Thursday, June 13, 2019 N/Warren Town and County News Page Five
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES
--News From Our College Students--
Simpson College celebrated student success with
Honors Convocation on April 24th, 2019 on campus
at Smith Chapel in Indianola, Iowa. Emma
Johanson, Norwalk received the Everett Laning
Award in Sociology. This award goes to an
outstanding senior in Sociology.
Simpson College showcased our students'
undergraduate research and creativity on April 25th,
2019. Included are Abby Anctil of Norwalk,
Andrew Bowles of Norwalk, Wade Gibson of
Martensdale, Zachary Kreider of Norwalk, Jaycie
Owens of Norwalk, and Morgan Taylor of
Norwalk.
Local students were among 198 Central College
students graduating with bachelor's degrees in May
2019: Lauren Bagby of Norwalk received a
bachelor's degree in Business Management; Joshua
Phillips of Norwalk received a bachelor's degree in
Information Systems; and Jen Kern of Norwalk
received a bachelor's degree in Psychology.
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Benedictine College, Atchinson, Kansas, has
recognized those students who have distinguished
themselves academically during the last semester,
which ended May 7, 2019. Any full time student
carrying a minimum of 12 hours and a perfect 4.0
grade point average through the spring term is
named to the President's list. Full time students with
12 hours and a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.95
are named to the Dean's List. Of the 1,914 students
on campus for 2018-2019 academic year, 152 made
the President's List and 559 made the Dean's List.
Area residents who have earned these honors are:
Anna Lingor, Norwalk; Dean's List.
The Fashion Show at Iowa State is one of the
largest student-produced fashion shows in the
country. The show features hundreds of student-
designed garments both on the runway and in
mounted exhibitions, with students from a wide
range of majors working on various committees to
connect with the campus community, city of Ames,
and alumni around the globe.
Abigail Goeser from Norwalk, who is studying
apparel, merchandising, and design at Iowa State
University, took first place in the functional design
and uniforms category and first place in the portfolio
category at The Fashion Show 2019.
Goeser was also a director of the Design
Committee for The Fashion Show 2019. The Fashion
Show 2019 Design Committee consisted of 10
students who selected four industry professionals
to serve as guest judges for the show, which usually
include a creative designer, technical designer,
educator, and merchant. The Design Committee also
organized Fit Night - where models try on the
garments and judges rate the clothing, selected the'
order of garments for the show, and ran backstage
operations during the show.
Gretta Hegland from Norwalk, who is studying
apparel, merchandising, and design, was a member
of the Alumni and Committee Relations Committee
for The Fashion Show 2019. The Fashion Show 2019
Alumni and Committee Relations Committee was
made up of eight students who served as liaisons
for industry guests and alumni, arranged career
development workshops, and organized events to
welcome alumni to The Fashion Show, and give
students the opportunity to network with industry
professionals.
Lauren Johnson from Norwalk, who is studying
apparel, merchandising, and design, was a member
of the Design Committee for The Fashion Show 2019.
The Fashion Show 2019 Design Committee consisted
of 10 students who selected four industry
professionals to serve as guest judges for the show,
which usually include a creative designer, technicalI
designer, educator, and merchant. The Design
Committee also organized Fit Night - where models
try on the garments and judges rate the clothing,
selected the order of garments for the show, and ran
backstage operations during the show.-
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Local students at Central College were honored
during its annual Student Leadership Award and
Recognition program on April 28th. Central's Student
Senate was recognized with the Organizational
Excellence Award, which honors a student
organization for making positive contributions to and
building community at Central. Jen Kern of Norwalk
was a member of that group.
Tori VanVelzen, Norwalk, was among those
receiving postseason honors for the Central College
women's track and field team this spring. VanVelzen,
a junior, received the following honors/awards: Second
varsity letter; USTFCCCA all-Central Region (2019
outdoor); all-Conference (2018 outdoor, 2019 indoor/
outdoor).
The following students have been named to the
honors list for the spring 2019 semester at Mercy
College of Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa. To
qualify for the Dean's List, students must attain a
grade point average (GPA) between 3.50 and 3.749,
in their most recent semester, for a minimum of six
credit hours. To qualify for the President's List,
students must attain a grade point average (GPA) of
at least 3.75, in their most recent semester, for a
minimum of six credit hours. Kelsey Nehring,
Cumming, was named to the President's List. Also
included were Lisa Carlson, President's List;
Campbell Ferden, Dean's List; Patricia Mujica,
President'sList; Kendall Sinclair, Dean's List;
Alaina Tingwald, President's List; and Kristin
Turk, President's List, all of Norwalk.
Degrees were conferred on the following students
by Mercy College of Health Sciences. Campbell
Ferden, Norwalk, received an Associate of Science
in Radiologic Technology degree. Kendall Sinclair,
Norwalk, received an Associate of Science in
Radiologic Technology degree.
Iowa State University's largest-ever graduating
class (5,248) received degrees during four spring
commencement ceremonies May 9th and 1 lth. Iowa
State awarded 4,439 undergraduate degrees, 527
master's degrees, 132 doctor of philosophy degrees and
150 veterinary medicine degrees. Area graduates
include Sarah Schliesman, Bachelor of Science,
Elementary Education, of Cumming; and Mason
Allen, Bachelor of Science, Supply Chain
Management; Riley Dunn, Bachelor of Landscape
Architecture, Landscape Architecture and
Environmental Studies, Magna Cum Laude; Blake
Hoover, Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Business;
Emily Jensen, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Interior Design,
Magna Cum Laude, Honors Program Member; Carter
Mallett, Bachelor of Science, Finance; Jacob
McClarnon, Bachelor of Science, Entrepreneurship;
Branden Moreau, Bachelor of Science, Chemical
Engineering, Summa Cum Laude; Abby Neill,
Business Analytics; and Morgan Wisnieski,
Bachelor of Science, Early Childhood Education,
Summa Cum Laude; all of Norwalk.
Henry Schwob, of Cumming, has been named to
the Dean's List at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY for
the 2019 spring semester. To be named to the Dean's
List, a student must have carried throughout the
semester a course load of four or more graded credits
with an average of 3.5 or above.
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Senate News
By State Senator Julian B. Garrett
julian.garrett@legis.iowa.gov
Why Socialism Always Fails
You might think that with all the unsuccessful
attempts to establish a socialist society over the
centuries, that no one would take socialism seriously
in the modern day. Yet the idea of "socialism" as an
ideal society seems to be stronger than ever in our
politics. Senator Sanders is the primary example
because he has been a self-labeled socialist for many
years. There is a whole new crop of politicians on the
left now advocating for socialism. The amazing part
is that they seem to be taken seriously be a section of
the American public, especially younger voters.
Most probably don't know that socialism has been
tried over and over again over many centuries (it's
not a new idea) and it has always failed. Why does it
always fail? The answer is simple. It flies in the face
of human nature. Socialists assume that people will
work and produce things. They take that as a given
Their role then, is to make sure that what is produced
is fairly distributed. Yes, it is a great benefit to a
political leader to have the power to determine how
things that have been produced will be distributed.
What power!
So, what is the problem? People just don't work
very hard if they don't get to keep most of what they
produce. It is that simple.
The early American settlements of Jamestown and
Plymouth Rock initially tried to implement socialist
economies, with all production being distributed
equally among the population. They nearly died out
because not much was produced since people had no
incentive to work to produce even food. Only after
giving each person a parcel of land and allowing the
owner to keep and sell what was produced were they
able to survive.
The most recent example is Venezuela, once the most
prosperous Latin American nation. Now after years
of socialism and dictatorship, it is in chaos with people
near starvation. The government only holds on
because of the support of the army. (It has been illegal
for most of the public to own guns since 2012.)
Of course, we know about the Soviet Union that
tried for decades to implement socialism but collapsed
from within. Cuba has been an economic failure for
decades. China had to adopt free enterprise principles
to get its economy going after trying unsuccessfully
for years to make socialism work.
Perhaps, more important that the failures, is the
fact that there are no socialist success stories. Sweden
used to be cited as a socialist success story. However,
Sweden, though it has an expensive welfare system,
does not have a socialist economy.
It is hard to predict what will happen to the current
socialist movement in the U.S. There are obviously
many people in our country who do not know the
history of socialism in the world. Hopefully they will
not become the majority.
As always please feel free to contact me with your
ideas or concerns.
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