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Cyclones.tv, Iowa State’s 24/7 online broadcasting channel, is expanding to cable television.
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On Wednesday, Cyclones.tv came to a five-year agreement with Mediacom for the formation of a television channel dedication to ISU athletics, considered an uncommon feat in colle-
giate athletics now. “Coaches can go out and recruit now and say we’re one of three programs in the country that have their own sports channel — Texas, BYU and Iowa State,” said ISU
Athletic Director Jamie Pollard. Even though the deal is exclusive to Mediacom, anyone whose cable provider has channel MC22
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A tuition freeze will officially be going into effect for the 2013 summer session as decided by the Board of Regents with unanimous support. The Iowa Board of Regents held their monthly meeting Wednesday, Dec. 5 at the Uelner Executive Board Room at the Alumni Center here at Iowa State. A main topic of the Board’s was tuition and fees for the 2013-14
school year. The proposal asked for a tuition freeze for resident undergraduates and only allow for a small increase for graduate Leath and out-of-state undergraduates. During the recession, the Board has been able to hold tuition and mandatory fees for undergraduate resident students to an average increase of 4.4 percent per year ($260).
This is lower than the national average of a 6.8 percent increase. According to the College Board, the national average increase in tuition for public four-year universities in 2013 is seven percent. The Regent universities increased tuition by only 3.75 percent. The next topic relating to Iowa State was the request for Utility Stoker Boiler Replacement project, which would replace three existing
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ISU makes gingerbread Display shows student pastry house designs By Patty.Clark @iowastatedaily.com Santa’s Workshop is a holiday display at Reiman Gardens with some big decorations. Reiman Gardens has a holiday display that changes from year to year, and this year’s theme is Santa’s Workshop. The display opened Nov. 19 and also features
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Iowa State disagree on stipulations
Photo: Huiling Wu/Iowa State Daily Reiman Gardens is hosting its annual holiday display with this year’s theme being Santa’s Workshop. This Cyride bus is one of the many creations that sits outside of the three-foot tall gingerbread houses. The display will be open until Jan. 6.
A controversy has arisen between Iowa State and Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin and his advisory board about activity relating to the Harkin Harkin Institute of Public Policy. According to the Ames Tribune, President Steven Leath issued a directive for the Harkin Institute with three stipulations: “Any agriculture research conducted by the Harkin Institute will be directly related to Harkin’s policy papers, and any policy reports will be issued jointly with CARD; CARD must approve of and play the lead role in any research that Harkin Institute does related to agriculture, and the center must not conduct any work in the area of agriculture that is not related to Harkin’s papers and also approved by CARD.” According to their website, Iowa State’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development “conducts innovative public policy and economic research on agricultural, environmental, and food issues. CARD uniquely combines academic excellence with engagement and anticipatory thinking to inform and benefit society.” CARD, founded in 1958, is “one of the oldest and best known centers focusing on agricultural policy” in the country, according to a statement by Catherine Kling, the center’s interim director, in the Ames Tribune. According to information in both the Ames Tribune and the Des Moines Register, the main controversy is between members of the Harkin advisory board/Board of Regents, who believe Leath’s directive is an example of academic freedom infringement. Leath, certain ISU faculty members and other members of the Board of Regents state this is not their intent. Leath’s intent, they said, was to prevent CARD and the Harkin Institute from duplicating work, according to the Des Moines Register. This is not the first time the Harkin Institute has come under fire since being established two years ago, according to a previous article in the Iowa State Daily. Back in 2011, the institute was criticized by many highranking Republicans, according to the article, for being named after Harkin, a Democrat and sitting U.S. senator, which to some, was a potential ethical issue. Despite the disagreements over the name, the institute was approved on a 6-2-1 vote by the Board of Regents in April 2011, according to another previous article in the Iowa State Daily. Regent Ruth Harkin, also wife of Tom Harkin, abstained from voting. Regents Craig Lang and Greta Johnson voted in opposition while six members voted in favor of the name. The Harkin Institute was established without any restrictions in 2011 to research issues related to agriculture, education, international development, and health and human services, according to the Des Moines Register. In the original application
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