The Iowa State Daily is an independent student news organization established in 1890 and is staffed by Iowa State students. Because Heftman was involved in a lot of different activities, he never had downtime. Please contact University Archives since a paper copy might be available. Growing up in a community known as the high desert in California, his parents made sure he was highly involved in after-school activities. Even though he was in pain, he continued to play. While she was there, she got to meet some of his friends and family. Even though Heftman has a lot of accomplishments, he also makes sure to be there for his friends' achievements. It was to finish school, to become something.”. “So everything was like a routine, so I guess that's what I had, like a set time in my day to do certain things. New issues are regularly added to the site. He took writing classes and would write stories for his mom. New collection added: Iowa State Center-Stephens Auditorium, consisting of 43 documents. “I mean, I never had any kids, so I never got to experience [things like] taking a kid to college or doing anything like that,” Burns said. He and his friend Emily Barske, an Iowa State alumna who was the editor-in-chief at the Iowa State Daily from 2016 to 2018, decided to go to the convention together. Heftman worked alongside Barske on this project, which was her idea. The story took him between 13 hours to the whole day to complete. “Very quickly, he became a part of our team. “Every seat was full,” Heftman said. Iowa State Daily, November 2019. He did this by being involved in different organizations that allowed him to discuss topics going on in underrepresented communities. February 25, 2019 New collection: September 29 th Movement. He and his friend Emily Barske, an Iowa State alumna who was the editor-in-chief at the Iowa State Daily from 2016 to 2018, decided to go to the … “He really understood that when you’re covering any topic related to equality, you really have to build trust with communities [that have] often not been included in the media or reflected badly or stereotypically,” Connor said. Trent was the first person that came up when he was getting prepared to start his care-giving job. Barske and Connor said before they joined the Iowa State Daily, there was no diversity desk. New collection added: Avian Archives of Iowa Online (avIAn). November 20, 2018 During winter break, he realized it was more serious than he thought. 100 majors. Heftman said this sparked his interest in covering the “Not My President” protest, which was a protest against the election of Trump because of his racist remarks. He developed his love for writing when he was in elementary school when his teacher would let him write books for class. “I'll continue to tell stories that I hope will inspire change and action,” Heftman said. He helped restore relationships that the Daily has previously not been the best at withholding, and so he was able to kind of mend our relationship with [The Center for LGBTQIA+] and make sure that they received the coverage that they deserved. “I was into it,” Heftman said. This is a collection of the Iowa State Daily's coverage of the protests in Des Moines and the surrounding communities. ... Nik was just extraordinary, just his versatility in terms of reporting was great — his understanding of different subjects. The Daily is published by the Iowa State Daily Publication Board, 2420 Lincoln Way, Suite 205, Ames, Iowa, 50014. The Publication Board meets at … This made Heftman the first person to become the Diversity Editor and LGBTQIA+ reporter. It was a powerful experience to even be there.”. News. While they were talking, Heftman noticed Stewart had some of his stories on his wall, but Heftman's centerpiece story about Black Greek organizations was in the middle.