12.1.15 by Iowa State Daily

A meeting that almost wasn’t

Matt Campbell is introduced as the new ISU head football coach during a press conference Monday. Campbell amassed a 35-15 record as the head coach of the Toledo Rockets from 2012-2015.

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Matt Campbell lands job as new ISU head football coach By Ryan.Young @iowastatedaily.com Matt Campbell and the Toledo Rockets arrived early to Jack Trice Stadium two years ago — a little too early. The team and most of the coaches hopped off of the bus and headed down into the locker room to start getting ready for their game against the Cyclones. Campbell did not. Instead, he took a walk. Campbell went out into the parking lots, just to explore. He saw hundreds of ISU fans tailgating, having a good time. He saw the ISU football team and coach Paul Rhoads get off of their team bus and walk through hundreds of fans during their

weekly “spirit walk.” But most importantly, he saw something he’d never seen before. “I don’t know what sparked me that day,” Campbell said. “I think it was just being blown away by what I saw. I’ve played in some great venues and some great places, but I’m really impressed with this.” The Rockets eventually fell to the Cyclones that day two seasons ago, but that didn’t matter. The impression was made. And as Campbell led his team back up the ramp from the locker room to the busses, he noticed something else. Everyone was still there.

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Campbell said after visiting Jack Trice Stadium two years ago to play against the Cyclones he envisioned living in Ames one day.

Latino organization supports ISU president By Adam.Sodders @iowastatedaily.com An Ames-based Latino community organization praised President Steven Leath for his recent rhetoric on race issues at Iowa State in a statement Monday. Latinos Unidos for Change (LUCHA) released a three-point response to Leath’s Nov. 20 letter to the university discussing racism

and calling for conversation. “We really like that [Leath] made a public statement right before [Thanksgiving] break,” said Juan Duchimaza, graduate student in chemistry and LUCHA member. In his letter, Leath discussed the existence of racism, bigotry and discrimination on college campuses in society. He also said ignoring the presence of negative attitudes at Iowa State would not help anyone.

The LUCHA statement also referred to the Sept. 30 public forum that took place between Leath and multicultural students. “[The forum] showed that [Leath] was willing to listen to the concerns of student of color,” Duchimaza said. “I believe that for President Leath to be willing to listen is a great step.” The release also praised the appointment of ISU police officer Dwight Hinson as Multicultural

Student Affairs liaison. It noted that LUCHA looks forward to working with Hinson and opening conversations about race and ethnicity. Another topic mentioned was the requested diversity training for faculty, staff and students. “[LUCHA] would not ask [for diversity training] if we didn’t feel there was a genuine and urgent need,” the release reads. The release mentioned concerns surrounding diversity train-

ing, including time-consumption and making some participants uncomfortable. Duchimaza said he is excited for a more open discussion about race and ethnicity at Iowa State. Leath’s willingness to speak on such issues is important, he said. “It’s good to know there is something happening,” Duchimaza said. “Coming from the president, the rhetoric carries a lot of weight.”

Former international student Professor performs joins Ames Police Department surgery on puppy By Tara.Larson @iowastatedaily.com One Ames police officer is finally living his dream. Officer Dilok Phanchantraurai came to America from Bangkok, Thailand, as an international student when he was 24 years old. He moved to Arkansas to pursue his master’s degree at Arkansas State University after obtaining his first degree in business administration in Thailand. Phanchantraurai moved to Ames to work for Iowa State in 2007, where he worked as an adviser for international students. He stayed in this position until 2014. This past August, Phanchantraurai began working for the Ames Police Department as an officer. “I was planning on getting my master’s and then going home,” Phanchantraurai said. “Instead of studying my graduate studies right away I got my second bachelor’s degree [in marketing] and then my master’s degree in business administration. Then I received my doctorate degree there as well in educational leadership.” Although Phanchantraurai pursued most of his schooling

in business, he thought adding education might be an interesting path as well. “Arkansas State at that time didn’t have as many majors for Ph.D. and I wanted to try and see if I could do it,” Phanchantraurai said. “During my time before that in Arkansas, I worked as a graduate assistant in an international office, and I really enjoyed working there. I thought instead of going out into the business world and looking for a job, maybe I would see if I could get a degree in education and stay in the university setting.” He finished his degree and began job hunting. “After I finished my Ph.D., I went to work in Michigan at Wayne State University for about a year and a half or so, but then decided to come to Iowa because of job opportunity,” Phanchantraurai said. Phanchantraurai worked with many international students while at Iowa State, helping them get visas issued, adjust to the culture and arrange classes, among multiple other miscellaneous jobs. When Phanchantraurai began working as an international student adviser, he said he felt very comfortable working in that type of job, being an international

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Officer Dilok Phanchantraurai,former ISU student adviser, became the first Ames international police officer.

student himself and working with the students in Arkansas. “Switching that role of becoming an adviser from a student was not hard at all,” Phanchantraurai said. “Being there and being able to share my own experience was something I enjoyed very much.” Some of his former colleagues said he was a great co-worker.

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One puppy was expected to only live a year because of a heart problem, but thanks to Dr. Jessica Ward and some new technology, it is now predicted to have a full life. Ward, assistant professor of veterinary clinical sciences, performed a surgery called an exclusion of a patent ductus arteriosus, or PDA, on a 7-month-old puppy in September. The puppy, named Carmen, had a congenital heart disease, which can lead to an abnormal connection between the aorta and the pulmonary artery. Ward, who has been working at Iowa State since Sept. 15, brought her cardiac specialties from North Carolina State University, where she worked for the past 15 years. She has only performed this specific surgery on one animal at Iowa State but is looking forward to more. The surgery began by Carmen going under general anesthesia and laying on her side. A long catheter was inserted into her groin and eventually into her femoral artery, which led to the heart. The

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catheter then released some dye so the heart was more visible. Next, the size of the PDA was measured so Ward could know which size of device to insert into the heart. The device is two small disks connected by a small piece. It is called an ACDO, or Amplatz Canine Ductal Occluder. The device was then inserted into the heart by twisting the catheter while the device expanded from that and eventually detached and was in the heart. The device basically plugs a small hole causing the heart problems. It will likely stay in Carmen’s heart her whole life. The surgery took about an hour and a half and was recorded on a camera that displayed Carmen’s heart during the surgery. Carmen was lucky enough to have a successful surgery. She went home the next day and is anticipated to live a normal dog’s life expectancy. “[Carmen] had no problems with her surgery,” said Barbara Reynolds, Carmen’s owner. “Dr. Ward was wonderful to work with. She was very caring and couldn’t have done any better than if it were

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