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MONDAY
10.22.2018 Vol. 219 No. 046
ISU to NBA
Former Cyclone basketball players make their debut in the NBA this season.
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International students face
Job anxiety BY MIA.WANG @iowastatedaily.com International students have two months after graduation to find a job, if not, they must return to their home country. Tushar Sharma is a senior in management information system at Iowa State. Like most college seniors, Sharma is looking through job hunting websites, attending careers fairs and polishing resumes so he can land a full-time job. However, the whole process is more challenging for him because of his international student background. “It’s getting harder and harder for international students to find jobs and stay in the United States after graduation,” Sharma said. Sharma said companies are stricter on selecting international student employees. They only consider students that are exceptional and overthe-top excellent. “Companies will just straight up tell us they don’t sponsor international students, because they have to pay a certain amount of money,” Sharma said. “That is something that is always hurting me and scaring me. I have to get a full-time job. There is no other way.” Sharma graduates in May 2019. He has two months to find a full-time position after graduation. That means, if in that two-month period he didn’t find a job, he would lose his legal immigration status and must go back to his country. “It’s extremely hard to find jobs as international students,” Sharma said. “Sometimes I spend one hour filling out applications, and the last question is, are you an international student. Then I know right there that I won’t get the job for sure.” Companies are required to pay around $3,000 to the government for international students’
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BY DEVYN.LEESON @iowastatedaily.com
MIA WANG/ IOWA STATE DAILY Tushar Sharma is browsing a website named “myVisajobs”, a job-hunting website.
Ames residents can vote early at MU BY TALON.DELANEY @iowastatedaily.com Students can cast their votes for the midterm elections nearly two weeks ahead of time at the Memorial Union. Typically, early votes can only be cast at a courthouse or local auditor’s office, but county auditors can designate certain locations valid voting sites for a limited amount of time. In this case, the doors of the Colonel Pride Veterans’ Lounge will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. this week for all Ames residents to cast their vote. Voting at the Memorial Union will be easier for students this week than closer to the election. It’s still the pre-registration period, which means unregistered voters don’t have to show proof of residency, they need only sign an affidavit confirming their identity. For voters wanting to cast a ballot and register to vote all on election day — Nov. 6 — they will have to show proof of residency. Students can get this proof from the Voter Registration tab on AccessPlus. Iowa State officials at the Memorial Union worked with Story County Auditor, Lucy Martin, to organize the early voting. “It’s really good for first time voters to have a central place for information,”
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Last week to preregister to vote With nearly three weeks until election day, important dates and deadlines are coming to a close. One of those deadlines, pre-registering to vote, ends Oct. 27. Preregistering to vote allows someone to vote early, cast an absentee ballot and, in this election, lets people avoid recently added voting requirments. The Voter ID law, signed in 2017 by former Gov. Terry Branstad and championed by Secretary of State Paul Pate, adds a requirement for voters to present a valid form of identification in order to ensure their eligibility, amongst other regulations, but those requirements are not necessary for people pre-registered due to a soft-rollout of the law. Instead, voters pre-registered to vote can sign an affidavit saying they are who they say they are. Fo r s t u d e n t s w h o m i s s t h e pre-registration period, there are easily accessible ways to show proof of residence. Students will be able to verify t h e i r ad d re s s u s i n g t h e “ Vo t e Reg Address” tab on AccessPlus. Although student identification cards are recognized forms of ID under the new law, Iowa State IDs will not be allowed due to their lack of an expiration date. Throughout the next week, students will be able to register to vote on campus and even cast an absentee ballot in person at the MU through a process called “satellite voting” until Oct. 27. “ You must mark the absentee ballot at the satellite station and leave it with the officials,” according to the secretary of state’s website. “You cannot take the ballot home with you.”
IMPORTANT ELECTION DATES Oct. 27: deadline to pre-register to vote Oct. 27: last day to request a mailed absentee ballot Nov. 5: last day to vote absentee in person in the Auditor’s Office Nov. 6: polls open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
IOWA STATE DAILY The Memorial Union will host early voting for the midterm election from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. all week.
On election day voters must go to their assigned precinct. For any questions contact the story country auditor at 515-382-7210 or go to www. storycountyiowa.gov/elections.