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Columnist Emily Berch raises the question, Who do you protect? in reference to the chants at the Students Against Racism protest Wednesday.

Berch: Who do you protect?

Emily Berch
October 31, 2019
A climate protest from 3 to 5 p.m. Sept. 20, 2019, at Ames City Hall. Different signs and speeches encouraged attendees to change habits to help the environment.

Berch: Young activists inspire where previous generations failed them

Emily Berch
October 10, 2019
Columnist Olivia Rasmussen believes Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is making a strong effort to address the climate crisis with his policies. Rasmussen believes Sanders Climate Crisis Summit, taking place Saturday, will be a step in the right direction to tackling the crisis.

Berch: As politicians debate single-payer, some already pay the price

Emily Berch
September 17, 2019
Former democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand makes a campaign pitch during the Big Tent on the Prairie event June 8 at Alluvial Brewing. 

Berch: The men of ‘Me Too’ return to public life while women continue seeing consequences

Emily Berch
August 29, 2019

News Weekly: Steve King is back in the news, and more

Jake Webster and Emily Berch
August 16, 2019

News Weekly: Elections, vigils and more

Jake Webster and Emily Berch
August 9, 2019
Linda Hagedorn, president of the League of Women Voters of Ames and Story County, explains the history of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and how the Supreme Courts decision in Shelby County v. Holder has impacted voting rights across the country. The Shine a Light for Democracy Vigil was organized by the League of Women Voters and took place Aug. 6 at City Hall, featuring several local voters rights advocates and legislators. 

PHOTOS: Shine a Light for Democracy Vigil

Emily Berch
August 6, 2019
Voting booths for Ames City Council voting stand empty on Nov. 3, 2015, in Maple resident hall. There was a minimal student voter turn out.

Registering to vote in Ames

Emily Berch
August 2, 2019

News Weekly: Presidential candidate visits and City Council discussions sweep through Story County

Jake Webster and Emily Berch
July 26, 2019
Nick Leidahl works out of a classroom in Carver Hall making cold calls for the Bernie Sanders Campaign. 

Making a difference: Iowa State students get involved in national campaigns

Emily Berch
July 22, 2019

News Weekly: Tupac-gate takes over the news cycle

Jake Webster and Emily Berch
July 19, 2019
The border violence protest organizer, Dozmen Lee, presents a speech to the crowd on July 3 in front of the Neal Smith Federal Building in Des Moines. 

Iowans protest border camp conditions

Emily Berch
July 4, 2019

News Weekly: Iowa House district 46’s nomination convention is in full swing, and two nights of Democratic debates heat up

Emily Berch and Jake Webster
June 28, 2019

News Weekly: “Planegate” lands back in the news, and candidates line up for a special election

Jake Webster and Emily Berch
June 21, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during the Big Tent on the Prairie event at Alluvial Brewing on June 8. 

Summer news in review

Jake Webster and Emily Berch
June 20, 2019

Biden argues record on supporting women, photo goes viral

Emily Berch
June 12, 2019
Julian Assange, editor-in-chief of the website WikiLeaks.

Berch: Assange indictment is an attack on free press

Emily Berch
May 28, 2019
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ISU research highlights gender bias in course evaluations

Emily Berch
May 23, 2019
The Campanile turns 120 years old this year. Located on central campus at Iowa State University the Campanile serves as a symbol of the University. Dr. Tin-Shi Tam, University Carillonneur, plays popular songs from inside the Campanile every weekday at noon.

Orientation Guide: Letter from the editor

Emily Berch
April 28, 2019
Elizabeth Warren announced she was running for president Dec. 31. 

Warren unveils proposal for debt cancellation, free tuition

Emily Berch
April 22, 2019
Virginia Tech

Mass shooting anniversary highlights gun rights policies

Emily Berch
April 15, 2019
A crowd faces police at the intersection of Chamberlain Street and Stanton Avenue during Veishea on April 8.

Five years later: Veishea’s lasting impact

Emily Berch
April 7, 2019
The Iowa Supreme Court overruled a 2018 decision that protected abortion rights under the states constitution Friday.  

‘Fetal homicide’ bill passes Senate

Emily Berch
March 29, 2019
Senator Kamala Harris arrives at the Soup Supper. Sen. Harris met with community members before giving a speech. I think we all know we are at an inflection point in the history of out country, this is a moment in time that is requiring us all collectively and individually to look in a mirror and ask a question and that question is who are we?, Sen. Harris said. The Story County Democrats held their annual Soup Supper at the Collegiate United Methodist Church on Feb. 23.

Kamala Harris to host caucus training events

Emily Berch
March 28, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker of New Jersey speaks at the Kum & Go Theater in Des Moines on Feb. 9.

Booker talks education, housing affordability

Emily Berch
March 17, 2019
A mugshot of Collin Daniel Richards from his Sept. 17 arrest for the murder of ISU student Celia Barquin Arozamena. Richards is being held without bond at the Story County Jail.

Collin Daniel Richards requests plea change, court not taking further action on letter

Emily Berch
March 15, 2019
Nicholas Fuentes addresses a crowd at East Hall at Iowa State on Wednesday, March 6. The Iowa State Police Department had Fuentes leave the room because he did not have the space reserved. Fuentes moved his speech to the free speech zone. Fuentes live-streamed on Periscope during this event.

In wake of Fuentes visit, StuGov candidates share different views on addressing speech

Emily Berch
March 11, 2019
Alexis Holmes, a Black Student Alliance member, and Anthony Labruna, a member of College Republicans, moderate conversation at Carver 205 Wednesday, March 6. Attendees expected to hear Nicholas Fuentes talk about his views however he never showed. LaBruna addressed the public to tell them of Fuentes’ new location for his speech: East Hall.

Students protest white nationalist Nicholas Fuentes, supporters outnumbered

Emily Berch
March 7, 2019
Vice presidential candidate Analese Hauber speaks with students at Student Governments Candidate Open House Tuesday.

Student Government candidates meet with students

Emily Berch
March 5, 2019
Senior in political science Cody Woodruff answers a question. Woodruff’s campaign is “I Stand for U.” The Iowa State Student Government Presidential Debate was held Feb. 26 in the Campanile Room of Memorial Union.

Cody Woodruff and Analese Hauber discuss campaign plans

Emily Berch
March 5, 2019
Mike Pompeo

Secretary of state visits Iowa, talks trade

Emily Berch
March 4, 2019

Podcasts: Meet the StuGov candidates

Emily Berch and Madelyn Ostendorf
March 4, 2019

Meet the Candidates: Austin Graber and Vishesh Bhatia

Madelyn Ostendorf and Emily Berch
March 4, 2019

Meet the Candidates: Cody Woodruff and Analese Hauber

Madelyn Ostendorf and Emily Berch
March 4, 2019

Meet the Candidates: Ben Whittington and Annaliessa Michelotti

Madelyn Ostendorf and Emily Berch
March 3, 2019
Benjamin Whittington, a junior in political science, is running for student body president with Annaliessa Michelotti, a junior in womens and genders studies, as his vice president.

StuGov podcast highlights Whittington-Michelotti campaign *PRINT ONLY*

Emily Berch
March 3, 2019
Julian Neely, Student Government president, addresses his fellow Student Government members during their meeting Oct. 24 in the Campanile room of the Memorial Union. The meeting centered on funding for Latinx Initiatives, Rodeo Club, seating at-large members to the finance committee and confirming members to the election commission.

StuGov chief officers meet to discuss Lee removal, find compromise

Emily Berch
February 27, 2019
President Julian Neely addresses his fellow Student Government members during their first meeting of the spring semester Jan. 16 in the Campanile Room of the Memorial Union. During the meeting they elected Jacob Schrader, current IRHA senator, to be chair of the civic engagement committee and confirmed Emily Rizvic as new election commissioner.

Snapchat debacle highlights divide between Cabinet and Senate

Emily Berch
February 24, 2019
Director of Residency Dozmen Lee addresses the Senate on Wednesday, Feb. 20 about a contentious Snapchat video he posted Tuesday about his distaste for Speaker Cody Woodruff and Student Government as a whole.

Student Senate to decide director’s fate in emergency meeting

Emily Berch
February 22, 2019
Sen. Jack Hatch, the Democratic nominee for the Iowa gubernatorial race, and Monica Vernon, his running mate, met with potential voters at Olde Main Brewing Company in Ames July 3, 2014. Vernon shakes hands with Jan Bauer, the Story County Democrat chairwoman, after the event.

Presidential hopefuls to speak at soup supper

Emily Berch
February 21, 2019
Director of Residency Dozmen Lee addresses the Senate on Wednesday, Feb. 20 about a contentious Snapchat video he posted Tuesday about his distaste for Speaker Cody Woodruff and Student Government as a whole.

Snapchat debacle leads to emergency Senate meeting

Emily Berch
February 21, 2019
Candidates take turns introducing themselves during opening remarks of the Iowa State Student Government Vice Presidential Debate between Vishesh Bhatia, Analese Hauber and Annaliessa Michelotti. The debate was held Feb. 19 in the Gallery Room of the Memorial Union with the intention of allowing students to learn more about the candidates and their platforms.

Vice presidential candidates debate inclusion, student wellness

Emily Berch
February 19, 2019
As she spoke, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds focused on the recent statistic that Iowa is the #1 state in the nation, a position she committed to maintain. She became governor in May 2017 after then governor Terry Branstad was appointed the United States Ambassador to China.

Reynolds will not appeal fetal heartbeat decision

Emily Berch
February 19, 2019
Graber Bhatia Campaign

Vice presidential candidates to debate, commission hears violations

Emily Berch
February 18, 2019
Then-Gov. Terry Branstad, then-Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and then-Iowa Finance Authority Director Dave Jamison during a press conference April 10, 2017.

Sexual harasser will no longer provide security at Iowa State

Emily Berch
February 14, 2019
Martino Harmon, senior vice president for Student Affairs, talks about the campus climate survey results. The open forum was Feb. 12 in Carver Hall. 

Campus climate forum lacks student attendance

Emily Berch
February 12, 2019
President Wendy Wintersteen begins the discussion over the findings in the 2017 Campus Climate survey.

University seeks student input on campus climate results

Emily Berch
February 11, 2019
Pete Buttigieg, also known as Mayor Pete, is a Democratic presidential hopeful and mayor of South Bend, Indiana. 

‘Mayor Pete’ talks 2020 with Ames voters

Emily Berch
February 8, 2019
President Donald Trump delivering the 2018 State of the Union Address from the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Trump to deliver State of the Union Tuesday

Emily Berch
February 4, 2019
Presidential hopeful Andrew Yang shakes hands with voters before the start of his luncheon with the Story Country Democrats held at the Iowa Stater Restaurant Jan. 31. Yang said that he wanted this lunch to be an opportunity for everyone to get to know him personally.

Yang talks ‘human-centered capitalism’ with Story County Democrats

Emily Berch
January 31, 2019
Jeremy Taylor courtesy

Third challenger enters 4th District primary against Steve King

Emily Berch
January 24, 2019
Protestors hold signs that read, I stand with Planned Parenthood, and Love, Respect, Equality, during the Womens March in Des Moines on Saturday. Signs and speakers highlighted a variety of issues including LGBTQ+ rights, women’s healthcare and President Trump’s cabinet choices.

Fetal heartbeat bill struck down by district court

Emily Berch
January 22, 2019
Kim Reynolds celebrates being the first elected female governor on Nov. 6, 2018. Mike Naig, Republican candidate for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Kim Reynolds, Republican candidate for Iowa governor hosted an “Iowa GOP Victory Party” on Nov. 6 at the Hilton in downtown Des Moines.

Forging a common vision: Reynolds delivers Condition of the State address

Emily Berch and Madelyn Ostendorf
January 15, 2019
Republican Steve King represents Iowas 4th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Steve King faces challenges ahead of 2020 primary

Emily Berch
January 10, 2019
Preston Burris has helped lead the Ames Tenant Union as they petitioned The Madison throughout November.

Ames Tenants Union begins organizing consequences for The Madison

Emily Berch
December 21, 2018
The Hixson-Lied Student Success Center allows for Iowa State student athletes to meet with mental health advisers. 

Professors discuss their final creation process

Emily Berch
December 8, 2018
Preston Burris reviews the 103 signatures on the Ames Tenant Unions petition at The Madison apartment complex.

Ames Tenants Union petitions local apartment complex, The Madison

Emily Berch
December 6, 2018
Last night I received an anonymous email telling me to make open mic night extra spooky and that all the performers would be wearing costumes, Shawn Robinson said at the M-Shops Open Mic Night on Oct. 9, 2018. I arrived today and found that no one else was wearing any costume, and that this has been a big prank at my expense.

PHOTOS: Open Mic Night at the M-Shop

Emily Berch
October 9, 2018

Ames Police: Individual lit himself on fire outside apartment complex, condition unknown

Emily Berch
October 3, 2018
Emily mug

News Engagement Day: Work worth doing

Emily Berch
October 2, 2018
Christine Blasey Ford during her hearing on Sept. 27, 2018.

Angry, ashamed and afraid: Ford testimony reflects Iowa State students’ feelings

Emily Berch
October 1, 2018
The Agriculture Business Club placed flowers on the tee box of the ninth hole at Coldwater Golf Links.

Agricultural Business Club honors Celia Barquín Arozamena at annual golf tournament

Emily Berch
September 26, 2018
President-select Wendy Wintersteen speaks in the Memorial Union after being announced as the next President of Iowa State University on Monday. She was unanimously chosen by the Board of Regents. Wintersteen is the first female to hold the position of President at Iowa State.

Presidential installation for Wendy Wintersteen to be held Friday

Emily Berch
September 20, 2018
Research leaders gather for the planning to Take Action Against Opioids in Your Community, Event on Sept. 13.

Opioids workshop draws community leaders

Emily Berch
September 19, 2018
Iowa State students perform a love poem at Open Mic Night at the M-Shop on Sept. 11.

PHOTOS: Open Mic Night at the M-Shop

Emily Berch
September 12, 2018
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller was reelected during the midterm elections Tuesday.

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller voices support for SOFA Act amid criticisms

Emily Berch
August 31, 2018
Interpretations specialist David Faux leads a tour at Iowa States Farm House Museum on Aug. 30.

PHOTOS: Farm House Museum tour

Emily Berch
August 30, 2018
The opioid crisis has become a very well known or at least heard phrase and prevention and rehabilitation for the addiction is slowly being talked about more and more. According to research, the crisis has not reached Iowa but it seems to be a matter of time. 

Iowa State professors receive opioid research grant

Emily Berch
August 27, 2018
Mollie Tibbetts profile picture on Facebook. She has been missing since July 18. 

Mollie Tibbetts: What we know and what we’ve heard

Emily Berch
August 22, 2018
Deidre DeJear will face Paul Pate in the November election for Iowas Secretary of State

DeJear wins Secretary of State nomination

Emily Berch
June 12, 2018

Republicans to decide Secretary of Agriculture candidate at convention

Emily Berch
June 12, 2018
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Tuesday primaries determine November ballots

Emily Berch
June 6, 2018
Three Republicans, including incumbent Gov. Kim Reynolds, and eight Democrats are in the running for governor. 

Primary elections to be held on Tuesday

Emily Berch
June 3, 2018
Three Republicans, including incumbent Gov. Kim Reynolds, and eight Democrats are in the running for governor. 

Democratic candidates come together for final debate before primary

Emily Berch
May 31, 2018
Odyssey of the Mind participant does crafts during the Creativity Festival in Leid Recreation Festival May 24.

Odyssey of the Mind hosts Creativity Festival

Emily Berch
May 24, 2018
Nate Boulton talks to a crowd of Ames voters at a meet and greet on May 20.

Nate Boulton suspends campaign after allegations of sexual misconduct

Devyn Leeson, Emily Berch, and K. Rambo
May 24, 2018
President Wendy Wintersteen begins the discussion over the findings in the 2017 Campus Climate survey.

Campus Climate Survey Part Four: Perceptions of Campus Climate

Emily Berch and Devyn Leeson
May 17, 2018
President Wendy Wintersteen begins the discussion over the findings in the 2017 Campus Climate survey.

Campus Climate Survey Part Three: Barriers for Marginalized Communities

Devyn Leeson and Emily Berch
May 15, 2018
Vet Med

Iowa legislature approves $63 million for Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Iowa State

Emily Berch
May 15, 2018
Dan Merson, pictured right, goes over the summary of the statistics gathered in the fall of 2017 Campus Climate survey.

By the numbers: breakdown of the Campus Climate survey

Devyn Leeson and Emily Berch
May 13, 2018
Dan Merson, pictured right, outlines areas where Iowa State could Improve its overall climate. 

Campus Climate Survey Part Two: Exclusionary, Intimidating, Offensive and/or Hostile Conduct

Emily Berch and By Devyn Leeson
May 13, 2018
Dan Merson, pictured right, goes over the summary of the statistics gathered in the fall of 2017 Campus Climate survey.

Campus Climate Survey Part One: Unwanted sexual experiences at Iowa State

Devyn Leeson and Emily Berch
May 12, 2018
President Wendy Wintersteen begins the discussion over the findings in the 2017 Campus Climate survey.

President Wintersteen hosts two forums on campus climate survey

Devyn Leeson and Emily Berch
May 10, 2018
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Brookside Park fire causes $50,000 in damages

Emily Berch
May 7, 2018
Amber Gustafson is running for Iowa Senate District 19 which includes Ankeny, Saylorville and Alleman. The Iowa Senate meets in the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines.

Reynolds signs “heartbeat bill”; lawsuit pending

Emily Berch
May 6, 2018
Iowa State Graduate Emily Blobaum receives her diploma May 5 in Hilton Coliseum. 

Commencement sends off nearly 2,000 new alumni

Emily Berch
May 5, 2018
Memorial Union Placeholder Stock Photo

A new fee for an old problem: $30 increase proposed to address deferred building needs

Emily Berch
April 13, 2018
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