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<description><![CDATA[When people think of music festivals, they probably don’t imagine an event surrounded by cornfields in a town with a population of 600. But since 2015, a small town about 30 minutes outside of Des Moines has been the home of the Hinterland Music Festival. The event normally brings in around 25,000 people a day...]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[When people think of music festivals, they probably don’t imagine an event surrounded by cornfields in a town with a population of 600. But since 2015, a small town about 30 minutes outside of Des Moines has been the home of the Hinterland Music Festival.
The event normally brings in around 25,000 people a day to the town of Saint Charles, a number that is greater than the population of its home county as a whole.
This year’s festival will be held from August 1-3, with headlining acts including Tyler, The Creator, Kacey Musgraves and Lana Del Rey.
“We definitely stepped up… some of our headliner stuff this year with Lana and Tyler,” Sam Summers, Hinterland founder and Iowa State alumnus, said. “[We’ll] also be at a new site… on the festival grounds that, you know, we’ve had it on, but the main stage is moving slightly.”
Summers has a background in the music industry, having started his first music production company while still a student at Iowa State. In 2012, he opened Wooly’s, a Des Moines bar and music venue known for its “genre-diverse acts,” according to its <a href="https://www.firstfleetconcerts.com/first-fleet-venues/woolys">website</a>. 
Around that time, Summers also began to envision what a large-scale music festival in Iowa could look like.
“I think it was like 2012 where it felt like we could maybe start putting some of these bands together and make, like a bigger event, like… a two-day festival,” Summers said. “We had landed on a site location which was downtown Des Moines at Waterworks Park… That’s how we kind of landed on our name of the festival. It basically describes … a rural setting … within an urban area … And so that was our first location.”
However, Hinterland was never actually hosted at this location in Des Moines, due to a nearby river flooding the week of the festival. Because of this, Summers moved the festival to a secondary location in Saint Charles.
“Obviously, it went really well for us down there,” Summers said. “Where [we were like] let’s keep it there for the next 10 years.”
In addition to this year being Hinterland’s tenth year, the festival organizers are also making changes and improvements following complaints regarding last year’s festival.
“It was super hot and… we had started rolling out some new [organization] structure,” Summers said. “You know, you have a year where you don’t deliver things in the best way. And I think last year was one of them.”
According to the <a href="https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/08/03/hinterland-2024-sold-out-crowds-long-water-lines-hot-weather/74658243007/">Des Moines Register</a>, some of the attendees’ complaints included water shortages, overcrowding and slow-moving lines to get in and out of the festival.
“[For this year], we thought a lot about how, like, people move around a festival in areas that needed more space,” Summers said. “I think one of the areas that we felt was lacking was [the] concourse area… where people could kind of escape from the concert and go chill and relax and so, you know, [we] added a lot [to] that … Our footprint is over doubled what it’s been in previous years. [I’m] excited to kind of see how people react when they see this space this year.”
In addition to moving the festival to a larger space, some other improvements for this year include more water bottle refill stations, misting fans at the entry gates, more tents for shade and an improved shuttle program for attendees to get to and from the festival grounds and the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
“I hope you can at least see that we are making changes to, you know, acknowledge where maybe… we fell short last year,” Summers said. “And while you know, we may not win you back this year, I hope you can kind of pay close attention to see how things went and know that… we’re absolutely committed to making it a better festival every year.”
Tickets to Hinterland can be purchased on their <a href="https://www.hinterlandiowa.com/">website</a>, with a three-day admission pass starting at $330.
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<title>Markovic: “Don’t Stop Believin’” (in yourself)</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pavle Markovic, Assistant Sports Editor]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 05:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As if you couldn’t tell from the title, I’m a big Journey fan. But the message still stands, especially what comes after the popular song. Going into college, I honestly didn’t know what to expect. After four years of trying to decide what I wanted to do with my life in high school, I finally...]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[As if you couldn’t tell from the title, I’m a big Journey fan. 
But the message still stands, especially what comes after the popular song.
Going into college, I honestly didn’t know what to expect. After four years of trying to decide what I wanted to do with my life in high school, I finally settled on the idea of following in my uncle’s footsteps to become a sports journalist.
My passions mainly revolved around my love for sports and writing. Growing up, I was introduced to the world of sports by my parents, which eventually led me to start playing basketball at a young age.
But as I grew up, I realized that my days playing basketball were numbered, so I decided to take a liking to other sports such as football, baseball and hockey. While I never played in these sports, I loved watching them, which led to me becoming a big fan of all things sports.
During that time, I also found my liking for writing. I used to write silly stories about random superheroes because it gave me the ability to discover what would end up being a passion of mine going forward.
While I did not have a lot of experience combining both my passions heading into my first year at Iowa State, I knew that with time to practice my craft, I could become something greater.
My freshman year in Ames was definitely an interesting one, to say the least, being far from home for the first time and such. But as I headed into my sophomore year, that’s when things really began to take off as far as my career aspirations
In September 2022, I joined the Iowa State Daily as a sports reporter covering the men’s and women’s cross country teams. My first story was rough, but that was to be expected and all with the little experience I had in the role.
But I knew that as the cross country season went on, I was never to lose hope in myself, and believed that one day I could potentially be one of the sports editors and write for the beats I had strived to write for, which were football and basketball.
While my time covering cross country would be limited, my next big jump was when I got to cover the track and field teams. With that came my first opportunity to cover a meet in Ames, as none of the cross country meets were hosted by Iowa State and took place all over the country.
As I went on to cover the home track and field meet, I realized that this sport wasn’t my forte, which led me to ask my editors if I was able to cover the softball team since I was familiar with the sport, given my liking of baseball.
Now, this isn’t to say that I couldn’t write for track and field. I just realized that this beat wasn’t my cup of tea and saw another opportunity arise with the softball season having just gotten underway in the spring.
Once I got approval to switch beats, I was excited to see how the softball beat could continue to build my writing and reporting skills. Honestly, I firmly believe that writing for the softball beat showed the most improvement out of all my time here with the Daily.
This beat not only allowed me to cover multiple different home games, but it also allowed me to write previews for games and go in depth with my coverage since I had familiarity with the sport.
While it was a work in progress to start, I quickly began to feel more comfortable in this beat and found ways to improve my skills both as a writer and reporter.
Even at the end of the season, I had an opportunity to cover the Cyclones away from Ames, when Iowa State traveled to Iowa City for the Cy-Hawk series against Iowa.
Being away from the Cyclone Sports Complex was definitely an experience to be had, but it ended up proving fruitful, as Iowa State defeated the in-state rival Hawkeyes.
As I headed into summer break, preparing to be in what would be my third year at Iowa State, I was left wondering what beat I would be assigned to next as I headed into the fall semester.
It wasn’t until the late summer that I got pitched the idea of joining my two editors, Christian Royston and Logan Shanks, on the football beat for the 2023 season after another reporter who had apparently gotten the beat backed out to pursue other opportunities outside of the Daily.
While I was shocked in the moment to receive a message like that, I knew that everything I had done up to this point was well worth it and knew that I could potentially be something even greater by covering the most coveted beat on the sports desk.
Despite feeling like a little fish in a big pond, I knew that one day I would work my way up to being the big fish amongst the other big fish in the pond.
That is exactly what would happen, as while, again, I would say my beginning on the football beat left room for much improvement, it would end up being a starting point for what was to come.
Like the softball beat, the football beat opened up more ways into my coverage of the team, highlighted by doing my first-ever feature story of former Cyclone, now Houston Texan, wide receiver Jaylin Noel.
With encouragement from my editors and the belief I had in myself, I was able to write a compelling story about how Noel was primed to fill big shoes in a receiver room that had lost its biggest leader in Xavier Hutchinson.
As the football season began to wind down, I was assigned to cover the women’s basketball team, as their season had intertwined with the football team’s season.
During this time, I had already been in the thick of working a part-time job at the dining hall, while already having to juggle my classwork and writing for the football team.
At first, I wasn’t sure how I was going to be able to juggle all these different things at once, but I knew that I wasn’t going to let myself not try and multitask because I knew what I was capable of.
While my job at the dining hall would result in missing some home coverage of the women’s basketball team, I still found ways where I could work normal hours at the dining hall, while also being able to cover games at Hilton Coliseum.
On top of all this, being on the women’s basketball beat also allowed me to discover something new that I had never done before, which was being a part of podcasts, more specifically, the Daily Dish.
It was safe to say that I was, and am still not fully, comfortable with being on podcasts, as my public speaking skills were, and are, not top tier. Despite not being in front of a live audience, I would find ways to talk as minimally as possible because I wasn’t comfortable on podcasts.
However, with time, I was able to crawl out of my comfort zone and participate in podcasts much more, which led to me where I am now, co-hosting podcasts with my partner in crime, Brett Twelmeyer.
But briefly going back into the fall season for the football team, since they were able to achieve a record of 7-5, it meant that the Cyclones would be playing in a bowl game against a non-conference opponent somewhere in the country.
I would later find out that Iowa State would head to Memphis, Tennessee, for the Liberty Bowl against, conveniently, the host school, Memphis.
This game would also be slated during winter break, which meant that I would have to travel to Memphis during a time I had taken time off from school and work to relax at home.
Once I found out that I would be joining my editors on a trip down to Memphis, I was thrilled at the opportunity of covering my first-ever collegiate bowl game.
Being away from home at college was already an experience, but now to be in a different city, even farther away from home, was definitely something that gave me pause.
However, this trip down to Memphis ended up being one of the best road trips I’ve ever had as a member of the Daily, as despite Iowa State losing the bowl game, I would get to know my editors away from work and had a blast during my stay in Tennessee.
Following the conclusion of the football season, I was able to fully put my focus on the women’s basketball beat, with more coverage, previews, features and podcasts.
Despite being in beats I had never covered before, I was able to hit the ground running fast in both beats by having familiarity with the two sports I loved growing up. That then ties back into the belief I had in myself, as if I had believed that I wasn’t able to do this, I wouldn’t be talking about the experiences I had learned during this time.
This then leads into the past year, where an opening came along for both editor positions on the sports desk. However, during this time, I would receive an opportunity to cover Iowa State football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball for the Associated Press (AP). 
At the time, I wasn’t sure if I could take on a role as a potential sports editor for the Daily, while also doing coverage for the Associated Press.
But after realizing that I could find a way to juggle both being an editor for the Daily as the assistant sports editor and a reporter for the AP, I was eager to begin my senior year by covering all the sports I had sought to cover since beginning my time at the Daily.
However, another challenge would become evident in my last full year as a college student, as I saw a bigger responsibility in having to help lead and edit the desk’s reporters’ stories. 
While this would end up being my first time in such a leadership role, the belief in myself helped play a big role in helping the sports desk thrive for the 2024-25 year.
Needless to say, my final full year as a college student in this profession would end up being the most memorable, with all the different things I got to experience and be a part of.
Whether it was getting to travel to Iowa City twice and seeing the Cyclones win both times, or getting to travel to Arlington, Orlando, Kansas City and Milwaukee, or just having all the great moments at Jack Trice Stadium and Hilton Coliseum, I will cherish these moments for the rest of my life.
Everything I had worked towards, to where I am now, all goes back to the belief I had in myself and knowing what I was capable of doing.
If I didn’t believe in myself and my abilities, I would be nowhere close to where I am today. Who knows, I could be at a different school, in a different major, doing something completely different than reporting on Iowa State sports.
So while you’re at it, enjoy the moments you have and always remember to believe in yourself, because magical things can happen when there is belief in oneself.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leylah Moreno, Diversity Reporter]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 05:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[For their last general board meeting of the semester, The Asian Student Union (ASU) at Iowa State University hosted an EDM Night on Thursday, complete with its own DJ. The event was hosted from 6:30 p.m. to about 8:00 p.m. in Elings Hall, room 0308. During this event, the ASU also revealed the new successors...]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[For their last general board meeting of the semester, The Asian Student Union (ASU) at Iowa State University hosted an EDM Night on Thursday, complete with its own DJ.
The event was hosted from 6:30 p.m. to about 8:00 p.m. in Elings Hall, room 0308. During this event, the ASU also revealed the new successors for their executive board and celebrated a special goodbye send-off for their graduating senior members. 
The night consisted of laser LED lights and music bumping from the DJ. Snacks and beverages were also available. True to rave culture, members of ASU could also make their own kandi bracelets. 
“Raving culture is big, especially in the Asian community, so we thought it would be fun to put together something that’s a little more mainstream and current, but also a fun way to get people together to enjoy music together,” Vice President of ASU Ethan Kono said. 
Raving culture is very popular in Asian culture. It often challenges the cultural norms, expectations and stereotypes Asians face, and can offer a sense of belonging and community.
“It’s very popular in the bigger cities,” Treasurer of ASU Adrian Thongsavath said. “They’re like families. It’s about bringing the community together and just having fun, having a good time.” 
Part of rave and festival subculture is kandi bracelet making and trading. These handmade beaded bracelets are almost like friendship bracelets and are often traded among each other or gifted. When exchanging the bracelets, a common tradition is the PLUR handshake. At the ASU’s EDM Night, there were supplies for members to make kandi bracelets and engage in this culture.
“The reason for Kandi-making is this popular thing called PLUR: Peace, Love, Unity, Respect. They do a hand motion and then they trade bracelets or give one to another person,” Thongsavath said.
ASU’s mission is to bring awareness to asian identities and celebrate their cultures through building strong connections and community among each other. EDM culture mirrors this in that it encourages peace, love, unity, and respect and encourages community and tolerance.
“The EDM community very well mixes together with how we treat each other. Everyone gets along,” Thongsavath said. “I joined the club in spring of last year, and building this community has impacted my school time so much.”
“Our clubs are really inclusive to everybody,” Kono said. “You don’t have to be Asian to join. If you’re just interested and want to learn more about Asian culture in history and things like that, that’s like a really big goal and mission of our club.” 
Since starting back up in the spring of 2024, ASU has already begun leaving a positive influence among its members and their time at ISU.
“It’s been really important to find a sense of community here,” Kono said. “I think it’s been a great way for me to express my culture in different ways and with people who may be experiencing the same things as me. I’d say it’s definitely shaped my experience a lot in just being able to meet so many people and just getting to experience that culture.”
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Goode, Student Life Reporter]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 04:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Earlier this semester, the Carver 0060 testing center received $625,000 in renovations. On Thursday afternoon, a ribbon cutting and open house were held to celebrate the changes that were made. Joel Hochstein, a testing center manager for the Center for Excellence in Learning & Teaching, said the primary goal of the renovations was to improve...]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Earlier this semester, the Carver 0060 testing center received $625,000 in renovations. On Thursday afternoon, a ribbon cutting and open house were held to celebrate the changes that were made.
Joel Hochstein, a testing center manager for the Center for Excellence in Learning & Teaching, said the primary goal of the renovations was to improve the student test-taking experience.
“The ultimate goal of the renovations is to make sure that we’re providing an environment for students to do their best,” Hochstein said.
According to Hochstein, the changes included separate check-in spaces, lockers and private cubbies. 
“We added individual private cubbies to help reduce test anxiety and to help increase focus. That way, when students are coming in to test with us, we’re providing them an environment where we think that they’re going to be more successful,” Hochstein said.
Lauren Hanson, a junior in elementary education, is in her second year as a testing center team lead. 
“A lot of our job is monitoring students to make sure they are taking their exams in a responsible way and not using anything they’re not supposed to,” Hanson said. 
Hanson explained that the testing center monitors students from a variety of angles.
“We have walking proctors, which will walk around and proctor students, and then we also have a team that works in the camera room, and so they will observe the cameras above each of the students desks,” Hanson said. “We always communicate to let each other know if we notice something suspicious.”
Hanson said the renovations have limited the number of risks proctors have to check for and have given students more privacy.
“We have lockers now, so students are supposed to leave their phones, wallets, watches, anything in their lockers, and only bring in their testing materials,” Hanson said. “There’s a lot more privacy for students, too. Having the dividers reduces anxiety and helps them feel more comfortable.”
Jessica Reiff, a junior in electrical engineering, takes many of her tests at the Carver 0060 testing center.
“It’s my favorite testing center to be in, so I always try to go to this one,” Reiff said.
While it can be inconvenient to leave her belongings behind, Reiff noted that the new lockers are easy to use.
“It makes me nervous sometimes to not have my stuff with me at all times, but it’s nice that they lock automatically and are easy to use,” Reiff said.
Reiff said turning away from privacy screens on the computers makes it easier to take her exams.
“I like it because with the new cubicles, they don’t have to do the privacy screens anymore. It’s a lot easier to read the computer screens, which makes it easier to take the exam,” Reiff said.
Overall, Reiff liked the privacy that cubicles provide.
“You get a little bit of privacy in the cubicle, so you’re less aware of what’s going on around you. What’s distracting for me is the people sitting across from me, so that’s also nice,” Reiff said.
Thursday’s ribbon cutting ceremony included a program with Dr. Sarah Marchetti and Provost Jason Keith speaking and an open house and tours for faculty, which were led by student leaders.
For more information on the testing center updates, <a href="https://www.inside.iastate.edu/article/2024/10/31/testing">click here.</a>
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<title>May Day rally in Bandshell Park calls for unity</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Claire Cosier, Politics Editor]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 04:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A crowd gathered at Bandshell Park on Thursday evening, sharing one clear message: unity. May Day, the first of May, is International Workers’ Day. Its goal is to observe the historical challenges and achievements of workers and the labor movement. “On this day, we honor the workers who came before us, who bled, who marched,...]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A crowd gathered at Bandshell Park on Thursday evening, sharing one clear message: unity.
May Day, the first of May, is International Workers’ Day. Its goal is to observe the historical challenges and achievements of workers and the labor movement.
“On this day, we honor the workers who came before us, who bled, who marched, who struck, so we could have weekends, safety protections and a voice at work,” Todd Copley, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) council 61, said. “Honoring this legacy doesn’t mean just remembering. It means carrying it forward.”
AFSCME represents public safety employees, employees at Iowa State and public employees across Iowa, Missouri and Kansas. Copley spoke out in support of the workers in Iowa and the country who are being “disrespected, underpaid, overworked and told to be grateful for less.”
“I refuse to let the next generation grow up in a world where they are expected to work harder just to live with less,” Copley said. “We fight because we love this work. We care for the sick, we clean the schools, we plow the roads, we serve our neighbors, but love for the work doesn’t mean accepting exploitation. It means demanding to be treated with dignity.”
Copley emphasized the strength of solidarity among people and the “power of being right.”
“This isn’t just a protest,” Copley said. “This is a promise that we will never stop fighting for justice, for fair wages, for good schools, for safe communities, for dignity on the job and a seat at every table.”
President of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) branch 1081, Jaimee Scala, defended the United States Postal Service, calling it a “vital public service.”
“Our post office is more than just a place that delivers mail, it is the backbone of our communities, connecting every corner of this nation from big cities to the most rural towns,” Scala said.
Scala highlighted threats against the USPS, including privatization plans and staffing and benefit cuts.
“We say it loud and clear: the U.S. mail is not for sale,” Scala said. “Our postal service belongs to the people, not to billionaires or corporate interests. Privatization means higher prices, slower delivery and the loss of essential services that private companies don’t want to provide.”
The prominence of fighting together, “united in purpose and strength,” to protect the USPS was resounding in Scala’s speech.
“We have the power, we are the power,” Scala said. “The people’s postal service will prevail.”
Liz Dohrmann, a representative from Indivisible Ames, said the true strength of the organization comes from the people.
Dohrmann said Indivisible’s mission is to “defend democracy while also resisting harmful policies that are being proposed at all levels of our government.”
“An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us,” Dohrmann said. “In the spirit of some of our other messages, I call for you to join together in unity, come together as a community… Continue to show up for each other at events like this.”
At the rally, there was also a food drive to support local hunger relief efforts. Dohrmann underlined that as a way for the community to show up for each other.
“When our government is failing us, I want you to remember that we take care of us,” Dohrmann said.
Representing the Ames Visibility Brigade was Wendy Phillips, who said it was formed to “raise awareness of the threats that we all face today,” and to stand up for truth, justice and fairness.
Kevin Hilton, a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners #106 said, “it’s time to start listening to the people.”
“When we wake up, working people, together united, we will show the world the power of what happens when working people come together,” Hilton said. “We must unite, because solidarity works.”
President of the Ames School Board and professor at the Greenlee School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Kelly Winfrey, stressed the importance of education and teachers’ role in society.
“You might be wondering why we’re talking about education on May Day,” Winfrey said. “The simple answer is we need to organize to protect and promote education. Unions are important, but we need a lot more. A strong public education for all is the foundation of our communities, our country, our democracy.”
Winfrey said public education is under attack, and called for listeners to advocate for education.
“An uneducated public is easier to patrol, to manipulate, to distract with hate and scapegoating, just to make the rich richer,” Winfrey said. “Public education was created because democracy requires an informed and engaged public who know their rights and know how to fight for them.”
Luke Hundtofte, a senior studying history, highlighted some laws from the Iowa Legislature, including Senate File 496 and House File 802.
SF 496 mandates that schools eliminate books that depict sexual acts, gender identity or sexual orientation. HF 802 prohibits the teaching of specific ideas, including the notion that the U.S. or Iowa is inherently racist.
“Diversity is our strength and what makes our country beautiful,” Hundtofte said.
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<title>Therkildsen Industrial Engineering building dedicated</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mallory Prescott, Academics Reporter]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 04:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Iowa State University’s Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems (IMSE) dedicated the new Therkildsen Industrial Engineering Building Thursday, thanks to a $42 million gift from C.G. “Turk” and Joyce A. McEwen Therkildsen. The Therkildsen Industrial Engineering Building, located southwest of Howe Hall, will provide a state-of-the-art facility designed to meet the evolving needs of industrial...]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Iowa State University’s Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems (IMSE) dedicated the new Therkildsen Industrial Engineering Building Thursday, thanks to a $42 million gift from C.G. “Turk” and Joyce A. McEwen Therkildsen. 
The Therkildsen Industrial Engineering Building, located southwest of Howe Hall, will provide a state-of-the-art facility designed to meet the evolving needs of industrial engineering students and foster innovation in the field. 
“This is a very special celebration of Iowa State’s legacy of industrial engineering excellence and the dedication of visionary partners,” Larissa Holtmyer Jones, president and CEO of the Iowa State University Foundation, said. “Days like this are incredibly extraordinary because they allow us to celebrate so many things going right, transformative generosity, partnerships and a very bright future for the students we serve.” 
Both alumni, the Therkildsen’s gift reflects their commitment to advancing engineering education and providing future generations of students with the tools and resources they need to succeed. 
“In the early years, industrial engineering didn’t have a home, it was scattered,” Turk Therkildsen said. “Joyce and I felt strongly that the department needed a dedicated space, and that when the conversation began.”
The Therkildsens’ story began at Iowa State, where their first date was a Coca-Cola at the Memorial Union. Turk pursued a degree in industrial engineering, while Joyce studied zoology.
The Therkildsens’ contribution to Iowa State is expected to leave a long-lasting legacy, helping Iowa State remain at the forefront of engineering education. 
“Today we celebrate the completion of the Therkildsen Industrial Engineering Building, but even more, we celebrate the people who made this outstanding facility possible and those who will benefit from it for generations to come,” President Wendy Wintersteen said. 
Dean of Engineering Samuel Easterling highlighted how the new facility embodies the mission of industrial engineers: to improve processes that help people. 
“From advanced manufacturing labs to classrooms built for team-based learning, students will get hands-on experiences that prepare them to solve real-world problems,” Easterling said. “This building is already raising the national profile of our industrial engineering program and redefining how our students learn and work.” 
The ceremony included remarks from senior industrial engineering student Allison Hubbell, who spoke passionately about the building’s impact from a student’s perspective. 
“I didn’t choose industrial engineering just for the job prospects,” Hubbell said. “I choose this department for its mentorship, research opportunities and curriculum that develops not only engineers, but leaders.” 
This marks a significant milestone for Iowa State, as the IMSE department will have its first-ever dedicated space. 
The building will feature nearly 80,000 square feet of advanced labs and learning spaces, including an advanced manufacturing lab, a human factors and ergonomics teaching lab and a data-intensive engineering analysis and visualization lab. 
Additional spaces include capstone design labs, collaboration spaces and a 120-seat team-based learning auditorium, offering a flexible environment for students, faculty and industry professionals to work together. 
The building’s design emphasizes community-building and collaboration, creating a central hub for the department. The architectural team, led by the Des Moines firm BNIM, focused on ensuring the space would not only be functional but also conductive to interaction and engagement. 
Apart from the large donations from the Therkildsens, the building includes donor-funded spaces, including the following:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Sukup Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Speer Family Capstone Design Lab </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Harold Cowles and Wayne Moore Collaboration Space </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Wayne and Jill Flory Capstone Team Rooms </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Ms. Onyeo Lee, Krista A. Briley and Michael D. Renze Huddle Room </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Frank and Mary Reynolds Kitchenette</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Spark Student Advising Center </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Frank and Mary Reynolds Operations Research and Analytics Teaming Room</li>
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“This building represents a new era of excellence and national prominence for Iowa State’s Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering,” Wintersteen said. “Turk and Joyce, because of your generosity, future generations of Cyclones will have life-changing educational opportunities.”
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<title>Cyclones to wrap up regular season with series against Baylor</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Noah Lablanc, Sports Reporter]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 02:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Cyclones are set to host the Baylor Bears in Ames for a three-game series beginning Friday. The series will wrap up the regular season before both teams head to Oklahoma City for the Big 12 Championship. After getting hot in late April, Iowa State hit a bump in the road last week. They’re on...]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Cyclones are set to host the Baylor Bears in Ames for a three-game series beginning Friday. The series will wrap up the regular season before both teams head to Oklahoma City for the Big 12 Championship.
After getting hot in late April, Iowa State hit a bump in the road last week. They’re on a two-game losing streak. The Cyclones dropped the last game of last weekend’s series to Utah 7-6 and then lost to Iowa 5-0 to even this year’s Cy-Hawk softball series. Wednesday’s game against Drake, likely to be a bounce-back game, was canceled due to forecasted rain.
It’s not all doom and gloom for the Cyclones, though. They are in the midst of their best conference season of all time, cruising to a program record for Big 12 wins several weeks ago. Currently, Iowa State sits third in the conference with a 13-8 record.
The team has also received votes for the NCAA rankings in the past two weeks, something that would have been inconceivable a few years ago. Iowa State is 28-21 this season and has found its groove as the season has gone on. 
The Cyclones stormed to a 12-6 record in April and after battling around .500 for a large portion of the season, propelled themselves fully over that hump in the month. 
All that to say, when Iowa State gets hot, it has the potential to go on a run. That’s why this weekend’s series against Baylor is so important for momentum heading into the Big 12 Championship.
Baylor, meanwhile, has been middle of the pack in the conference this season. The Bears are 25-24 and 10-11 in conference. 
It has not been an easy road for Baylor, which had to take on a barrage of ranked opponents early in the schedule. The Bears are 1-13 against ranked teams this year. The lone win came over Oklahoma State in a 1-0 defensive battle. 
Historically, Iowa State has not been great against Baylor. It is 24-47 all-time against the Bears, but things have been trending up as of late. In the last 10 games the programs have faced off, the Cyclones have had the advantage, winning seven.
Shaylon Govan leads the Bears at the plate, hitting an even .400 with six home runs. Govan has also walked a team-leading 44 times this season, contributing to a .587 on-base percentage.
Karynton Dawson has also been a scoring threat for Baylor this season. She has hit .240, but leads the team in RBIs with 25. 
Lillie Walker, Sadie Ross and Lexie Warncke are the standouts in the bullpen for the Bears. Walker has a 2.60 ERA and a 10-8 record with three saves. She has also struck out 88 batters this season.
Baylor has not been at the top of its game on the road this season. It is 6-9 on the road and the Cyclones are 9-4 at home. Home-field advantage at the Cyclone Sports Complex could be a factor in the matchups. 
The series begins in Ames with the first pitch at 4 p.m. Friday. The second game of the series is slated for 1 p.m. Saturday before the series finale and Senior Day at noon Sunday. All three contests will be live-streamed on ESPN+. 
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<title>Iowa State adds fourth transfer in Utah Valley guard Dominick Nelson</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 02:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AMES — On Thursday, Iowa State signed its fourth transfer from the portal in Utah Valley guard Dominick Nelson. With Nelson’s commitment, this will be the fourth and final commit that the Cyclones will add, as the transfer portal has officially closed. The 6-foot 5-inch guard out of Miami, Florida, began his collegiate career at...]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[AMES — On Thursday, Iowa State signed its fourth transfer from the portal in Utah Valley guard Dominick Nelson. With Nelson’s commitment, this will be the fourth and final commit that the Cyclones will add, as the transfer portal has officially closed.
The 6-foot 5-inch guard out of Miami, Florida, began his collegiate career at the JUCO level, playing his freshman and sophomore years at Polk State College in Winter Haven, Florida.
In his two seasons with the Eagles, Nelson earned First Team All-Citrus Conference honors, nearly reached the 1,000-point mark, and averaged 20.1 points per game in his sophomore season. 
Nelson’s high performances then led to making the jump to the Division I level, when he committed to play for the Utah Valley Wolverines.
In his lone season as a Wolverine, Nelson would continue his success by playing and starting in all 34 games, averaging 14.4 points on 43.6% shooting from the field, 5.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.7 blocks per game.
Like he did when he was at Polk State, Nelson would go on to earn high honors within his conference, as he was named WAC player of the year for the 2024-25 season.
Cyclones head coach T.J. Otzelberger gave high praise for Nelson and believes that he can be a stellar addition to his team for the 2025-26 season.
“An explosive athlete, Dominick can get to the rim and draw a ton of fouls,” Otzelberger said. “He has good length and is a great rebounder on both ends of the floor from the guard position, while he excels in transition. Dominick is a high-character individual who has a great work ethic.”
Nelson has one year of eligibility remaining.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Claire Cosier, Politics Editor]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 06:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Student Government appointed several members to the executive cabinet, including the finance director, ex-officio and director of academic affairs, at their final meeting of the semester, which adjourned after 11 p.m. Vice President Will Vlasek, a junior in agricultural systems technology, was seated as the executive nominee of the student fees and tuition committee in...]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Student Government appointed several members to the executive cabinet, including the finance director, ex-officio and director of academic affairs, at their final meeting of the semester, which adjourned after 11 p.m.
Vice President Will Vlasek, a junior in agricultural systems technology, was seated as the executive nominee of the student fees and tuition committee in a vote of 27-0-1. 
“I’ve heard student concerns about the rising cost of a college education,” Vlasek said. “I’m excited to go advocate for students in the rooms in which you make the decisions about the fees and things that students pay for on their UBill.”
The student fees and tuition committee considers the student activity fees added to tuition every semester. The role must hold confidentiality due to the committee overseeing students’ tuition and finances.
Sen. Quinn Margrett, a junior in business economics and former vice president, and Sen. Ryker Markus, a first-year student in agricultural and life sciences education, accepted nominations for the student fees committee.
“We, as students, only have one opportunity to lower the cost of attendance at its source,” Margrett said. “That opportunity is the fee committee, an assembly of five senior administrators and five graduate and undergraduate students who together will decide how much you and I have to pay every year in the form of mandatory fees.”
Margrett has been on the student fee committee for two years.
“Although I do not have any experience on this committee so far, I am devoted to learning more and finding out more, just as I did with finance [committee], just as I did with the rules committee,” Markus said.
After the discussion, the vote concluded with 18-3-6 in favor of Margrett. The result was approved with unanimous consent.
Sen. Erik Rolwes, a junior studying industrial design, and Lauren Neal, a junior in community and regional planning, were nominated to be the Senate’s representative for the CyRide transit board of trustees. 
“I thought I knew a lot about CyRide and how it worked, but it’s completely different,” Rolwes said. “There’s so much that goes behind a decision to add another stop, or add a covered shelter.”
“The only thing I believe is more important than having an intimate understanding of CyRide itself is understanding the significance of student representation in the city we all, at least temporarily, call home,” Neal said.
Each nominee presented a statement of qualifications and answered questions from the Senate. The Senate then held a debate while the candidates were excused.
Rolwes previously held the trustee role, which raised questions in the Senate about Neal’s inexperience in the position.
“While I do not have the privilege to say that I have specific experience serving on the CyRide board of trustees, I do believe that I have a lot of good ideas and input to offer,” Neal said. “Being on the CyRide board of trustees is not something to take lightly, it is a big responsibility.”
The Senate voted 8-14-4 in favor of Neal, which was accepted by unanimous consent.
The executive branch nominated Sen. Noah Kammeyer to serve as finance director, overseeing budget allocations and financial operations within Student Government.
“While experience is a good thing, I also wanted to highlight some of my other traits that I think make me good for this role,” Kammeyer, a junior in political science, said. “These include trying to be welcoming, trying to meet people where they are, but while also trying to show strength.”
Kammeyer was approved as finance director with a vote of 26-0-1.
Emily Boland, a junior majoring in political science, was unanimously seated as the ex-officio to the Ames City Council and on the CyRide transit board of trustees. 
“Above all, my goal is to establish a clear, sustainable framework for this role, so that the students who serve after me are set up for success,” Boland said. “I want to leave behind strong documentation, project blueprints and a committee infrastructure that will empower future students in this role to build on our progress and serve more effectively.”
Boland previously held the position of ex-officio and served on the board of trustees. An ex-officio member attends city council meetings but does not have voting rights. One of the key responsibilities includes organizing joint meetings between the Student Government and the Ames City Council.
Rachel Frost, a junior majoring in political science and the former director of academic affairs, has been nominated to serve in the same role again. She was confirmed with unanimous consent.
“Overall, this past year I have enjoyed representing our amazing student body in our student government through academic participation and a commitment to the core of our experience at Iowa State,” Frost said.
Sen. Ren Moyer was nominated for the director of health and wellness. 
“Let’s keep building a campus where no one slips through the cracks, where we don’t just say we care, we show it,” Moyer said. “We need a place where people feel comfortable reaching out for help, and are met with open arms, not silence.”
Moyer was confirmed with unanimous consent.
Carter Nelson, a senior studying graphic design, was nominated for the director of marketing position. Nelson currently serves as the president of the Design Council. 
“I saw the difference between events that were marketed well and had a lot of time to be exposed versus those that weren’t,” Nelson said. “I would like to use this knowledge to create media campaigns that create a desire for students and faculty to attend and participate.”
After discussion and a vote of 9-6-9, the decision to seat Nelson was denied.
Alex Pallan, a junior in cybersecurity engineering, was unanimously confirmed as director of information technology. Pallan was previously the IT director for the Senate.
“Some of the projects I have completed is I’ve worked with the PR committee to update the new brand standards,” Pallan said. “I reworked the committee pages, got new seals out to those committees.”
Emily Meyer, a junior studying agriculture and rural policy studies, was nominated by the executive branch for the role of director of governmental affairs. 
“In this position, I will be tasked with leading the legislative ambassador team, as well as organizing the Big 12 on the Hill event this year in Washington, D.C.,” Meyer said. “I feel that my experience and connections have prepared me to execute these responsibilities in a way that showcases Iowa State’s strengths.”
Meyer was confirmed with unanimous consent.
The executive branch nominated Lauren Vierregger, a sophomore studying agronomy, and Kit O’Driscoll, a senior in environmental engineering, as co-directors of sustainability.
“I am hoping to further the push for greater knowledge about how Iowa environments have been degraded, and what the average person can do to help,” Vierregger said.
“Throughout it all, the goal was to best represent students and hear what they need,” O’Driscoll said about her previous time serving as director of sustainability. “At every single tabling event, we made a point to ask students what they wanted to see on campus and had them write those thoughts down.”
The pair was confirmed unanimously.
Harley Baumler, a senior studying agricultural and rural policy studies, was nominated by the executive branch as director of outreach and confirmed unanimously.
“I bring a unique perspective to the student body as a transfer student from Ellsworth Community College, where I served as student senate president,” Baumler said. “This is kind of jumping in a lot more professional and a lot bigger things going on here.”
Nabiha Chowdhury, a sophomore in mechanical engineering, was confirmed unanimously as the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) director.
“I have always been passionate about the key principles of the IDEA committee, and as an international student here myself, I understand the importance of inclusivity and equity now more than ever,” Chowdhury said. 
Jay Bell, a junior studying industrial engineering, was confirmed unanimously as director of affordability. 
“Affordability is not just about taking less money out of people’s pockets, but making sure they have the money there in the first place,” Bell said. “We want to have initiatives that will work towards making sure the student body has the opportunities to be making money, expanding the ability for people to get work and grants.”
Sofia De Lima Barbosa, a sophomore studying architecture, was unanimously confirmed as clerk of the Senate. 
Alyssa Olson, a sophomore in political science, was sworn in as a Liberal Arts and Sciences senator.
Speaker Josie Pursley, a senior in political science, and Rolwes were selected unanimously for the Jack Trice Character Award selection committee.
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<description><![CDATA[Dozens of Iowa State students took part in the inaugural university-wide CYning Day on Wednesday. Iowa State’s CYning Day gave students the opportunity to take a photo in front of a backdrop, enjoy snacks and commemorate the acceptance of their summer job offers Wednesday. “CYning Day is something that we’re doing campus-wide this spring for...]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dozens of Iowa State students took part in the inaugural university-wide CYning Day on Wednesday. 
Iowa State’s CYning Day gave students the opportunity to take a photo in front of a backdrop, enjoy snacks and commemorate the acceptance of their summer job offers Wednesday.
“CYning Day is something that we’re doing campus-wide this spring for any student that has signed for an internship or full-time offer,” Tabatha Carney, the Ivy College of Business’s director for career services, said.
Carney compared the university-wide CYning Day to the signing days hosted by Iowa State Athletics.
“It emulates what the athletes do when they go and sign for their athletic program,” Carney said. “We want to also celebrate when people get great jobs and great internships.”
Jack Campbell, a senior in agriculture business, found a full-time job as an associate territory manager at Corteva Agriscience.
“I obtained the job through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and interned with Corteva last summer and signed full-time with them soon after,” Campbell said.
Campbell said the best advice he would give to undergraduate students is to use all of the resources provided by Iowa State.
“Iowa State does a great job of setting you up for graduation and to prepare you for this step,” Campbell said. “Utilize your learning and utilize your mentors because this is what they do for work, and their job is to help you find success after graduation.”
Alexandra Hoffman, a senior in animal science, used Iowa State’s resources to land a job at Pipestone Systems as an account specialist on the farm team.
“I acquired the position by interning with them and finding them through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Career Day,” Alexandra Hoffman said. “The College of Ag has definitely made it less scary. They’ve given us the right steps to not be scared of the real world and to be ready and take full charge.”
Alexandra Hoffman believes the hard work she put in at her internship helped her find a job after college.
“Students need to take advantage of internships, like really take advantage of them and work hard during them, so it is not as hard to find a full-time position,” Alexandra Hoffman said. “If you intern with a successful company that wants to hire you back, it makes the process a lot easier and a lot less stressful.”
Raequan Victorine, a senior in culinary food science, said he found his summer internship in the Tea Room at MacKay Hall by speaking with his professor in the hospitality management program.
“We ended up evolving from basic recipes into implementing different recipes into the Tea Room,” Victorine said. “She mentioned an internship in class, and since I am really passionate about class and cooking in general, it worked out really good.”
Victorine said having the opportunity to stay in Ames and giving back to the university was his main motivation in taking the Tea Room internship.
“I think a lot with internships is that you think you have to move from state to state, but being able to stay in Ames and helping out and changing the culture a little bit feels pretty good,” Victorine said.
Hannah Hoffman (unrelated to Alexandra), a career service specialist for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said CYning Day was a great experience for everyone involved.
“I actually started last fall, so I don’t see a lot of repeat faces, but seeing people come in and having the chance to celebrate and have a little fun has been great,” Hannah Hoffman said. 
Hannah Hoffman said it is never too early for students to start looking for jobs, no matter the year.
“Whether you are a freshman or sophomore, it is never too early to start, so let’s start exploring some pathways and options,” Hannah Hoffman said. “It’s a marathon, not a sprint, so as long as you are constantly moving towards your goal, you’re going to be alright.”
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