ISU student dies in car accident

An ISU student died after being injured in a car accident on Lincoln Way.

Tze Siau, 22, 1104 Pinon Drive, was driving west on Lincoln Way early Friday morning when he lost control of his 1997 Dodge Neon, according to an Ames Police Department press release.

The vehicle collided with a light pole on the north side of the road in the 2400 block of Lincoln Way. The Ames Police Department was notified at approximately 1:45 a.m.

Siau, senior in chemical engineering, was transported to Mary Greeley Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.

The accident is still under investigation.

– Zach Calef

Prof to lead discussion on women in Bible

A discussion about women in the Bible will be lead by a national expert on campus today.

Susan Zaeske, assistant professor of communication arts at the University of Wisconsin, will present “Encountering Esther: Rhetorical Appropriations of a Biblical Heroine,” at noon in 212 Ross Hall.

The discussion is sponsored by the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, the Department of English and the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies.

– Michelle Kann

Old phone books to be picked up

The ISU Recycling Committee reminds the university community that old phone books will be picked up from 75 outdoor buildings sites Saturday.

Employees are asked to help building custodians get boxes of used phone books out to the building loading dock or other designated location by Friday.

For more information call Gloria Erickson at 294-7977.

– Michelle Kann

Professor to speak on radio about anthrax

Jim Roth, distinguished professor of veterinary microbiology and preventive medicine, will detail the history of the Ames strain and discuss the issues surrounding the decision to destroy the college’s anthrax collection in October on the syndicated National Public Radio program, “The Todd Mundt Show.”

The program airs on WOI-AM at 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. today. The Mundt show is carried on 50 public radio stations in 19 states.

– Sara Tennessen