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Three generations of finding acceptance at Iowa State

Whitney Mason
May 1, 2019
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Five book suggestions to better understand sexual violence, trauma

Whitney Mason
April 16, 2019
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#AskMeAmes: ‘What are some tips for checking my white cis male privilege?’

Whitney Mason
April 11, 2019
Sexual assault awareness ribbon.

Voices: Do not forget about healing

Whitney Mason
April 2, 2019
Layering a sweater and denim jacket over leggings is an effortless way to prepare for unpredictable weather. 

Denim Day center focus of sexual assault awareness month

Whitney Mason
March 31, 2019
Attendees of Nicholas Fuentes’s speech ask questions and debate during a Q&A portion at the Free Speech Zone at Iowa State University on Wednesday, March 6.

Students react: Nicholas Fuentes leaves campus in uproar

Whitney Mason
March 7, 2019
Joi Wright (center) performs during an onstage performance.

One more bow: Joi Wright’s final act

Whitney Mason
March 5, 2019

A special collection: A look at black life at Iowa State

Whitney Mason
February 12, 2019
Phyllis Harris, an ISU student in pursuit of her doctorate in human development and family studies, covers a Catt Hall brick embellished with her mothers name in protest of the recent controversy. Harris plans to keep recovering the brick if the cover is removed.

Voices: Iowa State’s black history lacks black voices

Whitney Mason
February 5, 2019
Phyllis Harris, an ISU student in pursuit of her doctorate in human development and family studies, covers a Catt Hall brick embellished with her mothers name in protest of the recent controversy. Harris plans to keep recovering the brick if the cover is removed.

Retrospective: What fueled the legacy of black leadership at Iowa State?

Whitney Mason
January 31, 2019
Iowa State students and faculty walk to and from class Jan. 16. 

Students react to canceled classes

Whitney Mason
January 28, 2019
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Voices: End of the semester reflection

Whitney Mason
December 4, 2018
Created by Yasmin Rodriguez, graduate in graphic design, depicting Trump and his pledge to build a wall at the US-Mexico border in order to end migration to the United States from immigrants from Mexico, Central America and South America countries.

Grad student brings immigration activism into artwork through ‘Borderline’

Whitney Mason
November 7, 2018
The Iowa Student Action Group protest tuition and student debt with chants and signs on campus Oct. 15. 

Students demand change on tuition and fees

Whitney Mason
October 15, 2018
ISU students Kevin Wilson and Chelsea Nelson participate in the PWI Blackout outside Carver Hall on Oct. 4. Students were asked to wear all black clothing and Nike apparel in support of Colin Kaepernicks rally against police brutality and social injustice across America.

Students to activists: The students behind the #PWIblackout

Whitney Mason
October 9, 2018
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News Engagement Day: Writing as an art

Whitney Mason
October 2, 2018
Racks of bread and other bakery goods are available in the Food at First market, donated by local restaurants and grocery stores. Founder Dale Vander Schaaf calls it a recycled food program. 

Food At First volunteer speaks to homelessness in Ames, not same for all

Whitney Mason
September 25, 2018
Photographs taken by my Communications Team following the passage of Hurricane Maria. These photos only show the route between Castle Comfort (lower) to Roseau, according to Roosevelt Skerrit.

Hurricane Maria: Puerto Rican students discuss tragedy one year later

Whitney Mason
September 25, 2018
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Mesothelioma: ‘With any rare disease, it’s not rare to the person who gets it’

Whitney Mason
September 11, 2018
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Welcome to Voices: Meet your editor

Whitney Mason
August 20, 2018

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Whitney Mason
April 20, 2018

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Whitney Mason
April 20, 2018

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Whitney Mason
April 20, 2018

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Whitney Mason
April 20, 2018
During the Iowa State National School Walk Out on April 20th, students from all walks of life gathered to hear more about gun violence and honoring those who have been impacted by it. 

Iowa State walks out for gun violence awareness

Whitney Mason
April 20, 2018
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Iowa State to partake in national walkout

Whitney Mason
April 19, 2018
Emily Barske, editor-in-chief of the Iowa State Daily; Kathie Obradovich, political columnist at the Des Moines Register; and Scott Moss, senior in finance and organizer of Iowa States Out of the Darkness walk, speak about mental health during a Depth and Dialogue session for First Amendment Day on April 11, 2018. 

First Amendment Day spotlights mental health awareness

Whitney Mason
April 11, 2018
Mark Witherspoon, editorial advisor of the Iowa State Daily, led the Democalypse March around campus on Thursday. The march on First Amendment Day featured a high school class from North High School and was designed to teach students what it would be like to lose their First Amendment. 

First Amendment week continues its tradition 16 years later

Whitney Mason
April 9, 2018
Laurie Johnson, senior in history, discusses how her group will conduct research with surveys sent out to sorority members and one-on-one interviews with sorority members  and what they are looking for within the research.

Through two presentations, gender, sexuality and leadership all have a connection

Whitney Mason
April 7, 2018

“Language and Identity” at Transforming Gender and Society

Whitney Mason
April 7, 2018
Ann Oberhauser, director of the womens and gender studies program, welcomed participants to the women, gender, and sexuality studies student conference and also introduced Wendy Wintersteen. 

Wintersteen lauds diversity in opening remarks at women’s and gender studies conference

Whitney Mason
April 7, 2018
Written by the staff writers for the student newspapers, the article states how  student journalists covered the multiple active demonstrations on campus the day after Kings assassination in Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

50 years pass since MLK assassination, a look back at the Daily’s coverage

Whitney Mason
April 4, 2018
Demonstrators hold signs in front of the Neal Smith Federal Building for the Iowans Need Your Help: Rally To Support Dreamers and TPS Holders on Dec. 1, 2017. About 50 people attended the event.

5k to support DACA recipients happening on Iowa State campus

Whitney Mason
March 24, 2018
Black History Month

Events announced to celebrate black history month

Whitney Mason
February 1, 2018
A student reads a poem about her experiences as an undocumented student during the Iowans Need Your Help: Rally To Support Dreamers and TPS Holders on Dec. 1.

An emergency DACA renewal workshop is taking place on Wednesday night

Whitney Mason
January 17, 2018
Lead by James Huey, the audience is invited to sing We Shall Overcome and hold hands during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Ames/Story Country Community Celebration Jan. 15 at the Ames Middle School. 

Music and Community: The 10th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration

Whitney Mason
January 15, 2018
US civil rights leader Martin Luther King Junior waves to supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963 on the Mall in Washington DC during the March on Washington. 

When King Came to State: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Whitney Mason and K Rambo
January 15, 2018
US President Donald Trump signs an executive order as Vice President Mike Pence looks on at the White House in Washington, DC on January 20, 2017. 

Caribbean students react to Trump’s immigration comments

Whitney Mason
January 12, 2018
US civil rights leader Martin Luther King Junior waves to supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963 on the Mall in Washington DC during the March on Washington. 

Campanile concert kicks off Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration

Whitney Mason
January 9, 2018
An easel painted for the I Promise 305 event. This event was held to remember the 305 lives lost in Sinai, Egypt during an attack at a mosque.

Egyptian mosque bombing victims remembered with “I Promise 305”

Whitney Mason
December 12, 2017
Students around Parks Library.

“I Promise 305” to honor victims of Egyptian mosque bombing

Whitney Mason
December 12, 2017
An audience member at the Know Your Rights forum examines the campus support resources flyer that Elizabeth Chavez handed out earlier that evening at Parks Library 198.

Know your rights forum shifts focus to Temporary Protective Status

Whitney Mason
December 7, 2017
The forum titled Know Your Rights held at Parks Library on Sep 7, 2017 was intended to inform students on policy changes related to the White Houses decision to rescind DACA.

Know Your Rights session shifts focus to Temporary Protective Status

Whitney Mason
December 5, 2017
According to the ISU PD, 45% of ISU students have been diagnosed with depression.

Campus conversation hopes to silence mental health stigmas

Whitney Mason
November 30, 2017
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‘We’re not just dreamers, but we are fighters’

Emily Blobaum and Whitney Mason
November 25, 2017
Jairs memories of crossing the border into the United States from Mexico were not pleasant ones. On his familys third attempt, he remembers being drugged, floating down the river in an empty wheel and sitting in a hot UHaul truck.

‘I’m not leaving without a fight’: Jair’s story

Whitney Mason
November 25, 2017
Anne Clifford speaks to students and staff at the Memorial Union on Sept. 27. Clifford presented the perspectives of both the Catholic and Islamic religion on various topics. 

Clifford gives King-inspired lecture on racism and catholic teaching

Whitney Mason
November 6, 2017
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From football player to cheerleader, Mitchell Knoth has dealt with the adversity

Whitney Mason
October 31, 2017
Coordinator of Multicultural Planning Torrell A. Foree introduces himself before starting the Post-Election Reflection on Nov. 9 in the Multicultural Center.

Alpha Tau Omega fraternity hosts chapter-wide diversity workshop

Whitney Mason
October 30, 2017

ISU students react to the new Iowa State president

Whitney Mason
October 23, 2017

Power of the pen event to bring unity among the community

Whitney Mason
October 23, 2017
Players getting off the bus returning back to Ames following their stunning win against Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma.

Stunned Cyclones: students react to Oklahoma’s stunning defeat to Iowa State

Whitney Mason
October 7, 2017

Latinx studies lectures reminisces on the past

Whitney Mason
October 5, 2017
Students sign posters stating I stand with immigrants outside of Parks Library on Oct. 4.

Latin fraternity takes stand on immigration

Whitney Mason
October 4, 2017
Officer Natasha Greene and Lieutenant Josh Hale present about criminal mischiefs in order to better understand hate crimes the topic of the fourth campus conversation. 

Campus Conversation provides insights to the classification of hate crimes

Whitney Mason
October 3, 2017
Questions at the Campus Conversation, sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, were aimed at finding ways to make Iowa State a more positive environment.

Campus conversation to open up discussion on campus hate crimes

Whitney Mason
October 2, 2017

Mile on main race kicks off Iowa State running club’s season

Whitney Mason
September 18, 2017
Iowa State freshman Talyn Lewis fouls a ball while batting against Iowa Central.

Cyclones’ softball opens up fall season with a win against DMACC

Whitney Mason
September 17, 2017

Malaysian community celebrates 60th anniversary off independence and Malaysia Day

Whitney Mason
September 17, 2017
Tim Wise, prominent anti-racist writer, visited Stephens Auditorium on Sept. 13 and addressed a large audience of students and community members about racism in today’s society, white supremacy and white privilege. “We have to begin to acknowledge that this problem of racism, this problem of white supremacy goes far deeper than the folks who march around with swastikas and other neo-Nazi symbolism on their shields or their hats. It goes far deeper than the Klan. It is about a larger culture of inequality and the ways that we are all a part of that and contribute to it directly or indirectly,” Wise said.

Tim Wise lecture shines on long-standing racial social structure

Whitney Mason
September 13, 2017

Tim Wise to have lecture on dismantling race and racial discrimination at Iowa State

Whitney Mason
September 12, 2017
 Junior Savannah Faber steps over freshman Kelly Mulcrone while participating in a one-on-one drill during the Iowa State Women’s Club Hockey Team practice Sep. 14 at the Ames Ice Arena.

Women’s club hockey claims this is the year

Whitney Mason
September 12, 2017
Jan Flora, professor emeritus of Iowa State, listens to the panel of community experts as he jots down notes at the Know Your Rights forum Thursday evening at Parks Library 198.

“Know Your Rights” forum provides insight on DACA

Whitney Mason
September 7, 2017
Erin Pederson, staff psychologist of Student Counselling Services, poses for a portrait in the Student Services building on Iowa States campus.

Student Counseling Services upholds their diversity pledge

Whitney Mason
September 1, 2017
A group shares their thoughts on various topics related to inclusion during Campus Convos on Nov. 9 in Beardshear Hall. Much of the conversation revolved around Republican presidential nominee Donald Trumps presidential victory early on Nov. 9 and how his victory could possibly affect the treatment of minority groups at Iowa State and within the United States.

Office for Diversity and Inclusion to hold Campus Conversation Friday

Whitney Mason
August 23, 2017
A peaceful protester stands on Lincoln Way with members of the Ames-ISU YWCA for a peaceful stand of unity against racism on April 27. YWCA is on a mission to eliminate racism, empower women, stand up for social justice, help families, and strengthen communities. 

Students and community members unite for ‘stand against racism stance’

Whitney Mason
April 27, 2017
Likki Fawcett and Onyx Gems were the Cash Me Out Spring Drag Show emcees. The event took place in the Great Hall of the MU.

Performers shine at Spring Drag Show

Whitney Mason
April 23, 2017
Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services hosted a Diversity Career Fair on April 20 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church & Catholic Student Center. The Diversity Career Fair gave persons with disabilities seeking employment a chance to network with employers. 

Career fair provides opportunities for students

Whitney Mason
April 20, 2017
Fred Mace, sophomore in mechanical engineering, holds out a handful of colorful powdered paint used in the celebration. Typically, participates paint one another with this powder by rubbing it on faces, clothes, etc. 

‘Holi’ unites students for colorful fun

Whitney Mason
April 16, 2017
Devin Wilmott and Peter Deveaux-Isaacs record their music in the bedroom of Peters apartment in Ames. The two bonded after meeting at Iowa State over their common heritage in the Bahamas.

Bahamian rhapsody: ‘I always knew music was going to be a constant’

Whitney Mason
April 10, 2017
ISU hip hop club, DubH rehearses for their upcoming spring show. This year marks the clubs 15th anniversary and will take place in Ames Auditorium on April 7 at 7pm. 

DubH hip-hop club ignites passion in dancers

Whitney Mason
April 6, 2017
ISU President Steven Leath meets with Vice President for Student Affairs Martino Harmon, ISU Dining Director Mohammad Ali and Dean of College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Wendy Wintersteen Nov. 7. 

Strategic plan expected to move forward in post-Leath years

Whitney Mason
April 4, 2017
Dr. Reginald Stewart, VP of diversity and inclusion, was hired on Oct. 15, 2015 following a list of needs and recommended solutions from student group Latinos United For a Change.

The other side to the office of diversity and inclusion

Whitney Mason
April 3, 2017
Leslie Odom Jr., famously known for his role as Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical Hamilton, sang “Wait for It”, “Dear Theodosia” and “The Room Where It Happens” from Hamilton while at the Stephens Auditorium on Mar. 29 for the lecture Hamilton and the Road to Success where Odom discussed his career, sang, and answered audience questions. He also sang one of his favorite songs from the Broadway musical Rent “Without You”.

In the room where it happens: A chat with Leslie Odom Jr.

Whitney Mason and Jill O'Brien
March 29, 2017
Home Free belts out their first arrangement of the night Fishin in the Dark Wednesday night in Stephens Auditorium.

Tony Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. to perform at Iowa State

Whitney Mason and Jill O'Brien
March 28, 2017
Sean Carlton-Appleton of Ames Iowa explains to the protestors the importance of keeping the march calm and organized. The Black Lives Matter affiliated protest stretched through downtown Ames from Brookside Park to the Ames United Church of Christ March 25.

Local Black Lives Matter movement hosts first march

Whitney Mason
March 25, 2017
Fifteen people were awarded scholarships and awards during the Gender and Sexuality Awards Reception at Hach Hall on March 22. 

Awards acknowledge advocates in gender and sexual equity

Whitney Mason
March 22, 2017
Carmen Flagge is the multicultural liaison officer for the College of Human Sciences. 

Multicultural liason officers: The vision that solved an influential need

Whitney Mason
March 21, 2017
The College of Human Sciences held a workshop for sustaining the academic pipeline on March 6. It was the fourth workshop of this series. The speakers of the event are sitting left to right: Francis Owusu, professor and chair of community and regional planning, Gloria Jones-Johnson, University Professor in Sociology, and Dr. Theresa Cooper, Assistant Dean for DiversityDirector of George Washington Carver Summer Internship Program.

Workshop provides advice for graduate students wanting administrative role

Whitney Mason
March 6, 2017
Students walk passed the snow-covered Fountain of the Four Seasons into the Memorial Union on Jan 25. The campus was covered with 1-3 inches of snow overnight, which continued through the morning. 

Better expectations of Memorial Union expansion explained at open forum

Whitney Mason
March 2, 2017
The Social Justice Summit took place at the Memorial Union on Feb. 25. 

Social Justice Summit ignites passion among attendees

Whitney Mason
February 26, 2017
Students discuss questions regarding to the divide between Africans and African Americans in Carver Hall on Feb 24. At the event, students were split up into small groups to talk about various questions presented to them. 

‘Same but different’ works to improve relations

Whitney Mason
February 26, 2017
Audrey Kennis is the multicultural liaison officer for the design building. She helps design majors find resources and their plan for graduation. She has also helped set up hometown design and the Diversity Student Council.

Audrey Kennis: A change agent in the college of design

Whitney Mason
February 23, 2017
Michael Young, math professor at Iowa State finds himself in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania deeply involved in his Debt-M program when he is not in class pursuing his goal of helping others succeed in comprehending mathematics.

Iowa State professor shines importance of equity in classrooms

Whitney Mason
February 22, 2017
On Monday, Feb. 20, the lecture In the Shadow of Charleston: Reflections on Race, Racism and Racial Violence, was held in the Memorial Union. The speaker for the lecture, Keisha Blain, is a visiting research scholar in the Department of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and is the co-editor of The Charleston Syllabus: Readings on Race, Racism, and Racial Violence. Blain co-designed the collection to provide both historical and contemporary contexts for the 2016 shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina. 

Charleston Syllabus brings new awareness to old tragedies

Whitney Mason
February 20, 2017

Charleston Syllabus lecture to reflect on race, racism, racial violence

Whitney Mason
February 17, 2017
Advertising team Out of the Box is working with Rockwell Collins on a campaign to draw more engineers to the company.

Class gives advertising majors the real experience

Whitney Mason
February 15, 2017
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Pipeline opposition rally to be held in Des Moines

Whitney Mason
February 8, 2017

Black Lives Matter movement picking up momentum in Ames

Whitney Mason
February 6, 2017
The sunset creates colorful streaks behind the Campanile on the night of Nov. 2.

Emigrant to immigrant: a story of fleeing Iraq

Whitney Mason
February 2, 2017
Iranian PhD students stand outside outside Parks Library Feb. 1. The six students, were protesting recent decisions that Donald Trump has made regarding the recent immigration ban on seven countries including Iran. 

Iranian students make a stand on campus

Whitney Mason
February 1, 2017
Iowa State President Steven Leath addresses the student government over concerns regarding his use of a University owned aircraft Oct. 5. 

Leath provides comment on Trump’s immigration ban

Alex Connor and Whitney Mason
January 30, 2017
Sandra Zapata, Iowa Pride network coordinator, responds to a question about how the LGBTQ+ community and immigrant community can work together, saying we need to, foster the idea of including everyone in the conversation.

Panel educates on the rights of immigrants

Whitney Mason
January 24, 2017
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Panel discussion to highlight legal rights of immigrants in U.S.

Whitney Mason
January 23, 2017
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Pipeline activists host peaceful protest training at Memorial Union

Whitney Mason
January 16, 2017
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