Iowa
Iowa State celebrates First Amendment with food and interactive events
An annual celebration in its twenty first yr, First Modification Days will promote democratic freedoms with free meals and actions throughout campus.
From April 10-14, quite a lot of occasions and interactive displays will happen on campus to advertise the freedoms of speech, faith, press, meeting and the proper to petition the federal government.
The First Modification Committee is comprised of members from Iowa State’s Greenlee College of Journalism and Communication and Iowa State Every day Media Group who contributed to displays throughout campus selling the First Modification.
5 displays might be positioned round campus that characterize every of the 5 First Modification rights.
Freedom of meeting: Enrollment Providers Heart
Freedom of petition: Parks Library
Freedom of the press: Beardshear Corridor
Freedom of faith: Memorial Union
Freedom of speech: Garden south of The Hub
“This isn’t simply completed for journalism college students or individuals within the Every day,” Katherine Kealey stated, a senior in journalism and mass communications and editor-in-chief of the Iowa State Every day. “It’s very apparent that we’re working because the press, however on a regular basis life is identical method.”
Kealey stated with the ability to put on what you need and categorical your political beliefs to mates or lecturers are a number of examples of how college students can train their First Modification rights each day.
The First Modification Days: Design Problem is one thing Kealey stated she contributed to together with members of the Iowa State Every day and college students within the Faculty of Design.
Kealey stated they are going to be interactive and academic. She stated college students can verify in at Parks Library to get their “First Modification Passport” and, after viewing all of the displays, return to get a sticker.
One other key a part of First Modification Days is Feast on the First from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday within the First Modification Tent, which might be situated on central campus by east Curtiss garden. There might be free meals from the Mucky Duck Pub and festivities, together with t–shirts and cleaning soap bins.
Mark Witherspoon, former editorial adviser of the Iowa State Every day and Greenlee professor and contributor to the origins of First Modification Days, stated the celebration was impressed by an alarming statistic: solely 6% of People may identify all 5 freedoms the First Modification protects.
“Once I noticed that in 2002, I believed we’ve acquired to do one thing about this, and on the similar time, the Greenlee College had gotten a grant for $15,000,” Witherspoon stated. “We determined to do one thing to verify individuals knew what the freedoms are as a result of with out these we will’t have a democracy.”
Witherspoon stated Feast on the First has been completed yearly if nothing else.
“Now we have a tent to feed college students to get them there however then additionally debates on numerous topics relying on what’s going on that yr,” Witherspoon stated. “We get non secular golf equipment or political golf equipment on campus in debate, speaking about necessary points. We are able to try this due to the First Modification.”
Occasions all through the week embrace a number of “Depth & Dialogue” classes all through Wednesday, April 12, which discover numerous First Modification subjects, are free to college students and may be joined at any time relying on a pupil’s schedule.
The symposium, “Masking Religion: Details and Friction within the Information Media,” will even be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday in 172 Hamilton Corridor. Free lunch, espresso and pastries might be supplied.
The Religion and Media Initiative (FAMI) is a co-sponsor of the symposium. FAMI sponsored a worldwide research in 2022 by HarrisX, a market analysis and session providers firm, that surveyed individuals from all main faiths and located that greater than 82% of the world’s inhabitants identifies with some non secular religion.
FAMI additionally discovered that greater than half of the respondents stated they really feel the information media ignores individuals of religion except the protection is scandalous, sensationalized or promotes stereotypes.
The group’s purpose is to deliver religion and media leaders collectively to start addressing that divide and assist discover constructive options for extra considerate, contextualized reporting on these subjects.
Dave Saldana, a advisor for FAMI and a former Greenlee professor, stated religion leaders of every kind are coming from throughout the state for the symposium to work with college students on participating with religion and media.
“FAMI needs to assist create or discover and nurture these religion leaders to develop into spokespeople for issues of religion and civic life,” Saldana stated.
Saldana stated the symposium will present sensible data on writing editorial letters and opinion editorials and constructing trusting relationships with media so that they depend on religion leaders as a useful resource. The symposium will even work with journalism college students to keep away from pitfalls so they don’t seem to be circulating dangerous stereotypes.
Saldana stated FAMI has confronted some resistance from media leaders who say they are not looking for one other particular curiosity group making an attempt to do their job.
“Eighty-two p.c of the general public just isn’t a particular curiosity group,” Saldana stated. “That’s your viewers or potential viewers, and for lots of people, religion is a core a part of their identification—not only a label.”
Saldana stated media retailers wouldn’t go unpunished for ignoring a race, socioeconomic standing or one other core a part of who somebody is, however the media tends to try this in the case of religion teams. He additionally stated 56% of survey individuals stated if media that covers religion higher exists, they are going to subscribe or tune in.
“[This is] a possibility for media organizations to construct a bridge and attain out to an viewers that desires to be served,” Saldana stated.
Witherspoon encourages all college students to take a look at the festivities and occasions.
“[The First Amendment] provides anybody who so wishes the chance to attempt to change the world to make it a greater place—you’re in a democracy; you are able to do that,” Witherspoon stated.
Iowa
Iowa State women’s basketball star Emily Ryan discusses eating disorder in video
Iowa State women’s basketball star Emily Ryan released a video Thursday in which she discusses her battle with an eating disorder.
Ryan, a senior from Claflin, Kansas, has been one of the Big 12 Conference’s best point guards for the past few seasons. She was a first-team all-conference pick in 2022, and a second-team selection in 2023.
“By sharing my story, I hope to build awareness and provide hope to everyone else fighting an invisible battle,” Ryan said in the video.
Ryan said her sense of self-worth was dependent on Iowa State’s success and her individual performance. That led to increased time spent in the weight room in an effort to get stronger and faster. When Ryan didn’t see the results that she desired, she began to focus on her diet.
Ryan said the Iowa State medical staff expressed their concern about Ryan’s eating habits and what it was doing to her body. Ryan said she was in “complete denial” about having an eating disorder, but her health continued to worsen.
Ryan missed the first nine games of the 2023-24 season due to the eating disorder. When she returned, she said, “off the court I was really struggling. By the end of the season, I was physically and mentally hanging on by a thread.”
During the offseason, Ryan spent 88 days at a treatment center in Denver.
“It took a long time but I finally came to the understanding that being sick wasn’t my fault, and eating disorders are real, complex illnesses,” she said.
How to get help
For resources on disordered eating, call the National Eating Disorders Helpline at 800-931-2237 or text NEDA to 741741.
Iowa
Latest Iowa high school volleyball rankings reveal regional pairings
It was an important date around the state for volleyball teams in Iowa, as the latest rankings were released and regional pairings in all five classes were revealed.
The two come into play once regionals reach the championship round, as the higher-ranked team will serve as the host for those games.
All five No. 1 squads remained the same, as Ankeny Centennial (Class 5A), Cedar Rapids Xavier (4A), Mount Vernon (3A), Denver (2A) and Ankeny Christian (1A) held serve.
New teams to the Top-15 include Iowa City West in 5A, Ballard in 4A, Wapsie Valley in 2A and Stanton in 1A. The entire 3A poll remained the same while Sidney made one of the biggest climbs, moving to ninth from 12th in 1A.
Regional play for 1A and 2A begins Oct. 21 with 3A, 4A and 5A starting Oct. 22. The state tournament is scheduled for Nov. 4-7 in Coralville from the Xtream Arena. Complete regional pairings can be found on Bound.
Class 5A
1. Ankeny Centennial; 2. Pleasant Valley; 3. Ankeny; 4. West Des Moines Dowling; 5. Indianola; 6. Waukee Northwest; 7. Cedar Falls; 8. Cedar Rapids Prairie; 9. Waukee; 10. Iowa City Liberty; 11. West Des Moines Valley; 12. Sioux City East; 13. Iowa City West; 14. Iowa City High; 15. Linn-Mar.
Class 4A
1. Cedar Rapids Xavier; 2. Sioux City Bishop Heelan; 3. North Scott; 4. Clear Creek-Amana; 5. Lewis Central; 6. Pella; 7. Glenwood; 8. Carlisle; 9. Marion; 10. Adel-ADM; 11. Norwalk; 12. Sergeant Bluff-Luton; 13. MOC-Floyd Valley; 14. Ballard; 15. Grinnell.
Class 3A
1. Mount Vernon; 2. Western Christian; 3. West Delaware; 4. Dubuque Wahlert; 5. Davenport Assumption; 6. Sioux Center; 7. Carroll Kuemper; 8. Mid-Prairie; 9. Cherokee; 10. Wilton; 11. Solon; 12. Anamosa; 13. Roland-Story; 14. Clarinda; 15. Nevada.
Class 2A
1. Denver; 2. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont; 3. Dyersville Beckman; 4. Dike-New Hartford; 5. Aplington-Parkersburg; 6. South Hardin; 7. Boyden-Hull; 8. Pella Christian; 9. Iowa City Regina; 10. Hinton; 11. Grundy Center; 12. Sumner-Fredericksburg; 13. Wapsie Valley; 14. West Burlington; 15. Shenandoah.
Class 1A
1. Ankeny Christian; 2. Holy Trinity; 3. Saint Ansgar; 4. Riverside; 5. BCLUW; 6. Janesville; 7. North Tama; 8. Don Bosco; 9. Sidney; 10. River Valley; 11. Akron-Westfield; 12. Stanton; 13. Fremont-Mills; 14. Southwest Valley; 15. Gladbrook-Reinbeck.
Iowa
Iowa high school football computer rankings (10/10/2024)
Week 6 of the 2024 Iowa high school football season has wrapped up, and High School on SI is continuing its weekly computer rankings for the season.
The Dowling Maroons kept their top five placing in this week’s 5A Iowa computer rankings after a thrilling 41-35 victory over Ankeny Centennial. They face a strong Urbandale team on Friday, to keep their momentum going.
The top of the 5A computer rankings stay the same this week as the Bettendorf Bulldogs take home another win, this time defeating Kennedy 33-14. The Bulldogs look forward to Friday, where they will travel to Davenport Central in hopes to hold their place in the standings.
SBLive’s formula was created using its linear algebra-based ranking algorithm inspired by the Colley Bias-Free Ranking Method. Colley’s Method was created by Wes Colley, Ph.D., an astrophysicist at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He devised his algorithm to help address the subjectivity and controversy regarding BCS college football selections in the 1990s and early 2000s, using a method that used no subjective variables.
- FAQ: SBLive High School Football Computer Rankings
Here are SBLive’s latest Iowa football computer rankings, as of Oct. 7, 2024:
IOWA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COMPUTER RANKINGS
CLASS 5A | CLASS 4A
CLASS 3A | CLASS 2A
CLASS 1A | CLASS A
CLASS 8 MAN
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