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Harreld updates regents on UI innovations By TOM ACKERMAN | thomas-ackerman@uiowa.edu Even in a state Board of Regents meeting, University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld could not escape the controversy of his presidency. The regents and officials from Iowa’s three public universities met Thursday in Ames. Harreld gave updates on innovations, accomplishments, and progress during the meeting. Harreld also noted the fiery town hall he held on the UI campus on Tuesday, in which many protesters made their voices heard. Some even called for Harreld’s resignation. “It was contentious at times,” he said toward the end of his presentation. “It was and will continue to be an important way of engaging our campus and how we can
continue to improve. I look forward to not only continuing that conversation with not only the campus, with you, our board, the Iowans, and quite frankly, the nation.” Town-hall meetings are scheduled to be held every fall, winter, and spring. Regent Larry McKibben continued to express support for Harreld, which he has expressed in previous regents’ meetings. Harreld “In my area in Marshall- UI president town, Iowa, the constituents and the people who talk to me appreciate the positive, transformative, efficient, and hard work you’ve been done as you hit the ground running,” McKibben
said. “I hear it on a regular basis.” After the meeting, Regent President Bruce Rastetter also expressed disappointment about the behavior at the town hall in a press conference with reporters. During his institutional head report, Harreld touched upon a number of issues. “Rather than giving you a potpourri of issues, we’re doing fine on a number of fronts, I’d like to start using these sessions to cover a certain aspect of what’s going on,” he said. That focus, Harreld said, involves the ways in which the UI is approaching teaching methods in more engaging ways. He cited a list in the Chronicle of Higher Education published Monday, outlining schools producing the greatest number of Fulbright Scholars. The UI made the list
and was highlighted as a “top producer” in effectively educating students. Harreld also noted several UI programs that demonstrate how the university approaches modern education. He described the Iowa Technically Enhanced Classroom, which has interactive screens and a futuristic look into teaching. “It’s going to transform how teachers teach and, most importantly, how students learn,” Harreld said. “With the advanced technology and interactive screens that are in this room, the unique classroom supports collaborative work.” The Iowa Support of Education and Research for Veterans and Enlisted project, which offers service members a unique SEE HARRELD, 3
Some balk at raising dorm rates By TOM ACKERMAN thomas-ackerman@uiowa.edu
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ith accidental gun-death rates increasing from 1,603 in 2014 to 1,956 in 2015, according to the Gun Violence Archive, one group of mothers in Iowa City is taking action to raise awareness. On Thursday night, the Iowa City chapter of Moms Demand Action, which has 150 members, hosted a presentation at the Coralville Public Library. The title was “Be SMART” — a movement designed to increase safety measures when it comes to having guns around kids, ultimately creating a safer community. The presentation comes in the wake of the increasing number of accidental gun deaths. It also comes just after the mass shooting in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Feb. 20 in which six were killed and two critically wounded. According to data from the Gun Violence Archive, there were 22 accidental shooting incidents resulting in two deaths and 18 injuries in Iowa last year. Already this
Whether there will be an increase in housing and dining rates for the three state Board of Regents universities is still in flux, but some regents expressed concerns about approving them. Rates at Iowa State University, the University of Northern Iowa, and the University of Iowa are all Rastetter up for consideration. regent president Each university’s most popular residence room and board options would increase 3.5 percent, 3.5 percent, and 2.9 percent, respectively. The proposal for higher rates will be settled in April’s meeting; Regent President Bruce Rastetter said he SEE HOUSING, 3
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year, there have been seven incidents resulting in two deaths and six injuries. “I remember when my daughter was a toddler, and I saw the Columbine shooting on TV,” said Rebecca Truszkowski, the local leader of Moms Demand Action and a mother of two. “I thought it was terrible, I couldn’t stand it. I started noticing all these different incidents started popping up after that. When my daughter went off to college at Oregon, that’s when I started to really get involved. They started having guns on college campuses — I thought, this is ridiculous.” Truszkowski founded the Iowa City chapter less than a year ago because of concern for her own kids. “Our priority is to get background checks on all gun sales,” she said. “We’re not against guns, we just don’t want them to fall in the wrong hands. Not too many people can argue with that. Maybe people don’t want to change gun laws, but most people are happy to keep
By GAGE MISKIMEN gage-miskimen@uiowa.edu
An ongoing debate on a potential public-art project will continue next week. The Iowa City City Council will decide on March 1 whether to provide $50,000 for The Lens art project fundraising. The structure is planned to be construct- Fruin ed on the Pedestrian assistant city manager Mall, and it will cost $500,000, with other funds coming from the private sector. At the council’s Feb. 2 meeting, the vote to fund the project was stymied at
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MAYBE PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO CHANGE GUN LAWS, BUT MOST PEOPLE ARE HAPPY TO KEEP GUNS OUT OF KIDS’ HANDS. — REBECCA TRUSZKOWSKI, MOMS DEMAND ACTION
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Moore muses where to invade Girindra Selleck girindra-selleck@uiowa.edu
Chances are you either hate or love Michael Moore; his antics really don’t allow for much gray area. The incendiary director first rose to prominence in 1989 with Roger and Me and Bowling for Columbine (2002). He achieved international acclaim with the release of Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), a scathing attack on the presidency of George W. Bush, the invasion of Iraq, and its handling by American corporate news media. Fahrenheit won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival (receiving a 20-minute standing ovation in the process, among the longest in festival history); it has since become the highest-grossing documentary of all time Another controversial election year means Moore
is back behind the camera for a political documentary, Where to Invade Next, opening today at FilmScene, 118 E. College St. This film, as with his others, hones in on our great nation’s supremely overinflated ego. However, unlike the title might suggest, it doesn’t concern itself directly with America’s notoriously gung-ho attitude in the face of war or even with our military at all, really. Rather, the film indirectly shines a light on American inferiority by highlighting the achievements of other, smaller countries in areas on which we Americans so pride ourselves. Where to Invade follows Moore as he travels across Europe and into the Middle East, paying visits to a variety of countries, each of which possess an advantage over the United States in one area or another. He visits Finland, a country whose education system far outranks that of the U.S., and highlights its holistic approach to schooling, one in which well-roundedness is emphasized over an ability to pass strictly regi-
mented standardized tests. Like many of America’s most pointed liberal political figureheads (Stephen Colbert, in particular, comes to mind), the absurdity of the recent election cycle, and the increasingly dire situation the country finds itself in has pushed Moore to adopt a voice so sarcastic it borders on lackadaisical. Marking a stark shift from the fervor with which Moore delivered his previous films, the director’s new voice allows for subtler and intermittently more effective commentary. At times, however, the stinging potency of scenes such as “the boat party” or “My Pet Goat” from Fahrenheit is dearly missed. Certainly, the subject matter Moore is tackling with his most recent effort doesn’t provide nearly the visceral intensity that some of his previous films did, but nonetheless the impassioned and authoritative voice is — if not totally absent — greatly diminished. The closest we get to the Moore of old is when he visits Germany and il-
luminates the country’s shame and subsequent self-awareness in the wake of the Holocaust. He finds the streets littered with monuments and installations memorializing those lost in the genocide, masterfully causing the audience to wonder what that degree of self-awareness would do for America — a country that still somehow lives in denial of its wartime (and, in the case of colonial America, even genocidal) mistakes. During an election year in which large-scale educational and economic reform have become regular talking points, at least in the Democratic debates, Moore delivers a thoughtful exploration of what real benefits our status as a “world power” truly grants us. In providing a glimpse through the looking glass at the achievements of our fellow nations, Moore holds up a mirror in which we are also able to perceive our own country’s flaws and where we might look to improve. And yes, it’s supposed to be uncomfortable.
Dental care is on the go By SAVANNAH GUYER savannah-guyer@uiowa.edu
A newfound concern with oral hygiene has some clinics scrambling to keep up. Howard Cowen, the director of the University of Iowa Geriatric Mobile Dental Unit and the Geriatric and Special Needs Clinic, said there has been an increase in recent years among patients who are in long-term assisted living centers and in the special-needs unit. The mobile dental unit provides comprehensive services through using portable equipment in nursing facilities. On the other hand, the Geriatric and Special Needs Clinic, located in the UI College of Dentistry, supplies inclusive care to medically, physically, and intellectually compromised adults, Cowen said. “The numbers of patients
we see are rising,” he said. “The demand is so high because more people are keeping their teeth and more people are concerned with oral hygiene. This, plus the number of residents at care facilities who are unable to care for themselves, creates a greater need for comprehensive dental care.” The mobile can serve home-bound people who are not in nursing facilities, but the odds of that happening are very rare. Instead, Cowen said, dental staff try to get people to come to the clinic. However, seeing patients in the clinic can be trying. “If someone were to call us now to try to set up an appointment, we wouldn’t be able to see them until April,” Cowen said. “We are only taking emergency situations as walk-ins; otherwise, it’s all by appointment.”
David Summers, a UI pre-doctoral student, works at the mobile unit two to three days a week while in the Geriatric and Special Needs Program. He said he usually sees two to four patients per day, depending on the procedures necessary. At times, the equipment needs to be put in a facility for days to get through all of the residents. The number of residents concerned with the health of their teeth could have something to do with a rise in awareness, Summers said. “Some patients have a son or a daughter who are aware of how important it is to have a healthy mouth, and through that younger generation, the older generation is learning that it’s something they should be concerned with,” Summers said. Kari Gerst, the admin-
istrator of Lantern Park Specialty Care, said oral hygiene is very important to her residents. “Dental care is crucial to the long-term residents here, and because some of them are unable to brush their own teeth, it’s nice to have someone to come in and aid them in taking care of them,” she said. Bad oral hygiene can lead to other health problems, Gerst said, and while most residents were informed of this, a lot of them ignored it. “Some treated their teeth like a last priority for them because they didn’t have the resources, time, or money to care for them,” Gerst said. “With the mobile unit, the residents don’t have to work over any obstacles to get the care they deserve because the care is coming to them, and they take care of everyone. It’s honestly amazing.”
led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Grassley announced that they would take the unprecedented step of denying a Supreme Court nominee confirmation hearings. President Obama has yet to name someone to fill the seat left open after Justice Antonin Scalia’s death on Feb. 13. Senate Republicans have argued that the American people should have a voice in the process through the 2016 presidential election. Grassley has said the vacancy, which has left the court with possibility of a 4-4 deadlock, elevates discussion of the court during an election year. “We’ve lost one of our great jurists,” Grassley said. “It’s up to the American people to decide whether we preserve his
legacy. This is a debate we should have.” Senate Democrats were unfazed. They gathered on the steps of the highest court in the land on Thursday to chastise the lack of hearings “We have obstruction on steroids,” Democratic Minority Leader Harry Reid said. “The president is going to nominate someone, but we’ve already been told that there is no hearing, no vote, and to make even unbelievable, they won’t even meet with this nominee. “We want them to do their jobs.” On Tuesday, Reid suggested that Grassley, who chairs the Judiciary Committee, would go down in history as the most obstructionist Judiciary Committee
head ever — including the Civil Rights Era, when a Southern Democrat stifled civil-rights legislation. Reid, a Nevada Democrat, then followed up on Wednesday by calling Grassley’s leadership “inept.” While Obama may have lost one potential nominee after Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, a Republican, removed his name from consideration, he will meet with Grassley and McConnell next week. Days after unnamed White House officials told the Des Moines Register that Grassley was ducking a meeting, both senators announced in a joint statement that they would meet with Obama on March 1. — by Brent Griffiths
METRO Grassley snaps back at Dems After three days of top Senate Democrats focusing their ire on Sen. Chuck Grassley, the Iowa Republican pushed back on Thursday on those who have critiqued him and his party about filling, or not, a vacancy on the Supreme Court. “Mr. President, yesterday the minority leader came to the floor to disparage the work of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the Senate as a whole,” Grassley said on the Senate floor with top Republicans flanking him. “But childish tantrums aren’t appropriate for the Senate.” Earlier this week, Senate Republicans
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GUNS CONTINUED FROM FRONT guns out of kids’ hands. Moms Demand Action is a nationwide organization that was created to demand action from state and federal lawmakers, companies, and educational institutions to establish common-sense gun reforms. Giving the presenta-
HOUSING CONTINUED FROM FRONT would support the increases but would not do so again until more information is provided by the TIER study. “It doesn’t seem like there’s enough inertia there,” he said. “It’s easy
LENS CONTINUED FROM FRONT 3-3. Councilors John Thomas, Rockne Cole, and Pauline Taylor voted against the proposal. Councilor Terry Dickens was not able to attend the meeting. Assistant City Manager Geoff Fruin said a resolution would authorize an agreement with the Iowa City Downtown District. “They would start their fundraising afterwards,” he said. “I presume they would start in March, and it would hopefully be complete by the fall in order to
HARRELD CONTINUED FROM FRONT transformation back to civilian life, was also noted during Harreld’s address. The program lets service members take their
tion was Karen Nichols, the leader for gun-violence prevention in the organization. She said she was inspired to get involved with gun-safety activism by the Sandy Hook shootings. “It was one of the most difficult conversations I’ve ever had,” Nichols said. “I promised my son that I would do something about it, and that’s why I joined Moms.” The group, which operates in all 50 states, was founded by
Shannon Watts, a stay-at-home mother, the day after the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting on Dec. 14, 2012. With more than 3.5 million members, it is the largest movement pushing gun-violence prevention in the country, partnered with Everytown for Gun Safety and Mayors Against Illegal Guns. The group operates educational, legislative, and corporate campaigns. Although Moms Demand
Action crusades for gun safety, it also supports the Second Amendment. Among those in attendance was Kate Rose, a retired grandmother and member of Moms Demand Action. She said she wants to make change in the community. “We’re building walls in this country to keep people out,” Rose said. “If change doesn’t happen soon, people are going to want to get out. This
was not a topic of conversation when I was raising kids. I never once asked if someone had guns in their home and if they were secure.” At the end of the presentation, the handful of attendees wrote letters to Iowa state senators in an effort to promote gun-safety legislation. Sgt. Scott Gaarde, the Iowa City police public-information officer, said unintentional shootings have not been a problem in Iowa City.
“I can’t recall the last time an accidental shooting happened in Iowa City,” he said. When it comes to the politics of gun laws, the Iowa City police choose to remain neutral. “We don’t really take sides on the gun issue,” Gaarde said. “As far as that goes, I think everybody, regardless of how you feel about gun rights, would be in favor of minimizing any type of accidental shooting.”
to raise costs and vote for increases unless you’re the parent and student paying for it.” “I have issues and challenges with that.” According to the regents’ website, TIER is an independent review of the academic and administrative expenses in the three regent universities in order to
transform them to become sustainable. For the UI, an increase would raise rates for a double room with air to $6,527 from $6,345. A Gold meal plan, which currently costs $3,480, would be $3,580. Regent Larry McKibben said he does not support increases because of the high tuition and rooming
expenses as is. “My concern and the reason I brought it up was, again, the parents and students who say, ‘We support your efforts to reduce the debts of students, and we are concerned that it’s not just tuition, it’s all the things that go with it,’ ” he said. The issue of finances in Housing & Dining also
brought about the topic of minimum wage in Johnson County. UI Assistant Vice President for Student Life Von Stange, the senior director of Housing & Dining, wants to see a higher minimum wage for students. Rod Lehnertz, the UI interim senior vice president for Finance and Operations, said the issue is ongoing because Johnson
County is the only place in Iowa seeking to raise the minimum wage. “There are multiple considerations to be made and discussions to be had that the shared governance levels and the cabinet levels will have,” Lehnertz said. “That is not a matter that has been defined and we appreciate your concerns.”
make sure the art can be constructed in time for an installation in 2017.” Fruin said if the council does not provide $50,000, the project could still move forward but with some challenges. “The project would need more fundraising,” he said. “It would be more challenging.” He said the council would also provide art direction if it does provide funding. “If it doesn’t work out, we would have to think about an alternative design for that space,” Fruin said. “But we haven’t had to cross that bridge yet.” Cole said tight-budget times call for tough choices.
“Our primary objective as a council is to protect the taxpayers,” he said. “I have a lot of confidence in the project’s ability to privately fundraise. So at this time, I am not supportive of the $50,000 request.” Cole said that though he does not support the request, it does not reflect his or the council’s view of public arts in Iowa City. “This is not about our community’s support of public art,” he said. “I’m supportive of art, but this is about this particular piece, and it does not justify the use of public funds.” The funding request was not flagged when the project
was introduced, and Cole said it should have been for it to be considered. “$50,000 is a lot of money, and this isn’t a good process,” he said. “Anytime we request funds from the taxpayer, it should be done at the early stage.” Dickens said he favors the art project. “I have had people stopping me on the street and wherever I go, telling me to vote for this project,” he said. Mayor Jim Throgmorton said he has also received many comments about the piece, both positive and negative. “I expect to receive many more comments in the
coming week,” he said. “I’ll decide how to vote after considering the public’s diverse views.” Marcia Bollinger, the neighborhood-outreach and public-art coordinator, said it can get difficult to organize large numbers of events to raise money. “It would be more than dozens of donations, and each person or business would need to be approached independently and separately,” she said. Bollinger said the Downtown District wants to create some small donation programs online, and it will take time and coordination to do so.
She said when it comes to art, everyone is going to have an opinion. “People are going to have a wide variety of opinions about any artwork piece,” she said. “All you can do is select the best artist for the job.” Cole said that even though he is against the council providing funding for the art piece, the decision really lies with the community of Iowa City. “This is ultimately the community’s money, and I encourage everyone to come and give their views at the public forum on Tuesday night,” he said. “This is what democracy is all about.”
learned skills in the military and apply them to studying education. The project, Harreld said, was named the state’s official troops-toteacher program. “[The program] capitalizes on our service members’ transferrable skills
for the benefit of students in the classroom,” he said. He said it also might help teacher shortages in the college and the state in teaching high-demand subjects such as math, science, and special education. UI Assistant Vice President for Student Life Von
Stange, the director of Housing & Dining, later expanded on another asset the UI has added. An embedded counselor will be
hired to help demand. “What that will will allow us to do is provide some local, flexible, and quick response for students who
may be in a crisis,” Stange said. “We’re going to start with one, and if it’s successful, we’re going to add another one at that time.”
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Sanders vs. Clinton in S.C. Keith Reed keith-reed@uiowa.edu
The South Carolina Democratic primary will take place Saturday. In a 2014 survey, the U.S. Census Bureau found that almost 30 percent of South Carolina’s population is African American. It is only fair that the Democratic presidential candidates try to sway that disenchanted demographic. Along the campaign trail, both Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have made great progress in these efforts and missteps. Clinton’s latest push for votes has led her to speak on the school-to-prison complex. Simply mentioning the removal of the school-to-prison complex would get many on board with Clinton’s campaign, but this is an empty promise to me. She believes that there should be no more racial profiling and supports of legislation to end it. This is problematic, because people are getting killed and maimed for this as we speak. Laquan McDonald was a name on the tongues of many just days before Thanksgiving. On Nov. 24, 2015, video surfaced of the brutal killing of McDonald on Chicago’s South Side. The video not only showed the unnecessary force delivered by the police officers, but the fact that this was covered up by the Chicago police force and others. This is just one of many stories heard around the country of young African-American men getting killed for petty crimes. Rahm Emanuel, Anita Alvarez, and Garry McCarthy, the mayor, the state attorney for Cook County, Illinois, and the police chief, have been asked to step down because of the length and depth of this travesty. Sanders and Clinton both had very different responses when this scandal surfaced. Sanders called for everyone
involved, including elected officials, to be held accountable and that no one should be spared because of their position or name. He is referring to Emanuel. I think that is what needs to be done. On the other hand, Clinton, in an interview on “Meet the Press” on the topic of McDonald, said there should be a probe into the Chicago police by the Department of Justice. She did not state any particular fate for Emanuel because he is one of her strong financial supporters. She said there needs to be a change in the tide of systematic racism and policing procedures. Sanders has recently opened a campaign office in Flint, Michigan, where the water has lead contamination. The population of Flint is one of the cities with the highest percentage of African Americans in the United States. He also visited and spoke to the general public where he has called for the resignation of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder. He proposed that local and state government have to get this problem fixed but, if they don’t, the federal government has to step in. The local government should have rectified this water crisis, and it should not be an issue undertaken by the federal government by any means. The fact that this problem has been going on for almost two years now is baffling. What is happening in the government in Flint to allow this to go on this long? The ways the presidential candidates respond to issues regarding racial injustices are important in garnering the African-American voters to either side. I think that Sanders is on to something when it comes to getting the problem situated. He wants people to be held accountable and, regardless of status, face the consequences. Clinton deflects the actual issues at hand and calls for other departments to take care of them. She wants others to protect the people that financially support her campaign and her friends. Time will tell who will win in the end.
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Incoming UI President Bruce Harreld talks with reporters in the DI conference room about his term on Nov. 1, 2015. Harreld assumed the presidency the next day. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)
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olleges and universities across the country have been scrambling to address issues of sexual misconduct and rape culture on campus, but a recent shift in stance by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers may be influential in furthering the battle against these rampant problems. Traditionally, the admissions association has recommended keeping track of student disciplinary records but not mandating the information be put on transcripts. However, the organization has changed its stance on putting serious misconduct on transcripts from “not recommended” to “optional.” This is significant because it indicates a needed revision to the attitude surrounding rape culture on college campuses. As of now, there are only two states that require specific, serious incidents of misconduct such as sexual assault be put on transcripts. Iowa isn’t one of them, and that should change. According to surveys carried out by the admissions association, the majority of respondent colleges do not put minor infractions on college transcripts, but the real problem is that “85 percent said they do not include a student’s ‘ineligibility to re-enroll due to major disciplinary violations.’ ” While students should not be punished forever for genuine mistakes made during college, severe misconduct especially sexual assault should be put on college transcripts. We’ve all received the emails reporting incidences of sexual misconduct on campus, and it is impossible to say it is a nonissue. Institutions of higher learning must work to implement both pre-emptive and rectifying measures when dis-
cussing ways to address sexual misconduct. While the act can never be undone, policy can be put in place to mitigate the possibility of serial incidents. In addition to offering services that prevent the instance from taking place in the first place and those that help victims cope with the aftermath, institutions of higher learning must also put in place measures that prevent culprits from repeating their actions. Placing information about sexual misconduct on student transcripts is one of way of helping to do this. Rape culture on college campuses is a difficult issue to solve, but ensuring that perpetrators are not able to get off scot-free by transferring schools is a step in the right direction. A large component that perpetuates college rape culture is the notion that perpetrators are never really held accountable for their actions, and there is evidence that supports this as fewer than one-third of students deemed responsible for sexual assault are expelled, according to a data review by the Huffington Post. The line is thin when trying to determine just what type of infractions should follow students for the rest of their lives, but sexual assault sure seems like a good place to draw it. The responsibility of institutions of higher learning extends past what is taught in the classrooms. While education is the foundation these institutions are built upon, they serve a dual purpose of preparing students for a adult lives in society. In the real world, actions have consequences, and decisions follow you. Colleges and universities, the University of Iowa included, should follow the example of New York and Virginia in making sure students are held responsible for their transgressions.
LETTERS Blocking GOP intransigence Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell and Chuck Grassley have promised that President Obama will not be allowed his constitutional duty to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Politico reports that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Grassley indicates he has no plans to start up the confirmation process on his panel. By using his power as chairman to block hearings and a vote in the committee, Grassley can box out Sen. Harry Reid or other Democrats from trying to call up a nomination on the Senate floor. McConnell can stop Obama from recess appointments by scheduling pro forma sessions of the Senate. “This president, above all others, has made no bones about his goal to use the courts to circumvent Congress and push through his own agenda,” Grassley said. McConnell, Grassley, and the majority of the Republicans opposing Obama seem to have forgotten: The Constitution vests
the president with executive power — the president is the military’s commander-in-chief. Therefore, like President Eisenhower, who issued Proclamation 3204 on Sept. 23, 1957, demanding anyone involved with the obstruction of justice in Little Rock to disperse; Obama can also issue orders. Grassley can obstruct, but the power of the president under the protection of the U.S. Constitution holds sway. Grassley can promise not to have his committee meet, but by federalization, the National Guard can pursue each member who is obstructing justice by refusal. This or else, the U.S. Republic will face the same fate as the Weimar Republic when the Nazis took it over in 1933. Mary Gravitt
Support ‘To Write Love on Her Arms’ I am writing to express my concern that the University of Iowa organization To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA@Iowa)
has not yet been adequately recognized, supported, or publicized for its efforts made on campus to promote mental-health education, allocate for suicide prevention, and lessen negative stigmas associated with mental illnesses. To promote the group, I encourage readers of The Daily Iowan to consider becoming members of the organization, attend its events, donate to To Write Love on Her Arms, and take action by helping others. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, approximately 1,200 college students commit suicide every year, making it the second leading cause of death for college-age young adults. This organization is making strides to address this problem by organizing events regarding mental health to involve and inform students and by providing a safe place, and a group of friends, for all students to be a part of. The main goal of the organization is to encourage, inform, and inspire those struggling with mental health issues and improve the well-being of all.
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To support the group, DI readers can become members of the organization at any time. To learn about and attend events, check posts made on the “afterclass.uiowa.edu” website. Donations can be made directly to the group to assist in funding events. The simplest way to support the organization is to take action by having difficult conversations with those around us and seeking help when need be. TWLOHA@Iowa encourages readers to “Be the person you would want to have near you when you are going through a difficult time.” I urge DI readers to email group President Shannon Friederich at shannon-friederich@uiowa.edu to confirm donations or become a member. For more information about the group, search “https://orgsync. com/103677/chapter” to reach its page on the OrgSync website. Please support the organization in addressing and raising awareness for mental-health problems surrounding the University of Iowa campus and community. Samantha Roseland
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MBB CONTINUED FROM 8 and doing so in a hurry. Losses in three of their last four wouldn’t send the mercury in the panic thermometer soaring to the current level early in the season. Every loss in February is magnified, and a close win over Minnesota doesn’t inspire the same amount of sympathy on Valentines Day as it would the week before Christmas. There’s also the loss on the road at Penn State in a game the Hawkeyes, frankly, had no business losing. “We haven’t played well in the last two games,” head coach Fran McCaffery saidWednesday. “Yet we have done some good things in those two games.”
BASEBALL CONTINUED FROM 8 for the Hawks. The Big Green will make their season début against Iowa and will run out starting pitcher Duncan Robinson, the consensus Ivy
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the 400-meter trophy to her collection. “The goal for the Big Tens is to be the most dominate sprint group in the conference,” she said. “I’m looking forward to the 400 and possibly winning it. It won’t be easy, but I’m willing to work hard in training to achieve that.” Teammate Briana Guillory will be another expected point scorer. In the 200 meters, she ranks sixth in the Big Ten. Guillory, only a freshman, has no shortage of confidence. “I really want a ring,” she said. “If I can get one for every race I’m competing in, that would be lovely.” The sprinters can also expect some points in the 60 meters, as senior Lake Kwaza ranks second in the Big Ten. She brings plenty of experience and was a 2014 outdoor second-team All-American. The final contending event for the sprinters is in the 1,600-meter relay. After breaking the school record at the
Not playing well extends to the bench, where the Hawkeyes have suddenly lost almost all production, in rebounding, and in shooting. Iowa, with some exceptions, has shot the ball exceptionally well all season. Wednesday falls into the exception category. The Badgers held the Hawkeyes to just 18-of55 on field goals, just 32.7-percent. Shooting 32.7-percent won’t beat a defensive-minded team like the Badgers. It won’t beat the Buckeyes, either. Iowa turns its attention now to Ohio State, a team the Hawkeyes have had a modicum of success against. The Hawkeyes are winners of two of their last three over the Buckeyes, including the last two games in Columbus. Key to beating the Buck-
eyes will be to reverse what happened against Wisconsin, which Woodbury summed up well. “We didn’t score enough points and turned the ball over too much,” he said. The senior tallied a career high 18 rebounds Wednesday while looking visibly exhausted; he figures to be a key player Feb. 28. Ohio State lost starting forward Jae’sean Tate for the season with a shoulder injury, and none of Ohio State’s centers have been particularly exceptional this season, with just one, Trevor Thompson, averaging more than 5 points per game. Iowa has its work cut out to win a Big Ten title, but the Hawkeyes still have a mathematical shot. To win, however, will require rediscovering whatever magic the Hawkeyes
League Preseason Pitcher of the Year. Robinson was the Ivy League Pitcher of the Year in 2015. With the Hawkeye bats remaining dormant for much of opening weekend, Heller said the focus this week has been getting back to the basics at the plate. “We’ve been working this
Tyson Invitational on Feb. 13, the quartet of senior MonTayla Holder, juniors Guster and Alexis Hernandez, and freshman Guillory ranks
Iowa guard Mike Gesell tries to drive past Wisconsin guard Jordan Hill in Carver-Hawkeye on Wednesday. The Hawkeyes fell to the Badgers, 67-59. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez) had earlier this season, and they seem to know what went wrong against
the Badgers. “We just didn’t get the stops we needed, and they
made some key shots in key moments,” Mike Gesell said.
week on hammering the ball the other way, which is our philosophy to begin with,” he said. “Seventy-five percent of the pitches are usually on the outer half, and if you go up there looking for the gimme on the inner-half, you’re going to be behind in the count a lot. “I felt like we didn’t take
that approach to the games, so we’ve kind of gone back to the drawing board and done a lot of drills to get our guys to find their best swing to stay in the middle of the field.” Iowa will finish its southern trip against Chicago State (1-2), the first-ever meeting be-
tween the two schools. Chicago State dropped two-of-three from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi from Feb. 19 through Sunday. The Hawkeye players repeatedly said they want to stick to the plan and have some fun down in Florida. After all, it beats playing in Iowa this time of year (al-
though the temperatures on Saturday will rival those of Port Charlotte). “It’s so much fun [going to Florida],” senior Nick Roscetti said. “We’ve been to Port Charlotte my last four years, so all the people there know the Hawkeyes, and it’ll be fun to go back to a familiar place.”
third in the Big Ten. Even with the record-setting performance at Tyson, Woody believes there’s a better time out there.
“I think women’s [1,600-meter relay] can run a second and a half faster if they have better handoffs and everyone runs her best splits on the same day,” he said.
Lead runner Guster agreed with the coach; she hopes the team can set a record this weekend. “It was nice to be on the relay team that has the fastest time in Io-
wa’s history; however, we know we’re capable of running faster, so we are looking forward to breaking our own record at the championship,” she said.
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today’s events • Live Screening of Incarceration and Criminal-Justice Reform, Crystallee Crain, 1 p.m., N120 College of Public Health Building • “Blackballed,” Lawrence Ross, 2 p.m., 100 Phillips • Biology Seminar, Erik Anderson, 4 p.m., 101 Biology Building East • Digital Humanities Salon, Judith Pascoe, 4 p.m., 1015 Main Library • UI Computing Conference, 5-11 p.m., Main Library Auditorium • National Pan-Hellenic Council Showcase, 6 p.m., Petersen Multipurpose Room • Headroom, Julie Perini, 3 Short Films & Arresting Power, 7 p.m., Public Space One, 120 N. Dubuque
• Creed, 8 & 11 p.m., 166 IMU • Daddy’s Home, 8 & 11 p.m., 348 IMU • Dancers in Company Home Concert, 8 p.m., Space/Place • Hawkeye Lindy Exchange, 8 p.m., IMU Second-Floor Ballroom • Rebirth Brass Band, 8 p.m., Englert, 221 E. Washington • Wendigo, Workshop Series, 8 p.m., Theater Building Theater B SUBMIT AN EVENT Want to see your special event appear here? Simply submit the details at: dailyiowan.com/pages/calendarsubmit.html
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FRIDAY 8 A.M.-9 THE MORNING 9 NEWS AT NINE 10-11 CROWE’S NEST 12 P.M. NEWS AT NOON 12:30 ASK A LAWYER 1-2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2-4 AFTERNOON DELIGHT 4-5 BIJOU BANTER 5-6 NEWS AT FIVE 6-8 SMOKIN’ GROOVES 8-10 HERE’S TO ANOTHER 10-12 A.M. TREPANNING THE SKULL
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Share your uniqueness and glory with the people you enjoy being with the most. Romance is highlighted, along with personal improvements and the enjoyment that comes from doing something nice for someone you care about. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Unexpected changes will catch you off guard. Take action quickly to ensure that you don’t suffer a loss because of a lack of insight. Someone will take advantage of you if you aren’t savvy about dealing with competitive peers. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Aim high when it comes to professional gains and personal relationships. Don’t be fooled by someone who is trying to entice you to do something that isn’t in your best interest. Don’t mix business with pleasure. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t limit what you can achieve. Take care of professional responsibilities so that you can move on to activities that allow you to use your imagination and creativity while sharing memorable moments with someone you love. Don’t be afraid to be different. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Plan to be pampered or to relax in the company of someone who rocks your world. Don’t let a misunderstanding ruin your day. Offer fun and laughter instead of debate and criticism. Formulate plans that include a new partnership. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Take on an interesting task that will allow you to use your talents in a new and exciting way. Don’t let anyone belittle you or your choices. Demanding people are best left out of your plans. Socialize with those who get things done. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Show your emotions, and discuss your plans with someone you love. Dealing with children, your lover, or a close friend will be easy if you share ideas and come up with a plan that will meet both your needs. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Make changes at home that will give you the freedom to follow your heart and your dreams. An industrious plan coupled with relentless energy will be hard to beat. Give your all, and you will get what you want. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t renege on the promises you make. Your reputation is at risk, and someone will correct you if you embellish a situation to avoid conflict. It’s best to get everything out into the open so you can move forward freely. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You won’t please everyone with your choices. Find out how your intentions will influence the lives of the people around you before you proceed. It’s better to act on behalf of everyone if you want things to run smoothly. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take matters into your own hands. You can close deals, sign contracts, and invest time into something you enjoy doing. You have plenty of wiggle room, so don’t limit what you can do. A change will do you good. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take partnerships seriously, and don’t risk the chance to get ahead by being difficult to get along with. If you want to be popular with your peers and considered for a leadership position, try to be a team player.
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The Iowa men’s basketball team will travel to Ohio State on Feb. 28 trying to break out of a funk it’s suffered recently. A full Carver-Hawkeye could only watch on Wednesday as Wisconsin flustered Peter Jok, muted Jarrod Uthoff, and let the rest of the Hawkeyes stew in the rut they’ve been in the last four games en route to their third loss in four games. “We’re not a one-man team. We’ve got to be able to score when he’s on the bench,” Adam Woodbury said about Uthoff. Wednesday’s prime-time game showcased two teams trending in the opposite direction, and Ohio State, which lost, 81-62, to Michigan State most recently, could figure to be more of the same. The Buckeyes won four of their last five and are 18-11 overall on the year after being written off early. They’re not in a position to take a regular-season crown, but the Hawkeyes have good reason to be wary. Iowa ran into Wisconsin at the wrong time, there’s no questioning that. The Badgers, after beating Iowa, 67-59, are now the winners of nine of their last 10 and are playing at a top-25 level. The Badgers are playing like a team much of the country would not like to run into come the Ides of March. The Hawkeyes, meanwhile, are trending down SEE MBB, 5
Iowa vs. Ohio State When: Feb. 28, 3 p.m. Where: Columbus, Ohio Watch: CBS
The Hawkeye women’s basketball team will try to close out its regular season on a positive note as it hosts Illinois on Saturday evening in Carver-Hawkeye. Tip-off is slated for 5 p.m. Iowa (17-12, 7-10 Big Ten), enters the game on the heels of an 81-68 loss to Penn State on Wednesday. The Fighting Illini (9-19, 2-15 Big Ten) are on a two-game skid after dropping a 71-43 contest to Michigan State. For three Hawkeye seniors, their Saturday appearance in Carver-Hawkeye will be their last in front of the home crowd. Center Nicole Smith, forward Kali Peschel, and forward Claire Till will be honored before the game. Till underwent seasonand career-ending knee surgery on Monday. Doomed by a slow start against Penn State, the Hawks will try to get out of the gate quickly in hopes of burying the Illini. “We weren’t ready to start the game,” Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder said after the Penn State loss. “We have to figure it out and be ready right from the tip.” Currently sitting on the NCAA Tournament bubble (the latest ESPN bracket had Iowa listed in the
“First Four Out” category), a loss to the last-place team in the conference wouldn’t do the Hawks any favors. Junior guard Ally Disterhoft knows how important these final games are. The loss to Penn State, a game that was billed as a “revenge game,” didn’t produce the desired results. Disterhoft, who averages 14.9 points and 6 rebounds per game, said the team would remain confident despite continuing rough patch: It is 2-5 in the last seven games. “We do believe we’re better than we’ve shown, and we do believe we’re better than the teams we’ve lost to,” Disterhoft said earlier this week. “People have grown up on this team, and that’s good to see. We’re going to need that for the future.” The Illini Disterhoft will present junior a major problem for the Hawkeyes in the form of Chatrice White, a 6-3 freshman forward. White, averaging 18.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, has kept Illinois afloat during its disappointing season. The Shelby, Nebraska, native ranks sixth in the Big Ten in blocks, turning in 1.9 per game.
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Women’s hoops gets last chance By JAKE MOSBACH
Baseball seeks hot bats Warmer weather is on the horizon for the Iowa baseball team as it heads south this weekend to play in the Snowbird Baseball Classic in Port Charlotte, Florida, against Indiana State, Dartmouth, and Chicago State. The Hawkeyes (0-3) took the short end of opening weekend against Dallas Baptist from Feb. 19 through Sunday, and they will try to get back on track against a couple of familiar teams in Florida. “I feel like we played really well last weekend, honestly,” senior Tyler Peyton said. “I just give a lot of cred- Peyton it to Dallas Baptist senior for being a really good team. But we didn’t hit the ball well. And that’s something we’re really locking in on for this weekend.” Iowa scored 5 runs in the three-game series with Dallas Baptist, putting a lot of pressure on the pitching staff. If runs are at a premium again this weekend in Florida, the Hawkeyes will need a much more consistent effort from their hurlers. The matchup against Indiana State today will pit head coach Rick Heller against his former team. Heller ran the Sycamore program for four years. Indiana State (3-1) has had a solid start to its 2016 campaign, picking up wins over Oral Roberts and Arkansas-Little Rock. “Indiana State is a really good team,” Heller said. “They got off to a good start. I think they’re set up to have a good year … they’ll be well-prepared for us. And we play themon Friday, so it’ll be two pretty good pitchers going at it.” Peyton (0-1, 0.00 ERA) is slated to start today’s matchup for Iowa. The Hawkeyes will take on Dartmouth on Saturday, and sophomore Indiana transfer C.J. Eldred will take the mound for his first career start
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Iowa guard Ally Disterhoft goes up for a basket against Purdue on Feb. 18 in Carver-Hawkeye. The Hawkeyes defeated the Boilermakers, 63-55. (The Daily Iowan/Alex Kroeze) Containing the Illini star will be another key to shutting down Illinois and improving the Hawkeyes’ conference record before the beginning of the Big Ten Tournament. The tournament, which has the opportunity to be used as a platform to vault the struggling Hawkeyes into the NCAA Tournament, will begin on March 2 in Bankers Life Field House in Indianapolis. The Hawkeyes are in line for the No. 10 seed. Hawkeye freshman guard Tania Davis agreed with Disterhoft, saying the team’s mindset has mostly remained the same, even in the midst of its current slide. Davis said that when the
Illini take the court in Carver-Hawkeye, they’ll face a Hawkeye squad that’s as determined as ever. After all, the Hawks are fighting for their ninth-straight NCAA Tournament berth. “We’re just taking it one game at a time,” Davis said. “We’re focused on the next one at hand.” Follow @RealJakeMosbach on Twitter for Iowa women’s basketball news, updates, and analysis.
Iowa vs. Illinois When: Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena Watch: BTN
Hawkeyes head to Big Tens By CONNOR SINDBERG connor-sindberg@uiowa.edu
The Hawkeyes’ Big Ten Championships results rests on a group of women sprinters. This weekend, the sprinters and the rest of the women’s track and field team will travel to the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio, for the 2016 Big Ten Indoor Championships. The meet will begin today and continue through Saturday. Last year, Ohio State won its second Big Ten title and first since 2011. Michigan finished second, while Penn State and Purdue tied for third. Michigan State and Nebraska tied for fifth. This year, the Hawkeyes will compete against three ranked teams in the nation’s top 25: Michigan (6), Wisconsin (22), and Purdue (25). Iowa ranks 89th. Although Iowa isn’t a contender to win the team title, it does have plenty of competitors in the sprint events. Woody “We see where a track director lot of our points are right now which is coming from the sprints groups,” Iowa Director of Track and Field Joey Woody said. A Hawkeye looking to score points is defending Big Ten outdoor 400-meter champion Elexis Guster. The junior enters the weekend seeded second in the 400 meters behind Purdue’s Symone Black. Guster placed fourth in the event in 2015, third in 2014. Black was the runner-up last season. Guster has her eyes set on the Big Ten crown, and she has worked extra hard training in order to add SEE W TRACK, 5