program in the past few years.

“I gave to the Giving Tree last year,” said Kayla Carpenter, junior in child, adult and family services.”

C a r -penter said the process was very easy and didn’t take a lot of extra time.

“It was pretty simple,” Car-penter said. “I just grabbed a card from the tree in MacKay, ran to Target to buy the presents and brought them to Hamilton Hall.”

Carpenter said she was very familiar with this type of program because of the ‘Angel Tree’ at her

church back home.“I got involved because I have

a very similar program back home at my church called the angel

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Radio station KURE is being asked to move out of Friley Hall after 65 years of residence.

The Department of Resi-dence has issued the station to move out by the summer of 2015.

KURE originally started as a residence hall-only radio station, which played music through the water pipes.

KURE now broadcasts to all of Ames, and events are open to both students and Ames com-munity members, providing the DOR with the argument that the station is no longer suitable for a residence hall-only environment.

“In my opinion it wasn’t very deep or complicated, it was ‘this is who you are let’s find a bet-

ter place for you,’” said Peter Englin, director of the DOR. “I saw a problem with this many non-residence students having access to the building on a regular basis. There is higher priority and obligation on our part to serve residence hall students with some of that space.”

Some members of KURE may have been unaware the station was being kicked out of Friley until recently because of a mis-communication between old and new members, but Englin said the station has known about it for at least three years.

“I don’t think the expectation was passed onto the new board that makes up KURE,” Englin said. “That’s what happened.”

He wouldn’t say whether or

Christmas comes to less fortunate children of Ames, student involvement encouragedBy Emelie.Knobloch@iowastatedaily.com

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that is donating to the less fortunate children of Ames through the Giving Tree.

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Dec. 4Youth Program: Caterpillar Club10 to 11 a.m.If you like Kids Story Time, you’ll flip for Caterpillar Club! Please join us for winter sto-rytelling twice per month, from October to March. Each gathering features a theme as we read aloud two or three books, and wrap up with re-lated cooperative activities and crafts great for groups & individuals alike. Materials are intended for children ages two to seven years old, & all children must be accompa-nied by an adult.

Wreath Making Workshop6 to 9 p.m.Learn how to assemble a holiday wreath with Reiman Gardens’ staff. They will guide you through the steps to use

evergreens, specialty greens, and other materials to create your own seasonal decora-tion for your home - all for the price of buying one in the store.

Dec. 5Seminar: FERPA and Work-ing with Parents8:30 to 9:30 a.m.The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that affords par-ents the right to have access to their children’s education records until a student turns 18 years old or enters a post-secondary institution at any age at which time the FERPA rights transfer from the par-ent to the student.How would you rate yourself on your understanding of and experience with FERPA? Please join us for a scenario-based look into how a bet-ter understanding of FERPA can help and protect you as an adviser as well as some strategies when working with parents.

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Winterfest: Bingo4 to 8 p.m.Play bingo and win prizes as part of the Winterfest activi-ties.

R e i m a n G a r d e n s A f t e r Hours4:30 to 7 p.m.Kick back and relax at Reiman Gardens’ After Hours! This quarterly event is an opportu-nity to enjoy good company and live music in a beautiful garden setting. Complimen-tary snacks and cash bar pro-vided. Must be 21+ to attend.

Winterfest: Jingle Jog5:30 to 6:45 p.m.A fun run in memory of former Freshmen Council member Andy Albright. Proceeds go toward a memorial scholar-ship in his name. Sponsored by Freshmen Council.

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Iowa State defeats Lamar

The ISU men’s basket-ball team was back in ac-tion against Lamar with the hopes of rebounding from its recent loss against Mary-land. To check out a photo gallery of Monday’s game, go online to the multime-dia section of the Daily’s website.

Rules on sportsmanship

In her piece, columnist Woods argues that many students do not play with sportsmanship in intra-murals, some by drop-ping down a skill level to make winning easier. After reading the column, go to the opinion section of the Daily’s app to learn more about the rules regarding sportsmanship in ISU in-tramurals.

How to keep your beauty routine healthy

Healthy habits have endless benefits, especially when it comes to skin care routines. Check out the Self tab of the Daily’s website or the essentials section on the app to find out how to make your beauty routine healthier.

Tips for avoiding procrastination

Procrastination can be detrimental to students’ grades around this time of year. A new app has been developed to help students focus, but for more tips on how to focus, take a look at the news section of the Daily’s app.

How to donateYWCA Ames-ISU and

Faculty Senate is holding their 15th-annual Giving Tree program this holiday season. The program pro-vides gifts for less fortunate children. For more ways to donate, take a look at the news section of the Daily’s app.

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A student donates to the Winterfest winter clothing drive in the Maple-Willow-Larch commons. Dona-tion boxes can be found around campus, located at the Maple-Willow-Larch commons, Union Drive Center mail room, Wallace-Wilson hall desk, Frederikson Court Community Center and Memorial Union.

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After spending some time as a free agent, for-mer ISU linebacker Jake Knott has found work in the sunshine state.

Knott announced via twitter yesterday that he has signed on with the Miam Dolphins as a member of the practice squad.

Since signing with the Philadelphia Eagles as undrafted free agent in 2013, Knott’s journey in the NFL has had some bumps in the road.

After playing spar-ingly for Philadelphia in 2013, Knott tested posi-tive for a banned sub-stance in 2014 and was forced to sit out the first four games of the season. The remainder of Knott’s short time with the Eagles

was marred by hamstring and knee injuries before he was ultimately waived by the Eagles.

Knott and former linebacker A.J. Klein ar-guably formed one of the best linebacking duos in ISU history.

Knott was a four year starter at linebacker from 2009-12 at Iowa State and was voted to an All-Big 12 team three times in his four years as a Cyclone.

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The Board of Regents are scheduled to vote on tuition rates and manda-tory fees today.

The December meet-ing is telephonic, originat-ing from the ISU Alumni Center Uelner Executive Board Room.9:15 to 10 a.m.

Property and Fa-cilities Committee - tel-ephonic

Buchanan residence hall building #2 - a $49.5 million 700 bed building planned to be completed by January 2017.

Larch renovation - $3.3 million project to renovate the perimeter walls of Larch Hall, similar to the Willow Hall project of last year.10:30 a.m. to noon

Education and Stu-dent Affairs Committee - telephonic, Uelner Ex-ecutive Board Room ISU Alumni Center

Request to establish a new center for bioplas-tics and biocomposites with the National Science Foundation.1 to 3 p.m.

Open sessionTIER updateVoting on tuition and

mandatory feesThe public can attend

the regents meeting at the Uelner Executive Board Room at the ISU Alumni Center or can listen live online at regents.iowa.gov.

Regents’ agendaBy Danielle.Ferguson@iowastatedaily.com

Why do it today when it can be done tomorrow?

This is the life motto of a repeat procrastinator.

Stop Procrastinating is a $9 application aimed to block the Internet on a user’s computer and pro-mote productivity. It is compatible with Macs and Windows.

Blocking Internet ac-cess prevents users from procrastinating on websites such as Facebook, Twitter and other distracting sites.

Will Little, CEO of Stop Procrastinating, created the software a year ago.

“People will always procrastinate and find dis-tractions, but the computer is both a work and leisure tool,” Little said. “It is too easy to switch from work to browsing and so far, more distracting than anything else. In fact, work can be-come a distraction.”

Little said the goal is to allow people to cut online distraction, so they can get more work done and con-centrate better.

Users can block the In-ternet by using the applica-tion through three different options. The first option allows users to block the In-ternet for a specific amount of time. However, users can access the internet before the time runs out, if they reboot their computer.

Option two blocks the Internet from users for a certain amount of time. Users will not be able to go online until their chosen time is up.

The third option allows users to remain connected to the Internet, but blocks specific websites such as

Facebook, Twitter or any other social media site in-definitely.

Little said he came up with the idea after he strug-gled with getting work done.

“I’m a writer and was writing a play, when I found myself being distracted by the Internet, reading emails and browsing the Internet,” Little said. “I couldn’t find any software to meet my needs so I created it my-self.”

Thousands of people have downloaded the soft-ware, Little said.

Little’s largest target demographic is writers and college students.

Drew Sprangers, senior in agricultural engineering, said he is guilty of procras-tinating often.

“It seems with every assignment I try to start as early as I can, but if I’m at home, the TV and my laptop’s right there. I turn that on instead,” Sprangers said. “It seems like I’ll have a whole day, but I’ll spend two hours actually doing what I need to do.”

Sprangers said when it comes down to it, he can get his work done. It just may be a little closer to the deadline than what he is comfortable with.

Emilee Mayer, sopho-more in microbiology, said she has a problem procras-tinating on a regular basis because of the Internet, despite the stress procras-tination causes her.

“It usually depends on what the project is,” Mayer said. “If it’s a really hard one or one that’s going to take a lot of time, I start it about halfway through the week. If it’s something I don’t think will take long, I usually do it the night before.”

Mayer said she does

not think her procrastina-tion has affected her grades at all.

“It makes me have to think quickly,” Mayer said. “I don’t have to second guess everything, but I don’t know if that has something to do with it.”

Mayer said she would be interested in using Stop Procrastinating but isn’t sure because of the price.

Little said the price of the app should not be a problem because it was created to be affordable to everyone.

S p r a n g e r s s a i d h e would be interested in the application as well but was also hesitant. Since he uses the internet for his assign-ments, it may not be as use-ful to him.

“I think if I had that, I would probably use it for the book homework I had,” Sprangers said. “It would help cut down on random searching. I feel like it would help me keep focused on what I need to do.”

Little said he has re-ceived plenty of positive feedback from his software.

“People write saying they love a particular op-tion, say option two and option three are big hits with people,” Little said. “Many people say it genu-inely helps them study.”

Jennifer Owens is the

director of student services for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and has been advising students since 1998. She daily ad-dresses students on campus who suffer from procrasti-nation issues or poor aca-demic success.

Owens said as an ad-viser, she sees different rea-sons for an individual to procrastinate or get behind in a class.

“Describing it just as procrastination is just kind of reaching the surface,” Owens said. “My thoughts are that many students don’t think about why they are in college. Because of that, they prioritize things in a way that is not ben-eficial to their academic progress.”

Owens said if students would embrace learning rather than focus on other aspects of college, then she believes the work would not be put off.

However, Owens said procrastination may not be causing a student to struggle in a class. Other commitments such as a part-time job or clubs can be a hindrance to academic success.

Mental health can be an issue for some students.

“There are a lot of stu-dents who are struggling with things like depression

and anxiety,” Owens said. “We know that prevents them from making prog-ress. The rigors of being a college student and be-ing on your own can bring out issues that were maybe more contained at home.”

Owens said students sometimes struggle with time management. This is particularly true for fresh-men students.

“Many freshmen come in thinking they can do things the same way they did them in high school,” Owens said. “That doesn’t work for most students.”

Owens said the best way to help freshmen stu-dents study is by talking with them about their goals.

Technology can have negative effects on stu-dents, Owens said.

“Technology is defi-nitely something that stu-dents waste their time on,” Owens said. “Having in-stant access to technology has changed the mindset of students that they can just do things later, and it will instantly happen. It has changed the way students approach things.”

However, Owens said she believes there are some positives about technol-ogy. The internet has made it easier for instructors to communicate with students and receive feedback.

“Overall, technology has been a positive thing in the way students can re-ceive information,” Owens said. “It may have taken away some of the interac-tions between faculty and students, but I think it has allowed instructors to do more interesting things in the classroom.”

Owens said Stop Pro-crastinating could be a good investment and would most likely be cheaper than a tutor or retaking a class all together.

Little said his compa-ny’s software has been a success.

“Many people who bought [the software] didn’t realize how much time they were wasting on the Inter-net, when they should have been working or studying,” Little said. “They are now getting a lot more done.”

Little said his company is potentially looking to ex-pand its software to other applications.

Students interested in purchasing Stop Procras-tinating, can learn more at stopprocrastinatingapp.com.

Students who feel they are struggling in a class or need improvement with studying habits can make an appointment with an academic adviser in their specific college.

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$9 app keeps students productive By Michaela.Ramm@iowastatedaily.com

Infographic: Janaye Clifford/Iowa State DailyThe American Psychological Association reports that a majority of college students procrastinate because it makes them more productive. Many psychologists believe that students procrastinate because they have self-doubt.

Students learn to ‘rent smart’ with new initiative

Past tweets, statuses and photos can either help or hinder students when it comes to searching for a job.

As of January 2014, 74 percent of adults online use social networking sites, according to the Pew Re-search Internet Project.

Of the 74 percent of adults using social net-working sites, 89 percent of them were between the ages of 18 and 29.

“I would say that social media has benefited my student employees,” said Brittney Rutherford, pro-gram coordinator for the Department of Residence and ISU Dining.

The DOR hires hun-dreds of students across campus.

“I don’t see a positive or a negative impact of so-cial media,” Rutherford said.

Rutherford said she understands today’s stu-dents have grown up with social media.

It’s simply what a lot of students are used to as means of communication, she said.

According to the proj-ect, as of January 2014, 19 percent of online adults use Twitter, as well.

“They [the student em-ployees] are the ones who keep me informed on what social media platforms their peers are using and the types of things they pre-fer to do on each platform,” Rutherford said.

Rutherford said when they receive feedback from customers on their Depart-ment of Residence or ISU Dining platforms they are able to have a conversation with the customer through social media.

“ M a n y t i m e s , t h i s helps improve our service,” Rutherford said.

As of September 2013, 71 percent of online adults use Facebook.

“ S o c i a l m e d i a h a s made the average college student’s attention span a lot shorter,” said Alexia Angton, graduate student in sociology.

Angton said social me-

dia was created to get infor-mation out in a short time and in spatial increments.

According to the Pew Research Internet project, between February 2005 and August 2006, usage of social networking sites among adults between the ages of 18 and 29 jumped from 9 percent to 49 percent.

“It has made it harder for students to pay atten-

tion for longer amounts of time, such as in a class lecture,” Angton said.

Angton said although she believes social media could be positive when used correctly, she believes it has negatively impacted students overall.

A b o u t 5 0 0 m i l l i o n tweets are sent per day, according to Twitter.

“It distracts students

from their education by causing them to want to c h e c k t h e i r F a c e b o o k , Twitter, Instagram, Snap-chat, etc. instead of paying attention in class or focus-ing on their homework,” Angton said.

There are 284 million monthly active Twitter users, and 80 percent of Twitter active users are on mobile devices, according

to the social media site.Angton said if students

were more aware of the amount of time they spend on social media, they might consider cutting down on the amount of time they use it.

“It is important for stu-dents to understand how much time they are spend-ing on their social media accounts,” Angton said.

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Marston Hall is often referred to as ‘the engineer-ing building’ on campus. Originally, the building was dedicated as Engineering Hall in 1903 and wasn’t re-named Marston Hall — in honor of Anson Marston, Iowa State’s first dean of the College of Engineering — until 1947.

Today, the building stands desolate and closed to the public due to renova-tions. There had been many minor improvements to the iconic building over the years, but the current proj-ect is the first major renova-tion since it’s completion in 1903.

Before the renova-tions, half of the building’s mechanical systems were original to the 111-year-old building, and window air conditioners were be-ing used in a quarter of the rooms.

“Marston is one of the last of the iconic central campus buildings to have a major overhaul,” said Kerry Dixon, project manager of

the Marston renovation. “We had done some major work in Curtiss, Catt Hall, Beardshear, Morill Hall, and the older, limestone, ma-jor statement buildings on campus except for Marston Hall.”

The finished project will house more classroom space and the College of Engineering’s student ser-vices and administrative offices. The updated build-ing will also retain some of the original and familiar aspects of the building, such as the main entrance and the auditorium.

The faculty and staff previously housed in the building have been scattered all over campus.

“Moving out of the building was a difficult process,” Dixon said. “We had to get the departments moved before students went through classification to graduate and before orien-tation for the new students visiting campus.”

With the anticipation of moving into the new build-ing in the spring of 2016, students say they are excited to have a new and improved facility to use.

“By constantly reno-vating and updating facili-ties around campus, it lets students keep up with the growing technology and gives them the opportu-nity to compete in indus-try after graduation while also being able to add to an ever-changing tradition,” said Ryun Hobbs, a junior in aerospace engineering.

The project is anticipat-ed to meet the Leadership in Energy & Environmen-tal Design Gold Standard. Dixon, who is also the coor-dinator of sustainability in design and construction, is working to make the build-ing as efficient as possible.

T h e n e w b u i l d i n g should be 30 to 35 percent more efficient than a typical code-designed building on campus, Dixon said.

Besides using sustain-able materials with high re-cycled content, this project is also tracking construction waste management to come out with as little waste as possible.

Dixon said the location of the building has made renovation difficult because of its lack of direct vehicle accessibility.

Social media usage affects work ethicBy Emelie.Knobloch@iowastatedaily.com

Marston Hall overhaul helps original building stay updatedBy Erin.Weirup@iowastatedaily.com

Korrie Bysted/Iowa State DailyStudents using various forms of technology while waiting for their next class in the Carver lounge on Tuesday. Advisers warn students to be careful how they use social media. The Department of Residence uses different forms of social media to easily contact students.

Before signing a lease for next school year, the Government of Student Body wants students to know what they are truly signing up for.

GSB senators handed out free water and pop Dec. 2 in the Memorial Union to inform students of the new Rent Smart Ames initiative. In conjunction with the city of Ames, GSB has created a website to help student ten-ants and city landlords find

common ground on renting issues.

“Today is GSB’s initia-tive to promote the web-site to students,” said Zach Bauer, GSB member, city of Ames intern and creator of the website.

The website has a vari-ety of features, including a listing of rental units avail-able in Ames, a complete guide from beginning the search for an apartment to moving out, rights and responsibilities of landlords and a list of links to help with any problems that may arise during tenancy.

Tenants can fill out a search form to refine a spe-cific desired living arrange-ment, for example, a two bedroom, one bathroom apartment with a $500 to $750 rent range.

“[The website] takes [renters] from the moment they decide to leave cam-pus to the return of the se-curity deposit when they move out, then everything in between,” Bauer said. “It tells them what to look for in a place, what places are available, what their lease should have and what their rights and responsibilities

are. Pretty much any ques-tion they should have, they can find it on the Rent Smart Ames website.”

The idea for the project came about at last year’s joint City Council and GSB meeting. This year, Bauer and Melissa Mundt, assis-tant city manager, present-ed the website at the annual joint meeting.

“At this stage, we are really just trying to get more landlords aware that they can list their properties and also let tenants or prospec-tive tenants know that they can utilize the website if

they have questions about what their lease should have, if they have questions about move in and that sort of thing,” Bauer said.

The project began as a way to help answer ques-tions students and new resi-dents of Ames have about renting in general and how they can find somewhere to live in the Ames community.

“Being a renter myself, I knew the questions I had, and through GSB, I had a really good opportunity to engage students to see what kind of problems they found with their renting or student

legal services to see what is-sues students came to them with,” Bauer said.

The new website is free and available to all users, student or tenant.

“Landlords can l ist their properties for free. Tenants can even list their sublets for the summer or if they’re going to be gone for a semester, they can list their properties on there, too,” Bauer said.

This is the first step in informing students on the website and the GSB plans to promote to the city of Ames as well.

By Molly.Willson@iowastatedaily.com

IOWA STATE DAILY

OPINION 5Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014

The release of the grand jury decision in the case against Darren Wilson

resulted in one of the most stressful and important nights in a long time. The case of Michael Brown versus Darren Wilson also sparked a fire of in-justice. Thousands waited ea-gerly to hear the jury decision. This decision was so difficult that the time of the revealing of the indictment changed.

When the grand jury deci-sion ruled that Wilson would not be indicted, police en-forcement in the Ferguson area were prepared for the worst. As some of you know, for weeks there have been ri-ots and protests day after day waiting for the announcement of the indictment and for jus-tice to be served.

Many citizens of Ferguson felt that failing to indict Wilson was unjust and began to break police cars, throw rocks and tear gas cans back at the police, according to CNN.

This within itself is calls for a show of strength. Strength to not blame the other race because not all of the whites in the community are racist (not even all the police agreed with Darren Wilson) and not all black people are criminals.

“We must respect that this is a law in this nation,“ said President Barack Obama. “And

we have to go by the rules. We need to embrace changes and move things forward instead of engaging in disruptive be-havior.”

President Obama prom-ises to help the Ferguson area and work with people who want to be constructive and productive. Cleaning up the destroyed areas of Ferguson

and spreading around ideas and discussions to help pro-mote good and productive behaviors is something that the community of Ferguson should be participating in.

With time, Ferguson citi-zens will see, especially when the president comes down to help side by side, hand in hand to help rebuild their commu-nity and build their hope and their strength to move on.

I feel the best way to get my point across is through a song by Michael Jackson, “If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and then make a change!”

If Ferguson would consid-er peaceful protest and work-ing toward making a change, rather than perpetuating crime and rioting, that change will come quicker.

Instead of disruptive pro-testing, and instead of blaming one another, how about we all stand together as one and make this change as one? It is the only way we will come out of this and move forward as a nation.

Staying active is an im-portant part of being a college student. Giv-

ing the brain a break from the stresses of a day full of classes allows for the op-portunity to recharge.

Iowa State plays a no-ticeable part in facilitating student activities through intramural sports. A pletho-ra of activities are organized for any qualified college stu-dent to participate in.

From table tennis to soccer, the list consists of 45 sports that students can compete to win the coveted intramural champion’s t-shirt.

“Students wanted to play sports and that is why intramurals began,” said Linda Marticke, program coordinator for the recre-ation services department, a department that was cre-ated in 1920 to help organize activities for students to participate in.

There are probably a

variety of reasons as to why students want to participate, Marticke said. Some of them would include the fact that it is fun to play, it is fun to compete, it is a distraction and break from studying, it is a social activity to do with friends, it is a way to make new friends, it is a way to stay physically active and it is also a way to experience getting along and working with others.

As of last year, more than 9,900 students fought to win the t i t le and the t-shirt, which makes the games pretty competitive pretty quickly. This is why skill level divisions were set up to make the playing field as level as possible.

“It is very important to the intramural coordinators to keep the games as fair as possible,” Marticke said. “However, student teams are allowed to pick the skill level that they feel is best for their team. We do the best we can with the information that we have and sometimes move teams to a different skill division than what they

signed up for.”Ocassionally, teams

‘underestimate’ their skill level and enter into a brack-et against teams that are much less talented in the selected sport. Obviously that isn’t fair, and it also doesn’t make it much fun for the participants.

It could be frustrating for those teams or individu-als who are trying to enjoy some fun competitive play. Especially if an opponent who professes to be a begin-ner or only to have experi-enced the sport a few times, is actually playing like an expert and it is completely obvious they should be in a more difficult skill level.

The good news is, not every intramural sport expe-riences as much of this frus-tration. Softball, broomball, flag football, volleyball, floor hockey, soccer, ice hockey, basketball, wrestling and dodgeball are the select few that have referees to judge the skill level during prelimi-nary rounds. This would de-termine if a team were really as skilled or not as skilled as

they say they are.However, there are still

sports that don’t have peo-ple monitoring the matches and watching out for those who don’t belong in a cer-tain skill level. For all of the rest of the games supervi-sors are designated to keep the time and score, said Marticke, but the games are not officiated. As a result, skill levels are unwatched and the fairness of oppo-nents isn’t strictly divided to create an evenly matched atmosphere.

“The intramural pro-g r a m i s a l w a y s l o o k i n g t o i m p r o v e , ” M a r t i c k e said.“We evaluate the entire program every year and try and make any adjustments that we think would improve it. This year we have added the sport of tennis singles,” she said.

It would be nice, if in the future, all intramural sports were monitored for skill levels. Having an even playing field makes the chal-lenge to be champions even more competitive and more enjoyable.

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Iowa State DailyStudents battle for control of the basketball in an intramural game at Lied during the Gold Olympics. The event happened during Homecoming week.

Courtesy of ISU Course Evaluation SystemCourse evaluations give students the opportunity to voice their opinions about courses and provide feedback about how the classes can improve.

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As temperatures drop lower than motivation to do much of anything this time of year, our CyMail accounts are once again filling with the seemingly dreaded course evaluations. Of course they flood you all at once, making your inbox rise from zero unread message — or 1,432 unread — to five or six, de-pending on your course credit.

The connotation that comes with course evaluations is overwhelmingly negative when presented to students. Although most take less than two min-utes to fill out, the group consensus is that they are pointless and unneces-sary. This is simply not the case.

These evaluations help profes-sors and lecturers understand what is coming across effectively and what is getting lost during the lectures and classes. In short of sounding cliche, they’re an essential, yet optional, part of the courses you’re taking.

The university can help mend part of the problem by finding a more effec-tive way to get the feedback it desires from the students. A potential fix is simply making the evaluations manda-tory. While running the risk of getting a false or half-done answer, evaluations can be done during the meeting time of the final exam or in the final class period before finals week.

For students, we can be more accepting and realistic with what the evaluations actually do. First of all, they can pave the way for better edu-cation for our peers in future classes and lectures.

Take the example of having a re-ally poor educator for a semester. You disliked how the material was pre-sented — not because they failed you or because you slacked off — and felt there was a group consensus that there is a better way to learn in that specific environment. While the semester has come to a close for you, you still have an opportunity to make a difference for your future classmates.

The similar example to that would be paving the way for better education for incoming freshmen classes. With little to no experience of a college set-ting classroom, you can personally provide a better learning environment for them. In a sea of nearly 35,000 stu-dents, we have to, in a way, look out for one another.

It’s easy to hate on course evalua-tions. It might be “the cool thing to do.” When one of your roommates drops the infamous “course evals are out,” you can easily sigh and move on with your life, making no difference at all.

But as students, we have a small but unique way to better our univer-sity. With direct impact, departments will listen to our voices in these course evaluations.

We have a chance to help one another out in future classes by letting these educators know what is working and what isn’t, with majority voice.

While you wait for that pot of cof-fee to brew or for your Easy Mac to finish cooking in the microwave, open up a course evaluation and enact change at Iowa State. Let your opinion be heard.

IOWA STATE DAILY

SELF 7Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014

Workouts starting to get boring and repetitive?

For your next workout try jazzing up your gym session by subbing kettle-bells for medicine balls, dumbbells, or plates!

Ranging in weight, using a kett lebel l can be a great way to spice things up. So, check out these kettlebell exercises:

1. KETTLEBELL SWINGStart with your feet

shoulder width apart , holding the kettlebell in front of your body with both hands on the handle. Partially bend your knees and drive your hips back, keeping your back straight and allowing the kettle-bell to swing back behind your knees. Explosively drive your hips forward and straighten your legs to propel the kettlebell upward to chin height. Engage your core and glutes. Remember that the movement should come from your hips and not from your arms. As you lower the kettlebell back down to between your legs in the starting position, keep the swinging motion going for 12 to 15 reps.

2. GOBLET SQUATEssentially, this is just

a squat with a kettlebell in hand. Start with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a kettlebell by both handles in front of your chest. When squatting, push your knees out and hips back until your thighs are parallel to the ground. Make sure that your knees are perpendicular and not jutting out past your toes. Stand back up making

sure you have full exten-sion in the hips. Remem-ber to keep your elbows close to your body while holding the kettlebell.

3. KETTLEBELL ROWThis requires a pair

of kettlebells at the same time. Stand with your feet directly under your hips. Bend your knees slightly and bend forward at the waist, keeping your back straight. Grab the kettle-bells at the same time

and pull them towards your stomach. Keep your e l b o w s c l o s e t o y o u r body. Slowly lower them back down to the floor.

4. KETTLEBELL LUNGE PRESS

Start in a standing po-sition with a kettlebell held up at shoulder height in one hand. Lunge forward with one leg, the same side that the kettlebell is on. As you’re lunging, raise the kettlebell over your

head. While straighten-ing your arm, keep it close to the side of your head. Return to the standing po-sition while lowering the kettlebell back down to your shoulder. Switch the kettlebell to other hand and do the same move-ment with the opposite leg. 5. KETTLEBELL PUSH-UP

This is the simply a pushup but with kettlebells involved! Place the kettle-bells underneath of your

chest where you would usually place your hands in a pushup position. Grab a hold of the kettlebell han-dles to prop yourself up into a usual starting posi-tion. Lower yourself down as far as possible, and then, push yourself back up. Try to keep yourself balanced. 6. KETTLEBELL DEADLIFT

Start with one kettle-bell stationed in front of you between your feet on the floor. While squatting

down, bend slightly at the knees, pushing your hips back. Remember to keep your back straight. Grab a hold of the handle with both hands. As you stand up, engage your core and glutes. Keep your arms fully extended. Lower the kettlebell back down to the ground.

For each movement, perform 3 to 5 sets of 12-15 reps. Feel free to vary the weight for each exercise and adjust as needed.

Spice up your workouts with a

Tiffany Herring/Iowa State DailyKettlebells can be used for a variety of workouts as a substitute for dumbbells and medicine balls. Try these six easy but effective kettlebell excercises next time you head to the gym.

By Noelina.Rissman@iowastatedaily.com

Do it yourself:

FACIAL MASKSEGG YOLK MASK

Struggling with acne and black-heads? Egg yolks have an excellent source of zinc, which is used in treating acne and pimples for clearer skin. Ac-cording to healthmunsta.com, egg yolks are filled with protein which promotes skin elasticity and will help rebuild col-lagen to prevent those aging wrinkles.

WHAT IS NEEDED:• Two eggs• A bowl• A fork• Fresh towel

INSTRUCTIONS:Crack the two eggs and separate the

egg whites from the egg yolks. Throw away the egg whites and leave the egg yolks in a preferred bowl. Start to whisk the egg yolks until the consistency is smooth. Apply a generous amount of the egg yolks on to a fresh clean face. Relax and wait until the mask feels tight and dry. Wash away the residue with lukewarm water and pat dry with a fresh towel.

AVOCADO MASKHave dry skin? An avocado mask

will work best. Avocados are known to be natures fattiest yet healthiest fruit due to it’s natural oils. The green fruit also contain a tremendous amount of moisturizing antioxidants such as vi-tamin C. According to healthiest foods.co.uk, levels of vitamin C will benefit the skin with collagen which will cre-ate a brighter and younger looking complexion

WHAT IS NEEDED:• Ripe avocado• A Bowl• A fork• Fresh towel

INSTRUCTIONS:Grab a ripe avocado and mash it in

a preferred bowl with a fork. Proceed on mashing until the consistency is smooth with no lumps. Apply a gener-ous amount of avocado onto a freshly cleaned face. Relax and leave on the mask for 20 minutes or until the skin feels tight and dry. Wash away the resi-due with lukewarm water and pat dry with a fresh towel.

From a semester full of homework, proj-ect and tests, the body needs a little getaway from the stress of upcoming finals. Whether

the problem deals with uneven skin tones, oily skin, or aging, here are four amazing at home DIY facial remedies to consider:

By Rachel.Geronimo@iowastatedaily.com

TOMATO MASKTired with embarrassing acne

scars? Tomatoes are known for it’s natural bleaching agency that won’t harm the skin. These fruits are a great for reducing harsh blemishes and can build a healthier texture in the skin.

WHAT IS NEEDED:• Any choice of ripe tomato• A bowl• A fork• Fresh towel

INSTRUCTIONS:Take the tomato and start to mash it

with a fork in a bowl. Continue to mash until the consistency is at a smooth texture. Apply a good amount of tomato at the preferred area of blemishes. Wait until the mask hardens and when the skin feels tight. Wash away the residue with lukewarm water and pat the face dry with a clean towel.

HONEY MASKDealing with a shiny and oily face?

Applying honey on the skin is a great way to remove excess oils and other bacterial residues that cause breakouts. Honey is also a cleaning agency due to it’s amino acids that can prevent future breakouts. According to Livestrong.com, cinnamon is a great a plumping bureau that can rejuvenate the skin. Cinnamon contains anti-fungal and as-tringent antioxidants which helps bring blood flow and oxygen back up the the surface of the skin.

WHAT IS NEEDED:• 1 tablespoon of honey• ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon• A bowl• A fork• Fresh towel

INSTRUCTIONS:Mix the honey and ground cinna-

mon together with a fork in a small bowl for 1 minute. With a clean face, apply the mask around the surface of the face. Leave the mask on for 10 -15 minutes. Wash the residue with lukewarm water then pat dry with a fresh towel. Consider on using moisturizer after because the face will be left dry.

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two days. Get creative! Then focus on your next gig. Check the path ahead. You’re on top of the world. Plan an exciting trip, and get your ducks in a row.

Taurus - 8(April 20-May 20) Take charge... no more procrastination. Let

someone know what (or whom) you need. You’re gaining authority today and tomorrow. Prove you know what you’re doing. Your power is increasing.

Gemini - 7(May 21-June 20)Deadlines are looming, so better get back to

it. Work slowly and methodically. Changes are required. Talk in generalities at first. Choose boldly, after consideration. Be sensitive to a loved one’s wishes.

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it easy. Stay calm. Talking with friends today and tomorrow clears up a concern. Emotions could overflow. Sometimes the best action is no action.

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two days. Try to understand other people’s feelings. Learn by listening. Enjoy a partnership phase. Put energy into a team effort. Delegate what you can.

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tree,” Carpenter said.Carpenter said she has

seen the kind of difference it makes to families that are caught in a tough situation.

“ [ T h e a n g e l t r e e ] helped the parents that couldn’t afford to give their children Christmas pres-ents,” Carpenter said. “That would be a pretty horrible situation to be in.”

Carpenter said she knew of a family back home whose father was overseas with the military.

“The family was strug-gling,” Carpenter said. “The angel tree made a huge dif-ference for them that year.”

Carpenter said ISU stu-dents and faculty should try to participate if they can because it is easy to do and means a lot to children in-volved.

“You could see how happy the kids were when they were describing what they got from Santa that year,” Carpenter said.

The trees are placed around campus around Nov. 16 each year.

Merrick said students could still get involved in the program by dropping off toilet paper, detergent and other toiletry items at one of the locations.

“There is an incred-ible amount of generosity around campus,” Merrick said.

For students that se-lected a wish list or want to be involved by giving toi-letry items, they may drop off the item, unwrapped, to one of the assigned loca-tions by Wednesday.

The assigned locations

include 103 Lab of Mechan-ics, 2101 Agronomy Hall, the Christmas tree in Vet-erinary Medicine, 101 Ham-ilton Hall or 306 MacKay Hall.

Cash donations are also accepted. Cash or checks, made payable to YWCA Ames-ISU, can be delivered to the Y’s office at C1102A Knapp-Storms Commons.

For additional infor-mation about the Giving Tree program, you may contact the YWCA at 515-294-1663.

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not there was a miscom-munication.

“When we were first told to move out they gave us no options,” said Owen Ballard, KURE’s operations director and senior in biol-ogy. “They weren’t offering us any help, though they have since offered to assist us financially, but it was essentially up to us to figure out where to relocate.”

Since then, Hamilton Hall has been the one main contender for the new stu-dio.

“We decided to look for places to go that would make sense and that led us to the Greenlee School of Journalism,” Ballard said.

According to Ballard, with the potential jump to Greenlee, the KURE board hopes to bring back the news department and has already filled the news di-rector position.

The Greenlee School faculty are scheduled to dis-cuss the idea Friday and are ready to hear what KURE has to say before deciding whether or no they will be willing to house the station in Hamilton.

“ T h r o u g h o u t t h i s whole mess of moving out of Friley, Pete [Englin] told us that we might have to downgrade, not only space-wise but programming-wise as well,” Ballard said. “However, our board dis-cussed and decided to ac-tually expand both, if not space-wise, definitely our programming.”

Though Melissa Sheret, DJ for KURE and senior in event management, said she prefers music pro-grams, she said she thinks adding news to the show will bring more people to the station overall.

Caleb Hansen, another DJ for KURE and senior in biology, said adding a show

in a podcast style could bring even more listeners in.

“If we have the talent here at Iowa State, it would add a lot to the show,” Han-sen said.

Another potential ben-efit of moving out of Friley would be longer access to the building.

Hansen said getting into Friley has always been problematic and hopes the possible move to Hamilton would keep doors open lon-ger, or DJs would be given special access.

“Some people want to do summer shows, and it’s always been impossible because no one lives here in Friley during the summer. I’m not sure, if we get into Hamilton, if they’ll give us little swipe cards to access [the building] whenever or not,” Hansen said.

As for the future of the Friley space, Englin said the DOR plans to talk to hall

students and government about what they want done with the newly vacated space.

He said the space will probably end up being used more as study space or meeting areas for the students.

“We are likely com-mitting for next year to use dens for the full year. We have other commons spaces than just those dens so students would still have somewhere to go, unlike in places like Helser Hall,” he said.

The extra space would be welcomed, he said, be-cause Friley’s dens would be unusable for a full year.

Ballard predicts the move to be ultimately suc-cessful and benefical for both Friley Hall and KURE, and his team agrees.

“Moving is annoying,” Hansen said. “But once we get it done we will be better for it.”

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Additional topics to look for:TIER update

Regent Larry McKib-ben and Mark Braun, Trans-parent Inclusive Efficiency Review Transformation project manager, will give an update on the efficiency review study.

At the Nov. 14 tele-phonic meeting, the board unanimously approved the eight administrative busi-ness cases that will change the structures of human resources, finance, facilities and information technol-ogy, which could result in the loss of more than 200 jobs across the three regent universities.

The universities are researching how to imple-ment some of the cases themselves and will develop methods to present.

With increasing enroll-ment, however, Iowa State’s methods may vary from methods at the universities of Iowa and Northern Iowa.

The board office re-leased a University of Iowa early retirement initiative to aid with the downsizing in university departments. The item is not up for board approval.

Warren Madden, se-nior vice president of busi-ness and finance, said Iowa State has not developed early retirement phase plans because the increas-ing enrollment may provide opportunities to transfer people to different posi-tions. But nothing has been decided, he said, because the board is not far enough along in the implementa-tion process.New center for bioplastics and biocomposites

Iowa State is requesting approval to establish a new center to develop high value biobased products from ag-ricultural feedstocks.

The Center for Bio-plastics and Biocompos-ites would be in the Center for Crops Utilization Re-search and a National Sci-ence Foundation Industry

and University Cooperative Research Center. The NSF would fund administrative costs, and industry funds would then support the re-search.

The center, also known as CB2, is a collaborative ef-fort between biocomposite and engineering research teams at Iowa State, Uni-versity of Massachusetts Lowell and Washington State University, with Iowa State as the lead research institution.

The center’s goal is to develop knowledge of agri-cultural feedstock products, such as plastics, coatings, adhesives and composites, that are compatible with current industrial manufac-turing systems to promote sustainability.

David Grewell, pro-fessor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, will serve as the director of the center if the board approves.Equipment purchase

Iowa State University is now requesting to pur-

chase a High Performance Computing Cluster for $1,712,902.Funding will be provided from multiple sources in-cluding:

$1,265,802 from col-lege/general

$339,600 from depart-mental/foundation

$ 1 0 7 , 5 0 0 f r o m r e -search/sponsored

The universities have to seek approval for purchases more than $1 million.The money trail: capital improvement transactions

A $3.3 million budget for a project to renovate Larch Hall similar to how Willow Hall was renovated last year is up for approval.

Construction of a new residence hall east of Bu-chanan is also up for board approval. The $49,500,000 project would create about 700 beds and hall commu-nity and support spaces.

Anyone can attend the meeting from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Alumni Center or listen live online at regents.iowa.gov.

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