ISD’s Daily Brief, Thursday, April 14

Bubu Palo files lawsuit against Iowa State, Iowa Board of Regents

Former ISU basketball player and 2014 graduate Bubu Palo, who faced rape allegations while in college, is suing Iowa State and the Iowa Board of Regents for what he says was a mishandling of his case. Continue reading the story here

Carstens: Electoral College needs to be NO more

The 2016 presidential race will come to an end during the next couple of months, yet many voters still do not know about the greatest American illusion. The illusion that I’m referring to is the belief that we actually vote for the president and vice president directly, when in reality we do not, and that’s a direct result of the electoral college.

Running without borders: Thomas Pollard earns second place in Venezuela

Thomas Pollard stood on the rugged Venezuelan terrain surrounded by police escorts and security. Thomas’ dream of slipping on a Team USA jersey and competing in the Pan American Cross Country Cup was about to come true. Read more here

LUCHA takes over Student Government meeting

The first session of the Student Government Senate was a rocky one as the meeting was taken over by members of Leaders United for Change (LUCHA) as the group demanded attention during the open forum.  Read more about what happened here

Jesse McCartney to appear as finale host for Cyclone Voice

Thursday night is the finale for Iowa State’s Cyclone Voice, and this year’s emcee is a national star. Read more here