Here are the top 5 stories from the past week:

1. Black Cultural Center renamed– The Black Cultural Center was officially renamed after Dr. George A. Jackson during a ceremony Saturday. Jackson is known for his many accomplishments and influence on minority students during his time at Iowa State University. Many friends, family, colleagues, etc. gathered at the center on Saturday and not only celebrated the renaming but also Jackson himself.

2. Former Cyclone football player sentenced– Mike Johnson, former Iowa State football defensive back, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and one year of probation following charges of disorderly conduct. Johnson was arrested back in February near the Frederiksen Court Apartments after the victim claimed that Johnson had tried to strangle her. Matt Campbell has confirmed that Johnson will no longer be part of the Iowa State football team.

3. Planned Parenthood to close centers in Iowa– Planned Parenthood addressed the loss of funding to their centers in a teleconference Friday. They made an official decision to close four Planned Parenthood centers in Iowa following the recent signing of the Health and Human Services budget by Governor Branstad last week.

4. Iowa State football grabs major commits– The 2018 recruiting class was following the same footsteps of 2017’s recruiting class, until this last week. After three major commitments this week, the team jumped to No. 33 in regards to commitment rankings. C.J. Bolar, Trevor Downing and Anthony Johnson Jr. are the newest commits and make eight official commits for the 2018 recruiting class.

5. Interim president sends email regarding tuition increase– Interim President Benjamin Allen sent an email Monday discussing the proposed tuition increase. He also mentioned the reasons why the university supports the increase. There will be more discussion during the Board of Regents meeting June 6 at the University of Northern Iowa.