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Knight vetoes change to presidential account By Charles.O’Brien and Lissandra.Villa @iowastatedaily.com Jared Knight, president of the Government of the Student Body, vetoed last week’s bylaw change pertaining to the Executive Initiative
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Account on Monday night. In an email sent out Monday night to the GSB senate, Knight said: “I’ve been told the account, as it stood before Wednesday’s meeting, was audit-compliant. In light of this new information, I am returning the state of the account to the original intent of
the senate.” Jamie Rehlander, accountant for the campus organization accounting, which oversees GSB’s spending, is currently looking into the account in question. He said the Executive Initiative Account has typically been used for “nametags, officer transi-
tion costs, subscriptions for the Ames Tribune ... advertising, small trinkets given away for Destination Iowa State, etc.” Of the $1,500 allowed each year for the account, $1,285.80 has been spent
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Ratings: Ames ranks second among college towns The American Institute for Economic Research released its College Destination Index for the 2012-13 academic year which ranks each college and university in different categories. This year the city of Ames ranked No. 2 in overall in the category of best college towns. Topping Ames is Ithaca, N.Y., home of Ithaca College. Iowa City snagged fourth.
College Destination Index Rating for Iowa State and Ames #2 Student concentration ■■ Unemployment rate
#3 Creative classes ■■ Brain gain or drain
#4 Student diversity ■■ Research capacity ■■ Earning potential
#5 Arts and leisure ■■ City accessibility ■■ Cost of living
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Photo: Jonathan Krueger/Iowa State Daily Karen Leche points out information to Vidya S. DHanasekaran at the Ag Career Day on Tuesday at the Lied Recreation Athletic Center. The agriculture career fair, one of the largest in the nation, brought in 208 companies and organizations, the record number for Iowa State’s Ag Career Day.
Making an impression Students meet 208 businesses at Ag Career Day By Carter.Collins @iowastatedaily.com Thousands of students hoped to make a lasting impression at the College
of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Fall Ag Career Day on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Students from all of Iowa State’s colleges were welcomed by a record number of 208 organizations gathered at the Lied Recreation Athletic Center. These organizations ranged from large businesses and government agen-
cies, such as John Deere, Monsanto, Iowa Department of Natural Resources and USDA Farm Service Agency, to smaller businesses and co-ops, such as Context Network, Heartland Co-op and AgVenture. For some of these organizations, this will be the only college career fair they will attend this year. For many
of the others, they will have recruited more students at Iowa State than at any other this career fair they will attend this year. “Iowa State is very respected, and world-renowned in agronomy and agriculture business,” said Liam Vincent, business analyst at Context Network, a small agricultural consult-
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Building students’ futures Three focus groups delve into 20-year development plans
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Obama spars with Romney in round two Tax cuts and energy set tone for second debate
By Danielle.Ferguson @iowastatedaily.com As times continue to change and technology further develops itself, the need for new and renovated facilities is ever-present, especially with Iowa State’s escalating number of students. About two years ago, Iowa State began a 20-year planning process to accommodate these shifts with more space and facilities. The steps for the process are split up into three focus groups made up of faculty members who are at the cutting edge of what’s new: trying new things in terms of how they teach and do research. The focus groups are based on the topics of learning space, research and places for scholars to collaborate. The future and flexibility qualify as the main focus of the planning. The first category is different kinds of learning spaces. David Holger, associate provost for academic programs and dean of the Graduate College, plays a large part in the planning. “We need to think about important features and capabilities in learning spaces 10 years from now,” Holger said. “Technology will play a bigger role for learning, teaching and research. We build buildings
ing firm based in West Des Moines. Vincent and Andy Pringnitz, also recruiting for Context, both graduated from Iowa State last year. “We are looking to grow as a company and this is a great place to start,” Pringnitz said. “Mike Gaul in career services
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ology lectures, the hall is also envisioned to provide areas for collaboration on projects and research. Because of the added lecture space, vacancies across campus will appear, offering other departments to
In what was billed as one of the most decisive points of the election season, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney squared off in their second of three debates at Hofstra University in Long Island, N.Y. With journalist and moderator Candy Crowley at the helm, the debate started off with a question from the audience to Mitt Romney about students finding a job in this economy. “This question is being asked by young people all over the country,” Romney said. “And we have to make sure they have a job out of college.” Obama countered Romney’s statement by relating to his efforts to rebuild the manufacturing industry in the United States, to spur investment in the country and to control American energy, including what the president called “energy of the future.” Later on, the topic of the debate quickly turned to energy. “There’s no [denying] that oil demand is going up,” Obama said. “But production is also going up. … We want to make sure we are producing coal cheaper and safer, same with oil and gas.”
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Photo: Jack Heintz/Iowa State Daily A crane towers over Howe Hall during construction on a new building in the Bio-Renewables Engineering area on Monday. The construction here as well as a Troxel Hall is part of a 20-year renovation plan on Iowa State’s campus.
to stand for 80 to 100 years, but in a way that’s flexible so you can use it in ways that you didn’t imagine when you first built it.” Troxel Hall currently is being constructed with these ideas in mind. Aside from hoping to hold more space for chemistry and bi-
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