This week in news
Gov. Scott Walker appears on stage at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Dinner on Sept. 19.
September 24, 2015
Here is a brief rundown of the week’s biggest news stories you may have missed. Make sure to take a quiz to test your knowledge here.
Sexual assault statistics released
The campus climate survey released Monday showed that about 1 in 10, or 9.7 percent, of female undergraduates at Iowa State said they experienced a form of sexual misconduct.
“Sexual assault, sexual misconduct and sexual harassment are serious problems on college campuses across the country and in society in general,” said ISU President Steven Leath.
The survey was in-depth and showed the number of sexual assaults that occur, along with the response. For example, 53.2 percent of females did not think the incidents were serious enough to report; 28.9 percent felt ashamed or embarrassed; 24.3 percent did not want the person to get into trouble and 16.4 percent did not think anything would be done.
Pope visits the U.S.
Pope Francis arrived in the United States earlier this week, attracting big crowds hoping to get a glance, and prompting law enforcement to step up its presence in D.C.
After meetings at the White House with President Obama, a mass in front of thousands and a parade through Washington, Francis addressed a joint session of Congress on Thursday. The pope talked immigration, climate change and helping the poor.
Francis is the first pope to visit the United States since Pope Benedict XVI visited in 2008.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker became the second GOP candidate to drop out of the race for president Monday.
Walker led the race in Iowa for months after giving a speech in January at the Iowa Freedom Summit, but his support has plummeted recently as Donald Trump has dominated news coverage.
Speaking at a press conference after appearing throughout the weekend in Iowa, Walker said he is leading by dropping out of the race and called on others to do the same, so Republicans could rally around a conservative to defeat frontrunner Donald Trump.
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As a kid, I was drawn to Ronald Reagan because he was a Republican and a conservative. But most of all, I admired him…
Posted by Scott Walker on Monday, September 21, 2015
Yogi Berra passes away
Longtime Yankees catcher Yogi Berra passed away Tuesday night. He was 92.
We are deeply saddened by the loss of a Yankees legend and American hero, Yogi Berra. pic.twitter.com/Bf8uXxUPzR
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 23, 2015
Berra’s career spanned almost 20 years, spending most of his time with the Yankees from 1946 to 1963. After retiring as a player, he took several roles with the Yankees and other teams as a coach and manager.
ISU students try to break longest hug record
Two ISU students stood outside Parks Library for 32 hours this past weekend, attempting to break the record for the world’s longest hug.
Alec Norem, sophomore in advertising, and Amanda Nerem, sophomore in kinesiology, have been friends since fifth grade and said they wanted to create a “remarkable” memory in college.
The two said they were bored during the summer and decided to research records they could possibly beat. and came across the longest hug. The original record for longest hug was 26 hours, 26 minutes and 26 seconds.
