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File photo: Iowa State Daily The Government of the Student Body is working on a proposal that might allow students to use Dining Dollar$ at selected Campustown businesses. GSB hopes to have the proposal finalized and completed within a year.
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An issue that has been explored by the Government of the Student Body for quite some time — the availability to use Dining Dollar$ in Campustown — is one that could possibly become a reality within the next year. The proposal of using Dining Dollar$ in Campustown has been a goal of GSB for many years. Last spring, GSB elected its new president, Jared Knight, and he has taken up this cause. Spencer Hughes, GSB director of student affairs and a cabinet member of Knight, approached him with the issue of the Dining Dollar$ proposal, and Knight showed great interest.
Photo illustration: Lyn Bryant/Iowa State Daily The Government of the Student Body is developing a proposal to make Dining Dollar$ available for use at Campustown businesses.
Originally approaching officials with the university, the idea was to work with CyCash off campus. Multiple concerns with CyCash were confronted with the proposal, and
GSB shelved the idea. After regrouping, it was decided a new angle and more research was necessary. The angle has now been shifted to Dining Dollar$.
When asked why Dining Dollar$ were more viable than CyCash, Knight said: “Dining Dollar$ gives us more flexibility and utility.” Dining Dollar$ were decided as the better alternative because it allowed more freedom and options. CyCash, in essence, was designed only for small purchases on campus and has a cap of $50, forcing the issue of often refilling the account. Dining Dollar$, which do not have the limits applied to the CyCash system, was a better option for students, Knight said. Currently, Dining Dollar$ can be used at vending machines, campus cafes, the Hub, convenience stores, residential dining centers, and campus restaurants such as Clyde’s Sports Club, Hawthorn and the Memorial Union Food Court. Developing something before approaching the university was something GSB had overlooked, and many
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Chamberlin lecture brings alumna back Barbara Iverson, president of Webber Shandwick’s Industry Practice Group, in coming to Iowa State as a part of the Chamberlin Lecture Series. Her lecture, “Social Media: A Game Changer for Journalists, Public Relations and Advertising Professionals,” is at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Benton Auditorium of the Scheman Building.
Campus walk promotes healthy life ByLeah.Hansen @iowastatedaily.com The ISU Campus Walk is part of a larger state-wide campaign to promote health across the state of Iowa. Healthiest State Walks will be happening all across Iowa to try to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation. “[The ISU Campus Walk] supports the concept of healthy living,” said Greg Welk, director of the kinesiology department. “It shows that you’re committed to living a healthy lifestyle. People all over the state are doing this, not just at ISU.” The ISU Campus Walk will start at noon Wednesday. The walk is 1 kilometer and should
take most people less than a half hour. “It shouldn’t take any more than 15 minutes at the most, maybe 10. It’s just a little over a halfmile, so it shouldn’t take too long,” said Seth Long, senior in kinesiology and health. “It’s a really healthy way to get out. People don’t really see walking as exercise because it’s usually pretty easy for most people, but it still is a really good way to increase your health, even if it is only for 10 or 15 minutes.” There are seven routes at Iowa State, including one at the College of Veterinary Medicine building and two at the ISU Research Park. “[The routes are set up] to get people on dif-
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File photo: Iowa State Daily Cassie Weickert, middle, current senior in kinesiology and health, tells community members about the Start Something Walk around campus Oct. 13, 2011.
Photo: Brandi Boyett/Iowa State Daily Mark Millard, a maize curator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, tells about accessions from corn and its direct ancestor, teosinte.
An agricultural bank that stores the basic units of life necessary for modern farming can be found near Campustown on Mortensen Road and State Street. The North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station has an important mission: the conservation and
distribution of germplasm — the genetic resource for an organism stored in a seed collection for plants or in a nursery for trees. The station plays an important role in agriculture and society. Future solutions to current problems, such as world hunger and water shortages, lie dormant in hundreds of thousands
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